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US11215000B2	Mainframe door with integrated earthquake hardware and reversible swing A mainframe door assembly for a frame is provided. The mainframe door assembly includes a door having opposed first and second sides and first and second mount assemblies. The first and second mount assemblies are configured to mount the first and second sides of the door to the frame, respectively, such that the door can occupy and move between an installed position and a loading position. In the installed position, the door is flush with the frame. In the loading position, the first mount assemblies support and the second mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the first side or the second mount assemblies support and the first mount assemblies permit a swinging of the door about the second side.
US11214996B2	Retrofit latch adapter A retrofit latch adapter is configured to replace a pre-existing roller head latch assembly of a pre-existing exit device. The retrofit latch adapter may include a flat latch head that may provide additional security for a door compared with the pre-existing roller head pre-existing latch assembly. A method of installing such a retrofit latch adapter in a preexisting exist device may include rotationally releasing a pre-existing latch assembly having a roller latch head from the pre-existing exit device; rotating the pre-existing latch assembly to linearly decouple the pre-existing latch assembly from a transmission of the pre-existing exit device; removing the pre-existing latch assembly from the pre-existing exit device; rotating the retrofit latch adapter to linearly couple the retrofit latch adapter to the transmission of the pre-existing exit device; inserting the retrofit latch adapter at least partially into a housing of the pre-existing exit device; aligning the flat latch head with an uppermost portion of the housing of the pre-existing exit device; and rotationally securing the retrofit latch adapter to the pre-existing exit device.
US11214990B2	Handle apparatus for vehicle A handle apparatus for a vehicle includes a support member, a bell crank rotatable between an initial position and an operation position and causing the lock apparatus to be in a latched state and in an unlatched state, and a handle including a pressing portion. In a state where the pressing portion is in contact with a pressed portion provided at the bell crank, the handle causes, via the pressed portion and the pressing portion, the bell crank to rotate between the initial position and the operation position when the handle rotates. The apparatus includes a temporary hold member supported by the bell crank in such a manner that the temporary hold member is slidable between a first position and a second position, and the temporary hold member includes an engagement portion configured to engage with and disengage from an engaging portion provided at the support member.
US11214986B2	Emergency deadbolt device A door deadbolt device that can prevent a door from opening operates independently from the lockset installed on the door. The device is easily locked from the inside of the room with a one-handed motion using an insertable tool or key which may be carried separately or stored out of the reach of small children or unauthorized persons. The bolt is positioned so as to be pushed into a locking position under the tension of a spring, thereby easily and securely bolting the door. The present invention further allows the user to rapidly unbolt the door from inside the room also with a one-handed single motion. Optionally, the device can also be unbolted from the outside with a special tool.
US11214985B1	Electro-mechanical latch with cocking mechanism A ball-latch mechanism comprising a plunger supported in a housing and linearly movable from a loaded to an extended position, a trigger rotatable from a latched position, which interferes with linear movement of the plunger, to an unlatched position, which permits linear movement of the plunger from the loaded position, a bias element biasing the plunger from the loaded position, a cocking mechanism comprising a lever arm rotatable about a lever axis from a retracted position within the housing, wherein a bearing surface of the lever arm is outside of a range of motion of the plunger, and a cocked position, wherein the bearing surface of the lever arm bears against the plunger and the plunger is in the loaded position, whereby the plunger may be forced to the loaded position by the lever arm by application of torque to a torque receiving surface of the lever arm.
US11214975B2	Compact multi-tier parking garage and method for storing vehicles in such a parking garage Compact multi-tier parking garage (1) and method for storing vehicles (6) in such a parking garage. A multi-tier parking garage for vehicles having at least one tier (3) with at least one parking space (2) for one parked vehicle, an elevator (5) having an elevator platform (7) for supporting a vehicle movable between at least two positions, vertically aligned with the tier for allowing a vehicle to be transferred from the elevator platform to the parking space of the tier and from the parking space to the elevator platform. The elevator platform is rotatable to positions aligned with an entry (24) and an exit (25) such that vehicles can enter and leave driving in a forward direction.
US11214969B2	Tile spacing plate for lippage control A spacing plate for tile lippage control has a base plate and at least one spacing member extending perpendicularly from an upper surface thereof. At least one spacing member comprises a pair of parallel elongate spacer walls defining parallel outer facing spacing control faces and the elongate spacer walls are spaced apart to define an elongate gap therebetween. As such, the spacing members may flexibly slightly to account for slight horizontal misalignments. Furthermore, edges of the baseplate may comprise cutouts dividing the baseplate into independently flexing leaves which can flexibly engage under individual tiles to account for slight vertical misalignments.
US11214964B2	Reinforced structural insulation panel with corner blocks A structural insulation panel (SIP) is made of a central insulation material or block core covered with cementitious material. The layers of cementitious material are reinforced with fiber mesh sheets, rebar and corner blocks. The corner blocks are held in thickened cementitious material edges by reinforcement pins that are fixed to the corner blocks. The corner blocks are accessible for lifting the panel and for assembling multiple panels to build a wall.
US11214957B2	Universal barrier system panels A universal barrier system includes universal barrier components that may be assembled together to shield floors and walls from moisture and provide a thermal break in an operational area of the universal barrier component. A lap zone of the universal barrier component may allow universal barrier components to be assembled and installed to protect floors, walls, ceilings, footings and the like from moisture and heat gain or loss by minimizing the need for tapes and other joining methods. The universal barrier system may also act as a sound deadening material. The operational area and lap zone of the universal barrier component may be disposed on a vapor block layer to provide some rigidity. The operational area of the universal barrier component may include a thermal break disposed upon the vapor block layer. The thermal break may include an outer protective layer. In addition, universal barrier tape and universal barrier edging may be provided to couple adjoining universal barrier components.
US11214955B2	Building construction A modular perimeter frame system (10) is described for forming a perimeter frame (11) used in the construction of floors, walls and roofs of buildings. The modular perimeter frame system has a first modular sub-frame (16) having one or two blunt end portions (26, 28), and a second modular sub-frame (18) having one or two overhang end portions (36, 38). The blunt and overhang end portions are so dimensioned and shaped as to facilitate a continuous abutting engagement between at least two surfaces which meet at a corner of the blunt end portion and at least two surfaces which meet at a corner of the overhang end portion.
US11214954B2	Modular furniture system A modular framework having a plurality of elongate structural members interconnected by brackets is provided. Each of the brackets includes at least one tubular socket to receive a structural member, and an array of holes is provided on a face of the socket to permit connection of an attachment to the bracket to support ancillary components.
US11214947B2	Faucet spout having an exposed waterway and a supplemental discharge outlet A faucet spout includes a first discharge outlet that is configured to discharge water therefrom. A water delivery surface is configured to receive water discharged by the first discharge outlet, and the water delivery surface is configured to direct water thereacross. A water delivery edge is configured to receive water directed across the water delivery surface, and the water delivery edge is configured to deliver water thereover. A second discharge outlet is coupled to the first discharge outlet, and the second discharge outlet is configured to discharge water therefrom.
US11214946B2	Articulating faucet A faucet having a base, an articulable spout, and a valve operable in an open position and a closed position to control the flow of water to the outlet. The base is configured to mount to a support. The spout includes an outlet for dispensing water and a plurality of segments operatively coupled together sequentially, with a first segment of the plurality of segments rotatably coupled to the base. The plurality of segments are rotatable relative to one another and to the base to move the outlet between a first position, in which the valve is in the closed position, and a second position, in which the valve is in the open position.
US11214944B2	Heavy equipment hazard warning apparatus and system and method for use of same A heavy equipment hazard warning apparatus for a piece of heavy equipment at a site and a system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the heavy equipment hazard warning apparatus, the location of the heavy equipment is monitored by the heavy equipment warning apparatus and analyzed with reference to a hazard safety site plan of the site that identifies a hazard such as existing utilities, for example. An alert notification is initialized in response to the heavy equipment encroaching on a hazard geofence around the hazard. A shutdown notification is initialized in response to the heavy equipment being proximate to the hazard.
US11214943B2	Work machine A load value W, which is a weight of a transportation target carried by a front work implement 12, is calculated based on a work load of a boom cylinder 16 of the front work implement 12, and on posture information which is information associated with a posture of the front work implement 12. A load threshold T used for determining whether to recalibrate a load measuring system is changed in accordance with a posture index value which is an index associated with the posture of the front work implement 12 and is obtained based on the posture information. Whether to recalibrate the load measuring system is determined based on the load value W and the load threshold T. A determination result is displayed on a display screen 30 to notify an operator of the determination result. In this manner, deterioration of measuring accuracy is more appropriately detectable regardless of variations of a posture of a front work implement of a work machine.
US11214941B2	Construction machine It is an object of the present invention to provide a construction machine having a good engine starting property in a low temperature environment. The construction machine of the present invention includes: an electric pump having a delivery port connected to a line part of a pilot line, the line part connecting a pilot pump with a pilot control valve; a motor that drives the electric pump; and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of a hydraulic working fluid delivered from the pilot pump. A controller starts driving of the motor in the case where a key switch is operated from a key OFF state to a key ON state and where the temperature of the hydraulic working fluid measured by the temperature sensor is lower than a predetermined temperature.
US11214937B2	Offshore platform embarkation facility and offshore platform An offshore platform embarkation facility and an offshore platform, including a lift tower, wherein the lift tower is provided with a climbing device and the lift tower is provided with a transmission structure; a jacking frame, wherein a first moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the jacking frame; a lifting unit, wherein the lifting unit is installed on the jacking frame and the lifting unit is configured to cooperate with the transmission structure to raise and lower the lift tower; a lift platform, wherein a second moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the lift platform, and the lift platform is connected with the lift tower via the climbing device, and the lift platform is located below the jacking frame. When it is needed to load or unload personnel or goods, it is not required to lower the entire offshore platform to the height of the sea surface to enable a ship to be anchored, anchorage of ships and loading or unloading of personnel and goods can be quickly completed simply by means of the offshore platform embarkation facility, which saves energy consumption and time, improves the work efficiency and increases the service life of the offshore platform.
US11214925B2	Method of preparing recycled cellulosic fibers to improve paper production A system for treating recycled cellulosic fibers to improve paper, board and tissue quality; the system involves fractionating recycled fibers into a short fiber portion and a long fiber portion. The short fiber portion is split into an original short fiber portion and a refinable portion. The refinable portion is processed into glue pulp. The glue pulp is refined to targeted, measured fiber properties. Varying amounts of the glue pulp, original short unrefined fibers, and long unrefined fibers are blended together to form an optimized slurry that is processed by a paper machine into an optimized recycled paper product. The process provides for improved drainage with the same or better paper properties allowing for cost reductions in fabrication.
US11214924B2	Vaporization type humidification unit, control method of vaporization type humidification unit, and sheet manufacturing apparatus The vaporization type humidification unit includes a vaporization unit that evaporates moisture, a first blower that sucks humidification air humidified by the vaporization unit, a transport tube that is connected to the first blower and through which the air discharged from the first blower is transported, a second blower connected to the transport tube and discharging the humidification air discharged from the first blower side toward outside, an opening provided in a middle of the transport tube, a humidity measurement unit installed on a discharging side of the second blower, and a control unit that controls an air flow rate discharged from the first blower and the second blower, in which the control unit controls the air flow rate discharged from the second blower to a desired value and controls the air flow rate discharged from the first blower based on a humidity measured by the humidity measurement unit.
US11214922B2	Fibrous material accumulating apparatus and sheet manufacturing apparatus A fibrous material accumulating apparatus includes a dispersing section which disperses a material containing fibers, a belt which accumulates the dispersed material, and a suction section provided on a side of the belt opposite to the dispersing section, in which the dispersing section includes a storage section including a screen, a supply section which supplies the material to the storage section, and a rotating body which is provided inside the storage section and agitates the material supplied into the storage section, and the storage section includes a communicating port which causes an inside and an outside of the storage section to communicate with each other and is provided at a different position from the screen.
US11214917B2	Oxidized cellulose-based material, method for obtaining same and use thereof as compress The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a solid material based on a polymer having its cellobiose units exhibiting the following characteristics: at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one carboxylic acid function attached to the C6 carbon, the other C6 carbons having a primary alcohol function attached thereto; and at least some of the cellobiose units have at least one of the two rings open between the C2 and C3 carbons, the other C2 and C3 carbons forming a ring and having an alcohol function attached thereto. Such a material, advantageously a textile, may be used as a compress.
US11214913B2	Household appliance A household appliance having a casing, a washing tub for receiving laundry, a detergent dispenser to convey detergent/treating agents to the washing tub, and an inlet water unit for controlling and supplying water to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The inlet water unit includes a valve body having at least one inlet configured to connect to a water supply and outlets for connection to the detergent dispenser and/or the tub. The outlets are arranged in at least two rows in the valve body.
US11214904B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a needle plate, a bed portion, a first urging member, a first engagement member, a second engagement member, and a lock release mechanism. The bed portion is configured to support the needle plate. The first urging member is provided inside the bed portion and configured to urge the needle plate upward. The first engagement member is provided on the needle plate. The second engagement member is provided inside the bed portion, and is configured to fix the needle plate in a fixed position by being engaged with the first engagement member of the needle plate pressed downward against an urging force of the first urging member. The lock release mechanism is configured to release the engagement of the first engagement member and the second engagement member.
US11214903B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a thread cutter. The thread cutter includes a cutter blade having a blade edge configured to cut a thread, and a movable member. The movable member includes a guide having a guide surface adjacent to the cutter blade. The guide is configured to receive force from the thread at the guide surface during the course of cutting the thread with the cutter blade and to move in a moving direction which is a longitudinal direction of the blade edge.
US11214892B2	Method for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon fragment and method for managing surface metal concentration of polycrystalline silicon fragment A method for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon fragments includes producing a polycrystalline silicon rod by the Siemens method; crushing the polycrystalline silicon rod to obtain polycrystalline silicon fragments; and cleaning by etching the polycrystalline silicon fragments in a cleaning tank. In the cleaning, small pieces of the polycrystalline silicon having controlled shapes and sizes are present in the cleaning tank and the weight change of the small pieces of the polycrystalline silicon before and after the etching is measured to thereby manage the cleaning.
US11214888B2	Seal used for substrate holder According to an embodiment, there is provided a substrate holder including: a first holding member; a second holding member; a clamper configured to clamp the first holding member and the second holding member; and a seal including a contact portion configured to contact at least one of the first holding member, the second holding member, and a substrate when the first holding member and the second holding member are clamped, in which the contact portion includes, in cross-section viewed in a plane passing a center of the substrate and perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, a first arc portion centered on a first point and a second arc portion centered on a second point different from the first point, and at least one of the first arc portion and the second arc portion has a curvature radius of 0.01 mm to 0.1 mm.
US11214875B2	Gas generator The present invention provides a gas generator and comprises an electrolysis device, a water supplying device, and a liquid level detector. The electrolysis device is configured for electrolyzing water to generate hydrogen. The water supplying device is coupled to the electrolysis device for supplying the supplementary water into the electrolysis device. The liquid level detector is coupled to an outer surface of the electrolysis device for detecting a liquid level of the electrolyzed water, wherein the gas generator supplies supplementary water into the electrolysis device according to the liquid level detected by the liquid level detector. The present invention is provided for measuring the liquid level by using the non-contact liquid level detector, and supplying supplementary water into the electrolysis device according to the liquid level to ensure that the electrolysis device contains sufficient water for electrolyzing, thereby improving the life and safety of the gas generator.
US11214872B2	Cyclical epitaxial deposition system and gas distribution module thereof A cyclical epitaxial deposition system and a gas distribution module are provided. The gas distribution module includes an inflow element having a plurality of inlet holes, a guide assembly, and an outflow element. The guide assembly disposed between the inflow and outflow elements includes a plurality of guide channels separate from one another and a plurality of temporary gas retention trenches respectively corresponding to the guide channels. Each of the guide channels is in fluid communication with the corresponding inlet hole. The outflow element has a plurality of diffusion regions respectively corresponding to the gas retention trenches, and a plurality of outlet channels respectively corresponding to the diffusion regions. Each of the diffusion regions has a plurality of diffusion apertures, and each of the temporary gas retention trenches is in fluid communication with the corresponding outlet channel through the diffusion apertures in the corresponding diffusion region.
US11214859B2	Cover window for display device and manufacturing method thereof A cover window for a display device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The cover window for a display device includes a light-transmitting substrate, a mold layer on at least a part of an edge of the light-transmitting substrate, and having an uneven pattern formed on a surface thereof, an inorganic material pattern layer on the mold layer and exposing a portion of the mold layer, and a print layer on the mold layer and covering the exposed portion of the mold layer.
US11214836B2	Methods and devices for predicting anthracycline treatment efficacy The invention features methods, devices, and kits for predicting the responsiveness of a cancer patient (e.g., a breast cancer patient, such as a grade 1, 2, or 3 breast cancer patient) to anthracycline treatment by determining the expression levels of four chromosomal instability (CIN) genes including HDGF, KIAA0286, RFC4, and MSH6, collectively referred to as CIN4. Patients that have a low CIN4 score benefit from anthracycline treatment compared patients with a high CIN4 score.
US11214830B2	Intermittent detection during analytical reactions Methods, devices, and systems for performing intermittent detection during analytical reactions are provided. Such methods facilitate collection of reaction data from disparate reaction times. Further, such methods are useful for reducing photo-induced damage of one or more reactants in an illuminated analytical reaction at a given reaction time. In preferred embodiments, the reaction mixture is subjected to at least one illuminated and non-illuminated period and allowed to proceed such that the time in which the reaction mixture is illuminated is less than a photo-induced damage threshold period.
US11214821B2	Reagents and methods of use with automated analyzers for obtaining a specific gravity index for urine Reagents and methods for using automated laboratory equipment to determine whether the specific gravity of a urine sample is out of normal range as an indication of adulteration. The sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) normally found in a urine sample can be used as markers. A sodium-potassium dependent β-galactosidase can be utilized with o-nitrophenylgalactoside (o-NPG) which is cleaved into o-nitrophenol, which turns the sample yellow. The sample can be analyzed by spectrophotometry methods utilized in most clinical analyzers at a pre-determined primary wavelength to obtain a Specific gravity Index (SGI). Measurements of the SGI that are outside a known normal range can indicate that the sample integrity has been compromised.
US11214818B2	Semi-biosynthetic production of fatty alcohols and fatty aldehydes The present application relates to methods of producing one or more fatty alcohols and/or one or more fatty aldehydes from one or more unsaturated lipid moieties by combining the obtainment or production of the one or more unsaturated lipid moieties from a biological source with conversion by non-biological means of the one or more unsaturated lipid moieties to one or more fatty alcohols and/or one or more fatty aldehydes. The present application also relates to recombinant microorganisms having a biosynthesis pathway for the production of one or more unsaturated lipid moieties. The one or more fatty alcohols can further be chemically converted to one or more corresponding fatty acetates. The one or more fatty alcohols, one or more fatty aldehydes and/or one or more fatty acetates produced by the methods described herein may be one or more insect pheromones, one or more fragrances, one or more flavoring agents, or one or more polymer intermediates.
US11214813B2	Targeted mutagenesis of tobacco berberine bridge enzyme-like nucleic acids The present invention relates to modifications of berberine bridge enzyme-like nucleic acids and their use in modulation of nicotine biosynthesis in plants.
US11214809B2	Vector containing centromere DNA sequence and use thereof A vector is provided that includes a nucleotide sequence selected from any one of (a) to (d). The selection of (a) to (d) includes: (a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 15, 18, or 21, (b) the nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 15, 18, or 21, where (a) and (b) hybridize under stringent conditions, (c) the nucleotide sequence having 90% or more sequence identity with the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 15, 18, or 21, and (d) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, 15, 18, or 21 in which a total of 1 to 50 nucleotides are substituted, deleted, or inserted.
US11214804B2	Aptamers for the treatment of sickle cell disease The present invention provides polynucleotide aptamers that selectively bind to and inhibit polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of use for diagnostics and treatment of sickle cell disease, methods of use as capture reagents, and methods of rational drug design.
US11214801B2	RNAi agents and compositions for inhibiting expression of apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) The present disclosure relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, capable of inhibiting Apolipoprotein C-III (also called APOC3, apoC-III, APOC-III, and APO C-III) gene expression, and compositions that include APOC3 RNAi agents. The APOC3 RNAi agents disclosed herein may be conjugated to targeting ligands, including ligands that include N-acetyl-galactosamine, to facilitate the delivery to cells, including to hepatocytes. Pharmaceutical compositions that include one or more APOC3 RNAi agents, optionally with one or more additional therapeutics, are also described. Delivery of the APOC3 RNAi agents in vivo provides for inhibition of APOC3 gene expression, and can result in lower triglycerides and/or cholesterol levels in the subject. The APOC3 RNAi agents can be used in methods of treatment of APOC3-related diseases and disorders, including hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic-related disorders and diseases.
US11214792B2	Continuous directed evolution The invention provides systems, methods, reagents, apparatuses, vectors, and host cells for the continuous evolution of nucleic acids. For example, a lagoon is provided in which a population of viral vectors comprising a gene of interest replicates in a stream of host cells, wherein the viral vectors lack a gene encoding a protein required for the generation of infectious viral particles, and wherein that gene is expressed in the host cells under the control of a conditional promoter, the activity of which depends on a function of the gene of interest to be evolved. Some aspects of this invention provide evolved products obtained from continuous evolution procedures described herein. Kits containing materials for continuous evolution are also provided.
US11214785B2	Modified strains for the production of recombinant silk Disclosed herein are modified strains for reducing degradation of recombinantly expressed products secreted from a host organism and methods of using the modified strains. In some embodiments, to attenuate a protease activity in Pichia pastoris, the genes encoding enzymes the degrade proteases are inactivated or mutated to reduce or eliminate activity. In preferred strains, the protease activity of proteases encoded by PAS_chr4_0584 (YPS1-1) and PAS_chr3_1157 (YPS1-2) (e.g., polypeptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 66 and 67) is attenuated.
US11214773B2	Antibacterial and protective bacteriophage formulations and methods for making and using them In alternative embodiments, provided are compositions comprising chemically or structurally modified bacteriophages of the genus Caudovirales having an exterior or outer surface comprising at least one heterologous carbohydrate binding domain (CBD) comprising a lectin or a plurality of additional homologous CBDs, or more CBDs than found on a comparable wild type (WT) bacteriophage.
US11214771B2	Production method for nerve tissue The present invention provides a method for producing neural cells or a neural tissue, including the following steps (1)-(3): (1) a first step of culturing pluripotent stem cells in the absence of feeder cells and in a medium containing 1) a TGFβ family signal transduction pathway inhibiting substance and/or a Sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway activating substance, and 2) a factor for maintaining undifferentiated state, (2) a second step of culturing the cells obtained in the first step in suspension to form a cell aggregate, and (3) a third step of culturing the aggregate obtained in the second step in suspension in the presence or absence of a differentiation-inducing factor to obtain an aggregate containing neural cells or a neural tissue.
US11214765B2	Cryogenic hop lupulin or cannabis trichome pellets An enriched trichome pellet product including either a hop derived lupulin component or a cannabis derived trichome component, and the associated cryogenic and mechanical method for the efficient production of the pellet product. The pellet is produced at low temperatures, which aids in pellet production eliminating degradation of the hop lupulin having a high alpha acid and essential oils content that is especially suited for use in the brewing of beer and hop flavored beverages, and aids in eliminating degradation of the cannabis trichome having aromatic oils, and terpenoids and terpenes as well as therapeutic and psychoactive cannabinoids including THC, CBG, and CBD that is especially suited for use in cannabis component or “cannabinoid” enriched products.
US11214754B2	Low viscosity lubricating oil composition Provided is an internal combustion engine lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; a combination of alkaline earth metal alkylhydroxybenzoate detergents; at least about 50 to about 500 ppm of boron from a boron containing detergent; a molybdenum containing compound in an amount to provide the lubricating oil composition from about 100 to about 1500 ppm molybdenum; a ZnDTP compound; where the composition comprises magnesium in an amount from about 100 to about 800 ppm, and calcium in an amount from about 500 to about 2000 ppm.
US11214752B2	Lubricant composition containing copolymers of polyisobutylenemethacrylate The present invention is directed to the use of poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) as viscosity index improving component in lubricating oil compositions. The invention is further related to lubricating oil compositions comprising poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) with enhanced shear stability.
US11214749B2	Lubricating oil composition and method of producing the same The lubricating oil composition includes a base oil and a fullerene adduct.
US11214720B2	Compositions containing difluoromethane and fluorine substituted olefins Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
US11214715B2	Ionic polymers and their use as wet-adhesives and coatings The present application discloses an adhesive composition comprising a polymer of the formulae A, B and C: and methods for using the adhesive composition. wherein x and y define the block polymer and are integer greater than 1.
US11214705B2	Thermosetting composition, paint finishing method, and method for producing painted articles [Purpose] To provide a thermosetting composition with which it is possible to obtain paint films which not only display stain resistance for a short period after application, but with which excellent stain resistance can also be expected for longer periods, and which comply with the paint film properties required for painted steel sheet such as water resistance and bending workability, and have high environmental protection and safety qualities. [Solution] The present invention relates to a thermosetting composition, wherein it contains, as essential components, (A) a polyester resin of number average molecular weight 1,000-10,000 and hydroxyl value 5-200 mg KOH/g and, (B) 0.5 to 2.0 equivalents, relative to the hydroxyl groups of the aforesaid component (A), of a compound (B) which is a blocked aliphatic polyisocyanate compound having reactivity to the hydroxyl groups of component (A), wherein the blocks are methyl ethyl ketone oxime and/or ε-caprolactam, (C) 0.05 to 5 mass %, relative to the total resin solids mass of component (A) and component (B), of an organotin compound represented by the following general formula (I) [Chem.1] R1—Sn-(O)C═(O)—R2)3 (I) (R1 in the formula represents an organic group wherein it has 1-24 carbons, and is directly bound to the Sn atom via a C atom. R2 represents an organic group wherein it has 1-24 carbons, and is directly bound to the C atom of the (C═O) via a C atom), and (D) 0.5 to 50 mass %, relative to the total resin solids mass of component (A) and component (B), of an organosilicate represented by the following general formula (II) and/or a condensation product thereof [Chem.2] (R3, R4, R5 and R6 in the formula are each a hydrogen atom or 1-10 carbon organic group, and may be the same or different, n is 1).
US11214698B2	Radiation curable ink The present invention relates to a radiation curable ink, wherein the polar portion of the surface tension is equal to or greater than 10%, of the total surface tension, and the total surface tension is between 25 and 31 mN/m, the vapor pressure of the total formulation is equal to or less than 25 mPa at room temperature and the ink includes up to 30% by weight, based on the total ink composition, of unsaturated, hydroxy-functional vinylic and/or methacrylic acid esters.
US11214694B2	Multi-color paint: DIY easy roller application formulation by thixotropic resins in continuous phase A multicolor paint composition includes a continuous phase having a first rheology modifier and an optional second rheology modifier, a first discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase, and a second discontinuous phase immiscibly dispersed in the continuous phase. The first discontinuous phase includes a first colorant having a first colorant strength, and an emulsion of a non-thixotropic polymer. The second discontinuous phase includes a second colorant having a second colorant strength, a third rheology modifier, and an emulsion of a first thixotropic polymer.
US11214693B2	Electrically conductive coating compositions with corrosion resistance An electrically conductive and corrosion resistant graphene-based coating composition, including a binder, a graphene-filler; and a dispersing agent, wherein the graphene filler comprises a plurality of graphene stacks.
US11214686B2	Oxygen scavenging polyester compositions for containers Disclosed herein is an oxygen scavenging composition for containers. The oxygen scavenging composition for containers may comprise at least one polyester component, a transition metal catalyst, an oxygen scavenger, and a vegetable oil. The vegetable oil preferably comprises at least one molecule having a double allylic structure. The polyester component preferably comprises at least one acid unit and at least one diol unit. The concentration of double allylic structures of the vegetable oil in the composition may be greater than 5.0 meq/kg of all of the polyester components. The oxygen scavenger is preferably present in the composition at a level less than 1.0% by weight of the total composition. The vegetable oil is preferably present in the composition at a level greater than 0.3% by weight relative to the total weight of the polyester components, the transition metal catalyst and the vegetable oil.
US11214684B2	Carboxylated vinyl acetate/ethylene copolymer dispersions and uses therof The present invention relates to preparation of heterogeneous mixtures of (carboxylated) vinyl ester/ethylene dispersions, such as vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) dispersions with polyamideamine-epichlorohydrin (PAE) wet strength resins having a reduced amount of halogenated organic compounds, such as less than 1500 ppm. The dispersion offers extremely low free and bound formaldehyde levels combined with wet tensile strength for use in non-woven textile and paper applications.
US11214682B2	Heat stabilized polyamide composition The invention relates to a polyamide composition comprising: a. A semi-crystalline polyamide; b. An impact modifier in an amount ranging from 1 wt % to 50 wt %; c. A branching agent in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 6.0 wt %; d. An inorganic stabilizer in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 2.0 wt %; e. An organic stabilizer E1 comprising a primary antioxidant group in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 2.0 wt and an organic stabilizer E2 comprising a hindered amine group in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt % to 4.0 wt %; or an organic stabilizer E3 comprising a primary antioxidant group and a hindered amine group in an amount ranging from 0.02 to 6.0 wt %; or a combination of E1, E2 and E3 in a total amount of 0.02 to 6.0 wt %; wherein all wt % are based on the total amount of polyamide composition. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a container by blow molding this composition, as well as use of the container in various applications.
US11214681B2	Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition, sheet and film using same, and manufacturing method for each The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin (A), a flame retardant (B), and a fluoropolymer (C), said polycarbonate resin composition being characterized in that the fluidity of the fluoropolymer (C), as measured using a Koka flow tester (under the conditions of a measurement temperature of 400° C., a measurement load of 0.98 MPa, and a die hole diameter of 2.1 mm), is 0.1×10−3 cm3/sec or greater. The present invention also provides a sheet and a film.
US11214679B2	High strength sheet molding composition formed with an interpenetrating polymer network A polyurea additive is provided that strengthens a given base sheet molding composition (SMC) An isocyanate containing species and an amine containing species are introduced into an uncured polymeric resin of a sheet molding compound (SMC) under conditions suitable for the formation of a polyurea polymer network. Upon cure of the SMC base resin, an interpenetrating network is formed that is stronger than the base SMC absent the polyurea. As a result, an article is formed from the SMC that is stronger at the same dimensions than a conventional article or thinned to achieve the same properties to obtain a lightweight article compared to that formed from conventional SMC. The properties of the article are also attractive relative to aluminum for the formation of vehicle body and exterior panels.
US11214674B2	High-whiteness MGO substrate, preparation method thereof and decorative board having the substrate The application discloses a high-whiteness MGO substrate, a preparation method thereof and a decorative board having the substrate. The high-whiteness MGO substrate includes a surface layer and a substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a forming agent, a lightweight filler, a modifier and water in parts by mass as follows: 40-49 parts of light burned magnesium oxide powder, 18-25 parts of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, 16-25 parts of a polyvinyl alcohol solution, 16-20 parts of a plant powder, and 0.5-2 parts of a modifier; the modifier being obtained by mixing citric acid, phosphoric acid, and sodium sulfate in a mass ratio of 10:3:6.
US11214672B2	Hybrid polymer-inorganic nanocolloids and methods of making them Hybrid polymer-inorganic nanocolloids and methods of making them are described.
US11214665B2	Polymerization initiator composition, preparation method therefor, and method for preparing polymer using same A polymerization initiator composition includes isomers of the polymerization initiator, thereby preventing instability and inertness of the polymerization initiator and physical property degradation of the SSBR, minimizing by-products and unreacted materials, and remarkably improving a conversion ratio. In addition, when the polymerization initiator composition according to the present invention is used, there is no need to add a polar additive separately upon polymer polymerization, since the polar additive is already added at the time of preparing the polymerization initiator. Further, the polymer initiator composition has high polarity so that the hydrophobic SSBR and the hydrophilic silica can be effectively dispersed.
US11214660B2	Prepreg, laminate, printed wiring board, coreless substrate, semiconductor package and method for producing coreless substrate The present invention relates to a prepreg including a fiber base material layer containing a fiber base material, a first resin layer formed on one surface of the fiber base material layer, and a second resin layer formed on the other surface of the fiber base material layer, wherein the first resin layer is a layer obtained through layer formation of a resin composition (I) containing, as a main component of resin components, an epoxy resin (A), and the second resin layer is a layer obtained through layer formation of a resin composition (II) containing, as a main component of resin components, an amine compound (B) having at least two primary amino groups in one molecule thereof and a maleimide compound (C) having at least two N-substituted maleimide groups in one molecule thereof; a laminated sheet obtained by using the prepreg; a printed wiring board; a coreless board; a semiconductor package; and a method of producing a coreless board.
US11214656B2	Preparation method of cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel A preparation method of a cross-linked sodium hyaluronate gel is disclosed, which including: preparing an alkaline aqueous solution of hyaluronic acid: formulating a sodium hyaluronate alkali liquor with the concentration of 10-30% g/ml; and carrying out a cross-linking reaction: the cross-linking agent used in the cross-linking reaction being divinyl sulfone or 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, the cross-linking reaction being carried out in an alkaline aqueous solution of hyaluronic acid, the reaction temperature of the cross-linking reaction being 20-40° C., the time of the cross-linking reaction being 4-8 h, and the like. The method of this invention has many advantages, such as easily available raw materials, mild reaction conditions, high cross-linking efficiency, simple process and post-treatment, and easy operation. The obtained cross-linked sodium hyaluronate has a three-dimensional network structure by the crosslinking reaction with good mechanical properties, and can be used as a good drug carrier and a tissue engineering scaffold material.
US11214654B2	Nanocomposite hydrogel, and preparation method and use thereof The present invention provides a nanocomposite hydrogel and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of nanocomposite materials. The nanocomposite hydrogel is prepared by mixing completely gelatinized short amylose with an aqueous gelatin solution having a mass concentration of 8%-14%, and then cooling. The present invention utilizes the nanoparticles formed by in-situ self-assembly of the short amylose in the aqueous gelatin solution as a reinforcing agent, and the nanoparticles are uniformly distributed in the hydrogel to form a stable crystallization system, such that the prepared nanocomposite hydrogel exhibits optimal mechanical properties in terms of viscoelasticity, hardness, compressive stress, etc. The preparation process of the present invention is green and environmentally friendly, simple and efficient, and can be widely applied to the fields of food, cosmetics and medicine.
US11214644B2	Rubbery polymer, graft copolymer, and thermoplastic resin composition A graft copolymer has good moldability and good continuous moldability, and a thermoplastic resin molded article having excellent impact resistance can be produced. A method can produce the graft copolymer. A graft copolymer (B-I) produced by grafting at least one vinyl monomer (b-I) selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl, an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide to a rubbery polymer mixture including a rubbery polymer (A-I) and a hydrophobic substance, the rubbery polymer (A-I) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate unit and a multifunctional monomer unit copolymerizable with the alkyl (meth)acrylate, the hydrophobic substance having a kinematic viscosity of 5 mm2/s or more at 40° C. or a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 4 mm2/s at 100° C., a principal constituent of the hydrophobic substance being a hydrocarbon. A thermoplastic resin composition includes the graft copolymer (B-I). A molded article produced uses the thermoplastic resin composition.
US11214637B2	Processes for making polyisobutylene compositions Methods of making polyisobutylene and catalyst systems are described. Polyisobutylene compositions and catalyst system compositions are also described. In some embodiments, a method of making a catalyst system includes: providing a support material; calcining the support material; and forming a catalyst system by adding to the support material (a) a mixture comprising BF3, (b) a mixture comprising BF3 and a complexing agent, or (c) both. In some embodiments, a method of making a polymer composition includes providing a catalyst system comprising: (a) a support material selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, TiO2, SnO2, CeO2, SiO2, SiO2/Al2O3, and combinations thereof; and (b) BF3; providing a feedstock comprising isobutylene; forming a reaction mixture comprising the feedstock and the catalyst system; contacting the isobutylene with the catalyst system; and obtaining a polymer composition.
US11214636B2	Rigid non-cyclopentadienyl group 4 transition metal and rare earth metal catalysts for olefin polymerization The present application provides a catalyst component for alkene polymerization. The catalyst component contains: (a) a group 4 transition metal or rare earth metal, (b) a rigid non-cyclopentadienyl ligand with a tricyclic backbone composed of three ortho-fused 6-membered rings in a linear arrangement (as is the case in xanthene), with or without additional fused rings; the tricyclic backbone contains at least one donor atom within the central ring (as is the case for xanthene, oxanthrene, or acridan); furthermore, donor atoms/groups or aryl rings are attached directly (i.e. via the donor atom in the case of donor groups) to both of the bondable carbon atoms adjacent to at least one of the donor atoms within the central ring (e.g. xanthene with two donor groups, or two aryl rings, or one donor group and one aryl ring adjacent to oxygen), and (c) two or more activatable ligands, such as chloro, alkyl, aryl, allyl or hydride ligands, attached to the central metal if the complex is neutral or anionic, or one or more activatable ligand if the complex is monocationic or dicationic. The rigid non-cyclopentadienyl ligand has a charge of 0, 1- or 2- (considering all donor atoms of the ligand to have an octet of valence electrons). The catalyst component is optionally combined with an activator, typically for the purpose of generating a highly active monocationic or dicationic polymerization catalyst, and the catalyst and/or catalyst components may be in solution, precipitated from solution, or optionally carried on a support.
US11214635B2	Compound, resin, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern Disclosed is a compound represented by formula (I): in formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X1 and X2 each independently represent a group represented by any one of formula (X1−1) to formula (X1−8): A1 and A2 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the aliphatic hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO— or —S(O)2—, and R3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO— or —S(O)2—.
US11214617B2	Immunological reagents This disclosure relates to binding agents with specificity for programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and to methods for using the same to treat, prevent and/or ameliorate an infectious disease (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)), cancer and/or autoimmunity. In addition, this disclosure identifies a novel binding patch (“P2”) on PD-1 that is linked with a previously unidentified functional activity of PD-1 that is distinct from the interaction site involved with either the PD-L1 or PD-L2 ligands. Furthermore, we demonstrate that antibodies that interact with this region of PD-1 are able to act as antagonists of PD-1 and that this antagonism is further enhanced with the addition of antibodies that act through the blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1/L2 interaction.
US11214610B2	High-purity production of multi-subunit proteins such as antibodies in transformed microbes such as Pichia pastoris Methods for producing heterologous multi-subunit proteins in transformed cells are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure provides improved methods of producing multi-subunit proteins, including antibodies and other multi-subunit proteins, which may or may not be secreted, with a higher yield and decreased production of undesired side-products. In exemplary embodiments, the transformed cells are a yeast, e.g., methylotrophic yeast such as Pichia pastoris.
US11214609B2	Recombinant collagen and elastin molecules and uses thereof This disclosure provides non-naturally occurring collagen and elastin molecules. The non-naturally occurring collagens and elastins include truncated collagens, truncated elastins, as well as fusion proteins thereof. The non-naturally occurring collagen and elastin are useful in foods, cosmetics and many other products and uses.
US11214607B2	Glucagon-receptor selective polypeptides and methods of use thereof This invention relates to isolated polypeptides that are glucagon-receptor selective analogs and peptide derivatives thereof. These analogs are selective for human glucagon receptor with improved solubility, thermal stability, and physicochemical properties as compared to native endogenous glucagon. This invention also relates to methods of using such polypeptides in a variety of therapeutic and diagnostic indications, as well as methods of producing such polypeptides. These analogs are useful, alone or in combination with other therapeutic peptides, in methods of treating obesity, diabetes, metabolic disorders, and other disorders or disease.
US11214602B2	Coversin variants lacking C5 binding The invention is directed to modified Coversin polypeptides which exhibit leukotriene or hydroxyeicosanoid binding activity and reduced or absent C5 binding relative to the unmodified Coversin polypeptide; to nucleic acid molecules encoding said modified Coversin polypeptides; vectors and host cells comprising said nucleic acid molecules; and methods of treating or preventing diseases or conditions mediated by a leukotriene or hydroxyeicosanoid in a subject comprising administering said modified polypeptides or nucleic acids to a subject.
US11214592B2	Production method for amino-acid polymer The object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an amino acid polymer more simply and efficiently compared to conventional methods for manufacturing amino acid polymers. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an amino acid polymer with thioacid amino acids. Specifically, the manufacturing method of the present invention comprises (A) a step of preparing first and second thioacid amino acids, (B) a step of subjecting said first and second thioacid amino acids to an oxidation reaction to obtain an amino acid polymer linked by peptide bonds. The manufacturing method of the present invention is characterized in that it partially uses thioacid amino acids that do not possess a protecting group.
US11214590B2	Photoresponsive nucleotide analog capable of photocrosslinking in visible light region Provided are a compound represented by formula I that can be used in nucleic acid photoreaction techniques, and a photoreactive crosslinking agent comprising the compound.
US11214588B2	Synthesis of oligosaccharides This invention relates to a method for the enzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides, preferably human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) The method comprises the enzymatic transfer of a glycosyl moiety and subsequent removal of by-products, such as lactose, by nanofiltration using a membrane comprising an active polyamide layer.
US11214584B2	Polyols for preparing flexible polyurethane foam, and preparation method and application thereof It discloses a polyether polyols for preparing flexible polyurethane foam, and a preparation method and application thereof. The method comprises the following steps: (1) carrying out a reaction on phosphorus oxychloride, epichlorohydrin, a first acidic catalyst and an inert solvent in a first microchannel reactor to obtain a chloroalkoxy phosphorus compound; (2) carrying out a reaction on the chloroalkoxy phosphorus compound, glycidol, a second acidic catalyst and an inert solvent in a second microchannel reactor to obtain a hydroxy compound; (3) carrying out a ring-opening reaction on the hydroxy compound, epoxy vegetable oil, a basic catalyst and an inert solvent in a third microchannel reactor to obtain a vegetable oil polyol; and (4) carrying out an addition polymerization reaction on the vegetable oil polyol, propylene oxide and an inert solvent in a fourth microchannel reactor to obtain the polyether polyols for preparing flexible polyurethane foam.
US11214577B2	Morphinans useful for treating medical disorders The present invention related to novel morphinans, compositions comprising the novel morphinans, and their uses as agonists of the kappa opioid receptor.
US11214574B2	Selective inhibitors of protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) The disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, as well as methods of their use and preparation, are also described.
US11214572B2	7-site substituted pyrrole triazine compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and preparation method thereof and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to 7-substituted pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazine compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and preparation methods and uses thereof. These compounds show good PI3K inhibitory activity, can effectively inhibit the activity of PI3K kinase, and has significant enhancement and improvement of pharmacokinetic properties, such as bioavailability, due to the introduction of the 7-position group; furthermore, the compounds of the present disclosure exhibit an unpredictable high selectivity and strong inhibitory activity on PI3Kδ, and thus these compounds can be used for treating diseases related to PI3K pathway, especially for anti-cancer or for the treatment of tumors, leukemias and autoimmune diseases. After further optimizing and screening, the compounds are expected to be developed into a new type of anti-tumor drugs.
US11214571B2	Process for the preparation of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide and salts thereof Process for preparing (S)—N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide (formula I) or a salt thereof by reacting phenyl(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)carbamate or a similar derivative (formula 13) with (S)-pyrrolidin-3-ol (formula 14). Process for preparing phenyl(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3,3a-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)carbamate (formula 13) or a similar derivative by reduction of (R)-5-(2-(2,5-difluorophenyl) pyrrolidin-1-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (formula 11) to (R)-5-(2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-amine (formula 12). Process for preparing (R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidine(R)-2-hydroxysuccinate (formula 10) by treating (R)—N—((R)-1-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-3-(1,3-dioxan-2-yl)propyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (formula 19) with an acid and a reducing agent. (S)—N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, is a tyrosin kinase (TRK) inhibitor for trearing e.g. cancer.
US11214562B2	Cyclohexyl benzamide compounds A compound of the Formula (1) is below provided where R1-R5 are as described in the description and each “*” represents a chiral center.
US11214561B2	Histone methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor, preparation method and pharmaceutical use thereof The invention relates to a histone methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor, a preparation method and pharmaceutical use thereof. In particular, the invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (I), a preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and a use thereof as a histone methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor for treating diseases associated with the histone methyltransferase EZH2, especially cancer. The definition of each substituents in the general formula (I) is same as the definition in the specification.
US11214556B1	Method of treating colorectal cancer A compound of formula (I), wherein R1 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, R2 is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl, and R3 is an optionally substituted alkylamino, an optionally substituted cycloalkylamino, an optionally substituted arylamino, an optionally substituted heterocyclylamino, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl, and an optionally substituted dialkylamino. A pharmaceutical composition which includes the compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or excipient. A method of treating colorectal cancer in a subject, whereby a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I) is administered to the subject.
US11214551B2	One pot synthesis of 4-(1,2-dihydro-2-oxobenzo[d]imidazol-3-yl)butanoic acid, a key intermediate of zilpaterol The present invention relates to one pot process for the preparation of 4-(1,2-dihydro-2-oxobenzo[d]imidazol-3-yl)butanoic acid of Formula-I, which is a key intermediate and its use in the preparation of Zilpaterol, which comprises condensation of methyl-4-chloro butyrate with 1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2(3H)-one in presence of a base and suitable solvent to give corresponding ester derivative, further hydrolyzation and acidification in presence of inorganic solvent to obtain Formula-I.
US11214546B2	Dithioester compound An object of the present invention is to provide a dithioester compound capable of generating an alkoxy radical having high hydrogen abstraction ability. The present invention provides a dithioester compound represented by a formula (1). The dithioester compound according to the present invention is capable of generating an alkoxy radical (R1R2R3CO.) having high hydrogen abstraction ability. Thus, the dithioester compound according to the present invention can be suitably used as an additive (RAFT agent) when synthesizing a polymer material having a crosslinked structure. [In the formula (1), R1 to R3 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 or more carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having two or more carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having two or more carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom.]
US11214545B2	Industrial process of mono-alkylating piperidine nitrogen in piperidine derivative with deuterated-lower-alkyl The present invention relates to a method of mono-alkylating a piperidine nitrogen in a piperidine derivative with a deuterated lower-alkyl, which comprises protecting the piperidine nitrogen with an aralkyl protective group, lower-alkylating the piperidine nitrogen with a deuterated-lower-alkylating agent under neutral or basic condition, and then deprotecting the aralkyl protective group.
US11214540B2	Compositions for treating neurodegenerative diseases The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for treating for treating neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. Methods for inhibiting synapse number decline or membrane trafficking abnormalities associated with exposure of a neuronal cell to Abeta species are also disclosed. Representative members of these compounds include:
US11214536B2	Polymorphs and uses thereof The present invention relates to new polymorphs of LXRβ agonists which exhibit improved physical properties. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including a pharmaceutically effective amount of an LXRβ agonist, as well as methods of treating cancer including administration of a formulation including an LXRβ agonist to a subject in need thereof.
US11214514B2	Optical film exhibiting improved light to solar gain heat ratio The present disclosure is directed to optically transparent and IR reflecting films having a metal oxide based composite layer which can synergistically improve the optical properties, solar properties, and production speed of the whole composite.
US11214507B2	Glass sheet approaching neutrality irrespective of its thickness A glass sheet having a composition comprising a total iron content of 0.002-0.03% expressed in the form of Fe2O3 and in weight percentage with respect to the total weight of glass, and further satisfying the formula N5≤0.05; N5 being defined as N5=√{square root over ((a5−a0)2+(b5−b0)2)}, a5 and b5 being measured for a sheet thickness of 5 mm in transmission with illuminant D65, 10°, SCI; a0 and b*0 being computed for a sheet thickness of 0 mm in transmission with illuminant D65, 10°, SCI. Such a glass sheet allows a color rendering of the sheet which is essentially the same whatever the view path available for an observer of the object integrating said glass sheet (when looking through its main faces or through its edges or through a zone bearing a diffusing coating).
US11214506B2	Suspension structure and suspension method for optical fiber preform and manufacturing method and suspension method for optical fiber A suspension structure of the present embodiment conveys an optical fiber preform into a drawing furnace. A suspension portion formed in a depressed shape or a projected shape or as a hole is formed in a dummy rod connected on an upper side of the optical fiber preform conveyed into the drawing furnace. The suspension structure includes: a joining mechanism configured to cover at least a part of circumference of the dummy rod and include an arm that extends on both sides in a direction perpendicular to a drawing direction and a retention portion that engages with the suspension portion and retains the optical fiber preform; and an engagement mechanism including a gripping portion with which the arm engages and which hangs the optical fiber preform.
US11214505B2	Method for producing synthetic quartz glass One aspect is a process to producing a synthetic quartz glass, including an annealing treatment that includes: putting a synthetic quartz glass as a parent material into a heat treatment furnace; elevating a temperature in the heat treatment furnace to a prescribed keeping temperature that is equal to or higher than the annealing point; keeping the keeping temperature; annealing the synthetic quartz glass; and taking the synthetic quartz glass out of the heat treatment furnace. The process includes determining an annealing rate v [° C./h] of the annealing step based on a value of S/V [mm2/mm3], wherein S [mm2] is the surface area of the synthetic quartz glass as a parent material and V [mm3] is the volume thereof and a target birefringence Re [nm/cm] for the synthetic quartz glass after the annealing, and the annealing step is performed at the determined annealing rate v.
US11214504B2	Bio-DAF system for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment A system for effectively removing biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia, total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) from wastewater has integrated multiple physiochemical and biological treatment processes into one unit. This system includes a primary DAF unit, anoxic bio-media treatment zone, and a secondary DAF unit. The bio-media treatment zones may be used to remove BOD and TN and may be divided into a number of functional zones. Each functional zone can develop and accumulate optimized bacteria species and microorganisms based on incoming wastewater BOD and nutrient levels.
US11214480B2	Apparatus, system, and method for filling a chambered package An apparatus for filling a chambered package can include a dispensing nozzle angled relative to a perpendicular of a machine direction of a carrying mechanism, the dispensing nozzle being disposed adjacent to the carrying mechanism having one or more chambered recess defined about a surface thereof, the dispensing nozzle being configured to dispense a quantity of the medium into the one or more chambered recess defined about the surface of the carrying mechanism. The apparatus includes a housing and at least one wiping material arranged to define an angle having a vertex toward the machine direction about a bottom surface of the housing, the angle of the at least one wiping material being configured to direct any of the quantity of the medium dispensed out of the second end of the dispensing nozzle, but not directed into the one or more chambered recess, into the one or more chambered recess.
US11214465B2	Elevator system suspension member A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator system component include one or more metallic cord tension elements extending along a length of the belt, and one or more non-metallic tension elements extending along a length of the belt. Each non-metallic tension element is formed from a non-metallic material. The one or more metallic cord tension elements and the one or more non-metallic tension elements are arrayed laterally across a lateral width of the belt. The belt may be used in an elevator system including a hoistway, a drive machine having a traction sheave coupled thereto, an elevator car movable within the hoistway. The belt is operably connected to the elevator car and interactive with the traction sheave to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway.
US11214463B2	Peak traffic detection according to passenger traffic intensity A method and a control device for controlling an at least one elevator are described, by which an arriving traffic intensity is detected, the traffic intensity being a number of passengers arriving at the at least one elevator during a traffic intensity determination period, a traffic amount value is determined by comparing the traffic intensity to a maximum building population, wherein the maximum building population is a maximum number of people in a building, and the at least one elevator is controlled based on the determined traffic amount value.
US11214455B2	Extendable spool An extendable spool is disclosed. The length of the extendable spool is able to continuously varied. The extendable spool accounts for length variances in flow lines by extending the flow line rather than redirecting the flow. Because the flow direction does not make any turns, erosion is minimized on both the extendable spool and downstream parts. The extendable spool is readily scalable from small diameters to large diameters. Because of this, it requires fewer lines and therefore less setup time to account for length differences between large diameter lines.
US11214444B2	Drive device, drive element and conveying-cart drive A drive device (1) for a conveying cart of a conveying device contains a drive source (34) and a drive-force transmission (6) for transmitting a drive force of the drive source (34) to a drive element (2). The conveying cart can be fastened to the drive element (2) and the drive force can be transmitted to the drive element (2) from the drive-force transmission (6) by a force-locking or frictional-locking connection. A drive element (2) for the drive device (1) has a first long side (36) with ribs (38) and joints (40) transverse to the longitudinal direction of the drive element (2) for permitting negotiation of curves, and a second long side (42) opposite the first long side (36) is flat. A conveying-cart drive (4) for a conveying cart of a conveying device contains the drive device (1) and the drive element (2).
US11214437B1	Autonomous mobile robotic device for the transportation of items An autonomous mobile robotic device that may carry and transport one or more items within an environment. The robotic device may comprise a platform on which the one or more items may be placed. The robotic device may pick up, deliver, distribution and/or transport the one or more items to one or more locations. The robotic device may be provided with scheduling information for task execution or for pick up, delivery, distribution and/or transportation of one or more items. Once tasks are complete, the robotic device may autonomously navigate to a storage location.
US11214434B2	Container for flowers and method of operation thereof Disclosed is a container suitable for holding objects such as flowers and which may include a body having at least one wall defining a cavity. The at least one wall may include openings separated apart from each other. A tensioner may pass through the openings. A platform may be situated within the cavity and coupled to the tensioner so as to receive a force from the tensioner when a tension is applied to the tensioner. This force may be operative to lift the platform and the flower coupled thereto so that the flower partially or fully extends from the cavity while at least a portion of the platform remains in the cavity.
US11214433B2	Container for consumer goods with reclosable flap A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, has an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. The hinged lid is connected to the reclosable flap that is arranged to cover the access opening. The reclosable flap moves relative to the access opening during movement of the hinged lid. The reclosable flap carries an indicium in a manner such that the indicium is not visible when the lid is in the closed position and such that the indicium becomes visible during movement of the hinged lid from the closed position towards the open position.
US11214427B2	Repulpable container A repulpable insulated container assembly having a container formed of paper such as corrugated cardboard or varying paper materials and defining an interior; and a repulpable insert placed within the interior of the container and formed of a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer.
US11214426B2	Packaging system for oxygen-sensitive drugs Described herein are pharmaceutical packaging systems which prevent oxidative degradation of oxygen-sensitive drugs, such systems including a primary packaging container with an oxygen permeable component, a secondary packaging with very low permeability to oxygen and an oxygen absorber.
US11214425B2	Method for inflating airbags Disclosed is a method for inflating packaging airbags. The method for inflating the airbags include the steps of coupling an inflation port of the airbag to a nozzle of the inflation system, wherein a collar of the airbag adjacent to the inflation port lies between the cushions of the inflation system, the cushions are a part of pair of clamps. Thereafter the inflation system can be turned on resulting in clasping of the collar by the pair of clamps. The air compressor of the system operates to supply air under pressure to the airbag through the air pressure regulator. Once the airbag is inflated, the inflation system can be turned off, resulting in releasing of the pair of clamps, thus releasing the airbag.
US11214416B2	Bubble valve for flexible packaging The present disclosure relates to a valve, a method for forming a valve, and a package. The valve is made of at least three layers—a first exterior layer (i.e., a base layer), at least one interior layer (i.e., a bubble layer), and a second exterior layer (i.e., a channel layer)—and an attachment section located on each of at least two of the at least three layers. A bubble is formed between two of the first exterior layer and the at least one interior layer, and the bubble includes an enclosed material. A channel is formed between two of the second exterior layer, the at least two interior layers, and the first exterior layer, and the channel includes an inlet and an outlet. A physical characteristic of the bubble biases the channel towards a closed position that restricts flow of contents from the inlet to the outlet.
US11214413B2	Tethered flip closure A closure includes a hinged sealing element including a top wall and a first skirt. The first skirt has a sealing formation allowing engagement of a mating sealing formation of a bottle. A second skirt has an attachment formation engageable with a mating attachment formation of the bottle. A plurality of frangible members is attached to each of the skirts. A pair of hinge members is attached between the first and second skirts. A biasing member is attached to the first skirt between the hinge members and extending downwardly from the first skirt to interact with a neck portion of the bottle such that the sealing formation of the first skirt and the mating sealing formation of the bottle are biased toward each other.
US11214412B2	Drink protector A drink protector lid capable of being snapped onto a standard disposable cup in a standard way. A slidable aperture cover includes an extension tab that can be snapped onto a post in the center of the lid. The lid includes a centrally disposed depressed portion allowing space for a user's nose during use. The lid also includes a portion having widened top surface that has a plurality of small holes for allowing a beverage to pass through but restricting the introduction of foreign matter such as a mind-altering drug pill, powder or liquid. The widened top surface also has a raised portion on one side creating a stop for the slidable aperture cover.
US11214411B2	Childproof tamper evident closure assembly Systems, methods, and apparatuses for sealing bottles with a Roll-on Pilfer Proof (ROPP) closure and a childproof overcap are provided. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an overcap that can be placed onto or formed onto the ROPP closure. The overcap has a retainer that secures the overcap to the ROPP closure and allows the overcap to move relative to the ROPP closure in a longitudinal axis. The overcap moves between a first position or mode of operation where the overcap can rotate about the ROPP closure and a second position or mode of operation where the overcap engages the ROPP closure to transmit a twisting or torque force to the ROPP closure and open the bottle.
US11214409B2	Stoppers with overcaps for containers A closure comprises a cylindrical element (1, 101) having a first portion (2, 102) and a second portion (3, 103), the latter being adapted to engage, as a removable cap, in a portion of a neck (5) of a container, an overcap (8, 108) attached to the cylindrical element (1, 101), comprising a first body (9, 109, 209) and a second body (15, 115, 215), attached together and defining a seat (19, 219). The cylindrical element (1, 101) is partially disposed in the seat (19, 219) to be locked within the seat (19, 219).
US11214407B2	Ventilatable valve bag The invention relates to a ventilatable valve bag with a wall material (4) comprising at least one gas-permeable inner layer (6) that is impermeable to a filler material and at least one gas-impermeable outer layer (8) as well as two closing sides (10), a first closing side (10) being formed by closing the valve bag (2) and a second closing side (10) being arranged opposite the first closing side (10). An intermediate space (14) is formed between a part of the inner layer (6) defining an inner space (12) of the bag and the outer layer (8), and at least one ventilation channel (18) leading out of a wall material edge section (16) is arranged on at least one closing side (10) of the valve bag (2), between the inner layer (6) and the outer layer (8) of a wall material region, such that the intermediate space (14) can be ventilated to the surroundings.
US11214404B2	Measuring device assembly A measuring device assembly having a container and measuring receptacle. The container includes a self-supporting base structure with a plurality of projections extending downward therefrom, wherein each projection of the plurality of projections includes a fastener receiving groove extending inward thereof. The measuring receptacle includes a receptacle base, a side wall extending from an upper surface of the receptacle base, and a fastener extending inward and secured in the fastener receiving groove.
US11214398B2	Bottle liner A flexible liner is provided for insertion into and containment within a bottle that has a neck portion with an upper edge. The flexible liner has a flexible hollow body formed of silicone, wherein the flexible hollow body has a neck portion that terminated in a lip at a top edge of the flexible hollow body for placement above the upper edge of the bottle.
US11214390B2	Pouch containment and carton loading A stack of products such as pouches are formed in a product bucket, pushed into a stack guide bucket and from there into a carton. A stack tamp descends over the stack, engages and confines it downwardly during stack pushing from product bucket and through stack guide bucket into a carton. Multiple product buckets, stack guide buckets and cartons move downstream during cartoning, and are respectively aligned in a cartoning station. Reciprocal containment blades hold the stack in respective cartons prior to flap closing.
US11214384B2	Hexagonal floor and ceiling system for a vehicle The present invention achieves technical advantages as a vehicle cabin, comprising a floor system formed of removable and reconfigurable floor segments extending from a vehicle frame, and a ceiling system formed of removable and reconfigurable ceiling segments disposed in the ceiling of the vehicle cabin. Floor segments that can be positioned to form a floor channel, therebetween. A fixture interface adapted to releasably secure a fixture to the floor system. The fixture can be slidably repositioned within the vehicle along the floor channel. One of the ceiling segments includes one or more of a lighting module, a ventilation outlet, a ventilation inlet, a display screen, or a touch control panel. The ceiling segments can be hexagonal.
US11214379B2	Aircraft having a static air inlet system with a separator, and an antivibration method An aircraft having a static air inlet system. The static air inlet system comprises a static air intake, the static air intake having a through opening formed in a top structural assembly, the through opening forming an interface between a medium and an inside space of the top structural assembly. The static air inlet system has at least one separator subdividing the through opening into at least two distinct slots, the separator comprising a first portion extended by a second portion, the first portion extending inside the inside space and the second portion extending outside the inside space.
US11214372B2	Reproduction appliance, reproduction structure, operating method and use Disclosed is a reproduction appliance for a passenger cabin of an aircraft, for reproducing visual contents in the passenger cabin with a lighting device having luminaires, a control unit and a control line, wherein the control unit contains an instruction set of light instructions for actuating the luminaires, contains a memory for the contents to be reproduced, an interface to the control line and a decoder for receiving the light instructions having an association rule for associating control instructions for the reproduction appliance with the light instructions. A reproduction structure for the passenger cabin for reproducing the contents contains the reproduction unit and the lighting device. Also disclosed is a method for operating the reproduction appliance involves the contents being stored in the memory in a storage period and the reproduction appliance being controlled by means of light instructions in an operating period.
US11214370B2	Rotating release launching system The present disclosure provides rolling release launching system that is operative to receive and retain a drone or other payload in a protected launcher. The launcher helps to reduce the drag of the payload and to protect the payload from environmental factors. The payload is launched when a rotating door opens to expose the payload in a bay area. The rotating door may be parallel or concentric to a longitudinal axis of the body portion of the device. The payload may be launched using a biasing and fastening mechanism, which may include detachably coupling bracket, to induce an angular moment and releasing force on the payload during launch.
US11214364B2	Main rotor blade and helicopter A main rotor blade 1, which is the main rotor blade 1 for a high-velocity helicopter, includes: a blade root part 10 having a length of 30% or more of a rotor radius R; and a blade main body 20 continuous with the blade root part 10. Preferably, a cross-sectional shape of the blade root part 10 satisfies (x/a)m+(y/b)m=1 and a>b, where m: arbitrary number, x: chord length direction, and y: blade thickness direction.
US11214361B2	Vibration attenuator A vibration attenuator for an aircraft has first and second coaxial spinners configured for rotation about a mast axis and relative to a rotor. Upper and lower weights of each spinner are spaced radially from the axis and positioned 180 degrees from each other about the axis. The weights of each spinner are spaced from each other a distance parallel to the mast axis, each weight rotating about the mast axis in a different plane. The spinners rotate together relative to the rotor at a selected angular rate and are selectively rotatable relative to each other between a minimum-moment configuration, in which the upper weight of each spinner is angularly aligned with the lower weight of the other spinner, and a maximum-moment configuration, in which the upper weights are angularly aligned and the lower weights are angularly aligned, producing a whirling moment about the mast axis as the spinners rotate.
US11214357B2	Wing for an aircraft A wing for an aircraft having a fixed wing, a foldable wing tip portion rotatably attached to the fixed wing and an actuation unit for rotating the foldable wing tip portion relative to the fixed wing about a hinge axis is disclosed. The actuation unit includes a traction means for transmitting traction between the fixed wing and the foldable wing tip portion, a main wheel attached to the foldable wing tip portion and in contact with the traction means and a drive means for generating traction to be transmitted by the traction means. The actuation unit generates traction with the drive means in the traction means so that the foldable wing tip portion can be rotated relative to the fixed wing.
US11214335B2	Wake-modifying device for a boat A recreational sport boat includes a hull having starboard and port sides and a transom, a generally horizontal platform, and a pair of wake-modifying devices positioned aft of the transom. The generally horizontal platform extends aft of the transom and is configured to support a human weighing at least 100 lbs. on an upper surface thereof. The pair of wake-modifying devices are attached to the platform. One of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a port side of the platform's centerline, and another of the wake-modifying devices is positioned on a starboard side of the platform's centerline. Each wake-modifying device is moveable between a non-deployed position and a deployed position in which the wake-modifying device is angled downwardly at an angle relative to the top surface of the generally horizontal platform.
US11214333B2	Chain-rings set for a power transmission system Chain-rings set for bicycle including a first chain-ring and a second chain-ring, this latter formed by segments, which includes displacement means with axial component of the segments with respect to the first chain-ring such that they can be moved a the chain free zone ZLC and shift the chain among chain-rings, where the axial displacement means are formed by guiding means configured for guiding the segments such that the relative movement of the teeth of the segments with respect to the small chain-ring in its displacement from a first disengagement configuration to a second engagement configuration has a tangential component opposite to the forward direction.
US11214330B2	Front-wheel suspension device for saddle riding vehicle A motorcycle includes: a front swing arm that includes upper arms and lower arms; a fork holder; a front fork; and a front cushion unit. The fork holder of a front-wheel suspension device includes a pair of left and right sideward extended portions which extend in the vehicle width direction. The front ends of the left and right upper arms are attached to the left and right sideward extended portions though connecting shafts, respectively.
US11214326B2	Footrest with integrated tow handle for portable conveyance A portable conveyance footrest has a support portion having a substantially planar base surface to receive a foot. A tow handle portion is connected to an end of the support portion and forms a substantially planar tow handle that is within a same plane as the substantially planar base surface. The tow handle is spaced apart from the end of the support portion to define a void between the tow handle and the second end of the support portion. The tow handle is disposed within the same plane as the substantially planar base surface so that a user's fingers, when gripping the tow handle, extend into the void between the tow handle and the end of the support portion and through the plane of the substantially planar surface.
US11214325B2	Straddle type vehicle A straddle type vehicle include a headlight unit configured to emit light ahead of a vehicle, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation on a front side of the vehicle. The headlight unit includes a peripheral wall portion that defines an outer shape thereof. The peripheral wall portion includes a concave portion in which the detecting unit is arranged.
US11214323B2	Bicycle lock system A bicycle lock system for inhibiting a bicycle from being stolen includes a bicycle that has a frame and a rear wheel. A locking unit is movably coupled to the frame and the locking unit is positioned adjacent to the rear wheel. The locking unit is positionable in a locked position having the locking unit extending through the rear wheel. In this way the rear wheel is inhibited from rotating thereby inhibiting the bicycle from being stolen. The locking unit is positionable in an unlocked position having the locking unit being displaced from the rear wheel thereby facilitating the rear wheel to freely rotate.
US11214291B2	Wagon with adapter for installing child seat A seat adapter removably mounts a child seat to a wagon having two opposing walls and an interposed connecting wall, and includes two latch components that mount to the wagon's opposing walls. In some embodiments, the seat adapter includes a cross-member extending between the latch components so that the cross-member provides structural integrity to the wagon if the connecting wall is displaced from its upright use position. In some embodiments, the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use with the connecting wall in its upright use position, and in some embodiments the seat adapter and the child seat can be mounted to the wagon for use whether the connecting wall is in its upright use position or its displaced position, with no mechanical interference between any part of the wagon and any part of the adapter or the child seat mounted to it.
US11214287B2	Warning system for detecting approaching object and method thereof A warning system for detecting approaching object and method thereof are provided. A detection unit detects a moving path of the approaching object; a storage unit stores a warning information including the warning area and the confirmation condition; and a processing unit receives the detection signal provided by the detection unit to acquire the current moving path of the approaching object. When the approaching object is detected as moving in the buffering zone, the confirmation operation of the confirmation condition is activated. When the moving path falls in the warning area and fulfills the confirmation condition, the processing unit sends out a warning signal. Therefore, a potentially dangerous approaching object is accurately identified, and the warning is correctly sent.
US11214285B2	Track switching apparatus for rail trolleys The present invention relates to a track switching apparatus for rail trolleys. It comprises at least one linear track, a curved track connected to the at least one linear track, at least one switching region formed at a connection region of the linear track and the curved track, and at least one switching unit disposed in the at least one switching region.
US11214282B2	Method and an article of manufacture for determining optimum operating points for power/cost and helium-air ratios in a tubular transportation system A tubular transportation system is disclosed for transporting one or more passengers or one or more cargos via a capsule along a predetermined route. A method and an algorithm are described for determining optimum operating points for power/cost and helium-air ratios in a plurality of substantially evacuated tubes in a tubular transportation system for transporting one or more passengers or one or more cargos via a capsule along a predetermined route.
US11214277B2	Control device for vehicle A control device for a vehicle capable of switching between an automated driving mode in which driving force of a vehicle having a transmission is automatically controlled and a manual driving mode in which the driving force of the vehicle is controlled on the basis of a driver's operation on the vehicle includes: an operation element to which the driver's operation is input; and a travel control unit that outputs a command value for selecting a gear range of the transmission. The travel control unit selects which of ordinary gear change control and gear change restricting control is to be performed on the basis of an operation performed on the operation element when there is an automated driving release request in which the automated driving mode is released and the automated driving mode is switched to the manual driving mode during traveling of the vehicle in the automated driving mode.
US11214276B2	Operating method for an emergency vehicle In an operating method for an emergency vehicle, especially a fire truck, having a vehicle body, a drive unit having a drive motor and a motor controller, front-wheel and rear-wheel pairs, an emergency aggregate, a signaling device, an illuminating device, and a mode-of-operation controller having a mode-of-operation selector switch having selectable operation modes and a memory with saved operating-data sets, by a sequence controller of the mode-of-operation controller, selecting a first operation mode corresponding to an emergency trip transmits from the memory to the target systems, and activates, first operating-data data sets. Selecting a second operation mode corresponding to an emergency mode deactivates the transmitted first operation mode operating-data sets, and transmits from the memory to the target systems, and activates, second operating-data sets. Selecting a third operation mode corresponding to a standard operation mode deactivates the transmitted data sets of the first, second or any further operation modes.
US11214275B2	Vehicles, systems, and methods for changing a vehicle driving mode In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a steering wheel, one or more vehicle drive systems, one or more driving mode paddler shifters coupled to the steering wheel, an output device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more driving mode paddle shifters, the one or more vehicle drive systems, and the output device. The electronic control unit is configured to receive a drive mode shifting signal from the one or more driving mode paddle shifter indicative of a desire to change a driving mode of the vehicle, change one or more parameters of the one or more vehicle drive systems in order to change the driving mode in response to the driving mode shifting signal, and provide a notification related to the change in the driving mode with the output device.
US11214273B2	Method of using a single controller (ECU) for a fault-tolerant/fail-operational self-driving system In a self-driving autonomous vehicle, a controller architecture includes multiple processors within the same box. Each processor monitors the others and takes appropriate safe action when needed. Some processors may run dormant or low priority redundant functions that become active when another processor is detected to have failed. The processors are independently powered and independently execute redundant algorithms from sensor data processing to actuation commands using different hardware capabilities (GPUs, processing cores, different input signals, etc.). Intentional hardware and software diversity improves fault tolerance. The resulting fault-tolerant/fail-operational system meets ISO26262 ASIL D specifications based on a single electronic controller unit platform that can be used for self-driving vehicles.
US11214265B2	Vehicle teleoperator ranking and selection A system provides on-demand remote support services including teleoperation of vehicles. In response to a remote support request, the system assesses environmental conditions, historical data, and/or parameters of a request for remote support to rank available operators capable of fulfilling the request, and selects an optimal operator for the remote support request based on desired criteria.
US11214264B2	System and method for measuring and reducing vehicle fuel waste One way to improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle is to detect the vehicle operational shortcomings related to fuel consumption by determining whether fuel used during operation of the vehicle is normal fuel use or wasted fuel use. Considerations of idling, speeding and inappropriate gear shifts are some ways to measure the amount of fuel wasted due to operator shortcomings. Communicating this information to the operator in real-time so adjustments can be made will improve vehicle fuel efficiency. These techniques are applicable to tracking employment of other driving best practices as well.
US11214260B2	Method to control the execution of a shift to a lower gear with a released accelerator pedal in a drivetrain provided with a dual-clutch, servo-assisted transmission A method to control the execution of a shift to a lower gear with a released accelerator pedal in a drivetrain provided with a dual-clutch, servo-assisted transmission; the following steps are provided: opening, in a first instant, an outgoing clutch; closing, in the first instant, an incoming clutch; completing the opening of the outgoing clutch with a first linear ramp in a second instant; synchronizing, between the second instant and a third instant, a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine with a rotation speed of the incoming clutch; closing of the incoming clutch with a second linear ramp starting from a fourth instant, which is prior to or coincides with the second instant; completing the closing of the incoming clutch in a fifth instant, which coincides with or is subsequent to the second instant; and activating the internal combustion engine so as to generate a torque between the fourth instant and the third instant.
US11214259B2	Method for managing wheel slip in a vehicle A method of managing wheel slip in a vehicle. The vehicle has a frame, an internal combustion engine, front and rear wheels operatively connected to the engine, a throttle valve for controlling a supply of air to the engine, a steering assembly operatively connected to at least the front wheels for steering the vehicle, and an unassisted continuously variable transmission (CVT) operatively connecting the front wheels and the rear wheels to the engine. The method includes: determining a sensed deceleration of the vehicle; comparing the sensed deceleration of the vehicle to a threshold deceleration; and increasing a torque output of the engine from a current engine torque output value to an increased engine torque output value when the sensed deceleration of the vehicle is greater than the threshold deceleration. A method for managing wheel slip in accordance with a drive mode of the vehicle is also disclosed.
US11214257B2	Vehicle operation on an on-ramp It is determined that (a) a first vehicle is driving on a curve on a first road or, (b) by detecting a second road, a road boundary of the first road. It is further determined that there is (c) parallel traffic by determining that a second vehicle is moving in a lane of the second road adjacent to the first road, or (d) tangential traffic by detecting a third vehicle is moving tangentially to the curve. Upon determining that there is simultaneously at least one of (a) the first vehicle driving on the curve on the first road or (b) the road boundary of the first road, and at least one of (c) parallel traffic or (d) tangential traffic, then it is determined that the first vehicle is driving on an on-ramp.
US11214247B2	Vehicle control device The vehicle control device includes a target detection sensor and a control device that controls the operation of actuators. The target detection sensor can detect the relative speed of a target, positioned in a detectable area, with respect to the vehicle but cannot detect the relative speed when the target exists in a short distance area. The control device calculates the change amount of the relative speed per unit time. When the target enters the short-distance region, the control device calculates the estimated relative speed based on the elapsed time from the last acquisition time, which is the time when the relative speed of the target was last acquired from the target detection sensor, to the current time, the last acquired relative speed that is the relative speed of the target at the last acquisition time, and the time rate of change.
US11214242B2	Hybrid powertrain with two electric machines and an internal combustion engine A drive train for a hybrid motor vehicle having a gearbox input shaft operatively connected to a first electric machine and an internal combustion engine via a first partial drive train to transmit torque and which is operatively connected to a second electric machine via a second partial drive train to transmit torque. The second electric machine is permanently connected to the gearbox input shaft for torque transmission and the first electric machine and the internal combustion engine can be connected to the gearbox input shaft in a coupleable manner to transmit torque. The first electric machine and the second electric machine are arranged coaxially to one another, and driven shaft of the first electric machine is arranged radially inside a driven shaft of the second electric machine. The driven shaft of the first electric machine is mounted on the driven shaft of the second electric machine via a bearing.
US11214241B2	Vehicle power supply apparatus A vehicle power supply apparatus includes first and second power supply systems, first and second switches, first and second switch controllers, a generator motor controller, an engine controller, and an idling stop determination unit. The idling stop determination unit determines whether or not to inhibit an idling stop control on the basis of a current of an first electrical energy accumulator of the first power supply system, a current of a second electrical energy accumulator of the second power supply system, or a voltage of a generator motor of the second power supply system, or any combination thereof, while recognizing a third control signal to be transmitted to the generator motor, a first control signal to be transmitted to the first switch, and a second control signal to be transmitted to the second switch.
US11214238B2	Wiper blade The present invention provides a wiper blade, by balancing the opposite characteristics between the ease of operation and the cleaning force, the overall shape of the wiper blade is inclined laterally with elasticity in accordance with the moving direction of the blade mounting means for ease of operation, and the contact portion of the wiper blade for performing the cleaning is capable of maintaining an angle close to a right angle with respect to the cleaning surface, so that the wiper blade is also excellent in cleaning force.
US11214236B2	Methods and systems for vehicle protection A method (500) for protection of a vehicle (100), the method comprising: receiving information from a sensor (502); comparing the information with known signatures indicative of a likely attack (504); determining whether a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present (506); and if a known signature indicative of a likely attack is present, placing at least one system of the vehicle into a heightened state of alert (508).
US11214227B2	Airbag with deployment or movement controlling tensioner An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag inflatable from a stored condition adjacent a roof of the vehicle to a deployed condition in which the curtain airbag is positioned between a side structure of the vehicle and the vehicle occupant. A tensioner is positioned adjacent to the vehicle roof and spaced inboard from the vehicle side structure. A tether has a first end portion connected to the tensioner and a second end portion connected to the curtain airbag. The tensioner is configured to pay-out and/or retract the tether. The tensioner is configured to control pay-out and/or retraction of the tether to control deployment of the curtain airbag and/or to control movement of the curtain airbag once deployed.
US11214220B2	Air bag device An air bag device to be installed in a vehicle provided with a front seat and a rear seat disposed away from each other in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a reclining mechanism provided in the front seat to allow a seat back to pivot about a reclining pivot axis includes an air bag that deploys from a back surface of the seat back of the front seat toward the rear seat. At least an upper rear portion of the air bag in a deployed state is formed into an arc shape about the reclining pivot axis in a side view of the vehicle.
US11214219B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator and an attachment base. The airbag includes a body portion, and an inflow port portion, into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The attachment base includes a holding plate portion including a pressing portion and a support portion that are provided at positions displaced around an axial center of the inflator so as to surround a periphery of the inflow port portion into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The pressing portion is plastically deformable so as to approach a side of the support portion by being crimped, and the distal end side of the inflator inserted between the pressing portion and the support portion and the inflow port portion are sandwiched between the crimped pressing portion and the support portion, and are held by the attachment base.
US11214217B2	Occupant restraint system A module for an airbag for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a roof and an interior with a seat for the occupant includes a housing positioned in the roof. The housing includes a wall with openings extending therethrough. The wall defines an interior space for receiving the airbag. A door includes projections extending into the openings for securing the door to the housing and closing the interior space. The door includes a weakened portion that ruptures in response to inflation of the airbag for allowing the airbag to deploy into the cabin. A door closes the interior space and includes a weakened portion that ruptures in response to inflation of the airbag for allowing the airbag to deploy into the cabin. Fasteners are connected to the door and extend into the openings for securing the door to the housing.
US11214211B2	Vehicle occupant restraint device and method for operating a vehicle occupant restraint device A vehicle occupant restraint device for the protection of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat comprises plural restraining elements and a controller. The controller differentiates between a first situation in which the vehicle seat is in a position within the range of a standard position, and a second situation in which the vehicle seat with the vehicle occupant is in a position beyond the standard position. When the first situation is given, the controller activates a tensioning unit for tensioning a seat belt of the second restraining element and an airbag of the first restraining element. When the second situation is given, a third restraining element integrated in the vehicle seat and/or operatively connected with the vehicle seat can be activated and/or connected by the controller so that the vehicle seat is moved initially via the third restraining element to a position within the range of the standard position.
US11214203B2	Urging device between bicycle rack and vehicle receiver tube An urging device for a bicycle rack and a vehicle receiver tube is located in the connection tube of the bicycle rack which includes two openings formed through a corner of the rectangular cross section of the connection tube. The vehicle receiver tube is mounted to the connection tube. The urging device includes a body which includes two slots, and two cams are located in the two slots and partially protrude through the two slots respectively. A bolt threads through the receiver tube, the connection tube, and threadedly extends through the body and the block. When the bolt rotates, the block moves to push the body, and the two cams contact against inside of the receiver tube to secure the connection between the connection tube and the receiver tube.
US11214202B2	Automated self-loading cargo carrier for vehicles The invention involves a cargo carrier for vehicles that facilitates loading and unloading of items onto an enclosure; the cargo carrier may be automated and self-loading via actuators and a motorized mechanism that may be remotely controlled. The actuators may be configured to tilt the enclosure or a component thereof and one or more motors may be configured to deploy a deployable tray housed within the enclosure, which minimizes user loading or unloading labor. Typically, on a front end of the enclosure, one or more actuators may couple the enclosure to a portion of a vehicle support structure. The deployable tray may include a tiltable mechanism to further facilitate loading or unloading.
US11214197B2	Vehicle surrounding area monitoring device, vehicle surrounding area monitoring method, vehicle, and storage medium storing program for the vehicle surrounding area monitoring device A vehicle surrounding area monitoring device comprises a processor including a top perspective view image producing section taking images of a surrounding area of a vehicle and synthesizing the images into a top perspective view image and displaying the top perspective view image on a display. The processor further includes a vehicle running direction information receiving section receiving information on a direction in which the vehicle is running from a control device to control the vehicle to run frontward or rearward. The top perspective view image producing section produces a frontward top perspective view image of the vehicle and the surrounding area seen from a viewing point upward and rearward of the vehicle when the vehicle is running frontward and a rearward top perspective view image of the vehicle and the surrounding area seen from another viewing point upward and frontward of the vehicle when the vehicle is running rearward.
US11214193B2	Vehicle, sound control device, and computer readable recording medium A vehicle includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to: determine a type of a detection object approaching the vehicle; determine whether or not the detection object enters a predetermined range around the vehicle; and control an output of a sound corresponding to the type of the detection object when the detection object enters the predetermined range.
US11214188B1	Dekhand An illustrated view of an exemplary dekhand device for securing items while being transported is presented. The dekhand device is ergonomically shaped for easy use. Also, the dekhand device is useful for limiting the number of tools required for securing items. The dekhand device is useful for reducing arm strain. The dekhand device is useful for saving time and effort while increasing security, confidence and public safety.
US11214170B2	Power supply system and operation method thereof A power supply system P is provided with a fuel cell 1 and a battery unit 2 connected to the fuel cell 1. The battery unit 2 is provided with a first battery 21 connected to the fuel cell 1 so as to supply power to an auxiliary machine 12 of the fuel cell 1 and to be able to be charged with generated power of the fuel cell 1, a second battery 22 connected to the auxiliary machine 12 of the fuel cell 1 through a path p4 different from that of the first battery 21 so as to be able to supply power, and switchers R1, R2 configured to switch the power supply source to the auxiliary machine 12 of the fuel cell 1 between the first battery 21 and the second battery 22.
US11214169B2	Battery system A battery system including: a plurality of battery modules; a plurality of switches arranged in a circuit including the plurality of the battery modules, the plurality of the switches being configured to switch connection of the battery modules between a series state and a parallel state; a storage device that stores at least one abnormality pattern; and a control device configured to: i) control switching of each of the plurality of the switches; and ii) control switching of the switches other than the predetermined switch such that the battery modules rue not in a short-circuited state using the abnormality pattern when the predetermined switch is unable to be controlled.
US11214166B2	Charge control system for vehicle A charge control system for a vehicle, which is configured to control charging of a power storage device, includes a user detector that determines whether a user is present within a predetermined range relative to the vehicle, and a vehicle electronic control unit configured to permit the power storage device to be charged with electric power generated by the generator, in addition to the power from the outside of the vehicle, during external charging, when the user detector determines that the user is present within the predetermined range. The vehicle ECU is configured to inhibit power generation by the generator during external charging when the user detector determines that the user is not present within the predetermined range.
US11214165B2	Vehicle charge controller for preventing external charging from charging facility based on response time of charging facility An ECU executes a charge preparation communication sequence after a connector is connected to an inlet and before external charging is performed, and counts a response time (message transmission and reception time) of a charging station to a prescribed event. A memory stores a message transmission and reception time of a specific charging station. The ECU does not perform external charging when the message transmission and reception time counted during the charge preparation communication sequence is equal to the message transmission and reception time stored in the memory.
US11214163B2	Coil association in multisite stationary wireless power transfer (WPT) and (quasi-)dynamic WPT deployments In one embodiment, a device associates a charging coil with a coil identifier. The device sends the coil identifier to a communication module of the charging coil. The communication module of the charging coil forwards the coil identifier to an electric vehicle located above the charging coil. The device receives the coil identifier from the electric vehicle. The device associates the electric vehicle with the charging coil.
US11214162B2	Charging module and robot having the same A charging module for use with a charging station that includes a first connector, includes a housing, a second connector, and a guide structure configured to guide the first connector in a vertical direction. The guide structure includes a guiding member fixed to the second connector, or a guiding mechanism that elastically connects the second connector to the housing and allows the second connector to move with respect to the housing in the vertical direction.
US11214143B2	Visually obstructed object detection for automated vehicle using V2V/V2I communications An object-detection system for an automated vehicle includes an object-detector, a receiver, and a controller. The object-detector detects detectable-objects proximate to a host-vehicle. The receiver receives an indication of an object-presence from other-transmitters proximate to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the object-detector and the receiver. The controller is configured to operate the host-vehicle to avoid interference with a hidden-object when the hidden-object is not detected by the object-detector and the object-presence is indicated by at least two instances of the other-transmitters.
US11214134B2	Linkage flap arrangement and convertible vehicle having a linkage flap arrangement A linkage flap arrangement of a convertible vehicle is provided, having a blind arrangement that may have a first blind and a second blind that can be driven using a common drive. The first blind, upon an actuation of the common drive, performs a pivoting movement between a covering position and a cleared position and the second blind performs a translatory movement via a coupling between the first blind and the second blind.
US11214129B2	Windshield and windshield manufacturing method A windshield according to an aspect of the present invention is a windshield for an automobile on which an information acquisition device capable of acquiring information from the outside of a vehicle by emitting and/or receiving light can be arranged. The windshield includes; a glass plate including an information acquisition region that is opposite to the information acquisition device and through which the light passes; and an antifog laminate that includes a heat blocking layer and an antifog layer with antifog properties layered on one surface of the heat blocking layer, and that is layered on a surface on a vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region while the other surface of the heat blocking layer faces the surface on the vehicle interior side of the information acquisition region.
US11214128B2	Air nozzle device for a vehicle The present invention relates to an air nozzle device for a vehicle comprising a housing defining an interior volume and having an air inlet at one side, an air discharge opening at a second side and an air flow channel through the housing for transporting a flow of air between the air inlet and the air discharge opening, the device further comprising an air flow regulator mechanism comprising a rod member comprising a rack, at least one flap member comprising a pinion, and an assembly guide mechanism arranged to be moveable between an assembly position and a non-assembly position, wherein the rack and pinion is arranged to, in an assembled state, interact to rotate the at least one flap member about an axis between an open and a closed position to regulate the flow of air in the air flow channel, the assembly guide mechanism is, in the assembly position, arranged to interact with the at least one flap member and the rod member to assemble the rack and pinion, and the assembly guide mechanism is, in the non-assembly position, arranged to obstruct the assembly of the rack and pinion.
US11214103B2	Method for mounting and demounting a tyre to and from a wheel rim The invention relates to a method for mounting/demounting a tyre (T) on a rim (R). The method comprises the steps of: determining an initial reference position for the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2), said initial reference position being proximal to an edge (E) of the wheel rim (R); linking the position of the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2) with the initial reference position; adjusting the position of the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2) with respect to either the first or the second direction; continuously detecting the position of the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2) with respect to said either first or second direction; and continuously and automatically adjusting the position of the mounting/demounting device (U1, U2), with respect to the other one of said either first or second direction, at least in dependence of the initial reference position.
US11214093B2	Omnidirectional wheel An omnidirectional wheel includes a plurality of first and second rollers, a plurality of roller support parts, a wheel hub, and a fixing member. The wheel hub has a shaft portion and an extension. The fixing member and an elastic body are disposed to surround the shaft portion. Spaces are provided between the elastic body and the shaft portion, or between the elastic body and the roller support parts. A plurality of first pins and second pins are formed to protrude from the extension and the fixing member, respectively. The elastic body has a plurality of first holes and second holes. The first holes and the second holes are shifted from each other in a circumferential direction of the elastic body.
US11214086B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus configured to perform recording operation by ejecting ink at least from a first recording head, includes an ink tank configured to contain the ink to be supplied to the first recording head, a tube configured to connect the first recording head and the ink tank, and a carriage including a first mounting portion on which the first recording head is mounted, a second mounting portion on which a second recording head is detachably mounted, and a contact portion electrically connected to the second recording head, and configured to reciprocate. A protection member protecting the contact portion can be detachably mounted on the second mounting portion.
US11214084B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording section that performs recording on a medium, a housing that houses the recording section, a tray configured to move to a loading position in which to load the medium to be subjected to recording and ejected and a stowage position in which the tray is stowed in the housing, and a switching unit that switches between an automatic mode in which to automatically move the tray to the loading position and the stowage position and a manual mode in which to manually move the tray to the loading position and the stowage position.
US11214081B2	Printing apparatus A print engine performs printing on a print medium conveyed by a conveyor. The cutter cuts the print medium conveyed by the conveyor. The first sensor is provided upstream of the cutter in the conveyance direction and detects a leading end and a trailing end of the print medium. The second sensor detects a conveyance amount of the print medium conveyed by the conveyor. The controller determines a print medium length that is a length of the print medium in the conveyance direction, based on the conveyance amount detected by the second sensor from when the first sensor detects the leading end of the print medium until when the first sensor detects the trailing end of the print medium, determines a cutting position of the print medium based on the determined print medium length, and controls the cutter to cut the print medium at the determined cutting positon.
US11214079B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a coater, a first discharger, a first dryer, a second discharger, and a second dryer. The coater applies a coating liquid to both faces of a sheet material. The first discharger discharges a first liquid to one face of the sheet material with the coating liquid applied to both faces of the sheet material. The first dryer dries the sheet material to which the first liquid discharged from the first discharger is applied. The second discharger discharges a second liquid to the other face of the sheet material that has passed through the first dryer. The second dryer dries the sheet material to which the second liquid discharged by the second discharger is applied.
US11214072B2	Inkjet recording apparatus including pivot member provided in storage chamber of tank and having first protrusion and second protrusion An inkjet recording apparatus includes a tank, a pivot member and a first surface. The tank has a storage chamber configured to store a liquid therein. The pivot member is disposed in the storage chamber. The pivot member is configured to pivotally move about an axis extending in an axial direction in a case where a level of a liquid surface of the liquid becomes equal to a predetermined liquid level. The pivot member includes a float and a first protrusion. The float has a specific gravity smaller than that of the liquid. The first protrusion protrudes toward the first surface. The first protrusion and the first surface provide a gap therebetween. The first protrusion is at a position in contact with the liquid in a state where the level of the liquid surface of the liquid is at the predetermined liquid level.
US11214065B2	Fluid ejection die interlocked with molded body A fluid ejection device includes a fluid ejection die including a substrate and a fluid architecture supported by the substrate, and a molded body molded around the fluid ejection die, with the molded body interlocked with the fluid architecture of the fluid ejection die.
US11214061B2	Microfluidic MEMS device with piezoelectric actuation and manufacturing process thereof The microfluidic device has a plurality of ejector elements. Each ejector element includes a first region, accommodating a first fluid flow channel and an actuator chamber; a second region, accommodating a fluid containment chamber; and a third region, accommodating a second fluid flow channel. The fluid containment chamber is fluidically coupled to the first and to the second fluid flow channels. The second region is formed from a membrane layer, from a membrane definition layer, mechanically coupled to the membrane layer and having a membrane definition opening, and a fluid chamber defining body, mechanically coupled to the membrane definition layer and having a chamber defining opening, with a width greater than the width of the membrane definition opening. The width of the membrane is thus defined by the width of the chamber defining opening.
US11214058B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first ejector; a common driving signal generator configured to generate a common driving signal having a pressure generation pulse including a first element maintained at a first potential, a second element succeeding the first element and maintained at a second potential different from the first potential, and a third element succeeding the second element and maintained at a third potential different from the second potential; a selection control signal generator configured to generate a selection control signal including a first pulse and a second pulse succeeding the first pulse in a time period corresponding to the second element; and a driving waveform selector configured to supply the second potential of the second element to the pressure generating element of the first ejector at the time of the generation of a pulse selected from the first and second pulses of the selection control signal.
US11214057B2	Ejection apparatus, ejection control device, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program causing computer to execute process for controlling ejection An ejection apparatus includes: a first ejection unit configured to eject droplets on a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction to form an image for detection; a first detection unit disposed downstream of the first ejection unit and configured to detect the image for detection; a second ejection unit disposed downstream of the detection unit and configured to eject droplets on the recording medium; and a control unit configured to: predict a first elongation amount of the recording medium based on a first difference between a first set time period and a first detection time period from a reference time point to a first detection time point when the image for detection is detected by the first detection unit; and perform delay control on the second ejection unit for delaying an ejection timing of the second ejection unit based on the predicted elongation amount.
US11214053B2	Printing press and method for producing printed products A printing press has at least one printing unit that comprises one or more printing couples, by the use of which printing press, sheet-format substrate can be printed on at least one side in at least one printing nip. The printing press has at least one product receiving unit, in which the printed sheet-format substrate can be collected to form bundles of products or intermediate products. A rotatable cooling cylinder, for guiding or conveying the sheet-format substrate, is located upstream of the product receiving unit in the substrate path. At least one first electrode is arranged on, and is directed towards the substrate path section that runs over a circumferential section of the cooling cylinder. When an electric voltage is applied to the substrate path, substrate being guided along the substrate path past the electrode is or can be electrostatically charged.
US11214051B2	Method and apparatus for preparing a screen printing screen A system or machine is disclosed which takes pre-stretched emulsion coated screens, digitally prints thereon and exposes them before further processing and use in a screen printing machine.
US11214049B2	Preparation system and preparation method for gel composite material A preparation system and preparation method for a gel composite material. Periodic impregnation can be performed and the gel composite material product performed gelation can be rewound and recycled; specifically, during the process that the movable impregnation mechanism moves from the front end to the rear end of the impregnation platform, a first unwinding device can be controlled to lay a reinforcing body to be impregnated on a worktable, the impregnation device can be controlled to guide the prefabricated sol onto the reinforcing body to be impregnated, and a second unwinding device can be controlled to cover a covering carrier on an upper surface of the impregnated reinforcing body; when the movable impregnation mechanism moves to the rear end of the impregnation platform, the first unwinding device, the impregnation device, and the second unwinding device can be controlled to stop.
US11214047B2	Multi-layered films oriented in the machine direction and articles comprising the same The present invention provides uniaxially oriented films and packages formed from such films. In one aspect, a uniaxially oriented film comprises (a) a first layer including (i) a first composition including an ethylene-based polymer prepared in the presence of a single-site catalyst, wherein the first composition has a density of 0.935 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) of 0.5 to 6 g/10 minutes, and a MWD of 6.0 or less, and (ii) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ultra low density polyethylene having a density of 0.880 g/cm3 to 0.912 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) of 0.5 to 6 g/10 minutes, and a MWD of 6.0 or less, (b) a second layer including at least one polyolefin, and (c) at least one inner layer between the first layer and the second layer including a high density polyethylene. The film is oriented in the machine direction at a draw ratio of between 4:1 and 10:1, and can exhibit a machine direction 2% secant modulus of 85,000 psi or more when measured as per ASTM D882.
US11214046B2	Bio-based mineral oil barrier coatings and films According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided bio-based mineral oil barrier coatings and films usable for decreasing mineral oil migration, for example in food packaging materials, and thus improving the safety of the materials facing the mineral oil containing environment.
US11214044B2	Multilayer film comprising polyalkylene carbonate and manufacturing method of the same The present disclosure relates to a multilayer film including polyalkylene carbonate, and more particularly to a multilayer film including a core layer prepared by blending polyalkylene carbonate and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a predetermined ratio, and an outer layer of polyolefin. The multilayer film does not have delamination behavior because two layers are adhered each other with a simple process without an additional step for introducing an oxygen-barrier layer even without adhesive or tie layers, and has an excellent oxygen barrier property. In addition, since an additional process for imparting barrier properties and a separate adhesive or tie layer are not required in the manufacturing method, the cost can be reduced and the layer structure can be simplified, which may greatly reduce the manufacturing cost.
US11214034B2	Seals for stretchable films In one example, a plastic product such as a plastic bag includes one or more seals. One of the seals includes respective portions of first and second plastic films that are arranged one on top of the other. The respective portions are joined together and are aligned generally parallel to a direction of elongation associated with the plastic films, where the direction of elongation is a direction in which the plastic films elongate when under load. As well, the respective portions extend along a length of the joined plastic films and have a length that is greater than a length of the plastic films.
US11214014B2	Composite reinforcement The present disclosure concerns apparatus and methods for reinforcing composite materials by insertion of reinforcement pins. Example embodiments include an apparatus for reinforcing a composite preform, comprising: a carriage for introducing reinforcement pins into the composite preform, the carriage comprising a drill module, a pin feeder module and a tamper module, the assembly being translatable relative to the composite preform, wherein the drill module and pin feeder module are exchangeable between a common actuation position on the carriage.
US11214013B2	Connecting arrangement and method for welding a first plastic component to a second plastic component A connecting arrangement includes a first plastic component, a second plastic component, and a closed induction ring that is arranged between the first and second plastic components in a joining gap that is partially filled with molten plastic. The first plastic component has a first joining region that is configured as a stepped receiving opening with a first joining contour. The second plastic component has a second joining region that is configured as a stepped shoulder with a second joining contour. The second joining region is inserted into the first joining region to form the joining gap. The first and second joining contours are adapted to one another so as to center the first joining region, the second joining region, and the induction ring in the joining gap with respect to one another. A method in one embodiment includes welding the first and second plastic components of the connecting arrangement.
US11214012B2	Ultrasonic welding method, structure welded by ultrasonic welding method, and ultrasonic welding device A pair of thermoplastic resin members are placed on an anvil. A pressing force of a tool horn vibrating ultrasonically in a direction not perpendicular to but along upper surfaces of the pair of thermoplastic resin members is applied to the upper surfaces. The application of the pressing force of the tool horn vibrating ultrasonically allows melting of a vicinity of the upper surfaces of the pair of thermoplastic resin members. A welded structure part is formed on an unwelded structure part, thereby welding the pair of thermoplastic resin members as an overlap structure including the welded structure part arranged on the unwelded structure part. The distance and positional relationship between the pair of thermoplastic resin members after the welding are unchanged before and after the welding. The surfaces, placed on the anvil, of the thermoplastic resin members are neither burned nor discolored.
US11214008B2	Three-dimensional object formation instruction apparatus, three-dimensional object production method, and program A three-dimensional object formation instruction apparatus receives information pertaining to distribution of a predetermined physical quantity in a three-dimensional space, and on the basis of the received information, determines a shape of a representation body representing the physical quantity, and then, on the basis of the received information, determines a position at which the representation body representing the physical quantity is to be arranged. The three-dimensional object formation instruction apparatus generates a three-dimensional object formation instruction including an instruction to form an object having the determined shape at the determined position, and outputs the generated instruction.
US11214006B2	Methods and apparatus for additive manufacturing utilizing multifunctional composite materials, and articles made therefrom A method of depositing a multiphase material. The method includes providing a Continuous Multifunctional Composite (CMC) phase containing at least one continuous element in a polymeric matrix, passing the CMC phase through a feeding system containing a cutting system, producing a predetermined length of the CMC phase, providing a flow a molten polymer such that the molten polymer and the CMC phase are merged into a continuous co-extrusion nozzle so as to produce a co-extruded multiphase material, and depositing the co-extruded multiphase material onto a surface. An apparatus for depositing a multiphase material. The apparatus contains a co-extrusion nozzle, a means to introduce a CMC phase and a molten polymer into the co-extrusion nozzle, such that the molten polymer and the CMC phase are co-extruded and deposited on a surface. An article containing a CMC phase containing continuous elements embedded in a polymer resin forming a multiphase structure.
US11214003B2	Device and method for producing a three-dimensional object with a fibre feeding device A device and a method for producing a three-dimensional object from at least one fluid-phase, fusable material has at least one discharge unit (12) with at least one outlet opening for the generative discharge of the fusable material for building up the object (50). By means of at least one fibre feeding device (60), at least one fibre element (61) is supplied for embedding the fibre element in the fusable material discharged from the discharge unit (12), wherein the fibre feeding device (60) is movable for the alignment of the fibre element in relation to an advancement in the building of the object. The fact that the fibre feeding device (60) is mounted on the discharge unit (12) and is movable in relation to the discharge unit (12) means that a selective introduction of fibre elements is made available for the production of a three-dimensional object with improved material properties by the generative process.
US11213988B2	Methods and machines for making oral products A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
US11213977B2	Mold for forming a joint spacer device or a part thereof A mold for forming a joint spacer device or a part thereof includes a rigid container body having a first perimeter profile delimiting a first molding surface configured to shape a first portion of the joint spacer or part thereof; and a rigid cover provided with a second perimeter profile delimiting a second molding surface configured to shape a second portion of the joint spacer or part thereof. The rigid container body and the rigid cover are removably engageable to each other, at the first and the second perimeter profile, so as to delimit a cavity corresponding to the external configuration of the joint spacer or part thereof. The mold includes a weakening system on the rigid container body and on the rigid cover, making them separable into parts to enable the extraction of the spacer device or part thereof, molded therebetween.
US11213975B2	High-permeability composite prepreg constructions and methods for making the same Methods, apparatuses, and systems for making prepregs are disclosed. A method may include depositing a resin material onto a surface of a fiber bed and forming a number of discrete resin regions thereon. A distance between the resin regions may be measured to provide desired exposed portions of the surface to facilitate permeation of air through the exposed portions of the surface in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the fiber bed during a curing process of the prepreg.
US11213972B1	Device for dispensing wood-treatment agent A wood treatment device may include a container and a closure assembly. The container may include an elongate body with an open end and having an internal expanse for holding a wood-treatment agent in fluid communication with the open end. The closure assembly may be configured, when positioned at the container open end, to close at least partially the open end. The closure assembly may include a release unit having an inner face exposed to the internal expanse and an outer face facing away from the internal expanse. The release unit may be configured to impede passage of the wood-treatment agent through the release unit. In some examples, an adapter may extending distally of the container and have an exposed surface facing the container and defining an opening configured to allow a foot of a manipulation tool to be moved through the opening and pivoted laterally to engage the adapter.
US11213967B2	Material compression and portioning An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
US11213958B2	Transferring system and method for transferring an object A transferring system for transferring an object disposed in a storage area includes telescopic units, sucking disc units respectively connected to the telescopic units, and a control unit. The control unit calculates an area related to an object according to an image obtained by an imaging unit, and calculates a value of N based on the area. The value of N is a number of the sucking disc units used for picking up the object and is equal to or greater than one. The control unit determines N positions on the object, controls N telescopic units to move N sucking disc units toward the N positions, and controls the N sucking disc units to adhere respectively to the N positions so as to pick up the object from the storage area.
US11213954B2	Workpiece identification method Whether or not workpieces are present in a workpiece storage area is determined based on an image acquired by image capturing. When the workpieces are determined to be present, whether or not a crossing part is present in the workpiece storage area is determined based on the image, the crossing part being a part where soft body portions of a plurality of workpieces cross each other in an overlapping manner. When the crossing part is determined to be present, an uppermost soft body portion placed at an uppermost position among the soft body portions crossing each other is determined based on the image. A workpiece including the uppermost soft body portion thus determined is determined as an uppermost workpiece placed at an uppermost position.
US11213952B2	Articulated robot and articulated robot system An articulated robot includes a lumbar portion including a first joint that rotates about a first axis which is a vertical axis and rotating about the first axis, a second joint connected to the lumbar portion and rotating about a second axis parallel to a horizontal plane, a first arm connected to the second joint and rotating about the second axis, a third joint connected to the first arm and rotating about a third axis parallel to the second axis, and a second arm connected to the third joint and rotating about the third axis. When the first arm extends parallel to the first axis, a clearance through which the second arm rotating about the third axis can pass in a planar area between the second axis and the third axis is provided between the second arm and the first arm and between the second arm and the lumbar portion.
US11213940B2	Dual ended handle for an implement A dual ended handle such as that used with cleaning implements is provided. The dual ended handle comprises a pole with a first end and a second end, the first end having a first threaded fastener and an implement connecting feature having a tapered cone, the second end having a second threaded fastener and a locking member. A grip having a first end is configured to releasably engage at least one of the first threaded fastener or the implement connecting feature, and a second end configured to releasably engage the second threaded fastener.
US11213939B2	Chisel The chisel includes a tip (2), a working section (6), and an impact surface (3), and a longitudinal axis (7) that extends through the tip (2), the working section (6), and the impact surface (3). The working section (6) includes multiple webs (14) that extend along the longitudinal axis (7) and that are distributed about the longitudinal axis (7) in the circumferential direction (15). For at least one of the webs (14), a dimension (27) in the circumferential direction (15) increases by at least one-third with increasing distance (26) from the longitudinal axis (7). The webs become significantly wider toward the outside and thinner toward the longitudinal axis.
US11213938B2	Pressing tool A pressing tool is described for plastically deforming a workpiece. The pressing tool comprises a piston pump driven by a motor that rotates in operating rotation direction RA and a pressure release valve and a coupling arrangement, which mechanically couples the motor to the pressure relief valve, so that the motor opens the pressure relief valve when operated in a loosening rotation direction RL opposite to the operating rotation direction RA. Also described is a corresponding method of operating a pressing tool.
US11213919B2	Preparation of antimicrobial surface for medical devices A method of preparing antimicrobial surface on medical devices: first, producing multi-functional surface with bacterial anti-adhesion and self-cleaning functions through single-stop ultrafast laser fabrication approach for development of micro/nano patterns, then producing bactericidal thin film through depositing metal nanoparticles on those micro/nano patterned surfaces. The combination of bacterial anti-adhesion and bactericidal film can inhibit initial bacterial adhesion and release heavy metal ions to kill the bacteria simultaneously. Meanwhile, the multi-functional surface with self-cleaning function can prevent the killed bacteria from accumulating at the substrate surface, thereby obtaining long-lasting antibacterial effect.
US11213913B2	Laser reflow apparatus A laser reflow apparatus capable of reducing tact time for a single bonding object, and accelerating an overall bonding process for all of a plurality of bonding objects is provided. The laser reflow apparatus comprises a bonding object transfer unit including a stage, a laser emission unit, a beam transmission plate, and a beam transmission plate transfer unit.
US11213905B2	Wire electrical discharge machining system, wire electrical discharge machining method, and workpiece measurement method A wire electrical discharge machining system allows a wire electrical discharge machining device and a robot to operate in conjunction with each other with high efficiency. A wire electrical discharge machining system 1 includes wire electrical discharge machining devices 7, 11, and 15, and a robot unit 17 that mounts a workpiece on the wire electrical discharge machining device. The wire electrical discharge machining devices 7, 11, and 15 may each perform either rough machining with supported cores or finishing machining after the cores are removed. Subsequently, core processing may be performed by a corresponding dedicated apparatus. Also, the core processing may be performed by a single common apparatus. The robot unit 17 mounts and collects the workpiece so as to allow these wire electrical discharge machining apparatuses to effectively operate, thereby providing wire electrical discharge machining with improved efficiency for the overall system.
US11213898B2	Drilling device for enlarged-diameter hole A drilling device for forming an enlarged-diameter hole includes: a guide sleeve with a cylindrical body and a guide to be inserted into a bottomed hole; a slide body that slides in the cylindrical body; and a bit holder provided on the slide body swingably; and a diameter-enlarging bit with a cutting blade. The bit slides between a first position where the cutting blade is separated from a bottom of the bottomed hole and a second position where the cutting blade is closer to the bottom than that at the first position. The guide has: a guide piece that guides the cutting blade to a side part, of the bottomed hole, following an advance of the bit from the first position to the second position; and an opening which allows passage of the bit removed from the bit holder where the bit is at the first position.
US11213896B2	Main shaft for rotating tool A rotating-tool main shaft includes a hollow ram, a hollow main shaft, a collet, a draw bar that moves the collet in the axial direction, a hydraulic cylinder that moves forwardly the draw bar, and a disc spring that moves backwardly the draw bar. The draw bar includes a spring catch which is retained in the hollow main shaft so as to be movable, and which catches the disc spring. The disc spring is placed in the hollow main shaft, and is placed within a distance that is at least a half of a distance from a tip of the draw bar to the spring catch in the axial direction.
US11213894B2	Surface-coated cutting tool and method of manufacturing the same A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating covering the base material. The base material includes a rake face and a flank face. The coating includes a TiCN layer. The TiCN layer has a (311) orientation in a region d1 in the rake face. The TiCN layer has a (422) orientation in a region d2 in the flank face.
US11213891B2	Semiconductor manufacturing device with embedded fluid conduits Provided herein are approaches for forming a conduit embedded within a component of a semiconductor manufacturing device (e.g., an ion implanter) using an additive manufacturing process (e.g., 3-D printing), wherein the conduit is configured to deliver a fluid throughout the component to provide heating, cooling, and gas distribution thereof. In one approach, the conduit includes a set of raised surface features formed on an inner surface of the conduit for varying fluid flow characteristics within the conduit. In another approach, the conduit may be formed in a helical configuration. In another approach, the conduit is formed with a polygonal cross section. In another approach, the component of the ion implanter includes at least one of an ion source, a plasma flood gun, a cooling plate, a platen, and/or an arc chamber base.
US11213882B2	Core pattern reformer tool A tool for reforming a core pattern. A method of reforming a core pattern comprises opening a core reformer tool. The core reformer tool has a first portion and a second portion facing the first portion. The first portion includes a concave member and a first adjustable pin. The second portion includes a convex member and a second adjustable pin. The method includes positioning the core pattern in the core reformer tool and closing the core reformer tool. The method comprises adjusting at least one of the first adjustable pin and the second adjustable pin to alter a surface of the core pattern. The method includes directing cooling air through the core reformer tool to solidify the core pattern and opening the core reformer tool to remove the core pattern.
US11213873B2	Mine bolt bending system A mine bolt bending system includes a frame comprising a plurality of bolt receiving portions each configured to receive and hold a mine roof bolt, a bolt contact member secured to the frame, with the bolt contact member rotatable relative to the frame between a first position and second position, and an actuator secured to the frame, with the actuator configured to move the bolt contact member between the first and second positions. The bolt contact member is configured to bend a mine bolt when rotating from the first position to the second position.
US11213857B2	Method and apparatus for screening Methods and apparatuses for screening are provided. Embodiments include a screen basket apparatus for screening material, comprising a grid frame having a plurality of openings arranged in a lattice and a plurality of screening cartridge assemblies affixed to the grid frame to cover the respective openings of the grid frame. The screening cartridge assembly includes a case and a screen assembly fitted into the case, and may be affixed to a set of transversal member of the grid frame. The case may be formed of a single injection molded piece integrally formed by injection molding one of a polyurethane or a thermoset polymer. The screening elements together form a generally continuous screening surface across the exterior of the grid frame, which reduces blinding and is resistant to wear and tear.
US11213853B2	Selective deposition of metals, metal oxides, and dielectrics Methods are provided for selectively depositing a material on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second, different surface of the substrate. The selectively deposited material can be, for example, a metal, metal oxide, or dielectric material.
US11213837B2	Kinetic water delivery devices A spray head comprises a body, a rotatable member, and a first bearing. The rotatable member is rotatably coupled to the body and includes a plurality of vanes and a plurality of spray nozzles. The first bearing is coupled to the body and is configured to define a rotational axis of the rotatable member. The first bearing includes a longitudinal channel and a plurality of distribution channels extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal channel through the first bearing. The first bearing is configured to direct a flow of water through the longitudinal channel and the plurality of distribution channels toward the plurality of vanes to rotate the rotatable member about the first bearing, so as to direct the flow of water through the plurality of spray nozzles.
US11213830B2	Plant and method for recovering and treating residues from crushing ferrous scrap A plant for recovering and treating residues from crushing scrap is provided. The plant includes a first plant part and a second plant part. The first plant part is provided with crushing and separation means configured to extract ferrous materials, non-ferrous metals and plastic materials from the residues from crushing. The separation means are provided with a granulator system configured to reduce, in dry mode and without pre-screening stages, the residues from crushing into a stream of granular material. The second plant part is provided with means to treat and size the plastic materials configured to transform the plastic materials into additive material to be used, in particular, in iron and steel plants such as blast furnaces, electric arc furnaces or suchlike. The means to treat and size the plastic materials includes a dry system for cutting and/or grinding the plastic materials.
US11213829B2	High slurry density hydraulic disassociation system A comminution system for heterogeneous materials includes pumps, a source of liquid in fluid communication with the pumps, a source of heterogeneous material, a mixer to combine the heterogeneous material and the liquid, and nozzles in fluid communication with the pumps, respectively. The pumps are in straight-line alignment with the nozzles. The nozzles receiving the heterogeneous material combined with the liquid direct the combined slurry to an impact zone where the fractions of the heterogeneous material are disassociated.
US11213826B2	Cellular cassettes for the collection, storage, and analysis of biological samples Disclosed herein are cellular cassettes for the storage, collection, and analysis of biological samples. The cellular cassette can enable easy sample collection and sealing of microwell arrays with semi-permeable membrane for stable storage and future processing of single cells. Also disclosed herein are systems and kits comprising one or more described cassettes. The described cassettes, systems, and kits can be used to create barcoded, single-cell sequencing libraries. Further described herein are methods of using the cassettes, systems, and kits.
US11213824B2	Microfluidic device and methods This disclosure provides devices and methods for the isolation of single cells or particles of interest from a solution comprising a plurality of cells or a solution composed of a homogenous population of particles. Specifically, the present disclosure is directed to microfluidic devices and methods for analyzing cells in a sample. More specifically, the present disclosure provides droplet microfluidic devices and methods for using the same to obtain (trap), encapsulate, and retrieve (isolate) single cells or particles from a sample with improved efficiency.
US11213817B2	Digital microfluidic dilution apparatus, systems, and related methods Example methods, apparatus, systems for diluting samples are disclosed. An example method includes depositing a first fluid droplet on a first electrode of a plurality of electrodes. The first electrode has a first area. The first fluid droplet has a first volume associated with the first area. The example method includes depositing a second fluid droplet on a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes. The second electrode has a second area. The second fluid droplet has a second volume associated with the second area. The second volume is different than the first volume. The example method includes forming a combined droplet by selectively activating at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to cause one of the first fluid droplet or the second fluid droplet to merge with the other of the first fluid droplet or the second fluid droplet.
US11213809B2	Germanosilicate compositions of CIT-14 topology and methods of preparing and using the same The present disclosure is directed to novel germanosilicate compositions and methods of producing and using the same. In particular, this disclosure describes new germanosilicates of CIT-14 topology. The disclosure also describes methods of preparing and using these new germanosilicate compositions as well as the compositions themselves.
US11213808B2	Germanosilicate compositions of CIT-5 topology and methods of preparing the same The present disclosure is directed to novel germanosilicate compositions and methods of producing and using the same. Included among the new materials are the new germanosilicates of CIT-5 topology having Si:Ge ratios either in a range of from 3.8 to 5.4 or from 30 to 200, with and without added metal oxides. The disclosure also describes methods of preparing and using these new germanosilicate compositions as well as the compositions themselves.
US11213801B2	Methods and apparatus for producing activated carbon from biomass through carbonized ash intermediates Biomass combustion processes may be controlled to intentionally generate a carbon-containing ash, from which activated carbon is produced according to the methods disclosed. Some variations provide an economically attractive process for producing an activated carbon product, the process comprising combusting a carbon-containing feedstock to generate energy, combustion products, and ash, wherein the ash contains at least 10 wt % carbon; separating and recovering carbon contained in said ash; and further activating or treating the separated carbon, to generate an activated carbon product. Many process variations are disclosed, and uses for the activated carbon product are disclosed.
US11213798B2	Metallocene catalyst feed system for solution polymerization process Methods and systems for solution polymerization. The method can include forming a first mixture stream consisting essentially of at least one catalyst and a process solvent, and forming a second mixture stream consisting essentially of at least one activator and the process solvent. The first mixture stream and the second mixture stream can be fed separately to at least one reaction zone comprising one or more monomers dissolved in the process solvent where the at least one monomers can be polymerized within the at least one reaction zone in the presence of the catalyst, activator and process solvent to produce a polymer product.
US11213795B2	Corrosion-protected reformer tube with internal heat exchange A reformer tube for producing synthesis gas by steam reforming of hydrocarbon-containing input gases is proposed where an outer shell tube is divided by means of a separating tray into a reaction chamber and an exit chamber, a dumped bed of a steam-reforming-active solid catalyst is arranged in the reaction chamber, at least one heat exchanger tube is arranged inside the reaction chamber and inside the dumped catalyst bed, whose entry end is in fluid connection with the dumped catalyst bed and whose exit end is in fluid connection with the exit chamber, the exit end of the heat exchanger tube is fed through the separating tray and opens out into a corrosion-protected inner tube which is disposed in the interior of the shell tube and is in fluid connection with a collection conduit for the synthesis gas product, and a gas-permeable thermal insulation layer is arranged between the inner wall of the shell tube and the outer wall of the inner tube.
US11213792B2	Spiral-wound type gas separation membrane element, gas separation membrane module, and gas separation device A spiral-wound type gas separation membrane element includes a central tube and a laminate wound around the central tube. Laminate includes at least one structure where a feed-side flow path member, a gas separation membrane, and a permeate-side flow path member are superimposed in this order. Permeate-side flow path member has a thickness of 400 μm to 1300 μm. Gas separation membrane is a membrane where a hydrophilic resin composition layer, a porous layer, and a permeate-side surface layer are superimposed in this order. Permeate-side surface layer faces Permeate-side flow path member and has a Young's modulus of 20 MPa to 400 MPa.
US11213782B2	Air filter medium, air filter pack, and air filter unit An air filter medium includes a first porous PTFE membrane and a second porous PTFE membrane. The air filter medium (10) has a first main surface and a second main surface, and the first porous PTFE membrane and the second porous PTFE membrane are arranged so that an air flow moving from the first main surface to the second main surface passes through the first porous PTFE membrane and subsequently through the second porous PTFE membrane. A thickness of the first porous PTFE membrane is in the range of 4 to 40 μm and a specific surface area of the first porous PTFE membrane is 0.5 m2/g or less.
US11213780B2	Air filter with passivated filter life indicator An air filter including a visually uniform filter life indicator (30), the air filter (1) comprising: a conformable, unframed air filter media (10) that is installable on at least a portion of an upstream face (11) of a filter-support layer of an air-handling system, wherein the conformable, unframed air filter media comprises at least one passivated area (20) that provides a visually uniform filter life indicator of the air filter. Filter life indicators are used in order that aspects of the filtration performance of an air filter can be monitored.
US11213779B2	Low-gravity water capture device An apparatus to separate water droplets from an air stream includes an elongated tube having a first end and a second end. The elongated tube includes an opening at a first end of the elongated tube, the opening may be positioned to accept the air stream. A reservoir is positioned at a second end of the elongated tube. A helix structure is positioned within the elongated tube. The helix structure includes an upper surface, a lower surface arranged opposite the upper surface, an outer edge, and a variable pitch along a length of the elongated tube. The variable pitch may provide a variable interior angle between an inner wall of the elongated tube and the upper surface of the helix structure.
US11213766B1	Systems and methods for rehabilitating alcohol A method for rehabilitating alcohol, including placing a quantity of ethanol solution in a pressure-controllable environment, decreasing the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment to about 25 Torr, holding the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment at about 25 Torr for a first predetermined period of time, removing unwanted congeners, such as ethyl acetate, from the ethanol solution to yield a treated ethanol solution, and removing treated solution from the pressure-controllable environment.
US11213764B1	Kid play tunnel and storage method thereof A kid play tunnel comprises an elastic frame, a flexible tube coat, and sliding pipes. The elastic frame is in a spiral shape and comprises head sections and connecting sections connected with the head sections. Each head section of the elastic frame overlaps a respective portion of a corresponding connecting section of the elastic frame to form a frame ring. Each frame ring is closed and comprises a spiral end. The flexible tube coat is arranged on a whole section of the elastic frame. Two ends of the flexible tube coat are annular flexible sleeves. Each annular flexible sleeve is sleeved on a respective frame ring. The sliding pipes limit a circumferential sliding of the head sections with respect to the connecting section of the elastic frame. A diameter of each frame ring is reduced by a corresponding sliding pipe when the kid play tunnel is folded.
US11213762B1	Customizable toy figure including a book A customizable toy figure, including a body, and a toy book disposed on at least a portion of the body to entertain a user with at least one story, such that the toy book is oriented in a first direction toward at least a portion of the body.
US11213759B1	Gaming content storage based on gaming performance Systems and methods for managing storage of video game content based on video game performance. A level is identified from among a sequence of playable levels of an active video game. A video of the performance of the identified level of the active video game is recorded. A video game performance metric for the identified level is determined. A greatest value of the video game performance metric stored in a database is received. In response to determining that a current value of the video game performance metric for the identified level of the active video game does not exceed the greatest value of the video game performance metric stored in a database, the recording of the video of the performance of the level of the video game is deleted.
US11213758B2	Methods, systems, and devices for identifying a portion of video content from a video game for a player or spectator Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining portions of video content from a video game from video game server(s) associated with a video game provider, selecting a first portion of video content from the portions of the video content, and providing the first portion to device(s) associated with viewer(s). Each device presents the first portion of the video content. Further embodiments include obtaining popularity information from the device(s) according to feedback based on presenting the first portion of the video content to the device(s), determining that the popularity information satisfies a popularity threshold associated with the video content, determining a subject matter corresponding to the first portion of the video content, and identifying a second portion of the video content from the video game to be recorded according to the subject matter. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11213757B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program making it possible to further enhance entertainability. A play state recognition unit recognizes a play state of a game. The effect rendering unit performs image processing for adding an effect to an image representing the state of the commentator that makes a gaming commentary on the basis of the play state of the game recognized by the play state recognition unit. For example, a game status indicating predetermined information is displayed at a predetermined location on the game screen of the game in accordance with the play state of the game. The play state recognition unit analyzes the game status to recognize the play state of the game. The present technology can be applied to a video distribution service that distributes a video of a game screen, for example.
US11213753B2	Systems and methods for the generation of heatmaps The present specification describes systems and methods for efficiently generating scaled down versions of heatmaps that can be presented in real-time to a player. Data representative of events in a video game are recorded at occurring at one or more coordinates within a virtual geographical landscape of the video game. The virtual geographical landscape is divided into subsections to form a secondary map. Performance metrics are generated based on the data and assigned to at least one of the subsections based on the one or more coordinates. The heatmap is formed and displayed by generating a non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics and overlaying the non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics on the secondary map. Locations of the non-alphanumeric visual representation of the performance metrics is based on to which subsections the generated performance metrics was assigned.
US11213748B2	Content streaming with gameplay launch A system and method for launching gameplay from streaming content is provided. Information regarding media content may be stormed in memory. Such media content may have at least one or more trigger points and each trigger point may be associated with a set of game data specific to a gameplay scene within an interactive title. The media content may be streamed to a user device over a communication network. A selection of one of the at least one or more trigger points may be received over the communication network from the user device. Identifying the set of game data associated with the selected trigger point may be identified and the interactive title for gameplay may be launched by the user device based on the identified set of game data associated with the selected trigger point.
US11213741B2	Board game A method of playing a board game includes a game board arranged as a grid. The board is set up before play where certain playing squares include first or second indicia such that respective numbered tiles with matching indicia may be randomly placed on the certain playing squares. Players may then perform a series turns placing tiles having a third indicia on the board in a single straight line using at least one of the numbered tiles already placed on the board. The tiles must create one or more linear sequences wherein the sum of the numbered tiles within each linear sequence equals a predetermined value. Points are awarded to the player based at least in part on the number of linear sequences created during the turn. The winner may be the player with the highest total awarded points at the end of the game. Other aspects are also provided.
US11213738B1	Variable torsion skateboard truck apparatus and method of adjustment A skateboard truck that is adjusted for different amounts of torsional stiffness. The axle of the truck is tensioned to change the torsional stiffness of the truck. The truck includes a fork shaped structural arm having tongs on the distal end. The ends of the tongs include mounting for the axle which supports the wheels. The tension in the axle determines the amount of torsional stiffness. Additionally, the distance between the wheels is adjustable to affect the torsional stiffness.
US11213737B2	Figure skating boot with monocoque structure A figure skating boot has a monocoque structure formed of monocoque material including a sole portion to receive the foot thereon, inner and outer side wall portions, a heel cup portion about the heel, two ankle portions extending over the ankles, and front and rear mounting surfaces below the sole portion for connection to front and rear ends of a mounting frame, for example the mounting frame of a skate blade. A heel member is formed separately from the boot and is supported by the monocoque material to extend downwardly from the heel end of the sole portion so that the rear mounting surface is at the bottom of the heel member. Each ankle portion is joined to the respective side wall portion by a relief junction enabling the ankle portions of the monocoque structure to be flexed relative to the side wall portions of the monocoque structure.
US11213730B2	Golf club head with improved inertia performance A golf club head that is capable improving on the inertia properties of a golf club head all while also improving the Center of Gravity (CG) location is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention achieves a relative low Moment of Inertia (MOI) about the Z-axis (MOI-Z) as well as a relatively low MOI about the Shaft-axis (MOI-SA), all combined with a high MOI about the X and Y-axis (MOI-X and MOI-Y) and maintaining a consistently and relatively low CG location measured along a direction tangent to the hosel axis along the X-Y plane (CG-B).
US11213729B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a cover member, and a club head main body comprising a crown portion, a sole portion and a back-side outer rim portion. The club head main body is made of a first material. The club head main body is provided with a crown opening and a cutout. The cutout is made up of a first opening on the crown portion side and a second opening on the sole portion side, and these opening are connected with each other in the back-side outer rim portion. The width of the cutout and the contour length of the back-side outer rim portion in the top view of the club head are relative with each other. The cover member is made of a second material having a specific gravity lower than the first material. The crown cover closes the crown opening and the first opening. The sole cover closes the second opening.
US11213727B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion and a hosel portion. The head includes a head body formed by a metallic material and a cover member formed by a material having a rigidity lower than that of the metallic material forming the head body. The head body includes an opening and a beam part that extends so as to intersect the opening. The opening is covered by the cover member. The beam part includes an inward bending portion that is bent so as to project inward of the head. The head body includes bent portions located at respective two end portions of the beam part.
US11213714B2	Weightlifting device The invention relates to a weightlifting device comprising a longitudinally extending bar, the bar comprising at least one weight bearing section adapted for accommodating one or more free weights comprising an opening adapted for surrounding the weight bearings section. The weight bearing section comprises an end stop for the one or more free weights at a first end of the weight bearing section, a recess at or adjacent to a second opposite end of the weight bearing section and a free weight locking member for locking the free weights and for preventing the free weights from unintentionally falling off from the second end. The free weight locking member is movable in a longitudinal direction of the weight bearing section between the recess and at least one free weight locking position located between the recess and the end stop. The free weight locking member is further movable in a second direction at the recess between an immersed position and an elevated position, the immersed position being a position where the free weight locking member is completely, or at least mainly, immersed into the recess, and the elevated position being a position where the free weight locking member is elevated with respect to the immersed position and extends at least partly outside the recess.
US11213703B2	Tool and method for instertion of a probe for fit-testing filtering facepieces A device that can be used to insert a probe into a filtering facepiece for fit testing. The device preferably includes a holder for the probe; a handle to apply force directly or indirectly to the probe; magnets that assist with alignment of the holder and the handle during a process of inserting the probe into the filtering facepiece; and a spring that facilitates separation of the holder and the handle after insertion of the probe into the filtering facepiece. The holder may further include a puncturing device to facilitate insertion of the probe. The holder and the handle preferably are separate elements positioned opposite each other to apply force to the probe. In some aspects, the holder includes a piston for driving the probe into the filtering facepiece. The spring may surround the piston. The handle preferably includes a recess capable of holding a fastener for the probe. The magnet(s) may be of any shape and type, but preferably are torus shaped neodymium magnets. Also, associated techniques.
US11213702B1	Hygiene mask with seal forming structure A mask for use at an operating pressure substantially equal to atmospheric pressure includes a body with a three-dimensional shaped chamber that is configured to receive a user's mouth and nares and operate at the operating pressure. The mask also includes a seal forming structure with a nose seal portion that extends around at least a portion of the user's nares on an inferior side of the user's nose inferior to the user's nasal ridge, and a mouth seal portion that forms a seal at least partially around the user's mouth and between the user's chin and lip inferior. The nose seal portion is directly connected to the mouth seal portion. The mask also includes a positioning and stabilising structure to provide a force to hold the seal forming structure in position against the user.
US11213700B2	Brachytherapy afterloader device A brachytherapy afterloader device, comprises at least one transmit wire that is suitable for being inserted and driven in an advance or retract motion in an external first delivery channel and for delivering drive energy to a test field source, which is arranged at a distal end region of the transmit wire, for generating a magnetic test field; at least one receive wire that is suitable for being inserted and driven in an advance or retract motion in an external second delivery channel for a measurement of the magnetic test field, the receive wire having a transducer that is configured to detect magnetic-field changes in the magnetic test field; and a wire driving unit which is configured to controllably advance or retract the transmit wire and the receive wire in response to a corresponding test drive control signal.
US11213693B2	Light source for eye therapy and light emitting device having the same A light source for eye therapy configured to emit light having a wavelength range from about 380 nm to about 780 nm, and has a spectrum area that overlaps at least about 55% of an area of a normalized solar spectrum, in which a peak wavelength of light has a deviation equal to or less than about 0.14 from the normalized solar spectrum in a wavelength range from about 380 nm to about 490 nm.
US11213686B2	Systems and methods for patient activated capture of transient data by an implantable medical device Systems and methods are provided for managing patient activated capture of transient data by an implantable medical device (IMD). The systems and methods collect transient data using the IMD. The collected transient data is stored in a temporary memory section of the IMD. The IMD receives a patient activated storage request including activation information related to a patient designated trigger point from an external device. The IMD transfers a segment of the transient data from the temporary memory section to a long-term memory, wherein the segment of transferred transient data is based on the trigger point. The activation information includes an elapsed time corresponding to a duration of time between entry of the trigger point and issuance of the patient activated storage request by an external activation device.
US11213676B2	Delivery systems for VfA cardiac therapy An implantable medical device delivery system includes a delivery catheter including an elongated body with a first portion defining a first lumen and a second portion defining a second lumen. An angle is defined between a first axis and a second axis defined by the first and second portions, respectively. The second axis points toward the left ventricular (LV) apex of the patient's heart when the first axis points into the CS. The first portion or an elongated element may extend into the CS to anchor the delivery catheter to the orientation of the CS.
US11213673B2	Diffusion bonded lead connector A medical device lead connector includes electrically conducting contact rings spaced apart by an electrically insulating ring and in axial alignment. The electrically conducting contact ring and the insulating ring having an interface bond on an atomic level.
US11213672B2	Wound healing electrode set The set for the electrical stimulation of a patient, comprises a backing, at least one electrically active zone and a wire connected to said electrically active zone for connection to a stimulator. Said backing has the shape of a bandage or of a plaster.
US11213671B2	Electroporation system for controlled localized therapeutics delivery Embodiments of the present invention provide an electroporation system comprising an electroporation probe having at least two contiguous electrodes configured to be inserted into biological tissue for electroporation treatment, and a pulse generator electrically connected to the probe and configured to drive the electroporation probe using a sequence of one or more electric pulses to cause current transmission through the probe and induce a non-uniform electric field in the biological tissue proximate the probe electrodes. Treatment tissue can be targeted by controlling the probe configuration, carrier solution characteristics and parameters of the electroporation pulse sequence to achieve predictable electroporation outcomes. This electroporation control method can also reduce potentially toxic effects of electroporation treatment.
US11213669B2	Pinch clamp devices, methods, and systems A tube clamp closes a flexible tube by applying a pinching force to walls of the flexible tube. The clamp includes a housing connected to a circular flange, the circular flange including a tubular wall surrounding a central bore and including at least one slot in the tubular wall sized to accept the flexible tube. A pinching element is positioned inside the central bore and is rotatable about a central axis of the circular flange. The pinching element includes a pinching projection that has a cross-sectional shape bound by a partial circle, and the partial circle has a radius substantially same as an inner radius of the tubular wall.
US11213668B2	Male Luer with fluid path and vent path seals A needleless connector includes a body having a fluid path, a vent path, and a male fitting. The needleless connector also includes a valve disposed within the male fitting. The valve is configured to move between a first configuration, in which the fluid path is blocked, and a second configuration, in which the fluid path is open. The needleless connector further includes a seal disposed around the valve. The seal is configured to separate the fluid path from the vent path in the first and second configurations. Moving the valve from the first configuration to the second configuration also opens the vent path. The seal maintains the separation between the fluid path and the vent path when the valve moves from the first configuration to the second configuration.
US11213665B2	Angled microneedle cartridge A microneedling device includes a microneedle cartridge that extends needles at a predetermined angle, rather than perpendicular to the centerline of the device.
US11213664B2	Frictional trans-epithelial tissue disruption collection apparatus and method of inducing an immune response The invention relates to trans-epithelial frictionally abrasive tissue sampling devices for performing biopsies and methods of inducing an immune response against a pathogen, wherein epithelial cells containing the pathogen are disrupted with the frictionally abrasive tissue sampling device to introduce the pathogen into the bloodstream of a patient.
US11213662B2	Treatment of the ear Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.
US11213651B2	Biofilm prevention in catheter systems Method for preventing biofilm formation on at least one luminal surface of a catheter system (1). The catheter system (1) comprises a collection vessel (4) and a tube (3) coupled to the collection vessel (4). The catheter system (1) comprises a catheter connector (2, 20, 200) coupled to the tube (3) and connectable to a catheter (6). The method comprises the consecutive steps of connecting the catheter connector (2, 20, 200) to the catheter (6) and supplying a silicon oil to an interior (25, 205) of the catheter connector. A catheter assembly comprising a catheter connector (20) comprising a port (24) providing access to the interior (25) of the connector and a dispensing unit (50) containing a silicon oil. A catheter connector (200) comprising a reservoir (207) containing a silicon oil and a releasing mechanism (208) releasing the silicone oil into the interior (205) of the connector.
US11213648B2	Cushion member with engaging element A cushion member (10) is for use in a pressure support system (2) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The cushion member includes an annular body (12) comprising a first end (14) and a second end (16) disposed opposite the first end, the body defining a passage (18) therethrough; a sealing portion (20) extending from the second end of the body into the passage, the sealing portion having an outer surface (21) structured to sealingly engage about the airway of the patient and an inner surface (23) disposed opposite the outer surface; and a support portion (22,24) extending from the second end of the body into the passage and terminating at a distal end (26,28). The distal end of the support portion engages a portion of the body at or about the second end.
US11213646B2	Breathable respiratory mask A patient interface is disclosed which is comfortable for the user to wear and includes at least in part a moisture permeable or breathable area in the body of the patient interface. In another embodiment the patient interface is a strapless mask that is moulded to fit the contours of a user's face and maximise the mask-to-skin seal. An adhesive material is bonded to the mask cushion and is stamped in place to form substantially the same shape as the cushion such that it fits the facial contours of the user.
US11213638B2	Vapor provision system A cartomizer for a vapor provision system, the cartomizer including: a container for holding a reservoir of free liquid to be vaporized; an atomizing chamber; a porous wick extending from inside the container, through an aperture in a wall of the atomizing chamber, to inside the atomizing chamber in order to convey the liquid from the reservoir to the inside of the atomizing chamber for vaporization; and a resilient seal provided in the aperture to restrict the liquid from entering the atomizing chamber from the reservoir except by travelling along the wick.
US11213631B2	Protected needle assembly for a hypodermic needle There is provided a protected needle assembly. The assembly includes an outer barrel receiving a needle therethrough. The assembly includes an inner barrel resiliently biased to extend about the needle in a protected needle mode. The inner barrel is retractable into the outer barrel in a first instance to deploy the needle. The assembly includes a locking mechanism actuated upon the inner barrel moving towards the protected needle mode once more. The locking mechanism is configured to inhibit further retraction of the inner barrel thereafter.
US11213630B2	Injector for preventing accidental needle sticks The present invention relates to an injector for preventing accidental needle sticks comprising:—a cylinder extending along a longitudinal axis, an inner wall and an outer wall, the cylinder having an outlet at an outlet end opposite an actuating end and a finger grip on the outer wall, which finger grip is positioned between the outlet end and the actuating end,—a piston having a piston body and a deformable sealing element, which deformable sealing element abuts the inner wall of the cylinder at an abutting interface and seals an annular gap between the piston body and the inner wall of the cylinder when the piston is inserted in the cylinder,—a needle guard for mounting on the outside of the cylinder from the outlet end or the actuating end, which needle guard comprises a barrel with a mounting end opposite an operating end, the barrel having a slot for receiving the finger grip of the cylinder when the needle guard is mounted on the cylinder, which slot extends from the mounting end towards the operating end, wherein when the needle guard is mounted on the cylinder from the actuating end in a protective position, the barrel extends along the longitudinal axis and projects beyond the outlet end of the cylinder so that when a hypodermic needle is attached at the outlet end, the barrel protects a user from accidental needle sticks.
US11213629B2	Sensor for use with a drug delivery device An optical decoding system including an optical sensor integral with or attachable to a housing of a drug delivery device and configured to be directed at first and second rotatable components of a dose setting and dispensing mechanism of the drug delivery device and a processor configured to: (i) cause the optical sensor to capture images of the first and second rotatable components at least at the beginning and end of a medicament dose dispensing process; (ii) determine a rotational position of both the first and second rotatable components in each of the captured images; and (iii) determine from the rotational positions of the first and second rotatable components an amount of medicament delivered by the dose setting and dispensing mechanism of the drug delivery device.
US11213626B2	Autoinjector with stall and end point detection An autoinjector drug delivery device configured with a stall and endpoint detection algorithm is described that allows for variations in the fill of the drug, barrel, plunger, and other components. The stall or end point detection causes the autoinjector to stop an extrusion process.
US11213622B2	Usability features for integrated insulin delivery system Methods and systems for delaying alarms that include detecting an analyte level using an analyte sensor; and delaying the annunciation of an analyte alarm after the analyte level crosses an analyte threshold, wherein the delay is based on one or both of (1) a magnitude of difference between the analyte level and the analyte threshold and (2) a duration of time in which the analyte level has crossed the analyte threshold.
US11213619B2	Thermal management system and method for medical devices A medical device includes a housing, a power supply, a thermally conductive mounting clamp, a heat shield, and at least one fastener. The housing includes a handle. The power supply is disposed within the housing. The thermally conductive mounting clamp is attached to an outer surface of the housing. The heat shield is disposed within the housing adjacent to the power supply. The heat shield is disposed against at least one interior surface of the handle. The at least one fastener passes through at least one opening in the housing and is in thermally conductive contact with the thermally conductive mounting clamp. Heat generated by the power supply is configured to dissipate from the power supply, through the heat shield, through the at least one fastener, and into the thermally conductive mounting clamp.
US11213611B2	Cross-linked bioprosthetic tissue using bio-orthogonal binding pairs Methods for treating a bioprosthetic tissue and treated bioprosthetic tissue are described. The methods comprise contacting the biological tissue with an anchor compound, the anchor compound comprising first and second functional groups. The first functional group is reactive with and couples a tissue functional group associated with the biological tissue. The second functional group is one of a bio-orthogonal binding pair. The biological tissue coupled to the anchor compound is then exposed to a linking compound. The linking compound comprises at least two functional groups, each comprising the other one of the bio-orthogonal binding pair. In a preferred embodiment, the bio-orthogonal binding pair is an azide and an acetylene. The method can be performed in the presence of a catalyst, preferably a copper catalyst. Alternatively, the method can be performed in the absence of a catalyst, wherein the acetylene is incorporated in a ring-strained cyclic compound, such as cyclooctyne.
US11213608B2	Compositions including gelatin nanoparticles and methods of use thereof Described herein are gelatin nanoparticles including their use in a composition. The composition may comprise a plurality of gelatin nanoparticles, at least one polymer, and water. In some embodiments, the composition comprises cells. The composition may be in the form of a hydrogel. Methods of using such gelatin nanoparticles and/or compositions are also described.
US11213607B2	Cell purification and delivery using shear thinning gel The invention provides a cell binding composition comprising a shear thinning gel wherein the shear thinning gel having attached to it one or more cell selective binding agents, or the shear thinning gel having dispersed therein a plurality of gel beads, the gel beads having attached to them one or more cell selective binding agents. Methods of enriching cells using the compositions and using the cells to treat injury or disease are also provided.
US11213600B2	Electrical plug type fragrance liquid heating and diffusing device An electric plug type fragrance liquid heating and diffusing device includes an aroma bottle with a carrier having capillary pores for absorbing an aroma liquid, and a heater for heating the aroma liquid in the capillary pores of the carrier to dissipate the aromatic molecules into the outside air. When the aroma liquid is used up, the aroma bottle can be easily and rapidly detached for replacement. The aroma liquid absorbed by the carrier will not flow out of the carrier even if the aroma bottle is tilted or dumped during use or movement, ensuring safe use.
US11213596B2	Radiocontrast agents, scavenging methods, and scavenging system An imaging contrast composition comprising an iodinated contrast agent and a ligand secured to the iodinated contrast agent is disclosed, the ligand comprising a reactive group capable of bonding to a capture substrate. A method of removing iodinated radiocontrast agents from a patient is disclosed, the method comprising providing an iodinated radiocontrast agent containing a reactive group; providing a capture substrate for insertion into a patient's bloodstream; administering the iodinated radiocontrast agent to the patient; conducting procedure CT scan or procedure using fluoroscopy; and sequestering the iodinated radiocontrast agent on the capture substrate.
US11213594B2	Poly(histidine)-based micelles for complexation and delivery of proteins and nucleic acids Disclosed are compositions for delivering gene editing molecules to a cell. Exemplary compositions comprise a micelle assembled from a plurality of triblock copolymers, wherein each triblock copolymer having at least one hydrophobic block, at least one hydrophilic block, and at least one poly(L-histidine) block, wherein: the at least one poly(L-histidine) block complexes with the at least one gene editing molecule; and the at least one poly(L-histidine) block is capable of a pH dependent release of the at least one gene editing molecule.
US11213593B2	Sequence-specific cellular uptake of spherical nucleic acid nanoparticle conjugates Spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), consisting of densely packed, highly oriented polynucleotide strands attached to the surface of nanoparticles, are able to overcome the typical challenges of nucleic acid delivery. The present disclosure demonstrates that G-rich SNAs exhibit several-fold higher uptake into cells relative to SNAs rich in other nucleotides. This disclosure provides an effective strategy to maximize the intracellular delivery of SNAs, which is applicable to other nanoparticle systems, thus establishing an important design consideration for nanoparticle-based intracellular delivery of therapeutics.
US11213580B2	Mutant of L1 protein of human papillomavirus type 16 Provided are a mutated HPV16 L1 protein (or a variant thereof), a sequence encoding the same and a method for preparing the same, as well as a virus-like particle comprising the same. The protein (or variant thereof) and the virus-like particle are capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies against at least two types of HPV (e.g., HPV16 and HPV35, or HPV16, HPV35, and HPV31), and therefore can be used to prevent infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum. Also provided are a use of the above protein and virus-like particle in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition or vaccine for preventing infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.
US11213576B2	Vaccine comprising allogeneic T-cells The invention disclosed herein relates generally to immunotherapy and, more specifically, to the use of immunotherapy for treating tumors and pathogen infected tissues by first priming patients with allogeneic cells designed to be rejected by a Th1 mediated mechanism, then inducing necrosis or apoptosis in a tumor or pathogen infected lesion by methods such as cryotherapy, irreversible electroporation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy, ethanol chemoablation, microwave thermal ablation, radiofrequency energy or a combination thereof applied against at least a portion of the tumor or pathogen infected tissue, and then delivering one or more doses of allogeneic cells (e.g., Th1 cells) within or proximate to the tumor or pathogen-infected tissue in the primed patient. The present invention provides an immunotherapeutic strategy to develop de-novo systemic (adaptive) immunity to a tumor or pathogen.
US11213575B2	Cell-penetrating bacterial E3-ubiqitin-ligases for use in immunotherapy The present invention relates to cell-penetrating effector proteins of type III secretion system (T3SS)-containing bacteria of the genus Salmonella or Shigella and variants, fragments and immunomodulatory domains thereof, for use in immunotherapy. The present invention further relates to cell-penetrating effector proteins of type III secretion system (T3SS)-containing bacteria of the genus Salmonella or Shigella and variants, fragments and immunomodulatory domains thereof, for delivering cargo molecules into eukaryotic cells.
US11213553B2	Hypolipidemic effects of Bacillus coagulans Disclosed is the hypolipidemic potential of Bacillus coagulans. More specifically the invention discloses the cholesterol lowering potential of Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 and therapeutic/biological indications thereof.
US11213550B2	Cell preparation for treating cartilage tissue-related disorder To provide a spheroid-containing cell preparation exhibiting a high therapeutic effect for a cartilage tissue-related disorder as a treatment target. A prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a cartilage tissue-related disorder contains, as an effective ingredient, a spheroid including cultured mesenchymal stem cells.
US11213546B2	Methods to mobilize tissue resident cells for adoptive t cell therapy The present disclosure includes compositions, methods, and uses for a subset of T cells, SP T (TSP) cells, which display a quiescent (G0) phenotype. Aspects of the disclosure include methods for obtaining and mobilizing TSP cells in a subject. Other aspects include methods of adoptive cell transfer in a subject utilizing TSP cells.
US11213545B2	ECM hydrogel for treating esophageal inflammation Methods are disclosed for inhibiting esophageal inflammation in a subject, that include administering to the esophagus of the subject with esophageal inflammation a therapeutically effective amount of an extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel. Methods are also disclosed for reducing esophageal stricture. Compositions are disclosed that include an esophageal extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel.
US11213542B2	Method and agent for lowering total cholesterol levels and for improving blood lipid spectrum composition Lowering total cholesterol and improving of blood lipid spectrum composition as seen in a decrease of low and very low density lipoprotein levels, triglycerides and Lipoprotein a, and an increase in high density lipoproteins through taking fumarate and/or fumarates and B vitamins. The fumarate is any of fumaric acid, neutral or acidic sodium fumarate, potassium fumarate, ammonium fumarate, fumarate of a general formula Fum-Me-Fum.nH2O, where Fum—fumaric acid anion, Me—zinc, calcium or magnesium, n=0-8 or mixture of these. The B group can be B12, B6, B2, preferably, at least two of these. Preferably also including at least one amino acid from the following: glycine, L-glutamic acid and/or its salts, L-arginine and/or its salts, L-carnitine and/or its salts, asparagine and/or its salts. Preferably also succinic, citric or isocitric acid and/or their salts. Preferably also including other vitamins, fillers, ballast substances, flavors, colors, sugars, oils.
US11213537B2	Inhibition of autism spectrum disorder using ribosomal read-through compounds The present invention relates to the novel use of read-through compounds for use in the treatment and/or prevention of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
US11213531B2	High concentration formulation The present disclosure provides high concentration formulations of cortexolone-17α-propionate suitable for treating alopecia.
US11213529B2	Salt of substituted urea derivative and use thereof in medicine A salt of a substituted urea derivative of formula (I) and use thereof in the pharmaceutical field. Also, a pharmaceutical composition containing the salt or a combination thereof, and use of the salt or the pharmaceutical composition in the manufacture of a medicament for treating, remitting or preventing a disorder related to tyrosine kinase activity.
US11213523B2	Substituted pyrido[1,2-a]pyrrolo[1,2-d]pyrazines for treating viral infections Compounds for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are disclosed. The compounds have the following Formula (I): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L, R1, R5, W, X, Y1, Y2, and Z are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US11213522B2	Autoimmune-induced glutamatergic receptor dysfunction methods and treatments This invention provides a method of enhancing NMDAR-mediated neurotransmission in a disease associated with NMDAR antibody production, said method comprising administering an NMDAR agonist, an alanine-serine-cysteine transporter inhibitor, a D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, a glycine transport inhibitor or a combination thereof to said subject. This invention also provides a method of mitigating the severity of, mitigating the pathogenesis of, lowering the incidence of or treating a disease associated with NMDAR antibody production, said method comprising administering an agent, which is an NMDAR agonist, an alanine-serine-cysteine transporter inhibitor, a D-amino acid oxidase inhibitor, a glycine transport inhibitor or a combination thereof to said subject.
US11213513B2	Compositions and methods for promoting hair growth with Mpc1 inhibitors Provided herein are methods of accelerating, promoting, or restoring hair growth, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I). Also provided are compositions comprising the compound of formula (I).
US11213509B2	Compositions and methods for treating traumatic brain injury The present invention relates, in certain embodiments, to methods for preventing and/or treating neurodegenerative damage (e.g., secondary cascade of neurodegenerative damage) and improving functional outcomes (e.g., outcomes associated with cognitive, behavior and sensorimotor function) caused by traumatic brain injury using neuroprotective lipoyl compounds. The present invention also provides, in various embodiments, compositions for use in treating and/or preventing TBI in a subject in need thereof, compounds for use in the manufacture of a medicament for treating and/or preventing TBI in a subject in need thereof, and methods of preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing secondary brain damage caused by TBI.
US11213507B2	MRSA biofilm inhibition Provided is a darwinolide compound having a previously undescribed carbon skeleton and the crystalline form thereof. Also provided are processes of isolating darwinolide, compositions comprising darwinolide, and methods of treating infection, such as a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection.
US11213506B2	Combination therapy for the treatment or prevention of tumours The present invention relates to a combination therapy for tumours comprising the administration of an epoxytigliane compound and an immune checkpoint inhibitor. In particular embodiments, there is a method of treating a tumour and/or treating or preventing one or more bystander tumours with the therapy. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing epoxytigliane compounds and immune checkpoint inhibitors are also described.
US11213505B2	Product based on iron bis-glycinate chelate and alginic acid and/or water-soluble salts thereof, formulations thereof, and pharmaceutical uses thereof The object of the present invention is a product obtainable by spray-drying an aqueous solution comprising iron bis-glycinate chelate and alginic acid and/or water-soluble salts thereof, preferably sodium alginate, potassium alginate and/or magnesium alginate, the use of said product for the prevention and/or treatment of anaemia, preferably sideropenic anaemia, in humans, the pharmaceutical formulations containing it, and the use of said formulations for the prevention and/or treatment of anaemia, preferably sideropenic anaemia, in humans.
US11213494B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of pervasive development disorders A method of treating a pervasive development disorder in a subject includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an NMDAR antagonist, with an intermittent dosing regimen.
US11213480B1	Phenylephrine hydrochloride ready-to-use solution This invention relates to a dilute, ready-to-use solution of phenylephrine hydrochloride having improved stability and utility. In a particular embodiment, the formulation consists of an injectable form of phenylephrine hydrochloride with edetate disodium chelating agent in place of any sodium metabisulfite antioxidants to improve the solution's ability to remain stable and active in a dilute state after prolonged storage. This invention also relates to a form for injection of the solution that includes packaging the solution in a single-use container, as well as a form for containing the ready-to-use solution in a sterile, sealed container. Lastly this invention relates to methods of making the injectable solution for use in a single-use container, as well as for containment in a sterile, sealed container.
US11213474B2	Cosmetic agent for temporary deformation of keratinic fibers using polymer combination II The application describes a cosmetic agent for temporary deformation of keratinic fibers. The cosmetic agent includes, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, a) at least one copolymer A formed from at least one monomer A1 selected from acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and at least one monomer A2 selected from acrylic acid esters and/or methacrylic acid esters, b) at least one cationic polymer B different from copolymer A selected from cationic guar derivatives, c) at least one polymer C different from copolymer A and polymer B, selected from cationic cellulose derivatives, and d) at least one propellant.
US11213470B2	Compositions for treating the hair The disclosure relates to compositions for treating keratinous substrates, such as the hair, comprising at least one monoamine and at least one carboxylic acid, as well as systems and methods for treating keratinous substrates with the compositions.
US11213463B2	Oil-in-water type cosmetic composition An oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic and a method of making can be prepared in a system not containing a silicone and is surprisingly produced without a wet-type dispersion apparatus by using a specific combination of the oil component constituting the oily phase and a hydrophobizing agent for a hydrophobized powder. The composition includes an aqueous phase; an oily phase dispersed in the aqueous phase; and a powder dispersed in the oily phase. The oily phase comprises (a) volatile hydrocarbon oil and (b) non-volatile hydrocarbon oil in a combined amount of 40% by mass or more with respect to the total oil content, wherein the blending ratio of (b) non-volatile hydrocarbon oil to (a) volatile hydrocarbon oil, [(b)/(a)], is within a range of 0 to 2.5, and the powder comprises a powder having a surface hydrophobized by a treatment with a metallic soap consisting of a higher fatty acid and a divalent metal or a composite treatment with a higher fatty acid and a divalent metal hydroxide.
US11213456B2	Apparatus for providing instant access to a medical vial and a method for using the same A sealing device for a medication vial which is highly efficient and easy to use. The sealing device comprises a valve and a compressible stopper. Fitted vertically on top the valve and stopper is a coupling portion. When a syringe is coupled to the sealing device, the syringe compresses the stopper which in turn exposes an aperture defined in a central neck portion of the valve. As medication is withdrawn from the vial, the medication enters the valve and travels through the central neck where it then exits through its open apertures and subsequently into the syringe itself. As the syringe is withdrawn, the stopper is allowed to expand or relax which again closes the apertures defined within the central neck of the valve, thereby ceasing the flow of medication through the sealing device.
US11213455B2	Method for facilitating control of a bathing unit system and control panel implementing same A method and a control panel are described for facilitating the control of a bathing unit system so that the bathing unit system is caused to transition between operating in accordance with a first operational mode to operating in accordance with a second operational mode. A control signal is generated in response to a unitary user input event performed by a user at a control panel of the bathing unit system, the control signal conveying an ambiance activation command associated with a specific ambience setting, the generation of the control signal comprising selecting the specific ambience setting from a set of ambience settings stored in a memory device. The control signal is then transmitted from the control panel to the controller over a communication link where it is processed to cause the bathing unit system to transition from being in the rest mode to operating in accordance with the specific ambience setting. The method and a control panel may allow simplifying the control of the bathing unit system in order to achieve a desired total effect by allowing a user to cause the bathing unit to operate in accordance with an ambience setting by way of a unitary user input event performed at the control panel.
US11213454B1	Method to provide real-time feedback and coaching to augment cardiac rescue A method to provide real-time feedback and coaching to augment cardiac rescue by a rescuer. The rescuer would typically be attempting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or administering an electrical shock from a defibrillator. The method includes steps of providing a computer, a data-generation device, a cuing device, using the data-generation device, and activating the cuing device. Optional steps include: attaching an article to the rescuer, providing a stationary component, using the camera to provide data to the computer; recording data from the use of a defibrillator; and combining data from the use of a defibrillator and the data on a rate of cardio pulmonary resuscitation and depth of chest compression by the rescuer with video data from the camera to produce combined data, which will be available for after-action review.
US11213451B2	Mask having massage function and mask system including same The present invention relates to a mask having a massage function and a mask system including the same. According to the present invention, the mask having the massage function comprises: a mask body; and a massage unit coupled to the mask body, wherein the massage unit includes: a massage pad; and a pad driving part for allowing the massage pad to move in one direction while pressing the skin of a user.
US11213450B2	Travel motion assist device Provided is a travel motion assist device capable of assisting a travel motion of a user without causing any discomfort, and has a high level of versatility. A travel motion assist device includes an assist drive unit configured to be worn on a prescribed joint of the user required for the travel motion of the user, and to be driven in a corresponding manner, a torso motion detection unit configured to be worn on a torso of the user, and to detect the displacement of a center of gravity C indicating the movement of the torso, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the assist drive unit, wherein the control unit estimates a phase of the travel motion of the user according to a detection result of the torso motion detection unit, and drives the assist drive unit at a prescribed phase.
US11213448B2	Rotation lockout for surgical support Devices, systems, and methods for patient support include arrangement of a patient support top for rotation and a rotation lockout assembly for selectively blocking against rotation of the patient support top.
US11213445B2	Patient positioning device A patient positioning device including a pivot rod configured with a first portion extending in a first direction, and a second portion extending in a second direction substantially laterally from a top end of the first portion, a clamp portion configured to be coupled to a portion of a medical bed, and having a receiving portion configured to receive and clamp the first portion of the pivot rod in place such that the pivot rod is adjustable along and about an axis of the first direction when not clamped, and a swivel plate coupled to a distal end of the second portion of the pivot rod and configured such that the swivel plate is rotatable about another axis offset from, and substantially parallel to, the axis of the first direction, wherein the swivel plate is configured to provide support to maintain a patient in a desired position.
US11213436B2	Substrates having repeating patterns of apertures for absorbent articles The present disclosure is directed to substrates or topsheets having repeating patterns of apertures for absorbent articles. Each of the repeat units comprises at least three apertures.
US11213434B2	Method for deforming a web A process for deforming a web is disclosed. The steps include forming a plurality of microscopic aberrations in a first layer and/or second layer of a precursor web. The microscopic aberrations comprising sidewalls and an aperture disposed at a distal end of the sidewalls. The first layer extends laterally outboard more than the second layer. The precursor web is advanced to a forming unit. The plurality of macroscopic features is simultaneously formed in the precursor web, including first and second features; the first features are disposed in an area of overlap between the first and second layer; the second features are disposed in an area laterally outboard of the second layer; the microscopic aberrations extend in a first direction from the precursor web; the first and second features extend in a second direction from the precursor web; and wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.
US11213433B2	Carpal tunnel wrist brace A brace for treating or preventing carpal tunnel injury includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body includes a forearm support at the proximal end and a wrist support coupled to the forearm support by a neck portion. The wrist support includes a first palmar strap support. A first member and a second member extend from the wrist support towards the distal end. The body also includes a distal palmar support, a proximal palmar aperture, a palm band having a second palmar strap support, and a palmar strap. The palmar strap extends across a portion of the back of the hand and over a purlicue of the hand.
US11213428B2	Ophthalmic docking system with 3-dimensional automatic positioning using magnetic sensing array A magnetic positioning system and related method for automated or assisted eye-docking in ophthalmic surgery. The system includes a magnetic field sensing system on a laser head and a magnet on a patient interface to be mounted on the patient's eye. The magnetic field sensing system includes four magnetic field sensors located on a horizontal plane for detecting the magnetic field of the magnet, where one pair of sensors are located along the X direction at equal distances from the optical axis of the laser head and another pair are located along the Y direction at equal distances from the optical axis. Based on relative magnitudes of the magnetic field detected by each pair of sensors, the magnetic field sensing system determines whether the patient interface is centered on the optical axis. The system controls the laser head to move toward the patient interface until the latter is centered on the optical axis.
US11213423B2	Proximal mounting of temperature sensor in intravascular temperature management catheter An intravascular temperature management catheter includes a shaft through which working fluid can circulate to and from a proximal location on the shaft. The catheter extends from a connector hub. At least one heat exchange member is supported by a distal part of the shaft or other part of the catheter to receive circulating working fluid from the proximal location. A temperature sensor is supported on the catheter for generating a temperature signal representative of blood temperature to a control system. The temperature sensor includes first and second conductive leads having respective first and second distal segments on or in the catheter shaft. The first and second distal segments are arranged to be in thermal contact with blood flowing past the catheter when the catheter is disposed in a blood vessel of a patient. Also, the temperature sensor includes a joining body connected to proximal segments of the first and second leads. The joining body may be supported in the hub or in another location proximal to the first and second conductive leads.
US11213399B2	Revision prosthesis shaft for a revision joint endoprosthesis The invention relates to a revision prosthesis shaft of a revision joint endoprosthesis for anchoring in an elongate bone (9), in particular femur. The surface is designed for adhesive agent-free fastening in the proximal epimetaphysis (91) and the diaphysis (92) of the bone. According to the invention, a distal epimetaphyseal extension (2) is provided at the far end of the shaft (12), the tip of which extension reaches into the distal epimetaphysis (93) of the bone. The extension (2) is designed for fastening in the distal epimetaphysis (93) by means of an adhesive agent (3), in particular bone cement. The invention combines the advantages of cement-free fastening, namely of the shaft in itself in the diaphysis (92), with the advantages of cemented fastening, namely of the extension in the distal epimetaphysis (93). Even in difficult cases in which sufficient hold previously could not be achieved for lack of fastening distance in the diaphysis, stable anchoring can thus be achieved. This increases the safety and longevity of the revision. The invention further relates to a corresponding implantation method.
US11213396B2	Modular variable blade augment A modular variable blade augment including an augment component and a blade component. The blade component includes a buttress portion and a neck portion, with the neck portion having a body segment and a face segment that is contoured for mating engagement with an outer surface of the acetabular shell. The augment component has a first opening sized and shaped to receive insertion of the body segment, and which is also sized to accommodate selective adjustment of linear and angular orientations of the blade component relative to the augment component when the body segment is positioned in the first opening. Additionally, the body segment has a length that is sized to facilitate direct contact of the face segment with the acetabular shell when the modular variable blade augment is in an assembled configuration. Further, cement can be injected into the internal cavity to unitize the connection between the acetabular shell and the blade component.
US11213391B2	Systems and methods for heart valve therapy Prosthetic heart valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native heart valve. Deployment systems and methods for using the deployment systems described herein facilitate implanting a two-part prosthetic heart valve that is arranged in a nested configuration during the transcatheter delivery and deployment processes.
US11213386B2	Endovascular prosthetic heart valve replacement A prosthetic aortic valve intended for native or valve-in-valve within bioprostheses includes an expandable support scaffold and valve leaflets disposed within an upper leaflet portion of the support scaffold. The valve leaflets within the upper portion may be located within the annulus (intravalvular), above the annulus, or above the native or prosthetic leaflets (supravalvular). The valve within a previously implanted degenerated heart valve such that a base or lower portion of the replacement valve is within the previously implanted valve and the upper portion is expanded within the aorta, the internal area of the valve can be increased and the hemodynamics of the valve improved. Alternatively, the valve may include separate upper and lower portions allowing the portions to be implanted sequentially and the length and other characteristics of the valve to be adjusted based on patient anatomy and condition.
US11213376B2	Reduced form factor oral irrigator An oral irrigator has a removable reservoir defining a reservoir cavity, a base unit housing a motor and a pump, and a handle for directing fluid flow from the pump removably connected to the base unit and fluidly coupled to the pump by a hose. The handle has a housing defining a slot formed in an outer wall of the housing. The slot is bounded by two opposing walls spaced apart from each other and a transverse wall at a terminal interior end of the opposing walls. The outer wall of the housing is open to the slot at lateral sides of the two opposing walls and at a base end of the opposing walls opposite the transverse wall.
US11213371B2	Scan abutment having an enlarged scan surface The invention relates to a scan abutment (2) for determination of the position of the plane of the front face (1.1) of a dental endosseous implant (1), wherein the abutment (2) has a longish, hollow shaft (4) and a base (3) at the bottom side (4.2) of the shaft (4), and the base (3) with at least a part of its bottom side (8.2) is attachable onto the front face (1.1) of the implant (1), wherein the base (3) has a recess (9) extending from the upper side (8.1) to the lower side (8.2) of the base (3), wherein the longish, hollow shaft (4) has from a side wall (10) having at least one through hole (5a) at its outer periphery, wherein the through hole of the side wall (10) extends from the bottom side (4.2) of the shaft (4) to the upper side (4.1) of the shaft, thereby forming a planar surface (6) in the plane (12) between shaft (4) and base (3).
US11213369B2	Multilayer polymer sheets Multilayer polymer sheets are provided, as well as related methods, systems, and appliances.
US11213368B2	Reconstruction of non-visible part of tooth A computer-implemented method for modeling a complete tooth of a patient to facilitate dental and/or orthodontic treatment. The method includes generating a first set of digital data representing a clinical crown; generating a second set of digital data representing a plurality of digital tooth models of a particular tooth type each having a first parameterization; processing the second set of digital data to obtain a third set of digital data representing an average tooth model of the particular tooth type having a second parameterization which is less than the first parameterization; fitting the third set of digital data to the first set of digital data to create a set of digital data representing an interim tooth model; and morphing the set of digital data representing the interim tooth model to substantially mimic the anatomical shape of the clinical crown of the first set of digital data.
US11213364B2	Image guided motion scaling for robot control A image guided motion scaled surgical robotic system (160) employs a surgical robotic arm (168) and an image guided motion scaled surgical controller (162). In operation, responsive to an input signal indicative of a user defined motion of the surgical robotic arm (168) within an anatomical region, the image guided motion scaled surgical controller (162) controls an actuated motion of the surgical robotic arm (168) within the anatomical region based on a map (164) of a motion scale delineated within an imaging of the anatomical region.
US11213360B2	Systems and methods for utilizing augmented jacobian to control manipulator joint movement Devices, systems, and methods for providing commanded movement of an end effector of a manipulator while providing a desired movement of one or more joints of the manipulator. Methods include augmenting a Jacobian so that joint movements calculated from the Jacobian perform one or more auxiliary tasks and/or desired joint movements concurrent with commanded end effector movement, the one or more auxiliary tasks and/or desired joint movements extending into a null-space. The auxiliary tasks and desired joint movements include inhibiting movement of one or more joints, inhibiting collisions between adjacent manipulators or between a manipulator and a patient surface, commanded reconfiguration of one or more joints, or various other tasks or combinations thereof. Such joint movements may be provided using joint velocities calculated from the pseudo-inverse solution of the: augmented Jacobian. Various configurations for systems utilizing such methods are provided herein.
US11213357B2	Selected image acquisition technique to optimize specific patient model reconstruction A system and a method are disclosed that allow for generation of a model or reconstruction of a model of a subject based upon acquired image data. The image data can be acquired in a substantially mobile system that can be moved relative to a subject to allow for image acquisition from a plurality of orientations relative to the subject. The plurality of orientations can include a first and final orientation and a predetermined path along which an image data collector or detector can move to acquire an appropriate image data set to allow for the model of construction.
US11213352B2	Surgical laser systems and laser lithotripsy techniques A surgical laser system includes a first laser source, a second laser source, a beam combiner and a laser probe. The first laser source is configured to output a first laser pulse train comprising first laser pulses. The second laser source is configured to output a second laser pulse train comprising second laser pulses. The beam combiner is configured to combine the first and second laser pulse trains and output a combined laser pulse train comprising the first and second laser pulses. The laser probe is optically coupled to an output of the beam combiner and is configured to discharge the combined laser pulse train.
US11213346B2	System and method for selectively energizing catheter electrodes The present invention is directed to a system, a method and a catheter that provide improved ablation capabilities and improved energy efficiency by selectively energizing catheter electrodes on the basis of impedance measurements. In particular, the invention is directed to the selective energization of catheter radial electrodes that together with a tip electrode form a generally continuous tissue contact surface, wherein the selection is made on the basis of impedance measurement as an indication of the amount of tissue contact of each radial electrode.
US11213343B2	Ablation catheter with dedicated fluid paths and needle centering insert An irrigated needle electrode ablation catheter has a distal tip section with a tip electrode, a needle electrode assembly longitudinal movable relative to the catheter, and a needle centering insert in a channel in the tip electrode. The assembly has a proximal tubing and a distal needle electrode, and the insert supports the needle electrode in the channel at a predetermined separation distance from the tip electrode while enabling irrigation to flow circumferentially around the needle electrode through the channel and exit at the distal end of the tip electrode. The catheter also provides a first dedicated fluid pathway through the assembly and exits at the distal end of the needle electrode, and a second dedicated fluid pathway to supply fluid to the channel in the tip electrode, wherein the second pathway is defined by a guide tube and directed by a plunger member.
US11213342B2	Surgical instrument and connector A surgical instrument includes: a handpiece; a movable member configured to transmit a driving force to a treating member to treat a subject by moving relatively to the handpiece; and a connector arranged inside the handpiece, and including a strip to apply a pressing force to the movable member. The movable member includes a first conductive portion formed therein. The connector includes a second conductive portion formed on the strip. The second conductive portion abutting against the first conductive portion to connect the movable member and the handpiece electrically. The second conductive portion of the connector is a molded interconnect device constituting a three-dimensional circuit.
US11213341B2	Bovie adapter for rotational control and fixation An adapter for an electrosurgical instrument includes a socket and a stabilizer extending from the socket. The socket includes a mounting surface having a geometry arranged and disposed to accept a distal end of the electrosurgical instrument, and at least one retaining surface, which arranged and disposed to interact with a conformation of the electrosurgical instrument when the socket is mounted onto the electrosurgical instrument such that the socket mounts non-rotatably.
US11213339B2	Spinal tissue ablation apparatus, system, and method Flexible apparatus for ablating unhealthy spinal tissue. A housing includes a distal end and a proximal end. Multiple thermocouples mounted on the housing measure spinal tissue temperatures at locations between the proximal end and the distal end. A sensor measures spinal tissue impedance. The measured spinal tissue impedance corresponds to various physical state data of the spinal tissue. The spinal tissue impedance and the spinal tissue temperatures are displayed to the surgeon, enabling the surgeon to determine with certainty the location of the unhealthy spinal tissue, and to exercise control over the ablation apparatus. Nerve stimulation by IMP/STM switch system to detect nerve responses before and after treatment.
US11213334B2	Bone fracture fixation device with transverse set screw and aiming guide A bone fixation device for treatment of a bone fracture includes a fixation screw defining a transverse opening, a fixation arm configured for inserting the fixation screw through a bone fracture, a set screw, and an aiming arm configured for inserting the set screw into the transverse opening and engagement with the fixation screw. The set screw stabilizes the fixation screw.
US11213320B2	Uterine manipulator with detachable cup and locking occluder A uterine manipulator includes a handle and a central shaft that extends distally from the handle. The central shaft includes a distal end portion supporting a balloon. The central shaft also supports a cervical cup. An occluder shaft is slidably supported on the central shaft. A non-inflatable plug is secured to the occluder shaft and configured to move with the occluder shaft as the occluder shaft slides along the central shaft.
US11213317B2	Tools and methods for vaginal access Trocar components and methods of use are described, wherein the trocar components are configured to provide access to intraperitoneal space via the rectouterine pouch to surgical tools, which optionally include one or more surgical robot members. The surgical tools are optionally 5 mm or more in diameter. In some embodiments, a cannula part has a lumen sized to provide to a plurality of the surgical tools simultaneous transvaginal access to the intraperitoneal space via the rectouterine pouch. In some embodiments, an incision sized to receive a distal aperture of the cannula is created, optionally using one or two dilators. The dilators are sized to create (optionally starting from a puncture by a needle 2 mm in diameter or less) an oblong aperture. In some embodiments, the oblong aperture is at least twice as wide across a long diameter as across a short diameter.
US11213315B2	Method and apparatus for a medical guidance device Medical guidance device capable of improving precision and accuracy of medical surgery by ensuring accurate and consistent placement of the medical guidance device, as well as communication with surgery planning software and/or three-dimensional spatial software to determine insertion of the needle into the patient.
US11213312B2	Methods of reciprocation in a surgical shaver Disclosed herein is a medical device. The medical device includes a blade tube section, a motor, and a mechanical arrangement. The blade tube section includes an outer blade tube, inner blade tube, and a cutting window at a distal end of the blade tube section. The motor is offset from a central axis of the blade tube section. The mechanical arrangement is between the inner blade tube and the motor.
US11213308B2	Paranasal sinus medical device and uses thereof The present disclosure generally relates to the field of medical devices for treatment and diagnosis of paranasal sinus conditions and methods of using same. There is disclosed a device having a hollow shaft configured to be inserted into a paranasal sinus through a natural opening thereof. The hollow shaft is shaped/configured to reach a treatment area within the paranasal sinus.
US11213307B2	Retrieval systems and methods for use thereof The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US11213305B2	System and method for association of a guiding aid with a patient tissue A guide for placing a landmark(s) in a patient tissue comprises a central portion defining at least one guiding bore configured to receive and guide a tool for placing the at least one landmark in the patient tissue. Extended portions project away from the central portion, each of the extended portions having respective lower base surfaces contoured to mate with the patient tissue, at least the respective lower base surfaces being customized as a function of preoperative imaging of the patient tissue, whereby the guide is specific to the patient.
US11213299B2	Articulating endoscopic surgical clip applier An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue is provided and includes a handle assembly and a shaft assembly. The handle assembly includes a drive assembly; and a trigger operatively connected to the drive assembly. The shaft assembly extends from the handle assembly and includes an articulating neck assembly; and an end effector assembly supported on a distal end of the articulating neck assembly and being configured to form a surgical clip in place on the body tissue.
US11213297B2	Atrial appendage occluder capable of entering half-released state by means of pushing head-end fiber An atrial appendage occluder capable of entering a half-released state by means of pushing a head-end fiber comprises: an occlude body (1); a head-end control fiber (2); and a tail-end control fiber (3). A head end of the occluder body (1) is connected to one end of the head-end control fiber (2) by means of a head-end threaded bushing (4). A tail end of the occluder body (1) is connected to one end of the tail-end control fiber (3) by means of a tail-end threaded bushing (5). The tail-end control fiber (3) is in the form of a hollow column. The other end of the head-end control fiber (2) sequentially passes through the tail-end threaded bushing (5) and the tail-end control fiber (3). The occluder body (1) is in a woven-net support structure, and has a shape preconfigured to match the structure of an atrial appendage after the occluder body (1) has been fully released. The occluder body (1) is in the form of a strip and disposed in an outer sheath (6) before being released. The occluder body (1) is in a half-release state after being pushed out of the outer sheath (6). The diameter of the occluder body (1) is changed by pushing or pulling the head-end control fiber (2, 3). The atrial appendage occluder can adjust its location in the atrial appendage, such that the occluder can be released precisely in a preset location.
US11213296B2	Devices and methods for reshaping blood vessels Veins and other blood vessels may be reshaped by introducing an implant through the vessel walls with anchors positioned on opposite sides of the wall. The anchors typically include an elongate body having coils or other anchors formed therein. The implants may be delivered percutaneously using a cannula which can hold the anchor externally or internally. The methods and devices are useful in treating a dorsal vein to reduce blood flow in patients suffering from erectile dysfunction.
US11213290B2	Methods and systems for double loop stitching In a method for providing a double loop stitch, a needle assembly having a first needle portion and a second needle portion that is removably connected to the first needle portion is provided. Opposing ends of a thread are connected to the needle portions, forming a loop that is placed around a sewing material. The needle assembly is inserted through the sewing material at an insertion point. The thread is then partially pulled through the sewing material at the insertion point such that a pair of loops of thread, separated by the insertion point, remain adjacent a first face of the sewing material. The needle portions are then separated and are passed around opposite sides of the sewing material from adjacent a second face back adjacent the first face. Each needle portion is then passed through one of the loops. The loops are then cinched and locked in place.
US11213282B2	Implant, medical implant, and method for delivery of a medical implant An intravascular delivery device is disclosed comprising a delivery wire having a proximal and a distal end and an interior lumen extending there between and wherein said distal end comprises a connection interface adapted to matingly interlock with a proximal end portion of a medical implantable device, wherein said delivery device comprises a locking unit arranged to secure said connection interface in a locking position in which said medical implant is pivotably locked before a controlled release.
US11213280B2	Biopsy device having a linear motor drive A biopsy device includes a first cannula driver connected to a first cannula and a second cannula driver connected to a second cannula. The first cannula driver has a first rack member and a flange. The second cannula driver has a second rack member. A drive assembly has a linear motor drive, a transmission assembly, a switching motor drive, and an electrical controller circuit. The electrical controller circuit is configured to execute program instructions to selectively operate the linear motor drive and the switching motor drive. The transmission assembly has a gear assembly drivably coupled to the switching motor drive and configured to releasably engage at least one of the first rack member of the first cannula driver and the second rack member of the second cannula driver. A coupler member is connected to the linear motor drive, and is configured to engage the flange of the first cannula driver.
US11213274B2	Ultrashield devices and methods for use in ultrasonic procedures Devices and method are provided for ultrasound transmission without the need for external couplants, such as gels, which are typically used in conventional ultrasound procedures. In particular, ultrashields are provided for use with ultrasound probes, wherein the ultrashields have specialized layers to provide an uninterrupted pathway of acoustic conductance from the probe to the surface of the body throughout the procedure while introducing minimal to no attenuation of ultrasound wave transmission. In addition, combinations of ultrashields and probe covers are provided to provide additional features such as a microbial barrier.
US11213271B2	Radiation imaging system, information terminal, radiation imaging method, and computer-readable storage medium A radiation imaging system, including: a radiation imaging unit configured to perform radiation imaging and generate radiation image data based on detected radiation; and an image processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the radiation image data to generate a first image and capable of transmitting the first image to an information terminal, wherein the radiation imaging unit is configured to subject the radiation image data to second image processing to generate a second image and transmit the second image to the information terminal.
US11213266B2	Systems, methods, and devices for multi-energy x-ray imaging A system can have an x-ray source that generates a series of individual x-ray pulses for multi-energy imaging. A first x-ray pulse can have a first energy level and a subsequent second x-ray pulse in the series can have a second energy level different from the first energy level. An x-ray imager can receive the x-rays from the x-ray source and can detect the received x-rays for image generation. A generator interface box (GIB) controls the x-ray source to provide the series of individual x-ray pulses and synchronizes detection by the x-ray imager with generation of the individual x-ray pulses. The GIB can control x-ray pulse generation and synchronization to optimize image generation while minimizing unnecessary x-ray irradiation.
US11213264B2	Positron emission tomography systems and methods A positron emission tomography (PET) assembly includes an annular housing and an annular scintillator disposed within the annular housing. The annular scintillator includes an annular, substantially continuous crystal scintillator tube configured to absorb ionizing radiation and to emit light energy. A plurality of photo detectors are annularly disposed around the annular scintillator within the annular housing and configured to detect the emitted light energy.
US11213262B2	Collimator and detector based medical imaging systems A medical imaging system includes a first collimator configured to filter radiation emitted from a subject, a first detector configured to detect radiation that has passed through the first collimator, a second collimator configured to filter radiation emitted from the subject, wherein the first collimator partially blocks a field of view (FOV) of the second collimator, and a second detector configured to detect radiation that has passed through the second collimator.
US11213250B2	Apparatus and method for conducting electroencephalography A disposable apparatus for electroencephalography measurement on a human subject is provided. The disposable apparatus for electroencephalography measurement may be securely attached to the subject's head without attachment gel contacting the subject' scalp. A transparent body is provided for easy placement of electrodes. Methods to use the apparatus for electroencephalography measurement are also provided.
US11213247B2	Generation and personalization of a statistical breast model An image processing system, comprising an input interface (IN) for receiving a plurality of input images acquired of test objects. The system further comprises a material type analyzer (MTA) configured to produce material type readings at corresponding locations across said input images (IM(CH)). A statistical module (SM) of the system is configured to determine based on said readings an estimate for a probability distribution of material type for said corresponding locations.
US11213244B2	Collection of medical data A system and method for assessing a patient's balancing ability in order to facilitate ascertaining the patient's current medical status. The system includes a balance plate for measuring the meter of gravity dynamic weight distribution in combination with a sensor for measuring the patient's fine motor skills.
US11213243B2	Method for detecting QRS complex, electrocardiogram detection device and readable storage medium A QRS complex detection method is provided. The method includes collecting an ECG signal and filtering the ECG signal by using at least one preset filter. The filtered ECG signal is processed using a dual-slope method. Once R wave peak is detected from the processed ECG signal, a position of a QRS complex is outputted based on the R wave peak.
US11213242B2	Morphology-based atrial tachyarrhythmia detector Systems and methods for detecting atrial tachyarrhythmia are discussed. An exemplary atrial tachyarrhythmia detection system includes an arrhythmia detector circuit configured to receive physiologic information of a patient, generate a morphological similarity metric between the received physiologic information and a sinus rhythm (SR) template representing a morphology of conducted sinus beats during normal SR, and generate a morphological variability metric indicative of a variability in morphology between heart beats in the received physiologic information. The arrhythmia detector circuit may detect an atrial tachyarrhythmia episode the morphological similarity and morphological variability metrics.
US11213239B2	Portable multi-lead electrocardiogram device with inclined left and right hand contacts A portable multi-lead electrocardiogram device includes a holding case, a signal processing module and three metal contacts. The signal processing module is located in the holding case. The metal contacts are located on an exterior surface of the holding case and are electrically connected to the signal processing module. The metal contacts are respectively a body contact, a left hand contact and a right hand contact. The device can measure the electrical activities of the heart beat from two different directions, which greatly improves detecting capability. Professional 12-lead electrocardiogram can also be performed by multiple times of measuring. This portable device allows patients with history of myocardial infarction to perform electrocardiogram test timely when feeling ill and to seek medical attention early.
US11213232B2	Device for trapping an initial flow of blood Various embodiments of the present disclosure describe a diversion device that traps an initial flow of blood in a diversion chamber of the diversion device. The diversion chamber may be defined, in part, by a housing shell, a housing base, and a filter. The filter may be a porous material that allows air, but not blood, to flow through it. After the diversion chamber is filled, a subsequent flow of blood may be directed into a collection vessel through an internal conduit of the diversion device.
US11213231B2	Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in sensor systems, devices, and related methods A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters.
US11213216B2	Apparatus and method for obtaining bioinformation An apparatus for obtaining bio-information may include a pulse wave sensor including a light source and a detector. The light source is configured to emit multi-wavelength light to an object of interest and the detector is configured to detect light reflected from the object. In addition, the apparatus may include a processor configured to obtain a change in volume of a blood vessel based on one or more of quantity of detected multi-wavelength light and absorbance coefficients of respective wavelengths of the multi-wavelength light and obtain bio-information based on the measured change in volume of the blood vessel.
US11213214B2	Electronic blood pressure monitor An electronic blood pressure monitor of the present invention includes a blood pressure measurement cuff that is to be worn on a measurement site of a measurement subject. The electronic blood pressure monitor includes a blood pressure measurement unit that measures a blood pressure value of the measurement subject using the cuff. The electronic blood pressure monitor includes an external compression detection unit that detects whether or not there was external compression on the cuff during blood pressure measurement performed by the blood pressure measurement unit.
US11213209B2	Device and method for processing photoacoustic signal To obtain an absorption distribution from a detected signal with a practical device. Light is applied to a subject, and a photoacoustic signal generated in the subjectA photoacoustic is detected. From the detected photoacoustic signal, a light differential waveform, which is a differential waveform of a temporal waveform of the light applied to the subject, is deconvolved. As a result of this deconvolution, an absorption distribution is obtained.
US11213206B2	Non-invasive measurement systems with single-photon counting camera An exemplary non-invasive measurement system includes a single-photon counting camera and a processor. The single-photon counting camera includes an array of SPAD detectors configured to detect, during a sequence of gated time intervals, coherent continuous light that exits a body after the light enters and scatters within the body, and output a plurality of electronic signals representative of the detected light. The processor is configured to generate, based on the electronic signals, a sequence of speckle pattern image frames corresponding to the gated time intervals. Other exemplary non-invasive measurement systems are also described.
US11213205B2	Arm fatigue analysis system A method includes collecting, for a pitch, per pitch data that includes a plurality of first arm orientation data points and a plurality of second arm orientation data points. The method further includes analyzing the per pitch data to determine a release point arm orientation and an effort level. The method further includes calculating a per pitch stress level based on the release point arm orientation and the effort level. The method further includes calculating, for a set of pitches, a fatigue level based on the per pitch stress level of each pitch of the set of pitches.
US11213197B2	Artificial neural network and system for identifying lesion in retinal fundus image The present disclosure provides an artificial neural network system for identifying a lesion in a retinal fundus image that comprises a pre-processing module configured to separately pre-process a target retinal fundus image and a reference retinal fundus image taken from a same person; a first neural network (12) configured to generate a first advanced feature set from the target retinal fundus image; a second neural network (22) configured to generate a second advanced feature set from the reference retinal fundus image; a feature combination module (13) configured to combine the first advanced feature set and the second advanced feature set to form a feature combination set; and a third neural network (14) configured to generate, according to the feature combination set, a diagnosis result. By using a target retinal fundus image and a reference retinal fundus image as independent input information, the artificial neural network may simulate a doctor, determining lesions on the target retinal fundus image using other retinal fundus images from the same person as a reference, thereby enhancing the diagnosis accuracy.
US11213194B2	Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging Optical fiber waveguide for communicating electromagnetic radiation pulsed by an emitter in an endoscopic imaging system. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an endoscope comprising an image sensor for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a waveguide communicating the pulses of electromagnetic radiation from the emitter to the endoscope. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of a hyperspectral emission, a fluorescence emission, and/or a laser mapping pattern.
US11213191B2	Optical fiber arrangement for endoscope An endoscopic probe extending from a proximal end to a distal end thereof, and configured to be inserted in a tubular lumen to observe a sample is disclosed. The probe includes a first waveguide enclosed within an inner sheath and extending from the proximal end to the distal end along an axis of the inner sheath; and a plurality of second waveguides having at least the distal ends thereof arranged in one or more rings around the inner sheath to surround the distal end of the first waveguide. At the distal end, the axis of each of the second waveguides is tilted with respect to the axis of the first waveguide by a tilt angle which can be adjustable. This novel endoscopic probe has a resultant numerical aperture larger than the numerical aperture of each of the second waveguides, and it may be applicable to forward-viewing spectrally encoded endoscopes (SEE).
US11213187B2	Endoscope There is provided an endoscope from which excellent close contact feeling is obtained and which is easy to grip in a case in which an operator is to grip a grip portion. A grip portion of an endoscope has a cross-sectional shape symmetric with respect to a second center line. The grip portion includes a first curved surface, second curved surfaces, and ridges. The first curved surface is a curved surface that is convex outward from a plane, which includes an intersection point between the second center line and the first curved surface and the ridge, and a plane, which includes an intersection point between the second center line and the first curved surface and the ridge. The second curved surfaces are concave inward from planes parallel to the second center line.
US11213186B2	Endoscope apparatus and image processing apparatus The endoscope apparatus includes an endoscope and a video processor. The endoscope apparatus has a voice coil motor provided in a distal end portion of an insertion portion of the endoscope and having a coil with a resistance component, and a signal wire inserted into the insertion portion and connected to both ends of the coil, detects at least one value of a current supplied to the signal wire and a voltage applied to the signal wire, calculates power consumption of the coil from the at least one value detected and resistance value information of the resistance component, and executes a predetermined process based on the calculated power consumption of the coil and power consumption threshold information.
US11213185B2	Shelf and footwear rack for evacuating water from wet footwear Shelf for evacuating water from wet footwear, and a footwear rack equipped therewith. The shelf comprises a gutter for channeling water, a front longitudinal footwear depositing surface along one side of the gutter and a back longitudinal footwear depositing surface along another side of the gutter. The shelf also comprises an evacuation aperture in a lowermost section of the gutter. The evacuation aperture defines a channel through the shelf.
US11213176B2	Glass-wiping robot The present invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing of small appliances, and relates to a glass-wiping robot. The glass-wiping robot comprises a robot main body, a power cord and a safety buckle. The power cord is connected to the robot main body, and winds onto the safety buckle. The safety buckle is provided thereon with a suction cup. The safety buckle sucks on a glass via the suction cup. The glass-wiping robot of the present invention provides double protection and improved safety effects when the robot main body inadvertently falls off the window, allows for convenient fixing or moving of the safety buckle, and is convenient to carry.
US11213175B1	Automatic lifting toilet seat apparatus An automatic lifting toilet seat apparatus for raising the toilet seat after use to prevent mess includes a pair of seat sprockets is coupled to a seat back side of a toilet seat. A hinge pin is coupled to the pair of seat sprockets. A pair of hinges coupled to a toilet receives the hinge pin. A pair of lifter tracks is toothed and in operational communication with the pair of seat sprockets to rotate the hinge pin and lift the toilet seat. A drive cylinder is coupled within a cover coupled to the toilet and is in operational communication with the pair of lifter tracks. A motor is coupled to the cover and is in operational communication with the drive cylinder. The motor is in operational communication with a motion sensor of the toilet to automatically lift the toilet seat after use and before flushing.
US11213168B2	Charcoal grill accessory for gas grills A device utilizes charcoal for cooking food, and is adapted for lighting the charcoal by placement on a conventional gas grill. The device includes a food-receiving plate/grill, a charcoal platform, and an ash platform/tray. The device is adapted so that, with the ash tray removed and the device resting on the gas grill, heat from the gas flames ignites the charcoal resting on the charcoal platform. Upon the ignition of the charcoal, the gas grill may be turned off, the ash tray may be inserted into the device underneath the charcoal platform to catch the charcoal ash, and the device may remain on the gas grill or be moved to another table/surface as the charcoal-only cooking proceeds. The charcoal platform may be stationary in one location, or movable to multiple locations, between the bottom extremity of the device and the food-receiving grill member(s) at the top of the device.
US11213165B2	Radiation grill A radiation grill includes a housing and radiators which are arranged in the housing. A pullout which, in a position retracted into the housing, closes an opening on a front side of the housing. The pullout carries two glass plates arranged standing, which limit a cooking chamber in the retracted position of the pullout between them. Respectively, at least one of the radiators is arranged outside of the cooking chamber between each of the two glass plates and a side wall of the housing to irradiate grilled food in the cooking chamber. It is provided that movement of the pullout is limited by a stop.
US11213161B2	System for heating and frothing a beverage, a device for heating and frothing a beverage suitable for being used in such a system, a froth wand suitable for being used in such a system and a method of preparing a beverage using such a system A system for heating and frothing a beverage comprises a device for heating and frothing a beverage and a froth wand. The device for heating and frothing a beverage includes a steamer, a steam conduit connecting the steamer to a steam nozzle and a froth wand holder for removably holding a froth wand. The froth wand is a disposable froth wand and comprises a tubular wall having a steam inlet end comprising a steam inlet, a steam outlet end comprising a steam outlet separate from the steam inlet and a steam channel extending between the steam inlet and the steam outlet. The froth wand holder is arranged for holding the disposable froth wand at least in an operational position in the device for heating and frothing a beverage in which operational position the steam nozzle is in communication with the steam inlet of the disposable froth wand.
US11213160B2	Beverage preparation apparatus A beverage preparation apparatus including a platform section having a plurality of attachment points for additional components. The platform is adapted to releasably secure in a wide variety of target beverage vessels. The additional components include, but are not limited to, a large volume filter means, a temperature regulator, or a gravity-fed brewer. The platform may also be incorporated into a vacuum-insulated, stainless-steel beverage vessel.
US11213155B1	Mailbox with telescoping drawer A mailbox with a housing, a floor and a receptacle situated on top of a sliding rail assembly affixed to the floor. A first bracket is affixed to the inside surface of the door and connected to a first U-shaped bracket with a downwardly facing open part. The two legs of the first U-shaped bracket are pivotally attached to longitudinal rods extending underneath the mailbox. The distal end of each longitudinal rod is pivotally attached to a second U-shaped bracket with a downwardly facing open part. A first end of a traveling rod extends upwardly from the lateral part of the second U-shaped bracket, and a second end of the traveling rod is attached to a shaft. A wheel bearing is situated on either end of the shaft, and a receiving bracket is attached to the rear wall of the receptacle and configured to receive the wheel bearings and shaft.
US11213151B2	High temperature thermostable foodservice tray An example disposable food service tray that can withstand high heat is disclosed. The disposable food tray includes a first layer comprising paper board, and a second layer comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET) affixed to the first layer, wherein an adhesion between the first layer and the second layer is configured to withstand a temperature of up to 525 degrees Fahrenheit for up to six minutes without blistering.
US11213141B2	Bedding for babies and infants A bedding for babies and infants includes two mattresses, wall-surface cushion materials, and handles. The two mattresses have mutually opposite sides that are coupled and have square shapes in planar views of the two mattresses. The wall-surface cushion materials are removably mounted on top surfaces of other three sides excluding the coupled sides of both the mattresses via coupling members. The handles removably mounted on both the mattresses or the wall-surface cushion materials. The wall-surface cushion materials are separably and mutually coupled between the adjacent wall-surface cushion materials via coupling members. The bedding for babies and infants is configured to be carried around with the handles in a state where both the mattresses are folded such that top surfaces of corresponding wall-surface cushion materials are abutted to be closed with a coupling member.
US11213139B2	Composite mattresses with air chambers A composite mattress includes a base panel of a cover, a base layer, a pressurizable layer, an intermediate layer, a top layer, and a top panel of the cover. A foundation, or rail, laterally surrounds the pressurizable layer, the intermediate layer, and the top layer. A periphery of the cover laterally surrounds the foundation and, with the top panel and the base panel, encases the other components of the composite mattress. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
US11213135B2	Sunshaded swing seat A sunshaded swing seat includes a suspension frame including a main horizontal beam, and a pair of extension members mounted to the main horizontal beam. The pair of extension members forms four tips. Tension supports extend downwardly from the four tips, and each tension support extends downwardly from each tip. A swing seat has a rigid swing seat rim, and the swing seat has a fabric seat body attached to the swing seat rim and forming a seat hollow. A shade has a upper panel mounted over the swing seat. The shade optionally further includes a shade left side panel and a shade right side panel. The shade left side panel has a shade left arc on its lower edge.
US11213131B2	Sofa, armchair or similar article of furniture in a kit, and mounting method for such article The present invention relates to the furniture field, in particular outdoor furniture; even more particularly, it relates to a kit configuration of a sofa, armchair, chair or similar item of garden furniture or interior furniture and the relative mounting method.
US11213129B2	Wobble stool and base A wobble base provides a curved floor-contacting surface with one or more alignment posts that align the wobble base to the bottom of a seating platform and one or more holes separate from the alignment posts through which one or more fasteners may be placed to attach the wobble base to the seating platform, thereby providing a wobble stool. The wobble base can be configured to convert an existing stool into a wobble stool by replacing one or more floor-contacting members with the wobble base. In a second embodiment, a seating platform, such as a stool, is provided with both traditional floor-contacting members, such as feet or casters, and with a wobble base that allows the traditional floor-contacting members to be removed and replaced with the wobble base, and allows the wobble base to be removed and replaced with the traditional floor-contacting members.
US11213128B2	Motion furniture mechanism with pre-aligned linkage member A motion furniture side mechanism includes a side plate and a pivotable swing arm pre-aligned with the side plate for insertion of a driver tube using an automated or manual assembly operation. The swing arm includes a pivotable driver arm, and a driver tube socket is defined on the driver arm. One or more bushings disposed between the side plate and the swing arm or driver arm provides a mechanical retainer to prevent the swing arm or driver arm from becoming inadvertently angularly misaligned prior to assembly. The pre-aligned side mechanism allows automated insertion of a driver tube without the need to identify a misaligned linkage or re-align a linkage prior to driver tube insertion. A method of assembly furniture includes providing a side mechanism with a pre-aligned linkage member such as a swing arm or driver arm positioned for driver tube insertion.
US11213114B1	Animal call carrier An animal call carrier for carrying bugle type animal calls comprises a clasp at one end spaced apart from a cap at the opposite end along two elastic rods. The clasp is configured to grasp one end of an animal call around the outer diameter of the call near the mouthpiece of the call while the cap fits into the opening at the other end of the animal call. The clasp and cap are spaced apart at a distance along the elastic rods so that when the call is stowed, the elastic rods create a compression force between the clasp and the cap to hold the animal call securely in place.
US11213112B2	Inflatable hammock An inflatable hammock comprises a panel that has an air containing region and a bonded region. A plurality of tension members attached on both ends of the panel and having free ends that are configured to suspend the panel. An exemplary inflatable hammock may convert between a first configuration for use as a hammock and a second configuration as a sleeping pad as described herein.
US11213110B1	Cosmetic applicator A multi-unit cosmetic applicator comprising; a body have a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a threaded opening to a first internal compartment and the second end has an opening to a second internal compartment, a threaded cap with a brush sized to interface with the threaded opening, a first cosmetic agent housed within the first internal compartment and designed to interface with the brush, a cosmetic agent, a mechanism integrated into the opening of the second internal compartment, wherein the mechanism is able to independently advance the second cosmetic agent, a first cap sized to fit over the opening and secure to the body, wherein the cap has a brush secured to a top, and a second cap sized to fit over the brush and secure to the first cap.
US11213104B1	Detachable cosmetic bag The present disclosure provides a detachable cosmetic bag including a cosmetic bag main body; a plurality of inner supporting plates respectively arranged on inner sidewalls of the cosmetic bag main body; and a plurality of partition plates. Each partition plate is formed by a plurality of connecting portions and a plurality of protruding portions, a plurality of strip grooves are formed on two sides of each partition plate, two ends of each partition plate are connecting portions to enable the partition plate to be connected with the supporting grooves on the inner supporting plates and/or the strip grooves on two sides of other partition plates. The cosmetic bag provided by the present disclosure is multi-functional with an inner space that can be freely changed in combination. The lower-layer bag body is foldable, improving user experience and making it easy to carry.
US11213103B2	Gel nail sticker and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a gel nail sticker including: a lower laminated part which is a part directly attached to a nail or a toenail, and has a color or a pattern, and is formed of a flexible material to correspond to a curved surface of the nail or the toenail; and an upper laminated part which is a transparent coated layer positioned on the lower laminated part and providing glossiness to a color or a pattern of the lower laminated part, and is in a flexible semi-solid state to correspond to the curved surface of the nail or the toenail before being attached to the nail or the toenail, and is cured to a solid state while maintaining a form attached to the nail or the toenail when an ultraviolet ray is irradiated to the upper laminated part after the upper laminated part is attached to the nail or the toenail.
US11213090B2	Helmet comprising a segmented shell A helmet can include a helmet body comprising an energy-absorbing layer and an outer shell disposed over the energy-absorbing layer. An electronic device can be integrated with the helmet body. A first electrical contact can be formed at an exterior of the outer shell and adapted to be in electrical communication with the electronic device. A helmet visor can be coupled to the helmet body with at least one visor arm, the helmet visor comprising controls integrated within the visor. A second electrical contact can be formed at an inner surface of the at least one visor arm and adapted to be in electrical communication with the controls integrated within the visor. The second electrical contact can be adapted to mateably couple with the first electrical contact such that the electronic device and the controls are adapted to be in electrical contact.
US11213087B2	Hard hat lamp attachment system A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.
US11213079B2	Multi-rider vehicle retention apparel A multi-rider vehicle retention apparel system includes a jacket and one or more gloves. The jacket includes loop fasteners on the front face of the jacket, on both the left and right sides. The gloves have palms covered with hook fasteners able to releasably attach to the loop fasteners on the jacket. In use, the jacket may be worn by a vehicle operator, and the gloves may be worn by a rider seated behind the operator. Using the gloves, the rider may be able to very securely hold onto the operator while riding on the vehicle, reducing fear of losing grip.
US11213068B2	Electronic vaping device and cartridge for electronic vaping device A cartridge includes an air flow passageway defining a first airflow direction, a heating element having a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the first airflow direction, and a jacket at least partially surrounding the heating element along the longitudinal axis of the heating element and defining a second airflow direction perpendicular to the first airflow direction.
US11213066B2	Cigarette A cigarette includes a tobacco rod, and a filter comprising a first filter plug on a tobacco rod side connected to an end of the tobacco rod, a second filter plug on a cigarette end side, and a flavor capsule arranged between the first and second filter plugs or in the second filter plug. The first filter plug has a ventilation hole, and ventilation resistance of the second filter plug is lower than that of the first filter plug.
US11213056B2	Seasoned food product and method A packaged food product with a seasoning disk is provided. The food product includes potatoes. The seasoning disk includes seasoning and fat that is in solid form at the food product's anticipated normal storage temperature. The fat includes milkfat.
US11213055B2	Fermentate compositions and methods of making and using the same The present inventors disclose new fermentate compositions that display antimicrobial activity against a variety of microorganisms in foods. The fermentate compositions may not only be active at acidic pHs, but also retain antimicrobial activity at elevated pHs including neutral pHs. In addition to new fermentate compositions, the present invention also relates to improved methods for making such fermentate compositions and using unpurified fermentate compositions to effectively preserve food products.
US11213053B1	Separation and further processing of commingled biomass streams containing highly variable protein and fat concentrations to produce digestible proteins and fats Processes for separating and isolating proteins and fats from biomass matter utilizes a pH adjustment of a slurry. The biomass feedstock is derived from commingled animal and/or plant-based streams with highly variable concentrations of fat, proteins and impurities present in the biomass. A wide range of pH adjustment spanning highly acid to highly basic has been shown to be effective at separating the commingled streams into their constituent products. The processes do not rely on the proteins being solubilized into the solution, but rather solubilizing the fat portion, physically separating the constituents and precipitating the fat in a downstream process, resulting in two value streams: a highly digestible protein component and a fat component. The protein component has nutritional value as companion pet, animal and aquaculture feed ingredient and the fat component has value as standalone or blended solid or liquid biofuels, greases or specialty chemicals.
US11213048B2	Protein rich food ingredient from biomass and methods of preparation The present invention provides a protein material and food ingredient from a sustainable and stable source. The sustainable and stable source of the food or food ingredient is biomass, for example an algal or microbial biomass. The invention discloses that the biomass can be subjected to a series of steps to derive the protein material and food or food ingredient, which has high nutritional content without the unacceptable organoleptic properties that typically accompany proteins and food ingredients from these sources.
US11213041B2	Systems and methods for controlling water quality in food processing A chiller bath includes a tank for holding a volume of chiller water; a dosing system for dosing a first solution and a second solution into the chiller water, arranged to create a plurality of zones within the volume of water, wherein each zone has a higher concentration of either the first or the second solution than surrounding portions of the volume of water; and a meat or poultry immersion arrangement for immersing and moving carcasses in the chiller water. A method for reducing bacterial load on meat or poultry includes generating a plurality of zones within a chiller bath containing water by dosing a source of alkalinity and antimicrobial into the water, wherein the plurality of zones comprises at least one alkaline zone with a pH above 8.5, and at least one antimicrobial zone with pH below 8.5; and submersing meat or poultry in the bath. The zones can also be generated using spray nozzles in a meat or poultry operation.
US11213038B2	Device, method and assembly for separating wing tips from poultry carcasses An apparatus for separating wing tips from poultry carcasses includes a suspended conveyor device and a support guide for guiding the neck and shoulder region. The guide extends in the transport direction and is arranged below the carcass, and has at least one support surface to support the neck and shoulder region. A lower arm guide is configured for guiding the poultry lower arm and wing tip and is arranged at the side of the support guide. A first hold-down guide holds down the poultry upper arm under pretension and is arranged stationarily. A second hold-down guide is arranged downstream of the first hold-down guide and has at least two guiding elements for holding down the upper arm. The guiding elements are movable in deflection against a return force. A separating device is configured for separating the wing tip and is arranged in the region of the second hold-down guide.
US11213035B2	Separating device for separating a first and a second bone or cartilage parts from each other A separating device for separating first and second bones or cartilage parts comprises a first structure with a first elongated member and a stationary engaging member at one end of the first elongated member; a second structure with a second elongated member and a separation member at one end of the second elongated member; a moving device for moving the second structure relative to the stationary engaging member from a contracted position to a closed position. An angular position of the first and the second structures are adjusted, so the subsequent movement of the separation member towards the closing position intersects a separation area between the first and second bones or cartilage parts causing an immediate separation between the first and second bones or cartilage parts.
US11213032B2	Insecticidal compounds Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers and N-oxides of those compounds, and their uses as insecticides.
US11213031B2	Tetrazolylpropyl derivatives and their use as fungicides The present invention relates to tetrazolylpropyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein one of V1 and V2 represents CR3 and the other one of V1 and V2 represents N, Q represents a 6-membered aromatic cycle as defined in the specification, and R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are defined as disclosed in the specification, to compositions comprising such compounds, to the use of said compounds as fungicides, as well as to particular intermediates useful in the synthesis of said tetrazolylpropyl derivatives.
US11213030B2	4-(3,4-dihydronaphth-1-yl or 2H-chromen-4-yl)-5-hydroxy-2H-pyradizin-3-ones as herbicides Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, Formula (1) wherein W, R1, R2, R3, n, R4, R5, R6, L and G are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
US11213023B2	Volatile material dispensing system A volatile material dispensing system (100) includes a base (104) and a refill (102) attached to the base (104). The refill (102) includes a substrate (108) having a volatile material thereon. The dispensing system (100) further includes a cover (106). In an inactive state, the refill (102) is compressed within the cover (106) and the cover (106) is attached to the base (104) and in an active state, the cover (106) is removed from the base and the refill (102) automatically expands such that the volatile material is released from the substrate (108) and into the ambient environment.
US11213018B2	Pest resistant bird feeder Systems and methods for resisting intrusion by a pest include a reservoir extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and the reservoir defining an interior. A basin is mounted to the reservoir. The basin has a basin body and a basin surface. A sleeve assembly has a sleeve body and a port defined in the sleeve body. A tensioner translationally mounts the sleeve body relative to the basin body. The sleeve body translates distally from an accessible position to an occluded position when a weight applied to the sleeve assembly exceeds a weight threshold set by the tensioner. The accessible position includes bird food on the basin surface being accessible through the port. The occluded position includes the port being disposed distal to the basin surface such that the bird food on the basin surface is inaccessible through the port.
US11213009B2	Pig feeder for feeding weanling to finisher pigs A feeder for pigs as they grow continually from weanling size to finisher pig size includes a trough and a shelf with a water pipe located underneath the shelf with a plurality of water dispensing nipples operable by the pigs to dispense water downwardly into the trough for mixing with feed in the trough. The shelf is fixed in height at a common height for use by the pigs both as weanling size and as they grow to finisher size so that it is not adjustable to accommodate growth. This is obtained by selecting the dimensions of the height of the shelf relative to the water nipples and the side walls and the shape of the shelf to allow the required access.
US11213008B2	Pet feeding bowl assembly A pet feeding bowl assembly for inhibiting insects from accessing animal feed includes disk that is positionable on a support surface. A bowl is coupled to and extends upwardly from the disk and animal feed can be positioned in the bowl. The bowl is centrally positioned on the disk such that the disk defines a moat surrounding the bowl. In this way the moat inhibit insects from accessing the bowl when the moat is filled with a fluid. A spout is integrated into the bowl and the spout is directed toward the moat defined by the bowl and the disk. In this way the fluid can be poured into the spout for filling the moat.
US11212992B1	Maize inbred 1DLDA1080 A novel maize variety designated 1DLDA1080 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLDA1080 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLDA1080 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLDA1080 or a locus conversion of 1DLDA1080 with another maize variety.
US11212991B1	Maize inbred 1DLAX1066 A novel maize variety designated 1DLAX1066 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLAX1066 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLAX1066 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLAX1066 or a locus conversion of 1DLAX1066 with another maize variety.
US11212987B2	Wheat variety 6PJBN05B A wheat variety designated 6PJBN05B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PJBN05B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PJBN05B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PJBN05B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PJBN05B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PJBN05B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US11212983B2	Wheat variety 6PVEJ41B A wheat variety designated 6PVEJ41B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PVEJ41B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PVEJ41B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PVEJ41B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PVEJ41B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PVEJ41B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US11212981B2	Wheat variety 6PYMG52B A wheat variety designated 6PYMG52B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PYMG52B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PYMG52B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PYMG52B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PYMG52B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PYMG52B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US11212975B2	Canola hybrid variety 7CN0425 The invention relates to a Canola hybrid variety designated 7CN0425, essentially derived variants of that Canola hybrid variety, to the cells, seeds, plants, and plant parts of this Canola hybrid variety 7CN0425. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 7CN0425 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the Canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. The invention also relates to uses of 7CN0425.
US11212972B2	Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues The present invention discloses and claims methods and devices for the rapid mechanical isolation of monocot plant tissues suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating target plant tissues for use as transformable explants, and propagation of transgenic plants and plant tissues.
US11212971B2	Device for growing mushrooms The present invention relates to a device for growing mushrooms, including beds for holding compost and a shelving arranged for supporting the beds for holding compost. The beds are placed at a mutual distance above each other. The beds are movable between at least a first position, wherein a second bed supported above a first bed at least partially impedes the accessibility of the first bed in a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the first bed extends, and a second position in which at least a larger part of the first bed is free approachable from a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the first bed extends than in the first position. The shelving includes at least one portal. The portal includes at least two essentially vertical stands connected by at least one beam that extends from a first stand to the second stand. At least two beds are movably supported by the at least one beam.
US11212969B1	Timed vertical plant transport in indoor farming A multi-level vertical farm comprises a lift apparatus configured to carry growth trays from a bottom to a top position adjacent to a conveyor. The conveyor is configured to transport trays downwardly to near the bottom position and normally is fully loaded with adjacent trays along the entire conveyor. A growth tray in the lowest, bottom position is discharged out of that position to an irrigation or harvesting station. The discharge of a tray from the bottom position causes preceding trays to move downward, thereby opening a space in the top position for another tray, which may be lifted there. A computer system may be connected to the apparatus and programmed to start a motor of the lift apparatus to move the growth trays. The apparatus enables simulating a day-night plant growth cycle, and using thermal convection to apply more warmth to higher positions, in a compact vertical arrangement.
US11212968B2	Method, system for remotely growing plants, computer program product for implementing the method, and farming tool assembly A method is proposed for remotely growing plants in a planting zone that is divided into multiple planting areas. Via an electronic device that communicates with a remote automated planting sub-system in the planting zone, a user may select desired planting area(s) and desired type(s) of plant precursors on the electronic device, and remotely cause the remote automated planting sub-system to plant the selected type(s) of plant precursors into the selected planting area(s).
US11212965B1	Tool for deep selective pruning of branches and vines A precision pruner for selectively cutting twigs, branches, stalks and vines deep within a bush or shrub has an elongated tool portion with at least one notch. A first handle is stationarily disposed on the tool portion and a cutter portion is slidably disposed on the tool portion. A cutting edge is aligned with notch(es) in a normal position, and a second handle is pivotally disposed on the first handle portion such that squeezing the first and second handles together slides the cutter portion relative to the tool portion out of the normal position so that the cutting edge(s) and the notch(es) are moved towards each other, thereby cutting any material received within the notch(es).
US11212964B2	Method of controlling an automated drone for harvesting produce A system for harvesting produce from a tree has a drone capable of hovering, a video camera gathering visual data of movement, a cutting implement, a remote control station with a display screen, wireless circuitry, and input mechanisms to control movement of the drone and operation of the cutting implement, and circuitry in the body of the drone enabling two-way communication with the remote control station, transmission of video data from the video camera, and response to commands from the remote control station. The video data from the camera on the drone is displayed on the display screen of the remote control station, and an operator viewing the display screen operates the input mechanisms, maneuvering the drone to position the cutting implement relative to produce in the tree, and triggers the cutting implement by command, severing a stem to separate the produce, causing the produce to fall from the tree.
US11212961B2	Drive-over mower deck with retractable front rollers A drive-over mower deck includes at least one retractable front roller which is pivotable between a lowered position extending forwardly and downwardly from a rim at a front and center of the drive-over mower deck, and a retractable position in which the front roller pivots freely between the lowered position and a retracted position when the drive-over mower deck lays flat on a ground surface.
US11212954B2	Apparatus and methods for field operations based on historical field operation data Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for field operations based on historical field operation data. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a guidance line generator to generate a guidance line for operation of a vehicle during a second operation on a field, the guidance line based on (1) a field map generated from location data collected during a first operation in the field, the field map including a plurality of crop rows and (2) an implement of the vehicle, the implement to perform the second operation on the field. The example apparatus further includes a drive commander to cause the vehicle to traverse the field along the guidance line, and an implement commander to cause the implement to perform the second operation as the vehicle traverses the field along the guidance line.
US11219143B2	Control unit of display device and display device The present disclosure provides a control unit of display device and a display device. The control unit of display device includes: a back plate a plurality of circuit structures, the plurality of circuit structures being arranged on the back plate; a plurality of electric field shielding structures, each of the electric field shielding structures being arranged between the circuit structures and configured to shield an electric field between the circuit structures, wherein each of the electric field shielding structures includes a plurality of shielding strips, the plurality of shielding strips are spaced apart from each other and projections of the shielding strips on a corresponding side of the circuit structure are continuous and uninterrupted.
US11219139B2	Assembly comprising an electrical device, a pressing member and a part for holding the pressing member The invention relates to an assembly including: at least one electrical device comprising a first face for being pressed against a surface, at least one pressing member positioned on a second face of the electrical device opposite to the first face, said pressing member being intended to participate in pressing said electrical device on said surface, at least one holding part which holds said pressing member on the second face of said electrical device by being attached around the pressing member on a peripheral portion of the electrical device.
US11219138B2	Heat dissipation structure A heat dissipation structure capable of improving heat dissipation efficiency and regulating temperature distribution of a surface of a housing is provided. A heat dissipation structure 300 is provided in a housing 200 that accommodates a heat generating source 102 therein, the heat dissipation structure 300 including: top surface parts 213 and 223 opposed to each other, in which the top surface part 213 includes a plurality of concave-shaped parts 213B-F that are aligned, the top surface part 223 includes a plurality of concave-shaped parts 223B-F that are aligned, the concave-shaped parts 213B-F of the top surface part 213 are opposed to the concave-shaped parts 223B-F of the top surface part 223, outlets 213A are formed in the concave-shaped parts 213D, 213E, and 213F, and outlets 223A are formed in the concave-shaped parts 223C, 223D, 223E, and 223F.
US11219133B2	Display module A display module including a cover plate, a first separating plate and a second separating plate, and a first display panel and a second display panel is provided. The cover plate is divided into a first block, a second block, and a connecting section between the first block and the second block. The first separating plate and the second separating plate are disposed on the cover plate respectively corresponding to the first block and the second block and are separated from each other. The first display panel and the second display panel are respectively disposed on a side of the first separating plate opposite to the cover plate and a side of the second separating plate opposite to the cover plate. In the display module, rigidity of the first separating plate and rigidity the second separating plate are respectively greater than rigidity of the cover plate, and the second block is rotatable relative to the first block based on the connecting section.
US11219131B2	Plating hanger device having shock-absorbing structure The present invention relates to a plating hanger device having a shock-absorbing structure and, more specifically, to a plating hanger device having a shock-absorbing structure, the device allowing a hanger to be transferred at a uniform speed and reducing noise and shock, which are generated during transferring, so as to enable a uniform plated layer to be formed on a substrate. According to the plating hanger device having the shock-absorbing structure, of the present invention, an elastic spring is pressed by the load of the plating hanger device and a jig, and sequentially, the elastic spring presses a connection shaft and the connection shaft presses a transfer housing so as to improve adhesion between the transfer housing and a driving gear, thereby enabling transferring at uniform speed, and reducing the noise and shock generated during transferring by means of the elastic spring.
US11219113B2	Radiation source An inspection radiation source is provided. The inspection radiation source includes an electron accelerator for generating an electron current, and a target for the electron current including a first part and a second part. This first part is configured to be at least partly exposed to the electron current on an impact area having a first width in a direction substantially perpendicular to the electron current, and inhibit propagation of the electron current. The second part has a second width in the direction substantially perpendicular to the electron current, the second width of the second part being smaller than the first width of the impact area, the second part being configured to be at least partly exposed to the electron current, and generate inspection radiation by emitting X-rays in response to being exposed to the electron current.
US11219096B2	Substrate processing apparatus and furnace opening assembly thereof Described herein is a technique capable of suppressing adhesion of by-products to a furnace opening portion. A substrate processing apparatus includes: a reaction vessel having an opening at a lower end and accommodating a substrate retainer; a shaft rotatably supporting the substrate retainer; a cap including: a side surface portion having a predetermined gap with an inner surface of the reaction vessel; a cylindrical portion through which the shaft is inserted; an upper plate portion of an annular shape; and a flange connected to a lower end of the side surface portion; and a cap cover connected to the shaft above the upper end of the cylindrical portion. A purge gas from thereunder flows sequentially to a space between the shaft and the cylindrical portion, a space between the upper plate portion and the cap cover and a space between the side surface portion and the cap cover.
US11219093B2	Multicast and broadcast services over a mesh network A method for providing multicast services to mobile devices, comprising: providing, at a controller node, an interface representing a single network node to a multicast server node; receiving, at the controller node, link status messages from a first and a second network node; constructing, at the controller node, a multicast route at the controller node based on the received link status messages; receiving, at the controller node, a multicast data stream from the multicast server node; and sending the multicast data stream to at least two mobile devices via the constructed multicast route.
US11219091B2	Data receiving status reporting method and apparatus Embodiments provide a data receiving status reporting method and apparatus. The method includes: determining, by first user equipment, a status of receiving at least one packet data convergence protocol layer protocol data unit PDCP PDU by second user equipment, where the at least one PDCP PDU is forwarded by the first user equipment to the second user equipment after being received by the first user equipment through a communications link between the first user equipment and a network device; and sending, by the first user equipment, a first status report to the network device, where the first status report is used to indicate the status of receiving the at least one PDCP PDU by the second user equipment.
US11219077B2	Method and apparatus for coordination of RRC configurations between interworking nodes in dual connectivity The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The embodiments herein relate to wireless communication system and more particularly relates to a method for coordination of Radio Resource Control (RRC) configurations between interworking nodes in dual connectivity in wireless communication system. The method includes determining, by a secondary node, whether a signaling radio bearer (SRB) of a secondary node is pre-configured in a secondary cell group (SCG), deciding, by the secondary node, to perform secondary node modification to a user equipment (UE) in response to determining that the SRB of the secondary node is pre-configured, transmitting, by the secondary node, a RRC connection reconfiguration message to the UE without coordinating with a master node and receiving, by the secondary node, a RRC connection reconfiguration complete message from the UE.
US11219076B1	Backhaul access node selection One or more elements of a communication system receives a first indicator that a first wireless device is within a first coverage area of a first access node and is also within a second coverage area of a second access node. The first access node and the second access node are both configured to provide a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) operating mode. The communication system determines a first number of wireless devices attached to the first access node that are utilizing the MU-MIMO operating mode. The communication system identifies the first wireless devices as being configured as a relay node. The communication system, based on the first number meeting a first threshold, instructs the first wireless device to attach to the second access node.
US11219075B2	Systems and methods for providing a mobility service Systems and methods for providing a mobility service are described. A method for providing a mobility service includes receiving a request from a user. The request includes a mobility device to assist the user and at least one logistical factor. Logistical factors may include timing, an origin, or a destination. The method also includes scheduling the mobility device and a companion vehicle for the user based, at least in part on, the at least one logistical factor. The companion vehicle provides the user transportation on at least a portion of a route between the origin and the destination. The method also includes generating data based on providing the user transportation. The generated data includes one or more of request data associated with the request, user data associated with the progress of the user on the route, mobility device data associated with the mobility device, and companion vehicle data associated with the companion vehicle.
US11219073B2	Session connection establishment method and control plane network element Embodiments of the application disclose a session connection establishment method and a control plane network element, to select a proper user plane network element from a plurality of distributed user plane network elements for a terminal device that requests a service. In one embodiment, the control plane network element may determine a first user plane network element set from a plurality of distributed user plane network elements based on a service, to select, from the first user plane network element set, a first target user plane network element that supports the service, and establish a session connection of a terminal device. According to the embodiment, a proper user plane network element can be selected from a plurality of distributed user plane network elements for a terminal device that requests a service, thereby improving working efficiency when the control plane network element establishes a session connection of the terminal device.
US11219062B2	Channel selection using a listen before talk procedure Wireless communications between a base station and one or more wireless devices are described. Multiple downlink reference signals may correspond to multiple random access resources for a random access procedure. A base station may provide a set of downlink reference signals before a set of physical random access channels (PRACHs) are available for use. A wireless device performing a random access procedure may select two or more random access resource occasions (e.g., PRACH occasions) based on the downlink reference signals. Using a listen before talk (LBT) procedure, the wireless device may select a first available random access resource occasion from the two or more random access resource occasions that are determined to be clear.
US11219060B2	Multi-user (MU) enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) termination signaling In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for early termination of multi-user enhanced distributed channel access parameter application for one or more stations or devices. In various implementations, referred to as un-solicited or solicited termination, the multi-user enhanced distributed channel access timeout period may be terminated early by an access point device, or by a non-access point station or device, respectively.
US11219059B2	Method for transmitting system information on demand, base station and terminal Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for transmitting system information, a base station and a terminal, the method including: receiving, by a base station, MSG1 transmitted by a terminal; determining an access purpose of the terminal according to a preset mapping relationship between a physical random access channel resource used by the terminal to transmit the MSG1 and the access purpose of the terminal, the access purpose including requesting the system information, requesting initial access, or requesting the system information and the initial access at one time; transmitting, by the base station, MSG2 to the terminal if the access purpose of the terminal is to request the system information, or to request the system information and the initial access at one time. It is possible to transmit the system information according to the requirements of the terminal, which is beneficial to optimize the system efficiency.
US11219048B2	Scheduling transmission of data Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for scheduling transmission of data. One apparatus (200) includes a receiver (212) that receives (402) a first signal from a base unit for scheduling a transmission of first data. The first data includes first multiple code blocks and each code block of the first multiple code blocks is independently decodable. The apparatus (200) includes a transmitter (210) that transmits (404) the first data. The receiver (212) receives (406) a second signal from the base unit for scheduling a transmission of second data, the second data includes second multiple code block groups of the first data, each code block group of the second multiple code block groups includes third multiple code blocks, and the transmitter (210) transmits (408) the second data.
US11219046B2	Two-tone physical uplink shared channel for machine type communications Embodiments of the present disclosure describe configuration and use of sub-physical resource block allocation for physical uplink shared channel and demodulation reference signals. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11219044B2	Method for sending uplink control information, terminal, and base station Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sending uplink control information, and a terminal. The method comprises: a terminal determines, according to first instruction information sent by a base station, a first time resource that is located on a target carrier and that is used for sending uplink control information; the terminal determines, according to second instruction information sent by the base station, a second time resource that is located on the target carrier and that is used for sending downlink data, the first time resource at least partially overlapped with the second time resource; and the terminal determines a third time resource used for sending the uplink control information, the third time resource following the second time resource and having a preset time interval with the second time resource.
US11219032B2	Method and apparatus for performing function of radio access network Provided are a method and apparatus for performing a radio access network (RAN) function in a wireless communication system. A server performing a radio access network (RAN) function may obtain traffic processing information about a plurality of base stations (BSs) connected to the server, may obtain information about traffic according to each of service types to occur in the plurality of BSs, based on the traffic processing information and pre-configured service type information, and may adjust at least one of a resource or the number of software components (SCs) to virtualize at least one RAN function in the server, based on the information about the traffic according to each of the service types to occur in the plurality of BSs.
US11219022B2	Wireless network synchronization of cells and client devices on a network with dynamic adjustment A system and method for wireless synchronization on a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the wireless device includes a wireless transceiver and processing circuitry. The wireless transceiver wirelessly receives synchronization information including a superframe from a first wireless, reader device, and wirelessly transmits the synchronization information to a second wireless, reader device and a portable wireless device, and to wirelessly detect a presence of a portable wireless device. The processing circuitry communicates synchronization information to the second wireless, reader device and portable wireless device. The superframe is used to synchronize a wireless data exchange between the third wireless, reader device and the portable wireless device.
US11219016B2	Method and device in communication node used for wireless communication A method and a device in a communication node used for wireless communications is disclosed in the present disclosure. The communication node first receives first information and second information; and transmits a first radio signal in a first time window; and then transmits a second radio signal; the first information is used to determine a target time window, the second radio signal occupies a second time window in time domain, and the second information is used to determine at least one of whether the second time window belongs to the target time window or a relative position relationship between the second time window and the target time window; an end of the first time window is earlier than a start of the target time window. The present disclosure helps improve the utilization ratio of resources in Grant-Free transmission.
US11219015B2	Method for transmitting/receiving signal in wireless communication system, and device therefor A method, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise a configuration whereby a base station, which has received, from another base station, a message including information associated with the another base station, communicates with a terminal on a specific frequency band on the basis of the information associated with the another base station. Here, the specific frequency band may be: a frequency band included in a frequency band used by the another base station; or a frequency band adjacent to the frequency band used by the another base station.
US11219010B2	Method and apparatus for control resource set configuration for common control A user equipment (UE) for receiving control information in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive a synchronization signal/physical broadcasting channel (SS/PBCH) block of an index i from a BS, wherein SS/PBCH block comprises a PBCH carrying master information block (MIB). The UE includes a processor configured to for the SS/PBCH block of the index i, determine a slot index n0 as a sum of an offset value and [i*M]. The offset value is determined based on a first value O determined according to the index indicated in the MIB, wherein the index configures PDCCH monitoring occasions, and a second value μ indicated in the MIB, wherein the second value μ represents a subcarrier spacing configuration, wherein M is a positive number determined according to the index indicated in the MIB, and cause the transceiver to decode a PDCCH in the slot index n0.
US11219007B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH including downlink control information used for scheduling of a PUSCH, a coding unit configured to encode uplink control information, and a transmitter configured to transmit the uplink control information by using the PUSCH. A coding rate R and a modulation order Qm are given based on one field included in the downlink control information. The number Q of coded bits of the uplink control information is given at least based on the number Q′ of coded modulation symbols for the uplink control information and the modulation order Qm. The number Q′ of coded modulation symbols is given at least based on the coding rate R and the modulation order Qm.
US11219000B2	Apparatus and method of uplink control channel resource allocation for new radio Provided are a method of transmitting an uplink control information in a next-generation/5G radio access network. The method may include receiving uplink control channel resource set configuration information to transmit the uplink control information from a base station, determining one of uplink control channel resource sets contained in the uplink control channel resource set configuration information, determining one of uplink control channel resources configuring the determined uplink control channel resource set, and transmitting the uplink control information through the determined uplink control channel resource.
US11218988B2	Paging determining method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a paging determining method. The method includes: determining, by a network device, a first group to which a first terminal device paged on a first paging occasion belongs, where the first group belongs to the M groups; and sending, by the network device, control information based on the first group, where the control information is used to indicate paging information, and the paging information includes a device identifier of the first terminal device. Therefore, reduction of terminal device power consumption can be effectively supported.
US11218986B2	Positioning method and server, and terminal A positioning method and server, and a terminal are disclosed, to provide an indoor positioning manner with relatively high precision. The positioning method includes: receiving a first location fingerprint reported by a terminal; receiving a second location fingerprint and first displacement data that are reported by the terminal, where the first displacement data is used to represent displacement from a location corresponding to the first location fingerprint to a location corresponding to the second location fingerprint; and determining, according to the first location fingerprint, the second location fingerprint, the first displacement data, and reference fingerprints in a location fingerprint library, location information corresponding to the second location fingerprint.
US11218979B2	Power control method and apparatus Disclosed is a power control method and apparatus. The power control method includes that a user equipment at level i sends a preamble on a resource of a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) at level k greater than or equal to i according to a determined power control mode, which includes at least one of: mode one: transmitted power of the preamble of the PRACH at level k is determined according to a path loss between the user equipment and a base station, maximum transmitted power, and target received power of the preamble of the PRACH at level k; mode two: the transmitted power of the preamble of the PRACH at level k is the maximum transmitted power of the user equipment; or mode three: the transmitted power of the preamble of the PRACH at level k is the maximum transmitted power of a user equipment corresponding to level k.
US11218974B2	Method, terminal device and network device for transmitting signals A method, terminal device, and network device for transmitting signals are provided. The method may include: a terminal device determining sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indication information corresponding to a target uplink signal; the terminal device determining a first power control parameter of the target uplink signal according to the SRS resource indication information; the terminal device determining a transmitting power of the target uplink signal according to the first power control parameter; the terminal device sending the target uplink signal to a network device according to the transmitting power.
US11218971B2	Method and device in node for wireless communication The disclosure provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communication. A first node first receives a first bit field and Q second-type bit field(s), and then transmits L radio signal(s) at a first power value; the first bit field is used for determining a first reference signal resource set; each of the Q second-type bit field(s) indicates one power offset; the first power value is only related to power offsets indicated by all second-type bit fields among the Q second-type bit field(s) that correspond to a first index, and the first index is one of K1 indexes associated to the first reference signal resource set; and the first index is related to the L reference signal resource set(s). Multiple times of repetition based uplink transmissions employ a uniform power control mechanism under multiple beams, which reduces hardware requirements at terminal side and improves transmission performance.
US11218970B2	Techniques for managing wireless transmission energy budget Techniques are disclosed relating to wireless transmission energy budgets. In some embodiments, an apparatus is configured to determine wireless transmission energy budget for a plurality of time periods. In some embodiments, the apparatus determines budget differently depending on whether it is in a thermal mode or a peak power mode. In some embodiments, the apparatus blanks scheduled wireless transmissions that intersect with the battery signal. In some embodiments, for a time interval subsequent to assertion of the battery signal, the apparatus operates in the peak power mode and determines energy budget for periods based on an amount of energy used for wireless transmissions in a most recent period in which transmissions were blanked in response to the battery signal. In some embodiments, in the thermal mode, the energy budget is based on thermal information for the apparatus, but may also allow carryover of unused budget from previous periods.
US11218966B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal using wake-up radio Disclosed is a wireless communication terminal to communicate wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes: a first wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals modulated by a first modulation method; a second wireless receiver configured to receive a signal modulated by a second modulation method different from the first modulation method; and a processor. The processor is configured to sequentially receive a plurality of fields of a wake-up radio (WUR) frame included in a WUR physical layer processing data unit (PPDU) transmitted by the second modulation method, and when a predetermined condition for the plurality of fields is satisfied, stop receiving the WUR frame without determining whether values of the plurality of fields are valid.
US11218963B2	Discontinuous reception wakeup operation with multiple component carriers Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may operate in a discontinuous reception mode, receive configuration signaling configuring the UE with a quantity of carrier aggregation wakeup configurations, as well as receive, while operating in a discontinuous reception mode, a wakeup signal using at least one component carrier. The UE may identify a configuration indicator indicating a first carrier aggregation wakeup configuration of the quantity of carrier aggregation wakeup configurations based on the wakeup signal, and identify a second component carrier based on the first carrier aggregation wakeup configuration. Upon identifying the second component carrier, the UE may monitor a control channel of the second component carrier based on the first carrier aggregation wakeup configuration.
US11218949B2	Accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a transceiver (525) that communicates with a mobile communication network. The processor (505) receives (605) a downlink data packet from a first data connection (303) over the mobile communication network, the first data connection (303) providing the apparatus (500) with access to a remote data network (125). The processor (505) determines (610), from the downlink data packet, whether the first data connection (303) provides access to a local data network (135) in addition to the remote data network (125). In response to the first data connection (303) providing access to the local data network (135), the processor (505) accesses (615) one or more services via the local data network (135).
US11218947B2	Network architecture applicable to flexible deployment scenario The present disclosure provides a data processing method, a node, a structure, and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by an aggregation node, a first non-access stratum message sent by user equipment (UE), where the aggregation node includes at least two types of interfaces, and each type of interface is used to receive a first non-access stratum message of one radio access technology (RAT) type; converting, by the aggregation node, the first non-access stratum message into a non-access stratum message in a first format based on a RAT type of the first non-access stratum message, where the first format is a non-access stratum message transmission format supported between the aggregation node and a core-network control plane entity; and sending, by the aggregation node, the non-access stratum message in the first format to the core-network control plane entity. A sink design of the aggregation node saves sending and receiving resources of a core network and improves packet forwarding efficiency.
US11218946B2	Access control method and apparatus An access control method includes: receiving, by a network device, an access request message from user equipment (UE); determining, by the network device based on the access request message, a network slice that the UE requests to access; and when the network device determines to reject an access request of the UE for accessing the network slice, returning, by the network device, a rejection response message to the UE, where the rejection response message includes back-off condition information, and the back-off condition information indicates a condition under which the UE requests again to access the network slice.
US11218935B2	Network load management methods and apparatus A Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) communications link between a wireless access point of a non-cellular network and a cellular base station of a cellular network is implemented and used to support load management operations in a communications system including a cellular network and a non-cellular network. A service management system uses UE performance information and network statistics communicated over the NB-IoT communications link to evaluate network loading with regard to congestion in the non-cellular network. The session management system initiates a communications session for congestion control to offload a session from a congested network to a less congested network. The NB-IoT link is used to communicate session handoff related signaling.
US11218927B2	Radio communication method, terminal device and network device Disclosed are a radio communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring a mobility control parameter for executing cell selection and re-selection in an inactive state. The method, the terminal device and the network device of the embodiments of the present application facilitate controlling the mobility of a terminal device in an inactive state.
US11218920B2	Handover between non-standalone and standalone networks Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to handover between Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) networks. An example method includes receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), a measurement report indicating that a signal threshold has been satisfied. In response to receiving the measurement report, handover of a communication session from a first core network to a second core network may be initiated. A message confirming that the communication session has been handed over from the first core network to the second core network can be received. In response to receiving the message, handover of the communication session can be initiated between a single radio bearer associated with a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and a dual radio bearer associated with the first RAT and a second RAT.
US11218919B2	User equipment (UE) hand-over of a media session based on wireless relay characteristics A wireless User Equipment (UE) associates video session capabilities with relay identifiers. The UE wirelessly establishes a video session using a network address. The UE receives a handover command and wirelessly attaches to a wireless relay. The UE receives a new network address and a relay identifier that identifies the wireless relay from the wireless relay. The UE determines if the wireless relay supports the video session mobility based on the received relay identifier and the association of the video session capabilities with the relay identifiers. The UE continues the video session using the initial network address when the wireless relay supports the video session mobility. The UE re-establishes the video session using the new network address when the wireless relay does not support the video session mobility.
US11218910B2	First node and a second node and methods of operating the same A first node for use in a telecommunications network. The first node is adapted to acquire an indication of a performance associated with sending traffic through an aggregation of a first link and a second link and send the traffic through one of: the first link, the second link, and an aggregation of the first link and the second link, based on the indication. There is further a second node adapted to determine an indication of a performance associated with a first node sending traffic through an aggregation of a first link and a second link, and send a signal to the first node, based on the indication.
US11218907B2	Publisher control in an information centric network System and techniques for publisher control in an information centric network (ICN) are described herein. Named data criteria to identify data for a workload may be constructed. A discriminator for potential publishers of the data may be constructed. An interest packet may be transmitted based on the named data criteria and the discriminator and a response to the interest packet received from one of the potential publishers.
US11218906B2	Phase-noise compensation reference signal configuration reporting and signaling Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may report a phase-noise compensation reference signal (PCRS) configuration to a base station to enable per-UE PCRS signaling. For example, a UE may operate in a wireless communications system using carrier frequencies greater than 6 GHz, which may be affected by phase noise. The UE may accordingly determine a PCRS configuration based on a capability to receive signals. The PCRS configuration may include a resource mapping for one or more PCRS, a number of PCRS ports used for PCRS, a multiplexing scheme for one or more PCRS ports, or the UE's phase noise estimation capability. The UE may then transmit a reporting message including the PCRS configuration to a base station. The base station may use the PCRS configuration for PCRS transmissions to the UE.
US11218901B2	Method and device for mapping between traffic class and proximity-based service per packet priority in wireless communication system A method for operating a first apparatus in a wireless communication system is provided. The method may include receiving one or more traffic classes (TCs) related to one or more packets from a higher layer; mapping the one or more TCs and one or more proximity-based service per-packet priorities (PPPPs); and transmitting the one or more packets related to the one or more PPPPs to a second apparatus based on the mapping.
US11218899B2	System and method for grant assignment A system and method for forming bulk requests and prioritized grant assignments in a mixed network environment utilizing a request-grant or similar protocol and prioritized grouping of data as a function of Logical Channel Group (LCG). The systems and methods generate a second network bulk request from a plurality of first network BSRs, which causes the generation of a bulk grant. Furthermore, the systems and methods optionally group data from a plurality of UE, each having a data siloed into logical channel groups, and reorganizing the data into a first priority LCG data set comprising the LCG0 data from each of the plurality of UEs, a second priority LCG data set comprising the LCG1 data from each of the plurality of UEs, etc.
US11218890B2	Basic service set color selection Aspects described herein include an exclusionary approach for basic service set (BSS) color selection and assignment in a network. A network controller for a network selects a radio associated with an access point (AP) under management of the network controller and determines a potential set of BSS colors for the radio. The network controller then removes/excludes a set of BSS colors that impacts the radio from the potential set of BSS colors and updates or assigns a BSS color for the selected radio using the potential set of BSS colors, minimizing the chances that the assigned BSS color will cause an overlapping BSS color condition in the network.
US11218887B2	Switching of networks for a mobile device using location based predictive algorithm Methods are provided for switching networks for a mobile device using location based predictive algorithm. In these methods, a controller obtains a first network coverage map of a first network and a second network coverage map of a second network. The first network and the second network are configured to provide network connectivity to a mobile device. The method further includes the controller tracking the mobile device along a path over which the mobile device travels while the mobile device is connected to the first network, determining that a predicted future location along the path of the mobile device is not serviced by the first network and is serviced by the second network, and causing the mobile device to switch from the first network to the second network based on the mobile device reaching the predicted future location.
US11218878B2	Communication protocols in integrated systems A system and methods comprise a touchscreen at a premises. The touchscreen includes a processor coupled to a security system at the premises. User interfaces are presented via the touchscreen. The user interfaces include a security interface that provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system, and a network interface that provides access to network devices. A camera at the premises is coupled to the touchscreen via a plurality of interfaces. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the touchscreen via a plurality of channels and a plurality of protocols. The security server comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the touchscreen and the security system.
US11218875B1	Methods and systems for transferring call context Methods and systems described in this disclosure receive a call from a device associated with a caller and request an indication of a context of the call. The system can send a request for authentication credentials in a push notification to the device. The push notification can be linked to an authentication tab or page in an application. After authentication of the caller, the system can direct the application to cause a tab or page associated with the subject matter of the call to be displayed on the qualified device.
US11218864B2	Methods and systems for varying channel scanning duration A device that includes one or more processors may receive instructions to scan, at a given time, one or more channels in one or more frequency bands for presence of wireless devices in an environment of the device. The device may also identify one or more operations of the device that are occurring at the given time. The device may also adjust a duration of scanning the one or more channels based on the identified operations. The device may also cause a wireless receiver of the device to scan, for the adjusted duration, the one or more channels for the presence of the wireless devices.
US11218853B2	External communication system for vehicle An external communication system for a vehicle includes communication devices and a controller. The communication devices are provided in the vehicle. The communication devices are configured to transmit and receive communication data between a server device and the vehicle via mutually different communication paths. The controller is configured to control communication by the communication devices. The communication devices include a first communication device and an inter-vehicle communication device. When the inter-vehicle communication device is requested, from another vehicle, to acquire communication data between the another vehicle and the server device, the controller transmits communication data received by the first communication device from the server device, from the inter-vehicle communication device to the another vehicle, and transmits communication data received by the inter-vehicle communication device from the another vehicle, from the first communication device to the server device.
US11218852B2	Communication mode switching method, network side device, and terminal device A communication mode switching method, a network side device, and a terminal device includes a communication mode of the second vehicle to everything (V2X) service is switched from a first communication mode to the second communication mode for scheduling a first V2X service of a radio resource to be transmitted using the first communication mode.
US11218838B2	Focused map-based context information surfacing A map-based graphical user interface (GUI) for a social media platform provides a map window that displays an interactive map that is movable within the map window responsive to user input. User icons for respective friend users of a user associated with a client device on which the map-based GUI is generated are displayed in the map window at respective locations on the interactive map. A predefined portion of the map window defines a focus area. Context information for respective friend users are automatically surface for those friend icons located within the focus area, while such context information are automatically omitted or de-surfaced for those friend icons outside of the focus area.
US11218835B2	Information processing apparatus, information providing method, and information providing system An Information processing apparatus, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: store, for each of a plurality of areas represented by a geographical boundary line, information for specifying position of an area and a size of the area to the memory, acquire data regarding a position of a moving body, set a predetermined range on the basis of the acquired data, extract a target area from the plurality of areas on the basis of the predetermined range and the position of each of the plurality of areas, and control a size, stored in the memory, of the extracted target area.
US11218824B1	Cooling and noise control for head-mounted device A head-mounted device can effectively manage heat while also managing noise output levels in a manner that preserves the user's desired experience with the head-mounted device. The head-mounted device can manage sound levels of a cooling system based on detected a sound level of ambient noise in a vicinity of the head-mounted device. For example, the head-mounted device can operate a fan at a speed that produces noise at a sound level that is low enough to be masked by the ambient noise perceived by the user. By further example, the sound level of a cooling system can be based on a sound level of a speaker of the head-mounted device providing audio to the user. By further example, other operational parameters of a cooling system can be controlled to manage noise at a sound level that is sufficiently low.
US11218823B2	Speaker load diagnostics A system and method for performing speaker load diagnostics. A digital signal processor generates a diagnostic tone that is provided to the speaker. The diagnostic tone is generated using an oscillator internal to the digital signal processor. The digital signal processor receives current and voltage data from the speaker based on the diagnostic tone, and processes the current and voltage data to determine whether a fault condition exists in the speaker.
US11218818B2	Device and method for maintaining a hearing aid The maintenance device for at least one hearing aid having an earbud that is connected by an electronic cable to an earloop containing a rechargeable battery includes a device for charging the battery of the hearing aid and an aeraulic circuit that is configured to optimize the drying of the hearing aid.
US11218811B2	Loudspeaker A loudspeaker and method of operating a loudspeaker are provided. The loudspeaker has a motor assembly with at least one planar coil. First and second magnets are magnetized in a magnetized direction perpendicular to a direction of coil movement and perpendicular to a central axis of radiation of the loudspeaker. The central axis of radiation is generally parallel to a direction of coil movement and parallel to the plane of the planar coil. The first and second magnets each have upper and lower large surface faces separated by a narrowest dimension. The first and second magnets are magnetized across the narrowest dimension in first and second magnetized directions being opposite.
US11218806B2	Crosstalk cancellation for opposite-facing transaural loudspeaker systems Embodiments relate to audio processing for opposite facing speaker configurations that results in multiple optimal listening regions around the speakers. A system includes a left speaker and a right speaker in an opposite facing speaker configuration, and a crosstalk cancellation processor connected with the left speaker and the right speaker. The crosstalk cancellation processor applies a crosstalk cancellation to an input audio signal to generate left and right output channels. The left output channel is provided to the left speaker and the right output channel is provided to the right speaker to generate sound including multiple crosstalk cancelled listening regions that are spaced apart.
US11218801B1	Point-pressed audio pickup apparatus A point-pressed audio pickup apparatus includes a deformation element and an audio pickup device. The deformation element is pushed by an external force to induce deformation, so that a distance sensing element in the audio pickup device can measure the deformation through the changed distance so as to trigger the audio pickup device to start receiving sound.
US11218794B2	Earphone The present invention relates to an earphone, comprising an earphone body, an earphone cord, and a fixing member. The earphone body includes an earplug portion, a connecting portion, and a body portion. The fixing member shaped as a ring, and the middle portion of the ring includes a through hole. The fixing member includes a top wall located at an edge of the ring. The top wall is made of an elastic material. Among them, the connecting portion is connected to the earplug portion and the body portion. The connecting portion passes through the through hole and is fastened in the fixing member, and the fixing member and the connecting portion are members of the earphone that are placed in the cavitas conchae of the human ear. The beneficial effects of the present invention are that since the top wall of the fixing portion is made of a material that is susceptible to deformation, adaptive deformation is performed to match the different cavitas conchae, when subjected to the compression of the cavitas conchae. Thus, this improves the comfort of the earphones.
US11218775B2	Content schedule detection and adjustment Various implementations described herein are directed to determining variations or changes to a predetermined programming schedule. In accordance with one method, a predicted end time of video content may be determined to be later than a scheduled end time of the video content. Also, it may be determined that video content scheduled to be displayed on a first stream or channel has been moved to a second stream or channel. A scheduled recording or transmission time of video content may be altered based on detected changes to the predetermined programming schedule. A program listing such as an electronic program guide may be revised based on detected changes to the predetermined programming schedule.
US11218772B2	Extension bundle generation for recording extensions in video delivery In one embodiment, a method receives a request from a user for one or more extensions to a first program. The first program is associated with a first bundle that indicates the first program starts at a first time and ends at a second time. A second program that starts before the first time or starts after the second time is selected. The second program is associated with a second bundle that indicates the second program ends at the first time or starts at the second time. The method generates an extension bundle that includes information for the one or more extensions and uses the extension bundle to record an extended program for the user that includes the first program and at least a portion of the one or more extensions from the second program.
US11218771B2	Calibration system for audience response capture and analysis of media content A calibration system for media content comprises a memory, a media device, a plurality of different types of sensors, and a control circuitry. The memory is configured to store a media item and expected-emotions-tagging metadata for the media item. The control circuitry is configured to compute a reaction delay for a first emotional response of the audience captured by the plurality of different types of sensors for a first scene of the media item with respect to a position of the first marker. The first scene of the media item spans a first time slot that corresponds to the first scene in the media item. The control circuitry is configured to calibrate the position of the first marker to associate a first set of frames of the first scene with the first emotional response, based on at least the computed reaction delay.
US11218767B2	Systems and methods for controlling access to media assets using two-factor authentication Systems and methods for authorizing operations associated with blocked media assets using two-factor authentication. In some aspects, a media guidance application (e.g., executed by a set-top box or other user equipment used to store and display media assets) prompts a user for a password (e.g., a personal information number) in order to unlock the content for viewing. In response to receiving a second request from the user to perform an operation related to the media asset (e.g., delete), the media guidance application prompts the user for an additional factor confirming his or her identity, consistent with two-factor authentication protocol. If the user's identity is authenticated as a user that has authority to perform the operation related to the media asset (e.g., delete the stored media asset), the media guidance application performs the operation related to the media asset (e.g., deletes the media asset).
US11218763B2	Systems and methods for mirroring and transcoding media content Systems and methods for mirroring and transcoding media content are provided. In some embodiments, media content stored on a user equipment device is mirrored on a remote server, and the mirrored copy is transcoded and provided to other user devices in a media content format that is appropriate for the user devices. By so doing, the present invention not only provides a convenient and easy way for users to backup media content and access the media content from virtually any device, but also reduces the complexity and costs associated with maintaining reliable and consistent access to media content across various user devices.
US11218761B2	Digital overlay offers on connected media devices A computing device includes memory for storing commercial metadata and offer metadata harvested from within an offer distribution network. A processor compares the commercial metadata related to a broadcast commercial to be streamed to a client media device with the offer metadata related to available offers from offer providers, to generate a comparison. The processor then selects an offer from the available offers based on the comparison; determines when and over what video stream the broadcast commercial is to be streamed; detects that a screen device is paired to the client media device; and delivers the offer to a display of the screen device during streaming of the broadcast commercial over the video stream to the client media device. When a user of the screen device selects an indicia of the offer, the offer is collected into a virtual wallet from which the offer can be redeemed in various ways.
US11218753B2	Systems and methods for bandwidth consumption management Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that dynamically adapts network performance parameters for applications based on their respective usage likelihoods.
US11218752B2	System for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider Video content is uploaded via the Internet to a video-on-demand (VOD) server identified by a title and a hierarchical address of categories and subcategories for categorizing the title. The VOD server converts and stores the video content at a storage address in a video content database linked to the title. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as in its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. This can enable many new blogging or podcasting-like programs by popular “Hosts” to be self-published on the Internet and readily navigated for display on TV. The EPG can also store TV program addresses as bookmarks and allow them to be shared with other subscribers or with friends and contacts online by sending to their email addresses.
US11218747B2	Transmission device, receiving device, and data processing method The present technology relates to a transmission device, a receiving device, and a data processing method that enable bandwidth control over PLPs when one frequency band includes the plurality of PLPs. The transmission device determines the number of cells of a component to be transmitted by each of PLPs such that the number of cells in an entire physical layer frame including the plurality of PLPs matches a sum of the number of cells of the plurality of PLPs, and transmits a broadcast stream including the physical layer frame. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a system for transmitting a broadcast stream including a physical layer frame including a plurality of PLPs.
US11218718B2	Adaptive motion vector resolution signaling A method, computer program, and computer system for video coding is provided. Video data including at least two frames is received. A motion vector difference is calculated between two frames from among the at least two frames. An adaptive motion vector resolution usage flag is checked. The adaptive motion vector resolution flag may correspond to a precision value and an adaptive motion vector resolution usage value corresponding to whether adaptive motion vector resolution is enabled or disabled. The video data is encoded based on the adaptive motion vector resolution usage value, whereby the motion vector difference is encoded based on the precision value.
US11218713B2	Video encoding method, video decoding method, and device using same The present invention relates to a video encoding method, a video decoding method, and a device using the same, and the video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: specifying a tile and a slice by partitioning an inputted picture; performing encoding on the basis of the tile and the slice; and transmitting the encoded video information, wherein the picture is partitioned into one or more tiles and one or more slices, and the restrictions for parallel processing can be applied to the tiles and the slices.
US11218708B2	Picture decoding method for decoding using a merging candidate selected from a first merging candidate derived using a first derivation process and a second merging candidate derived using a second derivation process A picture coding method includes: performing a first derivation process for deriving a first merging candidate which includes a candidate set of a prediction direction, a motion vector, and a reference picture index for use in coding of a current block; performing a second derivation process for deriving a second merging candidate; selecting a merging candidate to be used in the coding of the current block from among the first and second merging candidates; and attaching an index for identifying the selected merging candidate to the bitstream; wherein the first derivation process is performed so that a total number of the first merging candidates does not exceed a predetermined number, and the second derivation process is performed when the total number of the first merging candidates is less than a predetermined maximum number of merging candidates.
US11218707B2	Moving image distribution device, method, and program and moving image distribution system By allowing video to be reproduced without causing any image loss or delay, the present invention provides a video streaming apparatus and video streaming system that allow a user to accurately control a mechanism of a machine while watching video taken of the machine. A video streaming apparatus according to the present invention includes an encoding section configured to perform interframe coding of video taken by an imaging section and generate an encoded video stream; and a reference frame generation management section configured to receive a stop signal of reference frame generation or a resume signal of reference frame generation from a receiving terminal of the encoded video stream, in which when the reference frame generation management section receives the stop signal of reference frame generation, the encoding section stops reference frame generation, and when the reference frame generation management section receives the resume signal of reference frame generation, the encoding section resumes reference frame generation and performs interframe coding.
US11218692B2	Testing and/or calibrating of a camera, in particular a digital camera, by means of an optical test standard A method for testing and/or calibrating a camera is provided. An optical test standard is produced. A plurality of subareas, with different grey tones, are applied to a substrate. At least one reference image of the substrate is captured using a reference camera, using a predetermined setting comprising at least one parameter. Reference greyscale values for the subareas are determined from the reference image and assigned to the substrate. At least one image of the optical test standard is captured by the camera using a predetermined setting of the camera, the setting comprising at least one parameter. Actual greyscale values for the subareas are determined from this image. An assertion about a sufficient or insufficient calibration of the camera is made based on a comparison of the actual greyscale values with the reference greyscale values or with a predetermined range of permissible actual greyscale values.
US11218691B1	Upsampling content for head-mounted displays A system for content upsampling comprises a console and a head-mounted display (HMD). The console can select content for presentation and provide the content at a first frame rate. The HMD outputs fast calibration data comprising one or more intermediate estimated positions of a reference point on the HMD. The HMD estimates future positions of the HMD using the fast calibration data, and generates synthetic frames using frames from the content and the future positions of the HMD. The HMD then upsamples the content from the first frame rate to a second frame using the synthetic frames to generate augmented content, wherein the second frame rate is faster than the first frame rate. The HMD presents the augmented content at the second frame rate via an electronic display.
US11218688B2	Apparatus and methods for three-dimensional sensing A three-dimensional (3D) sensing apparatus together with a projector subassembly is provided. The 3D sensing apparatus includes two cameras, which may be configured to capture ultraviolet and/or near-infrared light. The 3D sensing apparatus may also contain an optical filter and one or more computing processors that signal a simultaneous capture using the two cameras and processing the captured images into depth. The projector subassembly of the 3D sensing apparatus includes a laser diode, one or optical elements, and a photodiode that are useable to enable 3D capture.
US11218687B2	Apparatus and method for generating a representation of a scene An apparatus comprises a receiver (401) receiving a first image and associated first depth data captured by a first depth-sensing camera. A detector (405) detects an image position property for a fiducial marker in the first image, the fiducial marker representing a placement of a second depth sensing image camera. A placement processor (407) determines a relative placement vector indicative of a placement of the second depth sensing image camera relative to the first depth-sensing camera in response to the image position property and depth data of the first depth data for an image position of the fiducial marker. A second receiver (403) receives a second image and second first depth data captured by the second depth sensing image camera. A generator (409) generates the representation of at least part the scene in response to a combination of at least the first image and the second image based on the relative placement vector.
US11218678B2	Projection system, protection circuit and current monitoring method of image resolution enhancement device A projection system, a protection circuit and a current monitoring method of an image resolution enhancement device are provided. A light valve converts an illumination beam into an image beam. The image resolution enhancement device changes a transmission path of the image beam according to a driving current. The protection circuit detects the driving current. When the driving current is greater than or equal to a first current threshold, the protection circuit further compares the driving current with a second current threshold. When a duration time that the driving current is smaller than the second current threshold and greater than or equal to the first current threshold is greater than or equal to a time threshold, the protection circuit decreases the driving current to be smaller than the first current threshold to control the image resolution enhancement device. The projection lens converts the image beam into a projection beam.
US11218675B2	Information processing apparatus, computation method of information processing apparatus, and program Provided is a computation method for obtaining information suitable for positional deviation correction and lens blur correction for a case where a part of or an entire projection image projected by each of a plurality of projectors is displayed in a superimposed manner. For this purpose, a light intensity distribution indicating a degree of lens blur of a base projector and peak coordinates of the light intensity distribution are calculated using a captured image obtained by capturing a test pattern projected by the base projector in an arrangement state in which a plurality of projectors is arranged such that a part of or an entire projection image projected by each of the plurality of projectors is displayed in a superimposed manner. Further, a light intensity distribution centered on the peak coordinates on the base projector side and corresponding to a degree of lens blur of a referencing projector is calculated using a captured image obtained by capturing the test pattern projected by the referencing projector in the same arrangement state. As a result, information indicating the degree of lens blur of the base projector and information corresponding to positional deviation and the degree of lens blur of the referencing projector are obtained.
US11218658B2	Solid-state imaging device, method of controlling the solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus to generate high dynamic range image Provided is a solid-state imaging device that includes a high sensitivity floating diffusion (FD) and a low sensitivity FD that hold a charge generated in a photodiode PD of a pixel, an FD coupling transistor that turns on and off coupling of the high sensitivity FD and the low sensitivity FD, and a saturation sensing circuit that performs a control that couples the high sensitivity FD and the low sensitivity FD, when a voltage of a pixel signal outputted from the pixel matches a voltage of a ramp signal. A level of the ramp signal varies in accordance with elapsed time.
US11218656B2	Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device that is one aspect of the present disclosure has a first photoelectric conversion portion, an upper electrode, and a lower electrode formed outside a substrate, the first photoelectric conversion portion performing photoelectric conversion in accordance with incident light, the upper electrode and the lower electrode being formed to sandwich the first photoelectric conversion portion. The solid-state imaging device includes an aperture pixel that is disposed on a pixel array, and generates a normal pixel signal; an OPB pixel that is disposed at an end portion on the pixel array, and generates a pixel signal indicating a dark current component; and a charge releasing portion that is disposed between the aperture pixel and the OPB pixel, and releases electric charge flowing out from the aperture pixel.
US11218649B2	Photographing method, apparatus, and device A photographing method is provided. In the method, based on a video call between terminals at two places, each terminal previews, in a preset template, real-time preview video streams of the two parties. The two parties may separately adjust a picture of a local preview stream, and obtain a respective high-definition image through snapping when a preview group photo image is satisfying. Through file backhaul, one terminal can generate a high-resolution remote group photo based on snapped high-definition images of the terminals, a picture adjustment parameter during snapping, and the preset template.
US11218643B2	Exposure compensating method and related camera apparatus An exposure compensating method applied to a camera apparatus includes acquiring a monitoring image captured by the camera apparatus via an exposure parameter, computing an estimating exposure compensating value of the monitoring image according to a triggering threshold, analyzing continuity in pixels of the monitoring image with intensity conforming to a specific condition to acquire a weighting adjustment value of a region of interest, adjusting the estimating exposure compensating value via the weighting adjustment value to generate a final exposure compensating value, and adjusting the exposure parameter by the final exposure compensating value.
US11218634B2	Data processing method and apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and electronic device A data processing method and apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium and an electronic device (10) are provided. The method includes that: responsive to it is detected that an electronic device (10) activates a front camera (102), a second processor interface connecting a first image processor to a rear camera (104) is controlled to disconnect a connection between the first image processor and the rear camera, here, the first image processor is connected to the front camera (102) through a first processor interface; and the first image processor is controlled to be connected to a second image processor through the second processor interface, here, the second image processor is connected to the front camera (102).
US11218631B2	Image-capturing system capable of reducing an amount of data related to image acquisition To provide an image-capturing system capable of maintaining high analysis accuracy while reducing the amount of data related to image acquisition with a simple method. In order to achieve the object, the image-capturing system includes an image-capturing device configured to acquire image data of a subject, and an image-capturing control device configured to control image acquisition by the image-capturing device. The image-capturing control device includes a difference extraction means configured to extract difference data on the basis of any two image data items acquired by the image-capturing device, a change amount extraction means configured to extract change amount data on the basis of any two difference data items extracted by the difference extraction means, and a condition change means configured to change an image acquisition condition in the image-capturing device on the basis of the change amount data extracted by the change amount extraction means.
US11218628B2	Method and system for identifying light source and application thereof The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for identifying light source. The method includes receiving an infrared image of an environment captured by an imaging apparatus in a first configuration. The method also includes identifying, based on the infrared image, that a light source exists in the environment captured in the infrared image. The method further includes generating an order for changing the imaging apparatus from the first configuration to a second configuration.

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