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US11360803B2	Method and apparatus for executing non-maskable interrupt Method and systems for executing a non-maskable interrupt are provided. In one aspect, a method for executing a non-maskable interrupt includes: obtaining an interrupt request in a non-secure mode, and interrupting an operation of an operating system (OS); saving, in a secure mode, a status of the OS when the operation of the OS is interrupted; executing, in the non-secure mode, a procedure defined for the interrupt request; resume, in the secure mode, the status of the OS; and after resuming the status of the OS, continue executing the operation of the OS in the non-secure mode.
US11360801B2	Single nested multi-item workflow display Aspects of a workflow evaluation interface for validating, debugging, and evaluating virtual machine workflows are described. In one example, a method for displaying a workflow includes capturing a workflow for management of at least one virtual machine. The workflow can include a number of schema elements, among other attributes, input parameters, and output parameters for tasks of the workflow. The method can also include evaluating a logical flow among the schema elements in the workflow and populating a flow panel in a workflow evaluation interface. The flow panel can include a hierarchical flow of tasks in the workflow and at least one nested multi-task sequence in the workflow. The flow panel can include a carrot to expand the nested multi-task sequence as a branch of the hierarchical flow of tasks. The method can also include rendering a graphical representation of the logical flow among the plurality of schema elements.
US11360796B2	Distributed forwarding for performing service chain operations Some embodiments provide novel methods for performing services for machines operating in one or more datacenters. For instance, for a group of related guest machines (e.g., a group of tenant machines), some embodiments define two different forwarding planes: (1) a guest forwarding plane and (2) a service forwarding plane. The guest forwarding plane connects to the machines in the group and performs L2 and/or L3 forwarding for these machines. The service forwarding plane (1) connects to the service nodes that perform services on data messages sent to and from these machines, and (2) forwards these data messages to the service nodes. In some embodiments, the guest machines do not connect directly with the service forwarding plane. For instance, in some embodiments, each forwarding plane connects to a machine or service node through a port that receives data messages from, or supplies data messages to, the machine or service node. In such embodiments, the service forwarding plane does not have a port that directly receives data messages from, or supplies data messages to, any guest machine. Instead, in some such embodiments, data associated with a guest machine is routed to a port proxy module executing on the same host computer, and this other module has a service plane port. This port proxy module in some embodiments indirectly can connect more than one guest machine on the same host to the service plane (i.e., can serve as the port proxy module for more than one guest machine on the same host).
US11360791B2	Electronic device and screen control method for processing user input by using same Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a screen control method for processing a user input by using the same, and according to the various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display located inside the housing and exposed through a first part of the housing; a microphone located inside the housing and exposed through a second part of the housing; at least one speaker located inside the housing and exposed through a third part of the housing; a wireless communication circuit located inside the housing; a processor located inside the housing and electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the microphone, the at least one speaker, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory located inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores a first application program including a first user interface and a second application program including a second user interface, wherein the memory stores instructions, and when the memory is executed, cause the processor to: display the first user interface on the display, while displaying the first user interface, receive a user input through at least one of the display or the microphone, wherein the user input includes a request for performing a task using the second application program, transmit data associated with the user input to an external server via the communication circuit, receive a response from the external server via the communication circuit, wherein the response includes information on a sequence of states of the electronic device to perform the task, and after receiving the response, display the second user interface on a first region of the display, based on the sequence of the states, while displaying a portion of the first user interface on a second region of the display. Other various embodiments, in addition to the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention, are possible.
US11360786B2	Device and method for generating GUI for controlling external device Provided is a device and method for generating a graphic user interface (GUI) for controlling a plurality of external devices. The device includes a communication interface configured to communicate with the plurality of external devices and download a plurality of control applications to control the plurality of external devices, a processor configured to collect, from the plurality of downloaded control applications, function information to control the plurality of external devices, and configured to provide an integrated application to control the plurality of external devices by using the collected function information, and a display displaying the GUI for controlling the plurality of external devices when the integrated application is executed.
US11360783B2	Method and system for booting from a split BIOS image A system and method for booting a computer system is disclosed. Code is loaded from a minor BIOS image stored on an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) to a cache of a central processing unit. The central processing unit executes the code from the minor BIOS image to initialize a system memory. A major BIOS image is accessed from a remote site via a controller. Code from the major BIOS image is loaded to the system memory. The code from the major BIOS image is executed via the central processing unit to boot an operating system.
US11360772B2	Instruction sequence merging and splitting for optimized accelerator implementation Embodiments for implementing optimized accelerators in a computing environment are provided. Selected instruction sequence code blocks derived from one or more application workloads may be consolidated together to activate one or more accelerators subject to one or more constraints and projections.
US11360771B2	Method and apparatus for data-ready memory operations Disclosed embodiments relate to a new instruction for performing data-ready memory access operations. In one example, a system includes circuits to fetch, decode, and execute an instruction that includes an opcode, at least one memory location identifier identifying at least one data element, a register identifier, a data readiness indicator identifying at least one data access condition, and a data readiness mask, wherein the execution circuit is to, for each data element of the at least one data element, determine whether a memory request for the data element satisfies the at least one data access condition identified by the data readiness indicator, and in response to determining that the data access condition: generate a prefetch request for the data element, and set a value in a corresponding data element position of the data readiness mask to indicate that the memory request for the data element does not satisfy the at least one data access condition.
US11360768B2	Bit string operations in memory Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to bit string operations in memory are described. The bit string operations may be performed within a memory array without transferring the bit strings or intermediate results of the operations to circuitry external to the memory array. For instance, sensing circuitry that can include a sense amplifier and a compute component can be coupled to a memory array. A controller can be coupled to the sensing circuitry and can be configured to cause one or more bit strings that are formatted according to a universal number format or a posit format to be transferred from the memory array to the sensing circuitry. The sensing circuitry can perform an arithmetic operation, a logical operation, or both using the one or more bit strings.
US11360764B2	Adversarial language analysis for code scanning Techniques to determine a programming language of a set of code based on learned programming language patterns. One technique includes receiving a set of code, generating a pattern map of discovered string patterns from the set of code, comparing the string patterns included within the pattern map against learned programming language patterns included with a master voting map to identify one or more profiled programming languages that utilize the learned programming, language patterns that match the string patterns, generating a score card for the set of code by tallying scores for the one or more profiled programming languages based on the comparing, and determining one or more programming languages used to write the set of code based on the score card.
US11360760B2	Systems and methods for versioning a cloud environment for a device Disclosed embodiments describe systems and methods for versioning a cloud environment for a device. A versioning system can store a snapshot of a first version of an environment of a device for using a cloud provider of a plurality of cloud providers. The environment can include one or more resource template files and one or more deployment application programming interfaces (APIs) for the cloud provider. The versioning system can receive a request to automatically deploy a second version of the environment for the device. A snapshot of the second version of the environment can include at least one second resource template file different than the one or more resource template files of the snapshot of the first version of the environment. The versioning system can automatically deploy the second version of the environment responsive to the request.
US11360759B1	System, method, and computer program product for coordination among multiple devices In various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided involving, at a first device: opening the application on the first device, performing an action utilizing an application, updating a state of the application, for being communicated with the second device; and, at a second device: utilizing the updated state of the application received from the first device, displaying an interface including: a button for opening the application utilizing the second device, and indicia that indicates that the first device has updated at least one aspect of the application, and in response to a detection of the selection of the button, accessing the application utilizing the second device such that the application is accessed so as to reflect the updated state of the application.
US11360756B2	Processing unit subtype configuration An aspect includes receiving a software image file set and a capacity requirement at a software image distribution system. A software image is generated based on the software image file set. A license record is generated based on the capacity requirement. The software image and the license record are provided to an external interface of the software image distribution system. An installation action is triggered by the software image distribution system on to a machine based on a request of an ordering system.
US11360753B1	Link-time driver polymorphism for embedded systems Specific images of an OS are built using only the driver bindings that are necessary to link the OS to the particular hardware of a client device. A device tree of the client device is analyzed to identify the hardware components. Databases of different hardware source code for various hardware drivers are maintained and used to craft the driver bindings and instances for the hardware of the client device. The device tree is also analyzed to identify compatibility strings of the various hardware on the client device. The hardware source code is searched for these compatibility strings to see if a driver exists in the databases of hardware source code. Specific driver bindings and driver instances with the actual variable names and configuration parameters of the identified hardware drivers are then generated and included in an image of the OS that may be installed on the client device.
US11360752B2	Electronic device performing restoration on basis of comparison of constant value and control method thereof An electronic device includes a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to identify whether an annotation binding a first type object and a second type object is declared, and bind the first type object and the second type object, and sign both the bound first type object and the bound second type object based on identifying that the annotation is declared.
US11360749B2	Device for dynamically generating numerical controller software of machine tool and method for the same A device for dynamically generating numerical controller software of machine tool includes a software function-specification managing unit, a function-module storage unit and a function-module composing unit. The software function-specification managing unit is to produce a text description file describing function modules required by the numerical controller software, and then for performing specification analysis upon the text description file to generate a function module table including the function modules. The function-module storage unit is to memorize and manage the function modules, wherein the function-module storage unit confirms whether or not the function-module storage unit has been furnished with the f function modules required by the numerical controller software. The function-module composing unit is to retrieve the required function modules from the function-module storage unit, and further to set the connection among the function modules to compose the numerical controller software. In addition, a method for the device is also provided.
US11360727B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium, terminal management apparatus and terminal management system configured to transmit a received instruction to a relay apparatus without being divided A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program readable by a computer of a terminal management apparatus in a terminal management system where a first system transferring information between the terminal management apparatus and a first terminal apparatus via a relay apparatus and a second system transferring information between the terminal management apparatus and a second terminal apparatus without passing through the relay apparatus coexist, the program causing the terminal management apparatus to perform: when an instruction received from an external apparatus, determining a transmission destination; when the transmission destination is the second terminal apparatus, dividing the received instruction into a plurality of transmission units and transmitting an instruction included in each transmission unit to the second terminal apparatus; and when the transmission destination is the first terminal apparatus, transmitting the received instruction to the relay apparatus without being divided.
US11360717B2	Modification of advanced function presentation (AFP) print jobs for exception handling Embodiments described herein modify AFP translations of non-AFP print jobs in order to ensure that exceptions in the non-AFP print jobs are handled correctly. One embodiment comprises a controller that receives a job ticket for a non-AFP print job, where the job ticket defines at least one page exception for the non-AFP print job. The controller receives an AFP translation of the non-AFP print job, where the AFP translation does not implement the at least one page exception defined in the job ticket for the non-AFP print job. The controller modifies the AFP translation to include one or more structured fields based on the at least one page exception, and provides the modified AFP translation to a print server to generate a printed output that represents the non-AFP print job as specified by the job ticket.
US11360714B2	Method and controller for processing, based on global write stamp, cold and disturbed data block Embodiments of this application disclose example methods for processing data blocks and controllers. One example method includes configuring, by a controller, a counter of a global write stamp where the global write stamp is used to represent a total quantity of times that the controller performs writing on a storage medium. When a write operation is performed on a physical data block in the storage medium, a global write stamp can be used at a current moment as an instant write stamp of the physical data block, and the instant write stamp can be stored. Physical data blocks can be inspected periodically. When the physical data block is inspected, a determination as to whether the physical data block is a to-be-moved data block can be made based on the stored instant write stamp.
US11360708B1	Storage device write barriers Technologies are provided for supporting storage device write barriers. A storage device can be configured to associate a data access command with a write barrier. The write barrier can be used to indicate that one or more data access commands should be processed before one or more other data access commands are processed. For example, a host computer can transmit one or more data access commands to a storage device. The storage device can determine that the one or more data access commands are associated with a write barrier. The host computer can continue to transmit additional data access commands to the storage device. However, the storage device will not process the additional data access commands until after the one or more data access commands associated with the write barrier have been processed.
US11360693B2	Identifying point-in-time asynchronous application data Maintaining a timestamp indicating when data transferred to a remote storage system was written by a host at a local storage system includes writing a timestamp file at the local storage system, the timestamp file being part of a first chunk of data corresponding to current writes to the local storage system by the host, providing a second chunk at the local storage system, the second chunk being different from the first chunk and corresponding to writes by the host that were begun prior to beginning any of the writes for the first chunk, and transferring the writes for the second chunk to the remote storage system. Each chunk may be assigned a sequence number. The remote storage system may acknowledge receipt after receiving all data for the second chunk. The second chunk may be written to the remote storage system after receiving all data for the second chunk.
US11360690B2	Storage device and method for erasing data of storage device There is provided a storage device that is connected to a computer and receives an UNMAP command to cancel a relationship between a logical address and a physical address provided to the computer, in response to data deletion on the computer. The storage device includes a control unit configured to make data stored in a physical address specified by the UNMAP command irreversible.
US11360687B2	Method of processing a input-output request, an electronic device, and a computer program product Techniques involve: receiving an input/output request for data stored in a second storage means of a storage system; determining a use frequency of the data; moving the data from the second storage means into a first storage means in the storage system if it is determined that the use frequency is higher than a threshold frequency and the input/output request is a read request, an input/output speed of the first storage means being higher than that of the second storage means; and writing, if it is determined that the use frequency is higher than the threshold frequency and the input/output request is a write request that includes update data, the update data as the data into the first storage means. Accordingly, the storage performance can be improved without affecting the input/output traffic, which not only can reduce the operating cost, but also can improve user experience.
US11360686B2	Distributed copy engine An apparatus to facilitate copying surface data is disclosed. The apparatus includes copy engine hardware to receive a command to access surface data from a source location in memory to a destination location in the memory, divide the surface data into a plurality of surface data sub-blocks, process the surface data sub-blocks to calculate virtual addresses to which accesses to the memory are to be performed and perform the memory accesses.
US11360683B1	Logical raid A method for protecting objects, the method may include receiving, by a storage controller, a request to write a new object to a storage-system that may include multiple nodes, each node may include at least one storage element; the new object may include a key value pair; writing the new object to a target node and to another node of the multiple nodes; and generating a new stripe that may include multiple sets of objects, different sets of objects are stored at different nodes of the multiple nodes, a certain set of objects of the multiple sets of objects may include the new object and is stored in a first node of the target node and the other node, any set of objects of the multiple sets of objects is reconstructible using other sets of objects of the multiple set of objects.
US11360680B2	Storage device According to one embodiment, a storage device is configured to store unencrypted user data. The user data is erased according to at least one data erasure mechanism. The storage device comprises a receiver configured to receive an inquiry from a host device, and a transmitter configured to transfer response information indicating the at least one data erasure mechanism to the host device.
US11360676B2	Memory system According to one or more embodiments, a memory system includes a signal terminal, a power line, a resistance element, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a controller. The resistance element is provided between the signal terminal and the power line. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory is configured to transmit and receive a signal to and from a host device via the signal terminal. The controller is configured to determine whether to connect the signal terminal to the power line via the resistance element.
US11360672B2	Performing hybrid wear leveling operations based on a sub-total write counter Data is copied, to a first group of data blocks in a first plurality of groups of unmapped data blocks, from a second group of data blocks in a second plurality of groups of mapped data blocks. Upon copying data to the first group of data blocks from the second group of data blocks, the first group of data blocks is included in the second plurality of groups of mapped data blocks. Upon including the first group of data blocks in the second plurality of groups of mapped data blocks, a wear leveling operation is performed on the first group of data blocks, wherein performing the wear leveling operation comprises determining a base address of the first group of data blocks, the base address indicating a location at which the first group of data blocks begins. A request to access subsequent data at a logical address associated with a data block included in the first group of data blocks is received. A physical address based on the base address of the first group of data blocks and the logical address is determined. The subsequent data is accessed at the first group of data blocks based on the physical address.
US11360671B2	Region-specific directed offline scan for hard disk drive An adjacent track interference (ATI) metric is determined for each of a plurality of regions of a single surface of a magnetic disk. Based on the ATI metrics, each of the regions is assigned a region-specific directed offline scan (DOS) criterion, at least two of the DOS criteria being different from one another. Based on a write count of a track within one of the regions satisfying the associated region-specific DOS criterion, a DOS remediation of the track is performed.
US11360669B2	Storage device accelerator providing aggregation of divided plaintext data The storage device includes a first memory, a process device that stores data in the first memory and reads the data from the first memory, and an accelerator that includes a second memory different from the first memory. The accelerator stores compressed data stored in one or more storage drives storing data, in the second memory, decompresses the compressed data stored in the second memory to generate plaintext data, extracts data designated in the process device from the plaintext data, and transmits the extracted designated data to the first memory.
US11360667B2	Tagged memory operated at lower vmin in error tolerant system A memory array arranged as a plurality of memory cells. The memory cells are configured to operate at a determined voltage. A memory management circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells tags a first set of the plurality of memory cells as low-voltage cells and tags a second set of the plurality of memory cells as high-voltage cells. A power source provides a low voltage to the first set of memory cells and provides a high voltage to the second set of memory cells based on the tags.
US11360661B2	Handwriting input device and information input method A handwriting input device, in response to a handwriting operation that moves an object on an input surface with the object contacting the input surface, inputs information corresponding to the path of the contact position of the object on the input surface. The handwriting input device includes a sensor part and a determining part. The sensor part detects the contact position of the object on the input surface and the presence or absence of the object within a predetermined operation space adjacent to the input surface. The determining part determines the start and the end of the handwriting operation based on the detection result of the sensor part. The determining part determines the continuance of the handwriting operation in response to detecting the presence of the object within the operation space by the sensor part after determining the start of the handwriting operation.
US11360658B2	Event organizing systems, software applications, and methods Event organizing methods include at least partially facilitating an at least intermittent communicative coupling between one or more servers and first and second computing devices. A map interface and main location indicator are displayed on a display of the first computing device. The one or more servers receive, from the first computing device, a selection by a first user of a main location for an event selected using one or more selectors displayed on one or more user interfaces displayed on the first computing device. A map and the main location indicator are displayed on a display of the second computing device. The main location indicator may include profile images of the first user and/or one or more invitees. In implementations the first user selects a parking location and/or an entrance location in addition to the main location. Event organizing systems include elements configured to facilitate the event organizing methods.
US11360657B2	Data preparation user interface for aggregate comparison of datasets at different nodes in a process flow A method compares data sets in a data preparation application. The method displays a user interface including a flow diagram having a plurality of nodes. Each of the nodes corresponds to a data set having a plurality of data fields. A user selects two nodes from the flow diagram. In response to the user selection, the method forms a composite data set comprising a union of two data sets corresponding to the two nodes and groups data values for each of a plurality of data fields in the composite data set to form a respective set of bins. The method then displays distributions of data values for the plurality of data fields in the composite data set. Each distribution comprises the respective set of bins for a respective data field. Each displayed bin depicts counts of data values in the respective bin originating from each of the two data sets.
US11360652B2	Apparatus and method for providing for receipt of indirect touch input to a touch screen display Mechanisms are described for receiving touch inputs on a touch screen display in a way that does not obscure the images and content presented on the display. Content, including selectable elements, is displayed in a main portion of a display, where as an input region that does not overlap with the main portion is provided on the display for receiving touch input selecting particular selectable elements. An extrapolated touch input in the main portion of the display is determined based on the location of the touch input in the input region, such that selection of a particular selectable element may be accomplished when the location of the extrapolated touch input coincides with the location of the selectable element.
US11360649B2	Custom preview interface for search results Techniques are disclosed relating to generating custom previews for search results provided by a search service. For example, in various embodiments, a server system that provides a search service may receive a custom preview definition from a user associated with a first group of users. The custom preview definition may specify code that is usable to generate a custom preview interface for search results of a particular record type. The server system may use the custom preview definition to generate a custom preview interface for search results provided to users of the first group. For example, the server system may receive user input identifying a first search result provided by the search service. The server system may then determine that the record type of the first search result matches the particular record type and retrieve the specified code to facilitate display of the custom preview interface at the client device.
US11360647B2	Method, apparatus, and system for generating resource value transfer request A method of generating a resource value transfer request is described. A window is displayed independent of a service interface of a service application displayed on a first terminal in response to a window display request from the service application. A user operation is received via the window. A resource value transfer code request instruction is generated, and a resource value transfer code is obtained when the service application detects the resource value transfer code request instruction. The resource value transfer code is displayed. The resource value transfer code is processed by a second terminal to generate the resource value transfer request.
US11360640B2	Method, device and browser for presenting recommended news, and electronic device The present invention discloses a method, device and browser for presenting recommended news, and an electronic device. Said method for presenting recommended news comprises: displaying a map; displaying recommended news tags on the map; receiving an operation of a user carried out in respect of the recommended news; and displaying a corresponding recommended news list. A new method for presenting recommended news is provided according to the embodiments of the present invention.
US11360635B2	Customizing user interface controls around a cursor Systems and methods are provided for customizing user interface controls around a cursor. One example method includes receiving, at a computing device, a request to display an indicator menu and identifying at least one user interface element of a program being executed at the computing device. An interaction frequency for each identified user interface element is generated. In response to the request and for each identified user interface element, a spatial relationship between an indicator of the computing device and the identified user interface element is determined. Based on the interaction frequency value and the determined spatial relationship, an element set comprising one or more of the identified user interface elements is generated. The indicator menu comprising at least a portion of the element set is generated for display. The indicator menu is displayed proximate the indicator on a display of the computing device.
US11360632B2	Information processing system Provided is an information processing system including an application unit that applies a voltage to an application site of a user's body and a detection unit that detects a change in potential at a detection site of the user's body that is different from the application site in a state where the voltage is applied to the application site, and the information processing system determines a contact between a site of the user's body and another object on the basis of the change in potential detected by the detection unit.
US11360628B2	Self-capacitive touch substrate and display device A self-capacitive touch substrate and a display device are provided. The self-capacitive touch substrate includes a display area, a peripheral area, the plurality of self-capacitive touch electrodes disposed in the display area, and a plurality of touch electrode lead connected to the self-capacitive touch electrodes. The plurality of the self-capacitive touch electrodes are disposed in groups. The self-capacitive touch substrate further includes a thin film transistor switching circuit and a self-capacitive touch electrode lead in the peripheral area.
US11360627B2	Touch substrate, method of forming the same, and touch display device A touch substrate, a method of forming the same, and a touch display device are provided. A touch substrate is provided, including: a flexible base substrate; and a touch electrode layer, an insulating layer and a conductive connection layer stacked in a direction away from the flexible base substrate. The conductive connection layer includes a plurality of second conductive connection components; the touch electrode layer includes touch electrode columns and touch electrode rows arranged crosswise and insulated from each other; each of the touch electrode columns includes a plurality of first touch electrode patterns arranged in a column direction, two adjacent first touch electrode patterns in an identical touch electrode column are coupled via a first conductive connection component in the touch electrode layer.
US11360622B2	Stack structure and touch sensor A stack structure includes: a substrate, a copper layer disposed on the substrate, a migration-proof layer disposed on the copper layer, and a silver-nanowire layer disposed on the migration-proof layer, wherein the migration-proof layer is made of materials between copper and silver in galvanic series. A touch sensor includes the stack structure.
US11360621B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display region and a non-display region, a display element layer, a pad group, a touch electrode layer, and a touch insulating layer. The display element layer includes display elements provided in the display region in a plan view. The pad group may include output pads provided on substrate and provided in the non-display region in the plan view. The touch electrode layer is provided on the display element layer. The touch insulating layer is provided on the display element layer and contacts the touch electrode layer. An intaglio pattern is provided in the touch insulating layer overlapped with the non-display region, and the intaglio pattern is not overlapped with the pad group.
US11360616B1	Stylus with touch input and compressive force sensors A stylus or other tactile-based input device can receive different types of tactile input from a user. The tactile input sensing functions can be performed by a touch input sensor, such as a capacitive sensing device, and a compressive force sensor, such as a capacitive gap sensor. A touch input sensor can be integrated into an input device in a low profile form and overlap the compressive force sensor so that both touch input and compressive force input can be detected in the same regions of the stylus. Both types of tactile input can be received at the user's natural grip location.
US11360615B2	Electronic device having touch panel with main subsidiary electrodes An electronic device may include a display panel, and an input sensor, in which a first region, a second region enclosing the first region, and a third region enclosing the second region are defined, on the display panel and including sensing electrodes including a first electrode including a first main electrode and a first subsidiary electrode, and a second electrode adjacent the first electrode, and including a second main electrode and a second subsidiary electrode between the first main electrode and the first subsidiary electrode in the first region.
US11360614B1	Rotatable knob interface A method of detecting shift of a rotatable interface is disclosed. The rotatable interface has a fixed base with a conductive region on a bottom surface, the fixed base attached to a display screen of an input device. The method includes providing, during a first time period, a reference signal to first and second sets of electrodes of the input device that are each capacitively coupled to the conductive region. The method further includes, during a second time period, providing the reference signal to the first set of electrodes, providing a sensing signal to the second set of electrodes, and receiving, during the second time period, a resulting signal on the second set of electrodes. The method still further includes determining a translation of the rotatable interface relative to the display screen based, at least in part, on the resulting signal values received during the second time period.
US11360609B2	Piezoelectric sensing device It is an object to provide an electronic device for sensing and/or for providing a haptic effect. According to an embodiment, a device comprises a touch surface; a piezoelectric transducer mechanically coupled to the touch surface; and a control circuitry electrically coupled to the piezoelectric transducer, configured to: obtain at least one parameter describing a reference response of the piezoelectric transducer; form a reference voltage curve based on the at least one parameter; drive the piezoelectric transducer with a driving voltage; measure a voltage curve over the piezoelectric transducer; compare the reference voltage curve and the measured voltage curve; and detect a touch on the touch surface based on the comparison. A device, a method, and a computer program product are provided.
US11360595B2	Touch display device A touch display device, including a substrate and multiple light-emitting units bonded to the substrate, is provided. Each of the multiple light-emitting units includes at least one light-emitting element. A first light-emitting unit of the multiple light-emitting units includes at least one sensing element. In the first light-emitting unit, the at least one sensing element is located between the at least one light-emitting element and the substrate. The orthographic projection of the at least one sensing element on the substrate overlaps the orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting element on the substrate.
US11360591B2	Display panel and manufacturing method thereof The disclosure provides a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The method includes: forming a main gate and a sub-gate on a glass substrate, wherein at least a portion of the sub-gate includes a light transmissive area; sequentially forming a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second metal layer on the sub-gate, patterning the semiconductor layer to obtain a main active layer and a sub-active layer, and patterning the second metal layer to obtain a main source/drain and a sub-source/drain.
US11360588B2	Device, method, and program for generating multidimensional reaction-type image, and method, and program for reproducing multidimensional reaction-type image The present disclosure related to a method for playing a multidimensional reaction-type image. The method includes at least: receiving, by a computer, input manipulation to an object from a user; and extracting, by the computer, an image frame matched to a detailed cell corresponding to location information and depth information in a reaction-type image, depending on the location information and the depth information of the input manipulation received at each playback time point. The depth information is information about pressure strength of the input manipulation applied to the reaction-type image or time length to which the input manipulation is applied. The location information is information about a location of a two-dimensional space in which the input manipulation is applied to the reaction-type image.
US11360582B2	Active stylus with multiple sensors for receiving signals from a touch sensor A stylus includes a first sensor configured to receive a first receive signal from a touch sensor of a device, and a second sensor configured to receive a second receive signal from the touch sensor of the device. The stylus includes an amplifier coupled to the first and second sensors and configured to produce a third signal by amplifying the difference between the first receive signal and the second receive signal. The stylus includes a controller configured to decode information encoded in the first receive signal and the second receive signal by processing the third signal.
US11360578B2	Mouse on chopsticks style The present disclosure relates to a mouse on a chopsticks style used as an input device of a computer. The present disclosure includes: a cylindrical first stick portion having one end portion in which an optical sensor portion is formed; a bridge portion provided obliquely in an upward direction on one surface of the first stick portion; a second stick portion that is formed in the same shape as that of the first stick portion, and has one end separated adjacent to the first stick portion, the other end separated more widely than the one end, and one surface fixed to the bridge portion; and a contact switch portion that includes a case module having one surface fixed to any one stick portion of the first stick portion and the second stick portion, is located between the first stick portion and the second stick portion, and includes a first button portion protruding from the case module toward the other stick portion, the first button portion being pressed when a pressure is applied to the second stick portion.
US11360576B1	Movement pattern-based mobile device user interfaces A method, system, and computer program product for motion-based user interfaces are provided. The method identifies a navigation mode indication. A navigation interface is generated at a display device and configured based on the navigation mode indication to include a first graphical content. At least a portion of the navigation interface is modified based on one or more movements of the mobile computing device. A portion of the navigation interface is selected based on detecting a pressure change on at least a portion of a mobile computing device. The method presents a second graphical content on the display device based on the selected portion of the navigation interface.
US11360567B2	Interacting with a true wireless headset A true wireless headset that may include a housing, a microphone that is mechanically coupled to the housing, wherein the microphone is configured to detect sound and output detection signals indicative of the sound, a tap detector that is configured to receive a first representation of the detection signals, and to process the first representation of the detection signals to determine whether a user tapped on the housing; and at least one additional circuitry that is configured to respond to a determination that the user tapped on the housing.
US11360566B2	Mechanism to provide visual feedback regarding computing system command gestures A mechanism to provide visual feedback regarding computing system command gestures. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a sensing element to sense a presence or movement of a user of the apparatus, a processor, wherein operation of the processor includes interpretation of command gestures of a user to provide input to the apparatus; and a display screen, the apparatus to display one or more icons on the display screen, the one or more icons being related to the operation of the apparatus. The apparatus is to display visual feedback for a user of the apparatus, visual feedback including a representation of one or both hands of the user while the one or both hands are within a sensing area for the sensing element.
US11360559B2	Headware for computer control A headware for computer control is presented in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure. In various embodiments, the headware includes an inner layer including a first surface and a second surface, an outer layer disposed on the first surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor disposed on the second surface of the inner layer, and at least one sensor configured to measure electrical signals from a brain and extract meaning from the electrical signals, or communicate the electrical signals to a computing device. The headware is configured to sit at the top of a head and apply pressure to at least one side of the head.
US11360556B2	Display device and display driving method for a display panel A display device includes an eyeball tracking inductor, a display panel and a processor, where the processor is electrically connected to the eyeball tracking inductor and the display panel separately; the eyeball tracking inductor is configured to identify user eyeball image information; the processor is configured to determine a gaze region and a split view region of a user viewing the display panel, according to the user eyeball image information, control the gaze region to be displayed at a first resolution, and control the split vision region of the display panel to be displayed at a second resolution, where the first resolution is greater than the second resolution.
US11360555B2	Systems and methods for automatic eye gaze refinement A computing device having a front-facing camera applies facial landmark detection and identifies eye regions in the digital image responsive to the front-facing camera capturing a digital image of an individual. For at least one of the eye regions, the computing device is further configured to extract attributes of the eye region, determine an eye gaze score based on the extracted attributes, generate a modified eye region based on the eye gaze score, and output a modified digital image with the modified eye region.
US11360551B2	Method for displaying user interface of head-mounted display device A method for displaying a user interface of a head-mounted display device includes: displaying, on a display screen of the head-mounted display device, a graphic user interface which comprises a cursor; detecting, by an image sensor of the head-mounted display device, an operating gesture of a user wearing the head-mounted display device; and displaying the cursor at a predetermined fixed location of the graphic user interface, if no operating gesture is detected; and locating the cursor in the graphic user interface by tracking a characteristic identification point in the operating gesture, if the operating gesture is detected.
US11360548B2	System, method, and computer-readable medium for displaying virtual image based on position detected by sensor A system for displaying an image of a virtual space on a display obtains detection data from position detection sensors, the position detection sensors including a position detection sensor attached to a user. The system calculates a distance between a pair of the position detection sensors based on the detection data, and sets, based on the distance, a boundary for determining a motion of the user. The system determines, when the motion of the user occurs, whether a positional relationship between one of the position detection sensors and the boundary satisfies a condition, and, responsive to the positional relationship satisfying the condition, executes an action corresponding to the motion of the user in the virtual space.
US11360544B2	Power management systems and methods for a wearable computing device In order to manage power on a wearable computing device, a processor of the wearable computing device identifies one or more events. The processor determines a priority of each of the one or more events. Based on the priority of each of the one or more events, the processor determines whether to process the event. When the processor determines that the event is to be processed, the processor determines whether to defer processing of the event.
US11360540B2	Processor core energy management Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for processor core energy management are described. In an embodiment, energy management logic causes a modification to energy consumption by an electrical load (such as a processor core) based at least in part on comparison of an electrical current value and an operating current threshold value. The electrical current value is detected at an electrical current sensor coupled to the electrical load. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US11360539B2	Adaptive clock signal frequency scaling Systems, methods, and circuitries are disclosed generating a dynamic clock signal having a dynamic clock signal frequency for a data processing system from an input clock signal having an input clock signal frequency. In one example, adaptive frequency scaling circuitry includes scaling control circuitry and clock gating circuitry. The scaling control circuitry includes hardware configured to receive a performance indicator value indicative of an operating parameter of the data processing system and select a dynamic clock gating control value based at least on the performance indicator value. The clock gating circuitry is configured to receive the dynamic clock gating control value, and in response, selectively gate the input clock signal based on the dynamic clock gating control value to generate the dynamic clock signal.
US11360538B2	Mechanism for automatically powering off/on a visual display A cradle apparatus detects spatial distances from target objects positioned in adjacency to the cradle apparatus, and communicates with a mobile communications device for selectively powering off/on the visual display of the mobile communications device based on its distance from a target object. The cradle apparatus includes a cradle assembly, at least one distance sensor, and sensor support circuitry. The cradle assembly is configured for cradling the communications device and displaying a visual display of the communications device as cradled by the cradle assembly, optionally at an oblique angle relative to a support surface. Each distance sensor is positioned by the cradle assembly for detecting the relative distance of select objects positioned in adjacency to the visual display. The sensor support circuitry communicates each distance sensor to a switch or circuit board for powering off or powering on the visual display depending on its distance from the target object.
US11360536B2	Controlling the number of powered vector lanes via a register field The vector data path is divided into smaller vector lanes. A register such as a memory mapped control register stores a vector lane number (VLX) indicating the number of vector lanes to be powered. A decoder converts this VLX into a vector lane control word, each bit controlling the ON of OFF state of the corresponding vector lane. This number of contiguous least significant vector lanes are powered. In the preferred embodiment the stored data VLX indicates that 2VLX contiguous least significant vector lanes are to be powered. Thus the number of vector lanes powered is limited to an integral power of 2. This manner of coding produces a very compact controlling bit field while obtaining substantially all the power saving advantage of individually controlling the power of all vector lanes.
US11360528B2	Apparatus and methods for thermal management of electronic user devices based on user activity Apparatus and methods for thermal management of electronic user devices are disclosed herein. An example electronic device disclosed herein includes a housing, a fan, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a processor to at least one of analyze first sensor data generated by the first sensor to detect a presence of a subject proximate to the electronic device or analyze second sensor data generated by the second sensor to detect a gesture of the subject, and adjust one or more of an acoustic noise level generated the fan or a temperature of an exterior surface of the housing based on one or more of the presence of the subject or the gesture.
US11360519B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, at least one hinge, and at least one electronic assembly. The hinge is connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are adapted to rotate relatively through the hinge. The electronic assembly is connected to the second body. A first gap exists between the electronic assembly and the hinge in an axial direction of the hinge.
US11360510B2	Covers for electronic devices In example implementations, a cover for electronic devices is provided. The cover for electronic devices includes a first cover, a second cover, and a flexible spine coupled to the first cover and the second cover. The first cover includes a first folding groove. The second cover includes a second folding groove. The first cover folds in half along the first folding groove and the second cover folds against the second folding groove when the flexible spine is rotated into an open position.
US11360505B2	Distributed network time synchronization A distributed network system can include a master controller having a master clock configured to output a master time, and a master transmission delay time module configured to modify the master time to add a known master transmission delay to the master time to output an adjusted master time. The system can include a first device operatively connected to the master controller and configured to receive the adjusted master time from the master controller.
US11360491B2	Loss-of-control prevention and recovery flight controller A loss-of-control prevention and recovery automatic control system of an aircraft is provided having a plurality of flight control mode, including a nominal flight control mode, a loss-of-control prevention control mode, a loss-of-control arrest control mode, and a nominal flight restoration control mode, as well as a supervisory control system capable of monitoring the flight states and flight events of the aircraft and determining which flight control mode to activate.
US11360482B2	Method and system for generating reference lines for autonomous driving vehicles using multiple threads Via a first processing thread, an ADV is controlled according to a first trajectory that was generated based on a first reference line starting at a first location. Concurrently via a second processing thread, a second reference line is generated based on a second location of the first trajectory that the ADV will likely reach within a predetermined period of time in future. The predetermined period of time is greater than or equals to an amount of time to generate a reference line for the ADV. The second reference line is generated while the ADV is moving according to the first trajectory and before reaching the second location. Subsequently, in response to determining that the ADV is within a predetermined proximity of the second location, a second trajectory is generated based on the second reference line without having to calculate the second reference line at the second location.
US11360475B2	Real-time lane change selection for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to routing an autonomous vehicle. For instance, the vehicle may be maneuvered along a route in a first lane using map information identifying a first plurality of nodes representing locations within the first lane and a second plurality of nodes representing locations within a second lane different from the first lane. While maneuvering, when the vehicle should make a lane change may be determined by assessing a cost of connecting a first node of the first plurality of nodes with a second node of a second plurality of nodes. The assessment may be used to make the lane change from the first lane to the second lane.
US11360470B2	Apparatus for detecting tilt, lean, movement, rotation, of a user, rider, payload An apparatus that detects a tilt, lean, movement and/or rotation and/or change in tilt, lean, position and/or rotation of a user, rider, and/or payload which may use sensors configured to accomplish this detection, where sensors may be on, embedded in and/or attached to a structural device, strap, and/or surface of a vehicle, structure or system, where an apparatus of the present invention may be on, part of, in, attached to or connected to a vehicle, structure or system where detecting, measuring and/or determining a lean, tilt, movement and/or rotation or change thereof, of a user, rider, and/or payload, may be desirable; position or movement and/or center of mass or change thereof may be calculated, or detected; calculations, measurements, metrics or detections from the present invention may be an output or the only output of an apparatus that is an embodiment of the present invention.
US11360469B2	Systems and methods for monitoring and determining health of a component A health monitoring system includes at least one sensor. A health monitoring unit (HMU) is operatively connected to the at least one sensor to receive data therefrom and to generate at least one status indicator (SI) based on the data from the at least one sensor. A computing device is operatively connected to the HMU to receive data therefrom and is configured to generate a health notification when a quantity of the SI that are greater than or equal to a pre-determined SI threshold exceed a pre-determined peak count threshold. A method for monitoring and determining the health of a component includes collecting data during a sample cycle from at least one sensor to generate a numerical SI for a given component with a computing device. The method includes identifying if the numerical SI qualifies as a peak SI, which is greater or equal to a pre-determined SI threshold.
US11360464B2	High intensity multi direction FDM 3D printing method for stereo vision monitoring High intensity multi-directional FDM 3D printing method for stereo vision monitoring involves intelligent control and computer vision technology. Specifically, it involves multi-directional 3D printing hardware platform construction, stereo vision detection, laser heating to enhance the connection strength between various parts of the model, so as to reduce the use of external support structure as much as possible on the premise of ensuring the printing accuracy, and make the various parts of the model can be well connected to enhance the integrity of the model.
US11360462B2	Support device and support program The objective of the present invention is to simplify the transfer of a program that has been edited. A support device, which assists in the development of a program executed by a target device provided in factory automation (FA), carries out a transfer process for transferring the program to the target device. The program includes a control program for controlling a machine and an HMI program for processing a variable used by the control program. When the control program or the HMI program has been edited, the support device simultaneously transfers the control program and the HMI program respectively to a control device and an HMI device.
US11360443B2	Model calculation unit and control unit for calculating a partial derivative of an RBF model A model calculation unit for calculating a gradient with respect to a certain input variable of input variables of a predefined input variable vector for an RBF model with the aid of a hard-wired processor core designed as hardware for calculating a fixedly predefined processing algorithm in coupled functional blocks, the processor core being designed to calculate the gradient with respect to the certain input variable for an RBF model as a function of one or multiple input variable(s) of the input variable vector of an input dimension, of a number of nodes, of length scales predefined for each node and each input dimension, and of parameters of the RBF function predefined for each node.
US11360436B2	Water resistant watch A watch includes: a crown including a head portion and a shaft portion; a stem pipe including a first surface that includes an insertion hole through which the shaft portion is inserted and has a distance from a surface of the shaft portion as a first distance in cross-sectional view, and a second surface that is provided at a position closer to an end portion of the insertion hole than the first surface and has a distance from the surface of the shaft portion as a second distance larger than the first distance; a packing disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the first surface; and a metal ring that is disposed between the surface of the shaft portion and the second surface and is in contact with the packing.
US11360430B2	Reconstructing objects with display zero order light suppression Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for reconstructing three-dimensional objects with display zero order light suppression are provided. In one aspect, a method includes illuminating a display with light at an incident angle, a portion of the light illuminating display elements of the display, modulating the display elements of the display with a hologram corresponding to holographic data to diffract the portion of the light to form a holographic scene corresponding to the holographic data, and redirecting display zero order light away from the holographic scene to suppress the display zero order light in the holographic scene. The display zero order light includes reflected light from the display.
US11360423B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus installed in an image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a first guide member provided to a rear cover and configured to guide a sheet along a conveying path, a second guide member provided to the rear cover and configured to be movable between a first position where the sheet is guided to a nip of intermediate discharging rollers and a second position farther from the nip in a sheet conveying direction than the first position, and a movement mechanism configured to move the second member. When the rear cover is moved from a closed position toward an opened position, the movement mechanism moves the second guide member from the first position to the second position.
US11360419B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method and image forming program capable of improving cleaning performance by a cleaning blade An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that carries a toner image including toner; a driver that rotates the image carrier; a toner remover that comes in contact with the image carrier and removes toner remaining on the image carrier while the image carrier is rotated in a forward direction by the driver; and a hardware processor that evaluates a degree of deterioration of the image carrier or the toner remover, determines a number of times of execution of removal operation in which the image carrier is rotated in a reverse direction and then rotated in the forward direction, on the basis of the degree of deterioration, and controls the driver to cause the removal operation to be executed the number of times of execution.
US11360417B2	Heater, fixing unit and image forming apparatus A heater includes a substrate formed of metal into a plate shape in which a length in a longitudinal direction thereof is greater than a length in a short direction thereof when viewed in a thickness direction thereof, an insulating layer formed of insulating material on a first surface of the substrate on a first side in the thickness direction, a heating element arranged on the insulating layer and configured to generate heat by flowing electric current therethrough, and a cover layer arranged to cover the heating element. The heater is a warped shape when receiving no external force, such that a center portion of the heater in the longitudinal direction protrudes to the first side in the thickness direction compared to both end portions of the heater in the longitudinal direction.
US11360416B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes, an image forming portion configured to form a toner image on a sheet using printing toner and apply powder adhesive on the sheet, a fixing portion configured to heat the toner image formed on the sheet and the powder adhesive applied on the sheet by the image forming portion and fix the toner image and the powder adhesive to the sheet, and a bonding portion configured to bond the sheet with the powder adhesive by reheating the sheet having been heated by the fixing portion. The bonding portion is arranged above the image forming portion.
US11360396B2	Mode control of photonic crystal fiber based broadband radiation sources A mode control system and method for controlling an output mode of a broadband radiation source including a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The mode control system includes at least one detection unit configured to measure one or more parameters of radiation emitted from the broadband radiation source to generate measurement data, and a processing unit configured to evaluate mode purity of the radiation emitted from the broadband radiation source, from the measurement data. Based on the evaluation, the mode control system is configured to generate a control signal for optimization of one or more pump coupling conditions of the broadband radiation source. The one or more pump coupling conditions relate to the coupling of a pump laser beam with respect to a fiber core of the photonic crystal fiber.
US11360395B2	Control method for a scanning exposure apparatus A method for controlling a scanning exposure apparatus configured for scanning an illumination profile over a substrate to form functional areas thereon. The method includes determining a control profile for dynamic control of the illumination profile during exposure of an exposure field including the functional areas, in a scanning exposure operation; and optimizing a quality of exposure of one or more individual functional areas. The optimizing may include a) extending the control profile beyond the extent of the exposure field in the scanning direction; and/or b) applying a deconvolution scheme to the control profile, wherein the structure of the deconvolution scheme is based on a dimension of the illumination profile in the scanning direction.
US11360389B2	Chemical liquid, chemical liquid storage body, chemical liquid filling method, and chemical liquid storage method An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid having excellent developability and excellent defect inhibition performance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid storage body, a chemical liquid filling method, and a chemical liquid storage method. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical liquid containing an organic solvent, a metal impurity, and an organic impurity, in which the metal impurity contains metal atoms, a total content of the metal atoms in the chemical liquid with respect to a total mass of the chemical liquid is equal to or smaller than 50 mass ppt, a total content of the organic impurity in the chemical liquid with respect to the total mass of the chemical liquid is 0.1 to 10,000 mass ppm, the organic impurity contains an alcohol impurity, and a mass ratio of a content of the alcohol impurity to the total content of the organic impurity is 0.0001 to 0.5.
US11360387B2	Silicon-containing underlayers Methods of manufacturing electronic devices employing wet-strippable underlayer compositions comprising one or more condensed polymers having an organic polymer chain having pendently-bound moieties having an acidic proton and a pKa in water from −5 to 13 and having pendently-bound siloxane moieties are provided.
US11360381B2	Support frame for pellicles, pellicle, and method for manufacturing same Provided are: a support frame for pellicle that has both low dust generation property and high light resistance, and further has an ion elution amount which is reduced to the utmost limit to an extent that haze is not generated even when a short wavelength laser is used for exposure light source, a pellicle using the support frame for pellicle, and a method for efficiently manufacturing the support frame for pellicle, support frame for pellicle which comprises a frame member comprising aluminum or aluminum alloy and an inorganic coating layer formed on the surface of the frame member, wherein the main chain of the inorganic coating layer is constituted by a —Si—O—Si—O— bond. An anodized film is preferably formed between the frame member and the inorganic coating layer.
US11360371B2	Laser mixing module A laser mixing module includes first, second, and third laser sets and a condensing lens. The first laser set includes first and second laser sources and a first polarization beam splitter reflecting a polarization light of the first laser source and allowing a polarization light of the second laser source to pass for forming a first laser beam. The second laser set includes third and fourth laser sources and a second polarization beam splitter reflecting a polarization light of the third laser source and allowing a polarization light of the fourth laser source to pass therethrough for forming a second laser beam. The third laser set includes a fifth laser source and first and second dichroic mirrors respectively reflecting the first and second laser beams and allowing a light of the fifth laser source to pass for forming a third laser beam. The condensing lens condenses the third laser beam.
US11360368B2	Semiconductor electro-optical modulator Semiconductor electro-optical modulators which receives an input optical signal and provides a modulated output optical signal based on an input electrical signal are disclosed. The semiconductor electro-optical modulator may comprise at least one electrical transmission line adapted to carry the input electrical signal and a semiconductor electro-optical phase shifter waveguide electrically coupled to the at least one electrical transmission line. An optical path length of the semiconductor electro-optical phase shifter waveguide between a modulation begin plane of the semiconductor electro-optical modulator and a modulation end plane of the semiconductor electro-optical modulator may be greater than an electrical path length of the electrical transmission line between the modulation begin plane of the semiconductor electro-optical modulator and the modulation end plane of the semiconductor electro-optical modulator.
US11360365B2	Light modulation device and single-channel spectrum detection system A light modulation device and a single-channel spectrum detection system are provided. The light modulation device includes: a light guide plate; a dispersing component configured to disperse received light into light of different wavelengths and to diffract the light of different wavelengths into the light guide plate at different angles; and a dynamic filtering component configured to prevent light of a selected wavelength in the light guide plate from entering the dynamic filtering component such that the light of the selected wavelength emits out from the light guide plate, and to make light of non-selected wavelengths in the light guide plate enter the dynamic filtering component such that the light of the non-selected wavelengths is filtered out from the light guide plate.
US11360353B2	Spatial light modulator, formation method thereof, and holographic 3D display apparatus A spatial light modulator (SLM) includes a first liquid crystal panel and a second liquid crystal panel that are oppositely configured, and a polarization adjustment part configured between the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel. An alignment direction of the first liquid crystal panel is parallel to an alignment direction of the second liquid crystal panel. The first liquid crystal panel is configured to perform a phase modulation on incident linear-polarized light. The polarization adjustment part is configured to rotate, by a preset angle, a polarization direction of linear-polarized light exited from the first liquid crystal panel. The second liquid crystal panel is configured to adjust a polarization state of linear-polarized light exited from the polarization adjustment part to adjust an amplitude of exited light.
US11360352B2	Display panel, display apparatus and display device The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a display apparatus and a display device, and relates to the field of display technology. The display panel of the present disclosure includes a display area, the display area includes an edge area and a central area distributed along a row direction; the display area has a plurality of pixel areas distributed in an array in the central area and the edge area, each of the pixel areas being provided with a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein the pixel area in the central area is a first pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the first pixel area are first sub-pixels; the pixel area in the edge area is a second pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the second pixel area are second sub-pixels.
US11360350B2	Optical sheet, backlight unit, liquid crystal display device, and information device When at least one scope of 0.5 mm square or more of a surface of an optical sheet having the unevenness is measured, height data of each of a plurality of pixels of an image obtained is determined, an approximated surface is calculated, from the height data of each pixel, for a minute region of 100 μm2 or less, and a calculation is repeatedly performed to obtain an inclination angle between: (i) a flat surface appearing after the unevenness is imaginarily removed and: (ii) the approximated surface, while two-dimensionally shifting the minute region at equal intervals along the flat surface by using at least one of the pixels as a unit to obtain a plurality of minute regions, a total area of some of the minute regions each having the inclination angle of 30° or more, accounts for 30% or more of a total area of all the minute regions.
US11360349B2	Display equipment and method for manufacturing display equipment The display equipment includes: a housing, including a backplane and a side wall perpendicular to the backplane; a display component, placed parallel to the backplane, and covering the backplane and the side wall of the housing; and a fixing component, located between the backplane and the display component, and fixing the housing to the display component.
US11360338B2	Electronic device with a conductive adhesive for bonding a panel and a frame A display device is provided. The display device includes: a frame, a panel, and a conductive adhesive. The panel is bonded to the frame via the conductive adhesive. The panel further includes a back plate and a conductive component, wherein the conductive adhesive is electrically connected to the back plate via the conductive component.
US11360332B2	Method for filter selection The present invention relates to a method implemented by computer means of selecting an optical filtration of an ophthalmic device for a wearer, the method comprising: —obtaining wearer's preferences relatively to at least one predetermined type of visual environment comprising multispectral or hyper spectral data; —selecting at least one filter: —corresponding to said wearer's preferences relatively to said at least one predetermined type of visual environment, and —determined on the basis of said multispectral or hyper spectral data.
US11360328B1	Method and device for treating vision impairment Disclosed is a wearable optical devices for a human subject, comprising: a transparent lens; a wearable frame configured to maintain the lens in front of an eye of a human subject; a transparent pixelated active optical element where the pixels of the active optical element have an optical property with a changeable value; an eye tracker; and a controller configured to set a value for an optical property of the pixels of the active optical element so as to create an image mask through which at least some of the light reaching the eye passes through, thereby modifying the image formed on the retina of the first eye.
US11360306B2	Metasurfaces with asymmetric gratings for redirecting light and methods for fabricating An optical system comprises an optically transmissive substrate comprising a metasurface which comprises a grating comprising a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell comprises a laterally-elongated first nanobeam having a first width; and a laterally-elongated second nanobeam spaced apart from the first nanobeam by a gap, the second nanobeam having a second width larger than the first width. A pitch of the unit cells is 10 nm to 1 μm. The heights of the first and the second nanobeams are: 10 nm to 450 nm where a refractive index of the substrate is more than 3.3; and 10 nm to 1 μm where the refractive index is 3.3 or less.
US11360304B2	Image distortion detection method and system Provided is an image distortion detection method including: controlling an image output device to output a test image; shooting the test image by an image acquisition apparatus to obtain an imaged picture, the imaged picture being a picture shot when the image acquisition apparatus focuses on an imaging position of the image output device, and the image acquisition apparatus being arranged at a set viewpoint of the image output device; and determining whether image distortion meets a requirement based on widths of lines in the imaged picture. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be used for detecting depth-of-field distortion of the image output by the image output device.
US11360298B1	Reflective display devices and components Exemplary reflective display devices and components are described. The devices and components may include a microwell layer having a plurality of quantum dot wells. Each quantum dot well of the plurality of quantum dot wells includes a reflective layer lining an interior wall of the well, and a plurality of nanoparticles configured to emit a color of light. The reflective display components may also include an electrowetting layer positioned above the microwell layer. The electrowetting layer may be operable to independently adjust an intensity of light emitted from each quantum dot well of the plurality of quantum dot wells in the microwell layer. The reflective display components may further include at least one of a light guide layer positioned above or below the electrowetting layer and one or more color filters positioned above at least one of the quantum dot wells.
US11360297B2	Marker attachment device for a borescope An attachment device that includes an attachment body having a proximal end and a distal end configured to receive an applicator to mark a target. The attachment body further includes an engagement tab disposed between the proximal end and distal end. The engagement tab is configured to engage a tip of a borescope.
US11360296B2	Imaging system An imaging system is described for measuring the position or movement of a particle having a size of less than about 20 microns. The system comprises an optional sample holder configured to hold a sample with a particle, an optional illumination source configured to illuminate the sample, a lens having a magnification ratio from about 1:5 to about 5:1 and configured to generate the image of the sample, an image sensor having a pixel size of up to about 20 microns and configured to sense the image of the sample, and an image processor operatively connected to the image sensor to process the image of the particle in order to determine the position or movement of the particle. The dimension of the image of each particle is at least about 1.5 times the dimension of the particle multiplied by the magnification ratio of the lens, and the image of each particle is distributed on at least two pixels of the sensor. The imaged area of the sample is at least about one millimeter squared.
US11360294B2	Optical sensor The disclosure relates to multifunctional sensors for mobile applications, namely to a miniature optical sensor for remote micro- and macro-object detection and characterization. The disclosure makes it possible to reduce the size of the sensor, this provides for surface mount of the sensor in any microcircuit of a mobile device. The sensor is multifunctional, low-power, vibration-resistant. The sensor comprises at least one pair consisting of a radiation source and a corresponding radiation receiver, an optical circuit including a collimating element, a first optical element, a second optical element. The first optical element and the second optical element are interconnected by a common surface, the common surface being a semitransparent surface. The sensor may be used simultaneously as a microphone, a dust sensor, a lidar, and a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor.
US11360292B2	Compact objective lens with enhanced distortion for near-infrared imaging The current invention describes a compact objective lens with enhanced distortion for near-infrared imaging, comprising a positively powered, aspheric, and meniscus first lens element; a negatively powered, aspheric, and meniscus second lens element; a positively powered, aspheric, and biconvex third lens element; a negatively powered, aspheric, and meniscus fourth lens element; a negatively powered, aspheric, and meniscus field corrector element; and a detector assembly comprising a window and a detector plane where the light rays come to focus.
US11360287B2	Lens moving apparatus capable of suppressing defocusing of a lens and camera module and optical device comprising the same An embodiment includes: a housing including an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface located at the side opposite to the inner surface; a bobbin accommodated in the housing; a first coil disposed at an outer surface of the bobbin; a first magnet disposed at the outer surface of the housing; a second magnet disposed in the housing so as to be spaced apart from the first magnet; and a first position sensor disposed at the outer surface of the bobbin, wherein a first part of the housing is positioned between the second magnet and the inner surface of the housing.
US11360284B2	Driving mechanism for optical element An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and a support element. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion. The driving assembly is used to drive the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The movable portion is connected to the fixed portion through the support element.
US11360282B2	Interchangeable telecommunications enclosure components Aspects of the present disclosure relate to selectable and interchangeable covers, frames, and lids for a plurality of different telecommunications module frames. The selectable covers can vary, for example, with respect to size, shape, and number arrangement, and configuration of ports to provide for different selectable combinations of module assemblies.
US11360277B2	Rotary clip for duplex polarity change A paired simplex fiber optic connector assembly comprises a clip that holds two simplex LC connectors together to yield a duplex connector that can be plugged into a duplex adapter. In some embodiments, the two simplex connectors are held in place by rails formed on both sides of the clip. In other embodiments, a side arm is formed on each side of the clip, the side arm comprising a hub that extends from the clip and a non-circular flange formed on the end of the hub. The flange is configured to engage with channels formed on the sides of the simplex connectors, thereby holding the simplex connectors in place. The simplex connectors are attached to the clip by rotating the connectors about the flange, thereby engaging the channels with the flanges.
US11360276B1	Optoelectronic assembly for a communication system An optoelectronic assembly includes an optical module assembly including a fiber optic connector and an optical engine on an optical engine substrate. The fiber optic connector has a ferrule holding optical fibers optically coupled to the optical engine. The optical engine substrate includes a contact array of optical engine contacts at a bottom of the optical engine substrate. The optical module assembly includes a heat transfer element thermally coupled to the optical engine. The optical module assembly includes a backshell configured to be coupled to a circuit board. The backshell holds the heat transfer element in thermal contact with the optical engine. The optoelectronic assembly includes an interposer assembly electrically connected to the contact array of optical engine contacts having compressible interposer contacts with separable mating interfaces.
US11360275B2	Fiber optic guide pin changer and field tool with adapter A pin exchanger has protrusions from gripping elements that engage fiber optic guide pins. Guide beams on the pin exchanger provide a reference for aligning the guide pins and the pin exchanger with a fiber optic connector and a fiber optic ferrule. An adapter is also provided that has openings to receive the guide beams. The adapter is preferably installed in a field tool and together they engage the fiber optic connector, align the pin exchanger and move the guide pin holder to allow guide pins to be inserted or removed.
US11360268B1	Low-loss and low-crosstalk optical mode multiplexer and optical crossover Aspects described herein include a mode multiplexer comprising a first optical waveguide extending between a first port and a second port. A first input mode of an optical signal entering the first port is propagated through the first optical waveguide to the second port. The mode multiplexer further comprises a second optical waveguide configured to evanescently couple with a coupling section of the first optical waveguide. A second input mode of the optical signal entering the first port is propagated through the second optical waveguide to a third port. The first optical waveguide further defines a filtering section between the coupling section and the second port, the filtering section configured to filter the second input mode.
US11360265B2	Fiber optic cable assembly with overlapping bundled strength members, and fabrication method and apparatus A fiber optic cable assembly includes first and second cable sections each having a jacket, at least one optical fiber, and multiple strength members. An intermediate cable section includes at least one splice joint as well as bundled sections of strength members of the cable sections formed into bundled sections that overlap and are adhered together. As adhered, the bundled strength members are shorter than the at least one spliced optical fiber in the intermediate section to ensure that the strength members bear tensile loads. A fabrication method includes binding unjacketed segments of strength members of two cable sections into bundled sections of strength members, fusion splicing ends of optical fibers, polymerically overcoating at least one splice joint, and adhering the bundled sections of strength members in an overlapping arrangement. An apparatus for thermoplastically coating cable assembly portions includes a trough for molten thermoplastic material, and a lateral insertion slot defined therein.
US11360263B2	Self-aligned spot size converter An optical device comprises a substrate, a waveguide disposed on the substrate, and a spot size converter (SSC) disposed on the substrate. The waveguide comprises a shoulder and a ridge. The SSC comprises a shoulder and a ridge. The ridge of the waveguide is aligned to a first stage of the ridge of the SSC. The waveguide is made of a first material. The shoulder and the ridge of the SSC are made of a second material. The second material is different from the first material.
US11360262B2	Temperature insensitive filter An integrated wavelength-selective filter device comprises a first optical element, for directing received radiation into a direction defined by a first angle, and a second optical element being a diffractive element configured for diffracting the directed radiation under a second angle. The second angle is such that for a single reference wavelength the diffracted radiation is directed into a propagation medium for advancing therein towards a predetermined position on the first optical element or on a further optical element for filtering radiation having a wavelength substantially matching the reference wavelength from radiation having a substantially different wavelength. The propagation medium is formed from a material that is different from any material of the substrate of the first and the second optical element.
US11360256B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, light-emitting elements disposed in a first direction, a third transparent substrate including a main surface and a side surface opposed to the light-emitting elements, and a transparent layer disposed on the main surface and having a lower refractive index than the third transparent substrate. The third transparent substrate is bonded to the first transparent substrate or the second transparent substrate with the transparent layer sandwiched in between. The transparent layer includes strip portions disposed in the first direction and extended along a second direction.
US11360254B2	Optical film, fabrication method thereof, windshield and driving apparatus An optical film, a fabrication method thereof, a windshield, and a driving apparatus, which pertains to the field of in-vehicle devices. The optical film includes a birefringent layer. The birefringent layer splits light transmitted through the optical film into two light beams, and exit directions of the two light beams are different from each other. A head up display is disposed above an instrument panel, and the optical film is disposed on a windshield. Light incident into an automobile through the windshield is split into two light beams. By adjusting relative positions of the head up display and the optical film, it is possible to enable only one of the light beams to be incident into the head up display. Since the total amount of light entering the head up display is reduced, the temperature rise inside the head up display can be mitigated.
US11360252B2	Partially-reflective cover for a smart home device Various embodiments of smart devices are determined herein. A smart device can include a housing and an electronic display. The smart device can further include a cover, housed by the housing, through which the electronic display is visible. The cover can include a glass layer, wherein the glass layer is the outermost layer of the cover that is adjacent an ambient environment of the smart home device. The cover can further include an optical coating layer, deposited directly onto a surface of the glass layer, that comprises a plurality of sublayers. The optical coating layer can include alternating non-metallic oxide layers having different refractive indexes. The sublayers can vary in thickness such that the optical coating layer reflects light from the ambient environment through the glass layer.
US11360244B2	Lamellar particles with functional coating There is disclosed a functional lamellar particle including an unconverted portion of the lamellar particle, wherein the unconverted portion includes a first metal, a converted portion of the lamellar particle disposed external to a surface of the unconverted portion, wherein the converted portion includes a chemical compound of the first metal; and a functional coating disposed external to a surface of the converted portion.
US11360235B2	Modeling method and method for diagnosing lost circulation A modeling method is provided. The modeling method includes: extracting multiple pieces of logging data corresponding to a plurality of logging characteristic parameters at different drilling depths of a sample well, based on a logging information of the sample well; marking the different drilling depths based on a lost circulation information of the sample well to distinguish lost circulation points and non-lost circulation points; and classifying the lost circulation points and the non-lost circulation points by adopting a random forest algorithm, based on the plurality of logging characteristic parameters and the multiple pieces of marked logging data at the different drilling depths, to establish a plurality of corresponding relations between the logging characteristic parameters and a lost circulation or non-lost circulation result, so as to obtain a diagnosis model.
US11360230B2	System and method for full waveform inversion of seismic data with reduced computational cost A method is described for seismic inversion including receiving a processed seismic image and an enhanced seismic image representative of a subsurface volume of interest; forward modeling the processed seismic image and the enhanced seismic image to generate a first modeled dataset and a second modeled dataset; differencing the first modeled dataset and the second modeled dataset to create a residual dataset; filtering the first modeled dataset to generate an approximation of illumination; preconditioning the residual dataset with the approximation of illumination to generate an adjoint source; back projecting the adjoint source to determine a model update; and applying the model update to an earth model of the subsurface volume of interest.
US11360224B2	Inversion, migration, and imaging related to isotropic wave-mode- independent attenuation A method and apparatus for identifying features of a subsurface region, including: obtaining an initial physical property model and survey data for the subsurface region; identifying a current model to be the initial physical property model; and executing one or more iterations of: generating synthetic data and forward wavefields with the current model and the survey data by forward modeling with forward wave equations representing isotropic wave-mode-independent attenuation; generating adjoint wavefields with the synthetic data and the survey data by adjoint modeling with adjoint wave equations representing isotropic wave-mode-independent attenuation; computing an objective function gradient with the forward wavefields and the adjoint wavefields by solving gradient equations with the corresponding wave equations representing isotropic wave-mode-independent attenuation; computing a search direction of the objective function; searching for a possible improved model along the search direction; and updating the current model to be the possible improved model.
US11360223B2	System and method for improved full waveform inversion A method is described for full waveform inversion using a b-spline projection that produces an earth model that can be used for seismic imaging. The method may be executed by a computer system.
US11360221B2	Direct measurement of imbalanced optical paths using entangled photons Systems and methods for direct measurement of imbalanced optical paths using entangled photons are provided. A system includes an optical source for generating a pair of simultaneously produced photons. The system also includes first and second emitter/receivers that emit first and second photons in the pair of simultaneously produced photons towards a first and second remote reflector and receives the reflected first and second photons along first and second optical paths. Further, the system includes a mode combiner for combining the reflected first and second photons into first and second output ports. Moreover, the system includes photodetectors that detect photons from the first and second output ports. Also, the system includes a processor that measures a difference in time delay between the first and second optical paths based on a time difference of arrival of signals from the photodetectors.
US11360216B2	Method and system for positioning of autonomously operating entities A method and system for positioning of autonomously operating entities are disclosed. A positioning system receives a current location of an entity capable of autonomous operation and generates a 3D virtual construct by splitting a spatial volume associated with the current location into a plurality of voxels. The positioning system receives spatial data corresponding to the current location generated by at least one sensor associated with the entity and determines an occupancy status of one or more voxels using the spatial data. A voxel map is configured from the 3D virtual construct based on the occupancy status of the one or more voxels. The positioning system generates a 3D map by overlaying visual semantic data onto the voxel map. The visual semantic data is derived from image frames corresponding to the current location captured by one or more imaging devices. The 3D map is capable of autonomously positioning the entity.
US11360213B2	LIDAR chip having multiple component assemblies The chip includes multiple component assemblies that are each configured to generate and steer a direction of a LIDAR output signal that exits from the chip. The LIDAR output signals generated by different components assemblies have different wavelengths.
US11360202B2	FMCW radar sensor An FMCW radar sensor having a plurality of antenna elements at a distance from one another in a row, to each of which is assigned a mixer, which produces an intermediate frequency signal, and an evaluation unit that is designed to record the intermediate frequency signal over a measurement period as a function of time and to convert the time signal into a spectrum, and having an angular measuring device in which the spectra obtained from the evaluation devices are evaluated in separate channels. The sensor further including a beamforming device to carry out a beamforming for the signal received from a specified preferred direction by compensating run length differences of the signal to the antenna elements, a summation device forming a sum spectrum through coherent addition of the spectra, and a distance measuring device determining distances of objects in the preferred direction on the basis of the sum spectrum.
US11360194B2	Optical device for detecting a reflected light beam An optical device for detecting a light beam reflected by a remote target comprises a light source, which is designed to emit the light beam in a predetermined direction at the remote target, and a primary lens, which is designed to focus the light beam reflected by the remote target into a first focal point. The optical device further comprises a relay lens system, which is arranged in such a way that the first focal point is located between the primary lens and the relay lens system and which is designed to focus the light beam reflected by the remote target and diverging starting from the first onto a second focal point. A detector unit is essentially arranged in the second focal point. A diaphragm is arranged within a cross-section, which is normal to the optical axis, of the light beam reflected by the remote target between the first focal point and the relay lens system.
US11360185B2	Phase coded FMCW radar In an embodiment, a method of operating a radar includes: generating a set of chirps; transmitting the set of chirps; receiving chirps corresponding to the transmitted set of chirps; using a finite state machine (FSM) to apply a phase shift to each of the transmitted chirps or each of the received chirps based on a code; and demodulating the received chirps based on the code.
US11360183B2	Terminal positioning method and baseband unit The present disclosure describes methods, terminals, and base stations for terminal positioning method. One example method applied to a baseband unit (BBU) in an indoor distributed NodeB system includes: receiving an uplink positioning signal forwarded by multiple remote radio units RRUs, where the uplink positioning signal is sent by a to-be-positioned terminal to the multiple RRUs; selecting, from the multiple RRUs, at least two RRUs as target RRUs according to the uplink positioning signal and a preset rule; and respectively obtaining signal angles of arrival corresponding to the target RRUs, and determining a location of the to-be-positioned terminal according to the signal angles of arrival, locations of the target RRUs, and a preset algorithm.
US11360176B2	Reconstruction of magnetic-resonance datasets using machine learning A method includes determining an initial magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, dataset (201) in image domain based on an initial reconstruction of MRI measurement data obtained using an undersampling scheme (400); and determining patches (231-233) of the initial MRI dataset (201) in accordance with a patching scheme, the patching scheme depending on the undersampling scheme (400); and, for each one of the patches (231-233): applying a machine-learned algorithm to obtain a respective patch (231-233) of a reconstructed MRI dataset, the machine-learned algorithm depending on the undersampling scheme (400); and combining the patches (231-233) of the reconstructed MRI dataset.
US11360160B2	Electronic device An electronic device, the electronic device includes: a printed circuit board PCB substrate (201, 31); a magnetometer (202, 32), where the magnetometer (202, 32) is mounted on the PCB substrate (201, 31); and a protection apparatus (203, 33), where the protection apparatus (203, 33) is mounted on the PCB substrate (201, 31) and is disposed at a periphery of the magnetometer (202, 32), and is configured to protect the magnetometer (202, 32). According to the electronic device, sensitivity of the magnetometer (202, 32) can be improved, and the magnetometer (202, 32) can be protected from being damaged.
US11360153B1	Management of used battery cells based on fuel gauge parameters Methods and systems for rerating a battery pack based on fuel gauge data are described, including capturing operational or fuel gauge data for a first battery pack that contains a plurality of battery cells, and determining, based on the fuel gauge data, a remaining capacity of the first battery pack. When the remaining capacity of the first battery pack falls below the minimum capacity; a new battery pack can be configured using some or all of the battery cells, and a second fuel gauge can be configured with new initial capacity and minimum capacity ratings.
US11360148B2	Method for updating capacity of battery, device for updating capacity of battery, electronic device, and storage unit A method for updating a capacity of a battery for the information of a user includes detecting a state of charge-1 of the battery and an actual capacity-1 of the battery and determining a first state of charge according to the state of charge-1 of the battery. The method further includes determining a second state of charge according to the state of charge-1 of the battery and the actual capacity-1 of the battery and updating an actual capacity-2 of the battery according to the first state of charge and the second state of charge. An electronic device and a non-transitory storage medium are further provided.
US11360145B2	Relay fault diagnosis device A relay fault diagnosis device includes: at least one C-contact relay that has a common terminal, a normally open terminal and a normally closed terminal; a read-back circuit that is connected to the normally closed terminal of the relay; and a diagnostic section that outputs a test signal to the common terminal to diagnose a fault in the relay.
US11360140B1	RF functional probe The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) functional probe for testing an RF device in a cryogenic environment. The RF functional probe includes a probe head configured to receive the RF device, a flange structure, an isolation structure coupled between the probe head and the flange structure, and an RF cable structure extending from the flange structure, through the isolation structure, and to the probe head. The isolation structure is configured to provide thermal and electrical isolation to reduce radiant heat leak from the RF cable structure to the RF device. Herein, the isolation structure includes multiple baffle structures, each of which includes cable guides. The cable guides of each baffle structure are configured to guide routing paths for the RF cable structure. The RF cable structure is configured to transmit signals to and from the RF device.
US11360135B2	Atom-based electromagnetic field sensing element and measurement system Methods and apparatus for sensing or measuring an electromagnetic field. The method entails excitation into a distribution of Rydberg states of atoms of a gas occupying a test volume coextensive with the electromagnetic field. Transmission along a path traversing the test volume of at least one probe beam of electromagnetic radiation is measured at one or more frequencies overlapping a spectral feature, and a physical characteristic of the electromagnetic field is derived on the basis of variation of the spectral feature. In various embodiments, the electromagnetic field may be place in interferometric relation with another electromagnetic field. Time-varying electric field amplitude, frequency, phase and noise spectral distribution may be measured, and thus AM and FM modulated fields, as well as magnetic fields of about 1 Tesla. The apparatus for measuring the electromagnetic field may be unilaterally coupled to a probe field and detector or array of detectors.
US11360134B2	Determination of gain characteristics of a circularly-polarized antenna System and method for determining gain characteristics of a circularly-polarized antenna. The method includes receiving a measured first amplitude of a forward gain between a circularly-polarized antenna probe of a first type and a linearly-polarized standard-gain antenna, a measured second amplitude of a forward gain between a circularly-polarized antenna probe of a first type and a circularly-polarized antenna under test, and a measured third amplitude of a forward gain between a circularly-polarized antenna probe of a second type and the circularly-polarized antenna under test. The method also includes determining a left-hand circularly-polarized gain and a right-hand circularly-polarized gain of the circularly-polarized antenna under test based on the measured first amplitude, the measured second amplitude, the measured third amplitude, and a cross-polarization level of the circularly-polarized antenna probes of the first and second types. The determination may be performed using one or more processors.
US11360133B2	Sinusoidal harmonic nulling Systems, methods, and computer program products for sinusoidal nulling are provided. Aspects include transmitting, by a controller, an excitation signal to a first sensor, determining, by the controller, a target harmonic based at least on one or more characteristics of the excitation signal, receiving a return signal from the first sensor, sampling the return signal at a first sample rate based on the target harmonic, and adjusting a phase of the sampled return signal to null the target harmonic amplitude to form an adjusted return signal.
US11360125B2	Device and method for detecting the mass center of a beam of electric charges A method for detecting the position of the mass center of a passing-through beam of electric charges in a duct, having a passage section with a plurality of detection faces directed thereto is presented. The method includes: arranging couples of detecting elements, so that each couple detects a space area divided into two half-areas by an intermediate plane between the detecting elements of the respective couple; obtaining, from each detecting element, a signal thereby produced representing the distance thereof from the mass center to be detected; comparing the signals produced by each detecting element, by obtaining a digital signal showing the greater proximity of the mass center to one of the detecting element of the couple; and composing the digital signals produced by the couples of detecting elements, by identifying the cross-section of the beam of electric charges to which the mass center of the beam electric charges belongs.
US11360124B2	Current measuring device, current measuring method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A current measuring device (1) includes two triaxial magnetic sensors (11, 12) that are arranged with a prescribed gap between the two triaxial magnetic sensors (11, 12) such that magnetic-sensing directions of the two triaxial magnetic sensors (11, 12) are parallel to each other, and a calculator configured to calculate a current (I) flowing in a measurement-object conductor (MC) based on detection results from the two triaxial magnetic sensors (11, 12) and a gap between the two triaxial magnetic sensors (11, 12).
US11360120B2	System and method for handling and charting data obtained by an inspection vehicle A method and system for acquiring, manipulating and displaying inspection data obtained by sensors associated with submersible inspection vehicle within a housing having a liquid medium is disclosed in the present application. A control system including an electronic controller is operably coupled with the inspection vehicle and is configured to display data transmitted from the sensor and overlay input data from an operator on the display to facilitate real time analysis during the inspection event.
US11360113B2	Method for measuring the speed of rotation of an aircraft engine shaft, taking into account the measurement noise A method for measuring rotation speed of an aircraft engine shaft includes: acquisition of an alternating rotation speed detection signal across terminals of a phonic wheel sensor, conversion of the alternating signal into a square signal; comparison of a plurality of previously-stored square signal period samples to lower and upper period limits, to determine valid samples of a value included between the terminals; if the number of valid samples is greater than a first threshold, determination on the basis of the valid samples of a desired period of the square signal; and at least on the condition that the number of valid samples is less than the first threshold, computation of a plurality of sums of samples, and computation of the average of a set comprising a number of valid period samples and a number of sums from among the plurality of sums of at least two samples.
US11360111B2	Connection module and interference avoidance method Provided is a connection module with a high degree of freedom for an automatic analyzer which does not depend on a device as a discharge destination. For this purpose, a module to be connected to an automatic analyzer with a rack rotor mechanism includes: a rack discharge mechanism for moving a rack from the rack rotor mechanism to a rotation holder; a rack rotating mechanism for rotating the rack moved to the rotation holder; a conveyor mechanism for transporting the rack from the rack rotating mechanism to a discharge port; and a feeder mechanism for pushing the rack out of the rotation holder to the conveyor mechanism, in which the rack rotating mechanism rotates the rotation holder from a direction parallel to the rack discharge mechanism to a direction parallel to the feeder mechanism and the conveyor mechanism in the selected rotation direction.
US11360093B2	Colorectal cancer diagnostic composition, and method for detecting diagnostic marker The present invention relates to a colorectal cancer diagnostic composition and method for detecting a diagnostic marker, more specifically to a colorectal cancer diagnostic composition comprising one or more mRNAs selected from the group consisting of lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KRS) and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex-interacting multifunctional protein 1 (AIMP1) of a preparation for measuring protein expression levels thereof, and a method for detecting a marker form a sample obtained from a test subject in order to provide information necessary for diagnosing colorectal cancer. The colorectal cancer diagnostic marker comprising KRS and AIMP1, according to the present invention, has raised expression levels of same in the serum of a colorectal cancer patient in comparison to a normal control group. Therefore, whether colorectal cancer is present can be accurately and rapidly determined by measuring the expression levels of one or more markers selected from the group consisting of KRS and AIMP1.
US11360092B2	Keratin 17 as a biomarker for bladder cancer The current disclosure provides methods for detecting and analyzing K17 expression in a bladder sample obtained from a subject. The current disclosure also pertains to methods and kits for identifying a mammalian subject with bladder cancer by detecting the expression of K17 in a sample. The present methods include both cell-based and cell-free methods for determining the level of keratin 17 in a sample obtained from the bladder of a subject.
US11360090B2	Exosome-mediated diagnosis of hepatitis virus infections and diseases A method for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in a bodily fluid sample from the subject is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method for monitoring the course of a hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject and a method for monitoring effectiveness of treatment to a subject with an anti-hepatitis virus agent based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject, as well as a kit for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection and/or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject.
US11360088B2	Method for measuring influenza B virus A method for measuring influenza B virus by an immunoassay, which method enables specific detection of influenza B virus with a higher sensitivity than conventional methods, and a device or a kit therefor are disclosed. The method for measuring influenza B virus includes carrying out an immunoassay of influenza B virus by a sandwich method using two kinds of monoclonal antibodies each of which specifically reacts with the region of the 125th to 248th amino acids of matrix protein (M1) of influenza B virus, which two kinds of monoclonal antibodies are capable of binding to the region of the 125th to 248th amino acids of M1 at the same time, or antigen-binding fragments thereof.
US11360086B2	Diagnostic to distinguish bacterial infections Assays, arrays, and methods for distinguishing a bacterial infection from a viral infection are disclosed. The antibiotic crisis is in part driven by over prescription of antibiotics. There is a tendency, particular in pediatrics, to give an antibiotic even for viral infections. Thus, embodiments herein are directed to the problem of distinguishing a bacterial infection from a viral infection to reduce unnecessary antibiotic usage.
US11360085B2	Bacterial endotoxin test for the determination of endotoxins Herein is reported a method for determining bacterial endotoxin at low concentrations in a sample of an antibody (that has been produced using bacterial cells) comprising the following steps in the following order: i) adding magnesium ions to the sample, ii) diluting the sample, iii) dialyzing the sample having a pH-value of 5.7-8.0 against an endotoxin-flee aqueous solution, and iv) determining bacterial endotoxin in the sample using a bacterial endotoxin test, particularly the Limulus amoebocyte lysate assay.
US11360083B2	Optical molecular nanowire sensor A nanowire molecular sensor, and a molecular detection system, comprising a nanowire waveguide (30), a nanowire sidewall (51) functionalized in order to attach a molecule (54), and light emissive point sources (52), wherein the amount of light emitted at an end (53) of the waveguide is dependent of the amount of specific molecules attached to the sidewall of the nanowire. A method employing said sensor may be used for single cell detection and analysis.
US11360070B2	Method for determining the methane index of a hydrocarbon-containing combustion gas mixture The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the methane index of a hydrocarbon-containing combustion gas mixture which has natural gas or biogas, having the steps: flowing the gas mixture through a measuring assembly; determining a first value of a first measurement variable related to a viscosity of the gas mixture; determining a second value of a second measurement variable related to a density of the gas mixture; determining a pressure value of the gas mixture, said pressure value belonging to the first value and the second value; determining a temperature value of the gas mixture, said temperature value belonging to the first value and the second value; and determining the methane index as a function of the first value, the second value, the pressure value, and the temperature value.
US11360064B2	Oxy-pyrohydrolysis system and method for total halogen analysis Oxy-pyrohydrolysis articles, systems and methods for total halogen, in particular fluorine analysis are provided. A sample containing halogen elements is provided into a pyrotube for combustion. A combustion-enhancing bed including ceramic fibers or fabrics is disposed inside the pyrotube to enhance the combustion and protect the pyrotube from damage by corrosive gases.
US11360060B2	Determination of concentrations and amounts of perfluoroalkyl substances by LC/MS/MS A method and system for injecting an unconcentrated sample into a receiving LC/MS/MS system that is configured to determine a concentration of one or more PFAS analytes within the unconcentrated sample, wherein the LC/MS/MS includes ESI. The unconcentrated sample is subjected to the following ESI conditions: i) a probe gas temperature of approximately 120° C. to approximately 180° C.; ii) a sheath gas heater setting of approximately 250° C. to approximately 400° C.; and iii) a sheath gas flow of approximately 8 L/min to approximately 12 L/min. The unconcentrated sample's concentration and/or an injected amount of the one or more PFAS analytes is determined.
US11360056B2	Interface module for two-dimensional liquid chromatography Described are an interface module for two-dimensional chromatography and a method of performing a chromatographic separation that may use the interface module. The interface module includes a valve module, a collection needle, a modifier module and a sample storage element. The valve module has a first port configured to receive an eluent from a first chromatography system, a second port configured to provide a fraction obtained from the eluent, a third port and a fourth port. The collection needle and the modifier module are in fluidic communication with the valve module at the third and fourth ports, respectively. The modifier module includes a source of a modifier solvent. The sample storage element is in fluidic communication with the valve module and is configured to receive a volume of the fraction for injection as a sample into a second chromatography system.
US11360048B2	Method for phonon assisted creation and annihilation of subsurface electric dipoles Methods and systems are disclosed for dynamically creating and annihilating subsurface electric dipoles having variable strength and variable alignment. The ability of various embodiments to create, annihilate, and control subsurface dipoles may be a useful technology for wide variety of applications including the nondestructive testing of materials and structures, for generating and receiving directed and omni-directional variable amplitude and frequency transmission waves without the need for conductive antennas, for phonon to electromagnetic power conversion, for materials and manufacturing process control, atomic and nanoparticle alignment, and for control and utilization as medical therapies.
US11360047B2	Capillary electrophoresis device An electrophoresis device has: a sample tray (112) on which there are placed a positive-electrode-side buffer solution container (103) containing a buffer solution and a phoresis medium container (102) containing a phoresis medium, and which is driven in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; a thermostat oven unit (113) that holds a capillary array having a capillary head in which a plurality of capillaries are bundled in a single unit at one end thereof in a state where the capillary array being held in a state in which the capillary head protrudes downward, and that keeps the interior temperature constant; a solution-delivering mechanism (106) for delivering the phoresis medium in the phoresis medium container to the capillary array from the capillary head; and a power source for applying a voltage to both ends of the capillary array. Holes for insertion of the capillary head are provided in upper sections of the positive-electrode-side buffer solution container and the phoresis medium container. The thermostat oven unit is provided with a first lid member (207) that is positioned above the sample tray and seals the upper section of the positive-electrode-side buffer solution container while the phoresis medium is being delivered by the solution-delivering mechanism.
US11360044B2	Sensitive field effect device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention concerns a sensitive field effect device (100) comprising a semiconductor channel (110), a source electrode (120) connected to said semiconductor channel (110), a drain electrode (130) connected to said semiconductor channel (110), such that said semiconductor channel (110) is interposed between said source electrode (120) and said drain electrode (130), a gate electrode (140) and a dielectric layer (150) interposed between said gate electrode (140) and said semiconductor channel (110), characterized in that said semiconductor channel (110) is a layer and is made of an amorphous oxide and in that said sensor means (170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 175) are configured to change the voltage between said gate electrode (140) and said source electrode (120) upon a sensing event capable of changing their electrical state. The present invention also concerns a sensor and a method for manufacturing said field effect device (100).
US11360043B2	Sensor element A sensor element includes: an element base including: a ceramic body made of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte, and having an inlet at one end portion thereof; at least one internal chamber located inside the ceramic body, and communicating with the inlet under predetermined diffusion resistance; an electrochemical pump cell including an electrode located on an outer surface of the ceramic body, an electrode facing the internal chamber, and a solid electrolyte located therebetween; and a heater buried in the ceramic body; and a porous leading-end protective layer surrounding a first range at least including a leading end surface and a region to be coped with water-induced cracking specified in advance. A single heat insulating space is interposed between the leading-end protective layer and a whole side surface of the element base at least in the above region.
US11360041B2	Reference electrode A reference electrode is provided with an accommodation portion that is provided with a tube-shaped lead-out portion that can guide an accommodated internal liquid; a liquid junction portion that is connected to an end of the lead-out portion, and that allows the internal liquid to seep out; a liquid dripping portion that has a first end connected to the liquid junction portion, that has a second end that protrudes into the accommodation portion, and that guides the internal liquid to the liquid junction portion; and an internal electrode having at least a portion that is positioned further towards the first end side than the second end of the liquid dripping portion.
US11360039B2	Identification of variations or defects in a slab material, made from a continuous casting process Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided herein that track an integrated deviation of a physical property of a material that corresponds to a variation or defect in the material. In one embodiment, molten steel begins to solidify and move past an instrumented region of a mold. Sensors in the mold can detect a deviation in temperature of the instrumented region of the mold that signifies a variation or defect in the surface of the slab material as it solidifies. The systems, methods, and apparatuses track the integrated temperature deviation to more clearly visualize defects that may otherwise not be detectable by simply observing the temperatures of the mold and slab material in real time.
US11360036B2	X-ray fluorescence analyzer, and a method for performing X-ray fluorescence analysis An X-ray fluorescence analyzer includes an X-ray tube for emitting incident X-rays in the direction of a first optical axis. A slurry handling unit is configured to maintain a constant distance between a sample of slurry and the X-ray tube. A first crystal diffractor is located in a first direction from the slurry handling unit and configured to separate a predefined first wavelength range from fluorescent X-rays that propagate into the first direction. The first crystal diffractor is configured to direct the fluorescent X-rays in the separated predefined first wavelength range to a first radiation detector. The first crystal diffractor includes a pyrolytic graphite crystal that has a diffractive surface, which is a simply connected surface. The first radiation detector is a solid-state semiconductor detector.
US11360035B2	Method for measuring fiber orientation degree, fiber orientation degree measurement apparatus, and control computer program for fiber orientation degree measurement apparatus A method for measuring a fiber orientation degree includes: irradiating a sample formed of a composite material containing discontinuous carbon fibers with an X-ray to acquire an X-ray diffraction image; calculating an angle (2θ)A of a peak originating from a crystal face of graphite; calculating a correction coefficient δ of a thickness of the sample; calculating an upper limit (2θ)B of the peak of the crystal face of graphite; calculating a diffraction sensitivity IC(ϕ) of the peak originating from the crystal face of graphite by correcting an integrating range with the correction coefficient δ and integrating the X-ray diffraction image with respect to a diffraction angle (2θ); and calculating a fiber orientation degree Sd(β) by the method of Hermans from the diffraction sensitivity IC(ϕ).
US11360027B2	Illumination for fluorescence imaging using objective lens A system includes: an objective lens; a first light source to feed first illuminating light through the objective lens and into a flowcell (e.g., with a relatively thin film waveguide) to be installed in the system, the first illuminating light to be fed using a first grating on the flowcell; and a first image sensor to capture imaging light using the objective lens, wherein the first grating is positioned outside a field of view of the first image sensor. Dual-surface imaging can be performed. Flowcells with multiple swaths bounded by gratings can be used. An auto-alignment process can be performed.
US11360024B1	Measurement arrangement for measuring diffusely reflected light and specularly reflected light A measurement arrangement for measuring diffusely reflected light and specularly includes a measurement light source for generating measurement light, an optical receiver for receiving measurement light, and a first mirror for reflecting the measurement light emerging from the measurement light source. The measurement arrangement additionally comprises a second mirror for reflecting diffusely reflected measurement light to the optical receiver. A settable third mirror is also provided, which in a first position is aligned for directing the measurement light that was directed onto a sample by the first mirror and specularly reflected by the sample to the optical receiver. The third mirror in a second position releases a beam path between the second mirror and the optical receiver, so that the measurement light directed onto the sample by the first mirror and diffusely reflected by the sample to the second mirror is directed to the optical receiver by the second mirror.
US11360022B2	Method and system for determination of photothermal properties of particles A method and a system for determining material-, size-, and morphology-dependent photothermal properties of particles dispersed in solutions, the method comprising using coherently detected pulsed THz radiation, tracking a temperature-dependent refractive index change of the particles dispersion in time and space, and correlating the temperature-dependent refractive index change of the particles dispersion in time and space to temperature values. A system comprises a source of electromagnetic radiation; a THz emitter; a THz detector; and a vessel containing a dispersion of particles, wherein the source of electromagnetic radiation is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation to excite the particles in the dispersion; the THz emitter is configured to send THz radiation to the vessel and the THz detector is configured to receives THz radiation returned by from the vessel.
US11360021B1	Automatic interface detection Methods and systems for near-real-time measurement and analysis of a fluid flowing through a pipeline. Analysis of the spectra of the fluid may be used to determine when a stable first pipeline fluid transitions into a transmix and then further transitions into a stable second pipeline fluid. By comparing the characteristics of the changing spectrum of fluids flowing through a pipeline as they transition from a first stable fluid, through a transmix phase, to a second stable fluid, this process can be achieved without the need to measure compositional or physical properties of the fluids or transmixes thereof.
US11360020B2	Gas analysis device, program for gas analysis device, and gas analysis method In order to enable concentrations of components to be measured to be accurately calculated even when higher boiling compounds are contained in a test gas, a gas analysis device that analyzes components to be measured that are contained in a test gas using a light spectrum obtained by irradiating light onto the test gas is provided with a calibration curve data storage section in which is stored first calibration curve data in which effects on concentrations of the components to be measured from higher boiling compounds whose boiling point is higher than a heating temperature of an analyzer into which the test gas has been introduced have been corrected, and with a concentration calculation section that calculates concentrations of components to be measured using the first calibration curve data.
US11360009B2	Fracture-visualization sensor and fracture-visualization system using same To provide a fracture-visualization sensor capable of visualizing the fracture behavior of a composite material and a composite-material fracture-visualization system using the fracture-visualization sensor. A first luminescent film including a mechanoluminescent material is provided on one surface of a composite material. The first luminescent film has a maximum stress per unit of cross-sectional area within the range of 19-43 N/mm2.
US11360006B2	Method for separating microplastics from animal excrement A method for separating microplastics from an animal feces, the method including: 1) freeze-drying an animal fecal sample; 2) transferring the animal fecal sample dried in 1) into a beaker, adding a Fenton's reagent; stirring a mixture of the animal fecal sample and the Fenton's reagent until no bubbles were produced; constantly adding the Fenton's reagent to the mixture; filtering the mixture through a plurality of cellulose nitrate-cellulose acetate (CN-CA) membranes, and transferring the plurality of CN-CA membranes into a plurality of 500 mL beakers; adding 100 mL of 65% HNO3 to each beaker, placing the each beaker in a water bath firstly at 50° C. for 30 min and then at 70° C. for 15 min; cooling the each beaker in an ice bath, and filtering a solution in the each beaker through a first polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane; and 3) transferring the first PTFE membrane into a 500 mL beaker.
US11360003B2	Apparatus and methods for controlling attention of a robot A method includes receiving, from an imaging device associated with a robotic apparatus, an image signal including an object of interest represented in the image signal; receiving, by the robotic apparatus from an external agent, a task indication related to the object of interest, the task indication representative of a task to be performed by the robotic apparatus with respect to the object of interest; and responsive to receipt of the task indication: detecting salient features of the object of interest within the image; storing, by the robotic apparatus, a task context, the task context comprising data pertaining to the salient features and data pertaining to the task indication; and commencing, by the robotic apparatus, the task with respect to the object of interest.
US11359997B2	Chassis dynamometer for testing a two wheel drive vehicle, control method for the same, and chassis dynamometer program for testing a two wheel drive vehicle A chassis dynamometer that tests a two-wheel drive vehicle includes: a driving wheel side roller on which the driving wheels of the vehicle are placed; a driven wheel side roller on which the driven wheels of the vehicle are placed; a driving wheel side power absorbing part connected to the driving wheel side roller; a driven wheel side power absorbing part connected to the driven wheel side roller; a braking force measuring part that, via the driven wheel side power absorbing part, measures braking force exerted on the driven wheel side roller; and a control part that with use of the braking force measured by the braking force measuring part, sets the control target value of the power absorbing force of the driving wheel side power absorbing part to control the driving wheel side power absorbing part.
US11359996B2	Soot measurement system A device that includes a conduit, a first window, a second window, a first catalyzed layer, a second catalyzed layer, an optical source, and an optical detector is disclosed. The conduit may be configured to receive an exhaust gas. The first catalyzed layer may be disposed on the first window and the second catalyzed layer may be disposed on the second window. The first catalyzed layer and the second catalyzed layer may be configured to cause a reaction with soot in the exhaust gas at an activation temperature to reduce accumulation of the soot on the first window and the second window. The optical source may be configured to emit a beam of light into the conduit through the first window. The optical detector may be configured to receive at least a portion of the beam of light through the second window.
US11359993B2	Pulse testing method and device, testing apparatus, and storage medium A pulse testing method and device, a testing apparatus, and a storage medium are disclosed, the pulse testing method includes: performing a pulse test on an optical fiber by using a plurality of pulses of different pulse widths respectively to obtain test data; and fitting the test data corresponding to the plurality of pulses of different pulse widths.
US11359988B2	Vacuum pump and leak detector A vacuum pump comprises: a pump rotor portion configured such that multiple rotor blade stages including stacking portions formed in a ring shape and turbine blades radially formed on an outer peripheral side of the stacking portions are stacked on each other; a rotor shaft to which inner peripheral surfaces of the stacking portions of the multiple rotor blade stages stacked on each other are fixed; and a communication path allowing communication between a clearance space between the rotor shaft and each stacking portion and a pump exhaust path in which the turbine blades are arranged and discharging gas in the clearance space through the pump exhaust path.
US11359981B2	Resistance sensor for battery swell detection A portable electronic device may include an electrical resistance sensor and a battery assembly being adjacent to the electrical resistance sensor. The electrical resistance sensor is positioned to be compressed when the battery assembly swells, and the electrical resistance sensor further includes a pressure sensitive material that exhibits a characteristic of changing an electrical conductance when compressed.
US11359978B2	System and method for interactively evaluating energy-related investments affecting building envelope with the aid of a digital computer A system and method for interactively evaluating energy-related investments affecting building envelope with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Obtained is a total amount of fuel purchased for a building over a set period from which an existing amount of the fuel consumed for space heating is derived. Characteristics including thermal performance and furnace and delivery efficiencies of the building for both existing and proposed equipment are obtained, including remotely controlling a heating source inside the building. The thermal performance and furnace and delivery efficiencies characteristics of the existing and proposed equipment are expressed as interrelated ratios. An amount of fuel to be consumed for space heating is evaluated as a function of the existing amount of the fuel consumed for space heating and the ratios of the existing and proposed equipment.
US11359973B2	MEMS device having curved reflective layer and method for manufacturing MEMS device A MEMS device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lower substrate; an infrared sensor formed on the lower substrate; and a lower bonding pad disposed to cover the infrared sensor. The infrared sensor includes: a metal pad formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate and electrically connected to a detection circuit; a reflective layer formed on the upper surface of the lower substrate and reflecting an infrared band; an absorption plate disposed to be spaced apart from an upper portion of the reflective layer and absorbing infrared rays to change resistance; and an anchor formed on the metal pad to support the absorption plate and to electrically connect the metal pad and the absorption plate to each other. The reflective layer has a curved or stepped shape such that a distance between the reflective layer and the absorption plate varies depending on a position of the reflective layer.
US11359962B2	Light detection system, discharge probability calculating method, and received light quantity measuring method To calculate received light quantity even when part of noise component's discharge probability is unknown, a light detection system includes a discharge probability calculating portion that calculates discharge probabilities for a first state in which a source's light with known light quantity impinges on an optical sensor, a second state in which the source's turning-on/turning-off state is the same as the first state with a drive pulse width applied to the optical sensor different from the first state, a third state in which the source's turning-on/turning-off state is different from the first and second states with the same pulse width as the first state, and a fourth state in which the source's turning-on/turning-off state is the same as the third state with the same pulse width as the second state, another discharge probability calculating portion that calculates regular and irregular discharges' probabilities, and a received light quantity calculating portion.
US11359952B2	Concentrated laundry detergent dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a predefined volume of cleaning solution is provided. The dispenser comprises a dispensing section and a base. The dispensing section comprises a dispensing reserve, a measuring component disposed within the dispensing reserve, and a spout fluidly coupled to the measuring component. The measuring component is configured to provide a predefined volume of cleaning solution to be dispensed via the spout during a dispensing action of the dispenser. The base comprises a reservoir portion configured to contain the cleaning solution. When the dispensing section is coupled to the base, the dispensing reserve is in fluid communication with the reservoir portion.
US11359948B2	Transducer enclosure to protect and position transducer wiring A plug is adapted for connection to an ultrasonic transducer to protect and guide wiring during storage, transportation, and the manufacturing process. The plug protects and orients wires to allow for automated manufacturing and to provide an improved connection between the transducer and an electronic printed circuit board. The plug may include a first portion having wire guide(s) and a second portion configured for attachment to the transducer. The plug includes at least one wire guide to protect wire(s) that connect the ultrasonic transducer to a printed circuit board. A wire extends through a passage defined in each wire guide on a first portion of the plug. The first portion slides with respect to the second portion to expose portions of first and second wires carried within the first and second channels, respectively. Once exposed, the wires can be soldered to a PCB in an automated manner.
US11359943B2	Sensor system interconnect for automatic configuration Various examples pertaining to a sensor system interconnect for automatic configuration of sensors of the sensor system are described. A sensor senses at least one parameter. The sensor also determines its respective position among a series of sensors. Based on a result of the determining, the sensor performing either a first procedure, responsive to the sensor being a first sensor in the series of sensors, or a second procedure, responsive to the sensor not being the first sensor in the series of sensors. The first procedure involves the sensor transmitting first data of the sensed at least one parameter via a second input/output (I/O) pin of the sensor. The second procedure involves the sensor receiving second data from a preceding sensor in the series of sensors via a first I/O pin of the sensor and transmitting the first data and the second data via the second I/O pin.
US11359936B2	Rotation sensor A system is provided with a magnetic field sensor being positioned in a magnetic field of a magnet that is coupled to a rotatable driving shaft. The magnetic field sensor is configured to sense a rotation of the magnetic field in response to a rotation of the rotatable driving shaft, and generate an angle sensor signal based on an orientation angle of the magnetic field. The angle sensor signal includes angular values that represent an absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft. The system includes a memory storing a mapping of values of a patterned signal to the angular values, electronic circuitry configured to generate, based on the angular values and the stored mapping, the patterned signal, and a signal generator circuit configured to generate a signal representing the absolute orientation angle of the rotatable driving shaft based on the angle sensor signal.
US11359928B2	Notification system, notification control method, and storage medium A notification system includes a route decision unit that decides a route to a destination of a vehicle, a notification unit that notifies an occupant of guidance information for guiding the occupant regarding a lane change from a traveling lane of the vehicle to a recommended lane associated with the route to the destination decided by the route decision unit, and an HMI control unit that controls a notification start time of the guidance information for each lane on the basis of the number of lanes between the traveling lane and the recommended lane. In a case where the vehicle performs a lane change after a notification of the guidance information, the HMI control unit continues a notification of the guidance information even when a notification start time which is set for a lane after a lane change has not been reached.
US11359927B2	Mapping of temporal roadway conditions The systems and methods described herein disclose detecting events in a vehicular environment using vehicle behavior. As described here, vehicles, either manual or autonomous, that detect an event in the environment will operate to respond to the event. As such, those movements can be used to determine if an event has occurred, even if the event cannot be determined directly. The systems and methods can include collecting detection data about a vehicle behaviors in a vehicular environment. Event behaviors can then be selected from the vehicle behaviors. A predicted event can be formulated based on the event behaviors. The predicted event and an event location can be associated in the vehicular environment. A guidance input can then be formulated for a recipient vehicle. Finally, a recipient vehicle can be navigated using the guidance input.
US11359921B2	Crowd sourced mapping with robust structural features A location and mapping service is described that creates a global database of indoor navigation maps through crowd-sourcing and data fusion technologies. The navigation maps consist of a database of geo-referenced, uniquely described features in the multi-dimensional sensor space (e.g., including structural, RF, magnetic, image, acoustic, or other data) that are collected automatically as a tracked mobile device is moved through a building (e.g. a person with a mobile phone or a robot). The feature information can be used to create building models as one or more tracked devices traverse a building.
US11359911B2	Abrasion inspection apparatus, abrasion inspection method, and program An abrasion inspection apparatus includes: a first imaging unit that is installed on a side of a track, a vehicle traveling along the track, a guide wheel being installed on a side of the vehicle, the first imaging unit imaging an inside of the track via a telecentric lens; a second imaging unit that is installed in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the first imaging unit on the side of the track and images the inside of the track via a telecentric lens; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image which is an image of a boundary of the guide wheel captured by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on a first direction side in the vehicle traveling direction and an image which is an image of the boundary of the guide wheel captured by the second imaging unit at the same time as the capturing of the image by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on an opposite side to the first direction side; and a guide wheel detection unit that detects an abrasion situation of the guide wheel according to a position of a boundary indicated in the images acquired by the image acquisition unit.
US11359910B2	Inspection method, correction method, and inspection device An inspection method, correction method, and inspection device that include measuring a first spatial position where laser light is emitted at a first region and measuring a first strike position where the inspection device is struck by the laser light in the first region, the measurements being performed by emitting the laser light at the first region of the inspection device; measuring a second spatial position where the laser light is emitted at a second region and measuring a second strike position where the inspection device is struck by the laser light in the second region, the measurements being performed by emitting the laser light at the second region of the inspection device; and comparing measurement results for the first spatial position and the second spatial position with measurement results for the first strike position and the second strike position.
US11359909B2	Induction-type rotation detection device A magnetically responsive member is disposed on a rotating member along the circumference of the rotating member in such a manner that the magnetically responsive member rotates together with the rotating member, and the magnetically responsive member is formed in a line-shaped pattern varying cyclically in a rotational axis direction. A stator is disposed around the rotating member in a contactless manner, and the stator includes a primary coil wound around the rotating member, and a secondary coil forming a loop pattern of a plurality of cycles along the circumference of the rotating member. As the primary coil is AC-energized, an induced AC output signal corresponding to relative positions between the line-shaped pattern of the rotating member and the loop pattern of the secondary coil, which depend on a rotational position of the rotating member, is output from the secondary coil.
US11359907B2	Magnetic position sensor mounting arrangement A position sensing arrangement for sensing the position of a revolute joint of an articulated structure. The position sensing arrangement comprises a disc and a magnetic sensor assembly. The disc comprises a first magnetic ring with m magnetic pole pairs, and a second magnetic ring with n magnetic pole pairs, where m and n are co-prime, and a mounting arrangement by which the disc is mountable to a magnetisation jig during manufacture and the articulated structure during operation, the mounting arrangement permitting the disc to be mounted to the magnetisation jig and articulated structure in a single orientation only. The magnetic sensor assembly comprises a first magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the first magnetic ring, and a second magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the second magnetic ring.
US11359905B2	Complex surface three-coordinate measuring device and error compensation method A complex surface three-coordinate measuring device includes a three-degree-of-freedom motion platform and a force control probe, the force control probe is fixedly mounted on the Z-axis sliding block, which is in the same direction as the X-axis direction and used to contact with the workpiece surface with constant force. A six-axis force sensor is used to collect the contact force between the stylus and the workpiece surface. In this method, the force control is realized in the measurement to make the stylus in constant force contact with the workpiece surface. The error compensation direction is determined according to the direction of the contact force, and then the effective radius of the stylus spherical head is compensated in this direction, thus the actual contact point of stylus and workpiece can be obtained.
US11359900B2	Detonator, method of operating same, and communication system for same A detonator includes a control circuit and a charging circuit. The control circuit receives a first signal transmitted using a voltage applied to a cable by a blasting device and transmits a second signal to the blasting device using a current flowing to the cable. The charging circuit performs a charging operation by receiving the voltage through the cable. The charging circuit stops the charging operation while the control circuit transmits the second signal to the blasting device.
US11359898B2	Current feed-through wireline release tool and method A wireline release tool for downhole intervention, the tool including a housing having an electrical input and an electrical output; a pass-through switch located inside the housing and electrically connected between the electrical input and the electrical output; and a circuit limiter device located inside the housing and electrically connected between the electrical input and the electrical output. The pass-through switch is connected in parallel to the circuit limiter device, between the electrical input and the electrical output.
US11359886B2	Restroom stall firearm receptacle An example firearm receptacle includes a mounting structure, a firearm holder, and a door stopper. The mounting structure is configured to be fixably mounted to one of a wall or a door. The door stopper is configured to transition between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the example embodiment, the door stopper is configured to impede the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the deployed position and to allow the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the stowed position. The door stopper is additionally configured to prevent the door stopper from transitioning to the stowed position when a firearm is disposed in the firearm holder.
US11359883B2	Archery accessory coupler and method An archery accessory coupler and method are disclosed herein. The archery accessory coupler, in an embodiment, includes first and second members. The first member has a first riser engager. The second member has a second riser engager. At least one of the first and second members is configured to at least partially support an accessory. The first and second riser engagers are configured to be engaged with a bow riser in an arrangement in which the first and second riser engagers are spaced apart from each other.
US11359878B2	Trigger unit for a firearm A trigger unit including a support adapted to be mounted on a receiver of a firearm and supporting components of a trigger mechanism and a safety system; the trigger unit is modular; the support includes a plurality of seats adapted to accommodate one or more different functional components in various combinations.
US11359877B2	Apparatus and method for accelerating an object via an external free jet An apparatus includes an energy source and an expansion structure. The energy source is configured to convey an amount of energy operable to increase a pressure of a compressible gas disposed in a chamber. The expansion structure is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the chamber and to receive a flow of the compressible gas in response to the increase in pressure. The expansion structure includes an inlet having a first diameter and an outlet having a second diameter greater than the first diameter and is configured to allow the compressible gas to expand as the compressible gas flows from the inlet to the outlet such that a supersonic free jet of the compressible gas exits the outlet. In some instances, the supersonic free jet of the compressible gas can accelerate, relative to the expansion structure, a projectile disposed outside of the expansion structure.
US11359875B1	Radiant heat pump A method for transferring heat from a lower temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink using only the energy in the heat source and heat sink. The method uses a converting material which is adapted to receive external radiation from the lower temperature heat source, absorb the external radiation exciting an element of the converting material, non-radiatively transfer heat within the converting material by relaxing an element of the converting material, and conductively transferring heat from the converting material to the exterior of the converting material, where the heat can be used for an external process or application.
US11359869B2	Vapor chamber A vapor chamber that includes a housing having a first sheet and a second sheet that oppose each other and are joined to each other in a peripheral region of the housing, a working liquid in an internal space of the housing, a wick structure on a principal surface of the first sheet that opposes the second sheet, and multiple pillars on a principal surface of the second sheet that opposes the first sheet. In the vapor chamber, the first sheet includes an inclined portion that is disposed along at least part of the peripheral region of the housing and is inclined in a height direction toward a joint portion with the second sheet. In addition, a first portion of the second sheet at the joint portion heightwise overlaps a second portion of the second sheet in a second region in contact with the pillars.
US11359867B2	Heat transfer plate A heat transfer plate comprises a first distribution area having a first distribution pattern, a second distribution area having a second distribution pattern, and a heat transfer area having a heat transfer pattern differing from the first and second distribution patterns. The first and second distribution patterns comprise distribution ridges and distribution valleys. Distribution ridges and distribution valleys of the first and second distribution patterns closest to the heat transfer area form end ridges and end valleys. The top portion of at least plural of the end ridges, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, has a second width exceeding a first width of the top portion of the remaining distribution ridges, and the bottom portion of at least plural of the end valleys, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, has a fourth width exceeding a third width of the bottom portion of the remaining distribution valleys.
US11359865B2	Dual Cooling Tower Time Share Water Treatment System A method of operating a cooling system including at least two water cooling circuits, an analyzer/controller configured to analyze water in the at least two water cooling circuits and solenoid valves operably connected to the at least two water cooling circuits. The method comprising opening solenoid valves associated with a first water cooling circuit of the at least two water cooling circuits to allow cooling water to flow to the analyzer/controller, detecting if the cooling water comprises one or more impurities above one or more predetermined thresholds and treating the cooling water if the analyzer/cooler detects one or more impurities in the cooling water above one or more predetermined thresholds.
US11359860B2	Herb essential oil processing equipment A plant oil extractor includes a food grade tray with a removable lid that together define an evaporation chamber. A gaseous fluid pump has an inlet fluidly connected to the evaporation chamber and an outlet fluidly connected to an area outside of the evaporation chamber, which may be positioned in a freezer to recover condensed solvent leaving previously dissolved plant essential oil on the food grade tray. A vacuum sublimation freeze drying apparatus includes a container, which defines a drying chamber, is positioned in a freezer. A gaseous fluid pump has an inlet fluidly connected to the drying chamber and an outlet that opens outside the container. Water in fresh herbs positioned in the drying chamber initially freezes and then sublimates leaving behind freeze dried herbs.
US11359859B2	System for pre-purification of a feed gas stream A system and method of pre-purification of a feed gas stream is provided that is particularly suitable for pre-purification of a feed air stream in cryogenic air separation unit. The disclosed pre-purification systems and methods are configured to remove substantially all of the hydrogen, carbon monoxide, water, and carbon dioxide impurities from a feed air stream and is particularly suitable for use in a high purity or ultra-high purity nitrogen plant. The pre-purification systems and methods preferably employ two or more separate layers of hopcalite catalyst with the successive layers of the hopcalite separated by a zeolite adsorbent layer that removes water and carbon dioxide produced in the hopcalite layers. Alternatively, the pre-purification systems and methods employ a hopcalite catalyst layer and a noble metal catalyst layer separated by a zeolite adsorbent layer that removes water and carbon dioxide produced in the hopcalite layer.
US11359857B2	Appliance encapsulation member A cabinet structure is provided herein that includes an exterior wrapper defining an opening and at least one liner disposed inside the opening of the wrapper with a front edge of the wrapper disposed laterally outward relative to a front edge of the liner. An insulation cavity is disposed between the wrapper and the liner. A trim breaker is coupled to the exterior wrapper and the liner. A hinge bracket is disposed outwardly of the trim breaker. A hinge support has a first portion disposed along the trim breaker and a second portion extending rearwardly from the first portion. An encapsulation member is disposed rearwardly of the trim breaker and defines an encapsulation cavity that is separated from the insulation cavity.
US11359852B2	Transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, including an interior for receiving the transport goods, is definable by an enclosure made up of several layers including at least one latent heat accumulator layer or at least one latent heat accumulator element, at least one energy distribution layer made of a highly heat-conductive material disposed on a side facing away from the interior, and/or on the side facing the interior, of the at least one latent heat accumulator layer and/or the at least one latent heat accumulator element.
US11359848B2	Mobile cooling box with ice maker A mobile cooling box has a box main body with inner side walls and a bottom, and at least one lid for opening the mobile cooling box and providing access to the inside of the mobile cooling box. The inside of the mobile cooling box is laminated with a lining at the inner side walls and at the bottom thereof. The mobile cooling box further has an ice maker module. The ice maker module has a freezing compartment, wherein the ice maker module can be removably placed on a freezing zone on a bottom part of the lining. The mobile cooling box further comprises an evaporator arranged underneath the lining at the freezing zone for providing sufficient cooling power for freezing goods being located in the freezing compartment.
US11359846B2	Refrigeration system leak detection A refrigeration system includes: a leak sensor disposed within a building and configured to measure an amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system within the building; an estimation module configured to determine an estimated amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system within the building based on the measured amount; and a leak module configured to: determine whether a leak is present in the refrigeration system within the building based on the estimated amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system; and take one or more remedial actions when a leak is present in the refrigeration system within the building.
US11359845B2	Method for defrosting an air conditioner unit A method of operating an air conditioner unit to implement effective defrost cycles includes obtaining a coil temperature of an outdoor heat exchanger, a dew point of a flow of air through the outdoor heat exchanger, and a flow rate of the flow of air. A frost rate of frost buildup on the outdoor heat exchanger is estimated based on the coil temperature, the dew point, and the flow rate, and a frost quantity or weight is determined by integrating the frost rate. A defrost cycle is initiated if the frost quantity exceeds a predetermined frost threshold, e.g., in pounds of water.
US11359827B2	Dispensing bottle A dispensing bottle, comprising a bottle body, a bottle neck connected to the upper portion of the bottle body and a bottle cap connected to the bottle neck; the bottom of the bottle neck extends outward to form a step surface, the top of the bottle body a portion is disposed on the step surface; and further includes a ring sleeve sleeved on the outer side of the bottle neck for squeezing and defining a top end portion of the bottle body which is disposed on the step surface of the bottom of the bottle neck, and is disposed on the outer side of the bottle neck.
US11359817B2	Pellet grills Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a one or more processors configured to detect an improper shutdown of a control system of the pellet grill. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a notification in response to the control system regaining power following detection of the improper shutdown, the notification indicating that the control system was improperly shutdown. The one or more processors are further configured to cause the notification to be presented at a user interface of the pellet grill.
US11359813B2	Combustor and gas turbine including the same A combustor and a gas turbine capable of uniformly supplying air into a burner are provided. The combustor may include a burner including a tubular nozzle casing, a head plate coupled to an end of the nozzle casing, and a plurality of nozzles to inject fuel and air, and a duct assembly coupled to the burner, a mixture of the fuel and the air being burned in the duct assembly to produce combustion gas. Each of the nozzles may include outer nozzles and an inner nozzle installed inside the outer nozzles, each of the outer nozzles may include a nozzle tube configured to provide a channel through which air and fuel flow and a nozzle shroud configured to surround the nozzle tube, and a flow distribution member may be installed between the head plate and the nozzle shroud to distribute a flow rate of air introduced into the outer nozzle.
US11359812B2	Multi-direction hole for rail effusion A heat shield panel for use in a gas turbine engine combustor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the heat shield panel includes a hot side, a cold side spaced from the hot side, a rail member disposed on the cold side proximate an outer perimeter, the rail member having an outer wall and an inner wall and an orifice extending through the rail member, from the inner wall to the outer wall, the orifice having an entrance portion having an entrance opening positioned on the inner wall and extending at least to an intermediate portion of the rail member and an exit portion having an exit opening positioned on the outer wall and extending at least to the intermediate portion of the rail member, the entrance portion of the orifice being angled relative to the exit portion of the orifice.
US11359810B2	Apparatus and method for mitigating particulate accumulation on a component of a gas turbine A gas turbine engine component assembly is provided. The gas turbine engine component assembly comprising: a first component having a first surface and a second surface; a threaded stud including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the threaded stud extending from the second surface of the first component; and a faired body operably secured to the threaded stud, wherein the faired body is shaped to redirect the airflow in a lateral direction parallel to the second surface of the first component such that a cross flow is generated.
US11359800B2	Removable positioning of light fixtures A linear light fixture assembly for supporting a light fixture in a ceiling structure, comprises a light fixture mounting structure having a pair of opposed boundary regions configured to fit within a designated light fixture receiving region in the ceiling structure, and a plurality of spring elements configured to spaced outwardly from at least one of the boundary regions, each spring element having a mounting region configured to be anchored to the mounting structure and a free end region to extend therefrom and to be laterally outwardly biased in a first position to form a path of contact with a support surface region on the ceiling structure to anchor the structure in the receiving region, each of the spring elements configured to be movable toward the corresponding boundary region in a second position to release the path of contact to release the light fixture from the receiving region.
US11359797B1	Chip-on-board LED lighting devices COB LED lighting devices are provided having a substrate, at least one parallel-connected LED segment formed on the substrate, at least one series-connected LED groups mounted to the substrate, each of the LED groups also including at least one parallel-connected LEDs, each LED connected to a pad of the substrate, the device also including a phosphor binder distributed over the LED segments on the substrate, and a current control circuit in electrical communication with each of the LED segments, each current control circuit formed on the substrate adjacent to the LED segments, external to the phosphor binder.
US11359791B2	Direct/indirect luminaire systems and methods A luminaire includes a housing, a downlight that includes one or more first light sources configured to emit a first light downwardly from the housing, a waveguide, and one or more second light sources. The waveguide is formed of a portion of an optical material and characterized by opposing planar faces joined by one or more edge faces about a periphery of the optical material. The waveguide forms at least a portion of an uppermost optical surface of the luminaire. The one or more second light sources are coupled with the housing and configured to emit a second light into the optical material through at least one of the one or more edge faces. The waveguide is configured to emit at least a portion of the second light upwardly from an upper one of the planar faces.
US11359788B2	Head lamp system for vehicle and operating method thereof The present disclosure relates to a head lamp system of a vehicle and an operating method thereof, and includes a vehicle sensor for detecting driving situations of a vehicle, a first Digital Micro mirror Device (DMD) module and a second DMD module that include a plurality of micro-mirrors, and a module controller for controlling the plurality of micro-mirrors included in the first and second DMD modules based on signals provided from the vehicle sensor.
US11359779B1	Ceiling lamp assembled quickly A ceiling lamp includes a main unit and a wall plate detachably mounted on a top of the main unit. The main unit is provided with a membrane button for regulating a color temperature of the ceiling lamp. The membrane button is arranged on a bottom face or an outer face of the main unit. The main unit includes a lamp body, and a lamp disk mounted on the lamp body from bottom to top. The lamp body includes a rear cover, a heatsink disk, a light emitting diode (LED) driver, an LED module, and a light output module. The heatsink disk is mounted on a bottom of the rear cover. The LED module is mounted between the heatsink disk and the light output module. The LED driver is connected with the LED module.
US11359778B1	LED downlight device Provided is an LED downlight device including: a downlight body having an LED module having multiple LEDs, a heat sink receiving the LED module therein and dissipating heat generated from the LEDs, a reflector coupled to an inner side of a lower surface of the heat sink and reflecting light from an LED light source, a diffuser cover detachably coupled to the reflector and diffusing light from the LED light source, and a housing coupled to an outer side of the lower surface of the heat sink and protecting the reflector and the diffuser cover; an LED driver performing switching from AC to DC and supplying an appropriate voltage to the LED module; a first connector unit connecting a first electric wire with a second electric wire; and a second connector unit integrated with the LED driver, and connecting the second electric wire with a third electric wire.
US11359774B2	Flexible light-emitting diode lighting strip with interposer The invention describes a flexible lighting strip comprising a multitude of light-emitting diodes arranged in at least two groups. Each group comprises at least two light-emitting diodes arranged in an electrical series connection. The at least two groups are arranged in parallel to an anode track and a cathode track. The at least two groups are arranged in a longitudinal arrangement such that a last light-emitting diode of a first group is arranged next to a first light-emitting diode of a second group. The anode track and the cathode track each consist of a wire line having substantially circular wires that are bent to receive compressive and/or tensile stress. The electrical circuit provides a third wire line having a substantially circular wire as a center line arranged between the outer lines. At least one light-emitting diode of every group is mounted on an interposer which contracts all three wire lines.
US11359772B2	Solid state lamp using light emitting strips A solid state lamp includes a connector and a bulb portion with multiple strips.
US11359771B2	Lighting assembly A lighting assembly including a shell, wherein the shell includes an inner wall defining an inner lumen, an outer wall encircling the inner wall, a set of radial fins connecting the inner and outer walls, the set of fins cooperatively defining a set of cooling channels between adjacent fins, the inner wall, and the outer wall; an insert removably mounted within the inner lumen, the insert defining a power storage lumen; a power storage unit arranged within the power storage lumen; a circuit board coupled to the power storage unit, the circuit board comprising a processor and communication module; a lighting module electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the lighting module includes a substrate and a set of light emitting elements mounted to a first broad face of the substrate.
US11359766B2	Composite pressure vessel with a monolayer liner A composite pressure vessel that includes a monolayer liner and a reinforcing structure arranged on top of the liner. The liner is made by injection moulding and includes at least two shells weldable together. Each shell is made of a polymer composition including at least 45% by weight of an aromatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition, and at least 10% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition.
US11359757B2	Combination pipe seal and grips A pipeline plug includes a pressure head; a seal assembly; a seal expansion ring; a plurality of gripper bodies, a sliding gripper, and an actuator. Each gripper body is coupled to the seal expansion ring. Radial expansion of the gripper bodies supports radial expansion of the seal expansion ring. Additionally, radial expansion of the seal expansion ring supports radial expansion of the gripper bodies. The sliding gripper is slidingly coupled to a radially outer surface of the gripper body.
US11359749B2	Conduit locking system for an appliance A conduit locking system includes a first cylindrical conduit having a male and female portion. The female portion includes an engagement protrusion that is radially disposed on an outer surface, and an inner surface that is configured to engage an outer surface of a male portion of a second cylindrical conduit to define a continuous fluid passageway. The conduit locking system comprises an annular band having a tensioner and is configured to engage the male portion of the second cylindrical conduit. The annular band may also comprise a plurality of fingers disposed radially about the annular band. The plurality of fingers may be configured to engage the engagement protrusion of the female portion of the first cylindrical conduit. The conduit locking system is manipulatable between an unclamped position to a clamped position.
US11359745B2	Fuel monitoring system A CNG leak detection system has a plurality of CNG tanks. A plurality of control valve mechanisms, equal in number to the plurality of CNG tanks, is coupled with each CNG tank. A sensor is coupled with each control valve mechanism. The sensor monitors the CNG in the tank. A processor is electrically coupled with the sensor. A display is coupled with the processor to display the sensed condition of at least one desired tank of the plurality of tanks.
US11359737B2	Pressure relief device and method for its production The invention relates to a pressure relief device and to a method for producing a pressure relief device, the pressure relief device (10) comprising a rupture disc (11) and a vacuum support (12, 32), the rupture disc and the vacuum support being made of graphite, the one-piece rupture disc having an exit side (13) and an entry side (14), the rupture disc having a recess (15) on the entry side, said recess (15, 33) forming a rupture area (17) within a retainer (16) of the rupture disc, the vacuum support being inserted in the recess, the pressure relief device having a carbon retaining device (30) for a form-fitted fastening of the vacuum support in the recess.
US11359728B2	Anti-cavitation valve assembly An anti-cavitation valve assembly includes a seat positioned within a fluid pathway between a fluid inlet and outlet of a valve. Spaced apart elongated seat apertures are formed in a circumferential wall of the seat that have a varying opening width along a length thereof to direct fluid flow into an inner seat chamber of the seat. A disc guide is slidably movable relative to the seat and has a wall having spaced apart disc guide apertures formed therein. A tortuous fluid flow pathway is formed as fluid enters through the seat apertures, into the inner seat chamber, and exits through the disc guide apertures to minimize fluid cavitation.
US11359726B2	Non-contact seal assembly with multiple axially spaced spring elements An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a plurality of seal shoes, a seal base and a spring system. The seal shoes are arranged about a centerline in an annular array. The seal shoes include a first seal shoe. The seal base circumscribes the seal shoes. The spring system connects the seal shoes to the seal base. The spring system includes a first spring element and a second spring element. The first spring element extends axially along the centerline in a first axial direction from the seal base to the first seal shoe. The second spring element extends axially along the centerline in a second axial direction from the seal base to the first seal shoe. The second axial direction is opposite the first axial direction.
US11359719B2	Shifting device for shifting a transmission Shifting device for shifting a transmission, having a first group of shift elements and a second group of shift elements, a selector shaft, which is arranged in such a way that it can be moved in translation along a longitudinal axis and rotated about the longitudinal axis, wherein it is possible, by moving the selector shaft into one of a plurality of possible translational positions, to select at least one shift element of the first group and at least one shift element of the second group and, by rotating the selector shaft, to actuate the selected shift elements. The at least one selected shift element of the first group can be actuated in phase or with an overlapping phase displacement or an offset phase displacement with respect to the at least one selected shift element of the second group.
US11359715B2	Transmission shaft, transmission, and motor vehicle drivetrain A shaft (W) for a motor vehicle transmission (G) may have axial bore holes positioned within the shaft and configured to guide fluid within the shaft. The shaft may have first, second, and third axial sections (W1, W2, W3), the second axial section being axially between the first and third axial sections. Fluid enters the axial bore holes in the second axial section and exits the axial bore holes in the first and third axial sections. One of the axial bore holes (B2; B1, B1a) is arranged, at least partially, in the first axial section and is radially spaced from an axis of rotation (WA) of the shaft. Another of the axial bore holes (B1RS; B_SE5, B3a) is arranged, at least partially, in the third axial section. The one of the axial bore holes (B2; B1, B1a) is coaxial with the other of the axial bore holes (B1RS; B_SE5, B3a).
US11359712B2	Internal-pressure rise prevention structure of speed reducer An internal-pressure rise prevention structure of a speed reducer according to the invention includes a speed reduction mechanism that decelerates rotation of an input part and transmits the decelerated rotation to an output part, and a container having a communication hole formed in a wall surface that defines an internal space for accommodating the speed reduction mechanism and lubricant. The communication hole is situated vertically above the level of the lubricant.
US11359705B2	Machine generating centrifugal forces from effective elliptic trajectory A generator (100) and/or machine (110) generating mechanical energy and functioning on the principle of exploitation of an energy allowing the existence of centrifugal forces (Fc) on masses (120) being displaced in rotation, into an effective elliptic trajectory (150), about a respective shaft (128) freely rotatably mounted on a plate (122) itself freely rotatably mounted on a main shaft (202) freely rotatably mounted on a fixed chassis (140). The centrifugal forces generated by the masses (120) transmit a rotational oscillating movement of the plate (122) transferred by a mechanical energy transmission mechanism into a continuous rotation movement to an output torque mechanism freely mounted on the main shaft (202).
US11359701B2	Multi-speed transmission A multiple speed transmission includes an input member, an output member, first, second, third and fourth planetary gearsets each having first, second and third members, and a plurality of interconnecting members each connected between at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gearsets and at least another of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gearsets. The transmission includes a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms between the input and output members, wherein the torque transmitting mechanisms are selectively engageable in combinations of at least four to establish at least ten forward speed ratios between the input member and the output member.
US11359698B2	Dual clutch transmission Provided is a dual clutch transmission. First and second input shafts are mounted concentrically. First and second output shafts are mounted in parallel to the first input shaft and respectively include output gears engaged with a ring gear of a differential. The rotations of first and second gears are restrained by the first input shaft. The rotations of third and fourth gears are restrained by the second input shaft. The rotations of fifth and sixth gears engaged with the second and third gears, respectively, are restrained by the first output shaft. The rotation of a seventh gear engaged with the first gear is restrained by the second output shaft. An eighth gear is engaged with the second gear to be rotatable about the second output shaft. The rotation of a ninth gear engaged with the fourth gear and restrained by the eighth gear is restrained by the second output shaft.
US11359696B2	Compact modular right-angle drive gear aligned actuator A gear drive, such as for an actuator, is a right-angle drive where toothed outer ridge of a face gear is coupled to teeth of a motor output shaft, and a set of planetary gears are engaged with a central sun gear of the face gear. The sun gear and planetary gears are aligned with the motor output shaft. For instance the motor output shaft may be substantially in the same plane with the sun gear and the planetary gears. From another standpoint the axis of the motor output shaft may intersect the sun gear, as well as intersecting a volume that the planetary gears sweep through as the planetary gears engage the sun gear.
US11359690B2	Shock absorber A shock absorber includes: a collar which is mounted on an outer circumference of a cylinder movable in the axial direction with respect to an inner tube in which a liquid is stored and supports one end of a suspension spring. The collar has: an annular mounting portion whose one end is supported by the cylinder; an annular sliding contact portion provided to be closer to the suspension spring than the mounting portion and in sliding contact with an inner circumference of the inner tube; a truncated cone-shaped body portion that connects the mounting portion and the sliding contact portion and has a hole formed to apply a resistance against a flow of a liquid moving inside and outside the collar; and a rib formed on an inner circumference of the body portion along the axial direction.
US11359681B2	Clutch mechanism comprising two assemblies connected by an assembling device A clutch mechanism is configured to be driven in rotation about an axis and includes two assemblies. Each assembly includes: an outer disk carrier externally delimiting a cavity; a clutch including a stack of coupling disks and friction disks, the stack being housed in the cavity and configured to be driven in rotation about the axis; and a reaction member of the outer disk carrier configured to enable compression of the coupling disks against the friction disks in a clutch engaged position of the corresponding clutch. The clutch mechanism includes at least one device for assembling the two assemblies to one another.
US11359672B2	Bearing assembly for rotary electric machine A wedge for securing a bearing and a bearing sleeve to an end bell of a rotating electric machine includes an annular base extending about a centerline and having an inner surface defining an opening through the base for receiving the bearing and the bearing sleeve. The base includes opposing first and second ends spaced circumferentially from one another by a gap for allowing relative movement therebetween during securing of the bearing and the bearing sleeve to the end bell.
US11359665B2	Ball joint and method of manufacturing ball joint In the present invention, a housing includes a first opening in a first edge region facing a pin of a ball stud, the ball stud protrudes from the first opening, a gap is provided between an inner wall of a cavity and an outer wall of a bearing shell, a lining is injected into the gap, and the housing further includes a second opening in a second edge region opposite from the first opening for injecting the lining through the cavity, and one or more structural elements for clamping the lining to the inner wall of the second opening.
US11359662B2	Positive locking fastener The invention relates to a positive locking fastener comprising: a screw (1), a threaded portion (11) of which has a blind hole (110) and a groove (111); a nut (2) having a tightening portion (21); a cap (3); and a pin (4). The cap (3) has an immobilizing portion (31) intended to engage with the tightening portion (21) and a locking portion (32) intended to cooperate with the blind hole (110) to prevent said cap from rotating relative to the screw (1). The locking portion (32) also comprises openings (322) suitable for allowing the pin (4) to be inserted into said openings and into the groove (111) in order to hold the screw (1) and the cap (3) together.
US11359656B2	Load distributing self-locking mount pin A mounting pin assembly includes a first mounting component. The assembly also includes a second mounting component having a first leg located on a first side of the first mounting component and a second leg located on a second side of the first mounting component. The assembly further includes a mount pin extending through an aperture of the first leg, an aperture of the first mounting component, and an aperture of the second leg, the mount pin having a conical shoulder region in contact with a chamfer of the second leg. The assembly yet further includes a self-locking nut plate threaded to the mount pin.
US11359653B2	Clamping device A clamping device includes first and second clamping components and at least one elastic component. The first and second clamping components include first and second rear portions and first and second front portions pivoted to each other respectively. The first and second rear portions are pivoted to each other. The elastic component connects the first and second clamping components. The first and second clamping components rotate, with respect to each other, to a first state due to an elastic force of the elastic component so that the first and second front portions have a first distance. When the first and second clamping components are subject to a force, the first and second clamping components resist the elastic force of the elastic component and rotate, with respect to each other, to a second state so that the first and second front portions have a second distance greater than the first distance.
US11359652B2	Orifice plates Implementations of an orifice plate configured to regulate a fluid flow are provided. An example orifice plate is configured to be positioned in a conduit and comprises a plurality of holes that extend therethrough. The plurality of holes are arranged to form one or more spiral layouts configured to regulate a fluid flow passing therethrough. Each spiral layout is a logarithmic spiral. In some implementations, each spiral layout has a growth factor of substantially 1.618 for each quarter turn. In some implementations, each hole in an orifice plate has a contoured conical shape extending between an inlet and an outlet, the inlet is larger in diameter than the outlet.
US11359651B2	Flow modification device having helical strakes and a system and method for modifying flow A flow modification device connectable to a generally cylindrical element adapted for immersion in a fluid medium is provided. The device comprises an elongate body having a length and a generally circular cross-section; a plurality of raised body portions disposed about and extending along the length of the elongate body, the raised body portions having a height between 2% and 10% of a diameter of the body; and an aperture extending through the length of the elongate body, the aperture being adapted to receive the generally cylindrical element such that the flow modification device is arranged about the cylindrical element. The plurality of raised body portions are helically arranged or twisted about a longitudinal axis of the elongate body and are adapted to reduce vortex-induced vibration and/or drag on the cylindrical element when the device is connected to the cylindrical element and the connected device and cylindrical element are immersed in the fluid medium and there is relative movement between the connected device and cylindrical element and the fluid medium.
US11359647B2	Compression device and supercharger A compression device includes a centrifugal compressor and a silencer. The centrifugal compressor includes a compressor assembly bolt fastening an inlet side of an inlet guide to a scroll casing. The silencer includes: a first side wall extending in a direction intersecting with a rotational axis of an impeller; an annular second side wall provided between the first side wall and the centrifugal compressor and surrounding the rotational axis; at least one silencer element provided in an ambient-air introduction space formed between the first side wall and the second side wall for guiding an ambient air to the inlet guide; and a silencer assembly bolt extending from the first side wall to the scroll casing in a direction along the rotational axis of the impeller and fastening the first side wall, the second side wall, and the scroll casing.
US11359646B2	Gas turbine engine with vane having a cooling inlet An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
US11359636B2	Vacuum pump and diagnosis system A vacuum pump comprises: a rotor; a stator; a rolling bearing configured to support a rotor shaft provided at the rotor; and a vibration sensor configured to detect vibration of the rolling bearing.
US11359631B2	Co-rotating scroll compressor with bearing able to roll along surface A compressor may include a shell assembly, a compression mechanism, a driveshaft, a first bearing, a second bearing, a third bearing, and a surface supporting the third bearing. The compression mechanism may include first and second compression members. The driveshaft may be coupled to the first compression member to rotate the first compression member relative to the second compression member. The first bearing may support the driveshaft for rotation about a first axis. The second bearing may support the driveshaft for rotation about the first axis. The third bearing defines a second axis. The third bearing may support the second compression member for rotation relative to the first compression member. The surface may support the third bearing such that the third bearing is able to roll along the surface to move the second compression member and the second axis in a radial direction relative to the first compression member.
US11359630B2	Screw compressor for a utility vehicle A screw compressor for a utility vehicle includes at least one housing, at least one housing cover and at least one rotor housing. At least one seal is provided, wherein, when assembled, there is an oil sump in the housing, and the seal is arranged between the housing cover and the rotor housing and projects out of the oil sump with respect to the assembled state. The seal is formed as a sealing plate and has multiple passage openings.
US11359622B2	Frequency sweeping tubewave sources for liquid filled boreholes A system for generating variable frequency tube waves includes a high pressure multiplex pump having a number of plungers, with each plunger operatively coupled to a suction valve on a suction side and a discharge valve on a discharge side. The suction valve or the discharge valve of a first one of the plungers includes an opening, such that the modified plunger on a discharge stroke pushes fluid through the opening in the suction or discharge valve. The system includes a tubular fluidly coupling the high pressure multiplex pump to a wellbore, and a pressure sensor that receives tube waves generated by the high pressure multiplex pump and reflected from the wellbore.
US11359619B2	Valve having a first and second obstruction confining the valve from leaving a confining region Disclosed are techniques such as roll to roll processing to produce inlet valves for controlling entry of fluid into a compartment of a device. The valve includes a body having a compartment and an inlet into the compartment, with the inlet being bifurcated by a pair of spaced wall portions of the body that form a confining region and which pair of spaced wall portions together with wall portions of the body provide a pair of spaced inlet portions into the compartment and a valve member having a first portion that is position-able within a portion of the compartment, an intermediate portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion by the intermediate portion, with the second portion position-able within the confining region and with the second portion having an obstruction portion.
US11359612B1	Systems and methods for generation of electrical power in an organic rankine cycle operation Systems and methods for generating and a controller for controlling generation of geothermal power in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) operation to thereby supply electrical power to one or more of in-field operational equipment, a grid power structure, and an energy storage device. In an embodiment, during hydrocarbon production, a temperature of a flow of heated fluid from a source or working fluid may be determined. If the temperature is above a vaporous phase change threshold of the working fluid, heat exchanger valves may be opened to divert flow of heated fluid to heat exchangers to facilitate heat transfer from the flow of wellhead fluid to working fluid through the heat exchangers, thereby to cause the working fluid to change from a liquid to vapor, the vapor to cause a generator to generate electrical power via rotation of an expander.
US11359608B2	Segmented airfoil design for guide wires The present invention is an improved wind turbine comprising: a wind turbine wheel having a hub, a rim and a cable extending between the hub and the rim; a set of airfoils rotatably carried by the cable and disposed between the hub and the rim; a cinch attached to the cable and disposed between adjacent airfoils; and, an upturned section included in at least one airfoil in the set of airfoils and disposed at a trailing edge of the airfoil wherein each airfoil has a different angle of attack relative to an adjacent airfoil.
US11359596B2	Francis-type turbine runner and Francis-type turbine According to the embodiment, in a range from a plane P1 including a runner rotation center axis C and an end point 15E2 of an outlet end 15 of the vane 13, up to a plane P2 corresponding to a position where the plane P1 is moved by an angle, which is determined by dividing 360° by a value that is four times the number of vanes 13, in a runner rotation direction, when respective sections of the vane 13 are taken at a plane including the axis C and radially extending, in at least one section, a tangent T1 on a centerline Cv of the vane 13 passing through an intersection X at which the centerline Cv and a flowing water surface 12f intersect, and a tangent T2 on the flowing water surface 12f passing through the intersection X, define an acute angle on a negative pressure surface.
US11359586B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas recirculation device, a traveling motor, and a control device. The exhaust gas recirculation device includes a communication pipe that allows an exhaust pipe and an intake pipe of the engine to communicate with each other and a valve that is provided in the communication pipe. The control device is configured to perform foreign matter removal control for opening and closing the valve when foreign matter caught in the valve is detected and the hybrid vehicle stops.
US11359585B2	Engine system An engine system may include: an engine including cylinders that generate a driving torque by combusting fuel; a first intake manifold connected to an intake line through which flows intake air into some of the plurality of cylinders; a second intake manifold supplying the intake air to the other cylinders of the plurality of cylinders through the first intake manifold; a first exhaust manifold connected to some cylinders that are connected to the first intake manifold; a second exhaust manifold connected to some other cylinders that are connected to the second intake manifold; a recirculation line branched from the second exhaust manifold to be coupled to the second intake manifold; a recirculation inlet valve disposed at a point at which the recirculation line and the second exhaust manifold are joined; and a manifold connection valve disposed on an intake line between the first intake manifold and the second intake manifold.
US11359578B2	Ramjet engine with rotating detonation combustion system and method for operation A ramjet engine and system and method for operation is generally provided. The ramjet includes a longitudinal wall extended along a lengthwise direction. The longitudinal wall defines an inlet section, a combustion section, and an exhaust section. A fuel nozzle assembly is extended from the longitudinal wall. The fuel nozzle assembly defines a nozzle throat area. The fuel nozzle assembly is moveable along a radial direction to adjust the nozzle throat area based at least on a difference in pressure of a flow of fluid at an inlet of the inlet section and a pressure of the flow of fluid at the fuel nozzle assembly.
US11359574B1	Engine cylinder head A cylinder head of a multi-cylinder engine is provided, the cylinder head including a plurality of ceiling parts for respective cylinders, and a water jacket. Each ceiling part is connected to an intake port including a primary port and a secondary port aligned in a cylinder-row direction, and is attached with an in-cylinder pressure sensor. A plug is attached to a hollow part of the cylinder head corresponding to a core print provided to a core of the water jacket, and is disposed at a position corresponding to a location between certain cylinders. The in-cylinder pressure sensor is attached at a position on an opposite side from the plug with respect to a cylinder center axis in the cylinder-row direction. Positions of the primary and secondary ports connected to each ceiling part are interchanged in the cylinder-row direction according to the position of the in-cylinder pressure sensor.
US11359556B2	Device and method for detecting misfire in internal combustion engine A misfire detection device includes processing circuitry configured to execute a stopping process stopping combustion control of an air-fuel mixture in one or more cylinders and a determination process determining whether a misfire has occurred based on a value of a determination subject rotation fluctuation amount, that is, a rotation fluctuation amount of a determination subject cylinder for misfire. A comparison subject rotation fluctuation amount is a rotation fluctuation amount corresponding to a crank angle separated by a predetermined angular interval from a crank angle corresponding to the determination subject rotation fluctuation amount. The determination process includes a process determining the misfire based on a value of the determination subject rotation fluctuation amount when the predetermined angular interval equals an angular interval between crank angles at which compression top dead center appears in the one or more of the cylinders and the determination subject cylinder during the stopping process.
US11359553B2	Control device for gas turbine, gas turbine, and gas turbine controlling method A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold.
US11359551B2	Secondary flow lockout valve A fuel system for a gas turbine engine includes a secondary flow lockout valve. The secondary flow lockout valve includes a valve body having a first end that defines an inlet and a second end. The valve body includes at least one primary outlet bore and at least one secondary outlet bore. The valve body defines a channel in fluid communication with the primary outlet bore. The secondary flow lockout valve includes a cover that cooperates with the second end of the valve body to define a chamber. The chamber is in fluid communication with the channel such that the valve body is movable between at least a first position in which the primary outlet bore is open and a second position in which both the primary outlet bore and the secondary outlet bore are open based on a pressure in the chamber.
US11359544B2	Airflow control system and methods thereof A system and method of an airflow control system for a vehicle is described herein. The airflow control system (100) includes an airflow housing (120) defining an airflow passageway (125) extending between a bypass opening (122) and an intake outlet (124). The airflow housing also defines a duct opening (126) positioned between the bypass opening (122) and the intake outlet (124). The intake outlet (124) may be in fluid communication with an engine intake (12) of the vehicle such that air passes from the bypass opening (122) and/or the duct opening (126) to the engine intake (12). The airflow control system (100) also includes a movable duct (160) movably connected to the airflow housing (120) to selectively allow or prevent air passage through the duct opening (126) and into the engine intake (12), and further includes a bypass door (140) movably connected to the airflow housing (120) to selectively allow or prevent air passage through the bypass opening (122) and into the engine intake (12).
US11359539B2	Actuator and exhaust valve driving device An actuator 1 includes a housing 2, an output shaft 3 projecting from the inside of the housing 2 to the outside, a motor 4 provided in the housing 2, a reduction mechanism 5 which connects the motor 4 to the output shaft 3, a magnet 61 provided for rotation integrally with the output shaft 3 inside the housing 2, a Hall effect IC 62 disposed to face the magnet 61 outside the rotation locus of the magnet 61, and a circumferential wall 25 disposed to stand from the inner wall of the housing 2 and interposed between the magnet 61 and the Hall effect IC 62.
US11359538B2	Valve A turbine bypass valve comprising: a casing defining first and second casing ports; and a valve cartridge mounted to the casing; wherein the valve cartridge comprises: first and second valve ports; and a valve member, the valve member being movable between a first position in which there is a flow path between the first and second valve ports, and a second position in which the valve member substantially blocks said flow path between the first and second valve ports; and wherein the valve cartridge is mounted to the casing such that the first valve port is aligned with the first casing port, and the second valve port is aligned with the second casing port.
US11359537B1	Spark ignition engine, pre-chamber, and method for cooling a pre-chamber A spark ignition engine includes: a pre-chamber (PC); a main chamber (MC); and a cylinder head coupled with a water jacket. The PC includes: a spark plug; and a PC body. The spark plug is surrounded by a jacket with thermal-conductive substance. The thermal-conductive substance is solid at room temperature and liquid at working temperature of the PC. At working temperature of the PC, the liquid thermal-conductive substance conducts heat from the spark plug to the water jacket. The PC body is coated with a layer of non-thermal-conductive substance.
US11359535B2	Exhaust gas treatment system An exhaust gas treatment system capable of purifying exhaust gas containing moisture includes superheated steam generating pipes (20, 40) and a housing (10). The superheated steam generating pipe (20, 40) is formed of a material capable of generating heat by energization, and has a flow path (200, 400) through which exhaust gas can flow, and moisture contained in the exhaust gas flowing through the flow path is converted into superheated steam by the heat. The housing (10) is provided to accommodate the superheated steam generating pipe, is formed to allow the exhaust gas before being introduced into the flow path to flow therethrough and can preheat the exhaust gas by the heat of the superheated steam generating pipe.
US11359524B1	Compression release type engine brake A compression release type engine brake includes an exhaust rocker arm including a roller which is mounted at one end portion thereof, and the exhaust rocker arm rotating around a rocker arm shaft by the rotation of the exhaust cam, a valve bridge disposed on the other end portion of the exhaust rocker arm and connected to an exhaust valve, a brake module mounted between the exhaust rocker arm and the valve bridge, contacting with the roller and the brake cam lobe according to inflow of selectively supplied operation oil to open the exhaust valve by the exhaust cam, and the brake module including a reset valve closing operation oil inside therein, and a reset piston slidably mounted on the second end portion of the exhaust rocker arm and protruding out of the second end portion of the exhaust rocker arm according to the supply of reset oil to push the reset valve to expel the operation oil in the brake module outwards.
US11359519B2	Offshore electrical power plant A floating vessel equipped with a power plant includes a hull and a process deck arranged on a portion of the hull above compartments within the hull. The power plant includes a fuel source and at least one electrical power generator driven by a gas turbine; the fuel source arranged for providing fuel to the gas turbine. Per gas turbine, the floating vessel is equipped with a steam production unit coupled to the gas turbine exhaust for receiving heat to produce pressurized steam. Per each steam production unit, the floating vessel is equipped with at least one secondary power generator driven by a steam turbine, which is coupled to the steam production unit for receiving steam. Each gas turbine and steam production unit are positioned on the process deck, and each secondary power generator and steam turbine are positioned under the process deck in the one or more compartments.
US11359517B2	Modified two-phase cycle A system including a pump, a boiler coupled to the pump, a turbine coupled to the boiler, a two-phase expander coupled to the turbine, and a condenser coupled to the two-phase expander and the pump.
US11359514B2	Method for mounting and/or removing components of a turbine having a turbine casing, adapter and system for use in the method as well as use of an adapter A method for mounting and/or dismantling turbine components is provided. According to this method, a crane is fastened to a turbine casing half in the area of the joint, and at least one component such as for example a turbine blade is brought into its mounted position and/or is removed from its mounted position by means of the crane. For this purpose, the crane has a tower with a multiple section jib having a plurality of segments, thereby allowing the components to be positioned accurately for mounting/dismantling. The mobile crane is connected to the turbine casing half by means of an adapter. The adapter has a fastening pin which is held in place by means of an existing through-bore in the turbine casing half. For the purpose of mounting the mobile crane, the adapter has a baseplate. For rotational locking of the crane, a securing element is provided.
US11359509B1	Variable guide vane assembly with bushing ring and biasing member A gas turbine engine has: a first component and a second component defining a respective first gaspath surface and a second gaspath surface of an annular gaspath, the first and second gaspath surfaces axially spaced apart from one another by an annular recess in the first component; a bushing ring disposed within the annular recess and defining stem pockets therein; variable guide vanes pivotable about respective vane axes extending between first and second stems; and a biasing member received within the annular recess and disposed axially between the bushing ring and one of the first component and the second component, the biasing member exerting a force against the bushing ring in an axial direction relative to the central axis and towards the other of the first component and the second component.
US11359503B2	Engine with cooling passage circuit extending through blade, seal, and ceramic vane A gas turbine engine includes a rotor carrying a blade, a ceramic vane adjacent the blade, a seal carried on the rotor adjacent the tip of the ceramic vane, and a cooling passage circuit extending through the blade, the seal, and the ceramic vane. The cooling passage circuit is configured to provide cooling air into the blade, then from the blade into the seal, and then from the seal into the ceramic vane.
US11359501B2	Locking spacer assembly, corresponding blade assembly, method for installing a locking spacer A locking spacer assembly for filling a final spacer slot in a disk groove between platforms of adjacent blades of a blade assembly, a blade assembly and a method for installing a locking spacer assembly into a final spacer slot in a disk groove between platforms of adjacent blades of a blade assembly are presented. The locking spacer assembly includes a first side piece, a second side piece, a bolt and a mid piece. The mid piece includes a hollow cylindrical body to receive the bolt and a top platform to flush with top surfaces of the first and second side pieces and a middle platform disposed at bottom of the hollow cylindrical body. At least two pins are radially inserted through apertures of the first and second side pieces respectively extending toward the middle platform of the mid piece to prevent radial movement of the mid piece.
US11359496B2	Coolant channel A component for a gas turbine engine, comprising: first and second walls; a coolant channel defined by the space between the first and second walls; and a first rib extending between the first and second walls to the end of the coolant channel in a coolant flow direction, such that the coolant channel is bifurcated in the coolant flow direction.
US11359494B2	Engine component with cooling hole An apparatus and method for an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall having an outer surface and bounding an interior, the outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side, extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling supply conduit provided in the interior, and at least one cooling passage fluidly coupling the at least one cooling supply conduit to the outer surface of the outer wall, the at least one cooling passage comprising an outlet opening onto the outer surface along the leading edge, an inlet fluidly coupled to the at least one cooling supply conduit, and a curved passage defining a curvilinear centerline.
US11359490B2	Multi-functional intelligent tunneling apparatus and method for simulating partial excavation of tunnel The present disclosure discloses a multi-functional intelligent tunneling apparatus and method for simulating partial excavation of tunnel. The apparatus comprises an operating platform, a multi-functional rotary tunneling system, a precision power propulsion system, an information acquiring and processing system, a digital display control box and a slurry pumping device, wherein, the multi-functional rotary tunneling system includes a plurality of independent operating channels, and can realize multi-functional simulation of a tunnel construction process, including drilling, slurry injecting, and partial excavation under real-time monitoring; under the control of the digital display control box, the precision power propulsion system can realize the fine control of the multi-functional rotary tunneling system by means of hydraulic monitoring and preset advance distance. The present disclosure can simulate partial excavation steps of tunnel well, ranging from drilling, slurry injecting, different partial excavation methods, supporting and data postprocessing and analyzing of test. The operating and testing method are easy, and with high reliability and high degree of automation and intelligence.
US11359488B2	Self-calibrated method of determining borehole fluid acoustic properties Methods, systems, and devices for determining an acoustic parameter of a downhole fluid using an acoustic assembly. Methods include transmitting a plurality of pulses; measuring values for at least one wave property measured for reflections of the plurality of pulses received at at least one acoustic receiver, including: a first value for a first reflection traveling a first known distance from a first acoustically reflective surface having a first known acoustic impedance, a second value for a second reflection traveling a second known distance substantially the same as the first known distance from a second acoustically reflective surface having a second known acoustic impedance, and a third value for a third reflection traveling a third known distance from a third acoustically reflective surface having a third known acoustic impedance substantially the same as the second acoustic impedance; and estimating the acoustic parameter using the values.
US11359483B2	Integrated downhole system with plural telemetry subsystems A downhole system has a plurality of telemetry systems and a control system configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration of a controller may be changed so as to change which information is transmitted on a given telemetry system and how the information is to be transmitted on the given telemetry system.
US11359481B2	Indicating position of a moving mechanism of well site tools This disclosure presents an apparatus to improve the position sensing of a moving mechanism, such as a fluid valve located within a borehole. The apparatus can utilize a light beam or an optical fiber to measure changes in the position sensor. The smaller and lighter apparatus can improve the accuracy of the sensing mechanism. In addition, three systems are presented. The first system utilizes a vibration sensor, such as a MEMS, and an accelerometer to calculate changes in the mechanism position of the moving mechanism. The second system utilizes a radiation source and detector combination, along with a moving radiation shield to provide more accurate position sensing than conventional techniques. In addition, a lens-based system is presented, that when combined with a radiation source, can calculate position information by detecting the diffusion or dispersal of the radiation against a radiation detector.
US11359480B2	Pressure measurement supercharging mitigation To reduce effects of artificial alteration of measured formation pressure downhole, an iterative procedure for accurately measuring formation pressure in drawdown/buildup operations is presently disclosed. During buildup/drawdown operations, pressure measurements are taken by pressure sensors in concentric volumes sealed to the formation. After each buildup operation, pressure in the outer concentric volume is lowered using a pressure sensor therein to a progressively lower pressure until a pattern for the pressure trend stabilizes asymptotically. The true formation pressure is taken after a final buildup operation once pressure measurements stabilize.
US11359451B2	Compact over pull-push stroking tool An extendable wellbore tool may include a housing, a telescopic cylinder, and one or more hydraulic actuators. The telescopic cylinder may be disposed within the housing and may include two or more cylinders configured to extend and retract relative to each other. The one or more hydraulic actuators may be connected to the telescopic cylinder via a link arm, and may be configured to extend and retract the telescopic cylinder relative to the housing.
US11359441B2	Wet connector for trident rigless electrical submersible pump (ESP) technology A wet connector for a downhole tool string includes an insulating material body, a conductive core and an insulating piston. The insulating material body is provided with a first chamber, and the first chamber is filled with insulating oil. A conductive core chamber of the conductive core is communicated with the first chamber. The insulating piston is hermetically connected to a first opening through a first sealing lip. When a male connector abuts against the insulating piston and moves toward the bottom of the conductive core chamber, the male connector is in contact with and electrically connected to the conductive core chamber and causes oil to flow from the conductive core chamber so that the insulating oil in the first chamber is compressed and a pressure of the insulating oil in the first chamber is enabled to be greater than a pressure of well fluid outside the wet connector.
US11359435B2	Screen assembly A screen assembly for a window includes a pair of parallel and spaced apart side rails locatable against respective sides of a window opening, and a head assembly including a roller upon which is wound a screen. The head assembly extends between the side rails and is adapted to be mounted on upper ends of the side rails to be supported thereon against and/or adjacent to an upper side of the window opening. Each side rail is linearly extendable whereby the upper and lower ends of the side rails frictionally engage upper and lower faces of a window opening to secure the side rails, and the head assembly mounted thereon, in place within the window opening.
US11359432B2	Safety gate A safety gate has a first post assembly, a spinning mechanism, a cover body, and a positioning mechanism. The spinning mechanism is rotatably mounted in the first post assembly. The cover body has an edge mounted in the spinning mechanism. The gate body is wound around and is pulled out from the spinning mechanism to spin the spinning mechanism. The positioning mechanism has a knob and a positioning mount. The positioning mount is moved upwardly or downwardly relative to the spinning mechanism to selectively disengage from and engage with the spinning mechanism. The spinning mechanism is prevented from spinning while being engaged with the positioning mount.
US11359428B2	Damper device The invention relates to a device for pivotably holding a wing flap. The device comprises a flat four-bar linkage comprising two pivotably mounted pivoting arms and two pull arms fastened in parallel in an articulated manner to the pivoting arms, a fastening element for applying the wing flap being applied to the pull arms. The invention further comprises elastic means for damping the pivoting movement, which engage with the four-bar linkage, and a damper device for damping the pivoting movement in the region of two end positions, with a linear pressure damper and a first and a second transmission element. The pressure damper cooperates, on a first side of the pressure damper, via the first transmission element, with a first of the two pivoting arms in the region of a first of the two end positions. Furthermore, the pressure damper cooperates, on a second side of the pressure damper, via the second transmission element, with a second of the two pivoting arms in the region of a second of the two end positions. The invention further relates to a damper device for using in a device.
US11359425B2	Dual-shaft hinge with alternative rotation A dual-shaft hinge with alternative rotation includes: a pivotal base, and having an axial swinging member and a radial moving member; a first core shaft, having a first shaft rod, a first guiding slot and a first latching slot, and the first core shaft is formed in an unlocked status when the first latching slot is engaged with the radial moving member; and a second core shaft, having a second shaft rod, a second guiding slot and at least one second latching slot; the second core shaft is formed in a locked status when the at least one second latching slot is engaged with the radial moving member, and the first core shaft is in the unlocked status, thereby enabling the first core shaft and the second core shaft to alternatively rotate.
US11359423B2	Retainer housing for a door check A retainer housing, in particular for a door check (30), includes a first housing part (2) with a cavity (3) for receiving a brake body (50) and a spring system (40) of a door check (30). The first housing part (2) has a first end (2b) and a second end (2c), and a closing piece (104) which is situated on one of the first end (2b) and second end (2c) of the housing part. The closing piece (104) has an upper face (104a) and a lower face (104b). Multiple elevations (6) are arranged on the lower face (4b; 104b) of the closing piece (4; 104), concentrically around a centre point of the lower face (4b; 104b). The elevations (6) have a stop face (7) for a spring system (40) of a door check (30).
US11359416B2	Vehicle door with external handle unit and method for mounting the same A motor vehicle door having an external handle unit includes a support part and a handle which has on a circumference of the support part a plurality of compensating elements and on an interior side of the door shell a fixing plate having a plurality of fixing points. The compensating elements are embodied to permit, by means of a fixing screw that is to be screwed in, both a compensating movement in the Y direction, and, due to a floating mounting, a compensation in the X and Z directions.
US11359409B2	Playpen door A playpen door, including a door frame; a door body movably mounted on the door frame; and a detection assembly mounted on the door frame and the door body and configured to detect open or closed state of the door body. The door body is hinged to the door frame. A locking assembly is arranged between the door body and the door frame. The locking assembly may be opened by a switch. The detection assembly is mounted away from a position where the door body is hinged to the door frame. When the door body rotates relative to the door frame, the detection assembly may be triggered, at which time the door body may be sensed to be open. When the door body returns to the closed position again after opening, the detection assembly may be triggered, at which time the door body may be sensed to be closed.
US11359403B2	Locking bolt A manually operated locking bolt (1) having a cylindrical, sleeve-shaped bolt guide (3) and a bolt (2), which is mounted to be axially displaced in the bolt guide (3), and which has a locking end (15) and an actuating end (31), wherein the bolt (2) is mounted to be axially displaced between a first axial end position or a second axial end position within the bolt guide (3) and can be locked, wherein at least one sensor (27) is fastened to the bolt guide (3), which sensor detects the two axial end positions of the bolt (2) as a measured variable and generates therefrom a further processable electrical signal.
US11359400B2	Shade-providing structure The present invention relates to an easily assembled and disassembled shade-providing structure, such as may be mounted to a playground assembly. The shade-providing structure comprises an outer frame defining an interior space and a canopy that may be positioned in that interior space. The canopy has one or more rods around its periphery, such as may be inserted through one or more pockets in the canopy fabric. Each of the outer frame and the rod(s) has a set of apertures configured to receive a locking fastener and a set of apertures configured to receive a jack screw or similar tensioning device. Accordingly, to assembly the structure, one or more jack screws can be used to provide the canopy with a desired tension and then locking fasteners can be used to secure the canopy to the outer frame.
US11359393B2	Systems and methods for additive manufacturing An additive manufacturing system for producing a structure includes a base assembly, an elongated member, a carriage, and a first member. The elongated member is fixedly coupled with the base assembly and extends upwards from the base assembly. The carriage is rotatably coupled with the elongated member and configured to translate upwards along the elongated member. The first member is fixedly coupled with and extends outwards from the carriage. The first member includes a material dispensing device configured to dispense material as the carriage rotates relative to the elongated member.
US11359392B2	Form bracket for concrete panel form A form bracket for supporting a wall of a concrete panel form at a casting slab includes a first planar member having a lower surface configured to engage a casting slab. A second planar member is coupled with the first planar member. The second planar member has a front surface disposed perpendicular to the lower surface of the first planar member and configured to engage a wall of a concrete panel form. In some implementations, the first and second planar members have different dimensions so as to be capable of being reoriented to accommodate different sized walls. A pair of support members extend between an upper portion of the first planar member and a rear portion of the second planar member. The pair of support members are spaced apart to define a void that is configured to matably receive a second form bracket in a stacked arrangement.
US11359391B2	Anchor with sealing element for a vertical formwork An anchor for a vertical formwork having two formwork panels facing one another. The anchor is suitable for being fixed to one of the formwork panels. The anchor includes a housing for receiving a part of a tie rod fixing the two formwork panels and a single sealing element configured for sealing the anchor with respect to the formwork panel in which it is fixed and with respect to the tie rod housed in the housing of the anchor.
US11359390B2	Self-climbing system, self-climbing unit and method for moving such a self-climbing unit on a concrete building structure A self-climbing system with a self-climbing unit in which the climbing brackets and the working brackets each have anchor receptacles which each correspond with one another in their pattern with respect to their relative positions, with the result that, after freeing the anchor holes, which are used by the working brackets, of an anchor point of a concrete wall section of a concrete building structure, the climbing brackets can be anchored in precisely these freed anchor holes of the anchor point. Moreover, a self-climbing unit for an aforementioned self-climbing system and to a method for moving such a self-climbing unit on a concrete building structure.
US11359386B2	Floor element for forming a floor covering, a floor covering, and a method for manufacturing a floor element A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material and a support layer arranged below this decorative layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element and wherein the floor element comprises an intermediate layer having a resin material and wherein said resin material comprises a modulus of elasticity greater than 0.1 GPa, preferably greater than 0.5 GPa, even more preferably greater than 1 GPa.
US11359382B2	Alignment mechanism and alignment methods for tiled displays An intermediary support structure including fasteners for fastening to a back side of a display tile and further includes a fastener or a fastening device for fastening the intermediary support structure to a support structure supporting multiple display tiles.
US11359380B2	Removable spindle for banister Provided in this disclosure is a selectively replaceable spindle for a banister. The spindle includes a generally longitudinal body having first and second ends for respectively engaging recesses on opposing surfaces of a handrail and a lower rail of a banister. A securement mechanism is attached to either of the first or second ends of the body, for releasably securing the respective end to the respective recess. The securement mechanism includes a spring-biased clip extending from the respective end of the body that is urged into contact with the respective recess. A lever is attached to the spring-biased clip for compressing an internal spring and enabling retraction of the spring-biased clip from the respective recess. The lever thus releases the secured one of the first or second ends of the generally longitudinal body from the respective one of the first or second recesses, thereby permitting removal of the spindle.
US11359359B2	Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for dry pipe sprinkler system An apparatus and method for maintaining integrity of a dry pipe sprinkler system. The apparatus includes an auxiliary drain, the auxiliary drain including an input pipe, a condensate collection area, and a drain pipe; an insulated housing with a door configured to provide a heat controlled environment for the auxiliary drain, and wherein the auxiliary drain is at least partially located within the housing, and the condensation collection area is located within the housing; a heater configured to heat the housing; and an auxiliary drain alarm configured to provide a warning when the auxiliary drain retains a predetermined amount of condensate.
US11359357B2	Freezeless outdoor shower A freezeless outdoor shower assembly that is self-draining to prevent freezing and damage to the assembly when the assembly is exposed to cold and freezing weather. The assembly includes a riser coupled to a self-draining riser coupler assembly which drains water from the assembly when water from a water source it turned off. Preferably the freezeless outdoor shower assembled is coupled to an outdoor freezeless hydrant providing hot and cold water.
US11359353B2	Method and system for controlling loading/unloading of a material Provided are methods for controlling loading/unloading of a material (from a load-delivering unit to a load-receiving unit, wherein at least one of the load-delivering unit and the load-receiving unit is a working machine vehicle configured to transport a load of material from a first location to a second location, and wherein at least the load-delivering unit is provided with a control unit configured to control operation of the load-delivering unit. Methods include receiving a first signal indicative of the material associated with the load-delivering unit; receiving a second signal indicative of the material intended to be received by the load-receiving unit; and comparing material information related to the first signal with material information related to the second signal.
US11359351B2	Excavator boom mountable high pressure hydraulic tool including a hydraulic motor driven generator An output shaft of a hydraulic motor is enclosed within a sealed housing and coupled to an input shaft of an electric generator using non-contact couplings. Tool electrical components are electrically coupled to the electric generator. A high pressure hydraulic tool circuit includes a hydraulic tool load and the hydraulic motor of the electric power generation assembly coupleable between a hydraulic boom inlet line and a hydraulic boom return line. Both the hydraulic tool load and the hydraulic motor of the electric power generation assembly can be designed to input hydraulic fluid up to the full rated pressure of the tool. The sealed housing of the hydraulic motor of the electric power generation assembly can be designed to retain hydraulic fluid within the interior up to the full rated pressure of the tool so that no case drain or separate low pressure return line for the hydraulic motor is necessary.
US11359338B2	Construction products and systems for providing geothermal heat A geothermal heat delivery system supplies geothermal heat for various residential, surface heating applications, including heating driveways, paths, sidewalks, homes, roofs, swimming pools, and commercial applications, including heating roadways, parkways, highways, airport runways, parking lots and sidewalks. The geothermal heat delivery system includes a series of heat pipes that are used to provide geothermal heat from a borehole to a structure or a surface, which can for example, melt precipitation on a road, driveway or roof, without the use of a ground source heat pump.
US11359331B2	Method and device for reversing a tubular knitted article in a circular knitting machine A method for reversing a tubular knitted article (S) is disclosed. According to the method, the tubular knitted article (S), engaged at a first end thereof by a pick-up device (5) and hanging with a second end thereof from the pick-up device, is introduced in a reversing tube (15). The reversing tube (15) is moved through the pick-up device (5) so as to project with the upper end (15B) thereof above the pick-up device; and the reversing tube (15) is moved reciprocatingly up and down between an upper position and a lower position, while co-acting with a top clamping device (31) and a bottom clamping device (35) until the tubular knitted article (S) is entirely everted on the outer surface of the reversing tube (15).
US11359320B2	On-line pay-per-use system and method Aspects of the invention may involve systems, methods, and computer readable medium. In an embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method for paying for usage of a pay per use device may be provided. The method may transmit device identification information from the device to a server. Device setup information and vend price may be received and the vend price may be displayed. User identification may be received and transmitted to the server. An account balance value may be received and displayed on the display. A start request may be received and transmitted to the server. The device may start and an updated account balance may be displayed.
US11359314B2	System for manufacture of bulletproof components, sheets, and garments with high modulus strong fibers held in a polyamide matrix A bulletproof garment fabric comprises parallel high strength fibers that are placed in layers. The layers are arranged in multiple orientations to resist bullet penetration stress and bonded to each other by precipitated ultrafine particles of nylon. The bonded high strength fibers resist the penetration load of a bullet and are thereby operative to prevent penetration of the bullet through the garment fabric. A porous nylon sheet is injection molded, and combined with strong fibrous materials having high modulus to form a layered sandwich that imparts strength and anti-ballistic properties to jackets, components and armor for vehicles and aircraft used in military applications.
US11359312B2	Woven fabric with comparable tensile strength in warp and weft directions A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595.
US11359308B2	High-permeability cellulose fibers High permeability curly fibers with enhanced fiber strength are produced by mercerizing cellulosic fibers. The fibers have relatively high values for curl, kink level, wet tensile strength, and bulk density when compared with current fibers. The disclosed fibers can be used in a wide range of applications including paper products such as filters.
US11359298B2	Method for producing titanium foil or titanium sheet, and cathode electrode A titanium foil or a titanium sheet is produced by electrodeposition from molten salt using constant current pulse, the method comprising: forming an electrodeposited titanium film on a surface of a cathode electrode made of glassy carbon, graphite, Mo, and Ni, and separating thereafter the electrodeposited titanium film from the cathode electrode by performing one or both of applying an external force to the electrodeposited titanium film and removing the cathode electrode. This enables the electrodeposited titanium film electrodeposited on the cathode electrode to be peeled from the cathode electrode simply and at low cost.
US11359295B2	Electrohydrogenation of nitriles Provided are methods of making aliphatic or aromatic compounds (e.g., small molecules or polymers) having one or more amine groups and/or imine groups. A method of the present disclosure is an electrohydrogenation method, where a potential is applied to an aliphatic or aromatic compound (e.g., small molecule or polymer) having one or more nitrile groups, where after the potential is applied one or more of the nitrile groups are reduced to an amine or imine. The electrohydrogenation may be carried out using non-pulsed or pulsed potential waveforms.
US11359287B2	Adhesion between polymer substrates and autocatalytic plates Provided is a method and apparatus for improving adhesion between a polymer article and a metal plate. The method includes providing a polymer article, and hydrolyzing a surface of the polymer article using an acidic solution to obtain carboxylic acid groups at the surface. The method also includes grafting polyphenols to the carboxylic acid groups by esterification that is catalyzed by the acidic solution, and chelating metal ions to the grafted polyphenols to form polyphenol-metal complexes. The apparatus includes a body formed by additive manufacturing, and a metal plating formed on a surface of the body by electroless metal plating after a surface preparation process. The surface preparation process includes treating the surface with an acidic solution to obtain carboxylic acid groups at the surface, treating the surface with a polyphenol solution to obtain polyphenols grafted to the carboxylic acid groups, and chelating metal ions to the polyphenols.
US11359286B2	Quartz crystal microbalance concentration monitor Describe is a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) device mounted within a heated sample chamber. The sample chamber temperature is maintained about 10° C. to about 30° C. greater than the temperature of the precursor vessel. The sample chamber is connected to the precursor delivery line and includes a high temperature valve and a flow pathway to foreline with a high temperature valve to permit removal of excess material. The QCM device includes a heater and gas cooling channel allowing the device to be maintained at a temperature about 10° C. to about 30° C. less than the temperature of the precursor vessel.
US11359280B2	Apparatus and method for processing, coating or curing a substrate An apparatus for processing or curing a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a support (102) arranged to transport a moving flexible substrate (104), a plasma generator (110) arranged to generate plasma (112), a magnet array (114) arranged to spatially define the plasma, wherein the magnet array comprises: a first elongate magnet (404) having a first polarity; a second elongate magnet (406), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having a second polarity, opposite to the first polarity, such that the first and second elongate magnets define a first straight magnetic flux portion (204); a third elongate magnet (408), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having the first polarity, such that the second and third elongate magnets define a second straight magnetic flux portion, connected to the first straight magnetic flux portion by a first curved magnetic flux portion (206); a fourth elongate magnet (410), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having the second polarity, such that the third and fourth elongate magnets define a third straight magnetic flux portion, connected to the second straight magnetic flux portion by a second curved magnetic flux portion.
US11359275B2	Method of manufacturing diamond substrate, diamond substrate, and diamond composite substrate A method of manufacturing a diamond substrate includes: forming an ion implantation layer at a side of a main surface of a diamond seed substrate by implanting ions into the main surface of the diamond seed substrate; producing a diamond structure by growing a diamond growth layer by a vapor phase synthesis method on the main surface of the diamond seed substrate, after implanting the ions; and performing heat treatment on the diamond structure. The performed heat treatment causes the diamond structure to be separated along the ion implantation layer into a first structure including the diamond seed substrate and failing to include the diamond growth layer, and a diamond substrate including the diamond growth layer. Thus, the method of manufacturing a diamond substrate is provided that enables a diamond substrate with a large area to be manufactured in a short time and at a low cost.
US11359273B2	Frictionless forged aluminum alloy sputtering target with improved properties A sputtering target comprising a forged aluminum material having an average grain size between about 15 and 55 microns. The aluminum material has at least one of the following: a homogeneous texture with minimal texture banding as measured by banding factor B below about 0.01; a texture gradient H of less than 0.2; or either weak (200) texture or near random texture characterized by maximum intensity of inverse pole figure less than 3 times random in multiple directions.
US11359260B2	Method of inhibiting degradation of extractant by anhydrous environment avoiding and metal stripping Provided is a method of inhibiting degradation of an extractant by an anhydrous environment avoiding and metal stripping, the method including the steps of: (a) stopping the addition of soda ash (Na2CO3) to an extracting reaction tank; (b) starting solution recirculation and stopping solvent recirculation of a settler; (c) supplying a solvent from a loaded organic tank to a scrubbing reaction tank, in which the scrubbing reaction tank, stripping reaction tank and extracting reaction tank are connected for circulation and operating stirrers of the scrubbing reaction tank, stripping reaction tank and extracting reaction tank; (d) supplying a sulfuric acid solution having a controlled concentration with a diluting solution to the stripping reaction tank; (e) transferring the solvents of the settler, the loaded organic tank and all the pipes to the scrubbing reaction tank; and (f) stopping the step (e) and initiating solvent recirculation.
US11359259B2	Method of recovering materials bound to a metallic substrate using cryogenic cooling A recycling process that facilitates separation of materials from metallic substrates by cryogenically cooling the recyclable items to induce embrittlement of the metals. Embrittled metals may be shattered more efficiently and with a higher yield of materials bound to the metallic substrates. Metal embrittlement may be induced by mixing the source stream with liquid nitrogen, and cooling the stream to approximately minus 200° F. Multiple recovery stages may be employed to maximize the yield of the target materials. Embodiments may enable recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from catalytic converters with metallic foil substrates. Yield of PGMs may be enhanced by employing a primary recovery stage and a secondary recovery stage, by cryogenically cooling input materials for each stage, by mixing the pulverized material in secondary recovery with an aqueous solution to dissipate attractive charges, and by wet screening the pulverized material slurry to obtain the PGM particles.
US11359258B2	Method of inhibiting degradation of DSX extractant by auxiliary means A method of inhibiting degradation of an extractant by utilizing several auxiliary means in the DSX process: includes (a) preparing adjustment of the concentration of an extractant of a DSX solvent to a certain range; (b) extracting a metal contained in a pregnant leached solution by adjusting the ratio of the extractant and the diluent in the DSX solvent to a certain range; (c) measuring the pH of the aqueous phase solution by separating mixture into the aqueous phase solution and the organic phase solvent using a settler after step of extracting; (d) controlling the pH by adding soda ash (Na2CO3) so as to maintain the pH of the aqueous phase solution to be 3 to 7; and (e) scrubbing with scrubbing solution having a zinc concentration of 2 to 20 g/L by zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) to remove the manganese from the organic phase solvent containing the extracted metal.
US11359257B2	System and method for liquid-organic particle separation The present invention provides a method and system for separating a liquid from organic particles. The mixer-settler extraction cell includes a flow distributor. The flow distributor comprises a chevron-shaped series of welded plates, which separates the incoming flow stream of liquid and organic particles from one another.
US11359255B2	Steel sheet for crown cap, crown cap and method for producing steel sheet for crown cap A steel sheet for crown cap having: a chemical composition containing, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; a ferrite phase in a region from a depth of ¼ of a sheet thickness to a mid-thickness part, the ferrite phase having a standard deviation of ferrite grain size of 7.0 μm or less; a yield strength of 560 MPa or more and 700 MPa or less in a rolling direction; and a difference of 25 MPa or more between a yield strength in a 2% strain tensile test and a yield strength in a tensile test after heat treatment at 170° C. for 20 minutes, in the rolling direction.
US11359252B2	Detection of nucleic acids from multiple types of human papillomavirus Nucleic acid oligonucleotide sequences are disclosed which include amplification oligomers and probe oligomers which are useful for detecting multiple types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) associated with cervical cancer. Methods for detecting multiple HPV types in biological specimens by amplifying HPV nucleic acid sequences in vitro and detecting the amplified products are disclosed.
US11359245B2	Method for determining decrease in functions of hippocampus by using correlation between micro RNA and NMDA receptor, method for inhibiting decrease in functions, and method for screening for inhibitors of decrease in functions The present invention relates to a method for determining a decrease in the functions of the hippocampus by using the correlation between a micro RNA (miRNA) and an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), a method for inhibiting the decrease in the functions, and a method for screening for inhibitors of the decrease in the functions. The present invention confirms that miR-204, among miRNAs up-regulated in an aged hippocampus, decreases the expression of EphB2, by accurately targeting EphB2, which is an important regulatory receptor, resulting in a decrease in the neuronal surface expression of an NR1 subunit of an NMDAR in hippocampal nerves and a decrease in the density of dendrites, thereby having an effect of determining whether the functions of the hippocampus are decreased, by using the correlation between a miRNA and an NMDAR, and furthermore, has an effect of providing a method for inhibiting the decrease in the functions of the hippocampus, and a method for screening for inhibitors of the decrease in the functions.
US11359241B2	Biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activator treatment The invention provides methods for predicting therapeutic responsiveness of a subject suffering from cognitive impairments or dysfunctions, psychotic and/or neurodegenerative disorders to an alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activator treatment.
US11359236B2	DNA sequencing Provided herein is technology relating to sequencing nucleic acids and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and systems for sequencing a nucleic acid using one or more labels and signal amplitude to distinguish bases.
US11359232B2	Reagents and methods for autoligation chain reaction The invention relates to the amplification of specific target nucleic acids. The invention provides methods, reagents, and kits for carrying out such amplification via the autoligation chain reaction (ACR).
US11359231B2	Biosensor based on a tethered particle A method for sensing an analyte uses tethered particle motion. A functionalized particle has a first state in which the functionalized particle is bound to the surface and a second state in which the functionalized particle is not bound to the surface, where the functionalized particle switches between the first and second states depending on the presence and absence of the analyte, thereby changing motion characteristics of the functionalized particle depending on the presence of the analyte. A spatial coordinate parameter of the functionalized particle is measured by a detector, and a processor determines the presence/concentration of the analyte from changes in the measured spatial coordinate parameter.
US11359230B2	Time-resolved nucleic acid hybridization probes Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
US11359227B2	Genome-wide mapping of DNA-DNA proximities in the nucleus Disclosed are methods and systems for determining the three-dimensional structure of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. More specifically, disclosed are methods and systems for obtaining chromatin structural information by surface immobilization that includes tethering crosslinked protein:DNA complexes and/or ligated DNA complexes to media such as beads, gels, and or matrices during the conformation capture assay. In general, the method includes flash freezing a cell such that the structural organization of the chromatin or other protein:DNA complexes is preserved, cryomilling the cell, producing cross-linked protein:DNA complexes by cutting the chromatin using a chemical, physical or enzymatic method, substantially immobilizing the cross-linked protein:DNA complexes, ligating the cross-linked protein:DNA complexes intramolecularly such that the ligated protein:DNA complexes represent structural organization of the chromatin; characterizing the ligated DNA by sequencing or other methods; and identifying any structural organization of the chromatin. The structural organization preferably includes information relating to interacting loci of the chromatin.
US11359221B2	Efficient product cleavage in template-free enzymatic synthesis of polynucleotides The present invention is directed to methods and kits for template-free enzymatic synthesis of polynucleotides that include or enable a step of efficiently cleaving the polynucleotide products from its initiator using endonuclease V activity and initiator with a 3′-penultimate deoxyinosine.
US11359220B2	Saccharification reaction mixture, saccharification enzyme composition, sugar production method, and ethanol production method A saccharification reaction mixture wherein the reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group including a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof. The symbols in the chemical formulas are defined in the specification.
US11359219B2	Transaminase mutant and application thereof The invention provides a transaminase mutant and application thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence of the transaminase mutant is formed after mutation of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and mutated amino acid sites comprise T7C+S47C sites. The transaminase mutant having the mutation sites can be further prepared into an immobilized enzyme through an immobilization technology, the immobilized enzyme has relatively high activity and high stability, can be recycled for multiple times, and is applicable to continuous flow reaction in a packed bed.
US11359209B2	Compositions and methods for control of insect pests Novel insecticidal proteins that are toxic to lepidopteran pests are disclosed. The polynucleotides encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms or compositions containing the recombinant organisms or the insecticidal proteins alone or in combination with other pest control agents and an appropriate agricultural carrier can be used to control lepidopteran pests in various environments.
US11359188B2	Xanthan lyase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to xanthan lyase variants and methods for obtaining xanthan lyase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US11359180B2	Method for producing myocardial cells using synthetic peptide Provided is a method for producing myocardial cells from pluripotent stem cells. The myocardial cell production method provided by the present invention includes supplying an artificially produced synthetic peptide to a cell culture that contains pluripotent stem cells. The synthetic peptide is a peptide that contains a myocardial cell differentiation-inducing peptide sequence that induces pluripotent stem cells into myocardial cells. The myocardial cell differentiation-inducing peptide sequence is an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (i) an amino acid sequence constituting the signal peptide of any protein belonging to the amyloid precursor protein (APP) family, (ii) a partial amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence according to (i), and (iii) a modified amino acid sequence from the amino acid sequence according to (i) or (ii).
US11359177B2	C6/C5 co-fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable of relieving antagonism between high xylose utilization and high robustness and application thereof The present invention further discloses an application of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the fermentation of a second generation fuel, ethanol, with a straw lignocellulose biomass hydrolysate as a raw material. Experiments prove that the strain of the prevent invention has an efficient co-fermentation capacity of C6/C5 while tolerating multiple inhibitors, and can consume all the glucose and xylose to produce ethanol; and the sugar-alcohol conversion rate is up to 0.43 g g−1. The strain and screening strategy used in the present invention provide technical reference and basis for the further breeding of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain which has a superior fermenting property and is produced by the second generation fuel, ethanol.
US11359176B2	Microfluidic device for cell culture monitoring A microfluidic device (100) is disclosed for in-process monitoring of cell culture conditions including for example one or more of: cell density; cell viability; secreted proteins; protein analysis; epitope markers; concentrations of metabolites or nutrients and antigenic determinations; the device comprising: a cell inlet path (120); plural fluid reservoirs (130) in fluid communication with the cell input path, a cell analysis area (160) in fluid communication with the path and reservoirs, and a waste storage volume (166) also in fluid communication with the cell analysis area, the device being operable to cause a primary fluid flow along the inlet path to the analysis area, and to selectively cause secondary fluid flow(s) into the path from none, one or more of the selected reservoirs to combine, if one or more of the reservoirs are selected, with the primary fluid flow from the cell inlet path, in each case for analysis at the cell analysis area, the device being further operable to cause a fluid flow of the primary and any combined secondary flows from the cell analysis area into the waste storage volume.
US11359163B2	Use of hypophosphorous acid for the esterification of free fatty acids The use of hypophosphorous acid as a corrosion inhibitor for esterification reactions of free fatty acids contained in a fatty substance is described, particularly in the presence of an organosulfonic acid. The invention also relates to a method for the esterification of fatty acids.
US11359160B2	Methods and devices to extract oil from oily fruits A method, device and a system for extracting oil from a paste of oily fruit by exposing the oily fruit paste to vacuum.
US11359158B2	Lubricating oil composition, lubrication method, and transmission Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing (A) a specific amide compound and (B) a metal-based detergent, wherein the content of the metal-based detergent (B) as converted in terms of metal atom is, based on the total amount of the composition, more than 300 ppm by mass and 1,000 ppm by mass or less, and having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and excellent clutch anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition.
US11359153B2	Method for preparing biochar A method for preparing biochar, including steps as follows: dosing: putting pre-crushed biomass into a reactor; charring conversion: heating the reactor to a certain temperature and pressure, and putting an active group-containing active agent containing 1% to 5% by mass of biomass and a catalyst containing 1% to 10% by mass of biomass (or putting the catalyst first and then putting the active agent) into the reactor to perform solid solution charring on the biomass; and cooling: after the charring conversion is completed, cooling the reactor to 40° C. or lower to obtain the biochar. Feedstocks are abundant and cheap, farmland biomass waste is reused, and the active group-containing active agent is added in biomass charring, which can effectively inhibit side reactions and coordinate with the catalyst to perform solid solution charring on the biomass, thereby improving a biochar conversion rate and making the charring process clean and environmentally friendly.
US11359151B2	Methods for preparing fuel additives A method for preparing a substituted fuel additive d is provided. The method comprises carrying out the following reaction: (a) (b) (d), The fuel additive d may be used as an octane-boosting additive in a fuel for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine.
US11359149B2	Process configuration for production of petrochemical feed-stocks The invention relates to a process configuration for production of light olefins and aromatics from residual hydrocarbon streams. In this configuration a high severity catalytic cracking process is employed for producing higher yields of lighter olefins and various boiling fractions. C4 stream separated from gaseous product is subjected to metathesis and aromatized to form mono aromatics.
US11359142B2	Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display comprising the same A liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and dielectric anisotropy of 0.5 or more, which comprises one or more compounds of each of formulae T and L in which the parameters have the meanings given in the claims and in the text. The use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type. Also, the compounds of formulae T and L and their use for the improvement of the transmission and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more additional mesogenic compounds.
US11359128B2	Cementing compositions and methods Cementing compositions including a di- or poly epoxide resin, and amine hardener, and a di- or polyfunctional alkylphosphonate ester fortifier and methods of using the cementing compositions such as in a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore.
US11359127B2	Dicyclopentadiene as an oil swellable packer material At least a portion of a wellbore region can be sealed using a packer that includes a dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) polymeric resin. The resin can be molded onto a tubular. The DCPD packer can swell in response to being exposed to hydrocarbon fluid at a temperature greater than the glass transition temperature of the DCPD resin to seal an annular region between the tubular and the wall of the well or casing string.
US11359125B2	Invert-emulsion drilling fluids and methods for reducing lost circulation in a subterranean formation using the invert-emulsion drilling fluids An invert-emulsion drilling fluid may include a dispersed aqueous phase including an aqueous base fluid, a continuous non-aqueous phase including a non-aqueous base fluid, and a first bridging package. The first bridging package may include one or more particulate carbonate materials. All of the particulate carbonate materials of the invert-emulsion drilling fluid may be part of the first bridging package. The first bridging package may have a trimodal particle size distribution such that the particle size distribution of the first bridging package includes three peaks, wherein each peak may be in the range of less than or equal to 300 microns in the particle size distribution. The invert-emulsion drilling fluid may be included in methods for reducing lost circulation in subterranean formations during drilling operations.
US11359124B2	Thermally conductive polysiloxane composition The present invention relates to a thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a siloxane compound having a specified structure; (C) an alkoxysilane compound having a specified structure; (D) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least one aliphatic unsaturated group per molecule; (E) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; and (F) a platinum-based catalyst.
US11359120B2	Polymer-metal junction Disclosed is a polymer-metal junction including a polymer composition in contact with a metal substrate, where the polymer composition comprises a polymer component including a PEEK-PEDEK copolymer having a PEEK/PEDEK mole ratio ranging from about 60/40 to about 30/70 and a melting point (Tm) greater than 320° C., and where the polymer composition includes less than 10 wt. % of a sulfur-or-carbonyl-containing solvent, based on the total weight of the polymer composition. Also disclosed are methods of making the polymer-metal junction and articles including the polymer-metal junction.
US11359119B2	Method for connecting molded bodies by injecting a single-component heat-curing epoxy resin composition into cavities A method of bonding two shaped bodies S1 and S2 including the steps of: a) providing shaped body S1; b) arranging shaped body S2 wherein shaped body S1, forming cavity between two shaped bodies, c) introducing one-component thermosetting epoxy resin compositions into cavity, wherein one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition is one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition including: at least one epoxy resin A having average of more than one epoxy group per molecule; at least one curing agent B for epoxy resins activated by elevated temperature; at least one polyester polyol PP obtainable by reaction of at least one diol having structure HO—(CH2)x′—OH the value of x′=2-10, and —at least one dicarboxylic acid having structure HOOC—(CH2)y′—COOH and derivatives of dicarboxylic acid, value of y′=8-18, and wherein proportion of polyester polyol PP is 1.5% to 20% by weight, based on total weight of one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition.
US11359114B2	Polishing method using CMP polishing liquid A polishing method includes polishing a substrate with a CMP polishing liquid. The substrate includes a barrier metal, a metal film, and a silicon dioxide film. The metal film includes one or more of copper, copper alloy, copper oxide, or copper alloy oxide. The CMP polishing liquid includes abrasive particles, a metal oxide dissolving agent, an oxidizing agent, a water-soluble polymer, and an alkali metal ion. The pH of the CMP polishing liquid is 7.0 to 11.0. Surface potentials of the abrasive particles and the metal film have the same sign and a product of the surface potential (mV) of the abrasive particles and the surface potential (mV) of the metal film is 300 to 980 mV2 upon polishing the substrate with the CMP polishing liquid.
US11359112B2	Coatings with tunable amine density Molecules or salts thereof are provided, having the structure in Formula I, wherein n2 and n4 are the same or different and are independently 1, 2, or 3, and n3 is 1 to 20; X is oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur; wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as described herein. Methods are also provided for the synthesis of and use of the provided molecules in applications for diagnostic testing.
US11359102B2	UV-curable compositions comprising cleavage type photoinitiators The present invention is drawn to UV-curable ink and coating compositions comprising cleavage type photoinitiators and acids. The acids may be inorganic or organic acids, or acids generated by a photoacid generator during UV-cure. Incorporation of the acids into the UV-curable ink and coating compositions results in a reduction of migratable photodecomposition products that are produced by cleavage type photoinitiators during UV-cure. The ink and coating compositions are particularly useful for use in applications that require low migration of low molecular weight materials, such as, for example, food packaging.
US11359098B2	Surface coating A process for the preparation of an antimicrobial coating solution is described. The process comprises the steps of: (i) mixing a chelating agent with titanium alkoxide and fluoroacetic acid; and (ii) adding an aqueous solution to the mixture from step (i). The antimicrobial coating described is visible light activated. The coating is applied to surfaces and then heat treated to form a transparent layer on the surface. This is particularly advantageous where the surface is glass.
US11359093B2	Polyimide film and flexible display device cover substrate using the same A polyimide film and a flexible display device cover substrate using the same are provided, and the polyimide film includes a polyimide and a blue infrared absorbing agent. The blue infrared absorbing agent includes cesium tungsten oxide, tungsten oxide, Prussian blue, or antimony tin oxide. The blue infrared absorbing agent has infrared absorbing and photothermal conversion effects, and the surface temperature of the polyimide resin may be increased by infrared irradiation, so as to shorten the baking time.
US11359087B2	Structure comprising low-resilience elastic member and high-resilience elastic member A structure comprising: a low-resilience elastic member 1 made of a thermoplastic elastomer (X); and a high-resilience elastic member 2 made of a thermoplastic elastomer (Y), wherein the thermoplastic elastomers (X) and (Y) are made of a resin composition including structural units derived from a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, a softener, and a polyolefin resin.
US11359083B2	Thermoplastic vulcanizates A thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprises: (i) a dispersed phase of rubber that is at least partially cured; (ii) a continuous thermoplastic phase including at least one thermoplastic polymer; (iii) a first polysiloxane comprising a migratory liquid siloxane polymer; and (iv) a second polysiloxane comprising a non-migratory siloxane polymer bonded to a thermoplastic material.
US11359078B2	Rubber composition The present invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent abrasion resistance and improved tensile and viscoelastic properties by controlling compatibility among rubber components, and a tire manufactured using the same.
US11359077B2	Tire provided with an outer sidewall comprising one or more thermoplastic elastomers and one or more synthetic diene elastomers A tire has an outer sidewall, said outer sidewall comprising at least one composition based on an elastomeric matrix comprising: one or more thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, the elastomer block(s) not denoting one or more polyisobutylene blocks; and one or more synthetic diene elastomers selected from butadiene polymers having a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to −50° C.; said composition comprising at least one crosslinking system and one or more reinforcing fillers.
US11359070B2	Use of agents to reduce crystallinity in polypropylene for BOPP applications The BOPP film includes a polypropylene, an absence of a nucleating agent, and an additive blended with the polypropylene forming a polypropylene/additive blend, wherein the additive is potassium stearate.
US11359059B2	Method of preparing polymer particles and polymer particles prepared thereby A method of preparing polymer particles includes combining a polyetherimide and a solvent at a first temperature to provide a slurry, wherein the polyetherimide is not soluble in the solvent at the first temperature; heating the slurry to a second temperature and at a pressure effective to dissolve the polyetherimide in the solvent to provide a homogenous solution; cooling the homogenous solution to a third temperature to provide a dispersion including a plurality of polymer particles; and isolating the polymer particles. The polymer particles have a Dv90 particle size of less than or equal to 250 micrometers. Polymers powders prepared according to the method are also described herein, wherein the powder includes a plurality of semi-crystalline polymer particles having a Dv90 of less than or equal to 250 micrometers.
US11359058B2	Processes and systems for preparing cellular or viral membranes and nanoparticles The present invention relates to processes and systems for preparing nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles using or comprising, inter alia, a multi-inlet vortexing reactor, tangential flow filtration (TFF) and/or a high shear fluid processor such as a microfluidizer (or a microfluidizer processor). The present invention also relates to the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles prepared by the present processes and systems, and the uses and/or applications of the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles.
US11359054B2	Uniform sequence-defined polyurethanes and uses thereof as molecular labels Some embodiments are directed to sequence-defined polyurethanes and methods of making and using same.
US11359051B2	Microwave-resistant mouldings The invention relates to microwave-resistant mouldings comprising at least one amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide moulding compound, comprising at least one amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide (A), said copolyamide (A) containing at least the following monomers: (a) at least one cycloaliphatic diamine, (b) 0.25 to 30 mol % of at least one dimeric fatty acid and (c) at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, where the proportions of all the monomers add up to 100 mol % and which has a glass transition temperature of at least 155° C. and a dielectric loss factor tan δ of not more than 8.30×10−3. The invention also relates to the use of an amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide moulding compound comprising the copolyamide (A) for production of microwave-resistant mouldings.
US11359048B2	Fast-curing epoxy systems The present invention provides a composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one cyclic amine of the formula (I) in which R1 to R4 is H or an organic radical, with the proviso that at least one of the R1, R2, R3 and R4 radicals ═H, and X═—(Y1)m-(A1)n-(Y2)o-(A2)p-(Y3)q-(A3)r-(Y4)s— (II) where, independently of one another, m, n, o, p, q, r and s=0 or 1, A1, A2, A3=alkylene or alkenylene radical and Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4═NR5, PR5, O or S, where R5 independently=organic radical, where any two organic radicals selected from R1 to R5 and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 may also form one or more further rings, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals selected from R1 to R5 present and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 is substituted by at least one —NHR6 or —NH2 group, where R6=organic radical, and c) at least one salt of a strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and unsubstituted ammonium ions, where the ratio of the epoxy groups in the epoxy resin to the sum total of all NH groups in all amines is 0.5:1 to 1.5:1, and to processes for production thereof and use thereof.
US11359047B2	Epoxy resin systems Compositions and methods for forming epoxy resin systems are provided. In one embodiment, a composition is provided for an epoxy resin system including an epoxy resin blend comprising an epoxy resin, a first curing agent selected from the group of a polyarylene alkylphosphonate, a polyarylene arylphosphonate, and combinations thereof, and a second curing agent.
US11359039B2	Polar comonomer enchainment in olefin polymerization reactions A method for forming polar-functionalized polyolefins may comprise contacting an unsubstituted α-olefin monomer and an amino-olefin monomer of formula H2C═CH(CH2)n(CHR)mNR′2, wherein R is H or an unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbons, each R′ is an independently selected unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbons, m is an integer from 1 to 11, and n is an integer from 1 to 11, in the presence of a rare earth catalyst and a cocatalyst under conditions to induce a heteropolymerization reaction between the unsubstituted oc-olefin and amino-olefin monomers to provide a polar-functionalized poly olefin.
US11359024B2	Anti-AVB8 antibodies and compositions and uses thereof The invention provides antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to αvβ8 integrin. The invention includes uses, and associated methods of using the antibodies.
US11359017B2	Method of altering an antibody-related adverse event based on SCD163 and/or CXCL5 levels The present invention provides a novel method of obtaining data for predicting the onset of an adverse event due to administration of at least one antibody drug selected from an anti-PD-1 antibody, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, an anti-CTLA4 antibody, and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a novel method of predicting the onset of the adverse event. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of obtaining data for predicting the onset of an adverse event or a method of predicting the onset of the adverse event, comprising measuring a level of at least one marker selected from sCD163 and CXCL5 in a biological sample collected from a subject administered the antibody drug.
US11359007B2	Anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies The present disclosure provides novel neutralizing antibodies against SARS-COV-2, and the antigen binding fragments thereof. Pharmaceutical composition and kits comprising the same, and the uses thereof are also provided.
US11359002B2	Modified monocytes/macrophage expressing chimeric antigen receptors and uses thereof The present invention includes methods and compositions for treating cancer, whether a solid tumor or a hematologic malignancy. By expressing a chimeric antigen receptor in a monocyte, macrophage or dendritic cell, the modified cell is recruited to the tumor microenvironment where it acts as a potent immune effector by infiltrating the tumor and killing the target cells. One aspect includes a modified cell and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified cell for adoptive cell therapy and treating a disease or condition associated with immunosuppression.
US11358999B2	IL-12 heterodimeric Fc-fusion proteins The present invention provides novel IL-12 Fc fusion proteins, methods of making and using the same. The IL-12. Fc fusion proteins are useful for treatment of cancer and can be used in combination with checkpoint blockade.
US11358996B2	Method for improving resistance to breakage and eggshell strength Described herein are FGF-23 epitope peptides, methods of producing antibodies in laying hens by injecting the peptides, and methods of improving resistance to eggshell breakage and/or increasing eggshell strength by administering an FGF-23 epitope peptide to a laying hen.
US11358988B2	Immunomodulators The present disclosure provides compounds which are immunomodulators and thus are useful for the amelioration of various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases.
US11358985B2	Tripeptide compound, preparation method therefor, and application thereof Provided are a tripeptide compound, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The structure of the related compound is represented by formula (I). The provided compound has angiotensin converting enzyme inhibiting bioactivity, and the compound and a pharmaceutical composition thereof play a role in preventing and treating hypertension and other cardiocerebral vascular system diseases.
US11358982B2	Methods for the iodination of biomolecules Provided herein are methods for iodinating biomolecules, including proteins and peptides. The methods can be used to successfully and efficiently iodinate biomolecules under relatively mild reaction conditions. As a consequence, the methods described herein can be used to iodinate biomolecules that include, for example, an oxidatively unstable moiety (e.g., an optical dye) without adversely impacting the oxidatively unstable moiety.
US11358978B2	Process for preparing supramolecular platinum-based compounds The present invention is in relation to the fields of nanotechnology and cancer therapeutics. In particular, the present disclosure relates to improved methods for preparing lipid-conjugated platinum compounds with high purity and good yields. The present disclosure also relates to nanoparticles comprising lipid-conjugated platinum compounds with high drug loading efficiency for use in chemotherapy, and to methods for producing said nanoparticles.
US11358977B2	Deuterated pyridone amides and prodrugs thereof as modulators of sodium channels Compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. The compounds have the formula (I) wherein R is H or CH2OPO(OH)2. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
US11358967B2	Substituted pyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazines and pyrazino[2,3-c]pyridazines as modulators of ROR gamma The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I), wherein the variables are defined herein which are suitable for the modulation of RORγ and the treatment of diseases related to the modulation of RORγ. The present invention also encompasses processes of making compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical preparations containing them.
US11358963B2	Low-temperature synthesis of thymoquinone and harmaline compounds Low-temperature syntheses of thymoquinone/harmaline compounds are provided which give increased yields of desirable products having molecular weights of from about 360-380. The syntheses involve carrying out reactions between thymoquinone and harmaline and a non-interfering solvent at a temperature of less than about 10° C.
US11358961B2	Anti-HCMV compositions and methods Novel compounds useful for treating and/or preventing HCMV infections are provided.
US11358958B2	Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases Provided herein are inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment of diseases.
US11358937B2	Reagents based on a tertiary amine backbone to introduce chemical functionality in nucleic acids and sequence-controlled polymers It is provided an achiral, non-nucleosidic backbone for phosphoramidites that can be inserted with high yields in nucleic acid strands and sequence-controlled oligo(phosphodiester)s through solid phase synthesis (SPS) using a DNA synthesizer. From this backbone, platforms with useful chemical handles were synthesized, further functionalized, transformed into phosphoramidites and attached to nucleic acid strands and sequence-controlled oligo(phosphodiester)s. The backbone is based on a tertiary amine with a 3-6 carbon spacer between the central nitrogen and the two external hydroxyls. The spacer has been optimized to increase coupling yields and stability.
US11358932B2	N-(1-hydroxy-3-(pyrrolidinyl)propan-2-yl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide derivatives as glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS).
US11358930B2	Selective potassium channel agonists Selective potassium channel agonists and methods of use thereof are disclosed. A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a formula I wherein R1 is H or optionally-substituted alkyl; R2 is optionally-substituted C1-C6 alkyl or optionally-substituted cyclopropyl; R3 and R4 are each independently H or optionally-substituted alkyl; R5 is H, optionally-substituted alkyl, acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl; R6 and R7 are each independently H, optionally-substituted alkyl, or R6 and R7 together form a carbocycle; R8 is substituted phenyl or optionally-substituted pyridinyl, provided that if R8 is substituted phenyl, then R2 is optionally-substituted cyclopropyl; and R9, R10 and R11 are each independently H, halo, or optionally-substituted alkyl.
US11358924B2	Dissociation of a 1,4-bis (4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-lewis acid complex in an aqueous solution A method for manufacturing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, including: reacting terephthaloyl chloride with diphenyl ether in a reaction solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid, so as to obtain a product mixture including a 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-Lewis acid complex; contacting the product mixture with an aqueous solution, so as to obtain an aqueous phase containing the Lewis acid and an organic phase containing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene; heating at least the second phase up to a maximum temperature, followed by cooling the second phase down to a separation temperature; subjecting at least the second phase to a solid/liquid separation step at the separation temperature, so as to recover solid 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene.
US11358913B2	Method for oligomerizing olefins The present invention relates to a method for oligomerizing olefins including the steps of: carrying out an oligomerization reaction of olefins by injecting an oligomerization transition metal catalyst, a cocatalyst, an olefin monomer and a solvent into a reactor; and injecting, into the reaction product of the oligomerization reaction, a catalyst inactivator including a gaseous inorganic material that contains oxygen.
US11358912B2	Increased oligomer selectivity from olefin oligomerization by incorporation of boron A novel catalyst composition and its use in the oligomerization reactions of light alkenes to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. The catalyst comprises boron added to an Al-containing or Ga-containing or Fe-containing support. The catalyst composition is an active and selective catalyst for the catalytic oligomerization reactions of light alkenes to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons.
US11358907B2	Biological solids processing A method of processing biological solids includes blending a sludge with calcium oxide and delivering the blended sludge and calcium oxide to a pressurized container; injecting, into the blended sludge and calcium oxide in the pressurized container, an additive capable of exothermic reactions with the calcium oxide; regulating pH in the pressurized container to produce class A biological solids from the sludge; and pumping the blended sludge, calcium oxide, and additive from the pressurized container to a reactor. A system used for this process include sources of calcium oxide and biological solids, an additive injector, and a pressurized reactor.
US11358900B2	Aluminous cement The present invention relates to an aluminous cement.
US11358898B2	Methods to improve ion exchange efficiency of glasses and glass ceramics The efficiency of ion exchange processes is increased by increasing the concentration of nitrite salts in the molten salt bath. The increase in nitrite salt concentration may be achieved by adding a nitrite salt to a molten nitrate salt bath, aging a molten nitrate salt bath, or a combination thereof. The glass-based articles produced using the modified baths exhibit reduced haze and increased flexural strength.
US11358892B2	Method for recovering phosphorus from sludge and plant thereof A method, and an installation thereof, for recovering phosphorus from sludge to be treated, said method including: a stage of pre-acidification of said sludge to be treated including a step of adding an acid, preferably carbon dioxide into said sludge to be treated; a stage of bio-acidification including a step of acidogenesis and carried out in a reactor having a hydraulic retention time comprised between 1 day to 8 days and, wherein the acidified sludge has a pH comprised between 3.5 to 5.5; and a stage of treatment including: a step of solid/liquid separation; and a step of recovery of phosphates in liquid phase by sorption and/or crystallization, giving a phosphorus depleted water.
US11358888B1	Ozone injector device An ozone injector device comprising a housing having a water passageway through the housing, a corona tube disposed within the housing and configured to generate ozone, an ozone inlet fitting removably coupled to the water passageway, the ozone inlet being in fluid communication with the corona tube via a corona discharge tube, and a spring-loaded clearing piston positioned to move into and out of the water passageway directly opposite the ozone inlet. The clearing piston is biased upwards, towards to the ozone inlet, and configured to prevent flow of ozone into the water passageway.
US11358884B2	Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method A water treatment apparatus includes: a treatment tank, having therein a grounded electrode and a high-voltage electrode opposing the grounded electrode, for generating electric discharge between both the electrodes, and causing to-be-treated water to pass between the electrodes and contact with the electric discharge to perform water treatment, an ozone mixing portion for supplying ozone-containing gas in the treatment tank through a gas sending portion to the to-be-treated water supplied from outside, and a gas returning portion for sending gas in the ozone mixing portion to the treatment tank, are provided, and water treatment is performed by ozone in the ozone mixing portion, and water treatment is thereafter performed by the electric discharge in the treatment tank.
US11358880B2	Water purification Production of decontaminated water from contaminated water using a vessel, an inlet to the vessel wherein the contaminated water is introduced into the vessel, an outlet to the vessel wherein the decontaminated water is removed from the vessel, a plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane connected to the vessel, plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures connected to the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, and a source of ultraviolet light that directs ultraviolet light onto the vessel, the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, the plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures, and the contaminated water to produce the decontaminated water from the contaminated water.
US11358878B2	Systems and methods for separating soluble solutions A system for separating a soluble solution includes a first freezer configured to receive a liquid feed stream and a refrigerant stream, and discharge a concentrated solution stream, wherein the first freezer is configured to exchange heat between the liquid feed stream and the refrigerant stream through direct contact within the first freezer and freeze a portion of the liquid feed stream, a first separator external to the first freezer and configured to separate ice particles from the concentrated solution stream and recirculate the concentrated solution stream to the first freezer, and a first ice washer coupled to the first separator and configured to receive the ice particles separated from the concentrated solution stream by the first separator and wash the separated ice particles to free the ice particles from contaminants.
US11358860B2	Apparatus and method for dissipating heat with microelectromechanical system In one or more embodiments, an apparatus generally comprises a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) module comprising a plurality of air movement cells and a power unit operable to control the plurality of air movement cells, and a housing configured for slidably receiving the MEMS module and positioning the MEMS module adjacent to a heat generating component of a network device. The MEMS module is operable to dissipate heat from the heat generating component and is configured for online installation and removal during operation of the heat generating component.
US11358856B2	Opening device for urea water inlet of vehicle An opening device for a urea water inlet may include a first body configured to be provided on an external side of an inlet of a urea filler neck; a second body disposed at an upper end portion of the first body with a ventilation gap between the first body and the second body, and provided with an internal space to be disposed above the inlet; a cover disposed at an upper end portion of the second body, and configured to receive a force to open the internal space of the second body; an opener provided in the second body, and configured to hold the cover at the upper portion of the second body when the cover is configured to close the internal space, and to release holding of the cover when being pressed toward an interior of the second body; and a membrane disposed between the first body and the second body to pass only air therethrough while covering the ventilation gap.
US11358849B2	Media distributor for a rotary machine and filling machine A device for distributing fluid media for a rotary machine, in particular a filling machine, including: a rotary distributor having a non-rotatably designed first assembly and a second assembly designed to be rotatable about a machine's axis of rotation, wherein the first assembly comprises one or several supply points for at least one fluid medium, and one or several supply lines for the at least one fluid medium connected with the supply point or supply points, wherein at least one supply line includes two or more lying swivel joints whose axes of rotation are arranged essentially in parallel to the machine's axis of rotation.
US11358846B1	Level compensator A level compensator system may be configured to receive containers of different heights and position them at the same level. The level compensator system can include engagement platforms for engaging with the containers. The engagement platforms can move between an engagement configuration for engaging with the containers and a conveyance configuration for conveying of the containers relative to the level compensator.
US11358841B2	Shutdown buffer for a lifting device, in particular chain hoist, and lifting device herewith A shut-down buffer for a lifting device, in particular a chain hoist, includes two opposing end surfaces and at least two mutually spaced web elements extending between the end surfaces. The shut-down buffer is defined by the end surfaces, between which a through-opening for passage of a load-bearing element of the lifting device extends through the shut-down buffer.
US11358838B2	System and method for controlling the lifting and handling of a load Described is a system for connecting a lifting device to a load to be lifted. The system includes a first connector member and a second connector member. The first connector member includes at least one pin. The second connector member includes an indexer mechanism defining a track that includes at least one track opening. At least a portion of the second connector is receivable in at least a portion of the first connector. At least a portion of the at least one pin is receivable in the track via the at least one track opening. The first connector member is reversibly coupleable to the second connector member via the pin and the indexer mechanism in response to a first series of longitudinal movements of the first or second connector members.
US11358835B2	Method for roping an elevator A method for roping an elevator. At the bottom part of the elevator shaft the hoisting ropes are routed under the pulleys of the elevator car. Then the elevator car and the counterweight are hoisted to the upper part of the shaft where the first ends of the hoisting ropes are routed through the traction sheave and the counterweight pulleys. After that the first rope ends are fixed to the counterweight side rope terminals and the counterweight is lowered to the bottom part of the shaft. During the descent the hoisting ropes are unwound from the reels through the whole roping system with the help of the mass of the counterweight. Finally, the second ends of the hoisting ropes are fixed to the car side rope terminal and tightened to the correct tension.
US11358833B2	Guide device and elevator system A guide device and an elevator system are provided by the present application. The guide device is configured to guide a compensation chain of an elevator system and includes: a fixed mechanism, which is configured to install to an elevator hoistway, for example a stationary object such as a hoistway wall, a rail or a pit ground, and provide support for the guide device; and a guide mechanism connected to the fixed mechanism; wherein in a state where the guide mechanism is subjected to an external force exceeding a preset value, the guide mechanism is capable of reciprocating in a vertical direction relative to the fixed mechanism.
US11358830B1	Robotic spooler A robotic spooler may be provided. First, a first take-up section of a Capture, Cut, and Transfer (CCT) device may receive a longitudinally continuous material. Then, the CCT device may cause the longitudinally continuous material to be captured by a first spool adjacent to the CCT device, cause the longitudinally continuous material to be taken up onto the first spool, and to provide a first cut to the longitudinally continuous material. Next, the CCT device may transfer the longitudinally continuous material from the first take-up section of the CCT device to a second take-up section of the CCT device. Then the CCT device may cause the longitudinally continuous material to be captured by a second spool adjacent to the CCT device, cause the longitudinally continuous material be taken up onto the second spool, and to provide a second cut to the longitudinally continuous material.
US11358827B2	Postprocessing apparatus and image processing system A postprocessing apparatus includes a horizontal alignment plate, a binder, a tray, and a shift actuator assembly. The horizontal alignment plate is positioned to align sheets in a sheet width direction. The binder binds sheets to form bound sheet bundles. The bound sheet bundles are stacked on the tray. The shift actuator assembly shifts the bound sheet bundles in the sheet width direction. A postprocessing controller controls the shift actuator assembly to shift the bound sheet bundles such that swollen portions of the bound sheet bundles are shifted inward of the horizontal alignment plate in the sheet width direction when the processed sheets are piled on the tray to the vicinity of the horizontal alignment plate.
US11358823B2	Adhesive dispenser device An adhesive dispenser is disclosed. The adhesive dispenser includes a cartridge, a dispensing roll, a plunger assembly, and a handle. The cartridge defines a cavity. The dispensing roll is positioned within the cavity and adapted to dispense an adhesive tape. The plunger assembly is positioned within the cavity and is adapted to move relative to the cartridge. The handle is adapted to receive the cartridge therein and is adapted to move the plunger assembly relative to the cartridge such that the plunger assembly applies a section of the adhesive tape to a surface adjoining a bottom portion of the cartridge.
US11358821B2	Medium discharging apparatus, medium processing apparatus, and recording system A medium discharging apparatus includes a first tray in which a medium is received and placed, a second tray in which a medium discharged from the first tray is received, a discharging mechanism that discharges the medium from the first tray toward the second tray, and a first curl suppressing member that is located above a rear end region of the medium in the discharge direction and that moves so as to follow movement of the rear end region while maintaining an attitude of the medium until the medium placed on the first tray is discharged from the first tray to the second tray by the discharging mechanism and placed on the second tray.
US11358820B2	Media bin sensors A printing apparatus includes a media bin and a sensor, directed toward the media bin, having a first emitter and a receiver. The printing apparatus further includes a second emitter to emit photons toward the optical sensor, and a controller. The controller determines presence of a print media on the media bin based on a count of photons received from a source other than the first emitter, including the second emitter.
US11358819B2	Roll of dispensable sheet material A roll (2) of dispensable sheet material (4), wherein the roll (2) has an inner bore (6), the dispensable sheet material (4) is such that it has a free end (8) which is difficult to find for manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2), the roll (2) comprises assist means (10) for assisting in the finding of the free end (8) of the dispensable sheet material (4), the assist means (10) comprises a device (12) which extends at least transversely over the width of the roll (2), and the device (12) is movable around the roll (2) such that the device (12) is locatable on the roll (2) at a place to receive an end portion (14) of the dispensable sheet material (4) which contains the free end (8), whereby the device (12) indicates the position of the free end (8) and thereby facilitates the manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2).
US11358815B2	Sheet feeding device and control method therefor Sheets are set on the top face of a lift plate. A lift mechanism makes a lift plate ascend and descend. A sheet feeding roller and a distance sensor are provided over the lift plate. The distance sensor measures a distance (measured distance) to a measurement target placed below. Based on the measured distance before the lift plate is raised, the controller calculates a remaining quantity value indicating a remaining quantity of sheets. When, after the lift plate starts to rise, the recognized measured distance becomes equal to or smaller than the upper limit distance, the controller makes the lift mechanism stop raising the lift plate.
US11358807B2	Transfer device and transfer method A transfer device, for transferring components at high speed and inspecting the components, includes a first transfer mechanism including a first transfer section including a first transfer surface that moves along a first transfer path connecting a loading position to a delivery position, and a second transfer mechanism including a second transfer section that moves along a second transfer path connecting a receiving position spaced from the delivery position by a first distance to a discharging position. The second transfer section includes a second transfer surface that continuously rotates about a rotation axis along the second transfer path. A moving direction of the first transfer surface at the delivery position intersects a moving direction of the second transfer surface at the receiving position in a plan view of the first transfer surface. The second transfer mechanism includes a generator that generates an attraction force toward the second transfer surface.
US11358799B2	Device for adjusting a guide width of a conveyor The invention relates to an apparatus (14) for adapting a guide width (B) of a conveying device (12) for conveying containers for a container treatment installation. The apparatus (14) includes a longitudinally movable and pliable adjusting element (24), a guide element (20) for guiding the containers along a conveying direction (F) and a transmission device (26). For the adaptation of the guide width (B), the transmission device (26) is configured to convert a longitudinal movement, preferably a pushing and/or pulling movement, of the adjusting element (24) into a movement of the guide element (20) transversely with respect to the conveying direction (F). The pliability of the adjusting element (24) can make use possible even in curved regions of the conveying device (12). The adjusting element (24) can also be designed in a simple and cost-effective manner, for example in the form of a cable.
US11358796B2	System and method for storing water in an underground reservoir and managing the same An underground water storage system has a system for preventing water invasion into the near surface soil layers, thereby preventing water intrusion which may be detrimental to desired surface uses for the land, such as agricultural, recreational, residential or commercial uses.
US11358792B2	Cart washer lifter A refuse container lifter is provided that comprises a base, a cross member, and first and second side plates; first and second masts connected on a first end to the first and second side plates, respectively; a first piston/cylinder actuator having first and second ends associated with each of the first and second masts for moving the masts between first and second positions; a cross bar rotatably mounted between the first and second masts at the second end of each mast and having a crank arm associated therewith; a second piston/cylinder actuator having first and second ends associated with each of the first and second masts for rotating the cross bar; first and second spaced-apart forks rigidly mounted to the cross bar and configured to be received in fork pockets of commercial refuse collection containers; and a residential refuse cart lifter secured to the cross member of the base at a position intermediate the first and second forks.
US11358788B2	Container door opening system A container door opening system for assisting in the opening and closing of rusted tight or stuck hinges on intermodal container doors. The container door opening system generally includes an elongated member having a movably first engaging member and a fixed second engaging member. The first engaging member is movable both towards and away from the second engaging member so as to adjust the effective distance between the engaging members. A bias member is connected to the first engaging member so as to bias the first engaging member away from the second engaging member. The first engaging member may be engaged with a first anchor point on a container door and the second engaging member may be engaged with a second anchor point on the container door. The elongated member may then be pivoted away from the door to open it or towards the door to close it.
US11358780B2	Compostable insulation for shipping container A thermal insulation article includes a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container. The pad includes a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and/or plant fiber pulp that holds together as a single unit, and a water-proof or water-resistant film forming a pocket enclosing the panel. The panel includes a first section, a second section, and a third section connecting the first section to the second section, the first and second section each having a central portion and two flaps that extend from the central portion beyond the third section, and wherein the panel is foldable into an open box.
US11358779B2	Container with liner A container for heating a food product. The container comprises a base layer of material and a liner releasably attached to an inner surface of the base layer. The liner is separable from the base layer after heating the container. The container comprises a bottom panel, and end panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, a side panel foldably connected to the bottom panel, and a corner panel foldably connected to the bottom panel. The corner panel extends between the end panel and the side panel.
US11358766B2	System for automatic reordering of replenishment stock A system for automatic reordering of replenishment stock is described herein. The system generally comprises a storage bin defining a first compartment and a second compartment in proximity to the first compartment where the storage bin is configured to store a predetermined product. A cover assembly may normally restrict access to the second compartment. When the product is exhausted from the first compartment, opening the cover assembly to access the product in the second compartment may trigger a sensor in proximity to the second compartment. This triggering causes the sensor to wirelessly transmit a signal to a processor to reorder a quantity of the product.
US11358761B2	Convenient lid A convenient lid includes a housing, a lid opening, a press plate, a button, an insertion plate, a guide plate and a threaded body, the lid opening and the threaded body are provided on the lower part of the housing, the side of the lid is provided with a first concave cavity, a fixing body and a guide column are provided in the first concave cavity, a switch device and a security device are provided on the fixing body and the guide column, a guide plate, an insertion plate and a press plate are provided inside the lid, a concave ring and a guide strip are provided on the outside of the lid opening, a convex ring, a guide slot and a latch are provided on the inner side of the threaded body, ribs and threads are provided on the outer side of the threaded body.
US11358759B2	Container with lid opener A container has a lid that is removably attachable to the container and configured to cover an opening of the container when attached to the container. The lid has a body with a top that extends away from the container when the lid covers the opening of the container, and a bottom which is opposite the top. The body has an arm with an actuator portion and an extension. The actuator portion is configured to move the arm between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the body. When the arm is in the retracted position relative to the body, the extension is at first distance from the top of the body. When the arm is in the extended position relative to the body, the extension is at a second distance from the top of the body which is greater than the first distance.
US11358756B2	Press-on caps and sealed containers comprising the press-on caps A system for capping a mouth of a container may include: a press-on cap for irreversibly capping the mouth of the container, wherein the press-on cap is made of polymeric material able to withstand high-temperature sterilization and wherein the press-on cap may include: a tubular sleeve extending along an axis of extension and configured to be irreversibly locked to the mouth of the container; a rim that radially projects out of the tubular sleeve at an end of the press-on cap; a capping wall oriented transverse to the tubular sleeve and extending from the rim over a front surface delimited by the rim, wherein the front surface faces outwardly; and a plurality of protrusions, which extend out of the front surface. The front surface may have a height variation relative to the rim across the front surface ranging from −1% to 1% of a characteristic dimension of the capping wall.
US11358748B2	Box for luminaire and method for installing luminaire The present invention relates to a box (1) for receiving a luminaire (10), comprising a box body (2) delimiting a space (3) for receiving and supporting a luminaire (10) within the box body (2), an opening (4) delimited by a circumferential edge (5) of the box body (2) for putting the luminaire (10) into and taking the luminaire (10) out of the box (1), and a tap (6) for hanging-up the box (1) carrying the luminaire (10) at a corresponding receiving section. The tap (6) comprises a connection portion (7) extending from the box body (2), and a hanger portion (8) being distant from the box body (2) and laterally extending from the connection portion (7). The present invention further relates to a method for installing a luminaire (10), in particular a built-in luminaire (10) which is providing within a box (1) according to the present invention supporting said luminaire (10) within the space (3) of its box body (2).
US11358747B2	Low opacity thermoformed container having longitudinal seam A container formed of a common one-piece thermoplastic substrate. The container has an overlapping seam having an overlap magnitude. At a location that is five times the overlap magnitude away from the overlapping seam, the container wall has a container wall Opacity less than about 50%. At a corresponding position along the overlapping sea, the overlapping seam has a seam Opacity that is less than 200% of the container wall Opacity.
US11358745B2	Separator assembly for modular filling systems A separator assembly for separating adjacent flexible bags in a filling assembly includes a body defining an opening therethough, a surface defined on the body within the opening, a clamp movable in the opening and configured to selectively contact the surface, a separator blade movable within the opening, a rail, and a rail guide configured to slidably engage with the rod. The separator assembly is movable along the rail. Methods of moving the separator assembly are also disclosed.
US11358742B2	Apparatus and methods for sealing open-topped containers with heat-shrinking film material System, assemblies, and methods for heat shrink sealing open-topped containers wherein the system includes a two-part housing or enclosure wherein a majority of a bulk roll of film material is accessible when the cover is open. The system preferably includes a movable feed roll to improve the efficiency associated with reloading operations. In a preferred aspect, the system includes a movable sealing unit that accommodates use of the lidding system with open ended containers having various sizes and shapes. In a more preferred aspect, the system includes an indicia generating device operable to label sealed containers and a knife that generates a perforation in the film during sealing operations.
US11358736B2	System for enhancing the structural resilience of an aircraft, and aircraft comprising such system A damage recovery system of a fuselage of an aircraft, comprising: a tank containing a polyurethane foam; a main duct fluidically coupled to the tank to receive the foam; secondary ducts fluidically coupled to the main duct; and distribution means adapted to allow an outflow of the foam from the secondary ducts. Graphene powder can be mixed and added to the polyurethane foam. In flight, a possible leak (crack or hole) in the fuselage is plugged by the polyurethane foam with graphene powder.
US11358727B2	Method and apparatus for predicting conditions favorable for icing A method and apparatus for predicting conditions favorable for icing, includes sensing a value indicative of a thermal cycling period, comparing, the sensed thermal cycling period with a threshold value, determining, if the sensed thermal cycling period satisfies the threshold value, and indicating, by the controller module, that conditions favorable for icing are present when the sensed thermal cycling period satisfies the threshold value.
US11358726B2	Surface deicing device configured not to generate electromagnetic interference A device for deicing a wall of an aircraft, comprising a closed circuit. The closed circuit comprises at least one condenser, positioned in the environment of the wall that is to be deiced, and in which a heat-transfer fluid condenses, generating energy in the form of latent heat which is transmitted to the wall that is to be deiced, at least one evaporator positioned in the environment of a heat source sited remotely with respect to the wall, and in which the heat-transfer fluid evaporates, absorbing energy in the form of latent heat coming from the heat source. At least part of the closed circuit is facing, in contact with, or positioned in, the wall that is to be deiced, being made of a material transparent to electromagnetic fields.
US11358725B2	Three wheel and simple cycle aircraft environmental control system An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit including a ram air shell having a plurality of heat exchangers positioned therein, the plurality of heat exchangers including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger. The ram air circuit is configured and arranged so that a first medium received at the first heat exchanger passes through the first heat exchanger and then through the third heat exchanger and so that a second medium received at the second heat exchanger passes through the second heat exchanger. A compressing device is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit.
US11358719B2	Asymmetric aerial vehicle An aerial vehicle including a first wing structure and a second wing structure which intersects the first wing structure perpendicularly at a position offset from a midpoint of a transverse axis of the first wing structure in a direction towards a first wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a first set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a portion of the first wing structure extending between the midpoint of the transverse axis of the first wing structure and a second wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a second set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a first portion of the second wing structure extending from a first surface of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a third set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a second portion of the second wing structure extending from a second surface of the first wing structure.
US11358715B2	Devices and methods for modifying width of rotor aircraft during operational flight Devices, systems, and methods are provided in which a wing of a tiltrotor aircraft is rotated during operational flight, for example from a position perpendicular to the aircraft's fuselage through an angle of 30° or more in the direction of flight. This effectively narrows the maximum width of the aircraft, and facilitates maneuvering through closely spaced obstacles.
US11358708B2	Apparatus, aircraft and method for moving a wing tip device away from a load-alleviating configuration An aircraft (1) including a fixed wing (7) and a wing tip device (9) moveably mounted thereon. The wing tip device (9) is movable from a load-alleviating configuration to a flight configuration. The wing tip device includes an airflow channel (88) extending between respective apertures (83, 84) on the upper surface and lower surface of the wing tip device. The channel (88) is configurable between an open state in which air can flow through the channel and a closed state in which the airflow through the channel (88), via the apertures (83, 84), is blocked. The channel (88) is configured such that when the wing tip device (9) is in the load-alleviating configuration and the channel (88) is in the open state, the aerodynamic loading on the wing tip device in flight urges the wing tip device towards the flight configuration.
US11358703B2	Monolithic wing to side body upper chord assembly for aircraft A monolithic joint system for a fuselage to wing joint in an aircraft is provided. The joint system comprises a first vertical flange, a base plate, a second vertical flange, and damage containment features associated with at least one of these components. The first vertical flange is configured to connect to a fuselage section of the aircraft and the second vertical flange is configured to connect to a rib web of a wing, while the base plate attaches outboard wing to inboard wing box. The first vertical flange, the base plate, and the second vertical flange are formed from a continuous piece of material. The damage containment features are configured to slow propagation of an active crack tip in the joint system during operation of the aircraft. Thus, the illustrative embodiments provide a one-piece joint system for the fuselage to wing joint of an aircraft.
US11358695B2	Divided gear wheel for a power transmission system used in a marine engine The present application relates to power transmission system used in marine engines and in particular to a divided gear wheel (11, 12), for a power transmission system 1,2, used in marine engines, to a power transmission system used in marine engines to a method to operate said power transmission system and to a marine engine comprising a power transmission system.
US11358693B2	Bar for controlling a kite A bar for controlling a kite comprises a trimming unit for the control lines (back line trimming unit). A length of the control lines can be adjusted by the trimming unit. The trimming unit is mounted in or on the bar and can be adjusted by means of a motor, preferably an electric motor.
US11358682B2	Mooring device A mooring device including: a strut with a first end and a second end; a first head; a pivot mount; a first suction cup; a rotating mount; a second head; a second suction cup; a rod; and a flotation cover sleeve. The pivot mount allows the first head to pivot about a first head axis and therefore to rotate relative to the strut. The rotating mount allows the suction cup to rotate about a second axis relative to the strut. The flotation cover sleeve having a buoyancy sufficient to render the entire apparatus positively buoyant in water.
US11358674B2	Motorcycle handlebar featuring active vibration damping A handlebar for a motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle or a motorcycle-type vehicle, has a vibration damping mechanism designed to dampen a first vibration of the handlebar. The vibration damping mechanism is designed to detect the first vibration and is equipped with at least one actuator which is effectively coupled to the handlebar in a vibration-transmitting manner and which, in response to the detected first vibration, can be actuated to introduce a second vibration into the handlebar.
US11358673B2	Tube for a bicycle A tube for a bicycle has a body, an indented portion, and a machined hole. The indented portion is radially recessed in the body and has an outer bottom surface, an outer annular surface, and a first round corner being a curved surface smoothly connecting an outer tube surface of the body and the outer annular surface. The machined hole is formed through the outer bottom surface of the indented portion and has an area being less than an area of the outer bottom surface. The indented portion formed around the machined hole distributes stress to prevent cracking occurring from an edge of the machined hole. The structural strength of the tube is increased under a same total weight.
US11358671B2	Leaning vehicle A leaning vehicle includes a caliper and an electric motor supported at a same position in a vehicle body frame. Provided that a position opposed to a pad in a plate when a left front wheel is located in an uppermost end in the vehicle-body-frame upward direction in a movable region of the left front wheel and a right front wheel is located in a lowermost end in the vehicle-body-frame downward direction in a movable region of the right front wheel is defined as a left leaning end portion position and a position opposed to the pad in the plate when the left front wheel is located in the lowermost end in the vehicle-body-frame downward direction in the movable region of the left front wheel and the right front wheel is located in the uppermost end in the vehicle-body-frame upward direction in the movable region of the right front wheel is defined as a right leaning end portion position, the electric motor is disposed in a motor disposition region spaced away from a movable region of the plurality of link members by a distance equal to or smaller than a distance between the left leaning end portion position and the right leaning end portion position.
US11358664B2	System for assisting the driving of a vehicle comprising an open hydraulic circuit The present invention relates to a system for assisting the driving of a vehicle comprising at least one hydraulic machine forming a pump (19), at least one hydraulic machine forming an engine (130, 140) and an open hydraulic circuit (100) extending through a tank (13) and comprising a suction duct (11) extending from the tank (13) to an inlet of the pump (19), a supply duct (15) extending from the outlet of the pump (19) to the inlet of the engine (130, 140) and a return duct (122) extending from the outlet of the engines (130, 140) to the tank (13), characterised in that at least one of the engines (130, 140) is an engine that can disengage the clutch, and in that the system comprises an element forming a restriction (180) and creating a loss of charge over the return duct and a means (190, 192) adapted for connecting to the engine casing, the part of the return duct (122) located upstream of the element forming a restriction (180) and for applying to the engine casing, from the return duct (122), a pressure lower than the pressure of this return duct.
US11358656B2	Cargo trailer with tensioned wall panels and process of manufacture A cargo trailer wall structure of panels includes adjacent outer sheets, posts spaced along one side of the outer sheets and fasteners therebetween. The posts are formed into central webs and attachment ribs to either side of the central webs. The attachment ribs have concave surfaces abutting against the outer sheets and rows of holes matching rows of holes in the outer sheets. The elongate concave surfaces are aligned with the rows of holes of the attachment ribs. The fasteners draw the sheets and posts together and distort the outer sheets into contact against the concave surfaces.
US11358650B2	Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle A rear vehicle-body structure of a vehicle capable of increasing the support rigidity of a rear suspension and the transmission efficiency of a rear-end collision load to the vehicle front side. A side sill has an upper closed cross-section portion. The upper closed cross-section portion includes a closed cross-sectional space extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. A linear connecting frame connecting a rear end of the upper closed cross-section portion to a rear side housing is between the rear end of the upper closed cross-section portion and the rear side housing. The connecting frame is inclined to be closer to a vehicle lower side as the connecting frame approaches the vehicle front side. The upper closed cross-section portion is inclined to be closer to an upper side as the upper closed cross-section portion approaches a vehicle rear side to correspond to an inclination angle of the connecting frame.
US11358646B2	Vehicle body forming structure and vehicle body using the same A vehicle body forming structure is provided. The vehicle body forming structure includes a plurality of linear members each including a bent portion in at least a portion thereof, wherein the plurality of linear members overlap each other in at least a partial section to form overlapping extending portions extending in a same direction, and a fastening member configured to fasten the overlapping extending portions to form a vehicle body frame.
US11358628B2	Apparatus and method for controlling motor driven power steering system An apparatus for controlling an MDPS system may include: a column torque sensor configured to sense column torque applied to a steering column of a vehicle; a vehicle velocity sensor configured to sense vehicle velocity of the vehicle; an MDPS basic logic unit configured to decide a first assist command current for driving an MDPS motor in a manual driving mode of a driver; an autonomous driving control unit configured to decide a second assist command current for driving the MDPS motor in an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle; and a mode switching control unit configured to decide a weight into which the driver's steering intention is reflected, and apply the decided weight to the first and second assist command currents to decide a final assist command current for driving the MDPS motor when the vehicle is switched from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.
US11358627B2	System, method and apparatus for a telescopic lead screw for a steering column A steering column assembly includes a jacket. The assembly also includes a plurality of cylindrical lead screws threadably coupled to each other, the plurality of lead screws rotatable relative to each other and translatable relative to each other. The assembly further includes a nut threadably coupled to one of the plurality of lead screws and operatively coupled to the jacket to axially move the jacket.
US11358601B2	Training machine learning model based on training instances with: training instance input based on autonomous vehicle sensor data, and training instance output based on additional vehicle sensor data Various implementations described herein generate training instances that each include corresponding training instance input that is based on corresponding sensor data of a corresponding autonomous vehicle, and that include corresponding training instance output that is based on corresponding sensor data of a corresponding additional vehicle, where the corresponding additional vehicle is captured at least in part by the corresponding sensor data of the corresponding autonomous vehicle. Various implementations train a machine learning model based on such training instances. Once trained, the machine learning model can enable processing, using the machine learning model, of sensor data from a given autonomous vehicle to predict one or more properties of a given additional vehicle that is captured at least in part by the sensor data.
US11358597B2	Drive control system for a motor vehicle which can be operated by electric motor and has a drive position selector device A drive control system for a motor vehicle operated by electric motor has a drive position selector device and an electronic control unit which is connected to the drive position selector. The drive control system is configured in such a way that when a first alternative automatic drive position is selected a comparatively high, not freely selectable recuperation level can be predefined and crawl mode is deactivated, and when a second alternative automatic drive position is selected at least one constant recuperation level or a sailing mode can be predefined and crawl mode is activated.
US11358596B2	Methods and system for creep torque and tip in control for vehicles with automatic transmissions Methods and systems are provided for controlling a distribution between engine and motor torques for a hybrid electric vehicle operating in a creep mode of operation in response to an engine start request. In one example, responsive to a request to start an engine while a vehicle is being propelled at a predetermined wheel creep torque via an electric motor positioned downstream of a transmission and a torque converter, coordinating an electric motor torque and an engine torque in one of a first mode, second mode, or a third mode depending on whether the electric motor can continue to provide the predetermined wheel creep torque. In this way, engine idle speed may be minimized depending on vehicle operating conditions, which may improve fuel economy.
US11358595B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control system includes a recognition unit recognizing a surrounding environment of an own vehicle, and a driving control unit controlling a speed or steering of the own vehicle on the basis of a recognition result from the recognition unit, in which the driving control unit causes the own vehicle to perform a first operation in which an inter-vehicle distance between a preceding vehicle and the own vehicle is reduced, and a second operation in which an inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the own vehicle is increased after the first operation in a case where a change amount of another vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition or another vehicle is identified as a cutting-in vehicle, on the basis of one of a behavior or a position of another vehicle when another vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane that is adjacent to a traveling lane of the own vehicle changes lane to the traveling lane.
US11358591B2	Parking assist apparatus A parking assist apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor: sets a first circumference being in contact with a first straight line extending in a traveling direction of a vehicle and passing through a position of the vehicle; sets a second circumference being in contact with a second straight line extending in an exit direction from a parking target area of the vehicle and passing through the parking target area; sets a third circumference obtained by shifting the second circumference along the second straight line until the second circumference comes in contact with the first circumference; acquires a guidance route including part of the first circumference as a route for moving the vehicle forward and part of the third circumference as a route for moving the vehicle backward; and guides the vehicle along the acquired guidance route.
US11358587B2	Engine control device for vehicle including acceleration assist control An engine control device for a saddle riding vehicle includes a mechanical centrifugal clutch for connecting and disconnecting driving force from an engine to a driving wheel, a throttle operator to adjust output power of the engine, a motor to rotate a crankshaft of the engine, and a control unit to control the motor and a fuel injection system. The control unit executes injection stopping control for stopping fuel injection during deceleration of the vehicle and executes, when an opening operation of the throttle operator is performed after an engine speed becomes equal to or lower than a centrifugal clutch disconnection speed at which the centrifugal clutch is disconnected, acceleration assist control for rotating the crankshaft with the motor.
US11358586B2	Methods and system for launching a hybrid vehicle Methods and systems are provided for operating a hybrid vehicle during launch conditions from rest. In one example, a driver demand torque is held constant until a threshold vehicle speed is reached when a constant accelerator pedal position is present so that closing of a transmission input clutch may result in reduced driveline torque disturbances while a desired driver demand torque is delivered.
US11358585B2	System and method for torque split arbitration A method for torque split arbitration in a vehicle includes identifying at least one route characteristic of a portion of a route being traversed by the vehicle. The method further includes determining a target torque split based on the at least one route characteristics. The method further includes generating a first output torque demand that corresponds to a product of a first portion of a target torque demand to be provided by a first propulsion unit and a ratio of a total propulsion system torque demand and the target torque demand. The method further includes generating a second output torque demand based on the first output torque demand.
US11358584B2	Electrified vehicle energy management for robust cold power discharge capability A vehicle having an engine, a battery, and an electric machine configured to propel the vehicle and selectively coupled to the engine to start the engine includes a controller configured to prompt for input to activate a cold weather mode in response to an expected ambient temperature to be below a first temperature threshold for a time period during which a subsequent engine start is anticipated, and to operate the engine and electric machine to maintain a state of charge (SOC) of the battery above a first SOC threshold in response to activation of the cold weather mode, and a second SOC threshold lower than the first SOC threshold otherwise.
US11358572B2	Brake control system and method for autonomous vehicle control A brake control system and method for autonomous vehicle control that includes a first brake pedal connected to a first brake arm, the first brake arm is connected to a first brake shaft, the first brake shaft extends a length between an upper end and lower end and includes a first actuator that expands and contracts in length. The lower end of the first brake shaft is operably connected to a first brake mechanism. An autonomous control system having a controller with microprocessor, memory and instructions is connected and controls operation of the first actuator. When the first brake shaft expands in length the first brake mechanism is engaged by the lower end of the first brake shaft thereby applying the brakes. The first brake mechanism is operable by depressing the first brake pedal in manual operation mode as well as by controlling the first actuator in autonomous operation mode.
US11358570B2	Windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, that is able to oscillate upwardly and downwardly between a downward position and an upward position. One end of the windscreen wiper arm is adapted to be pivotally connected to a mounting head mounted on a drive shaft. Another end of the windscreen wiper arm is rigidly connected to an adapter adapted to be connected to an elongated wiper blade to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The adapter, at the location of its connection to the wiper blade, has a U-shaped cross-section with a base and two spaced-apart legs. The U-shaped cross-section is preferably mounted offset in a plane of the base relative to a longitudinal axis of the windscreen wiper arm. The windscreen wiper arm is provided with a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto the windscreen to be wiped. The nozzle is detachably connected to the adapter through a key hole connection.
US11358563B2	Outside protection apparatus for vehicle An outside protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an outside airbag device. The outside air bag device includes a first bag body, an inflator, and a second bag body. The first bag body is expandable to be overlaid on a hood of a body of the vehicle rearwardly from a front portion of the body. The inflator is configured to expand the first bag body. The second bag body is expandable from a side portion of the first bag body in a width direction of the vehicle later than the first bag body.
US11358558B2	Leg restraining airbag An apparatus, system, and method for helping to protect occupants of a vehicle in the event of a collision. The apparatus comprising an inflatable tube having a first and second end connected to the floor of the vehicle and a middle portion therebetween and an inflator that is actuatable to direct inflation fluid into the inflatable tube in response to a vehicle collision. The inflatable tube is configured to inflate and deploy from the vehicle floor in response to receiving inflation fluid from the inflator. The middle portion extends from the floor and forms an arch into which the lower legs and/or feet of the occupant can move into in response to a collision and be restrained.
US11358557B1	Airbag housing with sacrificial seam A housing for storing an inflatable airbag includes a first portion and a second portion that cooperate to at least partially define a chamber for storing the inflatable airbag. A hinge portion connects the first portion to the second portion such that the second portion is pivotable about the hinge portion from a closed position for retaining the inflatable airbag within the chamber to an open position for deployment of the inflatable airbag from the chamber. A sacrificial seam connects the first portion and the second portion when the inflatable airbag is stored within the chamber. The sacrificial seam includes a plurality of connection members breakable in response to a pressure from within the chamber from initial inflation of the inflatable airbag. The connection members each extend across the sacrificial seam in a first direction between the first and second portions of the housing and are configured to have a predetermined failure area adjacent one of the first portion and the second portion.
US11358555B2	Vehicle seat An airbag which is a constituent of a side airbag device installed in the vehicle seat according to the present invention is provided with a main chamber which deploys toward the front of a side support portion of the seat, and a sub-chamber which accommodates an inflator and which deploys at a position inward of the main chamber in the width direction of the vehicle. The main chamber is divided, by means of a baffle panel, into a main front chamber at the front, and a main rear chamber at the rear. The sub-chamber is linked to the main rear chamber at a side in the width direction of the vehicle. When the airbag is deployed, the baffle panel extends along a front edge of the sub-chamber, as viewed from the width direction of the vehicle.
US11358550B2	Vehicle pedal arrangement A vehicle pedal arrangement according to one embodiment includes a support, a rotating shaft, a pedal that is pivotable with respect to the rotating shaft, a retention member and actuating means. The pedal includes a retaining housing and an opening, such that under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft is arranged in the opening and the retention member is at least partially housed in the retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft, retaining the rotating shaft in the opening. In the event of a head-on collision, the actuating means moves the retention member such that the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft.
US11358538B2	Lining, a haul truck body comprising the same and a haul truck The disclosure relates to a lining for a haul truck body, said lining being arranged to extend over surfaces of said haul truck body, wherein said surfaces define at least one impact region and at least one wear region; wherein said lining within said at least one impact region presents one or more impact lining elements; wherein said lining within said at least one wear region presents one or more wear lining elements; and wherein said impact lining elements have a higher impact resistance than said wear lining elements and said wear lining elements have a higher wear resistance than the impact lining elements. The disclosure further relates to a haul truck body comprising the lining and a haul truck comprising the haul truck body.
US11358535B2	Attachment system An attachment system is provided for attaching an external component to a chassis of a vehicle, such as components for performing snow clearance, road measurements, road surface marking assemblies, transport of vehicles or gear, including salvaging work and transport of heavy duty vehicles. The attachment system includes at least an elongated chassis coupler element, a fastening mechanism for fastening the chassis coupler element to the chassis when in a mounted position, a distance element, and a clamping mechanism. The coupler element is shaped to fit inside a hollow space of the distance element, and the clamping mechanism is operable to control an insertion length of the coupler element into the hollow space thereby controlling the clamping of the distance element and the chassis when the attachment device is in a mounted position.
US11358530B2	Apparatus for receiving an object in a motor vehicle An apparatus for receiving a cuboidal object, which has three side edges of different length, in a motor vehicle, having a receiving space, which has an insertion opening, the length of which corresponds at least to the length of the longest side edge of the object and whose width corresponds at least to the length of the shortest side edge of the object, but at least in sections is smaller than the length of the side edge of the object with the medium length, wherein the receiving space is of such a size that the object after being inserted through the insertion opening in the receiving space can be rotated through an angle of at least approximately 90° about its longitudinal axis and can be moved to a storage position in the receiving space.
US11358524B2	Lamp for automobile and automobile including the same A lamp for an automobile, which includes: a light source; a first light guide unit provided on one side of the light source to face the light source; and a second light guide unit provided on the one side of the light source to face the light source and at least a portion of which is surrounded by the first light guide unit. The first light guide unit includes: a first light guide region which forms one end of the first light guide unit and to which a portion of the light emitted from the light source is incident; and a second light guide region which forms the other end of the first light guide unit and to which another portion of the light emitted from the light source is incident. The second light guide unit is provided between the first and second light guide regions.
US11358519B2	Headlight control system A headlight control system controls a headlight of a moving object. The moving object includes the headlight including a plurality of light emission units, and an imaging unit configured to capture images of circumstances in front. The headlight control system includes an irradiation pattern controller configured to perform control for changing at least one of presence or absence of light emission and a degree of light emission of each of the light emission units to change an irradiation pattern of the headlight to one of a plurality of irradiation patterns, an imaging controller configured to perform control such that the imaging unit captures the images of the circumstances in front for each of the irradiation patterns to acquire captured images, and a learning unit configured to learn an irradiation pattern suitable for the circumstances in front based on captured images captured for each of the irradiation patterns.
US11358517B2	Light projection device for a moving body having an optical scanner and control portion controlling a mirror portion A light projection device for a moving body is provided on the moving body and includes: a light source for irradiating light; an optical scanner which has a mirror portion for reflecting the light irradiated from the light source and a drive source for swinging the mirror portion, and scans the light irradiated from the light source; and a control portion which controls to acquire change information of an angle range at which the mirror portion swings, change the angle range at which the mirror portion swings by controlling the drive source based on the acquired change information, and change an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source.
US11358515B2	Video system for tractor-trailers There are disclosed video systems and methods that use a camera in a lamp housing for a tractor-trailer. Within the housing is an electrical subsystem with a PLC interface and an electrical connector disposed outside the housing and adapted to connect to the trailer and draw power therefrom. A lamp mounted in the housing is connected and adapted to draw power through the electrical subsystem and emit light through a cover of the housing. The camera mounted in the housing has a field of view through the cover. The camera is connected and adapted to draw power through the electrical subsystem and to capture images through the cover and is further connected to the PLC interface. The PLC interface converts data from the camera and transmits the converted data through the electrical connector to the trailer.
US11358503B1	Seal for a trim member of a vehicle seat back A seal for sealing a gap between a seat back of a seat in a vehicle, the seat back including a fabric construction, and a shelf located adjacent the seat back includes a trim member laterally spanning from a first distal end of an engagement edge of the shelf that engages with the seat back of the seat to a second distal end of the engagement edge of the shelf. The trim member includes a seal member laterally spanning and attached to the trim member that engages with the seat back. The seal member is constructed of an unwoven fabric material.
US11358499B2	Lower and upper latch anchor use detection sensing device A child restraint seat sensing device for a vehicle including a structural element at least partially defining a volume, wherein the structural element is located in a vehicle passenger seat between a seat base and seat back or is located behind the vehicle passenger seat, a stationary anchor in the vehicle, wherein the stationary anchor is located within the volume defined by the structural element, and a sensor mounted to the structural element, wherein the sensor is configured to detect whether a child restraint seat connector is attached to the stationary anchor.
US11358495B2	Method and device for controlling a vehicle seat A method controls drive units for adjusting vehicle seat components. According to the method, a vehicle speed-dependent and crash-related nominal position or a vehicle speed-dependent and crash-related nominal position range are defined for at least one component. Starting from an actual position that is the same as the nominal position or from an actual position within the nominal position range, the actual position cannot be manually or automatically adjusted in the first instance or can only be adjusted in the nominal position range in the second instance, independently from the identification of a crash situation. Starting from an actual position that is different from the nominal position or outside the nominal position range, the actual position is automatically adjusted towards the nominal position or the nominal position range, preferably according to the identified defined situations, independently from the identification of a crash situation.
US11358492B2	Self-balancing switching control of dual-pack rechargeable energy storage system with series and parallel modes An electrical system includes a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a controller. The RESS includes first and second battery packs connected to a voltage bus, each pack having a respective plurality of battery cells and a corresponding cell balancing circuit. The RESS further includes switches that selectively connect or disconnect the packs to or from each other to achieve series and parallel modes. The controller executes a method by detecting a requested series to parallel mode transition. Responsive to a threshold imbalance being present in a state of charge or pack voltage of the packs relative to each other, the controller balances the state of charge/voltage using open/closed state control of the cell balancing circuits, and possibly a switching block having PWM-controlled switches and a circuit element. The controller may execute the requested mode transition upon balancing.
US11358485B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a charging stop switch that accepts a stopping operation for stopping external charging, and an ECU that stops the external charging when the stopping operation is accepted at the charging stop switch. The ECU determines whether or not a specific operation different from the stopping operation at the charging stop switch has been accepted, and when it is determined that the specific operation has been accepted, disables acceptance of the stopping operation. The specific operation is an operation different from an intended operation of a prescribed subject. The vehicle includes an inlet to which a charging connector for external charging can be connected. The ECU detects connection of the charging connector to the inlet, the prescribed subject is the charging connector, and the specific operation is a prescribed number of operations of connecting and disconnecting the prescribed subject within a prescribed time period.
US11358484B2	Charger for electric vehicle and charging control method of electric vehicle Disclosed are a charger and a method of charging an electric vehicle. A main body of the charger includes a plurality of sub main bodies coupled to each other to transform its shape. The charger with the main body having a first shape moves toward the electric vehicle, and is then transformed to have a second shape. The first shape refers to a shape allowing the main body to be movable on a ground, and the second shape refers to a shape making the main body occupy a smaller surrounding area of the electric vehicle than the first shape. The electric vehicle is charged as connected to the charger having the second shape. The charger does not obstruct traffic of other vehicles because its size is reduced during charging.
US11358482B2	Electrical power supply for a stationary vehicle, and on-board induction coil connected to the low-voltage on-board electrical system A system includes a vehicle and an induction unit external to the vehicle. The induction unit includes a primary coil designed as a primary induction coil, and the vehicle includes a low voltage on-board electrical system having a secondary coil designed as a secondary induction coil. An alternating voltage can be induced in at least one part of the low-voltage on-board electrical system by the electromagnetic coupling of the secondary coil to the primary coil, and at least one component of the low-voltage on-board electrical system can be fed with the induced alternating voltage or with direct voltage via a rectifier.
US11358478B2	Light electric vehicle with dynamic gear ratio selection feature The present disclosure describes a system for determining an optimal gear ratio for a light electric vehicle. The optimal gear ratio may be based on an anticipated or current route of an individual riding the light electric vehicle, riding habits of the individual and/or on maintenance status information associated with the light electric vehicle. When the optimal gear ratio is determined, the system provides an indication of the optimal gear ratio to the light electric vehicle.
US11358477B2	Braking/driving force control method and braking/driving force control device A magnitude of a road surface slope along which a vehicle travels is detected, when the magnitude of the road surface slope increases, a basic braking force set in advance is corrected to be decreased based on the magnitude of the road surface slope, or a basic driving force set in advance is corrected to be increased based on the magnitude of the road surface slope, when the magnitude of the road surface slope decreases, a basic braking force is corrected to be increased based on the magnitude of the road surface slope or a basic driving force is corrected to be decreased based on the magnitude of the road surface slope, and the corrected braking force or driving force is generated.
US11358476B2	Drive device and vehicle A drive device includes a motor, an inverter, an electric power storage device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal of the switching elements by comparison of a voltage command of each phase according to a torque command of the motor and a carrier wave voltage, as a first PWM control. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a second PWM signal of the switching elements based on a modulation factor and a voltage phase of a voltage according to the torque command and a pulse count per unit cycle of an electric angle of the motor, as a second pulse width modulation control. The electronic control unit is configured to limit execution of the second PWM control when high controllability of the motor is requested rather than when the high controllability is not requested.
US11358465B2	Fuel filler lid assembly A fuel filler lid assembly includes a fuel filler lid. The fuel filler lid is configured to be supported to a vehicle body that has a fuel filler opening. The fuel filler lid has a first part that is movable with respect to the vehicle body between an open state and a closed state. The open state enables access to the fuel filler opening. The closed state encloses the fuel filler opening. The fuel filler lid has a second part that is movable with respect to the first part as the first part moves between the open state and the closed state.
US11358464B2	Cooling system of electric power system for vehicle Disclosed is a cooling system for an electric power system for a vehicle capable of selectively cooling a power component used while the vehicle travels or is charged.
US11358455B2	Deflector device A deflector device capable of holding a mesh support across a straight portion and a corner portion of a holding member without a through-hole being formed in the corner portion of the holding member. A corner-side recess, which receives a hook portion and is formed as a concavity in which a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a direction of extension of a corner portion is open on a lower side, is formed in said corner portion. A pair of facing inside surfaces of the corner-side recess are configured to pinch and hold the hook portion.
US11358451B2	Crank assembly for a tarpaulin retraction and extension device A crank assembly for operating a tarpaulin manipulator used for extending and retracting a tarpaulin respectively across and from a top aperture of a vehicle container. The crank assembly includes a crank and a crank assembly shaft for transmitting rotations of the crank to the tarpaulin manipulator through a transmission assembly. The crank can be moved between a mounted configuration in which the crank protrudes axially from the crank assembly shaft and a stowed configuration in which the crank is folded over the crank assembly shaft.
US11358442B2	Roller blind arrangement comprising a corrugated-tube winding shaft A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube.
US11358436B2	Vehicle-mounted temperature controller A vehicle-mounted temperature controller includes a low temperature circuit and a refrigeration circuit. The low temperature circuit has a heat generating equipment heat exchanger exchanging heat with heat generating equipment, a radiator, a first heat exchanger, and a three-way valve. The refrigeration circuit has a second heat exchanger discharging heat from the refrigerant to a high temperature circuit to make the refrigerant condense, and the first heat exchanger making the refrigerant absorb heat from the cooling water to make the refrigerant evaporate. The low temperature circuit includes a first partial circuit through which the cooling water flows through the radiator and the first heat exchanger, and a second partial circuit through which the cooling water flows through the heat generating equipment heat exchanger without passing through the radiator and the first heat exchanger. The cooling water circulates simultaneously and separately at these first partial circuit and second partial circuit.
US11358430B2	Suspension system with variable roll resistance A suspension system for a work vehicle includes a first cylinder having a piston side, a second cylinder having a piston side, and a first valve connected to the first and second cylinders, which extend and retract during a roll condition of the suspension system. The first valve selectively enables and restricts fluid flow between the piston side of the first cylinder and the piston side of the second cylinder to adjust a roll resistance of the suspension system.
US11358423B2	Method for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim and apparatus therefore The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim. The method includes the steps of rotating the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) by an electric motor about an axis, checking the current consumption of the electric motor during the mounting and demounting operation, and continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation. The apparatus for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim comprises an electric motor for rotating the wheel (rim/tyre assembly) about an axis, a sensing device for sensing the motor current and transmitting corresponding signals to a control device and an adjustment controller for continuously and automatically adjusting a specific combination of torque and speed of the electric motor during the mounting/demounting operation.
US11358419B2	Method for detecting wheel units of a vehicle and wheel mounting positions belonging to the wheel units, and a wheel information system A method for detecting wheel units mounted at wheels of a vehicle and for detecting wheel mounting positions belonging to each of the wheel units is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: positioning a mobile communication device at a predetermined start position with respect to the vehicle, moving the mobile communication device from the start position along a path around the vehicle, receiving RF signals from the wheel units and measuring the RF signal strengths thereof by the mobile communication device when moving along the path around the vehicle, performing an analysis of variations of the measured RF signal strengths of the received RF signals depending on the position of the mobile communication device along the path, identifying the wheel units and identifying the wheel mounting positions based on a result of the analysis.
US11358409B2	Composite stone panel and manufacturing method thereof An article comprising natural stone and method for forming the article are provided. A counter-relief is formed at a back of the natural stone. A light-transmitting reinforcing material is bonded to the back of the natural stone at the counter-relief to reinforce the natural stone at the counter-relief. A front of the natural stone is carved to form a relief at the front. The relief is positioned opposite to the counter-relief. The thickness of the natural stone between the relief and the counter-relief is reduced by the carving to allow light to transmit through the natural stone from the back to the front to illuminate the relief.
US11358405B2	Droplet deposition head alignment system A droplet deposition head including a datum surface arrangement for alignment of the head relative to an external mounting component in either a vertical mounting mode in which the head is held against a vertical mounting plate or a horizontal mounting mode where the head is held against a horizontal mounting plate. The datum surface arrangement comprising at least seven datum surfaces (x1; y1, y2, y3; z1, z2, z3) provided on the head, wherein five of the seven datum surfaces are provided for alignment in both vertical and horizontal mounting modes, and wherein a sixth datum surface (z3) is provided for alignment exclusively in said horizontal mounting mode and a seventh datum surface (y3) is provided for alignment exclusively in said vertical mounting mode.
US11358404B2	Printer and method for preventing erroneous interruption of printing A printer includes a head having nozzles, a carriage with the head mounted thereon, a carriage motor to move the carriage along a scanning direction, an encoder including a scale having reference marks formed thereon along a particular direction, and a sensor to detect the reference marks while moving relative to the scale along with movement of the carriage along the scanning direction, and a controller configured to perform liquid discharging to control the head to discharge liquid from the nozzles toward a recording medium while performing feedback control of the carriage motor based on velocity information such that the carriage moves at a target velocity along the scanning direction, the velocity information representing a carriage velocity based on detection results of the sensor, and interrupt the liquid discharging when the carriage velocity exceeds an overshoot threshold higher than the target velocity during the liquid discharging.
US11358386B2	Method for measuring varnish film thickness of printed article and varnish film thickness measurement device The present invention is a method for measuring the varnish film thickness of a printed article by obtaining the film thickness of varnish on a sheet (1) on which a pattern is printed on a base thereof with ink and the pattern is coated with the varnish, wherein a metal foil (1c) having a smooth surface is attached to the base of the sheet (1), and the film thickness of the varnish coated directly over the metal foil (1c) is detected with a spectral interference-type film thickness meter (81) so as to determine whether the film thickness of the varnish is acceptable or not on the basis of the results detected by the spectral interference-type film thickness meter (81).
US11358384B2	Assembly for processing a substrate web An assembly of a first and a second printing or converting apparatus is each at least provided with a number of printing or converting modules disposed one after the other in a main direction, through which in use a substrate web can be guided. The first and the second printing or converting apparatuses are respectively provided with a first and a second rail assembly each extending in a main direction next to or above the associated printing or converting modules and over which at least one processing station is movable. The assembly further includes a transfer assembly which is provided with rail assemblies which are configured to move the at least one processing station from the first rail assembly to the second rail assembly and vice versa and to buffer processing stations.
US11358383B2	Passive object handling device The present disclosure provides an apparatus for handling objects. The apparatus comprises a carrying device (104) that is configured to move along a track (102). A handling device (224) is adapted to hold an object (108) and is mounted to the carrying device (104) such that it is rotatable with respect to the carrying device about a handling axis (226). A drive device (310) is disposed at a position along the track (102) and configured to produce a torque around a drive axis. The carrying device (104) can be moved along the track (102) in a direction perpendicular to the drive axis into and out of a drive position. In the drive position, the handling axis (226) of the handling device (224) is in substantial alignment with the drive axis of the drive device (310) whereupon the drive device induces a torque in the handling device (224) causing the handling device to rotate, thereby causing the object (108) held by the handling device to rotate.
US11358382B2	Pad printing device A pad printing device for printing a window of a display device includes a pad to transfer ink to the window. The pad includes a printing portion to transfer the ink to the window by being pressed against the window and a body portion disposed on the printing portion and to apply a pressure to the printing portion. A hardness of the printing portion is less than a hardness of the body portion, and a sidewall of a portion of the pad where the printing portion contacts the body portion is substantially perpendicular to the window.
US11358373B2	Sunroof for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a sunroof for a motor vehicle including two glass sheets (1, 3) joined together by a thermoplastic insert (2), wherein the sheet (1) directed toward the outside is annealed, and the sheet (3) directed toward the inside is made of tempered glass, the total thickness of the glass sheets being no greater than 5 mm, and preferably no greater than 4.5 mm.
US11358370B2	Systems and methods for implementing selective electromagnetic energy filtering objects and coatings using selectably transmissive energy scattering layers A system and method are provided for forming energy filter layers or shutter components, including energy scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The energy filters or shutter components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields. The energy scattering layers may conceal a sensor such as a camera or photovoltaic cell.
US11358368B2	Container with improved reclosable cover member A container (10) for consumer goods comprising: an outer housing (12) comprising a box (14) and a lid (16), the lid (16) being hinged to the box (14) along a hinge line extending across a back wall of the outer housing (12); and a package (18) of consumer goods within the box (14). A reclosable sealing cover member(100) occludes an access opening (20) in the package. The reclosable sealing cover member (100) comprises: a base layer (102) comprising a fibrous cellulosic material; a metal-containing layer (104) provided on an outer side of the base layer (102); and a first polymeric layer (106) provided on an inner side of the base layer (102).
US11358362B2	Dunnage conversion machine and method A dunnage conversion machine converts a sheet stock material into a dunnage product that is relatively thicker and less dense than the stock material. The conversion machine includes a conversion assembly that draws the sheet stock material therethrough and randomly crumples at least a portion of the sheet stock material. Before severing a discrete dunnage product of a desired length from the substantially continuous length of sheet stock material, the conversion assembly temporarily advances the sheet stock material therethrough while minimizing or eliminating the random crumpling of the sheet stock material in a reduced-crumpling zone, and then cuts the sheet stock material in the reduced-cutting zone to reduce or eliminate the production of scrap shards of sheet stock material.

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