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US11267882B2	Methods of detecting human IL-21 Provided are antibodies, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, that binds human IL-21, These antibodies are useful in immunoassays of IL-21 levels, and/or in vivo, ex vivo or in vitro immunochemical and other imaging methods for determining the presence of IL-21 and/or quantifying IL-21 levels, and for diagnostic, prognostic and predictive purpose, and or optimizing therapeutic regimens in patients in which IL-21 signaling is implicated in pathogenesis.
US11267879B2	Compositions, devices, kits and methods for detecting hookworm Methods, devices, kits and compositions for detecting the presence or absence of hookworm in a fecal sample are disclosed herein. The methods, devices, kits and compositions of the present invention may be used to confirm the presence or absence of hookworm in a fecal sample from a mammal that may also be infected with one or more of roundworm, whipworm, and heartworm. Confirmation of the presence or absence of hookworm in the mammal may be made, for example, for the purpose of selecting an optimal course of treating the mammal and/or for the purpose of determining whether the mammal has been rid of the infection after treatment has been initiated.
US11267878B2	Anti-transthyretin antibodies The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to transthyretin (TTR). The antibodies can be used for treating or effecting prophylaxis of diseases or disorders associated with TTR accumulation or accumulation of TTR deposits (e.g., TTR amyloidosis). The antibodies can also be used for diagnosing TTR amyloidosis and inhibiting or reducing aggregation of TTR, among other applications.
US11267877B2	Anti-transthyretin antibodies The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to transthyretin (TTR). The antibodies can be used for treating or effecting prophylaxis of diseases or disorders associated with TTR accumulation or accumulation of TTR deposits (e.g., TTR amyloidosis). The antibodies can also be used for diagnosing TTR amyloidosis and inhibiting or reducing aggregation of TTR, and for monitoring the efficacy of TTR therapies, among other applications.
US11267876B2	Use of beta-catenin as a biomarker for treating cancers using anti-dkk-1 antibody A method of treating a cancer in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The cancer can be an esophageal cancer, a uterine cancer, a liver cancer, or a cholangiocarcinoma. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an anti-Dkk-1 antibody or antigen binding-fragment thereof, wherein the subject is determined to have a constitutively activating mutation of the beta-catenin protein.
US11267875B2	Humanized anti-DKK2 antibody and uses thereof The present invention relates to the discovery that inhibition of Dickkopf2 (DKK2) increases CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) activity, attenuates tumor, and hence suppresses tumor formation. Thus, in various embodiments described herein, the methods of the invention relate to methods of treating cancer by administering to a patient an effective amount of a humanized anti-DKK2 antibody, methods for providing anti-tumor immunity in a subject, methods of stimulating a T cell mediated immune response to a cell population or a tissue and suppressing tumor in a subject. Additionally, the current invention includes methods of diagnosing a cancer or a predisposition of developing a cancer or a metastasis and methods for determining the use of immunotherapy treatment or cancer vaccine for treating cancer. Furthermore, the invention encompasses a pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer as well as a kit for carrying out the aforementioned methods.
US11267873B2	Antibodies that bind zika virus envelope protein and uses thereof Isolated monoclonal antibodies which bind to Zika virus envelope protein and related antibody-based compositions and molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies.
US11267871B2	Topical application for an anti-HSV antibody Described is an anti-HSV antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof for use in treating an acute infection of mucosal or epidermal tissue in a subject caused by HSV-1 or HSV-2 selected from the group consisting of Herpes simplex labialis, Herpes simplex genitalis, chronic or disseminated cutaneous herpes simplex infection, Herpes gladiatorum and Eczema herpeticum, wherein said antibody is to be topically administered as well as to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of said antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
US11267863B2	N-terminal fusion partner for producing recombinant polypeptide, and method for producing recombinant polypeptide using same Disclosed are a novel N-terminal fusion partner, a fusion polypeptide including the fusion partner and a target polypeptide, and a method for producing a target polypeptide using the same. The novel fusion partner can enhance the yield of a target polypeptide (recombinant polypeptide) compared to the conventional fusion partners. Using the novel fusion partner is particularly beneficial in producing a target polypeptide having a relatively low molecular weight and an easily degradable amino terminus based on genetic recombination technologies. Further, the novel fusion polypeptide including the fusion partner can be expressed as inclusion bodies in a host cell and protected against proteases or the like in a host cell, which makes the target polypeptide produced stably. Therefore, in comparison to the conventional fusion partners, the novel fusion partner can be used to provide a method for producing a recombinant peptide with improved stability and yield.
US11267842B2	Enzymatic modification of nucleic acids There are provided, inter alia, methods and reagents for labeling nucleic acids.
US11267840B1	Compound or salt thereof There is provided with a compound. The compound is represented by formula or a salt thereof. R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 10 to 26 carbon atoms.
US11267837B2	Method and an apparatus for washing a crude lignin, a soluble carbohydrate containing fraction, a solid fraction and their use The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for washing a crude lignin slurry (5) formed from plant based raw material, wherein the method comprises separating a soluble carbohydrate containing fraction (10) from the crude lignin slurry (5) by using displacement washing in at least one solid-liquid separation stage (6) so that the crude lignin slurry is prepressed, washed and pressed, and recovering a solid fraction (11) and the soluble carbohydrate containing fraction (10). Further, the invention relates to the soluble carbohydrate containing fraction and the solid fraction, and their uses.
US11267836B2	Methods for producing ferric maltol compositions from ligand modified and ligand coated ferric hydroxides Methods for producing ferric maltol compositions, such as ferric trimaltol, are described in which maltolis reacted with a ligand modified ferric hydroxide and/or a ligand coated ferric hydroxide.
US11267835B2	Process for preparing ortho-metallated metal compounds The present invention describes a process for producing tris-orthometalated metal compounds which can be used as coloring components as functional materials in a number of diverse applications that can be broadly attributed to the electronics industry.
US11267831B2	EF-Tu-binding metal-containing antibiotic A complex having the structure of formula (I) is disclosed. L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 may be or include independently metal-coordinating ligands selected from the group consisting of neutral ligands, anionic ligands, and mixed ligands, and combinations thereof. In a non-limiting embodiment, the complex is an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) Re(I) complex having an unsubstituted or substituted benzimidazol-2-ylidene ligand. The complex may be included in a pharmaceutical composition for treating gram (+) bacterial infections.
US11267829B2	Functional, partially-fluorinated silanes Functional, partially-fluorinated silane compound according to Formula (I): wherein: X is CH2=CH— or CHCH2—; R1 and R2 are linear or branched alkylenes having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Rf is a perfluoro(alkylene) group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and, optionally, at least one catenary heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O and N; c is equal to the number of carbon atoms in X; and Y is —Cl or —OR, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. In some embodiments, Y is —O(CH2)xCH3 wherein x is an integer from 0 to 3 are described. Methods of making and using such functional, partially-fluorinated silane compounds are also described
US11267822B2	BET bromodomain protein degraders with cleavable linkers The present disclosure provides compounds represented by Formula (I): Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4, Y, ═, Ar, W, L, and B are as defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides compounds of Formula (I)I for use to treat a condition or disorder responsive to inhibition and/or degradation of BET bromodomains such as cancer.
US11267818B2	Method of treatment using substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrimidine compounds Compounds useful in the synthesis of compounds for treating pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease or Typanosoma cruzi infection in a mammal.
US11267807B2	Use of small molecule inhibitors to KLF10 for modulation of T regulatory cells and cancer immunotherapy The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting Krüppel-like Factor 10 (KLF10) for modulation of T regulatory cells and cancer immunotherapy.
US11267799B2	Solid forms of an HIV capsid inhibitor The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, cocrystals, and crystalline forms thereof, of a compound which is N—((S)-1-(3-(4-chloro-3-(methylsulfonamido)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1H-indazol-7-yl)-6-(3-methyl-3-(methylsulfonyl)but-1-yn-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl)-2-(3,5-difluorophenyl)ethyl)-2- ((3bS,4aR)-5,5-difluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopropa[3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazol-1-yl)acetamide, which is useful in the treatment of a Retroviridae viral infection including an infection caused by the HIV virus.
US11267796B2	Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid The invention is directed to the to the electrochemical preparation of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) by electrochemical oxidation, comprising a first oxidation step of oxidizing HMF to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furan-carboxylic acid (HMFCA) in an electrochemical cell, subsequently a first isolation step of isolating HMFCA, followed by a second oxidation step of HMFCA to FDCA.
US11267793B1	Adaptive optical path with variable focal length Methods and systems are disclosed relating to a lens system that allows for simultaneous focus of near and far-away images with one pair of glasses, heads-up-displays (HUDs), and the like, without the need to move the user's eyes. This lens system may be used in a HUD application, for example, where the user may focus on a display lens that may be approximately one inch from the eye to view computer-generated information such as altitude, temperature, directions, and the like, and simultaneously view the individual's surroundings. The lens system may include a liquid lens that when modulated may vary from a near-focus state to a far-focus state rapidly by using an electrowetting or piezoelectric hydraulic actuator. This variable rate lens may be multiplexed at a rate that allows both near and far-away images to appear in focus simultaneously through the advantageous use of a user's persistence of vision.
US11267791B2	Highly stable crystalline Eltrombopag monoethanolamine salt form D1 Object of the present invention is a highly stable crystalline form of Eltrombopag (ETP) monoethanolamine salt, named Form D1, having the highest thermodynamically stability with excellent non-hygroscopicity, and particularly well suitable for pharmaceutical purposes, with related process.
US11267776B2	Cyclopropyl ring opening by alpha alkylation of an aldehyde with a polycyclic olefin Described herein is a process including alpha alkylation of an aldehyde with a polycyclic olefin followed by a ring opening step in order to provide a compound of formula in a form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof and where n represents 1 to 4 and R2 to R5 represent independently of each other, a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 linear alkyl group or a C3-6 branched alkyl group; and R3 and R4 or R5 or, alternatively, R2 and R3 when taken together form a saturated or unsaturated optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic ring.
US11267764B2	KR desulfurization stirring paddle casting material and preparation method therefor Provided are a Kanbara Reactor (KR) desulfurization stirring paddle casting material and a preparation method therefor. The casting material consists of a base material and an additive; the base material consists of the following raw materials in weight percentages: M70 sintered mullite 60-80%, flint clay 5-20%, fine powder 5-20%, and pure calcium aluminate cement 1-5%. The percentages of each component of the additive based on the weight of the base material are as follows: water reducing agent 0.05-0.2%, and heat-resistant stainless steel fiber 1-5%. The main raw materials are M70 sintered mullite and a small amount of flint clay so as to ensure good thermal shock resistance; the medium temperature and high temperature strength are controlled at 100-180 MPa so as to ensure good erosion resistance; the content of Al2O3 in the casting material is 60-70% so as to ensure good corrosion resistance; the ratio of high temperature strength to medium temperature strength is controlled at 1-1.2, which further improves the thermal shock resistance and peeling resistance of the casting material, thereby extending the service life of the stirring paddle. The casting material is lower in cost and has a good practical furnace usage effect; in addition, a paddle blade has less chance of cracking and peeling, while a bottom portion of the stirring paddle is less eroded, thus the frequency of paddle blade repair is low, and service life is significantly improved.
US11267762B2	Preparation method for ceramic composite material, ceramic composite material, and wavelength converter A preparation method for a ceramic composite material, a ceramic composite material, and a wavelength converter. The preparation method comprises: preparing an aluminium salt solution and a fluorescent powder; dispersing the fluorescent powder into a buffer solution having a pH 4.5-5.5 to obtain a suspension; titrating the suspension with the aluminium salt solution to obtain a fluorescent powder coated with Al2O3 hydrate film; calcining the fluorescent powder coated with Al2O3 hydrate film to obtain a Al2O3-coated fluorescent powder; mixing aluminium oxide powder with a particle size of 0.1 μm-1 μm and aluminium oxide powder with a particle size of 1 μm-10 μm to obtain mixed aluminium oxide powder; mixing the Al2O3-coated fluorescent powder and the mixed aluminium oxide powder to obtain mixed powder, the Al2O3-coated fluorescent powder being present in 40%-90% by weight of the mixed powder; and pre-pressing and sintering the mixed powder to obtain the ceramic composite material.
US11267752B2	Solar control coating with discontinuous metal layer An architectural transparency includes a substrate; a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate, a first metallic layer over the first dielectric layer, a first primer layer over the first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer over the first primer layer, a second metallic layer over the second dielectric layer, a second primer layer over the second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer over the second primer layer, a third metallic layer over the third dielectric layer, a third primer layer over the third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer over the third primer layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a subcritical metallic layer.
US11267748B2	Transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic and process for production and use of the glass ceramic A transparent coloured lithium aluminium silicate glass ceramic and method of producing are provided. The glass ceramic has a brightness Y of 0.1% to 80% at thickness 4 mm. The glass ceramic has a D65 standard illuminant light, after passing through the glass ceramic with thickness 4 mm, with a colour locus in a white region W1 determined by coordinates in a chromaticity diagram CIExyY-2°: White region W1 x y 0.27 0.21 0.22 0.25 0.32 0.37 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.34 0.36 0.29.
US11267743B2	Method and system for treatment of organic waste Methods and systems for treatment of organic waste by means of hydrothermal carbonization include a mixing tank for receiving organic waste. A first batch of mixed wet waste is fed from the mixing tank to a first thermal reactor to undergo thermal hydrolysis. A second batch of mixed wet waste is fed from the mixing tank to a second thermal reactor to undergo thermal hydrolysis. Bio-char sludge is fed in an alternating manner from the first and second thermal reactors to a bio-char cooler. To save energy, hot and pressurized water from the first thermal reactor is subsequently supplied to the second thermal reactor or from the second thermal reactor to the first thermal reactor in an alternating manner for the respective hydrolysis processes.
US11267741B2	Pedicure, manicure, and massage spa water treatment system A pedicure, manicure, and massage spa water treatment system is described. The treatment system provides a container for containing spa treatment water and multiple fish, a spa water treatment container having a first spa water treatment section hydraulically connected to the container and a second spa water treatment section hydraulically connected to both the container and the first spa water treatment section, and a carbon reactor device. The spa treatment water hydraulically and sequentially flows from the container to the first spa water treatment section, to the second spa water treatment section, and subsequently to the container. An inlet of the carbon reactor device is in hydraulic communication with the first spa water treatment section and an outlet of the carbon reactor device being in hydraulic communication with the second spa water treatment section. Only a portion of the filtered spa treatment water contacts the carbon reactor device.
US11267739B2	Emergency water filtration kiosk and method of use The present invention relates in general to the field of water kiosks, and more specifically, to an emergency water filtration kiosk and method of delivering clean and safe water using the emergency water filtration kiosk. One aspect of the emergency water filtration kiosk and method of use may include a four-stage water filtration system to better purify, clean, and improve the taste of water. The emergency water filtration kiosk and method of use may further include a turn-key variable pump system that is configured to supply water to the emergency water filtration kiosk via three alternative power sources. The purpose of the invention is to provide a self-contained and rapidly deployable emergency response water filtration kiosk and method of use that delivers clean and safe drinking water to people in need after a natural disaster. An additional purpose of the invention is to provide an emergency water filtration kiosk and method of use that offers a wide variety of on-board integrated pumping solutions to supply water to the filtration kiosk under any power condition.
US11267737B2	Moving bed biofilm reactor system for selenium removal from water and wastewater In one embodiment, a system includes first anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) configured to receive a fluid containing selenium and to process the fluid via a first biofilm disposed on a first media to produce a first MBBR fluid by removing nitrogen from the fluid. The system further includes a second anoxic MBBR fluidly coupled to the first MBBR to receive the first MBBR fluid and to process the first MBBR fluid via a second biofilm disposed on a second media to produce a selenium enriched fluid, followed by a solid-liquid separation system to remove selenium in solid form as sludge and produce a treated effluent containing equal to or less than 5 micrograms of selenium per liter. The system includes a plurality of first sensors and first actuators disposed on the first MBBR, and a plurality of second sensors and second actuators disposed on the second MBBR.
US11267732B2	Methods and systems for removing nitrates in Zero Liquid Discharge applications Disclosed herein are a method for treating a water stream in a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system and a ZLD system. The method includes contacting the water stream with a metal agent that reduces a nitrate contained therein to a nitrite, and introducing an amide into the water stream that reduces the nitrite to nitrogen to provide a treated water stream having a reduced nitrate concentration. The ZLD system includes a mix tank, an amide tank including an amide, and a crystallizer. The mix tank includes an inlet for receiving a water stream within the mix tank, and a container including a metal agent. The container is designed to allow the water stream to contact the metal agent. The amide tank is designed to direct the amide into the water stream, and the crystallizer is designed to receive the water stream from the mix tank.
US11267725B2	System and method for water purification An apparatus for use in water purification including a cylindrical vessel comprising, within the cylindrical vessel, a first set of hydrocyclones, at least one intermediate set of hydrocyclones, and a final set of hydrocyclones, the sets of hydrocyclones arranged in series. In one embodiment, the hydrocyclones within each set of hydrocyclones are arranged in a parallel configuration, wherein each set of hydrocyclones is defined by a divider which causes the hydrocyclones in each set to operate in parallel. In one embodiment each hydrocyclone has a tangential inlet disposed within an inlet chamber of the cylindrical vessel and in fluid communication with an inlet connected to the inlet chamber, an overflow disposed within an overflow chamber of the cylindrical vessel, and an underflow disposed within an underflow chamber of the cylindrical vessel. In one embodiment, the cylindrical vessel comprises a first set of hydrocyclones and a second, final set of hydrocyclones.
US11267724B2	Water bottle with a filter structure and a method therefor An on-demand filter structure including a first hydrophilic protective layer comprising a first surface exposable to a stream of water. A contact area on the first surface receives the stream. The first hydrophilic protective layer receives the stream and distributes water out a second surface, primarily using gravity. An activated carbon felt (ACF) layer is adjacent to the second surface, wherein the ACF layer is configured for water filtration, primarily using gravity. A second hydrophilic protective layer includes a third surface adjacent the ACF layer and a fourth surface. The third surface receives filtered water from the ACF layer, and the fourth surface expels the filtered water primarily using gravity, wherein the first and second hydrophilic protective layers sandwich the ACF layer. A cross section of the first hydrophilic protective layer, the ACF layer, and the second hydrophilic protective layer has a curvature.
US11267722B2	Oxide superconducting wire and method of manufacturing the same An oxide superconducting wire includes a superconducting layer deposited on a substrate. The superconducting layer includes an oxide superconductor RE-Ba—Cu—O and artificial pinning centers ABO3, where RE is a rare earth element, A is Ba, Sr or Ca, and B is Hf, Zr, or Sn. In a TEM image of a cross-section of the superconducting layer, a standard deviation σ of an inclination angle of the artificial pinning center rods with respect to a cross-sectional direction of the superconducting layer is 6.13° to 11.73° and an average length of the artificial pinning center rods is 19.84 to 25.44 nm.
US11267720B2	Method for manufacturing electride of mayenite-type compounds Provided is a manufacturing method with which it is possible to convert a mayenite-type compound to an electride, wherein a reducing agent is not required, reaction conditions include a temperature that is lower than that in the related art, and the reaction is performed more quickly in a simple manner, and, additionally, by requiring a lower amount of energy. Provided is a method for manufacturing an electride of mayenite-type compounds, the method being characterized in that a mayenite-type compound is converted to an electride by making a current directly flow through the mayenite-type compound by applying a voltage to the mayenite-type compound in a heating state.
US11267716B2	Solid-state electrolyte and all-solid-state battery A NaSICON-type solid-state electrolyte that contains Na as a conducting species, Zr, M, Si, P, and O, where M is at least one element selected from Mg, V, and Nb. The NaSICON-type solid-state electrolyte has a composition in which a molar ratio of M to Zr (M/Zr) is less than 0.2.
US11267710B2	Method for producing carbon nanotube dispersion with improved workability In the present invention, by dry pulverizing carbon nanotubes to control wettability index of the carbon nanotubes, the maximum concentration of the carbon nanotubes that can be added to the dispersion solvent can be increased and the workability of the carbon nanotube dispersion can be improved. Further, from this, it is possible to more easily predict the maximum concentration of the carbon nanotubes that can be added to the dispersion solvent.
US11267704B2	Oxygen generator and method for tuning an oxygen production rate of an oxygen generator An oxygen generator includes a composition for generating oxygen and at least one tuner compact having a core shell structure and including a compound selected from a peroxide decomposition catalyst, an acidic compound or a basic compound. The composition for generating oxygen having an oxygen source, an ionic liquid, a peroxide decomposition catalyst and, if the ionic liquid is an acidic liquid, a basic compound. The oxygen source is a peroxide compound. The ionic liquid is in the liquid state at least in a temperature range from −10° C. to +50° C. The peroxide decomposition catalyst is a metal oxide compound and/or a metal salt. There is also described a method for tuning the oxygen production rate of a composition for generating oxygen, and a device for generating oxygen in a tuned manner.
US11267697B2	Use of an uncoupling structure for assembling a component having a casing In an assembly between a MEMS and/or NEMS electromechanical component and a casing, the electromechanical component includes at least one suspended and movable structure which is provided with at least one fixing zone, on which a region for receiving the casing is fixed, the suspended structure being at least partially formed in a cover for protecting the component or in a layer which is different from the one in which a sensitive element of the component is formed.
US11267695B2	MEMS device Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices are disclosed, including a MEMS device comprising a semiconductor die including integrated circuitry, a structure mounted on the semiconductor die and covering at least a portion of the circuitry, the structure defining a space between the structure and the at least a portion of the circuitry, and a transducer including a membrane, the transducer located outside of the space.
US11267685B2	Beverage containment and dispensing system Apparatus, and methods for constructing and implementing beverage containment and dispensing systems are provided herein. An example apparatus includes a thermally-insulated container, an adjustable pressure regulator positioned within the thermally-insulated container, a stopper component, and one or more tubes connected to the adjustable pressure regulator and to the stopper component. The example apparatus also includes an external housing within which the thermally-insulated container is contained, and a user-controllable faucet component affixed to the external housing and connected to the adjustable pressure regulator through the external housing and thermally-insulated container via at least one conduit.
US11267664B1	Bin sweep system with drive apparatus having enhanced slippage capability A storage bin sweep system may include a sweep apparatus with a particulate material moving assembly configured to move particulate material toward an inboard end of the sweep apparatus and a drive unit carrying a portion of the particulate material moving assembly. The drive unit may include a surface engaging element configured to engage a surface below the sweep assembly to move the sweep apparatus with respect to the surface and a drive train configured to transmit power to the surface engaging element. The drive train may include a clutch assembly configured to transfer rotation utilizing a viscous fluid to permit a limited degree of slippage between elements of the drive train.
US11267659B2	Apparatus for taking out workpiece An apparatus for taking out a workpiece includes: a nozzle head that has a plurality of suction nozzles, each of which has a suction unit configured to suction a workpiece, a frame that is attached to a transport apparatus, and a support unit that supports the plurality of suction nozzles and is supported by the frame in a movable manner, wherein the support unit is caused to move relative to the frame, thereby selectively arranging one of the plurality of suction nozzles at a predetermined use position; and a drive unit that causes one suction nozzle arranged at the predetermined use position to move relative to the frame and causes the one suction nozzle to move to a predetermined suction position at which the workpiece is suctioned by the suction unit.
US11267657B2	Vertical sorter A vertical sorter having a track with at least two straight portions and at least two curved portions is disclosed. A linear motor primary coil is mounted on the at least two straight portions, and two adjacent straight potions are connected by at least one curved portion. Supply tables are disposed at ends of the at least two straight portions respectively and used for providing goods to each straight portion; chutes are disposed along two sides of the at least two straight portions and used for transporting the goods on each straight portion to corresponding areas; a sorting trolley is used for conveying the goods on the supply table to a corresponding chute; and a secondary magnet is mounted on the sorting trolley, wherein the linear motor primary coil and the secondary magnet cooperate to drive the sorting trolley to move along the track.
US11267634B2	Valve and vacuum storage bag equipped with the valve A valve for one-way transfer of air from vacuum storage bags, including a body, a flat diaphragm made of a flexible material, and a holder for securing the diaphragm to the body; a central portion of the body includes an air passage; the diaphragm has a first position where the air passage is covered by a central portion of the diaphragm thus blocking air flow through the air passage, and a second position where the central portion of the diaphragm is reversibly moved away from the air passage thus allowing air flow through the air passage; the diaphragm is secured between the body and the holder, at its three or more distinct edge portions of the diaphragm. A vacuum storage bag equipped with the valve.
US11267626B2	Packaging device A packaging device includes a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion by way of a first fold line. The first portion includes a first primary edge opposite the first fold line. First and second secondary edges extend between the first fold line and the first primary edge, and an attachment mechanism is provided adjacent the first primary edge. The second portion includes a second primary edge opposite the first fold line. Third and fourth secondary edges extend between the first fold line and the second primary edge. An arm is defined by two cut lines extending from a section of the second portion closer to the first fold line than the second primary edge, and ending in a tab that extends beyond a distal end of the second primary edge.
US11267613B2	Origami-based collapsible and watertight cases A foldable, waterproof case includes a first wall and a second wall coupled to the first wall. The first and second walls at least partially define a cavity within the case. A lid is coupled to the second wall and is configured to selectively cover the cavity. A hinge is disposed between the first wall and the second wall. The first wall is rotatable relative to the second wall between a first, expanded position of the case and a second, collapsed position of the case. In the first position, the cavity includes a first volume and in the second position, the cavity includes a second volume that is less than the first volume. The hinge provides a waterproof connection between the first and second walls in the first position and in the second position.
US11267611B2	Pallet for carrying a load A pallet (100) comprises a platform section (101) and foot sections (103-107) protruding downwards from the platform section. The pallet comprises at least one elongated support element (108) between opposite edge areas of the pallet and going via a lower portion of a foot section (107) that is between and distances away from the opposite edge areas of the pallet. The elongated support element is connected to the opposite edge areas of the pallet with connections (109, 110) for receiving tensile stress acting on the elongated support element. The tensile stress of the elongated support element is increased in response to downwards arching bending of the platform section. Thus, the elongated support element tends to prevent the bending of the platform section.
US11267610B2	Repairable plastic pallet with removable support blocks and associated methods A pallet top deck, a bottom deck, and spaced apart support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks. Each support block includes an inner wall surrounding an interior opening, an outer wall surrounding the inner wall, and a plurality of ribs extending between the inner and outer walls. A first plurality of upper tabs extend outwards from upper surfaces of the inner wall and the plurality of ribs, with each tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging top deck tab openings in an underside of the top deck. A second plurality of upper tabs extend outwards from the upper surfaces of the inner wall and the plurality of ribs, with each tab comprising an angled contact surface for engaging the top deck tab openings. The angled contact surfaces of the first and second plurality of upper tabs face away from each other.
US11267606B2	Package with tear-off section and tab retaining foot panel The package includes sidewall panels, the sidewall panels at least partially forming an outer surface of the package, a first foot panel connected via a first fold line to a front panel of the sidewall panels, a platform panel connected via a second fold line to the first foot panel, the platform panel being configured to support at least one first consumer product within the package, a second foot panel connected via a third fold line to the platform panel, a tab on a back panel of the sidewall panels, the tab configured to retain the second foot panel, and a tear-off section defined by one or more of the sidewall panels.
US11267603B2	Electronic tag implantation device Disclosed by the present invention is a device for embedding electronic tag, which comprises: a tag separating unit configured to separate an electronic tag from a base film; a tag conveying unit configured to transmit the electronic tag to a setting position; and a tag grasping placing unit configured to grasp and attach an electronic tag. As an electronic tag being implanted on a product, firstly separating the electronic tag to be placed from the base film thereon by the tag separating unit, then grasping the separated electronic tag by the tag grasping placing unit, then transmitting the tag grasping placing unit to a setting position by the conveying unit, then attaching the electronic tag on the device by the tag grasping placing unit, that means the completion of the entire process of placement. During which, the actions of separating, grabbing, transmitting and placing are all realized automatically. In comparison with manual work, the present invention could not only improve production efficiency, but also reduce the risks of omission and misplacement, thereby improving the product quality.
US11267602B2	Refuse bag insertion device and method A refuse bag insertion device. The device is primarily formed by an elongated member. The elongated member has a first end and a second end. The first end includes a first fastener, while the second end includes a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener are complimentary to each other, so that the first fastener can be affixed to the second fastener, and vice versa. The elongated member is movable between a deployed position and a storage position. The deployed position is defined where the first fastener and the second fastener are engaged, such that a cylindrical housing is formed. One or more openings are placed through the elongated member. Each opening is dimensioned to receive a hand through the opening.
US11267592B2	Method for adjustment of system for filling of big bags, and system for filling of big bags A system for (1) for filling of big bags (4) of various heights with material and a method for adjusting thereof, wherein a big bag (4) is to be placed with its filling spout (3) around an outer pipe (6) and the bottom (2) of the big bag (4) rests on an underlying surface (7). The outer pipe (6) is telescopically engaged to a feed pipe (5). The feed pipe (5) is in sections extendible. The feed pipe (5) is designed to fill a determined quantity of material in a vertical stream from an overlying dosage unit (8) via the outer pipe (6) and down into the big bag (4). The feed pipe (5) at its upper connection (5.3) includes at least one radial continuous interface surface design to attach to another feed pipe's (5.2) downward facing rim (5.6) or to the underside of the dosage unit (8.2).
US11267590B2	Radar system and method for detecting and identifying targets using orbital angular momentum correlation matrix A system for identifying a target object includes a database containing a plurality of unique combinations of a plurality of orbital angular momentum modes. Each of the unique combinations of the plurality of orbital angular momentum modes is associated with a particular type of target object. A signal generator generates a signal having one of a plurality of orbital angular momentum modes applied thereto and directs the signal toward the target object. A transceiver transmits the signal toward the target object and receives a second signal having a unique combination of a plurality of orbital angular momentum modes reflected from the target object. A detection system compares the second signal having the unique combination of the plurality of orbital angular momentum modes with the plurality of unique combinations of the plurality of unique orbital angular unique combination of a plurality of orbital angular momentum modes within the database, identifies the target object responsive to the comparison of the second signal having the unique combination of the plurality of orbital angular momentum modes with the plurality of unique combinations of the plurality of unique orbital angular unique combination of a plurality of orbital angular momentum modes within the database and provides an output identifying the target object.
US11267585B2	Method for assembling an aircraft fuselage section from two superposed upper and lower parts, multipurpose mounting support, gear and fuselage section production unit for implementing said method A method for assembling a fuselage section which comprises producing a lower part of the section from at least two panels and an upper part of the section from at least two panels, then assembling the lower and upper parts so as to obtain the fuselage section. A lower or upper mounting support, a gear and a production unit are used in the method.
US11267577B2	Aircraft having an engine wing assembly An aircraft defining a longitudinal centerline and extending between a forward end and an aft end is provided. The aircraft includes a fuselage extending longitudinally between the forward end of the aircraft and the aft end of the aircraft; a primary wing assembly extending laterally outwardly with respect to the longitudinal centerline from a portion of the fuselage; a first engine mounted to the primary wing assembly; and a first engine wing assembly extending outward from the first engine.
US11267571B2	Stacked propellers An aircraft can include a stacked propeller to generate lift during assent and descent. The stacked propeller includes a first propeller and a second propeller that co-rotate about an axis of rotation. In one embodiment, the blades are coupled to a rotor mast that contains an internal cavity. In one mode of operation, the first propeller and/or the second propeller can be stored in the internal cavity in order to reduce drag during flight. The aircraft can include one or more stacked propellers, such as a port propeller and a starboard propeller, which rotate in opposite directions during one or more modes of flight.
US11267553B2	Aerofoil structures A kit of parts for forming an aerofoil structure including a torsion box for use in attaching a fixed leading or trailing edge structure to the torsion box, and a fixed leading or trailing edge structure attachable to the torsion box. The torsion box includes a first mounting feature. The fixed leading or trailing edge structure includes a second mounting feature configured to engage with the first mounting feature. The first mounting feature and the second mounting feature are mutually configured to permit the first and second mounting features to be moved into engagement with each other along a first direction, and to prevent relative movement of the first and second mounting features along a second direction when the first and second mounting features are engaged with each other.
US11267544B2	Stabilization system for marine vessels A stabilization system for a marine vessel includes at least two inflatable bladders configured to be attached to the marine vessel, a gyroscopic sensor configured to sense an angular orientation of the marine vessel, and a controller configured for inflating and deflating the at least two inflatable bladders responsive to the angular orientation sensed by the gyroscopic sensor.
US11267527B2	System for rolling a folded bike Multi-mode auxiliary wheel system adapted for rolling a folded bike, comprising: an upper frame member, at least one supporting side frame member attached to the upper frame member and adapted for attachment to the foldable bike so that the upper frame member is positioned adjacent an upper portion of the rear wheel during an unfolded, ridable, condition of the bike, but adjacent a lower portion of the rear wheel and the ground during a folded, non-ridable, condition of the bike. Lateral and transverse attachment, detachment, and displacement, of the axle, whether horizontal pivotable displacement or not, are provided for with an axle member with auxiliary wheels thereon such that, together with a swivel caster auxiliary wheel, the system enables a user to wheel the bike when in a folded condition, in either a luggage cart type auxiliary wheeling mode or a shopping cart type wheeling mode.
US11267508B2	Trailer backup offset determination A system for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer attached to a vehicle is provided which includes a hitch sensor continuously measuring a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. A controller is configured to determine an offset of the measured hitch angle. The controller is configured to calculate and store in memory a forward offset if no reverse offset is stored.
US11267500B2	Steering column assembly for a vehicle A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes a base configured for attachment to a vehicle; an elongate steering column, a movable steering column support, a first guide means, a displaceable carriage, a second guide means as well as first and second displacement means. The steering column may be movably mounted on the base. The first guide means may constrain the steering column support into displacement in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the steering column. The displaceable carriage may be located between the movable steering column support and base. The second guide means may constrain the carriage into displacement in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the steering column. The first displacement means may displace the steering column support with respect to the carriage. The second displacement means may simultaneously displace the carriage with respect to the base.
US11267498B2	Ecommerce picking and packaging cart Various configurations of picking and packaging carts are disclosed that can be advantageously employed in Ecommerce and retail settings to improve operational efficiency. Examples can preclude the need for a detour from the item retrieval location to a packaging area, prior to delivery to a shipping area, such as a drop-off point. Some examples include a frame; a shelf rack; accessory support units including a printer holder; multiple shipping container support units configured to hold a plurality of shipping containers of a plurality of sizes; and a packaging shelf arrangement comprising a top shelf providing a flat packaging surface.
US11267482B2	Mitigating risk behaviors In an approach to predicting physiological and behavioral states utilizing models representing relationships between driver health states and vehicle dynamics data, one or more computer processors capture one or more vehicle motion parameters. The one or more computer processors to capture one or more physiological parameters; identify contextual data associated with the one or more captured vehicle motion parameters and the one or more captured physiological parameters; predict one or more driving behavior parameters by utilizing one or more physical models fed with the one or more vehicle motion parameters and the identified contextual data; predict one or more driver health parameters by utilizing a model trained with the one or more captured physiological parameters and the identified contextual data; generate a risk assessment based on the one or more predicted driving behavior parameters and the one or more predicted driver health parameters.
US11267477B2	Device and method for estimating the attention level of a driver of a vehicle The invention pertains to a method for estimating the attention level of the driver of a vehicle in a traffic lane, comprising the following steps: —the continuous capture of images (10) of the ground, —the reconstruction of an aerial view (11, 12) of a ground segment at successive instants t, —the reconstruction of an aerial view (11, 12) of a road segment at successive current instants t, —the estimation of the lateral position of the vehicle (100) in the reconstructed aerial view (11, 12), and the storage of said estimated positions of the vehicle, —the determination of an estimated attention level of the driver at a past instant t3, as a function: o of the evolution of the lateral position of the vehicle, o of the analysis of the profile of a road portion at least partially situated upstream of the vehicle at the instant t3.
US11267473B2	Vehicle lane change assist apparatus A vehicle lane change assist apparatus of the invention determines that objects approaching a vehicle and having a predicted reaching time equal to or shorter than a predetermined predicted reaching time, satisfy a first condition and selects the objects satisfying the first condition as condition-determining-target-candidate objects with the number of the condition-determining-target-candidate objects being limited to a first number. The apparatus selects the condition-determining-target-candidate objects satisfying a second condition, as condition-determining-target objects with the number of the condition-determining-target objects being limited a second number equal to or smaller than the first number when a lane change assist control is requested. The apparatus executes the lane change assist control when a lane change execution condition that the vehicle does not contact any of the condition-determining-target objects while the vehicle is caused to move to a next lane by the lane change assist control, is satisfied.
US11267469B2	Method and device for vehicle speed control when towing heavy load trailer A method and device for vehicle speed control when towing a heavy load trailer are disclosed. The method includes determining whether a vehicle is in a trailer towing mode; determining whether the vehicle is in a slope-climbing situation or not using a G sensor based road gradient value when the vehicle is determined to be in the trailer towing mode; calculating a difference between the G sensor based road gradient value and a torque-based road gradient value, and determining whether a towed trailer is a heavy load trailer on the basis of the calculated difference, when it is determined the vehicle is in the slope-climbing situation; and performing shift control using a heavy load trailer dedicated shift map when the towed trailer is determined to be a heavy load trailer.
US11267461B2	Driving assistance apparatus and driving assistance method A driving assistance apparatus includes processing circuit, and a communicator that communicates with the outside. The processing circuitry executes the following processes: identifying a driving state of a driver in a following vehicle behind a subject vehicle on the basis of a rear image containing the back of the subject vehicle; determining circumstances around the subject vehicle on the basis of images around the subject vehicle including the rear image; and controlling the autonomous driving of the subject vehicle on the basis of the driving state of the driver in the following vehicle, identified in the identifying process, and the circumstances, determined in the determining process.
US11267460B2	Automatic parking management apparatus An automatic parking management apparatus is configured to manage an automatic parking control of automatically parking a vehicle in an empty parking space. The automatic parking management apparatus is provided with: an acquirer configured to obtain a common route, which is a common part of a plurality of routes on which the vehicle, which is about to start the automatic parking control, possibly travels in the automatic parking control; a first transmitter configured to transmit information associated with the common route to the vehicle, before a travel route on which the vehicle travels in the automatic parking control is determined; and a second transmitter configured to transmit information associated with a non-common route, which excludes the common route from the travel route, to the vehicle, after the travel route on which the vehicle travels in the automatic parking control is determined.
US11267459B2	System, method, infrastructure, and vehicle for automated valet parking An automated parking system of a vehicle autonomously moves to and parks in a vacant parking slot based on communication with an infrastructure facility for automated parking. In particular, the infrastructure facility transmits an autonomous valet parking start command to the vehicle and then transmits a target position and a guide route to the vehicle. The vehicle performs autonomous valet parking based on the target position and the guide route received from the infrastructure facility, and may apply an emergency brake when an area around the vehicle is determined as being unsafe during autonomous driving to the target position.
US11267457B2	Systems and methods for managing electric motor torques in a hybrid electric vehicle Methods and systems are provided for propelling a hybrid electric vehicle under circumstances where a torque degradation event associated with an electric machine that is used for propulsive effort is indicated. In one example, a method may include propelling the vehicle at least in part via a first electric machine that provides torque to front wheels and/or via a second electric machine that provides torque to rear wheels of the vehicle, and continuing to propel the vehicle via adjusting operation of both the first and the second electric machine in response to an indication of a torque degradation event associated with one of the electric machines. In this way, a vehicle shutdown event may be avoided.
US11267456B2	Hybrid vehicle When the required driving force is larger than the first upper limit driving force, the control device sets a target compensation power of a power storage device, based on a difference between the required driving force and the first upper limit driving force. Further, the control device gradually increases a working compensation power toward the target compensation power when the gear ratio of the stepped transmission is changed, compared with an increase in the working compensation power when the gear ratio of the stepped transmission is not changed.
US11267440B2	User identification systems and methods Example user identification systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method determines a first step pulse associated with a user carrying a key fob and detects a user device proximate the key fob. The method further identifies a second step pulse measured by the user device and determines whether the first and second step pulses match. If the step pulses match, the user carrying the key fob is identified as the owner of the user device.
US11267438B1	Kidnapping notification system A kidnapping notification system communicably connected to an external control device running a program thereon, the kidnapping notification system including a notification device, including a base to removably connect to at least a portion of a vehicle, a pivoting section movably disposed on at least a portion of the base, and a support section disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the pivoting section to increase resistance to lateral movement of the pivoting section in the second position, a first display unit disposed on at least a portion of the pivoting section, a communication unit disposed within at least a portion of the base and connected to the support section to receive at least one signal from the support section, and a transmitter comprising a button, the transmitter removably connected to at least a portion of the vehicle and communicably connected to the communication unit to move the pivoting section from closed against the base in a first position to at least partially opened away from the base in a second position and illuminate the first display unit in response to at least one of depressing the button and using the external control device based on the program, such that the transmitter sends the at least one signal to the support section.
US11267436B2	Apparatus and method for detecting passenger and wearing seat belt based on image Disclosed herein is an apparatus for detecting a passenger and wearing seat belt based on an image, which includes an image detector configured to detect an image of an interior of a vehicle, which is captured using a camera, a controller configured to analyze the image of the interior of the vehicle, which is captured through the image detector, and determine whether a passenger is present and whether the passenger wears a seat belt, and an information output part configured to output a warning or an alarm according to discrimination of the passenger from an object, which is determined by the controller, the presence or absence of the passenger, and whether the passenger wears the seat belt.
US11267435B2	Airbag assembly for a motor vehicle An airbag arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an airbag, which can be unfolded by filling with a gas, and a sheathing, in which the airbag is arranged before and after filling. The airbag is provided and is to be arranged on the motor vehicle in such a way that, before filling, it is located in the region of a first end of the sheathing and/or a vehicle pillar of the motor vehicle and can be unfolded by filling inside the sheathing and along at least one section of the vehicle pillar up to a second end of the sheathing and/or the vehicle pillar. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such an airbag arrangement.
US11267431B2	Occupant protective apparatus including an inflatable partition In a shielding state, a partition extends from an upper portion to a lower portion of a cabin in such a manner as to partition a space between a pair of opposing vehicle seats. In the case where the partition is in the shielding state during a collision of a vehicle, the partition is inflated in a vehicle longitudinal direction by gas supplied from an inflator that is actuated when a collision detection sensor detects the collision of the vehicle. That is, since the partition is inflated in the space between the pair of the vehicle seats without interfering with the vehicle seats, the partition can reliably restrain an occupant who receives a collision load and is thereby displaced in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the vehicle seat. In this way, it is possible to easily secure a private space in the cabin and to improve occupant restraint performance.
US11267421B2	Circuit arrangement for deactivating an occupant protection device and occupant protection system A circuit arrangement for deactivating an occupant protection device is indicated, comprising a first switch having a first ohmic resistor connected in series with the first switch. The first ohmic resistor together with the first switch and a second ohmic resistor lying parallel to both form a first parallel connection. The circuit arrangement includes a second switch having a third ohmic resistor connected in series with the second switch. The third ohmic resistor together with the second switch and a fourth ohmic resistor lying parallel to both form a second parallel connection, the first parallel connection and the second parallel connection are connected in series with one another. A resistance value of the first ohmic resistor is greater than the resistance value of the third ohmic resistor, and a resistance value of the second ohmic resistor is greater than the resistance value of the first ohmic resistor.
US11267420B2	Method and device for detecting a collision and delimiting it with respect to normal vehicle operation A method for detecting a collision of a vehicle, using a measuring device rigidly connected to the vehicle, including the following features: —in each instance, an acceleration of the measuring device with regard to a plurality of device coordinate axes specific to the measuring device is measured; in each instance, an installation position angle of the measuring device with respect to a plurality of vehicle coordinate axes specific to the vehicle is calculated and/or measured and/or programmed from outside; with the aid of the installation position angles, a vehicle acceleration along the vehicle coordinate axes is ascertained, and an evaluation of the accelerations is undertaken; and the degree of determination of the installation position is ascertained by the device and taken into consideration for weighting the accelerations. the collision is detected in light of the evaluation of the vehicle acceleration.
US11267419B2	Passive illuminated grille A vehicle grille assembly is disclosed that is passively illuminated by accent lighting sources provided in a corresponding headlamp assembly. A primary light guide in communication with a light source and a secondary light guide is disposed within the vehicle grill. The secondary light guide receives light from the primary light guide to illuminate a portion of the vehicle grille.
US11267416B2	Crossmember and method for manufacturing a crossmember A crossmember for a bumper includes an extruded profile base frame with at least two connecting areas, for attaching the crossmember to a vehicle structure, and which are set at a distance from each other along a longitudinal direction. An extruded reinforcing element is fixedly secured to a rear side of the extruded profile base frame between the at least two connecting areas. The crossmember is weight-optimized and which can be produced in a cost-effective manner.
US11267415B2	Vehicle recommendation and translation system for setting personalized parameters within vehicles of mobility sharing environments A system for setting parameters within a first vehicle for a first user of the first vehicle is provided and includes a memory, transceiver, and a processing module. The memory stores normalized parameters, which are specific to the first user. Each of the normalized parameters is a parameter of the vehicle. The transceiver receives the normalized parameters from a mobile device of the first user, a server in a cloud-based network, or a portable memory device. The processing module: determines whether the first user is authorized for parameter translation services; if the first user is authorized for parameter translation services, translates the normalized parameters to resultant parameters; generates parameter recommendations based on the resultant parameters; presents the parameter recommendations to the first user; and adjusts current parameters of the first vehicle based on the resultant parameters and a received response from the first user with regards to the parameter recommendations.
US11267410B2	Decorative part for vehicle and method for manufacturing same A vehicle decorative part includes a decorative main body and a heater. The decorative main body is configured to be attached to a vehicle at a front side in a transmission direction of millimeter waves from a millimeter wave radar and has a millimeter wave transparency. The heater has a heating element that emits heat when energized. At least a part of the heating element is located in an irradiation region of the millimeter waves in the heater. As a millimeter wave attenuation reducing configuration that reduces attenuation of the millimeter waves passing through the heater, the heating element is incorporated in the heater in a condition where an area proportion of an area of a section of the heating element that occupies the irradiation region to an area of the irradiation region is set such that an attenuation amount of the millimeter waves is less than or equal to a permissible value.
US11267404B2	Storage device for a vehicle cab A storage device for a vehicle cab, said storage device comprising: a vertically moveable storage unit onto or into which items are intended to be stored, a support structure configured to support the storage unit and to allow vertical movement of the storage unit between a first/upper position and a second/lower position when the storage device is mounted to a wall or similar, wherein the support structure comprises a first spring member arranged to dampen downwards movement and assist upwards movement of the storage unit.
US11267400B2	Augmented solar-powered emergency vehicle light An expanded solar alarm lamp includes a solar cell component, a solar battery, a main controller, a xenon tube lamp, a circuit board, and a PC housing. The solar battery is connected to the solar cell component for receiving solar energy from the solar cell component and storing the solar energy to a battery that supplies electric power to the alarm lamp. The main controller and xenon tube lamp are installed on the circuit board; the PC housing is used for wrapping the circuit board and installed at the top of a car body; the xenon tube lamp is for generating a warning light; and the main controller is for determining whether the electric power supply is provided by the solar battery which is the xenon tube lamp based on the current stored electricity of the solar battery. The invention improves the performance and function of the solar alarm lamp.
US11267390B2	Lamp arrangement for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A lamp arrangement for a motor vehicle, including a lamp with a transparent carrier for at least one light source, in particular a micro-LED, and a control device. The lamp arrangement has at least one environmental sensor which is arranged behind the carrier and which acquires sensor data through the carrier.
US11267378B2	Crash-arresting unit, in particular for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat A crash-arresting unit for a vehicle seat may have a locking element and an actuating unit. The locking element can be brought into form-fitting engagement with a mating element via the actuating unit. The actuating unit may be an electromechanical actuating unit having a fusible wire, where destruction of the fusible wire frees a movement of the locking element in the direction of the mating element.
US11267350B2	Line supply arrangement A line supply arrangement for electrically powered motor vehicles includes an electric line on a support arm above the motor vehicle. A trolley on the support arm positions the electric line such that a free end thereof hangs down from the trolley for connection to the motor vehicle and charging of an energy store. The trolley is movable relative to the support arm in horizontal direction or the support arm is movable and the trolley relative to the support arm in horizontal direction. Arranged on the trolley is a line reel to lower the free end of the electric line to the motor vehicle, and a hose reel is fixed on the support arm for supply and discharge of cooling liquid to and from the electric line. The trolley is movable relative to the hose reel. A heat exchanger is arranged distal to the trolley for cooling the cooling liquid.
US11267349B2	Three-way transformer for power conversion in electric vehicles A common transformer used with an electric vehicle that includes a transformer core configured to receive electrical windings from a plurality of electrical circuits; an alternating current (AC) synchronous rectification (SR) circuit electrically connected to the transformer core via an AC winding; a high-voltage SR DC circuit electrically connected to the transformer core via a high-voltage DC winding; and a low-voltage DC SR circuit electrically connected to the transformer core via a low-voltage DC winding.
US11267346B2	Wye-delta all-wheel electric drive system for electrified vehicles A vehicle includes first and second electric machines driven by inverters and coupled to first and second sets of wheels. The vehicle includes switches configured to selectively connect each of the electric machines in one of a wye and a delta connection. The vehicle further includes a controller programmed to operate the switches to select a connection for the electric machines and operate the inverters to proportion a torque demand between the electric machines based on speed of the vehicle.
US11267339B2	Vehicle power management system An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.
US11267333B2	Exhaust gas purification device An exhaust gas purification device includes a pre-oxidation catalyst disposed in an exhaust gas passage and a muffler that is provided in such a manner as to surround the pre-oxidation catalyst, and discharges exhaust gas while reducing noise. The muffler has an inlet which is connected to an upstream side exhaust pipe and an outlet which is connected to a downstream side exhaust pipe. The exhaust gas purification device includes a downstream side purification device that is disposed in the exhaust gas passage, and accommodates a second oxidation catalyst and a particulate matter removing filter. The exhaust gas is discharged to the atmosphere after the exhaust gas flows through the downstream side purification device.
US11267329B2	Power system for hybrid vehicle A power system for a hybrid vehicle includes a first planetary gear mechanism and a second planetary gear mechanism that cooperate with each other, wherein a first sun gear rotates with a first input shaft, a second sun gear and the first input shaft are independent from each other, the second sun gear achieve different movement states through a first brake, a second brake and a second clutch, to provide different transmission ratios, so that the power system is simple in structure, low in cost and more flexible in adaptability. Further, a second electric motor is connected with the first input shaft through a third planetary gear mechanism, can reduce the speed of the second electric motor through the planetary gear mechanism, and increase the torque, to effectively reduce the size of the second electric motor or improve the acceleration performance of the vehicle.
US11267312B2	Air conditioning control device An air conditioning control device stores air conditioning control settings relating to plural users of a vehicle, and controls at least one air conditioner among plural air conditioners of the vehicle in accordance with an air conditioning control setting relating to at least one user among the air conditioning control settings relating to the plural users, and senses a pre-air-conditioning command to operate at least one air conditioner among the plural air conditioners of the vehicle, and, after operation of the at least one air conditioner related to the pre-air-conditioning command is started in accordance with the pre-air-conditioning command, in a case in which turning on of an ignition or turning on of a power supply of the vehicle is sensed, instructs execution of continued operation of the at least one air conditioner related to the pre-air-conditioning command in accordance with the pre-air-conditioning command, regardless of the air conditioning control settings relating to the plural users.
US11267309B2	Load relief control system A suspension system is provided comprising at least one ride height valve, when engaged, that allows an air flow to engage a hydraulic control valve such that it initiates either extension or retraction of a hydraulic piston from a cylinder. Extension or retraction of the hydraulic piston causes a booster frame to be bias downwardly or upwardly, respectively. The ride height valve is engaged when a booster axle is at a predetermined distance from the frame.
US11267307B2	Suspension system using optically recorded information, vehicles including suspension systems, and methods of using suspension systems A method for controlling a suspension system of a vehicle, as well as suspension systems, and a vehicle including a suspension system is provided. The suspension system may include at least one adjustable damping device that is controlled via a control signal, such as from a controller of the suspension system, in order to dynamically adjust the damping characteristic of the damping device. The control signal may be generated on the basis of at least one of current driving dynamics data and optically recorded information about an area of a ground surface.
US11267306B2	Vibration damper in a wheel suspension of a vehicle A vibration damper in a wheel suspension of a vehicle, which damper is supported on a wheel-guide element of the wheel suspension via two resilient bearings which are provided laterally of a damper tube of the vibration damper and which are diametrically opposed in relation to the damper tube. Each bearing has a rubber-elastic bearing element in which a damper receptacle is supported which is force-transmittingly connected to the damper tube. The damper receptacle is supported on the damper tube via a releasable securing element.
US11267305B2	Double rolling lobe crimpless guide tube An air spring assembly includes a guide tube having a plurality of fixing openings spaced circumferentially from each other and a bellow including a plurality of tabs. The bellow is disposed within the guide tube and the plurality of tabs are received within a corresponding one of the fixing openings.
US11267303B2	Suspension device and lower arm A suspension device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which is equipped with an upper arm, a lower arm, and a leaf spring positioned so as to extend in the vehicle widthwise direction in a manner such that an end section thereof is provided in the lower arm, wherein: the lower arm has an opening which opens to the inside in the vehicle widthwise direction; the leaf spring extends into the lower arm through the opening; the end section of the leaf spring is supported by a support part of the lower arm; and a cover section of the lower arm covers the end section of the leaf spring at a distance therefrom, and has a prescribed reinforcing shape.
US11267300B2	Hitch mechanism A hitch mechanism for a work vehicle configured for operation on slopes. The hitch mechanism couplable to a tether fixed in position up the slope. An arm extends outwardly and upwardly from the work vehicle frame and supports a tether engaging structure couplable to the tether. The arm is mounted to the frame structure beneath the body portion of the work vehicle and extends rearwardly from the frame to support the tether engaging structure rearwardly of the body portion and rearwardly of the ground engaging drive mechanism. The hitch includes a pivot structure coupling the arm to the frame that allows the arm to pivot about a horizontal axis such that the arm is shiftable vertically. A controller receives inputs corresponding to at least one vehicle parameter and is operatively coupled to an actuator for causing the arm to shift in response to changes in the vehicle parameter.
US11267296B2	Tire tread including serrations in recessed pockets of groove sidewall A tire includes first and second laterally spaced sides and a tread interposed between the first and second sides. The tread includes a tread surface having at least one groove therein, the at least one groove including facing, first and second sidewalls separated by a groove bottom surface. A first pocket region of recessed serrations extends over at least a portion of the first sidewall and a second pocket region of recessed serrations extends over at least a portion of the second sidewall. The serrations of the first and second pocket regions are staggered in a circumferential direction relative to one another.
US11267292B2	Heavy-duty vehicle tire Tread (2) of a radial tire for a heavy vehicle. The tire alternatingly rolls in laden and unladen states on ascent and descent, respectively. Tread (2) has total width WT and comprises first median portion (21) having median width Wc, where 0.2WT≤Wc≤0.5WT. Tread (2) axially delimited by second and third lateral portions (22, 23) that have respective lateral widths (WS2, WS3) at least equal to 25% and at most equal to 40% of total width WT. Angle A51 of leading face (51) of every element in relief (31) of first median portion (21) is strictly less than angle A61 of trailing face (61) of said element in relief (31). Angle (A52, A53) of leading face (52, 53) of every element in relief (32, 33) of each of second and third lateral portions (22, 23) is strictly greater than angle (A62, A63) of trailing face (62, 63) of said element in relief (32, 33).
US11267281B2	Bicycle wheel rim and relative manufacturing process A bicycle wheel rim made at least partially of a stratified composite material comprising structural fibers incorporated in a polymeric matrix. At least one opening, which passes through at least one first layer of composite material, is provided and at least one spoke attachment hole, which passes through at least one second layer of composite material, is also provided. The spoke attachment hole is completely contained within the opening in the first layer. A related manufacturing process is also described.
US11267280B2	Decorative molded article A decorative molded article has a light source disposed on a back side, for causing different designs to appear on a front surface side thereof, when the light source is off and when on, respectively. A base made of a predetermined synthetic resin permeable to light from the light source is disposed close to the light source. A wood veneer having a grain and permeable to light from the light source is disposed on a front side of the base. A colored coating layer is formed on a front side of the base using a paint having a predetermined color and a clear coating layer is formed on a front side of the colored coating layer using a transparent clear paint. The colored coating layer makes the grain difficult to visually recognize when the light source is off and visually recognizable when on.
US11267275B2	Book block aligning device Provided is a book block aligning device that forms one processing line with paper processing devices on an upstream side and a downstream side, and is capable of stably performing alignment processing of a book block at a high speed. Provided is the book block aligning device comprising an air blowing control mechanism that controls start/stop of blowing of air from an air outlet, and an air volume of air, in accordance with timing when a book block passes through the air outlet opened in a conveying surface provided in a conveying path, and a vibration mechanism that vibrates a first conveying surface.
US11267274B2	Ink jet recording method An ink jet recording method includes a white ink adhesion step of causing a white ink containing a white pigment to adhere to a recording medium by an ink jet method; a non-white ink adhesion step of causing a non-white ink containing a non-white coloring material to adhere to the recording medium by the ink jet method; and a drying step of drying the white ink and the non-white ink adhering to the recording medium in the white ink adhesion step and the non-white ink adhesion step by a blowing type or radiation type drying unit, in which the white ink adhesion step and the non-white ink adhesion step are performed in a state where the recording medium is supported on a support member including a suction hole sucking the recording medium, and are performed by plural times of main scanning in which a recording head discharging the white ink and a recording head discharging the non-white ink discharge each ink while moving in a main scanning direction and plural times of sub-scanning in which the recording medium moves in a sub-scanning direction intersecting the main scanning direction.
US11267271B2	Head module, head device, and liquid discharge apparatus A head module includes: a plurality of heads, a base on which the plurality of heads is arrayed in a head array direction, a plurality of individual heatsinks respectively attached to the plurality of heads, and a common heatsink standing on the base, the common heatsink including a connector thermally connected to each of the plurality of individual heatsinks. The connector of the common heatsink is along the head array direction and is adjacent to each of the plurality of individual heatsinks in a direction perpendicular to the head array direction.
US11267270B2	Printing device door spring A door for a printing device may include a spring having a first and a second end, the second end coupled to the door and the first end biased away from a surface of the door and a groove into which the first end of the spring may be placed into wherein when the first end of the spring is placed into the groove, the door is deflected in the direction that the spring is biased.
US11267267B2	Thermal-transfer printing apparatus, thermal-transfer printing system, and reverse unit A thermal-transfer printing apparatus includes a roll-paper-supplying unit that rotates an image-receiving paper roll and unwinds and winds a roll type of first image-receiving paper, and a print unit that includes a thermal head for heating a thermal transfer sheet and that forms an image by transferring a color material from the thermal transfer sheet to the first image-receiving paper. With the image-receiving paper roll removed, a reverse unit that reverses a sheet type of second image-receiving paper is mountable in a region in which the image-receiving paper roll used to be contained. The print unit forms the image on the first image-receiving paper in a first printing mode in which the image-receiving paper roll is contained in the region, and the print unit forms an image on both surfaces of the second image-receiving paper in a second printing mode in which the reverse unit is mounted on the region.
US11267265B2	Control device, non-transitory computer-readable medium, control method A control device that controls a printing execution unit to execute printing by alternately executing partial printings, which forms the dot using the print head, and print medium conveying, which conveys the print medium using the conveyor, the conveyor including: a first roller; a second roller; and a third roller, wherein a first holding state is a state where the print medium is held by the first roller, is held by the second roller, and is held by the third roller, a second holding state is a state where the print medium is held by the first roller, is held by the second roller, and is not held by the third roller, and a length of the second partial image printed in the first holding state is longer than a length of the second partial image printed in the second holding state.
US11267264B2	Method for automated alignment and register measurement using circular measuring marks A method for automated alignment and register measurement in a printing press provides for test patterns having multiple color separations to be printed by the printing press on a printing substrate, recorded by using at least one image sensor of an image acquisition system as a digital overall image, evaluated by a computer with respect to an alignment/register offset and then corrected by the computer for the alignment/register offset. Circular measuring marks having known diameter for each color separation are integrated into the test patterns and the computer ascertains the center position of each circular measuring mark with subpixel accuracy and thus computes the alignment/register offset by cutting out an image region having at least one circular measuring mark from the digital overall image and determining parameters of a model of a printing point of the circular measuring mark from the digital overall image.
US11267261B2	Tape discharging mechanism and tape printing apparatus A tape discharging mechanism including an discharge feeding section which feeds a tape toward a tape discharge port, a pivoting section which pivots in a first pivoting direction as the tape fed to the discharge feeding section comes into contact with a tape contact portion, an discharge sensor which detects the pivoting section pivoted in the first pivoting direction, and a pivoting spring which applies a force to the pivoting section in a second pivoting direction, in which the discharge feeding section includes a first discharge roller, a second discharge roller, a third discharge roller, and an discharge belt, and the tape contact portion comes into contact with the tape within a pinching range in which the tape is pinched between the first discharge roller and the discharge belt in a tape feeding direction in which the tape is fed.
US11267243B2	Die for a printhead A die for a printhead is described herein. The die includes fluid feed holes disposed in a line parallel to a longitudinal axis of the die. The fluid feed holes are formed through a substrate of the die. Fluidic actuators are proximate to the fluid feed holes, to eject fluid received from the fluid feed holes. Field-effect transistors are parallel to the fluid feed holes. Each fluidic actuator is powered by an associated field effect transistor. Logic circuitry to actuate the field-effect transistors is disposed on an opposite side of the fluid feed holes from the field-effect transistors. Traces, disposed between the fluid feed holes, electrically couple the logic circuitry to the field-effect transistors. The die has a repeating structure including one fluid feed hole, two fluidic actuators, and two field-effect transistors placed at an interval of two times a dot pitch in a line along the die.
US11267242B2	Ink jet recording apparatus that prevents wasteful consumption of ink An ink jet recording apparatus includes a controller that causes an image recording device, upon detecting an error with a recording sheet according to information acquired by an error information acquisition device, to suspend image recording on the recording sheet with which the error has been detected, and on another recording sheet being transported on an upstream side in a transport direction, of the recording sheet with which the error has been detected, and to perform a predetermined protective ejection including protecting an ink jet head of the image recording device, by ejecting a limited minute amount of ink from the ink jet head, at least onto a recording sheet transported subsequent to the recording sheet the image recording on which has been suspended.
US11267233B2	Antifog polyester lidding film for CPET trays The present disclosure is directed to peelable, heat-sealable lidding films for containers of diverse polymer compositions storing various products such as foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals. The lidding films disclosed herein can be heat-sealed to crystalline polyester trays (CPET), easily peeled, and contain improved antifogging performance by incorporating a non-migratory antifogging additive into the heat sealable layer of the film without deteriorating seal strengths.
US11267229B2	Relaxation of laminating films to reduce the orange-peel effect on laminated glass panes A method for producing a laminated glass pane that includes a first pane, a first laminating film, a polymer film, a second laminating film, and a second pane, in this order, wherein the polymer film is bonded to the two laminating films, in which method the starting material for the first and the second laminating film is in each case a laminating film in roll form, which, before being used to form the laminated glass pane, is subjected to a pretreatment, in which the laminating film is relaxed by a heat treatment in a non-tensioned state.
US11267220B2	Multilayer pressure-sensitive adhesive assembly The present disclosure is directed to a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) assembly, comprising at least one pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a polymeric foam layer, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a reaction product of a polymerizable material comprising: a) 2-propylheptyl acrylate as a first monomer; and optionally b) a second monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of manufacturing such a multilayer PSA assembly.
US11267212B2	Honeycomb core with hierarchical cellular structure A hierarchical sandwich core in the form of a honeycomb, i.e. having repetitive and periodic lattice materials. The sandwich core can be made up of a macroscopic honeycomb structure with sandwich cell walls having a mesoscopic cellular core. The longitudinal axis of cells of the mesoscopic honeycomb cell can be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cells of the macroscopic honeycomb structure. Alternatively, if a foam core is used having mesoscopic cells the shape of the mesoscopic cells can be made during the foaming process so that they are elongate in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cells of the macroscopic honeycomb structure.
US11267210B2	Production of a fiber coupler The invention relates to a method for producing an optical fiber coupler, having the following method steps: combining two or more light-guiding fibers (1, 2, 3) to form a fiber bundle; introducing the fiber bundle into a capillary (4); collapsing the capillary (4) onto the fiber bundle surrounded by the capillary. It is the object of the invention to provide an improved method for producing an optical fiber coupler. The method is intended to enable the positioning of the fibers within the capillary to be as precise as possible. At the same time, it should be possible to implement the method with comparatively little effort. To this end, the invention proposes that at least one of the fibers (1, 2, 3) is connected at the end to a guide body (5, 5′) whereof the diameter in the direction transversely to the longitudinal extent of the fiber (1, 2, 3) is larger than the diameter of the fiber (1, 2, 3) and smaller than the internal diameter of the capillary (4).
US11267199B2	Filament drive and loading method for 3D printer A low compressive force filament drive system for use with an additive manufacturing system includes a plurality of drives spaced from each other. Each drive includes a first rotatable shaft and a second rotatable shaft engaged with the first rotatable shaft in a counter rotational configuration. The filament drive system includes a pair of drive wheel, each fixedly attached to a shaft and comprising a groove about a circumference having a substantially smooth surface and positioned on opposing sides of a filament path with a gap therebetween so as to frictionally engage a filament provided in the filament path. The drive includes one or more bridge shafts, wherein each bridge shaft is configured to rotatably couple the adjacent drives of the plurality of drives, wherein the shafts are configured to be directly or indirectly driven by a motor. The counter rotating drive wheels pull the filament from a source and push the filament through a filament feed path to a feed drive in a print head without breaking or indenting a surface of the filament.
US11267198B2	Method for manufacturing a cosmetic product applicator by additive manufacturing A method for manufacturing a cosmetic product applicator including a gripping part and an applicator part having bristles or teeth. The method includes additive manufacturing (S1) by sintering a powder of a plastics material followed by depowdering (S2) and post-treatment for the removal of particles that have become detached from the cosmetic product applicator or are partially sintered, the post-treatment including blasting (S4) and ionizing blowing (S5). This method allows the removal of particles likely to be irritating, for example with a size greater than 500 micrometers, while being suitable for industrial production. The invention also relates to an associated production method.
US11267192B2	Layered manufacturing process for an object with different layer material and object with different layer material A method for producing an object with layers of different materials in an additive manufacturing process comprises the following steps: •I) providing a construction material heated at least in part to a temperature above its glass transition temperature on a substrate, so that a layer of the construction material is obtained which corresponds to a first selected cross section of the object; •II) providing a construction material heated at least in part to a temperature above its glass transition temperature on a previously provided layer of the construction material, so that another layer of the construction material is obtained which corresponds to another selected cross section of the object and which is connected to the previously provided layer; •III) repeating step II) until the object is formed. In the individual steps II) in the method, the construction material is selected each time from a first construction material and a second construction material different from the first, the first construction material being a polycarbonate, polyester, polyester carbonate, polyimide, polylactic acid, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polymethyl(meth)acrylate or mixtures of at least two thereof. Step II) is carried out at least once with the first construction material and step II) is carried out at least once with the second construction material. The invention further relates to an object that is obtainable using the method described above.
US11267189B2	Mandrel and support assembly An apparatus comprising: (a) a mandrel; (b) an internal guide spaced apart from the mandrel; (c) an external guide extending around all or a portion of the internal guide and being spaced apart from the mandrel; wherein a pipe extends between the internal guide and the external guide and then over the mandrel so that the mandrel changes one or more dimensions of the pipe.
US11267186B2	Apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers An apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers (2) comprising at least one thermoforming device (3) suitable for thermoforming a flat sheet (4) for making a container (2) equipped with an upper flange (5) projecting outward and at least one extracting device (6) associable with the thermoforming device (3) for extracting the thermoformed container (2) from it; when the extracting device (6) is associated with the thermoforming device (3) for extracting the already thermoformed container (2), the extracting device (6) and the thermoforming device (3) define a perimetric mould (7) suitable for hot bending the annular flange (5) of the already thermoformed container (2) before it is extracted from the thermoforming device (3).
US11267185B2	Method and device for producing a 3-D substrate coated with a laminate A forming tool is used, which has a tool trough arranged in a stationary manner and a pressure bell, which can be lowered onto and lifted away from the tool trough. An arrangement is created in which a single- or multi-layer, initially flat, flexible laminate separates the trough interior from the pressure-bell interior in a pressure tight manner. A table, on which the 3-D substrate to be coated is located, assumes a lowered position within the trough interior; there is a considerable, free intermediate space (between the laminate and the 3-D substrate. A radiant-heater assembly is inserted into said intermediate space. The radiant-heater assembly has a carrier, on the top side of which radiant heaters that can be activated are attached and on the bottom side of which radiant heaters that can be activated are attached.
US11267173B2	Molding of plastic glazing of tailgates A method of manufacturing a plastic glazing of a tailgate of a vehicle, the method comprising: injecting a first material into a molding apparatus to form a first component of the plastic glazing, wherein the first component comprises a panel of the plastic glazing; injecting a second material into the molding apparatus to form a second component of the plastic glazing, wherein the second component combines with at least the first component, wherein at least a portion of the first component and the second component comprises a transparent cover of a molded light assembly; and injecting a third material into the molding apparatus to form a third component, wherein the third component combines with at least the first component.
US11267168B2	Structure forming apparatus, structure manufacturing method, and structure A structure forming apparatus includes a rotary body, an irradiation unit, and a holding member. On the rotary body, a mask that is subjected to patterning is capable of being disposed. The irradiation unit is capable of irradiating an area along an axis direction of a rotation of the rotary body with an energy line with the mask intervened therebetween. The holding member is disposed to be opposed to the rotary body so that a holding area that holds a material cured with the energy line is formed.
US11267157B2	Method and apparatus for feeding an edger An edger feeding apparatus and method of placing flitches in position to be fed into an edger with minimal spacing between successive flitches and with flitches oriented and the edger adjusted so as to yield a maximum value of lumber from each flitch. The edger feeding apparatus may include a scanning system for creating and storing a digital three-dimensional model of each flitch. The apparatus and method may also include a control computer and its use for determining the optimum position for feeding each flitch into the edger to produce the most valuable yield of lumber from the flitch.
US11267152B2	Manual tool for food carving A manual tool includes a support (1) with stops (20) on which the carving elements (2) are arranged and includes a first central tubular sector (7) having a hollow interior; second lateral sectors (10); wings (11) facing each other that start from each of the second sectors (10); a recess (12) between both wings (11), for housing the carving element (2); and a rotating part (16) mounted between the wings (11), that includes two couplings (15) and two housings (17) and (18), in which the rotating part (16) is rotatory between a first position in which the carving element (2) linked to the first housing (17) while the carving element (2) linked to the second housing (18) is oriented inwards the recess (12) and a second position in which the carving element (2) of the first housing (17) is oriented inward toward the recess (12).
US11267150B1	Rolled material dispenser The rolled material dispenser of the present invention enables the user to securely grip the rolled material dispenser and safely cut rolled material installed within. The rolled material dispenser provides beveled corners allowing for better gripping and usage for users with decreased hand strength and dexterity. The user inserts the rolled material of their choice into the dispenser. The user opens the lid of the rolled material dispenser, pulls a desired length of material from the roll installed inside the dispenser device, and then closes the lid. Closing the lid secures the rolled material and positions the cutting device to sever the desired length of material. The cutting device travels along the track of the lid. The user slides the cutting device across the rolled material positioned underneath the lid to cut a portion of material from the roll installed within the dispenser.
US11267144B2	Utility knife with a locknut A utility knife with a locknut includes a case, a blade holder, a blade, a movable pushbutton and a locking device. A blade extension/retraction opening is formed at a front end of the case and provided for the blade to extend or retract, and a movable chute is formed on a side of the case and provided for the movable pushbutton to move. The blade is correspondingly installed in the case by the blade holder, the blade controls its extension and retraction in the blade extension/retraction opening by the movable pushbutton. The locking device includes a locking rod and an adjusting device and uses the adjusting device to adjust the locking rod and lock the blade.
US11267134B1	Garment band attachment systems and methods Various examples are provided related to attachment of bands such as, e.g., collar or neck bands, sleeve bands, wrist bands, waist bands and ankle bands, etc. to a garment opening. In one example, among others, a band can be attached to a garment by loading the band between rollers in a joining position, positioning an opening of a garment extending between control surface mandrels over the band, and attaching the band to the garment along the edge of the opening.
US11267133B2	Robot arm with at least one joint torque sensor A robot arm has a transmission output-side mating running surface on which a dynamic contact seal that seals off the transmission casing in a lubricant-tight manner is seated. A gap is determined by a main bearing arrangement between an upstream link and a downstream link, to which an output flange of a joint torque sensor is coupled, is sealed off by means of a further dynamic seal, with the objective of increasing the accuracy of the torque measurement by optimizing the secondary force flows.
US11267132B2	Robot system A robot system includes a robot, a robot controller, a video acquisition device configured to acquire a real video of a work space, and a head-mounted type video display device provided with a visual line tracking section configured to acquire visual line information. A robot controller includes an information storage section configured to store information used for controlling the robot while associating the information with a type of an object, a gaze target identification section configured to identify, in the video, a gaze target viewed by a wearer based on the visual line information, and a display processing section configured to cause the video display device to display the information associated with the object corresponding to the identified gaze target, side by side with the gaze target in the form of one image through which the wearer can visually grasp, select, or set contents of the information.
US11267125B2	Mechanism-parameter-calibration method for robotic arm system A mechanism-parametric-calibration method for a robotic arm system is provided, including: controlling the robotic arm to perform a plurality of actions so that one end of the robotic arm moves toward corresponding predictive positioning-points; determining a predictive relative-displacement between each two of the predictive positioning-points; after each of the actions is performed, sensing three-dimensional positioning information of the end of the robotic arm; determining, according to the three-dimensional positioning information, a measured relative-displacement moved by the end of the robotic arm when each two of the actions are performed; deriving an equation corresponding to the robotic arm from the predictive relative-displacements and the measured relative-displacements; and utilizing a feasible algorithm to find the solution of the equation. When an ambient temperature changes or a stress variation on the robotic arm exceeds a predetermined range, re-obtaining the set of mechanism parametric deviations corresponds to a current robot configuration.
US11267124B2	System and method for calibrating robot A method and system are disclosed herein. The system includes a measuring device detecting a position and a travel distance of movement of the robot, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: specifying a robot coordinate system of the robot based on the measured position data, generating, using the processor, robot reference position data by converting the measured position data based on the specified robot coordinate system, performing, using the processor, position-based parameter optimization based on the robot reference position data, and storing, using a memory, a parameter optimized through the position-based parameter optimization; and transmitting, using a communication circuit, the stored optimized parameter to the robot to actuate movement of the robot based on the stored optimized parameter.
US11267123B2	Robot system and coupling method A robot system that performs work of coupling a cable to a connector provided on a board, includes a robot in which a gripping unit that grips the cable and a force detection unit that detects a force acting on the gripping unit are provided, and a robot control apparatus that controls the robot, wherein the robot control apparatus controls the robot to perform a conveyance action for the gripping unit to grip the cable with a first gripping force and convey the cable onto the board, a correction action for the gripping unit to grip the cable with a second gripping force and correct a posture of the cable based on the force acting by pressing the cable against the connector, and an insertion action for the gripping unit to grip the cable with a third gripping force and insert the cable into the connector.
US11267115B2	Fastener-driving tool including a reversion trigger with a damper A fastener-driving tool is provided and includes a housing and a workpiece-contacting element movably connected to the housing, where the workpiece-contacting element is movable between a rest position and an activated position. A trigger is movably connected to the housing such that the trigger is movable between a rest position and an activated position. The tool further includes an actuation lever movably connected to the trigger and movable between a rest position and an activated position. A damper mechanism is associated with the actuation lever and is configured to control a rate of movement of the actuation lever between the activated position and the rest position.
US11267111B2	Hose clamp setting tool and system A clamp setting tool secures a hose clamp having a pre-clamped state where a catch tab engages a stopper tab, and a clamped state where the catch tab releases from the stopper tab. The clamp setting tool includes first and second head elements having respective first and second notches formed therein, the second notch positionally corresponds to the first notch. The first and second notches receive the catch and stopper tabs. A stop mechanism is connected to one of the first and second head elements. The clamp setting tool moves the first and second head elements between an open position where the hose clamp is maintained in the pre-clamped state and a closed position where the first and second head elements move the hose clamp to the clamped state. The stop mechanism prevents movement of the first and second head elements from the open position toward the closed position.
US11267110B2	Zero distance tool A zero distance tool for turning a fastener is disclosed. The tool may have a driver configured to receive a torsional input. The tool may also have an adapter rotatably coupled to the driver. The adapter may be configured to engage with a fastener. The tool may have a housing configured to enclose the driver and the adapter.
US11267095B2	High throughput polishing system for workpieces A method and system for polishing a plurality of workpieces is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a polishing tool with multiple polishing heads; and providing a substrate tray that can hold the plurality of work pieces in a fixed position on a tray underneath the polishing heads. The system and method includes moving the tray within the polisher. Finally, the method and system includes configuring the multiple polishing heads with the appropriate pad/slurry combinations to polish the workpieces and to create a finished polished surface on the plurality of work pieces.
US11267094B2	Reduced-vibration surface treatment device A vibration-reducing component and an apparatus for its use. The vibration-reducing component combines an elastic member with a compression element to both resist applied forces and absorb selected vibrations. The vibration reducing component finds particular utility in tools that inherently create vibrations.
US11267090B2	System for supporting workpieces A system for supporting workpieces comprises a base and a plurality of support members (1), each support member (1) comprising a plate (11) and means for positioning the plate (11) in relation to the base. In at least some of the support members (1). The means for positioning the plate (11) comprise at least three controllably extendable members (13) arranged for determining the position and inclination of the plate (11) in relation to the base, thereby allowing for controlled positioning of the plate (11) in relation to the base and for controlled inclination of the plate (11).
US11267086B2	Method for producing a constructed camshaft of an internal combustion engine A method for producing a constructed camshaft of an internal combustion engine may be used in connection with a camshaft having a cam, a shaft, and an anti-friction bearing. The method may involve machining the cam, machining the shaft to produce a setting region for arranging the cam, heating the cam and the anti-friction bearing, pushing the cam onto the shaft into a preliminary position and pushing the anti-friction bearing onto the shaft into a bearing position, equalizing a temperature between the shaft, the cam, and the anti-friction bearing by cooling at least the cam, and setting the cam onto an end position by way of pushing the cam onto the setting region.
US11267085B2	System and method for replacing the top of an under-dispenser containment (UDC) unit A system configured to replace a top portion of an under-dispenser containment unit embedded within a concrete island under a fuel dispenser. The system includes a mounting structure configured to be coupled to the top portion of the under-dispenser containment unit, and a dispenser sump top configured to be coupled to the mounting structure and the fuel dispenser. The mounting structure includes a series of angles and the dispenser sump top includes a frame having a pair of opposing end walls and a pair of opposing sidewalls, a central opening defined by the frame, a splash lip extending outward from a lower portion of each of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls, and a series of dispenser support flanges extending outward from an upper portion of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls.
US11267080B2	Low temperature melting and mid temperature melting lead-free solder paste with mixed solder alloy powders Implementations of the disclosure are directed to a lead-free mixed solder powder paste suitable for low temperature to middle temperature soldering applications. The lead-free solder paste may consist of: an amount of a first solder alloy powder between 44 wt % and 83 wt %, the first solder alloy powder comprising Sn; an amount of a second solder alloy powder between 5 wt % to 44 wt %, the second alloy powder comprising Sn, where the first solder alloy powder has a liquidus temperature lower than a solidus temperature of the second solder alloy powder; and a remainder of flux. The solder paste may be used for reflow at a peak temperature below the solidus temperature of the higher solidus temperature solder powder but above the melting temperature of the lower solidus temperature one.
US11267074B2	Additive manufacturing in metals with a fiber array laser source and adaptive multi-beam shaping A system that uses a scalable array of individually controllable laser beams that are generated by a fiber array system to process materials into an object. The adaptive control of individual beams may include beam power, focal spot width, centroid position, scanning orientation, amplitude and frequency, of individual beams. Laser beam micro scanner modules (MSMs) are arranged into 2D arrays or matrices. During operation of the MSMs, a fiber tip that projects the laser beam is displaced along the x and y-axis in order to scan the focal spot. Each MSM within a matrix can process a corresponding cell (e.g., one square centimeter) during focal spot scanning, and the plurality of MSMs may be operated in parallel to process a plurality of corresponding cells (e.g., with a 10×10 matrix of MSM, 100 cm2) without rastering or otherwise repositioning the assembly over the build surface.
US11267072B2	Method for structuring a substrate, assembly comprising a substrate and a device for structuring said substrate, and substrate with such a structure Method for structuring a substrate (11) and comprising the following steps: —providing a device (100) comprising a light source (33), an optical system (2) for obtaining an outgoing light beam (7) spatially offset in relation to the incoming light beam (1), and capable of modifying this spatial offset, focusing means (9) for focusing the outgoing light beam (7), a substrate holder (59), a movement device (60) for generating a movement (41) between the outgoing light beam (7) and the substrate (11); —providing and placing the substrate (11) on the substrate holder (59); —etching the substrate with the focused outgoing light beam (7) having an angle of attack (107) greater than 1° for any spatial offset between outgoing light beam (7) and incoming light beam (1) imposed by the optical system (2).
US11267059B2	Control device of wire electric discharge machine and machine learning device A control device of a wire electric discharge machine and a machine learning device are provided that can appropriately and readily determine a correction parameter. The control device, which optimizes the correction parameter for wire electrical discharge machining process, includes a machine learning device configured to learn the correction parameter for the wire electrical discharge machining process. The machine learning device includes a state observation unit configured to observe, as a state variable, condition data indicative of a condition for the wire electrical discharge machining process, a determination data acquisition unit configured to acquire determination data indicative of the correction parameter of the case where machining precision is favorable in the wire electrical discharge machining process, and a learning unit configured to learn the correction parameter in association with the condition for the wire electrical discharge machining process using the state variable and the determination data.
US11267053B2	Nanostructured coated substrates for use in cutting tool applications A coating for carbide substrates employs a nanostructured coating in conjunction with a non-nanostructured coating. The nanostructured coating is produced by the addition of a refining agent flow, particular hydrogen chloride gas, during deposition, and may be produced as multiple individual nanostructured layers varying functional materials in a series. The combination of a nanostructured coating and non-nanostructured coating is believed to produce a cutting tool insert that exhibits longer life. Pre-treating the substrate with a mixture of compressed air and abrasive medium prior to coating the substrate and post-treating the coated substrate with a mixture of water and abrasive medium after the coating process is believed to further enhance the wear resistance and usage life of the cutting tool.
US11267045B2	Roll line unit A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle or roll body surface rotatable relative to a support housing by means of bearing(s). The support housing has a seal(s) located axially outward relative to the at least one bearing and/or seal(s) located axially inward relative to the at least one bearing, and a lubrication system having lubricant reservoir(s) containing lubricant. The support housing has one or more cavities containing lubricant located adjacent to the seal disposed axially outward of the bearing(s) and/or the seal located axially inward of the bearing(s). The lubricant reservoir(s) is/are in fluid communication with the at least one cavity. An actuator within the lubricant reservoir(s) is arranged to move when the volume of lubricant increases in the cavity and/or the reservoir, and/or to push lubricant from the lubricant reservoir into the cavity when the amount of lubricant in the cavity decreases.
US11267040B2	Method for forming an endodontic instrument or device Methods for manufacturing an endodontic instrument or device, such as an endodontic file for use in performing root canal therapy on a tooth, are disclosed. The method may include the steps of: (a) providing a wire or wire blank comprising a nickel titanium alloy that has been heat-treated at a heat-treat temperature and has an angle greater than 5 degrees of permanent deformation after torque at 45 degrees of flexion tested in accordance with ISO Standard 3630 Part 1: General requirements and test methods and (b) removing material from the wire or wire blank to form an endodontic instrument or device. The method may include the steps of: (a) providing a wire or wire blank comprising a nickel titanium alloy at a first temperature; and (b) removing material from the wire or wire blank at a second temperature above the first temperature to form an endodontic instrument or device.
US11267037B2	Workpiece processing machine and method for operating the workpiece processing machine The invention relates to a workpiece processing machine (1), and to a method for operation of a workpiece processing machine (1). The workpiece processing machine (1) comprises an automatically adjustable stop finger (17), and has, for monitoring adjustment movements of the stop finger (17), a monitoring device (36, 37, 38) that comprises an illuminating device (36) and at least one optical detection device (37). In operation of the workpiece processing machine (1), during an automatically controlled adjustment movement of the stop finger (17), a light beam (38) is radiated into an area ahead of the stop finger (17) in the adjustment direction. Upon detection of a first light image (43) projected onto an object surface (42) by the first light beam (38), a safety measure is triggered.
US11267029B2	Method for straightening of radial run-out faults or linearity faults on elongate workpieces, and measuring device, straightening machine, and straightening system thereof In the straightening of radial run-out faults or linearity faults on elongate workpieces having at least one toothed region having peaks and troughs of the teeth of said toothed region, such as on toothed shafts or toothed racks, for ascertaining deviations from the ideally straight workpiece, the locations of the surfaces of the not yet straightened workpiece that form a reference plane are scanned at least at points or in portions on or in the region on the active reference circle or pitch circle, respectively, of the toothing that lies between the peaks and troughs of the teeth. The resulting measured items of data are utilized by the straightening machine such that a workpiece that is as ideally straight as possible at least in the toothed region is achieved by the straightening. The elevated locations of the tooth heads of the toothed region that form the peaks of the teeth and the elevated locations of neighboring tooth surfaces that lie in the reference plane are detected, and the height differentials of the elevated locations of the tooth heads in relation to the elevated locations of neighboring tooth surfaces that lie in the reference plane are ascertained. The height differentials are utilized by the straightening machine as corrective measured items of data such that said height differentials are considered when straightening the workpiece so as to form a workpiece that is as ideally straight as possible in the reference plane.
US11267019B2	Systems and methods for the management of waste associated with processing guayule shrubs to extract rubber Systems and methods for managing the waste associated with the extraction of rubber from guayule shrubs are provided. Also provided is a portable local sub-station for reducing the transportation costs associated with the processing of guayule shrubs for the extraction of rubber. Use of the disclosed systems, methods and/or local sub-station can reduce transportation costs, reduce processing costs and reduce the downstream processing complexity associated with the extraction of rubber from guayule shrubs.
US11267015B2	Device for lacquer transfer A device for lacquer transfer is disclosed having a frame, a transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, and a nozzle for dispensing lacquer. The nozzle is arranged contactless to or in direct contact with the outside contact surface of the lateral wall for dispensing lacquer into respective depressions in the lateral wall while the transfer roller is rotated about the axis of rotation. The transfer roller is configured to roll with the outside contact surface on a work surface of a work piece for transferring the lacquer from the depressions to the work surface of the work piece. The transfer roller includes a rim and a tire, wherein the rim is mounted to the frame rotatably about the axis of rotation by the first end and extends between a first end and a second end along the axis of rotation, wherein the tire is mounted on the rim and includes the lateral wall.
US11267013B2	Print head having a temperature-control device The disclosure relates to an application device for applying an application medium onto a component, preferably for application of a coating onto a motor vehicle body component. The application device includes a print head for preferably serial and/or permanent application of the application medium, wherein the print head has: a nozzle plate, at least one nozzle in the nozzle plate in order to discharge the application medium, at least one valve element, which is movable relative to the nozzle plate, for control of the application medium discharge through the at least one nozzle, wherein the at least one movable valve element closes the at least one nozzle in a closing position and releases it in an opening position, and at least one drive for moving the at least one valve element. The application device is characterised in particular in that it includes at least one temperature control apparatus for reducing heating of the at least one drive during application of the application medium.
US11267011B2	Dispenser for dispensing liquid or pasty substances In a dispenser for dispensing at least two liquid or pasty substances from receptacles to a dispenser head, constant delivery pumps are connected therebetween to compensate for viscosity variations and keep a given mixing ratio constant.
US11267005B2	Handheld misting device with pressure-relieving handle A misting device has a form factor that allows the device to be handheld. The device includes a fluid tank that can be pressurized to force the contained fluid under pressure through a fluid delivery system. A hand-operated pump injects air into the fluid tank to pressurize the fluid tank. The pump includes a pump handle located at the bottom of the tank at one end of a rod, and a piston at the other end of the rod. A pressure-relieving air channel extends through the piston, the rod, and the pump handle to emit air out of the pump and into the environment when the fluid tank is at a maximum pressure.
US11266999B2	Dust-collecting apparatus According to one embodiment, a dust-collecting apparatus includes a main body with a first surface on which a back surface of a first electrode is disposed; a fixing unit configured to control attachment and detachment of the first electrode and the main body; a second electrode configured to transfer a voltage to the first electrode; and a control board configured to control a magnitude and a timing of a voltage which is applied to the second electrode.
US11266990B2	Device and method for performing digital PCR A micro-fluidic device 100 for performing digital PCR is presented. The device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a first micro-fluidic channel 104, comprising an inlet 102 and an outlet 103, embedded in the semiconductor substrate; a heating element 101 thermally coupled to the first micro-fluidic channel 104; a droplet generator 107 connected to the inlet 102 of the first micro-fluidic channel 104 for generating droplets and pumping generated droplets at a flow rate into the first micro-fluidic channel 104; characterized in that: the heating element 101 is a single heating element connected to a temperature control unit 111 configured to cycle the temperature of the complete first micro-fluidic channel 104 through at least two temperature values; and wherein the flow rate of the droplet generator 107 is adaptable. Further, a method to perform digital PCR is presented using the micro-fluidic device 100.
US11266985B2	Liquid sealed cartridge, method for producing liquid sealed cartridge, and liquid sending method Disclosed is a liquid sealed cartridge in which a liquid injected through an inlet is previously sealed, and the liquid is transferred by a centrifugal force being applied by rotation, and the liquid sealed cartridge includes: a liquid storage portion configured to store the liquid; a bypass flow path having one end and the other end connected to the liquid storage portion, the bypass flow path having the inlet; and a transfer flow path into which the liquid is transferred from the liquid storage portion when the centrifugal force is applied.
US11266981B2	Mixed template synthesis of low silica CHA zeolite A transition-metal-CHA molecular sieve catalyst and mixed-template synthesis procedure are disclosed.
US11266978B2	Method for preparing dispersion of metal-containing particles and method for producing hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer A method for producing a dispersion of metal-containing particles includes contacting a metal-supported material obtained by supporting a metal and/or a metal compound on a carrier with a polymeric protective agent showing affinity for the metal and/or the metal compound in a solvent to obtain a dispersion of metal-containing particles in which the metal and/or the metal compound is dispersed in the solvent in the form of particles.
US11266968B2	Mineralizing biosurfactant used for nucleating silica The present invention relates to emulsion-templated silica micro and nano-capsules- and methods for making them. In particular, the template emulsion is stabilized by a biosurfactant that also assists in nucleating the silica shell Mineralizing biosurfactants and stabilized micro- and nano-emulsions useful in forming the emulsion-templated micro- and nano-capsules, and methods for the use of the silica micro- and nano-capsules are also described.
US11266965B1	Ultra-low-speed rotating low-strain high-filling-rate hydrogen storage alloy reaction device and technology An ultra-low-speed rotating low-strain high-filling-rate hydrogen alloy automatic absorption-desorption reaction device includes a shell, a hydrogen storage reaction bed, a motor, a controlling and monitoring system, a wire inlet port, a hydrogen absorption and desorption port, and a universal angle wheel. The reaction bed is circular, rotating at a low speed under driving of a light ultra-low speed motor; facades on two sides of the reaction bed are respectively provided with a transmission shaft and the hydrogen absorption and discharge port which are respectively connected with an ultra-low-speed gear reduction motor or a high-pressure hydrogen storage tank and a hydrogen-consuming device; the reaction bed includes a hydrogen storage metal alloy, a heat-conducting anti-hardening filling material, and a phase change material; a shell of the alloy reaction bed has a heater and an external side surface of a hydrogen storage alloy reaction device has a PLC controlling and monitoring system.
US11266964B2	Methods of sulfurizing metal containing particles Methods of sulfurizing metal containing particles in the absence of hydrogen are described. One method includes contacting a bed of metal containing particles with a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen sulfide and inert gas under reaction conditions sufficient to produce sulfided metal containing particles. The gaseous stream is introduced into a vertical reactor at an inlet positioned at the bottom portion of the reactor and any unreacted hydrogen sulfide and inert gas is removed at an outlet positioned above the inlet. The sulfided metal containing particles can be removed from the reactor and stored.
US11266961B2	Agitator lid suitable for different paint pot openings An agitator lid suitable for different paint pot openings includes a paint outlet mechanism for controlling paint pouring, and at least two compression mechanisms compressing a paint pot with the agitator lid, each compression mechanism involving: a through-hole provided on the agitator lid, a compression rod passing through the through-hole, a sealing sleeve sheathed on the outside of the compression rod, an up-turned edge of the sealing sleeve pressing on the agitator lid, the periphery of the compression rod between the up-turned edge of the sealing sleeve and a handle on an upper end of the compression rod being sheathed with a compression spring, a lower end of the compression rod being a presser foot, a face of the presser foot being a fan ring shape, a vertical face being provided on a connecting line between two arc-shaped lines along the fan ring shape.
US11266958B2	Dry additive and fluid mixing system, assembly and method The application is directed to a system and method for mixing fluid and dry material to produce fluid mixture compositions. The system may be provided on a portable platform for transport of the system for use at different locations or the system may be provided as a permanent installation. The system includes a first module for receiving fluid into the system and an optional second module attachable to the first module for providing dry material to be mixed with the fluid received into the system. The fluid mixture compositions produced by the system can be conveyed out from the system to one or more target locations.
US11266956B2	Gas/liquid infusion system with intelligent level management and adjustable absorption output A system features a controller having a signal processor configured to: receive signaling containing information about a liquid level of a gas infused liquid in a liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel, one or more gas input characteristics of a gas provided to the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel, and one or more liquid input characteristics of an incoming non-infused liquid provided to the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel; and determine corresponding signaling containing information to control a pump that provides the incoming non-infused liquid to the infusion tank/vessel on demand each time a beverage is dispensed with the gas infused liquid from the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel and to maintain a desired liquid level and target equilibrium gas pressure in the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel at a given temperature.
US11266953B2	Reverse osmosis filtering module and reverse osmosis filter comprising same A reverse osmosis filtering module includes: a purified water discharge pipe in which a purified water discharge path is formed, and which has a communication hole that is formed on an outer periphery thereof and communicates with the purified water discharge path; a reverse osmosis filtering part including a reverse osmosis filtering member in which a purified water flow space is formed, and which is wound around the purified water discharge pipe such that the purified water flow space communicates with the communication hole; a first flow channel formation cap provided at one side and having an inlet hole; and a second flow channel formation cap provided at the other side of the reverse osmosis filtering part and having an outlet hole.
US11266947B2	Diamine solvent system for CO2 capture Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I R1(R2)N-L1-NH-R3 (I) With respect to Formula I, each of R1 and R2 independently is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a heterocyclyl ring; L1 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or L1 and R1 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclyl ring; and R3 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloalkylalkyl, or alkoxyalkyl. And/or the compound may have a viscosity of less than 75 cP at a CO2-loading of 40 mol % and at a temperature of 40° C.
US11266939B2	Adjustable filter assemblies for HVAC systems An adjustable filter assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a first filter retainer configured to capture a first filter and a second filter retainer configured to capture a second filter. The adjustable filter assembly also includes a hinge coupled between first filter retainer and the second filter retainer and about which the first filter retainer and the second filter retainer are configured to rotate to position the first filter and the second filter at an angle relative to one another in a first angled operating configuration and to align the first filter and the second filter with one another in a second angled operating configuration.
US11266938B2	Assembled air cleaner An assembled air cleaner includes an air blowing box, a plurality of first filter boxes that is stacked in a vertical direction and disposed above the air blowing box, and an air inlet box disposed on top of the topmost first filter box. At least one filter is provided inside the first filter boxes. Each first filter box has a bottom wall and a flange protruding upwardly around a peripheral edge of the bottom wall. The flange is configured to hold against a bottom of the filter in an airtight manner. A plurality of airtight members is provided on each first filter box and can be pressed against the filter, thereby improving filtering and dust collection effects greatly.
US11266936B2	Melt-blown depth filter element, method and machine of making it A tubular depth filter element has one or more concentric zones. Each zone includes layers of a melt blown filament. An additional filament oscillates through the depth of the element, traversing through part of the depth of the filament with each oscillation but traversing through substantially all of the depth of the element over multiple oscillations. The traversing filament is preferably biased towards the outside of the element. The depth filter element may be made by spraying filaments onto a rotating mandrel. The filaments of the concentric zones are sprayed from fixed nozzles spaced apart along the length of the mandrel. The traversing filament is sprayed from a nozzle assembly that moves laterally or has compound motion relative to the mandrel. For example, the nozzle assembly may oscillate relative to the mandrel while an air attenuator of the nozzle assembly oscillates relative to the remainder of the nozzle assembly.
US11266935B2	Filter medium, method for producing same, and use of the filter medium in a filter element A filter medium has a substrate layer and a nanofiber layer arranged on the substrate layer. Adhesive fibers are laid onto the nanofiber layer and connect the nanofiber layer with the substrate layer. The nanofiber layer is located between the substrate layer and the adhesive fibers.
US11266929B2	Durable, collapsible, and configurable strainer basket for pool equipment A durable and collapsible strainer basket for pool equipment includes a rigid annular top portion having a radially extending rim; and a flexible basket extending downward from the rigid annular top portion, the rim of the rigid annular top portion including a downward facing surface that extends radially outward beyond the flexible basket and that is positioned to rest on a ledge of a pool equipment cavity, wherein the flexible basket includes a tapered outer shape formed by two or more flexible silicone annular sections having a plurality of holes passing therethrough, wherein the two or more flexible silicone annular sections are configured to be collapsible such that the flexible basket includes a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
US11266924B2	Supersonic treatment of vapor streams for separation and drying of hydrocarbon gases Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having re-duced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows select-ive recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane.
US11266920B2	Toy gearbox A toy gearbox comprising at least one gear shaft (1, 2) rotatably supported by a gear support construction and having at least one spline, and at least one gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2), a first clutch member (50) being attached to the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) and rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and a second clutch member comprising a driving ring (41, 42) being fixed against rotation about and slidably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and comprising a guide member (45) and at least one claw clutch (46, 47) for selectively engaging or disengaging with the first clutch member (50) and thereby engaging or disengaging the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) from rotating along with the gear shaft and where an axial cam (10) arranged on a gear shifter axle (11) being mounted in the gear support construction and having an axis of symmetry extending parallel with the gear shaft (1, 2), so that the guide member (45) on the axially slidable driving ring (41, 42) engages with the axial cam (10).
US11266917B2	Assembly to control or govern relative speed of movement between parts Described herein is an assembly and methods of use thereof for controlling or governing the relative speed of motion between the assembly parts via eddy current formation. The assembly and methods also may minimize the number of parts required and may minimize the number of moving parts thereby increasing the mechanical durability of the assembly compared to art designs that may have more moving parts and greater part complexity.
US11266916B2	Method and system for accessing previously stored game play via video recording as executed on a game cloud system A method for gaming, including receiving from a client device of a user selection of a video recording of game play of a player for a gaming application, and streaming the video recording to the client device. The video recording is associated with a snapshot captured at a first point in the recorded game play. Selection of a jump point in the recorded game play is received from the client device. An instance of the gaming application is initiated based on the snapshot to initiate a jump game play. Input commands used to direct the game play and associated with the snapshot are accessed. Image frames are generated based on the input commands for rendering at the client device, the image frames replaying the game play to the jump point. Input commands from the client device are handled beginning from the jump point for the jump game play.
US11266912B2	Methods and systems for processing disruptive behavior within multi-player video game Disruptive behavior events are identified within an online gaming system. Players responsible for the identified disruptive behavior events are verified. A behavioral designation is applied to players in the online gaming system. The behavioral designation indicates whether or not a player is verified as responsible for one or more of the identified disruptive behavior events. Current real-time player behavior demographic data is generated for a specified game space using the behavioral designations applied to players associated with the specified game space. The generated current real-time player behavior demographic data for the specified game space is displayed to players associated with the specified game space. Using current real-time player behavior demographic data generated and displayed for different game spaces, a player is enabled to make a behavior-informed selection of a game space in which to enter for game play. Also, player behavioral profiles enable tracking of player-specific behavior preferences and events.
US11266904B2	Game system, game control device, and information storage medium At least one memory device of a game system stores a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: set, on a touch panel, a reception area for receiving a direction designation operation; move, in accordance with a movement of a touch position on the touch panel, an operation position in a direction corresponding to a moving direction of the touch position by a distance longer than a moving distance of the touch position; acquire a designated direction based on a direction from a reference position corresponding to the reception area to the operation position; and execute game processing based on the designated direction.
US11266896B2	Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance A method of and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competitions groups to join. After joining the desired groups, the users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions.
US11266893B2	Physical therapy apparatus and method of use An apparatus and method for physical therapy includes a base structure, a roller table positioned on the base structure including a plurality of free motion rollers, at least one motor and/or and at least one air compressor connected to the base structure, a plurality of powered rollers or a contact plate located within the base structure being in contact with the plurality of free motion rollers, at least one pneumatic block with a pneumatic piston connected to the at least one air compressor and being configured to raise and lower the power rollers and/or the contact plate, a load cell in communication with the apparatus being configured to measure and record a patient's response to the transition of the roller table and/or the contact plate, and a programmable logic controller.
US11266886B2	Golf club heads with trench features and related methods Golf club heads with trench features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US11266884B2	Iron-type golf club head and golf club set provided therewith The present invention provides an iron-type golf club head that is able to increase the amount of backspin while reducing resistance against the ground, and a golf club set. In an iron-type golf club head having a top surface, a sole surface, a toe surface that connects therebetween, and a face surface that hits a ball, the sole surface is provided with a leading surface sloping to a face side and a trailing surface sloping to a back side in a face-back direction, with a visible boundary line extending in a toe-heel direction as an apex.
US11266883B2	Sports ball with electronics housed in shock-absorbing carrier A sports ball includes sensing electronics embedded therein. The electronics are supported on an inner surface of the wall of the ball within an elastomeric boot that extends inwardly toward the center of the ball. The elastomeric boot is configured to protect the electronics from damage due to shock as the ball is used, and to have little if any effect on the performance characteristics of the ball.
US11266882B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core composed of an inner core layer and an outer core layer, and at least one cover covering the spherical core, wherein the inner core layer is formed from an inner core layer rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin.
US11266874B2	Jaw range of motion device Embodiments of the innovation relate to a jaw range of motion device that includes a conical base having a first end and a second end and a helical ridge carried by the conical base and disposed between the first end and the second end. The helical ridge and the conical base define a channel between adjacent helical ridge portions. The jaw range of motion device also includes a handle disposed at the second end of the conical base. When a user inserts the jaw range of motion device between his teeth, the user can apply a self-directed manual force to the device by generating a twisting motion on the handle to provide an incremental jaw range of motion.
US11266873B1	Bicycle-type exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus includes a ring rotatably supported within a frame. First and second pedals are supported on first and second pedal shafts, and each pedal shaft is pivotally attached to the ring. Each pedal may be pivotal from a folded position wherein the pedal shaft lies on a radius of the ring, to a deployed position wherein the pedal shaft is perpendicular to a plane defined by the ring. Each pedal has a lock out device for holding the pedal in the unfolded position. The apparatus has no central hub or axle. Foldable or removable legs or supports, if used, may be attachable to the frame, or made part of the frame, for holding the frame in an upright position when the apparatus is in use. The exercise apparatus is compact and lightweight.
US11266866B1	Portable exercise device The portable exercise device is a physical training device. The portable exercise device is an elastic structure that generates a counterforce used to exercise muscles. The portable exercise device comprises a plurality of resistance bands, a plurality of supporting bars, and a plurality of carabiners. The plurality of carabiners attaches the plurality of resistance bands to the plurality of supporting bars. Each of the plurality of supporting bars is a rigid structure to which the plurality of resistance bands anchors. The plurality of supporting bars are manipulated to apply deformation forces to the plurality of resistance bands during the use of the portable exercise device. The plurality of resistance bands generates the counterforce used to exercise muscles as each of the plurality of resistance bands returns to the relaxed shape.
US11266852B2	Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.
US11266849B2	Control device and a machine for interactive cerebral and bodily navigation with real-time anatomical display and control functions A control device (1) for machines (10) for magnetic cerebral or peripheral stimulation with cerebral and bodily navigation, which includes a plurality of keys (2) which can be associated with various functions of the machine (10) and configured for activating, when pressed, a respective function of the machine (10) associated with the respective key (2). The control device (1) also includes a touch screen (3) configured for displaying anatomical information of the subject or patient for a direct viewing from the operator with information relative to the function of the machine (10) which can be activated by the keys (2) and activating at least one further function of the machine (10) associated with a respective icon (7) which can be pressed with the touch screen (3), such as, for example, a stimulation.
US11266848B2	System, method and device for neural activity control The present invention provides a wearable device, a system for manufacturing a wearable device and a method of neural activity control. The device for temporal interference simulation includes a pair of electrodes at penalizable location. The electrodes each send out a high frequency electromagnetic fields with a very slight difference in the two frequencies. The fields superimpose at a specified region of the brain, which is customized depending on the location of neural activity control, to create a low frequency refractory wave envelope. The low frequency wave inhibits or stimulates local neurons to control electrical activity within that region.
US11266836B2	Variable operating point neural electrostimulation such as to treat RLS Techniques to help improve efficiency or effectiveness of treating a disorder such as RLS or PLMD, such as by issuing neural electrostimulations to a particular patient, while varying one or more amplitude parameters (e.g., at least one of electrostimulation current amplitude, electrostimulation voltage amplitude, or electrostimulation pulsewidth duration). A corresponding patient-subjective or patient-objective response can be observed. A characteristic electrostimulation intensity relationship can be generated, for example, based on the determined respective at least one of RLS or PLMD response indication threshold amplitude parameters and the plurality of corresponding neural electrostimulation durations. Once this characteristic electrostimulation intensity relationship has been generated, it can then be used to control issuing subsequent neural electrostimulations to the particular patient according to (1) at least one goal and (2) a variable operating point based upon the generated characteristic electrostimulation intensity relationship.
US11266832B2	Electrophoretic active delivery system including porous conductive electrode layer An active molecule delivery system whereby active molecules can be released on demand and/or a variety of different active molecules can be delivered from the same system and/or different concentrations of active molecules can be delivered from the same system. The active molecule delivery system includes a first electrode, a plurality of microcells, and a porous conductive layer. The microcells are filled with a medium including active molecules.
US11266831B2	Implantable cochlear system with integrated components and lead characterization Cochlear implant systems can include first and second subsystems, each subsystem including an input source, a signal processor, a stimulator, and a cochlear electrode. A single implantable battery and/or communication module can provide power to and communicate with each subsystem, such as via each signal processor. Systems can include separate leads providing separate communication between the implantable battery and/or communication module and each subsystem, or can include a bifurcated lead providing signals to both subsystems simultaneously. The implantable battery and/or communication module can be configured to output addressed signals designating for which subsystem a signal is intended. The implantable battery and/or communication module can be configured to separately update settings associated with each respective subsystem, such as a transfer function associated with each signal processor.
US11266828B2	Implantable medical lead with moveable conductors A medical lead includes a lead body, a connector, an electrical conductor, and a sleeve. The lead body includes a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis of the lead body. The connector is positioned near the proximal end of the lead body. The electrical conductor extends about the longitudinal axis of the lead body. The sleeve is coupled to an insulative material of the lead body and positioned around the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is electrically coupled to the connector. The sleeve includes a fixed portion that is fixed to the electrical conductor and an unfixed portion that is not fixed to the electrical conductor. In response to bending of the medical lead, the conductor may move within the unfixed portion to relieve strain created by the bending.
US11266825B2	Manual clot aspiration and filtration system and method of removing a clot A manual clot aspiration and filtration system enables a method of removing a clot without general anesthesia and the expense of an operating room. An aspiration and filtration system for bodily fluid utilizes a syringe coupled with a filter unit to draw bodily fluid through the filter unit to collect debris on the filter. A flow valve may then be turned and the plunger depressed to force the filtered fluid back into the body. The filter may be configured to capture particles such as blood clots and plaque. The filter unit has a cover that can be removed for inspection and/or removal of the collected debris. When the cover is replaced, trapped air may be removed by turning the flow-valve to a purge direction and pressing the plunger into the syringe to force fluid back toward the filter unit to purge the trapped air through the purge valve.
US11266824B2	Conveying blades for a compressible rotor To provide a simple embodiment of a rotor for a fluid pump which is nevertheless very flexible in handling and compressible, in accordance with the invention a conveying blade is provided having at least two struts and a membrane spanned between them in the expanded state, wherein the struts each have at least one joint, in particular more than one joint, which enables an angling in a first direction in a first movement plane and bounds an overelongation beyond an elongation angle of in particular 180° in the opposite second direction. In particular when a plurality of joints are provided at the struts, they, and with them the conveying blades, are particularly flexible for simple compressibility.
US11266821B2	Autonomous fluid instillation system and method with tissue site pressure monitoring A system and method for providing fluid to a tissue site is described. The method fluidly couples an instillation therapy system to the tissue site and monitors a pressure supplied to the tissue site by a reduced-pressure source with the instillation therapy system for a time period. The method provides fluid to the tissue site with the instillation therapy system in response to the pressure at the tissue site during the time period. The system includes a pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the tissue site to measure a pressure proximate the tissue site. A valve and a flow meter are fluidly between a fluid reservoir and the tissue site. A controller is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the valve and configured to monitor the pressure at the tissue site and a volume of fluid flow to the tissue and, in response, operate the valve.
US11266819B2	Wedge dissectors for a medical balloon A cage can be positioned around a medical balloon, such as an angioplasty balloon, to assist in a medical procedure. The cage can include a plurality of strips, each extending between a set of rings including first and second rings. As the balloon expands, the first and second rings move closer together and allow the strips to expand outward. The cage may have wedge dissectors on the strips.
US11266818B2	Wedge dissectors for a medical balloon A cage can be positioned around a medical balloon, such as an angioplasty balloon, to assist in a medical procedure. The cage can include a plurality of strips, each extending between a set of rings including first and second rings. As the balloon expands, the first and second rings move closer together and allow the strips to expand outward. The cage may have wedge dissectors on the strips.
US11266807B2	System and method for determining whether a subject is likely to be disturbed by therapy levels of stimulation during sleep sessions The present disclosure pertains to a system and method for determining whether a subject is likely to be disturbed by therapy levels of stimulation provided to the subject during sleep sessions. The present system is configured to automatically identify sensitive users using electroencephalogram (EEG) information from a reference sleep session with or without stimulation. For reference sleep sessions without stimulation, the alpha activity in detected deep sleep is used to predict whether the subject is likely to be disturbed by therapy levels of stimulation. For reference sleep sessions with stimulation, the acute increase in EEG delta (e.g., 0.5-4 Hz) power and/or an arousability index are used to predict whether the subject is likely to be disturbed by therapy levels of stimulation.
US11266800B2	Nasal delivery device and methods of use The present invention provides a drug delivery system that includes a housing configured to contain one or more dispensers. Each dispenser includes an activation mechanism, a nozzle configured to direct the medicament to a predetermined area in the nasal passageway. The nozzles may be configured to create a spray pattern that is about 50-degrees to direct the delivery of a medicament to the sphenopalatine ganglion.
US11266785B2	Medical connector with internal valve member movable within male projection Disclosed herein is a valve assembly comprising a male luer end portion and a female luer end portion and a passage for the transfer of fluids extending between the male and female luer end portions, valve means movable between a first position, in which the passage is closed, and a second position, in which the passage is open, biasing means for biasing the valve means toward the first position, and actuating means extending into the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means to actuate the valve means when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is engaged with the male luer end portion.
US11266781B2	Pen needle exchange system An electronic system (200) connectable to a medication delivery pen (4) and a needle assembly (2, 100), the electronic system (200) exchanging data regarding a medicament traveling from the medication delivery pen (4) to the needle assembly (2,100), the electronic system (200) comprising a hub (214) having a spike (216) that is configured to engage the medication delivery pen (4) and pierce a reservoir septum (6) of the medication delivery pen (4), a flow sensor (220) that is in fluid communication with the hub (214) to measure flow data of the medicament, one or more circuit boards (250, 260) electrically contacting the flow sensor (220) to process and transmit the flow data, the one or more circuit hoards (250, 260) include one or more fluid path holes (256, 264) to route a flow of medicament, and a septum (270, 284) that is configured to provide fluid communication between the flow sensor (220) and one of a plurality of needles (40, 124) of the needle assembly (2, 100) to administer the medicament to a patient.
US11266778B2	Patency checking system A patency checking system, may include a fluid path to be coupled to an intravenous (IV) device at a distal end of the fluid path; a patency port formed along a length of the fluid path; and a plunger fluidically coupled to the fluid path at the patency port to selectively draw blood into the fluid path to confirm patency of the fluid path.
US11266770B2	Wound therapy system with fluid canister volume detection A wound therapy system includes a wound dressing fluidly connected to a fluid canister. The fluid canister is attached to a canister receiving attachment of a housing structure. A pump is fluidly coupled to the canister and is configured to draw a negative pressure within an interior of the canister. A controller of the wound therapy system is configured to operate the pump to apply a vacuum to the interior of the canister and to obtain one or more measurements representative of at least one or a flow rate of air that is exhausted from the canister interior, a pressure within the canister interior and pump ripple. The controller is configured to estimate the volume of the canister based on the comparison of the measured parameters against model data stored by the controller that is representative of the operation of the therapy system with canisters of varying volumes.
US11266769B2	Sleeve for medical device assembly The present disclosure describes a medical device assembly comprising an expandable medical device wrapped with an improved constraining sleeve. The sleeve in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure is thin walled and translucent, having reduced edge sharpness. The sleeve in accordance with the present disclosure exhibits resistance to ripping and delamination. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods of making sheet material usable for constraining sleeves from flattened film tubes. Methods for making improved constraining sleeves and medical device assemblies that comprise an improved constraining sleeve are also disclosed herein.
US11266768B2	Stretch release drug delivery materials The disclosure provides a drug delivery device that can release a drug or other molecule of interest in response to application of a mechanical force, such as tension, and methods of use thereof. The present disclosure provides a tension-responsive drug delivery device by exploiting a difference in mechanical properties between a drug-loaded core material and a supertiydrophobic barrier coating consisting of interconnected micro- and nano-sized particles formulated via the electrospraying of a mixture of biocompatible polymers.
US11266766B2	Situ expansion of engineered devices for regeneration Engineered human tissue seed constructs are provided that are suitable for implantation in subjects. Methods of making and using the engineered tissue seed constructs are provided.
US11266741B2	Non-ionic block PVP PLA block copolymers and pharmaceutical compositions derived therefrom There are provided PVP-PLA block copolymers as defined in Formula (I): I wherein, x is an initiator alcohol having a boiling point greater than 145° C., n is, on average, from 20 and 40, and m is, on average, from 10 and 40, wherein the block copolymers have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 3000 Da. Polymers demonstrating flexibility in formulating multiple low-solubility active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are described. Liquid and dry pharmaceutical formulations comprising an API are described, along with delivery methods, uses, and kits. APIs may include, e.g. flurbiprofen, celecoxib, acetaminophen, or propofol. Also provided is a method of synthesizing the PVP-PLA block copolymers by (i) initiating polymerization of D,L-Lactide from the initiator alcohol x to form poly(lactic acid), adding a xanthate to form a PLA macroinitiator, and polymerizing NVP onto the PLA macroinitiator, by controlled polymerization, to form the block copolymer compound of Formula (I).
US11266734B2	Influenza virus hemagglutinin proteins and uses thereof Provided herein are chimeric hemagglutinin (HA) polypeptides and uses thereof for inducing an immune response (e.g., an antibody response) against influenza virus. Also provided herein are methods of generating antibodies to the chimeric HA polypeptides in a subject.
US11266733B2	Viral antigens Nucleotide constructs encoding antigenic peptides or polypeptides derived from multiple Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) early proteins, immunogenic compositions comprising such constructs and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and uses thereof.
US11266722B2	Compositions and methods for treating pathological calcification and ossification The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating disease and disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification by modulating the level or activity of NPP1 or a mutant thereof, or a mutant NPP4 modified to exhibit ATP hydrolase activity similar to the hydrolase activity of NPP1.
US11266696B2	Method of treating stem cells with NAD Methods for the ex vivo use of NAD to remove T cells that can potentially cause graft-verus-host disease (GvHD) from hematopoietic stem cell sources. Hematopoietic stem cell sources include bone marrow, cord blood, and peripheral blood (including mobilized peripheral blood). The present invention is a method including steps for using the hematopoietic stem cell sources treated with NAD for hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs). HSCTs are used as the standard-of-care in many diseases including several types of cancer and several genetic disorders. The majority of these transplants are allogeneic, in which the stem cell source comes from a donor who is a different individual than the intended recipient. Allogeneic HSCTs carry a risk of causing GvHD, in which donor T cells attack the recipient.
US11266695B2	In vitro production of red blood cells with sortaggable proteins Methods for the in vitro production of enucleated red blood cells and the enucleated red blood cells thus prepared are provided. Such enucleated red blood cells may express a sortaggable surface protein, which allows for surface modification in the presence of a sortase. Also described herein are surface modified enucleated red blood cells, e.g., conjugated with an agent of interest such as a peptide, a detectable label, or a chemotherapeutic agent, and uses thereof in delivering the agent to a subject.
US11266694B2	Restimulation of cryopreserved tumor infiltrating lymphocytes The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation.
US11266687B2	Functional prediction of cellular functions by means of microRNA expression profiling in mesenchymal stem cells Non-coding RNA, such as miRNA, expression data derived from a cell population is used to infer the propensity of that cell population for a cellular functional effect for a pre-determined purpose, which effect is temporally, procedurally or interventionally separated from the cell population from which the expression data is derived. Thereby, the cellular functional effect of a cell population can be predicted in order to improve decisions and selections to be made relating to the use of cells, e.g. from cells deriving from different donors or batches, for use in bioprocess application or cell therapeutics, in order to enhance productivity, efficiency and/or efficacy.
US11266683B2	Antimicrobial and cleansing composition consisting of a polymeric biguanide and EDTA The invention relates to a antimicrobial and cleansing composition consisting of a. a polymeric biguanide, and b. a metal ion chelating agent, and g. a solvent, wherein the ratio of a:b is between 0.75:2.25 and 1.25:2.25, or about 1:2, and optionally one or more of the following ingredients; c. a quaternary ammonium salt, d. at least one surfactant, e. a humectant and f. a gelling agent. The invention further relates to said composition for use in a treatment, prevention or reduction of a disease, disorder or condition related to microbials, or treatment, prevention or reduction of infection, or inflammation, or infected wounds, or inflamed wounds, or treatment, prevention or reduction of biofilms, or removal of necrotic tissue. A liquid flow system may be used for administration of the composition.
US11266666B2	Methods for treating Filoviridae virus infections Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating Filoviridae virus infections by administering ribosides, riboside phosphates and prodrugs thereof, of Formula IV: The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Marburg virus, Ebola virus and Cueva virus infections.
US11266665B1	Omega-3 fatty acid nutriceutical compositions and methods A novel omega-3 fatty acid/lipid-based nutraceutical composition and a method of optimizing said omega-3 fatty acid/lipid-based nutraceutical composition. The nutraceutical composition and method is based on the insight that different forms of high omega-3 fatty acid lipids (e.g. triglyceride form, ethyl ester form, free fatty acid form, phospholipid form) have different molecular modes and levels of action. Specifically, the phospholipid form is likely more effective at promoting membrane fluidity and permeability, while the free fatty acid form is likely more effective at regulating cell receptors, such as the PPARa receptors, that are responsible for various metabolic effects including lipid metabolism. The desirability of producing omega-3 compositions that may act synergistically and thus more robustly to improve health and to some extent mimic markers of life extension such as shown by caloric restriction, along with specific optimization methods, markers, and compositions are taught.
US11266663B2	Treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders with neurosteroids and analogues thereof Described herein are neurosteroids and analogues thereof and derivatives thereof, including, but not limited to, allopregnanolone, allopregnanolone analogues, and derivatives thereof that can be used for treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or symptom thereof. Also described herein are pharmaceutical formulations containing an effective amount of a neurosteroids and analogues thereof and derivatives thereof, where the effective amount can be effective for treating a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or symptom thereof. Also described herein are methods of treating a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or a symptom thereof in a subject in need thereof.
US11266659B2	Nanostructured formulations for the delivery of silibinin and other active ingredients for treating ocular diseases Formulations are described, containing silibinin or other active ingredients incorporated in lipid nanoparticle systems of the SLN and NLC type, and based on calixarenes, possibly mucoadhesive, or in micellar and nanoparticle systems based on amphiphilic inulin copolymers for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative ocular diseases. The versatility of the calixarene compound is also described, capable of charging and releasing active ingredients characterized by low water solubility, easy chemical and enzymatic degradation, low bioavailability, either of natural origin or not, to be used in the treatment of ocular diseases.
US11266653B2	Combination therapy The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising (a) a Raf inhibitor as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a MEK inhibitor, particularly trametinib, particularly for use in the treatment of a proliferative disease. This invention also relates to uses of such combination for preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a proliferative disease; methods of treating a proliferative disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject a jointly therapeutically effective amount of said combination; use of such combination for the treatment of proliferative disease; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such combination and commercial packages thereto.
US11266651B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular diseases Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising two or more compounds, wherein each compound is independently a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an adenosine receptor antagonist, a calcium channel blocker, a histamine H1-receptor agonist, a histamine H2-receptor agonist, a histamine H3-receptor antagonist, or a β2-adrenoreceptor agonist. Also provided herein is a method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cardiovascular disease in a subject, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof two or more compounds, wherein each compound is independently a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an adenosine receptor antagonist, a calcium channel blocker, a histamine H1-receptor agonist, a histamine H2-receptor agonist, a histamine H3-receptor antagonist, or a β2-adrenoreceptor agonist.
US11266645B2	Methods for treating lymphoma Compositions and methods for treating lymphoma, in particular, T-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, in a human patient are provided. The methods entail administering to the patient an effective amount of cerdulatinib.
US11266642B2	Small molecule inhibitors of HLA-DR3 binding for treating autoimmune thyroiditis A method for treating autoimmune thyroid disease is disclosed. The method comprises administering a molecule of molecular weight below 700 that inhibits the binding of the nonadecapeptide IPDNLFLKSDGRIKYTLNK (SEQ ID NO:1) to HLA-DRβ1-Arg74. Such compounds are found in the class of bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids represented by formula I
US11266640B2	Polycyclic compound acting as IDO inhibitor and/or IDO-HDAC dual inhibitor Compounds as IDO inhibitors and/or dual inhibitors of IDO-HDAC are described. Specifically, the compounds represented by the following formula (I) are described, wherein each group is defined as described in the specification. The compounds have IDO inhibitory activity or IDO-HDAC dual inhibitory activity and can be used for preventing or treating diseases associated with IDO and/or IDO-HDAC activity or expression levels. At the same time, the compounds of the present invention can be combined with an anti-tumor antibody such as PD-1 and PD-L1, and such a combination can greatly increase the anti-tumor response rate of the antibody and broaden the types of tumors to be treated.
US11266635B2	Methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11266633B2	NK-1 antagonist compositions and methods for use in treating depression The present invention describes the combination of a NK1-antagonist with pramipexole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, useful for treating depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder.
US11266630B2	Oral preparation of glucokinase activator and preparation method therefor Disclosed is a solid dispersion and a preparation method therefor. The solid dispersion contains a glucokinase activator, an isotopic label thereof, or a medicinal salt thereof and a polymer support. Further disclosed is a solid dispersion composition containing the solid dispersion and an excipient. Also disclosed is an oral preparation of the glucokinase activator, containing the solid dispersion or the solid dispersion composition. Also disclosed is a tablet and a capsule of the glucokinase activator and a preparation method therefor. In addition, also disclosed is the uses of the solid dispersion, the solid dispersion composition and the oral preparations comprising the tablet and the capsule, which can be used for treating and/or preventing selected diseases or medical conditions and especially one or more diseases selected from type I diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose and hyperglycemia.
US11266626B2	Reduction of ER-MAM-localized APP-C99 and methods of treating alzheimer's disease The invention provides for methods for treating Alzheimer's Disease in a subject by reducing ER-MAM localized APP-C99.
US11266621B1	Methocarbamol composition and related methods Stable methocarbamol ready to use compositions for parenteral administration including parenteral infusion are provided. In certain embodiments, the compositions are sterile, isotonic, and particulate-matter-free. Further, the compositions reduce or avoid allergic reactions to latex, reduce or avoid extravasation, and permit administration of methocarbamol to subjects having renal pathology. Methods of manufacture and methods of administration are also provided.
US11266620B2	Treatment of portal hypertension and restoration of liver function using L-ornithine phenylacetate Disclosed herein are methods of treating and/or preventing portal hypertension and/or restoring liver function using L-ornithine phenylacetate.
US11266603B2	Synthetic polypeptides and uses thereof Disclosed herein are novel synthetic polypeptides and uses thereof in the preparation of liposomes. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the synthetic polypeptide comprises a membrane lytic motif, a masking motif, and a linker configured to link the membrane lytic motif and the masking motif. The linker is cleavable by a stimulus, such as, light, protease, or phosphatase. Once being coupled to a liposome, the exposure to the stimulus cleaves the linker that results in the separation of the masking motif from the membrane lytic motif, which in turn exerts membrane lytic activity on the liposome that leads to the collapse of the intact structure of the liposome, and releases the agent encapsulated in the liposome to the target site. Also disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing or treating a disease in a subject by use of the present liposomes.
US11266598B2	Orally administered corticosteroid compositions The present invention is directed to orally administered corticosteroid compositions. The present invention also provides a method for treating a condition associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
US11266595B2	Deodorant production method and deodorant Provided are: a method for producing a deodorant which is derived from earthworm castings and can be used in a liquid form; and a deodorant. The deodorant production method characterized by including a mixing step of mixing earthworm castings with water and a collecting step of collecting vaporized water generated from a mixture obtained in the mixing step to obtain a liquid; and the deodorant produced by the production method. It is preferred to further mix an organic substance together with the earthworm castings and the water in the mixing step.
US11266580B2	Transparent nanoemulsions comprising lauric oil The invention relates to oil-in-water emulsion in which specific oils (e.g., lauric oils) are used in the oil phase while surprisingly maintaining excellent transparency. In one aspect, said emulsions comprise fatty acid in oil phase. In a separate co-pending application, the invention comprises an energy efficient process for making said fatty acid containing transparent nanoemulsions.
US11266571B2	Syringe adaptor and complementary fluid-port adaptor A syringe adaptor includes a body, shaped to define a body lumen, a syringe fitting at a proximal end of the body, configured to connect to a distal end of a syringe, a needle extending distally from the syringe fitting into the body lumen, a septum housing, and an elastomeric septum mounted inside the septum housing. The septum includes a proximal face, shaped to define an aperture having an aperture diameter, and a distal face. The septum is shaped to define a cavity, joined to the aperture, having a cavity diameter that is larger than the aperture diameter. The septum housing is configured to slide proximally within the body lumen such that a distal end of the needle contained in the cavity passes through the distal face of the septum. Other embodiments are also described.
US11266559B2	Methods and apparatus for handling cremation ashes A crematorium ashes transfer container made of paper and/or cardboard comprises: one or more sides and/or walls defining a cavity to receive the ashes; an outlet in one of the sides and/or walls allowing exit of ashes in the cavity from the container, the outlet comprising a nozzle and a removeable cap that closes the nozzle, the nozzle being capable of sealing engagement with a long term storage container, whereby ashes within the cavity of the container can be transferred to the long term storage container without being visible during transfer and without leakage of ashes during transfer. A method of transferring cremation ashes into a long term ashes storage container, comprises:— a. providing ashes from a cremation, b. providing a long term ashes storage container having an inlet and providing a crematorium ashes transfer container made of paper and/or cardboard that comprises a nozzle capable of sealing engagement with the inlet on the long term storage container, c. transferring the ashes into the crematorium ashes transfer container, d. sealing the crematorium ashes transfer container, e. opening the nozzle, f. connecting the nozzle with the inlet of the long term storage container so as to be in sealing engagement therewith, and g. transferring the ashes into the long term storage container. A kit comprises the transfer container and the long term storage container.
US11266556B2	Mattress with automatic pressure optimization The technical solution relates to a mattress for a hospital bed, e.g.: to a therapeutic inflatable mattress and to the improvement of the control system with the help of a detection system comprising a contact member and a valve for optimizing the air pressure in response to the weight distribution and position of the patient on the mattress.
US11266555B2	Mobility assist device for maneuvering on a bed and method of using A given mobility assist device may include at least two paddles, at least one including (1) a base defining upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface configured for supporting the base on a mattress, a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, a length along the longitudinal axis, and a width, the length greater than the width; and (2) a handle integral with or coupled with the base along its longitudinal axis or along an axis at least substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis and having a gripping portion, the at least one paddle configured for the handle to be gripped with the user's wrist in an anatomically neutral position with at least one of the longitudinal axis of the base or a longitudinal axis of the handle being at least substantially parallel to a sagittal plane through the user.
US11266551B2	Inflatable mattress with longitudinally oriented stringers A transfer mattress includes a top panel, a bottom panel, an outer stringer and an inner stringer. The top panel has a perimeter including a proximal edge and a distal edge, wherein a central longitudinal axis extends from the proximal edge to the distal edge. The bottom panel has a plurality of perforations and a perimeter including a proximal edge and a distal edge coupled to the perimeter of the top panel. The outer stringer and inner stringer each have a superior edge coupled to the top panel and an inferior edge coupled to the bottom panel and a longitudinal portion that is substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The inner stringer is positioned between the central longitudinal axis and the outer stringer.
US11266550B2	Absorbent article and method for producing same An absorbent article includes a novel design printing portion suitable for a stretchable region. An absorbent article has an elastic film stretchable structure, in which an elastic film is stacked between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer. The first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are bonded together directly or through the elastic film by a large number of sheet bonded portions arranged at intervals. A region having the elastic film stretchable structure includes a stretchable region. The stretchable region is contracted in a stretchable direction by a contraction force of the elastic film is extensible in the stretchable direction. A design printing portion is provided in a portion located in the stretchable region in the elastic film.
US11266549B2	Tape-type disposable diaper A nonwoven sheet is provided in a formation region of a target portion or a further wide region including the formation region of the target portion. The target portion is a composite of a nonwoven fabric as a base and loop pile fiber yarns which are woven and project from at least an external surface nonwoven fabric. The target portion is fixed to an outer nonwoven sheet forming the outside of a ventral part.
US11266544B2	Method and apparatus for making patterned apertured substrates The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for making patterned apertured substrates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. During the manufacturing processes, a precursor substrate advances in a machine direction between a pattern roll and an anvil roll. The pattern roll rotates about an axis of rotation and includes a plurality of pattern surfaces, wherein the substrate is compressed between the anvil roll and the pattern surfaces of the pattern roll to form discrete bond regions in the substrate. The pattern surfaces on the pattern roll are formed on continuous threads extending circumferentially around the axis of rotation along helical paths parallel with each other. As such, the pattern surfaces press the substrate against the outer circumferential surface of the anvil roll in the different axial locations along the cross direction as the pattern roll rotates when forming the discrete bond regions.
US11266541B2	Lower extremity garment and method of use for elderly and the like According to some embodiments, a lower extremity garment is provided that includes: a flexible sock portion configured to surround at least a user's foot and ankle including the user's toes, the flexible sock portion having a substantially L-shape with a base portion for receiving a user's foot and a leg portion extending transverse from the base portion for receiving a user's lower leg; a semi-rigid support member integrated with the sock in the leg portion and configured to surround only a rear portion of the user's leg when worn including from the user's heel up to a position above the user's ankle, while remaining open and not extending around a forward side of the leg portion; a semi-rigid foot pad portion integrated with the sock in the foot portion and configured to support a bottom of a user's foot when worn; and at least one strap member configured to surround the leg portion when worn, wherein the at least one strap member includes at least one adjustable strap member.
US11266540B2	Kinesiology support tape In one embodiment, an anatomical support device includes an elongate body. The elongate body includes a first portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an oppositely positioned second end, a first wing extending transversely from the first portion, and a second wing extending transversely from the first portion. An adhesive material is positioned on at least a portion of one side of the elongate body. The elongate body is rigid in a first direction extending in-line with the longitudinal axis and is stretchable in a second direction extending transversely to the longitudinal axis.
US11266533B2	Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of occluding an ear canal are provided. An occlusion device includes an insertion element, a foldable element and an expandable element. The foldable element is disposed on the insertion element and is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element. The expandable element is disposed over the foldable element. The foldable element is configured to unfold, responsive to the medium, and cause the expandable element to expand to contact the ear canal.
US11266532B2	Acoustic filter with attenuation control An acoustic filter including a valve system with acoustic valves arranged in a sound passage for controlling the acoustic resistance of respective apertures based on a control signal for selecting an attenuation of a sound pressure level of transmitted sound compared to that of received sound. The acoustic filter is adapted to provide the selection of the attenuation from a sequence of predetermined attenuations based on a selection of the control signal. Each attenuation in the sequence corresponds to acoustic valves providing the apertures with a respective predetermined acoustic resistance, wherein the acoustic resistances of subsequent attenuations in the sequence are adapted to correspond with a linear increase or decrease in the attenuation of the sound in decibels.
US11266524B2	Medical methods and systems for skin treatment The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods, with exemplary embodiments providing improved cooling treatment probes and cooling treatment methods and systems. In some embodiments, freezing of the skin may be desirable to effect the hypopigmentation of the skin of the patient. Generally, embodiments may limit supercooling of the skin of the patient during a cooling treatment. Additionally, embodiments may limit adverse side effects such as hyperpigmentation. It has been found that the freezing behavior (frequency and time to freeze) can be modified by adjusting the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator. Accordingly, in some aspects of the invention, a method of treating the skin may be provided where the thermal parameters of the cooling applicator are adjusted during treatment.
US11266521B2	Ostomy attachment An ostomy attachment comprises a flexible annular seal configured to embrace a stoma and a spout that in use is disposed beneath the stoma and configured to collect ostomy output at skin level and direct ostomy output away from the patient and annular seal and into an ostomy bag, in which the flexible annular seal is formed from an absorbent material and the spout is formed from a non-absorbent material. The annular seal may be an open ring comprising at least one mouldable arm that in use can be wrapped at least partially around the patients' stoma.
US11266520B2	Ankle orthosis An orthosis configured to stretch tissue around an ankle joint of a patient and methods for assembling and using the same are provided. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to a lower leg of the patient, a second member affixable to a foot of the patient, the second member including a second extension member having an arcuate shape configured to move along an arcuate path relative to the first member when the second member is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first member, and a drive assembly coupled to the first member and the second member, the drive assembly configured to move the second member with respect to the first member.
US11266511B1	Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
US11266509B2	Anatomically shaped knee joint augment The present disclosure relates to a knee joint augment having an anatomical shape. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a knee joint augment that is used for artificial joint replacement to replace lost bone, wherein the augment is used in artificial knee replacement surgery to be coupled to a knee implant. The augment includes a top surface configured to be brought into contact with a distal surface of a base plate that forms the body of a tibia element and a bottom surface configured to be brought into contact with a cut surface of a tibia. The bottom surface has an area smaller than that of the top surface, and has a tapered shape that narrows from the top to the bottom. An intermediate line at which one end surface cut to be perpendicular to the top surface and an outer surface meet each other has a shape that is outwardly convex to the outside of the augment with respect to a straight line connecting a top point where the intermediate line and the top surface meet and a bottom point where the intermediate line meets the bottom surface, whereby the intermediate line has a shape corresponding to the anatomical shape of a cut bone.
US11266508B2	Knee prostheses including rotatable post A knee joint prosthesis for a tibia and femur can include a tibial component, a tibial bearing, and a post. The tibial bearing can include a first bearing portion, a second bearing portion, and an aperture. The first bearing portion can be positionable on a first side of the sagittal axis and can have a first shape. The second bearing portion can be positionable on a second side can have a second shape different than the first shape. The post, together with the first bearing portion and the second bearing portion, can be configured to promote the femur to pivot substantially about the first bearing portion.
US11266507B2	Elbow joint prostheses A radial head assembly is provided that includes a stem, a collar, a locking ring, and an articular member. The stem has a convex articular head on one end thereof. The locking ring has a ring wall, which has a ring opening. The ring wall has an angular outer surface and a slot configured to permit the ring wall to radially expand. The angular outer surface engages an angular portion of an interior surface of the collar. The articular member and the locking ring define an articular space within the collar. The articular space is configured to receive the convex articular head.
US11266505B2	Sacro-iliac (SI) joint fixation system and method Disclosed is a sacro-iliac join fusion system including a block or wedging cage positioned between the sacrum and iliac bone, wherein the block or wedging cage can fit around one or more fixation or axial screws to fasten the block or wedging cage and secure the block or wedging cage to the adjacent pelvic bones to promote fusion and fixation.
US11266501B2	Device and method for controlling in-vivo pressure A differential pressure regulating device is provided for controlling in-vivo pressure in a body, and in particularly in a heart. The device may include a shunt being positioned between two or more lumens in a body, to enable fluids to flow between the lumens, and an adjustable flow regulation mechanism being configured to selectively cover an opening of the shunt, to regulate the flow of fluid through the shunt in relation to a pressure difference between the body lumens. In some embodiments a control mechanism coupled to the adjustable flow regulation mechanism may be provided, to remotely activate the adjustable flow regulation mechanism.
US11266491B2	Implant and method for production thereof An implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, or a semi-finished part for an implant, having a hollow cylindrical body, wherein the body includes magnesium, and the body is enriched with gallium or a gallium alloy in a region close to a surface.
US11266486B2	Positioning handle and occlusal locks for removable prosthesis The present invention discloses occlusal locks and positioning handles as part of an upper and/or lower denture or other prosthetic solution, the locks facilitating alignment construction and delivery of the conversion prosthesis, expediting the clinical procedure, and ensuring accurate alignment that improves the accuracy of rapid tooth replacement procedures.
US11266485B2	Method of making dental restorations from sintered preforms A method is provided for shaping a custom dental restoration from a preform, wherein the preform comprises a preform body and a preform stem. A method is further disclosed for generating one or more nesting positions for the restoration design within the geometry of the preform body relative to the position of the preform stem. A method is further disclosed for generating machining instructions based on the selected nesting position to optimize machining for chair-side applications.
US11266484B2	Dental appliance with simulated teeth and method for making The present invention relates to orthodontic positioning appliances that represent teeth in desired positions and related systems and methods. An appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. An appliance can include an outer component having a surface representing teeth in desired positions. An outer component can be integral with an appliance. An outer component can be separate and configured to couple with an appliance main body.
US11266472B2	Robotic surgical systems and instrument drive assemblies An instrument drive assembly includes a housing assembly and a coupling assembly. The housing assembly includes a drive assembly. The coupling assembly releasably couples an instrument drive shaft to a drive member of the drive assembly and an instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument to the housing assembly. Actuation of a retention mechanism of the coupling assembly between a locked and unlocked configuration couples and decouples the instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument therewith.
US11266457B2	Systems and methods for variable injection flow Systems and methods for controllably variable fluid flow are disclosed that provide the ability to modify the effective cross-sectional area of the fluid delivery conduit available for fluid flow. Accordingly, selective control of these configurations allows fluid flow to be regulated as desired while the fluid delivery pressure remains the same. Additional configurations provided herein allow for the selective manipulation of a footprint or therapeutic pattern achievable with the medical device during a single procedure, negating the need for the removal and insertion of multiple devices to achieve the same variations in treatment geometry or characteristics.
US11266441B2	Penetrator assembly for accessing bone marrow A penetrator assembly for penetrating a bone and associated bone marrow is provided. The penetrator assembly may include a first connector having a first end and a second end; an outer penetrator extending from the second end of the first connector; the outer penetrator comprising a longitudinal passageway and a first tip; a second connector having a first end and a second end; and an inner penetrator extending from the second end of the second connector, the inner penetrator comprising a second tip. The first connector may be configured to engage the second connector, and the inner penetrator may be disposed in the longitudinal passageway of the outer penetrator when the first connector is engaged with the second connector.
US11266437B2	Drive shaft with metallic inner layer and polymer jacket Various embodiments of devices and systems comprising a driveshaft for use in high-speed rotational medical procedures; e.g., atherectomy, are disclosed. Generally, the driveshaft is configured for transferring torque and activating rotation of a tool attached thereto, e.g., an abrading head, and is covered by a polymer jacket. In certain embodiments, the polymer jacket is allowed to rotate in response to the rotation of the drive shaft such that the polymer jacket is not fixed at its proximal end. Various embodiments of the drive shaft may include proximal and/or distal stops that enable the polymer jacket to move longitudinally between the stops, in embodiments comprising proximal and distal stops, or to the distal stop in embodiments comprising only a distal stop. Various embodiments of the devices and systems described herein optionally may include a metallic inner liner within the drive shaft, in addition to or instead of a polymer jacket.
US11266435B2	Stent retriever having an expandable fragment guard A stent retriever assembly having a proximal end and a distal end and including a mesh tube having a distal and proximal end and being connected to a first wire. Also, a blood-porous fragment guard is at the distal end of the mesh tube and has a central hub and extending radially and proximally from the central hub. Further, a second wire is connected to the central hub, and when this second wire is pulled proximally relative to the first wire, the hub is pulled proximally, which thereby causes the fragment guard to deploy in expanded form.
US11266429B2	Transducer unit and ultrasonic treatment instrument The disclosed technology is directed to a transducer unit used in a treatment instrument that comprises an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations. A cylindrically-shaped casing is configured to hold the ultrasonic transducer therein along a central axis. The cylindrically-shaped casing includes an outer circumferential portion having respective circular arc portions and extension portions formed thereon. A virtual polygon is formed by connecting together a plurality of virtual points located at positions outside of the outer circumferential portion and is separated by a predetermined distance from the central axis when a cross-section intersecting the central axis at right angles and a first virtual distance between the central axis and each side of the virtual polygon are defined. The circular arc portions each includes, as a radius from the central axis, a first length greater than the first virtual distance but smaller than the predetermined distance.
US11266428B2	Ultrasonic transducer and manufacturing method of ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer includes driving source attached to an outer periphery of a bolt with being sandwiched between a distal side block and a proximal side block in a direction along a longitudinal axis, and the driving source includes a piezoelectric element generating ultrasonic vibration by an electric energy being supplied. By transmission of the ultrasonic vibration generated in the piezoelectric element, the ultrasonic transducer in a state in which a first vibration node that is generated in the driving source and a second vibration node that is generated in the bolt are prevented from being displaced with respect to each other in the direction along the longitudinal axis.
US11266423B2	Knee instruments and methods Knee arthroplasty instrument systems directly reference and align with the anterior distal femoral cortex and the mechanical axis of the leg. The anterior femoral resection is aligned in the same plane as the anterior distal femoral cortex. The center of the femoral head, the medial/lateral center of the distal femur, the medial/lateral center of the proximal tibia, and the second toe, medial/lateral center of the ankle, or anterior tibial spine are all aligned to the mechanical axis of the leg. Methods of using the instrument systems are disclosed.
US11266422B2	Drill guide assembly A drill guide assembly for accurate and stable drilling of a bone tunnel. The drill guide assembly includes a guide body having first and second ends, and a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. The drill guide assembly also includes a curved guide arm having a first arm connected at an angle to a second arm. The first arm terminates in a distal tip. The second arm has first and second sides, and is slidable within the slot of the guide body. The second arm also includes detents along its second side. A locking mechanism is attached at the first end of the guide body and in a first position, and the locking mechanism is engaged with one of the detents. The drill guide assembly also includes a clamp mechanism attached at the second end of the guide body and a guide sleeve removably extending therethrough.
US11266419B2	Device for applying external pressure on a surface of an anatomical object A device for applying external pressure on a surface of an anatomical object, such as a blood vessel, includes at least two jaws, a closing force generating device for applying compressive or closing force to the jaws so to driving the jaws against each other. The device also includes an actuating device for applying counterforce against the compressive force, and a control unit. The control unit controls the operation of the actuating device to apply the counterforce so that the external pressure applied by the jaws into the surface of the anatomical object, such as a blood vessel, is applied in a way to manipulate a flow rate of a fluid circulation in the anatomical object as a function of time in a controllable manner.
US11266417B2	Vaso-occlusive devices including a friction element Vaso-occlusive apparatuses, including implants, and methods of using them to treat aneurysms. The vaso-occlusive implants described herein include one or more soft and expandable braided member coupled to a pushable member such as a coil that maybe inserted and retrieved from within an aneurism using a delivery catheter as well as a friction element between the soft braided member and the coil. The friction element allows the relatively soft and elongate implant to be pushed out of a cannula without binding up within the cannula.
US11266410B2	Surgical device for use with a robotic system A surgical device for use with a robotic system is disclosed. The surgical device includes an elongate shaft including a first interface, an enclosure, a first control system, a second control system, and a firing system. A loading unit is operably couplable to the first interface. The enclosure includes a second interface that includes a first rotary driven element, a second rotary driven element, and a third rotary driven element. The first control system is configured to effect a first control motion based on rotation of the first rotary driven element. The second control system is configured to effect a second control motion based on rotation of the second rotary driven element. The second control motion includes a decoupling motion. The firing system is configured to provide a firing motion to a firing member of the loading unit based on rotation of the third rotary driven element.
US11266409B2	Fastener cartridge comprising a sled including longitudinally-staggered ramps A fastener cartridge comprising a cartridge body comprising a tissue-supporting deck, a longitudinal slot, cavities, and ridges protruding from the tissue-supporting deck is disclosed. The fastener cartridge further comprises fasteners positioned in the cavities, drivers supporting the fasteners, and a sled configured to engage the drivers to fire the fasteners from the cavities during a firing stroke. The sled comprises a central portion and ramps. The ramps comprise a first ramp on a first side of the central portion, a second ramp on the first side of the central portion, a third ramp on a second side of the central portion, and a fourth ramp on the second side of the central portion. The first ramp, the second ramp, and the third ramp are longitudinally-staggered. The central portion comprises a hump intermediate the first ramp and the third ramp, and a stabilizer extending from the hump distally beyond the ramps.
US11266407B2	Wide rotating clip A clipping device includes a capsule and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of the clip arms slidably received within the channel of the capsule such that the clip arms are movable relative to the capsule between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The clipping device also includes a pair of jaws, each of the jaws pivotally coupled to a corresponding one of the clip arms and movable relative to the clip arms between an insertion configuration, in which longitudinal axes of the pair of jaws are substantially aligned with longitudinal axes of the clip arms, and a tissue-receiving configuration, in which the longitudinal axes of the pair of jaws extend transverse to the longitudinal axes of the clip arms, the pair of jaws movable toward the tissue-receiving configuration when the pair of clip arms are in the open configuration.
US11266405B2	Surgical anvil manufacturing methods A method for manufacturing a surgical stapling anvil is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of manufacturing a first anvil member and a second anvil member. The first anvil member comprises a tissue-facing surface comprising a plurality of staple forming pockets defined therein and a longitudinal cavity comprising anvil ledges configured to be engaged by anvil-camming portions of a firing member of a surgical stapling instrument. The method further comprises the steps of polishing the ledges of the first anvil member and welding the first anvil member and the second anvil member together.
US11266397B2	Suture anchor assemblies and methods of use thereof A suture anchor assembly includes an eyelet of a pound-in tip formed through both of a distal portion and a proximal portion of the tip. An anchor body of the assembly is configured to be inserted over the proximal portion of the tip such that it partially occludes the tip eyelet, allowing for a shorter overall total length of the anchor assembly.
US11266396B2	Intraoral retractor for temporomandibular joint The invention discloses an intraoral retractor for a temporomandibular joint and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. The invention comprises a retraction mechanism, a main connecting rod and an operating mechanism; wherein the retraction mechanism and the main connecting rod are bent overall, one end of the retraction mechanism is a supporting end, and the other end is connected with the main connecting rod; a draw hook in a withdrawn state is provided in the supporting end, the operating mechanism is disposed at a tail end of the main connecting rod, and the operating mechanism can enable the draw hook to thrust out of the retraction mechanism and move up and down in the supporting end. The invention has a small size with the overall structure designed as a small bent pipe, the bending angle fits features of a human body, only a small incision is required for the retractor to enter the oral cavity of a patient, so the patient may suffer less pain, and no scar is left on the patient's face.
US11266392B2	Stent retractor/distractor A stent retractor/distractor includes a radially flexibly enlargeable, pipe-shaped sheath which is divided up in the circumferential direction in at least two sections, namely one stiffening section and one enlarging section with differing radial flexibilities, which are connected with each other in one piece of material. The stent retractor/distractor defined in that way is made on the whole by a laser or water jet cutting procedure, preferably from a pipe blank.
US11266375B2	Device and method for determining fetal heart rate The invention relates to determining a fetal heart rate from an ultrasonic Doppler echo signal. Rather than extracting the Doppler signal from the carrier signal using synchronous demodulation, quadrature demodulation is used, which allows to distinguish between systolic and diastolic movements. This velocity direction can be used to cut out unwanted parts of the signal (systolic or diastolic heart activity), thus eliminating double counting heart rates. In particular, a binary sign signal (15′) may be used to cut out unwanted signal episodes, resulting in a processed reference signal (10′) having only the signal parts of one heart activity. Another aspect relates to determining a first and a second heart rate from at least two channels having a different depth range, and selecting one of the first and second heart rate based on external information of the fetal or maternal heart rate.
US11266374B2	Device for interventional acoustic imaging An acoustic probe connectable to an imaging system. The acoustic probe has a substrate with first and second principal surfaces, at least one device insertion port comprising an opening passing through the substrate from the first principal surface to the second principal surface, and an array of acoustic transducer elements supported by the substrate and disposed around the at least one device insertion port. The acoustic probe comprising an instrument guide disposed within the device insertion port, the instrument guide being configured to selectively allow the interventional device to move freely within the device insertion port and to selectively lock the interventional device within the device insertion port in response to a user input via a user interface connected to the acoustic probe.
US11266372B2	Chronic monitoring of blood pressure using heart sounds This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of a patient using received physiologic information, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using the heart sound information and the determined indication of contractility of the heart. The system can include an assessment circuit configured to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of the patient using first heart sound (S1) information of the patient, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using second heart sound (S2) information of the patient and the determined indication of contractility of the heart.
US11266360B2	Methods and systems for collision avoidance in an imaging system Various systems are provided for collision avoidance in an x-ray imaging system. In one example, an x-ray system includes a moveable arm comprising an x-ray source arranged at a first end and an x-ray detector arranged at a second end, an ultrasonic sensor positioned on the movable arm, the x-ray source, or the x-ray detector, and a sterile drape configured to be positioned over at least a portion of the movable arm, the x-ray source, and/or the x-ray detector, the sterile drape including an adhesive pad configured to contact a front face of the ultrasonic sensor.
US11266350B2	Adhesive patches for the attachment of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) cup-shaped probe with radiation absorbing material An adhesive patch for attaching at least one EM probe to a subject's body, the adhesive patch comprising a planar member having at least one layer of radiation absorbing material and having at least one opening formed within the radiation absorbing material to allow the propagation of EM radiation via the opening from one side of the planar member to the other. The adhesive patch further comprises at least one layer of an adhesive attached over at least part of a bottom surface of the planar member, which adhesive layer may be applied so as to form a pattern on the bottom surface, the pattern comprising at least one adhesive-covered portion and at least one adhesive-free portion.
US11266344B2	Method for measuring skin condition and electronic device therefor A method for measuring skin by an electronic device is provided. The method for measuring skin by the electronic device includes an operation of irradiating at least one light into skin to which a patch is adhered, an operation of detecting at least one reflected light on the basis of an amount of moisture in the skin, which is changed by physiologically active substances injected through the patch, corresponding to the irradiated light, an operation of generating patch adherence information indicating a skin adhesive state of the patch on the basis of the detection result of the at least one reflected light and an operation of providing the generated patch adherence information to an output unit or a communication unit.
US11266343B2	Treatment of fecal incontinence Methods and devices to diagnose and treat fecal incontinence in females and males are provided. A multiple sensor-enabled catheter for positioning in a patient's rectum allows for the visualization and manipulation or positioning of an anatomical reference point(s) in the patient's body. A multiple sensor-enabled catheter for rectal insertion in a patient allows for the visualization and implementation of efficient and effective exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles.
US11266341B2	Measuring dynamic body movement In one example, a system for measuring body movement in a movement disorder disease is provided. The system may comprise at least one processor and a memory storing processor executable codes, which, when implemented by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising, at least receiving a video including a sequence of images and detecting at least one object of interest in one or more of the images. Feature reference points of the at least one object of interest are located, and a virtual movement-detection framework is generated in one or more of the images. The operations may include detecting, over the sequence of images, at least one singular or reciprocating movement of the feature reference point relative to the virtual movement-detection framework and generating a virtual path tracking a path of the at least one detected singular or reciprocating movement of the feature reference point.
US11266335B2	Medical device inserters and processes of inserting and using medical devices An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices. Embodiments include removing a substantially cylindrical cap from an inserter to expose a substantially cylindrical sleeve, removing a cover from a substantially cylindrical container holding sensor components, and fitting the sensor components into the inserter.
US11266333B2	Apparatus and methods for monitoring hypoxia An oximetry device for monitoring blood oxygen saturation of a user includes a main body and a wrist strap coupled with the main body and adapted to removably secure the main body on a wrist of the user during operation of the device. The main body includes an oximeter sensor adapted to generate an output signal indicative of measured blood oxygen saturation, a controller in operative communication with the oximeter sensor and configured to determine a percentage blood oxygen saturation of the user as a function of the output signal generated by the oximeter sensor, and a display for presenting visual information generated by the controller to the user. The display includes a changeable backlighting color, the controller being configured to adjust a color of the display backlighting as a function of a measured blood oxygen saturation of the user.
US11266332B2	Muting glucose sensor oxygen response and reducing electrode edge growth with pulsed current plating The invention disclosed herein includes amperometric glucose sensors having electrodes formed from processes that electrodeposit platinum black in a manner that produces relatively smooth three dimensional metal architectures, ones that contribute to sensor reliability and stability. Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having such uniform electrode architectures as well as methods for making and using these sensor electrodes. A number of working embodiments of the invention are shown to be useful in amperometric glucose sensors worn by diabetic individuals.
US11266325B2	RF coil assembly with a head opening and isolation channel Radiofrequency (RF) coil unit and a housing for the RF coil unit is provided. The RF coil unit can include a substantially annular body having a concave indent along a longitudinal direction along the substantially annular body such that when a head of the patient is inserted into an interior of the substantially annular body, at least a portion of the head of the patient is viewable and accessible from a location exterior to the substantially annular body. The housing for the RF coil unit can include a channel to receive the RF coil unit of a MRI device. The housing can enclose regions with high voltages (e.g., 1000 Volts) and/or separate these regions from patient body parts by, for example, including insulating material, thereby enhancing a safety of the patient.
US11266321B2	Vital sign processing device, vital sign processing method, and information processing device A vital sign processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a pulse-wave sensor unit, an output unit, and a first filter unit. The pulse-wave sensor unit outputs a pulse-wave signal. The output unit outputs a heart-rate information item on the basis of the output pulse-wave signal. The first filter unit sets a first frequency band on the basis of the output heart-rate information item, and allows the set first frequency band of the pulse-wave signal to pass through the first filter unit.
US11266317B2	Blood pressure measurement device A blood pressure measurement device is equipped with a pressing surface which is formed with pressure sensors, an air bag for pressing the pressing surface toward a radius artery that runs under a skin of a living body; an air bag drive unit for controlling the pressing force of the air bag, and a control unit for calculating blood pressure values in the radius artery on the basis of pressure pulse waves that were detected by all of the pressure sensors in a process that the pressing force was increased or decreased.
US11266313B2	System and method for large field of view, single cell analysis A method and system for medical imaging employs an excitation source configured to cause an object having a plurality of cells to at least one of emit, reflect, and fluoresce light. An optical receptor is employed that is configured to receive the light from the object. A filter assembly receives the light from the optical receptor and filters the light. An image processor having a field of view (FOV) substantially greater than a diameter of a cell of the object and an analysis resolution substantially matched to the diameter of a cell of the object that receives the filtered light from the filter and analyzes the filtered light corresponding to each cell in the FOV. A feedback system is provided that is configured to provide an indication of a state of each cell in the FOV and a location of a cell in the FOV meeting a predetermined condition.
US11266309B2	Eye examination kiosk system and method for remote eye examination The eye examination kiosk and method may comprise a structure for rotating and/or translating ophthalmologic examination devices such as an auto-refractor, an auto-keratometer, a corneal topographer, a fundus camera, an external photo camera, a perimeter, a lensmeter, a specular microscope, a retinal and external eye imager, an Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT), or a non-contact tonometer into a position such that they may be used for examination of a patient. The kiosk outer shell may comprise an opening allowing the ophthalmologic examination equipment to perform eye examinations of a patient. Eye examination results are transmitted to a remote location where they are read by a physician, who transmits examination findings and recommendations for follow up treatment to the patient. The results may include the identity of qualified physicians who practice geographically near the patient, or who are qualified to treat a patient for a specific condition indication.
US11266302B2	Micro-endoscope and Method of making same A micro-endoscope and method of making the same includes a mounting housing, a camera module received within the mounting housing, and an encapsulation material interposed between the camera module and the mounting housing for fixedly mounting the camera module within the mounting housing and/or inhibiting the passage of light between the camera module and the mounting housing. The micro-endoscope further includes a light guide having the mounting housing received therein.
US11266298B2	Anoscope An anoscope and obturator apparatus is described for the diagnosis and/or treatment of identify anorectal concerns or diseases. The anoscope apparatus includes a narrow end and a wide end that is connected via a body, and the narrow end contains an opening that is adjacent to a slot. The wide end contains a lip and at least one handle that is aligned with the slot and that projects radially outward away from the lip and also curves away radially and axially from the wide end. If there are multiple handles, then one of them can include a tab that indicates alignment with the slot. The obturator includes a tip, an arm, and a body that that have circular elements that improve plastic weld or snap together manufacturability.
US11266275B1	Shower caddy grip hook and accessory grip lock A mounting clamp for mounting an organizer or other structure to a pipe or pole. The mounting clamp comprises an outer shell that is formed with a semicircle opening and containing a flexible material that is attached to the outer shell at each end of the semicircular opening. The mounting clamp is pressed against the pipe or pole to cause the flexible material to stretch around the pipe or pole to secure the mounting clamp to the pipe or pole. The organizer or other structure being secured to the mounting clamp and thus the pipe or pole.
US11266270B2	Food processor assembly for a blender base A food processor assembly is provided with a bowl with a substrate sized to be supported upon a blender base, and a sidewall to collectively define a bowl cavity to receive food products. A planetary gear transmission is supported upon the bowl substrate with a rotary input sized to receive a blender rotary output. A first transmission rotary output extends into the bowl cavity to provide a reduced rotation from the rotary input. A blade is connected to the first transmission rotary output for rotation relative to the bowl substrate to perform a cutting operation to a food product. The blade has a first cutting edge formed adjacent the first transmission rotary output to perform a continuous cutting operation to the food products. The blade has a second cutting edge spaced radially from the first transmission rotary output to perform a sequential cutting operation to the food products.
US11266268B2	Cooking device and components thereof Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
US11266265B2	Device and system for creating infused beverages A device for creating infused beverages that includes a solvent flow management system having a pump body with a pump bore defining a pump interior volume, a piston disposed within the pump interior volume and in a fluidically sealed configuration with the pump bore, and a pump drive system operably coupled to the piston to generate a piston translation path. The device also includes a solvent-flow conduit and in fluid communication with the pump interior volume and a brewing chamber, an outlet, and a flow control valve, wherein the pump drive system is operably configured to selectively drive the piston along the piston translation path, when the flow control valve is in a selectively closed position, to induce a negative pressure and the flow of fluid through a solute housed in the brewing chamber, downstream and through the solvent-flow conduit, and into the pump interior volume.
US11266264B2	Automatic coffee maker process for preparing a cold brewed beverage A method of preparing a brewed beverage using a beverage brewing apparatus includes providing a flavorant, identifying a process cycle including one or more infusion cycles for preparing the brewed beverage, performing said one or more infusion cycles, wherein said performing of said one or more infusion cycles includes providing fluid to said flavorant, and varying a temperature of said fluid provided to said flavorant during a single infusion cycle of said one or more infusion cycles, or between a plurality of infusion cycles of said one or more infusion cycles.
US11266261B1	Utility hook assembly with hidden magnetic latch A utility hook assembly is disclosed that conveniently secures to a planar surface such as the bottom of a counter or cabinet, and has a plurality of hooks that extend perpendicular to a mounting base. The base may be half of a hinge plate with a plurality of eyelets that are collinear at an edge of the hinge plate. The eyelets each receive one of two L-shaped rods with an upturned, outwardly formed tip that cooperate to serve as hooks such that the hooks can swing/pivot about the eyelets. The legs are separated by a metallic spacer that maintains the integrity of the rods. A magnet is mounted proximal to the hinge plate in a position that intersects the arc traveled by the spacer when the hooks are fully rotated parallel to the horizontal plane. The magnet captures the spacer, which in turn allows the hooks to be hidden when not in use.
US11266256B2	Expendable service surface device Examples provide a height adjustable tray including a service surface for moving one or more items from a first height near the top of a display case down to a lower height within reach of a user in a seated position or otherwise unable to reach a top surface of the display case. The tray is connected to a set of one or more support arms. A gearing mechanism moves the set of support arms along a range of motion to lower the tray from the first height near the top of the display case to a position in front of the display case at a second height. The tray remains in a horizontal orientation substantially parallel to the floor or ground surface as the tray moves through the range of motion. An operating mechanism controls movement of the tray along the range of motion.
US11266255B1	Retail display unit with removable lids A retail display unit including a riser having at least one tier and having a vertical rise, a horizontal width and a horizontal length. At least one removable lid has a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, a width of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a length of the removable lid covers at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier. In the second configuration, the removable lid is located in a pocket that is defined by a pocket depth that is a portion of the vertical rise of the at least one tier, a pocket width that is a portion of the horizontal width of the at least one tier and a pocket length that is at least a portion of the horizontal length of the at least one tier.
US11266247B2	Easily assembled chair armrest An easily assembled chair armrest composed an armrest support, a connecting portion, and an armrest revealed. The connecting portion with a lock head is selectively disposed on the armrest or the armrest support while a locking hole is arranged at the armrest or the armrest support without the connecting portion. A locking slot communicates with the inner side of the locking hole. The armrest and the armrest support are in a first assembled state when the lock head is mounted into the locking slot through the lock hole. Then the lock head is horizontally rotated a staggered angle within the locking slot so that a lengthwise central axis of the armrest and a lengthwise central axis of the armrest support are coupled. Now the armrest and the armrest support are fastened into one part to be in a second assembled state. Thereby both structural strength and tightness are improved.
US11266240B2	Drawer assembly A drawer assembly is provided with a bottom panel sized to receive and support articles. A rear upright panel is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A pair of spaced apart upright side panels is in cooperation with the bottom panel. A front upright panel is spaced apart from the rear upright panel, and in cooperation with the bottom panel. A series of connectors is provided at intersections of the pair of upright side panels with the rear upright panel and with the front upright panel and oriented in an upright direction to assemble the pair of upright side panels to the rear upright panel and the front upright panel by sliding in the upright direction.
US11266236B2	Container for a road paver assembly The disclosure refers to a container for storing and providing at least one modular road paver assembly designed for detachable mounting on a road paver. The container comprises a storage system by means of which individual components of the road paver assembly can be positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement, such that the components of the road paver assembly can be checked for completeness by an operator by means of a visual inspection along a sequence determined between opposite boundaries of the container in view of their assembly sequence on the road paver.
US11266234B2	Sink There is provided a sink including: a washing case that is divided into a plurality of spaces including a dishwashing space; a table on which the washing case is mounted; a dish rack that is detachably provided the dishwashing space and having a washing nozzle rotatably installed on a bottom; a sump assembly that is mounted on a bottom surface of the dishwashing space and stores washing water to be supplied to the washing nozzle in a state where the dish rack is mounted on the dishwashing space; and a washing cover that slides horizontally above the dishwashing space to be inserted into the table or to cover an opened upper surface of the dishwashing space, in which the washing cover includes an operation unit for inputting operating command for dishwashing and a display unit for displaying various information.
US11266233B2	Wire management system for office furniture A wire management system for a table leg is provided in a cooperative assembly with a table leg having a specific shape to receive a channel member with a cavity to receive various cables and cords. The wire management system is configured to work in a cohesive assembly and in an aesthetically pleasing manner, wherein the wire management system for a table leg is provided in a specific angular shape for receipt on a cooperative angular shape of the table leg or supporting member. Accordingly, the table leg of the cooperative assembly is provided in a geometric convex kite shape when view in cross section, wherein the kite shape is a quadrilateral having contiguous sides comprising two pairs of equal length sides that are adjacent to each other.
US11266232B2	Automatic height adjustment system An automatic height adjustment system includes an adjustable desk frame, a first drive assembly operable to control a height of the adjustable desk frame, an adjustable monitor mount, a second drive assembly operable to control a viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount, a transceiver, and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first drive assembly and to the transceiver. The first controller is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a first communication based on the detection of a position of a user from a computing device and to transmit, via the transceiver, a second communication to the first drive assembly to control the height of the adjustable desk frame and movement of the adjustable desk frame and the adjustable monitor mount are synchronized such that an adjustment of the height of the adjustable desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of the viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount.
US11266227B1	Power driven duster and cleaner apparatus An improved hand held apparatus used for dusting, cleaning, polishing, and similar tasks utilizing a lightweight conventional power drill having a rotating axle with a chuck to which is attached two or more elongated extension members telescoped within one another forming a gap between adjacent extension members into which at least one band fitted about one of the elongated extension member is positioned to reduce wobble in the adjacent extension member when the axle of the power drill causes the first extension member to rotate.
US11266224B2	Ergonomic rotatable apparatus and method for use thereof to carry and store equipment and accessories An apparatus for use about a selected portion of a user's torso comprising at least one accessory mountable traveler member and at least one traveler band. The accessory mountable traveler member is slidably saddled upon the least one traveler band, which encircles and encloses the selected portion of a user's torso to allow the circumvolution of the accessory mountable traveler member about the entire outer perimeter of the apparatus and around the user's torso.
US11266223B2	Backpack that employs a strap fastener to secure utensils in place A backpack having multiple pouches on an inside flap can have a fastener which horizontally extends across the flap and which secures kitchen utensils, such as knives, in place. The flap can have multiple aligned pouches which extend laterally across a bottom portion of the flap. A distance above the flaps is a base fastener which extends on a base from one lateral end of the flap to the opposite lateral end. When the handles of kitchen utensils, such as knives, are placed inside respective pouches, the sharpened section of each knife is at least partially exposed. A strap fastener is attached at one lateral end of the flap and removably engages with the base fastener. The strap fastener secures the knives in place by overlapping with the knives and engaging with the exposed portions of the base fastener.
US11266222B2	Cosmetics containing other cosmetic materials A cosmetic separately containing a different cosmetic material, which includes a cosmetic container; an impregnation member accommodated in the cosmetic container and impregnated with a cosmetic material; and a containing body provided separately from the cosmetic container, wherein the containing body contains another cosmetic material, and two kinds of cosmetic materials are mixed with each other for use while the containing body is placed on the impregnation member of the cosmetic container.
US11266220B2	Apparatus and method for dispensing a fluid A fluid transfer assembly comprises a housing for accommodating a fluid. A bellows member disposed in the housing defines an opening therethrough adapted to be in fluid communication with an applicator assembly. The bellows member is adapted to operatively engage the applicator assembly for extension in a first direction and contraction in a second direction. The bellows member seals against the inner surface of the housing during extension and contraction for defining a variable volume chamber with the housing. Expansion of the bellows member in the first direction reduces the chamber volume for generating positive pressure in the housing and forcing fluid through a valve to the applicator assembly. Contraction of the bellows member in the second direction increases the chamber volume for generating negative pressure within the housing for drawing fluid into the chamber.
US11266214B2	Cleaning apparatus for mobile electronic devices A housing for a mobile device (4) comprises a pouch (1) or case including cleaning material arranged to clean the surface of the mobile device (4) as it is slid into or out of the housing. Shock-absorbing material (5) may be provided between the cleaning material (3) and the pouch (1) or case. The pouch may be reversible for use as a cleaning pad or mitt, and may include a pocket (6) for holding the mobile device when the pouch is reversed.
US11266208B2	Male buckling component for magnetic buckling assembly A male buckling component for a magnetic buckling assembly. The male buckling component comprises a male locking portion having a column structure. The male locking portion comprises an abutting structure at an end of the column structure, and a male engaging structure adjacent to the abutting structure and formed around a circumference of the column structure. An installation chamber is formed inside the male locking portion, and a male magnetic component is installed into the installation chamber so that the male magnetic component is inside the male locking portion of the male buckling component.
US11266196B2	Protective helmet with multi-density impact liners and method for same A helmet and method for forming a helmet having a multi-density impact liner may include forming a puck comprising an interface surface and at least one side is formed. The interface surface of the puck is placed in direct contact with a receiving surface of a cap located in an impact liner mold. Next, the interface surface of the puck is thermally fused directly to the receiving surface of the cap while contemporaneously an impact liner body is formed inside the mold. The impact liner body is fused to the at least one side of the puck, and to a majority of the receiving surface of the cap. The density of the puck may be greater than the density of the impact liner body. The puck and the impact liner body may be expanded polystyrene (EPS), and the cap may be polycarbonate (PC).
US11266194B2	Brim shade and hinge A brim shade has a shade element, a clip, and a hinge that joins the shade element and the clip to make the brim shade. The shade element and the hinge combine to create a shade that does not allow the light to get past the brim shade. The brim shade can be adjusted through 360 degree rotation and along the side of a hat to provide protection to the wearer.
US11266187B2	Athletic garment for cycling A garment that includes a bottom portion having first and second leg openings, a front part and a back part, first and second shoulder straps that each have a front portion extending upwardly from the front part and a back portion extending upwardly from the back part. The first and second shoulder straps each include a shoulder portion that connects the front portion to the back portion, The back portion of the first shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. The back portion of the second shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. At least a portion of the lower section of the first shoulder strap overlaps at least a portion of the lower section of the second shoulder strap.
US11266179B2	Joint smoking device with plunger or auger An apparatus for smoking combustible material can include a glass tube having an axis and open ends. The apparatus can have a rod axially coupled to the glass tube. In addition, a grommet formed from an elastic material can be included. Examples of the grommet can have a tube end to axially receive the glass tube in an interior of the grommet. A shoulder can be located in the interior of the grommet to abut one of the open ends of the glass tube. The grommet can further include a rod end to receive and frictionally engage a portion of the rod and permit relative motion between the rod and the grommet. In addition, the grommet can have an external annular recess located between the tube end and the rod end.
US11266173B1	Food breading device The food breading device is configured for use with a target foodstuff and a coating foodstuff. The coating foodstuff has a bulk solid phase. The food breading device coats the coating foodstuff on the target foodstuff. The food breading device includes a containment shell, a paddle structure, and a timing device. The timing device attaches to the containment shell. The paddle structure mounts in the containment shell. The target foodstuff is placed inside the containment shell. The paddle structure is a rotating structure. The paddle structure rotates such that the paddle structure changes the position of the target foodstuff within the containment shell. The rotation of the paddle structure further releases the coating foodstuff onto the target foodstuff.
US11266168B2	Probiotic bacteria for fish A method for increasing the weight and growth rate of fish, preferably Salmonidae, and for preventing and/or treating microbial infections, comprising the steps of a) adding one or more species of probiotic bacteria to water, wherein the species of bacteria comprises or consists of Aliivibrio njordis, Aliivibrio balderis and/or Aliivibrio nannie; and b) exposing the fish to the water containing the one or more species of probiotic bacteria. Preferably, the bacterial strains Aliivibrio njordis strain B1-25, 8-1/2013 mandib V11, Aliivibrio balderis B1-24, 18-1/2013 kidn V12 and/or Aliivibrio nannie B8-24, 313/2013 kidn V13 are used.
US11266156B2	Portioning/trimming of rib primal cuts An animal ribcage primal cut having a bone array located therein is portioned into one or more sub primal cuts, each having at least one bone located therein. The primal cut is scanned at scanning station 14 while being conveyed on a conveyor 12 to determine the physical characteristics of the primal cut. A processor 18 determines how to portion the primal cut into desired sub primal cuts in accordance with desired physical characteristics of the sub primal cut and production requirements for the sub primal cuts. A controller controls a cutter to divide the primal cut into one or more sub primal cuts according to the determination previously made on how to portion the primal cut into desired sub primal cuts.
US11266138B1	Fastening device for fishing rod and methods of making and using same An apparatus removably attachable to a fishing rod includes a base configured to extend parallel to a shaft of a fishing rod and an eyelet extending outwardly from the base and the shaft of the fishing rod. The eyelet can be configured to receive a fishing line therethrough. The apparatus can include at least one pair of legs extending outwardly from the base. Each leg can be configured to extend around at least a portion of the shaft of the fishing rod. An opening can extend through the base. The opening can be configured to receive at least a portion of a fastener therethrough.
US11266135B2	Fish oil scent trail dispenser system A fish oil scent trail dispenser system to create a scent trail to a user's bait when fishing in fresh water and salt water. A kit containing one or more scent dispensers includes a fill tube that can be used to insert the user's favorite scent into the scent dispenser quickly and easily. The scent dispenser includes a main container with a refillable reservoir and a thin dispenser tube. An attachment tube is bound to the main container by a wrapper. The scent dispenser system includes an attachment line with a clip on each end to attach the system to the main fishing line, and a bumper bead to control the position of the scent dispenser on the attachment line.
US11266133B2	Mollusc farming machine A mollusc farming machine deploys a tillage assembly connected by a support frame to a vehicle platform. The vehicle platform enables the user to mechanically traverse the tillage assembly across an aquaculture harvesting area, digging into the earth of the harvesting area in order to harvest clams and other molluscs. An agitating mechanism causes reciprocal motion of the tillage assembly in order to break up the aquaculture earth as a tilling section of the tillage assembly is displaced at an angle through the earth, forcing the earth and any buried molluscs onto the tillage section. The agitating motion further serves to sift the earth by causing dirt, plant matter and other debris to fall through spaces between a plurality of sifting rods of the tilling section, leaving behind any molluscs previously buried within the earth to be collected by workers.
US11266132B2	Light bait, an improved light fixture for greater water depth A lamp for use under water, comprising: an electrical lighting means, electrical connections for the power supply of the electrical lighting means, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections and defines a watertightly closable hollow space, wherein the electrical lighting means and the electrical connections are arranged within the hollow space, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the hollow space, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the shell; and a use of the lamp as a light bait when fishing.
US11266125B1	System and method for animal growth regulation for improved profitability and mitigated risk An apparatus and method for profit maximization and risk mitigation that uses nutrition modeling of animal, poultry and marine animals is a critical component of the respective enterprise optimization and managed environment pollution control. The optimization accuracy depends on the description of utilization efficiency of nutrients in a population of animals. Utilization efficiency of nutrients for meat production in a population are preferably based on at least three component parts of nutrient utilization, i.e., maintenance, linear gain, and non-linear gain, instead of one only. Efficiencies for maintenance and linear gain are fixed value(s), but nutrient efficiency is a result of intra-population variation and efficiency of linear gain, and affect profit. Similar processing is performed to obtain optimal crop growth and profit. Finally, one or both of the animal-growth optimization and the crop-growth optimization are combined with a profit-maximization and risk-mitigation processor to provide information for a decision maker.
US11266122B1	Pet immobilizer system A pet immobilizing system utilizes a vest to located a bladder between a pet's legs. The bladder is rapidly inflated to hinder the pet's movement or to immobilize the pet. A remote electronic device sends a wireless signal to a wireless signal receiver coupled with the pressure source to activate inflation of the bladder. A pressure source may be canister or chemical inflation pressure source that produces an inflation fluid from the reaction of two or more chemicals, A vest may include a waist portion that extends around the pet's waist. A bladder compartment may be configured in the vest for retaining the bladder. A bladder compartment may have an opening to direct the inflation of the bladder out between the pet's legs. A remote electronic device may be a mobile phone that operates an App with an activation button to initiate inflation of the bladder.
US11266116B2	Tomato hybrid SVTD0140 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTD0140 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTD0140 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US11266111B2	Soybean variety 01077383 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077383. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077383. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077383 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077383 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11266101B2	Soybean cultivar 96310052 A soybean cultivar designated 96310052 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 96310052, to the plants of soybean cultivar 96310052, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 96310052, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 96310052. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96310052. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96310052, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 96310052 with another soybean cultivar.
US11266090B2	Lettuce variety NUN 06176 LTL A new and distinct lettuce variety NUN 06176 LTL is disclosed as well as seeds and plants and heads or leaves thereof. NUN 06176 LTL is a romaine short day lettuce variety, comprising resistance to Downy Mildew (Bremia lactucae) Isolates Bl:16-25EU and Bl:28-30EU.
US11266088B2	Lettuce variety growler The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Growler and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.
US11266084B2	Crop planting system A method for planting crops that involves covering the planted seeds of the crop with an elongate sheet of mulch. The elongate sheet of mulch has lateral edges that determine its width. A combustible cord that is affixed to it between the lateral edges. The combustible cord may be formed within plies of the mulch or adhered thereto. The mulch is placed over the planted crop and held in place over the crop. This may be done by burying lateral edges of the mulch. When a user of the mulch wishes to remove the mulch, he will burn the combustible cord and that will separate the mulch along the cord.
US11266083B2	Sprayable polymer membrane for agriculture A process for preparing a polymeric membrane for soil materials used in crop production comprising providing an aqueous dispersion of polyurethane and spraying the aqueous dispersion onto soil materials to be used in crop production to form a polymeric membrane.
US11266082B2	Light mounting systems and methods Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods associated with light mounting systems. Embodiments may include lighting shelves that are configured to be mounted to a fixed structure, such as to a wall or supports within a room via a cantilever design that is mounted to strut channels. The lighting shelves may be anchored at only a single end to the strut channels, and the lighting shelves may protrude away from the strut channels. The lighting shelves may have a sufficient width and length to cover an entire region of interest below the lighting shelves, which may enable to lighting shelves to uniformly distribute light to plants.
US11266081B2	Methods, apparatus, and systems for lighting and distributed sensing in controlled agricultural environments A distributed sensor grid may be used to monitor the growth conditions of plants in an agricultural environment. In one example, a distributed sensor grid may include sensors that are arranged as a grid defined by a vertical axis and a first horizontal axis. The sensors may each be coupled to a cable and/or a port that provides operating power and/or network communications access. In some implementations, a plurality of lighting fixtures disposed in the agricultural environment may be configured to provide the power and network communications access to one or more sensors, thus alleviating use of excess cabling for connectivity and simplifying installation. The sensors may be correspondingly disposed within the vicinity of respective lighting fixtures to monitor growth conditions for a portion of the agricultural environment. The sensors used may also be packaged as an integrated sensor assembly, further simplifying installation and deployment.
US11266080B2	Method and seeder for sowing an individual seed in a seed location A method for sowing an individual seed in a seed location and to a seeder therefor. The method includes arranging a seed on a surface adjacent to an opening that leads to a guide channel that extends to the seed location; flushing the seed from the surface into the opening by directing a fluid over the surface in the direction of the opening; and guiding the seed to a seed location by the guide channel. The seeder has at least one opening that leads to a guide channel that extends to a seed location; a surface that is configured to be arranged adjacent to the at least one opening; and a selectively operable fluid supply for each opening, each fluid supply having at least one nozzle that is arranged for directing fluid over the surface in the direction of the opening.
US11266079B2	Pot assembly with a saucer A pot with a base is pivotally connected to, and supported upon a saucer. A cam surface is provided between the saucer and the pot so that rotation of the pot in a first rotary direction relative to the saucer extends the pot from the saucer, and rotation of the pot in a second rotary direction relative to the saucer retracts the pot to the saucer.
US11266074B2	Growing method of fruit trees and associated tree A method for the production of fruit trees including the steps of: grafting of an offshoot or propagation material of the variety to be propagated on a grafting point of a rootstock, to form a tree, planting of the rootstock in a nursery, pot or greenhouse ground and subsequent transplanting of the developed tree in a production ground; wherein the planting takes place arranging the rootstock tilted to one side to form with the ground an angle of pre-set amplitude, smaller than 90° and preferably of 45° and with the offshoot in a substantially vertical position; in the transplanting step the rootstock is arranged in the production ground in a substantially vertical position, so that the trunk of the tree, which is angled in respect to the rootstock, forms a main side branch from which vine-like branches or side branches orientated upwards sprout.
US11266063B2	Press wheel with angled tines A press wheel includes a hub which rotates about an axis. A rim extends generally radially from the axis. The rim has a center plane defined as a plane perpendicular to the axis and generally bisecting the rim and defining the center of the wheel. The press wheel includes a plurality of tread portions extending away from the center plane. The plurality of tread portions have voids between adjacent tread portions on the same side of the rim, which in response to the wheel rotating, operably places consecutive adjacent tread portions proximal to the ground. The rim and tread portions are configured to contact the ground.
US11266062B2	Flow control insert for an agricultural metering system A flow control insert for an agricultural metering system includes a body configured to couple the flow control insert to a housing of the agricultural metering system. The flow control insert also includes a shoulder extending from the body. The shoulder is configured to engage a channel in a meter roller to control flow of particulate material within the channel along a rotational direction of the meter roller.
US11266056B2	System and method for residue detection and implement control A residue detection and implement control system and method are disclosed for an agricultural implement. The system includes a source of environment data and image data of an imaged area of a crop field containing residue. The system includes a data store containing a plurality of image processing methods and at least one controller that processes the image data according to one or more image processing instruction sets. The controller selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environment data, and processes the image data using the selected image processing instruction(s) to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field. The controller adjusts the configuration of the agricultural implement to respond to the amount and type of residue detected.
US11272650B2	Component mounting machine and component mounting method A component mounting machine including a mounting head configured to pick up and mount a component; a component camera to image the component from below the mounting head; a board camera to image the circuit board from above; an imaging position memory to memorize imaging position coordinates during imaging, based on images acquired by the component camera; a relative position memory to memorize relative position coordinates that are a relative position of the mounting head with respect to the board camera; and a correction necessity determining section to perform imaging of the mounting head by the component camera when the moving device has arrived at the imaging position coordinates, and determine whether it is necessary to correct the relative position coordinates memorized in the relative position memory, based on a position of the mounting head understood from the images acquired from the imaging.
US11272649B2	Electronic component mounting system with cross line communication A component mounting system has a supply reel accommodating a component, a plurality of mounting lines each having a mounting apparatus and a line management apparatus, and a central network that provides direct communication between the line management apparatuses of each mounting line. A remaining number of components on the supply reel is determined based on cross line communication between the line management apparatuses and comparison of data at different times stored on the line management apparatuses. Such architecture does not require the use of a central server. Rather, the system is a material information exchange system without a single point of failure, where no one computer failure can cause an entire factory shutdown.
US11272647B2	Work machine and mounting method A work machine and a mounting method by which end portions of a wire member can be mounted on connecting sections which are arranged variously are provided. A work head includes a first holding section configured to hold a first end portion and a second holding section configured to hold a second end portion. A control device includes a first mounting section configured to mount the first end portion held by the first holding section on a first connecting section, a moving section configured to cause a work head moving device to move the work head in accordance with a position of the second connecting section after having mounted the first end portion on the first connecting section, and a second mounting section configured to mount the second end portion held by the second holding section on a second connecting section.
US11272643B2	System and method for thermal management in an information handling system A method of thermally managing an information handling system includes executing a security scan to simulate a maximum workload consuming an electrical power, and receiving sensory signals representing temperatures associated with the information handling system. A system ambient capability above an ambient temperature when operating the information handling system at the maximum workload is then determined.
US11272631B2	Conductive PVD stack-up design to improve reliability of deposited electrodes An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface.
US11272630B2	Hydraulic system control module having improved housing features and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to a control module having a connector and a housing. The housing defining a first opening that receives the connector, and a hermetically sealed interior housing at least one electronic component. The electronic component is electrically coupled to the connector. The control module further includes a retaining clip in physical contact with the housing and mechanically coupling the at least one electronic component to the connector.
US11272615B2	Wiring circuit board A wiring circuit board includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer disposed on a front surface of the insulating layer. The conductive layer includes a first wiring, a first terminal electrically connected to the first wiring, a second wiring independent of the first wiring and having a thick thickness T2 with respect to a thickness T1 of the first wiring, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second wiring. The surfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal are disposed at generally the same position in a thickness direction.
US11272614B2	Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing the same A printed wiring board includes a base insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on the base insulating layer and having a conductor pad, a solder resist layer formed on the base insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the conductor layer and has an opening exposing the conductor pad in the conductor layer, and a bump formed on the conductor pad of the conductor layer and including a base plating layer formed in the opening of the solder resist layer, an intermediate layer formed on the base plating layer, and a top plating layer formed on the intermediate layer such that that the base plating layer has a side surface exposed from the solder resist layer and that the intermediate layer has a side surface protruding from the side surface of the base plating layer.
US11272607B2	Laser produced plasma illuminator with low atomic number cryogenic target Methods and systems for generating X-ray illumination from a laser produced plasma (LPP) employing a low atomic number, cryogenic target are presented herein. A highly focused, short duration laser pulse is directed to a low atomic number, cryogenically frozen target, igniting a plasma. In some embodiments, the target material includes one or more elements having an atomic number less than 19. In some embodiments, the low atomic number, cryogenic target material is coated on the surface of a cryogenically cooled drum configured to rotate and translate with respect to incident laser light. In some embodiments, the low atomic number, cryogenic LPP light source generates multiple line or broadband X-ray illumination in a soft X-ray (SXR) spectral range used to measure structural and material characteristics of semiconductor structures. In some embodiments, Reflective, Small-Angle X-ray Scatterometry measurements are performed with a low atomic number, cryogenic LPP illumination source as described herein.
US11272605B2	X-ray diagnostic apparatus, and X-ray tube An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an X-ray tube including a target configured to generate X-rays in response to emission of electrons thereto, a plurality of filaments configured to emit electrons into substantially the same position on the target, and a grid used in common among the plurality of filaments; intermediate potential setting circuitry configured to set intermediate potential in a position between the plurality of filaments and the target by using the grid; and filament potential controlling circuitry configured to change one or more filaments selected from among the plurality of filaments to emit the electrons to the target, by controlling potential levels of the plurality of filaments with respect to the intermediate potential for each filament, in conjunction with switching of X-ray tube voltage.
US11272600B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method. Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a recognition section and an output control section. The recognition section recognizes background content displayed in a background of an aquarium. The output control section controls an output of light into an interior of the aquarium that acts as a foreground, on the basis of a result of recognizing the background content.
US11272598B2	Transconductance circuits and methods Disclosed herein are transconductance circuits, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, a transconductance circuit may include an amplifier having a first input coupled to a voltage input of the transconductance circuit, and a switch coupled between an output of the amplifier and a second input of the amplifier.
US11272593B2	System and methods for providing a uniform and tunable hyper-spectral source An illumination system includes an illumination source configured to emit illumination light and a dispersive optical element configured to generate an angularly dispersed optical signal from the illumination light that is used to generate a spectral image. A digital micro-mirror device (DMD) includes an array of reflective elements that receive the spectral image and direct a portion of the spectral image to an integrating sphere. A controller is configured to calculate a subset of an array of reflective elements of the DMD to activate based on a target illumination output signal using a calibration model of the illumination system. The controller is also configured to activate the subset of the array of reflective elements to change the portion of the spectral image directed to the integrating sphere to generate an illumination output signal that substantially matches the target illumination output signal.
US11272578B2	Heating assembly, aerosol-generating device and a method for heating an aerosol-forming substrate The present invention relates to a heating assembly (10) of an aerosol-generating device for heating aerosol-forming substrate. The heating assembly comprises a chemical heating device (200) configured to generate primary heat by an exothermic chemical reaction and to supply the primary heat to an aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The heating assembly further comprises an electrical heating device (100) configured to electrically generate and supply secondary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating device including such a heating assembly. A method for generating an aerosol by heating aerosol-forming substrate comprises at least one of a sequential or a parallel performance of the following steps: generating primary heat by an exothermic chemical reaction and supplying the primary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate; and electrically generating secondary heat and supplying the secondary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for further heating the substrate.
US11272575B1	Bandwidth management for double-radio user equipment A first radio of a wireless, e.g., dual-SIM DSDS, device communicates wirelessly with a first, e.g., 5G CBSD, base station of a first service provider using a first spectrum type, e.g., PAL or high- or low-bandwidth GAA, while a second radio communicates wirelessly with a second, e.g., 5G non-CBSD gNB, base station of a second service provider using a second spectrum type. The first radio informs the second radio of the first spectrum type assigned to the first radio, and the second radio transmits, to the second base station, capability information for the second radio based on the first spectrum type, that capability information being used by the second base station in assigning the second spectrum type to the second base station, thereby enabling equivalent QoS to be rendered to both radios even when the first service provider cannot directly control the QoS provided by the second service provider.
US11272571B2	Two stage role switch for fully wireless earbuds The present disclosure provides for role switch with perceptible continuity of audio streaming during the role switch. The role switch occurs in two stages, with a first stage including a host link role switch and a second stage including a relay link role switch. For example, the host link role switch concerns the relationship of each audio receiver device to the host device, where the master device receives audio directly from the host for relay to the slave. The relay link role switch concerns a relationship between the audio receiver devices. For example, the communication master controls timing, such as when to send packets between the master and slave devices. Each stage of the two stage procedure may take approximately 100 ms or less. Between each stage, the audio buffers of the master and slave devices have an opportunity to refill.
US11272566B2	User equipments, base stations and methods A UE is described. The UE may include a higher layer processor configured to acquire a common dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration message and one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages. The common RRC message may include first information for indicating a slot format. The one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages including second information for configuring a semi-static downlink transmission and third information for configuring a semi-static uplink transmission. The UE may also include receiving circuitry configured to receive the semi-static downlink transmission. The UE may further include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the semi-static uplink transmission. If the semi-static downlink reception and the semi-static uplink transmission are configured for a same set of symbol(s), the slot format indicates the set of symbol(s) as either downlink or uplink but not as flexible.
US11272564B2	Method and device for determining whether or not to suspend radio bearer A method for a terminal to determine whether or not to suspend a radio bearer in a wireless communication system and a device supporting the method are provided. The method may comprise: a step of receiving, from a base station, a configuration indicating if data transmission through a certain radio bearer is permitted in an RRC_INACTIVE state; a step of entering the RRC_INACTIVE state; and a step of determining, based on the configuration, whether or not to suspend the certain radio bearer in the RRC_INACTIVE state.
US11272561B2	Methods and apparatuses for beam failure recovery A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes performing at least one Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) procedure. The at least one BFR procedure includes transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) for BFR to a base station, where the MAC CE for BFR includes a cell information field indicating information of a serving cell in which the BFR procedure is triggered, and a presence indicator field indicating whether an identity of a preferred Reference Signal (RS) for BFR is included in the MAC CE for BFR. The preferred RS is associated with the serving cell.
US11272557B2	System and method for coordinating device-to-device communications A master user equipment (UE) device may coordinate device-to-device (D2D) communications amongst a plurality of UE devices. For example, a UE device, which has been designated as a master UE device, may coordinate a D2D communication between a first UE device and a second UE device. The master UE device may be a UE device that obtains an indication that it is a master UE device that is to coordinate D2D communications amongst the plurality of UE devices. In some embodiments, the coordinating the D2D communication may be on behalf of a network and/or to facilitate wireless communication between the network and at least one of the plurality of UE devices.
US11272552B2	Network connection method and apparatus A network connection method and apparatus are provided. The network connection method includes obtaining information about at least one network to be accessed by the terminal, obtaining information about a network slice allowed for the terminal from among network slices included in the at least one network, and based on a network corresponding to the information about the at least one network being detected, accessing the allowed network slice of the detected network based on the information about the allowed network slice.
US11272528B2	Scheduling assignment information transmission method and system, and device Example scheduling assignment information transmission methods, systems, and devices are described. One example method includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), a multiplexing manner used to indicate a relationship between a time-frequency resource for transmitting scheduling assignment information and a time-frequency resource for transmitting data information. The UE receives downlink control information comprising scheduling assignment resource indication information sent by a network device, and obtains, based on the scheduling assignment resource indication information and the multiplexing manner, resource location information occupied to transmit the scheduling assignment information. The UE can then transmit the scheduling assignment information based on the resource location information occupied by the scheduling assignment information.
US11272519B2	Dynamic traffic shaping for communication networks in moving vehicles, such as trains A method and system for wireless communication between a moving vehicle, such as a train, and a remote server through at least one external mobile network are disclosed. The communication system includes at least one router in the train for receiving and transmitting wireless data communication to and from a stationary communication server outside the train through at least one exterior mobile network via at least one antenna. The router includes a control unit configured to allocate bandwidth according to a predefined packet policy to streams of data packets which are matched to the predefined packet policies, providing for a very efficient bandwidth management in a wireless network within a train. Hereby, is easy to prioritize voice-over-IP (VOIP) and/or VPN traffic over video traffic.
US11272515B2	User equipment that transmits identity information for an interference analysis A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network has a circuitry which is configured to: receive a signal from an entity of a mobile telecommunications network, thereby determining identity information about the determined entity; and transmit the identity information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis.
US11272509B2	Uplink timing adjustment in beamformed wireless communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for adjustment of an uplink timing at a user equipment (UE) based on switching a beamformed transmission beam used for communications between the UE and a base station. The UE and base station may establish a connection via a first beamformed transmission beam and an uplink timing of the first beamformed transmission beam may be determined. A timing difference between the first beamformed transmission beam and a second beamformed transmission beam may be identified and, in the event that communications are switched from the first beamformed transmission beam to the second beamformed transmission beam, the uplink timing may be adjusted based at least in part on the timing difference. Such uplink timing adjustment may be made autonomously at the UE, and may be made irrespective of a magnitude of the adjustment.
US11272499B2	Control channel configuration A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel. The configuration parameters may indicate features such as a subframe in which the downlink control channel is configured, and a starting symbol, and the base station may use the downlink control channel for transmitting packet scheduling information.
US11272489B2	Method and apparatus of handling device-to-device resource pool without physical sidelink feedback channel in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device receiving a configuration, from a network node, of a first sidelink resource pool without any Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) resource. The method further includes the first device receiving a first sidelink grant transmitted, configured, or scheduled by the network node, wherein the first sidelink grant schedules or indicates at least a first sidelink resource in the first sidelink resource pool. Furthermore, the method includes the first device expecting or considering that the first sidelink grant provides no Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource for reporting Sidelink (SL) Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback.
US11272487B2	Method and apparatus for configuring a triggering condition of a beam failure event and a communication system Method and apparatus for configuring a triggering condition of a beam failure event and a communication system. The method includes: a network device configures a UE with one or more control channel monitoring groups, so that when the UE detects that all beams to which a monitoring group corresponds fail in transmission, the UE reports beam failure event of the monitoring group fails in transmission; wherein, each monitoring group corresponds to one or more pieces of downlink control information (DCI). By configuring regarding the triggering conditions of the beam failure events, detection and report of beam failure in more complex scenarios may be supported, such as a scenario where one piece of DCI is transmitted in multiple control resource sets, and a scenario where multiple pieces of DCI are transmitted in one control resource set, etc.
US11272474B2	Method for terminal receiving sidelink signal in wireless communication system supporting sidelink, and device therefor Disclosed are a method for a terminal receiving a sidelink signal for each geographical area in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink, and a device therefor according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method for a terminal receiving a sidelink signal for each geographical area and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one synchronization signal transmitted for each geographical area; and configuring reception timing for each geographical area on the basis of the at least one synchronization signal and receiving a sidelink signal.
US11272471B2	Methods, apparatus and electronic devices for absolute time synchronization Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, an apparatus, and an electronic device for an absolute time synchronization, the method comprising: receiving, from a baseband processing chip, a first timing signaling and a first real system frame information of the received first timing signaling, the first timing signaling comprising a first absolute time corresponding to local time of a base station at time of transmission of the first timing signaling, and a first reference system frame information used by the base station for transmitting the first timing signaling; calculating a first time delay between the base station and the terminal based on at least the first absolute time, if the first real system frame information is consistent with the first reference system frame information; receiving, from the baseband processing chip, subsequent timing signalings and corresponding second real system frame information used by the base station for transmitting the subsequent timing signalings to the terminal, the subsequent timing signalings each comprising a second absolution time corresponding to the local time of the base station at time of transmission of the subsequent timing signaling and a second reference system frame information used by the base station for transmitting the subsequent timing signaling; for each of the subsequent timing signalings, determining a time delay adjustment value between the subsequent timing signaling and the first timing signaling based on at least the first time delay and the second absolute time, if the second real time system frame information is consistent with the second reference system frame information; and after a number of the received subsequent timing signalings reaches a target number, obtaining an absolute time information based on the time delay adjustment values corresponding to the target number of subsequent timing signaling; wherein the absolute time information is used to synchronize time of the terminal to time of the base station.
US11272466B2	Maintaining time alignment with multiple uplink carriers Maintaining time alignment with multiple carriers is contemplated. A group of uplink carriers (UL CC sets) that operate with a single Timing Advance (TA) may be determined, and a TA value may be applied to a specific UL CC set. A wireless transmit/receive unit's (WTRU) capability of using multiple TAs may define a group index of a few bits for each UL CC set. A TA Command received in a Random Access Response message may be used to apply the TA value to each UL carrier of the UL CC set. The WTRU may determine which UL CC set the TA value applies to based on which DL carrier the command was transmitted from. The WTRU may determine which UL CC set the TA value applies to based on the Group Index being explicitly provided in the command. The WTRU may release multi-CC configurations upon Time Alignment Timer (TAT) expiry.
US11272453B2	Uplink control channel transmitting method and apparatus for reducing power consumption of user equipment in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method of transmitting an uplink control channel according to a power saving mode of a user equipment, including receiving configuration information about at least one power saving mode, determining whether to apply a power saving mode of the at least one power saving mode, applying the power saving mode based on a result of the determining, and transmitting an uplink control channel based on configuration information corresponding to the applied power saving mode.
US11272450B2	MBSFN measurements and DRX, different DRX settings for different transmission types Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for MBSFN measurements. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, by a user equipment, an indication of a monitoring requirement (202, 204) for at least one of an idle mode of operation at the user equipment or a connected mode of operation at the user equipment; receiving, by the user equipment, information (206) for one or more transmissions (MBMS) that are multicast or broadcast; and measuring, by the user equipment, the one or more transmissions (MBMS) that are multicast or broadcast, the measuring performed in accordance with the received information (206) and without regard to the indication of the monitoring requirement (202, 204) for at least one of the idle mode of operation or the connected mode of operation. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US11272446B2	Connection management for internet of things devices A network device identifies Internet of Things (IoT) devices in a wireless network in a service area; determines a reporting configuration for each of the IoT devices associated with an initiation of reporting instances via the wireless; identifies, based on the reporting configurations, a potential signal loading reduction over the wireless network and/or a potential power consumption reduction related to the reporting configuration associated with at least one of the IoT devices; and modifies the reporting configuration of the at least one IoT device to enable the potential signal loading reduction and/or the potential power consumption reduction.
US11272444B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for establishing protection areas for downlink communications Provided is a communication apparatus and a communication method that avoid mutual interference between networks. The communication apparatus includes a communication section and a control section. The communication section sends and receives wireless frames. The control section controls transmission and reception of frames. The control section controls transmission, to one or more target stations and with a transmission parameter (transmission power) specified for each target station, of a trigger frame that induces transmission of a transmission refrainment frame. The communication apparatus functions as a base station, and the control section selects, as target stations, one or more subordinate terminals to which a downlink signal is to be sent and controls the transmission of the trigger frame ahead of the transmission of the downlink signal.
US11272440B2	Network slice selection method and apparatus A network slice selection method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a first SSF device of a VPLMN, a first service request message; obtaining, by the first SSF device, roaming information of UE according to the first service request message; selecting, by the first SSF device, a first network slice instance in the VPLMN for the UE based on the roaming information of the UE.
US11272438B2	Propagating discovery assistance request and response A wireless communication apparatus/system/method utilizing directional data transmission over a communication (e.g., mmW) band and propagating discovery assistance request and responses to neighboring stations (e.g., in its BSS or in the surrounding area) toward increasing network efficiency. If these stations support discovery assistance they send a discovery assistance response to the station from which the request was propagated. The STA that sent the propagated discovery assistance request processes all the responses and sends a discovery assistance response, containing information about the discovery assistance campaign, to the STA that requested the discovery assistance request.
US11272437B2	Method for estimating the availability and relative proximity of wireless network nodes The present invention provides a method for mapping the wireless network environment as observed from a computing device having at least one network interface for accessing said environment. The mapping method requires limited storage space and processing power, so that it may be executed on said computing devices without requiring further network services. Structured mapped data generated from gathered network discovery traces enables a plurality of location-based, mobility or network routing services.
US11272436B2	Communication method and apparatus The application provides an information indication method, including generating a first frame, where the first frame includes address information of a station operating on a frequency band of 6 GHz; and transmitting the first frame on a 2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz frequency band.
US11272428B1	Time interleaved coverage zones in wireless networks Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for creating coverage zones (CZs) at a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes where each CZ is defined by a respective Physical layer Cell Identity (PCI), and each CZ is allocated a respective time slot having a duration selected in accordance with a type of wireless device (WD) to be supported by the CZ, and each CZ communicates during its respective time slot via some or all of the antennas or antenna sections (e.g., coverage areas or sections S1-S3) of the node such that the node communicates with different types of WD in a time-interleaved manner via some or all of the coverage areas associated with the node.
US11272423B2	Live video analytics over high frequency wireless networks A multi-hop relay network comprises a set of data nodes arranged in a relay topology, wherein the set of data nodes communicate with one another via a data plane comprising a set of high frequency data links, such as mmWave links. An edge node communicates with one or more of the set of data nodes via the data plane and communicates with the set of data nodes over a control plane comprising a set of low frequency wireless links, such as a Wi-Fi network. The edge node determines a path utilization for the set of high frequency wireless links. When one of the high frequency wireless links is over-utilized, the edge node communicates, to a data node in the set of data nodes via the control plane, a command to change the relay topology. The edge node also determines whether the relay topology is operating at a target accuracy. When it is not, the edge node adjusts a data analytics parameter for a node to improve the overall accuracy of the network.
US11272418B2	Wireless communication device, communication control method, and computer program A wireless communication device installed in a flying vehicle, includes a wireless communication part configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from a wireless base station, a cell counter configured to count the number of cells corresponding to wireless base stations identified by wireless signals received by the wireless communication part, and a communication controller configured to change a communication party selecting method to select the wireless base station serving as a communication party from among a plurality of wireless base stations serving as communication party candidates when an increment or a decrement of a unit-time cell count representing the counting result of the cell counter in a predetermined time is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold.
US11272395B2	Communication efficiency There is provided a method comprising: determining, by a first network node of a cellular communication network, that a transfer of a data block to a second network node of the cellular communication network needs a retransmission; determining whether at least one criterion for a size and/or latency requirements of said data block is met; and as a response to determining that the at least one criterion is met, performing the retransmission according to a first set of rules, otherwise performing the retransmission according to a second set of rules.
US11272386B2	Mobile station and mobile communication method Provided are a mobile station and a mobile communication method in which, when a secondary cell (SCell) is established in an unlicensed band, received power in the unlicensed band can be efficiently measured and reported to a radio access network. A UE (100) includes an RSSI measurement unit (133) that repeatedly measures RSSI in the frequency band of the secondary cell, a report determination unit (140) that determines, based on an RSSI measurement result, whether to report the measurement result to the radio access network, and a measurement report unit (150) that reports the measurement result to the radio access network. The report determination unit (140) determines that the measurement result is to be reported to the radio access network when the measurement result exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11272372B2	System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.
US11272367B2	Wireless earpieces for hub communications A method of utilizing wireless earpieces for hub communications in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following steps: (a) activating the wireless earpieces, (b) connecting one or more devices to the wireless earpieces, (c) performing first biometric measurements of the user utilizing the wireless earpieces, (d) receiving second biometric measurements from the one or more devices, (e) determining if the one or more devices is located on the same user as the wireless earpieces by comparing the second biometric measurements to the first biometric measurements, (f) receiving a communication to be sent through the wireless earpieces from the one or more devices, and (g) sending the communication to reach a receiving party in response to the determination the second biometric measurements are similar to the first biometric measurements.
US11272350B2	Inter network roaming between independently managed satellite networks Systems and methods are described, and one method includes receiving at a first network a request for a second network configuration data and an identifier of a first network home service plan of the mobile terminal, and transmitting to the second network an inter-network configuration data request. The inter-network configuration data request carries the request for the second network configuration data and an identifier of the mobile terminal's first network home service plan. The first network receives from the second network an inter-network configuration data response that carries the second network configuration data and, in response, transmits the second network configuration data to the mobile terminal.
US11272347B2	Modernized messaging compatibility with interim text-to-911 Systems and methods are described herein for handling a request for a text message session on an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) capable network. For example, a device is communicatively coupled at a location of the IMS capable network. The method includes receiving a request from the device for a text message session on the IMS capable network and determining whether the IMS capable network supports next generation 911 (NG911) or interim text-to-911 at the location of the device. Upon determining that the IMS capable network is incapable of supporting NG911, redirecting the request for the text message session to a text control center (TCC). The method further includes causing the TCC to establish the text message session with a public safety answering point (PSAP) that supports text-to-911.
US11272338B2	Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRMprocessor, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
US11272321B2	Systems and methods for location and movement tracking using GPS enabled cell phones A system of tracking location and movement of geographically dispersed entities with a cell phone with a GPS function, has a slave agent operable in the phone that collects location data from the GPS function and periodically sends a time and location data record to a master cell phone using prior art wireless network. The master cell phone has a master agent operable in the master cell phone that receives and saves the location data record, and plots and displays a location plot of each of the entity, enabling the master cell phone to track and display location and movement data of a plurality of entity cell phones that are geographically dispersed. The system requires the entity phone to be attached to or in possession of each of the entities.
US11272310B2	Scalable binaural audio stream generation Described is a method performed by a computation device for generating a binaural audio stream, comprising: receiving an audio stream for a sound source; determining a measure of processing capability of the computation device; selecting, based on the determined measure, a filtering mode from among a predefined set of filtering modes for use in an audio filtering process intended to convert the audio stream into a binaural audio stream; determining, based on a relative position of the virtual source location to a virtual listener location in a virtual listening environment, filter parameters for a set of filters specified by the selected filtering mode; generating the binaural audio stream by applying the audio filtering process to the audio stream, using the set of filters specified by the selected filtering mode; and outputting the binaural audio stream for playback. Further described are corresponding computation devices, computer programs, and computer-readable storage media.
US11272309B2	Apparatus and method for mapping first and second input channels to at least one output channel An apparatus for mapping a first input channel and a second input channel of an input channel configuration to at least one output channel of an output channel configuration, wherein each input channel and each output channel has a direction in which an associated loudspeaker is located relative to a central listener position, configured to map the first input channel to a first output channel of the output channel configuration; and despite of the fact that an angle deviation between a direction of the second input channel and a direction of the first output channel is less than an angle deviation between a direction of the second input channel and the second output channel and/or is less than an angle deviation between the direction of the second input channel and the direction of the third output channel, map the second input channel to the second and third output channels by panning between the second and third output channels.
US11272308B2	File format for spatial audio An audio asset library containing audio assets formatted in accordance with a file format for spatial audio includes asset metadata that enables simulated reality (SR) application developers to compose sounds for use in SR applications. The audio assets are formatted to include audio data encoding a sound capable of being composed into a SR application along with asset metadata describing not only how the sound was encoded, but also how a listener in SR environment experiences the sound. A SR developer platform is configured so that developers can compose sound for SR objects using audio assets stored in the audio library, including editing the asset metadata to include transformation parameters that support dynamic transformation of the asset metadata in the SR environment to alter how the SR listener experiences the composed sound. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11272303B2	Mobile terminal with at least two transducers The invention concerns a mobile terminal with at least two transducers (LSm, LSs1, LSS2) used simultaneously as loudspeakers for stereophonic effect. According to the invention, one of said transducers is a main transducer (LSm) with a main working frequency band (Bm) corresponding to at least the phone frequency band, while the other transducer is a secondary transducer (LSs1; LSs2) with a secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) band different from said main frequency band, the lowest frequencies of said secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) being greater than the lowest frequencies of said main working frequency band.
US11272299B2	Battery positioning in an external device An external headpiece of an implantable hearing aid system, including an RF coil, a sound processing apparatus, a battery, and a magnet configured to support the headpiece against skin of the recipient via a transcutaneous magnetic coupling with an implanted magnet implanted in a recipient, wherein a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical battery extends through the magnet.
US11272292B2	Loudspeaker apparatus A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook.
US11272285B2	Low inertia speaker A speaker including a supporting structure, a diffusion membrane that is movable relative to the supporting structure, a motor for actuating the diffusion membrane, including a movable unit relative to the supporting structure, the movable unit being mechanically connected to the diffusion membrane for synchronized movement thereof, and a hydraulic circuit interposed between the movable unit and the diffusion membrane, the diffusion membrane and the movable unit each including a movable piston surface, interacting with a fluid of the hydraulic circuit.
US11272281B2	Magnetic earphones holder One or more earbuds comprise one or more external connectors for removably coupling the earbuds with an additional article. The one or more earbuds are additionally able to comprise magnets for removably coupling with each other. In some embodiment, the one or more earbuds are configured to removably couple with a base unit. Based on a coupling and decoupling of the one or more earbuds with the base unit, a signal is sent to control a remotely located electronic device.
US11272271B1	Systems and methods for collision resolution during ONU activation An optical device may include a communication interface and processing logic configured to receive a broadcast contention-based allocation from an optical line terminal (OLT), wherein the contention-based allocation is associated with activation of the optical device in an optical network. The processing logic may also be configured to transmit a message in response to the contention-based allocation, wherein the message includes information identifying the optical device and receive, from the OLT, an assignment message or a feedback message in response to the transmitted message. The processing logic may be further configured to execute a retransmission procedure based on the assignment or feedback message indicating that a collision occurred.
US11272253B2	Video pushing method, apparatus, device and storage medium Provided are a video pushing method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of times a user page is displayed on a user terminal is obtained; if the number of times is less than a preset value, a target video to be pushed to the user terminal is determined according to a popularity of a video in a storage system corresponding to a server; if the number of times is greater than a preset value, a target video to be pushed to the user terminal is determined according to feature information of a user and feature information of a video in the storage system corresponding to the server. Accordingly, the server can continuously push videos that meet the user's needs to the user terminal while the user is using the user page, thereby improving the user experience.
US11272248B2	Methods for identifying video segments and displaying contextually targeted content on a connected television Systems and methods for identifying which video segment is being displayed on a screen of a television system. The video segment is identified by deriving data from the television signals, the derived data being indicative of the video segment being displayed on file screen. This feature can be used to extract a viewer's reaction (such as changing the channel) to a specific video segment (such as an advertisement) and reporting the extracted information as metrics. The systems and methods may further provide contextually targeted content to the television system. The contextual targeting is based on not only identification of the video segment being displayed, but also a determination concerning the playing time or offset time of the particular portion of the video segment being currently displayed.
US11272244B2	Set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of same A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a signal input, a signal output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-collocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then reprogram the electronic door locking apparatus as well as control amenities, such as a display, in response to presence signal from the electronic door locking apparatus.
US11272228B2	Systems and methods for dynamic stitching of advertisements in live stream content Receiving a first portion of a live stream of a content item being either prerecorded or being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream comprising a first subset of stream-enabled video segments. Identifying insertion point(s) within at least one stream-enabled video segment. Generating a first playlist based on the one or more identified insertion points, the first playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset stream-enabled video segments. Providing the first playlist to a consumer system. Receiving a second portion of the live stream comprising a second subset of stream-enabled video segments. Receiving a second playlist associated with the second portion of the live stream. Updating the first playlist based on the second playlist, and providing the updated first playlist to the consumer system.
US11272225B2	Watermarking with phase shifting Apparatus, devices, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for watermarking with phase shifting. An example watermark decoding apparatus includes a component detector to identify watermark components in a media signal and detect phases of the respective ones of the watermark components in the media signal. The example apparatus also includes a phase reference determiner to identify a phase reference for the watermark components. The example apparatus also includes a phase comparator to perform comparisons of the phases of the respective ones of the watermark components with the phase reference. The example apparatus also includes a phase shift determiner to determine phase shifts associated with respective ones of the watermark components based on the comparisons. In addition, the example apparatus also includes a symbol determiner to determine a symbol based on the phase shifts.
US11272216B2	Method of decoding moving pictures in intra prediction A method for encoding an image includes determining an intra prediction mode of a current block; generating a prediction block of the current block according to the intra-prediction mode; generating a residual block by calculating a difference between the current block and the prediction block; transforming the residual block to generate a transform block; quantizing the transform block to generate a quantized block; and entropy-coding coefficients of the quantized block.
US11272211B2	Video coding method on basis of secondary transform, and device for same A video decoding method according to the present document is characterized by comprising: a step for deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; a step for deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) of the transform coefficients; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform of the modified transform coefficients, wherein the inverse RST using a transform kernel matrix is performed on transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region of an 8×8 region of the target block, and the modified transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region, upper-right 4×4 region, and lower-left 4×4 region of the 8×8 region are derived through the inverse RST.
US11272206B2	Decoder side motion vector derivation A method for processing a video includes performing a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, wherein the conversion of the current block includes determining whether a use of one or both of a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) technique or a decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) technique to the current block is enabled or disabled, and wherein the determining the use of the BIO technique or the DMVR technique is based on a cost criterion associated with the current block.
US11272205B2	Error surface based sub-pixel accurate refinement method for decoder side motion vector refinement Given that decoder side motion vector refinement/derivation is a normative aspect of a coding system, the encoder will also have to perform the same error surface technique in order to not have any drift between the encoder's reconstruction and the decoder's reconstruction. Hence, all aspects of all embodiments are applicable to both encoding and decoding systems. In template matching, the refinement movement occurs only in the reference starting from the sub-pixel accurate center that is derived based on the explicitly signaled merge index or implicitly through cost evaluations. In bilateral matching (with or without averaged template), the refinements start in the reference lists L0 and L1 starting from the respective sub-pixel accurate centers that are derived based on the explicitly signaled merge index or implicitly through cost evaluations.
US11272192B2	Scene classification and learning for video compression Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for encoding a scene of media content based on visual elements of the scene. A scene of media content may comprise one or more visual elements, such as individual objects in the scene. Each visual element may be classified based on, for example, the motion and/or identity of the visual element. Based on the visual element classifications, scene encoder parameters and/or visual element encoder parameters for different visual elements may be determined. The scene may be encoded using the scene encoder parameters and/or the visual element encoder parameters.
US11272191B2	Controlling power consumption in video encoding based on information regarding static amount of an image frame An apparatus and methods for controlling power consumption in video encoding obtain, before motion estimation is performed on an image frame to be encoded, information regarding an amount of the image frame to be encoded that is static with respect to a previously encoded image frame. The apparatus and methods adjust power consumption of the video encoder based on the obtained information regarding the amount of the image frame to be encoded that is static.
US11272187B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. Processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of a matrix based intra prediction for the block. The processing circuitry determines entries of a vector based on neighboring samples of the block. An entry can be determined based on one or more neighboring samples of the block. The processing circuitry converts the entries into a reduced bit form with a number of bits satisfying a requirement of using a first multiplication tool that processes fewer bits than a second multiplication tool. Then, the processing circuitry multiplies, using the first multiplication tool, the entries of the vector in the reduced bit form with entries of a matrix to calculate a subset of prediction samples of the block, and determines other prediction samples of the block based on the subset.
US11272178B2	Video encoding and decoding A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream, includes decoding a first part of the bitstream to form an address mapping that maps a segment group index value to a segment group address; and decoding a second part of the bitstream. The second part of the bitstream includes code words representing the plurality of segment groups. Decoding the second part of the bitstream includes decoding a first segment group. Decoding the first segment group includes: 1) decoding a first segment group index value for the first segment group; 2) determining a first segment group address for the first segment group; 3) determining a first spatial location for the first segment group; and 4) decoding at least one sample value for the first segment group and assigning the at least one sample value to a location in the decoded picture given by the first spatial location.
US11272177B2	Method for encoding and decoding images according to distinct zones, encoding and decoding device, and corresponding computer programs A method and device for encoding an image divided into blocks. The image contains two separate zones. The method implements the following: only in the event where the current block pertains to one of the zones of the image: encoding the current block using a prediction, the current block being predicted using a previously encoded and then decoded block located in the other zone of the image, the blocks of the other zone having been previously encoded and then decoded, and encoding information indicating the application of the prediction; and for any decoded block pertaining to the other zone of the image, storing the decoded block data.
US11272175B2	Deringing filter for video coding A pixel value of a pixel in a picture of a video sequence is modified by a weighted combination of the pixel value and at least one spatially neighboring pixel value in a filtering. The filtering depends on a pixel distance between the pixel and a neighboring pixel and on a pixel value difference between the pixel and a neighboring pixel value of the neighboring pixel. The filtering is controlled by a spatial parameter and a range parameter. At least one of the spatial parameter and the range parameter depends on at least one of a quantization parameter, a quantization scaling matrix, a transform width, a transform height, a picture width, a picture height and a magnitude of a negative filter coefficient used as part of inter/intra prediction. The embodiments provide a deringing filtering to combat ringing artifacts during video coding.
US11272171B1	Systems and methods for fallback tracking based on real-time tracking performance A system can include one or more processors configured to execute a first object tracker to detect one or more objects in images received via a sensor of a device, monitor one or more metrics of the first object tracker, determine that the one or more metrics do not meet a criteria corresponding to a profile of the device, and use, responsive to the determination, a second object tracker instead of the first object tracker.
US11272169B2	Viewpoint controllable three-dimensional image display apparatus and method for displaying three-dimensional image The present application provides a viewpoint controllable three-dimensional image display apparatus. The viewpoint controllable three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a display panel having a light emitting side; a back light for providing a light source for image display in the display panel; a first grating on a side of the light emitting side distal to the back light; a second grating between the display panel and the back light; and a controller configured to alternately turn on and off the first grating and the second grating in a time-division driving mode including a first mode and a second mode, thereby presenting a three-dimensional image to a user. In the first mode, the controller is configured to turn off the second grating, and turn on the first grating. In the second mode, the controller is configured to turn off the first grating, and turn on the second grating.
US11272168B2	Three-dimensional display apparatus, three-dimensional imaging apparatus, and method of displaying three-dimensional image The present application provides a three-dimensional display apparatus for providing a plurality of view points to a view zone. The three-dimensional display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display a plurality of first sub-images respectively in a plurality of display sub-regions and display a plurality of second sub-images respectively in the plurality of display sub-regions; a main lens configured to focus each of the plurality of first sub-images to a first view point and focus each of the plurality of second sub-images to a second view point; a plurality of first light sources configured to provide back light for the display panel to respectively display the plurality of first sub-images, and a plurality of second light sources configured to provide back light for the display panel to respectively display the plurality of second sub-images.
US11272161B2	System and methods for calibration of an array camera Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera are disclosed. Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera in accordance with embodiments of this invention include the capturing of an image of a test pattern with the array camera such that each imaging component in the array camera captures an image of the test pattern. The image of the test pattern captured by a reference imaging component is then used to derive calibration information for the reference component. A corrected image of the test pattern for the reference component is then generated from the calibration information and the image of the test pattern captured by the reference imaging component. The corrected image is then used with the images captured by each of the associate imaging components associated with the reference component to generate calibration information for the associate imaging components.
US11272149B2	Transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, and receiving method The luminance atmosphere that the creator intends is excellently reproduced on the receiving end. The transmission video data is obtained by applying a predetermined opto-electrical transfer function to the input video data. The transmission video data is transmitted together with the luminance conversion acceptable range information about a set region in the screen. For example, a transmitting unit transmits a video stream obtained by encoding the transmission video data while inserting the luminance conversion acceptable range information into a layer of the video stream. The receiving end obtains display video data by applying an electro-optical transfer function corresponding to the predetermined opto-electrical transfer function to the transmission video data, and performing a luminance conversion process in each of the set regions independently in accordance with the luminance conversion acceptable range information.
US11272141B2	Controlling sensors of a device and notifying sensor clients Techniques for disabling a sensor are described. In an example, the techniques include receiving input data indicating a request to disable a sensor of the device. Based on the input data, the sensor is disabled by at least decoupling the sensor from a power source and decoupling the sensor from an input terminal of a processor of the device. The techniques also include sending, to a plurality of clients that are implemented on the device and that are configured to receive sensor data generated by the sensor, notification data indicating that the sensor is disabled. Further, the techniques include outputting, by a user interface of the device, an indication that the sensor is disabled.
US11272122B2	Image sensor and imaging device An image sensor includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, each of which comprises a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through a micro lens and generates a first charge, a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light that has passed through the micro lens and generates a second charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the first charge and the second charge, a first transfer unit that transfers the first charge to the accumulation unit, and a second transfer unit that transfers the second charge to the accumulation unit; and a control unit that outputs, to the first transfer unit of the first pixel and to the second transfer unit of the second pixel, a signal that causes the first charge of the first pixel and the second charge of the second pixel to be transferred to their accumulation units.
US11272105B2	Image stabilization control method, photographing device and mobile platform An image stabilization control method for a photographing device includes obtaining attitude information of the photographing device and a device parameter of the photographing device, and adjusting an image stabilization strength of the photographing device based on the attitude information and the device parameter. The device parameter indicating a brightness of an environment in which the photographing device is located.
US11272099B2	Image capturing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An image capturing apparatus is provided, which includes a first image capturing device that captures first continuous images that are continuous time-serially; a second image capturing device that captures second continuous images that are continuous time-serially under a shooting setting different from a shooting setting of the first image capturing device; a calculation unit that calculates evaluation values respectively for the second continuous images; an image processing unit that applies image processing to an image which is included among the second continuous images and which has the evaluation value equal to or larger than a threshold, and a generation unit that generates supervisory data for machine learning with use of an image to which at least the image processing has been applied.
US11272098B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging module The present invention provides an imaging apparatus that individually obtains high image quality, restored images for a plurality of different directions at a wide angle of view without using a lens, and an imaging module using such an imaging apparatus. In an imaging apparatus according to an aspect of the invention, incident light is divided into a plurality of azimuthal regions by a directional sensor, and images corresponding to the azimuthal regions are restored from a plurality of projection images acquired corresponding to the azimuthal regions. Accordingly, incident light from oblique directions does not become noise to incident light from a front direction, and projection images can be individually acquired for the azimuthal regions throughout a wide range from the front direction to the oblique directions. For this reason, restoration processing according to properties of a pattern mask and the projection images is executed, whereby it is possible to individually obtain high image quality restored image for a plurality of different directions (azimuthal regions) at a wide angle of view without using a lens.
US11272090B2	Event data and location-linked spherical imaging system An event data and location-linked spherical imaging system including a spherical imager configured for capturing a spherical image with an action; a localization device collocated with the spherical imager, the localization device configured for providing a location of the spherical imager; a level collocated with the spherical imager, the level configured for indicating an imaging level of the spherical imager; an event data receiver configured for receiving event data from a user, the event data is associated with one or more points of interest on the spherical image; and a compass configured for providing an orientation of the spherical imager in capturing the spherical image, wherein the orientation and location-linked event data is accessible within the context of the spherical image. In one embodiment, the spherical imager includes no more than two imagers. In one embodiment, the action is a single capture.
US11272086B2	Camera system, vehicle and method for configuring light source of camera system A camera system is provided. The camera system includes an image sensor, at least one light source, and a processing unit. The image sensor is configured to capture a plurality of images. The processing unit is configured to perform the following instructions. A plurality of reflection values on at least one subject in the captured images is acquired. A relationship between a luminance level of the light sources and a reflection level on the at least one subject is obtained. A luminance configuration is determined according to the relationship between the luminance level of the light sources and the reflection level on the at least one subject. A luminous power of at least one of the light sources is adjusted according to the luminance configuration.
US11272084B2	Audio and image sensors' activation Examples of an audio-video (AV) apparatus are described herein. In an example, the AV apparatus includes a base member. The AV apparatus further includes an AV unit including an image sensor and an audio sensor. The AV unit being actuated to move, with respect to the base member, either in a first direction and activate the audio sensor or in a second direction and activate the image sensor and the audio sensor.
US11272075B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for executing an execution module, a first alteration detection unit configured to detect an alteration of a white list upon reception of the execution request, a second alteration detection unit configured to detect an alteration of an execution module which has issued the execution request, by using a white list determined to have no alteration by the first alteration detection unit, and an error control unit configured to, upon detection of an alteration by the second alteration detection unit, select and control whether to deactivate a system of the information processing apparatus or to inhibit only execution of the execution module which has issued the execution request, depending on a current activation mode of the information processing apparatus and an activation mode using the execution module which has issued the execution request.
US11272071B2	Image processing apparatus that reads image data from documents, image processing method, and recording medium Provided is an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a recording medium capable of reproducing a plurality of copies of a document bundle while reducing the storage capacity of a storage device. In the image processing apparatus, a number of copies of a document bundle to be a reading target by an image reading unit that reads image data from each of the documents included in one or a plurality of copies of a document bundle is specified. Then, in a case where the specified number of copies of the document bundle is plural, document bundle image data corresponding to one copy of the document bundle of the image data read by the image reading unit, and specification information including at least the number of copies of the document bundle specified by the specification processing unit are correlated and stored.
US11272064B2	Conferencing apparatus This disclosure describes an apparatus and method of an embodiment of an invention that is a conferencing apparatus. This embodiment of the apparatus/system includes a microphone array that further comprises a plurality of microphones where each microphone is configured to sense acoustic waves and the plurality of microphones are oriented to develop a corresponding plurality of microphone signals; a processor, memory, and storage operably coupled to the microphone array, the processor configured to: perform a beamforming operation; perform an acoustic echo cancellation operation; perform a direction of arrival determination; and select one or more of the combined echo cancelled signals.
US11272062B2	Assisted-communication with intelligent personal assistant Aspects of the technology described herein can provide assisted-communication with an intelligent personal assistant. An exemplary computing device may use a profile handler to receive a user profile of a user and a system profile of an interactive communications system. Moreover, a context handler in the exemplary computing device may receive an indication of a communication event related to the user, such as a call or message, and context information associated with the event. Further, a communication handler in the exemplary computing device may use the context information, the user profile, and/or the system profile to navigate the interactive system for the user. In some instances, where a user is unavailable to address a communication event, the intelligent personal assistant may utilize the communication handler to intercept the communication and negotiate the session on behalf of the user.
US11272061B2	Industry benchmark forecasting in workforce management A method for providing anonymized contact information to a workforce management system includes receiving contact information from a plurality of customer business units; assigning each of the plurality of customer business units one or more industry classification codes or product classification codes; anonymizing, by a processor, the contact information to the one or more industry classification codes or product classification codes; receiving, by a processor, a query from a workforce management system for anonymized contact information in one or more industry classification codes or product classification codes; and providing the anonymized contact information to the workforce management system for use in a workforce management predictive model.
US11272059B2	Exclusive agent pool allocation method, electronic device, and computer readable storage medium An exclusive agent pool allocation method including collecting business data of agents; grouping agents according to the business data of the agents and forming multiple exclusive agent pools; calculating business skill values of agents according to the business data of the agents and classifying priorities of the agents; classifying priorities of agent pools according to the business data of the exclusive agent pools; and allocating calling user to the corresponding agent in the exclusive agent pool according to predetermined allocation strategy. The method solves the matching of the user and the agent in the region and the business level, allocates the agent resource according to the priority of the business skill, realizes the high match between the business skill of the agent and the business handled by the user, improves the pertinence and effectiveness of the agent service and promotes the satisfaction of the users.
US11272049B2	Method and device for activating operating system of mobile terminal A method and a device for activating an operating system of a mobile terminal. The method includes steps of: activating, when a gravity sensor provided on a first display screen of the mobile terminal is in a first state, a first operating system of the mobile terminal corresponding to a first display screen to illuminate the first display screen; activating, when the gravity sensor is in a second state, a second operating system of the mobile terminal corresponding to a second display screen to illuminate the second display screen.
US11272038B2	User interface for configuring device-specific IoT applications An electronic device that generates an electronic-device-specific application is described. During operation, the electronic device may receive a request to create the electronic-device-specific application, where the electronic-device-specific application is associated with a services manager in a system hierarchy. In response to the request, the electronic device may provide instructions for a user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to present predefined configuration alternatives for configuration parameters for the electronic-device-specific application and/or to receive inputs for the configuration parameters for the electronic-device-specific application. Then, the electronic device may receive user-interface activity information, which specifies selections of the configuration parameters for the electronic-device-specific application, where the configuration parameters for the electronic-device-specific application specify functions in a physical layer, a data link layer and a network layer in the electronic-device-specific application. Next, the electronic device may generate, based at least in part on the configuration parameters, the electronic-device-specific application.
US11272033B2	Recomposing survey questions for distribution via multiple distribution channels Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to distributing a survey created for a first distribution channel across multiple distribution channels. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to providing a user with the ability to create a survey for one distribution channel and automatically provide the survey across multiple distribution channels. Further, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure improves survey administration by collecting responses to the survey from across the various distribution channels, compiling the responses, and providing the overall results of the survey to the user.
US11272017B2	Application notifications manifest Application notification techniques are described. Implementations are described in which a representation of an application may include notifications that pertain to the application. Techniques are further described which may be used to manage the notifications, including replacement of notifications, use of queues, overrides, selection of notifications based on execution state of an application, cycling a display of a plurality of notifications, cycling a display of different subsets of notifications, examination of a manifest of an application to determine criteria to be used to display the notifications, display priority of the notifications, and so on.
US11272016B2	Accessing service of Internet of Things Methods, systems, and storage media for accessing one or more services provided by one or more detected Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices are described. In embodiments, a mobile device may detect a plurality of IoT devices, obtain an identifier for each of the plurality of IoT devices based on the detection, and obtain an indicator for each of the plurality of IoT devices based at least in part on a corresponding one of the obtained identifiers, wherein each indicator may indicate a service type of a corresponding one of the plurality of IoT devices. The mobile device may generate a notification that indicates a plurality of services available to the mobile device based on each of the obtained indicators. The mobile device may access a service of the plurality of services, wherein the access may include utilization of a set of the plurality of IoT devices required to provide the service. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11272015B2	Function-as-a-service for two-way communication systems The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for facilitating two-way communication sessions using serverless cloud-based functions configured in a function-as-a-service (FaaS) system. One example includes accessing a template configured to execute a response based on an event, facilitating a two-way communication session with a user device, and processing data of the two-way communication session to identify an event trigger corresponding to the template. Execution of a serverless cloud-based function associated with the event trigger is requested, and one or more outputs of the serverless cloud-based function associated with the event trigger are integrated into the two-way communication session.
US11272014B2	Systems and methods for reducing connection setup latency Systems and methods for reducing latency in connection setup include a connector for connecting a server hosting a service to a network. The connector may establish a first connection between the connector and a first proxy of a first point of presence (PoP) of the network. The connector may receive, from the first proxy, a connection request to establish a second connection between the connector and a second proxy of a second PoP of the network associated with a plurality of clients. The first proxy may generate the connection request responsive to a first client of the plurality of clients requesting access to the service through the second proxy. The connector may establish the second connection between the connector and the second proxy, to facilitate exchange of traffic between the plurality of clients and the service across the network.
US11272010B2	Edge computing-based distributed network architecture that enables preemptive client-targeted local data storage The disclosure relates to an edge computing-based distributed network architecture. A central server in the architecture may include a client-location monitoring module for tracking a principle location of a client, which may be co-located with a remote hub institution. The central server may also include a client information packaging module, for packaging information associated with the client into a digital package; a natural-disaster monitor module, for monitoring for future natural-disasters; and a transmission module for transmitting a packaging instruction from the natural-disaster monitor module to the client information packaging module when the natural-disaster monitor module communicates that a natural-disaster is predicted to occur within a certain threshold distance and within a certain threshold amount of time. The transmission module may also retrieve, following packaging, the package from the client information packaging module and transmit the digital package to the remote hub institution for secure, albeit typically temporary, storage thereat.
US11272005B1	Communicating state information in a distributed storage environment Techniques are described for using in-band communication channels to exchange state information between components of a distributed storage environment, including between client computing devices and storage servers hosting network-connected block storage volumes. The exchange of the state information can be used, for example, to inform client computing devices of relevant events involving one or more storage volumes attached to compute instances (for example, virtual machines (VMs)) running on the client computing devices, involving one or more failover servers storing backup copies of one or more storage volumes, or involving any other relevant system components. The exchange of such state information in a distributed storage environment enables client computing devices, storage servers, and other system components to act efficiently in response to a variety of system events thereby mitigating input/output (I/O) latency increases and other issues that can arise when system components lack access to such information.
US11272004B2	Network cache of device input for redundancy during device inoperability There are provided systems and methods for a network cache of device input for redundancy during device inoperability. A device may detect that the device is in danger of failure, for example, if a battery is low on the device, the device is damaged, or the device may lose network connectivity. On detection of such a condition, the device may request that a server that performs electronic transaction processing establish or trigger a mode that allows for caching of transaction data as input for the transaction data is entered to a device, which may be done by sending signaling to the server indicating the condition that affects the device's operability. The server may then cache input for the transaction data. If the device fails prior to approving and completing electronic transaction processing, the server may use the cached data to generate a digital ledger for another entity.
US11271997B2	Application resource allocation for wireless services Connecting user equipment (UE) to an application can be managed based on UE movement and location. During data session between UE and application, a communication management component (CMC) associated with anchor network component (ANC) or serving network component (SNC) determines UE location, and connects UE to the ANC and SNC, which enables access of the application via a data network associated with ANC. As UE moves, CMC tracks UE movement and communication conditions. If, when UE is at second location, a communication condition breaches threshold level, CMC determines whether interruption of the data session is permitted. If not, CMC determines whether there is a local SNC in proximity to second location. If there is, CMC can switch UE from SNC to local SNC, which can access local application content via local data network associated with application. If interruption permitted, UE deactivates and reactivates to connect to local ANC.
US11271994B2	Technologies for providing selective offload of execution to the edge Technologies for providing selective offload of execution of an application to the edge include a device that includes circuitry to determine whether a section of an application to be executed by the device is available to be offloaded. Additionally, the circuitry is to determine one or more characteristics of an edge resource available to execute the section. Further, the circuitry is to determine, as a function of the one or more characteristics and a target performance objective associated with the section, whether to offload the section to the edge resource and offload, in response to a determination to offload the section, the section to the edge resource.
US11271993B2	Streaming music categorization using rhythm, texture and pitch A method for categorizing streamed music based on a sample set of RTP scores for predetermined tracks. High-level acoustic attributes for tracks are determined by an analyzed extraction of low-level data from the tracks. The high-level acoustic attributes are used to develop computer-derived RTP scores for the tracks based on the sample set, which includes RTPs score for a plurality of possible combinations of a rhythm score (R), a texture score (T), and a pitch score (P) respectively from a R range, a T range, and a P range. At least some of the RTP scores correspond to human-determined RTP scores for predetermined tracks among a plurality of predetermined tracks. Each RTP score corresponds to a category among a plurality of categories. The computer-derived RTP scores are used to determine a category for each track among the plurality of categories. Playlists of the tracks are based on one or more of the categories.
US11271991B2	Systems, methods and media for a distributed social media network and system of record Provided herein are exemplary distributed architectures including a platform system communicatively coupled to a network, a social media system communicatively coupled to the network and configured for interaction by one or more users, and a social media application communicatively coupled to the network and configured for interaction by one or more users. Further exemplary embodiments include a third party service communicatively coupled to the network, a public auditor communicatively coupled to the network, and a public archivist communicatively coupled to the network. The one or more users may include any of individuals, businesses, charities and non-profit organizations, and government organizations.
US11271990B2	Allocation of digital resources within a local, modular computer network (edge cloud) The disclosure relates to a method for allocating at least one digital resource of a local, modular computer network. The computer network has at least two computing modules. Each of the computing modules is assigned a resource value for a digital resource. In accordance with a resource request having a demand value, at least one of the digital resources is allocated to the request. The demand value is compared with at least one of the resource values. The method acts and the associated algorithms may be stored in particular in an image file. Because of the high flexibility of the method, mobile computing modules, etc., may also be integrated into the local, modular computer network. The computer network thus exhibits the modular and flexible character of the computer network. The computer network is not configured as a fixed structure, but rather may also dynamically expand and contract.
US11271987B1	Universal webhook connectivity via multi-step HTTP transformation A method for synchronization of a publishing web-application and subscriber web-applications is provided. The method includes (a) registering a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message subscription associated with (i) an event that occurs on the publishing web-application and (ii) an HTTP message of the publishing web-application sent to the subscriber web-application at the event, (b) generating a transformed HTTP message using the HTTP message subscription which is created by (i) generating an extended web URL by augmenting a web URL associated with the HTTP message subscription with an HTTP method identifier, (ii) transforming a payload associated with the HTTP message from a format of the publishing web-application to a format of the subscriber web-application using payload mapping, and, (iii) augmenting the extended web URL by appending a variable with the payload, wherein the variable includes identifier information associated with a data entity.
US11271982B2	Systems and methods for determining portions of media assets for immediate retrieval by multiple devices Systems and methods are disclosed for determining portions of media assets for cooperative reception by multiple devices. The disclosed techniques herein include identifying cooperating devices that are able to communicate with a selected device for relaying portions of a media asset. For example, a group of people each travelling together in a vehicle may wish to view a media asset by cooperatively using their network resources of their smartphones to relay portions of the media asset for viewing. Network service data for each of the plurality of cooperating devices is then received. Based on the network service data, a determination is made for each cooperating device regarding reception of a respective portion of the media asset to each cooperating device. Instructions to receive and relay the respective portions of the media asset are transmitted to each cooperating device.
US11271981B2	Distributed stream processing in the cloud A low-latency cloud-scale computation environment includes a query language, optimization, scheduling, fault tolerance and fault recovery. An event model can be used to extend a declarative query language so that temporal analysis of event of an event stream can be performed. Extractors and outputters can be used to define and implement functions that extend the capabilities of the event-based query language. A script written in the extended query language can be translated into an optimal parallel continuous execution plan. Execution of the plan can be orchestrated by a streaming job manager which schedules vertices on available computing machines. The streaming job manager can monitor overall job execution. Fault tolerance can be provided by tracking execution progress and data dependencies in each vertex. In the event of a failure, another instance of the failed vertex can be scheduled. An optimal recovery point can be determined based on checkpoints and data dependencies.
US11271980B2	Context-based adaptive streaming algorithm for a user device A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to receive a request to begin an adaptive streaming session; receive, in response to receiving the request, context information, wherein the context information pertains to a link state between the device and another device that provides a streaming media; calculate, based on the context information, values for dynamic parameters pertaining to the adaptive streaming session, wherein the dynamic parameters pertain to buffer management and codec selection; and provide, based on the values for the dynamic parameters, the streaming media to a user.
US11271979B2	Determining location within video content for presentation to a user By way of example, a method, apparatus, system, and software are described for using a previously-identified location within content, such as a splash screen indicating a transition between main program content and a commercial segment, to skip to a subsequent location in the content, such as a location at which a subsequent appearance of the splash screen is detected. This may allow for an at least partially automated recognition-based content skipping feature.
US11271975B2	Enriched calling based call type notification Systems, methods and apparatuses for implementing enriched calling services for devices may include a first User Equipment (UE) that sends a call request to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Core network and a presence server. The IMS core network may determine that the first UE supports enriched calling services and may enable the first UE to perform an enriched calling operation. The IMS core network may forward the call request to a terminating device, such as a second UE and/or a computing device, with the enriched calling operation.
US11271957B2	Contextual anomaly detection across assets Methods, systems, and computer program products for contextual anomaly detection across assets are provided herein. A method includes obtaining time-series data frames corresponding to assets; clustering the assets into one or more cohorts based on the time-series data frames, each cohort comprising assets having statistically similar time-series data frames; for each given asset within each cohort: applying a time-context window to the portion of the time-series data frames corresponding to the given asset to generate at least one transformed data frame, and determining an asset distribution for the given asset based on the at least one transformed data frame; determining one or more of that at least one of the assets within at least one of the cohorts is anomalous and that at least one of the cohorts is anomalous; and causing at least one remediation action to be performed based on the determining.
US11271955B2	Platform and method for retroactive reclassification employing a cybersecurity-based global data store A system for detecting artifacts associated with a cyber-attack features a cybersecurity intelligence hub remotely located from and communicatively coupled to one or more network devices via a network. The hub includes a data store and retroactive reclassification logic. The data store includes stored meta-information associated with each prior evaluated artifact of a plurality of prior evaluated artifacts. Each meta-information associated with a prior evaluated artifact of the plurality of prior evaluated artifacts includes a verdict classifying the prior evaluated artifact as a malicious classification or a benign classification. The retroactive reclassification logic is configured to analyze the stored meta-information associated with the prior evaluated artifact and either (a) identify whether the verdict associated with the prior evaluated artifact is in conflict with trusted cybersecurity intelligence or (b) identify inconsistent verdicts for the same prior evaluated artifact.
US11271952B2	Network probe and method of processing message The invention relates to a method of processing messages in a Factory Automation, FA, architecture comprising a FA network comprising at least one device, and an external network, said method being implemented by a network probe and comprising: intercepting (201) a message issued from the external network and intended for a device among the at least one device of the FA network; classifying (202) the message among a predefined set of categories based at least on the device for which the message is intended; deciding (203) to issue an alert based at least on the category in which the message is classified.
US11271948B2	System, method, and computer program for verifying virtual network function (VNF) package and/or network service definition integrity A system, method, and computer program product are provided for verifying virtual network function (VNF) package and/or network service definition integrity. In use, a system identifies a virtual network function package or a network service definition for performing integrity verification. The system computes a unique identifier of the VNF package or the network service definition that allows verification of an integrity of the VNF package or the network service definition. The system stores the unique identifier in a blockchain or a shared database. The system provides the VNF package or the network service definition to an entity such that the entity is capable of verifying the integrity of the VNF package or the network service definition by using the unique identifier of the VNF package or the network service definition from the blockchain or the shared database.
US11271947B2	Systems and methods for authenticating data access requests A method for real-time processing of data retrieval requests is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a client device, a first login request to log in to a service; authenticating the user for login to the service; in response to authenticating the user, generating a first data string representing at least a unique device identifier for the client device and a validity period; storing the device identifier; sending, to the client device, the first data string; receiving, from the client device, a data retrieval request to retrieve a data set from a remote server, the data retrieval request including the first data string; determining whether the first data string is valid based on checking the validity period; in response to determining that the first data string is valid: obtaining the data set from the remote server; and sending, to the client device, first data based on the obtained data set.
US11271940B1	Expanded mobile device content access Disclosed embodiments provide for control of an external display by a client device. In one aspect, a system includes at least one electronic hardware processor and an electronic hardware memory, operably connected to the at least one electronic hardware processor, and storing instructions that configure the at least one electronic hardware processor to transmit a barcode to a first client device, establish an authenticated session with a second client device, receive an indication of the barcode from the second client device via the authenticated session, receive input from the second client device indicating a selection of content, access the selected content via the authenticated session, and transmit the selected content to the first client device based on the barcode received from the second client device.
US11271937B2	Method and nodes for handling access to EPC services via a non-3GPP network The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a PGW (108) for handling a UEs (101) access to an EPC service via a non-3GPP access network (103). During a request for connecting the UE (101) to the non-3GPP access network (103), the PGW (108) receives identity information which indicates an identity of an AAA node (710) from a non-3GPP access gateway (705). The PGW (108) selects the AAA node (710) which was indicated in the received identity information. The PGW (108) transmits, to the selected AAA node (710), a request message for the UE (101). The request message is a request for authorization of the UE (101) to access the EPC service via the non-3GPP access network (103).
US11271933B1	Systems and methods for hosted authentication service Systems and methods for authenticating an electronic transaction using a hosted authentication service. The systems and methods determine whether an authentication is required based on a first electronic message received from a first data system. Upon determining the authentication is required, the systems and methods transmit a dummy authentication request and a hosted authentication service uniform resource locator to the first data system. The systems and methods further determine or receive an indication whether a user authentication challenge is required based on a transaction risk analysis by a second data system. Upon determining the user authentication challenge is required, the systems and methods provide, at a user interface, an electronic form including a challenge request. The systems and methods transmit, to the first data system, another electronic form including a dummy authentication response generated based on a challenge result.
US11271931B2	Dynamic and private security fingerprinting Techniques for securely generating and using a “fingerprint” for authentication. A server computer receives a first data set from a user device (including a first fuzzy hash of first user data on the user device). The server computer generates a first fingerprint value based on the first data set. The server computer detects an event corresponding to a user in association with the user device. The server computer identifies a baseline fingerprint value (generated based on a baseline fuzzy hash of user data on the user device). The server computer compares the first fingerprint value to the baseline fingerprint value to generate a similarity score. The server computer may determine that the similarity score exceeds a threshold value but does not represent an exact match, and, based on the similarity score, authenticate the user and update the baseline fingerprint value based on the first fingerprint value.
US11271920B2	Method and system for account security of recycled phone numbers A method for validating a message recipient includes: storing, in a memory of a processing server, a device profile, wherein the device profile is related to a mobile computing device and includes at least a device identifier, and token validation data; receiving, by a receiver of the processing server, a data signal from an external system that is encoded with a message packet, wherein the message packet includes at least the device identifier, a device token, and a content message; validating, by a processing device of the processing server, the device token using at least the token validation data; and electronically transmitting, by a transmitter of the processing server, the content message to the mobile computing device.
US11271915B2	Authenticating a user associated with a plurality of user devices using a plurality of types of authentication information A system for authenticating a user associated with a plurality of user devices using a plurality of types of authentication information. The system includes an electronic computing device including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from a user device, a request to access sensitive information and send, to the user device, a request for a first accuracy measurement for a first type of authentication information. When first accuracy measurement is below a predetermined threshold, the electronic processor sends to the user device a request for a second accuracy measurement for a second type of authentication information. When the second accuracy measurement is above or equal to the predetermined threshold, the electronic processor authenticates the user and lowers the predetermined threshold for each user device associated with a user profile, records an anomaly associated with the first type of the authentication information, or both.
US11271907B2	Smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm Techniques for providing a smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/method/computer program product for providing a smart proxy for a large scale high-interaction honeypot farm includes receiving tunneled traffic at a smart proxy from a sensor for a honeypot farm that is executed in a honeypot cloud, wherein the tunneled traffic is forwarded attack traffic, and wherein the honeypot farm includes a plurality of container images of distinct types of vulnerable services; selecting a matching type of vulnerable service from the plurality of container images of distinct types of vulnerable services based on a profile of the attack traffic; and forwarding the tunneled traffic to an instance of the matching type of vulnerable service.
US11271906B2	System and method for forwarding traffic of endpoint Disclosed is a system for forwarding traffic of an endpoint. The system includes the endpoint configured to transmit traffic generated by an application to a server and a security gateway configured to receive the traffic from the endpoint and analyzes data related to information security of secure sockets layer (SSL) traffic among the traffic. Here, the endpoint includes a local redirection module configured to store redirection information including server connection information for transmitting the traffic to the server and to perform redirection related to transmission of the traffic and a local proxy module configured to decode the data with respect to the SSL traffic among the traffic received from the local redirection module and then to forward the decoded SSL traffic to the security gateway according to the redirection of the local redirection module.
US11271903B2	Efficient management of secure name lookup query messages One embodiment of the present invention provides a system. During operation, the system determines a first set of ciphers supported by a name server based on a name lookup response message. The system then inserts an entry associated with the name server in a data structure stored in a local storage device. Subsequently, the system identifies a second set of ciphers supported by a local name server in a name lookup query message destined to the name server. The system then selects the name lookup query message for an update operation based on the entry in the data structure. The update operation includes removing ciphers from the name lookup query message except a common cipher, which is present in both the first and second sets of ciphers. The system determines an egress port corresponding to the name server for the updated name lookup query message.
US11271899B2	Implementing a multi-regional cloud based network using network address translation Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for applying address translation to network traffic originating from client devices having dynamic Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to support IP based security measures using a gateway configured to connect a plurality of client devices used by a plurality of users to a plurality of cloud based networks. The gateway may receive, from a client device assigned a dynamic IP address, credentials of a user using the respective client device, access a translation record mapping the user, identified by his credentials, to a respective unique static IP address, adjust a source address of each packet received from the client device to include the static IP address, and forward each adjusted packet to a security engine configured to apply security policy(s) to each adjusted packet before transmitting it to the cloud based network(s). The security policy(s) is applied according to the static IP address.
US11271898B2	Hash collision prevention system A hash collision prevention system includes a plurality of host devices and a plurality of networking devices. A host device address generation system retrieves network addressing information associated with the plurality of host devices, and identifies a hashing function utilized by the plurality of networking devices in transmitting data packets associated with the plurality of host devices. The host device address generation system then uses the hashing function and the network addressing information to determine a plurality of host device addresses that do not produce a hash collision, and provides the plurality of host device addresses for provisioning to the plurality of host devices.
US11271894B1	Systems, devices, and methods for private query and exchange of domain information Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, apparatus, and computer-readable storage media that support private querying and exchanging of domain information, such as Domain Name System (DNS) information, between multiple devices. To illustrate, two devices may generate and exchange a list domain information queries and a list of domain information items, respectively. The lists may be encrypted by respective private keys of the devices. Each device may double-encrypt the respective received list using the respective private key, reorder the double-encrypted list, and transmit the reordered double-encrypted list to the other device. The reordered double-encrypted list of domain information items may be compared to the double-encrypted list of domain information queries to identify indices of domain information queries that match domain information items while maintaining privacy of the domain information queries and domain information items at the devices.
US11271885B2	Message generation using organizational data Techniques of electronic message generation using organizational data are disclosed herein. One example technique includes recognizing a contact a user previously communicated with in an input to an address field of a draft email in the email client. The technique can then include determining whether the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase indicating an intention of the user to send the draft email to a related entity of the contact. In response to determining that the input also contains a preset keyword or key phrase, the technique includes querying a relationship map corresponding to the contact for an identity and email address of the related entity of the contact and surface the identity and email address in the email client as a suggested destination address for selection by the user.
US11271884B2	Providing social insight in email A social insight is provided in an email. A communication application initiates operations to provide the social insight by receiving action(s) performed on the email by a recipient from a tracking service. The tracking service is authorized to track the action(s) and provide the action(s) for analysis. The action(s) are also tracked in real time. A feedback is generated based on the action(s). The feedback is presented to a participant within the email or a conversation associated with the email.
US11271876B2	Utilizing a graph neural network to identify supporting text phrases and generate digital query responses The present disclosure relates to utilizing a graph neural network to accurately and flexibly identify text phrases that are relevant for responding to a query. For example, the disclosed systems can generate a graph topology having a plurality of nodes that correspond to a plurality of text phrases and a query. The disclosed systems can then utilize a graph neural network to analyze the graph topology, iteratively propagating and updating node representations corresponding to the plurality of nodes, in order to identify text phrases that can be used to respond to the query. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems can then generate a digital response to the query based on the identified text phrases.
US11271874B2	Network adapter with time-aware packet-processing pipeline A network adapter includes a host interface configured to communicate with a host, a network interface configured to communicate with a communication network, and packet processing circuitry. The packet processing circuitry is configured to receive a packet from the host via the host interface, or from the communication network via the network interface, to receive an indication of a network time used for synchronizing network elements in the communication network, to match the packet to a rule, the rule including a condition and an action, and to perform the action in response to the packet meeting the condition, wherein one or more of (i) the condition in the rule and (ii) the action in the rule, depend on the network time.
US11271867B2	Gateway for transporting out-of-band messaging signals A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) having a gateway configured to output signals on over data tunnels for transfer over a cable network to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). Each data tunnel is preferably characterized as a one-way data stream of out-of-band (OOB) messaging signals.
US11271863B2	Enterprise business mobile dashboard Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a server, comprising a processing system including a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including receiving a request from a mobile device of a user having an account to access a first mobile application of a plurality of mobile applications, wherein each of the plurality of mobile applications is embedded into a single bundled application, and wherein the single bundled application is downloaded onto the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device has permissions for access to the first mobile application and whether the mobile device is executing the single bundled application, and sending permissions data to the mobile device that enables the mobile device via the account to access the first mobile application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11271862B2	Service delivery in a communication network A method and apparatus for requesting service delivery of data in a communication network. A mobile device sends, to an interaction device, information relating to a service and requests information relating to a RAN to which the mobile device is attached. It receives the requested information from a remote device and uses the received information to establish a required service delivery parameter relating to delivery of the service from a server to the mobile device. It sends towards the server a request for data, the request including the established service delivery parameter, and receives from the server data sent using the service delivery parameter.
US11271858B1	Reassigning exit internet protocol addresses in a virtual private network server A method for reassigning exit internet protocol (IP) addresses in a virtual private network (VPN), the method including receiving a message indicating an amount of communication data associated with a first exit IP address, determining that the amount of communication data satisfies a data threshold associated with the first exit IP address, and transmitting, based at least in part on the determining, a notification indicating that the amount of communication data satisfies the data threshold. Various other aspects are contemplated.
US11271851B2	System and method for autonomous selection of routing paths in a computer network A method for autonomous selection of a data routing path in a computer network includes: forming a pulse group comprising a plurality of nodes in a computer network, automatically sending a plurality of pulse messages from a first node in the pulse group to other nodes in the pulse group, receiving one of the plurality of pulse messages by a second node in the pulse group, automatically computing a first one-way latency for a direct path from the first node to the second node based on a first time stamp and a second time stamp, automatically recording one-way latencies between each pair of nodes in the pulse group in a one-way latency matrix, and automatically determining a low-latency data routing path from the first node to the second node based on the one-way latencies in the one-way latency matrix.
US11271848B2	Data transmission method, apparatus, and device Based on this application, one or more parameters for a multipath connection in a redundant transmission mode that are used to represent path characteristics are measured in the redundant transmission mode, and the one or more parameters are compared with a parameter that is measured in a multipath transmission mode and that is used to represent a path characteristic of an aggregated path of the connection at this time.
US11271842B2	Enhancing transmission control protocol (TCP) performance and scalability on multicore processor architectures The disclosed technology teaches TCP session processing architecture for conducting numerous TCP sessions during testing of a network-under-test: multiple processor cores running, allocated to TCP session handling, and program instructions configured to distribute processing of each TCP session across multiple cores with a first set of cores allocated to handle TCP control, a second set of cores allocated to handle TCP packet transmission, and a third set of cores allocated to handle TCP packet receiving. The disclosed architecture also includes a shared memory accessible to the first, second and third sets of cores, that holds PCBs for each of numerous TCP sessions during the testing with update access controlled by an atomic spinlock processor instruction that each TCP state machine running on a core must engage to secure the update access to a respective PCB, in order to proceed with state processing of its respective TCP session.
US11271841B2	Specializing virtual network device processing to avoid interrupt processing for high packet rate applications A method of optimizing network processing in a system comprising a physical host and a set of physical network interface controllers (PNICs) is provided. The physical host includes a forwarding element. The method includes determining that a set of conditions is satisfied to bypass the forwarding element for exchanging packets between a particular data compute node (DCN) and a particular PNIC. The set of conditions includes the particular DCN being the only DCN connected to the forwarding element and the particular PNIC being the only PNIC connected to the forwarding element. The method exchanges packets between the particular DCN and the particular PNIC bypassing the forwarding element. The method determines that at least one condition in said set of conditions is not satisfied. The method utilizes the forwarding element to exchange packets between the particular DCN and the particular PNIC.
US11271834B2	Page monitoring enablement and disablement Example methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are provided. In one example, an apparatus may be configured to determine a first interval between a first page transmission time and a second page transmission time. A third page transmission time may exist between the first page transmission time and the second page transmission time. The apparatus may be configured to enter a first state during which the first device is monitoring for a page transmission from a second device based on the first interval for a first state time period. The apparatus may be configured to enter, from the first state in response to a trigger event, a second state during which the first device is disabled from monitoring for a page transmission from the second device.
US11271831B2	Proactive and intelligent packet capturing for a mobile packet core Techniques that provide proactive and intelligent packet capturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes storing information associated with a plurality of user equipment (UE) sessions of a plurality of UEs within a mobile network; detecting an anomaly associated with at least one UE session of at least one UE based, at least in part, on the information stored for the at least one UE session; and activating a trace for the at least one UE session based, at least in part, on detecting the anomaly associated with the at least one UE session, wherein activating the trace comprises capturing packet information for a data packet flow associated with the at least one UE session at one or more data-path network elements of a plurality of data-path network elements within the mobile network.
US11271829B1	SLA-aware task dispatching with a task resolution control A processor may receive a new ticket from a ticket management system. The processor may classify, in response to receiving the new ticket, one or more metrics to complete the new ticket. The processor may generate a ticket-metric classification that includes a list of users. The processor may identify a question contained in a digital record of the new ticket. The processor may cluster one or more other tickets into metric levels based on information about the question contained in the digital record of the new ticket. The processor may train a metric model using a database of tickets comprising features extracted from information from the ticket management system. The processor may assign the new ticket to a specific user on the list of users.
US11271828B2	Real-time scalable virtual session and network analytics Provided herein are systems and methods for providing insights or metrics in connection with provisioning applications and/or desktop sessions to end-users. Network devices (e.g., appliances, intermediary devices, gateways, proxy devices or middle-boxes) can gather insights such as network-level statistics. Additional insights (e.g., metadata and metrics) associated with virtual applications and virtual desktops can be gathered to provide administrators with comprehensive end-to-end real-time and/or historical reports of performance and end-user experience (UX) insights. Insights relating to an application or desktop session can be used to determine and/or improve the overall health of the infrastructure of the session, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, the applications (e.g., remote desktop application) being delivered using the infrastructure, and/or the corresponding user experience.

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