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US11341350B2	Systems and methods for volumetric sizing A method for computing dimensions of an object in a scene includes: controlling, by a processor, a depth camera system to capture at least a frame of the scene, the frame including a color image and a depth image arranged in a plurality of pixels; detecting, by the processor, an object in the frame; determining, by the processor, a ground plane in the frame, the object resting on the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a rectangular outline bounding a projection of a plurality of pixels of the object onto the ground plane; computing, by the processor, a height of the object above the ground plane; and outputting, by the processor, computed dimensions of the object in accordance with a length and a width of the rectangular outline and the height.
US11341349B2	Login method based on fingerprint recognition and device A fingerprint recognition device having a login circuit is provided in a terminal apparatus. A power button is configured to interwork with a contact, wherein a contact closing stroke of the power button is less than a maximum stroke of the power button. A fingerprint collection circuit is disposed on the power button and a power control circuit is coupled to the power button and configured to control power output to supply power to the fingerprint collection circuit when detecting that the power button is pressed. The power control circuit also controls power output to supply power to the fingerprint collection circuit when detecting that the contact is closed. The fingerprint collection circuit is configured to collect fingerprint data and send the fingerprint data to a fingerprint recognition circuit configured to receive the fingerprint data from the fingerprint collection circuit and match the fingerprint data with preset fingerprint data. The login circuit is configured to log in to the terminal device when the fingerprint data match with the preset fingerprint data.
US11341341B2	Apparatus and method for applying bar codes to pellet-shaped articles A conveyer mechanism (110) may include one or more composition inspection units provided along the intended product transport path. The product's composition, e.g., it's ink composition, is compared with a predetermined standard, to determine whether the product is acceptable. A bar code (48, 45.1, 47.1, 85) may be provided to an external surface of the article for identification/traceability purposes.
US11341331B2	Speaking technique improvement assistant An intelligent speech assistant receives information collected while a user is speaking. The information can comprise speech data, vision data, or both, where the speech data is from the user speaking and the vision data is of the user while speaking. The assistant evaluates the speech data against a script which can contain information that the user should speak, information that the user should not speak, or both. The assistant collects instances where the user utters phrases that match the script or instances where the user utters phrases that do not match the script, depending on whether phases should or should not be spoken. The assistant evaluates vision data to identify gestures, facial expressions, and/or emotions of the user. Instances where the gestures, facial expressions, and/or emotions are not appropriate to the context are flagged. Real-time prompts and/or a summary is presented to the user as feedback.
US11341327B2	Score generation for relationships between extracted text and synonyms An information processing device includes an input device, an output device, a processing device, a storage device, and a generating unit. The generating unit includes a first function of inputting text data; a second function of inputting a synonym dictionary including synonyms; a third function of extracting a first piece of text data from the multiple pieces of text data; a fourth function of extracting from the synonym dictionary synonyms in which a certain word in the first piece of text data is included; a fifth function of extracting from the text data second multiple pieces of text data including a synonym belonging to the extracted synonyms; and a sixth function of generating a score to evaluate a relationship between the first piece of text data and the extracted synonyms from a relationship between the first piece of text data and the second multiple pieces of text data.
US11341326B2	Compression method and platform of pre-training language model based on knowledge distillation Provided is a method and a platform for compressing a pre-training language model based on knowledge distillation. According to the method, a universal knowledge distillation strategy of feature migration is firstly designed, and in the process of knowledge distillation from the teacher model to the student model, the feature mapping of each layer of the student model is approaching the teacher's features, focusing on the ability of small samples to express features in the intermediate layer of the teacher model, and guiding the student model by using these features; then, a knowledge distillation method based on self-attention cross is constructed; finally, a linear transfer strategy based on Bernoulli probability distribution is designed to gradually complete the knowledge transfer of feature mapping and self-attention distribution from teachers to students.
US11341316B2	Techniques for compressing images to achieve a target quality level In various embodiments, an image encoding application determines a first value for an encoding parameter based on a search interval. The image encoding application then encodes a source image using the first value for the encoding parameter to generate a first encoded image. Subsequently, the image encoding application computes a visual quality score for a first reconstructed source image derived from the first encoded image. The image encoding application reduces the search interval based on a comparison between the visual quality score and the target visual quality score. Based on the resulting reduced search interval, the image encoding application determines a second value for the encoding parameter. The image encoding application encodes the source image using the second value for the encoding parameter to generate a second encoded image. Subsequently, the image encoding application transmits the second encoded image to software application(s) for further processing and display.
US11341314B2	Method for managing and selectively arranging sets of multiple documents and pages within documents A method of computerized presentation of a plurality documents is disclosed. There is at least one original document with at least one original document page, and an addendum document with at least one addendum document page. A first selection of the at least one original document is received. There is a page sequencing array defined by an arrangement of each original document. A second selection of the addendum document is received. Each of the at least one addendum document page is correlated to an original document page. A document set is generated using the first selection and the second selection. For each addendum document in the document set, a priority identifier is determined. A document set view is generated from the document set with the original document pages and the addendum document pages, and is defined by an ordered page selection according to the page sequencing array.
US11341311B1	Generation and selection of universally routable via mesh specifications in an integrated circuit Aspects of the invention include generating a set of via mesh specifications for a cell within an integrated circuit. Each via mesh specification defines one or more straps on each layer above a first layer, which includes one or more pins that form a pin terminal, to a top layer that connects the cell to a net for interconnection of the cell with one or more other cells, and also one or more vias that interconnect adjacent ones of the layers. Aspects also include verifying whether each via mesh specification is a universally routable via mesh specification guaranteeing that the cell interconnects with other cells through the net while meeting all design rules, and including only the via mesh specifications of the set of via mesh specifications that are universally routable in a library of via mesh specifications. The library is used to finalize and fabricate the integrated circuit.
US11341306B1	Method for building spice circuit model of an optical coupler A method for building a simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) circuit model of an optical coupler is provided. The method includes: providing a plurality of electrical parameters of the SPICE circuit model of the optical coupler circuit for a plurality of temperature values, and building the SPICE circuit model of the optical coupler at each of the temperature values according to the electrical parameters of the optical coupler for each of the temperature values, so as to form a plurality of temperature-independent SPICE circuit models of the optical coupler; forming a plurality of temperature-voltage conversion switch circuit elements by utilizing control of a voltage source and temperature characteristics of an impedance; and connecting the temperature-voltage conversion switch circuit elements to the temperature-independent SPICE circuit models of the optical coupler, respectively, so as to build a temperature characterized SPICE circuit model of the optical coupler.
US11341303B2	System for reversible circuit compilation with space constraint, method and program The disclosed technology includes, among other innovations, a framework for resource efficient compilation of higher-level programs into lower-level reversible circuits. In particular embodiments, the disclosed technology reduces the memory footprint of a reversible network implemented in a quantum computer and generated from a higher-level program. Such a reduced-memory footprint is desirable in that it addresses the limited availability of qubits available in many target quantum computer architectures.
US11341295B2	Methods, systems, and devices for efficient computation of simulation runs Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on non-transitory computer storage medium(s), for efficiently executing autonomous driving (AD) simulations. The AD simulation can include segmented time events that include variations. The simulation including its variations can be implemented as a graph structure in which the simulation may be executed in a manner similar to traversing a graph.
US11341277B2	Method and system for securing machine learning models A system for machine learning that is configured to receive an input having a plurality of features and predict one or more attributes of the input. The system includes a security mechanism, which determines an initial value for each of the features; determines a perturbation value for each of the features, the perturbation being randomly selected; adds the perturbation value to the initial value to determine a perturbed value for each of the features; and quantizes the perturbation value for each of the features to determine a quantized value for each of the features. The system also includes a classifier that receives the quantized value for each of the features and predict the one or more attributes of the input based on the quantized value for each of the features.
US11341275B2	System and method for implementing and testing security protections in computer software A computer implemented method of applying a technical application security posture to a software project is described. The method allows an industry or corporate wide technical security posture to be enumerated. It further allows multiple software applications to be represented based on existing or proposed software (source code) producing a model representation of the application. Implementations of the technical security posture can then be combined with the software application model to ensure the necessary technical security posture is applied to the application implementation.
US11341260B2	Optimizing allocation of access control identifiers to a container Allocation of access control identifiers to a container can be optimized. For example, a system can determine a largest value for a particular type of access control identifier (ACID) associated with a container image by analyzing content of the container image, the container image being for deploying a container. Next, the system can determine an amount of the particular type of ACID to allocate to the container based on the largest value. The system can then allocate the amount of the particular type of ACID to the container.
US11341251B2	Encryption enabling storage systems A system includes a data storage device containing encrypted data to be decrypted, and a VZ storage device containing a key material for decrypting data, wherein the VZ storage device decrypts the encrypted data by consuming a portion of the key material and stores the decrypted data in the consumed portion of the key material.
US11341250B2	System and method to securely map UEFI RAMDISK using DMAR table for securely launching SOS contents An information handling system may include a processor, a network interface, and a basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to execute a pre-boot environment. The information handling system may be configured to: during execution of the pre-boot environment, establish a pre-boot network connection to a remote information handling system via the network interface; receive operating system data from the remote information handling system; create a pseudo-device at a specified address of the information handling system; perform direct memory access (DMA) remapping between the pseudo-device and an address range of memory of the information handling system to create a ram disk; and based on the operating system data received from the remote information handling system, initialize an operating system on the ram disk via the specified address of the pseudo-device.
US11341248B2	Method and apparatus to prevent unauthorized operation of an integrated circuit in a computer system A system includes a processor coupled to an integrated circuit. The processor includes a non-volatile memory to store instructions to perform a boot process. The boot process is discontinued to prevent unauthorized use of the processor if a value received from the integrated circuit in response to a first value sent to the integrated is not valid.
US11341246B2	Secure firmware update for device with low computing power An information handling system may include a host system comprising a host system processor, a management controller coupled to the host system processor, and an information handling resource coupled to the host system processor and the management controller, the information handling resource including a firmware. The information handling system may be configured to transfer a firmware update package from the host system to the management controller, wherein the firmware update package includes a cryptographic signature; verify, at the management controller, the cryptographic signature; transfer data indicative of the verification from the management controller to the information handling resource; and in response to receiving the data indicative of the verification from the management controller, install, by the information handling resource, the firmware update package.
US11341242B2	System and method for malware detection on a per packet basis Disclosed is a computer implemented method for malware detection that analyses a file on a per packet basis. The method receives a packet of one or more packets associated a file, and converting a binary content associated with the packet into a digital representation and tokenizing plain text content associated with the packet. The method extracts one or more n-gram features, an entropy feature, and a domain feature from the converted content of the packet and applies a trained machine learning model to the one or more features extracted from the packet. The output of the machine learning method is a probability of maliciousness associated with the received packet. If the probability of maliciousness is above a threshold value, the method determines that the file associated with the received packet is malicious.
US11341230B1	Maintaining dual-party authentication requirements for data retention compliance Described is a system for maintaining dual-party authentication requirements for data retention compliance in systems with remote access components. When administering a data retention policy, an operating system component may require a dual-party authentication mechanism to prevent data deletion, while a different authentication mechanism may control access to the remote access controller. Access to the remote access controller by a single privileged user, however, may enable overriding or compromising the retention lock compliance implemented by the operating system. Accordingly, the system may tie the dual-party authentication requirement to the remote access controller authentication mechanism.
US11341228B2	Quick account login method, mobile terminal, and apparatus with storage function Disclosed are a quick account login method, a mobile terminal, and an apparatus with a storage function. The method comprises: detecting that a user carries out a first operation on a certain application on a terminal; popping up accounts which can be selected to log into the application; detecting a second operation that the user selects at least two of the accounts which can be selected to log in; and logging into the application using the selected accounts. In this way, the present disclosure simplifies the steps of selecting login accounts by a user, thereby quickly logging into the application using the accounts selected by the user.
US11341227B2	Verification code generation method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium A verification code generation method is performed at a computing device. The method includes: obtaining at least one pattern; determining an association relationship between the patterns and object attributes of the one or more objects in the patterns; generating at least one verification question according to the association relationship, and correspondingly marking an answer pattern matching each verification question from the at least one pattern; and generating at least one verification code picture according to the at least one pattern, the object attributes in the patterns, and the generated verification question, patterns in the verification code picture satisfying the association relationship, the verification code picture corresponding to the at least one verification question, the verification code picture including an answer area matching the corresponding verification question, and the answer area being an effective operation area that is determined according to an answer pattern of the corresponding verification question.
US11341225B1	Automated positional adaptive spoofing An adaptive spoofing method includes obtaining multiple images of a spoof representation of a human user. The multiple images are captured automatically by an image capture device, and each of the multiple images is captured at a different relative position between the image capture device and the spoof representation. The method also includes: executing a biometric authentication process separately on each of at least a subset of the multiple images; determining that the biometric authentication process authenticates the human user based on at least a first image from the subset; and identifying a relative position between the image capture device and the spoof representation corresponding to the first image as a failure condition associated with the biometric authentication process.
US11341221B2	Electric device and control method thereof The electronic device includes: a sensor unit configured to detect biometric information, a security module to extract a genuine score from the detected biometric information and generate a biometric authentication model, and perform user authentication based on feature points acquired from the detected biometric information and the biometric authentication, and a controller to control an operation of the electronic device based on a result of the user authentication, wherein the security module determines whether or not the biometric information used for the user authentication is biometric information acquired from a genuine user when the user authentication fails, and updates the biometric authentication model based on the genuine score extracted from the acquired biometric information. The present invention may provide an electronic device performing complex biometric authentication by using TOT (Internet of Things).
US11341209B2	Method of designing a customizable website Embodiments described herein relate to designing a customizable website by using a custom design application. The custom design application generally provides a site master template, a homepage template, a plurality of sub templates, and a 404 error template. The templates may be customized with input provided by a user. The method also provides a manner of customizing a website by utilizing a hierarchical relationship between the templates in order to easily and efficiently custom design a website.
US11341207B2	Generating app or web pages via extracting interest from images A plurality of images are received from one or more social media platforms associated with a user. For a selected image of the plurality of images, a plurality of text descriptions are generated. The plurality of text descriptions are computer-generated captions that describe features of the selected image of the plurality of images. The plurality of text descriptions are processed through a natural language processing model. Based on processing, a plurality of interest contexts are derived from the plurality of text descriptions. A mapping of each of the plurality of interest contexts to one or more predefined categories associated with an online marketplace is generated. Based the mapping of each of the plurality of interest contexts to the one or more predefined categories, a user device associated with the user is caused to display an app page or web page associated with the one or more predefined categories.
US11341206B2	Intercepting not directly interceptable program object property One or more instances in program code that references an identifier of the standard web object model program object property that is prevented by a web browser from being directly reassigned are identified. The one or more instances in the program code that references the identifier of the standard web object model program object property that is prevented by the web browser from being directly reassigned are modified with one or more corresponding replacement references that include a replacement identifier. The replacement identifier id defined in the program code as being associated with a new program object property defined to invoke the standard web object model program object property in addition to being defined to perform additional processing of a resource identifier associated with the invocation of the standard web object model program object property.
US11341205B1	Generating interactive screenshot based on a static screenshot Aspects of the disclosure provide for mechanisms for generating interactive screenshot based on a static screenshot. A method of the disclosure includes extracting application markers within a screenshot, determining, based on the application markers, an application in the screenshot, extracting content markers within the application of the screenshot based on the application, obtaining a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with each of the extracted content markers, generating an interactive element based on each of the extracted content markers and corresponding URL, and updating each of the extracted content markers with a corresponding generated interactive element.
US11341198B2	Systems and methods for data processing related to an online to offline service A method may include receiving, from a first application installed in an electronic device, a first request for accessing a first set of contents associated with a second application. The method may include obtaining a request time stamp and a content pointer associated with the first set of contents. The method may include placing the link information to a predetermined storage space in the electronic device. The method may include invoking the second application based on the content pointer and obtain an invoking time stamp. The method may include comparing a time interval between the request time stamp and the invoking time stamp to a predetermined time threshold. The method may include accessing the first set of contents in the second application according to the content pointer in response to a determination that the time interval is less than the predetermined time threshold.
US11341195B2	Datacenter operations using search and analytics A datacenter management system uses data collection proxies to collect performance data and configuration data for different physical and virtual entities in the datacenter. A schema is used to represent the different entities, entity relationships, and entity properties in the datacenter. A search engine identifies the intent of a natural language based search query based on the schema and a datacenter dictionary. The search engine then searches the data based on the search query intent. A dictionary manager converts both periodic and aperiodic data into a time series. This allows the search engine to operate as a time machine identifying both performance data and configuration data for any selectable time period.
US11341193B2	Methods and systems for template generation A computer-implemented method for template generation may include: receiving a first plurality of variables, each of the first plurality of variables specifying a feature to be implemented in a new template for document generation; for each of a plurality of existing templates for document generation, determining a degree of similarity between the first plurality of variables and a plurality of variables included in the respective existing template; upon determining that none of the degrees of similarity respectively determined for the plurality of existing templates satisfies a similarity threshold, determining that a combination of variables from two or more of the plurality of existing templates has a degree of similarity with the first plurality of variables satisfying the similarity threshold; and generating the new template based on the two or more of the plurality of existing templates.
US11341192B2	Cross platform collaborative document management system A method may include receiving, from a first document management system, a first request to store a document in a blockchain enabled data store including multiple blockchain platforms. In response to the first request, the document may be converted from a first format associated with the document management system to a portable binary code format (e.g., WebAssembly format) before being sent to one of the blockchain platforms. A second request to access the document may be received from a second document management system. In response to the second request, the document in the portable binary code format may be retrieved from the blockchain platform, converted to a second to a second format associated with the second document management system, and sent to the second document management system. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also provided.
US11341190B2	Name matching using enhanced name keys Name matching using enhanced name keys is provided by receiving and parsing a queried name into name phrase(s), building a name key for the queried name, the name key for identifying matches between the queried name and candidate names in a database, and the name key including name phrase digraph bitmap signature(s) for the queried name, variant code(s) for the queried name, and pseudo-phonetic name phrase digraph bitmap signature(s) for the queried name, and performing a name matching comparison that includes comparing the queried name to each candidate name of the candidate names in the database, in which the built name key for the queried name is compared to a name key for the candidate name.
US11341189B2	Multi-character string search engine for in-vehicle information system One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method of selecting an entry in a database in an in-vehicle infotainment system. The method includes receiving a second single-character input after receiving a first single-character input, generating a multi-character search string in which the first character of the multi-character search string is the first single-character input and the second character of the multi-character search string is the second single-character input, searching a database stored in the in-vehicle infotainment system for entries that match the multi-character search string, and causing a number of entries that match the multi-character search string to be displayed by the in-vehicle infotainment system. An advantage of the disclosed embodiment is that a vehicle operator can effectively search through a large number of entries in an in-vehicle system with reduced distraction and without stopping the vehicle.
US11341188B2	Expert stance classification using computerized text analytics A computerized text analysis method that comprises: searching a resource of information with a search query comprising at least one of: (a) the specific debatable topic, and (b) a personal derivation of the specific debatable topic, to obtain a list of indices whose index subject contains the personal derivation and/or the specific debatable topic; determining, by applying a rule-based classifier, whether the index subject of each of the indices is (i) in favor of the debatable topic or (ii) against the debatable topic; detecting, in each of the indices, hyperlinks to encyclopedic entries whose entry subjects are person names; and determining that: if the index subject of each of the one or more indices is in favor of the specific debatable topic, then the persons are in favor of the specific debatable topic, and vice versa.
US11341183B2	Apparatus and method for searching for building based on image and method of constructing building search database for image-based building search An apparatus and method for searching for a building on the basis of an image and a method of constructing a building search database (DB) for image-based building search. The method includes constructing a building search DB, receiving a query image from a user terminal, detecting a region to which a building belongs in the query image, extracting features of the region detected in the query image, and searching the building search DB for a building matching the extracted features. Therefore, building search performance can be improved.
US11341179B1	Media authenticity analysis service Systems and methods directed to a service that analyzes media and outputs an evaluation of the media based on inconsistencies within media and differences between source media and the media, are described. In one aspect, a media file may be obtained at a computing resource service provider. The media may be analyzed to generate media results that indicate inconsistencies within the media file and/or differences between the media file and corresponding source media registered with the computing resource service provider. An indication of a significance of the inconsistencies within the media file and/or differences between the registered source media and the media may be generated based on the media results. In some aspects, source media may be registered and one or more artifacts inserted into the media to enable more efficient comparisons of whether other media is consistent with the registered source media.
US11341170B2	Automated extraction, inference and normalization of structured attributes for product data Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for automated extraction, inference and normalization of structured attributes for a Product Category Normalizer to access product records from external data sources. The Product Category Normalizer defines a product-description taxonomy of product categories represented by a classification tree. The Product Category Normalizer employs product attribute data and machine learning techniques to analyze the product data of an input product record. Based on the product data of the input product record, the Product Category Normalizer extracts and infers appropriate product data for a relevant product category in the classification tree for the item described by the input product record. The Product Category Normalizer normalizes the product data of the input product record. The Product Category Normalizer provides an output normalized product record related to a product category and product attributes of the classification tree.
US11341167B2	Data tagging A method for tagging and organizing data is provided. In one example, physiological data detected from a wearer of a wearable device is received and associated with a tag based, at least in art, on an input by the wearer. The input may be a state of the wearer, such as physical or mental state, or a rule. The collected physiological data may be organized based on the tag and, in some examples, on other types of received data, such as a wearer's personal data. In other example methods, data may be stored in a database based on one or more tags associated with the data.
US11341160B2	System and method for time synchronization using snap values A system and method for time synchronization. The method includes incrementing at least one instance of a snap value, wherein the at least one instance is stored in at least one storage node of a distributed storage system, wherein each of the at least one instance is incremented using a single-phase commit operation, wherein each of the plurality of storage nodes includes at least one timestamp, wherein each timestamp indicates a corresponding snap time, wherein each snap time is determined by reading one of the at least one instance at a time of creation of the corresponding timestamp.
US11341154B2	Normalizing encodings of requested data from a common data schema to a target data schema Information systems provide forwards and backwards compatibility when servicing a client's request for data (RFD) via a client interface. The requested data is stored in a native version of a source data schema, and is transformed into an encoding in a version of a target data schema and provided to the client. The systems are enabled to gracefully, transparently, and in real-time service an RFD of any existing version (e.g., previous or current) of the client interface. The requested data may be stored via one or more versions (e.g., previous or current) of a combination of one or more source data schemas. Furthermore, the various embodiments are enabled to provide the requested data encoded in any supported version of the existing target data schemas.
US11341153B2	Computerized system and method for determining applications on a device for serving media Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for determining and recommending media for a user based on applications associated with a user's device. The disclosed systems and methods further provide a deep-linking feature and/or capability, such that upon a user selecting media from the recommended media, the selected media can be automatically rendered via its native application.
US11341132B2	Generating a producer-driven execution plan from a consumer-driven iterator-based execution plan An original query execution plan of a database query is received. The original query execution plan represents a tree of operators. Source code for the original query execution plan is generated by a single traversal of the tree of operators. The generated source code is compiled into native machine code. The native machine code represents a simplified native access plan (SNAP).
US11341131B2	Query scheduling based on a query-resource allocation and resource availability Systems and methods are described for scheduling a query for execution. The system receives and parses a query to identify one or more portions of the query. The system determines a resource allocation for each portion of the query, and determines an availability of compute resources for the different portions of the query. Based on the resource allocation and the availability of compute resources, the system schedules the query.
US11341125B2	Methods and system for collection view update handling using a diffable data source This application relates to updating collection views in a computing device. A method includes receiving a first data array of a current view of a data collection and receiving a second data array of a future view of the data collection. The method also includes generating a difference data array that, based on a determination that the first data array element is equal to the second data array element, includes the second data array element. The method also includes, based on whether the first data array element is not included in the second data array and/or the second data array element is not included in the first data array, indicating, in the difference data array, that the first data array element is not in the future view or that the second data array element is not in the current view.
US11341110B2	Hierarchy merging A hierarchy is a multi-level linked structure of nodes, wherein the hierarchy represents data relating to a set of one or more items to be processed. Where there are multiple input hierarchies, it may improve the efficiency of the processing of the items to merge the input hierarchies to form a merged hierarchy. The hierarchies are merged by identifying two or more sub-hierarchies within the input hierarchies which are to be merged, and determining one or more nodes of the merged hierarchy which reference nodes of the identified sub-hierarchies. The determined nodes of the merged hierarchy are stored and indications of the references between the determined nodes of the merged hierarchy and the referenced nodes of the identified sub-hierarchies are also stored. In this way, the merged hierarchy is formed for use in processing the items.
US11341107B1	Verification microservice for execution of a slice verification path by worker nodes Described is a system for a verification microservice engine for generating and deploying a controller module and one or more worker nodes to detect corruption in a deduplicated object storage system accessible by one or more microservices while minimizing costly read operations on objects. A worker node(s) stores slice recipes into worker node memory that correspond to slice recipe names verified by a controller module. For each slice recipe, the worker node(s) detects whether slice recipe corruptions, similarity group corruptions and/or compression region corruptions exist.
US11341105B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus includes one or more memories and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to execute a first process by using first input information for a first terminal, perform first output of a first execution result generated by the first process executed by using the first input information, and in a case where a second terminal and the first terminal belong to a first group, perform second output of the first execution result in response to receiving a request of the first process to be executed by using second input information for the second terminal.
US11341097B2	Prefetching based on historical use and real-time signals Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for prefetching based on historical use and real-time signals. Forecast models may be configured to forecast whether to prefetch information (e.g. keys responsive to queries) for future time intervals based on historical use and internal or external signals that may influence forecasts, such as prevailing conditions. Historical use of keys may be analyzed for patterns and trends with multiple seasonalities per category and/or per key. Time series data and forecasts may be indexed by cache categories and time intervals. Forecast models may be trainable, optimizable, configurable and/or auto-correcting on a per-category and/or a per-key basis. Forecast precision indicators, confidence indicators and configurable thresholds may be used to optimize performance. Operations may be distributed among multiple servers. Tasks may be time-distributed by offsets. Cached information may be assigned a time to live (TTL) independent of other cached information.
US11341092B2	Method and system for applying data retention policies in a computing platform Systems and methods for a multitenant computing platform. Original data is generated through operation of a computing platform system on behalf of an account of the computing platform system, and the original data is moderated according to a data retention policy set for the account. The moderated data is stored at the computing platform system. The computing platform system moderates the generated data by securing sensitive information of the generated data from access by the computing platform system, and providing operational information from the generated data. The operational information is accessible by the computing platform system during performance of system operations.
US11341090B2	Seamless data movement and metadata management in a hybrid cloud setting using a configurable micro services based architecture A system for data migration is disclosed. The system may receive a migration request comprising a source file path and a target file location. The system may capture source file metadata based on the source file path and the migration request. The system may transfer a source file from a first data environment to an intermediate data environment via a first transfer process. The system may transfer the source file from the intermediate data environment to a second data environment via a second transfer process.
US11341088B2	Electronic file format modification and optimization A method of electronic file format conversion and optimization includes requesting a second set of information following receipt of a first set of information used to transfer an electronic file on a website. The method includes receiving the second set of information from a first computing device associated with a first entity. The method includes receiving user input from a second computing device associated with a second entity that initiates transfer of the electronic file from the first computing device to the second computing device. In response to additional user input from the second computing device used to access the electronic file, the method includes accessing an additional set of information related to the electronic file and converting the electronic file to an optimized file based on the second information and the additional information. At least a version of the optimized file being formatted for display on the second computing device.
US11341086B2	Compute accelerator with 3D data flows An array of processing elements are arranged in a three-dimensional array. Each of the processing elements includes or is coupled to a dedicated memory. The processing elements of the array are intercoupled to their nearest neighbor processing elements. A processing element on a first die may be intercoupled to a first processing element on a second die that is located directly above the processing element, a second processing element on a third die that is located directly below the processing element, and the four adjacent processing elements on the first die. This intercoupling allows data to flow from processing element to processing element in the three directions. These dataflows are reconfigurable so that they may be optimized for the task. The data flows of the array may be configured into one or more loops that periodically recycle data in order to accomplish different parts of a calculation.
US11341078B2	SSD multipler with vibration resistance and structure for stacking SSD memory cards of various sizes in horizontal sliding manner Provided is a high-capacity SSD that has the same form factor as 3.5-inch hard disk drives and has a structure where memory cards, such as standard M.2 SSDs, M.3 SSDs or nonstandard full-scale SSDs, are inserted in a horizontal sliding manner into an exterior having the same size as a 3.5-inch hard disk drive, and are provided in a multi-stage arrangement in the vertical direction. The SSD multiplier provides a high-capacity SSD case structure having a novel structure where a vertical backplane board is placed at a fixed position such that the case does not need to be disassembled even when an SSD memory card is replaced with another SSD memory card having a different length. Further provided is a case structure which can handle the various sizes of SSD memory cards that are used, where individual SSD memory cards have vibration resistance characteristics against external vibrations in XYZ-axis directions.
US11341075B2	Method for selectively connecting to a smart peripheral and system therefor A method may include a software service executing at an information handling system to determine desired capabilities of a docking station. The software service receives information from available docking stations via a wireless communication interface, the information identifying actual capabilities of each docking station. The method further includes coupling the information handling system to a selected docking station in response to determining at the information handling system that the actual capabilities of the selected docking station provide the desired capabilities.
US11341070B2	Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) component for high-performance, high-capacity registered memory modules The embodiments described herein describe technologies of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) components for high-performance, high-capacity registered memory modules, such as registered dual in-line memory modules (RDIMMs). One DRAM component may include a set of memory cells and steering logic. The steering logic may include a first data interface and a second data interface. The first and second data interfaces are selectively coupled to a controller component in a first mode and the first data interface is selectively coupled to the controller component in a second mode and the second data interface is selectively coupled to a second DRAM component in the second mode.
US11341069B2	Distributed interrupt priority and resolution of race conditions A method of operating a processing unit includes storing a first copy of a first interrupt control value in a cache device of the processing unit, receiving from an interrupt controller a first interrupt message transmitted via an interconnect fabric, where the first interrupt message includes a second copy of the first interrupt control value, and if the first copy matches the second copy, servicing an interrupt specified in the first interrupt message.
US11341068B2	Interface module and method for configuring and parameterizing a field bus user Interface module and method for configuring and parameterizing a field bus user, wherein to facilitate a configuration and parameterization of a field bus user logical addresses on the side of an engineering system are transformed with a transformation device into virtual addresses, where whether virtual addresses are present in a received virtual configuration file is recognized in an interface module via a recognition device, a signal is triggered when addresses are present in the received virtual configuration file to ensure the virtual configuration file is adopted and stored in a non-volatile manner in a configuration store within the interface module, and where the virtual addresses are transformed in the interface module via a reverse transformation device back into physically present addresses, whereby for a data exchange of the process data of the module slot, on request by further field bus users, the process data in the module slot is addressed.
US11341064B2	Method of protecting sensitive data in integrated circuit and integrated circuit utilizing same A method of protecting a sensitive data sequence in an integrated circuit includes generating a pseudorandom sequence according to a seed sequence; combining the sensitive data sequence with the pseudorandom sequence to generate a protected data sequence; and storing the protected data sequence and the seed sequence. The sensitive data sequence is inaccessible from outside of the integrated circuit.
US11341063B2	Systems and methods for safely detecting indeterminate states of ranges in a self-encrypting storage resource An information handling system may include a host system processor and a storage resource communicatively coupled to the host system processor. The storage resource may be configured to, responsive to receiving a command from the host system processor relating an address range of the storage resource, create an entry in a drive status table stored in a persistent storage area of the storage resource, the entry setting forth information indicative of the address and a completion status of the command and update a status of the address range in the drive status table as steps of the command are completed by the storage resource, such that, if a drive event occurs preventing full completion of the command, the host system processor may access the drive status table to determine a status of the command, and take a remedial action based on the status of the command.
US11341061B2	Address translation method, apparatus, and system This disclosure discloses an address translation method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving, by a first address translation unit (ATU), an access request sent by a first virtual machine (VM), where the access request carries a first address and parameter information of the first address, and the parameter information of the first address includes an identifier of a target virtual function (VF); determining, by the first ATU, a matching relationship based on the parameter information of the first address and VF range description information in an address mapping table; and when an identifier of a target VF and the VF range description information are successfully matched, translating, by the first ATU, the first address into a second address based on the address mapping table.
US11341055B2	Method, electronic device, and computer program product for storage management Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for storage management. According to an example implementation of the present disclosure, a method for storage management includes: determining a state of cached data stored in an initial cache space of a storage system including a plurality of cache disks, the state indicating that a size of the cached data does not match a size of the initial cache space; determining, based on the state, a target cache space of the storage system; and storing at least a part of the cached data into the target cache space to change the size of the initial cache space. Therefore, the management performance can be improved, and the storage costs can be reduced.
US11341052B2	Multi-processor, multi-domain, multi-protocol, cache coherent, speculation aware shared memory and interconnect A device includes an interconnect and a plurality of devices connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices includes a first interface connected to the interconnect and a second interface connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices further includes a first memory bank connected to the interconnect and a second memory bank connected to the interconnect. The plurality of devices further includes an external memory interface connected to the interconnect and a controller configured to establish virtual channels among the plurality of devices connected to the interconnect.
US11341050B2	Secure logical-to-physical caching Various examples are directed to a host device comprising a memory system, a host device memory, and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive from the memory system a first logical-to-physical (L2P) pointer message that comprises a first L2P pointer and a first digital signature. The processor executes a cryptographic operation based at least in part on the first L2P pointer and a cryptographic key and verifies the first digital signature based at least in part on the cryptographic operation. The processor caches the first L2P pointer at the host device memory.
US11341048B2	SLC cache allocation Disclosed in some examples are memory devices which feature intelligent adjustments to SLC cache configurations that balances memory cell lifetime with performance. The size of the SLC cache can be adjusted during usage of the memory device based upon a write amplification (WA) metric of the memory device. In some examples, the size of the SLC cache can be adjusted during usage of the memory device based upon a write amplification (WA) metric of the memory device and a memory device logical saturation metric (percentage of valid user data written in the device of the total user size).
US11341040B2	Memory system and operating method thereof An operating method of a memory system may include: searching for, in a memory, target map data corresponding to the read request; loading the target map data from a memory device when the target map data are not searched; compressing the loaded target map data using a predetermined compression ratio depending on an available capacity of the memory; caching the compressed target map data in the memory; parsing the compressed target map data; reading target user data corresponding to the read request from the memory device based on the parsed target map data; and outputting the read target user data.
US11341032B1	Testing in a disaster recovery computer system According to an aspect, a computer-implemented method includes configuring a disaster recovery computer system as a test environment of a mainframe computer system as a mirror image of a production environment, where the disaster recovery computer system is a backup of a primary production computer system. Test cases are executed in the test environment of the disaster recovery computer system. A stress and load impacts can be monitored on a plurality of computer system resources of the disaster recovery computer system based on execution of the test cases. The test environment can be disabled, and the disaster recovery computer system can be reconfigured as a production system based on a failure of the primary production computer system.
US11341031B2	Controlling executions of synchronous and/or non-synchronous operations with asynchronous messages Based on a test step execution order for a test case such as one against a database system, a specific test step to be executed next is identified. In response to identifying the specific test step, a test step message is published to indicate that the specific test step is to be executed next, which causes a subscriber of the test step message to execute the specific test step. In response to determining that the specific test step has ended, a dependent test step message is published accordingly to cause a subscriber of the dependent test step message to perform: determining whether a next test step should be executed following the specific test step in the test step execution order; in response to determining that a next test step should be executed, the foregoing may be repeated by using the next test step in place of the specific test step.
US11341029B1	Virtual sandbox environment of cloud computing resources A method, system and computer program product for providing dual mode view of cloud computing environment. User request for performing operation on entity of the environment while in sandbox view being intercepted by client and sent to server with sandbox token obtained therefrom responsive to user switch from production view to sandbox view. Validation of sandbox view by server being performed using the sandbox token. Data structure comprising identification as production/sandbox of each entity of the environment and each sandbox modified production entity, and datastore of all entities of the environment and data thereof, being used for processing the request and recording results thereof. Sandbox entities being filtered out of production view, and sandbox modified production entities being filtered out of sandbox view.
US11341026B2	Facilitating detection of anomalies in data center telemetry Facilitating detection of anomalies of a target entity is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can comprise training a model on a first set of variables that are constrained by a second set of variables. The second set of variables can characterize elements of a defined entity. The first set of variables can define a normality of the defined entity. The operations also can comprise employing the model to identify expected parameters and unexpected parameters associated with the defined entity to at least a defined level of confidence.
US11341023B2	Apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for analyzing trace information The present disclosure provides an apparatus for analyzing trace information. The apparatus includes one or more storage devices that store a set of instructions, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to: obtain, from servers, processor instruction traces corresponding to workloads performed by the servers; generate address traces based on the processor instruction traces; and perform a workload analysis in accordance with the address traces to model resource demands of the workloads.
US11341022B2	Runtime performance introspection Operations include diagnosing performance hotspots with minimal performance impact. A system selectively extracts a subset of in-memory application data, for failure analysis, based on application metadata associated with an application. The selective data extraction may be used to generate succinct reports that are customized to explore the specific vulnerabilities of each particular application. Application metadata identifies application data attributes for value extraction. The application metadata may identify, for example, a client attribute which indicates the client which requested the execution of a failed operation (or execution of an operation with a failed sub-function). The application metadata may identify a particular function, associated with an operation, that is to be analyzed in case of operation failure. The application metadata may identify a thread-local variable of a thread, executing an operation, that is to be analyzed in case of operation failure.
US11341018B2	Method and device for detecting abnormal operation of operating system A method for detecting abnormality adapted to detect abnormal operations of an operating system is provided. The method includes: calculating a safe range of usage of the operating system during one or more time periods according to a historical data stream; calculating abnormal ratios corresponding to the one or more time periods according to a current data stream and the safe range of usage; selecting one or more abnormal time periods from the one or more time periods according to a threshold and the abnormal ratios; calculating an abnormal indicator for each of the one or more abnormal time periods according to the historical data stream and the current data stream; and ranking the one or more abnormal time periods according to the abnormal indicator(s).
US11341017B1	Staged release of updates with anomaly monitoring Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for releasing an application feature in incremental stages while monitoring the application for anomalies. The feature includes a package of code and an action setting. The methods in some implementations include identifying active devices on which the application has been installed, monitoring the application according to a set of metrics, activating the feature by changing its action setting for a first segment of the active devices, pausing the feature if an anomaly is detected among the set of metrics, and generating a repair ticket. As long as no anomaly is detected, the activating step proceeds for subsequent segments of the active devices, iteratively, until the release is completed. A feature rank may be used to process and release a plurality of features in order of priority.
US11341015B2	UART receiver with adaptive sample timing control using a numerically-controlled oscillator A system includes a battery and a monitoring circuit coupled to the battery. The monitoring circuit includes a sense circuit and a peripheral device coupled to the sense circuit. The peripheral device includes a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) receiver having an adaptive sample timing circuit with a numerically-controlled oscillator (NCO) circuit. The peripheral device also includes memory coupled to the UART receiver and configured to store battery monitoring data.
US11341013B2	Electronic device having a debugging device A debugging device includes a plurality of debug units, a UART port, and a processor. The debugging device is communicated with an electronic device through the UART port. The processor can receive debug signals from the terminal through the UART port, generate a plurality of debug controlling commands based on the debug signals, and send the plurality of debug controlling commands to the plurality of debug units, for controlling the plurality of debug units to debug the electronic device according to the plurality of debug controlling commands.
US11340989B2	RAID storage-device-assisted unavailable primary data/Q data rebuild system A RAID storage-device-assisted unavailable primary data/Q data rebuild system includes a RAID primary data drive that receives a RAID storage controller device command and DMA's first primary data to a RAID parity data drive. The RAID parity data drive receives a RAID storage controller device command and XORs its first parity data, the first primary data, and its second primary data to produce third primary data that it writes to its storage subsystem. The RAID parity data storage device then receives a RAID storage controller device command and performs GF and XOR operations on the first primary data, the second primary data, and the third primary data to produce second Q data, and DMA's the first Q data to a RAID Q data drive. The RAID Q data storage device receives a RAID storage controller device command and writes the first Q data to its storage subsystem.
US11340984B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for error correction Apparatuses, systems, and methods for error correction. A memory array may be coupled to an error correction code (ECC) circuit along a read bus and a write bus. The ECC circuit includes a read portion and a write portion. As part of a mask write operation, read data and read parity may be read out along the read bus to the read portion of the ECC circuit and write data may be received along data terminals by the write portion of the ECC circuit. The write portion of the ECC circuit may generate amended write data based on the write data and the read data, and may generate amended parity based on the read parity and the amended write data. The amended write data and amended parity may be written back to the memory array along the write bus.
US11340977B2	Predictive analytics for failure detection A computer-implemented method and computing system are provided for failure prediction of a batch of manufactured objects. The method includes classifying, by a processor sing a simulation, a set of samples with uniformly distributed parameter values, to generate sample classifications for the batch of manufactured objects. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a centroid of failing ones of the samples in the set, based on the sample classifications. The method also includes generating, by the processor, a new set of samples with a distribution around the centroid of the failing ones of the sample in the set. The method additionally includes populating, by the processor, a nearest neighbor vector space using the new set of samples. The method further includes classifying, by the processor, the new set of samples by performing a nearest neighbor search on the nearest neighbor vector space using a distance metric.
US11340975B2	System monitor At least some aspects of the disclosure provide for a system. In at least some examples, the system includes a microcontroller, an energy storage element, a monitoring circuit, and a communication bridge. The monitoring circuit is coupled to the energy storage element and configured to determine whether a fault associated with the energy storage element is present, generate an indication of the fault when the fault with the energy storage element is present, and transmit the indication of the fault. The communication bridge is configured to receive the indication of the fault and assert a fault signal and transmit the fault signal to the microcontroller.
US11340957B2	Method for managing computing devices, electronic device and computer storage medium Techniques for managing computing devices involve: determining an associated weight of each storage device based on a mapping relationship between each storage device in storage devices and partitions included in a switch, the partitions being respectively associated with the computing devices, the storage devices being respectively connected to downstream physical ports of the switch; determining a total associated weight of a storage pool based on the associated weight of each storage device, the storage pool being created based on the storage devices; and if it is determined that the total associated weight does not satisfy a predetermined balance condition, adjusting the mapping relationship between the partitions and the downstream physical ports. Accordingly, such techniques can dynamically adjust the mapping between the partitions of the switch and downstream physical ports, thereby balancing the workloads on the computing devices and buses.
US11340954B2	Control device and distributed processing method A control device (1) includes a master-information processing unit (10), and a slave-information processing unit (20) including an information processing CPU (220) that performs information processing through a general-purpose OS, and a distribution control CPU (210) that measures an operating state of the information processing CPU (220) through a real-time OS. The master-information processing unit (10) acquires, from the slave-information processing unit (20), information indicating the operating state of the information processing CPU (220) in the slave-information processing unit (20), determines, based on the acquired information, whether to request the slave-information processing unit (20) to perform information processing, and transmits, when determining to request the slave-information processing unit (20) to perform the information processing, a signal requesting the information processing to the slave-information processing unit (20). The information processing CPU (220) in the slave-information processing unit (20) performs the information processing upon receiving the signal requesting the information processing.
US11340953B2	Method, electronic device and computer program product for load balance Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device and a computer program product for load balance. The method comprises: determine, in a round robin period, backup quota ratios for a plurality of servers used for data backup and associated with a cloud service platform; select, based on the backup quota ratios, one server from the plurality of servers; and in response to receiving a request for backup of data from an application on the cloud service platform, cause the backup of the data from the application to the selected server. In this way, load balance for a plurality of backup servers associated with a cloud service platform is achieved.
US11340952B2	Function performance trigger A function performance trigger for a cloud computing system is disclosed. A function is to be run in response to the trigger. A template for a function in the cloud computing system is generated. The trigger is defined for the function based upon a performance parameter of the cloud computing system.
US11340946B2	Reactive pooling Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using reactive programming operators to implement resource pooling. One of the methods includes receiving a first request, from a client application, for a poolable object in a resource pool and maintained by a resource pool manager, wherein the request indicates an operation mode specifying how the resource pool manager should release the poolable object back into the resource pool; generating a plurality of reactive programming operators comprising a poolable object listener publisher and a subscriber that is configured to subscribe to the poolable object listener publisher; evaluating the reactive programming operators in an upstream subscription ordering of the reactive programming operators to obtain a poolable object from the resource pool; and releasing the poolable object back to the resource pool according to the operation mode of the request.
US11340943B2	Steering of virtualized resources The invention addresses method, apparatus, system and computer program product for controlling virtualized resources, comprising receiving a request to implement a network service at a network element, looking up key parameters of the network service, selecting at least one compute resource according to the network service, deploying at least one application as required to fulfill the network service, selecting at least one transport resource to interconnect the network element with the at least one application, instructing an access control conductor that a transport access manager has exclusive access to at least part of the network element's resources, and instructing the transport access manager to establish a transport path at the network element.
US11340942B2	Cooperative work-stealing scheduler A method for use in a computing system having a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU), the method comprising: assigning a first memory portion and a second memory portion to: a worker thread of a work-stealing scheduler and an execution unit that is part of the GPU; retrieving a task from a queue associated with the worker thread; detecting, by the worker thread, whether a cutoff condition for the task is satisfied; when the cutoff condition is not satisfied, dividing the task into two or more additional tasks and adding the two or more additional tasks to the queue; when the cutoff condition is satisfied, storing first data corresponding to the task in the second memory portion, the first data being stored in the second memory portion by the worker thread; issuing a memory fence acquire instruction; and storing a first value in the first memory portion.
US11340938B2	Increasing the performance of cross the frame live updates Provided are embodiments of a method for performing live updates. The method includes determining a migration type for a live migration to be performed from a source server to a target server, and performing the live migration from the source server to the target server. The method also includes based on the migration type, maintaining pages to be migrated, tracking modifications in a hypervisor page table, and performing a back-migration based on the migration type. Also provided are embodiments for a system and computer program product for performing live updates.
US11340932B2	Packet handling based on multiprocessor architecture configuration Example methods and systems for packet handling based on a multiprocessor architecture configuration are provided. One example method may comprise: in response to receiving a first ingress packet that requires processing by a first virtual central processing unit (VCPU) running on the first node, steering the first ingress packet towards a first receive (RX) queue and performing local memory access on the first node to access the first ingress packet from the first RX queue. The method may also comprise: in response to receiving a second ingress packet that requires processing by a second VCPU running on the second node, steering the second ingress packet towards a second RX queue and performing local memory access on the second node to access the second ingress packet from the second RX queue.
US11340931B2	Recommendation generation based on selection of selectable elements of visual representation Some embodiments provide a novel method for collecting and reporting attributes of data flows associated with machines executing on a plurality of host computers to an analysis appliance and providing visual representations of the data to a user. Some embodiments provide a visual representation of the collected data that allows a user to select a set of machines and flows and initiate recommendation generation based on the selected machines and flows. The recommendation generation, in some embodiments, includes identifying flows for which rules have not been defined and filtering the identified rules to remove flows for which rules should not be defined. Some embodiments use the identified rues to identify services and groups associated with the rules and generate recommendations for rules, groups and services based on the identified flows, groups and services. The recommendations, in some embodiments, are implemented as a single PATCH API.
US11340930B2	Creating a data backup of a virtualized automation solution A method for creating a data backup of a virtualized automation solution running on a virtualization server is provided. A computer program having at least one program code instruction with a specification of data and files to be included in the data backup is executed on the virtualization server based on a call from a remote computer, and the data backup is created as part of the execution of the computer program. A hypervisor is executed on the virtualization server. The computer program includes program code instructions that prompt the hypervisor, prior to the creation of the data backup, to write the configuration files thereof to a boot medium of the hypervisor that is detected by the data backup.
US11340929B2	Hypervisor agnostic cloud mobility across virtual infrastructures Techniques disclosed herein relate to migrating virtual computing instances such as virtual machines (VMs). In one embodiment, VMs are migrated across different virtual infrastructure platforms by, among other things, translating between resource models used by virtual infrastructure managers (VIMs) that manage the different virtual infrastructure platforms. VM migrations may also be validated prior to being performed, including based on resource policies that define what is and/or is not allowed to migrate, thereby providing compliance and controls for borderless data centers. In addition, an agent-based technique may be used to migrate VMs and physical servers to virtual infrastructure, without requiring access to an underlying hypervisor layer.
US11340926B2	Hypervisor remedial action for a virtual machine in response to an error message from the virtual machine Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include a hypervisor receiving an error message from an agent within a first virtual machine run by the hypervisor. In response to the error message, the hypervisor determines and initiates a corrective action for the hypervisor to take in response to the error message. An exemplary corrective action includes initiating a reset of the first virtual machine or a reset of a second virtual machine.
US11340919B2	Transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops The disclosure provides for transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops. Example implementations include opening a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display; based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determining whether a second application is available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and based at least on the second application being available: transferring the first file across a network to become a second file; and opening the second file with the second application to generate a second application window on the second desktop window, the second application window replacing the first application window on the user display. The transition may go either direction.
US11340918B2	Knowledge engine auto-generation of guided flow experience Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating a user experience for a software program product based on a knowledge engine. Techniques for generating the user experience include a UI builder tool providing a set of tabular UI views and receiving in each tabular UI view corresponding input data for generating a calculation graph, a completeness graph, a client UI view, and a constants table. Based on the input data, the UI builder tool and knowledge engine can generate a set of artifact files. The knowledge engine can generate and/or execute the calculation graph(s), completeness graph(s), and constants table(s) as defined in the corresponding artifact files. The UI builder tool can generate an instance of the client UI view. With the generated calculation graph(s), completeness graph(s), constants table(s), and an instance of the client UI view, the user experience can be provided to a computing device.
US11340908B2	Reducing data hazards in pipelined processors to provide high processor utilization A pipelined computer processor is presented that reduces data hazards such that high processor utilization is attained. The processor restructures a set of instructions to operate concurrently on multiple pieces of data in multiple passes. One subset of instructions operates on one piece of data while different subsets of instructions operate concurrently on different pieces of data. A validity pipeline tracks the priming and draining of the pipeline processor to ensure that only valid data is written to registers or memory. Pass-dependent addressing is provided to correctly address registers and memory for different pieces of data.
US11340904B2	Vector index registers Disclosed herein are vector index registers in vector processors that each store multiple addresses for accessing multiple positions in vectors. It is known to use scalar index registers in vector processors to access multiple positions of vectors by changing the scalar index registers in vector operations. By using a vector indexing register for indexing positions of one or more operand vectors, the scalar index register can be replaced and at least the continual changing of the scalar index register can be avoided.
US11340897B1	Subject matter expert identification for computer software Techniques for subject matter expert identification for computer software are described herein. An aspect includes receiving a search string. Another aspect includes searching a plurality of library usage data files to determine a selected library corresponding to the search string. Another aspect includes determining a location of a library call corresponding to the selected library in source code. Another aspect includes determining a computer programmer associated with the determined location based on version control metadata corresponding to the source code. Another aspect includes identifying the determined computer programmer as a subject matter expert for the selected library.
US11340895B2	Automatic generation of logically consistent application code change groups Embodiments for intelligent application development by a processor. One or more application code changes may be automatically into one or more application code change groups for a versioning system, wherein the one or more application code groups are logically consistent and self-contained.
US11340885B2	Method and apparatus for updating operating system A method for updating an operating system (OS) comprises: receiving, by an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC), a restart instruction sent by a local profile assistant (LPA) of a terminal device and used to instruct the eUICC to perform a restart operation; sending, to a modem of the terminal device, a first initialization request used to request the modem to control restart of the eUICC; after being restarted, receiving, by the eUICC, a plurality of OS element data packets that are sequentially sent by the LPA; after receiving a part of OS element data packets in the plurality of OS element data packets, parsing, by the eUICC, the OS element data packets received by the eUICC, and installing a first OS based on a parsing result; and deleting, by the eUICC, the first OS element data packet.
US11340881B2	Validation of desired software state image for hardware incompatibilities A method of validating a desired image of a virtualization software and a firmware package to be installed in a plurality of hosts against a hardware compatibility list (HCL) includes: acquiring hardware inventory of the hosts to determine hardware devices installed therein; for each of the hardware devices, searching for firmware and driver thereof in the HCL; for each driver included in the desired image that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the driver is compatible according to the HCL; for each firmware included in the firmware package that corresponds to one of the hardware devices, determining whether or not the firmware is compatible according to the HCL; and validating the desired image of the virtualization software and the firmware package to be installed in the hosts if each of the hardware device has a compatible driver and a compatible firmware.
US11340879B2	Techniques for dynamically provisioning electronic subscriber identity modules to mobile devices Representative embodiments enable a software application to access wireless services provided by a mobile network operator (MNO). According to some embodiments, a method can be implemented at a mobile device, and include (1) receiving, from a software application management entity, an installation package that includes: (i) first information for installing a software application, and (ii) second information for an electronic Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) to be utilized by the software application to access the wireless services provided by the MNO, (2) utilizing the first information to install the software application on the mobile device, and (3) in response to receiving a request to launch the software application, causing the software application to execute on the mobile device, where: (i) the software application utilizes the eSIM to access wireless services provided by the MNO, and (ii) the wireless services are restricted in accordance with parameters associated with the eSIM.
US11340874B2	Methods and apparatus to recommend instruction adaptations to improve compute performance Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to recommend instruction adaptations to improve compute performance are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a pattern detector to detect an execution pattern from an execution profile provided by a server, the execution profile associated with an instruction stored in an instruction repository. An adaptation identifier is to identify a possible instruction adaptation that may be applied to the instruction associated with the execution pattern. A model processor is to predict, using a machine learning model, an expected performance improvement of the adaptation. A result comparator is to determine whether the expected performance improvement meets an threshold. An instruction editor is to, in response to the result comparator determining that the expected performance improvement meets the threshold, apply the possible instruction adaptation to the instruction in the instruction repository.
US11340873B2	Code change graph node matching with machine learning Implementations are described herein for training and using machine learning to determine mappings between matching nodes of graphs representing predecessor source code snippets and graphs representing successor source code snippets. In various implementations, first and second graphs may be obtained, wherein the first graph represents a predecessor source code snippet and the second graph represents a successor source code snippet. The first graph and the second graph may be applied as inputs across a trained machine learning model to generate node similarity measures between individual nodes of the first graph and nodes of the second graph. Based on the node similarity measures, a mapping may be determined across the first and second graphs between pairs of matching nodes.
US11340870B2	Software release workflow management A computer-implemented method for managing a release of a software product includes obtaining a request for the release, the request including workflow action parameter data to define a release pipeline involving a plurality of software engineering systems configured to process data indicative of the software product, and executing, with a processor, a workflow to implement the release pipeline in accordance with the workflow action parameter data. Executing the workflow includes sending a series of instructions to the plurality of software engineering systems. A successive instruction in the series of instructions is sent based on whether a gating rule for the release is met.
US11340863B2	Systems and methods for muting audio information in multimedia files and retrieval thereof Audio based transactions are getting more popular and are envisaged to become common in years to come. With the rise in data protection regulations, muting portions of the audio files is necessary to hide sensitive information from an eavesdropper or accidental hearing by an entity who gets unauthorized access to these audio files. However, it is realized that deleted transaction information in a muted audio files make audit of the transaction challenging and impossible. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods of muting audio information in multimedia files and retrieval thereof which is masked and further allows for reconstruction of the original audio conversation or restoration Private to an Entity (P2aE) information without original audio reconstruction when auditing is being exercised.
US11340861B2	Systems, devices, and methods of manipulating audio data based on microphone orientation An electronic device includes a microphone array configured to capture audio data, one or more sensors configured to detect an orientation of the microphone array, and digital signal processing (DSP) logic, and an interface. The DSP logic processes, based on the orientation of the microphone array detected by the one or more sensors, the audio data captured by the microphone array to form audio input data. The interface configured to transmit the audio input data over a communications channel to be output by another electronic device.
US11340860B2	Device for secure unidirectional audio transmission A device comprising: at least two interfaces for interconnecting between at least one audio source and at least one audio sink device; and unidirectional circuitry configured to allow transmission of an audio signal only from said at least one audio source to said at least one audio sink device.
US11340852B1	Methods and systems for providing keyword-based printing to a user The disclosure discloses methods and systems for keyword-based printing. The method includes receiving a request for printing a document from a user. Upon receiving the request, a user interface including a keyword-based printing option is provided to the user. The keyword-based printing option allows the user to input one or more keywords. Based on the one or more input keywords, one or more pages from the document having the one or more matching keywords are identified. The pages identified to include the one or more keywords are excluded and the remaining pages of the document are printed.
US11340846B2	Personalized printer lists In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a communication interface, a location sensor, a personalized printer list generator, a display, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled to the communication interface, the location sensor, the personalized printer list generator, and the display to control operation of the communication interface, the location sensor, the personalized printer list generator, and the display. The communication interface is to communicate with a plurality of printers to identify available printers at a current geographic location. The location sensor is to detect the current geographic location. The personalized printer list generator is to generate a personalized printer list that prioritizes the plurality of printers at the current geographic location based on the user account. The display is to provide a graphical user interface to display the personalized printer list that is generated for the current geographic location.
US11340842B2	Server system A server system includes a determination unit configured to determine whether received print data is print data for which a predetermined print setting is made, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first print data from another server system, the first print data being determined to be print data for which the predetermined print setting is made by the determination unit, a first transmission unit configured to transmit the first print data acquired by the acquisition unit to an image forming apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the image forming apparatus to acquire second print data from the other server system without acquiring the second print data determined to be print data for which the predetermined print setting is not made by the determination unit.
US11340837B1	Storage system management via a remote console Providing volumes as a service, including: receiving a request to create a volume; determining whether a storage pool that includes one or more cloud-based storage systems includes sufficient resources for provisioning the volume; responsive to determining that the storage pool includes sufficient resources for provisioning the volume, create a volume that is supported by one or more of the cloud-based storage systems in the storage pool; and responsive to determining that the storage pool does not includes sufficient resources for provisioning the volume, expanding the resources that are included in the storage pool.
US11340835B2	Virtual non-volatile memory system A virtual non-volatile memory system includes a BIOS coupled to a non-volatile storage system and a volatile memory system. The BIOS designates a portion of the volatile memory system as a virtual NVDIMM, reserves a portion of the non-volatile storage system for storing virtual NVDIMM data, reports the virtual NVDIMM to an operating system using an ACPI NFIT, and emulates an NVDIMM controller. When a virtual NVDIMM storage event occurs, the BIOS copies data from the portion of the volatile memory system designated as the virtual NVDIMM to the portion of the non-volatile storage system reserved for storing virtual NVDIMM data. When the BIOS subsequently determines that a virtual NVDIMM recovery event has occurred, it copies the data stored in the portion of the non-volatile storage system reserved for storing virtual NVDIMM data to the portion of the volatile memory system designated as the virtual NVDIMM.
US11340834B2	Scaling of an ordered event stream Improved scaling of an ordered event stream (OES) is disclosed. In contrast to conventional scaling of an OES that, in immediate response to loading exceeding a given processor performance level, merely divides a segment into segments having similar key space size, and then determines an alternate OES topology. The alternate OES topology can be selected from among ranked alternate OES topologies. The alternate OES topology can be implemented where the expected performance will meet a threshold level of improvement over an existing OES topology. Moreover, the alternate OES topology of the disclosed subject matter can comprise two or more two new segments that can have dissimilar key space sizes. Additionally, the two or more two new segments of the alternate OES topology can provide the same, or similar, loading relative to performance levels of corresponding processing instances, even where the performance levels of corresponding processing instances are also dissimilar.
US11340830B2	Memory buffer management and bypass Methods, systems, and devices for memory buffer management and bypass are described. Data corresponding to a page size of a memory array may be received at a virtual memory bank of a memory device, and a value of a counter associated with the virtual memory bank may be incremented. Upon determining that a value of the counter has reached a threshold value, the data may be communicated from the virtual memory bank to a buffer of the same memory device. For instance, the counter may be incremented based on the virtual memory bank receiving an access command from a host device.
US11340826B2	Systems and methods for strong write consistency when replicating data A solid state drive is provided for improving write consistency when replicating data. The solid state drive includes a plurality of memory die, a host interface, and a memory controller. The memory controller is configured to receive write commands from a host server, update a list of write commands and a status of execution of the write commands to include the write commands from the host server, and write data payloads associated with the write commands to at least a first memory die and a second memory die of the plurality of memory die. In response to the data payloads being written, the memory controller is configured to update the status of execution for the data payloads in the list of write commands and receive an indication that the data payloads have been written to an external device.
US11340815B2	Storage management system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for remotely storing first content received on a first processing node of a clustered computing environment onto a storage platform, wherein the clustered computing environment includes a plurality of processing nodes; locally storing metadata that identifies the location of the first content within the storage platform on the first processing node, thus defining first locally-stored differential metadata; and after the occurrence of a storage trigger event, instructing the first processing node write the first locally-stored differential metadata to a cluster metadata pool within the storage platform.
US11340814B1	Placing data in a data storage array based on detection of different data streams within an incoming flow of data A technique performs stream-based storage of data. The technique involves receiving, by processing circuitry of data storage equipment, an incoming flow of data. The technique further involves detecting, by the processing circuitry, different data streams within the incoming flow of data. The technique further involves performing, by the processing circuitry, data placement operations based on the different data streams detected within the incoming flow of data. The data placement operations are configured and operative to place data of each data stream of the different data streams in a different segment of storage provided by a data storage array of the data storage equipment. With data of each data stream being placed in a different segment, the resulting operation is more efficient, e.g., optimized sequential reads and writes, more effective data prefetching, more effective auto-tiering of data, and so on.
US11340813B1	Reliability scan assisted voltage bin selection A system can include a memory device and a processing device to perform operations that include identifying voltage offset bins of the memory device, each of the first voltage offset bins satisfying a first age threshold criterion, identifying one or more second voltage offset bins of the memory device, each of the second voltage offset bins satisfying a second age threshold criterion, identifying a first block family associated with one of the first voltage offset bins, and performing a first scan of a first block of the first block family by: identifying, based on determined values of the first data state metric, a first identified voltage offset bin, and identifying one or more values of a second data state metric in scan metadata generated by a second scan, and identifying, based on the one or more values of the second data state metric, a second identified voltage offset bin.
US11340809B1	Redirecting i/o communications based on network topology Path components associated with I/O paths between another network component and a target system may be determined, and the health of target ports on such I/O paths may be determined. Failed I/O communications may be redirected based on the determined path components and the determined health of target ports. In response to a failed I/O communication, it may be determined which of the remaining I/O paths between the host system and the storage system has the least amount of associated path components in common with the failed I/O path, and the I/O communication may be redirected on such I/O path. The redirect I/O path also may be selected based on the health ranking of target ports of the I/O paths.
US11340808B2	Latency-based storage in a hybrid memory system An example apparatus includes a hybrid memory system to couple to a host and a controller coupled to the hybrid memory system. The controller may be configured to assign a sensitivity to a command and cause the command to be selectively diverted to the hybrid memory system based, at least in part, on the assigned sensitivity.
US11340802B2	Semiconductor memory device, controller, memory system and method thereof A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device and a controller. The semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of planes and performs a protection operation and a general operation on the plurality of planes. The controller controls an operation of the semiconductor memory device by transferring a Sudden Power Off (SPO) process command, which is generated in response to a Sudden Power Off (SPO) that occurs in the memory system, to the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device is configured to interrupt the general operations among operations performed on the plurality of planes in response to the SPO process command.
US11340795B2	Snapshot metadata management A snapshot lookup table (SLT) and snapshot pointer structure(s) (SPSs) may be provided for a logical data unit (LSU), each SPS entry corresponding to an LSU data portion and a physical storage location at which data is stored for the data portion for a particular snapshot. A current lookup table (CLT) for a current time may be provided for an LSU, including an entry for each LSU data that points to a respective entry of an SPS. Each time a first write following the creation of a snapshot is made to an LSU data portion, the corresponding CLT entry may be updated to point to the SPS entry that was updated to point to an LSU track table entry. To create a snapshot, a snapshot lookup table (SLT) is created for each snapshot, and the contents of the CLT are copied to the newly created SLT.
US11340793B2	System and method for reduced SSD failure via analysis and machine learning Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for predicting and managing drive hazards for Solid State Drive (SSD) devices in a data center, including receiving telemetry data corresponding to SSDs, determining future hazard of one of those SSDs based on an a-priori model or machine learning, and causing migration of data from that SSD to another SSD.
US11340788B2	Security checks for proxied requests A method for execution by a storage unit of a dispersed storage network includes receiving a proxied data access request regarding an encoded data slice from another storage unit of the DSN, where the encoded data slice is stored in the storage unit according to a distributed agreement protocol. The method continues with determining whether the other storage unit is an authentic storage unit of the DSN. When the other storage unit is the authentic storage unit, the method continues with processing the proxied data access request to produce a data access response. The method continues with sending the data access response to the other storage unit.
US11340784B1	Verification microservice for a deduplicated object storage system with worker node estimation Described is a system for detecting corruption in a deduplicated object storage system accessible by one or more microservices while minimizing costly read operations on objects. A controller module and one or more worker nodes execute verification paths in concert with each other to identify object corruptions. The controller module estimates a number of worker nodes required for execution of different types of verification paths.
US11340781B2	Electronic device for displaying execution screen of application and method of controlling the same An electronic device includes a display, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that when executed enable the processor to control the display to display an execution screen of application stored in the memory. The instructions also enable the processor to identify an occurrence of an event for displaying an execution screen of the virtual keyboard application while displaying the execution screen of the application. The instructions further enable the processor to, based on the occurrence of the event, identify at least one color value related to the at least one element included in the execution screen of the application, and control the display to display the execution screen of the virtual keyboard application corresponding to the at least one identified color value.
US11340771B2	Video player with assisted seek A method for presenting content comprises receiving a content item; receiving a plurality of thumbnails from the content item, each thumbnail associated with a point in the content item; playing the content item starting at a first point; receiving in a user interface a selection at a second point in the content item; presenting, in the user interface, first content of the content item at the second point; and presenting, in the user interface, a subset of the plurality of thumbnails, the subset arranged based on a predetermined order and including a thumbnail associated with the second point.
US11340770B2	Usability mode for devices A device for selectively updating an electronic device is provided. An update to a graphic user interface is loaded onto a device. At least one feature in said update includes an update to the electronic user interface. A user may select if the update to the electronic user interface is implemented on a device. The device includes a display on which the graphic user interface is displayed.
US11340769B2	Generating content items out of an electronic communication workflow Inline document collaboration workflows are provided. When a user receives an electronic communication that includes an attached content item, the receiving user may select the attached content item and cause the attached content item to be displayed in an immersive view in proximity to an electronic communication pane in which an electronic communication may be conducted about any topic including the content item that is displayed in proximity to the electronic communication pane. During editing of a content item, an electronic communication may be generated from a user interface in which the content item is being generated, or alternatively a new content item may be generated out of an electronic communications user interface.
US11340765B2	Method, device and storage medium for displaying a dynamically adjusted control in an interface of a multimedia information application A method for displaying an interface of a multimedia information application, includes: in response to detecting a first operation on a first control on an interface of a multimedia information application, displaying a second control on the interface; and in response to detecting a hiding trigger event, hiding the second control on the interface.
US11340764B2	Cross-domain shortlisting A cross-domain real-time shortlisting method is provided. The method includes instantaneous identification of relevant information on the user interface like the web browser, and uses a system to inject actionable buttons in an overlay on the website for shortlisting. Further, the relevant information can be shortlisted dynamically while the user is browsing. Thereafter, the shortlisted information will be available in one place as a universal list and accessible across other websites with consistent experience.
US11340762B2	Ranking augmented reality content based on messaging contacts Aspects of the present disclosure involve ranking augmented reality content. The program and method provide for receiving, by a messaging application, a request from a first user to compose a message for sending to a preselected second user, the message being configured to include an image captured by a device camera, the first user and the second user corresponding to contacts in the messaging application; determining, in response to receiving the request, a ranking for a plurality of augmented reality content items configured to be displayed with the image, the ranking being based on at least one signal that relates the first user to the second user; and displaying, based on the ranking, the image with a user interface comprising multiple icons, each icon being user-selectable to display a respective one of the plurality of augmented reality content items with the image.
US11340757B2	Clock faces for an electronic device A device displays a clock face in response to receiving a request to display a clock face. In accordance with a determination that a respective graphical element is to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes a plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to respective units of time, where the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements includes a first analog-dial graphical element that occupies a first position and has a first size. In accordance with a determination that the respective graphical element is not to be displayed at a respective location on the clock face, the clock face includes the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements corresponding to the respective units of time, and the first analog-dial graphical element of the plurality of analog-dial graphical elements occupies a second position and/or has a second size. In some embodiments, clock faces are reordered.
US11340756B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with three-dimensional environments While displaying a three-dimensional environment, a computer system detects a hand at a first position that corresponds to a portion of the three-dimensional environment. In response to detecting the hand at the first position: in accordance with a determination that the hand is being held in a first predefined configuration, the computer system displays a visual indication of a first operation context for gesture input using hand gestures in the three-dimensional environment; and in accordance with a determination that the hand is not being held in the first predefined configuration, the computer system forgoes display of the visual indication.
US11340755B2	Moving a position of interest on a display One or more processors determine in which level, among a plurality of levels of a structured object displayed on a display device, a position of interest is currently located. The plurality of levels, which includes a first level and a second level, are in a hierarchy or corresponding to a multi-dimensional coordinate space. In response to determining that the position of interest is currently located in the first level: the one or more processors determine, based on the hierarchy or the multi-dimensional coordinate space, a next location in the second level of the structured object. The next location is a prediction of where a user will choose to move the position of interest subsequently from the current location. The one or more processors generate first display data that, when displayed by the display device, shows the position of interest at the next location in the second level.
US11340748B2	Light source module and touch device A light source module having a light emitting surface is provided. The light source module includes at least one substrate, at least one circuit layer, and at least one light emitting element. The at least one circuit layer is disposed on at least one surface of the at least one substrate, and the at least one circuit layer includes at least one circuit. An orthogonal projection of the at least one circuit onto the light emitting surface forms a circuit region, and a coverage rate of the circuit region on the light emitting surface is less than 50%. The at least one light emitting element is disposed on the at least one surface of the at least one substrate and is connected to the at least one circuit layer. In addition, a touch device having the light source module is also provided.
US11340736B2	Image display device, image display method, and image display program Provided is an image display method for performing drawing in a display region overlapping at least with a part of an external scene in a state in which the external scene is visible. The image display method images a region including the display region, and extracts an operating object from a captured image in which this region is imaged, as a region of a color of the operating object. In accordance with a size of the region of the color thus extracted, a drawing mode of the operating object is changed, and image display in the display region is controlled in accordance with the changed drawing mode. As the control of the image display, for example, performing drawing, and moving or replicating a drawn image is assumed.
US11340724B2	Display device with touch panel A display device includes a backlight, a touch detection electrode disposed to overlap a display region in which an image is displayed in a plan view, and an electrically conductive reflective member disposed closer to the backlight than a plurality of touch detection electrodes. Reflective members are disposed to overlap at least some of the plurality of touch detection electrodes in a plan view, are configured to reflect light from the backlight, and segmented from each other in a plan view.
US11340717B2	Processing apparatus and processing system The present disclosure provides a processing apparatus and a processing system, that the processing apparatus includes: a first main body having a first plane and a second plane adjacent to the first plane; a display device disposed on the first plane; and a first interface that is matched with a second interface of an acquisition apparatus, and is configured to obtain multimedia data collected by the acquisition apparatus from the second interface after the acquisition apparatus is detachably fixed to the second plane. The processing apparatus supports the accessory-type acquisition apparatus, which satisfies diversified use requirements.
US11340712B2	Text input method and terminal A text input method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: displaying a text editing interface when a trigger operation for triggering text input is detected, where the text editing interface includes: input operation areas of at least two input methods and text display areas for displaying text input by using the input methods; and keeping displaying the input operation areas of the at least two input methods on the currently displayed text editing interface when a switching operation for switching from one of the currently used at least two input methods to another input method is detected on the currently displayed text editing interface.
US11340708B2	Gesture control of medical displays The present invention relates to a computer-implemented medical method, a computer program and a system (1) for controlling a display (6) in a medical environment based a user's (8) viewing direction and gestures performed by the user (8), particularly involving the use of AR-goggles (9).
US11340703B1	Smart glasses based configuration of programming code Systems, methods, and apparatus for smart glasses based configuration of programming code are provided. A smart glasses device may capture a sequence of user eye positions using one or more sensors. A user interface may display one or more selectable programming functions. Each programming function may be pre-associated with a segment of programming code implementing the function. The user eye positions captured by the smart glasses may be filtered based on the degree of visual focus. A calibration engine may map each user eye position to one of the selectable programming functions displayed on the user interface. The selected programming functions may be ordered based on the sequence of user eye positions. A software application may be configured by assembling the segments of programming code associated with each programming function.
US11340702B2	In-field illumination and imaging for eye tracking Disclosed herein are techniques for eye tracking in near-eye display devices. In some embodiments, an illuminator for eye tracking is provided. The illuminator includes a light source configured to be positioned within a field of view of an eye of a user; a first reflector configured to shadow the light source from a field of view of a camera; and a second reflector configured to receive light from the light source that is reflected by the eye of the user, and to direct the light toward the camera.
US11340695B2	Converting a 2D positional input into a 3D point in space A user may interact and select positions in three-dimensional space arbitrarily through conversion of a two-dimensional positional input into a three-dimensional point in space. The system may allow a user to use one or more user input devices for pointing, annotating, or drawing on virtual objects, real objects or empty space in reference to the location of the three-dimensional point in space within an augmented reality or mixed reality session.
US11340694B2	Visual aura around field of view A wearable device can have a field of view through which a user can perceive real or virtual objects. The device can display a visual aura representing contextual information associated with an object that is outside the user's field of view. The visual aura can be displayed near an edge of the field of view and can dynamically change as the contextual information associated with the object changes, e.g., the relative position of the object and the user (or the user's field of view) changes.
US11340687B2	System, apparatus and method for responsive autonomous hardware performance state control of a processor In one embodiment, processor includes a first core to execute instructions, and a power controller to control power consumption of the processor. The power controller may include a hardware performance state controller to control a performance state of the first core autonomously to an operating system, and calculate a target operating frequency for the performance state based at least in part on an energy performance preference hint received from the operating system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11340675B2	Systems, methods, and media for providing power to an HDMI source Systems, methods, and media for providing power to an HDMI source are provided. In accordance with some implementations, methods for providing power to an HDMI source are provided, the methods comprising: providing an AC signal to an HPD line of an HDMI port; determining that an L-C circuit is present on the HPD line when applying the AC signal; and in response to determining that an L-C circuit is present on the HPD line, connecting a power source to an HDMI 5 V line of the HDMI port. In some implementations, the AC signal is a 231 kHz waveform. In some implementations, the AC signal is generated using a clock output. In some implementations, the methods further comprise integrating the clock output to provide the AC signal. In some implementations, the methods further comprise switching the frequency of the AC signal.
US11340674B2	Power supply apparatus and communication apparatus A power supply apparatus includes, a power generating circuit that converts energy to power and output a voltage of the power, a first switch installed on either or both of a pair of power lines, a first switch control circuit that controls the first switch based on the level of the voltage, a second switch installed on a branched line coupled to the pair of power lines, a second switch control circuit that controls the second switch based on the level of the voltage, and controls the second switch so that the second switch is repeatedly turned on and off when a power storage circuit is charged with power generated by the power generating circuit, and the power storage circuit installed on the branched line and coupled to the power generating circuit when the first switch and the second switch are set to ON states.
US11340672B2	Persistent reservations for virtual disk using multiple targets An application within a virtual machine is an iSCSI Initiator and is allowed to use as an iSCSI Target another virtual machine within the same hypervisor in order to make a persistent reservation for a virtual disk within a remotely-located storage platform. Any number of virtual machines within different hypervisors, and perhaps on different computers, use a local controller virtual machine to make a persistent reservation for the same virtual disk. The registration list and the current reservation holder data for an iSCSI persistent reservation for a particular virtual disk are held on a storage node of the storage platform rather than within a single virtual machine of a remote computer. A metadata module on the storage platform handles the incoming requests. A coordinator module within the storage platform uses a lock mechanism to guarantee that the reserve, release, preempt and clear commands are handled properly.
US11340661B2	Foldable electronic device A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device comprises a central body, a first hinge module, a second hinge module, a first panel body, and a second panel body. When an external force is applied to rotate the first panel body or the second panel body about the first axis or the second axis, the first hinge module moves synchronously with second hinge module, the second panel body or the first panel body rotates correspondingly, and the first panel body and the second panel body are able to convert between an unfolded state and a folded state relative.
US11340656B2	Cradle for an information handling system A cradle for an information handling system includes a base and a stand. The stand extends perpendicular to the base. The stand includes a rotatable insert portion and a cover. The rotatable insert portion receives the information handling system. The cover snap fits over the information handling system when the information handling system is within the cradle, and when the cover rotates between an open position and a closed position.
US11340655B2	Electronic device An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a main device; and a wearing device coupled to the main device. The wearing device is configured to provide an accommodating space that is dimension-adjustable. The accommodating space is configured to accommodate a body part of a wearer and to maintain a relative position relationship between the electronic apparatus and the wearer. The wearing device includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to adjust dimensions of the accommodating space through a first manner, the second member is configured to adjust dimensions of the accommodating space through a second manner, and the first manner is different from the second manner.
US11340650B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus with improved assembility, productivity and quality. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; a rear chassis covering a rear surface of the display panel, and the rear chassis including a coupling protrusion protruding toward the display panel; a reflective sheet including a fixing hole in which the coupling protrusion is inserted, and rested on a front surface of the rear chassis when the coupling protrusion is inserted in the fixing hole; and a substrate coupled to the rear chassis in a front direction of the reflective sheet such that the reflective sheet is prevented from being separated from the rear chassis, wherein a plurality of light sources configured to irradiate light toward the display panel are mounted on the substrate.
US11340648B2	Knob assembly for cook top A knob assembly includes a front panel, a knob located at a front side of the front panel and configured to rotate based on operation by a user, a knob shaft that is coupled to the knob and that extends through the front panel, a supporting pipe that receives the knob shaft and that supports the knob shaft, the supporting pipe being configured to maintain a position relative to the front panel, a valve configured to control supply of gas to the appliance, a valve shaft connected to the valve and configured to control the valve to adjust a flow rate of gas based on rotation of the valve shaft, and a joint that couples the knob shaft to the valve shaft and that is configured to transfer at least one of a rotational motion or a linear motion of the knob shaft to the valve shaft.
US11340646B1	Mining machine power adjustment method Disclosed is a mining machine power adjusting method, including: when a mining machine is in a working stage, collecting an input voltage of the mining machine; adjusting a maximum working power of the mining machine to a first power value by controlling a working frequency and an output voltage of the mining machine when the input voltage is lower than a pre-determined voltage threshold; and adjusting the maximum working power to a second power value by controlling the working frequency and the output voltage of the mining machine when the input voltage is higher than or equal to the voltage threshold, where the first power value is the product of the input voltage multiplied by a rated current of the mining machine, and the second power value is the product of the voltage threshold multiplied by the rated current. According to the disclosure, the power of the mining machine is adjusted according to changes in the input voltage by fully utilizing a voltage range slightly higher than a standard input voltage, so that the calculation power of the mining machine can be greatly increased to achieve better mining revenues without significantly increasing the power consumption ratio of the mining machine while ensuring the stable and safe running of the mining machine.
US11340633B2	System and method for adjustable ballast A method of adjusting a center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft includes: inputting at least one load parameter into a flight computer, determining, via a processer of the flight computer, the CG of the aircraft. Responsive to a determination by the processor that the CG is outside of a CG envelope, moving at least a first movable ballast of a plurality of movable ballasts from a first ballast dock to a second ballast dock to move the CG toward the CG envelope. Each of the first and second ballast docks may include a housing and a first ballast tray secured within the housing and comprising a plurality of channels.
US11340631B2	Self-driving car scheduling method, car scheduling server, and self-driving car A self-driving car scheduling method, a car scheduling server, and a self-driving car includes receiving a ride request; determining, according to the ride request and driving information of self-driving cars within a management range, at least one first candidate car from the multiple self-driving cars; calculating a first time required by each first candidate car to arrive at a ride destination according to current location information, current road status information, and planned route information of each first candidate car; determining a final candidate car from the at least one first candidate car according to the first time corresponding to each first candidate car.
US11340627B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control system includes a first recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle, a driving controller configured to control steering, acceleration, and deceleration on the basis of the surrounding situation, a second recognizer configured to recognize a physical object placed in an interior, and an acquirer configured to acquire a movement instruction for moving the vehicle to a parking area according to control of the driving controller, the movement instruction being output on the basis of an action of a user who has not got into the vehicle, wherein the driving controller causes the vehicle to move to an accessible area capable of being accessed by the user or causes the vehicle to stay in the accessible area when the acquirer has acquired the movement instruction and the second recognizer has recognized the physical object placed in the interior of the vehicle.
US11340624B2	Vehicle neural network A computer, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to generate a first color image of a road environment, determine one or more value decompositions of one or more of the red, green, and blue channels of the first color image, obtain one or more modified singular value decompositions by modifying respective ones of the singular value decompositions by a non-linear equation and reconstruct a second color image based on the modified one or more singular value decompositions. The instructions can include further instructions to train a deep neural network based on the second color image and operate a vehicle based on the deep neural network.
US11340623B2	Driver-centric model predictive controller A method for controlling a vehicle based on a driver-centric model is presented. The method includes generating a trajectory for the vehicle and receiving an input from a driver. The method also includes generating a velocity profile and an acceleration profile based on a combination of the trajectory and the input. The method further includes controlling the vehicle based on the velocity profile and the acceleration profile.
US11340616B2	Motion planning for autonomous vehicles and reconfigurable motion planning processors A system for motion planning for autonomous vehicles can include a plurality of sensors, a plurality of detectors in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors, and a motion planning module in electrical communication with the plurality of detectors and a computing system of an autonomous vehicle. The motion planning module stores a planning graph with each node representing, explicitly or implicitly, time and variables defining a state of the autonomous vehicle, an operating environment, or both the state of the autonomous vehicle and the operating environment. A reconfigurable processor can include a collision detection module and, optionally, a shortest path module. Pre-computed collision data and planning graph data reflecting logical/physical node mapping can be communicated to the processor during a programming phase and used during runtime.
US11340615B2	Concurrent relocation and reinitialization of VSLAM Various embodiments include processing devices and methods for relocation and reinitialization for a robotic device. Various embodiments may include concurrently relocating a second pose of the robotic device and reinitializing a third pose of the robotic device in response to failing to determine a first pose of the robotic device in the environment and determining that tracking of the robotic device is lost. Various embodiments may include pre-relocating a second pose of the robotic device in the environment in response to failing to determine the first pose of the robotic device in the environment and determining that tracking of the robotic device is lost, relocating a third pose of the robotic device in response to successfully pre-relocating the second pose of the robotic device, and reinitializing a fourth pose of the robotic device in response to unsuccessfully pre-relocating the second pose of the robotic device.
US11340599B2	Monitoring apparatus and method for monitoring a system The monitoring of a technical system using sensor data. In the event of the failure of a sensor, in this case, for the failed sensor, virtual sensor data are created on the basis of the remaining functional sensors. In this case, the sensors for the calculation of the virtual sensor data are selected in two stages. In a first step, firstly, possible candidates of sensors are ascertained on the basis of a knowledge-based approach and the topology of the system. A second step involves calculating a mathematical relationship between the sensor data of a faulty sensor and the possible candidates of sensors for the calculation of the virtual sensor data. Those sensors which form a suitable basis for the calculation of the virtual sensor data can be identified in this way.
US11340597B2	3-D printing batch analysis 3-D printing batch analysis is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a processor to generate a plurality of batches, wherein each of the batches represent an arrangement of a plurality of parts to be printed in a volume, discretize the batches into slices, and determine risk values of the slices based on the respective geometric primitives. The processor is to also determine aggregate risk values corresponding to the batches based on the risk values of the slices of the respective batches, and select a batch of the plurality of batches based on the aggregate risk values. The example apparatus also includes a printer to print the selected batch in the volume.
US11340596B2	Countermeasure recommendation device and countermeasure recommendation method To optimize an operation of a manufacturing facility by presenting a countermeasure for improving quality, even in a manufacturing process where the product quality changes even under constant manufacturing conditions. A countermeasure recommendation device includes a data acquisition unit for collecting a plurality of pieces of facility data, and assigning a label for each process to each piece of the facility data; a countermeasure detection unit for creating countermeasure record data; a countermeasure recommendation unit for calculating the characteristic amount, extracting the characteristic amount, and selecting the countermeasure related to the extracted characteristic amount; and a countermeasure presentation unit for presenting the countermeasure in a visualized state.
US11340595B2	Method for managing and controlling production resources with one or more work cells and industrial installation or production system therefor, respectively An industrial installation or production facility and a method for managing and controlling production resources with one or more work cells. Certain production resources are organized into work cells, which are each formed from at least one processing machine of the plastics-processing industry and at least one peripheral device. The production resources are connected to a work cell controller, and are automatically detected by the work cell controller, whereupon the work cell controller performs the communication or data exchange with the company-internal network, e.g., an intranet and/or an internet, and with the production resources of the work cell, and establishes direct communication between the production resources. A software update can be performed in the work cell controller during the operation of the work cell. Furthermore, the work cell controller creates a list and assigns addresses for the connected production resources.
US11340591B2	Predictive maintenance and process supervision using a scalable industrial analytics platform A scalable industrial data ingestion and analysis architecture integrates and collects data from multiple diverse sources at one or more industrial facilities. Data sources can include plant-level industrial devices and higher-level business systems. The data can be integrated and collected from multiple sources at an on-premise edge or gateway device, which sends the data to event queues on the cloud platform. The data queues orchestrate and store the data on cloud storage, and an analytics layer performs business analytics or other types of analysis on the stored data to produce various outcomes. Similar analytic platforms can also be implemented at the device level, and analytic functions can be scaled between the device level and higher levels in accordance with the scope of a given analytic function.
US11340588B2	Automation control based on a reference array Embodiments of this present disclosure may include industrial components in an industrial environment and a control system. The control system may receive a request to perform a control operation using the industrial components and may access a reference array associated with the industrial components. The reference array may include rows and columns, where each row may correspond to a respective industrial component of the industrial components. The control system may identify or program set points in the reference array associated with completing the control operation and may detect current motion components of the plurality of industrial components. The control system may generate control commands for the industrial components based on the current motion components, the set points, and/or the reference array. The industrial components may perform the control operation in response to receiving the control commands.
US11340587B2	Numerical controller To provide a numerical controller that can detect the position at which the look-ahead blocks used to determine an acceleration/deceleration operation is insufficient in a machining program in order to stabilize feed rate, cutting speed and other factors. A numerical controller includes a program execution unit that executes a machining program, a program look-ahead unit that looks ahead at the machining program in parallel with execution of the machining program, a look-ahead blocks calculation unit that calculates a look-ahead blocks, which is the difference between a first sequence number that is the number of a block being executed by the program execution unit and a second sequence number that is the number of a block that is looked ahead by the program look-ahead unit while the machining program is being executed, and an exhaustion block detection unit that detects an exhaustion block, which is a block at which the look-ahead blocks falls below a prescribed value.
US11340582B2	Processing 3D object models In an example implementation, a method of processing a 3D object model includes receiving render data of a 2D slice of a 3D object model and generating distance values indicating how far away voxels in the 2D slice are from a nearest edge of the 3D object model. The method also includes detecting a feature of the 3D object model from the distance values, and generating modified render data to be subsequently used in a 3D printing system to produce the feature in a 3D part.
US11340576B2	Method and apparatus for estimating system error of commissioning tool of industrial robot The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a systematic error of a commissioning tool of an industrial robot, the industrial robot including an operational tool and an application camera, the commissioning tool including a touchscreen and a stylus, the method including: a driving step of driving the operational tool to rotate around a preset rotation axis; a first image obtaining step of obtaining a plurality of first images of the operational tool during rotation; and a first offset calculating step of calculating a first offset of the stylus relative to the operational tool according to the plurality of first images, so as to obtain the systematic error.
US11340575B2	Apparatus, system, and method for picking, placing, and melting solder sleeves onto shielded electrical wires and cables Systems and methods are provided for wire processing. In certain examples, a wire processing system is disclosed. The wire processing system includes an electrical wire and solder sleeve joining system. The electrical wire and solder sleeve joining system includes an end effector configured to hold a solder sleeve and a split funnel configured to guide insertion of wire into the solder sleeve, allow movement of the solder sleeve through the split funnel in a second position, and prevent movement of the solder sleeve through the split funnel in a first position. The end effector can additionally be configured to remove a slug from the wire.
US11340567B2	System and method for determining manufacturability and process planning for hybrid manufacturing using symbolic, logical, and/or combinatorial representations A computer is provided with a geometric representation of an as-designed part and a set of hybrid manufacturing capabilities. The computer computes a set of additive and subtractive manufacturing primitives from the provided set of hybrid manufacturing capabilities, and intersects the primitives to generate an atomic decomposition of space. The computer uses the atomic decomposition to generate a non-geometric representation of a space of manufacturable parts with hybrid manufacturing capabilities in at least one of symbolic, logical, and combinatorial forms. At least one of a necessary, sufficient, or necessary-and-sufficient condition for manufacturability is tested via examining the non-geometric representation for the existence of at least one feasible process plan whose outcome is an as-manufactured part that is interchangeable with the as-designed part.
US11340566B1	Interoperability of secondary-device hubs Traditional home-automation systems utilize a single hub for controlling secondary devices within a home. The techniques described herein, meanwhile, utilize multiple hubs within the environment and/or located remotely from the environment. For instance, an environment may include multiple electronic devices, each configured to control one or more secondary devices within the environment. In addition, a remote service may be configured to control one or more secondary devices within the environment. As such, each controlling device stores and executes an instance of a control engine, rather than relying on a single instance of a control engine located at a single controlling hub.
US11340565B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program There is provided an information processing apparatus to make it possible to perform an output more appropriate for the user, the information processing apparatus including: a memory section configured to store control information in which a region, an action, and content of control of apparatus output are associated; and a processing section configured to perform output on a basis of a region where a user is located, an action of the user, and the control information.
US11340564B2	Method and control device for controlling a technical system In order to control a technical system, a system state of the technical system is continually detected. By a trained first control model, a subsequent state of the technical system is predicted on the basis of a sensed system state. Then, a distance value is determined for a distance between the predicted subsequent state and an actually occurring system state. Furthermore, a second control model is trained by the trained first control model to predict the distance value on the basis of a sensed system state and on the basis of a control action for controlling the technical system. A subsequent state predicted by the first control model is then modified on the basis of a distance value predicted by the trained second control model. The modified subsequent state is output in order to control the technical system.
US11340555B2	Adjustably multifocal 3D holographic display system A three-dimensional (3D) holographic display system includes a projector that generates an image with a form of spatially varying modulation on a light beam; holographic processor that performs a holographic method on the image generated by the projector; and memory device that stores holographic data generated in a process of performing the holographic method by the holographic processor. An amplitude of a light field is adaptively replaced by the holographic processor according to significance of respective areas of the image.
US11340552B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a rotatable photosensitive member, a charging unit, a developing unit, a support frame, and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is detachably attached to the support frame in a direction that intersects a rotation-axis direction of the photosensitive member and includes a potential sensor, a support portion, a fixing portion, an electric board, and a linking portion. The support portion supports the potential sensor at an area from the charging unit to the developing unit in a rotational direction of the photosensitive member. The fixing portion is fixed to the support frame at a position that faces an area from the developing unit to the charging unit in the rotational direction of the photosensitive member. The support portion is positioned with respect to the support frame at a position downstream of the support portion in an attachment direction of the sensor unit.
US11340548B2	Image forming apparatus capable of selecting either display or not display remaining amount of toner An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a display, a consumable cartridge and a controller. The consumable cartridge is attached to the apparatus body. The consumable cartridge includes a housing and a consumable product memory. The housing accommodates consumable material therein for use in image formation. The consumable product memory stores a first flag. The first flag indicates whether consumable material information indicating that an amount of the consumable material is reduced to a level equal to or less than a first threshold value is displayed or not displayed on the display. The controller is configured to execute a first display process for determining whether the consumable material information is displayed on the display in accordance with indication of the first flag stored in the consumable product memory.
US11340546B2	Fuser device A tubular fuser device rotates and is in contact with a sheet on which a positively charged toner image is formed to fix the toner image to the sheet. The fuser device includes a tubular substrate made of a metal, a rubber layer covering the outer periphery of the substrate, an adhesion layer covering the outer periphery of the rubber layer, and a surface layer made of a resin covering the outer periphery of the adhesion layer. In the fuser device, C·R/A2 is less than 1.1×10−53 FΩ/cm4 in which C·R/A2 is a product of an electrostatic capacity per unit area C/A in a thickness direction of the fuser device and an electrical resistance per unit area R/A in the thickness direction of the fuser device.
US11340545B1	Image forming apparatus including heat transmission member in contact with heater substrate An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a film-shaped cylindrical body, a heating body unit, a first member, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet. The cylindrical body has a sheet-passing region coming into contact with the sheet to fix the image to the sheet moving in a first direction. The cylindrical body is broader than the sheet-passing region in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The heating body unit includes a heating body and comes into contact with a first surface inside the cylindrical body. The first member is disposed on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the heating body. The first member has an outer end disposed outside an outer end of the sheet-passing region in the second direction. The control unit allows the heating body to generate heat inside the outer end of the sheet-passing region in the second region.
US11340542B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device that fixes a toner image to a medium, includes: a heating body rotatably supported; an auxiliary heating member disposed along an inner surface of the heating rotation body; a temperature sensor facing the inner surface via the auxiliary heating member; a first elastic body configured to press, via a first force, the temperature sensor against the inner surface; and a second elastic body configured to press, via a second force, a sliding member against the inner surface. A product of a distance from a center of the auxiliary heating member to the first elastic body and the first elastic force is equal to a product of a distance from the center to the second elastic body and the second elastic force.
US11340541B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposure device, a developing device, a primary transfer device, a secondary transfer device, and a control unit. The exposure device exposes the image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier. The developing device forms a toner image by developing the electrostatic latent image using toner. The primary transfer device primarily transfers the toner image to a transfer body. The secondary transfer device applies a transfer bias to secondarily transfer the toner image to a recording medium. The control unit applies a cleaning bias to the secondary transfer device to remove residual toner after the secondary transfer. When the control unit determines that the toner image based on the exposed electrostatic latent image is not secondarily transferred at a predetermined timing, the first cleaning processing is performed until the subsequent processing is started.
US11340537B2	Development device and image forming apparatus including the development device A development device includes a development housing, a development roller, a supply roller and a layer thickness regulating member. The development housing stores a nonmagnetic one-component toner. The development roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and moves in a same direction as a rotational direction of a rotatable photosensitive drum at a development nip area while coming into contact with the photosensitive drum. The supply roller is formed by a cylindrical elastic body, and supplies the toner to the development roller and collects the toner from the development roller. The development roller has a surface free energy within a range of 5 mJ/m2 or more and 27 mJ/m2 or less.
US11340535B1	Fountain jet image formation on charged image surface A system and method for creating a fountain solution pattern for digital imaging, can include a charge image bearing surface bearing a charge image, an array of insulated channels, wherein a fountain solution can enter and fills the array of insulated channels by capillary action to a ledge region of the insulated channels in the array of insulated channels, and a scorotron that charges a surface of the fountain solution in the array of insulated channels. The array of insulated channels can be moved into proximity with the charge image on the charge image bearing surface of a digital printer, such that a fountain solution pattern can be developed on the charge image bearing surface with a measured amount of the fountain solution.
US11340532B2	Prolonging optical element lifetime in an EUV lithography system Degradation of the reflectivity of one or more reflective optical elements in a system (SO) for generating EUV radiation is reduced by the controlled introduction of a gas into a vacuum chamber (26) containing the optical element. The gas may be added to the flow of another gas such as hydrogen or alternated with the introduction of hydrogen radicals.
US11340531B2	Target control in extreme ultraviolet lithography systems using aberration of reflection image A method of controlling an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system is disclosed. The method includes irradiating a target droplet with EUV radiation, detecting EUV radiation reflected by the target droplet, determining aberration of the detected EUV radiation, determining a Zernike polynomial corresponding to the aberration, and performing a corrective action to reduce a shift in Zernike coefficients of the Zernike polynomial.
US11340523B2	Correction method of photomask pattern A method of correcting a designed pattern of a photomask for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. A substrate is provided. A first mask pattern of the photomask designed to form a first contact pattern on the substrate is conceived. The first mask pattern includes a plurality of mask holes each having a hole size. The first mask pattern is adjusted to expand the hole size along a horizontal direction and rotate the mask holes for conceiving a second mask pattern of the photomask designed to form a second contact pattern having a plurality of contact holes. A plurality of device gaps between the contact holes is verified, and an overlay margin between the second contact pattern and an adjacent pattern in the semiconductor device is verified for determining whether the second contact pattern is the designed pattern of the photomask.
US11340516B2	Lens hood and imaging apparatus A lens hood includes: a casing provided with a through-hole; first and second rotary frames which are arranged side by side in an opening direction of the through-hole and rotate in opposite directions in conjunction with each other; and first and second lens covers which approach or separate from each other to open and close the through-hole. The first lens cover includes a first connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame, and a second connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame. The second lens cover includes a third connection portion that is provided on one end side and rotatably connected to the second rotary frame and a fourth connection portion that is provided on the other end side and rotatably connected to the first rotary frame.
US11340507B2	Display panel and array substrate thereof An array substrate and a display panel are provided, including a plurality of pixel grouping units, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of dual scan lines. Each of the pixel grouping units includes at least two subpixels. The plurality of pixel grouping units are arranged in rows and columns Adjacent pixel grouping units arranged in a row direction have opposite polarities and adjacent pixel grouping units arranged in a column direction have opposite polarities. Each of the data lines is located between any two adjacent columns of the pixel grouping units. Each of the plurality of dual scan lines is located between any two adjacent rows of the subpixels.
US11340506B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a first data line, a second data line, and a pixel electrode. The first data line transmits a first data voltage when the second data line transmits a second data voltage. A polarity of the second data voltage is opposite to a polarity of the first data voltage. The pixel electrode includes a first branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch. The first branch is between the first data line and the second data line. The second branch neighbors the first branch in a first direction and overlaps the second data line. The third branch neighbors the first branch in a second direction and overlaps the first data line. The fourth branch neighbors the third branch in the first direction, neighbors the second branch in the second direction, and is between the first data line and the second data line.
US11340500B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer; and a spacer, wherein the first substrate includes a first pixel row, a second pixel row, a first source line and a second source line that extend in the second direction, a first gate line that extends in the first direction between the first pixel row and the second pixel row, a first thin film transistor to which the first source line, and the first gate line are electrically connected, and a second thin film transistor to which the second source line, and the first gate line are electrically connected, and the spacer is disposed so as to overlap with at least a portion of the first thin film transistor and at least a portion of the second thin film transistor in plan view.
US11340495B2	LED backlight case Disclosed is an exterior case. This exterior case comprises: a base including an internal space for storing an electronic device; a circuit board disposed on a first surface of the base and including a plurality of light-emitting elements for emitting light; and a weft-and-warp-woven outer cover surrounding the base and the circuit board and transmitting emitted light, wherein at least one among the weft and the warp may be formed of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) coating yarn which uses a transparent TPEE as a core and includes a coating layer made of polyurethane (PU) and surrounding the core.
US11340494B2	Backlight module and display device The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device. A first notch is defined in a back plate of the backlight module. The first notch corresponds to a second notch defined in the display panel, and a light source set is disposed on the back plate located on two sides of the first notch, which lowers a dimension of a lower bezel of the display device and enhances a screen ratio such that light of the backlight module entering the display panel becomes more uniform, which enhances the differential performance of the products and improves the market competitiveness of the products.
US11340478B2	Optical transmitter Provided is an optical transmitter having improved frequency characteristics by controlling the band by using components constituting the optical transmitter. An optical transmitter including an optical modulator that includes a traveling-wave electrode and a terminating resistor, and an optical modulator driver configured to drive the optical modulator, in which a characteristic impedance of a transmission line connecting the optical modulator driver and the optical modulator is 20% or more higher than a characteristic impedance of the optical modulator, and an electrical length of the transmission line is 1/20 or more and ½ or less of a wavelength corresponding to a 3 dB band frequency of an electrical signal driving the optical modulator.
US11340470B2	Optical unit with shake correction function An optical unit with a shake correction function may include an optical module having an optical element and an image pickup element, a movable body holding the optical module, a swing support mechanism swingably supporting the movable body, a fixed body supporting the movable body through the swing support mechanism, a shake correction drive mechanism structured to swing the movable body, and a stopper mechanism structured to restrict a movable range of the movable body. The stopper mechanism may include a spacer member in the movable body which includes a stopper protruded part extended to an opposite side to an object to be photographed with respect to the image pickup element, and a stopper member to abut with the stopper protruded part of the spacer member. The spacer member may be fixed to a member different from the optical module in the movable body.
US11340468B2	Integrated optical circulator enabling polarization diversity A photonic integrated circulator can be fabricated by including a plurality of polarizing beam splitters and optical polarization rotators such that two copies of the optical signal are output at a receiver in substantially aligned polarization states. The circulator can be used for facilitating bi-directional communications between photonic integrated circuit devices, which are inherently polarization sensitive, while reducing signal loss.
US11340450B2	Device for generating three-dimensional images and associated heads-up display The invention relates to a device (20) for generating images, comprising: —a diffuser (25), and—a scanning unit (22) designed to generate a light beam scanning a face of said diffuser. According to the invention, the image generating device also comprises an autostereoscopic filter (26).
US11340449B2	Method for designing optical lens with unequal thickness A method for designing an optical lens with unequal thickness, comprising the steps of: (1) establishing a lens model in an optical software; (2) simulating a beam of incident light, and observing whether the incident light and the exit light are parallel; (3) if the incident light and the exit light are parallel, recording the curvatures and thicknesses of the incident surface and the exit surface of the lens model, and preliminarily preparing a lens; if the incident light and the exit light are unparallel, adjusting the thickness between the incident surface and the exit surface of the lens model until the incident light and the exit light are parallel, then recording the curvatures and thicknesses of the incident surface and the exit surface, and then preliminarily preparing a lens; (4) verifying whether the prepared lens is qualified, and if it is unqualified, returning to step (2). The present disclosure achieves clear imaging through mitigating or eliminating the distortion, which protects a user from feeling dizzy after long-term use.
US11340436B2	Objective lenses having multiple focal lengths and a small focal-length ratio The objective lens has multiple focal lengths within a focal length interval and a relatively small focal-length ratio in a range from 1.05 to 2.75, and a travel-to-focal-length ratio in a range from 0.05 to 0.4. The objective lens has three main lens groups that define a negative-positive-positive optical system configuration. The first lens group has a rearward lens sub-group that is axially movable for focusing so that the lens length stays the same during focusing. The objective lenses use optical compensation rather than mechanical compensation to move between the design focal lengths each having an in-focus image. This simplifies operation while increasing reliability and reducing cost. A small set of one or more of the objective lenses can be used to replace a large set of prime lenses each having a single focal length, so that fewer lenses are needed to cover the same focal length span.
US11340433B2	Camera optical lens including six lenses of +−+++− refractive powers The present disclosure relates to the technical field of optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 1.00≤f1/f≤1.50 and 25.00≤R5/d5≤35.03, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens; f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens; R5 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the third lens; and d5 denotes an on-axis thickness of the third lens. The camera optical lens can achieve a high imaging performance while obtaining a low TTL.
US11340431B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system includes: a first lens having a concave image-side surface; a second lens having refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens having a concave object-side surface or a convex image-side surface; a fifth lens having refractive power; a sixth lens having a concave image-side surface; and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side and 1.62<(N2+N5+N6)/3, where N2 is a refractive index of the second lens, N5 is a refractive index of the fifth lens, and N6 is a refractive index of the sixth lens.
US11340430B2	Optical lens system, image capturing unit and electronic device comprising nine lenses of various refractive powers, or ten lenses of -+--+-+-+- or ++--+-+-+- refractive powers An optical lens system includes nine lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, an eighth lens element and a ninth lens element. At least one lens surface of the seventh lens element, the eighth lens element and the ninth lens element has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof, and each of the seventh lens element, the eighth lens element and the ninth lens element has at least one lens surface being aspheric.
US11340427B2	Optical lens system and vehicle camera The disclosure provides an optical lens system and a vehicle camera. From an object side to an imaging surface, the optical lens system sequentially includes a first lens having a negative refractive power; a second lens having a positive refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, the fourth lens and the fifth lens constituting a cemented lens; a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; a seventh lens with a negative refractive power; a stop disposed between the first lens and the third lens. The lens of the present disclosure not only has thermal stability, but also has extremely high resolution for the objects that emit or reflect monochromatic lights of different wavelengths, so as to meet the requirements of the driverless vehicle system on the lens.
US11340425B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure relates to the technical field of optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 1.51≤f1/f≤2.50, 1.70≤n2≤2.20, −2.00≤f3/f4≤0.00, −10.00≤(R13+R14)/(R13−R14)≤0.00 and 1.70≤n7≤2.20, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens; f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens; f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens; f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens; n2 denotes a refractive index of the second lens; n7 denotes a refractive index of the seventh lens; R13 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the seventh lens; and R14 denotes a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the seventh lens.
US11340412B2	Optical module The relay board includes a first end face opposed to and fixed to the first surface of the conductive block, a second end face opposite to the first end face, and a top and a bottom defining thickness of the relay board. The top has a slope at a position closer to the first end face than the second end face. The slope inclines such that the thickness decreases in a direction from the first end face to the second end face. The conductor layers include a signal pattern on the top with part of the signal pattern disposed on the slope, and a first ground pattern extending from the bottom to each of the first end face and the second end face. The signal wire has one end bonded to the signal lead pin and another end bonded to the signal pattern on the slope.
US11340407B2	Method for manufacturing optical connector ferrule and optical connector ferrule Optical fiber hole forming pins configured to form optical fiber holding holes each have a first portion located adjacent to a first end surface and a second portion located adjacent to a second end surface and larger in diameter than the first portion. At least one of the plurality of optical fiber hole forming pins is different from the other optical fiber hole forming pins in position, in a first direction, of a step portion located at a boundary between the first portion configured to form a small diameter portion of each of the optical fiber holding holes and the second portion configured to form a large diameter portion of each of the optical fiber holding holes.
US11340406B2	Small form factor fiber optic connector with resilient latching mechanism for securing within a hook-less receptacle A small form factor optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the two or more LC-type optical ferrules, a pair a resilient latches and corresponding recess for the resilient latch, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating receptacle, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. The outer body and the inner front body are configured such that four LC-type optical ferrules are accommodated in a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver footprint or eight LC-type optical ferrules are accommodated in a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceiver footprint. A mating receptacle (transceiver or adapter) includes a receptacle hook and a housing with an opening that accommodates the receptacle hook in a flexed position as the optical connector makes connection with the mating receptacle by introducing the receptacle hook into an optical receptacle hook recess.
US11340396B2	Non-circular optical fiber and mode shape converter and method A class of fibers is described that have a non-circular cross section on one or both ends that can by optimized to capture the optical radiation from a laser diode or diode array and deliver the light in the same or different shape on the opposite end of the fiber. A large multimode rectangular waveguide may be provided which can accept the radiation from a high-power diode bar and transform it into a circular cross section on the opposite end, while preserving brightness.
US11340391B2	Induced transmission filter comprising plural layers associated with an angle shift for a change in angle of incidence An optical filter may include a first group of layers. The first group of layers may include alternating layers of a first dielectric material, of a group of dielectric materials, and a second dielectric material of the group of dielectric materials. The optical filter may include a second group of layers. The second group of layers may include alternating layers of a third dielectric material, of the group of dielectric materials, and a fourth dielectric material of the group of dielectric materials. The optical filter may include a third group of layers. The third group of layers may include alternating layers of a fifth dielectric material, of the group of dielectric materials, a sixth dielectric material, of the group of dielectric materials, and a metal material. The third group of layers may be disposed between the first group of layers and the second group of layers.
US11340389B2	Diffractive optical element A diffractive optical element, in which a diffraction grating having a large pitch and a multitude of diffraction gratings can be arranged, includes a plurality of cells arranged side by side, wherein, for each cell, the pitch at which projections are lined up and/or the orientation of an in-plane rotation direction are/is different, and, within a single cell, the projections' pitch and the in-plane rotation direction orientation are the same, the diffractive optical element shaping light by this configuration which is an assembly of these cells. The plurality of cells include: a plurality of basic cells having the same outer shape; and a composite cell having a different outer shape from the basic cells, formed such that the length thereof in a specific direction is longer than the length of the basic cell, the composite cell having a diffraction grating including at least a single pitch's worth of the projection(s).
US11340388B2	Power prism for folded lenses An optical power prism that may be used in folded lens systems that consists of a glass prism and a glass lens attached to a surface of the prism using a thin layer of optical glue or by optical contact. The glass lens does not have a flange and thus the prism can be smaller than prisms used in conventional power prisms with the same lens effective area, thus reducing the Z-height of the power prism when compared to conventional power prisms. An optical glass may be used for the lens that has a higher refractive index than can be provided by optical plastic which allows the lens to be thinner than plastic lenses. The lenses may be formed by molding a glass wafer to form lens shapes on a first surface of the wafer; the molded wafer is then ground from a second surface to singulate the lenses.
US11340386B1	Index-gradient structures with nanovoided materials and corresponding systems and methods Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to index-gradient antireflective coatings that include a differential concentration of nanovoids versus thickness of the coating. In one embodiment, an index-gradient antireflective coating may have an index of refraction that varies from a first value to that of a second material. In another embodiment, the substrate may be optically transparent, and made of, for example, polymer, glass, or ceramics. The index-gradient antireflective coating can be fabricated using a non-uniform spin-coating process, by successive thermal evaporation, or by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. In another embodiment, the spin-coating process can include multiple steps that include different concentrations of monomers to solvent, different spin-speeds, or different annealing times/temperatures. Similarly, the thermal evaporation can include multiple steps that include different concentrations of monomers, initiators, solvents, and associated processing parameters. Various other methods, systems, apparatuses, and materials are also disclosed.
US11340371B2	Fiber optic noise mitigation for distributed acoustic sensing To mitigate zigzag noise and increase the quality of data provided from DAS VSP in wells with significant vertical sections, zigzag noise characteristics are identified and quantified. The zigzag noise properties can be extracted from an analysis of an autocorrelation of DAS VSP traces. The zigzag noise has a characteristic time period or repeat time delay that is the time period for the noise to propagate along the wireline through a zone of the wellbore with poor acoustic coupling between the fiber optic cable and formation. This period can be identified from analysis of the autocorrelation referred to herein as a crosswise lag summation function. The crosswise lag summation function identifies groups of DAS data traces containing zigzag noise and outputs zigzag noise periodicity for each group of traces. Once it has been identified, the zigzag noise can be removed from the VSP data and improve formation evaluation.
US11340366B2	Accurate velocity model estimation and imaging in the presence of localized attenuation (Q) anomalies Iterative methods for inversion of seismic data to update a physical property model are disclosed. Such methods may comprise iteratively updating the model until a first predetermined resolution is achieved, using full wavefield inversion of the seismic data up to a first frequency threshold and assuming the seismic data is free of attenuation effects; extracting geobodies from the updated model; obtaining a Q model using the geobodies; and updating the physical property model using an inversion process, wherein the Q model is incorporated into the inversion process. These steps may be repeated until a second predetermined resolution of the physical property model is achieved, wherein the first frequency threshold is progressively increased in each repetition. The Q model may be updated with seismic data at all available frequencies to obtain a full-band Q model; and the physical property model may be updated using full-band migration and the full-band Q model.
US11340362B2	Direct conversion radiation detector A device includes a network having a first material (e.g. electron donor, hole transporting material, p-type semiconductor) for transporting positive electrical charges and a second material (e.g. electron acceptor, electronic transporting material, n-type semiconductor) for transporting negative electrical charges. The first and second materials are dispersed within the network to form a plurality of electrical junctions. A plurality of nanoparticles are dispersed within the network, wherein the nanoparticles have at least one dimension larger than twice an exciton Bohr radius for the nanoparticles and at least one dimension less than 100 nm. In use, the nanoparticles convert incoming radiation into free positive and negative electrical charges for transportation by the first and second materials respectively.
US11340356B2	System and method for integer-less GNSS positioning A system for tracking a state of a GNSS receiver uses a subset of the measurements of satellite signals selected to avoid the need for intermediate integers ambiguity estimate. The system selects the subset of measurements for the state tracking such that each measurement in the selected subset of measurements is formed by a weighted combination of multiple different measurements from the set of measurements. The system uses a probabilistic state estimator that tracks the state of the GNSS receiver using a probabilistic motion model subject to noise and a probabilistic measurement model relating the selected subset of the measurements of satellite signals to the current state of the receiver.
US11340333B1	Systems and methods for improved track accuracy for multiple targets In an apparatus for determining the state of a system in which several system components undergo respective changes simultaneously, sensor measurements obtained from the components and candidate paths representing the individual states of the different components are analyzed. In this analysis, the system state is modeled in terms of likelihoods that certain paths correspond to true parameterized paths representing individual states of the system components and likelihoods that certain observations are associated with certain components. An optimization of the model provides accurate values of each type of likelihood, which then indicate the likely state of the system.
US11340325B2	Diffusion-weighted double-echo magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with NMR fingerprinting are described. One example NMR apparatus includes an NMR logic that repetitively and variably samples a (k, t, E) space associated with an object to acquire a set of NMR signals that are associated with different points in the (k, t, E) space. Sampling is performed with t and/or E varying in a non-constant way. Sampling is performed in response to a diffusion-weighted double-echo pulse sequence. Sampling acquires transient-state signals of the double-echo sequence. The NMR apparatus may also include a signal logic that produces an NMR signal evolution from the NMR signals, and a characterization logic that characterizes a resonant species in the object as a result of comparing acquired signals to reference signals.
US11340324B2	Systems, methods and media for automatically segmenting and diagnosing prostate lesions using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging data In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for automatically segmenting and diagnosing prostate lesions using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) data are provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises is programmed to: receive mp-MRI data depicting a prostate, including T2w data and ADC data; provide the T2w data and ADC data as input to first and second input channels of a trained convolutional neural network (CNN); receive, from the trained CNN, output values from output channels indicating which pixels are likely to correspond to a particular class of prostate lesion, the channels corresponding to predicted aggressiveness in order of increasing aggressiveness, identify a prostate lesion in the data based on output values greater than a threshold; predict an aggressiveness based on which channel had values over the threshold; and present an indication that a prostate lesion of the predicted aggressiveness is likely present in the prostate.
US11340320B2	Magnetometer for measuring an unknown external magnetic field The present invention relates to a magnetometer (100) using optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), where a solid state material (10), such as diamond, with an ensemble of paramagnetic defects, such as nitrogen vacancies centers NV, is applied. An optical cavity (20) is optically excited by an irradiation laser (25) arranged therefore. A coupling structure (30) causes a microwave excitation (Ω) of the paramagnetic defects, and a permanent magnetic field (40, B_C) causes a Zeeman splitting of the energy levels in the paramagnetic defects. A probing volume (PV) in the solid state material is thereby defined by the spatially overlapping volume of the optical excitation by the irradiation laser (25), the coupling structure (30) also exciting the defects, and the constant magnetic field. The magnetometer then measures an unknown magnetic field by detecting emission (27), e.g. fluorescence, from the defects in the probing volume (PV) from the double excitation of the defects by the irradiation laser, and the coupling structure exciting these defects.
US11340318B2	Magnetic sensor and magnetic detection method A magnetic sensor has a Hall IC that has a Hall element formed on a surface of the Hall IC, and a lead frame that supports the Hall IC. The lead frame includes a first region that is disposed in the vicinity of the Hall element and generates a first magnetic field due to a first eddy current generated when a measurement target magnetic field is applied, and second regions that are disposed away from the first region and generate a second magnetic field having an intensity that cancels the first magnetic field by means of second eddy currents generated when the measurement target magnetic field is applied.
US11340315B2	Earbud case with hall effect sensor and related holder Various implementations include earbud cases with a Hall effect sensor configured to aid in detecting whether the case is open or closed. Certain additional implementations include a holder for a Hall effect sensor in an earbud case. In some particular aspects, a case for a set of earbuds includes: a top section including a set of magnets; and a base section movably coupled with the top section, the base section having: an upper compartment including a set of slots for holding the earbuds; and a lower compartment, having: a printed circuit board (PCB); a holder coupled with the PCB; and a Hall effect sensor coupled with holder, wherein the holder separates the Hall effect sensor from the PCB.
US11340312B2	Sensor array for reading a magnetic PUF A magnetic sensor array device is described that is constructed with multiple sensors integrated on a common silicon die, diced and packaged in a wafer level package (WLP). The device comprises an array of multi-axis magnetic sensors that can measure the multi-dimensional magnetic field of an arbitrary sized two-dimensional region with high spatial resolution, reduced sensing distance, higher measurement throughput, tolerance to motion, improved temperature measurement, and improved yield when placed on a circuit card comprises part of an authentication system including a physical unclonable function (“PUF”), a substrate, a plurality of magnetized particles randomly dispersed in the substrate, and a PUF reader constructed using one or more of the magnetic sensor array devices wherein the PUF reader measures the magnetic field at multiple locations in close proximity to the magnetized particles. The measured magnetic field data may be compared to previously enrolled data to assess authenticity.
US11340309B2	Method for performing a testing procedure of an electrical power system for a wind turbine and an electrical power system Provided is a method for performing a testing procedure of an electrical power system for a wind turbine by means of a power supply unit, wherein the method includes connecting the power supply unit to a low voltage distribution system of the wind turbine. The method further includes closing a low voltage circuit breaker so that electrical connection is provided between the low voltage distribution system and an auxiliary transformer. Electrical power to a power converter is provided from the power supply unit via the low voltage distribution system thereby energizing a direct current link of the power converter. The power converter is synchronized with an electrical grid, and a main transformer switchgear unit is closed, such that electrical connection is provided between a main transformer and the electrical grid.
US11340307B2	Battery deterioration judging system, battery deterioration judging method, and non-transitory storage medium that stores a battery deterioration judging program A battery deterioration judging system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire a state amount of a battery, derive a first deterioration probability of the battery, based on the state amount of the battery and a predetermined first calculation model, derive a reliability degree of a second calculation model, which is different than the first calculation model, based on a number of state amounts, derive a second deterioration probability of the battery, based on the state amount of the battery and the second calculation model, and judge deterioration of the battery based on the reliability degree, and at least one of the first deterioration probability or the second deterioration probability.
US11340306B2	Lifetime estimation device, lifetime estimation method, and abnormality detection method of secondary battery An object is to predict a deterioration state of a secondary battery even in an environment where temperature and a charging voltage change. A lifetime estimation device of the secondary battery includes a measuring unit for measuring the capacity of the secondary battery in the full charging state; a temperature sensing unit for sensing the ambient temperature of the secondary battery; and a storage unit for storing a table of a proportional coefficient corresponding to temperature in advance, and a predicted deterioration line of the secondary battery is calculated with the use of a nonlinear regression equation approximated to a measured deterioration line obtained by the measuring unit. The lifetime estimation device may construct a lifetime estimation system with the use of a neural network.
US11340300B2	Battery service life management method and system A method and system that enhances a service life of a battery is provided. The method includes values of a set of operational characteristics of a plurality of electrochemically active materials of at least one electrode of the battery. The set of operational characteristics include a voltage, a change in accumulated energy, a change in ohmic resistance, and a change in a rate of change in accumulated energy with respect to a rate of change in ohmic resistance. The values are compared with predefined values of the set of operational characteristics. A rate of depletion and a type of depletion of each of the plurality of electrochemically active materials are determined, and a range of the State of Charge, a range of the voltage, and a range of current to operate the battery for enhanced service life are determined.
US11340289B2	Electrical contactor and electrical connecting apparatus An electrical contactor capable of coping with an electrical test under a high temperature environment and realizing reliable positioning is provided. An electrical contactor includes: a planar body portion formed of a conductive member; an upper arm having a cantilever beam structure, including an upper base extending integrally and continuously upward from the body portion, an upper supporting portion extending in a horizontal direction from the upper base along the body portion, and a first distal end extending vertically upward from the upper supporting portion to make electrical contact with a first contact target; a lower arm having a cantilever beam structure, including a lower base extending integrally and continuously downward from the body portion, a lower supporting portion extending in a horizontal direction from the lower base along the body portion, and a second distal end extending vertically downward from the lower supporting portion to make electrical contact with a second contact target; a first positioning portion extending upward from one end of the body portion; and a second positioning portion extending upward from near the other end of the body portion.
US11340287B2	Capacitor with visual indicator Embodiments include a method of stress testing an electronics package with components that include a visual indicator. In an embodiment, the method comprises populating a plurality of components on an electronics package. In an embodiment, the plurality of components each comprise a visual indicator that is responsive to heat. In an embodiment, the method further comprises stress testing the electronics package and categorizing the plurality of components based on the visual indicators. In an embodiment, the method may further comprise modifying the plurality of components.
US11340279B1	Electrical shock detection device and methods A device for detecting stray electrical currents in fluid mediums comprises at least two probes for partially disposing in a fluid medium and a control unit. The control unit comprises at least one analog-to-digital signal converter in electrical communication with at least one of the probes, at least one audio-visual alarm, and a processor operably coupled to the at least one converter and to the at least one audio-visual alarm. The processor is operable to measure an electrical potential difference between the two probes, to calculate at least one frequency-dependent characteristic associated with a plurality of said measurements, and to transmit an alert signal if the at least one frequency-dependent characteristic satisfied a threshold. Advantageously, by monitoring for the frequency, the device more consistently and more reliably detects the presence of stray alternating currents.
US11340265B2	Circuit and method for real time detection of a faulty capacitor The present document describes a detection circuit to detect a condition of a flying capacitor which is charged during a charging phase and discharged during a subsequent discharging phase. The detection circuit has a timing circuit to set a detection trigger during a charging phase of the flying capacitor, and a measurement circuit to provide one or more differential measurement signals which are dependent on and/or indicative of a voltage across the flying capacitor at the detection trigger. Furthermore, the detection circuit has a comparator circuit to provide a digital output signal based on the one or more differential measurement signals, wherein the digital output signal is indicative of whether or not the flying capacitor is faulty.
US11340254B2	Inertial measurement unit having a sensor unit that is detachable from a substrate An inertial measurement unit includes: a sensor unit having at least one inertial sensor; a substrate where at least one of a processing unit performing processing based on detection information from the inertial sensor and a display unit performing a display based on the detection information is provided; and at least one fixing member removably fixing the sensor unit and the substrate together.
US11340251B2	Inertial measurement unit calibration stage, method, and applications A 6-degree of freedom (DOF) PZT actuator-based dither stage includes a 6-DOF PZT Z-cut bimorph actuator-based stage. A net motion sensor includes a 6-DOF PZT Z-cut bimorph actuator-based stage and a PZT Z-cut bimorph actuator-based sensing cantilever coupled to the stage to detect motion. Methods to detect inertial sensor fixed offset, bias, and net motion are disclosed.
US11340231B2	Methods of screening for condensate-associated specificity and uses thereof Methods of identifying a compound, such as a test compound, and applications thereof are provided. For example, methods of identifying a compound that preferentially affects, increases, or decreases a level of association of a macromolecule with one or more target condensates or methods of identifying a compound that preferentially causes a macromolecule to associate or disassociate with one or more target condensates are provided. Additionally, methods of designing and/or identifying and/or making a compound, or portion thereof, with a desired characteristic are provided.
US11340227B2	Methods and compounds for diagnosing threonyl-tRNA synthetase-associated diseases and conditions The invention includes, in part, methods and compounds for diagnosing diseases and conditions characterized by altered threonyl-tRNA synthetase (TARS) activity, which include, but are not limited to diseases and conditions in which angiogenesis is altered. In some embodiments of the invention, a level of a TARS molecule is determined and compared to a control level of TARS to assess onset, progression, and/or regression of a disease or condition associated with altered TARS activity.
US11340224B2	Whole brain lysate antigen-specific memory B cell and antibody assays in multiple sclerosis Embodiments of this invention include methods for detecting in vitro the presence of Memory B cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) that produce antibodies reactive to CNS antigens associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Stimulating PBMCs from patients with MS by a polyclonal stimulating agent promotes the ability of B-lymphocytes, when exposed to a CNS antigen, to produce antibodies specific for the CNS antigen. In contrast, stimulating PBMCs from subjects without MS do not produce such responses.
US11340220B2	Membrane and droplet-interface bilayer systems and methods Droplet-interface bilayer and lipid bilayer membrane compositions stabilized with an amphiphilic polymer are disclosed. Methods of making and using the compositions are also disclosed.
US11340216B2	Methods and compositions for the positive selection of protein destabilizers The present application relates, in some aspects, to the development of an assay that uses cell survival and/or cell viability as a phenotypic identifier to positively select for agents that destabilize a protein of interest.
US11340214B2	Apparatus for disease detection Among others, the present invention provides apparatus for detecting a disease, comprising a system delivery biological subject and a probing and detecting device, wherein the probing and detecting device includes a first micro-device and a first substrate supporting the first micro-device, the first micro-device contacts a biologic material to be detected and is capable of measuring at the microscopic level an electric, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, optical, acoustical, biological, chemical, physical, or mechanical property of the biologic material.
US11340212B2	Biological fluid composition categorization method Methods of analyzing a biological fluid to determine an expected therapeutic benefit of the fluid include determining amounts of components within the biological fluid. Comparisons of a first component of the biological fluid relative to another component of the biological are made to characterize a therapeutic effect of the biological fluid.
US11340210B2	Method and devices for detecting viruses and bacterial pathogens The embodiments disclose a method including functionalizing a biosensor with a biologic analytical target prior to installation into a detection cartridge, depositing a test subject bodily fluid test sample onto the biosensor surface, inserting the detection cartridge into a portable detection cartridge reader, measuring the electrical impedance of the bodily fluid test sample across biosensor energized electrodes, providing algorithms for analyzing measured electrical impedance data of the bodily fluid test sample obtained in the detection cartridge, identifying and determining the presence of biologic analytical target molecules in the bodily fluid test sample, and transmitting results of the test results to the test subject.
US11340208B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing a rock sample The invention relates to a method of analyzing a rock sample, comprising:—placing a rock sample (2) containing a first fluid into a cell (1);—feeding the cell (1) with at least one second fluid and withdrawing said second fluid from the cell (1), leaving the rock sample (2) immersed in the second fluid; and—measuring an amount of first fluid spontaneously released from the rock sample (2). The invention also relates to an apparatus adapted for implementing this method.
US11340207B2	Method and installation for determining an improved mineralogical composition of a rock sample A method for determining a mineralogical composition of a geological formation sample includes measuring a mineralogical composition of the sample and measuring an elemental composition of the sample. The mineralogical composition is processed to compute a predicted elemental composition of the sample based on known elemental compositions of predetermined minerals. The measured mineralogical composition is corrected to obtain a corrected mineralogical composition which is in turn processed to compute a corresponding corrected predicted elemental composition of the sample. The measured elemental composition is compared with the predicted elemental compositions to obtain error indicators. The error indicators are compared and evaluated to selected and output one of the measured or corrected measured mineralogical compositions.
US11340205B2	Systems and methods for determining concentrations of materials in solutions Systems and methods which use an optical sensor and an electromagnetic sensor in cooperation for detecting concentrations of one or more materials in solutions are described. In operation according to embodiments of a cooperative optical and electromagnetic sensor material concentration detector, both an optical sensor and electromagnetic sensor are used in cooperation to detect a concentration of a material having a physical feature that is otherwise incompatible with one or the other sensors and/or a material for which measurement is affected by another material present in the sample. Embodiments are, for example, configured to provide a cooperative implementation of optical and electromagnetic sensors operable to detect concentrations of metal ions and acid in a solution, such as for use in real-time material concentration detection.
US11340204B2	System for managing and trading fresh foods according to flavor and method thereof A system and a method for managing and trading fresh foods according to a flavor thereof, comprising a plurality of fresh foods, an image capturing module, a processing module and a classification module. The fresh food is attached with a product label including a code and a colorimetric transducer array that comprises at least one sensing material for sensing the fresh food. The sensing material undergoes a chemical reaction with at least one metabolic molecule of the fresh food to change the sensing material from an initial color to an indication color. The image capturing module captures an image comprising an appearance of the fresh food, the code and the indication color. The processing module provides a real-time information according to a comparison result between the image and a database. The classification module receives the real-time information and classifies the fresh food according to the real-time information.
US11340201B2	Cloud-platform based automatic identification system and method of seven types of mass spectrums for pesticides and chemical pollutants commonly used in the world A cloud server platform end is used to construct a mass spectrum species classification model, extract a mass spectrum data feature, and construct a training model of the convolutional neural network; a user platform end is used to upload the mass spectrum, experiment condition and device data, directly screen and identify the type of the mass spectrum based on the mass spectrum species classification model or the mass spectrum information base, automatically compare and identify the species and name of the pesticides based on the neural network model trained by the cloud server platform end, and feedback the comparison result to the user. The disclosure solves the restriction on the purchase of standards for user, the use of the system is not limited by the location, and the pesticide residues could be detected automatically, quickly and accurately.
US11340186B2	Method for composite waste reduction A system for analyzing a state of a thermoset material is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes a source of electromagnetic energy configured to expose a sample of the thermoset material to an electric field; a detector configured to determine at least one of a dielectric permittivity or a complex admittance of the sample over a range of frequencies in response to a frequency sweep over the electric field; and an analyzer configured to assess the state of the thermoset material by comparing the at least one of the dielectric permittivity or the complex admittance of the sample against an acceptability map. In various embodiments, the acceptability map comprises a series of acceptability bands that represent a decrease in effective relaxation time from a baseline fresh batch of the thermoset material.
US11340178B1	Devices, systems, and methods for measuring radioactive isotope production in bulk A device configured to measure radioactivity emitted by a plurality of radionuclides is disclosed herein. The device includes a gamma detector and a source cage with an outer ring that defines a volume and includes an orientation feature and a plurality of holes configured to receive a radionuclide of the plurality of radionuclides. The device also includes a frame that includes an arm and a central rod, wherein the arm is configured to be coupled to the outer ring and includes an orientation pin. The central rod can be positioned relative to the volume when the arm is coupled to the outer ring of source cage. The orientation feature of the source cage is configured to engage the orientation pin of the arm and, when the orientation pin engages the orientation feature, the central rod is in a predetermined location relative to the volume.
US11340177B2	Calibration assembly and method for calibrating geometric parameters of CT apparatus Disclosed are calibration assembly and calibration method of calibrating geometric parameters of a CT apparatus. The calibration assembly includes at least one calibration unit each including a plurality of calibration wires, and the plurality of calibration wires are arranged regularly in a same plane. The calibration assembly is easy to be processed and can be used to calibrate geometric parameters of a CT apparatus, and the calibration operations are simple and easy to be implemented.
US11340166B2	Identification tag and method of identifying an object An identification tag has at least one molecule of a first type and at least one molecule of a second type. The molecules are capable of energy transfer according to Förster Resonance Energy Transfer, with one of the types being donor molecules and the other type being acceptor molecules. The tag has a substrate which has a plurality of locations at which molecules of the second type may be located. The light intensity emitted by the acceptor molecule(s) as the molecule of the first type is moved across the locations varies in dependence on whether a molecule of the second type is or is not located in the locations.
US11340153B2	Particle detector A particle detector, having a housing defining a chamber; an air stream injector, producing an airstream in said chamber from air taken from outside said chamber; a light source, producing a light beam that crosses the air stream and wherein said light beam is shaped so that a transverse extent of said light beam has a uniform intensity over said transverse extent of said air stream. Also, a photon detection assembly, including an optical train of lenses, is positioned to accept light from said light beam, emitted by the particles, and to focus this light onto a photon detector. A particle detection assembly detects the particles, responsive to the photon detection assembly. Finally, a particle size estimation assembly estimates size for each detected particle, based on number of photons detected by said photon detection assembly from said particle, as it crosses said light beam.
US11340152B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing system, and substrate processing method According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a substrate processing apparatus comprising: a supply passage through which fluid supplied to a substrate flows; and a foreign substance detector including a channel forming part forming a portion of the supply passage, a light projector irradiating light to the channel forming part, and a light receiver receiving light emitted from the channel forming part as a result of irradiating light to the channel forming part by the light projector, the foreign substance detector being configured to detect a foreign substance in the fluid based on a signal obtained by the light that the light receiver receives, wherein the light projector and the light receiver in the foreign substance detector are disposed in areas that are not opposite to each other in areas in upper, lower, left, right, front and rear directions of the channel forming part.
US11340146B2	Gas sampling and management system A gas monitoring and control system including a gas sampling chamber, sampling inlet and outlet valves, a pump and a controller. Sensors are disposed within the interior chamber that sense characteristics of a gas from a gas source and generate representative signals. The sampling inlet and outlet valves i) allow the gas into the gas sampling chamber while operating in a gas sampling state, and ii) allow ambient air into the gas sampling chamber while operating in a purge state. The pump i) causes the gas to flow through the gas sampling chamber while operating in the gas sampling state or ii) causes ambient air to flow through the gas sampling chamber while operating in the purge state. The controller causes the sampling inlet and outlet valves, and the pump to alternate operating in the gas sampling or purge state to selectively expose the sensors to the gas.
US11340145B2	Apparatus for collecting dust samples The invention relates to an apparatus (100) for collecting dust samples. The apparatus comprises a piston (102) and a cylinder (110) for holding the piston with a body having a hole (108) extending through the body. The cylinder (110) has a first end (112), which is open, the first end of the cylinder being slanted such that underside (130) of the cylinder extends farther than upper side (132). A mechanism (114) moves the piston between inward and outward positions. The apparatus gathers dust flowing past the piston into the hole of the piston when the piston is in the outward position and moves the gathered dust by moving the piston into the inward position. An input feed (116) is configured to spread fluid through the hole filled with dust to flush the dust to an output feed (118).
US11340144B2	Fluid flow control of vacuum mounting Systems and methods for mounting of material samples via a vacuum system and controlling fluid flow through a tube of the vacuum system are disclosed. In some examples, the vacuum system may be a castable and/or cold mounting vacuum system that facilitates mounting and/or encapsulation of material samples in epoxy resin under low, vacuum, and/or near vacuum pressure. In some examples, the vacuum system may comprise a flow control device configured to control epoxy flow through a dispensing tube that connects to a hollow vacuum chamber. In some examples, the vacuum chamber may have an opening defined by a rim sandwiched between upper and lower portions of a sealing ring. A movable lid may be configured to press down on the upper portion of the sealing ring when in a closed position, so as to seal the opening.
US11340143B2	Soil sampling apparatus A soil sample collection apparatus is comprised of an extension member, a soil sample collection container, and a collection panel. The extension member includes first and second ends. The soil sample collection container includes first and second ends, the first end of the soil sample collection container being coupled to the second end of the extension member. The collection panel is proximate to the first end of the soil sample collection container, the collection panel moveable to an open position during collection of a soil sample and a closed position during extraction of the soil sample.
US11340141B2	Exception-based route plan generation Systems and methods are provided for determining a route plan identifying a list of assets for which additional sensor data is to be acquired. A condition monitoring system can be communicatively coupled to sensors which are interfaced to assets in a collection of assets. Accordingly, the assets can be monitored for fault conditions associated with operating parameters of the assets. Based on a fault condition alarm generated for an asset, route plan input can be received by the condition monitoring system. The route plan input can be processed to determine a route plan based on matching condition monitoring attributes in the route plan input with condition monitoring attributes associated with the assets in the collection of assets. The route plan can identify a list of assets for which additional sensor data can be collected.
US11340136B2	Apparatus for detecting a modulation transfer function and centering of an optical system The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for detecting imaging quality of an optical system (4) with at least one lens (6) or lens group. The apparatus (2) includes an MTF measuring apparatus (10) for measuring a modulation transfer function at a plurality of field points in the field of view of the optical system (4), and a centering measuring apparatus (18) for measuring a centered state of the optical system (4).
US11340128B2	Pressure sensor element for measuring differential pressure and a diaphragm base having a set of diaphragms displaced by receiving pressures where a set of pressure inlet passages respectively transmit different pressures to the set of diaphragms A sensor chip of a sensor element includes a diaphragm for measuring a differential pressure between a first pressure and a second pressure, a diaphragm for measuring an absolute pressure or a gauge pressure of the second pressure, a first pressure introduction path that transmits the first pressure to the diaphragm for measuring a differential pressure, and a second pressure introduction path that transmits the second pressure to the diaphragms. When the transmission of the first pressure or the second pressure to the diaphragms is indicated by an equivalent circuit, a path for transmitting the first pressure and a path for transmitting the second pressure are symmetrically formed.
US11340123B2	Electroactive polymer pressure sensor having corrugating capacitor An example pressure sensor is described. The pressure sensor includes a capacitor, a first of ridges formed on a first side of the capacitor, and a second set of ridges formed on a second side of the capacitor. The first set of ridges extends outward from the first side of the capacitor and defines a plurality of grooves. The second set of ridges extends outward from the second side of the capacitor. Ridges of the second set of ridges are aligned with grooves of the plurality of grooves such that, when a force is applied to the capacitor, the force increases a surface area of the capacitor by corrugating the capacitor along the first set of ridges and the second set of ridges.
US11340122B2	Calorimetric probe and a method for calorimetric measurement A reaction calorimeter probe having an inner tube having a pumpable reaction medium flowing therethrough, and an outer tube extending coaxially of the inner tube, a sealed space between the inner and outer tube, a first temperature sensor at an inlet end of the inner tube, a second temperature sensor at an outlet end of the inner tube, at a distance from the first temperature sensor, the first and second temperature sensors are in the space and in contact with the outer surface of the inner tube for measuring an absolute temperature of the inner tube, the first and second temperature sensors enable determinations of absolute temperatures, and a calculation device connected with the first and second temperature sensors, the calculation device to determine a first absolute temperature, a second absolute temperature and to determine a temperature difference between the first and second absolute temperatures.
US11340117B2	Method and device for measuring body temperature and smart apparatus A method and device for measuring body temperature and a smart apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises: when a temperature measuring instruction is received, starting a camera and a first infrared thermometer; photographing a user by using the camera to obtain an image, and identifying the image to determine a part to be measured of the user; acquiring a distance between the first infrared thermometer and the user; when the distance is equal to a preset distance threshold, controlling the first infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of the part to be measured of the user; wherein the preset distance threshold is set according to a focal length of a Fresnel lens of the first infrared thermometer; and according to a preset rule and the measured temperature, determining a value or a value range of the user's body temperature.
US11340111B2	Sensor device and method of use A device may determine a time-of-flight measurement by performing a sample of a sensor based on light received via at least one first spectral filter, wherein the at least one first spectral filter is associated with a spectral range for a time-of-flight measurement; determine that a condition is satisfied with regard to the time-of-flight measurement, wherein the condition relates to an orientation or a position of the sensor or the sensor device relative to a measurement target; trigger a spectrometry measurement to be performed based on determining that the condition is satisfied with regard to the time-of-flight measurement; and perform, based on light received via at least one second spectral filter and by performing a sample of the sensor, the spectrometry measurement for the measurement target based on the condition being satisfied with regard to the time-of-flight measurement.
US11340108B1	Infrared radiation detectors using bundled-VXOY or amorphous silicon nanoparticles nanostructures and methods of constructing the same The use of silicon or vanadium oxide nanocomposite consisting of graphene deposited on top of an existing amorphous silicon or vanadium oxide microbolometer can result in a higher sensitivity IR detector. An IR bolometer type detector consisting of a thermally isolated nano-sized (
US11340100B2	Method for evaluating measurement data sequences of an ultrasonic flow measuring device and ultrasonic flow measuring device A method for evaluating discrete measurement data sequences of an ultrasonic flow measuring device having a recording frequency and ultrasound signal, includes determining time position or height of a maximum of a sinusoidal profile of a time sequence of evaluation values, determined as part of a measurement data sequence or cross-correlation of two sequences recorded at different positions of the device by determining a maximum evaluation value of the time sequence and evaluation values thereof adjacent thereto. Initial values, including an initial maximum value and time, are determined by quadratic fit of evaluation values. Output values including output time describing the position or output height describing the height of the maximum are determined by a determination relationship setting output values in relation with initial values and a calculation quantity formed from selected evaluation values for known recording frequency and known signal frequency and based on a known sinusoidal profile.
US11340099B2	Static fluid meter Techniques for operating a static fluid meter are described herein. In an example, a sampling interval is identified. The sampling interval is a period of time within which an electromagnetic or acoustic device measures or samples a rate of the fluid flow. The sampling interval may be approximately 1 second long; however, the interval may be longer or shorter depending on the design requirements of a particular system. A random number is generated and/or received. A sampling time within the sampling interval may be determined based at least in part on the random number. By sampling at a different and randomly determined location within each of a series of sampling intervals a more accurate fluid measurement may be obtained.
US11340094B2	Updating map data for autonomous driving vehicles based on sensor data A server may determine whether traffic control devices in an environment have changed, based on one or more report messages and sensor data. If the traffic control devices in an environment have changed, the server may generate updated map data and transmit the updated map data to an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV).
US11340088B2	Navigation system including navigation server, mobile terminals, and beacon signal generating devices A navigation server includes a network interface controller through which identification information and movement line information of a mobile terminal are received from the mobile terminal, the movement line information including location information and a timestamp, a storage device in which movement line data of the mobile terminal and location data of different places are stored, and a processor configured to extract the movement line data from the movement line information and record the extracted movement line data in the storage device. The processor, in response to a search criteria received from the mobile terminal through the network interface controller, generates using the movement line data and the location data of the different places, a navigation map that shows a place that is located along a route defined by the movement line data and meets the search criteria, and transmits the navigation map to the mobile terminal for display.
US11340087B2	Method and apparatus for smartly managing a plurality of potential travel destinations of a user A method for smartly managing a plurality of potential travel destinations of a user is provided. The method includes determining a plurality of similarities between different pairs of the plurality of potential travel destinations. Further, the method includes weighting the plurality of similarities using contextual information related to the user, and clustering part of the plurality of potential travel destinations based on the plurality of weighted similarities.
US11340082B2	Determining localization confidence of vehicles based on convergence ranges According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may comprise for each of the set of geographic X-positions, accessing an HD map of a geographical region surrounding the geographic X-position, determining a convergence range for the geographic X-position, and storing the convergence range for the geographic X-position in the HD map. The operations may also comprise accessing the HD map, predicting a next geographic X-position of a target vehicle, predicting a covariance of the predicted next geographic X-position, accessing the convergence range for the geographic X-position in the HD map closest to the predicted next geographic X-position, estimating a current geographic X-position of the target vehicle by performing a localization algorithm, and determining a confidence value for the estimated current geographic X-position of the target vehicle based on the predicted next geographic X-position, the predicted covariance, and the accessed convergence range.
US11340058B2	Real-time scan point homogenization for terrestrial laser scanner According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional (3D) measuring device is provided. The 3D measuring device includes a processor system that is configured to generate a point cloud representing multiple surfaces. The point cloud includes multiple scan points. Generating the point cloud includes receiving spherical coordinates for a scan point, the spherical coordinates comprising a distance (r), a polar angle (θ), and an azimuth angle (φ). Generating the point cloud further includes homogenizing a scan point density of the surfaces by filtering the scan points. The homogenizing includes computing a value (p) for the scan point based on the spherical coordinates. Based on the value exceeding a predetermined threshold, storing the scan point as part of the point cloud, and based on the value not exceeding the predetermined threshold, discarding the scan point.
US11340045B2	Cold fogger A fogger includes a blower tube having a passageway, a fan configured to rotate to generate an airflow through the passageway, a reservoir configured to hold a volume of fluid and a volume of air, an air pump in fluid communication with the fluid in the reservoir, a motor configured to drive the fan and the air pump, an atomizing valve, a dispensing line fluidly coupling the atomizing valve to the passageway, a liquid tube fluidly coupling the fluid in the reservoir to the atomizing valve, and an air escape line fluidly coupling the air in the reservoir to the atomizing valve. In response to the air pump providing a stream of compressed air to the reservoir, air moves through the air escape line from the reservoir to the atomizing valve, such that fluid is drawn through the liquid tube and into the atomizing valve to be atomized.
US11340029B2	Rifle with hybrid receiver, modified trunnion, gas block and ambidextrous bolt stop A modified AK-style rifle including a receiver body with a back end having a first threaded cylindrical cavity and a second cylindrical cavity located below the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A lower portion below the first threaded cylindrical cavity has a width that is narrower than the upper receiver section to allow for passage of a pair of parallel and opposing telescoping bars on each side. A trunnion is connected to the receiver front end and an ambidextrous bolt stop is attached to the receiver body. A removable stock is coupled to the first threaded cylindrical cavity. A first bolt carrier rail is attached to a first side wall of the receiver body and a second bolt carrier rail is attached to a second side wall of the receiver body. A bolt carrier slidingly bears on the first bolt carrier rail and the second bolt carrier rail. A gas block includes a short stroke gas piston aligned with the bolt carrier section.
US11340024B2	Manufacturable metal-graphene interface for highly efficient and durable heat exchanger components The present disclosure relates to efficient heat exchanger components, such as pipe apparatuses including the same. Methods of fabricating heat exchange components are also disclosed. A condensing apparatus can include a condenser surface having a substrate and one or more layers of graphene. The substrate can be formed of nickel and a nickel-graphene surface composite layer can be formed. The substrate-graphene composite can be highly durable, hydrophobic, and resistant to fouling. Dropwise condensation can be induced.
US11340013B2	Apparatus for liquefying natural gas and method for liquefying natural gas Provided are an apparatus and method for liquefying natural gas. The apparatus for liquefying natural gas includes a gas compressor configured to receive and compress the natural gas from a natural gas feed stream, a heat exchanging unit configured to cool a high-pressure natural gas passing through the gas compressor through heat exchange, an expansion valve configured to expand the cooled natural gas passing through the heat exchanging unit, a hold-up drum configured to phase-separate a gas-liquid mixture produced by passing through the expansion valve and divide the gas-liquid mixture into a liquefied natural gas and a cryogenic recycle gas having nitrogen content greater than that of the liquefied natural gas so as to discharge the liquefied natural gas and the cryogenic recycle gas, and a bypass line configured to provide the recycle gas discharged from the hold-up drum to the heat exchanging unit.
US11340002B2	Expansion device control system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that includes a vapor compression system having a refrigerant, a compressor of the vapor compression system configured to circulate the refrigerant through the vapor compression system, an expansion device of the vapor compression system configured to adjust a flow of the refrigerant through the vapor compression system, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the expansion device based on a measured amount of superheat of the refrigerant entering the compressor, a measured discharge temperature of the refrigerant leaving the compressor, or a combination thereof, such that the measured amount of superheat of the refrigerant entering the compressor reaches a target amount of superheat, the measured discharge temperature of the refrigerant leaving the compressor reaches a target discharge temperature, or a combination thereof.
US11340001B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit, a liquid receiver, a first valve and a second valve. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. The liquid receiver is provided in a second section located in the refrigeration cycle circuit. The second section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger without extending through the compressor. The first valve is provided in a first section in the refrigeration cycle circuit, and is a solenoid valve or a motor valve. The first section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger through the compressor. The second valve is provided in the second section and between the liquid receiver and the indoor heat exchanger, and is an electronic expansion valve, a solenoid valve or a motor valve.
US11339994B2	Control method and control device for variable-frequency and variable-capacity heat pump hot-air drying system A control method and control device for a heat pump-type double-circulation hot-air drying system, relating to a device for supplying or controlling air or gas for drying solid materials or products, and in particular to a control method and control device for a heat pump-type hot-air drying system. The method comprises: configuring a temperature control parameter, and saving a preset temperature control curve parameter; detecting and monitoring an outlet air temperature, and the temperature and humidity of a drying room; dynamically adjusting a set temperature according to a preset temperature control curve; and selecting, according to a current set temperature, a double-circulation dynamic operation mode of a system. The control device uses a micro-processor to realize program control. By building an inner circulation loop for large-volume air circulation, the latent heat of condensation in a refrigerant is fully absorbed, to improve the basic air temperature.
US11339989B2	Communication method and device for air conditioner, outdoor unit, indoor unit, and air conditioner A communication method includes receiving, from an indoor unit, an indoor unit model, an indoor unit protocol type, and a priority number; determining a communication protocol type and a communication address corresponding to communication with the indoor unit according to the indoor unit model, the indoor unit protocol type, and the priority number; and sending the communication protocol type and the communication address to the indoor unit for the indoor unit to establish a communicative connection to an outdoor unit according to the communication protocol type and the communication address.
US11339985B2	Air purifier An air purifier includes: a housing; a fan in the housing; an outlet in a top face of the housing, air being blown out via the outlet; an air passage spatially connecting the fan to the outlet; and an illumination unit configured to illuminate the air passage, wherein the air passage includes an upstream, first air passage and a downstream, second air passage, the first air passage extends upwards, the second air passage has a curved surface or an inclined surface inclined with respect to the first air passage, and the illumination unit illuminates the curved surface or the inclined surface.
US11339980B2	Dehumidifier with a retractable conduit A dehumidifier has a main body and a main tank. The main body has a secondary tank, a pump, and a retracting mechanism. A conduit portion of the retracting mechanism is mounted through and into the main tank, so the pump can draw water from the secondary tank and into the main tank. The main tank is mounted beside the main body and can be drawn upward to separate from the main body. The main tank has a first inclined surface. When the main tank is moved upward, the first inclined surface pushes the retracting mechanism, so the conduit portion retracts and is moved away from a moving path of the main tank when the main tank is being drawn upward. With the main tank mounted beside the main body, the main tank facilitates water pouring.
US11339973B2	Self-cleaning household appliance having a range door with a full glass inner surface A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening; and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. The full glass inner panel includes a surface having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adjacent to a first area within the perimeter of the seal surrounding the opening and directly exposed to heating of the oven chamber, and the second portion is adjacent to a second area outside of the perimeter of the seal and not being exposed to heating of the oven chamber. The full glass inner panel extends substantially from edge-to-edge of the door.
US11339968B2	Dual fuel lance with cooling microchannels A lance for a burner includes an innermost conduit defining a first fluid passage and a plurality of first fuel injection channels, each first fuel injection channel terminating at a first outlet; an intermediate conduit circumferentially surrounding the innermost conduit, the intermediate conduit defining a second fluid passage and a plurality of second fuel injection channels, each second fuel injection channel terminating at a second outlet; an outermost conduit circumferentially surrounding the intermediate conduit, the outermost conduit defining a third fluid passage, a plurality of third air outlets through the outermost conduit and surrounding the first outlets, a plurality of fourth air outlets through the outermost conduit and surrounding the second outlets, and a plurality of cooling microchannels; wherein each cooling microchannel includes and extends between a microchannel inlet in fluid communication with the third fluid passage and a microchannel outlet on an outer surface of the outermost conduit.
US11339965B2	Portable electric liquid fuel vaporizer A portable vaporizer for heating a liquid-phase fuel. The vaporizer comprising a reservoir having a least one wall for containing a heat-conducting fluid within the reservoir. A heating tube extending into the reservoir such that the heating tube is in fluid contact with the heat-conducting fluid. The heating core has and inlet through which the liquid-phase fuel will flow and an outlet through which the vaporized liquid-phase fuel will flow. A heating core comprising an electric heating element placed within the reservoir to heat the heat-conducting fluid and vaporize the liquid-phase fuel passing through the heating tube.
US11339962B1	Illuminated flagpole assemblies and flag mounting systems Systems and devices for providing an illuminated flagpole assembly are disclosed. The assembly can include a hoist end member configured to be attached to a flagpole, a fly end member aligned in parallel with and opposite the hoist end member, an upper cross member, and a lower cross member. The upper cross member and lower cross member may each be formed of a respective plurality of links. Each plurality of links may be connected to one or more adjacent links and aligned along a plane. A first link of each of the plurality of links may be connected to the hoist end member and a second link of each of the plurality of links may be connected to the fly end member. Each link of the each of the plurality of links can be configured to swivel with respect to one or more adjacent links.
US11339958B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes a driver, a metal plate, a light source module and a conductor unit. The driver receives an alternating current power source and converts the alternating current power source to a driving current. The metal plate is electrically connected to a ground. The light source module has a substrate and multiple LED modules. The multiple LED modules are mounted on the substrate. The substrate is disposed upon the metal plate. The conductor unit has a first end connected to the substrate of the light source module and a second end connected to the metal plate for removing a parasitic capacitance between the substrate of the light source and the metal plate for preventing a noise occurred when the LED module is turned on and the metal plate is connected to the ground.
US11339956B2	Stage light with speed reducer A stage light with a speed reducer including a light head, a supporting arm and a bottom box. The light head is pivotally connected to the supporting arm by a pivot shaft. The supporting arm is pivotally connected to the bottom box by a pivot shaft. The pivot shaft of the light head and/or the pivot shaft of the supporting arm is connected to a drive shaft of a driving mechanism by the speed reducer. According to the stage light with the speed reducer, the pivot shaft of the light head and/or the pivot shaft of the supporting arm is connected to the speed reducer drive shaft of the driving mechanism, thereby realizing using a transmission part in the speed reducer for transmission, avoiding using a synchronous belt. The transmission part will not deform and cause inaccurate scanning positioning or fracture, and the product performance is more stable.
US11339947B2	Systems and methods for LED lens heating Disclosed herein are systems and methods for melting cold weather related obstructions (snow, ice, frost, etc.) off of vehicle lamps by heating the lens of the housing, thus restoring the normal operating abilities (e.g., brake light illumination, running light illumination, turn signal illumination). This can allow for an efficient signaling process (e.g., to the following vehicle), thus raising the general level of safety on the roads.
US11339942B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a plate-shaped light guide including a first plate surface on which a plurality of reflective elements are formed and a second plate surface. The plate-shaped light guide is configured to totally reflect light from the light source by the plurality of reflective elements. The plurality of reflective elements are arranged in a state of being continuously arranged along a line extending in a direction, and are arranged in a plurality of rows on the line. The plate-shaped light guide is configured to allow the light from the light source to reach a position of the line from a first direction. Each of the reflective elements has a substantially concave curved surface shape, and as compared to reflective elements constituting a first row, reflective elements constituting a second row is formed at a deeper position from the first plate surface.
US11339935B2	Multi-configurable light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms.
US11339932B2	Fixtures and lighting accessories for lighting devices According to at least one aspect, a lighting system is provided. The lighting system comprises a strip lighting device including a circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board, a lens disposed over the LED and configured to receive the light emitted from the LED and change at least one characteristic of the light received from the LED, and an elastomer encapsulating at least part of the circuit board. The lighting system further comprises a fixture configured to receive the strip lighting device and mount to a structure and a lighting accessory configured to removably couple to the fixture over the strip lighting device and change at least one characteristic of the light from the strip lighting device.
US11339931B1	Light-control panel with gradual index transition Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes first and second glazing layers, first and second transitional layers extending between the first and second glazing layers that guide light emitted from a light source, and a third glazing layer extending between the first and second transitional layers through which light emitted from the light source is guided. The light-control panel also includes a light extraction layer extending between the third glazing layer and one of the first and second transitional layers that distributes light emitted from the light source. The first and second transitional layers have refractive indices that gradually decrease from a first value at surfaces proximate to the first and second glazing layers to a second value at surfaces proximate to the third glazing layer in the stack-up of the light-control panel.
US11339927B2	Methods, apparatus and systems for providing occupancy-based variable lighting A presence or an absence of an occupant is detected, and an occupancy sensor signal is generated representative of an active state in which the presence of the occupant is detected, and an inactive state in which the absence of the occupant is detected. An ambient light sensor detects the ambient light level and generates an ambient light sensor signal representative of the ambient light level. Dimmable illumination is generated at a first dimming level, based on the ambient light level, corresponding to the active state and a second dimming level corresponding to the inactive state. A transition delay time between an onset of the inactive state and a transition between the first dimming level and the second dimming level may be controlled. The first dimming level, the second dimming level, and/or the transition delay time may be variably set or controlled locally or via a remote device.
US11339925B2	Station and method for refilling pressurized gas tanks A station and method for refilling a tank or tanks with pressurized gas in which liquefied gas is vaporized in a vaporizer. One portion of the vaporized gas is compressed to produce a compressed gas. Another portion of the vaporized gas is not compressed but instead is fed to a heat exchanger where it is used to cool the compressed gas. The thus-warmed gas is reinjected into a filling line that feeds the liquefied gas to the vaporizer.
US11339922B2	Ventilated three dimensional structure from additive manufacture for easy powder removal during post process The proposed lattice structure is designed to simplify the time of long and difficult post-printing process of removing the unused powder or resin by blowing air in the additive manufacturing parts. The designed lattice structure is a ventilated three dimensional structure that includes a plurality of lattice bodies arranged in a first direction, a second direction and a third direction. The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are orthogonal. Each of the lattice body has a hollow structure formed by a shell wall including a first venting hole opening in the first direction and facing the first venting hole of another adjacent lattice body, a second venting hole opening in the second direction and facing the second venting hole of another adjacent lattice body; and a third venting hole opening in the third direction and facing the third venting hole of another adjacent lattice body.
US11339920B2	Outdoor platform flooring attachment device An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a blade configured for extending between adjacent floor panels and having a bottom portion thereof that defines a floor member engaging recess for engaging a bottom side of the floor member and a hook on an end thereof for engaging a vertical side of the floor member. A mount to which the blade is translatable about and engaged with a top surface of the adjacent floor panels when installed on a floor surface is provided. A linear translator is selectively directed to translate the blade relative to the mount such that the distance between a bottom surface of the mount and the floor member engaging recess is varied in order to securely receive the floor member therebetween. A related method is also disclosed.
US11339910B1	Line pipe field joint shroud An apparatus for shrouding the coated field joint area of connected line pipe segments, the shroud having first and second housing halves which have end walls which cooperate to form registering openings matching the diameter of the pipe to be shrouded, the housing halves forming a chamber. The housing can be of a clamshell design, being hinged on one side and having hasps, latches or the like on the other side to keep the shroud positioned once it is placed around the coated field joint area of a pipeline. An environment monitor is disposed in the chamber to measure conditions such as relative humidity and temperature.
US11339909B2	Pipeline protection and leveling device A pipeline protection and leveling device for an underground pipeline. The device includes a permeable housing structure having a left side, a right side, a bottom and an open top. An excavator hook lift strap, an upright lift strap, and at least one side lift strap each extend from the permeable housing structure. A top opening closure mechanism is configured to close the open top.
US11339907B2	Bladder surge suppressor A bladder and attachment member assembly for use with a container comprises an elastomeric gas-filled bladder comprising a valve stem. A first attachment member is disposed over the valve stem within the container with the bladder. A second attachment member is disposed over the valve stem and over the first attachment member. The second attachment member is outside of the container interposed between the valve stem and a container opening. Rotational movement of the valve stem is fixed relative to one or both of the first and second attachment members. In an example, the valve stem comprises one or more surface features that register with one or more surface features of the first and/or second attachment member to thereby fix relative valve stem rotational movement. In an example, the valve stem surface feature is a flat surface that registers with a flat surface of the second attachment member inside diameter.
US11339904B2	Magnetic hose coupling for helmet forced air hose A magnetic hose coupling system for a helmet includes first and second coupling conduit segments magnetically coupled to each other. The first segment includes a hinged clamp at a first end to attach to a forced air intake barb on a motorsport helmet and an angled polygonal mating surface at a second end with magnetic attractors in the polygonal mating surface. The second segment includes an internally threaded first end to attach to a forced air hose and an angled polygonal mating surface at a second end with magnetic attractors in the polygonal mating surface. The polygonal mating surfaces of the first and second segments magnetically couple together and resist rotational and sheer movement of the first and second segments with respect to each other.
US11339901B2	Threaded connection for steel pipes A threaded connection for steel pipes having improved sealing performance is provided. A threaded connection (10) for steel pipes includes a pin (10) and a box (20). The pin (10) includes a nose (11), a pin shoulder surface (12), a pin sealing surface (13) and a male thread (14). The box (20) includes a box shoulder surface (22), a box sealing surface (23) and a female thread (24). When the position of the portion of the pin sealing surface (13) that first contacts the inner periphery of the box (20) during make-up defines a seal position (P), the distance between the seal position (P) and the end of the male thread (14) adjacent to the pin sealing surface (13) as measured in the pipe-axis direction is denoted by x, and the distance between the tip of the pin (10) and the end of the male thread (14) adjacent to the pin sealing surface (13) as measured in the pipe-axis direction is denoted by L, then, x/L is not smaller than 0.4 and not larger than 0.55.
US11339898B2	Modular retainer assembly A modular retainer assembly is presented herein. The modular retainer assembly includes a first retainer module defining a flexible first retaining finger and a second retainer module that is distinct from and joined to the first retaining module. The second retainer module defines a flexible second retaining finger. When the first and second retainer modules are mated together, the first retaining finger is arranged opposite the second retaining finger. The first and second retaining fingers are configured to receive and retain an elongate article, such as a wire cable, between them.
US11339897B2	Valve trim apparatus for use with control valves Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for valve trim apparatus for use with control valves are disclosed. An example valve trim apparatus for use with a fluid valve includes a cage positioned in a fluid flow passageway of a valve body, the cage including a primary valve seat and a secondary valve seat. The valve trim apparatus includes a valve plug slidably positioned within the cage, the valve plug including a primary sealing surface to sealingly engage the primary valve seat and a secondary sealing surface to sealingly engage the secondary valve seat, the primary sealing surface adjacent to a first end of the valve plug and the secondary sealing surface spaced away from the primary sealing surface along a longitudinal axis of the valve plug toward a second end of the valve plug.
US11339888B2	Hydraulic valve system with a valve housing and method for manufacturing a valve housing A hydraulic valve system has a valve housing, which has a first connection side and a second connection side. The valve housing has a through-hole for accommodating at least one piston. The valve housing has a third connection side with at least three hydraulic connections which are each connected to the through-hole via a line. The hydraulic valve system has a connection block with at least three hydraulic through-lines each extending from a first connection opening arranged on a housing side of the connection block to at least one second connection opening arranged on a hole pattern side opposite the housing side. Each of the at least three first connection openings is connected in a fluid-tight manner to one of the at least three hydraulic connections, and the second connection openings are arranged in a pre-defined hole pattern. A method for manufacturing a valve housing is also disclosed.
US11339886B2	Valve actuation mechanism A valve actuation mechanism comprises a housing, an actuation pin rotatably mounted within the housing and at least one torque spring coupling the actuation pin to the housing for biasing the actuation pin from a first, inoperative rotational position towards a second, operative rotational position. The mechanism further comprises an actuation pin retaining element for selectively retaining the actuation pin in its first position, the retaining element being engageable with the actuation pin and the housing when the retaining element is in a retaining position so as to prevent rotation of the actuation pin towards its second position, and selectively disengageable from the housing to permit rotation of the actuation pin towards its second position. A locking element is provided for selectively preventing disengagement of the retaining element from the housing.
US11339879B2	Seal assembly and fluid valve A seal assembly for use in a fluid valve includes: an actuatable valve body configured to open and close at least one connection of the fluid valve; at least one seal configured to sealingly abut against the valve body at one side of the valve body and to sealingly abut against a valve housing of the fluid valve at another side of the valve body; and at least one elevation from a lateral surface of the valve body integrally formed on the valve body sectionally, the at least one elevation being configured to activate the seal in a closed position of the fluid valve.
US11339872B2	Lever type vehicular remote shift switching device Provided is a lever type vehicular remote shift switching device. The switching device includes: a lever housing (100) disposed at a steering shaft of a vehicle; a lever substrate (200) disposed within the lever housing (100); a lever rotary switch unit (300) at least partially rotatably disposed at an end of the lever housing (100) and comprising a rotary switch part (360) disposed on the lever substrate (200); a lever button switch unit (400) at least partially disposed at an end of the lever rotary switch unit (300) in a movable pressing manner, and including a lever button switch 460 at least partially disposed on the lever substrate (200), wherein the lever button switch unit (400) is at least partially disposed in the longitudinal direction of the lever housing (100) so as to pass through an at least part of the lever rotary switch unit (300).
US11339864B2	Integrated gear and torsional vibration damper assembly An integrated gear and torsional vibration damper assembly (10, 20, 30, 30) includes a gear (11, 21, 31, 41) having a toothed portion (11a, 21a, 31a, 41a) and a torsional vibration damper (12, 22, 32, 42) supported on the gear (11, 21, 31, 41) for limited rotational and dampened movement relative to each other. The gear (11) may include a hub portion (11b), and the torsional vibration damper (12) may be supported on the hub portion (11b) of the gear (11). Alternatively, the gear (21) may include a hub portion (21b), an intermediate ring (23) may be supported on the hub portion (21b) of the gear (21), and the torsional vibration damper (22) may be supported on the intermediate ring (23). Alternatively, the gear (31) may include a toothed portion (31a) and a hub portion (31b) that extends radially inwardly from the toothed portion (31a) and has an opening (31c) extending therethrough, and the torsional vibration damper (32) may extend through the opening (31c). Alternatively, the gear (41) may include an inner circumferential surface that engages and supports an outer circumferential surface of the torsional vibration damper (41).
US11339861B2	Turbine assembly, hydrokinetic torque converter, and methods for making the same A method of making a turbine assembly for a hydrokinetic torque converter includes providing a first turbine component including a polymeric first turbine shell element and first turbine blades connected to the first turbine shell element, providing a second turbine component including a second turbine shell element and second turbine blades connected to the second turbine shell element, and connecting the first turbine shell element to the second turbine shell element to collectively provide a turbine shell of the turbine assembly and fixedly secure the first and second turbine components to one another in a coaxial relationship about the rotational axis. The connecting involves welding and/or adhesive bonding the first turbine shell element to the second turbine shell element. A turbine assembly, a hydrokinetic torque converter, and a method of making a hydrokinetic torque converter are also provided.
US11339856B2	Power transmission drive for robotic applications A power transmission drive includes a force amplifier configured to increase power output of at least one motor. The force amplifier includes a first pulley set and a second pulley set, each pulley set including at least one floating pulley and at least one fixed pulley. The first pulley set and the second pulley set are coupled to one or more motors by a corresponding force amplification fiber in tension. Actuation of the one or more motors actuate the first pulley set and the second pulley set. The first pulley set and the second pulley set transmit the force applied by the one or more motors to an output component.
US11339848B2	Shock absorber with a hydrostopper A shock absorber with a hydrostopper is provided. The hydrostopper includes a stopper piston that is relatively displaceable along a rod portion of a piston and partitions one cylinder chamber into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and a compression coil spring that biases the stopper piston against a stopper disc fixed to the rod portion in the lower chamber. The stopper piston has an orifice passage connecting the upper and lower chambers. The hydrostopper includes an elastic disk functioning as an elastically deformable member that increases an amount of elastic deformation to increase an amount of reduction of an effective passage cross-sectional area of the orifice passage as a differential pressure between pressures in the upper and lower chambers is larger when the pressure in the upper chamber is higher than the pressure in the lower chamber.
US11339844B2	Coil spring assembly A seat member has a seat portion, a receiving surface of which comes into contact with a bearing surface of an end turn portion, a mounting shaft portion protruded from the receiving surface of the seat portion, and an enlarged diameter portion formed at the front end of the mounting shaft portion for guiding press-fitting, in a cross section along an axial direction of a coil spring, an outer diameter of the enlarged diameter portion is set larger than an inner diameter of the end turn portion and an axial length of the enlarged diameter portion is set so that at least a maximum diagonal length of the seat member is larger than an inter-element wire distance.
US11339842B2	Brake system with torque distributing assembly A brake system that includes a brake caliper, a motor, and a torque distributing assembly configured to distribute torque from the motor to a first brake piston and/or to a second brake piston. The torque distributing assembly includes a gear set that includes gears that are configured to rotate about an axis. One of the first brake piston and the second brake piston is configured to move along the same axis during a brake apply or a brake release.
US11339831B2	Power transmission shaft and propeller shaft for vehicle A power transmission shaft has a shaft member having, on an outer peripheral surface thereof, a male spline; a cylindrical member having, on an inner peripheral surface thereof, a female spline; and a seal member provided in a pressed state between an outer peripheral seal surface formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft member and an inner peripheral seal surface formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical member. The cylindrical member is spline-engaged with the shaft member by one end side of the shaft member being inserted into the cylindrical member from an other end side of the cylindrical member. Axial direction shock is absorbed by sliding of the splines. The outer peripheral seal surface is positioned at the other end side with respect to the male spline, and the inner peripheral seal surface is positioned at the other side with respect to the female spline.
US11339820B2	Self-sealing fasteners, building panels, systems, and methods Self-sealing fasteners and associated building panels, systems, and methods are provided. In one aspect, a fastener includes an elongated fastener body with an external surface extending between the first end and the second end, and a coating material disposed on at least a portion the external surface. In another aspect, a fastener includes an elongated fastener body with an external surface extending between the first end and the second end, and a polymer annulus surrounding at least a portion of the external surface of the of the elongated fastener body at or adjacent the head of the fastener.
US11339818B2	Extensible telescoping mast assembly and deployment mechanism Extensible mast is comprised of multiple mast sections which are aligned along a mast axis. Each mast section is formed of an elongated tubular member disposed in a nested configuration when the mast is in a stowed condition. Each mast section is configured to slide along a direction aligned with the mast axis to facilitate a transition of the mast from the stowed condition to a deployed condition. In the deployed condition, adjacent mast sections are disposed substantially end to end so as to form a mast having an elongated length extending from a mast base to a mast tip. Mast sections includes one or more latches formed from a portion of the sidewall and resiliently engage a portion of an adjacent mast section.
US11339817B2	Multi-material component and methods of making thereof A multi-material component joined by a high entropy alloy is provided, as well as methods of making a multi-material component by joining materials with high entropy alloys to reduce or eliminate liquid metal embrittlement (LME) cracks.
US11339815B2	Mechanical connection for panels A mechanical connection connects panels edge sides to one another. Adjacent first and second panels can be locked in the horizontal and vertical direction by a substantially perpendicular joining movement. For vertical locking, a locking edge is arranged on the first panel and a locking element that can be displaced relative to the panels is arranged on the second panel. The locking element can be displaced behind the locking edge by a pivoting movement. A locking projection for displacing behind the locking edge and an arcuate guide arm guided in a guide groove of the second panel are designed to be partially withdrawn from the guide groove with a rotary or pivoting movement of the locking element by a leg. The leg projects from the guide groove of the locking element coming into contact with the first panel when being set down in a region below the locking edge.
US11339804B2	Self-cleaning pump A pump comprising a volute housing, a rotatable shaft, and an impeller. The volute housing comprises a volute cavity side wall, an upper cylindrical wall, and an upper wall. The upper cylindrical wall extends upwardly from an upper perimeter edge and includes an upper recessed notch formed therein. The upper wall extends radially inwardly from the upper cylindrical wall. The rotatable impeller is operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft and comprises a top cylindrical wall and a top flange. The top cylindrical wall extends upwardly from a top perimeter edge of the top flange and includes a top recessed notch formed therein. The top cylindrical wall is separated from the upper cylindrical wall of the volute housing by an upper annular gap. The top recessed notch of the rotatable impeller and the upper recessed notch of the volute housing may be slot-shaped or wedge-shaped.
US11339801B2	Centrifugal blower having an integrated cooling function A radial fan (1) or centrifugal blower is provided having a fan housing (2) with a spiral pressure chamber (D) and a rotor assembly (10) comprising an internally axially open bearing tube (20), in which a shaft (40) carrying a fan wheel (30) is mounted with a rotor (50) of a canned motor. An air-guiding channel (L) between a first pressure-chamber region (2a) and a second pressure-chamber region (2b) of the spiral pressure chamber (D) is formed between the bearing tube (20) and the wall (W) of the canned motor, so that an air flow flows through the air-guiding channel (L) from one pressure-chamber region (2a, 2b) to the other and in the process dissipates heat from the bearing tube (20) into the pressure chamber (D).
US11339790B2	Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device including frame, fan rotating assembly, stator assembly, decorative plate and at least two magnetic components. Frame includes base and barrel connected to base. Fan rotating assembly includes hub and a plurality of blades connected to hub. Fan rotating assembly is rotatably disposed on frame via first bearing fan rotating assembly. Stator assembly is disposed on barrel. Hub covers stator assembly. Decorative plate has decorative design and central pillar connected to decorative plate and extending from decorative plate. Central pillar is connected to hub via second bearing. At least two magnetic components are respectively disposed on decorative plate and stator assembly. One of the at least two magnetic components disposed on decorative plate and another one of the at least two magnetic components disposed on stator assembly are attracted to each other so that decorative plate is stationary while fan rotating assembly rotates.
US11339778B2	Gas compressor and system and method for gas compressing Methods and systems are provided to adaptively control a hydraulic fluid supply to supply a driving fluid for applying a driving force on a piston in a gas compressor, the driving force being cyclically reversed between a first direction and a second direction to cause the piston to reciprocate in strokes. During a first stroke of the piston, a speed of the piston, a temperature of the driving fluid, and a load pressure applied to the piston is monitored. Reversal of the driving force after the first stroke is controlled based on the speed, load pressure, and temperature.
US11339775B2	Alternating tangential flow rapid harvesting Methods and systems of harvesting a cell product from a cell culture by culturing cells in a fluid medium until the cells have produced a cell product at a harvest concentration are disclosed. The cells are cultured in a cell culture system including a bioreactor connected to an ATF device. The methods include draining fluid medium from the bioreactor through the outlet and the ATF device until the bioreactor volume reaches a predetermined volume, and the ATF column yields at an ATF outlet a liquid containing cell product and passes fluid medium with a concentration of cell product that is lower than the harvest concentration back into the bioreactor, extracting the liquid containing cell product from the ATF outlet, refilling the bioreactor with sterile phosphate buffered saline or fluid medium without any cell product, and repeating steps until a desired amount of cell product has been removed.
US11339764B2	Wind turbine nacelle cover A nacelle bottom cover part (32) for the underside of a wind turbine nacelle is formed with a number of shallow receptacle regions for containing liquid leaked or spilled from turbine components. Overflow channels (88,90,92) may be provided between the receptacle regions so that leaked liquid can flow between receptacle regions.
US11339763B2	Method for windmill farm monitoring A method for monitoring turbines of a windmill farm includes: providing a global nominal dataset containing frame data of the turbines of the windmill farm and continuous reference monitoring data of the turbines for a first period in a fault free state, the reference monitoring data including at least two same monitoring variables for each turbine; building a nominal global model based on the global nominal dataset which describes the relationship in between the windmill turbines and clustering the turbines according thereto; assigning the data of the global nominal dataset to respective nominal local datasets according to the clustering; and building a nominal local model for the turbines of each cluster based on the respective assigned nominal local datasets, the nominal local model being built such that a nonconformity index is providable which indicates a degree of nonconformity between data projected on the local model and the model itself.
US11339762B2	Method and apparatus for controlling wind turbine power A method and an apparatus for controlling wind turbine power. The method includes: determining a compensation value for target active power based on a power difference between a net grid-connected power and the target active power; determining a setpoint value of active power based on the target active power and the compensation value; and performing a current-varying control and a pitch control based on the setpoint value of active power.
US11339752B2	Air cleaner for vehicle The present invention discloses an air cleaner for a vehicle. An air cleaner for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing having an intake port for suctioning air and an outtake port for supplying the air suctioned through the intake port to an engine system of the vehicle; and an element installed in the housing to filter the air suctioned through the intake port, and the air cleaner further includes an evaporation gas collecting unit installed at an upper part of the inside of the housing to collect evaporation gas.
US11339751B2	Induction system including a hydrocarbon trap Methods and systems are provided for a hydrocarbon (HC) trap system in an engine air induction system. In one example, a system may include a pillow-case type HC trap housed in a rectangular opening formed in a wall of an air conduit at the outlet of an air cleaner box. A frame may be integrally formed around the opening to support the HC trap protruding outward from the wall.
US11339745B1	Dual flowpath exhaust for fuel cooling in a hypersonic propulsion system A dual flow path exhaust assembly for use with a combined turbofan and ramjet engine includes a turbofan engine exhaust duct, a ramjet engine exhaust duct, a combined outlet, and door configured to move between an open position and a closed position to selectively isolate the turbofan engine exhaust duct from the combined outlet.
US11339735B2	Control of piston trajectory in a linear generator Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards free-piston combustion engines. As described herein, a method and system are provided for displacing a free-piston assembly to achieve a desired engine performance by repeatedly determining position-force trajectories over the course of a propagation path and effecting the displacement of the free-piston assembly based, at least in part, on the position-force trajectory. In a dual-piston assembly free-piston engine, synchronization of the two piston assemblies is provided.
US11339734B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first motor, a planetary, the first motor, and a drive shaft, such that the first motor, the engine, and the drive shaft are arranged in this order in a collinear diagram, a second motor configured to be connected to the drive shaft, a power storage device configured to exchange an electric power with the first motor and the second motor. A braking force is applied to a vehicle by motoring the engine, in which fuel injection is stopped, by the first motor and/or regenerative driving of the second motor, when an accelerator is not operated. Motoring of the engine, in which fuel injection is stopped, by the first motor is limited, in a case where a deposition amount of particulate matter deposited on the filter is equal to or higher than a predetermined amount, when an accelerator is not operated.
US11339729B2	Detecting a state of an air diverter valve of an air induction system for a vehicle Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for determining a state of an air diverter valve of an air induction system of a vehicle. The determined state of the air diverter valve may be based on an intercooler-based estimated ambient air temperature and a comparison between an ambient air temperature sensor value and a pre-compressor sensor value.
US11339726B2	Method of assembly for gas turbine fan drive gear system A method of assembling an epicyclic gear train includes the steps of providing a carrier having a central axis that includes spaced apart side walls and circumferentially spaced connecting structure defining spaced apart apertures provided at an outer circumference of the carrier, gear pockets provided between the side walls and extending to the apertures, and a central opening in at least one of the side walls, inserting a plurality of intermediate gears through the central opening and moving the intermediate gears radially outwardly into the gear pockets to extend into the apertures, inserting a sun gear through the central opening after the step of inserting the plurality of intermediate gears through the central opening, moving the plurality of intermediate gears radially inwardly to engage the sun gear, and placing a ring gear on an outer periphery of the intermediate gears to engage the intermediate gears after the step of moving the plurality of intermediate gears radially inwardly.
US11339714B2	Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine comprises, in fluid flow series, a gas-generator compressor, a combustor, a gas-generator turbine, and a free power turbine. The gas-generator compressor is an axi-centrifugal compressor comprising a plurality of axial compression stages followed by a single centrifugal compression stage, wherein the International Standard Atmosphere, sea-level static (hereinafter ISA SLS) design point pressure ratio of the axi-centrifugal compressor is from 12 to 16, and a ratio of the ISA SLS pressure rise across the axial compression stages to the ISA SLS pressure rise across the centrifugal compression stage is from 0.75 to 1.
US11339713B2	Large-scale bypass fan configuration for turbine engine core and bypass flows A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes an engine core including a turbine, a compressor, a core shaft, and a core exhaust nozzle, the core exhaust nozzle having a core exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the core nozzle exit; a fan including a plurality of fan blades; and a nacelle surrounding the fan and the engine core and defining a bypass duct, the bypass duct including a bypass exhaust nozzle, the bypass exhaust nozzle having a bypass exhaust nozzle pressure ratio calculated using total pressure at the bypass nozzle exit; wherein a bypass to core ratio of: bypass ⁢ ⁢ exhaust ⁢ ⁢ nozzle ⁢ ⁢ pressure ⁢ ⁢ ratio core ⁢ ⁢ exhaust ⁢ ⁢ nozzle ⁢ ⁢ pressure ⁢ ⁢ ratio is configured to be in the range from 1.1 to 2.0 under aircraft cruise conditions.
US11339710B2	Turbocharger This invention relates to a turbocharger (210). More specifically, the invention relates to an axial-entry type turbocharger, where the exhaust gases are directed to meet the turbine wheel at least front-on, having a variable volume for controlling pressure, allowing for a substantially uniform pressure and uniform velocity to act simultaneously on and around the turbine wheel, while enabling the volume of the turbocharger to be adjusted under predetermined set pressure conditions. The turbocharge includes: a turbine housing defining a substantially axial primary flow duct, a primary turbine wheel (216) mounted along such primary flow duct (214), and a diverter (218) for diverting flow passing thereover into a primary annular flow path directed to impinge the primary turbine wheel (216). The turbine housing of the turbocharger defines a secondary flow duct (222) for directing some flow to: (i) impinge the primary turbine wheel (216); and/or (ii) bypass the primary turbine wheel (216). A secondary flow duct gate (223) controls flow through the secondary flow duct (222) and is movable between a closed position, wherein under low pressure conditions flow is restricted from flowing through the secondary flow duct (222), and an open position, wherein flow though the secondary flow duct (222) is enabled such that operative flow passes through both the primary and the secondary flow ducts (216, 222) under high pressure conditions. The turbocharger further includes at least one compressor coupled to the primary turbine wheel (216) via a primary transmission thereby to transmit drive from the primary turbine wheel (216) to the compressor.
US11339707B2	Fan assembly for a motor vehicle A fan assembly including a first cooling fan arranged with respect to an air flow direction downstream of a heat exchanger and a second cooling fan. The first cooling fan is a radial fan that draws cooling air axially and expels the cooling air radially and the second cooling fan is an axial fan that draws cooling air axially and expels the cooling air axially. The axial fan is arranged downstream of the heat exchanger and laterally adjacent to the radial fan in a plane parallel to the rear side of the heat exchanger in a plane parallel to the front side of the heat exchanger.
US11339704B2	Exhaust subsystem with fiber pipe and method of forming fiber pipe A substantially metal-free exhaust subsystem includes an exterior housing formed of polymer; and a pipe formed of a layered fibers formed at least partially of glass, and bound by an inorganic binder. The fibers may be glass or ceramic, and may define micro-pores on the interior of the pipe that aid in absorbing acoustic energy, and thereby attenuating exhaust noise.
US11339698B2	Multiple heater exhaust aftertreatment system architecture and methods of control thereof A system includes a first heater positioned in or proximate to an exhaust aftertreatment system in exhaust gas-receiving communication with an engine, a second heater positioned downstream of the first heater, and a controller coupled to the first and second heaters. The controller is structured to determine, based on information indicative of a temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system, that the temperature is below a temperature threshold; receive information regarding a characteristic of a battery coupled to the first heater and the second heater; control the temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system without using the first or second heaters in response to determining that the characteristic of the battery is below a first threshold; and control a temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system using the first heater in response to determining that the characteristic of the battery is above the first threshold but below a second threshold.
US11339697B2	Lambda compensation with exhaust-gas burner A method for operating an exhaust-gas burner (B) of a vehicle (100) which has at least an internal combustion engine (V) and a catalytic converter (C1, C2), wherein exhaust gases (22, 24) of the exhaust-gas burner (B) are merged, upstream of the catalytic converter (C1, C2), with exhaust gases (12) of the internal combustion engine (V), forming an exhaust-gas mixture, wherein a lambda value of the exhaust gases (22, 24) of the exhaust-gas burner (B) is set in a manner dependent on a lambda value of the exhaust gases (12) of the internal combustion engine (V).
US11339692B2	Engine oil filtration and temperature regulation assembly An engine oil filtration and temperature regulation assembly (1) mountable on a vehicle engine fluidically connectable to an engine oil circulation system (1). The assembly includes an oil filtration group (2), a heat exchanger group (3) and a support and fluidic connection group (5) to engage to the engine and to support the filtration group (2) and the heat exchanger group (3). The group (5) includes a base plate (50) fluidically connected to receive and return oil from and to the engine. The group (5) includes a support and fluidic connection device (500), between the base plate (50) and the filtration group (2) and/or heat exchanger group (3) having a multi-layer assembly (510) having plate-shaped elements (5101, 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106) overlappable to constitute respective ducts to create a fluidic connection between the engine and oil filtration group (2) and/or heat exchanger group (3).
US11339687B2	Power plant The invention relates to a power plant (1) for generating electric energy (100) and process steam (200), comprising: —a gas turbine (2) for driving a first generator (3) in order to generate electric energy (100) by combusting a fuel into flue gas (300), —a steam turbine (4) for driving a second generator (5) in order to generate electric energy (100), comprising a first stage (4a) for converting fresh steam (400) into residual steam (201), which constitutes at least part of the process steam (200), and —a waste heat steam generator (6) for generating the fresh steam (400) from fresh water (500) using the exhaust heat of the flue gas (300), wherein —the residual steam (201) has a residual steam pressure which is lower than the pressure of the fresh steam (400), —the waste heat steam generator (6) comprises a pre-heater (7) for pre-heating the fresh water (500) in order to form feed water (600) and an evaporator (8) for evaporating the feed water (600) in order to form the fresh steam (400), and —the feed water (600) has a feed water pressure which is higher than the residual steam pressure. The invention is characterized by a throttle valve (9, 14) for expanding part of the feed water (600) either at the residual steam pressure in order to generate an additional steam (202) or at a drive steam pressure which is lower than the residual steam pressure in order to generate a drive steam (700) for operating a second stage (4b) of the steam turbine (4).
US11339686B2	Moisture separator and steam turbine plant The present invention comprises: a cylindrical pipe (314) that has a cylindrical shape about an axis (O) extending in the horizontal direction and has a space internally extending in the direction of the axis (O); steam inlets (31, 32) which are provided at the bottom of the cylindrical pipe (314) and through which steam is introduced; a steam outlet (33) that is opened from an end of the cylindrical pipe (314) in the axis (O) direction toward the axis (O) direction for exhausting steam from the cylindrical pipe (314); and a moisture separation element (315) that is provided in the cylindrical pipe (314) between the steam inlets (31, 32) and the steam outlet (33) and has a plurality of vanes for separating moisture from steam by passing the steam through the vanes.
US11339673B2	Rotor assembly with internal vanes A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of vanes. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The first rotor disk is configured from or otherwise includes disk material. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is axially between and mounted to the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The vanes are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis and axially between the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk. The vanes include a first vane, which first vane is configured from or otherwise includes vane material that is different than the disk material.
US11339667B2	Cooling arrangement including overlapping diffusers A gas turbine engine component according to an example of the present disclosure includes a wall extending in a thickness direction between first and second wall surfaces. The first wall surface bounds an internal cavity. The wall includes a plurality of cooling passages. Each of the cooling passages extend in a first direction between an inlet port and an outlet port coupled to a respective diffuser, and the inlet port coupled to the internal cavity along the first wall surface. Sidewalls of adjacent diffusers are conjoined to establish a common diffuser region interconnecting the diffusers and a common outlet along the second wall surface. A method of cooling a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.
US11339662B2	Rotor comprising a rotor component arranged between two rotor disks A rotor of a gas turbine, having two adjacent rotor disks having a plurality of blade-holding grooves for receiving rotor blades, distributed around the periphery thereof, and having an axially extending peripheral ring projection radially beneath the blade-holding grooves. A peripheral rotor component is fixed to the ring projections, between the rotor disks. In order to protect the periphery, the rotor disk or the rotor component includes at least two recesses arranged on the periphery in a distributed manner, in each of which engaging shoulders of the rotor component or the rotor disk engage.
US11339659B2	Roof mesh installation apparatus A roof mesh installation apparatus for a mining machine includes a mesh roll carried at a dispenser at a forward position of the machine capable of unrolling mesh to be laid and bolted at a tunnel roof. A tensioning device positioned at the dispenser is capable of actuation so as to apply a pre-tension to a forward and unbolted section of mesh with the tension being applied against an already laid and rearward bolted mesh section. Accordingly, an automated roof mesh installation apparatus and method is provided.
US11339656B1	Rear of base block An improved base block is disclosed for use mainly in road milling equipment, but also capable of use in trenching equipment and mining equipment. The base mounting portion is shortened in length from such prior art base blocks and has a reduced length device receiving portion extending therefrom that includes a bore therethrough. Rearwardly of the device receiving portion, the base mounting portion includes a reduced diameter semi-bore or curved wall capable of engaging a portion of the shank side wall of a standard length bit/holder shank. Additionally, an angled slot adjacent the rear of the device receiving bore increases access to the rear to aid removal of a bit/holder therefrom.
US11339646B2	Iterative borehole shape estimation of cast tool A method for identifying a shape of a borehole may comprise disposing a downhole tool into the borehole, wherein the downhole tool comprises at least one transducer, transmitting a pressure pulse from the at least one transducer, wherein the pressure pulse is reflected as an echo, recording the echo with the at least one transducer, producing data points based at least in part on the echo, each data point including a radial distance value and an azimuthal value corresponding to the radial distance value, performing a pre-selection, fitting a geometric shape to a plurality of data points within the borehole, and sorting out at least one of the plurality of data points based at least in part on the shape. A system for identifying shape of a borehole may comprise at least one transducer and an information handling system.
US11339645B2	Sonde with integral pressure sensor and method Generally, a sonde, associated components and methods are described which can be used in conjunction with an inground tool having an inground tool housing that defines an inground tool cavity such that the inground tool cavity is exposed to an ambient pressure environment which surrounds the inground tool during an inground operation. A sonde housing assembly includes an exterior configuration that is receivable within the inground tool cavity. The sonde housing assembly at least partially defines a sonde interior and is further configured for receiving the pressure sensor body of a pressure sensor in a pressure sealed engagement. A sonde electronics package is supported within the sonde interior and is at least configured to receive the pressure signal and transfer a corresponding pressure signal from the sonde.
US11339638B1	Systems and methods for exchanging fracturing components of a hydraulic fracturing unit Systems and methods for exchanging fracturing components of a hydraulic fracturing unit and may include an exchangeable fracturing component section to facilitate quickly exchanging a fracturing component of a hydraulic fracturing unit. The fracturing component section may include a section frame including a base, and a fracturing component connected to the base. The fracturing component section also may include a component electrical assembly and a component fluid assembly connected to the section frame. The fracturing component section further may include a coupling plate connected to the section frame. The fracturing component section also may include one or more of a plurality of quick-connect electrical couplers or a plurality of quick-connect fluid couplers connected to a coupling plate. The quick-connect electrical and fluid couplers may be positioned to receive respective electrical and fluid connections of the component electrical and fluid assemblies and connect to other portions of the hydraulic fracturing unit.
US11339630B2	Method for recovery of hydrocarbons in a geological reservoir by low-salinity water flooding The invention relates to a method for recovery of hydrocarbons in a geological reservoir by injection of a low-salinity aqueous solution. A representative model of the evolution of the flow parameters as a function of the aqueous solution salinity is calibrated by use of laboratory measurements performed on a rock sample from the reservoir for at least two salinity values. Then, by use of a flow simulator including the calibrated model, the injection of aqueous solutions into the sample is simulated, with and without capillary effects, for at least the two salinity values with a microscopic residual oil saturation being determined for each salinity value. Then, from the flow simulator including the calibrated model and the microscopic residual oil saturation values, a reservoir development scheme is determined with hydrocarbons of the reservoir being exploited according to the development scheme.
US11339621B2	Systems and methods for bonding a downhole tool to a surface within the borehole An assembly for use in a downhole tool. The assembly may include a body that includes a chamber with a solder suspension contained therein, the solder suspension comprising solder particles, each solder particle comprising an outer shell and a liquid metal core that is exposed and solidifies upon rupture of the outer shell. The assembly may also include a port that allows fluid flow between the chamber and an area outside of the chamber. The assembly may further include a plunger actuatable to apply a force to create a pressure to the solder suspension within the chamber to eject the solder suspension from the port at a velocity to rupture the outer shells of the particles upon contact with a surface.
US11339618B2	Velocity measurement of drilled cuttings on a shaker A method includes depositing, onto a shaker screen, downhole materials and fluids coming to a surface of the borehole as a result of a downhole operation. The downhole materials are separated from the fluids using the shaker screen. Using a radar, an electromagnetic wave is emitted toward a discharge end of the shaker screen or a transit downstream to the shaker. A reflection of the electromagnetic wave reflected off a portion of the downhole materials is detected. A velocity of the downhole materials advancing along the shaker screen toward the discharge end of the shaker screen or on a transit downstream to the shaker is determined. An approximate area occupied by the downhole materials on the shaker screen is determined. A volume of the downhole materials based on the velocity of the downhole materials and the approximate area occupied by the downhole materials on the shaker screen is determined.
US11339613B2	Composite cables Composite cables suitable for use in conjunction with wellbore tools. One cable may include a polymer composite that includes dopants dispersed in a polymer matrix and continuous fibers extending along an axial length of the cable through the polymer matrix, wherein the cable is characterized by at least one of the following: (1) at least a portion of the cable having a density greater than about 2 g/cm3, wherein at least some of the dopants have a density of about 6 g/cm3 or greater, (2) at least a portion of the cable having a density less than about 2 g/cm3, wherein at least some of the dopants have a density of about 0.9 g/cm3 or less, (3) at least some of the dopants are ferromagnetic, or (4) at least some of the dopants are hydrogen getters.
US11339610B2	Auxiliary chain assembly for rolling doors and the like A chain assembly includes a wheel secured on a shaft. A chain manually rotates the wheel and the shaft. A one way bearing has an inner race secured to the shaft and has an outer race that can freely rotate in only one direction in relation to the inner race. A brake drum is coupled to the outer race. Brake shoes are in operative contact with the brake drum to apply friction to the brake drum when there is relative motion between them. A brake adjuster adjusts the braking force applied by the brake shoes on said brake drum. The one way bearing is arranged to maintain the brake drum stationary in one direction of rotation of the shaft and rotate the brake drum in the opposite direction of rotation resulting in a degree of braking of the shaft as determined by the brake adjuster.
US11339604B2	Control arrangement for an entrance system having one or more movable door members A control arrangement (20) for an entrance system (10) has one or more movable door members (D1 . . . Dm) and an automatic door operator (30) for causing movements of the one or more movable door members (D1 . . . Dm) between closed and open positions. The control arrangement (20) comprises a controller (32) and a plurality of sensors (S1 . . . Sn). Each sensor is connected to the controller (32) and is configured to monitor a respective zone (Z1 . . . Zn) at the entrance system (10) for presence or activity of a person or object. Each sensor (S1 . . . Sn) has an active mode and an inactive mode, wherein the sensor consumes no electric power in the inactive mode or substantially less electric power in the inactive mode than in the active mode. The controller (32) is configured to determine a current operational state of the entrance system (10) among a plurality of possible operational states, and selectively cause at least one of the sensors (S1 . . . Sn) to be in its active mode or in its inactive mode depending on the determined current operational state of the entrance system (10).
US11339598B2	Window vent assist mechanism for vent window assembly A window vent assist mechanism for use with a vent window operable in a closed position and in a vented position can include a first support configured to connect to a header of a window frame and a second support configured to connect to an upper rail of a window vent disposed in the window frame. The window vent assist mechanism also includes a biasing member disposed between the header of the window frame and the upper rail of the window vent and nearer to an inner side of the vent window and a center of gravity of the window vent. The biasing member is configured to exert a force to urge the window vent to move relative to the window frame to reduce an operating force required to move the window vent to the vented position.
US11339596B2	Dual trolley for hinged panels and segmented tracks A folding panel system that allows foldable panels, such as folding glass doors, to fold and move around segmented tracks. The system includes a trolley assembly. The trolley assembly can include a pair of dual roller assemblies spaced rigidly apart by a rigid guide member and supported by an overhead guide track. The rigid guide member is positioned outside of the guide track and moves lengthwise along the overhead guide track except between overhead linear track segments. A hinge extension is secured to and extends rigidly away from the rigid guide member vertically away from the guide track. This configuration holds the hinge extension at a constant angle with respect to the guide track. The hinge extension pivotably joins hinge leaves from adjacent panels hingedly joining the two panels.
US11339593B2	Butt hinge Several problems may be encountered when hanging a door with a butt hinge. Small margins of error in the alignment of the butt hinge may lead to the door being incorrectly hung. The present invention provides a butt hinge 100 comprising receiving apertures 140 configured to selectively receive first inserts 160 or second inserts 170. The first inserts 160 comprise concentric apertures 165 and the second inserts 170 comprise eccentric apertures 175. Selection and arrangement of the inserts 160, 170 in each of the receiving apertures 140 permits adjustable positioning of attachment means therein, thereby enabling adjustable attachment of the butt hinge 100 to a surface. This makes the process of hanging the door quicker, more straightforward and less susceptible to user error.
US11339588B2	Lock indicator, cartridge, and a mechanical lock assembly A lock indicator and a mechanical lock assembly, comprising: a switch; a transmitter coupled to a power source; and a bolt member moveable between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the switch is configured to engage the bolt member and is actuatable by the bolt member to determine the position of the bolt member, and the transmitter is configured to transmit a signal indicative of the position of the bolt member to a remote device.
US11339586B2	Lock device Lock device (1) which incorporates a closure assembly (2) that can move between an open position and a closed position, a locking device to lock said closure assembly (2) in the closed position, a first actuator (3, 31) and a second actuator (4, 41), both the first actuator (3, 31) and the second actuator (4, 41) having a locked position, in which a locking or retention action is applied, and an unlocked position, both the first and the second actuators having respective control devices which allow orders to be given to change the position of each respective actuator, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator are arranged in such a way that unlocking the locking device requires that both control devices place their respective actuator in the unlocked position.
US11339584B2	Outer handle device for vehicle door In an outer handle device for a vehicle door, a handle lever is operatively linked to an outer handle, the handle lever being driven by an electric actuator so that the outer handle is pivoted from a housed position to a pop-up position. A restriction device operates so as to follow movement of the handle lever toward a side that goes away from an initial position when the handle lever is driven by the electric actuator so that the outer handle is pivoted from the housed position toward the pop-up position side, the restriction device restricting return of the handle lever to the initial position side from a maximum operated position of the handle lever toward the side that goes away from the initial position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the outer handle from rattling, thereby enabling marketability to be enhanced.
US11339574B2	Handrail A handrail, comprising a handrail body and a mounting plate, wherein at least one end of the handrail body is provided with a fixture block, and the fixture block and the end face of the said handrail body jointly form a notch; the mounting plate is preferred to be fixed on a wall, the mounting plate has an outer side face facing the handrail body and an inner side face facing the wall, a boss is arranged on the mounting plate protruding from the inner side face toward the outer side face, and a slot penetrating through the inner side face and the outer side face is arranged on the boss, the fixture block is inserted into the slot and bent to form a first bending part, and the first bending part is firmly pressed against the inner side face of the boss.
US11339571B2	Ceiling system Described herein is a ceiling system that includes a spring clip for mounting ceiling panels equipped with torsion springs to a ceiling support grid, the clip comprising: a body including a mounting portion defining a downwardly open receptacle configured for attachment to a ceiling grid support member; a pair of lateral flanges extending outwards from the mounting portion, at least one of the flanges including a slot configured to engage a torsion spring; a pair locking tabs disposed on the spring clip, the locking tabs configured to engage opposing sides of the grid support member.
US11339564B1	Purlin clip assembly and system A weight-bearing system for hanging items from the roof structure of a metal building is disclosed. The system includes a purlin with at least one flange, a span aperture in the vertical span of the purlin, a clip that attaches to the purlin using the span aperture, and a fastener on the clip for transferring weight applied to the fastener to the clip and to the vertical span of said purlin.
US11339556B2	Device and method for obtaining water from air on island A device for obtaining water from air on an island includes: a concentrated solution air water obtaining system, a solar collector, a dilute solution dehydration system, a heat pump system, a solution heating system, and a water purification system. Humid air is introduced into the concentrated solution air water obtaining system, which performs a heat and mass transfer into a dilute solution and relatively low-temperature dry air. This air is used as interior fresh air. The diluted solution is heated by the solar collector, delivered to the dilute solution dehydration system, and sent to the solution heating system for heating and evaporating into water vapor. The water purification system cools, purifies, filters and stores the water vapor. At the same time, the heat pump system introduces heated humid air into the dilute solution dehydration system to recover heat contained in the heated humid air, and to extract water.
US11339551B2	Additive manufacturing of support structures In a general aspect, a method is presented for manufacturing support structures for offshore wind turbines. In some implementations, the method includes constructing a plurality of modular sections that assemble to define the support structure. One or more of the plurality of modular sections are configured to anchor to an underwater floor. At least one of the plurality of modular sections is constructed by operations that include forming a wall along a perimeter to bound a volume, filling the volume with a castable material, and hardening the castable material. In some instances, forming the wall includes depositing layers of printable material successively on top of each other. The method also includes joining the plurality of modular sections to assemble the support structure.
US11339549B2	Inclined cut GBS leg The present invention relates to a gravity based structure 5 with a topside 2 on at least one hollow concrete platform leg 1 with a platform leg wall and a circular cross section. The at least one platform leg, includes an upper leg portion (4) cut off from a lower leg portion 3. The lower leg portion 3 has an upper sloped cut surface 10 inclined at an angle in the range of 1°-10° off a horizontal axis. The upper leg portion 4 has an upper leg sloped cut surface inclined at the same angle as the lower leg sloped cut surface 10 of the lower leg portion 3 whereby the angles are complementary, the sloped cut surfaces forming an inner and an outer obtuse cone with a common vertical longitudinal axis. Furthermore, the invention relates to method of forming a conical cut through a concrete platform leg of a GBS.
US11339544B2	Hybrid pipe for stay cable and its manufacturing method The present invention relates to a hybrid pipe (1) for stay cable, comprising a tubular shaped wall (15), the wall having an internal face (18) and an external face (19). The hybrid pipe (1) further comprises at least one reinforcing element (12, 22), the reinforcing element (12, 22) being provided at the wall (15) to form the hybrid pipe (1) such that the hybrid pipe (1) has a higher mechanical properties/resistance such as higher buckling resistance, higher tensile strength and/or a lower thermal dilatation than the wall (15) itself. The present invention also relates to a cable-stayed system comprising such a hybrid pipe (1) and a method of manufacturing such a hybrid pipe (1).
US11339540B1	Method and system for evaluating and repairing a surface and/or subsurface A method and a system for evaluating a surface and/or subsurface for a plurality of conditions may comprise a surface contaminant removal device, an illuminating device, a detector unit, and a vehicle capable of travelling at a velocity of at least 1 mph. The method and system may include repair of at least one condition of the plurality of conditions. The repair system may include one or more vessels in fluid communication with a nozzle array.
US11339539B2	Polymer product for improving retention of hydrophobic internal sizing agents in manufacture of paper or board A method for manufacturing paper or board is disclosed and further disclosed is an internal sizing system for providing improved retention of hydrophobic internal sizing agents. The internal sizing system includes a hydrophobic internal sizing agent as a first component selected from a group consisting of alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), rosin sizes and any combination thereof, and a water-soluble polymer product including amphoteric polyacrylamide as a second component, which amphoteric polyacrylamide has neutral or cationic net charge at pH 7, a weight-average molecular weight of 700,000-18,000,000 g/mol and a total ionicity of 4-28 mol-%, where the first component and the second component are provided as separate components or as a combination of the first component and the second component.
US11339536B2	Fibrous web manufacturing roll with cover having functional layer with nanocellulose material The invention relates to a roll for use in a manufacture of a fibrous web, which comprises cellulosic fibers. The roll comprises a roll body with a cylindrical surface, and a roll cover, which is arranged to cover the cylindrical surface of the roll body. The cover has a functional layer, which has a polymer matrix and reinforcing material in the form of functional particles and/or functional fibers embedded in the polymer matrix. The functional particles and/or functional fibers has nanocellulose material. The invention relates also to the use of the roll.
US11339529B2	Complexes of cellulose fibers and inorganic particles The present invention aims to provide cellulose fibers covered by inorganic particles on the fiber surface. According to the present invention, complexes of a cellulose fiber and inorganic particles wherein 15% or more of the surface of the cellulose fiber is covered by the inorganic particles can be obtained.
US11339528B2	Mat washer A mat washer is disclosed which includes a mainframe, a rail surface affixed to the mainframe at an angle of 25 degrees to 90 degrees, a conveying system adapted to transport one or more mats along the rail surface, an enclosed washing chamber having one or more spray bars adapted to direct jets of water at each mat, a discharge wheel adapted for stacking each mat onto a discharge rack, a water recycling system having a waste conveyor adapted to separate large debris from water, the water recycling system have one or more filtration devices adapted to separate small debris from water, and a high pressure pump to supply water under pressure to the one or more spray bars.
US11339526B2	Method for feeding pieces of laundry to a laundry subsequent handling apparatus and device A method and device for supporting the isolating of pieces of laundry from a pile of laundry by means of an imaging apparatus. A further imaging apparatus serves for raising a front edge region of the piece of laundry onto the feed conveyor in an aligned manner. Furthermore, the gripping of corners or also edges, in particular the alignment thereof, can be detected by means of an imaging apparatus. The gripping and aligning of the pieces of laundry can be controlled or regulated by way of the positions and edge contours of the same which are determined by the imaging apparatuses. As a result, reliable, fully automated isolating of pieces of laundry and/or fully automated, targeted feeding of pieces of laundry to a folding machine or another such laundry subsequent handling apparatus is ensured.
US11339524B2	Top loading washing machine including water level sensor control A washing machine and method for operating the washing machine based upon sensed air pressure arising from filling a wash basin of the washing machine with water during a wash cycle.
US11339521B2	Washing agent pump and laundry treating apparatus having the same Provided is a washing agent pump and a laundry treating apparatus having the same. The laundry treating apparatus may include a cabinet, a tub provided within the cabinet, a rotary tub provided within the tub in a rotatable manner, and a washing agent supply unit. The washing agent supply unit may include a storage container to store a liquid washing agent including a liquid detergent or a liquid softener, the storage container being slidably provided in the cabinet, a washing agent supply passage having one side connected to the storage container and another side connected to the tub, and a washing agent delivery device provided in the washing agent supply passage to deliver the liquid washing agent to the tub.
US11339519B2	Washing machine and steam washing method thereof A washing machine and a steam washing method. In order to enable the washing machine to meet a user's demand for refined washing and to achieve the object of reducing washing machine costs and energy consumption, the steam washing method includes: receiving an initial washing program of the washing machine; determining whether a steam washing instruction is received; and if not, performing a corresponding initial washing operation according to the initial washing program, and if so, configuring at least one steam washing program based on the initial washing program, where the washing machine can perform the corresponding steam washing operation according to the steam washing program. The method heats a minimum amount of water each time to generate steam, and determines whether a second heating is performed to generate steam based on the washing effect, so massive heating is avoided if much steam is unnecessary, thus maximizing energy savings.
US11339517B2	Laundry treating apparatus including control device and control method thereof A laundry treating apparatus includes a control device that performs a control method to control operation of the laundry treating apparatus. The control device performs test driving of a motor part for driving a washing part, determines control pattern on the basis of a result of the test driving, and controls the motor part in accordance with the control pattern.
US11339512B2	Elastically deformable string A elastically deformable string includes an outer layer and a core material placed inside the outer layer, wherein the outer layer has knob parts that are constituted by loosely woven outer layer yarns and elastically deformable, and link parts that are constituted by densely woven outer layer yarns and have a smaller diameter than the knob parts, wherein the loosely woven outer layer yarns are woven more loosely than are the densely woven outer layer using same yarns, and the core material is constituted by a stretchable string and placed inside the knob parts in a slackened and/or meandering state. The elastically deformable string is suitable for shoes, for example, as a shoelace which does not require knots.
US11339511B2	Stabilization and lamination of textiles using layers of variable melt index and chemical composition Stabilizing a fabric layer and simultaneously laminating a fabric to a bulky and cushioning backing layer using multiple internal adhesive layers placed within the fabric layer forms a composite textile. The melt index, weight and chemical compatibility of the adhesive layers versus the adjacent fabric sub-strata and the backing layer are adjusted to achieve the desired penetration of molten adhesive, mechanical bonding and chemical bonding. An optional external adhesive layer with a low melt index can be added between the fabric layer and the backing layer to facilitate attachment to a highly porous backing.
US11339507B2	Yarn manufactured from recycled clothing fibers and process for making same Yarn manufactured from recycled mixed clothing fibers and a process of making yarn manufactured from recycled mixed clothing fibers. Upcycled yarn has approximately 70%-95% of fiber from separated used clothes fibers, whereby separated used clothes fibers have cotton, polyester, nylon, silk, rayon, spandex, synthetic fibers, wool, hemp, carbon fibers, and/or linen. The upcycled yarn also has approximately 5%-30% other fibers that can be recycled fibers and/or virgin fibers, whereby the recycled fiber is recycled polyester from recycled plastic bottles and other sources, recycled cotton, recycled nylon from fishing nets and other sources, and the virgin fiber is nylon, spandex, virgin polyester, hemp, carbon fiber, and/or organic cotton.
US11339501B2	Method for preparing large-area transition metal dichalcogenide single-crystal films by performing vapor deposition on a single-crystal c-plane sapphire substrate with <10-10> surface steps The present invention discloses a method for preparing large-area transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) single-crystal films and the products obtained therefrom. The method comprises the steps of: (1) providing a single-crystal C-plane sapphire with surface steps along <1010> directions; and (2) taking the sapphire in step (1) as the substrate, generating unidirectionally arranged TMDC domains on the sapphire surface based on a vapor deposition method and keeping the domains continuously grow and merge into a large-area single-crystal film. The lateral size of the TMDC single-crystal films prepared by the method can reach inch level or above, and is limited only by the size of the substrate.
US11339499B2	Method for epitaxial growth of single crystalline heterogeneous 2D materials and stacked structure Disclosed herein is a method for 2D epitaxial growth comprising: forming a single crystalline h-BN template; forming a plurality of nuclei by depositing a heterogeneous precursor on the h-BN template; and forming a heterogeneous structure layer by growing the plurality of deposited nuclei with a van der Waals epitaxial growth, wherein the heterogeneous structure layer is a single crystal.
US11339495B2	Coated discrete metallic particles and multilayer structures comprising reflective core layers A discrete metallic particle having a metallic material, and a coating covering at least a portion of the metallic component. The discrete metallic particle has a thickness from 50 nm to 1000 nm, and the discrete metallic particle has a skin depth δ of greater than or equal to 1.0 μm in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz. The skin depth δ is calculated by: δ = 2 ⁢ ⁢ ρ ( 2 ⁢ ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ f ) ⁢ ( μ 0 ⁢ μ r ) ≈ 503 ⁢ ⁢ ρ μ r ⁢ f Where δ is skin depth in meters (m); ρ is resistivity in ohm meter (Ω·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); μ0 is permeability; and μr is relative permeability of the metallic material.
US11339493B2	Systems and methods of controlling electroplating Disclosed herein is a system, comprising: a detector configured to determine a number of photons of one or more characteristic X-rays emitted by a chemical element in the electrolyte and received by the detector, within a period of time; a processor configured to determine a concentration of the chemical element in the electrolyte based on the number; a controller configured to replenish the chemical element into the electrolyte or configured to stop electroplating with the electrolyte, based on the concentration.
US11339492B2	Method for electrodepositing zinc and zinc alloy coatings from an alkaline coating bath with reduced depletion of organic bath additives The present invention relates to a method for the galvanic deposition of zinc and zinc alloy coatings from an alkaline coating bath with a reduced degradation of organic bath additives. An electrode that contains metallic manganese and/or manganese oxide and is insoluble in the bath is hereby used as an anode. The electrode is produced from metallic manganese or an alloy comprising at least 5% by weight of manganese, or from an electrically conductive substrate and a metallic manganese and/or manganese oxide-containing coating applied thereto, or from a composite material, wherein the coating and the composite material comprise at least 5% by weight of manganese. The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for the galvanic deposition of zinc-nickel alloy coatings from alkaline zinc-nickel baths since the formation of cyanides can be very effectively inhibited.
US11339485B1	Electrolysis electrode structure Improvements in an electrolysis electrode structure where fluid or gas enters a chamber with cathode and anode charged conductors to polarize and separate the flow into two separate paths for electrolysis of the fluid or gas. The conductors wrap around magnets to extend the range of the polarizing field beyond the range of the electrode conductors. Iron particles fan-out from the conductors and magnets to further extend the polarizing field from the magnets as well as creating increased surface area for gas or liquids to flow within and around the conductors, magnet and iron particles. Noble metal provides a thin plating that locks the position of the particles and provides an open structure to allow for the flow of gas or fluids at a high rate of flow and prevents the iron particles from being eroded by the flow.
US11339478B2	Susceptor A susceptor device for a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor including metal organic CVD (MOCVD) used in the semiconductor industry. The susceptor device particularly is used with induction heating and includes a horizontal plate adapted for holding one or more wafers and a vertical rod around which the induction heating coils are disposed. A screw system and an insulator can further be used. This design helps prevent undesired levitation and allows for the gas injectors of the reactors to be placed closer to the wafer for deposition during high-temperature deposition processes at susceptor surface temperatures of about 1500° C. or higher.
US11339474B2	Atomic layer deposition apparatus and method for processing substrates using an apparatus An atomic layer deposition apparatus, having a first series of high pressure gas injection openings and a first series of exhaust openings that are positioned such that they together create a first high pressure/suction zone within each purge gas zone, wherein each first high pressure/suction zone extends over substantially the entire width of the process tunnel and wherein the distribution of the gas injection openings that are connected to the second purge gas source and the distribution of the gas exhaust openings within the first high pressure/suction zone, as well as the pressure of the second purge gas source and the pressure at the gas exhaust openings are such that the average pressure within the first high pressure/suction zone deviates less than 30% from a reference pressure which is defined by the average pressure within process tunnel when no substrate is present.
US11339467B2	Sputtering apparatus and method for fabricating semiconductor device using the same A sputtering apparatus including a chamber, a stage inside the chamber and configured to receive a substrate thereon, a first sputter gun configured to provide a sputtering source to an inside of the chamber, a first RF source configured to provide a first power having a first frequency to the first sputter gun, and a second RF source configured to provide a second power having a second frequency to the first sputter gun, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency may be provided.
US11339453B2	Apparatus for heating steel sheet An apparatus can be used for heating a steel sheet. A positive electrode is configured to make contact with a first electrode area of the steel sheet and a negative electrode is configured to make contact with a second electrode area of the steel sheet. A cooling member includes a cooling block configured to make contact with a cooling area adjacent to a third edge parallel to a second direction. The cooling member is configured to radiate heat generated from the steel sheet. The positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the cooling member are arranged on the steel sheet such that the resistance of a path from the positive electrode to the negative electrode through an area with which the cooling member makes contact is higher than the resistance of a path from the positive electrode to the negative electrode through the cooling member.
US11339451B2	Low-cost and high-formability 1180 MPa grade cold-rolled annealed dual-phase steel plate and manufacturing method thereof A low-cost and high-formability 1180 MPa grade cold-rolled annealed dual-phase steel plate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The dual-phase steel plate has the following chemical composition by mass percentages: C: 0.1%-0.125%, Si: 0.4%-0.8%, Mn: 2.6%-2.9%, Al: 0.01%-0.05%, Nb: 0.01%-0.03%, and Ti: 0.01%-0.03%, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities. By reasonable design of alloy elements and manufacturing processes, the dual-phase steel plate of the invention achieves a strength of 1180 MPa grade at a low cost, obtains a fine and uniform martensite-ferrite dual-phase structure that ensures excellent elongation rate and cold bending performance, and has good formability. The dual-phase steel plate has a yield strength of more than 850 MPa, a tensile strength of more than 1180 MPa, an elongation rate of 8% or more, and a parameter (R/t), characterizing the 90-degree cold bending performance, of 2.5 or less.
US11339448B2	Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia Herein are described methods of treating a human subject having acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is refractory to induction therapy, wherein an MDM2 inhibitor is administered before or concurrently with chemotherapy, which may comprise induction therapy. Refractory AML may be predicted based on decreased expression of MTF2 in cells from a hematological sample obtained from the subject. Also provided are methods of predicting and treating AML responsive to MDM2/HDM2 inhibitors, based on MTF2 expression. One set of additional biomarkers useful in the predictions comprise one or more of H3K27me3, CD84, CD92, MDM2, NPM1, PRICKLE1, SET, ABCB6, POLQ, POLK, POLH, ARTIMIS, MCM6, CD327, CD90 and PARP1. Another set of additional biomarkers useful in the predictions include at least one of H3K27me3, MDM2, NPM1, SET, CD84 and PRICKLE1. Methods of selecting a patient for treatment with an MDM2 inhibitor before or concurrently with chemotherapy are also provided, along with kits and uses.
US11339421B2	Leukemia diagnostic kit targeting prohibitin gene and diagnostic method using same A leukemia diagnostic kit may be an RT-PCR kit enabling expression levels of prohibitin-1 and prohibitin-2 to be checked in a leukemia patient specimen, wherein the accuracy and the reproducibility of leukemia diagnosis of the kit are higher than those of a conventional RT-PCR kit, thereby being useful as a kit for diagnosing leukemia, examining residual lesions and evaluating therapeutic effects.
US11339420B2	Fluorescence-based reporters for mutagenesis detection in E. coli Direct detection of mutagenesis in prokaryotes by reversion of an inactivating mutation (reversion mutation assay), producing a quantitative signal for in vivo mutagenesis, may greatly reduce the amount of test chemicals and labor involved in these assays. Further, transcriptional coupling of β-lactamase reversion and GFP, translational fusion between β-lactamase and GFP with stop codon in GFP, and a novel dual reporter to monitor continuous mutagenesis may be used in methods described herein.
US11339411B2	Process to prepare elemental sulphur The invention is directed to a process to prepare elemental sulphur by (i) contacting an aqueous solution comprising bisulphide with oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria under anaerobic conditions wherein elemental sulphur is produced and a reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria is obtained and (ii) wherein the reduced sulphide-oxidising bacteria are oxidised by transfer of electrons to an anode of an electrochemical cell to obtain the oxidised sulphide-oxidising bacteria.
US11339405B2	Kit and method for producing induced embryonic neural progenitors Disclosed herein are kits comprising transcription factors for inducing a fibroblast cell into an induced embryonic neural progenitor cell. The induced embryonic neural progenitor cell is then capable of differentiating into an astrocyte, an oligodendrocyte or a neuron. Also disclosed are the uses of the kit as a platform for selecting a drug candidate to treat neurological diseases.
US11339403B2	Transgenic plants having increased tolerance to aluminum Methods and materials for modulating aluminum tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding aluminum tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased tolerance to aluminum and methods of increasing plant yield in soil containing elevated levels of aluminum.
US11339401B2	Gene for controlling erectness growth of rice leaf blades and application thereof A method for controlling the building of architecture of gramineous crops and application thereof. The gene CYC U4;1 (Os10g41430) has a specific expression in a rice pulvinus (which is believed to have a specific expression in other gramineous crops), with a CDS sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, and an encoded amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3. Also a promoter sequence of the gene, with the sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Transgenic lines obtained by cloning a promoter and full-length CDS of CYC U4;1 to pCAMBIA1301 and transferring this into rice Nipponbare are all characterized by having smaller leaf-stem angles than those of wild rice, accordingly, the expression level of the gene CYC U4;1 can be increased or decreased with genetic engineering technology to control the plant architecture development, thereby improving the plant architecture and increasing the density of germplasm.
US11339398B2	Acid-resistant yeast with suppressed ethanol production pathway and method for producing lactic acid using same The present invention relates to an acid-resistant yeast endowed with a lactic acid production ability and having a suppressed ethanol production pathway, and a method for producing lactic acid using same. According to the present invention, by effectively suppressing the production of ethanol in an acid-resistant yeast, and by expressing an LDH enzyme with strong expression and high efficiency, it is possible to produce lactic acid with high yield even at low pH without degrading growth.
US11339393B2	Compositions for modulating C9ORF72 expression Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing expression of C9ORF72 mRNA and protein in an animal with C9ORF72 specific inhibitors. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods of selectively inhibiting a C9ORF72 pathogenic associated mRNA variant by administering an antisense compound targeting the region beginning at the start site of exon 1A to the start site of exon 1B of a C9ORF72 pre-mRNA. Such methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Such C9ORF72 specific inhibitors include antisense compounds.
US11339386B2	Endolysin polypeptide The invention relates to the field of medicine, specifically to the field of treatment of conditions associated with Staphylococcus infection. The invention relates to a novel endolysin polypeptide specifically targeting a bacterial Staphylococcus cell. The invention further relates to said endolysin polypeptide for medical use, preferably for treating an individual suffering from a condition associated with Staphylococcus infection.
US11339385B2	Modified nucleic acid editing systems for tethering donor DNA The technology relates to a composition for tethering donor DNA to a nuclease, the composition comprising a nucleic acid comprising donor DNA and a consensus sequence for a DNA binding domain; and at least one of: a fusion protein comprising a nuclease coupled to a DNA binding domain for binding the consensus sequence; and a nucleic acid encoding the fusion protein.
US11339382B2	Recombinase polymerase amplification The present invention features novel, diverse, hybrid and engineered recombinase enzymes, and the utility of such proteins with associated recombination factors for carrying out DNA amplification assays. The present invention also features different recombinase ‘systems’ having distinct biochemical activities in DNA amplification assays, and differing requirements for loading factors, single-stranded DNA binding proteins (SSBs), and the quantity of crowding agent employed.
US11339380B2	Glutamate dehydrogenase mutant and application thereof The invention discloses a glutamate dehydrogenase mutant and an application thereof. The mutant is one of the following: a mutant of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 which has a mutation at lysine at position 402 to phenylalanine or aspartic acid; a mutant which has a mutation at isoleucine at position 406 to phenylalanine or threonine; a mutant which has a mutation at threonine at position 121 and leucine at position 123; a mutant which has a mutation at alanine at position 379 and leucine at position 383. In the invention, the catalytic activity of glutamate dehydrogenase derived from Pseudomonas putida to 2-carbonyl-4-(hydroxymethylphosphonoyl)butanoic acid (PPO) is significantly improved by a molecular transformation method combining directed evolution and a semi-rational design; and the issue of low glutamate dehydrogenase activity in the process of preparing L-glufosinate by reductive amination is solved.
US11339370B2	Cell line with METTL3 gene knocked out, its construction method and interference vector A pig intestinal tract epithelium cell line with METTL3 gene knocked out and a construction method therefor. A gene interference vector for METTL3 form a pig is also provided.
US11339363B2	Dendritic cell generating apparatus and method A cell culture cartridge is provided comprising a plurality of zones geometrically configured to provide for symmetrical fluid flow with each of the plurality of zones to avoid dead areas in flow within each of the plurality of zones. In certain embodiments, at least eight inlets are provided, with an inlet positioned at each corner of the cell culture cartridge. In certain embodiments, a shared outlet is positioned on a top surface of the cell culture cartridge.
US11339358B2	Pouring spout for bottled liquids Pouring spouts used to filter bottled liquids as they are poured from a bottle containing such liquids.
US11339357B2	Sustainable laundry sour compositions with iron control Linen treatment compositions and linen processes are disclosed which help to prevent iron deposition from wash water, and/or redeposition after iron containing stain (such as blood) removal by alkaline detergents. The linen treatment composition is a combination of a hydroxycarboxylic acid and an acid source, which may be organic or inorganic. The invention provides for effective iron control in a phosphorus-free formula that is also free of toxic or hazardous chemicals and includes sustainable, environmentally friendly ingredients, while still providing effective iron control.
US11339354B2	High alkaline warewash detergent with enhanced scale control and soil dispersion Detergent compositions and methods of preparing and using the detergent compositions are disclosed. The detergent compositions comprise a polymer system comprising at least one polycarboxylic acid polymer, copolymer, or terpolymer, an alkalinity source comprising an alkali metal carbonate, a nonionic surfactant and water. The detergent compositions are suitable at alkaline pH and reduce or prevent scale formation, improve soil dispersion, and provide effective detergency.
US11339351B2	Method for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate A free fatty acid-containing substance, which is a waste liquid or by-product obtained in a process for producing palm oil or which is a hydrolysate of the waste liquid or by-product, is subjected to distillation treatment to obtain a free fatty acid fraction satisfying the requirements (i), (ii) and (iii), and a polyhydroxyalkanoate-producing microorganism is cultured in a culture solution containing the free fatty acid fraction. (i) The content of squalene is 0.05 wt % or less. (ii) The ratio of a peak area of trimethylindene to a peak area of a naphthalene-d8 standard is 110 or less in first-dimensional dynamic headspace-GC/TOFMS analysis. (iii) The ratio of a peak area of butyric acid to a peak area of a naphthalene-d8 standard is less than 10 in first-dimensional dynamic headspace-GC/TOFMS analysis.
US11339346B2	Use of polyesters as viscosity index improvers for aircraft hydraulic fluids The invention is related to a composition for use in hydraulic systems of an aircraft. The composition typically comprises an adipic acid-based polyester in a phosphate ester base stock substantially consisting of trialkyl phosphates.
US11339345B2	Liquid octylated phenyl-α-naphthylamine composition A liquid blend of octylated phenyl-α-naphthylamine, and at least one low molecular weight aromatic ester, wherein the octylated phenyl-α-naphthylamine is present from about 15% to about 35% by weight of the blend, as well as a lubricating composition comprising a lubricant base and an amount of the blend which provides up to 2.0% by weight of the octylated phenyl-α-naphthylamine in the composition.
US11339335B1	Solvent deasphalting dearomatization process for heavy oil upgradation An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a process for solvent deasphalting dearomatization, said process including: effecting deasphaltenation of a heavy oil feed by contacting the feed with a paraffinic rich solvent, optionally, in presence of a FCC catalyst to obtain a deasphalted oil rich stream, said paraffinic rich solvent being untreated naphtha; contacting the DAO rich stream with a second solvent to obtain a raffinate stream rich in non-asphaltene and non-aromatic contents and a solvent rich stream; contacting the raffinate stream with water in a first decanter to obtain a first stream rich in aromatic-lean fraction and a second stream rich in the second solvent and water; subjecting the first stream to distillation to recover the paraffinic rich solvent and to obtain deasphalted oil; contacting the solvent rich stream with water in a second decanter to obtain an aromatic rich fraction and a third stream rich in the second solvent and water; and subjecting the second stream and the third stream to distillation to recover the second solvent and water.
US11339306B2	Active energy ray-curable coating composition An object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable coating composition including a specific resin component and at least one pigment (D) selected from the group consisting of a coloring pigment and a glitter pigment. The present invention provides an active energy ray-curable coating composition including a poly[(meth)acryloyloxyalkyl] isocyanurate (A); a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (B) having 4 or more (meth)acrylate groups; an acrylic resin (C); and at least one pigment (D) selected from the group consisting of a coloring pigment and a glitter pigment, wherein the acrylic resin (C) has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 5,000 to 30,000 and a solubility parameter in the range of 9.0 to 11.5.
US11339305B2	Substrate coated with non-stick coating resistant to abrasion and scratching A substrate coated with a non-stick fluoropolymer coating is provided, the coating having excellent abrasion and scratch resistance. The coating contains: i.) a continuous primer layer adhered to the substrate containing a polymer binder, a first fluoropolymer and first inorganic film hardner particles, ii.) a discontinuous midcoat layer containing aggregate particles adhered to the primer layer and distributed discontinuously across the surface of the primer layer so as to reveal exposed areas of the surface of the primer layer, wherein a portion of the aggregate particles are in clusters, and wherein the aggregate particles contain second fluoropolymer and second inorganic film hardner particles, and iii.) a topcoat layer containing a third fluoropolymer adhered to the midcoat layer and the exposed areas of the surface of the primer layer at points where there is no midcoat layer.
US11339301B2	Self adhesive fouling release coating composition A multilayer self-adhesive fouling release coating composition includes an optional removable underlying liner; an adhesive layer applied over and to the optional underlying liner when the latter is present; and a synthetic material layer applied over and to the adhesive layer. Optionally, an intermediate silicone tie coat is applied over and to the synthetic material layer. A silicone fouling release top coat is applied over and to the synthetic material layer, or, when present, over and to the intermediate silicone tie coat. Optionally, a removable polymeric film is applied over and to the fouling release top coat.
US11339291B2	Polysiloxane composition Viscosity peaking during initial formulation of condensation curing compositions employing silanol-functional organopolysiloxanes and alkoxysilanes is avoided by employing specific titanium compounds. A curing catalyst which may be a titanium compound or a tin compound may be added following disappearance of silanol functionality.
US11339285B2	Multilayer body A multilayer body includes at least one layer (C) including a resin composition; and at least one layer (D) including a thermoplastic resin, in which the resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin (A) and an acrylic resin (B) in a weight ratio of 40:60 to 99:1, the polycarbonate resin (A) includes, as main repeating units, a unit (a-1) represented by the following formula (a-1): and a unit (a-2) represented by the following formula (a-2): wherein W represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a cycloalkylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, R represents a branched or linear alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, and m represents an integer of 0 to 10, and the molar ratio of the unit (a-1) and the unit (a-2) (a-1/a-2) is 40/60 to 95/5. The multilayer body has excellent transparency, chemical resistance, surface hardness, and adhesion.
US11339283B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and laminate using the same There are provided a thermoplastic resin composition capable of bonding a cyclic polyolefin-based polymer and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer with sufficient strength and to provide a laminate using the same.
US11339281B2	Photo-responsive shape changing polymer composition for colored optical lens Photo-responsive shape changing polymer compositions including photoinitiators that absorb light in the range about 400 nm to about 700 nm, a cross-linked polymer matrix and a polymerizable composition. Photopolymerization of the polymerizable composition sorbed in the cross-linked polymer matrix results in the shape change which manifests in the change in the refractive properties of the composition. The light dose required to effect the shape change; lock-in dose and the photobleaching dose are determined by the choice of the photoinitiator, electron donor and the hydrogen donor. These compositions are useful in the fabrication of coloured lenses, especially intraocular lenses.
US11339277B2	Heavy duty support A polymer composition comprising a blend of two or more high density polyethylenes: (A) a first high density polyethylene having a density of at least 940 kg/m3 and an MFR2 of 0.25 g/10 min or less; and (B) a second high density polyethylene having a density of at least 940 kg/m3 and an MFR2 of 1.0 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min; wherein said polymer composition has an MFR2 of 0.25 to 15 g/10 min and wherein the components (A) and (B) combined form at least 91 wt % of said polymer composition.
US11339273B2	Flame retardant composition and flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition containing said flame retardant composition The present invention provides a non-halogen-based flame retardant composition and flame retardant resin composition wherein a small amount of addition achieves an excellent flame retardancy, an amount of elution of a flame retardant from the thermoplastic resin is extremely small even under high temperature and high humidity, and it has water-resistant property. A phosphate ester amide compound of general formula (I), a nitrogen-containing compound having a 1,3,5-triazine structure or 1,3,5-triazine fused ring structure, and optionally, a metal oxide or metal salt are used together. Further optionally, a dripping inhibitor is blended. wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are each independently C1-3 alkylene, R15 is C1-6 alkylene, and R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl.
US11339269B2	Resin composition for forming varistor and varistor Provided are a resin composition for forming a varistor and a varistor capable of increasing freedom in the design of substrates, ICs, or electronics. The resin composition for forming a varistor includes (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a curing agent, (C) carbon nanotubes, and (D) a dispersant. The (C) carbon nanotubes may be single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, or a combination thereof. The (D) dispersant includes a polyalkyl oxide surfactant. The polyalkyl oxide surfactant has a polyalkyl ether skeleton in the molecule.
US11339262B2	Epoxy based reinforcing patches having improved damping loss factor A reinforcing sheet including one or more layers of a reinforcing material, and a thermosetting adhesive associated with the reinforcing material, wherein the thermosetting adhesive includes a curing agent, and an epoxy-modified dimerized fatty acid combined with an epoxy terminated polyurethane interpenetrating network.
US11339257B2	Method of preparing chemically modified anion exchange membrane The present inventive concept relates to a chemically modified anion exchange membrane and a method of preparing the same and, more particularly, an anion exchange membrane in which sulfonic acid groups in a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane are substituted with anion conductive groups such as ammonium group, phosphonium group, imidazolium group, pyridinium group and sulfonium group, and a method of preparing an anion exchange membrane by chemically modifying sulfonic acid groups in a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane.
US11339256B1	Dual cure composition A composition contains (a) a silicon-free mercapto compound comprising 2 or more mercapto groups; (b) a linear polyorganosiloxane containing one or more than one terminally unsaturated alkenyl group, 40 mole-percent or more phenyl groups relative to moles of silicon atoms and at least one alkoxysilyl group per molecule; (c) a resinous polyorganosiloxane containing one or more than one terminally unsaturated alkenyl group and 20 mole-percent or more phenyl groups relative to moles of silicon atoms; (d) a photoinitiator; and (e) a moisture cure catalyst; and wherein the molar ratio of mercapto groups to terminally unsaturated alkenyl groups in the composition is in a range of 0.3 to 2.0.
US11339251B2	Resin composition, resin film, laminate, multilayer printed wiring board and method for producing multilayer printed wiring board The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising a maleimide compound having a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group and a divalent group having at least two imido bonds; and a catalyst comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of an imidazole compound, a phosphorus compound, an azo compound and an organic peroxide.
US11339249B2	Compound having fluorene skeleton, and method for manufacturing same Provided are a novel compound having a fluorene skeleton, and a method for manufacturing the same, the compound having a low palladium content or other content of a specific metal or content of a specific compound in a raw material alcohol, and being excellent in hue or various characteristics (optical characteristics, heat resistance, moldability, and other characteristics) as a raw material or in a resin that uses the raw material. This compound is a mixture of compounds having a fluorene skeleton represented by formula (1) (in formula (1), the rings Z being (same or different) aromatic groups, R1 and R2 each independently representing a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a C1-12 hydrocarbon group which may include an aromatic group, Ar1 and Ar2 representing C6-10 aromatic groups which may have a substituent, L1 and L2 representing alkylene groups, j and k each independently representing an integer of 0 or greater, and m and n each independently representing an integer of 0 to 5), the mixture of compounds having a fluorene skeleton being characterized in that the content of elemental palladium therein satisfies formula (2) ((2): 0≤Pd≤50 ppm), and among the mixture of compounds represented by formula (1), compounds comprising the integers m=1-5 and n=0 are included in a range of 0-5%.
US11339244B2	Blocked polyisocyanate composition, one-component coating composition, coating film, and coated article The present invention provides a blocked polyisocyanate composition comprising a blocked polyisocyanate formed through blocking at least a part of isocyanate groups possessed by a polyisocyanate derived from one or two or more diisocyanates selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic diisocyanate and an alicyclic diisocyanate with an active methylene-based compound comprising a malonic acid diester, wherein a specific molar ratio calculated from contents (mol %) of isocyanurate groups, iminooxadiazinedione groups, uretdione groups, and allophanate groups is 0.05 or more and 0.60 or less.
US11339233B2	Flame retardant poly(vinyl chloride) compounds Disclosed herein are plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) compounds. One aspect relates to a flame retardant poly(vinyl chloride) compound, comprising a mixture of poly(vinyl chloride); and a plasticizer comprising polymeric plasticizer, and/or alkyl aryl fire retardant plasticizer, wherein the mixture has a Limiting Oxygen Index of greater than 50% according to ASTM D2863; an Elongation at Break of at least 10% according to ASTM D638 (Type IV); and a Modulus of Elasticity of less than about 15,000 psi according to ASTM 638 (Type IV).
US11339216B2	Treatment of kidney injury Methods of treating and preventing kidney injury through inhibiting interleukin 11 (IL-11)-mediated signalling are disclosed, as well as agents for use in such methods.
US11339212B2	α-synuclein protofibril-binding antibodies The present disclosure is based, in part, on the discovery of antibodies that selectively targets human α-synuclein aggregates such as oligomers/protofibrils, such as BAN0805. BAN0805 has a lower tendency to bind to the undesired monomeric α-synuclein target as compared to mouse monoclonal antibody mAb47.
US11339209B2	Compositions, methods, and therapeutic uses related to fusogenic protein minion The invention provides novel compositions, methods, and therapeutic uses related to fusogenic protein MINION (microprotein inducer of fusion).
US11339208B1	Camelidae single-domain antibodies against Yersinia pestis and methods of use Single-domain antibodies (SAbs) against three Yersinia pestis surface proteins (LcrV, YscF, and F1), nucleic acid sequences encoding the SAbs, and polypeptides comprising two or more SAbs capable of recognizing two or more epitopes and/or antigens. The present invention further includes methods for preventing or treating Y. pestis infections in a patient; methods for detecting and/or diagnosing Y. pestis infections; and devices and methods for identifying and/or detecting Y. pestis on a surface and/or in an environment.
US11339187B2	Process for the preparation of GalNAc oligonucleotide conjugates The invention comprises a process for the preparation of GalNAc oligonucleotide conjugates which comprises the coupling of a GalNAc cluster compound of the formula or corresponding salts, enantiomers and/or a stereoisomer thereof, with an oligonucleotide in the presence of an O-dicarboximidouronium salt as coupling agent.
US11339167B2	Substituted piperidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, or tautomer thereof, and the compound according to the present invention can be usefully used for the prevention or treatment of diseases which are associated with kinase inhibitory actions: wherein: R1 is pyrazolyl, isooxazolyl, isothiazolyl, phenyl, or benzothiazolyl, wherein the pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, phenyl, or benzothiazolyl is optionally substituted with one Ra substituent; R2 is H, halogen, CN, or C1-5 alkyl; and Ra is C1-5 alkyl, C1-5 haloalkyl, C1-5 hydroxyalkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, tetrahydropyranyl, piperidinyl, or morpholino.
US11339160B2	Imidazole and triazole containing bicyclic compounds as JAK inhibitors The invention provides compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are defined in the specification, that are inhibitors of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat gastrointestinal and other inflammatory diseases.
US11339148B2	Crystalline forms of the CXCR7 receptor antagonist (3S,4S)-1-Cyclopropylmethyl-4-{[5-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-isoxazole-3-carbonyl]-amino}-piperidine-3-carboxylic acid (1-pyrimidin-2-yl-cyclopropyl)-amide The invention relates to crystalline forms of (3S,4S)-1-Cyclopropylmethyl-4-{[5-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-isoxazole-3-carbonyl]-amino}-piperidine-3-carboxylic acid (1-pyrimidin-2-yl-cyclopropyl)-amide; processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such crystalline forms, pharmaceutical compositions prepared from such crystalline forms, and their use as a medicament, especially as CXCR7 receptor modulators.
US11339145B2	Synthesis of cerdulatinib The present disclosure provides processes for the preparation of cerdulatinib, which is of formula I: or a salt thereof. The disclosure also provides intermediates and processes for the preparation of the intermediates useful in the preparation of cerdulatinib or a salt thereof.
US11339137B2	Method for producing 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)-5-isothiazolecarboxamide The present invention relates to a novel, one-stage method for preparing and isolating 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)-5-isothiazolecarboxamide (isotianil), which has microbicidal and plant-fortifying (host defence inducer) properties. In the method according to the invention, the amount of waste from the production process (e.g. solvent) is significantly reduced. The product is provided in high yield and purity (minimal amount of by-products and impurities). Compared to existing preparation methods, the method according to the invention has the advantage of low corrosiveness and high yield and high selectivity.
US11339124B2	3-(benzylamino)-4-(cyclohexylamino)-n-(2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives and related ferrostatin-1 analogues as cell death inhibitors for treating e.g. stroke The present invention relates to 3-(benzylamino)-4-(cyclohexylamino)-N-(2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethyl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives and related ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) analogues as cell death inhibitors by inhibition of ferroptosis and/or oxytosis for the treatment of stroke, myocardial infarction, diabetes, sepsis, the prevention of transplant rejection, neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and Friedreich's ataxia. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds and discloses methods for making the compounds and the corresponding intermediate.
US11339123B2	Alkoxylated secondary alcohol sulfates The invention relates to the compounds of formula (I), in which R1 and R2 represent a linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, comprising 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the sum of the carbon atoms of the groups R1 and R2 is from 2 to 7; A represents a chain of one or a plurality of units of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide and mixtures thereof; and n is an integer between 1 and 100 inclusive. The invention also relates to mineral or organic salts thereof; the use of the compounds of formula (I) and/or of one of the salts thereof as a surfactant, a wetting agent, a detergent, an emulsifying agent, a dispersant, a corrosion inhibitor, and the like; and to compositions comprising at least one compound of formula (I) and/or of one of the salts thereof.
US11339116B2	Reactive separation process to convert cyclic alkylene ureas into their corresponding alkylene amines A process to convert cyclic alkylene ureas into their corresponding alkylene amines is provided. An exemplary process includes reacting the cyclic alkylene ureas with an amine compound chosen from the group of primary amines or secondary amines that have a higher boiling point than the alkylene amines formed during the process, wherein the process is a reactive separation process and the reaction mixture contains less than about 10 wt % of water on the basis of total weight of the reaction mixture.
US11339111B2	Polyketide compound and derivatives thereof for use in the prevention and treatment of a neurological disorder The present invention relates to a compound, in particular a polyketide compound and derivatives thereof, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a neurological disorder in an individual. The compound of the invention can promote lactate secretion. A composition comprising the compound of the invention, and a food or food extract enriched with said compound or composition are also provided.
US11339110B2	Efficient crystallization process for preparing ultrapure Treprostinil and crystal prepared therefrom There is provided a crystalline Form I of anhydrous Treprostinil and processes for the preparation thereof. The crystalline Form I of anhydrous Treprostnil is a stable crystalline form, which can provide steady physicochemical properties for pharmaceutical formulations, and is advantageous widely and safety used in storage, shipment, and handling for commercially considerations.
US11339103B2	Continuous flow processes for making bicyclic compounds Processes for making bicyclic compounds and precursors thereof, and particularly for making [1.1.1]propellane and bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane and derivatives thereof, utilize continuous flow reaction methods and conditions. A continuous process for making [1.1.1]propellane can be conducted under reaction conditions that advantageously minimize clogging of a continuous flow reactor. A continuous flow process can be used to make precursors of [1.1.1]propellane.
US11339101B2	Cultivating material composition Provided is a cultivating material composition including a cultivating substrate and a bio-cellulose film, wherein the bio-cellulose film is in contact with the cultivating substrate, such that highly increased yield and quality of crops, a shorter harvest period, less water and nutrient sources, and low cost can be achieved.
US11339099B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure including: a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which define a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face to form through channels for a fluid, and a first circumferential wall which is disposed in at least a part of a circumference of the partition walls, and a second circumferential wall disposed to surround an outer side of the honeycomb structure body, wherein the honeycomb structure body does not have an interface between the partition walls and the first circumferential wall, and in a face perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a maximum thickness of the first circumferential wall is from 0.1 to 0.3 mm.
US11339082B2	Glass with preferably increased storable tensile stress, chemically toughened glass article with preferably increased storable tensile stress, method for producing such glass, and use thereof Chemically toughened glass is provided that has a depth of compressive stress for potassium of at least 4 μm and at most 8 μm; a compressive stress at a depth of 30 μm due to sodium exchange of at most 200 MPa and a minimum amount of at least 90 MPa where the thickness is 0.5 mm, at least 100 MPa where the thickness is 0.55 mm, at least 110 MPa in where the thickness is 0.6 mm, at least 120 MPa where the thickness is 0.7 mm, and at least 140 MPa where the thickness is 1 mm; a ratio of sodium exchange depth, in μm, to the thickness, in mm, that is greater than 0.130; and a normalized integral of tensile stress that is a storable tensile stress of at least 20.6 MPa and at most 30 MPa.
US11339073B2	SWRO and MCDI coupled seawater desalination device system with energy recovery The present invention discloses an SWRO and MCDI coupled seawater desalination device system with energy recovery, including a pre-filtering unit, an SWRO treatment unit, an MCDI treatment unit, and a post-filtering unit. The SWRO treatment unit is coupled with the MCDI treatment unit. Seawater desalination is performed through a coupling complementary water passage and circuit design, while water quality is improved, and the continuity of water output from a water passage of the device is kept. By recovering the pressure potential energy of high-pressure brine in the SWRO treatment unit and electric energy released by desorption in the MCDI treatment unit, energy consumption is reduced.
US11339072B2	Ion removing system Ion removing system includes primary-side ion removing apparatus that includes primary-side hard water storage part storing hard water and primary-side fine bubble generating part generating and supplying fine bubbles to primary-side hard water storage part and that causes fine bubbles to adsorb first metal ions in hard water in primary-side hard water storage part to remove first metal ions from hard water, secondary-side pH adjustment apparatus increasing pH of hard water from which first metal ions are removed by primary-side ion removing apparatus, and secondary-side ion removing apparatus that includes secondary-side hard water storage part storing hard water having pH increased by secondary-side pH adjustment apparatus and secondary-side fine bubble generating part generating and supplying fine bubbles to secondary-side hard water storage part and that causes fine bubbles to adsorb second metal ions in hard water in secondary-side hard water storage part to remove second metal ions from hard water.
US11339056B2	Controlled, compact, on-demand ammonia gas generation process and apparatus Disclosed are methods and compact apparatus for controlled, on-demand ammonia generation from urea. The process gasifies an aqueous urea solution in a chamber utilizing hot gas while controlling the flows of aqueous urea solution and hot gas to achieve complete gasification of the aqueous urea solution and form a gas mixture comprising ammonia, isocyanic acid, carbon dioxide and water vapor, which is passed through a catalyst bed containing particulate transition metal oxide to convert substantially all of the isocyanic acid to ammonia. A catalyst support and the catalyst bed are aligned with the gasification chamber at the lower end of said chamber to provide a degree of back pressure on the gases in the gasification chamber to isolate the gasification chamber from turbulent exit effects caused by equipment downstream of the thermal reactor. A sample of the product stream is treated to remove water and ammonia, and analyze for carbon dioxide content to control the process. The apparatus to perform the process includes flow managing equipment and catalyst supports that facilitate continuous operation with accurate control.
US11339049B2	Blending apparatus and method A method of delivering a selected fuel product having a selected octane level to an operator from a fuel dispenser including a blend manifold, a fuel nozzle, and a fuel hose extending therebetween, including the steps of determining a first volume of a first fuel that is retained in the fuel hose upon completion of a first fueling event, determining a first octane level of the first volume of the first fuel, determining a second volume of a second fuel having a second octane level, and delivering the first fuel volume and the second fuel volume to the operator during a second fueling event, wherein a total volume of fuel equaling the first volume of the first fuel and the second volume of the second fuel has a total octane level that falls within a predetermined limit of the selected octane level of the selected fuel product.
US11339043B1	Wine fresh-keeping device A wine fresh-keeping device may be shown and described. The wine fresh-keeping device includes: a housing, and an exchange port for exchanging items inside and outside the housing, and a sealing cover is provided at the exchange port, a containing chamber is formed inside the housing, a fresh-keeping gas storage tank, and one end of the fresh-keeping gas storage tank is matched with the exchange port, a wine bottle installation chamber, the wine bottle installation chamber is arranged in the containing chamber, and one end of the wine bottle installation chamber is matched with the exchange port, a wine taking device, the wine taking device is arranged in the housing and connected to the fresh-keeping gas storage tank, and a refrigeration device, the refrigeration device is arranged on the housing, and cools the wine installation chamber.
US11339039B1	Wheel lift for changing tires on a vehicle The wheel lift for changing tire on a vehicle (hereinafter wheel lift) is a mechanical structure. The wheel lift forms a jack used to elevate a vehicle such that the wheel of the vehicle can be removed and replaced. The wheel lift is a portable structure. The wheel lift is a rolling structure. The wheel lift is a non-Euclidean structure such that the wheel targeted for replacement can roll onto the wheel lift. The wheel lift comprises a pedestal, a jack structure, and a wheel rack. The jack structure attaches the wheel rack to the pedestal. The span of the length of the jack structure in the vertical direction adjusts such that the jack structure controls the elevation of the wheel rack above the supporting surface. The wheel rack receives and supports the wheel targeted for replacement.
US11339038B2	System for controlling the operation of a hydraulic winch A system for controlling a winch assembly having a hydraulic motor, a drum, a cable, and a cable tension sensor. A controller is configured to access a winch load threshold defining a hold zone and a reel zone, and one of the hold zone and the reel zone including loads greater than the winch load threshold and another of the hold zone and the reel zone including loads less than the winch load threshold. The controller is further configured to determine whether the winch assembly is operating within the hold zone or the reel zone, and generate a zero flow command while the winch assembly is operating within the hold zone to prevent rotation of the hydraulic winch motor, and generate a pressure differential command while the rotatable winch drum is operating within the reel zone to permit rotation of the hydraulic winch motor.
US11339037B2	Winch mounted to portable hoist A portable hoist and a winch. The winch and hoist can be integrated in a single housing or can be attached to one another. The portable hoist provides a user with the ability to hang the portable hoist without the use of other lifting devices, cranes, or rigging and allows the user to do it in a safer manner with less man power. The portable hoist can have a safety pin configured to secure the winch hook in a secured position so as to allow the hoist to lift increased loads.
US11339035B2	Controlling of lifting device A method and equipment for controlling a lifting device, wherein a main steering direction of the control device used by an operator is selected from at least two options; the impact of the control device on the directions of motion of the lifting device is changed according to the selected main steering direction; and the lifting device is controlled with a control device.
US11339034B2	Coupling for suspended load control apparatus, system, and method Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a load control system for use on or with respect to a main load bearing line, carrier hook, and or head block of a crane, wherein the load control system may maintain tension on the load via a winch control line and a winch, wherein the tension may allow improved control over the load by the load control system.
US11339018B2	Medium conveying apparatus for controlling feeding a medium A medium conveying apparatus includes a feed roller, a brake roller, a motor to generate a driving force, a first transmission mechanism to transmit the driving force to the brake roller through a first torque limiter, to rotate the brake roller in a direction opposite to a medium feeding direction, a second transmission mechanism to transmit the driving force to the brake roller through a second torque limiter, bypassing the first torque limiter, to rotate the brake roller in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction, and a processor to detect media multi-feed, and perform control in such a way as to transmit the driving force to the brake roller by the second transmission mechanism and also cause the feed roller to be driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the medium feeding direction by the brake roller, when the media multi-feed is detected.
US11339015B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a storage portion, a sheet supporting portion, a feed portion, a drive portion to output driving force that lifts the sheet supporting portion, and a rotation shaft rotatably supported by the storage portion and including an engaging portion disposed on one end side in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The engaging portion engages with the drive portion, and a pressing portion is fixed to the rotation shaft and presses the sheet supporting portion from below when the rotation shaft is rotated by the drive portion. A rotary damper joins with the rotation shaft on another end side of the rotation shaft and reduces rotary motion of the rotation shaft. The pressing portion is disposed between the engaging portion and the rotary damper in the axial direction.
US11339006B2	Alignment device for a conveyor An article conveying system includes an alignment guide that allows larger packages to be spaced inwards from an aligning edge of a conveyor. The alignment guide provides at least two different registration points for packages, depending on the height of the packages. High profile packages, such as large boxes, are inset from an alignment edge of the conveyor, while low profile articles, such as envelopes, are registered against the alignment edge.
US11339005B2	Method for the management, in sorting mode, of a buffer storage and load sequencing system, and corresponding management unit A method for managing a buffer storage and load sequencing system, receiving non-sequenced loads, providing a sequence of loads, and including a buffer storage unit (having entrance levels, at least one recirculation level, and an entrance elevator facing entrances and an exit elevator facing exits of the levels. A management unit iteratively manages the entrance elevator by, at each iteration (even if there are loads to be recirculated in the system): selecting a load at exit from an entrance conveyor or at exit from the recirculation level; if the selection of one of the entrance levels is completed, generating a task for the entrance elevator of transferring the selected load to the entrance of the selected level; if not, selecting a level of loads to be recirculated and assigning the load(s) on this level a “load(s) to be recirculated” status without generating a task of transfer for the entrance elevator.
US11338991B2	Fluid dispensing device The invention pertains generally to an improved fluid dispensing device, particularly a dispensing device which employs at least one hemispherical domed cannister source of reactants and which uses a color-changing dispensing plastic tip to inform the end-user if the reactants are at a proper use temperature.
US11338987B2	Fluid vessel with configurable shape A configurable fluid vessel including a flexible bladder having a fluid port through which a fluid such as water can be provided into the bladder. The fluid vessel includes an internal support frame within the flexible bladder to increase rigidity and can be manipulated into a predetermined shape. The fluid vessel is collapsible for storage whilst retaining rigidity when in use. The fluid vessel is particularly suited for use in explosive jet disruptors for tailoring the formation of a fluid jet.
US11338982B2	Packaging part for securing an item to be packed in an outer packaging A packaging part (1) for securing an item to be packaged in an outer packaging, has at least one supporting body (2, 16) that acts as a decoupling element. The supporting body is formed as a hollow body and projects from a bearing base. The supporting body (2, 16) has a base with a relatively large cross-section in the area of the bearing base and tapers in a direction away from the bearing base. The supporting body (2, 16) further has in its shell surface at least one line of weakness (14) that divides the supporting body into an upper part and a lower part. The upper part of the supporting body (2, 16) can be pressed along the line of weakness (14), preferably completely, into the lower part under load.
US11338978B2	Bag in box container A bag in box container having one or more features for lifting the bag in box, deploying the tap dispenser of the bag in box conveniently, storing a dosing cup, or conveniently using the bag in box container.
US11338974B2	Low stress packaging design to minimize pellet blocking Packaging configuration comprising: a pallet comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a height HP; a first stack of bagged goods having a total height HL1, stacked on the pallet and comprising at least two layers; and a support structure comprising at least four walls situated over the first stack of bagged goods, one of the walls being a top wall and at least three of the walls being sidewalls. The support structure has a height HC that meets one of the following equations: HC>HL1, when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure is positioned on the top surface of the at least one pallet; or HC>HP+HL1, when the bottom end of at least one sidewall of the support structure and the bottom surface of the pallet are both positioned on the same surface. An air gap having a height HAG is situated between a top layer of the first stack of bagged goods and the top wall of the support structure.
US11338969B2	Package having a child-restrictive opening feature A package is provided to make it more resistant to access by individuals, such as small children, while remaining simple enough for an adult to open. A feature, such as a top gusset or a breachable flange or flap, can be provided to promote the child resistance attributes of the package.
US11338967B2	Container with a hermetic closure The container with a hermetic closure has a receptacle having a receptacle opening surrounded by an annular mouth surface, a lid having a front side and a back side intended for being oriented towards the outside and the inside of the receptacle, respectively, a sealing ring arranged between the annular mouth surface of the receptacle and an annular perimetral flange of the lid, and a closure mechanism formed by a shaped metal wire defining a first region coupleable to the lid, a second region being under elastic stress in a closed position and a third region coupleable to the receptacle. The front side of the lid has at least two opposite supporting points in an area coinciding with or adjacent to the annular flange, and the first region of the closure mechanism is configured for being supported, in a closed position, on said at least two opposite supporting points.
US11338961B2	Systems and methods for customizable storage Implementations disclosed and claimed herein provide a customized storage system. In one implementation, a folding crate movable between a storage position and a collapsed position is provided. The crate may include a first frame end of a crate having a first frame, a second frame end having a second frame disposed opposite the first frame, and a base panel fixed to and extending between the second frame. The crate may include swinging panels that are releasably secured to the second frame when the crate is in a storage position and rotatable about a swinging axis at the first frame to move the crate into a collapsed position. The crate may also include folding panels pivotally mounted to the first frame and the second frame that are foldable along a folding axis when the crate moves into the collapsed position.
US11338960B2	Container system Engineered handheld bin system constructed of modular components creating custom heights and increased interior volume greater than known handheld plastic containers. The bin includes a base, a frame, four corner members and a wall member having a plurality of side panels. In one embodiment, the four corner members interlockably couple the frame and the base. In one embodiment, the base includes a base frame defining a channel to selectively couple to the bottom edge of the wall member and the frame defines a wall member accepting slot to engage and compress a portion of the top edge of the wall member.
US11338956B2	Retention packaging assembly A retention packaging assembly (100, 200, 300, 400) includes a frame (100) and sheet assemblies (200, 300). The frame includes a central panel (102), end panels (104), and two sets of wing panels (108, 110). Each set of wing panels includes wing panels foldably coupled to the central panel and to one of the two end panels. The sheet assemblies include a sheet (208) that is attached at its ends to slot panels (204, 206, 304, 306). The slot panels of each of the sheet assemblies are selectively couplable to one of the set of wing panels. After an object is placed on a front of the central panel, the sheets of the sheet assemblies are located over the sides of the object. The sets of wing panels can then be folded to a back of the frame to cause the sheets to retain the sides of the object to the central panel.
US11338954B2	Aluminum can An aluminum can wherein, when the light reflected by the outer surface of the body portion of the aluminum can is evaluated based on the LCH method by using a multi-angle spectral colorimeter, the aluminum can features a ratio C15h/C15w of 0.6 to 1.4, the ratio C15h/C15w being that of a saturation value C15h of the light reflected at 15 degrees in the direction of height and a saturation value C15w of the light reflected at an angle 15 of degrees in the circumferential direction based on the light regularly reflected from the light that is incident at 45 degrees in the direction of height and in the circumferential direction.
US11338953B2	Hot fill container with corner support column The present application provides a container for a beverage filled in a hot fill process. The container may include a finish, a body section, and a base. The body section may include a number of support columns and a number of body panels. Each of the support columns may include a first raised mid-section extending into a first body panel and a second raised mid-section extending into a second body panel.
US11338946B2	Machine for packaging with at least one sterilization packaging material A machine for packaging an object with a sterilization packaging material the machine comprising: a plate configured to receive the sterilization packaging material and the object to be packaged placed on top, a gripping tool configured to grasp hold of a corner of the sterilization packaging material The gripping tool and the plate being are able to move relative to one another so as to allow the gripping tool to bring the corner over the top of the object and thus form a fold covering the object.
US11338943B2	Concurrent rocket engine pre-conditioning and tank loading Concurrent rocket engine pre-conditioning and tank filling is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes an inlet valve to supply a rocket propellant tank that is associated with a rocket engine with rocket propellant, and a flow director to direct at least a portion of a flow of the rocket propellant from the inlet valve to a chill line of the rocket engine to thermally condition the rocket engine as the rocket propellant tank is being filled with the rocket propellant.
US11338941B2	Modular environmental control chamber An example modular environmental control chamber (MECC) includes an outer chamber formed by an outer chamber housing section enclosing an outer face of a section of fuselage and an inner chamber formed by an inner chamber housing section enclosing an inner face of the section of fuselage. An outer chamber airflow delivery and return system includes an outer chamber blower for directing temperature-controlled air to the outer chamber through an air inflow aperture of the outer chamber housing section and an outer chamber air return duct connected to an air outflow aperture of the outer chamber housing section. An inner chamber airflow delivery and return system includes an inner chamber blower for directing humidity-controlled air to the inner chamber through an air inflow aperture of the inner chamber housing section and an inner chamber air return duct connected to an air outflow aperture of the inner chamber housing section.
US11338936B2	Apparatuses and methods for reducing ozone creation from ultraviolet (UV) light Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.
US11338932B1	Adjustable unmanned aerial vehicles with adjustable body portions This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle that may be configured during flight to optimize for agility or efficiency.
US11338929B2	Forward engine attachment system for an aircraft engine comprising a direct coupling between the jet engine pylon and the engine A forward engine attachment system for an engine of an aircraft, the forward engine attachment system including a jet engine pylon including, in the region of the forward part thereof, a front part having an attachment wall, and a forward engine attachment with a connecting rod system on either side of a median plane, wherein each connecting rod system is fixed in articulated manner by at least one first link point to the attachment wall and is designed to be fixed in an articulated manner by at least one second link point to a forward part of the engine. Such a forward engine attachment system thus includes a direct coupling between the jet engine pylon and the engine, allowing the production of an assembly that is less heavy and is easier to produce.
US11338911B2	Magnetic recovery systems and magnetic docking mechanisms for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles Example magnetic recovery systems and magnetic docking mechanisms for fixed-wing UAVs are disclosed herein. An example capture mechanism for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a first member attached to a capture vehicle, the first member having a first portion having a first shape and a magnetic portion; and a second member attached to the UAV, the second member having a second portion having a second shape, wherein the first member and the second member mutually self-align responsive to incidental contact of the first shape and the second shape, and the magnetic portion is to capture the second member.
US11338910B2	Integrated landing gear fire detection and fatigue monitoring system A system for an aircraft that includes a plurality of zones including: a first fiber optic cable routed through a zone of the plurality of zones. The first fiber optic cable is attached to a landing gear of the aircraft in the zone of the plurality of zones; and a first controller configured to provide a first optical signal to the first fiber optic cable and obtain a first optical response signal from the first fiber optic cable. The first controller is further configured to determine at least one temperature within the zone of the plurality of zones based on the first optical response signal, the first optical signal, and coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (COFDR).
US11338907B2	Actuation assemblies for flight control surfaces Actuation assemblies comprise a track comprising a first roller surface, a second roller surface opposite the first roller surface, and a curved section. Actuation assemblies further comprise a carriage operatively coupled to a flight control surface, a first roller rotatably supported by the carriage and comprising a first-roller rolling surface engaged with the first roller surface, a second roller rotatably supported by the carriage and comprising a second-roller rolling surface engaged with the second roller surface, and an actuator, whose distal end is operatively coupled to the carriage to selectively translate the carriage along the track and thus to selectively translate the first roller along the first roller surface and the second roller along the second roller surface.
US11338905B2	Offset drive arm actuation of inboard flaps Offset drive arm actuation of inboard flaps is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes an inboard flap support for moving an inboard flap. The inboard flap support includes an offset drive arm extending between a first attachment point of the inboard flap and a first pivot of a support, and a linkage extending between a second attachment point of the inboard flap positioned at a different position from the first attachment point and a second pivot of the support.
US11338891B2	Kiteboard A kiteboard includes a base, a front extension and/or a back extension. The base includes a top face and a bottom face and an outer edge face. The outer edge face is extending in a circumferential direction along an outer contour of the top face and the bottom face and includes a first mechanical interface. The front extension and/or the back extension include a top face and a bottom face and an inner edge face. The inner edge face extends between the top face and the bottom face along an inner contour and corresponds at least partially to the outer contour of the base. The inner edge face further includes a second mechanical interface, such that in an assembled position the first and the second mechanical inter-face are engaged with each other to position the front extension and/or the back extension with respect to the base.
US11338886B2	Bicycle multiple sprocket and bicycle sprocket A bicycle multiple sprocket comprises a plurality of sprockets. The plurality of sprockets includes a first sprocket and a second sprocket. The second sprocket includes a second sprocket body and a plurality of second sprocket teeth extending radially outwardly from the second sprocket body with respect to the rotational center axis. The plurality of second sprocket teeth includes at least one chain-curvature limiting tooth having a chain-curvature limiting surface configured to support an inner link plate of a bicycle chain in the axial direction in a chain-inclining state where the bicycle chain is inclined from the at least one chain-curvature limiting tooth toward the first sprocket so as to prevent one of a plurality of first sprocket teeth from engaging in an outer link space provided between an opposed pair of outer link plates of the bicycle chain.
US11338885B2	Assistance control system An assistance control system includes a sensor mounted on a cycle body of a cycle, and a controller communicable with the sensor and an assistance module of the cycle. The sensor senses operation of the cycle body so as to output a sense signal indicative of a state of usage of the cycle body. Based on the sense signal, the controller switches between a boost mode and a deboost mode. In the boost mode, the controller outputs a control signal to the assistance module so as to control the assistance module to increase assistive torque for driving movement of the cycle body. In the deboost mode, the controller outputs the control signal to the assistance module so as to control the assistance module to decrease the assistive torque.
US11338881B2	Quick assembly bicycle stem structure A quick assembly bicycle stem structure includes a front fork stem, a handlebar stem having a zigzag-shaped slot opening formed at a lower end thereof that is received in an upper section of the front fork stem, the zigzag-shaped slot opening including a first vertical slot and a second vertical slot that are spaced apart in relation to one another, a pin bolt coupled to the front fork stem and extending into the zigzag-shaped slot opening of the handlebar stem, the pin bolt configured to travel within the zigzag-shaped slot opening and to enter the second vertical slot from the first vertical slot when the front fork stem is rotated relative to the handlebar stem, and a nut assembly received over the handlebar stem and configured to threadedly engage the upper section of the front fork stem.
US11338874B2	Motorcycle rear fender structure There is provided a motorcycle rear fender structure provided at a rear part of a motorcycle. A fender stay extends to an upper rear side from one side of left and right rear swing arms rotatably supporting a rear wheel. A rear fender main body covers an upper rear side of the rear wheel. A bulging portion bulges outward and rearward from the rear fender main body integrally. A wiring chamber is formed in the bulging portion. A partition wall is supported by the fender stay and provided in the rear fender main body. The partition wall is provided with a wiring hole for introducing an electrical wire connected to a lighting device into the wiring chamber. The fender stay is provided with a lower protruding portion extending in a left-right direction at a lower side of the wiring hole in the rear fender main body.
US11338865B2	Cab suspension systems and associated methods of manufacture and use Vehicle cab suspension control systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the cab suspension control systems can include front cab-to-frame mounts that include controllable elastomer-based isolators that can provide real time variable damping to improve ride quality and/or road holding and reduce cab roll in response to, for example, input from one or more cab and/or frame mounted accelerometers, position sensors, etc. Embodiments of the control systems described herein can utilize a single vehicle controller (e.g., an ECU) to control all of the cab suspension components (e.g., semi-active damping technologies, air spring technologies, etc.) employed on a vehicle to provide a single suspension control solution that can provide improved ride performance, road holding, etc.
US11338864B2	Vehicle body module connecting joint A vehicle body module connecting joint for connecting a first body module to a second body module. Elongate profiles are arranged along facing edges of the first and second body modules, respectively. The profiles are clamped together by locking wedges arranged parallel to the profiles and connected by fastening means extending between facing profiles on the first and second body modules. The connecting joint includes a first profile arranged along a side edge of a first body module along a surface remote from the connecting joint and a second profile arranged parallel to and in form-fitting contact with the first profile along facing side surfaces. The assembled first and second profiles forming a single first dovetail section along a surface facing the connecting joint.
US11338859B2	Land vehicles incorporating removable powertrain units, powertrain units, and methods therefor Land vehicles, powertrain units for land vehicles, and methods of using land vehicles are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a frame structure having a front cage that defines an operator cabin and a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage. The frame structure supports a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle. An underside of the frame structure is disposed in confronting relation with the underlying surface.
US11338856B2	Systems and methods for switching between a driver mode and an autonomous driving mode for a vehicle A vehicle system includes a steering wheel configured to output an output based on an input from a user, and a controller configured to: determine a target orientation of front wheels of a vehicle based on vehicle environment information, determine whether an orientation of the front wheels of the vehicle based on the output from the steering wheel deviates from the target orientation, disengage the steering wheel from the front wheels in response to determination that the orientation of the front wheels deviates from the target orientation, adjust the orientation of the front wheels to the target orientation and provide a feedback in response to adjusting the orientation of the front wheels to the target orientation.

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