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US11263095B1	Managing a data analytics pipeline Providing for high availability in a data analytics pipeline without replicas, including: creating a data analytics pipeline, wherein each component of the data analytics pipeline is deployed within a container; creating a failover container; detecting that a component within the data analytics pipeline has failed; and responsive to detecting that the component within the data analytics pipeline has failed, deploying the component within the data analytics pipeline that has failed in the failover container.
US11263091B2	Using inode entries to mirror data operations across data storage sites A computer-implemented method, according to one approach, includes: receiving a data operation request which includes an activated compound operation flag. The data operation request is added to a queue in a gateway node, and the data operation request is eventually transmitted to a disaster recovery site. An inode entry which corresponds to the portion of data is locked, and metadata associated with the inode entry is updated to indicate that the data operation request has been performed at the disaster recovery site. Supplemental data operation requests which correspond to the portion of data are also identified by evaluating the metadata associated with the inode entry. These supplemental data operation requests are transmitted to the disaster recovery site, and the metadata associated with the inode entry is updated to indicate that the supplemental data operation requests have been performed at the disaster recovery site. Furthermore, the inode entry is unlocked.
US11263085B2	Systems and methods for performing backups of a server database Systems and methods for performing differential and full data protection operations. Parameters that define minimum, interval, and maximum values are provided to an agent. These values relate to changes in the data or in a database. The agent monitors the database and backups are triggered in accordance with these values. A differential backup is not performed until the minimum value is reached and differential backups are performed only after subsequent intervals are reached. A full backup is performed once the maximum value is reached.
US11263084B2	Saving program execution state Techniques are described for managing distributed execution of programs. In at least some situations, the techniques include decomposing or otherwise separating the execution of a program into multiple distinct execution jobs that may each be executed on a distinct computing node, such as in a parallel manner with each execution job using a distinct subset of input data for the program. In addition, the techniques may include temporarily terminating and later resuming execution of at least some execution jobs, such as by persistently storing an intermediate state of the partial execution of an execution job, and later retrieving and using the stored intermediate state to resume execution of the execution job from the intermediate state. Furthermore, the techniques may be used in conjunction with a distributed program execution service that executes multiple programs on behalf of multiple customers or other users of the service.
US11263078B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for error correction Apparatuses, systems, and methods for error correction. A memory device may have a number of memory cells each of which stores a bit of information. One or more error correction code (ECC) may be used to determine if the bits of information contain any errors. To mitigate the effects of failures of adjacent memory cells, the information may be divided into a first group and a second group, where each group contains information from memory cells which are non-adjacent to other memory cells of that group. Each group of information may include data bits and parity bits used to correct those data bits. For example, as part of a read operation, a first ECC circuit may receive information from even numbered memory cells, while a second ECC circuit may receive information from odd numbered memory cells.
US11263074B1	Systems and methods for self correcting secure computer systems A self-correcting secure computer system is provided. The computer system includes a read-only memory (ROM) device, a random access memory (RAM) device, and at least one processor in communication with the ROM device and the RAM device. The at least one processor is programmed to receive an activation signal; retrieve, from the ROM device, data to execute a first configuration including an encryption suite; execute, on the RAM device, the first configuration including the encryption suite; execute the encryption suite to generate a key; store the key at a first memory location; and delete volatile memory associated with the encryption suite.
US11263071B2	Enabling symptom verification Systems, products and methods for enabling symptom verification. Verifying a symptom may include eliminating repeated symptom definitions or eliminating symptoms having low accuracy. A computer system enables verification of a symptom including a rule for detecting a set of events related to a given problem. The computer system includes a symptom database which stores the symptom, a specimen database which stores a specimen including a set of events detected according to a rule of a certain symptom, and an analysis unit which analyzes the specimen stored in the specimen database using a new symptom in order to determine whether to add the new symptom to the symptom database. The present disclosure also includes a method and a computer program for enabling verification of a symptom including a rule for detecting a set of events related to a given problem.
US11263060B2	Dynamic distribution of loads across heterogeneous computing structures in computational rendering Embodiments for dynamically distributing loads in computational rendering in a computing environment. A computational rendering model on a computational rendering to exploit nested recursive parallelism within a heterogenous computing architecture to enable communication overlap, memory transfer, and data and task management, wherein the computational rendering model is developed for the heterogenous computing architecture.
US11263047B2	Metadata management for multi-core resource manager Various examples are directed to systems and methods for managing resources in a multi-core computing system. A first thread executing at a first core of a multi-core processor unit may allocate a first element of a resource. The first thread may increment a first thread counter for a first metric describing the resource. The first thread may determine that the first thread counter is greater than a first thread counter threshold and update a first metric global value based at least in part on the first thread counter. The first thread may also reset the first thread counter.
US11263045B2	Integrated multi-provider compute platform The present invention includes embodiments of systems and methods for addressing the interdependencies that result from integrating the computing resources of multiple hardware and software providers. The integrated, multi-provider cloud-based platform of the present invention employs abstraction layers for communicating with and integrating the resources of multiple back-end hardware providers, multiple software providers and multiple license servers. These abstraction layers and associated functionality free users not only from having to implement and configure provider-specific protocols, but also from having to address interdependencies among selected hardware, software and license servers on a job-level basis or at other levels of granularity.
US11263044B2	Workload-based clock adjustment at a processing unit A graphics processing unit (GPU) adjusts a frequency of clock based on identifying a program thread executing at the processing unit, wherein the program thread is detected based on a workload to be executed. By adjusting the clock frequency based on the identified program thread, the processing unit adapts to different processing demands of different program threads. Further, by identifying the program thread based on workload, the processing unit adapts the clock frequency based on processing demands, thereby conserving processing resources.
US11263043B1	Managing processor core synchronization using interrupts Interrupt messages are sent from an interrupt controller to respective processor cores and data synchronization is managed among the processor cores. Each processor core includes a pipeline that includes a plurality of stages through which instructions of a program are executed, where stored order information indicates whether a state of the pipeline is in-order or out-of-order; and circuitry for receiving interrupt messages from the interrupt controller and performing an interrupt action in response to a corresponding interrupt message after ensuring that the order information indicates that the state of the pipeline is in-order when each interrupt action is performed. Managing the data synchronization includes generating a first interrupt message at an issuing processor core in response to a synchronization related instruction executed at the issuing processor core; and receiving the first interrupt message at each receiving processor core in a set of one or more receiving processor cores.
US11263029B2	Providing user interface (UI) elements having scrollable content in virtual machine sessions at reduced latency and related methods A computing system includes a virtualization server that runs virtual machine sessions and provides a hosted application with user interface (UI) elements having scrollable content. A client computing device accesses the hosted application during one of the virtual machine sessions and receives the scrollable content. The client computing device displays at least a portion of the scrollable content as local virtual UI elements, applies user input to scroll the portion of the scrollable content in focus, caches scrollable content that is positioned adjacent the portion of the scrollable content being scrolled that is not in focus, and generates a local virtual UI element graphics overlay that includes at least a portion of the cached scrollable content for display corresponding to a predicted response to the user input.
US11263026B2	Software plugins of data virtualization-based architecture Techniques are disclosed relating to managing virtual data sources (VDSs), including creating and using VDSs. A virtual data source manager (VDSM) that is executing on a computer system may receive a VDS creation request to create a particular VDS. The VDS creation request may include information that is usable to identify a data origin of the particular VDS and an ingestion routine. The VDSM may use the ingestion routine to create the particular VDS that includes a bitmap index that is representative of data stored at the origin. In response to a data request corresponding to the origin, the particular VDS may be used to initiate a query to the particular VDS for data without accessing the origin. The VDSM may further maintain various software plugins that are executable to perform corresponding functions in relation to the VDSM and the VDSs managed by the VDSM.
US11263018B2	Vector processor and control method therefor A vector processor is disclosed. The vector processor includes a plurality of register files provided to each of a plurality of single instruction multiple data (SIMD) lanes, storing each of a plurality of pieces of data, and respectively outputting input data to be used in a current cycle among the plurality of pieces of data, a shuffle unit for receiving a plurality of pieces of input data outputted from the plurality of register files, and performing shuffling such that the received plurality of pieces of input data respectively correspond to the plurality of SIMD lanes and outputting the same; and a command execution unit for performing a parallel operation by receiving input data outputted from the shuffle unit.
US11263014B2	Sharing instruction encoding space between a coprocessor and auxiliary execution circuitry Data processing apparatuses, methods of data processing, and non-transitory computer-readable media on which computer-readable code is stored defining logical configurations of processing devices are disclosed. In an apparatus, fetch circuitry retrieves a sequence of instructions and execution circuitry performs data processing operations with respect to data values in a set of registers. An auxiliary execution circuitry interface and a coprocessor interface to provide a connection to a coprocessor outside the apparatus are provided. Decoding circuitry generates control signals in dependence on the instructions of the sequence of instructions, wherein the decoding circuitry is responsive to instructions in a first subset of an instruction encoding space to generate the control signals to control the execution circuitry to perform the first data processing operations, and the decoding circuitry is responsive to instructions in a second subset of the instruction encoding space to generate the control signals in dependence on a configuration condition: to generate the control signals for the auxiliary execution circuitry interface when the configuration condition has a first state; and to generate the control signals for the coprocessor interface when the configuration condition has a second state.
US11263007B2	Convolutional neural network hardware acceleration device, convolutional calculation method, and storage medium A convolutional neural network hardware acceleration device, a convolutional calculation method, and a storage medium are provided. The device includes an instruction processing element (1), a hardware acceleration component (2), and an external data memory element (3). The instruction processing element (1) decodes instructions, and controls the hardware acceleration component (2) to perform operations corresponding to decoded instructions. The hardware acceleration component (2) includes: an input buffer element (21), a data calculation element (22) and an output buffer element (23). The external data memory element (3) stores the calculation result output by the output buffer element (23) and transmits the data to the input buffer element (21).
US11263006B2	Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks Methods and apparatus to deploy workload domains in virtual server racks are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a policy manager to determine an availability option and a performance option of the workload domain based on a domain type and determine capacity options based on a user selection of the availability option and a user selection of the performance option by a first user, a deployment manager to identify first ones of a plurality of computing resources to form a placement solution for the workload domain based on the user selection of the availability and performance options, and based on a user selection of one of the determined capacity options by the first user, the plurality of computing resources stored in a resource database accessible by the first user and a second user, and a resource manager to reserve the first ones of the plurality of computing resources to deploy the workload domain for the first user.
US11263002B2	Efficient automatic population of downgrade rights of licensed software A software model specification for a software package can be associated with representation of a software downgrade definition. The software model specification can include a publisher of the software package, an application title of the software package, and the version of the software package. One or more entitlements for the software package can be obtained. Based on the software downgrade definition being associated with the software model specification, the software downgrade definition can be associated with the entitlement(s). Compliance of the installations of the software package with the entitlement(s) can be calculated, where the software downgrade definition can cause each of the entitlement(s) to be applicable to the installations of the version of the software package or one or more earlier versions of the software package.
US11262996B2	Repository including exclusion list Systems and methods of executing and/or provisioning an application in an application specific runtime environment or general runtime environment are disclosed. The application specific runtime environment or general runtime environment are optionally defined by an application environment specification to include a minimal or reduced set of software resources required for execution of the application. These software resources are optionally stored in a resource repository that includes resources associated with a plurality of operating systems and/or executable applications. Various embodiments of the invention include the development of hierarchical resource metadata configured to characterize the various files, packages and file families included in the resource repository. In some embodiments this metadata is used to select between files when provisioning an application specific runtime environment. Various embodiments of the invention include use of an exclusion list to manage conflicts between same named files.
US11262994B2	Method and device for identifying type of variable in binary A method for identifying a type of a variable within a binary performed on a computing device is provided. The method comprises, identifying a variable from disassembly code of a binary, and determining a type of the variable based on an instruction of the disassembly code, associated with the variable.
US11262991B1	Thread-safe development in a multi-threaded system A method for thread-safe development of a computer program configured for parallel thread execution comprises maintaining a digital record of read or write access to a data object from each of a plurality of sibling threads executing on a computer system. Pursuant to each instance of read or write access from a given sibling thread, an entry comprising an indicator of the access type is added to the digital record. The method further comprises assessing the thread safety of the read or write access corresponding to each entry in the digital record and identifying one or more thread-unsafe instances of read or write access based on the assessment of thread safety.
US11262989B2	Automatic generation of efficient vector code with low overhead in a time-efficient manner independent of vector width A computing system includes a compatibility graph builder to generate a compatibility graph based on a dependency graph representing program source code, where the compatibility graph indicates compatibility relationships between operations represented in the dependency graph, a clique generator coupled with the compatibility graph builder to generate a set of candidate vector packings based on the compatibility relationships indicated in the compatibility graph, a set cover generator coupled with the clique generator to select a subset of vector packings from the set of candidate vector packings, and a vector code generator coupled with the set cover generator to generate the vector code based on the selected subset of vector packings.
US11262988B2	Method and system for using subroutine graphs for formal language processing A method to process subroutine-structured graph-based intermediate representations during formal language processing implemented by a computing device. The method includes classifying a set of subroutines identified in an intermediate representation of code according to mutually recursive relationships between subroutines in the set of subroutines, recording the mutually recursive relationships, labeling to track the mutually recursive relationships, constructing a set of graph representations, collecting partial positions that distinguish points of action in generated code, labeling nodes of the graph of the intermediate representation, generating a subsequent intermediate representation by serialization of the graph of the intermediate representation through pre-order depth-first traversal, and creating the generated code from the intermediate representation.
US11262985B2	Pretraining utilizing software dependencies In an approach to creating code snippet auto-commenting models utilizing a pre-training model leveraging dependency data, one or more computer processors create a generalized pre-training model trained with one or more dependencies and one or more associated dependency embeddings, wherein dependencies include frameworks, imported libraries, header files, and application programming interfaces associated with a software project. The one or more computer processors create a subsequent model with a model architecture identical to the created pre-training model. The one or more computer processors computationally reduce a training of the created subsequent model utilizing one or more trained parameters, activations, memory cells, and context vectors contained in the created pre-training model. The one or more computer processors create deploy the subsequent model to one to more production environments.
US11262981B2	Addition method, semiconductor device, and electronic device An adder circuit inhibiting overflow is provided. A first memory, a second memory, a third memory, and a fourth memory are included. A step of supplying first data with a sign to the first memory and supplying the first data with a positive sign stored in the first memory, to the second memory; a step of supplying the first data with a negative sign stored in the second memory, to the third memory; a step of generating second data by adding the first data with a positive sign stored in the second memory and the first data with a negative sign stored in the third memory; and a step of storing the second data in the fourth memory are included. When the second data stored in the fourth memory are all second data with a positive sign or all second data with a negative sign, all the second data stored in the fourth memory are added.
US11262978B1	Voice-adapted reformulation of web-based answers Techniques are disclosed. The techniques include receiving, by a computing device, an answer to a query, the answer comprising a content element and a metadata element. Based on the content element and the metadata element, the techniques generate a presentable sentence of a plurality of presentable sentences. The techniques then utilize a machine learning model to determine a relevance score for the presentable sentence based on the query and the presentable sentence, the relevance score being of a set of relevance scores and corresponding to a measure of relevance with respect to the presentable sentence answering the query. The techniques then select a portion of the plurality of presentable sentences based on a ranking of the set of relevance scores and transmit the portion to a user device for presentation on a voice-based interface of the user device.
US11262972B2	Automated content medium selection A content management system and/or client device can enable a user to initiate a quick play mode where a content category and content medium are selected for the user. A client device and/or a content management system can select a content medium for a user based on one or more factors, such as the content category. Certain content categories of content can be preferably delivered in certain content mediums. In some embodiments, a content management system and/or client device can select a content medium for a user based on contextual data gathered from the user. Contextual data can be data describing the user's current state and/or environment. For example, contextual data can include data such as the time of day, geographic location, etc.
US11262971B2	Scanner with host porting audio A speaker integrated into a scanner is provided. The scanner comprises speaker firmware that presents the scanner as two separate logical devices to an Operating System (OS) of a connected host device. The integrated speaker of the scanner can be configured from the OS of the host device to be a primary or secondary speaker of the host device. The host device ports audio generated data on the host device over a wired or wireless connection to the speaker firmware, and the speaker firmware plays the host-generated audio data over or through the integrated speaker of the scanner.
US11262969B2	Virtual workspace viewport following in collaboration systems A collaboration system is provided and includes memory storing collaboration data including a spatial event map locating events in a virtual workspace and a local display including a screen space. The collaboration system further includes logic to identify a local client viewport in the virtual workspace, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the local client viewport, logic to change a location and a dimension of the local client viewport in the virtual workspace in response to input signals, logic to render, in the screen space on the local display, graphical objects identified by events in the spatial event map that have locations within the changed local client viewport, and logic to generate a viewport change event in response to the change of the local client viewport in response to input signals.
US11262961B2	Printing system and control method for performing user authentication First and second printing apparatus are in an intranet and a bibliography server connected to the Internet. The bibliography server being configured to manage bibliographic information of print data. The first printing apparatus acquire a list of print data from the bibliography server, when an instruction to print out print data included in the list is received from a user with an operating unit of the first printing apparatus, sends identification information for identifying the print data to the second printing apparatus and when a print request is received, prints out print data included in the received print request. The second printing apparatus sends bibliographic information of print data received from an external apparatus to the bibliography server; and sends a print request containing the print data identified by the identification information to the first printing apparatus.
US11262956B2	Communication system, server system, and terminal apparatus A server system transmits, to a terminal apparatus, list information of a service list, communication information corresponding to a service in the list and used to communicate with a service providing server system, and authentication information corresponding to an apparatus. The terminal apparatus selects service(s) from the list, and transmits, based on the communication information corresponding to the selected service(s), the authentication information to service providing server system(s) corresponding to the selected service(s). The server system executes a registration process for enabling the apparatus to use the service corresponding to each of the service providing server system(s), if the authentication information is received from each of the service providing server system(s).
US11262950B2	Memory system for adjusting difference between operation time points in sequential command operations performed in memory device, and operation method thereof A memory system containing: a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of memory dies that each perform a plurality of command operations, and a controller configured to: store, in a preset internal space, profile information for changes in power consumption for each of a operation sections included in each of the command operations, check, from the profile information, the changes in power consumption for each operation section of a first and second command when sequentially propagating the first and second command to the memory dies, calculate, based on the checked changes in power consumption for each operation section, a maximum length of an overlap operation section between the first and second command in which peak power is maintained at or below a first reference power, and adjust, a difference between time points for performing the first and second command based on the calculated maximum length of the overlap operation section.
US11262942B2	Integrating host-side storage device management with host-side non-volatile memory The present disclosure relates to the field of solid-state data storage, and particularly to improving the speed performance and reducing the cost of solid-state data storage devices. A host-managed data storage system according to embodiments includes a set of storage devices, each storage device including a write buffer and memory; and a host coupled to the set of storage devices, the host including: a storage device management module for managing data storage functions for each storage device; memory including: a front-end write buffer; a first mapping table for data stored in the front-end write buffer; and a second mapping table for data stored in the memory of each storage device.
US11262940B2	Controller and operating method thereof An operating method for a controller includes: receiving a target command; detecting a first command from a first command queue, the first command having a same logical address as the target command; queuing the target command in the first command queue when the first command is not detected from the first command queue; detecting, when the first command queue is full of commands, a second command from a second command queue, the second command having the same logical address as the target command; and queuing the target command in the second command queue, when the second command is not detected from the second command queue.
US11262939B2	Memory system, memory controller, and operation method Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a memory system, a memory controller and an operating method, which allocate one or more of a plurality of buffer slots in a buffer pool to a write buffer as write buffer slots or to a read buffer as read buffer slots, configures initial values of count information on the respective write buffer slots and the respective read buffer slots, which indicate remaining allocation periods respectively, and updates the count information on each of at least some of the write buffer slots when data is written to the write buffer or updates the count information on each of at least some of the read buffer slots when data is read out from the read buffer, thereby providing optimal data read and write performance and minimizing overhead caused in the process of dynamically changing the buffer size.
US11262937B2	Balancing data for storage in a memory device Methods, systems, and devices related to balancing data are described. Data may be communicated using an original set of bits that may be partitioned into segments. Each of the original set of bits may have a first value or a second value, where a weight of the original set of bits may be based on a quantity of the set of bits that have the first value. If the weight of the original set of bits is outside of a target weight range, a different, encoded set of bits may be used to represent the data, the encoded set of bits having a weight within the target weight range. The encoded set of bits may be identified based an inversion of the original set of bits in a one-at-a-time and cumulative fashion. The encoded set of bits may be stored in place of the original set of bits.
US11262914B2	Solid-state drive and performance optimization method for solid-state drive A solid-state drive and a performance optimization method for the solid-state drive are provided. The performance optimization method for the solid-state drive includes the following steps: detecting a queue depth of the solid-state drive to determine a use proportion of the queue depth; determining whether an access speed of the solid-state drive is raisable when the use proportion of the queue depth is higher than a first threshold proportion, so as to raise the access speed of the solid-state drive; and determining whether the access speed of the solid-state drive is reduceable when the use proportion of the queue depth is lower than a second threshold proportion, so as to reduce the access speed of the solid-state drive.
US11262904B2	Object time series system and investigation graphical user interface Methods and systems for presenting time series for analysis. A method includes presenting a first visualization of summary information for an initial data set of a plurality of batches, presenting a filtered data set of the initial data set having a first batch identifier associated with a first batch and the second batch identifier associated with a second batch, executing a time series connector including transmitting a request to a time series application, the request comprising the first batch identifier, the second batch identifier, and the time series configuration data. The method further includes causing presentation of a user interface comprising a chart including a first plot for first time series data for the first batch identifier and a second plot for second time series data for the second batch identifier, the chart configured to the time series configuration data, and the first plot is aligned to the second plot.
US11262902B2	System, method and user interface for supporting scheduled mode changes on electronic devices An electronic device configures the electronic device to operate in a first mode, when the current time is with a first scheduled sleep time period, and user input selecting an affordance using a first input mechanism is disabled in the first mode. While in the first mode, detecting first user input. The electronic device transitions the electronic device into a second mode different from the first mode if the first user input meets predefined criteria, and remains in the first mode and forgoes transitioning to the second mode if the first user input does not meet the predefined criteria.
US11262901B2	Electronic device, method and computer-readable medium for a user having reduced visual acuity Described are various embodiments of an electronic device for a user having reduced visual acuity to fine tune a prescription thereof corresponding with their reduced visual acuity. The device comprises a digital light-field display, a hardware processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having statements and instructions stored thereon for execution by said hardware processor in correcting an output image to be rendered by said digital light-field display in accordance with an image pre-filtering function, wherein said image pre-filtering function receives as input a light-field display optics parameter and a progressively adjustable vision correction parameter that corresponds to vision correction prescriptions.
US11262896B2	Apparatus and method for displaying notification in electronic device An apparatus and a method of displaying a notification in an electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a status bar including one or more notification icons, and a controller configured to display notification information including an icon and a number of notifications of an application program for each application program when the status bar is selected.
US11262887B2	Methods and systems for assigning force vectors to robotic tasks A system is disclosed and includes an electronic controller configured to generate a virtual reality representation of an environment. The electronic controller is configured to generate a menu within the virtual reality representation of the environment comprising at least one task user interface element and determine when an option for configuring a force parameter is selected from the at least one task user interface element in the menu. The electronic controller is configured to prompt a user to configure the force parameter for a virtual robot manipulation task and assign at least one of a force magnitude or a force direction to the virtual robot manipulation task in response to an input received from the prompt to configure the force parameter.
US11262884B1	Managing application windows of applications from different servers within a same browser window on a user device A processing device sends a request from a remote access client to a first remote application server to access a first application being hosted by the first remote application server, receives instructions from the first remote application server to display a first application window within a browser window of a browser on a display of the client device, creates the first application window within the browser window based on the instructions. The processing device sends a request to a second remote application server to access a second application being hosted by the second remote application server, receives instructions from the second remote application server to display a second application window within the browser window, and creates the second application window for the second application within the browser window based on the instructions. The second application window is displayed within the browser window together with the first application window.
US11262883B2	Associating browser with application Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for associating a browser with an application through a designated local service process are provided. One of the methods includes: receiving a window request instruction from a Web client, searching a designated browser window where the Web client is located according to the window request instruction, creating an application window to be associated with the designated browser window, and associating the application window with the designated browser window.
US11262874B2	Touch sensing device capable of performing touch sensing and force sensing using single sensing structure and electric device including the same A touch sensing device, applicable to an electric device including a touch member integrated with a housing, includes an inductor element spaced apart from an internal side surface of the touch member, a support member attached to an internal side surface of the housing or the touch member to support the inductor element disposed thereon, a substrate on which the inductor element is mounted, the substrate being disposed on the support member, and a circuit part connected to the inductor element and configured to detect a touch input and a touch-force input in response to different frequency change characteristics depending on the touch input and the touch-force input through the touch member.
US11262869B2	Touch display control circuit, control method and electronic device A touch display control circuit, a control method, and an electronic device are provided. The touch display control circuit is configured to drive STN-LCD screens, TN-LCD screens and CSTN-LCD screens. The touch display control circuit includes a display driving circuit and a touch detection circuit. The display driving circuit includes a signal transmission line, multiple groups of signal selection circuits and a reference voltage generation circuit. The signal transmission line is configured to transmit a gate signal and a common signal. The signal selection circuit is configured to select a preset control voltage based on display control timing or touch control timing. The reference voltage generation circuit is configured to provide the preset control voltage. The touch detection circuit is connected to the signal selection circuit and is configured to perform touch detection based on the touch control timing.
US11262866B2	Display device having a touch sensor in a foldable area A display device includes: a first base member configured to be folded or unfolded along a folding axis and including a display area including a first display area disposed on one side of the folding axis, a second display area disposed on another side of the folding axis, and a third display area through which the folding axis passes; and a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed in each of the first display area, the second display area, and the third display area on the first base member. Each of the plurality of first sensing electrodes and each of the plurality of second sensing electrodes are spaced apart from each other based on the folding axis interposed therebetween.
US11262861B2	Display device A display device includes a display including a plurality of pixels and an input sensor for sensing an input of a user. The display device includes: a driving controller for providing the display with a scan signal and a data signal according to a driving frequency; an input controller for providing a touch driving signal to the input sensor; a horizontal synchronization signal information line connecting the driving controller and the input controller, the horizontal synchronization signal information line transmitting a horizontal synchronization signal therethrough; and a vertical synchronization signal information line connecting the driving controller and the input controller, the vertical synchronization signal information line transmitting a vertical synchronization signal therethrough. Amplitude of the vertical synchronization signal or the horizontal synchronization signal varies according to the driving frequency.
US11262856B2	Interaction method, device and equipment for operable object An interaction method, device and equipment for operable object. The mobile terminal acquires a moving direction and a moving displacement when moving (S101); an initial position of an operable object is an original position of the operable object before the mobile terminal moves; the mobile terminal determines, according to the moving direction, the moving displacement, and the initial positions of the operable objects, determines an application to be launched corresponding to a screen of the mobile terminal; the application to be launched is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal (S102); and the application to be launched is launched (S103).
US11262849B2	User interface, a means of transportation and a method for classifying a user gesture performed freely in space A user interface, a computer program product, a signal sequence, a means of transportation and a method for classifying a user gesture performed freely in space. A first gesture and/or a second gesture may be detected by a sensor. A processor may compare a first characteristic of the first gesture with a first characteristic of a second gesture, and, as a function of the comparison, the first gesture may be classified in contrast to the second gesture as an intended user input.
US11262833B2	Reduced IMU power consumption in a wearable device Systems and methods for detecting touch events with an accelerometer are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes measuring first accelerometer data at a first rate, detecting a first touch event based on the first accelerometer data, in response to detecting the first touch event, measuring second accelerometer data at a second rate, determining whether a second touch event is detected based on the second accelerometer data, measuring third accelerometer data at the first rate in response to an absence of the second touch event being detecting in the second accelerometer data over a predetermined threshold period of time.
US11262825B2	Power supply identification A circuit for identifying a power supply may include a voltage divider to divide an identification voltage from the power supply. The output of the voltage divider is electrically coupled to an adapter identification pin of a controller to identify the power supply.
US11262824B2	System and method for coordinated link up handling following switch reset in a high performance computing network Systems and methods for supporting coordinated link up handling following a switch reset in a high performance computing environment. Systems and methods can ensure that when a switch of a fabric is rebooted, HCA ports connected to that switch will be set in Active state at the same time even though link training times for different ports may vary with up to several seconds.
US11262823B2	Electronic device and operation control method thereof A control method by an electronic device is provided. The control method includes monitoring current consumption for each of a plurality of components of the electronic device, predicting a first surface temperature of the electronic device and detecting a location where heat is generated, predicting a second surface temperature by analyzing power consumption of a component corresponding to the location where heat is generated, determining whether the predicted second surface temperature is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature, setting a target temperature when the predicted second surface temperature is greater than or equal to the predetermined temperature, and controlling the component to reduce the power consumption.
US11262820B1	Information handling system dynamic thermal behavior A portable information handling system manages thermal conditions of an external surface based upon context that indicates user presence versus use in a standalone mode, such as based upon movements sensed by an accelerometer, touches sensed by a capacitive sensor, and the rotational orientation of the system housing. In one embodiment, a motorized hinge varies a time to close the housing so that the housing external surface cools sufficiently for an end user touch. A color coded light illuminates that the housing to provide the end user a visual indication of the housing temperature.
US11262819B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a casing, a motherboard, a battery, a fan, and a heat dissipation module. The motherboard is arranged in the casing, and defines a first space with the casing. The battery is arranged in the casing and defines a second space with the motherboard. The motherboard separates the first space and the second space. The fan is arranged in the casing and has a first airflow outlet and a second airflow outlet independent of the first airflow outlet. The first airflow outlet communicates with the first space and the second space. The heat dissipation module is arranged in the casing and transfers heat from the motherboard to the second airflow outlet.
US11262816B2	Temperature regulating mount with magnetic power mount A magnet mount assembly is provided for quickly mounting and releasing the portable electronic device to various objects, including stands, clamps and/or holders (i.e., support mount) to support the portable electronic device in elevated positions at a variety of angles. The magnet mount assembly may attach to the back of the temperature control device or to the back of the portable devices by, for example, connecting to the universal mount. The mount may further include pong pins or other electrical connectors for supplying power to the cooling mount and/portable electronic device when the magnet mount assembly is connected to a support mount.
US11262813B2	Double-sided and tool-less M.2 module design An M.2 fastening system has an M.2 riser card with two module-receiving sides and a plurality of adjustment positions. The M.2 fastening system further has a pair of M.2 fasteners mounted respectively on the module-receiving sides. Each M.2 fastener has a main body defined by a top surface and a bottom surface; a module attachment extending from the top surface; and a hook extending from the bottom surface along a lateral side of the main body. The hook of one of the M.2 fasteners is received through an attachment aperture of an adjustment position. The hook is pressed-fit over the top surface of the main body of another M.2 fastener. The hook secures the M.2 riser card between the pair of M.2 fasteners in a tool-less manner.
US11262801B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a third body, and a support member. The second body is pivotally connected between the first body and the third body. The support member is movably disposed at the first body, and the support member is pivotally connected to one of the second body and the third body. In a folded state, the second body is folded and covered between the first body and the third body. In an unfolded state, the second body and the third body are respectively inclined relative to the first body and the second body, and the second body is suspended over the first body.
US11262798B2	Wearable electronic device A wearable ring-shaped electronic device having a ring portion engageable with a first finger of a user wearing the device is provided. The ring portion includes an interface, and a display unit operatively coupled with the ring portion. The display unit comprising a face that is coupled with any or a combination of a face cover and a face edge such that, upon interaction between a second finger of the user and the interface, interaction-based data is transmitted to and processed by at least one processor of the device so as to enable one or more notifications to be either displayed on any or a combination of the face cover and the face edge, or audibly notified to the user.
US11262794B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a host, a main display, a keyboard, an auxiliary display, and a supporting mechanism. The main display is pivotally connected to the host. The keyboard is slidably disposed on the host. The auxiliary display is disposed on the host and is arranged side by side with the keyboard. The auxiliary display includes a movable end and a lifting end, the keyboard contacts the movable end, and the movable end is slidably connected to the host. The supporting mechanism includes a first link, a second link, and a third link. The first link is slidably connected to the host and is pivotally connected to the second link. The second link is pivotally connected to the host and is pivotally connected to the third link. The third link is pivotally connected to the lifting end.
US11262793B2	Folding-type electronic device A folding-type electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, at least one hinge structure, an elastic cover, two bearing plates, a flexible screen, first synchronous gears, and second synchronous gears is provided. The first housing and the second housing are symmetrical to a centerline. The hinge structure is respectively connected to the first housing and the second housing, and the centerline passes through the hinge structure. The elastic cover is slidably disposed between the hinge structure and the first housing and the second housing and has first racks. The bearing plates have second racks. The flexible screen is disposed on the bearing plates. Each first and second synchronous gear is respectively pivoted to the first and second housings. Each first and second synchronous gear is engaged with each corresponding first and second rack.
US11262791B2	Electronic device combination A combination electronic device is formed from a first device, such as a tablet, and a second device, such as a mobile phone, wherein the display screens of each are combined to display a single integrated image. The first device includes a first display screen having a slot extending from one of its sides that defines a gap in an image displayed by the first display screen. The second device includes a second display screen that is complementary in shape to the gap in the first display screen. A holding mechanism detachably holds the second device such that the second display screen fills the gap of the first display screen of the first device and completes the visual image displayed by the first display screen. A data connection conducts visual display data between the first and second devices such that an image displayed on the second display screen of the second device completes an image displayed on the first display screen of the first device.
US11262778B2	Reference voltage generation A reference voltage generator includes an input terminal configured to receive an enable signal and an output terminal configured to provide an output signal. A voltage generator circuit is arranged to generate a first output voltage signal, and a pre-settling circuit is arranged to generate a second output voltage. The pre-settling circuit is configured to provide the second output voltage signal at the output terminal in response to the enable signal received at the input terminal, and following a first time period provide the first output voltage at the output terminal.
US11262777B2	Power supply circuit, power supply device, and motor vehicle including the same A power supply circuit, includes: an N-channel depletion type output transistor connected between an input terminal of an input voltage and an output terminal of an output voltage; and an operational amplifier configured to control a gate of the output transistor so that a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage matches a reference voltage.
US11262774B2	Heat source device for heating When a voltage signal is input to input terminals as a positive voltage, the voltage conversion circuit generates a control voltage proportional to an input voltage by a voltage-dividing circuit according to resistance elements, a voltage follower circuit according to an operational amplifier, and a voltage-dividing circuit according to resistance elements. When a voltage signal is input to the input terminals as a negative voltage, since the operational amplifier outputs a power supply voltage according to an input of the negative voltage, the voltage conversion circuit generates a predetermined positive voltage obtained by dividing the power supply voltage by the resistance elements as the control voltage. The predetermined positive voltage is higher than a voltage range of the control voltage when the voltage signal is input as the positive voltage.
US11262766B2	Pool cleaning system and method to automatically clean surfaces of a pool using images from a camera A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool includes a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface; an electric motor for enabling the rotation of the rotatably-mounted supports on the pool surface; at least one camera to capture imagery of the pool surface; a controller, in electronic communication with the at least one camera, to determine a cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface on which the cleaner has passed based on the camera imagery and generate a control signal to direct movement of the cleaner based on the cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface, and a portable electronic device configured to present a graphic on a display, the graphic depicting the submerged surface of the pool and those portions of the surface that remain uncleaned as the cleaner traverses the pool surface.
US11262764B2	Computer-implemented method and a system for defining a path for a vehicle within an environment with obstacles A computer-implemented method and a system for generating a path for a vehicle from a source to a target within a two-dimensional (2D) environment with one or more obstacles is disclosed. The obstacles may be dynamic, static or both. The method comprises generating, in a two dimensions-plus-time space, a velocity cone that represents a set of potential waypoints reachable from a first source for the vehicle moving at a speed, providing a polytope, obtaining at least one interception polygon by intersecting and projecting the velocity cone with the polytope on the 2D region; generating a 2D scene comprising interception polygons to avoid, computing a visibility graph algorithm for the 2D scene and obtaining a plurality of conflict-free sub-paths, and composing a valid path connecting the source to the target based on the plurality of conflict-free sub-paths.
US11262755B2	Driver assistance system for autonomously indicating vehicle user intent in response to a predefined driving situation A computing system for a vehicle includes one or more processors for controlling operation of the computing system, and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to determine when the vehicle is currently in a user-selected predefined driving situation and, responsive to the determination, control operation of the vehicle to implement a vehicle response mode associated with the user-selected predefined driving situation. The vehicle response mode may include an initial control mode specifying one or more initial indicators of the vehicle response mode, and a conditional secondary control mode specifying one or more secondary indicators of the vehicle response mode. The one or more initial indicators and the one or more secondary indicators are configured to be perceivable by a person exterior of the vehicle.
US11262751B2	Traveling control apparatus, traveling control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program A traveling control apparatus comprises: a control unit configured to control traveling of a vehicle to switch between first traveling control that does not need monitoring by a driver and second traveling control that needs monitoring by the driver; and a recognition unit configured to recognize a state of the driver, wherein in a case in which traveling of the vehicle by the first traveling control is impossible, in accordance with a result of recognition by the recognition unit, the control unit performs switching from the first traveling control to the second traveling control, or executes third traveling control of making a safety margin larger than in the first traveling control without switching from the first traveling control to the second traveling control.
US11262745B2	Method for operating a redundant automation system to increase availability of the automation system A method for operating a redundant automation system having a plurality of subsystems, wherein one subsystem of the plurality of subsystems operates as a master and assumes process control and the other subsystem operates as a reserve during redundant operation, where measures are provided by which the availability of the redundant automation system is increased, and where regardless of whether transient errors occur on the subsystem of the plurality of subsystems operating as the master or on the subsystem operating as the reserve, a total failure of the automation system is largely avoided.
US11262734B2	Systems and methods to ensure robustness for engineering autonomy Methods and systems are provided for evaluating robustness of engineering components. An example method includes receiving an engineering problem definition for a multidimensional engineering domain of an engineering component, in which the engineering problem definition includes a description of a plurality of engineering features of the engineering component. Executing an optimal stratified sampling algorithm that obtains a plurality of probabilistic samples from the multidimensional engineering domain. Selecting optimal combinations of higher fidelity models, reduced order models and response surfaces for execution of the probabilistic samples. Executing the probabilistic samples using the selected combinations to determine a respective engineering response for each engineering feature of the plurality of engineering features. Generating a robustness scorecard for the engineering component based on the determined engineering responses to quantify a robustness score for each engineering feature of the plurality of engineering features. Presenting the robustness scorecard to a user.
US11262719B2	Near field communication for device configuration Various embodiments include a device comprising: two connectors for powering the device; a controller to operate an HVAC system; a memory; a transponder controller and an antenna for near field communication; and a transponder memory storing a configuration version and an address list. Firmware in the transponder memory includes instructions for the controller to: connect to a handheld device; determine an address thereof; determine whether the address is on the list; if so: receive initial configuration data from the handheld device, and store it in the transponder memory. There is firmware in the device memory telling it to: connect to the transponder controller; read a device version; read the configuration version in the transponder memory; determine whether the configuration version is compatible with the device version; and if so, transfer the initial configuration data to the memory, and thereafter use the initial configuration data in operation of the system.
US11262717B2	Optimization device and control method of optimization device based on temperature statistical information An optimization device includes: search circuits, each configured to: hold values of state variables included in an evaluation function representing an energy value; calculate a change value of the energy value for each of state transitions which occurs in response to a change in one of the state variables; and determine stochastically whether to accept one of the state transitions according to a relative relationship between the change value of the energy value and thermal excitation energy, based on a set temperature value, the change value, and a random number value; and a controller configured to: acquire statistical information regarding a transition of a temperature value in each search circuit; determine a temperature value to be set in each search circuit based on the statistical information; set the temperature value for each search circuit; and exchange the temperature value or the values of the state variables between the search circuits.
US11262716B2	Method for the parameterization of a sensor The invention relates to a method for the dynamic parameterization of at least one sensor in an industrial process in which measurement data of the process are acquired by means of a configuration sensor and of a productive sensor, with the configuration sensor and the productive sensor being sensors of the same kind; the measurement data are transmitted to a control unit; the control unit generates a parameter set for the productive sensor with reference to the measurement data and transmits the parameter set to the productive sensor; and the productive sensor uses the parameter set in operation.
US11262714B2	Building management system with equipment schedule and setpoint synchronization and control A building management system includes building equipment operable to affect a physical state of a building. The building management system includes a system manager coupled to the building equipment via a system bus, the system manager comprising a schedule manager configured to control an operation schedule of the building equipment. A client device is configured to communicate with the schedule manager to modify operation schedules of the building equipment or add new operation schedules for the building equipment. The schedule manager comprises a list of available schedules for the building equipment and is configured to, in response to modification of the operation schedules or addition of new operation schedules, update the list of available schedules to include the modification or the new operation schedule. The enterprise batch synchronization module is configured to create, copy, modify and apply schedule and setpoint configuration templates to multiple cloud connected building equipment simultaneously.
US11262711B2	Home automation (HA) system including virtual assistant audible notification based upon learned device operational pattern and related methods A home automation (HA) system may include HA operation devices within a user living area and an audible virtual assistant device within the user living area. The HA system may also include an HA hub device to provide communications for the HA operation devices, and a controller. The controller may be configured to store historical operational data for each of the HA operation devices based upon a user within the user living area, and use machine learning to determine an operational pattern of at least one of the HA operation devices based upon the stored historical operational data. The controller may also be configured to monitor operation of the HA operation devices and cooperate with the audible virtual assistant device to generate an audible notification based upon a determined operation of the at least one HA operation device according to the operational pattern.
US11262701B2	Holographic display device and electronic device The present disclosure relates to a holographic display device and an electronic device. The holographic display device may include a light source, a light transmission structure, a first photonic crystal group, and a spatial light modulator. The light transmission structure has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The first photonic crystal group is disposed between the light incident surface and the light source. The first photonic crystal group includes various photonic crystals for dividing light emitted by the light source into light beams of different colors. The light beams of different colors are transmitted into the light transmission structure through the light incident surface and emitted through the light exiting surface. The spatial light modulator corresponds to the light exiting surface for modulating light beams of different colors emitted from the light exiting surface to form a holographic image.
US11262694B2	Drum unit, cartridge and coupling member A coupling member drum unit for a cartridge includes a cylindrical photosensitive drum having an axis L1 and a coupling member operatively connected to the photosensitive drum. The coupling member includes a drum flange provided at an end of the photosensitive drum, with a part of the drum flange being positioned inside of the photosensitive drum, and a connecting part operatively connected to the drum flange. The connecting part includes a cap positioned adjacent to the drum flange, an arm portion extending from the cap in a direction of the axis L1, and a projection projecting from the arm portion in a direction perpendicular to the axis L1, with the projection being movable between a first position and a second position, and with an end of the projection being closer to the axis L1 in the first position than in the second position.
US11262691B2	Image forming apparatus A first cartridge support is configured to support a drum cartridge. The first cartridge support is configured to move in a first direction between a first position at which the drum cartridge is mounted on a housing and a second position at which the drum cartridge is detachable. A second cartridge support is configured to support a development cartridge. The second cartridge support is configured to move in the first direction between a third position at which the development cartridge is mounted on the drum cartridge and a fourth position at which the development cartridge is detachable. In a state where the second cartridge support is located at the third position, the second cartridge support is located between the first cartridge support located at the first position and a cover located at a closed position with respect to the first direction.
US11262688B2	Structure for protruding handle to release developer cartridge A printer includes a main body including a printing unit for printing an image, a developer cartridge for accommodating a developer to be supplied to the printing unit and removable from the main body, a releasing member provided in the main body and pushing the developer cartridge in a removal direction to move the developer cartridge from a mounting position where the developer cartridge is locked to the main body to a removal position where the developer cartridge is unlocked, and a handle provided on the developer cartridge. The handle moves in conjunction with the movement of the developer cartridge from the mounting position to the removal position of the developer cartridge such that the handle is switched from a first position adjacent to a side of the developer cartridge to a second position protruding from the side of the developer cartridge, so that the handle can be gripped.
US11262685B1	Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus has a fixing belt, a heater, a switch, a breaker, and a controller. The fixing belt is configured to circulate. The fixing belt is positioned to contact a sheet to which a toner image is transferred. The heater is configured to heat the fixing belt and thereby heat the toner image via the fixing belt. The switch is configured to selectively supply the heater with electric power provided by a power source. The breaker is connected between the power source and the switch. The breaker is operable in an OFF state and an ON state. The controller is configured to (i) switch the breaker to the OFF state from the ON state and (ii) maintain the breaker in the OFF state when (i) the state of the breaker is in the OFF state and (ii) circulation of the fixing belt is stopped.
US11262684B2	Image forming apparatus having a flap swingable from a first position to a second position A first transport unit transports, along a first path, a sheet transported from an image forming unit. A second transport unit transports the sheet along a second transport path branched from a junction with the first transport path. A first cover, when open, holds the sheet transported to an exterior of a housing and, when closed, partially constitutes the second transport unit. A flap is disposed at the junction and, when at a first position, blocks the second transport path and guides the sheet along the first transport path and, when at a second position, blocks the first transport path and guides the sheet along the second transport path. A drive unit moves the flap between the first position and the second position. A moving mechanism moves away from the flap in response to closing of the first cover, and pushes and moves the flap to the second position.
US11262680B2	Heat fixing device, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and laminated structural body The fixing device having a long durability life includes a first member, a heater, and a second member, the heater including a base material, an intermediate layer on the base material, and a surface layer on the intermediate layer, which includes a diamond-like carbon film, the base material containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, and silicon nitride, and the intermediate layer has a ratio of [(Si)+(C)]/A of 0.8 or more, and a ratio of (Si)/(C) of more than 1.
US11262678B2	Fixing device capable of preventing foreign matter from contacting a heater A fixing device includes an endless fixing film that can revolve, a contact member that comes into contact with an inner peripheral surface of the fixing film, a pressure roller that press-contacts the fixing film from an outside of the fixing film toward the contact member to form a fixing nip area between the fixing film and the pressure roller, a heater that heats the fixing film, and a reflective member that reflects light emitted from the heater toward the fixing film. A protective member that allows irradiation of the light to the fixing film is provided between the heater and the fixing film.
US11262675B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image holding unit that holds a toner image, a transfer unit that transfers the toner image held by the image holding unit onto a medium in a transfer region, a reduction unit that is positioned further upstream than the transfer region and that reduces an electrical resistance of a first surface of the medium, the first surface being opposite to a second surface of the medium onto which an image is to be transferred, and a control unit that controls the reduction unit in accordance with a type of a medium to be used in such a manner that the electrical resistance of the first surface does not exceed a predetermined range.
US11262667B2	Magnetic toner A magnetic toner includes toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle and an external additive attached to a surface of the toner mother particle. The toner mother particles contain a binder resin and a magnetic powder. The external additive includes resin particles as external additive particles. The resin particles have a blocking rate of no greater than 40% by mass. The resin particles have a number average primary particle diameter of at least 40 nm and no greater than 120 nm. A resin constituting the resin particles is a vinyl resin including repeating units represented by general formulas (1) and (2), and a repeating unit derived from a sulfo group-containing vinyl compound. The content of the repeating unit derived from the sulfo group-containing vinyl compound in the vinyl resin is at least 0.1 mol % and no greater than 3.5 mol %
US11262666B2	Positive-charging toner Provided is a positive-charging toner having a toner particle that contains a binder resin, the binder resin contains a polymer A having a first monomer unit derived from a first polymerizable monomer, and a second monomer unit derived from a second polymerizable monomer, the first polymerizable monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid esters having a C18 to C36 alkyl group, the content of the first monomer unit in the polymer A is 5.0 to 60.0 mol % and the content of the second monomer unit is 20.0 to 95.0 mol %, SP11 of the first monomer unit and SP21 of the second monomer unit satisfy 3.00≤(SP21−SP11)≤25.00, and the work function of the toner is 5.0 to 5.4 V.
US11262665B2	Frequency broadening apparatus and method An apparatus (100) for receiving input radiation (108) and broadening a frequency range of the input radiation so as to provide broadband output radiation (110). The apparatus comprises a fiber (102), wherein the fiber (102) may comprise a hollow core (104) for guiding radiation propagating through the fiber (102). The apparatus (100) further comprises an apparatus for providing a gas mixture (106) within the hollow core (104). The gas mixture (106) comprises a hydrogen component, and a working component, wherein the working component is for broadening a frequency range of a received input radiation (108) so as to provide the broadband output radiation (110). The apparatus may be included in a radiation source.
US11262662B2	Post exposure processing apparatus Implementations described herein relate to a platform apparatus for post exposure processing. In one implementation, a platform apparatus includes a plumbing module and a process module. The process module further includes a central region having a robot disposed therein, and a plurality of process stations disposed about the central region and sharing the plumbing module. Each process station includes a process chamber and a post process chamber in a stacked arrangement. The process chamber includes a chamber body defining a process volume, a door coupled to the chamber body, a first electrode coupled to the door, and a power source communicatively coupled to the first electrode.
US11262651B2	System for detecting accumulated material on a faceplate of a dispenser and method of inspecting the faceplate A method of inspecting a dispenser including a faceplate comprises translating a sensor across the faceplate while measuring a distance between the sensor and the faceplate. The sensor is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the sensor extends at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the faceplate. The method may include translating another sensor across the faceplate while measuring the same distance. Or the method may include another translating of the sensor across the faceplate while measuring the same distance. In either case, the sensor is oriented such that the longitudinal axis of the sensor extends at an obtuse angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the faceplate. The method includes determining, based on the measured distances, whether an amount of accumulated formable material on the surface of the faceplate is greater than a predetermined value.
US11262641B2	Overheating protection for sensor housing Described herein are apparatuses and methods for selectively controlling the application of a fluid to a sensor enclosure such as a camera housing to protect the housing from overheating. An apparatus that includes a protective shield and a conduit such as tubing for supplying a fluid is described. The protective shield is provided so as to protect an exterior surface of the camera housing from heat caused by sun exposure. The tubing includes an inlet for supplying a fluid such as water or air, can extend through or around an exterior of the camera housing, and includes an outlet with one or more nozzles for ejecting the fluid into a space between the protective shield and the camera housing. Sensor data is received from various vehicle sensors to assess the temperature of the housing, the velocity of the vehicle, and so forth to determine when the fluid should be supplied.
US11262637B2	Method and system for a frequency diverse distributed Mach-Zehnder Interferometer A frequency diverse distributed Mach-Zehnder Interferometer may include an optical modulator on a chip, with the modulator comprising a plurality of diodes arranged along a waveguide and with each diode driven by two or more drivers. An optical signal may be received in the waveguide, and a first modulating electrical signal may be applied to a first of the plurality of diodes using a first driver and a second modulating electrical signal may be applied to the first of the plurality of diodes using a second driver. The first electrical signal may be different from the second modulating electrical signal. The second electrical signal may have a larger voltage swing than the first electrical signal. The first electrical signal voltage swing may be 0.85 volts and the second electrical signal voltage swing may be 1.5 volts, for example. The first and second electrical signals may have different frequencies.
US11262634B2	Structure comprising a reflective layer having lines formed by bright portions and dark portions derived from a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase and method for forming the reflective layer An object of the present invention is to provide a structure having a reflective layer that has satisfactory transparency and diffuse reflectivity and is also capable of reducing the occurrence of glare, and a method for forming the reflective layer. The object of the present invention is achieved by a structure including a substrate and a reflective layer formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, in which, upon observing a cross section of the reflective layer by a scanning electron microscope, lines formed by bright portions and lines formed by dark portions derived from the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase have a wave-like structure or are inclined with respect to the surface of the substrate, and at least a part of the lines formed by the bright portions and the lines formed by the dark portions are discontinuous.
US11262622B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first alignment film layer provided on the first substrate, wherein the first alignment film is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of protruding regions formed about a perimeter edge portion of the first substrate, wherein the plurality of protruding regions include an associated trench region provided in a plurality thereof, wherein each trench region includes at least one trench, each trench being configured to retain a portion of the first alignment film layer or the second alignment film layer when sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate so as to limit shrinkage of the first alignment film layer or the second alignment film layer during operation of the display panel.
US11262615B2	Side-incidence backlight module and display device A side-incidence backlight module including a light guide plate, a light strip and a light leakage preventing member. The light strip is disposed at a side of a light incident surface of the light guide plate and includes at least one light emitting element. The light leakage preventing member is located between the light strip and the light guide plate and extends along a width direction of the light guide plate. The light leakage preventing member includes at least one groove. An opening of the groove faces the light strip. The at least one light emitting element is at least partially accommodated in the groove.
US11262614B2	Beam deflector and three-dimensional display device including the same A beam deflector includes a first wavelength selective polarizer configured to convert a polarization state of light in a first wavelength band into a first polarization state, a first liquid crystal deflector including liquid crystal molecules and an optical path change surface to deflect light incident from the first wavelength selective polarizer, and a controller configured to control the first liquid crystal deflector to adjust an angle of the first optical path change surface.
US11262612B2	Transparent display panel and transparent display device A transparent display panel and a transparent display device are disclosed. The transparent display panel comprises a color filter substrate, an electrode layer, a blue phase liquid crystal layer configured to modulate an incident collimated natural light, and a light guide plate. The color filter substrate comprises a black matrix and pixel regions which are surrounded by the black matrix and arranged in a matrix, and each of the pixel regions on the color filter substrate is provided with a light shielding part at a central position, and an opening region surrounded by the light shielding part and the black matrix. The light guide plate is provided with a light exit region on a side close to the blue phase liquid crystal layer, the light exit region is arranged to correspond to the light shielding part in position, and in case the electrode layer does not apply a driving voltage to the blue phase liquid crystal layer, the collimated natural light which passes through the light exit region is incident on the light shielding part and is blocked by the light shielding part. The electrode layer is configured to apply the driving voltage to the blue phase liquid crystal layer to form a liquid crystal grating, and the blue phase liquid crystal receives different driving voltages at different positions in one of grating periods of the liquid crystal grating, so that the collimated natural light is diffracted by the liquid crystal grating and exits through the opening region.
US11262603B2	Multilayer metal stack heater A silicon photonic integrated circuit with a heater. In some embodiments, the silicon photonic integrated circuit includes a first waveguide, on a top surface of the silicon integrated circuit, and a heater element, on the first waveguide. The heater element may include a first metal layer, on the first waveguide, and a second metal layer, on the first metal layer, the second metal layer having a different composition than the first metal layer, the second layer having a thickness of less than 300 nm.
US11262602B2	Holding tool for wearable device and face or head-mounted implement provided with holding tool A holding tool is capable of performing positioning and reliable attachment by simple insertion operation when attaching a wearable device, and is capable of performing reliable detachment by simple operation when the device is detached. When a body part of a wearable device is inserted into a holding frame body, a projected engagement part of an elastic pressing body provided in the holding frame body is engaged with an upper surface and/or a lower surface of the body part. Engagement between the upper surface and/or the lower surface of the body part and the projected engagement part of the elastic pressing body is released by operating an operation part of the elastic pressing body upward and/or downward, to allow the wearable device to be pulled out of the holding frame body.
US11262601B2	Spectacle lens and spectacles The spectacle lens includes a lens substrate including a blue light absorbing compound, and a multilayer film including a metal layer having a film thickness of 1.0 nm to 10.0 nm, wherein a blue light cut ratio is 35.0% or more, an average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 500 nm on an object-side surface obtained by measurement from the object side is in a range of 15.00% to 25.00%, and an average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 500 nm on an eyeball-side surface obtained by measurement from the object side is less than 2.00%.
US11262594B2	Holographic display, holographic display device and display method thereof A holographic display, a holographic display device and a display method thereof are provided. The holographic display includes a supporting platform including a central display area and at least one annular tiled display area arranged around the central display area; a first display screen located in the central display area, and an area formed by rotation of the first display screen around a central axis of the supporting platform covers the central display area; and a plurality of second display screens which are arranged at intervals and located in the tiled display area, and orthographic projections of two frames, perpendicular to the supporting platform, of each second display screen on the supporting platform is located on two boundaries of the tiled display area; and a quantity of the second display screens is larger than a quantity of the first display screen.
US11262586B2	Electronic device and wearable electronic device An electronic device includes: a light transmissive unit including an incidence surface and an emission surface oriented in two different directions, first reflectors disposed on a first surface, and second reflectors disposed on a second surface spaced apart from the first surface; and a display unit disposed adjacent to the incidence surface to direct light toward the first reflectors and the second reflectors; wherein the first reflectors and the second reflectors are offset from each other, when viewed through the incidence surface and the emission surface.
US11262583B2	Coordination of water-related experiences with virtual reality content Disclosed herein are systems for providing virtual reality or mixed reality experiences to riders of a waterslide. In some embodiments, the system comprises a plurality of beacons or markers disposed along the waterslide, and a waterproof virtual reality (VR) headset for presenting virtual reality or mixed reality content to a person wearing the waterproof VR headset and riding the waterslide, wherein each of the plurality of beacons or markers is configured to be detectable to facilitate coordinated presentation of the virtual reality or mixed reality content to the person wearing the waterproof VR headset and riding the waterslide based at least in part on a location of the person along the waterslide.
US11262573B2	Endoscope light-source device An endoscope light-source device includes a semiconductor laser light source, a first lens group that diverges a low-NA light component of light from the semiconductor laser light source and converges or collimates a high-NA light component of the light from the semiconductor laser light source, and a second lens group that focuses the light passing through the first lens group onto an end surface of a light guide. The first lens group includes at least one aspherical lens.
US11262565B2	Optical system Optical systems for displaying an image are described. The optical systems include spaced apart first and second optical lenses. A partial reflector is disposed on and conforms to a major surface of the first optical lens where the major surface can have a best-fit spherical radius of curvature in a range from 20 mm to 200 mm. A reflective polarizer is disposed on and conforms to a major surface of the second optical lens where the major surface can have a best-fit spherical radius of curvature in a range from 14 mm to 250 mm. A retarder layer is disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector. The first optical lens can have an optical birefringence of less than 15 nm/cm and the second optical lens can have an optical birefringence of greater than 15 nm/cm. A method of fabricating an optical assembly is described.
US11262553B2	Photographing lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device A photographing lens assembly includes seven lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and at least one of an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element includes at least one inflection point. At least one surface of the seven lens elements is aspheric.
US11262552B2	Photographing lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device A photographing lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The seventh lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.
US11262550B2	Camera optical lens including six lenses of +-+++-refractive powers The present disclosure relates to the field of optical lenses and provides a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: −5.00≤f1/f2≤−2.00; and −20.00≤(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≤−2.00. The camera optical lens can achieve a high imaging optical imaging performance while obtaining a low TTL.
US11262548B2	Camera optical lens including seven lenses of ++++−+− refractive powers The present disclosure relates to the field of optical lenses and provides a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens made of a plastic material; a second lens made of a plastic material; a third lens made of a plastic material; a fourth lens made of a glass material; a fifth lens made of a glass material; a sixth lens made of a plastic material; and a seventh lens made of a plastic material. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 1.51≤f1/f≤2.50; 1.70≤n4≤2.20; 2.00≤f3/f4≤5.00; −10.00≤(R13+R14)/(R13−R14)≤10.00; and 1.70≤n5≤2.20. The camera optical lens can achieve a high imaging performance while obtaining a low TTL.
US11262546B2	Imaging lens comprising seven lenses of +−+−−+− or +++−−+− refractive powers There is provided an imaging lens with excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of a wide field of view, a low profile and a low F-number. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive refractive power in a paraxial region, a second lens, a third lens having an image-side surface being convex in the paraxial region, a fourth lens, a fifth lens with negative refractive power in the paraxial region, a sixth lens with positive refractive power in the paraxial region, and a seventh lens with negative refractive power having an image-side surface that is concave in the paraxial region and is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one pole point in a position off the optical axis.
US11262543B2	Imaging lens including six lenses of +−++0− refractive powers There is provided an imaging lens with excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of the wide field of view, the low-profileness and the low F-number. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis and positive refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power near the optical axis, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens being double-sided aspheric lens, and a sixth lens having a concave surface facing the image side near the optical axis and negative refractive power, wherein an image-side surface of the sixth lens is formed as an aspheric surface having at least one off-axial pole point, an image-side surface of the third lens is a convex surface facing the image side near the optical axis, the fourth lens has positive refractive power near the optical axis, and predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.
US11262542B2	Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing device and electronic device A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power. Each of the third through sixth lens elements has refractive power and an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric. The photographing optical lens assembly has a total of six lens elements with refractive power.
US11262536B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure relates to the field of optical lenses and provides a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: an aperture; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: −9.00≤f2/f≤−6.00; 9.00≤f2/f4≤13.00; 11.00≤(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≤20.00; and 0.02≤R7/R8≤0.30.
US11262532B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure relates to optical lens, in particular to a camera optical lens, comprising, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens; the second lens has a negative refractive power, and the third lens has a positive refractive power; wherein the camera optical lens satisfies the following conditions: 1.30≤f1/f≤2.00; 13.00≤R7/d7≤16.00, where f denotes a focus length of the camera optical lens; f1 denotes a focus length of the first lens; R7 denotes a curvature radius of an object side surface of the fourth lens; and d7 denotes an on-axis thickness of the fourth lens is d7. The camera optical lens may obtain high imaging performance and a low TTL.
US11262530B2	Imaging lens composed of five optical elements An imaging lens comprises five optical elements, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising, a first lens as a first optical element having positive refractive power, a second lens as a second optical element having negative refractive power and a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis, a third lens as a third optical element having the refractive power, and a fourth lens as a fourth optical element having refractive power and the convex surface facing the object surface near the optical axis, wherein and an aberration correction optical element as a fifth optical element are arranged between said third lens and said fourth lens, said aberration correction optical element has both flat surfaces near the optical axis and aspheric surfaces.
US11262527B2	Optical element driving mechanism with circuit embedment An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed part, a movable part and a driving assembly. The fixed part has a main axis, includes an outer frame and a base. The outer frame has a top surface and a sidewall. The top surface intersects the main axis. The sidewall extends from the edge of the top surface along the main axis. The base includes a base plate intersecting the main axis and securely connected to the outer frame. The movable part moves relative to the fixed part, and connects to an optical element having an optical axis. The driving assembly drives the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The main axis is not parallel to the optical axis.
US11262525B2	Lens module The present disclosure discloses a lens module. The lens module includes a lens barrel, a lens, and a pressing ring abutted against the lens from an image side. The pressing ring includes an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner connecting surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, and an outer connecting surface opposite to the inner connecting surface, the outer connecting surface is abutted against the lens barrel. The lens includes an optical portion and a bearing portion. The bearing portion includes an image-side surface close to the image side. The lens module of the present disclosure can ensure the assembly precision of the pressing ring and improve the yield rate of the lens module.
US11262522B2	Multi loose tube ribbon cable The present disclosure provides an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable includes at least one optical fiber ribbon stack. In addition, the at least one optical fiber ribbon stack includes a plurality of stacked ribbons. Further, each ribbon of the plurality of stacked ribbons includes a plurality of optical fibers. The plurality of optical fibers includes edge fibers. The edge fibers are defined as the at least one optical fiber having a mach number of at most 7.2 disposed at a first end and a second end of a first ribbon and a last ribbon of the plurality of stacked ribbons.
US11262519B2	Cable slack storage device A cable storage device (100) includes a removal station (110) and a storage spool (120). Slack length of the cable (190) is advanced into the cable storage device. At least a jacket (195) of the cable (190) is removed at the removal station (110). At least a signal-carrying portion of the cable (190) is wound at the storage spool (120). The removed jacket (195) exits the cable storage device (100). The cable (190) can be axially secured at the cable storage device (100). Certain types of spools can index the cable.
US11262515B2	Optical fiber cable and method for manufacturing optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable includes a core that includes an assembled plurality of optical fibers; an inner sheath that accommodates the core therein, a pair of tension members that are embedded in the inner sheath and that are disposed on opposite sides of the core, and an outer sheath that covers the inner sheath. The inner sheath is formed with a dividing portion that divides an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the inner sheath in a circumferential direction. The dividing portion extends along a longitudinal direction in which the optical fiber cable extends.
US11262507B2	Fiber optic adapter with integrally molded ferrule alignment structure A fiber optic adapter is disclosed. The fiber optic adapter includes a main body configured to receive a first fiber optic connector through a first end and a second fiber optic connector through a second end for mating with the first fiber optic connector. The adapter includes a ferrule alignment structure located within an axial cavity of the main body, the ferrule alignment structure including a sleeve mount and a ferrule sleeve, the sleeve mount including an axial bore and at least one latching hook extending from a center portion of the sleeve mount toward the first end of the main body and at least one latching hook extending from the center portion toward the second end of the main body, the latching hooks configured to flex for releasably latching the first and second fiber optic connectors to the fiber optic adapter. The sleeve mount and the main body of the fiber optic adapter are unitarily molded as a single piece and the ferrule sleeve is separately placed within the axial bore of the sleeve mount.
US11262504B2	Optical connection apparatus An optical connection apparatus comprising a prism that extracts N×M beams of outgoing light from an optical circuit, a two-dimensional GRIN lens array of N×M GRIN lenses, a spacer, having a thickness according to the optical path length in the prism, that transmits N×M outgoing beams from the two-dimensional GRIN lens array, and a two-dimensional fiber array that causes the N×M beams to be incident on optical fibers, the ends of optical fibers being disposed at the focal point of each of the beams transmitted through the spacer.
US11262500B2	Semiconductor device and including an optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and having a first recess portion formed on the first surface, a first cladding layer located in the first recess portion, and a first optical waveguide formed on the first cladding layer. The first optical waveguide overlaps with the first cladding layer in plan view.
US11262496B2	Backlight module and display panel The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology and, in particular, to a backlight module and a display panel. The backlight module may include a backplane, an optical film, and a light emitting plate. The backplane includes a bottom plate, a first side plate, and a second side plate, where the first side plate and the second side plate are arranged at two opposite sides of the bottom plate in a first direction, and both have support parts protruding toward an inner side of the back board. The optical film is arranged on a side of the support part away from the bottom plate, and has two opposite ends supported on the support parts. The light emitting part is arranged on the bottom plate and positioned at a side of the support part facing the bottom plate, and a light emitting direction of the light emitting part is toward the optical film.
US11262490B2	Optical device and method of outputting light by using the same Provided are an optical device and a method of outputting light using the optical device. The optical device includes a waveguide, a first diffraction grating receiving at least a portion of light incident on the waveguide and a second diffraction grating receiving a light diffracted from the first diffraction grating, wherein the first diffraction grating and the second diffraction grating are provided in or on the waveguide, the light diffracted from the first diffraction grating is diffracted, in three-dimensional directions, from the second diffraction grating, and at least a portion of the light diffracted in the three-dimensional directions is output to an outside of the waveguide.
US11262481B2	Anti-reflective film The present invention relates to an anti-reflective film exhibiting one or more peaks (qmax) at a scattering vector of 0.0758 to 0.1256 nm−1, in a graph showing a log value of scattering intensity to a scattering vector defined in small-angle X-ray scattering.
US11262463B2	Detector and emission tomography device with the detector The present invention provides a detector and an emission tomography device including the detector. The detector comprises: a scintillation crystal array comprising a plurality of scintillation crystals; and a photo sensor array, coupled to an end surface of the scintillation crystal array and comprising multiple photo sensors. At least one of the multiple photo sensors is coupled to a plurality of the scintillation crystals respectively. Surfaces of the plurality of the scintillation crystals not coupled to the photo sensor array are each provided with a light-reflecting layer, and a light-transmitting window is disposed in the light-reflecting layer on a surface among the surfaces adjacent to a scintillation crystal coupled to an adjacent photo sensor. The detector has DOI decoding capability. No mutual interference occurs during DOI decoding, and decoding is more accurate. Moreover, with the number of photo sensor arrays being the same, the decoding capability for the scintillation crystals is significantly improved. With the number of photo sensor arrays being the same, the size of the photo sensor array and the number of channels of a readout circuit of the photo sensors of the present invention can be reduced by three-quarters to eight-ninths.
US11262459B2	Enhanced object position detection A position estimation unit (2) comprising a first transceiver device (3) and a processing unit (10) that is arranged to repeatedly calculate time-of-flight (TOF) for radio signals (x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6) sent pair-wise between two transceivers among the first transceiver device (3) and at least two other transceiver devices (7, 8, 9); calculate possible positions for the transceiver devices (3, 7, 8, 9), which results in possible positions for each transceiver device (3, 7, 8, 9); and perform Multidimensional scaling (MDS) calculation in order to obtain relative positions of the transceiver devices (3, 7, 8, 9) in a present coordinate system. After two initial MDS calculations, between every two consecutive MDS calculations, the processing unit (10) is arranged to repeatedly perform a processing procedure comprising translation, scaling and rotation of present coordinate system such that a corrected present coordinate system is acquired. The processing procedure is arranged to determine the corrected present coordinate system such that a smallest change for the relative positions of the transceiver devices (3, 7, 8, 9) between the consecutive MDS calculations is obtained.
US11262457B2	Integrated interference mitigation for iridium user handsets and GPS receivers System and method for concurrently protecting Iridium and GPS L1/L2 band received satellite signals against interference signals (e.g., jamming signals) using space-time adaptive processing (STAP). While the GPS signal is protected against jamming using Nulling of the interfering signals, the Iridium signal is protected using Beamforming. A single broadband small controlled reception pattern antenna (sCRPA) array receives both the GPS (L1 and L2) and Iridium signals for the STAP-based antijam solutions outputting filtered Iridium and GPS signals. Use of a common (small) broadband antenna and common front end signal processing of the received signals enables an integrated system for use on size, weight, and power constrained platforms such as drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and helicopters.
US11262452B2	Ultrasonic sensor device An ultrasonic sensor device including a plurality of ultrasonic sensors and a control unit for operating the ultrasonic sensors, the control unit being configured to activate selectively either a first group of the ultrasonic sensors or a second group of the ultrasonic sensors at the same time, so that the activated ultrasonic sensors emit an ultrasonic signal, each ultrasonic sensor of the first group being situated adjacent to at least one ultrasonic sensor of the second group and each ultrasonic sensor of the second group being situated adjacent to at least one ultrasonic sensor of the first group, and the control unit being configured to operate adjacent active ultrasonic sensors using different frequency-modulated excitation patterns.
US11262448B2	Software defined automotive radar A radar system has different modes of operation. In a method for operating the radar system, at least one of one or more transmitters are configured to transmit modulated continuous-wave radio signals, while at least one of one or more receivers are configured to receive radio signals. The received radio signals include the transmitted radio signals transmitted by the one or more transmitters and reflected from objects in the environment. The method further includes selectively modifying an operational parameter of at least one of the transmitters or at least one of the receivers. The selected operational parameter is modified to meet changing operational requirements of the radar sensing system.
US11262447B2	Flying body and program A flying body includes an observation data generation unit that generates observation data on the basis of radio waves received by a radar, an image generation unit that generates an image representing a monitoring space on the basis of the observation data generated by the observation data generation unit, and a detection unit that detects a detection target on the basis of the image generated by the image generation unit.
US11262446B2	Multi-channel split-swath (MCSS) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) generates concurrent first radar pulses in first frequency channels. The SAR transmits, and receives returns of, the concurrent first radar pulses by first antenna feeds that form first beams in the first frequency channels and that are directed to respective first subswaths of a swath on the Earth separated by subswath gaps. The SAR generates concurrent second radar pulses in second frequency channels. The SAR transmits, and receives returns of, the concurrent second radar pulses by second antenna feeds configured to form second beams in the second frequency channels and that are directed to respective second subswaths of the swath on the Earth and that coincide with the subswath gaps. The SAR processes the returns of the first radar pulses from the first subswaths and the returns of the second radar pulses from the second subswaths to form a SAR image contiguous across the swath.
US11262439B2	Light-receiving device and lidar Provided are a light-receiving device and lidar comprising the light-receiving device. The light-receiving device comprises: a first lens comprising a first lens surface for receiving light from an outside and a second lens surface for changing the path of the light received by the first lens surface and outputting the light to the outside; and a sensor on which light transmitted through the second lens surface is incident, wherein the first lens surface is a spherical surface, the second lens surface is an aspherical surface, and the focus of the first lens deviates from the sensor surface of the sensor.
US11262434B2	Antenna array design and processing to eliminate false detections in a radar system A system and method to eliminate false detections in a radar system involve arranging an array of antenna elements into two or more sub-arrays with a spacing between adjacent ones of the antenna elements of one of the two or more sub-arrays being different than a spacing between adjacent ones of the antenna elements of at least one other of the two or more sub-arrays. The method includes receiving reflected signals at the two or more sub-arrays resulting from transmitting transmit signals from the antenna elements of the two or more sub-arrays, and processing the reflected signals to distinguish an actual angle from the radar system to an object that contributed to the reflected signals from ambiguous angles at which the false detections of the object are obtained. A location of the object is determined as a result of the processing.
US11262432B2	Positioning apparatus and positioning method A positioning apparatus comprises an acquiring section which acquires an azimuth angle and an angular velocity of a moving object from values measured by sensors of the moving object moving in a positioning area; a storage section which stores a coefficient of a relational expression established between a moving speed and a standard deviation of the angular velocity of the moving object in association with each of a plurality of division areas for dividing the positioning area; and a positioning section which specifies a division area where the moving object is positioned per unit time to acquire the stored coefficient in association with the division area, and calculates the moving speed in the division area from the coefficient and the standard deviation of the acquired angular velocity to measure a position of the moving object in the positioning area from the moving speed and the acquired azimuth angle.
US11262419B2	Ultra-small and high-sensitivity magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor comprising: an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC); an insulating protective film formed on a surface of the ASIC; a substrate film formed on the insulating protective film; and a magnetic field detection element formed on the substrate film, the magnetic field detection element including two magnetic wires on the substrate film, a detection coil surrounding the two magnetic wires, two electrodes coupled to the two magnetic wires for wire energization, and two electrodes coupled to the coil for coil voltage detection.
US11262415B1	Automatic battery charging An illustrative battery charging device may identify a battery to be charged, and charge the identified battery using charge settings that are optimized for the identified battery. In some embodiments, the battery charging device may determine the optimized settings based on monitoring charging performance and discharge activities of the battery over time. The battery charging device may exchange data with a battery management service device, such as by exchanging battery health information, battery settings, and/or other data. The battery charging device may determine charge setting and times to charge a battery that is intended to power an unmanned aerial vehicle to complete a flight path.
US11262405B2	Fault detection in a multi-phase electric machine The present disclosure describes an apparatus, system, and method of use for detecting electrical faults in a multiphase electric machine. Often in platforms which require redundant reliability or have no readily available electrical connection to earth use ungrounded electrical architectures. This allows the system to continue normal operation even if there is an unintended short circuit or current path (electrical fault) between a phase of an electric machine and its case or some other part of the platform. It is important to be able to readily identify any fault in the phase windings of machinery operating in an ungrounded electrical architecture. Since a single fault in an ungrounded system will not cause any additional current draw or otherwise affect the system, it can be difficult to detect that a fault has even occurred. This provides an advanced warning system.
US11262403B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: a first scan chain and a second scan chain each including a plurality of cascaded flip-flops; a plurality of power supply lines that supply a power supply voltage to the first and second scan chains, extend in a first direction, and are arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and a clock control circuit that supplies a first clock to the first scan chain and a second clock to the second scan chain, the second clock having timing different to that of the first clock. The plurality of flip-flops are arranged along the second direction.
US11262402B2	Selectable JTAG or trace access with data store and output An address and command port interface selectively enables JTAG TAP domain operations and Trace domain operations within an IC. The port carries TMS and TDI input and TDO output on a single pin and receives a clock signal on a separate pin. The addressable two pin interface loads and updates instructions and data to the TAP domain within the IC. The instruction or data update operations in multiple ICs occur simultaneously. A process transmits data from an addressed target device to a controller using data frames, each data frame comprising a header bit and data bits. The logic level of the header bit is used to start, continue, and stop the data transmission to the controller. A data and clock signal interface between a controller and multiple target devices provides for each target device to be individually addressed and commanded to perform a JTAG or Trace operation.
US11262395B2	Testing switches in a power converter A switching network includes a switch, a driver for the switch, and a floating-regulator that powers the driver. The floating-regulator includes a shunt that is used only when testing the network. The shunt diverts biasing current so that it does not interfere with a measurement of an electrical property of a switch.
US11262383B1	Probes having improved mechanical and/or electrical properties for making contact between electronic circuit elements and methods for making Embodiments are directed to microscale and millimeter scale multi-layer structures (e.g., probe structures for making contact between two electronic components for example in semiconductor wafer, chip, and electronic component test applications). One or more layers of the structures include shell and core regions formed of different materials wherein the core regions are offset from a symmetric, longitudinally extending position.
US11262381B2	Device for positioning a semiconductor die in a wafer prober The invention relates to a device for positioning a semiconductor die in a wafer prober, the device comprising a carrier plate and a clamp on a front surface of the carrier plate, the dimensions of the carrier plate matching a standard geometry required by the wafer prober for receiving a semiconductor wafer to be probed by the wafer prober, the clamp being reversibly movable against a force of an elastic element between an open position and a closed position, the clamp being adapted for fixing the die on the carrier plate in the closed position and for releasing the die in the open position.
US11262379B2	Treatment of living organisms based on gravitational resonances and kukharev region data All fluids, when placed within a Kukharev region at a moment of gravitational resonance, form vibrations of different frequencies within themselves. If, at the same moments of gravitational resonance, forced oscillations of the same frequency are provided as a treatment on a living organism, a double resonance is formed within the fluid, and a sharp increase in the amplitude of oscillations within the fluid formed as a result of the double resonance in turn causes the destruction of the fluid. The method is determined utilizing Kukharev region data on the particular fluid desired to be destroyed or otherwise removed from the living organism. By further fine-tuning the forced oscillation (i.e., the directed radiation), the natural oscillations of the base fluid can be further adjusted to modify the fluid's properties.
US11262378B2	Apparatus and method for examining and/or processing a sample The present invention relates to an apparatus for examining and/or processing a sample, said apparatus comprising: (a) a scanning particle microscope for providing a beam of charged particles, which can be directed on a surface of the sample; and (b) a scanning probe microscope with a deflectable probe; (c) wherein a detection structure is attached to the deflectable probe.
US11262375B2	System and method for determining the speed and direction of rotation of a vehicle wheel A system and method for determining the speed and direction of rotation of a wheel in a vehicle are provided. The system includes a tone wheel configured for rotation with the vehicle wheel and a wheel speed sensor facing the tone wheel. The sensor generates different pluralities of phase-shifted signals responsive to rotation of the tone wheel depending on the direction of rotation of the vehicle wheel. A controller receives one of the pluralities of phase-shifted signals from the sensor, receives a direction signal indicative of the direction of rotation of the vehicle wheel from a source other than the sensor, and associates the plurality of phase-shifted signals with the direction of rotation of the vehicle wheel indicated by the direction signal in a memory.
US11262371B2	Automatic analyzer and automatic analysis method An automatic analyzer controls a sequence including optical measurement and cleaning and includes a discharge mechanism including a discharge nozzle for discharging a liquid into a reaction vessel; and an overflow suction mechanism including an overflow suction nozzle for sucking an overflow amount of the liquid in the reaction vessel. In a liquid discharge step included in a cleaning process and interposed between a preceding step using a detergent and a succeeding blank value measurement step, the automatic analyzer establishes a first state where a lower end of the discharge nozzle is located in a height-wise lower part of the reaction vessel and a lower end of the overflow suction nozzle is located in an upper part of the reaction vessel, and provides control to carry out the discharge of liquid from the discharge nozzle and the suction of the overflow amount of liquid through the overflow suction nozzle.
US11262358B2	Infiltrating immune cell proportions predict anti-TNF response in colon biopsies Provided are methods of predicting responsiveness of a subject having an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor, by analyzing a frequency of at least one subpopulation of immune cells in a tissue biopsy of the subject. Also provided are methods of selecting a treatment for a subject and kits for determining responsiveness of the subject to treatment with a TNF-alpha inhibitor.
US11262353B1	Hybrid materials for biochemical applications Materials and methods for the design of hybrid materials comprising a conducting matrix, organic modifiers/linkers and modifying molecules.
US11262343B2	Systems for measuring properties of water in a water distribution system Systems and methods of measuring properties of water in a water distribution system are provided. An analysis system, according to one embodiment, comprises a plurality of water sensors connected at various points to the water distribution system, each of the plurality of water sensors configured to measure a property of water. The analysis system also includes a computer server configured to communicate with the plurality of water sensors via a network and receive water measurement data from the plurality of water sensors. The computer server comprises a processor, a database configured to store the water measurement data, and a system health monitoring module configured to evaluate the health of the water distribution system to obtain health data. The analysis system further includes at least one client device configured to communicate with the computer server via the network and receive the health data from the computer server.
US11262341B2	Method for non-destructive detection of egg freshness based on centroid measurement A method for non-destructive detection of egg freshness based on centroid measurement. A real-time distance between the centroid position of an egg and the top of a small end of the egg is measured, the ratio of the distance to the length of the egg is defined as a centroid ratio, models are respectively established regarding a centroid ratio change and the number of days the egg has been stored, and regarding the centroid ratio change and the egg freshness, and the number of the days the egg has been stored and the egg freshness are predicted by means of the established models.
US11262337B2	Chromatography mass spectrometry and chromatography mass spectrometer Provided is a chromatography mass spectrometry capable of peak detection that can deal with a wide concentration range of a sample component and providing an evaluated value for the result. A plurality of samples having different known concentrations of a component are measured to detect a start point, an apex, and an end point of a peak. Regarding the start point, the apex, and the end point of the detected peak, an evaluated value such as probability is provided as a score to determine a score function. A component having an unknown concentration is measured to detect a start point, an apex, and an end point of a peak. Regarding the start point, the apex, and the end point of the detected peak, the score function is applied to evaluate peak detection results, and a result having a high evaluated value is selected as a peak.
US11262329B2	Method of testing corrosion resistance of coated metal material Disclosed herein is a method of testing a corrosion resistance of a coated metal material including a surface treatment film on a metal substrate. The method includes: treatment of interposing a water-containing electrolyte material containing water, a supporting electrolyte, and a water penetration enhancer, between a surface of the surface treatment film of the coated metal material and an electrode; holding of the water-containing electrolyte material on the surface of the surface treatment film for one minute to one day; and electrical conduction from the electrode through the water-containing electrolyte material to the coated metal material.
US11262327B2	Methods of fabricating a biochip for detecting or sequencing biomolecules Methods for fabricating a biochip for detecting or sequencing biomolecules are shown. Such a biochip may for instance include: a base member; a dielectric layer deposited on the base member and having at least two rows of discrete recesses formed thereon; and two or more electrodes sandwiched between the base member and the dielectric layer and running under respective row of discrete recesses, the two or more electrodes separated from each other along lengths thereof by a portion of the dielectric layer; wherein the dielectric layer defines a continuous operation surface above the electrodes and on which the discrete recesses are deposited for detecting or sequencing of biomolecules, when an electric field is applied through the electrodes, a field gradient is created to draw a biomolecule towards a preferred part of the operation surface.
US11262326B2	Membrane layers for analyte sensors Disclosed are devices for determining an analyte concentration (e.g., glucose). The devices comprise a sensor configured to generate a signal associated with a concentration of an analyte and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises a biointerface layer which interfaces with a biological fluid containing the analyte to be measured. The biointerface layer can comprises a biointerface polymer, wherein the biointerface polymer comprises polyurethane and/or polyurea segments and one or more zwitterionic repeating units. The sensing membrane can also comprise an enzyme layer, wherein the enzyme layer comprises an enzyme and a polymer comprising polyurethane and/or polyurea segments and one or more zwitterionic repeating units. The sensing membrane can also comprise a diffusion-resistance layer, which can comprise a base polymer having a lowest Tg of greater than −50 C.
US11262325B2	Sensor semiconductor device A sensor semiconductor device comprises a transducer which comprises a capacitor with at least two electrodes. The transducer further comprises a polymer which is arranged between at least two electrodes of the capacitor, and a top surface of the transducer. The polymer is able to absorb water and the top surface is arranged such that it is exposed to the environment of the sensor semiconductor device. Furthermore, at least a part of the top surface is superhydrophobic and the sensor semiconductor device is capable of measuring the humidity of the environment of the sensor semiconductor device.
US11262315B2	Attached substance determination method, attached substance determination device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing attached substance determination program An attached substance determination method causes a computer to determine whether or not an attached substance is attached to an inspection target object, in which the computer includes at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to (a) acquire, as learning data, a spectroscopic image obtained by imaging a first type sample having the attached substance attached to a base with a spectroscopic camera and a spectroscopic image obtained by imaging a second type sample having no attached substance attached to the base with the spectroscopic camera, in which spectroscopic images of a plurality of kinds of the first type samples having different kinds of the bases and different kinds of the attached substances and spectroscopic images of a plurality of kinds of the second type samples having different kinds of the bases are acquired as the learning data, (b) generate, based on the learning data, a determination model with a spectroscopic image of the inspection target object as an input and a determination result relating to presence or absence of the attached substance as an output, (c) acquire the spectroscopic image of the inspection target object, and (d) input the spectroscopic image of the inspection target object to the determination model and determine the presence or absence of the attached substance based on the determination result output from the determination model.
US11262312B2	Laser microscope with ablation function An exemplary laser microscope can be provided, comprising at least one first laser source which emits at least one (e.g., pulsed) excitation beam, a scanning optical configuration (e.g., configured to scan the excitation beam over the surface of a sample), a focusing optical configuration (e.g., configured to focus the excitation beam onto the sample), and at least one detector configured to detect light emitted by the sample due to an optical effect in response to the excitation beam. A second laser source facilitates a pulsed ablation beam for a local ablation of the material of the sample. The ablation beam can be guided to the sample via the scanning and focusing optical configurations. The first and second laser sources can be fed by a mutual continuous wave pump laser and/or a mutual pulsed pump laser. The first laser source can emit pulses with at least two different wavelengths.
US11262294B2	Illumination unit with multiple light sources for generating a uniform illumination spot An illumination unit is described that includes a first light source positioned on a first axis and a second light source on a second axis that intersects and is angularly offset with respect to the first axis. The illumination unit includes a reflector having an aperture through which the first axis extends and a reflective surface angled with respect to the first axis and second axis.
US11262293B2	System and method for use in high spatial resolution ellipsometry System and method for use in optical monitoring of a sample. The system comprising: a light source unit (140) for providing collimated illumination; polarization modulation unit (160) located in optical path of light propagating from the light source unit; a lens unit (120) for focusing light onto an illumination spot on a surface of a sample, and for collection of light components returning from the sample; a light collection unit configured for collecting light returning from the sample and generate output image data associated with Fourier plane imaging with respect to surface of the sample; and a control unit (500) configured processing said data in accordance with said system calibration. The method provides calibration data, and comprising: providing reference data indicative of complex refractive index of the reference samples on at least two reference samples; collecting ellipsometry data for said at least two reference samples using the ellipsometry system, generating output data having a plurality of data pieces, each associated with unknown angular direction; and for each data piece corresponding to an unknown angular direction, determining simultaneously system parameters and angle of incidence in accordance with corresponding parameters of the reference data to thereby determine calibration data.
US11262291B2	Method of detecting the locally generated corrosion of a metal element A method of detecting a locally generated corrosion of a first metal element when exposing the first metal element (2) to a corrosive environment. A first surface of the first metal element (2) is exposed to the corrosive environment. A sponge (3) is sandwiched between the first metal element (2) and a second metal element (4). The sponge (3) constituting in dry state an electrical insulator and constituting an electrical conductor when wetted in the corrosive environment. An electrical insulator together with the first metal element (2) encapsulates the second metal element (4) and the sponge (3) for preventing the second metal element (4) and the sponge (3) from being directly exposed to the corrosive environment. An impedance between the second metal element (4) and a ground electrode is measured, and a decrease in the impedance from an infinite impedance to a finite impedance caused by a pinhole being generated in the first metal element (2) is monitored.
US11262290B2	Corrosion sensor and production method for the same A corrosion sensor includes an inner electrode formed of a conductive material, the inner electrode including a columnar portion around an axial line as a center thereof and of which an outer circumferential surface is tapered, wherein a diameter of the outer circumferential surface decreases toward one side in an axial direction, an outer electrode formed of a conductive material, the outer electrode including a cylindrical portion around the axial line and of which an inner circumferential surface is tapered, wherein a diameter of the inner circumferential surface decreases toward the one side in the axial direction, and the cylindrical portion is positioned such that the inner circumferential surface radially faces the outer circumferential surface, and an insulation layer formed of an insulation material and in a position across which the outer circumferential surface faces the inner circumferential surface.
US11262282B2	Analyzing drilling fluid rheology at a drilling site The present disclosure describes methods and systems for analyzing drilling fluid rheology at a drilling site. One method includes obtaining, from a wellbore drilling system implementing a wellbore drilling operation at a wellbore drilling site, a sample of a drilling fluid being used in the wellbore drilling operation at the wellbore drilling site; flowing the sample through an elongated tubular member at a plurality of different flow rates, the elongated tubular member installed at the wellbore drilling site; measuring, at the wellbore drilling site and at each flow rate, a stress-strain response of the sample in response to each flow rate; generating a plurality of stress-strain responses for the sample at the corresponding plurality of different flow rates, the plurality of stress-strain responses including each stress-strain response of the sample measured at each flow rate; and returning the sample to the wellbore drilling operation.
US11262280B2	Method and system for determining waste metal batch composition taking into account differences in surface and interior composition Described herein is a method for recycling aluminum alloy wheels. The method includes the steps of providing a feed of aluminum alloy wheels of a particular alloy; fragmenting the aluminum alloy wheels into a plurality of fragments, such that newly exposed surfaces of the plurality of fragments have an interior composition; determining a newly exposed surface indicia for distinguishing each newly exposed surface in the feed of aluminum alloy wheels; determining an aggregate composition estimate by determining a plurality of composition measurements of the material of fragments of the plurality of fragments; and providing the plurality of fragments, and the aggregate composition estimate, for use in manufacturing at least one component made from aluminum alloy.
US11262279B2	Specimen for analyzing shape of antistatic antifouling layer and method for preparing same A specimen for analyzing the shape of an antistatic antifouling layer and a method for preparing the same are provided. The specimen includes Pt coated on an antistatic antifouling layer comprising a conductive polymer formed on a polymer substrate, so that a contrast difference between the polymer substrate layer and the antistatic antifouling layer is caused by the diffusion of Pt by means of the conductive polymer and the dyeing effect of the antifouling layer. Accordingly, it is possible to clearly distinguish the shape of the antistatic antifouling layer formed on the polymer substrate by using TEM.
US11262275B2	Observation apparatus, observation method and observation program To provide an observation apparatus, an observation method and an observation program capable of easily understandable output of a relation between a signal waveform representing an actually-observed operation of a machine and an instruction program to the machine. An observation apparatus includes an observation data acquisition unit for acquiring observation data on an operation status of a machine along with time information, an execution status acquisition unit for acquiring execution status data including an execution position and a specific parameter value for an instruction program to the machine, along with time information, and a display unit for displaying the observation data and the execution status data in association with each other in time series.
US11262271B2	Water control system A water control system which encompasses a leak sensor and a water control unit adapted for installation on a water supply line, both capable of wireless data communication with a gateway acting as an interface between the leak sensor and water control unit and a cloud server or a remote user application.
US11262265B2	Temperature correction device, sensor module, and temperature correction method A temperature correction device includes a data acquisition portion that acquires physical quantity data based on an output signal from a physical quantity sensor and temperature data based on an output signal from a temperature sensor, a physical quantity measurement portion that measures a physical quantity detected by the physical quantity sensor based on the physical quantity data, a correction value calculation portion that calculates a correction value based on a product of a temperature gradient value for a first period from a first time to a second time obtained based on the temperature data and a correction coefficient value, and a correction portion that corrects a measurement value of the physical quantity measured by the physical quantity measurement portion based on the correction value.
US11262262B2	Pressure sensor and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a pressure sensor, including a chamber and a film. The chamber includes a first wall with a first electrode and a second wall with a second electrode. The first wall faces the second wall, and the first electrode and the second electrode respectively include conductive or semiconductive material. The film lines a surface inside the chamber exclusive of the first electrode and the second electrode for blocking outgassing entering the chamber from the surface. A method of manufacturing the pressure sensor is also disclosed.
US11262258B2	Force measurement system A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a plurality of force measurement assemblies, at least some of the plurality of force measurement assemblies configured to be independently displaceable from other ones of the plurality of force measurement assemblies such that one or more particular ones of the plurality of force measurement assemblies that are disposed underneath a subject varies over time. Each of the plurality of force measurement assemblies includes a top surface for receiving at least one portion of the body of the subject; and at least one force transducer, the at least one force transducer configured to sense one or more measured quantities and output one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject.
US11262251B2	Device and method for measuring a load The invention relates to a load detection unit having a spring-elastic load carrier assembly for receiving the load (10) and a sensor (3) for the deformation of the load carrier assembly, which occurs under the load (10) that is to be detected, wherein a deformation transmission unit (6) is operatively arranged between the load carrier assembly and the sensor (3). A method, in which additionally a deformation transmission unit is used, is thus provided, which during operation picks up the deformation of the load carrier assembly and transmits it to the sensor as a changed force/path load.
US11262239B2	Multicolor sensor for flow cytometry The present disclosure relates to a spectral sensor for detection of individual light-emitting particles. The sensor is comprising an array of photo-sensitive detectors for detecting light emitted by said individual light-emitting particles and a filter array comprising a plurality of different band-stop filters. The filter array is configured to transmit wavelengths in a detectable wavelength region to the array of photo-sensitive detectors, and wherein each band-stop filter is associated with one or more particular photo-sensitive detectors, and the plurality of different band-stop filters are configured to reflect different wavelength intervals within said detectable wavelength region so that each photo-sensitive detector of the array is configured to detect the wavelengths of the detectable wavelength region other than the reflected wavelength interval of the band-stop filter being associated with the photo-sensitive detector. The sensor is further comprising a processing unit in communication with said array of photo-sensitive detectors and configured for determining a spectral characteristic of an individual light-emitting particle based on the response from said array of photo-sensitive detectors.
US11262234B2	Directional acoustic sensor and method of detecting distance from sound source using the directional acoustic sensor A directional acoustic sensor may include a plurality of resonators arranged in different directions; and a processor configured to calculate a time difference between a first signal that is received by the plurality of resonators directly from a sound source (e.g., a speaker) and a second signal that is received by the plurality of resonators from the sound source after being reflected on a wall surface around the sound source, and determine a distance between the sound source and the directional acoustic sensor based on the time difference.
US11262233B2	System and method for detecting surface vibrations A system for detecting vibrations from a surface is provided. The system includes a coherent light source for projecting a multi-beam pattern onto the surface and an imaging device for mapping a speckle field generated by each spot formed on the surface by the multi-beam pattern to a unique region of an imaging sensor. The system further includes a processor for processing speckle field information received by the imaging sensor and deriving surface vibration information.
US11262227B2	Pitot tube heater assembly A pitot tube includes an outer tube extending from a first tube end to second tube end. The second tube end defines a tip portion of the pitot tube. A tube sleeve is located inside of the outer tube and defines a tube passage extending from the first tube end to the second tube end. A heating element is located between the outer tube and the tube sleeve. The heating element is isolated from airflow into the tube passage. A method of forming a pitot tube includes installing a heating element to an outer surface of a tube sleeve, the tube sleeve defining a tube passage of the pitot tube. The tube sleeve is secured in an outer tube such that the heating element is between the tube sleeve and the outer tube and is isolated from airflow through the tube passage.
US11262219B2	Inductive absolute position sensor An inductive absolute position sensor has a scale with planar conducting features on a pattern repeating every spatial period TC along a measuring path and a reading head with planar windings: multipolar sine and cosine sense windings of spatial period TF=TC/M, M an integer, a unipolar first drive winding surrounding the sense windings and a multipolar second drive winding of spatial period TC/N along the measuring path, with N=M±1. An electronic circuit makes a first mode measurement using the first drive winding and a second mode measurement using the second drive winding. The absolute position in a range TC is computed from both modes' measurements. The sensor may be as compact as the incremental sensor it replaces, as the scale pattern and second drive winding needed for making it absolute do not need extra space.
US11262216B2	Method for estimating the position of a magnet comprising a phase for identifying a magnetic disturbance The present disclosure relates to a method for estimating the position of a magnet using a tracking device comprising an array of magnetometers, the method comprising phases of determining an initial state vector associated with the magnet, of measuring a useful magnetic field, of estimating a magnetic field, of calculating a bias between the measured magnetic field and the estimated magnetic field, and of updating the state vector on the basis of the bias. It also comprises an identifying phase comprising a step of identifying a magnetic disturbance on the basis of an indicator calculated depending on an estimated magnetic field and a measured magnetic field.
US11262215B2	Smart measurement system A system and method are presented for collecting and retrieving characterization data of measurement devices, such as flow meters. The system includes a meter, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for storing the meter characterization data, and electronics, such as a totalizer, to read the characterization data from the RFID tag and calibrate the meter measurements using the characterization data.
US11262202B2	Route candidate setting system and route candidate setting method An ECU of a driving support system as a route candidate setting system is configured to provide a first curved line represented by a first function having x coordinate as a variable and y coordinate and a second curved line represented by a second function having x coordinate as a variable and y coordinate and having a lower degree than the first function, and set the first and second curved lines as traveling-route candidate RC. In a case where an obstacle is detected by a camera and a radar, the ECU is configured not to provide the first curved line having its terminal point corresponding to a grid point Gn located on a forward side, in an advancing direction of a vehicle, of the obstacle and the second curved line having its start point corresponding to this grid point Gn.
US11262200B2	Boolean satisfiability (SAT) reduction for geometry and kinematics agnostic multi-agent planning Systems and methods related to roadmaps for robotic devices are provided. A computing device can receive a roadmap representing a plurality of paths through an environment. The computing device can discretize the roadmap to obtain a discrete planning graph having a plurality of states corresponding to discretized segments of the plurality of paths of the roadmap such that states corresponding to adjacent discretized path segments are connected in the discrete planning graph. The computing device can determine a Boolean equation representing at least a portion of the discrete planning graph. The computing device can determine a sequence of states from the plurality of states of the discrete planning graph such that the determined sequence of states satisfies the Boolean equation. The computing device can provide a route through the environment for a robotic device based on the determined sequence of states.
US11262199B1	Leveling system A method of leveling a table using a leveling system that includes placing at least three sensor bars on a top surface of the table. Each sensor bar includes a (+) end and a (−) end which correspond to lines on a manual level. Each sensor bar is connected to a controller system and acts as an electronic level. Activating a leveling algorithm of the controller system to adjust leg height of the table using a leg movement system connected to the controller system to level the table. Leveling the table using the leveling algorithm to monitor data readings of the sensor bars, changing the height of any of the legs using the leg movement system and continuing to monitor data readings of the sensor bars during leg movement until the table is level.
US11262198B2	Pressure assisted positioning method and device thereof Pressure assisted positioning method and device thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The pressure assisted positioning device is exerted for positioning a target under the circumstance of altitude change since the target enters a specific region. The pressure assisted positioning method includes the following steps. First, confirming the entrance of the specific region of the target and detecting a plurality of pressure data. Then, calculating a pressure variation between the two selected pressure data. At last, comparing the pressure variation to a threshold. An altitude change within the specific region is confirmed as the pressure variation is greater than the threshold. On the other hand, as the pressure variation is greater than the threshold, it refers to no altitude change within the specific region. Wherein, confirming the entrance of the specific region of the target determines via the result of detecting the target enters a region having at least a distance with a reference location of a structure with altitude change illustrated according to a map information. The pressure assisted positioning device of the present invention can not only directly detect the actual pressure data but calibrate the pressure variation information according to the pressure data and the moving statuses of the target as well. Comparing to the conventional device, the method and device of the present invention can calculate and calibrate the pressure variation information independently without any external pressure data from the barometric station.
US11262192B2	High contrast structured light patterns for QIS sensors A structured-light pattern for a structured-light system includes a base light pattern that includes a row of a plurality of sub-patterns extending in a first direction. Each sub-pattern is adjacent to at least one other sub-pattern, and each sub-pattern is different from each other sub-pattern. Each sub-pattern includes a first number of portions in a sub-row and a second number of portions in a sub-column. Each sub-row extends in the first direction and each sub-column extends in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. Each portion may be a first-type portion or a second-type portion. A size of a first-type portion is larger in the first direction and in the second direction than a size of a second-type portion in the first direction and in the second direction. In one embodiment, a first-type portion is a black portion and the second-type portion is a white portion.
US11262191B1	On-axis dynamic interferometer and optical imaging systems employing the same An optical device for characterizing a workpiece combines an interferometer with a polarization rotation pellicle, installed in a stand-alone fashion in a spatial gap between the mirrors of the interferometer, and a polarization based phase-shift sensor.
US11262180B2	Position detection device A position detection device, for detecting a change in relative position of a detection object with respect to a reference portion, includes: a base portion immovable with respect to the reference portion; a following portion deformable or movable following relative movement of the detection object with respect to the reference portion; an expandable and contractible member; and a heat flux detection section. The expandable and contractible member is provided between the base portion and the following portion, is made of a material expandable and contractible according to deformation or movement of the following portion, and generates heat during contraction and absorbs heat during expansion. The heat flux detection section is provided to be subjected to heat of the expandable and contractible member, and is configured to detect a heat flux that is a flow of heat between an inside and an outside of the expandable and contractible member.
US11262174B2	Control system A control system for controlling operation of a fluid delivery system that includes a first and second pumps for delivering first and second fluids for mixing. A controller includes a first pump map having a first pump flow rate mapped against a control output signal, and a second pump map having a second pump flow rate mapped against a control output signal. The controller determines the control output signal for the first pump to obtain a desired flow rate from the first pump, and the control output signal for the second pump to obtain a target flow rate and a target percentage of the second fluid relative to the first fluid or a target percentage of the second fluid relative to an overall fluid flow. The output signals for the first and second pumps are determined using the first and second pump maps.
US11262173B2	Percussion fuse The invention relates to a percussion fuse having an active sensor, which generates a sensor voltage, having a filter circuit consisting of a high pass and at least one low pass, in order to be able to adjust dynamic percussion characteristics. The invention further relates to an operating state switch, which can transition the percussion fuse into one of two operating states, specifically into an activated and a deactivated operating state. To this end, the operating state switch is switched into one of the two operating states by means of a safety voltage. In the active operating state, the sensor voltage is supplied directly to the threshold value switch and in the deactivated operating state, the sensor voltage is held below the threshold value of the threshold value switch by an input limiter.
US11262172B2	Energy absorbing and spall mitigating ammunition compartment liner cassette An ammunition storage compartment includes a plurality of connected walls defining an interior region to store ammunition, wherein at least one of the walls includes an outer armor plate having an outer surface and an inner surface. A layer of energy absorbing material is located proximate the inner surface of the armor plate in the interior region. A spall mitigating panel is located inward of the layer of energy absorbing material in the interior region. At least one air gap is in between the layer of energy absorbing material and the spall mitigating panel.
US11262170B2	Lifelike image dart game The invention relates to dartboard games, where projectiles are thrown at a target. The face of the dartboard has a realistic, lifelike image of a game animal, and the higher scoring regions correlate to the kill zone of the game animal's anatomy. Lower scoring regions correlate to the rest of the body of the game animal, and penalty scoring regions may be present, scoring negative points. Players try to land their darts in certain scoring regions in order to score the most points, depending upon the rules of the game. Rules are provided for a 300 point and 21 point game. If the images are printed on the dartboard, the darts may be thrown or launched with an apparatus like a mini-bow or blow-gun. If the images are projected, the darts may be virtual.
US11262161B2	System and method for attaching, routing and concealing cables on load carrying webbing A connector (10) for connection to MOLLE webbing having a plurality of MOLLE loops (18), includes an elongate body portion and first and second arrays of tabs (12) extending from the body portion arranged in laterally opposing relationship relative to one another, tabs (12) being configured for coupling to the MOLLE loops (18) so as to attach the connector to MOLLE webbing. The body portion may be substantially planar and the first and second arrays of tabs (12) are substantially co-planar with the body portion. The body portion has a width of 2.5 to 3.8 millimetres and the tabs have a pitch either individually or in a plurality thereof of 2.5 to 3.8 millimetres. The body portion may include an internal channel for receipt of a component, such as a cable, wire or tube. The connector can be fitted to a MOLLE webbing by disposing the tabs below one or more loops of the MOLLE webbing, disposing a component between the connector and the substrate, whereby the component is held by and covered by the connector. The body portion can be bent, curved or folded and attached to at least one row and at least one column of the MOLLE webbing.
US11262156B2	Air gun for conventional metal-jacket bullets Air guns and non-firearm guns for conventional metal jacket bullets are provided. Novel chamber and throat geometries, novel barrel rifling schemes, barrel materials, and surface technology facilitate manufacture or retrofit of air guns and other non-firearm guns to use standard size metal jacket bullets manufactured for conventional firearms.
US11262155B2	Fluid jet stabilizing projectile for enhanced IED disrupters A propellant driven disrupter (PDD) for disrupting an explosive target, comprising: a disrupter barrel having a breech and muzzle end; a projectile liquid or gas positioned in the barrel and extending a longitudinal distance in the disrupter barrel. The projectile liquid distal end is located farthest from the disrupter barrel breech end. A jet stabilizing projectile (JSP) is at least partially positioned in the barrel and operably contacts the projectile liquid distal end. The JSP has a JSP proximal end facing toward the disrupter barrel breech end and a distal end opposed to the JSP proximal end, wherein some or all of the JSP is positioned in the barrel. The PDD may contain the JSP, with an air region between the JSP distal end and the muzzle end, or an air region in an adapter that is connected to the muzzle end. Also provided are JSP's having improved flight stability for use with liquid or air-filled disrupters and methods of disrupting a target.
US11262152B2	Gear-based limb control system and method for archery bows An archery limb control system, method and bow are described herein. The archery limb control system, in an embodiment, includes an energy resource, a plurality of flexible lines, and a driver. The driver includes a support coupled to the flexible lines and a gear coupled to the support.
US11262146B2	Soot blower and method of cleaning tubular heat exchanger by using the same The present disclosure relates to a soot blower including: a lance tube which includes one end that reciprocally moves in one direction on a surface of an inlet port of a flow path of the tubular heat exchanger; a drive unit which is connected to the lance tube and reciprocally moves and rotates the lance tube in the one direction; a first nozzle which is connected to the one end of the lance tube and discharges steam to the inlet port; and a second nozzle which is disposed adjacent to the first nozzle and connected to the one end of the lance tube and discharges solid particles to the inlet port, and the present disclosure relates to a method of cleaning a tubular heat exchanger by using the soot blower.
US11262130B1	System and method for heat and pressure treatment Novel tools and techniques for heat and pressure treatment are provided. A system for heat and pressure treatment includes a vacuum pump, an enclosure, and an oven. The enclosure may include a body defining an inner volume, wherein the enclosure is configured to enclose at least part of a component within the inner volume, and sustain a vacuum pressure that is less than an ambient atmospheric pressure within the inner volume. The oven may be configured to receive and heat the enclosure. The vacuum pump may evacuate gases from within the inner volume and create the vacuum pressure. Under the vacuum pressure, the body may be configured to make surface contact with a surface of the at least part of the component, and to apply a mechanical pressure against the surface of the at least part of the component.
US11262117B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first inner case that defines a freezing compartment, a second inner case that defines a refrigerating compartment, a thermal siphon unit that is configured to carry a working fluid for heat transfer and that has a closed loop shape that includes a first part arranged at an outer side of the first inner case and a second part arranged at an outer side of the second inner case, and a cool air storage unit arranged in a space partitioned in the first inner case. The cool air storage unit is configured to accommodate cool air of the freezing compartment and transfer the cool air to the first part of the thermal siphon unit arranged outside of the first inner case.
US11262114B2	System for deicing an external evaporator for heat pump systems A system for deicing an external evaporator for heat pump systems includes at least one compressor, at least one internal condenser, at least one external evaporator, at least one liquid separator, and a system of ducts for cooling fluid. The deicing system includes a secondary refrigeration circuit, which includes a tank for storing a heat transfer fluid, and a first heat exchanger immersed in the heat transfer fluid and adapted to transfer heat to the heat transfer fluid by cooling the cooling fluid. The system further includes a bypass refrigeration circuit, which includes the tank, and a second heat exchanger immersed in the heat transfer fluid and adapted to absorb heat from the heat transfer fluid by heating the cooling fluid. The system also includes a deicing circuit adapted to convey cooling fluid.
US11262112B2	Condenser coil arrangement A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an air flow path through which an air flow is routed. The HVAC system also includes a first condenser coil positioned in the air flow path and configured to receive a first portion of a refrigerant from a refrigerant conduit. The HVAC system also includes a second condenser coil positioned in the air flow path downstream from the first condenser coil relative to the air flow, and configured to receive a second portion of the refrigerant from the refrigerant conduit in parallel with the first portion of the refrigerant received by the first condenser coil.
US11262108B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit that is formed by connecting a compressor, a flow passage switching device, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion unit, and an indoor heat exchanger via pipes, and through which refrigerant flows, an outdoor air-sending device configured to blow outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger, an outdoor air temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the outdoor air, and a controller configured to control an operation of the outdoor air-sending device.
US11262106B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of achieving an improvement in heat exchange performance during a heating operation and during a cooling operation, while suppressing increases in manufacturing cost and volume required for packaging. The outdoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger are connected in parallel to the indoor heat exchanger via the branch portion. The flow path switching device includes a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port is connected with a third refrigerant flow path. The second port is connected with the outdoor heat exchanger. The third port is connected with a fourth refrigerant flow path. The second port is configured to switch between a state in which the second port is connected to the first port and a state in which the second port is connected to the third port.
US11262099B2	Cap and water-heating device including the same The present disclosure provides a cap and a water-heating device having the same. The cap for covering a top side of a case of the water-heating device includes a cover having a receiving space that is open at the bottom, the cover including an exhaust hole formed therein for releasing exhaust gas in the case to the outside, and an exhaust duct that is received in the receiving space and coupled to the cover and that forms an exhaust channel that connects an exhaust tube included in the case and the exhaust hole and releases the exhaust gas, in which the exhaust duct is formed of a material different from a material of the cover, and the material of the exhaust duct has higher heat resistance than the material of the cover.
US11262097B2	Method for setting the refrigerant charge amount in an air-conditioning apparatus An indoor unit includes an air-sending fan, an air inlet through which air of an indoor space is sucked in, and an air outlet located above the air inlet and through which the air sucked in through the air inlet is blown out to the indoor space. A control unit activates the air-sending fan when leakage of the refrigerant is detected. When M [kg] represents an amount of charge of the refrigerant in a refrigeration cycle, LFL [kg/m3] represents a lower flammable limit of the refrigerant, A [m2] represents a floor area of the indoor space, and Ho [m] represents a height of the air outlet above a floor surface of the indoor space, the amount of charge M, the lower flammable limit LFL, the floor area A, and the height Ho satisfy a relationship of M
US11262093B2	Method of intelligent demand response A method of adjusting an energy usage of a usage area including a step of providing a gateway device for the usage area wherein the usage area comprises at least one electrically powered device and a step of determining an energy usage of the at least one electrically powered device. The method also includes a step of creating a user energy profile and a step of adjusting the energy usage of the at least one electrically powered device in the usage area based on the energy usage of the at least one electrically powered device and based on the user energy profile.
US11262079B2	Collapsible camp stove A collapsible camp stove having a cover, a chassis having a fuel burner and a pot support; and the pot support and the chassis and the cover are all pivotally interconnected to one another in a parallelogram structure wherein pivotal opening of the cover relative to the chassis causes the pot support to raise upwardly away from a top surface of the chassis while the pot support continuously remains parallel to the top surface of the chassis.
US11262077B2	Spall plate for consumable combustor support structures A combustor may comprise an outer wall defining, at least, a portion of a combustion chamber. A dilution chute may extend from an interior surface of the outer wall. A support structure may extend between the dilution chute and the interior surface of the outer wall. A spall plate may extend from the interior surface of the outer wall. The spall plate may be located between the support structure and an outlet of the combustion chamber.
US11262074B2	HGP component with effusion cooling element having coolant swirling chamber An effusion cooling element for the surface of a hot gas path (HGP) component is disclosed. The effusion cooling element includes a coolant swirling chamber embedded within the body of the HGP component. A coolant delivery passage is in the body and configured to deliver a coolant to the coolant swirling chamber. The coolant swirling chamber imparts a centrifugal force to the coolant. An effusion opening is in the HGP surface and in fluid communication with the coolant swirling chamber, the effusion opening having a smaller width than the coolant swirling chamber. The coolant exits the effusion opening over substantially all of 360° about the effusion opening, creating a coolant film on the HGP surface.
US11262072B2	CMC combustor deflector Combustor dome assemblies having combustor deflectors are provided. For example, a combustor dome assembly comprises a combustor dome defining an opening; a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) deflector positioned adjacent the combustor dome on an aft side of the assembly; a fuel-air mixer defining a groove about an outer perimeter thereof; and a seal plate including a key. The CMC deflector includes a cup extending forward through the opening in the combustor dome that defines one or more bayonets and a slot. The bayonets are received in the fuel-air mixer groove, and the seal plate key is received in the CMC deflector slot. In another embodiment, where the seal plate may be omitted, a spring is positioned between the fuel-air mixer and the CMC deflector to hold the CMC deflector in place with respect to the combustor dome. Methods of assembling combustor dome assemblies having CMC deflectors also are provided.
US11262064B1	Wrist light system and method of use A wrist band system includes a body having a first strap integral with a second strap, the first strap and the second strap joining at a top face and having a side face; an opening extending through the thickness of the top face a housing extending from an outer surface of the first strap, the housing having a port; a plurality of lights secured to the side face; and a power source disposed within the body and conductively coupled to both the port and the plurality of lights.
US11262057B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes a first conductive unit, an installation bracket, a second conductive unit, a light body and a top cover. The first conductive unit is used for connecting to an external power source. The installation bracket is fixed to an installation platform. The first conductive unit is disposed on a first side of the installation bracket. The top cover is used for disposing the second conductive unit and the light body. The top cover is detachably connected to the installation bracket from a second side of the installation bracket.
US11262056B2	Mounting device A mounting device includes a control device. The control device images an imaging range which includes an illuminant of a light emitting component and acquires a light emitting component image when mounting the light emitting component which includes the illuminant onto a board. Next, the control device detects coordinates (illuminant detected center coordinates) of a center of the illuminant based on the light emitting component image. The control device performs the mounting of the light emitting component such that the light emitting component is held, the light emitting component moves over the board, and a center of the illuminant is positioned at predetermined coordinates on the board based on the illuminant detected center coordinates, without using information relating to an outer shape of the light emitting component which is based on the light emitting component image.
US11262052B2	Light mounting system A light fixture, for a ceiling plenum system defining an upstream space and a downstream space, includes a light-fixture base defining a light-fixture axis. First and second side walls extend toward the downstream space and are sealingly attached to the base plate and to first and second end plates. First and second legs are sealingly attached to the light-fixture base by one of a first-leg continuously welded joint and a first-leg monolithic connection. A downstream end of each leg forms a knife portion. First and second gas filters each comprise an orthogonal gas-filter frame defining an interior perimeter and an exterior perimeter. A trough with sealant affixed therein is sealingly attached to and surrounds a portion of the exterior perimeter. A trough opening faces the downstream space, with the knife portions penetrating surfaces of the sealant, forming a seal between the light-fixture base and each gas filter.
US11262049B2	Electronic candle Methods, systems and devices associated with an electronic candle are described. In one example, an electronic candle comprises a housing having a through-hole at its top and a component shell. The component shell encloses a transfer mechanism including a driver motor and one or more gears positioned inside the component shell, a light emitting component coupled to the transfer mechanism such that the transfer mechanism causes the light emitting component to move vertically up or down to protrude from the housing or to retract into the housing, a lid positioned inside the component shell and movable to remain in at least one of an open configuration or a closed configuration, and a controller configured to turn on or off the light emitting component. The candle also includes a controller configured to turn on or off the light emitting component.
US11262041B2	Optical unit, vehicle monitor, and obstruction detector Disclosed is an optical unit wherein a rotating reflector rotates about a rotation axis in one direction, while reflecting light emitted from a light source. The rotating reflector is provided with a reflecting surface such that the light reflected by the rotating reflector, while rotating, forms a desired light distribution pattern, said light having been emitted from the light source. The light source is composed of light emitting elements. The rotation axis is provided within a plane that includes an optical axis and the light source. The rotating reflector is provided with, on the periphery of the rotation axis, a blade that functions as the reflecting surface.
US11262037B2	Street lighting pole A street lighting pole including at least one upright outer wall portion defining an enclosed space of the street lighting pole; a substantially vertically arranged divider (11) dividing at least part of the enclosed space into at least two substantially vertically arranged bays, the at least two bays including a first bay and a second bay; a space air inlet into the enclosed space arranged at a bottom of the upright outer wall portion; a space air outlet from the enclosed space arranged at a top of the upright outer wall portion; a respective individual air inlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the bottom of the divider; and a respective individual air outlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the top of the divider. The respective at least two individual air inlets and the respective at least two individual air outlets provide separate air flows in each of the at least two bays for cooling thereof, allowing to individually control the climate in each of the at least two bays of the street lighting pole.
US11262035B2	Ventilation fan system with advanced chromatherapy controls A ventilation and lighting system having a fan, a grille having one or more lighting elements and a controller that coordinates operation of the fan and the one or more lighting elements from a remote location. The controller defines scene control configured to define one or more scenes, each of which defines a predefined light control and fan control. The light control can have predefined settings of color, duration, intensity, saturation, and/or correlated color temperature. The fan control can have predefined settings of duration and/or power.
US11262027B2	LED light bulb A light bulb apparatus includes a head cup, a bottom support, multiple light strips and a bulb shell. The head cup is connected to an external power source. The bottom support is extended from the head cup. Each light strip has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom ends of the light strips are connected to the bottom support. The top ends of the light strips form a top polygonal shape and the bottom ends of the light strips form a bottom polygonal shape. The bottom polygonal shape has a bigger area size than the top polygonal shape. Each light strip has a skewed angle with respect to a middle axis perpendicular to the bottom shape.
US11262023B2	Pressure-resistant container Provided is a pressure-resistant container that allows a time required for winding a fiber-reinforced member on both a tubular barrel portion and dome portions of a container body to be shortened. A pressure-resistant container includes: a container body having a tubular barrel portion, and dome portions that are provided integrally on both end portions, respectively, in an axial direction, of the tubular barrel portion; and a fiber-reinforced member that covers an outer surface of the container body. The fiber-reinforced member includes a first fiber sheet that is formed from fibers oriented in one direction, and that has a fiber direction in which the fibers extend such that the fiber direction is tilted relative to the axial direction of the container body at such an angle as to cover both the dome portions, on both sides in the axial direction, of the container body. The first fiber sheet has a sheet body portion formed in a sheet-like shape, and a plurality of protruding portions that are aligned on and protrude from both end portions, in a fiber direction, of the sheet body portion. The sheet body portion is wound along an outer surface of the tubular barrel portion to cover the tubular barrel portion. The protruding portions are wound back along outer surfaces of the dome portions to cover the dome portions.
US11262016B2	Subsea pig launchers A compact subsea pig launcher comprises a tubular magazine for holding a plurality of pipeline pigs in longitudinal succession ready for launching successively into a subsea pipeline. The magazine is shaped to define at least one turn such as a coil around an upright axis. Thus, a series of pigs are stored in longitudinal succession along a path that is curved in plan view around the upright axis. During launching, at least one of the series of pigs is advanced along the path with angular movement around the upright axis.
US11262012B2	Coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid. An example nozzle comprises a flow body defining a conduit, an inlet, and an outlet. A pneumatic cylinder is configured to slide between an extended position and a contracted position. The pneumatic cylinder is coupled to and configured to actuate the flow body. A locking mechanism is configured to secure the coupling nozzle to a receptacle. A flow control assembly comprises a valve seat fixed to the flow body adjacent the inlet and a plug configured to slide. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the extended position, the valve seat is to disengage from the plug to open the flow control assembly. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the contracted position, the valve seat is to engage the plug to close the flow control assembly.
US11262011B1	Swage connector device, assembly and method Embodiments of a swage connector device and assembly include one or more of a sealing ring, a fastening ring spreader, a retainer grip ring, a cap member and a fastener push ring. The fastener push ring moves axially and engages the fastening ring spreader in order to securely maintain a piping element held within the fitting.
US11262008B2	Transmitter for quick connector A quick connector coupling for making a severable connection with a male member and a female tube in a fluid line includes a connector body having a through bore for receiving the male member having a tubular shape sized to extend into the through bore of the connector body and having an upset, a retainer releasably securing the male member within the connector body, and a verifier including an antenna having a contact point and moving between a latched position and an unlatched position inside the connector body. The connector body includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip having a signal, which is enabled to read through the antenna when the contact point of the antenna contacts the RFID chip of the connector body in the latched position of the verifier.
US11262001B1	Vent cover with integrated drain tube attachment The present embodiments provide a vent cover with an integrated drain tube attachment. The vent cover provides a structure for fastening or attaching a drain tube and guiding condensate from behind the vent cover in a controlled fashion. The structure is provided on a cover for connection of a drain tube rather than allowing the drain tube to simply float behind the cover. This positioning allows for controlled drainage in a manner that is preselected and retains the drain tube in a desired position.
US11261990B2	Actuator and valve device An actuator includes a casing having a first annular groove formed in an inner peripheral portion thereof; a piston having a second annular groove formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof, provided in the casing to form a pressure chamber together with the casing, and driven by a drive fluid from an outside of the actuator; and an annular seal member having a first fitting portion to be fitted into the first annular groove and a second fitting portion to be fitted into the second annular groove to seal the pressure chamber.
US11261988B2	Solenoid valve A solenoid valve includes an inner stator and an outer stator that are part of a magnetic circuit. An armature is attracted toward the inner stator when a coil is energized. A spring biases the armature in a direction away from the inner stator. A rod is integrally formed with the armature and integrally reciprocates with the armature. A guide guides reciprocation of the rod. A valve operates by following the rod to open and close a fuel/liquid passage. The spring and sliding portions between the rod and the guide are arranged within a recess portion formed in the inner stator and arranged in parallel to each other while overlapping in the axial direction.
US11261985B1	Gas valve An improved gas vent having a body defining a float chamber. A float is positioned within the float chamber. The float chamber defines a passageway for gas to flow from an first port to an outflow port. A float is positioned within the float chamber. The float is configured to move toward a closed position as the fluid level within the float chamber increases. As the fluid level increases the float raises and seals against an interior of the gas vent, preventing further fluid flow through the vent. A shield is positioned between the float and the first port. The shield is configured to deflect gas flow around the shield and float to prevent the float from raising prematurely in response to high velocity gas flow on the float.
US11261979B2	Check valve pivot pin retainer seal Embodiments relate to a check valve and methods of making a check valve that include a valve body having an inlet end, an outlet end, a flow bore that extends between the inlet and outlet ends, a cavity which intersects the flow bore, and an opening which is connected to the cavity. In certain embodiments, the check valve further includes a cap removably secured in the opening, a seat cartridge disposed in the cavity, wherein the seat cartridge comprises a chamber with a flow bore, a retainer ring positioned in the valve body between the cap and the seat cartridge, a pivot pin retainer seal provided between the retainer ring and the valve body, wherein the pivot pin retainer seal comprises one or more protrusions extending outwardly in a radial direction from the retainer ring to seal on the valve body, and a flapper pivotally connected to the retainer ring, wherein the flapper is pivotable through the chamber between a closed position in which the flapper is positioned against a shoulder in the seat cartridge and an open position in which the flapper is displaced from the shoulder.
US11261972B1	Combined sealing device with magnetic fluid A combined sealing device with magnetic fluid includes a housing having a chamber; a rotating shaft rotatably arranged in the chamber; a seal assembly fitted over the rotating shaft and located in the chamber, in which the seal assembly includes a brush seal part, a magnetic fluid seal part, and a labyrinth seal part all fitted over the rotating shaft and spaced apart from one another in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, the brush seal part being arranged adjacent to the sealing cavity, and the magnetic fluid seal part being arranged between the brush seal part and the labyrinth seal part; and an absorption part arranged in the brush seal part and configured to adsorb a sealing medium spilled from the sealing cavity.
US11261968B2	Sealing device for differential mechanism A sealing device includes an annular reinforcing ring and an elastic body part, and the elastic body part has an annular seal lip, an annular dust lip, and an annular side lip. The side lip extends toward the outer side on an outer periphery side of the dust lip, and includes a distal end portion, a middle portion, and a root portion. The root portion is an annular portion, the middle portion is a portion that is outside of the root portion, and an annular portion that increases in diameter toward an outward side, and the distal end portion is a portion that is outside the middle portion, and an annular portion that increases in diameter toward an outward side. The distal end portion is bent to an inner periphery side from the middle portion.
US11261964B2	Compliant shifting mechanism and multi-speed power tool having same A multi-directional compliant shifting mechanism for a multi-speed power tool may couple a movable selector to a power transmission system of the tool, for selecting an operational speed of the multi-speed power tool. The complaint shifting mechanism may provide shifting compliance in a first direction in response to movement of the selector in a first direction, and may provide shifting compliance in a second direction in response to movement of the selector in a second direction. In one example, this multi-directional shifting compliance may be provided by interaction of the selector with a camming surface, in combination with a single compression spring. In another example, this multi-directional shifting compliance may be provided by first and second springs, selectively acting to provide compliance in the first and second directions.
US11261962B2	Hydrostatic travel drive and method for controlling the hydrostatic travel drive A hydrostatic travel drive includes a hydraulic pump for the purpose of supplying pressure medium to a hydraulic motor of the travel drive that can be coupled to an output, which pump can be coupled to a drive machine. The hydraulic pump has an actuating cylinder with at least one cylinder chamber and a swept volume which can be adjusted via the actuating cylinder, and at least one electrically activatable pressure valve via which the cylinder chamber can be charged with an adjustingly active actuating pressure. The travel drive further includes device via which a pressure of the hydraulic pump can be limited by means of influencing the actuating pressure.
US11261961B2	Method for automated calibration and adaptation of automatic transmission controllers Methods for automated calibration and adaption of a gearshift controller (39) are disclosed. In one aspect, the method automates calibration a gearshift controller (39) for controlling a sequence of gearshifts in either a stepped automatic transmission equipped with at least one speed sensor mounted on a dynamometer (42) or an automotive vehicle mounted on a dynamometer (42), where the dynamometer (42) is electronically controlled by a dynamometer controller (43). Each gearshift in the sequence includes a first phase, a second phase, . . . and an Nth phase. The gearshift controller (39) includes (initial values of) a first phase control parameters set, a second phase control parameters set, . . . and an Nth phase control parameters set for each gearshift in the sequence that are updated using a first phase learning controller, a second phase learning controller, . . . and an N*11 phase learning controller respectively.
US11261959B2	Shifting control apparatus for vehicle A shifting control apparatus for a vehicle includes a stepped automatic transmission configured to switch shifting positions based on a shifting pattern stored in advance, characterized by comprising: a sensory evaluation input portion configured to accept at least one sensory evaluation made by a vehicle occupant in the vehicle with regard to traveling of the vehicle; an evaluation tendency determining portion configured to determine an emphasis tendency in the sensory evaluation with regard to a phenomenon of an evaluation target with which the vehicle occupant feels dissatisfied based on the sensory evaluation accepted by the sensory evaluation input portion; and a shifting characteristic changing portion configured to change a shifting characteristic of the stepped automatic transmission based on the emphasis tendency in the sensory evaluation with regard to the phenomenon of the evaluation target determined by the evaluation tendency determining portion so as to improve the sensory evaluation.
US11261954B2	Gearbox case with wear sleeve A gearbox may include a gearbox case with a wear sleeve disposed within a shaft bore, and a gear assembly mounted on a shaft and disposed within the shaft bore. The gear assembly may include a bearing that engages the wear sleeve. A method of repairing a gearbox case may include uncoupling a top piece and a bottom piece of the gearbox case, forming an oversize bore in a shaft bore of the gearbox case to remove a damaged area, and installing a wear sleeve in the oversize bore.
US11261940B2	Planet carrier assembly for vehicle door closing actuator The present application relates to a planet carrier assembly for a vehicle door closing actuator. The planet carrier assembly comprises a plurality of planetary gears and a planet carrier body. The planet carrier body comprises a disc portion, a cover portion and an output shaft portion, wherein the plurality of planetary gears are rotatably mounted on the disc portion via a corresponding number of mounting shafts fixed to the disc portion, one end of the mounting shaft protruding from a central hole of the planetary gear is pressed into a corresponding receiving hole on the cover portion, and the planet carrier body is further provided with a rotation locking device to prevent the cover portion from rotating circumferentially relative to the disc portion. The planet carrier assembly according to the present application has the advantages such as low cost, high strength, and simple assembly.
US11261938B2	Zipper chain Provided is a zipper chain. The zipper chain includes a plurality of chain portions arranged to face each other and engaged with each other at one point while making linear movements. Each chain portion includes a plurality of upper plates connected to each other; a plurality of lower plates arranged to respectively face the upper plates, respectively spaced apart from the upper plates, and connected to each other; a plurality of connecting portions each connecting one of the upper plates to a corresponding one of the lower plates and connecting adjacent upper plates among the plurality of upper plates or adjacent lower plates among the plurality of lower plates; and a plurality of protrusions respectively protruding from the plurality of connecting portions.
US11261935B2	Process for manufacturing a steel sheet, and steel belt made therefrom Manufacturing a steel sheet for a steel belt includes hot rolling a steel slab containing, in mass %, 0.60 to 0.80% of C, 1.0% or less of Si, 0.10 to 1.0% of Mn, 0.020% or less P, 0.010% or less S, 0.1 to 1.0% of Cr, 0 to 0.5% of V, 0 to 0.1% of Ti, 0 to 0.1% of Nb, and 0 to 0.01% of B, the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities, under a finish hot rolling temperature of 800 to 900° C. An average cooling rate from finish rolling to coiling is 20° C. per second or more. A coiling temperature is 450 to 650° C. The hot-rolled slab is cold rolled with a total rolling reduction ratio of 40% or more and a reduction ratio per one pass of less than 12%, without performing a heat treatment. The cold-rolled slab is aged at 200 to 500° C. for 0.5 to 30 hours.
US11261929B2	Abnormality diagnosis method, abnormality diagnosis apparatus, and non-transitory computer recording medium An abnormality diagnosis method that diagnoses abnormality of a braking unit included in a prescribed apparatus that includes: the braking unit including a pressing member, an urging member that urges the pressing member toward an actuator, and an attraction device that releases an urging state of the pressing member that is pressed by the urging member; and a controller configured to control braking by the braking unit and that changes operation programs each including a plurality of operation steps, based on an attraction time period when the pressing member is separated from the actuator to release braking. The abnormality diagnosis method includes: a step of the prescribed apparatus calculating the attraction time period when the prescribed apparatus executes prescribed operation steps associated with corresponding operation programs; and a step of diagnosing abnormality of the braking unit based on the calculated attraction time period.
US11261928B2	Disc brake An actuation mechanism for a disc brake. The actuation mechanism may include a yoke, a piston, a wear adjustment mechanism, and a rolling element bearing. The piston may have a rotatable portion. The wear adjustment mechanism may have a driving portion. The rolling element bearing may be located between the driving portion and the yoke.
US11261921B2	Hybrid module cooling flow A hybrid module housing includes a bulkhead. The bulkhead has a first radial channel for providing a clutch apply pressure, a second radial channel for providing a clutch cooling flow, and a third radial channel for providing a motor cooling flow. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel is arranged to be on a bottom half of the hybrid module housing when the hybrid module housing is installed in a vehicle. In an example embodiment, the first radial channel and the second radial channel are open at a radially outer surface of the bulkhead, and the third radial channel is sealed at the radially outer surface of the bulkhead. In an example embodiment, the third radial channel includes an axial passage open at a radial wall of the bulkhead.
US11261914B2	Sliding member and bearing A sliding member includes a metallic substrate, a porous layer formed on a surface of the metallic substrate, and a sliding layer that covers the porous layer. The porous layer is made of a metal itself or an alloy composition. The sliding layer is made of a lead-free resin composition. The resin composition consists of a pitch-based carbon fiber and a fluororesin, and assuming weight of the resin composition as 100, more than 10 weight % and 35 weight % or less of the pitch-based carbon fiber is contained.
US11261912B2	Lubricated sliding bearing with adjustment of the properties of the lubricant in certain parts of the bearing gap The invention relates to a bearing device comprising a first surface and a second surface which are moveable relative to one another, wherein the first and second surfaces are separated by a bearing gap filled with a lubricant, which is a magnetorheological or electrorheological liquid, or a lubricant having a temperature dependent viscosity, or a lubricant having a controllable slip velocity. The bearing device further comprising one or more supply inlets in the first or second surface, and one or more activators embedded in the first surface or second surface and configured to locally increase a viscosity or decrease the slip velocity of the lubricant in at least one obstruction zone, thereby inhibiting a flow of the lubricant in the obstruction zone.
US11261907B2	Bearing closure device and method for operating the same A bearing closure device has a externally threaded ring that can be slid onto a roll journal. One stop close to the roll barrel and one stop away from the roll barrel are provided on the roll journal in order to limit the axial movement of the threaded ring. A ring nut with an internal thread is screwed onto the external thread of the threaded ring. To facilitate safe screwing on and unscrewing of the ring nut and to keep screws pressure-free during the operation of the bearing a pressure ring is mounted between the bearing and the threaded ring in an axially displaceable manner. In addition, a plurality of screws can be screwed into axial threaded bores in the threaded ring in order to press against the pressure ring in the axial direction. Finally, the ring nut can be screwed or adjusted against the pressure ring.
US11261905B2	Virtual swivel device with movement limitation A virtual device for the limited pivoting of an object about a base virtual pivot point by means of a pivoting device, where a limiting device is provided for the pivoting angle. The virtual device is a mechanically stable and yet space-saving limiting device that is rotatable about an outer axis on the base and about an outer axis (23′) rotatable on the object, or on the slide, where the limiting device limits the distance and/or the angular position of the two axes relative to one another, with the proviso that the axes always occupy the same plane.
US11261900B2	Bolt and method for manufacturing the same A bolt and a method for manufacturing the bolt are provided. The bolt includes a screw cap and a bolt bar, the bolt bar includes a positioning bar, a flexible bar and a threaded portion, the positioning bar is connected to one end of the screw cap, and the flexible bar is connected to the positioning bar and the threaded portion respectively. Wherein, an anti-shearing stand is formed on the flexible bar. The threaded portion includes standard threads and transition threads, the transition threads are formed between the flexible bar and the standard threads, and a thread height of the transition threads is smaller than a thread height of the standard threads, wherein the thread height of the standard threads keeps constant. The force distribution of the threads can be optimized, and the threads can effectively cooperate with the threads of the nut.
US11261897B2	Structural fastener A strut receiver assembly provides springing attachment to a slotted structural member such as a strut. The strut receiver includes a bottom portion having a plurality of slots, a first side connected to the bottom portion and a second side connected to the bottom portion, thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The plurality of first engagement springs each have an outward facing wing on the first side operable for springing attachment to a first rim on the slotted structural member. The plurality of second engagement springs each have an outward facing wing on the second side operable for springing attachment to a second rim on the slotted structural member. A band has a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm for engaging a first receiver slot and a second side having a second arm for engaging a second receiver slot.
US11261884B2	Electro-hydrostatic drive system The present invention relates to an electro-hydrostatic system (1) with a hydraulic machine (11) which is driven by an electric motor (10) and has a variable volume and/or rotational speed for providing a volumetric flow rate of a hydraulic fluid, a differential cylinder (20) with a piston surface and with an annular surface, and at least one equalization container (30, 37), wherein the drive system (1) has a closed hydraulic circuit and during operation has an overpressure relative to the environment by means of the hydraulic machine (11) and/or a pretensioning source (15, 37), and the drive system (1) provides a movement of the cylinder in a first direction by means of a volumetric flow rate of the hydraulic machine (11) and a volumetric flow rate from the equalization container (30, 37), and provides a movement in a second direction by means of a volumetric flow rate of the hydraulic machine (11) and a volumetric flow rate into the equalization container (30, 37), and a power operating mode and a speed operating mode are provided with the differential cylinder (20).
US11261875B2	Turbomachine stage and method of making same A turbomachine comprises a hub and a plurality of blade elements. Each blade element comprises a blade, a platform, and a tang. The plurality of blade elements are arranged circumferentially around the hub, each interlocking or affixed with an adjacent blade element and retained in position by the hub. Each blade elements formed from a single stamped blank to provide an inexpensive method of manufacture, for low cost turbomachinery.
US11261872B2	Modular fan unit systems and assemblies The present disclosure describes modular fan unit systems and assemblies. A modular fan unit system assembly may include a mounting structure; and a modular fan unit system. The system may include a plurality of modular fan units, each modular fan unit having an outer housing surrounding an internal fan, the modular fan units being configured to be individually separated from the system; a filter housing unit having a plurality of filter compartments, each filter compartment configured to hold an individual air filter, wherein each modular fan unit is mounted and secured to a back side of the filter housing unit such that each modular fan unit aligns with a respective filter compartment; a plurality of louvre units, each louvre unit removably mounted to a front side of the filter housing unit such that each louvre unit aligns with a respective filter compartment; and a controller communicatively coupled with each of the modular fan units, wherein the modular fan unit system is mounted to the mounting structure.
US11261870B2	Pump casing with adaptive primer and impeller Technologies are generally described for pump devices that include an adaptive cutwater and impeller arrangement. The power end of the pump device can be coupled to a motor to drive an impeller. The primer plate and impeller of the pump device are removable from the pump casing such that the primer plate and impeller can be replaced or modified as desired for different applications. In some examples, the pump casing includes a primer plate that is removable from the pump casing, where the primer plate includes a discharge cutwater tongue that is specifically spaced and sized to service an impeller of a desired design. The discharge cutwater tongue and impellers in the pump device may thus be serviced for replacement parts, as well as to modify the pump device for different fluids of different fluids properties or hydraulic requirements as may be needed in different applications.
US11261865B2	Screw compressor having slide valve with crescent-shaped valve body and cylindrical guide portion A screw compressor includes screw and gate rotors, a cylindrical wall, and a slide valve including a valve body and a guide portion. The valve body extends in an axial direction of the cylindrical wall and has a crescent shape in a cross section in a perpendicular direction to the axial direction. A radius of curvature of an inner arc shaped curved surface of the crescent shape is substantially equal to a radius of curvature of an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical wall. A radius of curvature of an outer arc shaped curved surface of the crescent shape is smaller than the radius of curvature of the inner arc shaped curved surface, and a central angle of the outer arc shaped curved surface is 180° or less. The guide portion allows movement of the valve body in the axial direction and restricts movement in the perpendicular direction.
US11261862B2	Hydrostatic apparatus and method of operating the same A prime mover and a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a hydraulic machine having a rotatable shaft in driven engagement with the prime mover and comprising working chambers, a hydraulic circuit between working chambers of the hydraulic machine and the hydraulic actuators, each working chamber of the hydraulic machine comprising a low-pressure and high-pressure valves regulating the flow of hydraulic fluid between the working chamber and a corresponding low-pressure manifold and a high-pressure manifold. The hydraulic machine being configured to actively control the low-pressure valves of the working chambers to select the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by each working chamber on each cycle of working chamber volume, and thereby the net displacement of hydraulic fluid by the working chambers, responsive to a demand signal, wherein the apparatus further comprises a controller configured to calculate the demand signal in response to a measured property of the hydraulic circuit or actuators.
US11261857B2	Sealing diaphragm and methods of manufacturing said diaphragm Described is a method for manufacturing a diaphragm assembly through the use of injection molding. The method can avoid the use of PTFE as a chemically resistant coating. Further, the method can increase overall adherence of a polymer diaphragm to an insert through the use of an interference surface on at least the surface of a head of the insert.
US11261856B2	Linear compressor Provided is a linear compressor including a linear motor having a mover reciprocating with respect to a stator; a piston coupled to the mover to reciprocate; a cylinder into which the piston is slidingly inserted, the cylinder having an inner circumferential surface forming a bearing surface together with an external circumferential surface of the piston, the cylinder forming a compression space together with the piston, and the cylinder having at least one first hole formed through the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder to guide refrigerant discharged from the compression space to the bearing surface; and a porous member inserted into the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and configured to cover the first hole, the porous member having multiple micropores smaller than the first hole.
US11261848B2	Field machining of wind turbine gearboxes A gearbox repair assembly is disclosed herein. The gearbox repair assembly includes a sleeve having an inner diameter configured to receive a bearing assembly and an outer diameter configured to fit within a bore of a gearbox housing. The gearbox housing can be part of a gearbox of a wind turbine. The gearbox repair assembly further includes a retaining plate configured to be attached to the gearbox housing for preventing an outer race of the bearing assembly from rotating in the bore relative to the gearbox housing. Also provided are methods to repair such a gearbox. The gearbox repair assembly and related methods reduce the time and cost needed to repair the gearboxes.
US11261835B2	Damper device A damper device arranged in a housing space formed between a device main body and a cover member includes a pair of damper bodies each having a plate and a diaphragm and having an enclosed space sealed with gas. A biasing device is provided between the pair of damper bodies arranged facing each other and configured to bias the damper bodies from one side of the device main body and the cover member to the other side of the device main body and the cover member, stay members each extending from an outer peripheral edge portion of each of the damper bodies and brought into contact with other side, and a frame member arranged on one side of the device main body and the cover member and having a stopper portion configured to restrict movement of the damper bodies in the direction of the other side.
US11261824B2	Stirling engine comprising metal foam regenerator A Stirling engine comprising: a crank case (1) with a crank shaft (2) arranged therein, a displacer cylinder (3) with a reciprocatingly arranged displacer piston (4) therein, said displacer piston (4) being connected to said crank shaft (2) via a connecting rod (5) extending through a first end of said displacer cylinder (3), and wherein the displacer cylinder (3) defines a hot chamber (6) and a cool chamber (7) separated by the displacer piston (4), a working cylinder (8) defining a working cylinder chamber (11) with a reciprocatingly arranged working piston (9) therein, said working piston (9) being connected to said crank shaft (2) via a connecting rod (10) extending through a first end of the working cylinder (8), a heater device (14), arranged at a second end of said displacer cylinder (3) opposite to said first end and configured to heat a working gas which is present in the hot chamber (6) of the displacer cylinder (3) and in fluid communication with the working cylinder chamber (11) through a working gas channel which comprises a first heat exchanger (16) extending from a head (19) of the displacer cylinder (3) into the heater device (14), and a second heat exchanger (17) formed by a regenerator arranged outside the heater device (14). The regenerator (17) comprises a regenerator element (17) formed by metal foam that has an open porosity.
US11261808B2	Internal combustion engine system, comprising an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas recirculation circuit An internal combustion engine system including an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas recirculation circuit connecting an exhaust manifold of the engine to an intake manifold of the engine, the circuit including at least one reed valve, an EGR valve, that is arranged downstream of the reed valve on the path of exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold and an EGR line connecting the reed valve to the EGR valve. The system further includes a bypass line for gas, connecting the EGR line to an exhaust line of the engine and controller for controlling the flow of gas discharged through the bypass line.
US11261804B2	Internal combustion engine system An internal combustion engine system includes a combustion cylinder provided with a reciprocating piston movable between a top dead center (TDC) and a bottom dead center (BDC) within the combustion cylinder. A first outlet valve is connected to the combustion cylinder for controllably directing exhaust gas from the combustion cylinder to a first exhaust gas manifold of the internal combustion engine system. A second outlet valve is connected to the combustion cylinder for controllably directing exhaust gas from the combustion cylinder to a second exhaust gas manifold of the internal combustion engine system. A turbocharger system includes a turbine and a compressor, wherein the turbine is arranged in fluid communication with the first exhaust gas manifold. An exhaust emission control device is arranged in fluid communication with the second exhaust gas manifold.
US11261799B2	Combined ball valve for compressor bleed air and methods A combined ball valve for compressor bleed air modulation is provided. The combined ball valve includes a housing defining an inlet, and first and second outlets. A metering element is positioned within the housing and within a flow path extending from the inlet to the first and second outlets. The metering element includes first and second flow ports and is rotatable within the housing to modulate compressor bleed air from the inlet to neither, one, or both of the first and second outlets. The combined ball valve utilizes high temperature materials in a relatively lightweight package.
US11261797B2	System and method for cleaning, restoring, and protecting gas turbine engine components A vapor-based system and method for treating one or more components of a gas turbine engine. The system includes a treatment compound contained in a storage vessel. The storage vessel being operably coupled to a delivery module. The delivery module delivering the treatment compound at one or more locations of the gas turbine engine such that the treatment compound is a vapor when exposed to an engine air-path.
US11261794B2	Acoustic device and gas turbine An acoustic device includes: a perforated plate that has a plurality of holes penetrating in a plate thickness direction of the perforated plate and in which a main flow is to flow on a first side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction; and a housing that is on a second side of the perforated plate in the plate thickness direction and partitions a space between the housing and the perforated plate, wherein a part of each of the plurality of holes on the first side in the thickness direction is inclined to at least one of the first side and a second side of a flow direction of the main flow.
US11261793B2	Engine fuel system for use with composite aircraft A method of pumping fuel in a fuel system of a composite aircraft having a gas turbine engine includes feeding un-heated fuel from a fuel tank to the gas turbine engine, by using an ejector pump to draw the fuel from the fuel tank and feeding the fuel through an engine fuel pump within a main fuel line upstream of the gas turbine engine. Fuel from the main fuel line is bled and directed to the ejector pump via a motive flow pump assembly, the motive flow pump assembly including a motive flow pump generating a motive flow for the ejector pump. The bleed fuel flow is then passed through a hydrophobic fuel screen located upstream of the motive flow pump.
US11261790B2	Systems and methods for controlling liquid flow to a turbine fogging array Methods and apparatus for controlling liquid flow to a turbine fogging array. Some implementations are generally directed toward adjusting the output of a variable output pump that supplies water to the turbine fogging array. In some of those implementations, the output is adjusted based on a determined target pump output value that is indicative of a pump output required to change the moisture content of intake air of a combustion turbine to meet a target humidity value. Some implementations are generally directed toward actuating at least one control valve of a plurality of control valves that control liquid throughput to one or more fogging nozzles of a fogging array.
US11261787B2	Aircraft anti-icing system An aircraft can include a turbine engine including a rotor and a stator, and also including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine in axial flow arrangement. The aircraft can further include an anti-icing system with a magnetic field generator having a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion, as well as an array of carbon nanotubes thermally coupled to an exposed surface.
US11261783B2	Combined power generation system employing pressure difference power generation A combined power generation system improves the generation efficiency of a pressure difference power generation facility by using at least one of air for cooling a turbine of a gas turbine power generation facility and waste heat of flue gas generated by the gas turbine power generation facility. Working fluid to be used in a supercritical fluid power generation facility is cooled by using cold energy of liquefied natural gas. The system includes an air discharge channel via which compressed air is discharged; a fuel gas heater for heating the natural gas to be introduced into the pressure difference power generation facility by performing a heat exchange between the discharged air and the natural gas being heated; and a cooling air inflow channel for guiding the cooled air passed through the fuel gas heater to a turbine of the gas turbine power generation facility.
US11261774B2	Method for ascertaining a NOx concentration and a NH3 slip downstream from an SCR catalytic converter A method is provided for ascertaining a NOx concentration and an NH3 slip downstream from an SCR catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. State variables of an internal combustion engine as first input variables and an updated NH3 fill level of the SCR catalytic converter as a second input variable cooperate with at least one machine learning algorithm or at least one stochastic model. The at least one machine learning algorithm or at least one stochastic model calculates the NOx concentration and the NH3 slip downstream from the SCR catalytic converter as a function of the first input variables and the second input variables and output the same as output variables.
US11261769B2	Exhaust tuning system and method Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a position of an exhaust valve that regulates engine exhaust noise. In one example, the position of the exhaust valve is adjusted according to a road grade estimate. The road grade estimate may be based on a vehicle's present position on a road or a position that is a distance away from the vehicle's present position.
US11261760B2	On-demand vapor generator and control system The disclosed apparatus and control system produces a single, on demand, energetic gaseous working fluid from any heat source. Working fluid in a liquid phase is released into a heat exchange tube in the form of very fine droplets or atomized mist, where it is rapidly heated to its gaseous phase. The gaseous working fluid can continue to absorb heat before exiting the heat exchange tube to perform work. The disclosed system controls the release of working fluid into the heat exchange tube and/or the heat energy to which the tube is exposed, resulting in a flow of energetic gaseous working fluid that can be quickly adjusted in response to changing conditions without a large pressure vessel.
US11261758B2	Intermediate case supporting removable panels fitted with retaining elements An intermediate turbojet case comprises a hub that supports removable panels and bleed lines, the hub comprising a flank provided with openings, each bleed line having an upstream end engaged in an opening in the flank and a downstream end terminated by a base plate through which it is fixed to an internal face of a removable panel by way of screws, each removable panel having a front edge at which it is fixed to an external lip of the hub by screws. At least one removable panel comprises a downstream edge supporting a retaining element close to the internal face to hold the base plate in contact with the internal face during a phase in which the removable panel is fixed to the hub by screwing, this phase preceding attachment of the base plate to the removable panel by screwing.
US11261736B1	Vane having rib aligned with aerodynamic load vector A vane for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall defining a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side that bound an internal cavity. The airfoil section has associated characteristics including a center of pressure and an aerodynamic load vector through the center of pressure. The airfoil wall has a single rib connecting the pressure side and the suction side. The single rib is aligned with the aerodynamic load vector.
US11261732B2	Mining machine applicable to fluidized mining of ore bodies and mining method A mining machine applicable to fluidized mining and a mining method therefor are provided herein. A microwave transmitting mechanism, a liquid jet drill rod and a cutter-head are arranged at the head of a first excavation device of the mining machine. The ore body in front is first processed by the microwave transmitting mechanism and the liquid jet drill rod to reduce the strength of the ore body, which facilitates subsequent mining of the ore body, lowers the hardness requirements of the cutter-head, and reduces the wearing of the cutter-head. With this mining machine mining the ore body, the mined ores can be directly converted, under the ground, into resources in the easily transportable form, without transporting the ore to the surface for conversion, which saves the cost of transporting the ore to the surface.
US11261729B2	Methods and systems for determining integrity and operational boundaries of subterranean wells Methods and systems for determining a property of a tubular are described. Measurement data of cross-sectional shapes of the tubular at a plurality of depth positions is provided. A three-dimensional mesh representing the tubular based on the cross-sectional shapes is generated. A stress simulation using the three-dimensional mesh to provide an integrity assessment of the tubular is performed.
US11261728B2	Intersecting an existing wellbore A method that includes receiving, by a processing device communicatively coupled to one or more sensors residing at or near a downhole end of a drill string, location information from the one or more sensors. The location information includes a location of particles adhered to a wall of a downhole section of a first wellbore. The method also includes determining, by the processing device and based on the location information, a trajectory of a second wellbore configured to intersect the first wellbore at the downhole section of the first wellbore. The method also includes transmitting, by the processing device to a receiver communicatively coupled to the processing device, the trajectory of the second wellbore to an operator or a controller to drill the second wellbore.
US11261725B2	Systems and methods for estimating and controlling liquid level using periodic shut-ins Methods and systems for determining a liquid level in a formation between a horizontal segment of an injection wellbore and a horizontal segment of a production wellbore are disclosed. Under shut-in conditions, local temperatures and pressures are determined for each of a plurality of inflow zones along the production wellbore segment. Local profile values are determined based on local shut-in subcool values and local shut-in liquid levels. After flow has resumed, a local liquid level is determined based on the local operating subcool value and the local profile value for that inflow zone. The local profile values may be updated during subsequent shut-ins.
US11261707B2	Method and system for well assignment in a reservoir simulation based on well activity A method may include obtaining well activity data regarding various wells in a reservoir region of interest. The method may further include determining a predetermined well assignment for various parallel processing stages using a bin-packing problem algorithm and the well activity data. The predetermined well assignment may assign the wells to the parallel processing stages. A respective parallel processing stage among the parallel processing stages may perform a portion of a reservoir simulation using a respective computer processor and a well among the wells. The method may further include simulating the reservoir region of interest based on the wells being simulated according the predetermined well assignment for the parallel processing stages.
US11261695B2	Systems and methods to remove and re-apply sealant on the annular side of casing Systems and methods for removing and replacing a first sealant in a subterranean well include a running sub located at an end of a running string. A helical guide port extends through the running sub. A port exit of the guide port is at a downhole end of the guide port and extends through a sidewall of the running sub. An inner assembly is extendable through the guide port. A head assembly is located at a drilling end of the inner assembly. The head assembly is sized to pass through the port exit and is oriented to drill a helical path within the first sealant radially exterior of the inner casing and form a void.
US11261694B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for dampening a wellbore pressure pulse during reverse circulation cementing Apparatus, systems, and methods for reverse circulation cementing a tubular string in a wellbore. One such method includes reverse circulating cement slurry down an annulus defined between the tubular string and the wellbore. During the reverse circulation, a flow control device located in the tubular string is closed to prevent, or at least reduce, flow of the cement slurry from the annulus into the tubular string. The closure of the flow control device causes a pressure pulse in the wellbore. After the flow control device is closed, the reverse circulation is stopped. During a time interval between the closure of the flow control device and the stoppage of the reverse circulation, a shock absorber associated with the flow control device absorbs the pressure pulse in the wellbore so that a pressure in the wellbore is maintained within an acceptable range.
US11261689B2	Subsea autonomous chemical injection system A subsea chemical injection system and method for injecting chemicals into a hydrocarbon production assembly adjacent the seabed wherein a seawater volume flowmeter is utilized to measure seawater pumped through the system and a chemical subsea mass flowmeter is used to measure a chemical injected into the seawater, where the chemical subsea mass flowmeter measures the chemical at a pressure less than the seawater pumped through the system. Based on the chemical subsea mass flowmeter measurement, the flowrate of a chemical injected into the seawater can be adjusted to a predetermined setpoint corresponding to the flowrate of seawater pumped through the system. The chemical subsea mass flowmeter includes a Coriolis tube and chemical injection process pump housed within a pressure vessel. The subsea chemical injection system may be carried on a skid.
US11261687B2	Wellhead sealing device of sucker-rod pumping machine A polished rod sealing device for an oil pumping machine includes a built-in stuffing box. The built-in stuffing box is arranged inside oil pipe enlargement press cap and can seal the polished rod of the oil pumping machine. The sealing device maintains dynamic coaxiality between the polished rod and the stuffing box, and reduces eccentric wear of the sealing packing resulted from the polished rod. The sealing device also provides lubrication between the polished rod and the sealing packing.
US11261686B2	Tension latch tubing hanger apparatus A tubing hanger assembly including an outer hanger body (8) lands on a load shoulder (10) of a tubing head. Additionally, an inner hanger body (9) having at least one inner hanger groove (19) moves vertically up and down with respect to the outer hanger body and engages at least one downhole device. A first latch ring (11) expands into a groove (12) of the tubing head to lock the outer hanger body in position and a sleeve (14) with a plurality of grooves (20) is disposed between the outer hanger body and the inner hanger body of the tubing hanger assembly. Furthermore, a second latch ring (15), disposed between the sleeve and the inner hanger body, expands into or collapse out of the at least one inner hanger groove (19) and the plurality of grooves (20) on the sleeve (14), and the second latch ring (15) is a tension loading support for the inner hanger body.
US11261683B2	Downhole tool with sleeve and slip A downhole tool includes a sleeve having a first end and a second end, a slip assembly coupled to the second end of the sleeve, a first cone positioned at least partially in the sleeve, proximal to the first end thereof, and a second cone positioned at least partially in the slip assembly. The first and second cones are configured to be moved toward one another from a run-in configuration to a set configuration. When actuating from the run-in configuration to the set configuration, the sleeve is forced radially outward by the first cone. When actuating from the run-in configuration to the set configuration, the slip assembly is forced radially outward by the second cone.
US11261673B2	Stabilizer for inhibiting sucker rod buckling during compression moments in artificial lift wells A helical solid profile attached and originating from the outer diameter of a composite or steel sucker rod and extending approximately to the inner diameter of the production tubing, running axially along the sucker rod body and affixed to it for reinforcement and stabilization of the sucker rod tension member body in axial alignment to the central axis of the production tubing which the sucker rod member is housed in, whereas the helical solid profile is made of material which is for acceptable use within the production system environment, the helical solid profile purpose being to control and reduce the sucker rod's deflection during compressive moments, extending the life of the sucker rod or reduction in stress and erratic buckling cycles.
US11261667B2	Self-adjusting directional drilling apparatus and methods for drilling directional wells An apparatus for drilling curved and straight sections of a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a drilling assembly configured to include a drill bit at an end thereof that can be rotated by a drive in the drilling assembly and by the rotation of the drilling assembly, and wherein the drilling assembly includes: a deflection device that (i) tilts a section of the drilling assembly within a selected plane when the drilling assembly is substantially rotationally stationary to allow drilling of a curved section of the wellbore by rotating the drill bit by the drive; and (ii) straightens the section of the drilling assembly when the drilling assembly is rotated to allow drilling of a straight section of the wellbore.
US11261663B2	Gate A gate may generally include a gatepost and a plurality of rails pivotally connected to the gatepost and having a plurality of posts hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of rails. The gate may include a lift system having a translating device in communication with a sprocket, wherein the lift system provides an adjustable force to rotate the plurality of rails from a horizontal position to an upward position. The adjustable force may be provided by a turnbuckle. The gate may include a ground anchor system that allows axial rotation of the plurality of rails about a longitudinal axis of the gatepost.
US11261662B2	Fence gate assembly, fence gate kit, system and methods of manufacturing thereof A racked fence gate assembly comprises an upright having a longitudinal opening and a lateral opening. The assembly also includes an insert received within the longitudinal opening and coupled to the upright. The insert also includes a support portion extending from a rear wall. The assembly further includes a rail having trimmable areas at proximal and distal ends that is at least partially received within a cavity of the insert at a racking angle, the rail including a channel configured to at least partly receive the support portion therein.
US11261659B2	Cordless blind device A cordless blind device that can be operated in various types such as manual, semiautomatic, and automatic types is proposed. The cordless blind device includes: a winding roll, a screen, a driving motor, a weight connected to a lower end of the screen; a torsion spring applying torque in a direction in which the screen is wound; and a rotation conversion module transmitting power in two directions between the driving motor and the winding roll, in which when the driving motor does not generate driving force, the torque applied by the torsion spring, the torque applied by the weight, and resistance by the rotation conversion module and the driving motor make equilibrium, so the screen remains stopped, and when an external force is applied upward or downward to the weight, the equilibrium of the forces breaks, so the screen is wound on or unwound from the winding roll.
US11261657B1	Window blind A window blind includes an upper beam, a plurality of foldable slats, a lower beam, a fastener, a spring, a movable base, a fixed base, a first wheel set, a second wheel set, and a third wheel set. The upper beam includes a lower part and a slideway. The plurality of foldable slats is fastened to the lower part of the upper beam and includes a lower part. The lower beam is fastened to the lower part of the plurality of foldable slats. The fastener, the spring, the movable base, and the fixed base are disposed between the upper beam and the plurality of foldable slats. The fastener and the fixed base are fixed on the upper beam. The movable base is disposed in the slideway. The spring includes two ends. The fastener includes a first hook and the movable base includes a second hook.
US11261652B2	Shaker doors with solid core and methods for making thereof The present invention relates to shaker doors with solid cores and methods for making the same. The shaker doors contain different core materials at the recessed panel than the raise peripheral region to provide dimensional stability and reduced distortion when the doors are exposed to high humidity. The devices and methods also provide for easy assembly of solid core shaker doors, including fire rated doors.
US11261633B2	Power slide window To provide a power slide window in which the projecting dimension of the guide rail from the panel surface is small, the guide rail (4) defines a pin guide groove (26) that includes a groove main portion (26a) extending along a panel surface (2b) and at least one groove extension portion (26b) configured to drive a slide panel (3) in a direction to approach the window glass pane (2) via a pin (16) when the slide panel reaches the vicinity of the closed position. A slider guide groove (27) provided in the guide rail 4 to allow sliding of the slider 20 which is slidingly driven in the opening and closing direction and a groove main portion (26a) of a pin guide groove (26) are formed at least partially in common with each other.
US11261630B2	Camera housing A camera housing includes a simplified draw latch for securing a first portion and a second portion of the camera housing together. The draw latch can include a draw hook and a mid-linkage. The draw latch enables a user to easily open and close a camera housing, and may also allow a user to establish an air-tight or water-tight seal between the housing portions for use in various activities, including scuba diving.
US11261627B2	Magnet latch A magnetic latch (10) for an appliance is disclosed for use with a strike plate (12). The latch includes a body (16) having two oppositely disposed side walls (18) and a bottom surface or wall (20). The body defines a magnet recess (26). An elongated handle (40) is pivotally coupled to the body. A spring loaded plunger pin (34) biases the handle. A magnet assembly (44) is positioned within the body. The magnet assembly includes a magnet (46) having a peripheral edge (48), and a pair of metal plates (54). The magnet has a peripheral cushioning sleeve (58) extending about the peripheral edges of the magnet. The peripheral sleeve is generally rectangular in shape having two oppositely disposed end walls (60) which include a cushioning projection (68). A pivot pin (74) extends through the magnet assembly to allow rocking motion.
US11261623B1	Apparatus for securing a sheet roll An apparatus for securing a wrap or sheet roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cable in which a first end of the cable is mounted to a structure and a second end of the cable is mounted to a base plate. The apparatus further includes a lock notch provided at the cable. The apparatus has a lock pin removably mounted to the lock notch. The apparatus also has a lock plate mounted to the cable. The apparatus includes a sheet roll mounted to the cable as well. The sheet roll is mounted to the cable by drawing the base plate through an opening provided at the sheet roll. The lock plate is placed above the sheet roll and the lock pin is mounted to the lock notch to secure position of the sheet roll between the lock plate and the base plate.
US11261618B1	Interactive door knob A door knob assembly that provides an interactive visual and aural assembly familiar to a room occupant and that responds to variations in the manner of rotation of the knob in a plurality of responses, depending on the direction and rate of rotation applied to the knob, providing messages appropriate to the entertainment, safety and/or training of the knob operator and/or room occupant.
US11261613B1	Swimming pool coping members Coping arrangements and methods for mounting coping arrangements for swimming pools and related structures are provided. The coping arrangements include an elongated base member shaped and adapted to be received by a wall of a swimming pool; and a plurality of elongated top members, each of the plurality of elongated top members are adapted to be replaceably mounted to the elongated base member, and each of the plurality of elongated top members having an exposed contour different from each of the other elongated top members. The different exposed contours of the top members of the coping arrangement may comprise different cross-sectional. Methods for changing a coping arrangement, coping arrangement kits, coping members, and methods for installing a pool are also disclosed.
US11261610B1	Suspension assembly An adjustable suspension assembly for suspending a lower structure such as a platform from an upper structure such as a portion of a bridge. A chain, which is attachable at one end to the upper structure or to an end of a cable which is attachable at its other end to the upper structure, is attached at its other end to a device. The device, which is attachable to the lower structure, has a pair of aligned apertures in its side walls for receiving pins. The pins are spaced to receive a thickness of a chain link but not to receive a width of the link, whereby a selected link to achieve a desired lower structure height may be cinched between the pins. When the chain is attached to a cable, the cable has an eyelet formed by folding an end portion of the cable back over the cable and swaging the cable end portion to the cable. The chain is attached to said eyelet by receiving the end portion of the cable in one of the chain links before the cable end portion is swaged to the cable.
US11261608B2	Mechanical locking system for floor panels Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible tongue in a displacement groove. The flexible tongue may be formed from the core material of the floor panels and inserted during production into the displacement groove. The locking system may be locked with vertical folding.
US11261603B2	Metallic roof material and roofing method using same A metallic roof material 1 according to the present invention comprises: a front substrate 10 made of a metal sheet, the front substrate 10 comprising a body portion 100 formed into a box shape; a back substrate 11 arranged on a back side of the front substrate 10 so as to cover an opening of the body portion 100; and a core material 12 filled between the body portion 100 and the back substrate 11, the metallic roof material 1 being tightened to a roof base by driving at least one tightening member into the body portion 100, wherein a top plate portion 101 of the body portion 100 comprises at least one protruding rib 3 comprised of at least one protrusion 30 disposed along a side of a polygon or along a circle, and wherein the metallic roof material 1 is configured such that the tightening member is driven into an inner region 3a of the protruding rib 3.
US11261601B2	Cross runner connector and cross runner connector arrangement for a suspended ceiling system A cross runner connector for a suspended ceiling system (1) comprising a main runner (10) being provided with an opening (11) for reception of the cross runner connector and having a circumference defining an opening notch (12); and a cross runner (30), the cross runner connector comprising a guiding lip (41) and a locking lip (42) separated by a slit (43) and extending in the longitudinal direction (P2) of the cross runner connector, the guiding lip (41) having a guide edge portion (44) provided with a guide lip notch (45) and a distal guide tip (46) being offset in a first lateral direction (P3) such that the cross runner connector is laterally displaceable in the first lateral direction (P3) in response to insertion of the cross runner connector into the opening (11) of the main runner (10) with the guide edge portion (44) positioned in the opening notch (12) of the opening (11), and the locking lip (42) having a locking protrusion (48) protruding in the first lateral direction (P3). The invention further relates to a cross runner connector arrangement comprising the cross runner connector and a main runner.
US11261598B2	Lifting an assembled wall module into position for attachment to a building structure An apparatus, system, and method for lifting an assembled wall module into position for attachment to a building structure.
US11261590B2	Flush valve An elevated flush valve comprising a vent cover may be used with various assemblies, particularly for high efficiency and high performance toilets, which vent cover has a wall that includes an upper portion, a lower portion configured to define a vent cover inlet opening for receiving air and/or liquid passing upwardly from within a valve body and/or from within a toilet through a toilet inlet when the vent cover is installed on a valve body, an exterior surface, and an interior surface defining a vent cover passage for air passing upwardly from the vent cover inlet opening. At least the upper portion of the vent cover wall is configured for contacting an interior surface of a valve body at a location above an inlet of an overflow or venting tube on a valve body when the vent cover is installed on a valve body and wherein the valve cover wall is configured to at least partially divert flow of fluid from entering an inlet of an overflow tube or a venting tube on a valve body when the vent cover is installed on a valve body.
US11261589B2	Check valve and a method for controlling a flow of fluid by fluid pressure A check valve (10) for controlling a flow of fluid by fluid pressure, comprising a housing (11) and a resilient flexible valve element (12) inside the housing (11), wherein the valve element (12) is formed as a hollow and longitudinally tapered body (16) with an open wide end (18) and a closed narrow end (19), and wherein the wide end (18) of the valve element (12), in a default configuration, engages an inner surface of the housing (11) to close the check valve (10) and is deformable by a predetermined fluid pressure from the inlet (13) to open the check valve (10). The tapered body (16) comprises a radially outwardly projecting flange (17) at the wide end (18), which flange comprises a curved outer surface portion (20) having a degree of curvature of 85 to 95 degrees, wherein the housing (11) is formed with a protrusion (29) having a curved surface (30) for engaging the curved outer surface portion (20) of the flange (17).
US11261587B2	Integrated mixed tap water and conditioned water faucet assembly with pull out sprayer head An integrated mixed tap water and conditioned water faucet assembly has a pull-out sprayer head and a spout. The spout has an upwardly extending portion, a downwardly extending dispensing portion and a bight extending between the upwardly extending portion and the downwardly extending dispensing portion. A conditioned water housing and the sprayer head are disposed at a lower end of the downwardly extending dispensing portion and extend downwardly therefrom.
US11261579B1	Bucket mountable plow Bucket mountable plow suitable for mounting on a front bucket of a loader vehicle may include a clamp assembly configured for mounting on the front bucket of the loader vehicle. A plow blade mount assembly may be carried by the clamp assembly. The plow blade mount assembly may have a fore-aft axis configured to be oriented along a direction of travel of the loader vehicle. A plow blade may be carried by the plow blade mount assembly. The plow blade may be disposed at a blade angle with respect to the fore-aft axis.
US11261575B2	Segmented suction bucket A suction bucket for a seabed foundation for an offshore facility is provided. The suction bucket is arranged for being embedded into a marine sediment. The suction bucket includes a lid and a sidewall. The sidewall is segmented into a first circumferential segment and at least a second circumferential segment. The first circumferential segment is connected with the second circumferential segment. The first circumferential segment and the second circumferential segment are attached to the lid of the suction bucket. Furthermore, the first circumferential segment and the second circumferential segment each contains at least one substantially planar section. Furthermore, a method to manufacture a suction bucket for a seabed foundation for an offshore facility is also provided.
US11261574B1	Cassette An exemplary turbine system for generating hydroelectric power. The exemplary turbine system is generally installed in shallow waterways and accelerates water flowing therein. The accelerated water generates power via spinning one or more turbine rotors of the system. An exemplary method for installing the turbine system is disclosed. The method includes first lowering a turbine system base into the shallow waterway, where the base includes a depression for accepting a mortise insert. The mortise insert includes one or more sockets for accepting notches in a base plate, where the base plate is coupled to one or more turbine rotors. The base plate mates with the mortise insert for ease of installation and securely positioning the one or more turbine rotors within the system.
US11261564B2	Wire rope with resin wire, resin wire winding die, and method for producing wire rope with resin wire Provided is a wire rope with resin wire, including a wire rope body in which a plurality of strands are twisted together, and at least one resin wire spirally wound around the wire rope body along a recess between the strands. Strand grooves into which the strands can fit and a resin wire groove into which the resin wire can fit are formed spirally along the twist of the wire rope with resin wire, in a winding hole of a resin wire winding die used for winding the resin wire around the wire rope body. As a result, the resin wire can be easily and reliably mounted on the wire rope body and a wire rope with resin wire can be thus produced.
US11261560B2	Method and system of thermo-vacuum drying and processing Methods and systems for the thermo-vacuum drying and processing of objects such as clothes. A vacuum ejector driven by high-pressure steam is employed to evacuate evaporated moisture mixed with air from a dryer vessel producing an intensification of the drying process such as can significantly reduce the energy and time requirements for the drying process and increase water utilization.
US11261556B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes an inner barrel and an outer barrel which are arranged in a washing machine shell. A suspension damping piece and a support damping piece are both connected between the washing machine shell and the outer barrel. The suspension damping piece suspends the outer barrel in the washing machine shell and the support damping piece supports the outer barrel. The support damping piece and the suspension damping piece work together to reduce the shaking of the inner barrel and the outer barrel. The washing machine includes various kinds of damping pieces which are installed to realize mutual coordination and cooperative shock absorption, so that the vibration of the washing machine in all directions can be reduced. Also, the probability that the barrel assembly hits the washing machine shell in the washing process can be greatly reduced.
US11261555B2	Laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus includes: a cabinet with an inlet and a door; a tub having a tub inlet; a drum inside the tub and having a drum inlet; an insulator including a first clamp body fixed to the inlet, a second clamp fixed to the tub inlet, a connecting body connecting the first clamp body with the second clamp body and forming a space therebetween to store liquid, and an inlet pipe passing through the first clamp body; a storage inside the cabinet for storing detergent; a storage connecting pipe for discharging the detergent; an insulator connecting pipe connected to the inlet pipe; a trap forming pipe between the storage connecting pipe and the insulator connecting pipe; a guide provided in the first clamp body, guiding the liquid discharged from the inlet pipe toward the tub inlet; and a connecting path connecting the guide with the connecting body.
US11261544B2	Polymers for use in fibers and nonwoven fabrics, articles thereof, and composites thereof An ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer suitable for use in fibers and nonwovens having a density of from 0.911 to 0.939 g/cc, a Brookfield viscosity of less than or equal to 50,000 cP, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw,cc/Mn,cc) of 1.8 to 3.5, and articles thereof.
US11261541B2	Shielding member and apparatus for single crystal growth A shielding member placed between a SiC source loading portion and a crystal installation portion in an apparatus for single crystal growth, including a crystal growth container including the loading portion which accommodates a SiC source in an inner bottom portion; a crystal installation portion facing the loading portion, and a heating unit configured to heat the crystal growth container. The device grows a single crystal of the SiC source on a crystal installed on the crystal installation portion by sublimating the SiC source from the loading portion. The shielding member includes a plurality of shielding plates, wherein each area of the plurality of shielding plates is 40% or less of a base area of the crystal growth container. When the SiC source loading portion is filled with a SiC source, a shielding ratio provided by a projection surface of the plurality of shielding plates is 0.5 or more.
US11261539B2	Method for manufacturing reformed sic wafer, epitaxial layer-attached sic wafer, method for manufacturing same, and surface treatment method In a method for manufacturing a reformed SiC wafer 41 (a surface treatment method for a SiC wafer) having its surface that is reformed by processing an untreated SiC wafer 40 before formation of an epitaxial layer 42, the method includes a surface reforming step as described below. That is, the untreated SiC wafer 40 includes BPDs as dislocations parallel to an inside of a (0001) face, and TEDs. Property of the surface of the untreated SiC wafer 40 is changed so as to have higher rate in which portions having BPDs on the surface of the untreated SiC wafer 40 propagate as TEDs at a time of forming the epitaxial layer 42.
US11261523B2	Method of depositing silicon oxide films Methods of depositing a silicon oxide film are disclosed. One embodiment is a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) process that includes supplying a vapor phase silicon precursor, such as a diaminosilane compound, to a substrate, and supplying oxygen plasma to the substrate. Another embodiment is a pulsed hybrid method between atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In the other embodiment, a vapor phase silicon precursor, such as a diaminosilane compound, is supplied to a substrate while ozone gas is continuously or discontinuously supplied to the substrate.
US11261522B2	Axisymmetric material deposition from plasma assisted by angled gas flow A film deposition system includes a chamber, a stage disposed in the chamber configured to support a substrate, one or more gas inlet structures configured to supply one or more gases to an interior of the chamber, and one or more microwave-introducing windows that introduce microwave radiation to the chamber to excite the one or more source gases to produce a plasma proximate the stage. The gas inlet structures include one or more angled gas inlets that introduce a plasma-shaping gas flow to the chamber at an angle relative to a symmetry axis of the stage. The plasma-shaping gas flow interacts with the plasma in a way that facilitates axisymmetric deposition of material on a surface of the substrate with the plasma.
US11261520B2	Roll-to-roll surface treatment device, and film deposition method and film deposition device using same Disclosed herein is a roll-to-roll long base material surface processing device capable of performing surface processing on a long base material with little occurrence of wrinkling in the long base material at low costs. The surface processing device includes: two can rolls that cool a long resin film transferred in a roll-to-roll manner in a vacuum chamber with a cooling medium circulated therein by wrapping the long resin film around outer circumferences thereof; and surface processing units typified by magnetron sputtering cathodes provided so as to face the outer circumferences of the two can rolls, wherein a second can roll of the two can rolls other than a most upstream first can roll has a gas release mechanism that releases a gas from the outer circumference.
US11261516B2	Methods and systems for coating a steel substrate The present disclosure provides systems and methods for depositing a metal layer adjacent to or on a substrate. Substrates may comprise, for example, one or more of iron, chromium, nickel, silicon, vanadium, titanium, boron, tungsten, aluminum, molybdenum, cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and niobium, oxides thereof, nitrides thereof, sulfides thereof, or any combination thereof. A substrate may be a steel substrate. A metal layer may be deposited via, for example, roll coating, vapor deposition, slurry deposition, or electrochemical deposition.
US11261511B2	Hot forged steel material A hot forged steel material in the present embodiment includes a chemical composition that consists of, in mass %, C: 0.14 to 0.20%, Si: 0.20 to 1.00%, Mn: 1.00 to 1.90%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, V: 0.16 to 0.30%, Al: 0.015 to 0.050%, N: 0.0050 to 0.0250%, Cr: 0.10 to 0.30%, Cu: 0 to 0.10%, and Nb: 0 to 0.10%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and that satisfies Formula (1) and Formula (2), wherein a grain size number of ferrite in the steel is 9.0 or more, and an absorbed energy at −30° C. is 100 J or more in the Charpy impact test using a V notch specimen. 0.36≤C+(Si+Mn)/6+(Cr+V)/5+Cu/15<0.68 (1) 51/12×C−V≤0.52 (2)
US11261509B2	Metal lithium strip, pre-lithiated electrode plate, pre-lithiation process, secondary battery, preparation process of the secondary battery, and apparatus The present embodiments provide a metal lithium strip, a prelithiated electrode plate, and a prelithiation process. The metal lithium strip comprises a lithium substrate and a metal element doped in the lithium substrate, the metal element comprises at least two of magnesium, boron, aluminum, silicon, indium, zinc, silver, calcium, manganese and sodium; and the metal lithium strip has a strength a, a width w, and a thickness h, satisfying: σ2-(w/105h)2>0. In the present application, the strength of the lithium strip is adjusted by the doping of the metal elements; meanwhile, the strength of the adjusted lithium strip is matched with its width and thickness ensuring that in the process of rolling the metal lithium strip to a reasonable thickness, the phenomenon of edge cracking of the lithium strip is avoided, lithium metal resources and production costs can be saved, a uniform pre-lithiation effect for electrode plate can also be achieved.
US11261505B2	High strength steel sheet High strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 800 MPa or more comprising a middle part in sheet thickness and a soft surface layer arranged at one side or both sides of the middle part in sheet thickness, wherein each soft surface layer has a thickness of more than 10 μm and 30% or less of the sheet thickness, the soft surface layer has an average Vickers hardness of 0.60 time or less the average Vickers hardness of the sheet thickness ½ position, and the soft surface layer has a nano-hardness standard deviation of 0.8 or less is provided.
US11261503B2	Method for producing a flat steel product made of a manganese-containing steel, and such a flat steel product The invention relates to a method for producing a flat steel product made of a medium manganese steel having a TRIP/TWIP effect. The aim of the invention is to achieve an improvement in the yield strength when a sufficient residual deformability of the produced flat steel product is obtained. This aim is achieved by the following steps: cold rolling a hot or cold strip, annealing the cold-rolled hot or cold strip at 500 to 840° C. for 1 minute to 24 hours, temper rolling or finishing the annealed hot or cold strip to form a flat steel product having a degree of deformability between 0.3% and 60%. The invention further relates to a flat steel product produced according to said method and to a use thereof.
US11261501B2	Detection method for Neisseria gonorrhoeae A method of detecting the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a sample. The method involves detecting a first target sequence taken from the NGO1642 gene and/or a second target sequence taken from the NGO1012 gene. The method may involve a step of amplifying the target sequence, and may involve hybridising the target sequence to a nucleic acid probe and identifying hybridisation. The method may involve simultaneous detection of other target sequences, e.g. from other pathogens.
US11261497B2	PRKC fusions The invention provides PRKC gene fusions, PRKC fusion proteins, and fragments of those genes and polypeptides. The invention further provides methods of diagnosing and treating diseases or disorders associated with PRKC fusions, such as conditions mediated by aberrant PRKC expression or activity, or overexpression of PRKC.
US11261490B2	Determining antigen-specific T-cells The invention is directed to methods for determining antigen-specific T cells. In some embodiments, methods of the invention may be implemented by the steps of reacting under interaction conditions one or more antigens with T cells in a plurality of subsets of a tissue sample, such as peripheral blood; sorting antigen-interacting T cells from other T cells; separately sequencing for each subset recombined nucleic acid encoding a segment of a TCR chain from a sample of T cells prior to exposure to antigen and from a sample of T cells isolated based on their interaction with antigen, thereby forming a clonotype profile for the former sample and the latter sample for each subset; and identifying as antigen-specific T cells those T cells associated with a clonotype whose frequency increases in the latter sample relative to its frequency in the former sample.
US11261476B2	Method for recovering microbial cells The present invention provides a method of recovering viable microbial cells from a complex sample, said method comprising: a) providing a sample having a volume of at least 1 ml; b) contacting said sample with a buffer solution and one or more proteases, wherein said buffer solution has a pH of at least pH 6 and less than pH 11, wherein said buffer solution and said one more proteases do not comprise a detergent or a chaotrope, and wherein the buffer solution/protease/sample mixture is non-hypotonic; c) filtering the mixture obtained in step (b) through a filter suitable for retaining microbial cells; and d) recovering the microbial cells retained by the filter in step (c), wherein the recovered microbial cells are viable, and a microbial recovery device for the same.
US11261475B2	Nano-neurotoxicity bio-marker composition based on intracellular aggregates which are biomarkers of degenerative brain diseases A method of assessing neurotoxicity of nanoparticles, includes: preparing a tissue or cell sample of mammal exposed to the nanoparticles; analyzing at least one polyamine metabolite selected from the group consisting of putrescine, N1-acetylspermidine, N8-acetylspermidine, N1-acetylspermine and spermine in the sample; and comparing expression degree of the polyamine metabolite with that of a control.
US11261470B2	Recombinant bacterial host cell for protein expression The present disclosure relates to a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising: a) a mutant spr gene encoding a spr protein having a mutation at one or more amino acids selected from D133, H145, H157, N31, R62, I70, Q73, C94, S95, V98, Q99, R100, L108, Y115, V135, L136, G140, R144 and G147 and b) a gene capable of expressing or overexpressing one or more proteins capable of facilitating protein folding, such as FkpA, Skp, SurA, PPiA and PPiD, wherein the cell has reduced Tsp protein activity compared to a wild-type cell, methods employing the cells, use of the cells in the expression of proteins in particular antibodies, such as anti FcRn antibodies and proteins made by the methods described herein.
US11261463B2	Methods for producing preparations of recombinant AAV virions substantially free of empty capsids Methods for separating AAV empty capsids from mixtures of AAV vector particles and AAV empty capsids are described. The methods use column chromatography techniques and provide for commercially viable levels of recombinant AAV virions.
US11261457B2	Transgenic plants with enhanced traits This disclosure provides transgenic plants having enhanced traits such as increased yield, increased nitrogen use efficiency and enhanced drought tolerance; propagules, progeny and field crops of such transgenic plants; and methods of making and using such transgenic plants. This disclosure also provides methods of producing hybrid seed from such transgenic plants, growing such seed and selecting progeny plants with enhanced traits. Also disclosed are transgenic plants with altered phenotypes which are useful for screening and selecting transgenic event for the desired enhanced trait.
US11261453B2	Cells expressing apolipoprotein E and uses thereof Disclosed are yeast cells expressing a polypeptide comprising a signal sequence and a human ApoE protein. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE2. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE3. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE4. Also disclosed are methods of screening yeast cells to identify compounds that prevent or suppress Apo-induced toxicity. Compounds identified by such screens can be used to treat or prevent neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are methods of screening yeast cells to identify genetic suppressors or enhancers of ApoE-induced toxicity. Also disclosed are genetic suppressors or enhancers of ApoE-induced toxicity identified using the methods, and human homologs thereof. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds that modulate expression or activity of genetic modifiers of ApoE-induced toxicity.
US11261439B2	Methods of making guide RNA A nucleic acid construct is provided that encodes two or more or a plurality of spacer sequences separated by restriction endonuclease recognition site. A plurality of such nucleic acid sequences are provided as a library for making guide RNAs for use with CRISPR/Cas systems.
US11261434B2	Telomerase reverse transcriptase-based therapies for treatment of conditions associated with myocardial infarction The invention provides compositions and methods useful for the treatment and prevention of conditions associated with myocardial infarction.
US11261433B2	Autosomal-identical pluripotent stem cell populations having non-identical sex chromosomal composition and uses thereof An article of manufacture is disclosed which comprises at least two populations of autosomal-identical induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), wherein the complement of sex chromosomes of the first population of the at least two populations is non-identical to the complement of sex chromosomes of the second population of the at least two populations. Uses thereof and methods of generating same are also disclosed.
US11261430B2	Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells derived from hemogenic endothelial cells Embodiments herein relate to in vitro production methods of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) that have long-term multilineage hematopoiesis potentials upon in vivo engraftment. The HSC and HSPCs are derived from pluripotent stem cells-derived hemogenic endothelia cells (HE).
US11261429B2	Enriched and expanded human cord blood stem cells for treatment of hematological disorders This invention relates to an enriched population of isolated and expanded human cord blood stem cells and a method of producing an enriched population of isolated and expanded human cord blood stem cells. The expanded human cord blood stem cells are CD34+, CD90+, CD1 84+, CD1 17+, CD49f+, ALDH+, CD45RA− and express pluripotency genes SOX2, OCT4, NANOG, and ZIC3. In one embodiment, the stem cells in the enriched population of the present invention are positive for aldehyde dehydrogenase activity (ALDH+). In addition, in one embodiment the expanded stem cells are nearly depleted of T cells and B cells and contain a limited number of monocytes (CD14). Also disclosed is a method of treating a subject for a hematological disorder using the stem cells of the present invention and a method of determining the effects of a compound on hematopoietic stem cells.
US11261421B2	Sporichthyaceae microorganism and use thereof Provided is a microorganism of the genus Epidermidibacterium belonging to the family Sporichthyaceae, or a culture thereof, or a composition for preventing, improving, or treating skin conditions or inflammatory diseases including the same.
US11261417B2	Bioreaction container A bioreaction container including a culture chamber configured to contain a culture solution and a life form in an inner space, the culture chamber having an open upper end; a chamber cover portion coupled to the upper end of the culture chamber, the chamber cover portion having a protruding tube provided on one side thereof so as to communicate with the inner space; a filter cap coupled to the protruding tube in an attachable/detachable manner so as to open/close the protruding tube; a gas introduction portion configured to penetrate the chamber cover portion and to communicate with the inner space so as to supply a predetermined gas into the inner space; and an acidity/basicity adjustment portion installed on the chamber cover portion while containing an adjustment solution that adjusts pH of the culture solution such that the adjustment solution is discharged into the inner space by pneumatic pressure.
US11261412B2	Liquid transport method A liquid transport method is disclosed for efficiently producing cell cultures. The liquid transport method of the present disclosure, which is in processing of cells, includes: a) a step in which a container holding a liquid is gripped by a gripping tool of a robot; and b) a step in which the liquid in the container is transported to a collection container by rotating the gripped container. In steps a) and b) the robot operates such as not to pass over a vertical line of an opening of the collection container.
US11261411B2	Method and relative apparatus for the production of beer A method, and related apparatus, for producing beer from any types of grains includes activating phenomena of controlled hydro-dynamic cavitation during all the steps of the process, from mashing to hopping, and possibly after yeast inoculation. The present method and apparatus provide a number of advantages over traditional techniques, for example, avoiding the pre-crushing of the malts or the grains, thereby increasing the efficiency of saccharification and of starch extraction, and avoiding the boiling at equal efficiency of the hopping. Another advantage is the opportunity of causing the concentration of gluten to fall in the final product simply with controlled hydraulic processes through electromechanics, and of possibly extending fermentation.
US11261398B2	Hydraulic fluid composition A hydraulic fluid includes an oil of lubricating viscosity and at least 2 wt. % of an ester of a carboxy group-containing interpolymer comprising units derived from a vinyl aromatic monomer and units derived from a carboxylic acid monomer. The interpolymer also contains nitrogen functionality. The hydraulic fluid is at least substantially free of polyacrylates and polymethacrylates.
US11261384B2	Recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from froth treatment tailings A method for recovering hydrocarbon diluent present in froth treatment tailings, comprising introducing the tailings into a vessel; adding a first portion of steam into the vessel to form a vapour-tailings interface; and operating the vessel to increase the exposure of the tailings to the vapour-tailings interface formed in the vessel.
US11261377B2	Photoactive polymer materials The present invention relates to novel photoactive polymer materials and their use as orienting layer for liquid crystals, which are used for the production of non-structured and structured optical elements or electro-optical elements and multi-layer systems.
US11261376B2	Gadolinium oxysulfide sintered body, and scintillator, scintillator array, radiation detector, and radiation inspection apparatus including gadolinium oxysulfide sintered body The present invention provides a gadolinium oxysulfide sintered body having a high light output. The problem is resolved by a gadolinium oxysulfide sintered body in which the ratio of the light transmittance T410 of 410 nm to the light transmittance T512 of 512 nm (T410/T512) is from 0.31 to 0.61, or a gadolinium oxysulfide sintered body in which the ratio of the diffraction peak intensity Iy of a phase different from gadolinium oxysulfide appearing at 2θ=from 20 to 29° to the diffraction peak intensity (Ix) of (102) or (011) of gadolinium oxysulfide appearing at 2θ=30°±1° (Iy/Ix) is 0.1 or less in an XRD diffraction pattern and which contains one or more activators selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, terbium, and cerium.
US11261375B2	Method to enhance phosphor robustness and dispersability and resulting phosphors Briefly, in one aspect, the present invention relates to processes for producing a stabilized Mn4+ doped phosphor in solid form and a composition containing such doped phosphor. Such process may include combining a) a solution comprising at least one substance selected from the group consisting of: K2HPO4, an aluminum phosphate, oxalic acid, phosphoric acid, a surfactant, a chelating agent, or a combination thereof, with b) a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I in solid form, where formula I may be: Ax [MFy]:Mn4+. The process can further include isolating the stabilized Mn4+ doped phosphor in solid form. In formula I, A may be Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof. In formula I, M may be Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof. In formula I, x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion and y is 5, 6 or 7.
US11261366B2	Barrier pills containing viscoelastic surfactant and methods for using the same Methods for separating fluids with a barrier pill within a downhole environment are provided. The method includes introducing a barrier pill fluid into the wellbore containing a first fluid to form the barrier pill on top of the first fluid in the wellbore and introducing a second fluid into the wellbore. The barrier pill separates the first fluid and the second fluid. The barrier pill includes a viscoelastic surfactant and an aqueous fluid, such as a brine containing water and about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of a salt.
US11261363B2	Methods of suspending weighting agents in a drilling fluid The methods of suspending at least one weighting agent in a drilling fluid include synthesizing carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition on iron oxide catalyst nanoparticles to form a quantity of nanoparticles. Individual nanoparticles of the iron oxide catalyst nanoparticles include a transition metal disposed on iron oxide. The embodiments further include adding a quantity of nanoparticles to the drilling fluid which results in an amount of carbon nanotubes dispersed within the drilling fluid. The dispersion of the quantity of nanoparticles increases the value of at least one of a Newtonian viscosity, a yield point, a plastic viscosity, and a density of the drilling fluid with the dispersed nanoparticles versus a similar or equivalent drilling fluid without the nanoparticle dispersion. The method may further include adding at least one weighting agent which will become suspended in the drilling fluid.
US11261360B2	Stabilized heat transfer compositions, methods and systems The present invention relates to heat transfer compositions comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, wherein the refrigerant comprises about 49% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32), about 11.5% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and about 39.5% by weight trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), and wherein said lubricant comprises polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and wherein said stabilizer comprises an alkylated naphthalene and optionally but preferably an acid depleting moiety.
US11261349B2	Method for molding a body in a mold Adhesive tape having a carrier material comprising the following layers: a textile composed of fibers having a softening point greater than or equal to 200° C., and coated with fluoropolymers or silicone polymers, to the top side of which textile a first film composed of fluoropolymers is applied over the whole surface and to the bottom side of which textile a second film is applied over the whole surface, wherein a self-adhesive mass is applied to one side of the carrier material.
US11261348B2	Label construction for ablative laser marking A label has a topcoat layer and a sacrificial layer. The topcoat layer has a first color having a first L-value and the sacrificial layer has a second color having a second L-value. The topcoat layer comprises at least one reflective pigment and a polymeric binder and the sacrificial layer comprises at least one infrared (IR) absorbing material and a polymeric binder. The first L-value is greater than the second L-value, and the total amount of the at least one reflective pigment is from 40 wt % to 80 wt %, based on the weight of the topcoat layer.
US11261339B2	Multiamine ligands for nanoparticle solubilization and ink compositions containing nanoparticles capped with the ligands Ligand-capped scattering nanoparticles, curable ink compositions containing the ligand-capped scattering nanoparticles, and methods of forming films from the ink compositions are provided. Also provided are cured films formed by curing the ink compositions and photonic devices incorporating the films. The ligands bound to the inorganic scattering nanoparticles include a head group and a tail group. The head group includes a polyamine chain and binds the ligands to the nanoparticle surface. The tail group includes a polyalkylene oxide chain.
US11261338B2	Methods of reducing the adhesion of a maskant A method for reducing adhesion between a maskant and a substrate, wherein the maskant is adhered to a surface of the substrate, the method comprising applying a composition to the maskant.
US11261335B1	Methods involving oxygen plasma exposure to improve adhesion of silicate thermal coatings A method of making a thermal control coating is provided. A primer layer can be applied to a substrate to form an exposed surface. The primer layer can include an epoxy binder and a silica filler. The exposed surface can be treated with an oxygen plasma to form a treated surface. A silicate-based thermal control coating can be applied to the treated surface, for example, by spraying, to form a thermal control coating on the substrate. Spacecraft and spacecraft hardware components coated with the thermal control coating, are also provided.
US11261333B2	Ceramic colours Ceramic colours containing effect pigments and a liquid glass forming component for decoration of metallic, ceramic and glassy articles and a process for the preparation of a ceramic glaze.
US11261331B2	Natural rubber skim block in asphalt compositions and non-asphalt solvent-based coatings A skim block composition includes a carrier mixed with a skim block addition, the skim block addition including from 0 to less than 100 wt % synthetic polymer, and from greater than 0 to 100% skim block. This provides productive use for the typical waste product skim block, which is the neutralized and coagulated product of skim latex formed during the production of natural rubber latex concentrate by centrifugation.
US11261326B2	Polyamide resin composition for extrusion molded products exposed to high-pressure hydrogen, and extrusion molded product A polyamide resin composition for an extrusion-molded article exposed to high-pressure hydrogen gas contains: 70 to 99 parts by weight of a polyamide 6 resin (A); 1 to 30 parts by weight of an impact modifier (B); and 0.005 to 1 parts by weight of a metal halide (C) with respect to a total of 100 parts by weight of the polyamide 6 resin (A) and the impact modifier (B). The polyamide resin composition has a melt tension of 20 mN or more when measured at 260° C. and a take-up speed at strand break of 30 m/min or more when measured at 260° C.
US11261325B2	Thermoplastic urethane resin molded product A resin molded product includes: (I) a thermoplastic urethane resin: 80 to 99.9% by weight; and (II) a silicone acrylic graft copolymer resin: 0.1 to 20% by weight, the silicone acrylic graft copolymer resin comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the specific formula; and (B) an acrylic ester unit or a methacrylic ester unit, wherein a weight ratio of these components is (A):(B)=50:50 to 90:10.
US11261319B2	Ethylene/α-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer compositions and articles prepared from the same A composition composed of at least a first ethylene/α-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer, which can be used to produce low compression set, foamed rubber materials, articles made from the composition, and methods of producing the composition and articles.
US11261315B1	Environmentally friendly asphalt binder additive The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to environmentally friendly asphalt binder additive.
US11261311B2	Rubber composition and method for producing same This rubber composition comprises a rubber wet master batch which uses a rubber latex solution and a carbon black (A)-containing slurry as raw materials, rubber, and carbon black (B), wherein the amount of the carbon black (A) in the rubber wet master batch is 1 to 35 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the rubber component in the rubber wet master batch, and the total amount of the carbon black (A) and (B) in the rubber composition is 50 parts by weight or more with respect to 100 parts by weight of the total rubber component in the rubber composition. Accordingly, the present invention can provide: a rubber composition from which vulcanized rubber having excellent low heat generating properties and wear resistance can be obtained; and a method for producing the rubber composition.
US11261309B2	Secondary battery pack with improved thermal management The present invention relates to a novel secondary battery pack with improved thermal management useful for an all-electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), a hybrid vehicle (HEV), or battery packs used for other vehicles batteries, and more particularly, to the use of a specific material for thermally insulating a secondary battery pack and further minimizing the propagation of thermal runaway within a battery pack.
US11261307B2	Laminated film The invention provides a laminated film. The laminated film includes a polyester substrate film, and a coating layer on/over at least one surface of the substrate film. The coating layer includes a resin composition including a resin having an oxazoline group. The laminated film has an inorganic thin-film layer on/over the coating layer, and a protective layer that has a urethane resin and has an adhesion amount of 0.15 to 0.60 g/m2 on/over the inorganic thin-film layer. The laminated film shows a total reflection infrared absorption spectrum having a ratio P1/P2 ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 wherein P1 is the intensity of a peak having an absorption maximum in a range of 1530±10 cm−1, and P2 is that in a range of 1410±10 cm−1. The laminated film further has an oxygen permeability of 5 ml/m2·d·MPa or less under conditions of 23° C.×65% RH.
US11261306B2	Resin material structure of slide fastener element having rubber layer The disclosure discloses a method for forming a rubber layer on a surface of a resin material. In the method, painting is first performed on the surface of the resin material to form a painting layer, using a paint to which a pigment has been added; then, rubber coating is performed to form a rubber layer on the painting layer. The method of the disclosure may be used in surface treatment of a fastener product. The disclosure further discloses a slide fastener, a buckle and a snap button using the method of the disclosure. The method of the disclosure may solve a conventional problem that a rubber coating is likely to fall off a resin surface, and the rubber on the surface of the resultant fastener product is less likely to fall off.
US11261304B2	Polyimide film forming composition and polyimide film produced by using same The present invention provides a polyimide film forming composition which comprises a polyamic acid or a polyimide in an oligomer form or in a low-molecular weight form, the polyamic acid or the polyimide being prepared from a diamine containing an intramolecular imide group, and thus can provide a polyimide film having improved heat resistance while retaining optical properties thereof. In addition, the polyimide film according to the present invention can reduce not only a laser energy density (E/D) required in the laser exfoliation process but also remarkably decrease an amount of ash generated by an exfoliation process, thereby further improving the reliability of a device in a display manufacturing process.
US11261301B2	Photocurable resin composition, fuel cell, and sealing method The present invention was made in view of the foregoing problem and has an object to provide a photocurable resin composition which can be quickly cured by irradiation with active energy rays such as ultraviolet rays and achieves excellent adhesion to polyolefin such as PP having properties difficult to bond. Specifically, provided is a photocurable resin composition containing the following (A) and (B) ingredients: (A) ingredient: a polymer having a polyisobutylene backbone mainly containing a —[CH2C(CH3)2]— unit, the polymer having one or more (meth)acryloyl groups per molecule; and (B) ingredient: a photo-radical initiator of hydrogen abstraction type.
US11261300B2	Methods and systems for generating aqueous polymer solutions Provided herein are liquid polymer (LP) compositions comprising a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer), as well as methods for preparing aqueous polymer solutions by combining these LP compositions with an aqueous fluid. The resulting aqueous polymer solutions can have a concentration of a synthetic (co)polymer (e.g., an acrylamide (co)polymer) of from 50 to 15,000 ppm, and a filter ratio of 1.5 or less at 15 psi using a 1.2 μm filter. Also provided are methods of using these aqueous polymer solutions in oil and gas operations, including enhanced oil recovery.
US11261282B2	PEO-PPO-PEO triblock bipolymers, with amphoteric endings, as demulsifying agents for heavy crude oils Disclosed are chemical products useful for crude oil conditioning, particularly to demulsifying basic compounds. Disclosed are PEOw-PPOy-PEOw triblock bipolymers, with amphoteric groups, β-amino acid derivatives, at the chain ends, which destabilize water-in-crude oil (W/O) emulsions, thereby removing emulsified water and salts dissolved salts in the aforementioned phase.
US11261279B2	Actinic radiation curable polymeric mixtures, cured polymeric mixtures and related processes The present disclosure is directed to actinic radiation curable polymeric mixtures, cured polymeric mixtures, tires and tire components made from the foregoing, and related processes.
US11261277B2	Method of preparing graft copolymer, graft copolymer, and thermoplastic resin molded article Provided are a method of preparing a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article. The method of preparing a graft copolymer includes 1) adding a conjugated diene-based monomer and performing polymerization to prepare a conjugated diene-based polymer; and 2) adding the conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and a vinyl cyan monomer and performing polymerization to prepare a graft copolymer, wherein an emulsifier having an APHA color value of 50 or less and a critical micelle concentration of 1 to 50 g/l is added, so that excellent polymerization stability, colorability, light resistance, and surface clarity are exhibited.
US11261275B2	Protein stabilizer and protein stabilization reagent There is provided a protein stabilizer for stably storing a protein in a solution. The protein may be an enzyme, an antibody, an enzyme-labeled antibody, or the like for a biochemical assay, etc. There is further provided a protein stabilization reagent comprising a protein-containing solution and the protein stabilizer dissolved therein. The protein stabilizer comprises a copolymer prepared by copolymerizing a monomer (a) of the following formula (1), a monomer (b) of the following formula (2), and a monomer (c) of the following formula (3).
US11261273B2	Resin, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern Disclosed is a resin comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by formula (I′) and a structural unit having an acid-labile group: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group which may have a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, L1 represents a group represented by formula (X1-1), etc., L11, L13, L15 and L17 each independently represent an alkanediyl group, L12, L14, L16 and L18 each independently represent —O—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— or —O—CO—O—, and * and are bonds, and represents a bond to an iodine atom.
US11261267B1	Photocurable composition A photocurable composition can comprise a polymerizable material and a photoinitiator, wherein the polymerizable material can comprise 10-40 wt % of a mono-functional monomer of formula (1), with R1 being H or C1-C6 alkyl, and R2 and R3 being one or more substitutions of C1-C10 alkyl or alkyl-aryl, and R4, R5 being H or C1-C10 alkyl, The photocurable composition can have a viscosity of not greater than 15 mPa·s, and a photo-cured layer of the photocurable composition can have a low thermal shrinkage if subjected to a high temperature baking treatment, and a carbon content of at least 74%.
US11261260B2	ADAMTS binding immunoglobulins The present invention relates to immunoglobulins that bind ADAMTS5 and more in particular to polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such immunoglobulins. The invention also relates to constructs comprising such immunoglobulins, such as immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs) or polypeptides as well as nucleic acids encoding such immunoglobulins or polypeptides; to methods for preparing such immunoglobulins, polypeptides and constructs; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such immunoglobulins or polypeptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids and/or host cells; and to uses of immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes, such as the prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes mentioned herein. Other aspects, embodiments, advantages and applications of the invention will become clear from the further description herein.
US11261256B2	Methods for depleting or inhibiting the migration of regulatory T-cells in early or late stages of cancer The present disclosure provides methods of modulating regulatory T-cell activity and function.
US11261250B2	Bi-specific molecule for cell-specific Notch inhibition and related methods and compositions This disclosure provides compositions and related methods providing targeted cell-specific inhibition of Notch receptor signaling. The disclosure provides a bi-specific molecule with separate domains that target the intended cell-type and the Notch receptor on that cell-type. The disclosure also provides for nucleic acids, vectors, and cells allowing for the expression of the bi-specific fusion molecules. The disclosure also provides related methods of making and using the bi-specific fusion molecule to inhibit Notch signaling in target cells of interest, including for the treatment of diseases characterized by a dysregulation of Notch signaling.
US11261249B2	Anti-GPR20 antibody It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-GPR20 antibody that can be used in the detection of GPR20, a reagent for GPR20 detection comprising the antibody, a reagent for diagnosis or a composition for testing of a disease related to the expression of GPR20, etc. The present invention provides an antibody specifically binding to a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 1 to 48 in SEQ ID NO: 1, or an antigen-binding fragment of the antibody, a chimeric antibody of the antibody, a rabbit type antibody of the antibody, etc. The present invention also provides a composition comprising the antibody, etc.
US11261241B2	Methods, compositions and apparatuses for facilitating regeneration Apparatuses, compositions and methods for removing cells which interfere with regenerative processes. The apparatuses, compositions and methods selectively kill partially functional and/or non-functional cells versus functional cells while protecting functional proliferative cells to the extent that, upon removal of the killed cells by disintegration or scavenging, functional cells replace the partially- or non-functional cells.
US11261240B2	Immuno-based botulinum toxin serotype A activity assays The present specification discloses SNAP-25 compositions, methods of making α-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, α-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, methods of detecting BoNT/A activity, and methods of detecting neutralizing α-BoNT/A antibodies.
US11261237B2	Modified pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) peptides and uses thereof for treating neovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, cancer, and for cytoprotection Disclosed are modified pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) peptides, particulate carrier prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides or particulate carrier prodrugs. The peptides, particulate carrier prodrugs, and pharmaceutical compositions may be used to treat diseases and disorders that are amenable to treatment with anti-angiogenic agents, anti-tumorigenic agents, anti-fibrotic agents, chemotherapy-protecting agents, and immune stimulating agents.
US11261229B2	Ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins and methods of use The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins for use in treating canine and feline diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine or feline origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is amenable to low cost manufacturing, exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.
US11261227B2	Glucagon derivative and a composition comprising a long acting conjugate of the same A glucagon derivative, a long-acting conjugate of the glucagon derivative, and a use thereof are disclosed.
US11261225B2	Chimera of bone morphogenic protein 2 and the Müllerian-inhibiting substance type II receptor binding region of Müllerian-inhibiting substance Recombinant proteins that comprise a bone morphogenic protein 2 backbone onto which was grafted a Müllerian-inhibiting substance type II receptor binding region of the Müllerian-inhibiting substance protein are provided. These proteins bind to this receptor on the surface of epithelial cancer cells, and induce apoptosis of such cells. These proteins are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancers such as ovarian, uterine, endometrial, fallopian tube, breast, prostate, and lung cancers.
US11261219B2	Proteolytic inactivation of select proteins in bacterial extracts for improved expression The present disclosure provides modified proteins that are capable of being cleaved by the protease OmpT1. The proteins can be modified in an exposed surface motif to incorporate OmpT1 cleavage sites. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the modified proteins, bacterial cells that express the modified proteins, and cell free synthesis systems containing modified RF1. The disclosure further provides methods for reducing the deleterious activity of a modified protein in a cell free synthesis system by contacting the modified protein with OmpT1. Also provided are methods for reducing RF1 competition at an amber codon in the cell free synthesis system, and methods for expressing a protein in the cell free synthesis system. The modified proteins of the invention can be used to increase the yield of proteins having non-natural amino acids incorporated at an amber codon.
US11261218B2	Species of genus Pseudomonas The present invention relates to a species of genus Pseudomonas identified as Pseudomonas BR11571, termed Candidatus Pseudomonas metallosolvens, having Accession Deposit Number DSM 32538.
US11261212B2	IBAT inhibitors for the treatment of liver diseases The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions.
US11261197B2	Neprilysin inhibitors In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1-R6, a, b, and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US11261195B2	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors with a zinc binding moiety The instant application relates to deazapurines, thienopyrimidines and furopyrimidines with zinc-binding moiety based derivatives and their use in the treatment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase related diseases and disorders such as cancer. The instant application further relates to the treatment of histone deacetylase related disorders and diseases related to both histone deacetylase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase.
US11261193B2	Morphic forms of G1T38 and methods of manufacture thereof This invention provides an unexpectedly stable, highly crystalline form of the di-HCl salt of for advantageous therapeutic pharmaceutical efficacy and dosage form stability.
US11261191B2	Imidazotriaines and imidazopyrimidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention is directed to imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are inhibitors of kinases such as c-Met and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways.
US11261186B2	Biaryl derivative as GPR120 agonist Compounds having the chemical formula 1, a method for producing the compounds of chemical formula 1, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and use thereof as a GPR120 agonist for prevention or treatment of inflammation or metabolic diseases such as diabetes, complications from diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fatty liver disease, and osteoporosis.
US11261183B2	Sulfoximine glycosidase inhibitors Compounds of formula (I), wherein A, R, W, Q, n, and m have the meaning according to the claims, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease.
US11261174B2	Pyrazole O-linked carbamoyl cyclohexyl acids as LPA antagonists The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors.
US11261170B2	Aromatic compound, pharmaceutical composition and use thereof The invention relates to an aromatic compound, pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a method for preparing the compound and an intermediate thereof. The invention also relates to use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a PPAR-related disease.
US11261166B2	Lipophilic macrocyclic ligands, complexes thereof, and uses of same The present invention relates to novel lipophilic macrocyclic ligands, the complexes thereof, in particular radioactive complexes, and the uses of same in medical imaging and/or in therapy, in particular in interventional radiology.
US11261163B2	Cyanopyrimidine derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula M in which RM has the meaning indicated in claim 1, to liquid crystal mixture comprising the same, to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, as phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tunable “reflectarrays”.
US11261158B2	Synthesis of 2-indolinone derivatives The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of methyl (E)-1-acetyl-3-(methoxy(phenyl)methylene)-2-oxoindoline-6-carboxylate from methyl 2-oxoindoline-6-carboxylate using high reaction temperatures and a reaction solvent enabling azeotropic removal of acetic acid during the reaction.
US11261153B2	Organic amine salt compounds having CO2-donating anions and their use as foaming agent An organic amine salt compounds of general formula An−[Bm+]p (I) is disclosed, wherein An− is a CO2-donating anion with a valence of −n, wherein n=1, 2 or 3; each Bm+ comprises: ammonium ion, hydrazinium ion and/or organic amine B cation; wherein m = 1 ⁢ - ⁢ 10 ; 0 < p ≤ n m ; and wherein An− is one or more selected from a group consisting of following anions: (a) carbamate orcarbazate; (b) carbonate; (c) formate; (d) bicarbonate; (e) organic monocarbonate; (f) organic poly-carbamate; (g) orthoformate; or (h) organic poly-carbonate. The compound of general formula (I) has at least one of hydroxyalkyl group linked to N atom, i.e., has alkanolamine residue. They can be used as polyurethane foaming agent, and most of them can be used as polystyrene foaming agent or polyvinyl choride foaming agent.
US11261135B2	Chromate-free ceramic compositions with reduced curing temperature Hexavalent chromium-free slurries are provided that are capable of achieving a full cure at temperatures as low as 330-450 degrees F., thus making the coatings especially suitable for application on temperature sensitive base materials. The slurries are suitable in the production of protective coating systems formed by novel silicate-based basecoats that are sealed with novel phosphate-based topcoats. The coating systems exhibit acceptable corrosion and heat resistance and are capable of replacing traditional chromate-containing coating systems.
US11261123B2	Glass Devised is a glass which has high heat resistance and a low thermal expansion coefficient, and is excellent in productivity. A glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mol %, 55% to 80% of SiO2, 12% to 30% of Al2O3, 0% to 3% of B2O3, 0% to 1% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, and 5% to 35% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, and has a thermal expansion coefficient within a temperature range of from 30° C. to 380° C. of less than 40×10−7/° C.
US11261115B2	Method and device for controlling pollutants in basin water resources cycling utilization in agricultural activity areas The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling pollutants in basin water resources cycling utilization in agricultural activity areas. The method includes: providing an acidification tank, an aeration tank and a multi-media constructed wetland connected in sequence, which are 4˜10 m far from basin revetment, feeding basin water into the constructed wetland, adsorbing or degrading heavy metals and organic pollutants by the constructed wetland, and then transporting the treated basin water to the agricultural activity areas. The present invention effectively controls the content of heavy metals that will enter the agricultural activity areas, fundamentally reduces the content of heavy metals in the crops, promotes the growth of the crops, maintains sustainable and healthy development of agriculture, and therefore guarantees human health and safety.
US11261106B2	Methods for water blending control Some embodiments of the invention provide a reverse osmosis water filtration system including a housing, a pre-filter cartridge, a reverse osmosis cartridge, and a post treatment cartridge. A medial water line transports a first portion of pretreated water from the pre-filter cartridge to the reverse osmosis cartridge. An unfiltered water line includes a flow restrictor and blend valve. The unfiltered water line is fluidly coupled between the medial water line and a blend water line. The blend water line receives filtered water at a first flowrate from the reverse osmosis cartridge and unfiltered water at a second flowrate from the blend valve. The first flowrate and the second flowrate are substantially equal to produce a consistent total dissolved solids value.
US11261098B2	Systems and methods for preparing nano-sized crystals of BEA zeolite with metal oxide for hydrocarbon conversions Methods and systems for production of consistently-sized BEA zeolite nano-crystals incorporating at least one metal oxide, the method including removing an organic template from a BEA zeolite comprising an organic template via calcination; desilicating the BEA zeolite following the step of removing the organic template; incorporating at least one metal oxide into the structure of the BEA zeolite after the step of desilicating; protonating the BEA zeolite after the step of incorporating the at least one metal oxide; and calcining the BEA zeolite after the step of protonating to form a modified BEA zeolite product.
US11261088B2	Method for production of ammonium phosphate from phosphate rock slurry A method for production of ammonium phosphate from phosphate rock slurry. The method includes: introducing flue gas containing SO2 into a phosphate rock slurry, to yield an absorption solution; evaporating waste ammonia water containing 10-20 wt. % ammonia to yield ammonia gas; introducing the ammonia gas into the absorption solution at a temperature of 110-135° C. until a neutralization degree of the absorption solution reaches 1.5-1.6, thus yielding an ammonium phosphate solution and calcium sulfate; separating the calcium sulfate from the ammonium phosphate solution; and introducing the ammonium phosphate solution to a granulator for granulation to yield ammonium phosphate granules; drying and sieving the ammonium phosphate granules, thereby yielding ammonium phosphate.
US11261084B2	Method of forming a flexible MEMS device A method of forming a microelectromechanical device wherein a beam of the microelectromechanical device may deviate from a resting to an engaged or disengaged position through electrical biasing. The microelectromechanical device comprises a beam disposed above a first RF conductor and a second RF conductor. The microelectromechanical device further comprises at least a center stack, a first RF stack, a second RF stack, a first stack formed on a first base layer, and a second stack formed on a second base layer, each stack disposed between the beam and the first and second RF conductors. The beam is configured to deflect downward to first contact the first stack formed on the first base layer and the second stack formed on the second base layer simultaneously or the center stack, before contacting the first RF stack and the second RF stack simultaneously.
US11261080B2	Fuel dispenser communication Various systems, devices, and methods are provided for facilitating communication between a forecourt controller and a fuel dispenser. In certain aspects, a fuel controller translator is provided for translating commands transmitted between the forecourt controller and the fuel dispenser. For example, where the forecourt controller transmits commands that are compatible with the payment terminal, but not with the fuel controller, the fuel controller translator can translate the commands received from the forecourt controller into a format compatible with the fuel controller. Conversely, the fuel controller translator can translate commands received from the fuel controller into a format that is compatible with the forecourt controller.
US11261077B1	Adjustable drip tray for a dispensing assembly A dispensing assembly for an appliance includes a dispenser and a mounting panel positioned below the dispenser, the mounting panel defining a sliding pocket and a locking indentation. A tray assembly is slidably mounted to the mounting panel within the sliding pocket and includes a drip tray defining a locking flange for receipt within the sliding pocket and a plunger mechanism movably mounted to the drip tray for moving a locking pin between an engaged position where the vertical position of the drip tray is locked and a disengaged position where the drip tray is movable along the vertical direction.
US11261074B2	Apparatus for dispensing a mixture of at least two liquid components Disclosed herein is an apparatus for dispensing a mixture of at least two liquid components. The apparatus may comprise an A liquid component source fluidly connected with an A liquid component pump driven by a first motor; and a B liquid component source fluidly connected with a B liquid component pump driven by the first motor. Each of the A liquid component pump and the B liquid component pump may comprise at least two chambers. The A liquid component pump and the B liquid component pump may be fluidly connected with a dispenser unit. There may be one or more A liquid temperature regulators between the A liquid component pump and the dispenser unit. Similarly, there may be one or more B liquid temperature regulators between the B liquid component pump and the dispenser unit.
US11261073B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for dispensing drinks An apparatus for dispensing a first liquid comprising a second liquid, the apparatus having: a male coupling configured to enter and establish a friction seal with a female coupling of a container containing the second liquid by inserting the male coupling into the female coupling and applying a load to the male coupling, the load being provided by the weight of a portion of the apparatus; a spout; and a pump for causing the second liquid to exit the container and the first liquid to be dispensed via the spout after the friction seal is established between the female and male couplings.
US11261056B2	Elevator safety actuator systems Counterweights for elevator systems are described. The counterweights include a frame and a counterweight safety system attached to the frame. The safety system includes a safety brake mounted to an upright of the frame and configured to enable engagement with a guide rail to apply a braking force. A sheave is mounted to the frame and configured to operably connect to tension members. The sheave is configured to move between a first position when under tension and a second position when the tension is lost. A connecting link operably connects the sheave to the safety brake. The connecting link has first and second link members operably connected between the sheave and the safety brake.
US11261048B2	Layboy having at least one diverted belt section A layboy includes an upper belt section with a plurality of transversely spaced upper belts that extend in a longitudinal direction such that bottom portions of the upper belts lie in a first plane that defines an upper boundary of a transport path through the layboy and a lower belt section having a plurality of transversely spaced lower belts that extend in the longitudinal direction such that top portions of the lower belts lie in a second plane that defines an upper boundary of the transport path. The bottom portion of one of the top belts and/or the top portion of one of the bottom belts extends away from the transport path to define a gap in the transport path at which scrap moving through the layboy can fall out of the transport path.
US11261047B2	System for delivering printed products of identical or different thickness and method for their transfer to a delivery system A system has: a transport chain, which is roof-shaped in an upper region, along which printed products are transportable astride, collectable, and optionally stitchable in an intermediate stitching station; and a stop, which is adjustable in accordance with a format of a printed product of the printed products being delivered, is arranged in a transport direction of the printed products, and is positioned after the intermediate stitching station along the transport chain, the stop corresponding to a location of delivery of the printed product from the transport chain. A cyclic transfer of the printed product during the delivery takes place via a delivery system, the delivery system having in an infeed region a printed product transporter configured to transfer the printed product being delivered, the printed product transporter having pivot arms, the pivot arms being controllable according to a measured thickness of the printed product being delivered.
US11261045B2	Rewinder winding methods and apparatus A converting line includes a rewinding machine for winding web material into a log. For time points during a time period of the log wind cycle, predictive information representative of a log to be wound is generated and stored in a memory of a control of the rewinding machine. An image capture device is enabled to capture a plurality of images of the log being wound in the winding nest at the plurality of corresponding time points during the time period. Log image capture information is generated based upon the plurality of captured images and corresponding time points during the time period. The log image capture information is compared with the generated predictive log image information to determine a difference in log image. Revised predictive log image information is generated based at least in part upon a difference in the log image capture information relative to predictive log image information.
US11261043B2	Sheet processing device, sheet laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet processing device sandwiches a sheet-shaped medium in a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlaid and partially bonded. The sheet processing device includes a separator, a conveyor, and a switching member. The separator separates the two sheets of the two-ply sheet. The conveyor is disposed downstream from the separator in a sheet conveyance direction and conveys the two-ply sheet. The switching member is disposed downstream from the conveyor in the sheet conveyance direction. The switching member switches a conveyance path of the two-ply sheet to convey the two-ply sheet to a fixing path on which fixing processing is performed on the two-ply sheet or a non-fixing path on which no fixing processing is performed on the two-ply sheet.
US11261036B2	Picking facility A picking facility includes a first conveyor that transports a container containing an article, a picking apparatus that takes out a target article from the container, a second conveyor that transports the target article that has been taken out, and a working space. The working space is provided on a side opposite to the second conveyor with the first conveyor being located between the working space and the second conveyor. The picking apparatus is arranged at a position that overlaps at least one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor and does not overlap the working space in a plan view.
US11261034B2	Transport device and freeze-drying system A transport device having a plate; a conveyor to transport articles; a pusher to push and move a row of articles on the conveyor onto the plate; and a stopper to prevent the articles from being moved by the conveyor and to define the start of a row of articles being moved onto the plate by the pusher. The conveyor causes the positions of rows of articles stopped by the stopper to move alternately so that the positions of rows of articles moved onto the plate are shifted alternately.
US11261026B2	Container stacking storage system loading trolley having first and second lift drives A container stacking storage system loading trolley that includes a chassis and a container seat that is height-adjustable relative to the chassis. The container seat includes a receiving region with a container contact surface. A lifting device, operable in a lifting direction, is arranged between the chassis and the container seat, and includes a first lifting drive and a second lifting drive. The second lifting drive is configured to act on an unlocking device that is configured to act on holding elements of a container stacking storage system.
US11261020B2	Container for housing household tissue paper A container for housing household tissue paper includes a container body that stores household tissue paper inside. The container body has an upper container body that forms an upper portion of the container body and a lower container body that forms a lower portion of the container body. The upper container body has an outlet through which the household tissue paper is taken out and an open/close lid that seals the outlet. A lower end of the upper container body and an upper end of the lower container body are connected to each other, and the upper container body and the lower container body are pivotable with respect to each other.
US11261018B2	Tool for dispensing viscous material from a deformable tube A tool which is relatively simple in design, is easy to manufacture and assemble, and which is capable of dispensing precise amounts of the fluid contents of a deformable tube until the contents have been substantially completely dispensed is provided. The tool includes interlocking casing halves and a rigid actuator jaw which is adapted to be pressed against the tube to dispense the contents of the tube.
US11261017B2	Insulated box A box blank assembly includes a box blank, the box blank includes a bottom panel; a first side panel attached to the bottom panel by a first length fold line; a second side panel attached to the bottom panel by a second length fold line; and a third side panel attached to the bottom panel by a first width fold line; and an insulation batt attached to at least one of the first side panel, the second side panel, and the third side panel.
US11261013B2	Carrier for containers A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier includes a plurality of panels that includes a top panel, at least one central panel, and at least one attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers, the at least one central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers. The carrier also includes at least one access feature that is positionable for allowing access to at least one container of the plurality of containers, the at least one access feature includes a marginal portion of the top panel and a marginal portion of the at least one attachment panel.
US11261012B2	Secured storage apparatus A secured storage apparatus includes a sleeve that receives a container/cap assembly therein. The sleeve includes a lock that selectively secures the container/cap assembly and the cap cannot be removed from the container when the assembly is locked in the sleeve. In one arrangement, the cap and sleeve include ribs that prevent rotation of the cap relative to the sleeve. In another arrangement, the container and cap of the assembly freely rotate together in assembled relation within the sleeve, but the cap cannot be rotated relative to the container and/or pushed axially relative to the container.
US11261011B2	Container and lid with audible and tactile feedback The present invention relates to a container and a lid for food products, wherein the lid produces audible and tactile feedback when the container is closed with the lid. The invention further relates to a method for forming a lid for engagement with a container for food products. The container with a lid comprises a body with a neck surrounding an opening; at least one thread on the neck; at least one thread on the lid for engaging the at least one thread on the neck; and an engagement mechanism on the lid to secure the lid to the body when the lid is in a fully engaged position. Audible and tactile feedback are produced when the lid moves into the fully engaged position.
US11261009B2	Removable cap for a dispensing bottle A removable cap for a dispensing bottle of a fluid product, equipped with a central axis, includes an axis insert being capable of concealing a dispensing system of the bottle. The insert includes a peripheral portion and an upper portion, a first decorative element mounted on the insert and covering the peripheral portion of the insert, a second decorative element mounted on the insert and covering the upper portion of the insert. The second decorative element engages with the first decorative element so as to integrate decorative protrusions within the first decorative element, arranged on the periphery of the cap. The decorative protrusions are arranged on lugs.
US11261002B2	Resin made container A resin made container includes a spout portion to/from which a cap can be attached/detached, a shoulder portion continuous with the spout portion, a body portion continuous with the shoulder portion and a bottom portion continuous with the body portion and disposed at a lowermost part. A decompression absorption portion provided in form of a recess in the body portion includes a bulging area protruding to the outer side of the container.
US11260999B2	Thermoforming packaging machine with film deflection A thermoforming packaging machine that includes a film holder for receiving a lower film supply roll and one behind the other in a sequential arrangement along a production direction a pretreatment station for pretreating the lower film web, a forming station for forming troughs in the lower film web by thermoforming, an insertion line for filling the troughs with products and a sealing station for sealing the troughs with a top film. A transport device is configured to transport the lower film web along the production direction through the pretreatment station, further to the forming station, further to the insertion line and finally to the sealing station. A deflection unit arranged at least partially below the pretreatment station is configured to deflect the lower film web before reaching the pretreatment station. The pretreatment station may include a punching or slitting unit to punch or slit the lower film web.
US11260980B2	Buckle-up aid for parachutist The invention lies in the field of skydiving and relates to a securing aid (100) for parachutists (20), which has a leg strap connector (101) and a connection element (102) for securing a parachutist (20) in an airplane (104) during the flight preceding the parachute jump. The securing aid (100) is connected or connectable, for example, to the leg strap (13) of a parachute system (10). The securing aid (100) according to the invention thus contributes to increasing the safety of parachutists (20) during the flight preceding the parachute jump.
US11260979B2	Aircraft environmental control system An aircraft environmental control system comprising a bleed air or compressed ambient air input and a RAM air input, heat exchanger means for receiving bleed air from the bleed air input and RAM air from the RAM air input and using RAM air to cool the bleed air, and means for providing the cooled bleed air to an interior of the aircraft; the system further comprising means for feeding back exhaust air emitted from the interior of the aircraft to combine with the RAM air to further cool the bleed air or compressed ambient air.
US11260966B2	Heat resistant systems and methods for composite structures A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
US11260965B2	Aircraft landing gear forward trunnion support assemblies and related methods Aircraft landing gear forward trunnion support assemblies and related methods are described herein. An example aircraft wing disclosed herein includes a rear spar having a rear side and a front side opposite the rear side and a forward trunnion support assembly. The forward trunnion support assembly includes first and second vertical support fittings coupled to the rear side of the rear spar, and a trunnion housing with a bearing. The trunnion housing is coupled between the first and second vertical support fittings. A central axis of the bearing is perpendicular to the rear side of the rear spar. The forward trunnion support assembly also includes a side load fitting disposed on the rear side of the rear spar. A first end of the side load fitting is coupled to the second vertical support fitting, and a second end of the side load fitting is coupled to the rear spar.
US11260960B2	Flap actuation system for aircraft Disclosed herein is a system for actuating a flap coupled to a wing of an aircraft in a streamwise direction. The system comprises a geared rotary actuator comprising a drive gear that is rotatable about a first rotational axis. The system also comprises a crank shaft comprising a driven gear in gear meshing engagement with the drive gear of the geared rotary actuator to rotate the crank shaft about a second rotational axis. The second rotational axis is angled relative to the first rotational axis. The system further comprises a crank arm co-rotatably coupled to the crank shaft and configured to be coupled to the flap. Rotation of the crank shaft about the second rotational axis rotates the crank arm in a direction perpendicular to the second rotational axis.
US11260956B2	Leading edge slat with optimized structure A leading edge slat of a wing element of an aircraft. The aircraft defining a mark including a main fuselage axis x and a spanwise axis y. The wing procuring a lift along an axis z. The wing element having a skin forming the leading edge slat, a spar linked to the skin and a stiffening structure linked on the leading edge side to the spar and to the skin. The stiffening structure being formed from a formed sheet metal having a plurality of bosses distributed according to the length of the leading edge. The bosses extending between the spar and the inner face of the skin.
US11260955B2	Apparatus and method of providing a preload for the assembly of large structures An apparatus and its method of use provide a preload to the assembly of large structures, for example the assembly of an aircraft wing panel to an aircraft wing frame. The apparatus and its method of use preloads the aircraft wing panel of the aircraft wing structure and presses the aircraft wing panel against the aircraft wing frame of the aircraft wing structure, temporarily securing the aircraft wing panel against the aircraft wing frame and indexing the aircraft wing panel to the aircraft wing frame for the installation of permanent fasteners securing the aircraft wing panel to the aircraft wing frame.
US11260945B1	Propeller nut The invention comprises an improved nut for securing a propeller to a drive shaft of a vehicle engine. The invention further comprises a nut that may be securely fastened to the end of the drive shaft of a trolling motor engine without the use of separate tools, such as wrenches or drivers. The invention even further comprises a nut with an exterior portion and a shaft portion that communicates along an axis of the drive shaft of a marine engine against the propeller assembly, the shaft portion having elastomeric materials to interface with the propeller assembly and at least one channel which together absorb vibration, heat and sound from the propeller assembly.
US11260941B2	Table assembly for a watercraft and method for producing the same A table top assembly for a watercraft table assembly includes an upwardly-disposed top surface, a downwardly-disposed bottom surface spaced vertically from the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces and cooperating with the top and bottom surfaces to form a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises polyurethane foam having a density within a range of between about 20 lbs/ft3 and about 25 lbs/ft3, and wherein the body portion has a substantially homogeneous composition throughout, and wherein one or more of the top surface and the plurality of side surfaces includes an integrally molded textured surface.
US11260938B2	Rear wheel sprocket arrangement A bicycle rear wheel sprocket arrangement which is rotatable about a common sprocket rotation axis that defines an axial direction and orthogonal to which are radial directions, comprising a plurality of sprockets of different sizes and number of teeth arranged coaxially along the sprocket rotation axis, which are connected to one another such that the sprockets jointly rotate about the sprocket rotation axis together, wherein the sprocket arrangement comprises a first partial arrangement that includes a largest sprocket, and a second partial arrangement that includes a plurality of sprockets formed integrally with one another. One partial arrangement has a plurality of elastically deformable latching formations that are in latching engagement with a plurality of mating latching formations of the other partial arrangement to prevent the two partial arrangements from separating in the axial direction.
US11260936B2	Gearless power conversion system employing two electric machines A human power conversion system incorporates two or more electric machines to aid in the powering of a vehicle through energy conversion. A first electric machine is coupled with the human powered input and acts as a generator when a human power input is not sufficient to produce electrical power that is provided to a second electric machine that propels the vehicle. The vehicle may be a bicycle and the first electric machine may be coupled to the crank. A bi-coupled electric machine including the first and second electric machines with a common rotor or stator may be employed and coupled to the crank and/or the driven wheel. Power produced by the first electric machine may be provided directly to the second machine or may be stored in a battery and used to propel the vehicle or power other electronic components.
US11260932B2	Handlebar stem and handlebar stem system A handlebar stem, in particular for racing bicycle handlebars, comprises a main element which is connected to a handlebar at a front end. The main element is connected to the handlebar stem tube in the area of a rear end. The handlebar stem tube is connectible to a steerer tube such that it is bendable in the longitudinal direction to improve riding comfort.
US11260931B2	Body frame of saddle riding vehicle In a body frame, a pair of left and right main frames extend downward to the rear from the upper portion of a head pipe and a down frame extends downward to the rear from the lower portion of the head pipe, a gusset is provided in the body frame, the gusset being joined to the head pipe, and the gusset includes a center wall portion and lower extension portions, the center wall portion being disposed between inner side wall portions of the left and right main frames, the lower extension portions extending downward from the center wall portion and being joined to outer side surfaces of the down frame.
US11260926B2	Folding portable electric scooter A three wheeled stand-up or sit down foldable and portable electric personal mobility vehicle for fulfilling the needs of a broad spectrum of users including the handicapped and recreational users. The personal mobility vehicle has two major parts, including a front wheel frame assembly and a rear frame chassis assembly. These major parts are configured to easily fold into a smaller size so that the vehicle can be easily transportable and more conveniently stored. Furthermore, a versatile seat and seat post are implemented to enable a user to sit or stand, and the seat can be easily removed, without tools, to create more space should a user wish.
US11260925B2	Footrest A footrest is provided for a child riding on a tricycle. The footrest has a housing having a foot platform and a retaining assembly. The foot platform has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface is adapted to receive a foot of the user. The retaining assembly is adapted to separately engage one of a fork of the tricycle, a fender for the front wheel of the tricycle, and a crank of the tricycle. Additionally, the footrest does not engage the tricycle body extending between the front fork and the rear wheels of the tricycle.
US11260922B2	Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, a plurality of traveling devices for driving traveling, a plurality of bending link mechanisms supporting the plurality of traveling devices to the vehicle body with allowing the plurality of traveling devices to be elevated/lowered independently of each other, a driving mechanism capable of changing respective postures of the plurality of bending link mechanisms independently of each other, and an idle wheel freely rotatably supported to an intermediate bending portion of each one of the plurality of bending mechanisms.
US11260920B2	Front fender assemblies for a work vehicle A track work vehicle includes a track system. The track system includes a drive wheel supported by an axle housing that drives a continuous ground-engaging track, a saddle assembly that guides the track about the drive wheel and an undercarriage frame that supports one or more idler wheels that guide the track along a ground surface. The track work vehicle includes a fender assembly that includes at least one fender coupled to the track system to overlap a portion of the track.
US11260918B2	System for a vehicle shell Systems and methods are provided for a vehicle bed shell. The system includes a pair of sidewalls with each including a top portion and two horizontal railings. The sidewalls are coupled to parallel sides of a bed of a vehicle. The system also includes at least one cross beam coupled perpendicularly to each of the horizontal railings of the sidewalls configured to stabilize each sidewall. The system also includes a plurality of cylindrical inserts, including a bottom. The system also includes a hinge element, with a sleeve, one or more hinge plates, and a vertical railing. The hinge element is coupled to a back side of each of the sidewalls, and the sleeve and the one or more hinge plates are configured to slide along the vertical railing. The system also includes a back wall that is coupled to at least one of the sidewalls via the hinge element.
US11260917B2	Systems and methods for protection of floorings in shipping containers An exemplary approach for protecting floorings in containers may utilize a first ledger attached to an upper portion of a first support beam associated with a foundational base assembly. A portion of the first ledger may protrude outward in a first horizontal direction from the upper portion of the first support beam. A second ledger may be attached to an upper portion of a second support beam next to the first support beam. A portion of the second ledger may protrude outward in a second horizontal direction from the upper portion of the second support beam. The second horizontal direction may face the first horizontal direction. A support panel may be placed on top of the portion of the first ledger and the portion of the second ledger. The support panel may have a length proximate to a distance between the first support beam and the second support beam.
US11260907B2	Systems and methods for improving lane centering performance System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving lane centering performance of an operator of a vehicle after transitioning from an automated mode of operation to a manual mode of operation. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a transition to the manual mode of operation, modifying a sensitivity level of a lane positioning system from a first value to a second value to induce finer path following by the operator. The method includes controlling the lane positioning system according to the sensitivity level. The method also includes resetting the sensitivity level to the first value upon determining that a deviation score satisfies a stability threshold. The deviation score characterizes deviations of the vehicle from a centerline resulting from operator control inputs.
US11260906B2	Excavator and method of controlling excavator An excavator includes a lower travelling body; an upper turning body mounted on the lower travelling body; a hydraulic pump installed in the upper turning body; a travelling hydraulic motor that is a variable displacement type motor configured to move the lower travelling body by being driven by hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump; and a control device configured to control a motor capacity of the travelling hydraulic motor so as to be switchable between a plurality of levels. The control device switches the motor capacity to a low rotation setting upon detecting that an operation for changing a travelling direction of the lower travelling body is performed.
US11260905B2	Human-machine interaction vehicle A human-machine interaction somatosensory vehicle is provided. The human-machine interaction somatosensory vehicle may include a vehicle body and two wheels mounted on the vehicle body. The two wheels may rotate around the vehicle body in a radial direction. The vehicle body may include a support frame, two pedal devices mounted on the support frame, a controller, and a driving device configured to drive the two wheels. The support frame may be an integral structure rotatably connected to the two pedal devices. The two pedal devices each may include a pedal foot board and a first position sensor. The first position sensor may be mounted between the pedal foot board and the support frame, and configured to detect stress information of the pedal device. The controller may be configured to control the driving device to drive the two wheels to move or turn based on the stress information of the pedal devices.
US11260899B2	Electric drive device and electric power steering device An electric drive device and an electric power steering device are provided that reduce the size of a motor in an axial direction parallel to a shaft and in a radial direction of the shaft. The electric drive device includes a bus bar module in which a connector, a first power supply terminal, a second power supply terminal, positive electrode bus bar wiring that electrically connects the connector to the first power supply terminal, and negative electrode bus bar wiring that electrically connects the connector to the second power supply terminal are integrally formed with the connector. The positive electrode bus bar wiring and the negative electrode bus bar wiring extend from the connector, bypass an extended line of the shaft, and are electrically connected to the circuit board in positions at distances from the connector larger than a distance from the connector to the extended line of the shaft.
US11260898B2	Steering system for a vehicle A steering system for a vehicle includes a drive motor having a motor shaft. The steering system also includes a first gear reduction stage for receiving a first rotational input from the motor shaft and providing a first rotational output. The steering system further includes a second gear reduction stage for receiving the first rotational output from the first gear reduction stage and providing a second rotational output. The second gear reduction stage may include at least one of a strain wave gearing, a worm drive, and a planetary gearing. The steering system includes an output shaft for receiving the second rotational output from the second gear reduction stage.
US11260897B2	Steer-by-wire steering device and vehicle A steer-by-wire steering device includes a first member, a second member, and a stopper. The first member includes a first base surrounding an input shaft and rotatable, a first protrusion protruding from the first base in a radial direction or in an axial direction, and a first weight provided on the first base so as to make a weighted center consistent with a center of the input shaft. The second member is rotatable together with the first member with the first protrusion being abutting the second protrusion. The stopper is provided on a trajectory of the second protrusion, and is capable of restricting the turn of a steering wheel via the input shaft when abutting with the second protrusion.
US11260896B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, provides that an absorption part extends into a reduction part through a passage, which has a smaller cross-section than an end portion of the absorption part having the form of a rod, tube or wire. By a relative movement between the reduction part and the absorption part the end portion is pulled through the passage and plastically deformed. In such a way, an energy absorption device is formed.
US11260892B2	Pushchair chassis and pushchair A foldable pushchair chassis, particularly a sport-model pushchair chassis, buggy chassis or similar vehicle chassis for children, comprising wheels and a push element for pushing the pushchair chassis, wherein said pushchair chassis can be brought at least into a lockable usage state and into a folded, lockable storage state, and a, particularly manual, actuation device is provided and configured such that during transfer from the locked usage state into the locked storage state, at least two locking procedures can occur, in particular both release of the locking in the usage state and adjustment of locking in the storage state, by means of a single first actuation of said actuation device.
US11260889B2	Cart and wheel connecting structure A cart comprises a body structure and at least one wheel connecting structure. The body structure comprises a support shaft, a first frame member and a second frame member. Both the first and second frame members are disposed on the support shaft. The wheel connecting structure is disposed on one end of the support shaft and comprises a driving assembly, a rotating assembly, a linking assembly, and an energy assembly. The driving assembly is connected to the first frame member. One end of the rotating assembly is disposed in correspondence with the one end of the support shaft, and the other end of the rotating assembly is mounted on a wheel member. The linking assembly is disposed between the driving assembly and the rotating assembly. The linking assembly comprises a pushing unit, which is pivotally connected to the rotating assembly. The energy assembly is connected to the linking assembly.
US11260884B2	Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle, operation method of vehicle control apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A vehicle control apparatus that controls a vehicle, comprising a controller configured to execute lane departure suppression control to suppress the vehicle from departing from a division line, wherein in a case in which the shape of a road is a curve, the controller delays an operation timing of the lane departure suppression control compared to a case in which the shape of the road is not the curve, and in a case in which the shape of the road is the curve and an oncoming vehicle is detected, the controller decreases an amount of delay of the operation timing of the lane departure suppression control compared to a case in which the shape of the road is the curve and the oncoming vehicle is not detected.
US11260876B2	Inter-vehicle sensor validation using senso-fusion network A system and method of sensor validation utilizing a sensor-fusion network. The sensor-fusion network may comprise a number of sensors associated with one or more vehicles having autonomous or partially autonomous driving functions.
US11260874B2	Driver assistance device that can be mounted on a vehicle An acquisition unit acquires at least one of first information and second information. A notification unit provides warning information to the driver, the warning information being generated based on at least one of the first information and the second information acquired and indicating a possibility of an increase in an insurance premium of an insurance applied to the driver. An reception unit receives acceptance of the provided warning information from the driver. A processor determines to transmit the acceptance by the driver of the possibility of an increase in the insurance premium to an insurance company server when the acceptance is received and determines to transmit at least one of the first information and the second information to the insurance company server when acceptance is not received.
US11260872B2	System and method for utilizing a temporal recurrent network for online action detection A system and method for utilizing a temporal recurrent network for online action detection that include receiving image data that is based on at least one image captured by a vehicle camera system. The system and method also include analyzing the image data to determine a plurality of image frames and outputting at least one goal-oriented action as determined during a current image frame. The system and method further include controlling a vehicle to be autonomously driven based on a naturalistic driving behavior data set that includes the at least one goal-oriented action.
US11260854B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same A vehicle includes an inputter receiving an emergency stop command; an emergency stop condition determiner determining that an emergency stop condition is satisfied when a driver's state is determined as a predetermined inoperable state, a steering wheel is not operated for a predetermined time period, or a rate of change of a yaw rate of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined value; a sensor configured for detecting an obstacle around the vehicle; and a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle can avoid collision with a front obstacle only by braking without a lane change, to determine a risk area in an adjacent lane based on a braking distance of the vehicle and obstacle detection information in a lane adjacent to a driving lane of the vehicle, and to control the lane change or a braking process of the vehicle based on whether the obstacle is detected in the determined risk area.
US11260852B2	Collision behavior recognition and avoidance Embodiments include methods, systems and computer readable storage medium for a method for collision avoidance by a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes installing a vehicle system into a vehicle, wherein the vehicle system provides collision avoidance guidance based on training data using movement information from one or more agents and behaviors associated with one or more individuals associated with the one or more agents or the vehicle. The method further includes detecting, by a processor, a collision course between the vehicle and the one or more mobile agents and/or one or more stationary agents. The method further includes calculating, by the processor, one or more decisions that avoid a collision in response to detecting a collision course. The method further includes selecting, by the processor, a decision from the one or more decisions and controlling, by the processor, operation of the vehicle based on the selected decision.
US11260850B2	Method for influencing driving dynamics of a vehicle, and driving dynamics controller A method for influencing driving dynamics of a vehicle, in which the driving dynamics are influenced as a function of parameters allocated to a selected driving dynamics mode when the driving dynamics mode is activated, and the driving dynamics are influenced as a function of road state information representing a road state in the region of the vehicle when an automatic mode is activated.
US11260845B2	Vehicle control system and method A control system for a hybrid vehicle. The system comprises a controller configured to cause a net negative drive torque to be applied by an engine or an electric machine of the vehicle to the input shaft of a transmission in a direction opposing travel of the vehicle to effect braking, determine when a transmission gear shift is about to occur requiring a non-negative torque to be applied at the input shaft, and when the gear shift is about to occur, temporarily cause a net non-negative drive torque to be applied to the input shaft by causing the electric machine to apply a positive drive torque to the input shaft to compensate for negative torque applied by the engine, and cause brake force to be applied by a braking system to compensate for a reduction in negative drive torque applied to the input shaft, while the gear shift occurs.
US11260844B2	Managing engine firing fraction changes Methods and controllers for coordinating firing fraction transitions that occur in conjunction with transmission shifts are described. In one aspect, an engine controller transmits a do-not-shift instruction to a transmission controller based at least in part on a determination that a particular type of firing fraction transition is desired. The firing fraction transition is then implemented using a skip fire transition protocol. In this manner, the transmission is affirmatively prevented from shifting during the firing fraction transition. The described approaches are well suited for use in connection with transitions to DCCO or DFCO operation.
US11260838B2	Methods and systems for vehicle contact prediction and auto brake activation Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting a hot spot. One method comprises receiving, by a hot spot prediction system, vehicle characteristics associated with a vehicle and traffic data. Then the hot spot prediction system determines a hot spot and an estimated arrival time at the hot spot based on the vehicle characteristics and the traffic data. Following the determination, an auto brake application system receives the hot spot and the estimated arrival time and determines a safe stop time based on the vehicle characteristics, the hot spot and the estimated arrival time. The auto brake application system then sends a notification to the vehicle based on determining that the vehicle can stop within the safe stop time, and performs an action in response to receiving a confirmation from the vehicle.
US11260833B2	Dolly assembly for a conveyor system A number of dolly assemblies are connected in series with chain linkage sections to form an endless conveyor chain for the dolly assemblies to move objects along a track. Each dolly assembly includes a link attachment and a wheel assembly supported by the link attachment. The link attachment includes a base and a body portion. The body portion presents an open-loop partially surrounding an interior and extending between a pair of ends. The ends are spaced from one another to define an opening to the interior therebetween. The pair of ends are also formed in toward the interior to partially surround a respective pocket. Each pocket is configured to receive a portion of an endlink of a respective chain linkage section therein, and each one of the formed ends functions to prevent the endlink of the respective chain linkage section from becoming unhooked from the body portion.
US11260826B2	Housing device and system There is provided a housing device configured to store an electronic key configured to perform wireless communication with an in-vehicle device, the housing device comprising: a housing formed by using a material that shields a first signal of a first frequency band transmitted by the in-vehicle device; a trigger signal reception antenna configured to receive a trigger signal transmitted by a portable device; and an actuator disposed inside the housing, and configured to operate an operation section installed in the electronic key based on the trigger signal, wherein the housing includes a passage structure that allows a second signal of a second frequency band to pass outside, the second signal being transmitted by the electronic key, and having a shorter wavelength than a wavelength of the first signal, and the second signal is used to control a control target device installed in the vehicle.
US11260824B2	Throat and fill tube protection device for an inflatable airbag and related method A throat and fill tube protection device for an inflatable airbag includes a first portion, a second portion and an overlapping region. The first portion is a generally Y-shaped portion with a first arm and a second arm connected at a base. The first arm defines an inlet for receiving an inflator. The second arm defines a first channel for directing a first portion of the inflation gases in a first direction. The second portion defines a second channel for directing a second portion of the inflation gases in a second direction. The second direction is generally opposite the first direction. The overlapping region is cooperatively defined by first and second overlapping areas of the first and second portions, respectively.
US11260816B1	Proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor is a safety device. The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor detects the presence of a child in a child safety seat. The child is in the custody of a custodian. The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor measures the span of the distance between the child safety seat and the custodian. If, while a child is detected in the child safety seat, the span of the distance between the child safety seat and the custodian is greater than a previously determined distance, the proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor sends an alarm directly to the custodian. If the custodian fails to respond to the alarm within a previously determined amount of time, the proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor sends an alarm informing the appropriate authority of the location of an unattended child.
US11260814B1	Bug screen and method of mounting A bug screen for mounting to a grille of a vehicle comprises a membrane disposed in a frame. At least one slot is disposed on the frame, and at least one platform is disposed on the grille. At least one extension is disposed on the at least one platform. A leg is included in the at least one extension. The leg projects perpendicularly from the at least one platform and has an end opposite to the at least one platform. A barb is disposed on the end of the leg. A sloping surface is disposed on the barb, and the sloping surface passes through the at least one slot on the frame to mount the bug screen to the grille.
US11260813B1	Vehicle dent protection system The vehicle dent protection system attaches to and protects a vehicle from dents while said vehicle is parked. A plurality of instantiations of the vehicle dent protection system are attached to the vehicle such that the plurality of instantiations form a protected space around the vehicle. The vehicle dent protection system is a sacrificial structure that receives and dissipates an impact before the impact can damage the vehicle. The vehicle dent protection system includes a plurality of telescopic structures, a plurality of pivot structures, a sacrificial module, and a frame mount. The plurality of pivot structures interconnect the plurality of telescopic structures such that the plurality of telescopic structures can rotate. The plurality of telescopic structures attach the sacrificial module to the frame mount such that the position of the sacrificial structure relative to the frame mount is adjustable.
US11260808B2	On-board communication device, on-board communication system, communication control method, and communication control program This on-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to communicate with another on-vehicle communication apparatus by using one differential signal line, and includes: a high-band communication unit configured to generate a high-band signal including communication information and output the high-band signal to the differential signal line; and a low-band communication unit configured to generate a direct-current signal or a low-band signal and to output the direct-current signal or the low-band signal to the differential signal line.
US11260804B2	Blind-spot image device with adjustment rings A blind-spot image device with adjustment rings is applicable to a vehicle and includes a housing and a camera module in addition to two adjustment rings, wherein the housing has an opening and is protrudingly provided with an extension portion corresponding in position to the opening; the rear half of the camera module extends into the opening; the front side of the camera module is provided with a lens element; and the adjustment rings are mounted around the camera module and hold the extension portion between them, with one adjustment ring lying outside the housing and the other adjustment ring inside the housing. The blind-spot image device is characterized in that the corresponding sides of the two adjustment rings are inclined, and that the shooting angle of the lens element can be changed by rotating the adjustment rings.
US11260798B2	Horizontal retractable vehicle step A horizontally moving retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle, such as a low to the ground vehicle like a van. The horizontal vehicle step can provide access to different portions of the vehicle. Further, the horizontal vehicle step can act as a safety mechanism to reduce potential harm to a user in accidentally stepping in gaps between the vehicle and a curb.
US11260784B2	Active vehicle footrest A vehicle and passenger carrying apparatus usable with a vehicle, wherein the passenger carrying portion includes a seating surface and a moveable footrest below the seating surface. The footrest is moveable from an ingress/egress position to a transport position that is closer to the seating surface than the ingress/egress position. The passenger carrying portion further includes a footrest movement mechanism, wherein the footrest movement mechanism controls movement of the moveable footrest between the ingress/egress position the transport position.
US11260777B2	Recliner heart for seat recliner assembly A recliner heart includes first, second and third locking plates and a pawl. The first locking plate defines a recess. The second locking plate includes a first inner diametrical surface having first teeth formed thereon. The third locking plate is disposed between the first and second locking plates and includes a second inner diametrical surface and an outer diametrical surface. The second inner diametrical surface has a notch formed therein. The outer diametrical surface has second teeth formed thereon. Some of the second teeth are meshingly engaged with some of the first teeth. The pawl is slidably disposed in the recess between a secure position in which the pawl is engaged with the notch of the third locking plate and a release position in which the pawl is disengaged from the notch of the third locking plate.
US11260775B2	Vehicle seat assembly with a stationary base rail and a seat rail which can be moved relative thereto and with a drive device which is arranged on the base rail A vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat frame and at least one rail pair that has a seat rail which is connected to the seat frame and a base rail which is to be connected to the vehicle base and on which the seat rail is movably guided along a longitudinal direction. A drive device is used to move the seat rail along the longitudinal direction relative to the base rail and has a spindle, a rotatable spindle nut which is mounted on the spindle via a threaded engagement, a drive unit which is operatively connected to the spindle nut, and an electric motor for driving the spindle nut via the transmission unit. The spindle is arranged on the seat rail, and the spindle nut and the transmission unit are arranged on the base rail.
US11260773B2	Vehicle seating arrangements A seating arrangement for a vehicle is shown to include a plurality of seats, including at least two front seats, at least two rear seats, and a rear jump seat positioned intermediate the two rear seats. The jump seat comprises a seat back which is positioned rearwardly of the rear seats, and the rear seats are movable laterally between a first position where the rear seats are proximate to each other and generally covering the seat back of the jump seat, and a second position where the rear seats are spaced apart from each other and the seat back of the jump seat is exposed. The arrangement may also include rear seats which are rotatable relative to the seat backs to provide a storage surface.
US11260770B2	Movable power generating system and method for vehicle A movable power generating system for a vehicle may include an inverter for receiving power from a battery in a vehicle to generate AC power, a motor for receiving the AC power from the inverter, a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for branching the AC power, and an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the AC power.
US11260768B2	Vehicle and method of charging vehicle A vehicle is configured to perform plug-in charging for charging a battery mounted in the vehicle with electric power supplied through a charging cable from a charging stand. The vehicle includes: an inlet to which a connector of the charging cable is connectable; and an ECU configured to control a supply current from the charging stand such that the supply current does not exceed a maximum allowable current. The ECU is configured to obtain specific information as to whether or not the charging stand is provided with a cooling mechanism for cooling the connector and the inlet. The ECU is configured to set the maximum allowable current to be higher when the charging stand is provided with the cooling mechanism than when the charging stand is not provided with the cooling mechanism.
US11260760B2	Fuel cell vehicle There is provided a fuel cell vehicle that allows minimally suppressing damage of a fuel cell stack and a high voltage component as important components when the vehicle collides from a front side. An ion exchanger as a first component includes a tubular portion and a cap portion. When the front side of the fuel cell vehicle collides, the tubular portion deforms due to an impact load from a radiator as a second component moving toward the ion exchanger to buffer an impact from the radiator. The cap portion restricts additional deformation of a damper portion when the impact load from the radiator becomes a predetermined magnitude or more. A stack frame and a chassis are joined and fixed via mounts such that the stack frame is detached from the chassis due to the impact load from the radiator when the deformation of the tubular portion is restricted by the cap portion.
US11260753B2	Motor vehicle The present invention relates to a motor vehicle that is equipped with an electrical door closing mechanism, a radio-based signal receiver and a control unit, wherein the door closing mechanism can be actuated after receiving and verifying an access authorization code by electrical signals that are generated by a control unit. The motor vehicle possesses an electrical charging apparatus accessible from the outside so that a signal generator that is provided to generate the access code can be charged from the electrical system of the motor vehicle in the event of an insufficient charge. Furthermore, the invention describes a method for charging a signal generator that can be executed using the device according to the invention.
US11260744B2	Systems for monitoring volatile fuel system components A fuel system is provided that includes a fuel tank, a heat detector, and a control circuit. The digital heat detector is disposed in proximity to the fuel tank. The control circuit is coupled with the digital heat detector and is configured to detect that a thermal event has occurred. The fuel system is configured to implement an emergency countermeasure in response to the detection of the thermal event.
US11260722B2	System and methods for reducing air pressure in a cabin of a vehicle to assist in door closure System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to assisting in closing a door of a vehicle by leveraging a Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) system in the vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a position of at least one vehicle door, and when the position of the at least one vehicle door is an open position, determining whether to activate the HVAC system to reduce air pressure in a cabin of the vehicle. The method includes, in response to determining to activate the HVAC system, pumping air out of the cabin such that at least some of any increased air pressure caused by a vehicle door closure is removed from the cabin. The method includes, when the position of the at least one vehicle door has changed from the open position to a closed position, deactivating the HVAC system to stop pumping air out from the cabin.
US11260717B2	Chassis A sport-wheeled chassis is provided for connecting to a mobility device, which comprises a suspension set up under the bottom of the mobility device, a steering pivotally connected to the suspension, a controller connected to the suspension and steering electrically, tires which are pivotally connected to the steering and disposed under the steering, and a steering shaft of the steering which coincides axially with the steering shaft of the tire so that the controller can operate the turning direction of the tire and the height of the suspension through the suspension and the steering. The chassis is not only with a simple structure, but also with a suspension to control the height of the chassis off the ground, so that the chassis can maintain stability in any rugged environment, and, with its attached wheels, the chassis can move to desired places fast and accurately.
US11260715B2	Chassis component The invention relates to a chassis component having a base face which extends in a base face plane and an aperture for the introduction of a fixing means and two retention elements which are arranged at opposite sides of the aperture for retaining an eccentric element, wherein the retention elements are formed integrally and in a materially engaging manner from the base face of the chassis component, wherein the retention elements are displaced out of the base face by mechanical processing. The chassis component affords a simple ability to be produced and an increased service life during operation.
US11260709B2	Inside frame rail impact release mounted tow hook with and automotive vehicle with impact release mounted tow hooks A tow hook has a front portion extending forwardly from a front side of a side frame rail of an automotive vehicle and a rear portion received in a channel of the frame rail. The tow hook is releasably mounted to the side frame rail so that it releases at low impact force. The rear portion of each tow hook has at least one open slotted mounting member having a slot therein that extends rearwardly from an open front end of the slot. Each open slotted mounting member of the rear portion of each tow hook is secured to a wall of the side frame rail to which it is mounted. A vehicle has the tow hook mounted to a left side frame rail and another such tow hook mounted to a right side frame rail.
US11260708B2	Trailer-mounted mock landing gear An example apparatus is configured to couple to a trailer and a tow vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame; one or more clamps mounted to the frame and configured to couple the frame to an underplate of the trailer; and a shaft having a first end rotatably coupled to the frame and a second end configured to couple to at least one replicated element of a towed vehicle. The at least one replicated element is configured to engage the tow vehicle.
US11260707B2	System for detecting when dolly tongue in position for locking to a vehicle A vehicle is structured for exerting a force on a dolly to move the dolly along a ground surface includes a locking pin mechanism having a locking pin, and a dolly tongue receptacle coupled to the locking pin mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the locking pin mechanism to a first position and a second position. A switch is coupled to the dolly tongue receptacle and structured to be operated by movement of the dolly tongue receptacle from the first position to the second position. The locking pin mechanism is structured to extend the locking pin into an opening formed in the portion of the dolly tongue responsive to operation of the switch.
US11260704B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire mountable on a 15° tapered specified rim includes a bead core, a carcass, a steel cord reinforcing layer, a bead rubber layer, an organic fiber reinforced layer, and a first reinforcing rubber layer. A distance from a second line segment to a third line segment is from 4 mm to 12 mm, a complex modulus of the first reinforcing rubber layer is from 6 MPa to 10 MPa, an elongation at break of the first reinforcing rubber layer is from 300% to 450%, and a difference between a first height and a second height is from 3 mm to 15 mm.
US11260702B2	Pneumatic tire In a cross-section of a pneumatic tire, a contour of the bead core is a polygon formed by tangent lines of circumferential portions of a bead wire, the contour includes a vertex with an acute angle and a bottom side opposite the vertex, the carcass layer is folded back along a circumference of the bead core in a bead portion, a folded back portion of the carcass layer from an outer end of the bead core extends in the radial direction, and a distance in the radial direction between a center of an arc profile of a tire outer surface and a straight line extending in the lateral direction through the vertex is within 20% of a radius r of the arc, and a distance in the lateral direction between the center of the arc and a straight line extending in the radial direction through the vertex is within 2r±0.4r.
US11260700B2	Tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs The present invention relates to a tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs, and more particularly, to a tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs, which maintains drainage performance and running and braking performance by additionally including an auxiliary groove and improves a flow of air and drainage performance by including an auxiliary flow tube.
US11260699B2	Tire A tire includes a tread having main grooves linearly continuously extending in tire circumferential direction, and a first land portion formed between the main grooves. The first land portion has first transverse grooves such that each first transverse groove is extending inclined in first direction with respect to tire axial direction and completely across the first land portion, and first blocks formed between the first transverse grooves such that one or more first blocks have a first slot extending from first side surface of the first block on one side in the tire axial direction, a second slot extending from second side surface of the first block on the opposite side in the tire axial direction, a first sipe extending from the first slot and terminating within the first block, and a second sipe extending from the second slot and terminating within the first block without intersecting the first sipe.
US11260695B2	Reinforced rubber spoke for a tire A spoke (100) for a wheel (10) attaching an outer tread (200) to a hub (20), the spoke having a first (142) and second (144) spoke elements joined by a joint body (130) comprised of an elastomer connecting the first spoke element to a second spoke element.
US11260691B2	Interchangeable hub system for bicycle An interchangeable hub system for a bicycle having an internal component holding a wheel cassette and a hub shell having wheel (spokes, tires) built thereon. The hub system allows for the internal component with the cassette to be interchanged between hub shells allowing for cassettes to be interchanged between wheels sets without a number of specialized tools.
US11260685B2	Ink pad container An ink pad container is detachably disposed on a fixing seat of a stamp and has a body. The body has a chamber formed in the body, a bottom surface, two opposite side surfaces, a front surface, an opening formed in the bottom surface of the body and communicating with the chamber, two positioning portions formed in the two opposite side surfaces of the body respectively, a front recess formed in the front surface of the body, a front stopper formed across the front recess of the body, and a front guiding groove formed between the front stopper and the front recess. The replacement of the ink pad container is made convenient and stable by the front stopper with single-point forcing.
US11260684B2	Stamp pad unit There is disclosed a stamp pad unit (1), in particular for a self-inking stamp, which comprises two ink pads (2a, 2b) being arranged within a frame (3), abutting against opposing surfaces (4a, 4b) of a separating plate (5) and being separated thereby from each other, wherein the frame (3) consists of two separate frame parts (3a, 3b) which are connected with each other and within which the ink pads (2a, 2b) are accommodated, wherein at least one frame part (3a, 3b), preferably each of the frame parts (3a, 3b), comprises at least one inwardly directed retaining projection (6a, 6b) engaged with an ink pad (2a, 2b) for holding the ink pad (2a, 2b).
US11260672B2	Liquid ejecting device A liquid ejecting device includes: an ejecting section group that includes a plurality of ejecting sections that receive a drive signal and eject a liquid; an ejection state check section that checks a state of a check target ejecting section that is an ejecting section among the plurality of ejecting sections; and a check target designation data management section that manages check target designation data that designates the check target ejecting section, the check target designation data management section including a first data-holding section and a second data-holding section, and having a first management mode in which the check target designation data management section updates data held by the first data-holding section and data held by the second data-holding section, and a second management mode in which the check target designation data management section updates the data held by the second data-holding section without updating the data held by the first data-holding section.
US11260662B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a pressure chamber substrate provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, a piezoelectric element row in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are provided to correspond to the plurality of pressure chambers respectively and that generate a pressure for discharging a liquid are arranged in a predetermined direction, and a protection portion positioned opposite to the plurality of pressure chambers with respect to the piezoelectric element row, and forming a space common to the plurality of piezoelectric elements, in which in regard to a first portion of the protection portion and a second portion of the protection portion having a position different from the first portion in the predetermined direction, a rigidity of the first portion is higher than a rigidity of the second portion.
US11260657B2	Pulldown devices An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a contact pad and a programmable pulldown device. The programmable pulldown device is electrically coupled to the contact pad. The programmable pulldown device is settable to any one of a plurality of resistances.
US11260645B2	Method for manufacturing packaging sheet A method of manufacturing a packaging sheet, the method being capable of not only greatly improving a heat insulation property of the packaging sheet, but also minimizing the volume of cells of the packaging sheet without opening the cells by cutting or needle-punching the cells, thereby facilitating storage and transportation of the packaging sheets while significantly reducing logistics costs.

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