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US11351994B2	Passage determination method and device A passage determination method includes: determining a target space region corresponding to a vehicle in a driving direction based on a real-time road image of the driving direction in a real scene; determining an actual size of the target space region; and determining whether the vehicle is able to pass through the target space region according to a magnitude relationship of the actual size and a safe size of the vehicle.
US11351980B2	Systems and methods for managing engine stop-start An apparatus includes a route circuit and a stop-start circuit. The route circuit is structured to estimate a number of charging locations for an energy storage system of a vehicle for a planned route. The stop-start circuit is structured to determine a stop-start strategy for an engine of the vehicle based on the estimated number of charging locations and expected charges to be received by the energy storage system. The stop-start strategy defines a frequency and duration of using the engine in an on-mode during operation of the vehicle along the planned route. The stop-start circuit is further structured to determine that the energy storage system fails to receive an expected charge at one of the charging locations, and update the stop-start strategy to compensate for failing to receive the expected charge by increasing use of the engine in the on-mode during operation of the vehicle along the planned route.
US11351976B2	Motor torque control method for motor-driven vehicle A motor torque control method for a motor-driven vehicle is carried out when a vehicle reduces its speed to a low speed or is in a stopped state, gear backlash and torsion of a drivetrain are minimized, and thus impact on the drivetrain which may occur during starting or restarting of a vehicle is minimized. The motor control method includes determining whether vehicle speed is in a speed reducing state less than a set vehicle speed or in a stopped state; determining a required torque command, an anti-jerk torque, and an additional drivetrain arrangement torque for removing drivetrain backlash based on vehicle operation state information when the speed reducing state or the stopped state is determined; and determining a motor torque command by using the required torque command, the anti-jerk torque, and the drivetrain arrangement torque.
US11351973B2	Bistable solenoid valve and method for assembling a bistable solenoid valve A bistable solenoid valve for a hydraulic brake system has a guide sleeve in which an upper immovable pole core is fixedly arranged and a closing element is displaceably arranged. The closing element is forced into a valve seat during a closing movement and lifts off from the valve seat during an opening movement, and is fixedly connected to a magnet assembly. An actuation of the movement of the closing element is performed by the magnet assembly via a coil positioned around and substantially surrounding the guide sleeve. A lower immovable pole core is fixedly arranged in the guide sleeve and the magnet assembly is positioned between the lower and the upper pole core.
US11351969B2	Operation control device for tractor vehicle A tractor vehicle operation control device includes a yaw rate sensor, which detects the actual yaw rate, and a controller, which executes damping control for increasing braking power on the vehicle wheels based on the actual yaw rate and damping periodic yaw motion of the tractor vehicle originating in a trailer. The controller, based on the actual yaw rate, calculates a yaw indicator representing the degree of yaw motion, and sets the front wheels braking power to be greater and sets the rear wheels braking power to be less as the yaw indicator increases. For example, the controller calculates a peak value of the actual yaw rate and determines the actual yaw rate peak value to be the yaw rate. The controller also may calculate yaw angular acceleration based on the actual yaw rate and determine a yaw indicator based on the peak value of the yaw angular acceleration.
US11351968B2	System and method for simplified aircraft brake distance estimation A braking system and method utilizing a simplified estimate of a distance between two locations on the earth based on spherical geometry. A braking system utilizing the aforementioned simplified estimate does not require computationally intensive calculations and is more efficient and better equipped to handle real-time generation of distance estimates for braking needs and variable conditions. In the present invention, geodesics evaluations are not used; rather, a modified Haversine formula that simplifies computations is used, including a one-time computation of the cosine of latitude coordinate.
US11351966B2	Reduced arc windshield wiper system for a vehicle A windshield wiper system includes a pivoting wiper arm (110), a wiper blade (120) for wiping a surface (102), and a connector assembly (130) coupling the pivoting wiper arm (110) to the wiper blade (120). The connector system (130) includes a first connecting member (140) directly coupled to the wiper arm (110) and a second connecting member (150) directly coupled to the wiper blade (120). The first connecting member (140) and the second connecting member (150) are movably coupled to each other, wherein a position of the first connecting member (140) relative to the second connecting member (150) is based on an angular position of the pivoting wiper arm (110).
US11351959B2	Vehicle seatbelt device A vehicle seatbelt device includes a ratchet wheel rotatable together with a spool in an integrated manner, and an engagingly locking portion. When the spool is rotated in a drawing direction at an angular acceleration larger than a predetermined angular acceleration, the engagingly locking portion is displaced radially outwardly so as to be engagingly locked by an engagingly locked portion. Hereby, rotation of the spool in the drawing direction is locked. Here, a control rod is placed axially outward of the engagingly locking portion. The control rod is displaced in the radial direction along with movement of the locking-inhibition movable portion. Along with the displacement of the control rod, a collar member is displaced axially to a restriction position. At the restriction position, the collar member enters a rotation raceway of the engagingly locking portion so as to restrict the engagingly locking portion from being displaced radially outwardly.
US11351954B2	Airbag device Provided is an airbag device including an airbag body having a first base fabric and a second base fabric, wherein the first base fabric and the second base fabric have an outer circumferential section and an outer circumferential section that are joined to each other while overlapping each other, a first base fabric joining section formed by joining a plurality of predetermined portions, spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the first base fabric is provided on an outer circumferential side of the first base fabric, and a second base fabric joining section formed by joining a plurality of predetermined portions, spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the second base fabric is provided on an outer circumferential side of the second base fabric.
US11351940B2	Vehicle control device, method, storage medium, and vehicle that switch connections of two batteries A vehicle control device includes a connection switching unit configured to switch the connection state to a state in which a second battery is solely connected to a first load when a voltage of a first battery is determined to be equal to or smaller than a first threshold value in a state in which the first and second batteries are connected to the first load, and after a first time has elapsed from switching to the second state, continue the state while the state of charge of the second battery is equal to or greater than a second threshold value, and switch the connection state to a state in which neither the first battery nor the second battery is connected to the first load when the state of charge of the second battery is smaller than the second threshold value.
US11351938B2	Device for supporting cables for articulated vehicles A cable supporting device for articulated vehicles, designed for installing in an intercommunicating compartment between two adjacent cabins of an articulated vehicle, including at least one cable-holder element, defining internally at least one channel for housing at least one cable, two anchoring plates connected or connectable to respective ends of the cable-holder element and each configured for stable mounting to a different end portion of the articulated vehicle, and at least one connecting element, positioned for connecting between at least one end of the cable-holder element and the respective anchoring plate. In particular, the connecting element is configured to allow a reciprocal movement, between the respective end of the cable-holder element and the respective anchoring plate, at least about two axes of rotation which are not parallel to each other and preferably perpendicular to each other.
US11351926B2	Vehicle crossbar assembly A vehicle crossbar assembly includes a crossbar. The crossbar has a first part and a second part that are movably attached to each other. The first part is configured to be supported to a first roof rack component of a vehicle. The second part is configured to be supported to a second roof rack component of the vehicle. The first and second parts are movable with respect to each other between an installable state and a storage state. The first and second parts extend from one another when in the installable state. The first and second parts are folded with respect to each other in the storage state.
US11351916B2	Vehicle sound synthesis during engine start conditions A vehicle sound synthesis system is provided with a loudspeaker and a controller. The loudspeaker projects sound indicative of synthesized engine noise (SEN) within a cabin of a vehicle in response to receiving a SEN signal. The controller is programmed to generate the SEN signal; and receive a first input indicative of an engine start command. The controller is further programmed to, modulate a characteristic of the SEN signal to align with a corresponding engine operating characteristic during starting conditions in response to the engine start command; and provide an adjusted SEN signal including the modulated characteristic to the loudspeaker.
US11351914B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device is a vehicle control device mounted on a first vehicle, and the vehicle control device includes a light source configured to project light outside of a vehicle; and a light source controller configured to control the light source to project a projection image which is positioned outside the first vehicle viewed from above and is along at least part of a periphery of the first vehicle in a case where the first vehicle is stopped.
US11351911B2	LED headlamp with daytime running lamp Improved light emitting diode (LED) vehicle headlamps having a dedicated daytime running lamp (DRL) component are described. In various embodiments, a combination Low Beam/DRL headlamp is provided, which uses pulse width modulation (PWM) detection to determine which of the two internal LED light sources (Low Beam or DRL) is powered on. If the Low Beam/DRL headlamp detects a PWM signal on the Low Beam voltage input then it switches to drive the DRL LEDs. If, alternatively, it detects a steady state input voltage then it switches to drive the Low Beam LEDs.
US11351908B2	Foldable wall structure for extending the interior space of transportable constructions, in particular camper vans The invention creates a foldable wall structure for extending the interior space of transportable constructions, in particular a vehicle such as a camper van. The foldable wall structure has a first foldable wall which, in the folded-out state, forms a base wall of the wall structure, and a second foldable wall which, in the folded-out state, forms a cover wall of the wall structure. The foldable wall structure has a foldable fourth wall and a foldable fifth wall, which, in the folded-out state, form a first and a second side wall; the wall structure also has a frame structure, in which the wall structure has a third wall that can be translationally shifted relative to the folded-in first wall, the third wall forming an outer wall of the wall structure in the shifted state.
US11351904B2	Load retention system Retention system for a load carrying container, comprising a retention portion arrangeable at or near a rear end of a load carrying container. The retention portion is pivotable between a first, raised position and a second, lowered position; and a drive element is used for moving the pivotable retention portion between the first and second positions.
US11351901B1	Concealed vehicle grab handle assembly Vehicle grab handle assemblies and methods of using the same. A vehicle grab handle assembly may have a grab handle. The grab handle may have a proximal end flush with an exterior surface of a headliner of the vehicle in a retracted position. The exterior surface may face away from a roof of the vehicle. Alternately, the proximal end may be between the exterior surface and the roof in the retracted position. The proximal end may extend out of the exterior surface and away from the roof in an extended position. The vehicle grab handle assembly may have a retraction-extension mechanism. The retraction-extension mechanism may be capable of traversing the grab handle between the retracted position and the extended position.
US11351900B2	Vehicle armrest and vehicle seat A vehicle armrest that is provided at a seat transverse direction end portion of a vehicle seat and that extends in a seat front-rear direction, the vehicle armrest including: a front-side supporting portion that is provided at a seat front-side end portion, and that is configured to support a wrist end portion of a forearm of a vehicle occupant; a rear-side supporting portion that is provided at a seat rear-side end portion, and that is configured to support an elbow end portion of the forearm; and a terminal accommodating portion that is provided between the front-side supporting portion and the rear-side supporting portion, a seat upper side of the terminal accommodating portion being open, and the terminal accommodating portion being positioned at a seat lower side of the forearm that is placed on the vehicle armrest, and the terminal accommodating portion being able to accommodate a portable terminal.
US11351897B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat, comprising: a lower frame, intended to be connected to the floor of a vehicle, having: a base, intended to be connected to the floor of the vehicle, and a seating portion frame, comprising at least two seating places to accommodate at least two users, a first backrest pivotally hinged to the base, a second backrest pivotally hinged to the base, wherein the seat further comprises a connection system connecting the first backrest to the seating portion frame, configured so that the pivoting of the first backrest relative to the base causes the simultaneous movement of the seating portion frame relative to the base in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the seat, in the two pivoting directions of the first backrest relative to the base.
US11351894B2	Infant carrier with integrated storage An infant carrier includes a seat body, a storage unit and a non-rigid restraint assembly. The seat body is shaped to support an infant. The storage unit is integrated into the seat body, and the non-rigid restraint assembly is secured to the storage unit. The storage unit is configured to retain an entirety of the non-rigid restraint assembly therein.
US11351893B2	Floating seat A seating system for at least one occupant in a vehicle interior is disclosed. The seating system may provide a seat assembly with a base assembly configured to be mounted in the vehicle interior and a seat structure configured to be coupled to the base assembly and providing a seat configured for movement relative to the base assembly. Movement of the seat relative to the base assembly may be made by at least two of recline movement or swivel movement or tilt movement. Recline movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure. Swivel movement may be rotational movement of the seat structure. Tilt movement may be generally translating movement of the seat structure transverse to recline movement. The base assembly may be a mechanism configured to facilitate movement of the seat structure relative to the base assembly.
US11351873B2	Driving assistance method for assistance of a power-intensive driving manoeuver of a subject vehicle, and driving assistance system for a power-intensive driving manoeuver of a subject vehicle A driving assistance method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of a subject vehicle includes predicting the power-intensive driving maneuver of the subject vehicle, and determining whether driving maneuver criteria, which comprise at least one energy criterion and at least one traffic criterion, are satisfied for the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver. Determining if the at least one energy criterion is satisfied includes determining a peak power profile required for a full execution of the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver, determining an available drive power of the subject vehicle, and evaluating whether the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile, wherein the at least one energy criterion is satisfied if the available drive power is sufficient for the peak power profile. Determining if the at least one traffic criterion is satisfied includes detecting a traffic situation, which comprises at least one traffic condition and/or a route topology, in the surroundings of the subject vehicle, and evaluating whether the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver can be fully executed in the detected traffic situation, wherein the traffic criterion is satisfied if the predicted driving maneuver can be fully executed in detected traffic situation. The method further includes displaying a result of determining whether the driving maneuver criteria are satisfied for the predicted power-intensive driving maneuver.
US11351866B2	Battery controller for an electrically driven vehicle without any low-voltage battery, electrically driven vehicle comprising said controller, and method A system for an at least partially electrically driven or hybrid vehicle includes an electronic devices that is configured to supply current to at least one of the further electrical loads on the vehicle, from a number of series-connected energy storage cells in the electrical energy storage which is smaller than the maximum number of series-connected energy storage cells in the energy storage, in the event that a maximum current for the at least one further electrical load exceeds the maximum current which can be delivered by the voltage converter. The vehicle has an electrical energy storage, which is provided for driving the vehicle and comprises energy storage cells connected in series, and a voltage converter coupled to the energy storage for the supply of at least one further electrical load on the vehicle.
US11351865B2	Vehicle start-up mechanism A vehicle start-up mechanism is provided in a vehicle configured to travel while occupants are boarded in a vehicle cabin. The vehicle start-up mechanism includes: a first vehicle start-up switch configured to switch the state of the vehicle between the start-up state and the halt state; and a switch box provided on an outer surface of the vehicle and having the first vehicle start-up switch. The vehicle has an autonomous driving function.
US11351860B2	Operating device for electric vehicle An operating device of an electric vehicle enables an electric vehicle to be operated, the electric vehicle having: left and right driving wheels; and left and right driving motors respectively independently driving these left and right driving wheels. The operating device has: a joystick operable to move so as to issue a turning direction instruction of the vehicle; and a traveling instruction portion issuing a traveling instruction of the vehicle by operation different from movement operation of this joystick. The joystick has a grip operable to be gripped by an occupant of the vehicle. By making a difference between rotating speeds of the left and right driving motors based on a combination of the turning direction instruction of the joystick and the traveling instruction of the traveling instruction portion, a gentle turn or a pivotal brake turn of the vehicle is performed.
US11351859B2	Electronic integrated wheel end disconnect for automotive application The electronic IWE actuator includes an electric motor, a worm gear connected to the electric motor, a ball ramp including a worm wheel configured to engage with the worm gear, a clutch ring configured to engage with a wheel hub of the vehicle, and a shift fork configured to engage with the clutch ring and the ball ramp and move linearly in a direction along an axis of the wheel hub in response to a rotation of the ball ramp. The clutch ring is configured to engage with the wheel hub in response to a rotation of the worm gear in a first direction, and disengage from the wheel hub in response to a rotation of the worm gear in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
US11351858B2	Stiffness reinforcement structure for fuel tank of vehicle A stiffness reinforcement structure for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes: a reinforcing column having an upper opening and a lower opening, and side openings arranged at both sides of an upper end and both sides of a lower end thereof; sliders fastened to the side openings of the reinforcing column; an upper thermal bonding member inserted in the upper opening and fastened to corresponding sliders; a lower thermal bonding member inserted in the lower opening of the reinforcing column and fastened to corresponding sliders with a bottom thermally bonded to an inner side of the fuel tank; and springs wound around outer sides of the reinforcing column and the sliders and providing elastic compression force to the upper thermal bonding member and the lower thermal bonding member.
US11351833B2	Electric suspension device An electric suspension device, includes: an electromagnetic actuator which is arranged in parallel to a spring member provided between an unsprung member and a sprung member and produces a drive force; an information acquisition section which acquires acceleration information of the unsprung member and sprung member along the expansion-contraction axis; a damping force calculation section which calculates a target damping force; and a drive controller which performs drive control for the electromagnetic actuator using a target drive force based on the target damping force. The information acquisition section acquires a road profile signal based on the acceleration information concerning the front-wheel side. The damping force calculation section calculates the target damping force of the electromagnetic actuator provided at least on the rear-wheel side, based on a signal component within a rear-wheel-side vibration damping target frequency range, of the road profile signal based on the acceleration information concerning the front-wheel side.
US11351832B2	Adjustable ride height sensor relocation device and a method for its use An adjustable ride height sensor relocation device that comprises a single unitary cam shaped element and is incorporated into the suspension system of a vehicle to control ride quality of the vehicle. A suspension system in a vehicle containing such an adjustable ride height sensor relocation device and a method of restoring original automotive equipment parameters for a suspension system of a vehicle.
US11351829B2	Construction machine and method for increasing the stability of a construction machine The present invention relates to a construction machine, in particular a ground milling machine, with a drive motor, a machine frame supported by a traveling gear with traveling devices, and an operator platform arranged on the machine frame, wherein the traveling gear has a front and a rear traveling gear axle, and wherein at least one of the traveling gear axles is configured as a locking axle with two traveling devices which are height-adjustable relative to the machine frame independently of one another and can be locked in an operating position, and at least one further traveling gear axle is configured as a swing axle such that the traveling devices of the swing axle are jointly height-adjustable relative to the machine frame, and a height adjustment of one traveling device of the swing axle leads to an opposite height adjustment of another traveling device of the swing axle, wherein a control device is provided which is configured such that it detects the load on at least one of the traveling devices of the locking axle as a control variable and, when the load on the traveling device of the locking axle falls below or exceeds a threshold value, blocks the joint height adjustment of the traveling devices of the swing axle relative to the machine frame. Moreover, the present invention relates to increasing the stability of such a construction machine.
US11351828B2	Method for operating a pressure control system with a multi-stage compressor, and pressure control system A method for operating a pressure control system having a multistage compressor. The method comprises providing a pressure medium compressed multiple times by the multistage compressor in order to fill a pressure medium reservoir or pressure medium chambers of the pressure control system, by performing (i) providing, by a first compression stage, a precompressed pressure medium and additionally compressing the precompressed pressure medium via a second compression stage, and/or (ii) introducing, into an intermediate volume between the first compression stage and the second compression stage of the multistage compressor, an already compressed charge pressure medium and compressing, by the second compression stage, the charge pressure medium again. An intermediate pressure of the precompressed pressure medium conveyed into the intermediate volume is limited by an overpressure valve interacting with the first compression stage. The overpressure valve is configured to open if the intermediate pressure exceeds a limit value.
US11351826B2	Wheel suspension A wheel suspension includes an axle limb which supports a wheel. The axle limb includes a first steering axle which provides a first steering angle in a specified range for the wheel, and components for connecting the axle limb to a support structure. At least one of the components includes a second steering axle which is selectively releasable in order to provide a steering angle which is different than the first steering axle. The components for connecting the axle limb to the support structure form a McPherson suspension.
US11351824B2	Two-wheel mobile apparatus A two-wheel mobile apparatus that is movable on land and water includes a cabin and a propulsion unit. The cabin is configured to be watertight to a height above a waterline when the mobile apparatus moves on water. Further, the cabin accommodates an occupant and isolates the occupant from the outside of the cabin. The propulsion unit includes a rotatably driven impeller and moves the mobile apparatus on water. An orientation detection unit that detects orientation of the mobile apparatus. A tilt correction unit corrects tilt of the mobile apparatus on land. An oscillation reduction unit reduces oscillation of the mobile apparatus on water. An orientation control unit switches between actuation of the tilt correction unit and actuation of the oscillation reduction unit based on a detection value of the orientation detection unit.
US11351821B1	Trailer configured for multiple hitches A trailer includes a trailer bed, a draw bar assembly, and a convertible hitch assembly. The trailer bed includes a platform and one or more sets of two or more wheels. The draw bar assembly is coupled to the trailer bed. The convertible hitch assembly includes a hitch converter coupled to the draw bar assembly. The convertible hitch assembly includes an over-axle hitch coupler insertable into the hitch converter, wherein the over-axle hitch coupler is mated to an over-axle hitch component coupled to a first vehicle. The convertible hitch assembly includes a behind-axle hitch coupler insertable into the hitch converter, wherein the behind-axle hitch coupler is mated to a behind-axle hitch component coupled to at least one of the first vehicle or an additional vehicle.
US11351820B2	Tire positioning method and apparatus, electronic control unit and tire pressure sensor Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of automobiles and disclose a tire positioning method and apparatus, an electronic control unit (ECU) and a tire pressure sensor. The method includes: successively controlling, within a transmission cycle, one of L exciter sets to send a low-frequency signal, L being an integer greater than 1; receiving high-frequency signals fed back by N tire pressure sensors according to the low-frequency signals, N being an integer greater than 1; determining a correspondence between one of the L exciter sets and M tire pressure sensors according to the high-frequency signals, M being an integer greater than 1; and after a quantity of transmission cycles reaches a preset threshold, determining a tire corresponding to each of the N tire pressure sensors according to the correspondence between the exciter set and the M tire pressure sensors determined in each transmission cycle. The tire positioning method is accurate and reliable.
US11351811B2	Optically-passive magnetic signature and identification feature with electromagnetic tamper detection An article is authenticated by providing a magnetic security mark in the form of an optically-passive randomly-generated nanoscale magnetic pattern. The pattern is pre-imaged and this reference image is uploaded to a secure database along with an identifier for the article such as a serial number. A user of the article verifies its authenticity by scanning it magnetically to obtain a scanned image of the magnetic pattern. The serial number is used to retrieve the previously uploaded reference image which is compared to the scanned image. If the images match, the article's authenticity is confirmed. A single article may have multiple magnetic security marks, each unique, placed at predetermined, non-uniform locations. The magnetic patterns are generated using thin film deposition of yttrium iron garnet. In one embodiment the article is a physical key having additional security features, such as mechanical features and a radio-frequency identification chip.
US11351794B2	Printing apparatus and ink quantity detection method thereof A printing apparatus counts an ink quantity in an ink tank in accordance with consumption of ink from the ink tank, updates and holds a count value obtained by the count in a counter, and detects whether ink injection to the ink tank has been done before execution of sensing by a sensing unit configured to sense whether a predetermined quantity of ink is present in the ink tank. If sensing by the sensing unit is executed, the apparatus reads out a preceding sensing result from a memory that stores a sensing result of presence/absence of the ink by the sensing unit, verifies a transition between the preceding sensing result and a current sensing result, and controls operations of reset of the count value held by the counter and the count based on the transition and a result of the detection.
US11351791B2	Logic circuitry package A logic circuitry package includes an interface to communicate with a print apparatus logic circuit and at least one logic circuit. The logic circuit is configured to receive, via the interface, a plurality of first requests in a heater disabled mode, each first request corresponding to a different sensor ID of a plurality of sensor IDs; transmit, via the interface, a first digital value in response to each first request; receive, via the interface, a plurality of second requests in a heater enabled mode, each second request corresponding to a different sensor ID of the plurality of sensor IDs; and transmit, via the interface, a second digital value in response to each second request. Delta values corresponding to a difference between the first digital value and the second digital value for each different sensor ID of the plurality of sensor IDs are indicative of a print material level.
US11351790B2	Threshold variable feedback circuit,consumable chip, and consumable The present disclosure relates to the technical field of printer consumables, in particular to threshold variable feedback circuit, consumable chip and consumables. The feedback circuit comprises a control unit; a feedback module including four different feedback units connected in parallel between the output terminal and the ground; each one of the feedback units comprises a gating component and feedback component that are connected in series between the output terminal and the ground; the control unit is electrically connected with the gating component of each one of the feedback units such that the feedback module selects and outputs an electrical signal of one of the feedback units to the output terminal. Selecting different feedback units can generate different feedback voltages to respond to the verification requirements of the imaging device, so that the consumable can pass the verification of the imaging device.
US11351762B2	Barrier structure made from MXDT/XT copolyamide with a high Tg A barrier structure intended for the storage and/or transport of fluids including at least one barrier layer (1) including an MXDT/XT copolyamide in which: MXDT is an amide unit present in a molar ratio of between 5 and 45%, preferably between 15 and 45%, and more preferably between 20 and 45%, where MXD represents m-xylylenediamine (MXD) and T represents terephthalic acid, XT is a majority amide unit present in a molar ratio of between 55 and 95%, preferably between 55 and 85%, and more preferably between 55 and 80%, where X is a C9 to C18, preferably C9, C10, C11 and C12, linear aliphatic diamine, and where T is terephthalic acid, said copolyamide having a melting point: 250° C.
US11351753B2	Electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member, article using the same, and production method for electromagnetic wave transmissive metal film Provided is an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member capable of being easily produced at a low production cost, with both a metallic luster and an electromagnetic wave transmissibility, an article using the electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member, and a production method for an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal film. The electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member comprises a metal layer and a crack layer, wherein the metal layer and the crack layer have, in their respective planes, a plurality of linear cracks extending substantially parallel to each other. The linear cracks in the metal layer and the linear cracks in the crack layer penetrate through their respective layers in a thickness direction, and are continuous with each other in the thickness direction.
US11351751B2	Noise-absorbent and odor-adsorbent fabric cover systems for vehicle interiors The present disclosure provides cover systems for covering components of a cabin interior of a vehicle, such as an automobile, a train car, a bus, a boat, or an aircraft, among others. For instance, the cover systems may cover one or more of a seat and a floor, among others, of the cabin interior. The fabric cover systems may absorb or partially absorb one or more of low-frequency sounds, such as low-frequency noise emitted by an engine, and high-frequency sounds, among others. The fabric cover systems may absorb or partially absorb odor molecules. The fabric covering systems may include multiple layers. For instance, one of the layers may include activated carbon fibers. The activated carbon fibers may absorb or partially absorb one or more of sounds, liquids, and odors, among others.
US11351744B2	Molten extrusion loading for compression molds using chopped prepreg fiber Systems and methods are provided for fabricating composite parts. One embodiment is a method that includes heating a female die having a receptacle and a complementary male die, heating an extruder above a melting point of a thermoplastic within chopped prepreg fiber, in order to melt chopped prepreg fiber disposed within the extruder, extruding the chopped prepreg fiber from the extruder into the receptacle of the female die while the chopped prepreg fiber remains molten, pressing the male die into the female die, causing the molten chopped prepreg fiber to fully enter receptacle, and cooling the chopped prepreg fiber in the receptacle of the female die to form a composite part.
US11351742B2	Method and device for the sterile connection of pipes A method is described for opening a heat bonded sterile connection that includes a skin of material blocking flow between the connection site. The method includes applying external pressure to the connection site.
US11351735B2	Sensors for three-dimensional printing systems and methods The present disclosure provides methods and systems for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object. The methods may comprise providing, adjacent to a build surface, a film comprising a polymeric precursor. A sensor may be used to determine a profile of the film. The profile may be indicative of a quality of the film. If the profile meets a quality threshold, at least a portion of the film may be exposed to light to initiate formation of a polymeric material from the polymeric precursor, thereby printing at least a portion of the 3D object.
US11351726B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (4), which apparatus (1) comprises an application unit (6) with at least one application element (7) adapted to apply build material (3) on a build plane (8), characterized in by a determination unit (12) that is adapted to determine contact information relating to a force acting on the at least one application element (7), preferably during an application process.
US11351725B2	Enhanced recoater edges An additive manufacturing device includes a build platform. A recoater is operatively connected to the build platform to move relative to the build platform to coat unfused powder onto a build on the build platform. The recoater includes a recoater mount defining a length-wise receptacle therein, and a recoater blade seated in the receptacle. A blade reel system is operatively connected to the recoater to replace the recoater blade in the receptacle during a build on the build platform.
US11351724B2	Selective sintering additive manufacturing method A method for producing a component layer-by-layer. The method includes the steps of: depositing particulate material to form a layer of particulate material having a first area over a build platform; applying at least one exothermic material over the build platform so that a selected portion of the first area is uniformly coated with the exothermic material; selectively sintering a second area of the layer smaller than the selected portion of first area, using an application of radiant energy to trigger an exothermic reaction in the at least one exothermic material, in a specific pattern that defines the geometry of a cross-sectional layer of the component; and repeating the steps of depositing, applying, and sintering for a plurality of layers until the component is complete.
US11351723B2	Systems, devices, and methods for manufacturing three dimensional objects via oxygen permeation of a gas permeable membrane An additive manufacturing device and a method of fabricating a 3D object is provided. The device includes a vessel configured to rotate about an axis and a membrane disposed to form a floor of the vessel. A build plate is movable between a first position and a second position, the build plate being positioned a predetermined distance apart from the membrane in the first position. A light source is arranged to direct electromagnetic radiation through the membrane towards the build plate. A processor is provided that is responsive to executable computer instructions for rotating on a periodic, aperiodic, or continuous basis, the vessel to oxygenate the membrane.
US11351712B2	Blow-molding method and blow-molding apparatus A blow molding method includes: performing a primary blowing on a resin preform to form an intermediate molded product; and performing a final blowing on the intermediate molded product to form a final molded product, and at least one step of performing the primary blowing and the final blowing includes a thinning step of continuously repeatedly performing, within a predetermined time, steps of: stretching an object by blowing; and contracting stretched parts of the object by exhausting blown air.
US11351711B2	Die with a modular adjustment system and a modular adjustment system An adjustment system coupled to a die, and a die including an adjustment system, includes first and second adjustment modules. The first adjustment module includes a first body, a first plurality of studs, and a first actuator. Each of the first plurality of studs is slidably positioned within the first body. The first actuator is coupled to the first plurality of studs and is configured to move each of the first plurality of studs. The second adjustment module includes a second body, a second plurality of studs, and a second actuator. Each of the second plurality of studs is slidably positioned within the second body. The second actuator is coupled to the second plurality of studs and is configured to move each of the second plurality of studs. The number of studs composing the first plurality of studs is different from a number of studs composing the second plurality of studs.
US11351710B2	Multilayered structures and uses thereof in security markings A security marking has a physically unclonable function (PUF) wherein the PUF includes a disordered multilayer photonic crystal structure having an electromagnetic transmission and/or reflection spectrum and/or spectra upon receipt of electromagnetic radiation within a photonic bandgap region of the structure that is unique to the structure.
US11351704B2	Resin injection molding method A resin injection molding method uses a mold having a cavity and a hole-forming columnar body. The hole-forming columnar body is movable in an axial direction while extending through the cavity, and includes a first diameter portion having a first diameter, a second diameter portion having a diameter greater than the first diameter, and a tapered portion having a diameter gradually increasing from the first diameter portion toward the second diameter portion. The method includes moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that at least one of the first diameter portion or the tapered portion is positioned in the cavity, injecting the molten resin to fill the cavity, maintaining an inside of the cavity under pressure, moving the hole-forming columnar body in the axial direction such that the second diameter portion is positioned in the cavity, and solidifying the injected filling molten resin.
US11351693B1	Slicer blade guide with wear insert A slicer blade guide with insert preferably includes a base guide plate, an upper guide plate, at least one blade insert and a pair end caps. The base guide plate preferably includes a base angled blade surface, a base insert slot and a bottom chamfered surface. The base angled blade surface extends upward from a top surface of the base guide plate. A bottom of the at least one blade insert is retained in the base insert slot and axially retained with the pair end caps. The upper guide plate preferably includes an upper angled blade surface and an upper insert slot. The upper angled blade surface extends upward from a bottom surface of the upper guide plate. A top of the at least one blade insert is retained in the upper insert slot. The upper guide plate is secured to the base guide plate with a plurality of fasteners.
US11351687B2	Razor handle A safety razor has a handle and a razor cartridge having a handle and a connector. The connector includes a recess with an opening portion and a remote portion at an end of the recess opposed the opening portion. The handle includes a first ejector connected to a user-operable button and a distal end portion of the first ejector is adapted to contact an interior surface of the remote portion of the recess. The button also includes a second ejector structure adapted to contact the opening portion of the recess. When the button is operated, the combined function of the distal end portion of the first ejector contacting and pushing against a surface of the remote portion of the recess and the second ejector structure contacting and pushing against the opening portion of the recess act to disconnect the razor cartridge from the handle.
US11351683B2	Utility knife A utility knife comprises a housing (1), a blade carrier (2), a blade (3), a position control component (4) and a safety control component (5); a positioning direction (B) is defined at an angle to the sliding direction (A) of the position control component (4), the first blocking position (141) is farther away from the positioning portion (42) of the position control component (4) than the rest areas of the slide rail (13) except the first blocking position (14). In this way, in addition to blocking position shift, the position control component can also be used for contact-fitting with the blade carrier to determine whether the blade carrier can slide forward independently. Therefore, the utility knife has fewer components, resulting in low material cost, fewer assembly steps, convenient and time-saving assembly process, and the components are not easy to lose.
US11351682B2	Environment monitoring and associated monitoring device Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to environment monitoring and associated monitoring device, in which region-level environmental conditions are obtained and are detected by a plurality of sensors installed in a plurality of regions of a space enclosing electronic devices. Additionally, respective region priorities of the plurality of regions are determined based at least in part on the region-level environmental conditions, a region priority indicating a probability of occurrence of a risk event within a corresponding region. Furthermore, a movement path of a moveable monitoring device through the plurality of regions is determined based on the region priorities for detecting device-level environmental conditions associated with the electronic devices, and a moveable monitoring device and a system are disclosed.
US11351680B1	Systems and methods for enhancing robot/human cooperation and shared responsibility Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, employed within a robotics system. In one aspect, a robotics system includes an interface; an output; a processor; and a computer-readable storage device coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause processor to perform operations comprising: providing, through the interface, a simulation of the robotics system described by a Ubiquitous Simulation Model (USM) and depicted within a simulated environment; receiving a command through the interface; determining an applicable module configured to operate skills and knowledge for the command based on the USM and the simulated environment; processing the command with the module and the USM to determine an appropriate action, wherein the action is determined based on a coherent mode of conduct and self-presentation modeled for the robotics system; and performing the action with the output.
US11351679B2	Robot arm having at least one deformation element A robot arm includes multiple links and joints connecting the links to one another in an articulated manner, wherein, in cooperation with the joints, the links are designed to carry and move a load in space. The joints can be automatically adjusted by motors of the robot arm to move the links. At least one first link has a first casing and a neighboring second link has a second casing. The casings are designed to transfer respective forces and torques resulting from the weight of the robot arm itself and/or the load to the neighboring link. The first casing and/or the second casing has a deformation element designed to form a buffer body in a joint space between the first and second casings, which is changed due to an adjustment of the associated joint. The buffer body at least substantially or completely fills the changeable joint space.
US11351676B2	Self-lifting robot with automatic release and multi-jointed arm Disclosed is a self-lifting robot with multi-jointed arm. The robot includes a multipart housing, a traction drivetrain capable of generating translational and rotational motion of the self-lifting robot on a working surface, and a deployment hook configured to release from a storage hanger, thus depositing the self-lifting robot onto the working surface, and configured to re-attach to the storage hanger, thus lifting the self-lifting robot off of the working surface. The robot also includes a multi jointed arm, and a grabber disposed from a free-rotating wrist joint at a distal end of the multi-jointed arm, and configured to grab, hold, and release one or more target objects.
US11351662B2	Wrench head A wrench head comprises a working axis, a first jaw, a second jaw, and a third jaw. The first jaw comprises first-jaw arcuate convex contact surface, second first-jaw arcuate convex contact surface, third first-jaw arcuate convex contact surface, and first-jaw planar contact surface. The second jaw is coupled with and is pivotable relative to the first jaw and comprises second-jaw arcuate convex contact surfaces. The third jaw is coupled with and is pivotable relative to the second jaw and comprises a third-jaw arcuate convex contact surface and a third-jaw planar contact surface.
US11351655B1	Acute angle blade sharpening apparatus and method for sharpening blades An acute angle blade sharpening apparatus and method for sharpening blades is configured to sharpen the edge and bevel of a blade at the specific acute angles between 21° and 23°, or about 22° and 23°. The apparatus has a base member forming multiple elongated depressions oriented at 22° and 23°. Multiple elongated sharpening members are fixedly mounted in the depressions. The blade is oriented perpendicular to the first side of the base member and drawn against the sharpening members, to engage at the desired 22° and 23° sharpening angles. A leveling instrument attaches to the blade to verify the blade is oriented at the desired angles. A leveling instrument cavity stores the leveling instrument and fastener. Springs retain the sharpening members in the cavity of the base member when not in use. A clamp fastens the base member to a mounting surface for enhanced stability.
US11351651B2	Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece thereon, a cutting unit for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table with a cutting blade secured in place on a distal-end portion of a spindle by a mount flange mounted on the distal-end portion of the spindle, an indexing feed unit for moving the cutting unit in indexing feed directions parallel to axial directions of the spindle, a processing feed unit for moving the chuck table in processing feed directions perpendicular to the indexing feed directions, and an end face correction unit for correcting an end face of the mount flange that supports the cutting blade in contact therewith. The processing feed unit includes a table moving base that supports the chuck table thereon and an actuating mechanism for moving the table moving base. The end face correction unit is fixedly mounted on the table moving base.
US11351649B2	Method and apparatus for leveling and grinding surfaces A floor leveling apparatus and method for cutting parallel grooves in a hardened body which is configured to assist in utilizing a grinder to finish surfaces in a planar manner.
US11351647B2	Multi-spindle machine tools The present invention provides certain additional improvements for such mechanical-type multi-axis machine tools. These improvements include: (1) permitting the spindles to be rotated about their respective axes relative to the member independently of one another, (2) providing a low-cost, and yet highly-effective, sensor apparatus for determining the angular position of the member relative to the frame without the use of an expensive encoder or the like, (3) mounting the rotatable member more precisely relative to the frame, and (4) providing a zero-backlash tool slide on the frame for imparting an action to a workpiece.
US11351642B2	Automatic tool head placement and assembly apparatus for a boring machine A method for machining a workpiece includes using a multi-axis robot to lift a tool head from a magazine. The robot attaches the tool head to an end of a drill tube. The drill tube is then rotated and longitudinally translated to machine the workpiece. The tool head is withdrawn from the machined workpiece longitudinally by moving the drill tube. The robot is used to disconnect the tool head, replace the disconnected tool head into a magazine and withdraw a different tool head from the magazine for attachment to the drill tube.
US11351638B2	Machine tooling with a rotary punch A tooling system has means for applying a vacuum to hold the fastener at the working end of the tool. A cavity in a hollow pusher pin has lateral ports for exclusively providing a airway between the vacuum source and the fastener. In other embodiments of the invention the pusher pin has fastener-gripping jaws in the form of balls moveable within lateral passageways in the pusher pin open into the cavity. The balls are biased inwardly against the fastener by an outer elastic band on the tool body which encircles the pusher pin. When adapted for installing magnetic-release type fasteners, the bottom end of the pusher pin is of reduced diameter for insertion into a magnetic release fastener. The fastener-receiving panel is supported by an anvil having a magnet whereby the fastener is released from the pusher pin as the fastener is pressed into the panel.
US11351631B2	Laser processing apparatus with calculating section A calculating section of a control unit calculates a vertical position Defocus for a condensing lens using a height value H1 of a modified layer in a wafer that is set by a setting section according to the equation (1) below. Defocus=(thickness T1 of wafer−height value H1−b)/a (1) The calculating section calculates an appropriate vertical position for the condensing lens according to the equation (1) depending on the height value H1 of the modified layer that is set by the setting section. Therefore, the vertical position of the condensing lens in laser processing operation can be determined more easily, and a time-consuming and tedious experiment for fine adjustment of the vertical position of the condensing lens does not need to be conducted.
US11351618B2	Method for material-removing machining of fillets on a workpiece A method is provided for the material-removing machining of fillets on a workpiece by means of a tool, more particularly a milling tool, which is guided over a fillet at a contact point. The invention is characterized in that the fillet is machined by means of a tool comprising a conical-convex cutting edge on a flank of the tool, wherein the tool, with the contact point on the conical-convex cutting edge, moves along at least one contact path running in the longitudinal direction of the fillet and the tool is inclined sideways in relation to the at least one contact path on the fillet such that a substantially sickle-shaped material engagement is formed in front of the contact point in the movement direction of the tool.
US11351605B2	Powder packing methods and apparatus The present disclosure generally relates to powder packing for additive manufacturing (AM) methods and systems. Conventional powder packing methods are manual and non-standardized, and they result in operator fatigue and potentially product inconsistencies. Powder packing according to the present disclosure improves standardization and reduces turnaround time, with the potential to lower the cost of AM.
US11351601B2	Copper alloy powder having excellent laser absorptivity This copper alloy powder having an excellent laser absorptivity includes: either one or both of B and S in an amount of 0.003 mass % to 5.0 mass %, with a remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein an average particle diameter is 20 μm to 80 μm. This copper alloy powder having an excellent laser absorptivity is preferably a powder for metal additive manufacturing.
US11351599B2	Multi-piece integrated core-shell structure for making cast component Partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds that can be assembled into complete molds are provided herein. Each section of the partial mold may contain both a portion of a core and portion of a shell. Each section can then be assembled into a mold for casting of a metal part. The partial integrated core-shell investment casting molds and the complete molds may be provided with filament structures corresponding to cooling hole patterns on the surface of the turbine blade or the stator vane, which provides a leaching pathway for the core portion after metal casting. Core filaments that can be used to supplement the leaching pathway, for example in a core tip portion of the mold are also provided herein.
US11351590B2	Features of dissimilar material-reinforced blanks and extrusions for forming A method of adding a reinforcement to a metal blank prior to a forming process. The reinforcement is attached via ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) to create a composite blank which is then subjected to a forming process to bend and deform the composite blank and form a reinforced vehicle component. The reinforcement is placed on the metal blank such that after being subjected to the forming process, there is reinforcement in key areas of the formed vehicle component. The reinforcement results in the final formed vehicle component having enhanced properties such as lower density, increased strength, stiffness, or energy absorption capabilities.
US11351580B2	Window cleaning robot The window cleaning robot according to the invention has an artificial intelligence-controlled moveable washing system which senses such projections as frames, moldings, composite coating materials, etc. on the facades by means of the sensors disposed thereon and which adjusts the positions of the cleaning brushes in a way to contact with the glass surface evenly. It makes the facade cleaning in high-rise buildings safer with the fans adjusting the axial thrust force according to the speed and direction of the wind in a way not to detach from the surface to be cleaned. It allows saving on time, labor force, and costs in facade cleaning. The robot permits performing the cleaning in glass surfaces and facades in a safe manner eliminating the requirement of human factor.
US11351578B2	Radiation hardened ultrasonic cleaning system In a submersible ultrasonic cleaning system for use in highly radioactive environments (e.g., cleaning radiated nuclear fuel assemblies), a bond between energy producing transducers and an radiating wall is strengthened with a polyurethane adhesive such as Permabond PT326, or 3M DP-190 adhesive. In various diagnostic tests, one or more of the transducers are operated in an energy-transmitting mode while one or more other transducers are operated in an energy-detecting mode to detect a weakened transducer/wall bond and/or acoustic conditions of the working fluid.
US11351577B1	Protecting the display of a device when cleaning with a cloth/material A mobile device comprising: a display; a first sensor to detect a cloth approaching a surface of the display; an ultrasonic emitter to emit ultrasonic waves towards the cloth; a second sensor to track a pressure a user exerts on the surface of the display; and a processing unit to: determine if the material of the cloth is hard or soft; in response to the material being hard, alert the user that the cloth is not appropriate to clean the surface of the display; and alert the user that the entire display was not cleaned with the cloth.
US11351569B1	Lightweight modular applicator system for extrusive dispensing of work material having onboard stowage of accessory tools A lightweight applicator system is provided for efficient extrusive dispensing of work material from a cartridge. A body of the system includes handle and cartridge frame portions. The handle portion defines a hub structure, which includes at least first and second retention structures. The cartridge frame portion includes a cage member configured for receiving a cartridge of work material, and is releasably coupled to the hub structure in revolvable manner First and second accessory tools are coupled respectively to the first and second retention structures in detachable manner A drive portion is operably coupled to the body, and includes a drive member passing displaceably into the cartridge frame portion for forcing extrusion of work material therefrom. The handle and cartridge frame portions of the body are formed of one or more predetermined nonmetallic materials.
US11351568B2	Paint applicator assembly A paint edger for applying paint with a paint applicator pad that is coupled to the paint edger. The paint edger includes a frame having a base with a forward side, a rear side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, the first lateral side defines a first edge. The paint edger also includes an ejection mechanism supported by the frame. The ejection mechanism defines a second edge adjacent the second lateral side of the base. The ejection mechanism includes an actuator. The actuator is operable to move the second edge relative to the frame to uncouple the paint applicator pad from the paint edger.
US11351563B2	Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus includes a mounting unit on which a liquid discharging device is mounted, a driving circuit to supply driving voltages to an actuator of the liquid discharging device mounted on the mounting unit, a capacitance measuring circuit configured to measure a capacitance value of the actuator and a controller configured to acquire the capacitance value, compare the capacitance value to a predetermined threshold value, and determine whether to supply a first control signal to the driving circuit to drive the actuator of the liquid discharging device to discharge a liquid based on the comparison of the capacitance value to the predetermined threshold value.
US11351562B2	Device and method for the automated diffusion of volatile substances comprising a photovoltaic cell A device and method for diffusing volatile substances which obtains the energy required for the autonomous operation thereof from one or more photovoltaic cells. The activation periods and switch-on frequency of the emission means are determined adaptively by an electronic controller depending on the light conditions, thereby maximizing the time in which the device diffuses the volatile substance without compromising its autonomy.
US11351560B2	Foam discharger Provided is a foam discharger including: a mixing portion for mixing a liquid agent and a gas to foam the liquid agent; a discharge opening for discharging the foamed liquid agent; and a flow path in communication with the discharge opening, and for supplying the foamed liquid agent from the mixing portion to the discharge opening. The discharge opening is provided with a first porous member. On an upstream side of the first porous member, a cross-sectional area of the flow path on a cross section orthogonal to a supply direction in which the foamed liquid agent is to be supplied increases along the supply direction. The cross-sectional area of the flow path at the discharge opening is at least 1.2 times the minimum cross-sectional area of the flow path.
US11351556B2	Method for operating a high-voltage pulse system The invention relates to a method for operating a high-voltage pulse system (1), preferably a system (1) for the fragmenting and/or weakening of material (2) by means of high-voltage discharges, with an energy store (3) for providing the energy for the high-voltage pulses and a charging device (4) for charging the energy store (3). According to the method, in the intended high-voltage pulse operation, a sequence of high-voltage pulses is generated with the system (1) and thereby the energy store (3) is discharged completely at each high-voltage pulse and is only after the expiry of a charging pause (LP) recharged again for the next high-voltage pulse by means of supplying charging energy with the charging device (4). By means of the operating method according to the invention, a time window is created between two successive high-voltage pulses each, in which the energy store(s) are substantially completely discharged and no charging-voltage is applied. Thereby it becomes possible to short-circuit or earth the energy store (3), respectively, without a short-circuiting or earthing current flowing thereby.
US11351545B2	High speed nucleic acid melting analysis A method and system have been provided to perform high speed nucleic acid melting analysis while still obtaining accurate melting curve sufficient for genotyping. This rapid ability to interrogate DNA should be useful whenever time to result is important, such as in molecular point of care testing. Specifically, microfluidics enables genotyping by melting analysis at rates up to 50° C./s, requiring less than is to acquire an entire melting curve. High speed melting reduces the time for melting analysis, decreases errors, and improves genotype discrimination of small amplicons.
US11351536B2	Biochemical analysis system A biochemical analysis system capable of sample preparation and processing can include at least one inlet channel having a non-fouling, slippery surface to autonomously transport a fluid sample to a chamber by a geometry of the at least one inlet channel. The at least one inlet channel can include a first end, which is open and exposed, and a second end connected to the chamber for mixing and reaction of the fluid sample, and the at least one inlet channel can include a converging or diverging angle.
US11351535B2	Density phase separation device A mechanical separator for separating a fluid sample into first and second phases within a collection container is disclosed. The mechanical separator may have a separator body having a through-hole defined therein, with the through-hole adapted for allowing fluid to pass therethrough. The separator body includes a float, having a first density, and a ballast, having a second density greater than the first density. A portion of the float is connected to a portion of the ballast. Optionally, the float may include a first extended tab adjacent a first opening of the through-hole and a second extended tab adjacent the second opening of the through-hole. In certain configurations, the separator body also includes an extended tab band disposed about an outer surface of the float. The separator body may also include an engagement band circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the separator body.
US11351534B2	Ejection plate for a pipetting system device Disclosed here are pipetting system devices useful for acquiring or dispelling liquids from an automated fluid dispensing device.
US11351518B2	Cesium adsorbent and method of preparing the same Provided herein is a cesium adsorbent including: a support modified to have a carboxyl group on a surface thereof; and Prussian blue synthesized on the surface of the modified support, wherein the Prussian blue is at least partially chemically bound with the surface of the support. The cesium adsorbent may effectively adsorb cesium, which is a radioactive element released into the water and may be easily prepared using a simple solution process.
US11351506B2	Air bubble generation device A bubble generation device intermittently generates large bubbles in a liquid phase. The bubble generation device includes a bubble storing container, a pivot, and a pair of edge portion receivers. The bubble storing container stores bubbles generated by a gas supply nozzle in the liquid. The pivot allows the bubble storing container to pivot thereon, thereby releasing the large bubbles from the bubble storing container. The pair of edge portion receivers receives and blocks an edge portion of the bubble storing container to limit pivot of the bubble storing container. An inside of the bubble storing container is partitioned by a partition that is installed in an axial direction of the pivot.
US11351501B2	Multi-stage treatment system and methods for removal of target vapor compounds from contaminated air streams A multi-stage treatment system for removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of an initial bioscrubber stage utilizing a plurality of filter media derived from foamed glass immediately followed by a biofilter stage utilizing a plurality of media derived from the calcareous exoskeleton of a bivalve mollusk (shell media).
US11351500B2	Method of processing sulfur-bearing wastes from refineries and upgraders The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products.
US11351493B2	Adjustable filter track for HVAC system An adjustable filter track system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a filter track having a guideway and a bracket that form a recess configured to receive a filter and an adjustable angle bracket including a first panel and a second panel rotatably coupled to the guideway, where the bracket and the adjustable angle bracket are configured to hold the filter in place within the recess, and where the adjustable angle bracket is configured to rotate about an axis within the recess between a first configuration and a second configuration to accommodate different thicknesses of the filter.
US11351491B2	Antimicrobial composite filtering material and method for making the same A filter media having lignite-derived activated carbon, polyacrylic acid (PAA), a commercially available copper-zinc alloy, and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PolyDADMAC) or Luviquat®, which is Poly[(3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium chloride)-co-(1-vinylpyrrolidone)], combined and used as suitable replacement for TOG bituminous coal-based activated carbon, silver, and PolyDADMAC. Functional groups in lignite-based activated carbon interact with the polyacrylic acid. Functional groups such as calcium, iron, or aluminum oxide/hydroxide of lignite-based activated carbon interact with PAA, and help hold the PolyDADMAC in place. The additional presence of a copper-zinc alloy enhances the filter anti-microbiological performance.
US11351486B2	Internal reticulated foam filter for a water filtration tank An internal reticulated foam filter for a water filtration tank is an apparatus that thoroughly filters water of a variety of water filtration tanks. The apparatus includes a flow-management assembly, at least one inner tube, at least one outer tube, and a plurality of foam filters. The flow-management assembly positions the apparatus around a distributing tube of a water filtration tank. The at least one inner tube upholds the plurality of foam filters against a central tube of the distributing tube. The at least one outer tube releases the water filtered by the plurality of foam filters back into the water filtration tank. The flow-management assembly also includes a first cap, a second cap, a plurality of main inlets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of main outlets. The plurality of main inlets is in fluid communication with the plurality of main outlets through the plurality of channels.
US11351484B2	Spin-on filter for suction-side and pressure-side applications in filtration systems A Spin-on filter assembly that can be used with both suction-side and pressure-side filtration systems is described. The filter assembly screws onto a filter mounting head. The filter mounting head is part of a filtration system that provides fluid to be filtered to the filter assembly. The filter assembly filters the fluid to be filtered through a filter media contained within the filter assembly and provides the filtered fluid back to the filter mounting head. The filter assembly includes an upper seal that seals the clean side of the filter media from the dirty side of the filter media when the filter assembly is connected to the filter mounting head in an installed position. The upper seal includes a sealing ridge that has an elongated shape and is flexible such that the filter assembly can be used on both pressure-side and suction side applications in filtration systems.
US11351482B2	Dewatering unit and method of using the same A dewatering unit in the form of a railcar having bogies thereon to move the unit on rail tracks. The dewatering unit has first and second ends, first and second sides, and a bottom that bound and define an interior chamber. A conveyor is provided in the interior chamber and screens are located in the bottom and first and second sides. A grizzly is located below an opening in the unit's top and above the conveyor. Stabilizing assemblies are deployed to contact the ground and lift some weight off of the bogies prior to loading. A solid material/liquid mixture is dropped through the opening and onto the grizzly which partially fractures the solid material. Further fracturing is undertaken by conveyor drag bars and crushers located adjacent the conveyor. Liquid drains from the unit through the screens. The dewatered solid material is lifted out of the unit by the conveyor.
US11351478B2	Oil skimmer with oleophilic coating A method of fabricating an coating includes providing a coating comprising a base material. The base material is coated with an inorganic material using at least one of an atomic layer deposition (ALD), a molecular layer deposition (MLD), or sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) process. The SIS process includes at least one cycle of exposing the coating to a first metal precursor for a first predetermined time and a first partial pressure. The first metal precursor infiltrates at least a portion of the base material and binds with the base material. The coating is exposed to a second co-reactant precursor for a second predetermined time and a second partial pressure. The second co-reactant precursor reacts with the first metal precursor, thereby forming the inorganic material on the base material. The inorganic material infiltrating at least the portion of the base material. The inorganic material is functionalized with a material.
US11351469B2	Method for creating a mini-game A starting location for the mini-game is chosen in the legacy game state. A snapshot is generated of that location. Once the snapshot is taken, trigger events are identified. Triggers corresponding to the trigger events are identified. A mini-game script is generated using the snapshot and triggers. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US11351452B2	Method and apparatus for controlling shooting of virtual object, electronic device, and storage medium Provided is a method for controlling shooting of a virtual object, including: obtaining a locking area of a first virtual object in a virtual scene; based on determining that an aiming point of a second virtual object being within the locking area for a target duration, displaying locking complete information at a position of the aiming point in the locking area, the locking complete information indicating that locking of the first virtual object is completed; and controlling automatic shooting of the second virtual object on the first virtual object, of which locking is completed, based on the aiming point being located in an under-attack area of the first virtual object, a size of the under-attack area being less than a size of the locking area.
US11351444B2	Method and apparatus for playing a chess-like game A game apparatus includes a housing defining an interior area for electronic components, a top wall of which includes a game board having squares for receiving respective game pieces. A plurality of input buttons are included on each end of the housing by which a player may enter points to be awarded to corresponding moves of game pieces, the point being incremented on respective digital displays. The game board includes a negative containment grid for receiving one or more auxiliary game pieces. Points may be scored as game pieces are moved and opposing game pieces are captured, the game pieces having predetermined high and low values. In addition, the method of use includes a dual point assignment scheme capable of varying the points assigned to the playing pieces.
US11351439B2	Video rebroadcasting with multiplexed communications and display via smart mirrors, and smart weight integration A method includes causing display, during a first time period and via a first set of multiple smart mirrors, of live video depicting at least one user associated with the first set of multiple smart mirrors, without displaying a workout video. The method also includes causing display, during a second time period following and mutually exclusive of the first time period, and via a second set of multiple smart mirrors, of a workout video and a representation of at least one user associated with the second set of smart mirrors. The method also includes causing display, during a third time period following and mutually exclusive of the second time period, and via a third set of multiple smart mirrors, of live video depicting at least one user associated with the third set of multiple smart mirrors.
US11351433B1	Mountain climbing training apparatus A training apparatus for mountain climbers. The training apparatus includes a base portion and a ring member. The ring member extends substantially perpendicular from the base portion. The training apparatus can also include an attachment mechanism secured to the base portion for securing the training apparatus to a surface.
US11351429B2	Golf club A damper is provided within the cavity of a golf club head and spans substantially the full length of the striking face from heel-to-toe of the golf club head. One or more cutouts and/or other relief is provided in the damper to reduce the surface area of the damper that contacts the rear surface of the striking face. By reducing the surface area that the damper contacts the rear surface of the striking face, the full length damper improves the sound and feel of the golf club head at impact and only minimally reduces performance of the golf club head. For example, the one or more cutouts and/or other relief maintains face flexibility, characteristic time (CT) and coefficient of restitution (COR) of the striking face.
US11351420B2	Method and system for virtual fitness training and tracking devices A machine implemented method and system, including: transmitting one or more credentials of a user account from a user device to an exercise management system (EMS) having a processor and one or more sensors, where the EMS is disposed on an exercise equipment disposed in a selected at least one fitness center and the exercise equipment is part of a selected at least one exercise plan; transmitting the one or more credentials of the user account from the EMS to a cloud server having a processor; transmitting the selected at least one exercise plan for the new user account from the cloud server to the EMS; transmitting an exercise equipment information from the EMS; forming a user exercise data by the EMS for the exercise equipment based on data received from the one or more sensors; and transmitting an exercise feedback from the EMS.
US11351418B2	Breathing training, monitoring and/or assistance device A breathing training, monitoring and/or assistance device is provided for home use. The device is for providing support and guidance during the training of breathing exercises. The device takes account of external data which relates to one or more of: the environmental conditions in which the device is being used; activity information in respect of the user; physiological sensor data about the user which is not related to breathing characteristics.
US11351414B2	User lift exercise apparatus A User Lift Exercise Apparatus is provided which has a base frame member with a seat support member coupled thereon which moves in the upward and downward directions. The apparatus also has a user engagement member which pivotally mounts to the front of the base frame member. The back portion of the user engagement member is coupled to the seat support member. The user engages the front portion of the user engagement member with their thighs and pivots this front portion in the downward direction, which produces upward movement in the back portion and thus in the seat support member. The opposite movement is also true. This allows the user to perform exercise routines on the lower body muscles areas while in a relatively seated position. Handle members may also be part of the apparatus.
US11351410B2	Functional core training device for the muscular and myofascial systems in the body A muscle strengthening system is provided having a functional core endurance training device and a pair of rolling blocks for supporting the functional core endurance training device. Each rolling block in the pair of rolling blocks includes an elongated opening for receiving a wheel of the functional core endurance training device. Additionally, each rolling block in the pair of rolling blocks includes a pair of rollers, a stabilizer and a bumper guard for grounding the surface of the wheels of the functional core endurance training device allowing the wheels to spin with increased intensity. Optionally, an individual may utilize a stationary foot pedestal or a wheeled foot pedestal that provides for both the strengthening of the muscles of the individual while simultaneously stimulating an endurance building effect on the muscular and fascial systems of the body, all of which is achieved with minimal to no impact/pounding on the joints.
US11351408B2	Adjustable height balance beam An adjustable height balance beam includes an elongate member; opposing upper and lower support columns; opposing base bars; wherein opposing attachment zones of the elongate member are configured for selective attachment to each of the opposing upper support columns, defining a first configuration, and wherein each of the opposing lower support columns is configured for attachment to the corresponding opposing base bars, and the respective opposing base bars, defining a second configuration, for selective height adjustment of the elongate bar relative to the opposing base bars; wherein the height of the elongate bar relative to the opposing base bars may be selectively adjusted when in the first configuration by aligning tension knob ports on the lower support column with a correspondingly selected one of the plurality of linearly displaced apertures on the upper support column to form an aligned attachment channel that is configured for receipt of the tension knob.
US11351406B2	Anchoring stick In some embodiments, an anchoring stick comprises a shaft, a handle located at one end of the shaft and a hook located at the other end. The hook defines a cavity. The anchoring stick has a first orientation and a second orientation. A perimeter of the cavity comprises an opening in the first orientation. The cavity is defined by a closed perimeter in the second orientation.
US11351403B2	Soft seal bottle band A band of stretchable material has dimensions suitable to be stretched over the neck of a urinal bottle. The neck has exposed edges that can come into contact with a user's hand, arms, male member, and/or any other portions of a user's anatomy, and the band is sized so that it covers those edges of the bottle neck. The band has a length and a diameter, and that diameter is smaller than the diameter of the neck in a urinal bottle. That way, when stretched over the neck, the bank will cover the edges of the neck of the bottle. In use, the band will also cover at least some portion of the opening in the neck of the urinal bottle.
US11351401B2	Band transducer ultrasound therapy Embodiments of a dermatological cosmetic treatment and/or imaging system and method can include use of transducer to create a linear thermal treatment zone at a focal depth to form a band shaped treatment area. The system can include one or more ultrasound transducers, a cylindrical transduction element, an imaging element, a hand wand, a removable transducer module, a control module, and/or graphical user interface. In some embodiments, a coated transducer may be used to provide more consistent treatment in cosmetic procedures, including brow lifts, fat reduction, sweat reduction, and treatment of the décolletage. Skin tightening, lifting and amelioration of wrinkles and stretch marks are provided. Treatment may include heating of tissue for a duration to deactivate a percentage of cells in the treatment region.
US11351400B2	Biological object image-capturing and treatment system and method A biological object image-capturing and treatment system includes a micro detection and treatment device. The micro detection and treatment device includes a plurality of signal transmitting and receiving elements arranged as an array, wherein adjacent at least two signal transmitting and receiving elements transmit signals or receive signals during different periods. When performing an image-capturing procedure, at least one signal transmitting and receiving element transmits a first power signal and, when performing a treatment procedure, at least one signal transmitting and receiving element transmits a second power signal, wherein a power of the first power signal is different from a power of the second power signal.
US11351398B2	Particle therapy with magnetic resonance imaging Particle radiation therapy and planning utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. Radiation therapy prescription information and patient MRI data can be received and a radiation therapy treatment plan can be determined for use with a particle beam. The treatment plan can utilize the radiation therapy prescription information and the patient MRI data to account for interaction properties of soft tissues in the patient through which the particle beam passes. Patient MRI data may be received from a magnetic resonance imaging system integrated with the particle radiation therapy system. MRI data acquired during treatment may also be utilized to modify or optimize the particle radiation therapy treatment.
US11351396B2	Methods for inverse planning Methods for dose or treatment planning for a radiotherapy system including a radiotherapy unit are provided. A spatial dose delivered can be changed by adjusting beam shape settings, and the delivered radiation is determined using an optimization problem that steers the delivered radiation according to objectives reflecting criteria for regions of interest including at least one of: targets to be treated during treatment of the patient, organs at risk and/or healthy tissue. The method includes determining an inner set of voxels and providing a first frame description for the inner set of voxels, where the first frame description reflects criteria for the inner set of voxels. Determining an outer set of voxels encompassing the target volume and the inner set of voxels and a frame description for the outer set of voxels is provided where each reflecting criteria for the outer set of voxels. The frame descriptions are then used in the optimization problem that steers the delivered radiation.
US11351393B2	Apparatus for use in irradiation therapy comprising ionization module and UV-light source The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) for use in irradiation therapy, comprising an ionization module (2) adapted to emit ionization irradiation, and a power source (4) and a control unit (5) to provide a user interface. The apparatus is characterized in that the apparatus comprises an UV module (3) adapted to emit UVA, UVB and/or UVC irradiation (9), whereby the ionization module and the UV module emit irradiation simultaneously or alternately, and the ionization module emits irradiation (8) at a wave length at least below 100 nm. The invention also relates to a use of the apparatus for radiating an object (7) and use of the apparatus and method for treatment of a mammal (7). A detector may measure and/or create an image of the irradiation (6).
US11351392B2	Methods, systems, and devices for post-birth recovery A pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) device includes at least one electromagnetic (EM) field emitter. During post-birth recovery, a patient applies the EM field emitter to herself. The PEMF device performs a recovery cycle. In the recovery cycle, the EM field emitter emits EM fields having frequency combinations with a response frequency and a target frequency for a frequency combination period.
US11351380B2	Implantable stimulation power receiver, systems and methods A wireless implantable neuromuscular stimulator includes an antenna for producing an induced current in response to being disposed in an electromagnetic field. The antenna includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. An upper coil including a plurality of coil turns is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate. A lower coil including a plurality of coil turns is disposed on the lower surface of the substrate. The upper and lower coils are electrically connected to each other in parallel. The parallel connection can be facilitated by a plurality of connectors that extend through the substrate and electrically connect the upper coil to the lower coil. In one example configuration, connectors connect each coil turn of the upper coil to a corresponding turn of the lower coil.
US11351375B2	Spinal cord stimulator Embodiments of the disclosure include systems and method for spinal cord stimulation. A spinal cord stimulator may comprise a pulse generator comprising electronic circuitry configured to generate output current; at least one lead in communication with the generator and configured to extend into the epidural space of a patient's spinal column; at least one electrode contact located proximate to a distal end of the at least one lead and configured to provide electric stimulation to a portion of a patient's spinal cord; and at least one sensor located along the at least one lead configured to determine a distance between the at least one lead and a surface of the patient's spinal cord, wherein the generator receives the determined distance, and wherein the generator is configured to adjust the stimulation provided by the at least one electrode contact based on the determined distance.
US11351374B2	System and method for ocular stimulation Devices and methods to deliver microcurrent stimulation therapy to the human body, when connected to a micro-stimulation current-generating apparatus. The method of applying microcurrent stimulation therapy to key points around the eye for treatment of problems such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, optic neuritis and other eye-related or nerve-related conditions, as well as other diseases, such as Bell's Palsy, requiring localized stimulation to the eyes and/or on other body parts.
US11351372B2	Vestibular nerve stimulation Presented herein are techniques for electrically stimulating a recipient's vestibular nerve in order to mask vestibular noise signals (vestibular noise) generated by the peripheral vestibular system (e.g., prevent erroneous balance information generated by the peripheral vestibular system from being sent to the brain of the recipient). A vestibular nerve stimulator in accordance with embodiments presented herein includes a plurality of electrodes implanted in an inner ear of a recipient at a location that is adjacent to the otolith organs of the inner ear. The vestibular nerve stimulator is configured to generate one or more continuous pulse trains and to deliver the one or more continuous pulse trains to the inferior branch of the recipient's vestibular nerve.
US11351371B2	Automated customization of output intensity from a fitness apparatus An intensity of fitness apparatus output can be customized for a user during a workout session. A user profile of the user may be accessed to determine a starting intensity value at which output is to be provided by the user's fitness apparatus. Based on this starting intensity value and on command data associated with a workout session, an intensity profile for the user may be determined (e.g., created), which is usable for controlling an intensity of the output of the fitness apparatus during the workout session. While media content featuring an instructor conducting the workout session is output on an output device, the user's device may send commands to the fitness apparatus to control the intensity of the output of the fitness apparatus in accordance with the starting intensity value and, subsequently, the intensity profile of the user.
US11351361B2	Wireless electrical stimulation system A system and method are provided for a wireless electrical stimulation. The system generally includes at least two electrical stimulation units. Each electrical stimulation unit includes electrodes connected to the unit. The system also includes a transmitter for remotely, wirelessly controlling each of the electrical stimulation units to selectively apply a time-varying electric potential to the electrodes to provide an electrical stimulation to tissue in electrical contact with the electrodes.
US11351358B2	Blood pump The invention concerns a control device for controlling a blood flow of an intravascular blood pump for percutaneous insertion into a patient's blood vessel, the blood pump comprising a pump unit with a drive unit for driving the pump unit and configured to convey blood from a blood flow inlet towards a blood flow outlet, wherein the control device is configured to operate the blood pump in a selectable zero-flow control mode, wherein a blood flow command signal is selected, and the control device comprises a first controller and a second controller, wherein the first controller is configured to control the blood flow by adjusting a speed command signal for the drive unit, and the second controller is configured to control a drive speed of the drive unit.
US11351350B2	Apparatus for connecting a tube connector to a fitting and to fasten or unfasten closure caps An apparatus is provided for connecting and disconnecting a tubular fitting connector to a fluid conduit. A cradle assembly accommodates the fluid conduit, and includes a body having a first port and a second port. The first and second ports are disposed at opposite ends of the body, and each port is configured for receiving an end cap of the tubular fitting to fasten or unfasten the end cap for replacement. A connector holder is disposed between the first and second ports, and is configured for accommodating insertion of the connector. A holder assembly is provided for accommodating insertion of the tubular fitting. The cradle assembly is reciprocable relative to the holder assembly for transitioning the cradle assembly between a first position, a second position, and a third position.
US11351349B2	Using alternating electric fields to increase permeability of the blood brain barrier Certain substances (e.g., large molecules) that ordinarily cannot traverse the blood brain barrier can be introduced into the brain by applying an alternating electric field to the brain for a period of time, wherein the frequency of the alternating electric field is selected so that application of the alternating electric field increases permeability of the blood brain barrier. In some embodiments, the frequency of the alternating electric field is less than 190 kHz (e.g., 100 kHz). Once the permeability of the blood brain barrier has been increased, the substance is able to cross the blood brain barrier.
US11351335B2	Sleep phase dependent pressure control and learning methods to optimize sleep quality A bed includes components to control pressure of a sleep surface, for example based on sleep position and sleep stages of a user. In some embodiments target pressures for the sleep surface are iteratively adjusted over multiple sleep sessions so to achieve improvements in sleep states and/or sleep quality for the user.
US11351330B2	Systems and methods for high velocity nasal insufflation Systems, methods, and devices for humidifying a breathing gas are presented. The system includes a base unit, a vapor transfer unit, a nasal cannula, and a liquid container. The base unit includes a blower. The vapor transfer unit is external to the base unit and includes a gas passage, a liquid passage, a gas outlet, and a membrane separating the gas passage and the liquid passage. The membrane permits transfer of vapor into the gas passage from liquid in the liquid passage. The nasal cannula is coupled to the gas outlet. The liquid container is configured to reversibly mate with the base unit.
US11351320B2	Automatic PEEP selection for mechanical ventilation The present disclosure pertains to a system (10) configured to automatically set the positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation (800). The system uses a measured relationship between transpulmonary pressure and lung volume (804) to set PEEP (808) such that mechanically assisted breaths are delivered more effectively to open airways (e.g., tidal breaths will be delivered to airways that consist of alveoli that have not contracted or collapsed at the end of expiration) (810). Furthermore, the system is configured to sense (18, 804) when the lungs may be either hyperextended and/or undergoing cyclic atelectasis in order to prevent trauma or injury to the lung's fibrous tissue. The system is configured to perform recruitment and/or continuous monitoring and adjustment of the PEEP setting to maintain an open lung.
US11351305B2	Auto injector with temperature control Disclosed is an auto injector and a method for administering a medicament. The auto injector comprising: a housing; a cartridge receiver; a drive module coupled to move a plunger rod configured to move a first stopper; a temperature sensor configured to provide a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the medicament in the cartridge; a processing unit configured to: receive the temperature signal; control the drive module to move the plunger rod from a first plunger rod position to a mix plunger rod position wherein the movement from the first plunger rod position to the mix plunger rod position is based on the temperature signal.
US11351300B1	Drug dispensing system with replaceable drug supply cartridges A drug dispensing system with replaceable cartridges wherein the system indicates whether the cartridge is suitable for use.
US11351299B2	System comprising a pre-fillable syringe and a package for the pre-fillable syringe System comprising a pre-fillable syringe with a syringe barrel and a syringe tip and a package suitable and intended for receiving the pre-fillable syringe, wherein the syringe tip is provided with a tip cap, wherein the system comprises a replacement cap for the pre-fillable syringe, wherein the package is suitable and intended for receiving the replacement cap.
US11351287B2	Bone substitute material A biphasic calcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (CAP/HAP) bone substitute material having a sintered CAP core and a closed epitactically grown layer of nanocrystalline HAP deposited on the external surface of the sintered CAP core, wherein the closed epitactically grown layer of nanocrystalline HAP deposited on the external surface of the sintered CAP core has a homogeneous coarse external surface comprising flat crystal platelets, which shows an enhanced osteogenic response, a method of promoting bone formation, bone regeneration and/or bone repair by implanting the biphasic calcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (CAP/HAP) bone substitute material, and a process of preparation thereof.
US11351281B2	Devices and methods for sterilizing protective facial masks and medical garments using microwave energy The present invention discloses devices and methods for sterilizing protective facial masks and medical garments using microwave energy. Devices include: a fabric sterilization unit for serving as a housing; a water basin disposed inside the sterilization unit, the water basin configured for generating steam in the water basin when exposed to the microwave energy; a nozzle array plate disposed inside the sterilization unit above the water basin, the nozzle array plate configured for increasing the steam pressure by restricting steam escape; an array of steam-jet nozzles with angled upper sections configured for directing a flow of high-pressure, high-temperature steam jets exiting from the nozzles toward at least one fabric material; and material holders for individually positioning and supporting the material such that the steam jets impinge on the material for: sterilizing the material from microbial transmission and/or reproduction; and enabling reusability of the material as suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
US11351277B2	Self-adjusting damper based linear alignment system A steam sterilizer having a door movable relative to an opening between a first open position and a second closed position. A plurality of spaced-apart roller assemblies are aligned along edges of the door to align the door relative to the opening as the door moves between the open and closed position. Each of the roller assemblies are comprised of a cylindrical roller having an outer annual recess extending along the periphery thereof. The recess is dimensioned to receive a lateral edge of the door. The roller is mounted on a shaft and is movable against a biasing force axially along the axis of the shaft.
US11351272B2	Stable gene transfer to proliferating cells Provided herein are methods for facilitating or inducing stable transgene integration and expression in a proliferating cell, comprising administering to the cell (i) a recombinant AAV (rAAV) vector comprising the transgene flanked by transposon-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences, which sequences are in turn flanked by AAV-derived inverted terminal repeat regions, and (ii) a source of a transposase that recognises said transposon-derived inverted terminal repeat sequences and directs the genomic integration of the transgene into the genome of the proliferating cell. Also provide are methods and transgene delivery systems for the treatment or prevention of diseases affecting, associated with or characterised by proliferating cells.
US11351262B2	Method for stabilization and delivery of therapeutic molecules A method of treatment is disclosed, comprising administering a composition of Cyclodextrin and reduced, nanonized L-Glutathione to a patient in need of treatment, wherein the L-Glutathione molecule is non-acetylated, non-Esterified, and non-fatty acid attached.
US11351259B2	HER3 inhibitor for modulating radiosensitivity The present invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of HER-3 for the treatment of a hyperproliferative disease in combination with radiation treatment.
US11351255B2	Treatment of cancer with therapeutic monoclonal antibody specific for a tumor associated antigen and an immune adjuvant The present document describes a method of inhibiting cancer tumor growth in a patient in need thereof, comprising at least a first treatment comprising steps a) and b): a) administering to the patient an immune adjuvant in combination with a therapeutic monoclonal antibody specific for a tumor associated antigen; and b) administering to the patient the immune adjuvant; and a final treatment consisting of administering to the patient the therapeutic monoclonal antibody specific for a tumor associated antigen, wherein time between step a) and step b) is a time sufficient for treatment of the patient with the immune adjuvant, and wherein time between the step b) and the final treatment is from about 10 to about 14 weeks.
US11351250B2	Pro-inflammatory and anti-cancer functions of toll-like receptor 4 antagonists The present invention provides methods and compositions for specific activation of inflammatory responses in dendritic cells (DCs). 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (PAPC) and its oxidized variant (oxPAPC) were identified to promote DC-mediated immunity, and are provided as adjuvants in immunostimulatory compositions, including vaccines.
US11351249B2	Vaccine compositions comprising a water-in-oil emulsion, immunogen-loaded hydrogel particles, and cationic polymer The invention relates generally to vaccine compositions that are capable of eliciting and sustaining an immune response in a subject. The vaccine composition comprises a water-in-oil emulsion and a plurality of immunogen loaded hydrogel particles surrounded with a cationic polymer shell dispersed in the aqueous phase of the emulsion.
US11351245B2	Buffer free, acid stable low dose volume rotavirus vaccine A buffer free, acid stable, low dose volume rotavirus vaccine is disclosed. The vaccine is available in dose volume of less than 1 ml per dose for oral administration and it is without any buffer. The vaccine also does not require pre or post administration of any antacid at the time of oral administration of the vaccine to the subject to neutralize the stomach acid. The vaccine exemplifies nominal drop in vaccine titer at pH 2-4 for a time span of 30 minutes. The vaccine is stable at −20° C. for at least 60 months.
US11351244B2	Effective vaccination against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus prior to weaning The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided.
US11351243B2	North American porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and uses thereof The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided.
US11351242B1	HMPV/hPIV3 mRNA vaccine composition Provided herein are vaccine composition comprising a chemically-modified messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encoding a hMPV fusion (F) glycoprotein and a chemically-modified mRNA encoding a hPIV3 F glycoprotein formulated in a cationic lipid nanoparticle formulation, and related method for inducing an antigen-specific immune response.
US11351239B2	Effective vaccination against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus prior to weaning The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules that comprise a DNA sequence encoding an infectious RNA sequence encoding a genetically-modified North American PRRS virus, methods to make it and related polypeptides, polynucleotides, and various components. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides and a diagnostic kit to distinguish between naturally infected and vaccinated animals are also provided.
US11351227B2	Chemokine decoy receptors of rodent gammaherpesviruses and uses thereof The present disclosure generally provides compositions and methods related to the field of immunology. Specifically, disclosed herein are chemokine binding proteins and methods of use thereof.
US11351225B2	Methods for modulating development and function of photoreceptor cells The present invention relates to compositions and methods comprising administering gene modifiers for treating ocular disease.
US11351221B2	SMAC mimetic A SMAC mimetic and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use.
US11351220B2	Combined herbal and pharmaceutical composition and method An herbal combination composition can include, herbal extracts, including combinations of: Centella asiatica, licorice, Hyssopus officinalis, Zingiber officinale, Viola odorata, Ziziphus jujuba, Chamomile, and Ocimum tenuiflorum; pharmaceutical compositions, including combinations of: Brompheniramine Maleate, Pseudoephedrine, dextromethorphan, guaifenesin, acetaminophen, phenylephrine, diphenhydramine. The herbal combination composition can further include: polyethylene glycol; propylene glycol; poloxamer 407; ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; methyl paraben; potassium sorbate; propyl paraben; xanthan gum; sodium citrate, citric acid; anhydrous citric acid; and purified acetate buffered water. Also disclosed is a method for manufacture of an herbal combination composition, including dissolving herbal extracts, adding poloxamer, adding pharmaceutical compositions, adding acetate buffer, adding xanthan gum gel, adding acetate buffer.
US11351201B2	Bandage containing foetal fibroblasts and keratinocytes The present invention describes a composition comprising a mixture of human foetal keratinocyte cells and human foetal fibroblast cells, the ratio between said keratinocyte and fibroblast cells ranging from 0.75 to 2.5, preferably being 1:1 or 7:3. This composition is advantageously included in a bandage, said bandage preferably being sterile and packaged in a container impermeable to microorganisms. The present invention finally concerns the use of this composition as a drug, in particular for treating a skin defect (wound, burn or ulcer).
US11351197B2	Restimulation of cryopreserved tumor infiltrating lymphocytes The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation.
US11351189B2	Methods of treating optic disorders The present invention relates to methods for treating optic disorders or for reducing or alleviating the signs, symptoms, or pathological conditions related to such optic disorders. In particular, methods are provided for treating optic disorders, or reducing the symptoms thereof, the methods involving the administration of one or more downstream folate compounds and/or methyl-B12. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises administration of L-methylfolate. In other embodiments, the method involves administering both L-methylfolate and methyl-B12. In still further embodiments, the method further involves reducing dietary intake of folic acid. In certain embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism with a malfunction in one or more of the folate or B4 cycles. In certain embodiments, such a malfunction is one or more of the C677T and A1298C mutations. In still further embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism that is deficient in vitamins B-12 and D3 but which possesses excess homocysteine.
US11351185B2	Use of isovalerylspiramycins as anti-cancer agents to inhibit metastasis A pharmaceutical composition containing any one or more of 4″-O-isolvalerylspiramycin I, II and III counters tumorigenesis and reduces or prevents metastasis by inhibiting selenoprotein H to trigger genomic instability and cell-cycle arrest in cancer cells.
US11351183B2	Use of thyroid beta-agonists Methods useful for treating X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy are provided.
US11351182B2	Vaginal inserted estradiol pharmaceutical compositions and methods According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical compositions comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such compositions are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy.
US11351168B1	2,4-disubstituted pyrimidines useful as kinase inhibitors The present invention provides 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine compounds useful as kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11351160B2	Methods of treating cancer The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug, wherein the patient is treated with posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient stops posaconazole treatment, waits for at least 2 days, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug as soon as it is safe to do so. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 2-42 days after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 2-42 days.
US11351158B2	Rifabutin treatment methods, uses, and compositions The invention provides systems and methods for increased clinical efficacy of rifabutin against A. baumannii. The invention takes advantage of the discovery of a ferric-coprogen (FhuE) receptor that is responsible for the uptake of rifabutin into A. baumannii cells. Methods preferably include obtaining a sample from a patient suspected of having an infection; performing a test on the sample to identify an infection of A. baumannii in the patient; and providing a formulation of rifabutin for treating the patient that, when administered to the patient, maximizes a resultant AUC and/or Cmax. The method may include administering the formulation of rifabutin to the patient. Preferably the formulation is delivered to the patient, e.g., by intravenous injection and results in a Cmax is that greater than about 2 mg/L and optionally less than about 50 mg/L.
US11351157B2	Treatment of immunological disease using berberine nanoparticles The disclosure provides methods of treating immunological conditions, e.g., allergy, by administration of berberine nanoparticles.
US11351155B2	Compositions and methods of modulating s-nitrosylation A method of treating disorders associated with NO/SNO deficiency or benefiting from increased SNO in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject an ADH inhibitor, AKR inhibitor, SNO-CoAR inhibitor, and/or SNO-CoA at an amount(s) effective to promote S-nitrosylation of proteins in the subject.
US11351148B1	Pharmaceutical composition Mix A to treat health conditions associated with elevated glucose levels A threefold decrease in α-amylase inhibition, increase in insulin secretion and glucose uptake increase by the pharmaceutical composition of several naturally occurring substances and vitamins were observed when compared to the control cells, and a c.a. 1-1.5 fold decrease when compared to the positive control. More specifically Mix A shows significant effect on increased insulin secretion and glucose uptake by cells.
US11351144B2	Compounds for inhibiting secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) This invention relates to compounds that are useful for inhibiting the secretion of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in a subject. Methods of inhibiting metastasis of cancer and methods of treating cancer in a subject are also provided.
US11351142B2	Composition and method for treating neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis Provided herein are methods for treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, such as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis including administering to a subject in need of such treatment a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that mediates upregulation of TPP1.
US11351140B2	Resolvin mimetic antibodies and uses thereof Provided herein are compositions comprising a resolvin mimetic. Such mimetics may comprise an anti-ERV1 antibody, such as a resolvimab, or biologically-active antibody fragment thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising the steps of administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one resolvin mimetic.
US11351138B2	Composition for use in the treatment of epilepsy A composition comprising a decanoic acid to octanoic acid ratio of 70:30 to 90:10 wt/wt for use in treating epilepsy or controlling epileptic seizures.
US11351133B2	Effects of heparin on topical use of plasters containing a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug The present invention provides for a method of improving the release of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from a plaster or bandage comprising an adhesive layer with a pharmaceutically acceptable NSAID together with heparin or a heparinoid. The invention also provides for methods of reducing muscle hyperalgesia in subjects without spontaneous pain.
US11351131B2	Anti-inflammatory composition An anti-inflammatory composition is disclosed. The anti-inflammatory composition is useful for a pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic composition by not only having excellent stability on the skin and therefore being harmless to the human body, but also by controlling the expression of an inflammatory skin disease-related mediating factor and thereby exhibiting an excellent anti-inflammatory effect.
US11351126B2	Substituted tolans for the modulation of microbial colonization Described are methods for disinfecting a physical or biological surface by contact with an antimicrobial formulation comprising a substituted tolan compound, the substitutions being, for example, one or more alkoxy, (e.g., methoxy) and hydroxy substituents at one or both phenyl rings of the tolan. The compounds and methods are -static and/or -cidal, depending on dose and suspected microbe. Suspected pathogenic microbes include Gram negative bacteria, such as P. aeruginosa and E. coli, Gram positive bacteria, such as S. aureus, including MRSA, and fungal pathogens, such as Candida genus and C. albicans. Also described are methods for inhibiting or disrupting biofilm formation of a microbe or microbes.
US11351122B1	Synthetic progestogens and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β,7β:15β,16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use.
US11351116B2	Compositions and methods for treating skin conditions Methods for forming dermatological compositions that deliver water and/or other hydrophilic compounds into or through the dermis using reverse micelles. The methods include forming compositions with an oil-based continuous phase and an emulsifier that form nanoparticle micelles. The nanoparticle micelles are formulated into biocompatible topical ointments that are stable at room temperature and can be distributed in consumer packaging and consumer distribution channels.
US11351115B2	Inhalable particles A powder formulation, or pharmaceutical composition comprising or consisting of particles of an antimuscarinic agent, said particles being obtainable by supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) precipitation and having a D50 of 4 μm or less and a D90 of 10 μm or less. Methods of forming the formulation and composition are also disclosed, as are uses of the composition.
US11351114B2	Immunostimulatory method This invention relates to a method for treating or preventing a disease by raising an innate immune response in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a TLR2 moiety in solution, wherein the TLR2 moiety comprises a TLR2 agonist and wherein the disease is not treated or prevented by a humoral or cellular immune response directed against the TLR2 moiety.
US11351109B2	Composition for conditioning keratin fibers Disclosed is a composition comprising, in an aqueous phase: a) at least one ether of formula (I): R—O—R′ in which R and R′, which may be identical or different, denotes a linear or branched C6-C25 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R and R′ being chosen such that the ether is liquid at a temperature of less than or equal to 30° C.; b) at least one surfactant chosen from anionic surfactant, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, or a mixture thereof; c) at least one cationic alkyldiallylamine or dialkyldiallylammonium cyclopolymer; and d) soybean oil.
US11351107B2	Emulsified cosmetic The present invention provides an emulsified cosmetic, including: an anionic acryl silicone copolymer (A) having an acryl chain as the main chain, the copolymer including, as monomer units, (I) 1 to 30% by mass of a polymerizable hydrophilic monomer having carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, or sulfonic acid neutralized with a base, and (II) 10% by mass or more of a silicone macromonomer represented by the following general formula (1), or a silicone dendron group-containing polymerizable monomer; an oil material (B); and water (C). Accordingly, the present invention provides an emulsified cosmetic having excellent emulsification stability and non-stickiness.
US11351101B2	Nail polish removing composition The invention relates to compositions for removing nail polish comprising a solvent and a high load of colorant, preferably between 0.5 wt % and 5.0 wt %. Preferably, the composition has an absorption peak in a range between 460 nm and 600 nm, and a normalized extinction of at least 0.5 for at least one wavelength in the range when measured in an optically transparent solvent via spectrophotometer and across 1 cm path length in a ratio of 1:8 composition to optically transparent solvent. Methods of removing nail polish are also provided.
US11351095B2	Stabilized emulsions with acidic agents The combination of polyols with certain active ingredients has been found to mitigate the potential irritating nature of some active ingredients (e.g., hydroxy acids, etc.). When applied to lips, this combination may provide for therapeutic and/or cosmetic benefits including smoother lips, increased moisturization, reduced water loss and combinations thereof. However, formulating stable emulsions with certain active ingredients has proved problematic. The present application also provides new stabilization mechanisms for the emulsions involving alteration of the extensional viscosity of the internal phase.
US11351092B2	System and method for mixing and delivering a solution A device for mixing and delivering a solution includes a tubular barrel that includes a first end, a second end, and interior compartment. A first plunger is positionable at the first end of the barrel, is moveable within the interior compartment of the barrel, and includes a spike protruding into the interior compartment, the spike having an end configured for piercing a membrane. A second plunger is positionable within the barrel, is also moveable within the interior compartment of the barrel, and has a pierceable membrane. The second plunger and the second end form a first area within the barrel for housing a first solution to be mixed and the first and second plungers form a second area within the barrel for housing a second solution to be mixed. The first and second plungers are slidably arranged within the interior area of the tubular barrel such that moving the first plunger toward the second plunger causes the spike to pierce the pierceable membrane and push the second solution through the pierced membrane to mix with the first solution in the first area.
US11351090B2	Sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid A sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid comprising a cap body, which bounds an interior and has at least one opening, and at least one connection device, which is arranged on the cap body and to which a conveying device for feeding a medical liquid into the container or for removing a medical liquid from the container can be connected. The connection device has a sealing element, arranged on the cap body. The connection device has a break-off piece, which, in an initial state, is firmly connected to the cap body and covers the outer face of the sealing element in the outward direction. The break-off piece is connected to the cap body by means of a pre-determined breaking point. In addition, the sealing element is convex on the outer face.
US11351089B2	Carrier for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biological products storage bags A carrier for a storage bag is disclosed. The carrier includes a base and a lid that define an interior region in a closed configuration. The base and lid are configured to retain the storage bag and tubes of the storage bag within the interior region in the closed configuration. A distance between the base and lid in the closed configuration is adaptable between a contacting position and a floating position to allow for maximum contact of the storage bag with the base and the lid.
US11351087B2	Apparatus for monitoring the content of a container and method therefor Methods and apparatus for monitoring the content of a chamber of a container via electrical capacitive tomography (ECT) or acoustic imaging are presented. The three-dimensional volume of the chamber and its content are imaged by developing a map of permittivity or acoustic impedance by (1) applying a stimulus signal between each of a plurality of electrode pairs of a plurality of electrodes that is arranged about the chamber and (2), for each stimulus signal applied, measuring a response signal at each of the remaining electrodes of the plurality. Once the map of permittivity or acoustic impedance is established, the number and type of tablets (or liquid) within the chamber is determined.
US11351080B2	Patient care device with retractable heater element An infant care device and, more particularly, an apparatus for providing the combined functions of an infant incubator and a radiant infant warmer and which includes a radiant heater assembly contained within a housing and mechanisms and methods to quickly reduce the heating from the radiant heater assembly when the infant care device is quickly converted from an open infant radiant warming device to an enclosed incubator.
US11351077B2	Receiving module for ceiling patient lift system A receiving module for a ceiling patient lift including a housing defining an internal cavity configured to hold a motor unit, a door hingedly connected to a side face of the housing, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, a slider element operatively connected to the housing, at least one retaining member connected to the slider element and slidably receiving in a side face of the housing, at least one counter support provided on an upper surface of the housing, and at least one ramp member provided in the internal cavity of the housing.
US11351068B2	Length-to-hip and length-to-waist silhouettes of disposable absorbent articles and arrays An absorbent article may have a Product Length-to-Hip Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.85 and a Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9. An array of absorbent articles may have an Array Average Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette from about 0.5 to about 0.9.
US11351065B2	Warp-knitted elastic perforated fabric and elastic perforated compression bandage Two-sided warp-knitted fabrics having perforations possessing elastic qualities are usable in the medical industry for making warming products such as belts, bands, and compression bandages. A fabric includes, in its warp, wales having a closed-chain weave made of synthetic threads with elastomeric threads disposed inside of the wales, and, in its weft, thread systems made of a wool yarn or a yarn including wool, and, for a bandage, thread systems made of a natural yarn and/or an artificial yarn and/or a synthetic yarn. One system forms the front side and the other forms the back side of the fabric. The fabric has sections with weft threads missing in the courses of the fabric, and in the place of the weft threads are perforations, the minimal width of each perforation being equal to the distance between wales. A breathable fabric is produced suitable for making the aforementioned medical products.
US11351063B2	Composite dressings for improved granulation and reduced maceration with negative-pressure treatment A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure may include a first layer having a first side, a second side, and fenestrations having a raised edge extending from the first side. The raised edge is configured to expand in response to a pressure gradient across the first layer. The dressing also includes a second layer adjacent to the first side. The second layer includes a manifold. The dressing also includes a cover coupled to the second layer opposite the first layer. The cover includes a polymer drape.
US11351059B2	Probes having fiber taper and fluid collection channel for ophthalmic laser treatment A treatment probe for treating an eye of a patient includes an elongate body that defines a handle and a treatment fiber that is housed within the elongate body. The treatment fiber is configured to deliver treatment light energy to the eye. A contact member is disposed on an end of the elongate body. The contact member has a contact surface for positioning on a surface of the eye, two side edges that are positioned on opposite sides of the contact surface, and a fluid channel. The contact surface conforms to the shape of the eye's sclera and the two side edges are shaped to direct fluid that is present on the surface of the eye toward the fluid channel when the contact member is moved laterally across the surface of the eye. The fluid aggregates within the fluid channel and contacts a distal end of the treatment fiber.
US11351051B1	Ankle brace An ankle brace which is positioned on an ankle and shoe of a person which incorporates a tensioning structure which permits full range of motion to the ankle joint but which prevents the ankle joint from moving past its normal range of motion to protect the ankle joint. The ankle brace is configured to permit a person wearing the brace to position the same on a shoe.
US11351048B2	Stent delivery systems with a reinforced deployment sheath Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member. A deployment sheath may be disposed about the inner member. A stent may be disposed between the inner member and the deployment sheath. The deployment sheath may include a translucent reinforcing member that allows for visualization of the stent during stent deployment.
US11351044B2	Adjustable socket system An adjustable prosthetic socket includes proximal and distal ends and an axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. A distal base is adapted to support a distal portion of a residual limb and is located at the distal end of the socket. First and second spines extend upward from the distal base that define at least part of a circumference of the socket about the axis. A proximal support is connected to the second spine and arranged to distribute pressure from the second spine over a portion of the residual limb. A tensioning system is operatively connected to the first and second spines and arranged to selectively adjust the circumference of the socket. The tensioning system includes a dial tensioner connected to the first spine.
US11351041B2	Impaction cradle An impaction cradle (50) for supporting a femoral (10) or tibial (70) implant on a planar support surface such as a tabletop. The impaction cradle can orient the femoral or tibial implant on the impaction cradle such that an attachment feature of the implant for an intramedullary stem or metaphyseal sleeve is aligned with a vertical plane or parallel to the true vertical axis. In this position, the intramedullary stem or metaphyseal sleeve can be impacted along a generally vertical axis to drive the intramedullary stem or metaphyseal sleeve along an impaction axis parallel to a true vertical axis or positioned within a vertical plane. The generally vertical impaction angle can be easier for medical practitioners to accurately impact the intramedullary stem or metaphyseal sleeve, which lowers the risk of damage to the intramedullary stem, metaphyseal sleeve, or the femoral or tibial implant.
US11351031B2	Applications of diffusion hardening techniques A device, for example a medical implant, and a method of making the same, the device having a metal or metal alloy substrate, for example cobalt chrome, and a diffusion hardened metallic surface, for example a plasma carburized surface, contacting a non-diffusion hardened surface or a diffusion hardened surface having a diffusion hardening species different from that of the opposing surface.
US11351023B2	Systems and methods for protecting the cerebral vasculature Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature.
US11351001B2	Ungrounded master control devices and methods of use A mechanically ungrounded master control device comprises a rigid chassis for engagement with one or more fingers of a user's hand and at least one pivotable finger engagement device for controlling movement of a tool end effector. The control device also includes at least one sensor for detecting a position and orientation of the rigid chassis in a surgical environment and a switch coupled to the rigid chassis and manipulatable by a finger of the user's hand while another finger of the user's hand is engaged with the at least one pivotable finger engagement device.
US11350999B2	Systems and assemblies for mounting a surgical accessory to robotic surgical systems, and providing access therethrough A mount assembly for use with a robotic system is provided and includes a housing for coupling to a robot arm; a coupling assembly supported by the housing and including first and second arms, the coupling assembly transitionable between open and closed configurations, wherein in the closed configuration the first and second arms are configured to secure a surgical accessory; a release assembly supported by the housing and engagable with the coupling assembly, the release assembly transitionable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; and a communication assembly supported by the housing and configured for communication with the robotic system with respect to a status of the coupling assembly corresponding to the open and closed configuration thereof; and a status of the release assembly corresponding to the locked and unlocked configuration thereof.
US11350991B2	All-in-one spiral catheter Medical catheterization is carried out by introducing a catheter into a heart, sliding the catheter through a sheath that encloses a multi-electrode probe into a chamber of the heart. The sheath is retracted to expose the probe. As the sheath is retracted the exposed probe expands into a spiral configuration, and the electrodes contact the endocardial surface of the chamber at multiple contact points.
US11350982B2	Electrosurgical forceps An electrosurgical forceps includes first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another via a pivot member such that pivoting of the first and second shaft members between spaced-apart and approximated positions pivots jaw members thereof between open and closed positions. A knife is translatable between retracted and extended positions. The knife has a stop to prevent distal movement of the knife beyond the extended position.
US11350979B2	Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat) Embodiments include cryogenic systems and methods for treating pain or spasm associated with a nerve of a patient. A target nerve may be located and a distal end of a cryogenic system needle may be inserted into a tissue at a desired location in proximity to the target nerve. The needle includes an outer lumen and an inner lumen extending distally within the outer lumen, the inner lumen including a distal opening that is open to the outer lumen. A cooling fluid may be delivered from a cooling fluid source to the needle via a fluidic pathway, the fluidic pathway including the cooling fluid source, the inner lumen, and the outer lumen, wherein a flow of the cooling fluid cools the needle so that the needle cools the target nerve at the desired location sufficiently such that the pain or spasm is inhibited.
US11350958B2	Full-circumferential tissue resectioning Apparatuses, devices, and methods for performing endoscopic tissue resectioning in the gastrointestinal tract are disclosed. In some embodiments, a tissue resectioning device may include first and second scaffolds each arranged in a tubular configuration. The tissue resectioning device may further include a hook tool engageable with the first scaffold and/or the second scaffold to bias the scaffolds to engage a target section of tissue between the first scaffold and the second scaffold. The hook tool may also engage the section of tissue to pull the section of tissue into the path of a cutting edge of each of the first and second scaffolds. In some embodiments, the tissue resectioning device is provided over a scope, which extends within a lumen of an overtube.
US11350957B2	Laparoscopic forceps assembly for gripping and dissection A surgical device can include a first jaw, a second jaw opposing the first jaw, a clamp lever in communication with the first jaw and the second jaw and operable to move the first jaw, the second jaw, or both from a jaw nominal position to a jaw clamped position when an external force is imparted upon the clamp lever in a first direction, and a stop bias member that stops movement of the clamp lever when the external force is removed so that the first jaw and the second jaw are in the jaw nominal position at rest.
US11350956B2	Snare device with anti-skewing Snare device with anti-skewing. In one embodiment, the snare device includes a core-wire. The core-wire is made of a superelastic material and includes a proximal portion of greater cross-sectional area and a distal portion of lesser cross-sectional area. The distal portion includes a looped shape in a relaxed state. A flexible coil is mounted around the core-wire and is straight in a compressed state. The distal ends of the core-wire and the coil are coupled together. The proximal end of the core-wire is coupled to a handle of an actuator, and the proximal end of the coil is coupled to a slide of an actuator, the slide being slidably mounted on the handle. The tensile strength of the coil multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the coil is greater than the upper plateau stress of the core-wire distal portion multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the core-wire distal portion.
US11350952B2	Open Latarjet for correction of anterior-inferior glenoid bone loss Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to instrumentation that facilitate coracoid-glenoid fixation in Latarjet procedures. For example, a single instrument, a coracoid resection tool, may be provided/utilized to prepare a coracoid bone graft for size, flatness, and hole drilling. A glenoid drill guide may further be provided/utilized that uses sized offsets for placement of the coracoid graft flush with the glenoid. Further embodiments of the disclosure are directed to corresponding methods that employ this instrumentation. For example, a surgeon may employs the coracoid resection tool as a guide to plane the inferior coracoid surface that will serve as the coracoid graft surface. The coracoid resection tool may further guide the placement of coracoid holes along the length of the coracoid and orient the holes approximately perpendicular to the planed coracoid graft surface. For example a proximal coracoid hole may be positioned towards the proximal end (i.e., the cut end) of the resected coracoid while a distal coracoid hole may be positioned towards the distal end (i.e., the tip) of the resected coracoid.
US11350951B2	Positioning device for securing an intramedullary nail in a long bone The present invention relates to a positioning device (100, 100′, 100″) for securing an intramedullary nail (19) in a long bone, said positioning device comprising a guide bow (1), with an adjusting device (3) and a sleeve guide (2), wherein the adjusting device (3) has a targeting device (5); and wherein the targeting device (5) is designed to receive a locking device (21) or an instrument (23) for acting on the locking device (21); and wherein the sleeve guide (2) has a sleeve (7), which sleeve (7) is mounted in the sleeve guide (2) such that it can be rotated and/or slid relative to the sleeve guide (2); and wherein the sleeve (7) has a longitudinal through-opening for receiving a guiding device therein.
US11350946B2	Systems and methods for endoscopic submucosal dissection using magnetically attachable clips An endoscopic surgical instrument deploys a hemostatic clip during endoscopic submucosal resection. The hemostatic clip has an elongated collar configured to be detachably coupled to a shaft of the surgical instrument, a pair of jaws received in the collar, and a magnet coupled to the jaws.
US11350943B2	Method to stop bleeding, with short hemostasis duration using a low dose of anticoagulant Disclosed are methods and devices for obtaining patent hemostasis of the radial artery by compressing the uninstrumented ulnar artery to increase radial artery flow. The device comprises a band having an inflatable bladder for applying blunt pressure to the ulnar artery. The method comprises applying a pressure to the homolateral ulnar artery and applying a pressure to the radial artery at the access site to obtain hemostasis at the access site. The method further comprises administering an anticoagulant to a patient at a dose ranging from about 20 units per kg of body weight to about 30 units per kg of body weight.
US11350940B2	Circular stapling apparatus with pinned buttress A stapling apparatus includes a staple cartridge, a pusher, and a buttress. The staple cartridge has a tissue contact surface and supports an array of fasteners therein. The pusher is configured to move relative to the staple cartridge to fire the fasteners from the staple cartridge. The buttress is supported on the staple cartridge and secured to the pusher.
US11350937B2	Apparatuses and methods for use in surgical vascular anastomotic procedures Apparatuses and methods for use in surgical vascular anastomotic procedures. Apparatus includes a blood vessel inner wall (BVIW) sealing and hole forming device, and a hole forming actuator. BVIW sealing and hole forming device includes a hole sealing device, and an anastomotic hole generating device. Hole sealing device includes a sheath that fully encloses and holds a self-expanding hole sealing assembly, a manual hole sealing controller assembly, and a flexible control wire enclosed within a flexible tube. Anastomotic hole generating device includes outer and inner assemblies, with a conically shaped anastomotic hole generating member. Hole forming actuator includes outer and inner assemblies. Also disclosed are procedures for performing surgical vascular anastomosis using the disclosed apparatuses and methods. Particularly applicable for use in clampless types of (end-to-side) surgical vascular anastomotic procedures, for performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
US11350934B2	Staple forming pocket arrangement to accommodate different types of staples A surgical stapling system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system comprises a staple cartridge attachment portion, a first staple cartridge configured to be operably attached to the cartridge attachment portion, wherein the first cartridge comprises a plurality of first staples comprising first staple legs, and a second staple cartridge configured to be operably attached to the cartridge attachment portion in lieu of the first cartridge, wherein the second cartridge comprises a plurality of second staples comprising second staple legs, and wherein the second staples are different than the first staples. The system further comprises an anvil comprising a tissue-engaging surface and a plurality of forming pockets defined in the surface, wherein each pocket comprises a first landing zone configured to receive a leg of a first staple of the first cartridge and a second landing zone configured to receive a leg of a second staple of the second cartridge.
US11350929B2	Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and sensor transponders A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a control unit and a staple cartridge including a transponder. The control unit is configured to transmit a first wireless signal to the transponder and to receive a second wireless signal from the transponder to determine one of a first electronic state and a second electronic state of the transponder based on the second wireless signal.
US11350923B2	Surgical constructs with shuttling loops and methods of tissue fixation Knotless surgical constructs and methods of tissue repairs. A surgical construct can offer both repair and shuttling capabilities to allow for a single pass to load multiple sutures at once. A surgical construct can pass or shuttle multiple repair sutures while making a single pass through or around soft tissue.
US11350918B2	Non-clogging dispensing device An assembly for mixing and dispensing a multi-component fluid includes a sheath having first and second fluid chambers, a chamber coupler, and a flexible tip. The chamber coupler forms first and second fluid channels. Additionally, the flexible tip forms a mixing chamber with a variable mixing volume and an outlet. The flexible tip is coupled to the chamber coupler near a distal end of the sheath. In the presence of an activation force, the flexible tip is forced out of the sheath and positioned in a dispensing state with a maximum mixing volume. In the absence of the activation force, the flexible tip is housed within the sheath and positioned in a non-dispensing state with a minimum mixing volume such that the outlet is substantially closed.
US11350908B2	Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging with slow acquisition data link and associated devices, systems, and methods Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound imaging probe configured to acquire image data associated with an object at an acquisition data rate; and a communication interface in communication with the ultrasound imaging probe and configured to transmit a first subset of the image data in real time based on the acquisition data rate; and transmit a second subset of the image data at a delayed time. In one embodiment, a method of ultrasound imaging includes acquiring, by an ultrasound imaging probe, image data associated with an object at an acquisition data rate; transmitting, to a host via a communication link, a first subset of the image data in real time based on the acquisition data rate; and transmitting, to the host via the communication link, a second subset of the image data at a delayed time.
US11350907B2	Single catheter system that provides both intravascular ultrasound and fluorescence lifetime imaging A multimodal intravascular catheter system includes a catheter with an optical channel and an electrical channel. A distal end of the catheter includes an optical element and an ultrasonic transducer, which are oriented orthogonally to a rotational axis of the catheter. A motor drive unit (MDU) is coupled to a proximal end of the catheter and includes a drive motor to rotate the catheter. The optical channel directs light from a pulsed UV laser source to the optical element, and returns an optical fluorescence signal from the optical element. A photodetector converts the returned optical fluorescence signal into an electrical fluorescence signal. An intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) processor is coupled to the ultrasonic transducer through the electrical channel, wherein the IVUS processor generates a drive signal for the ultrasound transducer, and processes echo information returned from the ultrasound transducer. Finally, a digitizer samples the electrical fluorescence signal and associated echo information.
US11350902B2	Optical based subject motion detection in imaging systems An imaging system (100) includes a subject support (114) that supports a subject in an examination region (106). The imaging system further includes a detector (112) that detects a signal traversing the examination region, generating an output indicative of the examination region. The imaging system further includes a subject motion sensing system (118) that includes an optical system (206, 208, 214) that detects motion of the subject in the examination region and generates motion data indicative thereof. The imaging system further includes a console (122) that controls at least one of data acquisition or reconstruction based on the motion data.
US11350895B2	System and method for spectral computed tomography using single polychromatic x-ray spectrum acquisition A system and method for material decomposition of a single energy spectrum x-ray dataset includes accessing the single energy spectrum x-ray dataset, receiving a user-selection of a desired energy for decomposition, and decomposing the single energy spectrum x-ray dataset into material bases as a linear combination of energy dependence function of selected basis materials and the corresponding spatial dependence material bases images.
US11350894B2	Radiation imaging system for estimating thickness and mixing ratio of substances based on average pixel value and average radiation quantum energy value A radiation imaging system includes a detector including a plurality of pixels which obtain pixel values corresponding to incident radiation transmitted through a subject, and an information processing unit configured to perform a process of estimating information on thicknesses of substances included in the subject using pixel values of an arbitrary one of the plurality of pixels, an average value of energy of radiation quanta of the arbitrary pixel calculated in accordance with the pixel values of the arbitrary pixel, a first table indicating the relationship between the pixel values of the arbitrary pixel and the thicknesses of the substances included in the subject, and a second table indicating the relationship between the average value of the energy of the radiation quanta of the arbitrary pixel and the thicknesses of the substances included in the subject.
US11350888B2	Risk prediction for sudden cardiac death from image derived cardiac motion and structure features Systems and methods for personalized sudden cardiac death risk prediction that generates fingerprints of imaging features of cardiac structure and function. One or more fingerprints and clinical data may be used to generate a risk score. The output risk score may be used to predict the time of death in order to select high-risk patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator treatment.
US11350884B2	Physiological metric estimation rise and fall limiting Methods and apparatus disclosed herein use a filtering technique to improve the accuracy of the results achieved when processing data provided by a physiological sensor. The disclosed filtering technique corrects many of the accuracy problems associated with physiological sensors, particularly PPG sensors. Broadly, the filtering technique adjusts a current filtered estimate of a physiological metric as a function of a rate limit based on a comparison between an instantaneous estimate of the physiological metric and the current filtered estimate.
US11350882B2	Arrangement for delayed electrical charge equalization during administration of stimulation current pulses and measurement of electrical reactions evoked by the pulses An arrangement for electrical charge equalization after generation of stimulation current pulse(s), containing a bridge circuit, switching elements, a bridge branch between two legs of the bridge circuit, into which a load resistance is introducible, and a power source for generating a stimulation current pulse, connected to the legs of the bridge circuit that enables an electrical current via one leg through the bridge branch and through a leg connected to the other end of the bridge branch with corresponding switch position. A capacitive element is in the bridge branch for generating a current for electrical charge equalization for current introduced by stimulation current pulse(s) and is configured such that, between one or more stimulation current pulses and a discharge of the capacitive element via stimulation electrode(s), a delay time window is maintained, which is used for measuring electrical physiological signals induced as a reaction to the stimulation current pulse(s).
US11350881B2	Method for suppressing image noise in a video image stream, and associated medical image recording system and computer program product In order to improve the noise suppression in a video image stream 3 of a medical image recording system, the video image stream including a sequence of frames, it is provided that an image processing unit 5 of the image recording system analyses the video image stream 3 continuously in real time and determines at least one variability between successive image pixels of the frames, for example of spatially adjacent image pixels of frames and/or of image pixels of a plurality of the frames corresponding to one another spatially and temporally, in order, on the basis of the variability determined, to set at least one parameter of a noise suppression subsequently applied to the video image stream 3. As a result, the noise suppression can be adapted continuously to a current recording situation.
US11350879B2	Device and method for sequential posture identification and autonomic function information acquisition A wearable device attached to a subject includes an accelerometer that measures acceleration information, and a biological sensor that measures biological signal information of the subject. From the measured acceleration information and biological signal information, first feature data corresponding to a first predetermined period and second feature data corresponding to a second predetermined period are extracted. By machine learning based on the first feature data, a dynamic/static activity identification model, a dynamic-activity identification model, and a static-activity identification model, for the subject, are generated. By combination of results of determination based on each of the identification models, a posture and an activity of the subject are identified, and correspondence information, which associates the identified posture and activity with the biological signal information of the subject, is generated.
US11350878B2	Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include a sensor configured to emit light to an object and detect light scattered or reflected from the object and a processor configured to acquire, based on an intensity of the detected light, a first absorbance coefficient change and a first scattering coefficient change, relative to a reference time point, acquire a second scattering coefficient change based on the first absorbance coefficient change, and correct the first scattering coefficient change based on the acquired second scattering coefficient change.
US11350873B2	Portable quantification apparatus and method for assessing joint accessory movement A portable quantification apparatus for assessing joint accessory movement is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes a reference unit, a movement unit, a sliding unit and a displacement sensor. The reference unit has a first probe and a first force sensor. The movement unit has a second probe and a second force sensor. The sliding unit is disposed between the reference unit and the movement unit which allows the movement unit to slide alongside with the reference unit. When a patient is under a test, the first probe is against one of two adjacent bones of a joint, while the second probe is against the other adjacent bone. The first force sensor and the second force sensor sense a first force and a second force applying to the reference unit and the movement unit respectively. The displacement sensor measures a relative movement of the movement unit over the reference unit.
US11350871B2	Contingent cardio-protection for epilepsy patients Disclosed are methods and systems for treating epilepsy by stimulating a main trunk of a vagus nerve, or a left vagus nerve, when the patient has had no seizure or a seizure that is not characterized by cardiac changes such as an increase in heart rate, and stimulating a cardiac branch of a vagus nerve, or a right vagus nerve, when the patient has had a seizure characterized by cardiac changes such as a heart rate increase.
US11350868B2	Electrocardiogram information processing method and electrocardiogram workstation system An electrocardiogram information processing method and workstation system. The method includes receiving electrocardiogram data output by multiple devices; performs data analysis on the electrocardiogram data, and generating report data and stores same; receiving a report data query by a user, queries corresponding report data according to a user ID of the user, and generating report result list for display and output; receiving a selection by the user, and obtaining selected report data according to the selection; receiving a report data consultation request input by the user; obtaining a user ID of an associated user corresponding to the user ID according to the report data consultation request, and sending the report data to a user equivalent of the associated user according to the user ID of the associated user; and receiving a consultation result feedback data sent by the user equivalent of the associated user.
US11350867B2	Small-scale time delay and single-shot conduction velocity analysis and mapping for cardiac electrophysiology Systems and methods for quantifying cardiac electrophysiologic signals. An electronic processor receives a unipolar electrogram signal from each of a plurality of electrodes positioned at different locations of a heart. The electronic processor then calculates or measures a bipolar electrogram signal based on a difference between the unipolar electrogram signal for a first electrode and the unipolar electrogram signal for a second electrode. A local activation time (LAT) difference between a location of the first electrode and a local of the second electrode is then determined based on a voltage amplitude of the bipolar electrogram signal. The LAT difference is indicative of an amount of time between a local activation of a propagating wavefront at the location of the first electrode and a local activation of the propagating wavefront at the location of the second electrode.
US11350863B2	Worry stone device and system A worry stone system is provided. The system includes a worry stone device having an internal sensing and processing system, a user computing device, and a server having a memory storing worry stone data. The server may be programmed to receive worry stone data from the worry stone device through the user computing device in near real-time that includes contact time between the user and the worry stone device, a rate of rubbing the worry stone device, and/or a pressure used for rubbing the worry stone device. The server may process the worry stone data and send the same for display on the user computing device. The server operates to continuously process received near real-time worry stone data and send the processed worry stone data for display on the user computing device during the entire time of engagement of the worry stone device by the user.
US11350853B2	Gait coaching in fitness tracking systems A method of providing gait coaching is disclosed. Run data is received and stored regarding runs of a broad and diverse population of users, as well as a more narrow set of expert users. A gait metric model is developed for determining an ideal stride length or cadence based on pace and at least one physiological characteristic. Regression coefficients for at the model are determined based on a regression of the run data from the broad and diverse population of users. In contrast, a regression constant for the model is determined based on a regression of the run data from expert users. Using the model, an ideal stride length or cadence for a particular user on a particular run can be determined and utilized to provide useful monitoring, comparison, and feedback to the user regarding his or her stride length or cadence.
US11350847B2	Composite visualization of body part In one embodiment, a body part visualization system includes a medical instrument configured to be inserted into a body part of a living subject, a display, and processing circuitry configured to compute location coordinates of the medical instrument in the body part, and render to the display a first three-dimensional (3D) representation of the body part, the first 3D representation showing an external surface of the body part with a moving window, which moves over the external surface in the first 3D representation responsively to the computed location coordinates of the medical instrument so as to provide, via the window, an internal view of the first 3D representation of the body part, the internal view including a second 3D representation of at least a part of the medical instrument at the computed location coordinates.
US11350845B1	Phase-based passive source location in three-dimensions Passive location of an emitter is achieved by sensing a signal propagated from the emitter at multiple sensing locations and determining its phase at each sensing location. A three-dimensional region is searched to find an emitter location for which phase estimates of the signal at the emitter location are in good agreement among the sensing locations. An iterative search from a set of starting points in the region may be performed. The region may be subdivided and each region searched in parallel using multiple processors in parallel. Phase at the sensing locations may be determined locally, using synchronized clocks at the sensing locations, or at a common receiver. In the latter case, signal propagation time from the sensing location to the receiver location is taken into account. The emitter may be a wireless endoscopy capsule, for example.
US11350844B2	System and method for generating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score (NAS) using magnetic resonance elastography The present disclosure relates to a system and method for non-invasively determining NAFLD activity scores (NAS) in patients using mechanical properties determined through magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) imaging. The non-invasively determined NAS score is then used to diagnose NFALD and NASH patients.
US11350841B2	Use of electromagnetic field for tomographic imaging of head An electromagnetic tomographic system for imaging a human head includes a base, an imaging chamber, at plurality of antennas, a plurality of antenna controllers, and an image processing computer system. The imaging chamber is supported on the base and defines an imaging domain in that receives the head. The antennas are supported by the imaging chamber and encircle the imaging domain. Each controller is dedicated to a respective antenna and includes RF transceiver circuitry having a transmit side and receive side that are alternately connected to the antenna using an RF switch. In operation, while one antenna is transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the imaging domain, a plurality of the antennas are simultaneously receiving the signal after passing through the imaging domain. The received signals of the plurality of antennas are simultaneously measured. Data representative of the measure electromagnetic signals is output by the controllers and used for image processing.
US11350839B2	Non-contact self-injection-locked vital sign sensor A non-contact self-injection-locked vital sign sensor is disclosed, which includes transmitting antenna, receiving antenna, self-injection-locked integrated circuit and demodulator. The self-injection-locked integrated circuit includes voltage-controlled oscillator, mixer, two amplifiers and harmonic-frequency power combiner. A frequency-multiplied signal is produced by amplifiers and harmonic-frequency power combiner then transmitted to a living body by transmitting antenna. A frequency-divided signal is produced by voltage-controlled oscillator and mixer then transmitted to voltage-controlled oscillator, then a frequency- and amplitude-modulated signal is produced by the voltage-controlled oscillator then transmitted to demodulator to produce a vital sign. So as to detect vital sign with a higher frequency to increase measurement sensitivity by using a low-cost integrated circuit process. A centrifugal compressor includes a volute base block, a volute cover plate, an impeller, a diffuser-adjusting assembly, a radial constraint assembly, an axial constraint assembly and a driving assembly.
US11350822B2	Status reporting of a structured collection procedure Embodiments related to a system and method managing the implementation, execution, data collection, data analysis and status reporting of a structured collection procedure running on a portable, hand-held collection device are disclosed. The collection device performing the structured collection procedure has program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met at some unknown time, store in memory patient data collected in accordance to the schedule of events, end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met at some unknown time. Status reporting can be provided throughout the execution of the collection procedure.
US11350814B2	Endoscope gripping device A gripping device for an endoscope insertion tube utilizing first and second arms that are hingedly attached to one another. Each arm includes an opening to accommodate the insertion tube of an endoscope such that the endoscope insertion tube spans both arms. First and second jaws are associated with first and second arms and are positioned in opposition to one another. The movement of the arms toward one another causes the jaws to engage the insertion tube which is guided through the arms by the apertures found in the arms.
US11350812B2	Endoscope shaft having a layered structure, and method for producing same The invention relates to an endoscope shaft 1 having a layered structure. In this shaft 1, formed as a curved or non-curved hollow cylinder, various layers succeed and enclose one another radially over the entire length or a substantial part of the length of the shaft. The shaft has an inner layer 2 of plastic, and an outer layer 3 of plastic enclosing the inner layer 2, and a structuring layer 4 in the transition region 5 of the inner layer and the outer layer 3. The plastics of the inner layer and of the outer layer 3 are different, and the inner layer and the outer layer 3 mesh together in the transition region 5. Thus, the inner layer and the outer layer 3 can connect to each other particularly well, and a delamination of the inner layer and of the outer layer 3 can thus be prevented. This is specifically because the interface between the inner layer and the outer layer 3 is enlarged, in relation to the prior art, by the mutual meshing 6. Moreover, the geometry of the mutual meshing creates a particularly stable and durable mechanical connection between the layers 2, 3 and 4, which allows forces to be transmitted from one of the layers 2, 3, 4 to another in a particularly reliable and permanent manner, as a result of which undesired delamination is prevented, in particular in flexible endoscope shafts 1. The invention further relates to a method for producing such an endoscope shaft 1 according to the invention.
US11350806B2	Handheld vacuum cleaner A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a housing, motor, filter access door, filter, and dirt cup movably coupled to the housing. The housing defines a top, bottom, motor chamber, dirty air inlet, handle, clean air outlet, and air flow path. The air flow path is routed from the dirty air inlet to the clean air outlet. The motor is disposed in the motor chamber and defines a motor axis. The filter access defines a filter chamber with the housing. The filter is disposed in the filter chamber and defines a filter axis. The dirt cup defines a dirt cup axis extending parallel to the motor axis and filter axis. The filter access door is located below the filter axis. When the filter axis door is removed, the filter is removable in a downward direction from the filter chamber.
US11350794B2	Tray apparatus A tray apparatus includes an elongated platform and a tray mechanism. The tray mechanism includes a plate disposed onto the platform and an arm assembly coupled to the plate and including a post and an arm. The post is coupled to the plate and extends upwardly therefrom. The arm is rotatably coupled to the post between a first position and a second position. The plate receives a box containing foodstuffs from a conveyance apparatus. The plate moves in a first direction when moving from a first state toward a second state. The arm is configured to contact the box and rotate from the first position toward the second position when the plate is moving in the first direction. The arm is configured to contact and move the box in a second direction opposite the first along the platform when the plate moves from the second state toward the first state.
US11350792B2	Grinding device for spice-dispensing containers A grinding device for containers dispensing food products, which includes means for selectively adjusting the distance between blades and teeth and thereby selecting at will the desired grain size for grinding. The device has a static piece that is coupled to the neck of the container and is connected to a rotary piece such that the fixed piece includes a series of teeth which, together with blades projecting from the bottom face of the rotary piece, constitute the grinding mechanism of the device. The device includes, on the outside of the fixed piece, two or more channels that guide the rotation and axial retention of the rotary piece, while the rotary piece contains projections for fitting into the channels of the fixed piece.
US11350790B2	Packable modular combustion grill A grill stove includes a kettle, legs, and a lid. The kettle includes an outer wall with a ventilation aperture, an inner wall, and a top collar extending between the inner wall and the outer wall and connecting the top portion of the outer wall to the top portion of the inner wall to form a dual-walled kettle. A base pan may be attached to the outer wall and may form a bottom of the kettle. A nest pan may have an edge and a ventilation aperture. The edge of the nest pan may be attached to the bottom portion of the inner wall and disposed above the base pan. The nest pan and the base pan being spaced apart to form a gap therebetween. The ventilation aperture of the nest pan may be in fluid communication with the ventilation aperture of the outer wall. An ash pan may be removably positionable above the nest pan.
US11350787B2	Cooking appliance and method for starch-based foodstuffs A device for cooking a starch-based food item is provided in which there is a drying cycle at a temperature below the gelatinization temperature and a cooking cycle at a temperature above the gelatinization temperature. The drying provides a relative weight drop by a first amount and the cooking provides a further relative weight drop. The weight is monitored during drying and cooking to provide feedback control of the duration of the drying and cooking times. The device and method make healthy food with reduced rapid digestible starch (RDS) and increased resistant starch (RS) content. In this way the glycemic index (GI) of a food item is reduced and the resistant starch is increased, which is beneficial to health especially for diabetes and obese groups.
US11350784B2	Puncture mechanism for beverage machine Described herein includes a puncture mechanism for a beverage appliance or machine that can be configured to puncture a pod containing a beverage medium (e.g., a flavoring agent). The puncture mechanism can be configured to induce lateral movement of one or more engagement members to securely hold a beverage pod. The puncture mechanism can be configured to induce relative axial movement between an anvil and the secured beverage pod to puncture a seal of the beverage pod.
US11350782B2	Remote-controlled mailbox A remote-controlled mailbox is provided. The device includes a mailbox housing having an open front end and a front door pivotally affixed thereto, wherein the front door selectively closes the front end. A post is affixed to a base of the mailbox housing. A frame is affixed to a lower end of the post, wherein the frame movably engages a track. Upon actuation of a motor of a mechanical drive system, the frame moves along the track, thereby moving the post and mailbox housing in kind. A remote device includes a plurality of controls thereon, wherein the plurality of controls is operably connected to the motor. Upon actuation of the plurality of controls, the mechanical drive system selectively moves the frame along the track.
US11350772B2	Wall holder for display of baseball-type cap A wall mounted baseball-style cap holder (or cap clip) that supports the cap the apex of its crown proximate a button (if the cap is so equipped) is described. The clip comprises a base plate including a flat rear surface, which may have a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive attached thereto, and upper and lower spaced arcuate plate-like protrusions that extend generally orthogonally from the base plate. The holder is configured to be mounted to a wall or other substantially vertical surface typically by way of an adhesive or double sided tape, which may or may not be provided with the holder.
US11350769B2	Retail merchandise tray A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a pair of load bearing members, a front stop mounted to the load bearing members, a wire support structure removably attached to the front stop and load bearing members, a pusher that slides along the wire support structure, and a pair of movable divider assemblies.
US11350768B2	Retail merchandise tray A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a frame for supporting retail merchandise, a pusher that slides along the frame, and at least one movable divider assembly adjustable positionable relative to the frame, the divider assembly including a movable baffle plate extension.
US11350751B2	Tactile presentation device There is provided a tactile presentation device capable of realizing easier wearing/removal and contact of a tactile stimulation unit in an appropriate position. The tactile presentation device is provided with an attaching unit to a back plate of a chair, and a wearing belt portion to a body provided so as to be extendable and contractable on the attaching unit, in which one or more first tactile stimulation units are provided on the attaching unit, and one or more second tactile stimulation units are provided on the wearing belt portion.
US11350742B1	Repositionable closet bar for hanging clothes A repositionable closet bar for hanging clothes includes an elongate rigid bar having distal, proximal and intermediate sections, wherein the distal section has an upward-facing surface for engaging a bottom surface of a closet shelf, wherein the intermediate section has an upward-facing surface that is convex for receiving and supporting a hook of a clothes hanger, wherein the proximal section has an upward-facing surface that extends radially outward beyond at least a portion of the convex surface of the intermediate section, and wherein the elongate rigid bar further includes a downward-facing surface for engaging a top surface of a closet rod. The repositionable closet bar may optionally further include a hook extending from a proximal end, a first compressible gripping pad for engaging the bottom surface of the closet shelf and/or a second compressible gripping pad for engaging the top surface of the closet rod.
US11350741B2	Collapsible organizer and method for utilizing thereof The present application discloses a collapsible organizer of the present application comprises a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of top rods. The pair of side walls is rotatably coupled to the base, wherein each of the side walls comprises a pair of slots. Each of the top rods comprises a straight portion and a pair of insertions coupled to two ends of the straight portion correspondingly, one of the insertions is insertably coupled to one of the slots of one of the side walls, another one of the insertions is insertably coupled to one of the slots of another one of the side walls. A method for utilizing the aforementioned collapsible organizer is also disclosed, comprising: rotating the pair of the side walls; and inserting the pair of top rods to the slots of the pair of side walls.
US11350734B2	Folding portable desk and method therefor A foldable portable organizer desk has a base member having a flat front surface. A pair of leg members is hingely coupled to a rear surface of the base member. A folding member is hingely coupled to the base member. A folding member recessed area is formed in an interior surface of the folding member. At least one holding container is formed in the recessed area.
US11350726B2	Mortar transportation system The present invention relates to a backpack system for transporting items and an accompanying device. In exemplary embodiments, carried items are kept secure within a plurality of item holders to prevent the items from moving. The item holders can be rigid structures like cylinders or flexible canvas pouches. In exemplary embodiments, the backpack system can have configurations for carrying either a device or additional items.
US11350724B2	Cosmetic product container Disclosed is a container for a cosmetic product, comprising: an outer wall, an inner wall extending between the outer wall and a main axis of the container, and a cosmetic product, said product being situated exclusively on the side of a surface of the inner wall that faces the outer wall.
US11350722B1	Cordless UV nail lamp with rechargeable battery A nail lamp for curing UV-curable nail gel uses light emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit ultraviolet light and are relatively lower power. The nail lamp is powered from an exterior power source, such as a wall socket, or by a rechargeable battery pack. A battery compartment of the nail lamp holds the battery pack, which is removable without disassembling the nail lamp. The nail lamp is easily transportable to different locations and can be used even when a wall socket is unavailable. A curing time of the nail lamp is user-selectable. The nail lamp can also include detection sensors to detect a person's hand or foot in a treatment chamber and automatically turn on or off the LEDs.
US11350718B2	Go-bag for emergency situations A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
US11350716B2	Electronic device case with internal hooks and method of use An electronic device case with internal hooks that allow an electronic device to hang from the hooks without increasing the thickness of the case. Multiple hooks or attachment members can be used in one case or one attachment member can be utilized. The hooks can be extended and twisted to be locked into a position that is perpendicular to the case, which allows the case to either hang from the hooks or stand upright with the hooks acting as a base. The hooks can also be rotated to be in line with the edge of the case and stored within the case when not in use.
US11350712B2	Single use, multi-functional gauze grocery bag A cotton-based single use grocery bag for carrying groceries or other items. The single use grocery bag is also used for cleaning furniture, cleaning counter tops, washing dishes, etc. The single-use grocery bag may include the a body made of a cotton gauze material defining an internal compartment between a first side, a second side, a third side, a fourth side, a top, and a bottom, wherein the internal compartment is accessed through an opening at the top; the first side and the third side each comprise edges coupled together at a bottom portion of the body and separated at a top portion of the body; and the separated edges define a gap communicating the internal compartment with an outside of the body, wherein each gap is entirely disposed downward relative to the top and the opening and communicates the internal compartment to the external environment.
US11350711B1	Knee curve cane apparatus A knee curve cane apparatus for ease of use and safety includes a handle and an upper shaft segment coupled to the handle. The upper shaft segment has an upper top end coupled to the handle. A medial top end of a medial shaft segment is coupled to an upper bottom end of the upper shaft segment. The medial shaft segment is curved and configured to accommodate a user's knee to prevent contact while walking. A medial bottom end of the medial shaft segment is vertically aligned with the medial top end. A lower shaft segment is coupled to the medial shaft segment. A lower top end of the lower shaft segment is coupled to the medial bottom end. A base collar of a base is selectively engaged with a lower bottom end of the lower shaft segment.
US11350700B2	Shoe with adaptive heel element A shoe, in particular an athletic shoe, comprising a heel portion that includes an adaptive heel element arranged in the heel portion of the shoe, wherein the adaptive heel element comprises a stretch material. A heel counter is arranged in the heel portion, wherein the heel counter comprises a lateral portion and a medial portion for supporting the heel of a wearer's foot and a posterior gap therebetween wherein the posterior gap forms an essentially vertical split portion, wherein the split portion is adapted such that the adaptive heel element can move and deform within the split portion, and wherein the adaptive heel element within the split portion is adapted to contour to the anatomical shape of the heel of the wearer.
US11350684B2	Ventilation element The present invention concerns a ventilation element for an article of apparel, footwear, or a sports accessory, including: a first surface, including a foam; a second surface; where the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart, creating a void, so that air may circulate between the first surface and the second surface.
US11350675B2	Vape coil cleaning device A vape cleaning device for easily and thoroughly cleaning vape coils for reuse and avoiding the need for frequent replacement. The device has a base enclosing a fan oriented to direct air upwardly, a heat block suspended above the fan, a heating element coupled to the heat block, and a shield coupled to the base and having a central opening. A cup is removably positioned in the central opening of the shield and in contact with the heat block to be heated thereby. A vape coil holder may removably suspended in the cup that the vape coil is submerged in a cleaning fluid in the cup. After the cup has been warmed to a predetermined temperature for a cleaning cycle, the cup may be removed and the vape coil holder suspended from the shield. The fan may then be operated for a predetermined time period for a drying cycle.
US11350657B2	Protein gummy composition A gummy composition including: 10 to 45 percent by weight of the composition of a protein, wherein a portion of the protein is hydrolyzed; Maltitol syrup; sugar; a structurant; and Water. A method of manufacture of a gummy composition including: Forming a mixture comprising 10 to 45 percent by weight of the composition of a protein, maltitol syrup, sugar, a structurant and water, wherein a portion of the protein is hydrolyzed; and cooking the mixture at a temperature of 85° C. or less.
US11350651B2	Indian gooseberry extract as a natural color stabilizer for beverages A beverage containing a natural colorant and one or more components of an Indian gooseberry extract and having sufficient color photostability is described. The active component in the Indian gooseberry extract is at least one of tannic acid, chebulinic acid, chebulagic acid, and phyllemblin. The natural colorant is a carotenoid and/or an anthocyanin. When the natural colorant is beta-carotene, it is preferably provided in a form of microemulsion. The beverage further contains a preservative, such as benzoic acid, sorbic acid, and a salt thereof. A method of formulating the beverage is also described.
US11350648B2	Compositions and related methods for agriculture Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods for agricultural use, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host nematode or arthropod (e.g., honeybee or silkworm), the alteration resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of beneficial nematodes or arthropods, such as bees and silkworms, utilized in agriculture and commerce.
US11350645B2	Soluble instant coffee and process for preparation The present invention relates to a dried coffee powder obtainable by a process comprising membrane filtration of a low temperature extract of roasted and ground coffee beans to reduce the concentration of low molecular weight components and drying the filtered coffee extract.
US11350639B2	Method of mechanically harvesting inner and outer meat fillets from poultry carcass breast caps, and a device for carrying out the method Method and device for carrying out the method of mechanically harvesting inner and outer meat fillets from a poultry carcass breast cap. A poultry breast cap (23) is conveyed while being supported inversed to its natural position on a carrier (17) through a path of conveyance (25). The outer fillet is cut along a keel bone of the poultry breast cap (23) to enable separation of the inner and outer fillets. After separation and successive harvesting of the outer and inner breast fillets the carcass remains are discarded. The device (1, 13) for carrying out the method comprises means (15, 17, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43) for performing at least the steps of conveying, separating and harvesting inner and outer breast fillets, and discarding carcass remains.
US11350633B2	Coniothyrium minitans for protection of cultivated plants from attacks by fungal pathogens belonging to the genus phoma spp. or verticillium spp The present invention relates to a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi of the genus Phoma spp. and Verticillium spp. comprising applying Coniothyrium minitans strain CON/M/91-08 or a mutant having all identifying characteristics of the respective strain in an effective amount to the root system of a plant, to harvest residues or to the soil on which a crop plant grows or is intended to grow. Also disclosed is the use of said strain for controlling phytopathogenic fungi of the genus Phoma spp. and Verticillium spp.
US11350627B2	Composite material including a thermoplastic polymer, a pest food material, and a pesticide Composite materials that are palatable to a wood-destroying pest species and also pesticidal to the pest species can be used in pest control devices and can be used as wood substitutes for structural components, which are resistant to destruction by wood-destroying pests. The composite materials include a thermoplastic polymer, a food material for the pest and a pesticide. The composite material is formed by mixing a thermoplastic polymer, wood fragments or other cellulosic materials and a quantity of pesticide, and thereafter creating a molten material within a mixer, compounder, extruder or the like. The molten material is extruded or molded to form the desired shape.
US11350621B2	Control device for an application device and application device having a control device A control device for an agricultural application device which has an application boom pivotally mounted on a carrier, on which application components are arranged for applying liquid and/or solid active substances. The control device has a pressure supply connection and a return connection and a controllable valve arrangement and a hydraulic cylinder arrangement, which has a first cylinder effective area, connected to the valve arrangement and a second cylinder effective area, wherein the two cylinder effective areas can be pressurized and each are connected to a hydraulic accumulator, and wherein the pivot position of the application boom is variable by changing the switching state of the valve arrangement. In order to further develop the control device in such a way that the spring rate of the application boom can be decoupled from its pivot position, it is proposed according to the invention that the cylinder effective areas can be pressurized with a predeterminable pressure independent of the pivot position of the application boom. In addition, an agricultural application device having such a control device is proposed.
US11350620B2	Insecticide fumigator for luring mosquitos by means of ultraviolet light emitting diode An insecticide fumigator including a chemical cartridge mount on which a chemical cartridge is configured to be mounted, a heater disposed near the chemical cartridge mount and configured to heat the chemical cartridge such that an insecticide in the chemical cartridge is evaporated from a fumigation part of the chemical cartridge, a light source disposed near the fumigation part and configured to emit light having a first wavelength range to attract insects, and a housing provided with the chemical cartridge mount and receiving the heater and the light source, in which the light source includes a UV LED and a substrate on which the UV LED is mounted, and the housing has a light passage hole through which light emitted from the light source passes.
US11350618B2	Touchless pickup arm spinnerhead A reel, such as a spincast reel, provides increased cranking power by eliminating sliding contact associated with a line pickup mechanism when the reel is in line retrieval mode. Fishing line is retrieved by locating a cam member proximate a body spool boss during a casting state for positioning the cam member to be acted on by cam engaging structure of the body spool boss. The cam member is rotated relative to the body spool boss. The cam member and a pick up pin are moved radially outwardly by the cam engaging structure. The cam member is axially moved away from the body spool boss. The cam member may then be rotated relative to the body spool boss during a line retrieve state, wherein the cam member and the body spool boss are spaced apart from one another for facilitating frictionless relative rotation.
US11350617B2	Left handed fishing reel A fishing reel includes a support member, a bail assembly, an input shaft, and a gear box, according to an exemplary embodiment. The bail assembly is coupled with the support member. The bail assembly is configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive an input torque. The gear box is configured to be driven by the input shaft and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive the input torque in a clockwise direction and drive the bail assembly to operate in a counter-clockwise direction to retrieve the fishing line.
US11350616B2	Erratic uncontrolled lure In a first embodiment, a fishing lure comprising, a body having a fish like design with a first end and second end and a groove distal to the second end incorporated into the body, a hook integrated into the first end of the body, a stem extending a predetermined distance from the second end of the body, wherein the stem is capped, a bead inserted onto the stem, a spinner blade having at least three openings, attached to the stem by a first opening, wherein the spinner blade can rotate 360 degrees about a center axis of the stem, and a line attachment secured through a second and third opening of the spinner blade.
US11350615B2	Seine net A seine net includes a net body having a woven net, an upper rope, a lower rope, a left wing net and a right wing net. The woven net has a division rope disposed between the upper rope and the lower rope, upper mesh areas woven between the upper rope and the division rope and horizontally juxtaposed, and lower mesh areas woven between the lower rope and the division rope and horizontally juxtaposed. Each upper mesh area has multiple first diamond meshes. Each lower mesh area has multiple second diamond meshes. The first diamond meshes are reversely arranged relative to the second diamond meshes. The first diamond meshes and the second diamond meshes gradually decrease in size from the left and right wing nets toward the net middle.
US11350613B2	Device for preventing aquatic organisms from jumping out A problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent an aquatic creature from jumping out of a water tank without directly contacting the aquatic creature; and a jump-out prevention device for the aquatic creature, which can solve or reduce the problem, is provided. The jump-out prevention device for the aquatic creature includes electrode parts arranged along an inner perimeter of a water tank for keeping the aquatic creature; and a power supply part electrically connected to the electrode parts, and configured to apply electrical pulses to the electrode parts. The electrode parts extend in a horizontal direction partially or entirely over the inner perimeter of the water tank, and are arranged in a predetermined underwater region in the water tank. The electrical pulses are applied to the electrode parts.
US11350610B2	Rearing place management device and method A rearing place management device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a photographing unit for photographing a rearing place; a control unit for detecting abnormal signs in the rearing place by comparing behavior patterns in image data obtained by the photographing unit with behavior patterns in normal image data; and a communication unit for transmitting the abnormal signs, wherein the control unit extracts a region of interest including the abnormal signs from the obtained image data, transmits information on the region of interest to the photographing unit, receives, from the photographing unit, image data obtained by photographing the region of interest, and extracts an abnormal region which is narrower than the region of interest from the behavior patterns in the image data of the region of interest.
US11350609B1	Scorpion venom extraction unit A portable, handheld, unit for extracting scorpion venom is disclosed. The unit includes body and tail restraints for restraining a scorpion such that the scorpion is held safely and humanely. When restrained, the scorpion's tail extends beyond an end of the unit and over a retractable venom receptacle. The unit also includes a chamber for holding a reservoir of cleaning fluid and a mechanical switch for expelling fluid from the reservoir onto the scorpion's stinger. The unit also includes a fan for drying the cleaned scorpion's stinger. The unit also includes a wire for delivering an electrical current to the scorpion's tail to cause the scorpion to express its venom into the venom receptacle.
US11350603B2	Tomato variety NUN 09271 TOF The disclosure provides a hybrid tomato variety NUN 09271 TOF as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 09271 TOF is a cherry round, cluster tomato variety for the fresh market comprising resistance to Meloidogyne incognita, Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strain 0, Strain 1, Strain 2, and Strain 1-2, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race 0 and Race 1, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici Race 0, Fulvia fulva Groups A-E, and Oidium lypersicum.
US11350602B2	Tomato variety NUN 09272 TOF The disclosure provides a hybrid tomato variety NUN 09272 TOF as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 09272 TOF is a cocktail tomato variety for the fresh market comprising resistance to Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strain 0, Strain 1, Strain 2, and Strain 1-2, Verticillium sp., Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race 0 and Race 1, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis lycopersici, Fulvia fulva Groups A-E, and Oidium lypersicum.
US11350597B2	Soybean cultivar 94111580 A soybean cultivar designated 94111580 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 94111580, to the plants of soybean cultivar 94111580, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 94111580, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 94111580. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94111580. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 94111580, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 94111580 with another soybean cultivar.
US11350588B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011140 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011140. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011140, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011140 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011140.
US11350583B2	Method for enhancing plant characteristics and method for producing seedless fruit To provide a novel technique for enhancing characteristics of a plant without using a gene recombination technique. A plant is treated with a freezing step of freezing a plant tissue, a thawing step of thawing the frozen plant tissue, and a generating step of generating a plant from the thawed plant tissue.
US11350578B1	Dynamically calculating a stacking head's path during a stacking operation A stacking head's path can be dynamically calculated during a stacking operation. A control system of a sod harvester can include a dynamic path calculator for performing these dynamic calculations to prevent the stacking head from colliding with the sod harvester's frame or to cause the stacking head to traverse the most efficient path between the pickup position and the stacking position. These dynamic calculations could be performed in scenarios where the pickup position may be dynamically adjusted for a particular stacking operation.
US11350573B2	Crank-operated packer mechanism for an agricultural baler A crank-operated packer mechanism includes crank pins and crank arms assembled by a tapered spline connection. The connection includes tapered spline features on outer ends of the crank pins and in openings provided at outer ends of the crank arms, which interlock when the crank pins are inserted in the openings. The connection further includes a locking feature for locking the connection, such as a locking nut screwed onto a threaded outer end of the crank pins when inserted into the opening. Fixing of rotary bearings onto the crank pins is done by a fixing nut which at the same time serves as a disassembling aid for the spline connection. The crank arms are shaped in a way that deviates from a straight shape to such an extent that the crank shaft is statically balanced about its central rotation axis. Also a baler including the aforementioned packer mechanism.
US11350570B2	Telescopic roller support for sugarcane knockdown roller A sugarcane harvester comprises a frame, a knockdown roller, and a telescopic roller support mounted to the frame and to which the knockdown roller is mounted. The roller support is configured to telescope to cause linear movement of the knockdown roller relative to the frame.
US11350569B2	Forage harvester comprising a monitoring mechanism for shear bar and cutting drum A forage harvester including a frame, a cutting arrangement and a plurality of displacement mechanisms. The cutting arrangement includes a cutting drum that is rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the frame, and a shear bar holder configured to receive a shear bar attached thereto. Each of the displacement mechanisms including an actuator for displacing the shear bar with respect to the cutting drum and the frame. The displacement mechanisms include a sensor arrangement to measure one or more values representative of a force exerted on the shear bar and the shear bar holder when the cutting drum is rotating and cutting crops supplied to an area between the cutting drum and the shear bar.
US11350567B2	Lawn mower mounted string trimmer attachment apparatus and method A string trimmer attachment apparatus and method for easy attachment to a lawn mower deck, without requiring the use of tools for attachment, by having an adjustable trimmer mounting platform which securely attaches to the lawn mower. A string-type powered trimmer motor on the bottom side of the adjustable trimmer mounting platform cuts the grass. An operating control located on the lawn mower controls the string-type powered trimmer motor. A pair of L brackets allow the adjustable trimmer mounting platform to firmly attach to the lawn mower without the need for a separate trimmer/edger appliance. No tools or lawn mower modifications are required to attach the adjustable trimmer mounting platform to the mower deck.
US11350563B2	Autonomous grounds maintenance machines with path planning for trap and obstacle avoidance Operating an autonomous grounds maintenance machine includes determining a travel path for the machine to reach a destination waypoint in a zone of a work region. The travel path is analyzed for problem areas based on a predetermined terrain map. Rotations of the machine may be planned even before the machine begins to travel down the path to proactively prevent the machine from becoming trapped.
US11350559B2	Seed meter assembly with seed loader A seed meter assembly for a seeding machine. The seed meter assembly has a metering member mounted for rotation about a meter axis and driven to rotate in a direction of travel, the metering member having an inner surface configured to receive seeds and an outer surface and apertures passing through the metering member between the inner surface and the outer surface at a radial distance from the meter axis. The seed meter assembly also has a seed delivery mechanism configured to discharge the seeds from the seeding machine, and a loader including at least one non-cylindrical loader surface movable into and out of a position in which the loader surface is disposed at the radial distance adjacent one of the apertures.
US11350552B2	Cultivator The invention relates to agricultural manual implements with teeth, particularly to operating elements of hand cultivators. The operating element 2 of the cultivator 1 contains distributed spiral teeth 3, forming an open circular profile 4 in the plan. The spiral teeth 3 are connected in the upper part to each other in the shape of a regular polygon 5, while the pointed part 6 of the spiral tooth 3 smoothly passes into its remaining cylindrical part 7. The tilt angle of the spiral teeth 3 to the horizon is β=25-45°, the sharpening angle of the teeth is α=20-40°, the angle of rotation of the full penetration of the tooth 3 is γ=40-120°, and the thickness of the cutting edge 7 of the spiral tooth 3 is h=1-3 mm. The invention allows to reduce the fatigue of human muscles during loosening due to easy penetration of the operating element 2 of the cultivator 1 into the soil when it is installed on the soil at the angle δ=60-90° to the horizon while minimizing premature soil subsidence, eliminating the need to repeat cultivation of the same plot.
US11357150B2	Mounter An electronic component mounter where information indicating completion of component mounting is memorized each time a component is mounted on circuit board by suction nozzle. Then, in a case in which mounting work is interrupted by a stoppage of the electronic component mounter and then restarted, the mounting position of the electronic component is imaged by mark camera according to information memorized immediately before the mounting work was interrupted. Also, with the electronic component mounter, in a case in which mounting work is interrupted by a stoppage of the mounter and then restarted, the mark camera is moved along a path over which the suction nozzle moved until the position of the suction nozzle when mounting work was interrupted. Here, imaging of the circuit board is performed by the mark camera.
US11357149B2	Component orientation determination data creation device and component orientation determination data creation method A component orientation determination data creation device for creating component orientation determination data used in a component orientation determination system that determines an orientation of the component by comparing a brightness value of a determination region specified in the component orientation determination data within an image of the component captured by a camera with a determination threshold. A difference image between an image of the component in a correct orientation and an image of the component in another orientation is calculated by acquiring multiple images of the component in different orientations by changing the orientation with respect to the camera of the component that is the target for the component orientation determination data creation.
US11357146B2	Component mounting machine A component mounting machine including a head provided with multiple nozzles to pick up the components; a raising and lowering device to individually raise and lower the multiple nozzles; a moving device to move the head relative to the board in a plane perpendicular to a raising and lowering direction of the nozzles; and a control device to perform, as a pickup operation for causing the nozzle to pick up a component, a first pickup operation of controlling the moving device and the raising and lowering device so as to lower a single one of the nozzles above the component supply section to pick up one of the components using that nozzle, and a second pickup operation of controlling the moving device and the raising and lowering device so as to simultaneously lower multiple of the nozzles above the component supply section to pick up multiple of the components simultaneously using the multiple nozzles.
US11357140B2	Methods and systems for constructing or retrofitting electromagnetically shielded facilities Electromagnetically shielding an enclosable structure having a floor, walls, a ceiling, and at least one closeable opening by applying a shielding wallcovering to at least a portion of one of the walls and applying a second type of shielding material to at least a portion of the enclosable structure, wherein the second type of shielding material differs from the shielding wallcovering. The shielding wall covering is wallpaper comprising a metal-coated broad good and a resin. Other types of shielding material may include a transparent, shielding window covering such as NiCVD coated screen of woven silk fibers; shielded flooring such as a layered combinations of Kevlar non-woven as a base layer, nickel-coated non-woven layers, and a PCF toughened polymer; and a transition shielding strip made of a base layer of the shielding wallpaper with a PCF toughened polymer coating over a portion of the strip.
US11357138B2	Cooling structure of vehicle drive inverter and control system of the same A cooling structure of a vehicle drive inverter includes: a switching element disposed in the vehicle drive inverter; a heat dissipation fin connected to and heat-exchangeable with the switching element; a cooling flow path in which a coolant flows and heat-exchanges with the heat dissipation fin; and an auxiliary cooling module connected to and heat-exchangeable with the switching element to be heated by a heat generation of the switching element or to be cooled together with the switching element.
US11357116B2	Corner protection device and LED display screen cabinet Provided is a corner protection device, comprising a slide rail shaft, a corner protection and detent mechanism, and a corner protector. The slide rail shaft is fixed on the LED display screen cabinet, the corner protection and detent mechanism is fixed on the sidewall at the top of the cabinet, and the corner protector is slidably disposed on the slide rail shaft. When the corner protector slides to the top of the cabinet, the corner protection and detent mechanism can fix the corner protector on the top of the cabinet so as to protect it. Also provided is an LED display screen cabinet, comprising the corner protection device mentioned above, and a support piece arranged on the sidewall of the cabinet. When the corner protector is fixed on the top of the cabinet, the support piece and corner protector can jointly support the display screen cabinet on the support platform.
US11357106B2	Memory system According to one embodiment, in a memory system, a printed circuit board a first end portion and a second end portion. The second end portion is a portion arranged in an opposite side of the first end portion. Both of a semiconductor memory and a controller are disposed on the first surface. A edge connector is connectable to a host device and is disposed in the first end portion. Plural through-hole portions are disposed in the second end portion. Each of the plural through-hole portions penetrates from the first surface to the second surface. Each of the plural through-hole portions has an inner surface covered with an electrically-conductive film. Plural pad electrodes are disposed on the second surface in the second end portion. At least some of the plural through-hole portions are electrically connected to the controller. At least some of the plural pad electrodes are electrically connected to the controller.
US11357105B2	Method for producing a printed circuit board A method for producing a printed circuit board is disclosed, In the method, a slot is formed in a substrate having at least three layers with the slot extending through at least two of the layers. The slot has a length and a width with the length being greater than the width. The sidewall of the substrate surrounding the slot is coated with a conductive layer. Then, the conductive layer is separated into at least two segments that are electrically isolated along the side wall of the substrate.
US11357099B2	RF package module and electronic device comprising RF package module The disclosure relates to research (No. GK17N0100, millimeter wave 5G mobile communication system development) that was conducted with the support of the “Cross-Departmental Giga KOREA Project” funded by the government (the Ministry of Science and ICT) in 2017. An Radio Frequency (RF) package module according to various embodiments and an electronic device including the RF package module are provided. The RF package module according to an embodiment includes a sub module including an Radio Frequency Integrated Chip (RFIC); an antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal wirelessly through a predetermined metal pattern; and a multi-layer circuit board including a plurality of layers in which a signal via for transferring the signal between the RFIC and the antenna and one or more ground vias are formed, wherein the antenna is spaced from the one or more ground vias by one or more anti-pads.
US11357092B2	Turn-on procedure for a load control system A load regulation device is adapted to control an electrical load. The load regulation device may be in a low power state, a ready state, and/or an on state. The low power state is characterized by the electrical load being unenergized. The ready state is characterized by a load control device and/or the load regulation device using more power than the low power state and the electrical load being unenergized. The on state is characterized by the electrical load being energized. The load regulation device is configured to receive an indication of a user's presence when the load regulation device is in the low power state. The load regulation device is configured to change from the low power state to the ready state in response to receiving the indication. The load regulation device is configured to wait in the ready state for a change state instruction.
US11357089B2	Sequential lighting system and control method thereof Disclosed are a sequential lighting system and a control method thereof in which an aesthetic appearance is improved by implementing sequential lighting when a lighting unit for applying light to the outside of a vehicle is turned on, constituent parts implementing the sequential lighting are simplified, and costs are reduced.
US11357072B2	Method and apparatus for selecting reception antenna set of user terminal An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of antennas, a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to electrically connect with the plurality of antennas, and a processor. The plurality of antennas include a first main antenna, a first sub-antenna, a second main antenna, and a second sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a first mode of receiving a signal using the first main antenna and the first sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a second mode different from the first mode to receive the signal based on a signal state.
US11357071B2	Handling of parameters provided in release / suspend New Radio (NR) RRC includes an RRC_INACTIVE state, which introduces ambiguities in the network's knowledge of UE behavior. A mechanism is introduced for handling parameters received when a UE enters RRC_INACTIVE upon the UE attempting to resume an RRC connection and, as a response, receiving a Release or Suspend message. The timer associated to the mobilityControlInfo (equivalent to T320) is stopped and associated parameters discarded upon receiving RRC Release or Suspend. Information received in a Release or Suspend message is discarded upon receiving RRC Release or RRC Suspend.
US11357060B2	On-demand interference management Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit a first signal; listen, after transmitting the first signal and during a listening interval, for a second signal from a user equipment (UE) affected by the first signal, the second signal being indicative of interference at the first UE; receive the second signal during the listening interval; and initiate an interference management procedure based on receipt of the second signal.
US11357056B2	Random access method and apparatus A random access method includes working, by a user equipment (UE), on a first bandwidth part (BWP), where the first BWP is a currently active BWP, when the UE needs to perform a random access procedure, the UE performs the random access procedure on an initial BWP or on the first BWP, and when the UE receives BWP switching indication information from a network device instructing the UE to use a second BWP when performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, continuing, by the UE, to perform the random access procedure on the first BWP, or stopping, by the UE, performing the random access procedure on the first BWP, and performing the random access procedure on the second BWP.
US11357050B2	Optimal beamforming in millimeter-wave cellular networks using multiple random access preambles A millimeter-wave wireless multiple antenna system (80) and method (100) are provided in which a UE (120) uses a multi-antenna subsystem (81) to identify a plurality of m strongest transmit beams (122) from the base station (110) based on power measurements of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) transmitted on a corresponding plurality of transmit beams by the base station (110), and to generate multiple uplink random access channel (RACH) preambles (123) that is sent (124) to the base station (110) to identify the plurality of m strongest transmit beams and relative weights for each of the plurality of m strongest transmit beams which are used by the base station (112) to generate an optimal downlink transmit beam for use in sending a RACH response to the UE (120).
US11357046B2	Method and apparatus for controlling signal transmission of terminal supporting plurality of carriers One embodiment of the present specification suggests a method and an apparatus for supporting a plurality of carriers in a single UE. Each carrier can support V2X communication of various standards. The UE can perform an improved backoff operation for at least one carrier. The backoff operation applied to any one of the carriers can be performed on the basis of the operation of another carrier. For example, the backoff operation can be performed on the basis of whether or not a signal is received by the other carrier. The backoff operation based on the present specification can solve a technical problem which arises when different operations are performed in the plurality of carriers.
US11357044B2	Flexible time masks for listen-before-talk based channel access Systems and methods for providing flexible time masks for transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node in a wireless communication system comprises providing, to a wireless device, an indication of a position of a transient period during a time mask, where the position of the transient period is adapted to a clear channel assessment period at the wireless device or the position of the transient period is such that the transient period occurs at least partially during a clear channel assessment period. The time mask defines an OFF period during which a transmitter of the wireless device is to be off, an ON period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to be on, and the transient period. The transient period is a period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to ramp-up or ramp-down.
US11357041B2	Simultaneous message transmissions in RACH with multiple TRP In an aspect, the present disclosure includes a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for wireless communications at a UE, comprising receiving a RACH configuration from a network entity of a primary cell, the RACH configuration identifies at least two sets of RSs each corresponding to one of at least two different TRPs of a secondary cell; measuring one or more transmissions on each of the at least two sets of RSs for the at least two different TRPs; selecting at least a pair of RSs from the at least two different TRPs for a RACH procedure based on measuring the one or more transmissions; and transmitting a MSG1 of the RACH procedure with at least the pair of RSs on at least two allocated RACH occasions simultaneously to each TRP of the at least two different TRPs using at least one of FDM and SDM.
US11357039B2	Feedback for multicast communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support feedback for multicast communications. A user equipment (UE) in a group of UEs may receive multicast information from a base station in a downlink (DL) transmission scheduled by a DL grant. The DL grant may also indicate a set of uplink resources for the group of UEs to use to transmit feedback. The UE may attempt to decode a message containing the multicast information in the DL transmission. If the UE determines the message was successfully decoded, the UE may send no feedback to the base station. If the UE determines the message was not successfully decoded, the UE may transmit a feedback message to the base station to indicate the message was unsuccessfully decoded. The base station may monitor for the feedback message and determine to retransmit the multicast information if the feedback message is received.
US11357035B2	Cross-subframe control channel design Certain aspects of the disclosure relate to performing cross-subframe control channel signaling for wireless communications. A method may be provided for signaling downlink control channel resource allocations and/or physical control format indications in a subframe different from the subframe in which a downlink data transmission may be performed. In one aspect, the method may include transmitting PDCCH and/or PCFICH during a first subframe to allocate resources for a PDSCH during a second subframe and transmitting the PDSCH during the second subframe.
US11357032B2	Control information transmission method, transmit end, and receive end Embodiments of the present invention provide a control information transmission method, a transmit end, and a receive end. The method includes: determining, by the transmit end, a first time domain resource used for sending scheduled data and a second time domain resource used for sending control information of the scheduled data in a transmission period, where the second time domain resource is a subset of the first time domain resource; and sending, by the transmit end, the control information on the second time domain resource, where the control information includes a parameter used to instruct the receive end to receive the scheduled data. Using the present invention can improve a success rate of data detection, shorten a transmission delay, and further improve reliability of a communications system.
US11357021B2	Method for transceiving enhanced physical downlink control channel in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band, and device supporting same A method for receiving a signal by an apparatus in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving, in a first time resource within a second time resource configured as 14 number of symbols, a physical channel carrying downlink control information within resource element groups (REGs), and receiving a physical downlink shared channel based on the downlink control information. Further, the REGs are indexed starting from a symbol included in the first time resource, and a starting boundary of the first time resource is determined independently from a starting boundary of the second time resource.
US11357020B2	Connecting computer processing systems and transmitting data Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method that includes assigning each of a plurality of processing systems to one of a plurality of groups. Each group of the plurality of groups cycles, based on an offset time period, between an advertiser state, a listener state, and a sleep state. The method further includes connecting a first processing system of a first group of the plurality of groups to a second processing system of a second group of the plurality of groups when the first group is in one of the listener state or the advertiser state and the second group is in the other of the listener state or the advertiser state.
US11357015B2	Sidelink signal measurement and resource selection in vehicle-to-everything communications Aspects of the present disclosure implement techniques that allow a vehicle performing V2X communications to provide more accurate S-RSSI measurements and CBR calculations for use in channel selection and congestion control. Techniques may include measuring a sidelink received signal strength indicator (S-RSSI) for each of a plurality of sub-channels, determining one or more signal impairment adjustment factors based on the S-RSSI for each of the plurality of sub-channels, calculating a channel busy ratio (CBR) for the plurality of sub-channels based on the one or more signal impairment adjustment factors, and initiating communication with at least one of the plurality of sub-channels based on at least the CBR.
US11357002B2	Transmission time interval integration for multiple radio access technologies Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station and a user equipment (UE) may support coexistence of more than one radio access technology (RAT), where one of the RATs supports shortened transmission time intervals (sTTIs). Efficient techniques are described for enabling a coexistence between sTTIs associated with a first RAT and TTIs associated with a second RAT. The techniques may include indicating a layout that can accommodate the RATs, multiplexing subslots and slots for the RATs, rate-matching for the second RAT based on signaling around sTTI resources, dropping sTTIs for the first RAT or TTIs for the second RAT based on a collision of processing the TTIs or sTTIs, a single uplink operation for the UE, transmitting uplink control information for one RAT with an uplink channel for the other RAT, configuring power control settings for the first and second RAT, or a combination thereof.
US11357000B2	Method and device in communication node used for wireless communication The disclosure provides a method and device in communication node for wireless communications. The communication node receives first information and second information, transmits a first signaling, and transmits a first signal; the first information is used for determining first power, the second information is used for determining a reference pathloss; wherein the first signaling is used for indicating a target distance and time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal; the reference pathloss corresponds to a reference distance, the reference distance being greater than 0; a ratio between the target distance and the reference distance as well as the reference pathloss are used together for determining a target pathloss; the target pathloss is used for determining second power, and a smaller value between the first power and the second power is used for determining transmitting power of the first signal. The present disclosure can effectively support power control for Groupcast.
US11356998B2	Method and device for wireless signal transmission or reception in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, specifically, to a method comprising the steps of: repeatedly transmitting a PUSCH; and repeatedly receiving the PDSCH in a DL duration immediately following after repeated transmission of the PDSCH, wherein when a terminal operates in an in-band mode, each PDSCH is received from an OFDM symbol subsequent to a k-th OFDM symbol in each corresponding time unit within the DL duration (k>1), and in the case where the terminal operates in a guard-band mode or a stand-alone mode, signal reception is skipped at a starting portion of the DL duration when the PDSCH is repeatedly received.
US11356996B2	Cross carrier activation of a periodic grant In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a mobile communication device during a first cycle, a periodic grant via a first carrier of a plurality of carriers, monitoring, by the mobile communication device during a next cycle after the first cycle, for configured grants (CGs) for multiple carriers of the plurality of carriers based on the periodic grant, and receiving, by the mobile communication device during the next cycle after the first cycle, a first transmission in a first CG of the CGs via a second carrier of the plurality of carriers and a second transmission in a second CG of the CGs via a third carrier of the plurality of carriers. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11356995B2	Method and apparatus for performing repetition transmissions in wireless communication system A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration including a plurality of repetition lists that are associated with a plurality of Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats. Each of the plurality of repetition lists includes a plurality of values, and each of the plurality of values indicates the number of repetitions for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission. The method further includes the UE receiving DCI having a particular DCI format for scheduling the PUSCH transmission. The DCI includes an indicator indicating one of the plurality of values included in one of the plurality of repetition lists. The one of the plurality of repetition lists is associated with the particular DCI format. The method further includes the UE performing the PUSCH transmission for a number of times, where the number of times is determined by the one of the plurality of values.
US11356986B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for providing an X2 interface between a network unit and a remote network in wireless communication systems The proposed technology concerns network units and, which are typically remotely located, and from the perspective of one of the network units, the other network unit is therefore referred to as a remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Resource Control, RRC, and/or Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RRC and/or PDCP protocol functionality of the network unit and lower protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Link Control, RLC, and/or Medium Access Control, MAC, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RLC and/or MAC protocol functionality of the network unit and higher protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit.
US11356978B2	Multiuser broadcast transmission node A relay node receives a data block containing multiplexed data streams intended for multiple user equipment (UE) devices being served by the relay node. The relay node extracts the data streams from the data block and allocates them each to a separate narrowband channel that is associated with a particular UE device. The relay node repeatedly transmits the narrowband channels to the UE devices in a broadcast transmission that is transmitted for a predetermined number of repetitions. Each UE device decodes their own respective narrowband channel to obtain the data stream intended for the UE device associated with a particular narrowband channel. A feedback mechanism is utilized by the relay node to determine whether to retransmit a data packet or a new data packet in subsequent broadcast transmissions.
US11356975B2	Resolution of paging collisions in multisim and C-RAT operation Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for resolving paging collisions, for example, for a UE camped on multiple cells. In some cases, a UE detects, based on paging configurations, a conflict between configured paging occasions of at least two cells on which the UE is camped, signals an indication of the conflict to at least one of the cells, and receives information regarding a new paging configuration designed to resolve the conflict. In some cases, a UE identifies a different cell to camp on that is not subject to the conflict, wherein the different cell is not as good a candidate for cell selection as one of the conflicting cells in terms of cell selection criteria, and camps on the identified cell.
US11356973B2	Communication system, mobile communication terminal and position managing apparatus A mobile node includes a plurality of transceivers, has a network conforming to network-based mobility as its home link and performs position registration to a positional managing apparatus and performs position registration to the position managing apparatus through a foreign network by position registration conforming to host-based mobility. In mobile node and position managing apparatus, a plurality of routes passing through the home link and the foreign link are established. Accordingly, when the mobile node has the plurality of transceivers, it can simultaneously connect to the home link and the foreign link through respective transceivers, to perform communication.
US11356965B2	Bluetooth voice link mirroring Systems and methods for Bluetooth voice link shadowing are disclosed. A primary device may receive an eSCO packet from host device over master slot(s) of an enhanced synchronization connection oriented (eSCO) window within an interval of a host piconet shared between the host and primary devices. A secondary device may sniff for the eSCO packet also over master slot(s) of the eSCO window. When the primary device successfully receives the eSCO packet from the host, it may unconditionally relay the packet to the secondary device. Alternatively, it may conditionally relay the packet when the secondary device does not successfully sniff the packet. When the secondary device successfully sniffs the eSCO packet from the host, it may unconditionally relay the packet to the primary device. Alternatively, it may conditionally relay the packet when the primary device does not successfully receive the packet.
US11356950B1	Systems and methods for stunning network nodes A system for a tag includes a network controller that, when it has information to send to a tag, is configured to communicate with the tag's neighbors, such as anchors that may be used for communication between the tag and the network controller. In this regard, the network controller may instruct the tag's neighbors to stun the tag upon hearing from the tag. Thus, when the tag transitions out of a sleep state and transmits a status message or other type of message to the network controller or other resource of the network, at least one neighbor of the tag hears the message and, in response, stuns the tag so that it remains awake for a longer period of time, thereby giving the network controller sufficient time to send control information or other information to the tag. Since the neighbors are responsible for stunning the tag, the amount of time required to stun the tag after it awakens from the sleep state is decreased.
US11356941B2	Methods and devices for network selection with steering of roaming list A wireless device may include a digital receiver and a digital transmitter, and a controller configured to control the digital receiver to receive signals and the digital transmitter to transmit signals, and further configured to receive a registration rejection from a first roaming mobile network while roaming, add the first roaming mobile network to a list of forbidden mobile networks, register with a second roaming mobile network and receiving an operator list of mobile networks from a home mobile network, and attempt to register with the first roaming mobile network based on a ranking of mobile networks in the operator list.
US11356937B2	Techniques for coordinated application of wireless network selection and traffic routing rules Techniques for coordinated application of wireless network selection and traffic routing rules are described. In one embodiment, for example, user equipment (UE) may comprise at least on radio frequency (RF) transceiver, at least one RF antenna, and logic at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to process a received radio resource control (RRC) message comprising radio access network (RAN) assistance information, evaluate a threshold condition of an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) management object (MO) routing policy based on an access threshold comprised in the RAN assistance information and a corresponding measurement, and apply the ANDSF MO routing policy to route internet protocol (IP) traffic based on the evaluation of the threshold condition. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11356935B2	Method for controlling cell search of UE, and UE A method for controlling cell search of User Equipment (UE) includes: receiving frequency layer information corresponding to a Synchronization Signal and PBCH Block (SSB) index from a network side through a system broadcast; determining at least one to-be-searched cell with a high frequency priority based on a retrieved beam index or the frequency layer information corresponding to the SSB index, the cell with a high frequency priority being a cell of which a frequency priority is higher than a frequency priority of a cell where the UE is presently located; and searching the at least one to-be-searched cell with a high frequency priority based on a search time interval. The search time interval is a minimum time interval, meeting a performance requirement, for all cells with high frequency priority.
US11356932B2	Channel scan based on mobility state Described herein are techniques for performing a channel scan based on a mobility state of a device. The mobility state of a device relative to an access point may be determined using time-of-flight information. A channel scan may be performed based on the mobility state determination.
US11356930B2	System information update method and apparatus A system information update method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, indication information and an area identifier from a first network device, where the indication information indicates whether system information of the area is the same; and determining, by the terminal based on the indication information and/or the area identifier, whether to update the system information.
US11356926B2	Hardware configurable security, monitoring and automation controller having modular communication protocol interfaces A single platform for controller functionality for each of security, monitoring and automation, as well as providing a capacity to function as a bidirectional Internet gateway, is provided. Embodiments of the present invention provide such functionality by virtue of a configurable architecture that enables a user to adapt the system for the user's specific needs. Embodiments of the present invention further provide such functionality by providing for installation of removable, modular communication adapters for communication with a variety of devices external to the security, monitoring and automation controller.
US11356924B2	Radio communication system, base station, mobile station, communication control method, and computer readable medium A first base station (1) is configured to send, to a second base station (2), first configuration information that is necessary to establish a data bearer and a data radio bearer in the second base station (2) for a C/U-plane split scenario (S105). Further, the first base station (1) is configured to keep the first configuration information in the first base station (1) even after the data bearer and the data radio bearer are established in the second base station (2) (S109). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to a reduction in a path switch delay when a UE moves between cells in the C/U-plane split scenario.
US11356922B2	Path selection for integrated access and backhaul A method may include identifying paths from a user equipment (UE) device to an anchor station, determining that a first path corresponds to a direct wireless link to the anchor station and determining, in response to determining that the first path corresponds to a direct wireless link, a signal quality and a congestion associated with the direct wireless link. The method may also include selecting, in response to determining that the signal quality satisfies a signal quality threshold and the congestion satisfies a congestion threshold, the first path for the UE device to use when communicating with the anchor station. The method may further include identifying, in response to determining that the signal quality does not satisfy the signal quality threshold or the congestion does not satisfy the throughput threshold, another path for the UE device to use when communicating with the anchor station.
US11356918B2	Method and apparatus for controlling or paging a user equipment A communication method and system for controlling and paging a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method includes receiving mobility level information of a UE, and performing at least one of handover control, measurement control, or paging for the UE according to mobility level information of the UE.
US11356915B2	Method for transmitting/receiving IMS voice support-related signal by NG-RAN in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting/receiving an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) voice support-related signal by a next generation-radio access network (NG-RAN) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by the NG-RAN, a request associated with a UE capability for IMS voice from an AMF; checking, by the NG-RAN, whether the UE capability matches network configurations; and transmitting, by the NG-RAN, a response including the result of the check to the AMF, wherein the network configurations include a network configuration for the NG-RAN and a network configuration for a network node which enables IMS voice even when the NG-RAN does not support IMS voice.
US11356913B2	Measurement method of non-connected state user-side device, measurement apparatus of non-connected state user-side device and user-side device A measurement method of a non-connected state user-side device, a measurement method of a non-connected state user-side device and a user-side device are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by the user-side device, non-connected state measurement configuration information; performing, by the user-side device, a non-connected state measurement according to the non-connected state measurement configuration information. According to the present disclosure, based on the non-connected state measurement configuration information, the user-side device may help the network-side device to select a suitable user-side device to perform the non-connected state measurement, thereby achieving the measurement of the non-connected state user-side device. In addition, the non-connected state measurement configuration information may include inter-frequency measurement configuration information, thereby achieving an inter-frequency measurement and saving resources of the user-side device during the measurement.
US11356912B2	Method and apparatus for measurement handling in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a measurement handling in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprises: receiving information for a validity timer from a network; starting the validity timer to be expired at a first expiration time point based on the information; while the validity timer is running, performing a measurement on one or more neighbor cells and performing cell reselections; determining a mobility state based on a number of the cell reselections; adjusting, based on the mobility state, the first expiration time point to a second expiration time point of the validity timer that is currently running; and stopping the measurement upon reaching the second expiration time point.
US11356911B1	Wireless communication handover control based on user equipment (UE) throughput In a wireless communication network, an access node controller determines data throughput over a target access node. A source access node wirelessly exchanges user data with User Equipment (UE) and determines data throughput. The source access node receives signal parameters for the source access node and target access node from the UE. The source access node compares the signal parameters and responsively transfers a handover request that indicates the target node and the UE throughput over the source node. The access node controller receives the handover request and compares the source throughput to the target throughput to determine a handover value. The access node controller transfers the handover value to the source access node. The source access node compares the signal parameters based on the handover value, and responsively hands-over the UE to the target access node which wirelessly exchanges user data with the UE.
US11356907B2	Transmission method and processing method of neighbor cell information, network side device, and terminal A method of transmitting neighbor cell information, a method of processing neighbor cell information, a network side device, and a terminal are provided. The method of processing the neighbor cell information includes: receiving, by a terminal, synchronization-related information of a neighbor cell transmitted by a network side device; and parsing, by the terminal, the synchronization-related information.
US11356904B2	Method and apparatus for performing handover in wireless communication system A method, performed by a terminal, in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a source base station, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including data radio bearer (DRB) configuration information, wherein the DRB configuration information includes an identifier of a DRB and an indicator for a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover, and in case that the DRB configuration information includes service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) configuration information, and completion of a random access to a target base station is indicated by a target medium access control (MAC) entity for the target base station, reconfiguring a SDAP entity based on the SDAP configuration information.
US11356892B2	Channel congestion control in V2X communication An electronic apparatus and method for channel congestion control in V2X communication is provided. The electronic apparatus determines an initial MCS level associated the V2X communication channel of the vehicle and estimates a first level of channel congestion in the V2X communication channel at the initial MCS level. Thereafter, the electronic apparatus selects, from a plurality of MCS levels for V2X communication, a first MCS level associated with a first threshold level of a plurality of threshold levels of the channel congestion. The selection of the first MCS level is based on a determination that the first level of the channel congestion is greater than or equal to the first threshold level. The selected first MCS level is greater than the initial MCS level. The electronic apparatus transmits, at the selected first MCS level, message information over the V2X communication channel to a group of electronic devices.
US11356891B2	Control method for data transmission and terminal A control method for data transmission and a terminal are provided. The control method for data transmission includes: determining, when a terminal has established a user-plane bearer link with a network and before transmitting data to be transmitted, whether or not a destination address of the data to be transmitted is recorded in a pre-created address whitelist; acquiring, if the destination address of the data to be transmitted is not recorded in the address whitelist, an application identifier corresponding to the data to be transmitted, and conducting access control decision based on the application identifier to obtain a decision result; and transmitting, when the decision result indicates that transmission of the data to be transmitted is permitted, the data to be transmitted through the user-plane bearer link.
US11356883B2	Terminal, radio communication method, and base station A terminal is disclosed including a receiver that receives a measurement instruction that indicates an inter-frequency measurement in a second carrier that is different from a first carrier of a serving cell; and a processor that assumes that frame boundaries of a plurality of cells on the second carrier are aligned, when information indicating whether an index of a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a neighboring cell can be derived based on a timing of the serving cell or a cell of a target frequency is included in the measurement instruction. In other aspects, a radio communication method of a terminal and a base station are also disclosed.
US11356880B2	Method and system for managing new radio (NR) communication in an electronic device Disclosed is a method for managing new radio (NR) communication in an electronic device, including receiving, from a base station, configuration information for an event B1-NR measurement, indicating a trigger threshold value for triggering the electronic device to transmit a B1-NR measurement report, periodically monitoring at least one condition of the electronic device, upon receiving the configuration information, and restricting at least one of NR capability and NR measurements of the electronic device, when the monitored at least one condition of the electronic device is satisfied.
US11356876B2	Method and device for gain adjustment in mobility measurements The disclosure relates to a method for gain adjustment in mobility measurements of a user equipment (UE). The method includes: selecting a signal stream of a plurality of signal streams received from a plurality of radio cells for mobility measurements; performing a mobility measurement on the selected signal stream based on a given gain; determining a gain update of the selected signal stream based on a received signal strength measurement of the selected signal stream; and if the gain update is outside a predetermined gain range, initiating a recovery of the mobility measurement based on the gain update.
US11356873B2	Monitoring for downlink (DL) control messages based on multiple monitoring durations Wireless communications systems and methods related to DL control message monitoring are provided. A first wireless communication device monitors for a downlink control message from a base station during a first monitoring duration. Additionally, the first wireless communication device monitors for a network activity indication signal from the base station during the first monitoring duration. The first wireless communication device detects the network activity indication signal based on the monitoring of the network activity indication signal. The first wireless communication device switches from the first monitoring duration to a second monitoring duration for the monitoring of the downlink control message in response to detecting the network activity indication signal.
US11356865B2	Mobile communication system, base station and user equipment A communication system is provided that, if a large number of small cells are installed, is capable of configuring an operation suitable for small cells through simple operation and administration. If a small cell installed in Step ST1401 judges in Step ST1403 that a coverage macro cell, which includes the small cell in the coverage of the coverage macro cell, is present as a result of neighbor cell search in Step ST1402, notifies the coverage macro cell and another neighbor cell of its own capability in Steps ST1404 and 1405. The coverage macro cell selects a configuration parameter suitable for the capability of the small cell in Step ST1406 and notifies the small cell in Step ST1407. The small cell recognizes an operation mode configured by the coverage macro cell from the configuration parameter notified from the coverage macro cell, and then, starts operating in the operation mode.
US11356863B1	Dynamic antenna beam management Systems and methods are provided for dynamically modifying an antenna profile to increase network performance. Initially, at a first node communicating using a first wireless communication protocol, such as 4G, locations of a plurality of second nodes communicating using at least second wireless communication protocol, such as 5G, are determined. Performance criteria is analyzed of one of more of the plurality of second nodes. Based on the determined locations and the analyzed performance criteria, the antenna profile is dynamically adjusted to increase a width of a beam associated with the first node.
US11356858B2	Performance simulation of a distributed MIMO antenna system Systems and methods for determining a performance metric for an antenna deployment are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes obtaining the antenna deployment including antennas and corresponding locations for the antennas, a cell assignment for the antennas such that each antenna is assigned to one cell out of one or more cells, and a resource assignment for the antennas such that each antenna is assigned to one radio resource out of one or more radio resources. Based on the antenna deployment, the cell assignment, and the resource assignment, the method determines at least one performance metric of the antenna deployment. In this way, some embodiments disclosed herein provide a lightweight & efficient method to simulate the performance of a MIMO network composed of distributed antennas. In some embodiments, the performance is realized by calculating SINR, Bitrate, and Rank for the network.
US11356856B2	Reallocation of spectral resources in multiwaveform systems Apparatus and method for reallocation of spectral resources in multiwaveform systems. One embodiment provides a base station operating in a narrowband spectrum and broadband spectrum that share a band allocation of RF spectrum. The base station includes a narrowband transceiver, a broadband transceiver, and an electronic processor coupled to the narrowband transceiver and the broadband transceiver. The electronic processor is configured to determine that a traffic load on the narrowband transceiver is increasing and determine a number of additional carrier channels based on the traffic load to operate the narrowband transceiver within a predefined blocking rate. The electronic processor is also configured to reduce a bandwidth of the broadband transceiver based on the number of additional carrier channels and assign additional carrier channels to the narrowband transceiver to operate the narrowband transceiver with the number of additional carrier channels.
US11356853B1	Detection of malicious mobile apps A mobile app is in a form of a package file. A structural feature digest is generated from contents of a manifest part, bytecode part, and resource part of the package file. A mobile device receives an unknown mobile app, generates a structural feature digest of the unknown mobile app, and sends the structural feature digests to a backend system over a computer network. In the backend system, the structural feature digest of the unknown mobile app is compared to structural feature digests of known malicious mobile apps. The unknown mobile app is detected to be malicious when its structural feature digest is similar to that of a known malicious mobile app.
US11356846B2	Method and system for localizing and identifying mobile device using short-range mesh network nodes Various embodiments are directed to localizing and identifying a mobile computing device using a short-range mesh network. A user of the mobile computing device may be authenticated. When the mobile computing device connects to the mesh network, the location of the mobile computing device may be determined by determining which mesh network nodes the mobile computing device is connected to, triangulating the position of the mobile computing device based on signal direction via directional antennas arranged on the mesh network nodes, and/or measuring signal strength of the mobile computing device at the mesh network nodes.
US11356843B2	Communication device and communication method [Object] To provide a mechanism which is capable of suppressing a decrease in the communication efficiency while reducing the power consumption even in communication in which a plurality of wireless communication networks are the destination. [Solution] A communication device includes a communication unit configured to transmit a frame including a physical layer (PHY) header including a wireless communication network identifier. The wireless communication network identifier includes a second level wireless communication network identifier in which a plurality of first level wireless communication network identifiers are specified. A communication device includes a communication unit configured to receive a physical layer (PHY) header including a wireless communication network identifier. The wireless communication network identifier includes a second level wireless communication network identifier in which a plurality of first level wireless communication network identifiers are specified. The communication unit receives a portion subsequent to the PHY header on a basis of the second level wireless communication network identifier.
US11356841B2	Method and apparatus for handling remote profile management exception The disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a beyond-4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services). At least one processor receives a remote management command from a profile server, determines if the remote management command can be handled, performs the received remote management command, switches the remote management command to a local management command if necessary according to the result of performing the remote management command, and controls the transceiver so as to transmit the result of performing the remote management command or the local management command to the profile server.
US11356827B2	Compressive sensing-aided LPWAN MAC layer A LoRa device for communicating sensor signals in a low power wide area network (LPWAN) includes a physical layer using Hamming encoding and Gray indexing with chirp spread signal (CSS) modulation to encode and modulate the sensor signals and a medium access layer (MAC) including a compressive sensing sub-layer which reduces encoded, modulated signals to sparse vectors. A transmission packet is formed by combining the sparse vectors with a selected set of sparse vectors representing past measurements and the incoming velocity of the sensor signals. A receiver decompresses the transmission packet by reconstructing, at a sparse recovery sub-layer of a receiver MAC layer, the encoded, modulated sensor signals. A decoder path removes the CSS modulation and Gray indexing, and Hamming decodes the sensors signals.
US11356826B2	Medical internet of things device discovery Devices and methods for internet of things (IOT) discovery/auto discovery are described. A discovery packet is received from a device. The discovery packet includes a first stream identifier and a request to establish a second stream. A stream acceptance packet is sent to the device. The stream acceptance packet includes the first stream identifier and an input for generating a second stream identifier. A first association is added to the registration based on the request to establish the second stream. The first association is between the second stream identifier and a determined destination. A first data packet is received from the device, where the first data packet includes/utilizes the second stream identifier. The first data packet is sent to the destination based on the first association in the registration.
US11356825B2	Managed object to provision a device according to one of plural provisioning techniques A wireless device receives, from a configurator device, a managed object that includes information indicating which of different provisioning techniques is to be used to provision the wireless device. The wireless device determines, based on the information, a particular provisioning technique of the different provisioning techniques to use.
US11356824B2	Wireless control system, wireless control method, and battery pack The present disclosure includes a wireless control system, a wireless control method, and a battery pack. The wireless control system includes a master configured to wirelessly transmit a first command packet, and first to Nth slaves to which first to Nth IDs are allocated, respectively. When the first slave receives the first command packet, the first slave wirelessly transmits a first response packet including first battery information and the first ID. When a k+1th slave receives the first command packet, the k+1th slave stands by to receive a kth response packet for a preparation period and wirelessly transmits a k+1th response packet including k+1th battery information and a k+1th ID. When the kth response packet is received by the k+1th slave within the preparation period, the k+1th response packet further includes kth battery information and a kth ID.
US11356821B2	Tow and emergency roadside assistance locating and tracking mobile application A system for providing dynamic roadside assistance coordination may include a customer mobile device or vehicle in direct, or indirect, wireless communication with an insurance provider and/or service provider remote server. The customer's device may transmit a request for roadside assistance (e.g., towing services), and a current GPS location. In response, a closest, trusted service provider vehicle may be determined, and then directed to the customer's location. For instance, a software application may receive the customer location and compare it with availability information to match the customer with a close and trusted service provider. The customer's device may receive an acknowledgement that help is on the way, and be able to track the current location of the service provider vehicle while en route. Payment for the roadside assistance may be automatically and electronically paid by the insurance provider. As a result, prompt and safe roadside assistance may be provided.
US11356818B2	Electronic device and cell selection method thereof An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a wireless communication circuit, and a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to: receive first system information broadcast from a first base station supporting a first cellular network using the wireless communication circuit, identify whether the first base station is broadcasting second system information including information of a second base station supporting a second cellular network neighboring the first base station from the first system information, establish a connection with the second base station based on the second system information being received using the wireless communication circuit based on identifying that the first base station is broadcasting the second system information, and establish the connection with the second base station based on third system information being received using the wireless communication circuit based on identifying that the first base station is not broadcasting the second system information.
US11356809B2	Distributed location management function Described herein is a network node comprising a processor that executes instructions to receive a location service request for a user equipment (UE); transmit a reachability request for the UE to an access and mobility management function (AMF); receive a reachability response comprising reachability information of the UE from the AMF; determine whether to perform positioning procedures related to the location service request locally or to perform positioning procedures related to the location service request remotely based, in part, on the reachability information; based on a determination to perform the positioning procedures remotely, determine a distributed location management function (LMFd) to process the location service request based, at least in part, on the reachability information; transmit the location service request to the LMFd; receive a location service result from the LMFd; and transmit, responsive to the location service request, a UE position estimate determined based on the location service result.
US11356808B2	Systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audiences with greater accuracy.
US11356799B2	Fleet location sharing application in association with services provision A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel.
US11356797B2	Display a graphical representation to indicate sound will externally localize as binaural sound An electronic device displays a graphical representation with a first appearance when sound from the graphical representation plays as mono sound or stereo sound. The electronic device displays the graphical representation with a second appearance when the sound from the graphical representation plays as binaural sound. The second appearance includes an indication that informs a user of the electronic device that the sound plays as the binaural sound.
US11356796B2	Priority-based soundfield coding for virtual reality audio An example device configured to obtain image data includes a memory configured to store one or more priority values, each of the one or more priority values being associated with a type of image object associated with the image data. The device includes one or more processors coupled to the memory, and configured to associate image objects in the image data with one or more audio sources represented in one or more audio streams. The one or more processors are also configured to assign a respective priority value to each of the one or more audio sources represented in the one or more streams and code ambisonic coefficients based on the assigned priority value.
US11356795B2	Spatialized audio relative to a peripheral device An audio system, method, and computer program product which includes a wearable audio device and a mobile peripheral device. Each device is capable of determining its respective absolute or relative position and orientation. Once the relative positions and orientations between the devices are known, virtual sound sources are generated at fixed positions and orientations relative to the peripheral device such that any change in position and/or orientation of the peripheral device produces a proportional change in the position and/or orientation of the virtual sound sources. Additionally, first order and second order reflected audio paths may be simulated for each virtual sound source to increase the realism of the simulated sources. Each sound path can be produced by modifying the original audio signal using head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to simulate audio as though it were perceived by the user's left and right ears as coming from each virtual sound source.
US11356771B2	Superdirective speaker The present invention relates to a superdirective speaker, and particularly, to a superdirective speaker in which speaker units are disposed and aligned adjacent to one another, and sound outputted from the speaker units overlaps and propagates stepwise, such that the sound may be clearly transmitted over a long distance.
US11356769B2	Reinforced actuators for distributed mode loudspeakers A panel audio loudspeaker includes a panel extending in a plane. The panel audio loudspeaker includes an actuator attached to the panel. The actuator includes a rigid frame attached to a surface of the panel, the rigid frame including a portion extending perpendicular to the panel surface. The actuator also includes an elongate flexure attached at one end the frame, the flexure extending parallel to the plane. The actuator includes one or more tabs. The actuator includes an electromechanical module attached to a portion of the flexure, the electromechanical module being configured to displace an end of the flexure. The actuator includes a vibration damping material located between each of the one or more tabs and a corresponding feature of the frame or the electromechanical module. One or more of the tabs can engage either the rigid frame or the electromechanical module to damp the vibrations.
US11356766B2	Actuators having compliant member and panel audio loudspeakers including the actuators A panel audio loudspeaker includes a panel extending in a plane. The loudspeaker also includes an actuator coupled to one side of the panel and configured to couple vibrations to the panel to cause the panel to emit audio waves. The actuator includes a rigid frame attached to a surface of the panel, the rigid frame includes a portion extending perpendicular to the panel surface and a plate extending parallel to the panel. The actuator also includes a magnet assembly and a magnetic coil forming a magnetic circuit. The actuator further includes at least one flexible member connecting the magnetic circuit to the portion of the rigid frame extending perpendicular to the panel surface. The actuator also includes a compliant member positioned between the magnetic circuit and the panel, the compliant member being configured to increase output of the loudspeaker compared to the actuator without the compliant member.
US11356762B2	Headphone arrangements for generating natural directional pinna cues A headphone arrangement includes an ear cup configured to be arranged to at least partly surround an ear of a user to define an at least partly enclosed volume about the ear of the user. The ear cup includes an at least partially hollow frame configured to at least partially enframe the ear of the user when the ear cup is arranged to surround the ear of the user. The frame includes a first cavity, the first cavity being formed by wall portions of the frame. The headphone arrangement includes at least one loudspeaker arranged within wall portions of the first cavity. The wall portions of the first cavity form a first waveguide configured to guide sound radiated from the loudspeaker through a waveguide output of the first waveguide. The waveguide output of the first waveguide includes one or more openings in the first cavity.
US11356757B2	Individually assignable transducers to modulate sound output in open ear form factor A wearable audio device including first and second transducer modules is provided. The first transducer module may include a first transducer. The first transducer module may further include a first enclosure having a top side defining a first slit and a bottom side defining a second slit. The first enclosure may be configured to guide a first sound pressure through the first slit, and a second sound pressure through the second slit. The second transducer module may include a second transducer. The second transducer module may include a second enclosure having a top side defining a third slit and a bottom side defining a fourth slit. The second enclosure may be configured to guide a third sound pressure through the third slit, and a fourth sound pressure through the fourth slit. The third and fourths slit may be arranged diagonally opposite the first and second slits, respectively.
US11356754B2	Network device with integrated optical line system Embodiments of the present disclosure include a pluggable optical line system module for amplification, multiplexing, and demultiplexing of coherent optical signals that can be integrated with a switch-router. Integration may include mechanical, electrical, and software control aspects. One example embodiment of the optical line system is in an industry standard small form factor pluggable module such as OSFP (octal small form factor pluggable) or QSFP (quad small form factor pluggable). When configured in a switch-router, the pluggable optical line is powered, managed and controlled by the switch-router which greatly reduces the cost, space, power and the management complexity of optical line systems.
US11356751B2	High density bezel for patch panel A telecommunications patch panel system (10) including a plurality of multiport telecommunications bezel assemblies (200) installed within a panel frame (100) is presented. The bezel assemblies (200) are formed from cooperating first and second frame parts (210, 240) to define a plurality of jack receptacle openings (202). In one example, the plurality of jack receptacles (202) are arranged in a two-row array. The first and second frame parts (210, 240) also retain a central bonding strip (290) having a plurality of grounding contact elements (292, 293). The grounding contact elements (292, 293) ground the jack modules (120) that are installed within the bezel assembly jack receptacle openings (202). Where a two-row array of jack receptacle openings (202) is provided, the central bonding strip (290) can be configured to extend between the rows. The central bonding strip (290) can provide grounding for multiple bezel assemblies (200).
US11356746B2	Dynamic overlay video advertisement insertion Systems and methods are described for server-side manipulation of underlying video content in order to dynamically place overlay content within a video stream in a manner whereby a viewing user sees the advertisement content over or integrated within a portion of the base video content. Segments of the original video file may be modified by a server to display overlay content over a portion of the original content, and a revised manifest file may be generated by the server and sent to a client device. The revised manifest file may cause a video player on the client device to present in sequence (a) a first original portion of the video, (b) a second portion of the video modified to include overlaid advertisement content or other overlay content within the second portion, followed by (c) a third original portion of the video.
US11356742B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for scalable low-latency viewing of integrated broadcast commentary and event video streams of live events, and synchronization of event information with viewed streams via multiple internet channels A broadcaster device generates a live stream including video-based commentary regarding a live event combined with an audio and/or video feed of the live event itself. A viewer device receives a copy of the integrated live event and commentator stream and synchronized event information (e.g., real-time scores), and displays the integrated stream and the event information (e.g., as a “scorebug”). Viewers of a given live event may seamlessly select amongst different broadcasters for the same live event to access different integrated live event and commentator streams respectively synchronized with the event information. A social media platform is provided in tandem with live streaming of digital content relating to live events to allow a given broadcaster and their associated viewers to communicate with one another, comment on the event and/or the broadcaster's live stream, and send digital gifts.
US11356739B2	Video playback method, terminal apparatus, and storage medium A video play method, a terminal device, and a storage medium for switching bitstream in a video play. The video play method includes obtaining a first image frame sequence and a second image frame sequence in response to a switch instruction to switch from a first video stream to a second video stream, the first image frame sequence in a form of the first video stream and the second image frame sequence in a form of the second video stream; determining a first image frame as a switching point in the first image frame sequence and a second image frame matching the first image frame in the second image frame sequence; determining the second image frame as a starting point in the second image frame sequence; and playing the first image frame sequence until the switching point, and playing the second image frame sequence from the starting point.
US11356737B2	System and method for creating a replay of a live video stream A video replay system includes a display device, a replay controller, a session input device, a processing circuitry and a video enabling circuitry. The session input device receives plural video streams of a broadcast event from plural video capturing devices installed at different locations of a facility hosting the broadcast event. The processing circuitry is configured for generating a user interface on the display device. The user interface includes one or more replay operator modes. The one or more replay operator modes includes plural video tracks corresponding to each of the plural video capturing devices. Each of the plural video tracks includes plural video window players. The video enabling circuitry may enable creation of at least one replay video of one or more video segments to be broadcast.
US11356729B2	Cross-platform media redirection and interoperability A media controller application that enables a user to select source and destination services and devices for media playback that provides an interoperability layer between different service and device ecosystems, and a media redirection hardware adapter that connects to a host device using a physical connector and receives audio and then retransmits at least a portion of the audio wirelessly.
US11356723B2	In-manifest update event There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform publishing media presentation description data comprising main live program data, and signaling a client device about ad data and in-manifest data where the ad data instructs the client device of an initial end time at which to end a display of an ad by switching a display at the client device from the ad to the main live program data and where the in-manifest data instructs the client device to determine, during a streaming of the ad to the client device, an updated end time, prior to the end time, at which to end the streaming of the ad by switching the streaming at the client device from the ad to the main live program data.
US11356720B2	Video generation system to render frames on demand Method to generate frames on demand starts with a system receiving a request for a media content item from a client device. The request includes a media content identification and a main user identification. The system transmits to the client device a playlist including a first set of media content item segments. While the first set of media content item segments is being displayed on the client device, the system renders a second set of media content item segments using the media content identification and the main user identification. Rendering the second set of media content item segments can include rendering a main user avatar based on the main user identification and incorporating the main user avatar into the second set of media content item segments. The system then updates the playlist to include the second set of media content item segments. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
US11356715B2	Dynamic shortening of advertisement duration during live streaming A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for shortening an advertisement duration using moving picture experts group (MPEG)-dynamic adaptive streaming over http (DASH), including transmitting, to a client, a media presentation description (MPD) including a remote period including the advertisement duration, and an indication that the advertisement duration is able to be shortened; receiving an update request including a shortened advertisement duration; updating the MPD based on the shortened advertisement duration to generate an updated MPD including the shortened advertisement duration; and transmitting the updated MPD to the client.
US11356711B2	Dynamic distribution of media content assets for a content delivery network Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software for using a network to efficiently distribute media content assets from a virtually unlimited content library and/or other storage to a plurality of client devices, as well as bi-directional local content sharing between head ends, and dynamic distribution and generation of media content assets within the network.
US11356708B2	Cross-plane filtering for chroma signal enhancement in video coding Cross-plane filtering may be used to restore blurred edges and/or textures in one or both chroma planes using information from a corresponding luma plane. Adaptive cross-plane filters may be implemented. Cross-plane filter coefficients may be quantized and/or signaled such that overhead in a bitstream minimizes performance degradation. Cross-plane filtering may be applied to select regions of a video image (e.g., to edge areas). Cross-plane filters may be implemented in single-layer video coding systems and/or multi-layer video coding systems.
US11356703B2	Image decoding method and device in accordance with block split structure in image coding system An image decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining first split information relating to a first target block; if the first split information indicates that the first target block is to be split, splitting the first target block into first sub-blocks; obtaining MPT split information relating to a second target block which is one of the first sub-blocks of the first target block; splitting the second target block into second sub-blocks on the basis of the MPT split information; and decoding the second sub-blocks, wherein the second sub-blocks are non-square blocks.
US11356698B2	Method for parameter set reference constraints in coded video stream There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data comprising data of a plurality of semantically independent source pictures, determining, among the video data, whether references are associated with any of a first access unit (AU) and a second AU according to at least one picture order count (POC) signal value included with the video data, and outputting a first quantity of the references set to the first AU and a second quantity of the references set to the second AU based on the at least one POC signal value.
US11356695B2	Video coding based on global motion compensated motion vector predictors A method of determining a bitstream is described, the method including: determining a motion vector (MV) of a current block of a current video frame of a sequence of video frames comprising video data captured by a camera, the MV defining an offset of the current block relative to a prediction block, wherein part of the offset is caused by global motion in the video data if the camera is moving relative to a scene; determining motion vector predictor MW candidates for predicting the MV, the MW candidates being determined based on MVs of already encoded blocks; determining a motion compensation vector MCV for MW candidates, determining global motion compensated MW candidates based on a difference between a MW candidate and an associated MCV; selecting a compensated MW; and, determining a motion vector difference MVD based on the compensated MW and the MW; and, using entropy coding to code, the MVD, an indication of the selected compensated MW; and, conversion information for converting a MVP into a compensated MW, into a bitstream.
US11356694B2	Moving picture coding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding method, moving picture decoding apparatus and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus By the moving picture coding method and the moving picture decoding method, it is possible to improve coding efficiency. The moving picture coding apparatus includes a merge block candidate calculation unit that (i) specifies merge block candidates at merge mode, by using colpic information such as motion vectors and reference picture index values of neighbor blocks of a current block to be coded and a motion vector and the like of a collocated block of the current block which are stored in a colPic memory, and (ii) generates a combined merge block by using the merge block candidates.
US11356692B2	Image decoding method/apparatus, image encoding method/apparatus, and recording medium storing bitstream The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. An image decoding method according to the present invention, for decoding an image by decoder-side motion information derivation, comprises the steps of: checking, from among a plurality of motion information derivation types, the motion information derivation type applied to the current block: and deriving motion information of the current block according to the checked motion information derivation type, wherein different motion information compensation techniques are applicable according to the motion information derivation type.
US11356684B2	Method and system for signaling chroma quantization parameter table The present disclosure provides method and systems for signaling chroma quantization parameter (QP) table. According to some disclosed embodiments, the methods include: receiving a bitstream of video data; determining whether a luma-to-chroma QP mapping table is signaled, based on a first flag in the bitstream; and in response to the first flag being a first value, determining the signaled luma-to-chroma (P mapping table based on the bitstream.
US11356678B2	Decoding jointly coded transform type and subblock pattern information Techniques and tools are described for decoding jointly coded information. For example, a decoder decodes a variable length code [“VLC”] signaled at macroblock level that jointly represents a transform type signal level, transform type, and subblock pattern. The decoder decodes one or more VLCs signaled at block level, each jointly representing a transform type and subblock pattern. The decoder may select between multiple VLC tables for the VLCs signaled macroblock level and/or block level.
US11356675B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for video encoding/decoding. In a method, prediction information of a current block of a coding tree unit (CTU) in a coded bitstream is decoded. The prediction information indicates that the current block is coded in intra block copy (IBC) mode. A reference block is determined for the current block. A number of memory regions that contain samples of the reference block is less than a total number of memory regions for the CTU. The current block is reconstructed based on the reference block.
US11356672B2	System and method for controlling video coding at frame level A method for controlling video coding includes obtaining a target rate for an image data unit to be encoded using one or more coding parameters. The one or more coding parameters are determined based on the target rate and a rate control model associated with one or more model parameters. The method further includes determining the one or more model parameters associated with the rate control model based on an encoding of one or more reference image data units using one or more reference coding parameters, determining the one or more coding parameters for encoding the image data unit based on the target rate and the rate control model associated with the one or more determined model parameters, and using the one or more determined coding parameters to encode the image data unit.
US11356666B2	Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, and image coding and decoding apparatus The image coding method includes: determining a context in a current block in the image, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic coding on the control parameter for the current block to generate a bitstream corresponding to the current block, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is (i) “merge_flag”, (ii) “ref_idx_l0” or “ref_idx_l1”, (iii) “inter_pred_flag”, (iv) “mvd_l0” or “mvd_l1”, (v) “no_residual_data_flag”, (vi) “intra_chroma_pred_mode”, (vii) “cbf_luma”, and (viii) “cbf_cb” or “cbf_cr”.
US11356646B1	Device for projecting image on surface of object A device for projecting an image on a surface of an object includes an extracting unit configured to extract information about a plurality of lines from an image of the object based on depth information and color information extracted from the image of the object; an image projection distortion information deriving unit configured to derive image projection distortion information about the surface of the object based on the information about the plurality of lines; and a projecting unit configured to project a content image on the surface of the object based on the derived image projection distortion information.
US11356640B2	Method for securing synthetic video conference feeds One variation of a method for securing synthetic video conference feeds includes, during a setup period: accessing a target image depicting a face of a user; generating a face model based on a target set of facial features detected in the target image; and linking the face model to a target set of facial biometric values of the user. The method also includes, during an operating period succeeding the setup period: accessing a frame; deriving characteristics of a set of facial features detected in the frame; extracting a set of facial biometric values from the frame; in response to alignment between the target set of facial biometric values and the set of facial biometric values, generating a synthetic face image based on characteristics of the set of facial features, the face model, and a synthetic face generator; and rendering the synthetic face image in place of the frame.
US11356635B2	Imaging apparatus using MJPEG compression method An imaging apparatus includes at least one processor to implement: a re-sizer configured to re-size an image to a predetermined size, an encoder configured to encode the re-sized image, and a frame rate controller configured to calculate an actual bit rate of the encoded image for a preset period of time, compare a user-set target bit rate with the calculated actual bit rate, adjust a frame rate of the encoded image according to a result of the comparison, and output an encoded image signal at a user-set target bit rate irrespective of a complexity of the encoded image.
US11356625B2	Semiconductor structure and operating method for improving charge transfer of image sensor device An image sensor semiconductor device includes a first photodiode disposed in a semiconductor substrate and configured to generate charges in response to radiation, a first transistor disposed adjacent to the first photodiode, a floating diffusion region configured to store the generated charges, a reset transistor configured to reset the floating diffusion region, and a second transistor disposed over the substrate between the first photodiode and the reset transistor. The first transistor and the second transistor are configured to generate a first electric field and a second electric field, respectively, to move the charges generated by the first photodiode to the floating diffusion region.
US11356617B2	Vehicle sensor operation A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to input strain data measuring mechanical strain on a vehicle camera and operation data of a vehicle component, the operation data describing at least one of an output or a state of the vehicle component, to a machine learning program that outputs a displacement of the vehicle camera from a neutral position based on the strain data and the operation data. The instructions further include instructions to identify a transformation matrix that transforms data from the vehicle camera to a coordinate system of the vehicle camera in the neutral position based on the output displacement of the vehicle camera, to apply the transformation matrix to data collected by the vehicle camera to generate transformed data, and to actuate one of the vehicle component or a second vehicle component based on the transformed data.
US11356613B2	Electronic device with rotatable camera, control method, and control apparatus An electronic device with a rotatable camera, a control method, and a control apparatus are provided. The electronic device with the rotatable camera includes a camera assembly, a drive assembly, a rotating assembly, a controller, and a housing, where the housing is a polyhedron, one face of the polyhedron is provided with a groove, the groove extends to an edge of the face, the controller is electrically connected to the drive assembly, and is configured to control the drive assembly to drive the rotating assembly to rotate, and the camera assembly is provided in the groove, is attached to the rotating assembly, and is rotatable around the edge.
US11356607B2	Electing camera modes for electronic devices having multiple display panels A technique includes, on an electronic device that includes a plurality of display panels that are mounted to allow physically positioning of the display panels to create a plurality of potential display configurations for the electronic device, sensing the display configuration associated with current positions of the display panels. A camera is mounted on a given display panel of the plurality of display panels, and the technique includes selecting a camera mode for the electronic device based at least in part on the sensed display configuration.
US11356598B2	Electronic apparatus and control method therefor An electronic apparatus includes a first operation member, a second operation member different from the first operation member, a specific operation unit, and a control unit. Where the electronic apparatus is in a first operation mode and in response to the first operation member being operated, the control unit performs control to execute a specific function different from a switching function of switching a lock setting state of an operation on the specific operation unit. Where the electronic apparatus is in a second operation mode different from the first operation mode and in response to the first operation member being operated, the control unit performs control to execute the switching function. The first operation member is an operation member located on a surface lower in height in a direction perpendicular to an operation surface than a surface on which the second operation member is located.
US11356594B1	Tilted slit confocal system configured for automated focus detection and tracking A system for automated focus tracking of a sample is disclosed. The system comprises an illumination source, a set of illumination optics in an illumination path, a set of collection optics in a collection path, a first slit device in the illumination path, a second slit device in the collection path, at least one detector configured to generate an image of the sample, and a controller configured to receive through-focus information from the image, and provide corrective motion to a stage holding the sample to maintain a position of the sample at a selected focus. A method for automated focus tracking of a sample is also disclosed.
US11356589B2	Video display system and video display method Video display system is configured to include imaging device that sequentially outputs display video data of a second gradation having a second bit number smaller than a first bit number, based on captured video data of the first gradation having the first bit number, and display apparatus that sequentially displays a video based on the display video data from imaging device, and in display apparatus, when a plurality of frames continuous in time series are displayed based on the display video data, although a first gradation value based on the first gradation of a predetermined pixel included in the captured video data corresponding to the plurality of frames does not change in imaging device, a second gradation value based on the second gradation of the predetermined pixel included in the display video data corresponding to the plurality of frames varies.
US11356584B2	Camera module, production method, and electronic device The present technology relates to a camera module, a production method, and an electronic device that can prevent reduction of optical module positioning accuracy or heat dissipation performance. An image pickup element is joined on one face of a flexible board so that a light receiving surface of the image pickup element is exposed through an opening of the flexible board, and an optical module is joined on an other face of the flexible board. A reinforcing member is joined on the one face of the flexible board at a circumference of the image pickup element and reinforces a joining part of the flexible board where the optical module is joined. The reinforcing member is joined so as to face an area including at least a part of the joining part and is formed so that a part of the circumference of the image pickup element is kept open.
US11356583B2	Image capturing apparatus, electronic equipment and terminal The present disclosure provides an image capturing apparatus, an electronic equipment, and a terminal. The image capturing includes: a light-transmitting cover plate; a light source module disposed below a first surface of the light-transmitting cover plate; at least one sensing module including a mask layer and a sensor component, wherein the sensor component has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the first surface of the sensor component is disposed opposite to the mask layer and the second surface of the sensor component is a photosensitive surface, and the mask layer is made of an opaque material; a catadioptric component having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the sensor component is disposed on the first surface of the catadioptric component. With technical solution of the present disclosure, the imaging effect of the image capturing apparatus can be improved.
US11356582B2	Camera module with gap maintaining member A camera module includes a substrate, an image sensor disposed on the substrate, a housing to accommodate the image sensor, a filter configured to block an infrared wavelength of light incident on the image sensor and disposed on the housing, a gap maintaining member to maintain a gap between the substrate and the bottom housing, and a sealing member to connect the substrate to the housing and to surround the image sensor.
US11356572B2	Information processing device and information processing system An information processing device includes a control unit that causes a display unit provided in each of a first device and a second device to display cooperative operation information for operating a cooperative function achievable by linking the first device and the second device.
US11356569B2	Interactive kiosk system A kiosk system and method of producing a personalized souvenir using the personalized souvenir producing interactive kiosk system. The system includes a vending machine-like kiosk configured to communicate with a user's electronic device, such as a smartphone, to accept an upload of a user-selected digital image. The kiosk then creates a personalized souvenir in a refrigerator magnet using the digital image and printing the digital image on a section of magnetic sheeting.
US11356551B2	Active audio calling device identification system A system for identifying the calling device used to place a call in to an enterprise call center. The system also provides information about the network path through which the call was delivered. The system uses active “pinging” in the audio channel during the first few seconds of the call. The device of the invention sends a special sequence of audio tones from the callee to the caller over the audio channel. The system then records and analyses the resulting incoming audio and compares them with the original tones. The system uses that information to characterize the calling device, and possibly the network path as well. The system checks this information against previously stored information from a known valid caller to aid in verifying the identity of the caller, or to flag the call for further assessment via other methods.
US11356549B2	System and method for discouraging inappropriate use of a mobile device A system and method for discouraging the in appropriate use of a mobile device including registering a mobile device with a monitoring application running on a system coupled with a network. A mobile device is linked with the monitoring application through the network. The operational status of the mobile device is monitored to detect if a change occurs in the operational status. A change in the operational status of the mobile device is reported to the monitoring program with time information and the status change is displayed in a graphical interface, and a notification message is sent to a system user. Beacons might also be implemented to advise a device user to disable a mobile device to be monitored.
US11356540B2	Node/network aggregation gateway device A method, gateway device, computer and computer to program product for monitoring responder interaction with equipment and credentialing of a responder are provides. A gateway device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store responder credentials and equipment data. The processor is in communication with the memory and is configured to translate equipment data received from equipment in a first format according to a first protocol to a second format according to a second protocol, the translated equipment data to be relayed to a computer. The processor is also configured to register equipment data in the memory. The gateway device also includes a transceiver configured to receive the equipment data from external equipment, transmit responder credentials to the computer and transmit the translated equipment data to the computer.
US11356528B2	Context and social distance aware fast live people cards Context and social distance aware fast live people cards are described. A user context and/or a relevant person context may be determined in response to detecting a user interest in viewing contact information. The user context may include user's attributes such as organizational position, preferences, location, working hours, which application the user is employing, etc. Relevant person context may include context information (similar to the user's) for people within a predefined social distance such as the user's peers, supervisor(s), close friends, etc. Information associated with one or more persons of interest to the user may then be selected and retrieved from a cache storage at a server a productivity service to be provided to a client application for display to the user. Information to be stored in server cache for rapid retrieval may also be selected based on user and relevant person context using observed user behavior.
US11356525B2	Managing a distributed microservice architecture as a monolithic distribution Systems and methods for implementing a service broker that is an orchestration layer for transactions in a distributed microservice system include receiving a provisioning request in the distributed microservice system, wherein the provisioning request is redirected to the service broker, and wherein the distributed microservice system includes a plurality of microservices each managing its own data such that there is no central configuration store for the plurality of microservices; and managing the plurality of microservices by the service broker as a monolith in context of the provisioning request to perform detecting, validating, and one of committing and canceling changes in the distributed microservice system due to the provisioning request.
US11356524B1	Coordinating requests actioned at a scalable application A method, computer system, and a computer program product for coordinating requests actioned at a scalable application is provided. The present invention may include registering metadata regarding response behavior to be applied when actioning a client request to multiple application instances. The present invention may include augmenting a client request according to the metadata to provide augmented request instances to coordinate completion on a required number of response instances from the application instances to which the augmented request instances are routed. The present invention may include coordinating a status of the client request across the application instances to terminate outstanding augmented request instances when a required number of completed instances is received.
US11356521B2	Methods and apparatus to share online media impressions data Methods and apparatus to share online media impression data are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a communications interface; and a web browser to send a first request to an audience measurement entity via the communications interface; and send a second request via the communications interface to cause a database proprietor to send to the audience measurement entity a cookie mapping of an audience measurement entity cookie to a database proprietor cookie corresponding to a client.
US11356515B2	System and method for establishing connection between devices The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for establishing connection between devices. One or more first parameters relating to a first device may be determined. The first device may have a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The one or more first parameters may include a duration of the first operation mode and a duration of the second operation mode. One or more second parameters relating to a second device may be determined. The second device may have a third operation mode. The one or more second parameters relating to the second device may include a duration of the third operation mode. A connection between the first device and the second device may be established based on the one or more first parameters and the one or more second parameters.
US11356514B2	Arrangements for detecting bi-directional artificial intelligence (AI) voice communications and negotiating direct digital communications Arrangements for automatically detecting bi-directional artificial intelligence (AI) communications and automatically negotiating (i.e., switching to alternative) direct digital communications.
US11356508B1	Retry strategies for handling failures during continuous delivery of software artifacts in a cloud platform Computing systems, for example, multi-tenant systems deploy software artifacts in data centers created in a cloud platform using a cloud platform infrastructure language that is cloud platform independent. The system generates pipelines for deploying software artifacts in data center entities configured in a cloud platform. The system allows partial execution of pipelines such that the pipeline can be executed again to complete execution of the remaining stages. The system maintains state of the pipeline execution and checks the state to determine whether a stage should be executed during subsequent executions. The system allows a failed stage to be retried multiple times based on a retry strategy. A retry strategy may depend on the data center entity in a hierarchy of data venter entities of a data center.
US11356507B2	Synchronizing an application on a companion device A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.
US11356503B2	Systems and methods for hybrid burst optimized regulated workload orchestration for infrastructure as a service Systems and methods for hybrid burst optimized regulated workload orchestration for infrastructure as a service are disclosed. According to one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for providing hybrid burst optimized regulated workload orchestration for infrastructure as a service may include: (1) receiving a job request for a job comprising at least one job requirement from a job requester; (2) calculating a cost of job for the job based on the at least one job requirement; (3) identifying an IaaS provider from a plurality of IaaS providers that meets the job requirements and the cost of job, wherein the plurality of IaaS providers comprises at least one on-premises IaaS provider and the at least one off-premises IaaS provider; (4) executing an IaaS request for the identified IaaS provider; and (5) monitoring execution of the job by the identified IaaS provider.
US11356499B1	Universal domain proxy for SAS Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus providing a universal SAS domain proxy.
US11356485B2	Pre-signed URLs with custom policies for data access in an object storage system A method for execution by an access layer of an object storage system includes In various embodiments, a processing system of an access layer of an object storage system includes at least one processor and a memory that stores operational instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor cause the processing system to receive a request message from a requesting entity via a network, where the request message includes a pre-signed URL. A set of custom policy parameters are extracted from the pre-signed URL. Policy verification data is generated by comparing each attribute of a determined set of attributes of the access request to a corresponding custom policy parameter of the set of custom policy parameters. An access indicated in the request message is executed in response to the policy verification data indicating that each attribute compares favorably to the corresponding custom policy parameter.
US11356482B2	Message validation using machine-learned user models A cloud security service receives an electronic message sent by a purported sending user to a receiving user. The cloud security service retrieves a user model and a user identity associated with the purported sending user, the user identity including a set of feature values describing messages from the purported sending user. The cloud security service applies the user model to the received electronic message to identify a set of feature values describing the electronic message. The cloud security service compares the set of feature values describing the electronic message to the set of feature values describing messages from the purported sending user included in the user identity. The cloud security service determines, based on the comparison, whether the received electronic message was sent by the purported sending user. The cloud security service performs a security action based on the determination.
US11356480B2	Systems and methods of simulated phishing campaign contextualization Systems and methods are described for contextualizing a simulated phishing communication based at least on one of language and locale. Initially, a template for a simulated phishing communication is created with content in a source language. Then one or more contextual parameters for a user are identified. The one or more contextual parameters identify at least one of a target language and a target locale. The content of the simulated phishing communication is modified according to at least one of the target language and the target locale and the simulated phishing communication is communicated to one or more devices of the user with the content modified for at least one of the target language and the target locale.
US11356478B2	Phishing protection using cloning detection Techniques for phishing protection using cloning detection are described herein. The techniques described herein can include a server which hosts a website detecting that a fetcher is a cloning toolkit or an entity known for using a cloning toolkit. The techniques can also include a server which hosts a downloadable application (such as a mobile application) detecting that a fetcher for the application is a cloning toolkit or an entity known for using a cloning toolkit. The detection can be done in several ways, such as by analyzing data logs for patterns associated with cloning toolkits or entities known for using cloning toolkits. The techniques described herein can also include a part of an end user device (such as a part of a mobile device) detecting a clone (such as a clone website or application) that was cloned by a cloning toolkit. Then, upon detection, security actions can be taken.
US11356475B2	Frame transmission prevention apparatus, frame transmission prevention method, and in-vehicle network system A frame transmission prevention apparatus connected to a network of a network system including a plurality of electronic control units communicating with one another via the network is provided. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes at least one set of instructions that causes the processor to perform processes when executed by the processor. The processes include receiving a first frame from the network and switching whether to perform a first process for preventing transmission of the first frame on the basis of management information indicating whether prevention of transmission of a frame is permitted if the first frame satisfies a first condition.
US11356474B2	Restrict transmission of manipulated content in a networked environment Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to a data processing system that identifies possibly manipulated or fraudulent digital components in a computer network environment. The data processing system can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data packet (or other protocol based) transmission over one or more computer networks by, for example, preventing or reducing the number of manipulated or fraudulent digital component transmissions.
US11356473B2	Web service-based monitoring and detection of fraudulent or unauthorized use of calling service Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing web-based monitoring and detection of fraudulent or unauthorized use of voice calling service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a user device associated with an originating party, a request to initiate a call session with a destination party, the request comprising user information associated with the originating party and a destination number associated with the destination party; might query a database with session data (including user information) to access permission data and configuration data; and might configure fraud logic using received configuration data from the database. The computing system might analyze the session data and permission data using the configured fraud logic to determine whether the originating party is permitted to establish the requested call session with the destination party; if so, might initiate one or more first actions; and, if not, might initiate one or more second actions.
US11356468B2	System and method for using inventory rules to identify devices of a computer network A method for using inventory rules to identify devices of a computer network includes intercepting data traffic across one or more communication links of the computer network. The intercepted data traffic is analyzed to determine whether one or more of a plurality of inventory rules is satisfied by the intercepted data traffic. Each of the plurality of inventory rules includes one or more conditions indicating the presence of a particular computer network device having a set of parameters. Devices of the computer network are identified using one or more satisfied inventory rules.
US11356464B2	Mitigating cyber-attacks by automatically coordinating responses from cyber-security tools Cyber-attacks can be mitigated by automatically coordinating responses from cyber-security tools. For example, a cyber-security engine can include software modules created by multiple sources, each of the software modules being for integrating a respective cyber-security tool with the cyber-security engine. The cyber-security engine can use the software modules to communicate with the cyber-security tools in order to detect one or more events indicative of a cyber-attack against a computing environment. The cyber-security engine can then determine a coordinated-response strategy involving cooperation among the cyber-security tools to mitigate the cyber-attack. The cyber-security engine can transmit commands to the cyber-security tools to cause the cyber-security tools to implement the coordinated-response strategy.
US11356462B2	Detecting and identifying devices at enterprise locations to protect enterprise-managed information and resources Aspects of the disclosure relate to detecting and identifying devices at enterprise locations to protect enterprise-managed information and resources. In some embodiments, a computing platform may capture information identifying devices present at a first enterprise location during a malicious event. Then, the computing platform may generate alerts when one of the devices present at the first enterprise location during the malicious event is detected at a second enterprise location. In other embodiments, when such a device is detected at the second enterprise location, an enterprise center monitoring system may generate commands that cause an augmented reality device at the second enterprise location to present one or more augmented-reality user interfaces that include one or more augmented-reality elements identifying a user in possession of the detected device.
US11356461B2	Integrity verified paths between entities in a container-orchestration system Techniques and mechanisms for providing integrity verified paths using only integrity validated pods of nodes. A network service mesh (NSM) associated with a first pod may locally generate a nonce and provide the nonce to the first pod, where the request includes a request for an attestation token. Using the nonce, the first pod may generate the attestation token and reply back to the NSM. The NSM may generate a second request for an attestation token and forward it to a NSE pod, where the request includes a second locally generated nonce generated by the NSM. The NSE pod may generate the second attestation token using the second nonce and reply back to the NSM. The NSM may then have the attestation tokens verified or validated by a certificate authority (CA) server. The NSM may thus instantiate an integrity verified path between the first pod and the NSE pod.
US11356458B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for dual layer federated identity based access control The invention provides methods, systems and computer programs for dual layer identity based access control implemented within systems that implement a micro-service architecture. The invention involves (i) receiving at a first resource server (a) a request for a first processor implemented service, (b) a primary access token generated by the primary identity authentication server, and (c) validation information corresponding to the primary access token that is transmitted by the primary identity authentication server, (iv) responsive confirming validity of the primary access token, transmitting to a secondary identity authentication server, a request for generation of a secondary access token, (v) receiving the secondary access token at the first resource server, and (vi) transmitting to a second resource server within the server system, a request for a second processor implemented service implemented by said second resource server.
US11356457B2	Parameter based key derivation A delegation request is submitted to a session-based authentication service, fulfillment of which involves granting an entity an access privilege to a computing resource. A session key is received from the session-based authentication service. The session key having been generated based at least in part on a restriction and a secret credential shared with the session-based authentication service and usable at least in part to prove possession of the access privilege to the computing resource. The session key is provided to the entity without providing the shared secret credential.
US11356450B2	Managing data access The present techniques generally relate to a system comprising: a data resource comprising: a device data log to store a device data record for device data of a first device; a permissions log to store a permissions record for one or more permissions associated with the device data; a consent log to store a consent record comprising a consent status for the one or more permissions; wherein the consent record, permissions record and device data record provide a verifiable data audit to determine whether a party is authorized to access the device data.
US11356445B2	Data access interface for clustered devices A switching device is implemented in a network-attachable data transfer device to provide data storage access to other such devices. In some embodiments, network-attachable data transfer devices are arranged in a clustered configuration to provide various computational and storage services. When one or more devices of the cluster fails, various implementations associated with the switching device, via an external data interface, provide operational mitigation, optimized data recovery, and efficient reinstatement of normal operation of the cluster.
US11356439B2	Secure authentication of a user A device detects a communication involving a user associated with an account and a service representative, and sends, to a user device associated with the account, an authentication notification that causes the user device to display an authentication field for the user. The device sends, to a service representative device associated with the service representative, a message that indicates that the service representative is to request, via the communication, the user to enter personal information associated with the user into the authentication field, where the user device is configured to generate a first authentication code based on a user input received from the user device in the authentication field. The device generates a second authentication code based on personal information associated with the account from a data structure, receives the first authentication code, and performs an action based on the first authentication code and the second authentication code.
US11356437B2	Method for handling feedback within a security system The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method of providing feedback within a security system, specifically provided as a collaborative rating for a security service as indicated by a plurality of users. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding security system and a computer program product.
US11356433B2	System and method for detecting unauthorized activity at an electronic device A method and a system for detecting an unauthorized activity at a user device are provided. The method comprises: analyzing a first request from the user device, the first request including original client cookie; in response to the original client cookie meeting a predetermined threshold: causing the user device to receive a Java Script Module, thereby enabling the user device to generate a second request, by: receiving server cookie indicative of a given activity associated with the user device being one of: a user activity and a bot activity; generating the second request including first client cookie and the server cookie; determining if the second request is to be transmitted to a web content server associated with the first web page; in response to the server cookie data being indicative of the bot activity: the second request is blocked.
US11356419B1	System and method for retrieving aggregated information about virtual private network servers A method and system to communicate VPN server information to a client application without providing a full list of VPN server IP addresses. Instead, the method includes VPN server selection criteria that can be requested by client applications, such as “Free or Premium servers”, “Geolocation”, “Load”, “Streaming and protocol capabilities”, etc. A tagged data payload (e.g., JSON) can be used to provide these criteria, upon a request by a client application. Various groupings of VPN servers can be represented by the above criteria. The method communicates the available VPN servers to a client application without sending and revealing the full list of VPN servers stored in the VPN infrastructure. This makes the VPN server selection efficient, reduces network load and VPN tunnel establishing time, also, ensures confidentiality of VPN server lists that is important for any of VPN service providers and users.
US11356404B2	Domain name system (DNS) override for edge computing Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a domain name system (DNS) override for edge computing. Embodiments include receiving signaling indicating an address of a DNS server. Embodiments include receiving signaling indicating an address of an edge DNS server. Embodiments include intercepting a DNS request from an application. Embodiments include changing a destination address of the DNS request to the address of the edge DNS server. Embodiments include intercepting a DNS response from the edge DNS server that is sent in response to the DNS request. Embodiments include upon determining that the DNS response does not comprise a failure notification, changing a source address of the DNS response to the address of the DNS server.
US11356395B1	Generating a rich hyperlink within a messaging environment Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for generation of a rich link associated with a uniform resource locator (URL) to share information within a messaging system independent of access capabilities of a receiver computing device. The method includes one or more processors identifying a task of multimedia of a video sharing application of a computing device. The method further includes identifying a URL. The method further includes extracting textual data of a web resource corresponding to the URL. The method further includes converting the URL to a rich URL based at least in part on the textual data and a distinct string of characters including the URL. The method further includes transmitting the rich URL to a receiving computing device.
US11356386B2	Method and apparatus for setting link priority A method is applied to a server and for providing a link priority between the server and a storage device. The server calculates an average latency of each of a plurality of links between the server and the storage device; then determines a latency interval to which the average latency of each link belongs; and determines a priority of each link based on a priority of the latency interval to which the average latency of each link belongs. At least two consecutive latency intervals are preset in the server, each latency interval represents a range of an average latency, and a priority is set for each latency interval. For latency intervals of adjacent priorities, a minimum latency value of a latency interval of a lower priority is greater than a maximum latency value of a latency interval of a higher priority.
US11356385B2	On-demand compute environment An on-demand compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes within an on-demand compute environment available for provisioning and a slave management module operating on a dedicated node within the on-demand compute environment, wherein upon instructions from a master management module at a local compute environment, the slave management module modifies at least one node of the plurality of nodes.
US11356383B2	Cloud translation mechanism A system to facilitate communication between a cloud system and an edge server is described. The system includes one or more processors to execute a translation service to receive a first request operation from a cloud service, wherein the first request operation comprises a first communication protocol supported by the cloud service, translate the first request operation to a second communication protocol supported by a first edge server, wherein the second communication protocol is different from the first communication protocol and transmit the translated first request operation to the first edge server.
US11356362B2	Adaptive packet flow monitoring in software-defined networking environments Example methods and systems for a network management entity to perform adaptive packet flow monitoring. One example method may comprise receiving a request to monitor a packet flow between a first virtualized computing instance supported by a first host and a second virtualized computing instance supported by a second host. The method may also comprise activating a first set of checkpoints by instructing the first host and/or the second host to monitor the packet flow using the first set of checkpoints. The method may further comprise: in response to detecting a predetermined event based on first performance metric information associated with the packet flow, activating a second set of checkpoints by instructing the first host and/or the second host to monitor the packet flow using the second set of checkpoints.
US11356361B2	Systems and methods for steering traffic into SR-TE policies In one embodiment, a method includes a method includes receiving, by a headend node, network traffic. The method also includes determining, by the headend node, that the network traffic matches a service route. The method further includes steering, by the headend node, the network traffic into an SR-TE policy. The SR-TE policy is associated with the service route and includes a security level constraint.
US11356359B2	Methods and network nodes for scalable top-of-chain selection in mobile service chaining A method performed in a first network node includes the first network node receiving a downlink data packet intended for a user equipment (UE). The method further includes, in response to receiving the downlink data packet, the first network node retrieving, from a second network node, a list of a plurality of top of service function chain (SFC) nodes, each top of SFC node being a first node in a SFC that is in communication with the first network node. The method further includes, the first network node selecting at least one top of SFC node from the plurality of top of SFC nodes in accordance with predetermined criteria. The method further includes the first network node marking the downlink data packet such that the marked downlink data packet is forwarded to the selected top of SFC node.
US11356353B1	System and process to perform synthetic testing of digital imaging and communications in medicine devices and integrations in a network A system and process generate a closed loop test and transactions which removes the variable of lack of data and verifies that each system in the network is indeed moving data instead of simply showing that the software in the network is running. In some embodiments, a unique digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) image is generated. The image may be retrieved from each system in the network so that individual network elements are tested. A new DICOM image may in some embodiments be generated and sent to a first system and retrieved from a second system in the network verifying the integration between the two connected systems. The sum of these tests may automatically monitor all devices in the overall system. The process may be automated so that system administrators may be notified when there is a problem via for example, an electronic dashboard, email or SMS text message.
US11356352B2	Identifying reachability of network-connected devices Techniques are disclosed for transmitting a message to a user device in accordance with a determination that another device is unreachable over a network. In one example, a server device, at a first location, may identify a controller device resident at a second location, whereby the controller device is configured to communicate with a router at the second location. The server device may also receive a list of user devices. The server device may transmit a ping message to the controller device via the router to determine whether the controller device is unreachable by the server device. The server device may subsequently transmit a message to a user device on the list in accordance with a determination that the controller device is unreachable by the server device, whereby the message includes instructions for the user device to determine whether the controller device is unreachable by the user device.
US11356336B2	Adjusting triggers for automatic scaling of virtual network functions A method performed by a processor in a network function virtualization infrastructure includes determining an amount of resources consumed by a virtual network function subsequent to a scaling of the amount of resources in response to an occurrence of a predefined trigger event, determining an amount of time elapsed between the predefined trigger event and a completion of the scaling, determining a key performance indicator value for the virtual network function subsequent to completion of the scaling, evaluating an efficiency of the predefined trigger event that triggers the scaling, based on the amount of resources consumed by the virtual network function subsequent to the scaling, the amount of time elapsed between the detection of the predefined trigger event and completion of the scaling, and the key performance indicator for the virtual network function subsequent to completion of the scaling, and adjusting the predefined trigger event based on the evaluating.
US11356332B1	Method and system for monitoring a network resource A method and system are disclosed which measure the functionality of a network services provider to determine its likelihood of failure. The method and system enable a point of failure to be identified and isolated by using a successive scoring system which looks at a network services provider at a resource, functionality and overall provider level.
US11356312B2	Pseudo-guard intervals insertion in an FBMC transmitter A method and device to modulate an FBMC/OQAM signal, the device comprising at least one QAM mapper mapping a binary stream into complex symbols, a first and a second transmission chain. Each chain comprises: a precoder transposing respective sets of symbols into frequency domain real/imaginary samples, a phase rotator applying a phase quadrature keying to said samples, an FBMC modulator to modulate the output of the phase rotator into an FBMC symbol. The device further comprises an adder of the output of the first transmission chain with a delayed output of the second transmission chain, and is configured to insert guard interval sequences into the binary stream or into the symbols processed by the precoders. A corresponding radio communication equipment, computer program and readable medium is provided.
US11356310B2	Systems and methods for minimizing performance impact from known signal distortions According to certain embodiments, a method in a wireless device includes generating a signal comprising repeating segments for transmission in a subslot duration transmission time interval (TTI) to a network node. The signal comprising the repeating segments is transmitted to the network node in the subslot duration TTI.
US11356309B2	Demodulating surveillance signals In some examples, a system includes a receiver configured to receive signals encoding first, second, and third messages in first, second, and third frequency bands. The system also includes a mixer configured to down-convert the received signals to intermediate-frequency (IF) signals based on a local oscillator signal. The system further includes at least one analog-to-digital converter configured to sample the IF signals at a sampling rate. A frequency band of the IF signals encoding the first message falls within a first Nyquist region, and a frequency band of the IF signals encoding the second message falls within a second Nyquist region. The first and second Nyquist regions are frequency ranges bounded by multiples of one-half of the sampling rate, and the second Nyquist region is different from the first Nyquist region. The system includes processing circuitry configured to determine data in the first, second, and third messages based on an output of the at least one analog-to-digital converter.
US11356302B1	Equalizer training during link speed negotiation An illustrative digital communications method includes: filtering a receive signal to provide a filtered receive signal; deriving symbol decisions from the filtered receive signal; detecting a baud rate of the receive signal; adapting one or more coefficients of the filter if the baud rate is above a predetermined rate; and inhibiting coefficient adaptation if the baud rate is below the predetermined rate. The method may be implemented in a receiver having: a filter to convert a receive signal into a filtered receive signal; a decision element coupled to the filter to derive symbol decisions; a baud rate detector to detect a baud rate of the receive signal; and an adaptation module to adapt one or more coefficients of the filter if the baud rate is above a predetermined rate, the baud rate detector inhibiting adaptation if the baud rate is below the predetermined rate.
US11356300B2	Sounding reference signal configuration for supporting virtual and non-virtual port sounding Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration that identifies an SRS resource set that includes a plurality of SRS resources. A quantity of SRS ports configured for a first SRS resource of the plurality of SRS resources may be different relative to a quantity of SRS ports with which a second SRS resource of the plurality of SRS resources is configured. The UE may transmit a first SRS on one or more first SRS ports in the first SRS resource, and may transmit a second SRS on one or more second SRS ports in the second SRS resource. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11356294B2	Packet processing method and device A packet processing method includes receiving, by an aggregation gateway, a first tunnel establishment request message sent by a home gateway, and sending a first tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; receiving, by the aggregation gateway, a second tunnel establishment request message sent by the home gateway, and sending a second tunnel establishment success message to the home gateway; associating, by the aggregation gateway, a first tunnel with a second tunnel according to an identifier of the home gateway; and sending a downlink packet to the home gateway by using the first tunnel and/or the second tunnel. The embodiments of the present application may increase bandwidth.
US11356287B2	Injection-molded physical unclonable function A physical unclonable function is disclosed. A highly random distribution of magnetic particles within a thermoplastic polymer is created by magnetizing magnetizable particles in solid pellet feed material before feeding the solid pellets into an injection molding machine. Other devices and processes are disclosed.
US11356277B2	Automated tamper detection of meter configuration parameters A method includes storing, at a head-end system, an indication of initial configuration parameters of a configurable resource meter. The method also includes requesting, by the head-end system, a report indicating updated configuration parameters from the configurable resource meter and receiving, at the head-end system, the report indicating the updated configuration parameters of the configurable resource meter. Additionally, the method includes comparing an indication of the updated configuration parameters to the indication of the initial configuration parameters. Further, the method includes determining a potential compromise of the configurable resource meter when the indication of the updated configuration parameters is different from the indication of the initial configuration parameters.
US11356275B2	Electronically verifying a process flow A method verifies an authenticity, integrity, and provenance of outputs from steps in a process flow. One or more processor(s) validate one or more inputs to each step in a process flow by verifying at least one of a hash and a digital signature of each of the one or more inputs. The processor(s) then generate digital signatures that cover outputs of each step and the one or more inputs to each step, such that the digital signatures result in a chain of digital signatures that are used to verify an authenticity, an integrity and a provenance of outputs of the one or more steps in the process flow.
US11356270B2	Blockchain-based smart contract pools Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for smart contract and blockchain data storage. One of the methods includes determining that data stored in a cache storage satisfies a predetermined condition; adding a blockchain address of a second smart contract to a configuration file, wherein the configuration file includes a plurality of addresses corresponding to a plurality of smart contracts stored on a blockchain; and invoking a virtual machine to execute the configuration file, wherein execution of the configuration file initiates a consensus algorithm to generate the second smart contract at the blockchain address and a corresponding smart contract pool for storing at least a portion of the data on the blockchain, and wherein the smart contract pool is a data structure to be stored on the blockchain.
US11356262B2	System and method for anonymous location verification A computer implemented system for anonymous electronic verification of location credentials including at least one processor and data storage is described in various embodiments. The system includes cryptographic mechanisms and electronic communication between one or more computing systems that in concert, provide verification of a prover's location credentials in accordance to logical conditions of a verifier's policy without providing additional information to a verifier entity.
US11356259B1	Authentication token management Techniques are described for managing authentication tokens associated with a secure account maintained by a business or organization. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes storing interaction information associated with an account maintained by an organization, wherein the interaction information includes information about authentication tokens used during a plurality of prior authentication procedures performed for the account, receiving, over a network, a request to authenticate a user to access the account, determining, based on the stored interaction information, an authentication token to be used to authenticate the user, wherein the authentication token is different than a prior authentication token used during the plurality of prior authentication procedures performed for the account, presenting a prompt for the authentication token; and determining, based on information received in response to the prompt, whether the user is authorized to access the account.
US11356256B2	Secure vehicular part communication Secure vehicular part communication is described herein. An example apparatus can include a processing resource, a memory having instructions executable by the processing resource, and a vehicular communication component coupled to the processing resource. The vehicular communication component can be configured to, in response to receiving a part public key and a part signature from a part communication component associated with a vehicular part, verify an identity of the vehicular part based on the part signature. The vehicular communication component can be configured to, in response to verifying the identity, generate a vehicular public key. The vehicular communication component can be configured to encrypt vehicular data using the part public key. The vehicular communication component can be configured to provide the vehicular public key and the vehicular data to the part communication component. The vehicular communication component can be configured to receive, from the part communication component, part data encrypted using the vehicular public key.
US11356254B1	Encryption using indexed data from large data pads Techniques for encrypting data using a randomly selected data block from a set of data are described herein. An index indicates a subset of data within a data object. The data block is selected based at least in part on the index, an input to a cryptographic operation is generated from the data block, and the input to the cryptographic operation is provided to the cryptographic operation.
US11356247B1	Systems and methods for quantum one-time pad generation Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for quantum one-time pad generation. An example method includes, among other operations, generating a first quantum one-time pad comprising a first set of entangled quantum particles. Subsequently, the example method includes storing the first set of entangled quantum particles in a first set of quantum storage cells. Each entangled quantum particle in the first set of entangled quantum particles may be stored in a respective quantum storage cell in the first set of quantum storage cells. Further, each entangled quantum particle in the first set of entangled quantum particles may be entangled with a respective entangled quantum particle in a second set of entangled quantum particles comprised by a second quantum one-time pad and stored in a second set of quantum storage cells.
US11356244B2	Graphical user interface using continuous authentication and encryption for selective display of data Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product structured for continuous authentication and encryption. In some embodiments, the system is structured for receiving content from an entity system, displaying the content as masked content, and determining, using cognitive analysis, that a user wearing smart glasses is viewing a first portion of the masked content through the smart glasses, where the first portion of the masked content is associated with a first content hash. The system is also structured for identifying a first decryption key associated with the first content hash and determining a first cognitive hash. The system is also structured for receiving a first wearable hash from the smart glasses, comparing the first cognitive hash to the first wearable hash, and in response to the first cognitive hash matching the first wearable hash, transmitting the first decryption key to the smart glasses.
US11356241B2	Verifiable secret shuffle protocol for encrypted data based on homomorphic encryption and secret sharing The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for a verifiable communication-efficient secret shuffle protocol for encrypted data based on homomorphic encryption. A service provider and multiple clients participate in a secret shuffle protocol of randomly shuffling encrypted client-specific secret input values. The protocol includes generation and exchange of random numbers, random permutations, different blinding values, and use of random secret-shares. A protocol step includes homomorphic operations to shuffle encrypted secret input values so that resulting encrypted secret input values are rerandomized and in a shuffled sequence that is unmapped to an order of receipt by the service provider of the encrypted secret input values.
US11356240B2	Time alignment of access nodes to optical distributors of a global network A method of time aligning signals transmitted from a plurality of access nodes to a distributor is disclosed. The signals are formed according to a cyclic structure of a predetermined number of segments, including content segments and control segments, each segment having two markers. A controller of the distributor allocates observation time slots for each access node corresponding to control segments. The controller detects, from a portion of a signal received from an access node during a respective observation time slot, a position of a particular marker and a segment index then determines a temporal displacement of the signal accordingly. If the temporal displacement exceeds a predefined value, a distributing mechanism of the distributor halts signal transfer from the access node to all other access nodes and instructs the access node to adjust transmission time according to the temporal displacement.
US11356220B2	Uplink transmission method, terminal, and base station The present invention relates to the technical field of communications, and specifically relates to an uplink transmission method, terminal, and base station, used for providing a pilot frequency transmission solution for a terminal supporting an CP-OFDM waveform, and comprising: a terminal determines a frequency domain starting position of a pilot frequency, the terminal being a terminal using CP-OFDM to perform uplink transmission; on the basis of a comb-type interval and the determined frequency domain starting position, mapping the pilot frequency onto a transmission pilot frequency symbol; and sending the pilot frequency mapped onto the symbol to a base station.
US11356218B2	Common control signaling for efficient system operation In a wireless communication system (100), an access node (110) configures, for a user equipment, UE (105), each symbol in a slot (68a) individually as one of multiple possible symbol types. The types including an uplink symbol, a downlink symbol, and a different symbol. The access node (110) transmits, to the UE (105), a slot format indicator, SFI, specifying a number of downlink symbols in the slot (68a) and a number of uplink symbols in the slot (68a), and indicating whether or not the slot (68a) includes an unspecified number of different symbols. The UE (105) receives, from the access node (110), the SFI for the slot (68a), and determines the type of each of the symbols in the slot (68a) based on the number of uplink symbols and the number of downlink symbols.
US11356217B2	ACK/NACK transmission strategies Methods and systems for Acknowledgement (ACK)/Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) transmission strategies are provided. According to one aspect, a method of operation of a radio node comprises determining whether a combination of resources for a plurality of signals or channels fulfills a predefined criteria: if so, the plurality of signals or channels are transmitted according to a first transmission strategy in which each signal or channel is transmitted on its respective resource or resources; if not, at least some of the plurality of signals or channels are transmitted according to a second transmission strategy different from the first transmission strategy, e.g., transmitting only a subset of the signals or channels, combining signals and channels, etc. The predefined criteria may be based on the characteristics of the resources for the plurality of signals or channels, such as their locations, bandwidths, signal qualities, relative separation in the frequency domain, or other characteristics.
US11356198B2	Demodulation method, apparatus, device and computer readable storage medium The present disclosure relates to a demodulation method, apparatus, and device. Some embodiments of the present disclosure are beneficial to improving demodulation performance.
US11356196B2	Reconfigurable adaptive forward error correction A method of communication using a forward error correction (FEC) code includes receiving, at an optical line terminal (OLT), performance capability information provided by an optical network unit (ONU), adjusting, at the OLT, a ratio between an FEC code size and a payload size based on the performance capability information, and informing the ONU of the FEC code size selected based on the ratio such that message exchanges between the ONU and the OLT are performed using the FEC code size to which the ratio is applied.
US11356183B2	System for optical wireless power supply A system incorporating safety features, for optical power transmission to receivers, comprising an optical resonator having end reflectors and a gain medium, a driver supplying power to the gain medium, and controlling its small signal gain, a beam steering apparatus and a controller to control at least the beam steering apparatus and the driver. The controller responds to a safety risk occurring in the system, by outputting a command to change at least some of the small signal gain of the gain medium, the radiance of the optical beam, the power supplied by the driver, the scan speed or the scan direction and position of the beam steering apparatus, or to register the scan pose which defines the location of said optical-to-electrical power converter. The controller may also ensure a high overall radiance efficiency, and may warn of transmitted power not received by a targeted receiver.
US11356177B1	Systems and methods for mapping optical connections in a fiber distribution hub of a passive optical network Systems and methods for mapping optical connections in an FDH are disclosed. An example system includes an FDH and a computing device. The FDH includes a bulkhead having: a plurality of passive optical couplers each having a respective first port to receive a respective first optical fiber, a respective second port to receive a respective second optical fiber, and a respective passive optical activity indicator configured to expose first light propagating in the respective first optical fiber, and second light propagating in the respective second optical fiber; and an image sensor configured to capture one or more images of the plurality of passive optical activity indicators. The computing device configured to, based on the one or more images, determine which of the plurality of passive optical couplers are receiving a first optical signal at their respective first port and/or receiving a second optical signal at their respective second port.
US11356176B2	Electronic apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed is an electronic apparatus transmitting or receiving a first optical signal for optical communication to and from an external apparatus through an optical cable, identifying light emitting characteristics of the optical cable, and transmitting a second optical signal corresponding to the identified light emitting characteristics of the optical cable through the optical cable.
US11356167B1	Selective calibration of signal processing integrated circuits in a phased array system A selective calibration system for signal processing integrated circuits includes a calibration information generator that receives information identifying a group of signal processing integrated circuits associated with a product, the group of signal processing integrated circuits being a subset of a population of signal processing integrated circuits for which performance information is stored, and uses the performance information to produce calibration information for the identified signal processing integrated circuits as a group. The calibration information generator generally uses only performance information associated with the identified signal processing integrated circuits to produce the calibration information so that each signal processing integrated circuit in the group is calibrated relative to just that group of signal processing integrated circuits. Direct product access to the calibration information generator can be provided.
US11356164B2	Techniques for communicating using a multi-directional beam in millimeter wave wireless communications Some aspects described herein relate to reporting, to a node, an indication related to a capability to generate antenna weights for a multi-beam, receiving, from the node in response to the indication, a number of reference signals, and generating, based at least in part on the number of reference signals received from the base stations, multiple antenna weights to use in communicating with the base station.
US11356159B1	Methods for adapting inter-antenna element spacings in ultra wide bandwidth operations Aspects of the present disclosure provide wireless devices, apparatuses, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for adapting inter-antenna element spacings. An example method generally includes activating a first subset of antenna elements from within a set of antenna elements, communicating with at least a second wireless device with the first subset of antenna elements activated, receiving feedback from at least the second wireless device, and activating a second subset of antenna elements from within the set of antenna elements, based on the feedback, wherein the second subset of antenna elements has at least one different inter-antenna element spacing than the first subset of antenna elements in at least one dimension.
US11356156B2	Broadcast signal transmission method, broadcast signal transmission apparatus, broadcast signal reception method, and broadcast signal reception apparatus Disclosed is a transmission scheme for transmitting a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal in the same frequency at the same time. According to the transmission scheme, a precoding weight multiplying unit multiplies a precoding weight by a baseband signal after a first mapping and a baseband signal after a second mapping and outputs the first modulated signal and the second modulated signal. In the precoding weight multiplying unit, precoding weights are regularly hopped.
US11356146B2	Methods, apparatus and system for bidirectional wireless charging in wearable devices The technology provides for a wearable device including a body and an accessory adapted to be attached to the body. The body includes a first coil configured to inductively transmit power. The body may further include first power management circuitry configured to control the first coil to transmit power according to a wireless charging standard, and to modulate the power transmitted through the first coil to transmit data according to a wireless communication standard. The accessory may include a second coil configured to inductively receive power. The accessory may further include second power management circuitry configured to control the second coil to receive the power transmitted through the first coil according to the wireless charging standard, and to control the second coil to receive the data transmitted through the first coil according to the wireless communication standard.
US11356144B2	Method of operating a communication network, corresponding communication network and devices A communication network comprises a plurality of electronic devices coupled via a plurality of communication links. The communication links comprise links over a first physical medium and links over a second physical medium. A method of operating the network comprises issuing, at an originator device, a path request message directed towards a destination device, transmitting the path request message from the originator device to the destination device through a first set of intermediate devices via a forward sequence of links, issuing, at the destination device, a path reply message directed towards the originator device, and transmitting the path reply message from the destination device to the originator device through a second set of intermediate devices via a reverse sequence of links.
US11356143B2	Waveguide system with power stabilization and methods for use therewith In accordance with one or more embodiments, a waveguide system includes a transmission device configured to send and receive guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a power line without requiring an electrical return path. The waveguide system further includes a magnetic core that surrounds the power line, a first winding around the magnetic core that generates a supply current in response a transmission current flowing through the power line and a power supply that converts the supply current to a supply voltage that powers the transmission device. The power supply automatically stabilizes power consumption by the transmission device in response to variations in the supply current caused by variations in the transmission current flowing through the power line.
US11356141B2	Techniques for wireless communications using preconfigured uplink resources Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support techniques for wireless communications using preconfigured uplink resources. Generally, the described techniques provide for enhancement of communication features including frequency hopping, an uplink control channel, coverage enhancement, timing advance, uplink power control, reconfiguration, a downlink control channel, a downlink data channel, retransmissions, or subcarrier spacing for a UE in idle mode. The UE may receive an uplink resource configuration for uplink communications in idle mode, the uplink resource configuration comprising an indicator associated with allocated resources for the uplink communications in idle mode and a set of parameters. The UE may transmit, while in idle mode, a first uplink transmission associated with a transport block on the allocated resources and according to one or more of the parameters, and monitor for a response to the first uplink transmission.
US11356131B2	Electronic device with millimeter wave antennas An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be mounted along edges of a housing for the electronic device, behind a dielectric window such as a dielectric logo window in the housing, in alignment with dielectric housing portions at corners of the housing, or elsewhere in the electronic device. A phased antenna array may include arrays of patch antenna elements on dielectric layers separated by a ground layer. A baseband processor may distribute wireless signals to the phased antenna arrays at intermediate frequencies over intermediate frequency signal paths. Transceiver circuits at the phased antenna arrays may include upconverters and downconverters coupled to the intermediate frequency signal paths.
US11356130B2	Devices and methods for radio frequency front end systems A wireless device comprising a first antenna and second antenna, a transceiver and a radio frequency front end system electrically coupled between the transceiver and the antennas. The RF front end system includes a first module operable to provide a high band transmit signal to the first antenna, receive a first high band receive signal and a first mid band receive signal from the first antenna. The first high band receive signal has a frequency range greater than that of the first mid band receive signal. The RF front end system further includes a second module operable to provide a mid band transmit signal to the second antenna, receive a second mid band receive signal and a second high band receive signal from the second antenna. The second high band receive signal has a frequency range greater than that of the second mid band receive signal.
US11356126B2	Detecting high TX leakage to improve linearity An apparatus of user equipment (UE) includes a radio integrated circuit (IC), an adjustable external low noise amplifier (eLNA) external to the radio IC, and processing circuitry. The radio IC includes a receive signal circuit path including an adjustable gain internal low noise amplifier (iLNA), and a transmit signal circuit path including a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit configured to convert digital signals to analog baseband signals for transmitting. The processing circuitry is configured to provide digital values of the digital signals to the DAC circuit and initiate adjusting gain of one or both of the iLNA and the eLNA according to the digital values.
US11356119B2	Noncoherent wireless communication using modified Reed Muller codes Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may generate a Reed Muller generating matrix for an information bit vector that includes a plurality of information bits. The wireless communication device may remove, from the Reed Muller generating matrix, a row vector consisting of all 1-values to form a modified Reed Muller generating matrix. The wireless communication device may encode the information bit vector using the modified Reed Muller generating matrix to form a codeword. The wireless communication device may transmit the codeword without transmitting a pilot signal or demodulation reference signal for the codeword. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11356116B2	Methods and devices for on-the-fly coder mapping updates in point cloud coding Methods and systems for encoding and decoding data, such as point cloud data. The methods may include using a coder map to map a range of discrete dependency states to a smaller set of binary coders each having an associated coding probability. The selection of one of the discrete dependency states may be based on a contextual or situational factors, which may include a prediction process, for a particular symbol, such as an occupancy bit. The coder map is updated after each symbol is coded to possibly alter to which binary coder the selected discrete dependency state maps.
US11356110B1	Voltage-to-time converter architecture for time-domain analog-to-digital converter A voltage-to-time converter (VTC) for a time-domain analog-to-digital converter is disclosed, which provides a time-domain analog-to-digital converter (T-ADC) with low power consumption and high precision. By combining the advantages of current-starving technology, current mirror technology, and body biasing technology, compared with the traditional structure, the VTC and T-ADC achieve excellent performance, such as low power consumption, high linearity, wide input dynamic range, and strong anti-interference to PVT variations. Compared with the traditional voltage-to-time converter, the disclosed voltage-to-time converter has a wider input dynamic range and higher linearity. The input voltage is connected to transistors in the circuit as a body bias, resulting in a very small body current, and no apparent increase in power consumption. The design of a low-power voltage-to-time converter is realized.
US11356105B2	Method for calibrating crystal frequency offset through internal loop of central processing unit The invention provides a method for calibrating crystal frequency offset through an internal loop of a central processing unit (CPU), which comprises: outputting an oscillation exciting signal to a crystal circuit by the CPU; producing a clock signal by the crystal circuit; outputting the clock signal through an output port arranged on the CPU by the internal loop; and adopting and connecting a frequency meter to the output port, and receiving and testing the clock signal to obtain a testing result; determining whether a deviation of the clock signal is qualified; if it is qualified, the tester exits subsequently, otherwise the tester regulates the crystal circuit, and then turning to Step S4. The clock signal of the CPU is output at the output port through the internal loop, and then the frequency meter is used for measuring the clock without being influenced by a probe, and the measurement is more accurate.
US11356104B2	Phase locked loop circuit A phase locked loop circuit includes a phase comparator that compares phases of a reference signal through a first frequency divider and a local signal through a second frequency divider to output a phase comparison signal; a loop filter that smooths the phase comparison signal to output the control voltage signal; a controller that sets frequency division ratios of the first and the second frequency dividers; a free-running voltage generator that generates a free-running voltage signal of the voltage control oscillator; a measurement circuit that measures a voltage of the control voltage signal; a storage circuit that stores therein the voltage of the control voltage signal; and a low-pass filter that transmits, to the voltage control oscillator, a corrected free-running voltage signal based on a free-running voltage correction value calculated by the free-running voltage generator based on the control voltage signal before the frequency division ratios are changed.
US11356102B2	Oscillator circuit with bias current generator An oscillator circuit comprises a crystal oscillator arranged to generate an oscillation signal, a bias current generator arranged to supply a bias current to the crystal oscillator, and a feedback stage arranged to generate a feedback signal in response to an amplitude of the oscillation signal reaching an amplitude threshold. The bias current generator is arranged to: in response to a supply of power to the oscillator circuit being switched on, generate the bias current at an increasing level commencing from a first level; in response to the feedback signal, terminate the increasing; and during subsequent oscillation of the crystal oscillator, supply the bias current at a second level dependent on a final level of the bias current reached when the increasing is terminated.
US11356100B2	FPGA with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area (PPA) is provided. This disclosure describes a new architecture for an FPGA, referred to as threshold logic FPGA (TLFPGA), that integrates a conventional lookup table (LUT) with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) digital implementation of a binary perceptron, referred to as a threshold logic cell (TLC). The TLFPGA design described herein, combined with a new logic mapping algorithm that exploits the presence of both conventional LUTs and TLCs within the basic logic element (BLE) block, achieves significant improvements in all the metrics of PPA. The TLCs of embodiments described herein are capable of implementing a complex threshold function, which if implemented using conventional gates would require several levels of logic gates. The TLCs only require seven static random-access memory (SRAM) cells and are significantly faster than the conventional LUTs.
US11356096B2	Logic circuit A logic circuit includes a first pull-up driving circuit configured to drive a first inverted input signal to a supply voltage based on a first input signal, and configured to pull up an output signal based on the first input signal, a second input signal, and a third inverted input signal. The logic circuit also includes a first pull-down driving circuit configured to drive the third inverted input signal to a ground voltage based on the third input signal, and configured to pull down the output signal based on the first inverted input signal, the second input signal, and the third input signal.
US11356092B2	Capacitive sensor for the automotive sector with a charge amplifier Capacitive door handle sensor comprising at least one transmission electrode and a reception electrode, an operational amplifier configured as a charge amplifier and connected to the reception electrode, a switch for charge transfer, a first and a second switch for discharging the two operational amplifier inputs and, a capacitor arranged between the output and the inverting input of the operational amplifier, and a control unit for controlling and evaluating the measurement, wherein the control unit comprises a reference potential switching output which is connected to a terminal of the switch and is configured to selectively control a capacitance measurement between the transmission electrodes and the reception electrode or between the reception electrode and ground. Furthermore, methods for setting different operating modes are claimed.
US11356090B2	Electronic current-switching system provided with a redundant control solution An electronic current-switching system comprising a driver unit and a current-switching device with one controlled transistor, a control unit coupled to said transistor, a power supply unit of the control unit and a digital communication bus transmitting to the control unit a first control signal of the driver unit. The power supply unit comprises: a transformer, an integrated circuit including a clock input coupled to a second output of the driver unit delivering a second control signal having the form of a pulsed signal with an adjustable duty cycle, and an output delivering to the transformer a primary voltage signal dependent on the second control signal, and a voltage divider bridge measuring the frequency-domain signal delivered by the transformer.
US11356088B2	Over-current protection circuit for power circuit An over-current protection circuit for limiting a power current flowing through a switch device, which generates the power current according to a control signal of a control node, is provided. The over current control circuit includes a voltage control circuit, a current sense unit, a conversion circuit, and a control switch. The voltage control circuit provides the control signal to a gate terminal of the switch device according to a limit signal. The current sense unit senses the power current flowing through the switch device to generate a sense voltage. The conversion circuit converts the sense voltage into a conversion voltage. The control switch generates the limit signal according to the conversion voltage.
US11356083B1	High-switching speed and low-phase-noise-analog synthesizer The present invention is directed to a frequency synthesizer with an improved architecture that eliminates a VCO and a method to build frequency synthesizers for generating high-frequency signals with low phase noise, low spurious, extremely fast switching speed and fine frequency resolution. The synthesizer provides significant improvement in performance, phase noise, switching speed, power, size and cost reduction.

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