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US11377653B2	Method for extracting DNA The invention relates to a method for extracting DNA, comprising the steps of: providing (400) a lysate (11) in a sample vessel (1), feeding (500) an DNA absorbing substance (15) to the sample vessel (1), closing (700) the sample vessel (1) by means of a wash filter element (3), feeding (600) a wash fluid (12) to the sample vessel (1) through the wash filter element (3), and discharging (700) the wash fluid (12) from the sample vessel (1) through the wash filter element (3). The DNA absorbing substance can be retained from the wash filter element (3).
US11377648B2	Polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to a hybrid polypeptide having alpha-amylase activity, selected from a first polypeptide sequence comprising a catalytic core, and a second polypeptide sequence comprising a carbohydrate binding module (CBM), wherein (a) the catalytic core is selected from a polypeptide having at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or 100% sequence identity to amino acids 20 to 494 of SEQ ID NO: 1 or amino acids 20 to 496 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) the CBM is selected from a polypeptide having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 99% or 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, or SEQ ID NO: 6. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, and catalytic domains.
US11377641B2	Scalable production method for AAV A method for producing AAV, without requiring cell lysis, is described. The method involves harvesting AAV from the supernatant. For AAV having capsids with a heparin binding site, the method involves modifying the AAV capsids and/or the culture conditions to ablate the binding between the AAV heparin binding site and the cells, thereby allowing the AAV to pass into the supernatant, i.e., media. Thus, the method of the invention provides supernatant containing high yields of AAV which have a higher degree of purity from cell membranes and intracellular materials, as compared to AAV produced using methods using a cell lysis step.
US11377639B2	Lineage reprogramming to induced cardiac progenitor cells (iCPC) by defined factors Animal cells, notably adult fibroblasts, are advantageously reprogrammed in direct lineage reprogramming methods using defined factors to produce proliferative and multipotent induced cardiac progenitor cells (iCPC). The iCPC thus produced can be differentiated under suitable differentiation conditions to cardiac lineage cells including cardiomyocytes, smooth muscle cells, and endothelial cells, as evidenced by expression of lineage specific markers. Sets of factors effective in combination to reprogram the fibroblasts can include a set that includes some or all of 5 factors (Mesp1, Baf60c, Nkx2.5, Gata4, Tbx5), a set that includes some or all of 11 factors (Mesp1, Mesp2, Gata4, Gata6, Baf60c, SRF, Isl1, Nkx2.5, Irx4, Tbx5, Tbx20), a set that includes some or all of 18 factors (T, Mesp1, Mesp2, Tbx5, Tbx20, Isl1, Gata4, Gata6, Irx4, Nkx2.5, Hand1, Hand2, Tbx20, Tbx18, Tip60, Baf60c, SRF, Hey2), and a set that includes some or all of 22 factors (T, Mesp1, Mesp2, Tbx5, Tbx20, Isl1, Gata4, Gata6, Irx4, Nkx2.5, Hand1, Hand2, Tbx20, Tbx18, Tip60, Baf60c, SRF, Hey2, Oct4, Klf4, Sox2, L-myc).
US11377620B2	Additive supplements for oil changes A method of producing an additive supplement that when combined with a motor oil licensable with the American Petroleum Institute and the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee creates a second motor oil that meets the standards of the American Petroleum Institute and the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee by first selecting a desired motor oil and a standard motor oil, wherein the desired motor oil comprises a desired base oil component and a desired additive component and the standard motor oil contains a standard base oil component and a standard additive component. A differentiating additive component is produced by determining the additive component differences between the desired additive component and the standard additive component. This differentiating additive component is determined by using equal amounts of the standard motor oil and the desired motor oil. An optional step can then be performed of adding additional additives to the differentiating additive component to produce a preferred additive component. Sufficient base oil is then incorporated to the preferred additive component to produce an additive supplement.
US11377617B2	Stabilized lubricant composition for continuous casting processes Described herein is a stabilized lubricant composition for use in steel casting, in particular in continuous casting processes. In particular, the lubricant composition for processes for producing steel by continuous casting includes a dispersion of a lubricant powder, for an ingot mold, in continuous casting, in an oily liquid means, and a stabilization additive, characterized in that it has the following shear thinning index values: RVT 0.1/1 1/10 10/100 100/1000 STI 3.0-7.5 2.0-6.5 1.0-3.0 0.5-2.0 wherein RVT is the ratio between two different shear speeds and STI is the shear thinning index corresponding to the RVT values.
US11377615B2	Selective acetalization / etherification process The present invention relates to a selective process for preparing acetals or ethers. In particular, the process involves a selective catalytic hydrogenolysis of a trihydrocarbyl orthoesterso as to control the extent of dealcoholation to afford either the corresponding acetal or ether product. Ether products preparable by means of the present invention include ethers which are suitable for use as base stocks in lubricating compositions.
US11377614B2	Lubrication board A lubrication board includes a substrate; and a lubrication layer disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the lubrication layer comprises a polymer expressed by formula (I) below, formula (I); wherein R1 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkyl or C2-C18 aryl; R2 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkyl or C2-C18 alkyl which is interrupted by —O—; R3 is selected from —NH— or —S—; R4 is selected from —NH2, —OH or —SH; and n, p and q are positive integers ranging from 2 to 20000.
US11377610B2	Performance enhancing additive for fuel composition, and method of use thereof The present invention relates to performance enhancing additive composition comprising a mixture or a blend of (i) an acid amide; and (ii) oxide treated derivative of amine in one embodiment, and performance enhancing additive composition comprising a mixture or a blend of (i) an acid amide; and (ii) oxide treated derivative of amine, and further comprising a detergent in another embodiment, and to a fuel compositions thereof in still another embodiment, and to method of use thereof in yet another embodiment, and to a method of improving performance of a fuel and an engine in yet another embodiment.
US11377607B2	Branched paraffinic compositions derived from isomerized and hydrogenated linear alpha olefins Compositions can include mixtures having from about 2 wt % to about 40 wt % of C10-C20 linear paraffins based on the weight of the mixture, from about 60 wt % to about 98 wt % of C10-C20 branched saturated hydrocarbons based on the weight of the mixture, and less than or equal to about 30 wt % of C20+ saturated hydrocarbons based on the weight of the mixture. Methods to obtain these compositions can include the isomerization of one or more C10-C20 alpha olefins under skeletal isomerization conditions to obtain an isomerization mixture and the hydrotreating of the isomerization mixture.
US11377593B2	Phosphor In a phosphor according to an aspect, an emission site has a perovskite crystal structure expressed by ABX3, in which A and B are each a cation and X is an anion, and an emission element is located at a B site serving as a body center of the perovskite crystal structure.
US11377592B2	Luminescent crystals and manufacturing thereof The present invention relates to the field of luminescent crystals (LCs), and more specifically to Quantum Dots (QDs) of formula A1aM2bXc, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification. The invention provides methods of manufacturing such luminescent crystals, particularly by dispersing suitable starting materials in the presence of a liquid and by the aid of milling balls; to compositions comprising luminescent crystals and to electronic devices, decorative coatings; and to components comprising luminescent crystals.
US11377579B2	Alkyl cyclic anhydride based emulsifiers for oil based mud Wellbore fluids may include an oleaginous continuous phase; a non-oleaginous discontinuous phase; and an emulsifier stabilizing the non-oleaginous discontinuous phase in the oleaginous continuous phase, wherein the emulsifier is the product of a reaction between an alkyl cyclic anhydride and a polar reactant, wherein the polar reactant is one or more selected from a group containing alkyl amine, alkanolamine, and polyamine. Methods may include drilling a wellbore with an oil-based mud, wherein the oil-based mud is an invert emulsion containing an emulsifier stabilizing the invert emulsion, wherein the emulsifier is the product of a reaction between an alkyl cyclic anhydride and a polar reactant, wherein the polar reactant is one or more selected from the group of alkyl amine, alkanolamine, and polyamine.
US11377578B2	Heat transfer device and heat transfer method using same A heat transfer device that contains a circulation route enclosing a refrigerant containing a hydrohaloolefin, the heat transfer device being capable of reducing the influence of oxygen entrapped in the circulation route; and a heat transfer method using the heat transfer device. Also, a heat transfer device that contains a circulation route enclosing a refrigerant containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs), hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HCFOs), and hydrochloroolefins (HCOs); and the device containing an oxygen adsorption device between an evaporator and a compressor present in the circulation route; and a heat transfer method using the same.
US11377576B2	Structural adhesive with improved corrosion resistance The present disclosure relates to a thermosettable structural adhesive composition comprising an epoxy compound; a thermoplastic compound; an epoxy curing agent; at least one mineral filler, wherein the at least one mineral filler is capable of absorbing water. The thermosettable structural adhesive composition can exhibit an improved corrosion resistance while also providing good adhesive properties such as good t-peel strength and overlap shear strength.
US11377571B2	Dirt pick-up resistant composition Water-based compositions that are resistant to dirt pickup, efflorescence, tannin bleed-through and surfactant leaching are described. The water-based composition includes a latex or water-dispersible polymer and a non-VOC UV-VIS (preferably, ultraviolet) absorber as a dirt pickup resistance additive. Methods of making water-based compositions including a non-VOC UV-VIS absorber as an additive are also described.
US11377567B2	Aqueous functional composition for articles An aqueous functional composition formulation is used to provide a functional composition in foamed, opacifying elements useful as a light-blocking articles. The aqueous functional composition formulation comprises: (i) glass particles such as hollow glass particles at a coverage of 0.1-2.2 g/cm2 and a (iv) water-soluble or water-dispersible organic polymeric binder that may be crosslinked. Thickeners, coating aids having an HLB of at least 5, (ii) lubricants, (iii) tinting materials, and (v) crosslinking agents can also be present in the aqueous functional composition formulation. Among other properties, the presence of the glass particles provides heat absorption capacity for the foamed, opacifying elements.
US11377562B2	Squaraine dyes and applications thereof The present invention disclosed a squaraine dye of formula (I) and process for the preparation thereof. Further, the present invention disclosed to an electronic device comprising dye of formula (I).
US11377558B2	Stretchable, degradable and self-healing polymers through a combination of imine bonds and metal coordination In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a self-healing polymer composition preferably for use in manufacturing a dielectric layer of a capacitive pressure sensor, and which comprises a central atom and a polymer having a main chain and one or more terminal moieties coupled to the main chain, wherein said one or more terminal moieties are selected to operate as ligands to form a coordination complex with the central atom, and preferably, the ligands and the central atom are selected to form the coordination complex after being subject to an external force sufficient to remove coordinate covalent bonds therebetween.
US11377555B2	Transparent polyamide-based composition comprising a glass filler with low silica content The present invention relates to transparent polyamide-based composition, comprising: from 5.0 to 40.0% by weight of semi-crystalline polyamide, from 20.0 to 80.0% by weight of at least one amorphous, transparent and at least partially cycloaliphatic polyamide, from 0.0 to 5.0% by weight of PEBA, from 0.0 to 5.0% by weight of additives, and from 5.0 to 50.0%, preferably from 10.0 to 40.0% by weight, preferably from 20.0 to 30.0% by weight by weight of glass filler, where the glass filler, expressed as % by weight with respect to the total weight of filler, less than 60 wt. % silica (SiO2) and more than 5 wt. % of boron oxide (B2O3). The invention also relates to the manufacture of said composition, its use for the manufacture of transparent articles, said transparent articles and their process of manufacture.
US11377548B2	2-dimensional polymer nanosheet and width, length, and height tunable method of preparing the same Semi-conducting two-dimensional (2D) nanoobjects, prepared by self-assembly of conjugated polymers, are promising materials for optoelectronic applications. However, there has been no example of 2D nanosheets with controlled lengths and aspect ratios at the same time via self-assembly. Herein, the inventors successfully prepared uniform semi-conducting 2D sheets using a conjugated poly(cyclopentenylene vinylene) homopolymer and its block copolymer by blending and heating. Using these as 2D seeds, living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) was achieved by adding the homopolymer as a unimer. Interestingly, unlike typical 2D CDSA examples showing radial growth, this homopolymer assembled only in one direction. Owing to this uniaxial growth, the lengths of the 2D nanosheets could be precisely tuned with narrow dispersity according to the unimer-to-seed ratio. The inventors also studied the growth kinetics of the living 2D CDSA and confirmed first-order kinetics. Subsequently, the inventors prepared several 2D block comicelles (BCMs), including penta-BCMs in a one-shot method.
US11377539B2	Conjugated diene-based polymer, conjugated diene-based polymer composition, and method for producing conjugated diene-based polymer The conjugated diene-based polymer of the invention comprises an aromatic vinyl unit based on an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene unit based on a conjugated diene compound, is modified with a compound containing a heteroatom, and has an SP value of 16.80 MPa1/2 to 17.10 MPa12.
US11377537B2	Multilayer composites comprising adhesive and one or more nanofiber sheets Techniques are disclosed for producing multilayered composites of adhesive nanofiber composites. Specifically, one or more sheets of highly aligned nanofibers are partially embedded in an adhesive such that at least a portion of the nanofiber sheet is free from adhesive and is available to conduct current with adjacent electrical features. In some example embodiments, the adhesive nanofiber composites are metallized with a conductive metal and in these and other embodiments, the adhesive nanofiber composites may also be stretchable.
US11377533B2	Process for degrading plastic products The present invention relates to processes for degrading plastic products and the uses thereof. The processes of the invention particularly comprise a step of amorphizing a plastic product prior to a step of depolymerization. The processes of the invention are particularly useful for degrading a plastic product comprising polyethylene terephthalate and/or polylactic acid. The invention also relates to a method of producing monomers and/or oligomers from a plastic product comprising at least one polyester, particularly polyethylene terephthalate and/or polylactic acid, comprising submitting the plastic product both to an amorphization step and to a depolymerization step.
US11377526B2	High performance cross-linked triblock cationic functionalized polymer for electrochemical applications, methods of making and methods of using The present invention relates to a high performance cross-linked triblock cationic functionalized polymer for electrochemical applications, and methods of making and using the same. The invention also relates to a tunable hydrogenated polymer, that can be functionalized with a particular cation for a particular application, and the method of making the hydrogenated polymer and tuning the hydrogenated polymer for the application.
US11377520B2	Use of PEKK for producing parts with low gas permeability The use of PEKK for lowering the CO2 and H2S permeability of a part intended to enter into contact with a petroleum effluent. Also, a pipe for transporting a petroleum effluent, including a layer intended to be in contact with the petroleum effluent, wherein the layer intended to be in contact with the petroleum effluent comprises PEKK and has a CO2 permeability at 130° C. of less than 10−8 cm3, for a thickness of 1 cm and a surface area of 1 cm2 and per second and bar of CO2 pressure and/or an H2S permeability at 130° C. of less than 10−8 cm3 for a thickness of 1 cm and a surface area of 1 cm2 and per second and bar of H2S pressure, the amount of CO2 and H2S being measured by GC, respectively. Lastly, a number of methods for manufacturing such a pipe.
US11377517B2	Phosphorous containing flame retardants The present invention relates to a phosphorus containing polyol, obtainable or obtained by a process comprising the reaction of at least one polyol with a phosphorus containing compound of the general formula (I) as defined herein, as well as the process for preparing a phosphorus containing polyol, comprising the reaction of at least one polyol with a phosphorus containing compound of the general formula (I). Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a phosphorus containing polyol as disclosed herein as a flame retardant, to a process for the preparation of a polyurethane and the polyurethane as such.
US11377515B2	Method for preparing graft copolymer and graft copolymer A method for preparing a graft copolymer includes the steps of: 1) preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; 2) preparing a core in the presence of the seed by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; and 3) preparing a shell in the presence of the core by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization, wherein an activator including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is added in the step 3). In Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, a C1-C10 alkyl group, or *-(C=O)OM2, provided that R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen, and M1 and M2 are each independently an alkali metal.
US11377508B2	Temperature-responsive poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and preparation method thereof Temperature-responsive poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. In the preparation method, with a system consisting of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) (an oxidant) and 2-methyl-N-[3-(methyl-phenyl-amino)-propyl]-acrylamide (MPAEMA) or 2-methyl-N-[3-(methyl-phenyl-amino)-propyl]-propionamide (MEMA) (a reducing agent monomer) as a redox initiation system, water and toluene as media, a nonionic surfactant as an emulsifier, and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) as a polymerization monomer, polymerization is conducted at room temperature and atmospheric pressure to obtain the PHEMA. An alcohol solution of the PHEMA has an upper critical solution temperature (UCST). The method has the advantages of simple and stable polymerization system, low polymerization cost, easy operation, mild conditions, small impact on the environment, and low energy consumption. Moreover, a molecular weight and UCST of a product are controllable within a specified range.
US11377505B2	Methods and formulations for reducing reconstitution time of lyophilized polypeptides The present invention relates to methods and formulations useful for reducing the reconstitution time of lyophilized polypeptides.
US11377504B2	Antibody beneficial for treatment of solid tumors, antibody-drug conjugate, and cancer drug including same The present invention provides an antibody beneficial for treatment of a solid tumor, an antibody-drug conjugate thereof, and an anticancer agent comprising these. The present invention provides, for example, an antibody that binds to tissue factor or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody has a dissociation rate constant kd of 5×10−4 s−1 or more and an association rate constant Ka of 1×104 M−1 s−1 or more.
US11377501B2	Peptide having high affinity for PD-L1 protein and use thereof The present invention provides a peptide having high binding affinity for PD-L1 protein and use thereof. The peptide has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 4, or the peptide is a tandem or branched peptide with a single repeat or multiple repeats of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4 and has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. The peptide can bind to human PD-L1 with high affinity, competitively block the affinity of PD-1/PD-L1 protein, block the negative regulatory tolerance pathway of human tumors, activate immunity and increase the lethality of T cells against tumor cells.
US11377500B2	Antibodies specific for CD70 and their uses The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to CD70 (Cluster of Differentiation 70). The invention further provides bispecific antibodies that bind to CD70 and another antigen (e.g., CD3). The invention further relates to antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies (monospecific and bispecific). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment of CD70-mediated pathologies, including cancer.
US11377489B2	Dual-targeting antibody targeting SCF and galectin-1 and use thereof The present invention relates to a dual-targeting antibody targeting stem cell factor (SCF) and galectin-1 and a composition for preventing or treating angiogenesis-related diseases comprising the same. The present invention provides a dual-targeting antibody derived from a human monoclonal antibody which may effectively inhibit angiogenesis by simultaneously neutralizing SCF and galectin-1 involved in angiogenesis, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating angiogenesis-related diseases comprising the antibody. The dual-targeting antibody according to the present invention may effectively prevent or treat angiogenesis-related diseases by simultaneously neutralizing two targets involved in angiogenesis wherein the angiogenesis-related diseases cause hemorrhaging by blood vessels changing due to abnormal angiogenesis and thus increasing the permeability thereof.
US11377484B2	Compounds to inhibit bacterial s-layer protein assembly The present invention relates to the field of bacterial Surface (S)-layer proteins, in particular to compounds capable of disrupting the bacterial S-Layer, specifically the S-Layer of Bacillus anthracis. More particularly, the invention provides for single domain antibodies for diagnosis and treatment of infection caused by pathogens with an S-Layer, in particular of Bacillus anthracis infection. The invention relates to S-Layer protein binding agents inhibiting bacterial growth and interrupting S-Layer assembly, useful in the treatment of bacterial infection, more specifically treatment of anthrax disease.
US11377476B2	Ras inhibitory peptides and uses thereof The present invention provides peptides comprising a sequence of X-6X-5X-4X-3X-2X-1X1PX3X4PX6X7PGX10X11AX13X14X15X16LX18X19X20X21X22X23LX25X26YLX29X30X31X32 (SEQ ID NO: 13) wherein the amino acids X−6, X−5, X−4, X−3, X−2, X−1, X1, X3, X4, X6, X7, X10, X11, X13, X14, X15, X16, X18, X19, X20, X21, X22, X25, X26, X29, X30, X31, and X32 are as defined herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides and methods of using the peptides for treating proliferative diseases such as cancer which are associated with Ras. Also provided are methods of screening a library of peptide dimers using a peptide dimer display technology.
US11377461B2	Synthesis of cyclic organic compounds and metallocenes A method comprising synthesizing a cyclic organic compound via reaction of an unsubstituted or substituted cycloheptene with an unsubstituted or substituted acrylic acid in the presence of phosphoric and/or sulfonic acid reagent to make the cyclic organic compound. Also, a method of synthesizing a ligand for a transition metal, and a related substituted ligand-metal complex and catalyst, from the unsubstituted or substituted cycloheptene and unsubstituted or substituted acrylic acid. Also, the cyclic organic compound, ligand, and substituted ligand-metal complex and catalyst synthesized thereby. Also a method of polymerizing an olefin with the catalyst to give a polyolefin, and the polyolefin made thereby.
US11377460B2	Methods for adjusting a polymer property Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of adjusting melt index and/or density utilizing a metallocene complex represented by Formula (I): wherein each n-Pr is n-propyl, and each X is independently CH3, CI, Br, or F.
US11377452B2	Glutamate transporter activators and methods using same The present invention provides compounds useful for treating, ameliorating or preventing a disease or disorder that is caused, induced or characterized by abnormal reduction in glutamate transporter activity or abnormal increase in extracellular CNS glutamate concentration in a subject. In certain embodiments, the compound stimulates a glutamate transporter.
US11377451B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for treating cancer, including compounds that are capable of penetrating the blood brain barrier to modulate the activity of EGFR tyrosine kinase. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating cancer in the brain, including glioblastoma and other EGFR mediated cancers. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating cancers such as glioblastoma and other EGFR mediated cancers that have been determined to have altered glucose metabolism in the presence of inhibitors. The present disclosure also provides methods of administering to a subject a glucose metabolism inhibitor and a cytoplasmic p53 stabilizer.
US11377450B2	Functionalized heterocycles as antiviral agents The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof: which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US11377428B2	RIP1 inhibitory compounds and methods for making and using the same Disclosed herein are kinase inhibitory compounds, such as a receptor-interacting protein-1 (RIP1) kinase inhibitor compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising such inhibitory compounds. The disclosed compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and/or combinations may be used to treat or prevent a kinase-associated disease or condition, particularly a RIP1-associated disease or condition.
US11377425B1	Small molecule modulators of IL-17 The present invention relates to a compound according to formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof. The invention further relates to said compounds for use in therapy, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, to methods of treating diseases, e.g. dermal diseases, with said compounds, and to the use of said compounds in the manufacture of medicaments.
US11377422B2	Charged ion channel blockers and methods for use The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: The compounds, compositions, methods and kits of the invention are useful for the treatment of pain, itch, and neurogenic inflammation.
US11377415B2	Method for converting N,N-dialkylamide compound into ester compound using complex of fourth-period transition metal as catalyst A method for converting an N,N-dialkylamide compound into an ester compound includes using a fourth period transition metal complex as a catalyst. The fourth period transition metal complex is obtained by a reaction of a precursor having a fourth period transition metal with a nitrogen-containing compound or a phosphorus-containing compound.
US11377408B2	Fire retardant compounds Compounds with fire extinguishing properties having the formula: wherein R1 is —CR5R6R7 or —CR5R6CR8R9R10 as well as fire extinguishing units including one or more of the compounds.
US11377404B2	Process and plant for producing alpha olefins A process (100) for the production of linear alpha-olefins is proposed, wherein ethylene is subjected to catalytic oligomerization (1) in a feed mixture to obtain a product mixture containing alpha-olefins with different chain length and side compounds. In a primary fractionation (2), a primary fraction is formed using at least part of the product mixture, and in a secondary fractionation (4), a secondary fraction is formed using at least part of the primary fraction. The primary fractionation (2) and the secondary fractionation (4) are carried out such that the primary fraction and the secondary fraction predominantly contain one of the alpha-olefins and are low in or free of other alpha-olefins, that the primary fraction contains one or more of the side compounds, and that the secondary fraction is depleted relative to the primary fraction in the one or more side compounds. In an intermediate step (3) between the primary fractionation (2) and the secondary fractionation (4), to which at least part of the primary fraction is subjected, the one or more side compounds are at least partly converted to one or more secondary compounds, and the one or more secondary compounds are at least partly separated in the secondary fractionation (4). The intermediate step (3) is carried out in such a way that not more than 0.8% of the alpha-olefin predominantly contained in the primary fraction or the part thereof subjected to the intermediate step is reacted. The intermediate step is carried out in the presence of 30 wt.-ppm to 200 wt.-ppm of water as reaction moderator and using a strongly acidic ion exchange resin.
US11377401B2	Efficiency of a gas conditioning system via hydrate inhibitor injection A gas conditioning system is described herein. The system includes a slug catcher configured to separate a hydrocarbon feed stream into a liquid stream and a gas stream, and a first hydrate inhibitor injection unit configured to lower a hydrate formation temperature of the gas stream using a first hydrate inhibitor. The system includes a pressure reduction unit, a first separation unit configured to remove a first liquid stream including the first hydrate inhibitor from the gas stream, a mercury removal unit, and an acid gas removal unit. The system also includes a second hydrate inhibitor injection unit configured to further lower the hydrate formation temperature of the gas stream using a second hydrate inhibitor, a cooling unit, a second separation unit configured to remove a second liquid stream including the second hydrate inhibitor from the gas stream, and a dehydration unit configured to produce a final treated gas stream.
US11377399B2	Xylene production processes and systems A process and related system for producing para-xylene (PX). In an embodiment, the process includes (a) separating a feed stream comprising C6+ aromatic hydrocarbons into a toluene containing stream and a C8+ hydrocarbon containing stream and (b) contacting at least part of the toluene containing stream with a methylating agent in a methylation unit to convert toluene to xylenes and produce a methylated effluent stream. In addition, the process includes (c) recovering PX from the methylated effluent stream in (b) to produce a PX depleted stream and (d) transalkylating the PX depleted stream to produce a transalkylation effluent stream. The transalkylation effluent stream includes a higher concentration of toluene than the PX depleted stream. Further, the process includes (e) converting at least some ethylbenzene (EB) within the C8+ hydrocarbon containing stream into toluene and (f) flowing the toluene converted in (e) to the contacting in (b).
US11377397B2	Production of cyclopentadiene from furfural The application relates to processes and systems that use a furfural compound for producing five-membered carbocyclic rings that are unsaturated, such as cyclopentene and cyclopentadiene. Examples methods for conversion of furfural compounds may include converting a furfural compound to at least a five-membered, saturated carbocyclic ring, and converting the five-membered, saturated carbocyclic ring in a presence of a catalyst to at least a five-membered, unsaturated carbocyclic ring.
US11377389B2	Bead maker and decorator An apparatus, kit, and methods for forming a bead between bead-forming blocks having internal bead-forming channels are provided. The bead-forming channels of adjacent bead-forming blocks are slidably engaged to manipulate a measured amount of modeling compound between the bead-forming blocks and within an internal space between the opposing channels. In one embodiment, the bead-forming blocks maintain orientation with respect to an axis of travel based on a block guide. Further, the measured amount of modeling compound is determined using an integrated measuring feature coupled to at least one of the pair of bead-forming blocks. The internal volume of an integrated measuring feature corresponds to a threshold amount of modeling compound for manipulating between the pair of blocks and forming a bead while contacting at least a portion of the mated bead-forming channels. In further aspects, a molded bead may be coated with a multicomponent bead-coating mixture. Multi-component bead-coating mixtures and methods of using thereof are provided.
US11377384B2	Method of making an imaging fibre apparatus and optical fibre apparatus with different core A method of forming an imaging fibre apparatus comprises arranging rods to form a plurality of stacks each comprising a respective plurality of rods, wherein: for each stack, the respective plurality of rods comprises rods having different core sizes, the rods of different core sizes being arranged in a selected arrangement, and the rods of different core sizes being arranged such that each stack has a respective selected shape; wherein the selected shape or shapes are such that the stacks stack together in a desired arrangement; the method further comprising: drawing each of the plurality of stacks; stacking together the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack; drawing the further stack; and using the drawn further stack to form an imaging fibre apparatus, wherein the selected arrangement of the rods in each stack and the selected shape or shapes of the stacks are such that the further stack comprises a repeating pattern of rods of different core sizes.
US11377373B2	Electrochemical membrane module for selectively removing pollutants and preparation method thereof An electrochemical membrane module for selectively removing pollutants and a preparation method thereof are provided. A Ti/SnO2—Sb substrate electrode is coated with a MI—TiO2 sol-gel by means of a dip-coating method, and then sintered to obtain a molecular imprinting type Ti/MI—TiO2/SnO2—Sb coated electrode; the coated electrode is adhered to a ceramic micro-filtration membrane using epoxy resin glue to obtain a Ti/MI—TiO2/SnO2—Sb MI-anodic conductive composite membrane; the MI-anodic conductive composite membrane is used as an anode, and a titanium mesh is used as a cathode, so that the electrochemical membrane module capable of selectively removing pollutants is obtained. The invention effectively combines an electrochemical micro-filtration membrane and a molecular imprinting technique. When the electrochemical membrane module is used, suspended particles and refractory organics in the sewage are removed, and a highly selective removal of certain refractory pollutants can be achieved.
US11377369B2	Multi-stage water filtration system The invention provides a water filtration system for removing heavy metals, residual chlorine, estrogens, bacteria and dust from tap water. The system includes a first adsorbent stage cartridge including approximately 40-65 wt. % of silver-impregnated activated carbon, approximately 1-10 wt. % of activated alumina, approximately 15-35 wt. % of ceramic balls, approximately 0.5-1 wt. % of chitosan and approximately 0.5-1 wt. % of kinetic degradation fluxion media. The second filtration stage cartridge includes an antifouling electrospun nanofiber membrane. A flow path is provided between the first adsorbent stage cartridge and the second filtration stage cartridge. The multiple stage water filtration system is capable of filtering water at a volume rate of at least approximately 2 liters per minute. In one embodiment, the nanofibers may be polyvinylidene fluoride doped with polyacrylonitrile and including bacteria-repellent methoxy polyethylene glycol side chains such that the nanofiber membrane has a water contact angle of approximately 55 degrees or less.
US11377368B2	Apparatus for producing and providing sterile water and method of operating the apparatus A method and an apparatus for producing and providing sterile water comprising an inlet for process water; a recuperator for preheating process water and for cooling down the sterile water; a heating circuit comprising a pump, a heater for heating preheated process water and a heat retention section for keeping heated process water hot; a temperature sensor for measuring a current temperature of the sterile water leaving the heat retention section; a flow control valve located downstream of the temperature sensor; and a bypass between the flow control valve and the heater. The flow control valve keeps a volume flow in the heating circuit constant, the recuperator cools down the sterile water of a first partial volume flow, when such a first partial volume flow of sterile water is taken from the heating circuit, the bypass returns into the heating circuit a second partial volume flow of sterile water.
US11377363B2	Methods and systems for forming vaterite from calcined limestone using electric kiln Provided herein are zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emission processes and systems to carry out the processes, comprising a) calcining limestone in a cement plant in an electric kiln to form a mixture comprising calcium oxide and a first gaseous stream comprising clean carbon dioxide, wherein the clean carbon dioxide comprises no gaseous or non-gaseous components from combustion of fuel; b) treating the mixture comprising calcium oxide with a N-containing salt solution under one or more dissolution conditions to produce a first aqueous solution comprising calcium salt; and c) contacting the first aqueous solution with the first gaseous stream comprising clean carbon dioxide under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising vaterite, aragonite, calcite, or combinations thereof.
US11377360B2	Method of preparing acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles and acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles prepared thereby A method of preparing acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles by adjusting an aspect ratio of the acicular shape through the adjustment of concentrations of an acidic solution, a solution including a metal salt, and a water glass solution which are reactants, and acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles prepared thereby. The method prepares acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles in a short period of time under mild conditions of low temperature and atmospheric pressure, the process is simple, and production costs are reduced in comparison to a conventional preparation method, and thus, productivity and economic efficiency are excellent. When the acicular metal-silica composite aerogel particles are used as an additive of a polymer resin, physical properties, such as viscosity and thixotropy, are improved.
US11377354B2	Carbon nanotube growth method A process for growing carbon nanotubes includes making carbon nanotubes by flowing methane into a tube. The process also includes increasing pressure to a high predefined pressure for the carbon nanotubes and maintaining temperature at a low predefined temperature for the carbon nanotubes. The high pressure and low temperature produce carbon nanotubes within minutes.
US11377341B2	Mobile distribution station with additive injector A distribution station includes a mobile trailer and a delivery system. The delivery system includes a pump, a manifold fluidly connected with the pump, reels, hoses, valves situated between the manifold and a respective different one of the hoses, and fluid level sensors. There is also an additive injector fluidly connected with the delivery system and operable to introduce controlled amounts of an additive into the delivery system.
US11377340B2	Fluid pressure-feed device A fluid pressure-feed device includes a main tank and a sub tank. The sub tank is connected integrally with an upper portion of a main follower plate that applies pressurizing force to a urethane adhesive inside the main tank. A drum pump is provided in an upper portion of a sub follower plate provided in the sub tank. While the urethane adhesive is flowing into the sub tank from the main tank, the urethane adhesive is fed under pressure from the sub tank to a fluid passage by actuation of the drum pump. While the main tank is being replaced, the urethane adhesive inside the sub tank is fed under pressure to the fluid passage by the drum pump.
US11377339B2	Beverage dispensing system, beverage container and pressurizing system for use in a beverage dispensing system or container Beverage dispensing system, beverage container and pressurizing system for use in a beverage dispensing system or container. Beverage dispensing system 1 comprising a beverage container 2 with a beverage compartment 3 and a pressurizing system 10, wherein the pressurizing system 10 comprises a gas container 11 comprising pressurized gas, a closure 13 closing the gas container 11 and a pressure regulator 12 operative for opening the closure 13 for allowing gas to enter into the beverage compartment 3 from the gas container 11, wherein the pressure regulator 12 comprises a regulating chamber 15 having at least a wall part 17 movable and/or deformable based on pressure in the beverage compartment 3, wherein at least one opening 24 is provided through a wall 18 of the regulating chamber 15 providing for at least part of a gas passage between the regulating chamber 15 and the beverage compartment 3.
US11377337B2	Bottle filler fountain A bottle filling station may include a liquid dispenser configured to dispense liquid. A pan can be configured to collect at least a portion of the dispensed liquid with a liquid flow circuit providing liquid to the liquid dispenser. A filter can be disposed in the liquid flow circuit configured to filter the liquid in the liquid circuit and a non-filtering bypass can provide liquid to the liquid dispenser bypassing the filter.
US11377333B2	End effectors and methods of raising and lowering vehicle components using end effectors An end effector includes an elongated body that is non-circular in cross section. A guide rail is mounted on a top surface of the elongated body. A hook carriage includes a linear motion guide that moves linearly along the guide rail to position a hook member. A locking mechanism locks the hook carriage at a preselected position along a length of the guide rail.
US11377332B2	Movable base and method for transporting equipment The invention relates to a movable base for transporting equipment by land, in particular aeronautical equipment. The movable base comprises a frame including two side arms designed to move parallel to one another and means for rolling on the ground, which are connected to the frame. Each side arm comprises lifting means designed to move the equipment vertically and to tilt same between the side arms.
US11377331B2	Automatic load brake having wear-induced locking mechanism An automatic load brake having a wear-induced locking mechanism for a hoist is disclosed. In various embodiments, the load brake includes a first shaft defining an annular hollow portion and a radially outer surface; a second shaft defining an engagement portion and a radially inner surface, the radially inner surface configured to engage the radially outer surface; a first reaction plate coupled to the first shaft; a second reaction plate coupled to the second shaft; and a plurality of friction discs, with at least one of the plurality of friction discs coupled to a cup and disposed between the first reaction plate and the second reaction plate, the annular hollow portion of the first shaft being configured to lock to the engagement portion of the second shaft upon thinning of the plurality of friction discs.
US11377329B2	Sensor trolley and corresponding container crane It is provided a sensor trolley for use in a container crane. The sensor trolley includes: a sensor arrangement being usable to determine a position of a target for landing or picking up a container; and the sensor trolley is configured to be movable along a horizontal trolley support of the container crane for the sensor arrangement to cover a plurality of vehicle lanes under the container crane.
US11377325B2	Linear propulsion system A linear propulsion machine and system (10) is disclosed that includes a stator (30) having a plurality of teeth (34) and a mover (32) moveable in a linear direction along the stator (30). The mover may include a plurality of spaced apart ferromagnetic strata (40), a plurality of slots (42), a plurality of wire coils (44), and a plurality of magnet layers (46). Each of the slots (42) may be adjacent to at least one of the strata (40). Each coil (44) may be disposed in a slot (42). Each magnet layer (46) may be sandwiched between strata (40) and disposed inside one of the plurality of coils (44). Each coil (44) is disposed perpendicularly to the direction of magnetic flux of the magnet layer (46) around which the coil (44) is wound. In an embodiment, the teeth (34) or the magnet layer (46) may be disposed at an angle.
US11377322B2	Rotary self-lock catch The present invention discloses a rotary self-lock catch. As a rope penetrates into the take-up cavity of the take-up reel and a tail end of the rope is limited at a boundary between a through hole and a hollowed cavity, when the rotary knob is rotated, the take-up reel can be driven to rotate together, so that the rope is wound in the take-up cavity by the take-up reel, and the rotary knob is allowed to rotate along one direction, so that an effect of tightening the rope can be realized.
US11377320B2	Relay conveyance device, image forming system, combination of image forming system, and sheet conveyance device A relay conveyance device includes a discharge unit which discharges a sheet toward a carry-in port, a decurling unit attached to the discharge unit, and a discharge adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a height direction inclination of the discharge unit. The discharge adjustment mechanism is set to be capable of adjusting an inclination of the discharge unit such that the decurling unit maintains a predetermined reference position even when the discharge unit is supported by any of a plurality of unit supporting portions set according to a height position of the carry-in port.
US11377318B2	Device for a roller body of a rotation roller and method for manufacturing the device, printing roller adapter and printing roller The invention concerns a device for a roller body of a rotation roller with an outer hollow body that has a cylindrical shape and is built with an internal cavity, an inner body that has a cylindrical shape and is arranged in an assembly with the outer hollow body in the internal cavity of the outer hollow body, and a centring device that is used during installation of the assembly to centrally position the inner body in the internal cavity; a relevant material bridge in the opposing end sections of the assembly, whereby the relevant material bridge is formed by a filler, which is applied and cured in a space at the end section of the assembly between an inner surface of the outer hollow body and an outer surface of the inner body, which is in contact with the inner surface of the outer hollow body and the outer surface of the inner body and is fully formed between this area and forms a dimensionally stable connection between the outer hollow body and the inner body in the assembly. Furthermore, a printing roller adapter, a printing roller and a process for the production of a device for a roller body of a rotation roller are also envisaged.
US11377311B2	Device for supporting transport elements on linear motors The present invention provides a container treatment system with a transport system for transporting containers along a transport conveyor the transport system comprising a plurality of transport elements movably supported on one side on at least one first guide element, and a long-stator linear motor drive arranged on the side of the first guide element, wherein a bearing of the transport elements on the first guide element is formed in such a way, in that the transport elements are held essentially by magnetic interaction on the first guide element, and wherein at least one second guide element is provided in sections along the transport conveyor, which is adapted in such a way that the transport elements are held on the first guide element by a mechanical engagement with the second guide element.
US11377309B2	Transporting device, storage system and method of relocating a transporting device A storage system as disclosed can maximize storage capacity whilst remaining scalable. A transporting device is arranged to form a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. A transporting device can cooperate with a portion of a surface, and with at least one other transporting device in a cluster with a reconfigurable physical topology. An item receiving space and a relocating unit permit relocation of the transporting device within the cluster by way of interaction with the portion of the surface.
US11377308B2	Method and device for gripping rectangular textile items and/or for feeding rectangular textile items to a treatment installation A method and device in which a respective laundry piece initially is automatically gripped at a location and pulled apart. The automatic gripping of laundry pieces for feeding to an infeed machine requires a plurality of handling procedures which for reliable automation have to be coordinated. The laundry piece is subsequently reoriented such that said laundry piece can be acquired in a manner which is favorable in terms of the subsequent steps, which can take place in front of a wall that stabilizes the laundry piece. Once the laundry piece has been gripped in the region of a periphery, the laundry piece, as a function of which periphery has been gripped and by way of which alignment the laundry piece is to be fed to the infeed machine, is pulled longitudinally or transversely onto a conveyor that transports said laundry piece to the infeed machine.
US11377306B2	Device for grouping containers The present invention relates to an apparatus for grouping containers, comprising: a first conveyor belt for transporting the containers in a first transport direction; a second conveyor belt; a container receiving device; a transfer device, which is designed to transfer at least some of the containers from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt transversely to the first transport direction and to transfer at least some of the containers transferred to the second conveyor belt to the container receiving device transversely to the first transport direction; and a motor device, in particular a long stator motor device, which is designed to move the transfer device for transferring a container.
US11377299B2	Warehousing access system and method Provided are a warehousing access system and method. The system includes a control server, an access device, a carrying device, a storage container and a dock location; in response to an item operation request, the control server controls a first target access device to take a target storage container out from a current storage location and carry to a first target dock location, and controls a first target carrying device to carry a first target storage container from the first target dock location to a workstation for operation; in response to an operation complete instruction, the control server controls a second target carrying device to carry the target storage container from the workstation to a second target dock location and controls a second target access device to carry the target storage container from the second target dock location to a storage area and store at the target storage location.
US11377297B2	Deflector for protecting the feet of a structure The invention relates to a removable deflector for protecting the feet of a structure, which corrode following infiltration of water under the bottom plates and which weakens these areas. The invention concerns a removable device enabling the positioning of protection for the feet of storage tanks without a shut-down of production. The device according to the invention is a deflector element and a deflector assembly consisting of a plurality of deflector elements, capable of being positioned one after the other in order to surround the feet of the wall of the structure. Each deflector element comprises at least one downward-sloping protective plate (1), at least one flexible sealing gasket attached along the upper edge of this plate (1), and: at least one retaining arm (5) for same, wherein one of its ends is fixed to the so-called upper edge of said plate (1) and the other so-called distal end is capable of being rigidly and reversibly attached to an element of said structure and to be detached therefrom, this arm allowing the adjustment of the pressing of the sealing gasket against the wall (14) of the tank, and at least one support (6) arranged towards its lower edge and separable into at least two parts suitable for making the deflector removable, of which the upper one is attached underneath the plate (1) and the other, lower one, is attached to the support slab (23) of the structure wall (14).
US11377295B2	Packaging assembly The present invention relates to packaging systems (assemblies) and more particularly, but not exclusively to packaging systems (assemblies) to secure elongated products, such as extruded products, in a bundle for transportation.
US11377294B1	Packaging tray for rollable objects A tray for restraining movement of a rollable object, such as one that can roll or rock out of position on a conveyor, is formed of a single sheet. The tray includes a base and upstanding structures.
US11377292B2	Lottery ticket bin with pull-out drawer and folding cable configuration A lottery ticket bin for use in multi-bin dispenser array includes a housing having an open top and a drawer that slides into and out of the housing, the drawer also having an open top and a ticket compartment for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets through the open top. A component section adjacent a front of the drawer includes a first cable connection port, and a second cable connection port is fixed to the housing adjacent the component section in a closed position of the drawer, the second cable connection port in communication with a circuit board fixed to an exterior of the housing. A cable is connected between the first and second cable connection ports and a length so as to accommodate a fully open position of the drawer relative to the housing. The cable folds into a cable storage section configured with the drawer.
US11377286B2	Container structure for removal of vacuum pressure A hot-fill PET container or bottle (10) filling with a liquid at an elevated temperature has a side wall (9) extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (11) and a base (21) in its unfolded or pre-fill position. The panel (11) is transversely oriented and has a decoupling or hinge structure or element (13), an initiator portion (1) and control portion (5) of a steeply angled inverting conical section between 30 and 45 degrees. The control portion enables the inversion of the panel (11) into the container (10) to compensate for vacuum or reduced pressure induced within the container as the liquid cools down. The base (2) can also have a plurality of reinforcing ribs (3).
US11377285B1	Bottling device and method Beverage packaging and container arrangements are shown and described. In one embodiment, the device comprises a container body, hollow rod, and removable cap to provide an assembled consumable beverage arrangement. The disclosure also includes a variety of fittings and removable caps to mate with beverage containers that are useful in both storage and operating positions.
US11377284B2	Resealable bag and method of producing the resealable bag A resealable bag includes a first end, a second end, a first transverse seal sealing the first end and a second transverse seal sealing the second end. The second transverse seal is part of a weak seal zone of the bag that can be readily unsealed by a consumer by hand. The bag further includes a third transverse seal between the first transverse seal and the second transverse seal, closer to the second transverse seal than the first transverse seal. The third transverse seal is at least partially longitudinally aligned with the second transverse seal and can be selectively unsealed and resealed by the consumer by hand. In one embodiment, a fourth transverse seal is located between the first transverse seal and the second transverse seal, while being at least partially transversely aligned with the third transverse seal, and part of a strong seal zone of the bag.
US11377283B2	Hanging pocket with tamper detection A hanging pocket for point-of-sale display is provided. The hanging pocket comprises a front panel, an upper rear panel connected to a top edge of the front panel long an upper fold line, and a lower rear panel connected to a bottom edge of the front panel along a lower fold line. The upper and lower rear panels are configured to fold towards the front panel to form a pocket with open sides. First and second side flaps connected to lateral edges of front panel fold inwardly and join with both the upper and lower rear panels to enclose open sides of the pocket.
US11377282B2	Use of a tray for conveying pouches for flexible containers and methods and machines using such tray A tray and its use for conveying pouches for flexible containers such as Doypacks includes a number of partitions that protrude from the base of the tray so as to form between them spaces for the transverse containment of packs of pouches for flexible containers. The containment spaces are used to contain the packs of pouches in a direction that is transverse to the partitions.
US11377278B2	Printed sheet for thermoformed packaging A thermoformed packaging unit is produced from a thermoformable sheet that has a printed pigment deposit located generally in a central position between the first and second rigid components. The packaging unit has only a low level of pigment distortion even when thermoformed to a draw ratio greater than 4.
US11377269B2	Closure unit for a container, combination of such a closure unit and a container and method for closing a container Closure unit for a container, comprising a substantially flat cover element, for closing off the aperture in the container which cover element is provided with a tension element, for creating a pressure force that presses the cover element to a rim that surrounds the aperture of the container. The invention also prides a closure unit and a container as well as to methods for closing and opening a container with such a closure unit.
US11377265B1	Bag closing seal A bag sealing device comprises an opposed press lock structure together with two adhesive bearing strips disposed below the press lock structure together with at least one strip that is employed to prevent premature sticking of the two adhesive bearing strips. This device is employed in combination with a bag containing a food product with disposed within the bag.
US11377260B2	Electronics enclosure An enclosure comprises a bottom container and first and second shelves hingedly connected to the enclosure. The first shelf is movable between a storage position in which its shelf receiving portion is positioned entirely within the bottom container and an in-use position in which its receiving portion at least partially extends beyond a first corresponding wall of the bottom container. The second shelf is movable between a storage position in which its receiving portion is positioned entirely within the bottom container and an in-use position in which its receiving portion at least partially extends beyond a second corresponding wall of the bottom container. When the first and second shelves are in their respective storage positions, the receiving portions of the first and second shelves are positioned in a stacked arrangement such that the second shelf receiving portion is higher than the first shelf receiving portion within the bottom container.
US11377257B2	Container set having a locking structure A container set includes a cover, a base, the cover having a cover sealing member which is made of elastic material and protrudes from a cover peripheral edge of the cover to allow the cover to engage the base, and a first container received between the cover and the base and having a container edge to allow the first container to engage an inner surface of the cover. In addition, the inner surface of the base has a base groove to allow the cover sealing member to engage the base groove when the cover engages the base, wherein the container edge, the cover sealing member and the base groove constitute an interlocking structure. With this interlocking structure, the cover, the base and the container(s) located therebetween can form a tightly engaged container set.
US11377250B2	Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus may include a first container containing a first liquid and a second container containing a second liquid. The first and second containers each can have an opening in an end. One of the first liquid and the second liquid can contain a tastant which is essentially absent from the other liquid or is present in a relatively differing amount. When the first and the second liquids are poured from the apparatus, the first liquid flows through the opening in the end of the first container and the second liquid flows through the opening in the end of the second container, such that the first liquid begins to exit the opening in the end of the first container before the second liquid begins to exit the opening in the end of the second container.
US11377245B2	Pre-perforated substrate separator and insertion device for food preparation line and pre-perforated substrate A substrate insertion system is configured for insertion of a substrate under a product being carried on a conveyor. A pre-perforated substrate and a method of inserting the pre-perforated substrates under products carried on a conveyor are also provided. Furthermore, a method is described including the construction and operation of a substrate insertion system.
US11377244B2	Apparatus for packing products in cartons This invention relates to an apparatus for packing products in cartons; the apparatus includes a first feed line for feeding cartons, a second feed line for feeding products, a plurality of pushing elements, each of which includes a first carriage configured to run on a first rail defining an active path and a second carriage configured to run on a second rail defining an inactive path; a diverting unit is provided which is configured to divert the pushing elements in transit towards the active path or the inactive path and which includes a first diverting rail and a second diverting rail; also provided are detection means for detecting the presence of the carton and/or of the product and switching means for switching the diverting unit.
US11377240B2	Self-propelled wrapping machine A self-propelled wrapping machine movable around a load to wrap the load with a film of plastic material, comprises a wrapping apparatus, which includes a supporting base, a column fixed thereto and an unwinding unit slidably supported by the column and suitable to supply the film unwound from a reel; and an automatic guided vehicle movable and arranged to be reversibly and automatically coupled to the supporting base in an assembled condition of the self-propelled wrapping machine to support and move the wrapping apparatus around the load and enable to wrap the load with the film.
US11377228B2	Aerial refueling system, apparatus and methods An aerial refueling system utilizes the full drogue-probe coupling event as a control parameter for hose control. A variety of different types of signal sending and signal receiving devices may be used to indicate a coupling event between the drogue and probe. A positive coupling signal may serve to trigger a hose reel actuator to take up slack in the hose 16.
US11377223B2	Autothrottle control system on turbopropeller-powered aircraft Herein provided are methods and systems for a method for controlling autothrottle of an engine. A digital power request is obtained from an autothrottle controller, the digital power request based on an autothrottle input to the autothrottle controller. A manual input mode for the engine is terminated, the manual input mode based on a second power request obtained from a manual input associated with the engine. An autothrottle mode for the engine is engaged to control the engine based on the digital power request.
US11377220B1	Methods of increasing flight safety, controllability and maneuverability of aircraft and aircraft for implementation thereof Vertical take-off/landing and horizontal straight flight aircraft for transportation of passengers, cargo, and/or goods are described herein. The aircraft have increased thrust and flight speed; improved controllability and maneuverability of flight; increased safety of take-off, landing and touchdown of the aircraft; reduction in the weight and size characteristics of aircraft. An aircraft includes redistributed, assembled and interconnected small-sized independently operating electric motors of the main rotors obtained by defragmentation of the propeller-motor group (PMG), spaced from each other and forming a small-sized independently operating PMG located at certain distance from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, and each small-sized main rotor in each small-sized independently operating PMG is connected to the small-sized independently operating electric motor. The small-sized independently operating PMGs are installed inside the screens, on the beams of the common frame and/or on tubes.
US11377215B1	Stowable flight attendant seat system A stowable flight attendant seat system may include at least one flight attendant seat. The at least one flight attendant seat may be configured to transition between a stowed position and a deployed position via an actuation assembly. A seat pan of the at least one flight attendant seat may be in a folded position when the at least one flight attendant seat is in the stowed position. The at least one flight attendant seat may be configured to secure to a monument proximate to the at least one flight attendant seat via a latch assembly when the at least one flight attendant seat is in the deployed position. An auxiliary compartment defined within the monument may be accessible when the at least one flight attendant seat is in the stowed position. The stowable flight attendant seat system and the monument may be installed within an aircraft cabin.
US11377214B2	Passenger seating with multi-mode privacy door Passenger seating comprises rows of seats with a door assembly at the end of each row for improving a seat occupant's privacy. The door assembly includes a door that slides into and out of a base in a primary mode of operation, and which supports a secondary mode of opening. The secondary mode may involve pivoting on hinges. A latch is provided to prevent the door from being opened routinely in the secondary mode. The door assembly is also capable of retracting with respect to the adjacent seat to improve access.
US11377212B2	Unmanned aircraft for safe aerial lifting Embodiments described herein relate to arrangements in which unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) are adapted to retrieve or carry a payload without becoming caught or snagged, e.g., on a tree or building. Such arrangements may help to prevent accidents or loss of the UAV.
US11377209B2	Monitoring system and control method thereof A monitoring system and a control method thereof are provided. The monitoring system includes a drone and a base station. The drone includes an IR detector. The base station includes a platform, a moving vehicle, an IR positioner, and a positioning apparatus. The drone is placed on the platform disposed on the moving vehicle. The IR positioner emits an infrared ray. The positioning apparatus includes a movement member and a positioning controller. The movement member is movably disposed on the platform. The positioning controller is coupled to the movement member. The drone moves to the platform according to the infrared ray. When the drone is located on the platform, the positioning controller controls the movement member to push the drone and move the drone to a specific position. Accordingly, the drone can take off or be landed immediately when the base station is moving or remains still.
US11377205B2	Aircraft landing gear A landing gear is disclosed having a main strut being connected to a first attachment point located on the aircraft. The landing gear includes an inboard sidestay and outboard sidestays. The inboard sidestay has a first end connected to the main strut for movement along the main strut and is connected at a second end to a second attachment point located on the aircraft. The outboard sidestay has a first end connected to the main strut for movement along the main strut and is connected at a second end to a third attachment point located on the aircraft. When the landing gear is in a deployed configuration, the connection between the first end of each of the inboard and outboard sidestays and the main strut allows for movement of each first end along at least a portion of the length of the main strut.
US11377200B2	Apparatus and method for piloting an aircraft A control device for an aircraft has a control stick configured to be operated by hand of a user. The control stick is pivotable about a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, and a yawing axis extending through the control stick. Motion of the stick about the longitudinal axis is configured to cause roll motion of the aircraft, motion of the stick about the lateral axis is configured to cause pitch motion of the aircraft, and motion of the stick about the yawing axis is configured to cause yaw motion of the aircraft. Rotation of a thumbwheel carried by the control stick changes a magnitude of a thrust vector of the aircraft.
US11377199B2	Planetary gearbox for gas turbine engine An aircraft includes first and second engines, one or more aircraft rotors associated with the first and second engines, a first epicyclic gearbox having: a) an output operatively connected at least one of the one or more aircraft rotors, and b) an input defined by a sun gear of the first epicyclic gearbox; and a second epicyclic gearbox having: a) an output operatively connected to at least one of the one or more aircraft rotors, and b) an input defined by a sun gear of the second epicyclic gearbox. Output of the first epicyclic gearbox is defined by the carrier. Output of the second epicyclic gearbox is defined by its ring gear. A multi-engine aircraft and a method of operating a multi-engine aircraft are also described.
US11377180B2	Buoyancy tank with integrated cylindrical structures A buoyancy tank for a portable floatation apparatus which allows for the elevation of a watercraft above a water-line and which allows for the removal of the watercraft from a body of water. The buoyancy tank has at least one and/or a plurality of integrated cylindrical structures which supports the floatation apparatus in transport and storage. The integrated cylindrical structures provide sufficient support to allow the removal of the floatation apparatus by use of a boat lift and further provide sufficient support to allow a watercraft to be stacked on top of the floating apparatus while the floating apparatus is stacked on top of the floating apparatus for the purposes of storage. A plurality of said buoyancy tanks may be connected to the portable floatation apparatus by use of connecting means. The portable floatation apparatus should have a pumping device which pumps a sufficient volume of air into a plurality of the buoyancy tank which is effective to selectively and conveniently elevate a watercraft above a water line.
US11377177B2	Personal watercraft A personal watercraft includes: a watercraft body including a cargo-carrying surface; and at least one anchor rail mounted on the watercraft body, the anchor rail being adjacent to the cargo-carrying surface and exposed to an environment outside the watercraft body.
US11377176B2	Fiber reinforced structural component and method for producing same The invention relates to a fiber reinforced structural component, which may be used in a surfboard for stand-up paddling, wave riding, wind surfing and the like, comprising a body made of plastic, wherein the body is delimited by a surface, to which a laminate layer made of a fiber mat and a matrix is undetachably connected. The surface has at least one circumferential groove-shaped recess, by means of which a predetermined partial area of the surface is delimited.
US11377169B2	Bicycle crankarm and related crankset A bicycle crankarm has a rechargeable battery cell and a recharging port for the battery cell in a face of the crankarm body.
US11377167B2	Human-powered vehicle suitable for compact storage A structure of a human-powered vehicle including at least one coupling kit having a fastening zone and a complementary fastening zone. The fastening zone being configured to be coupled to the complementary fastening zone presented by a second similar vehicle or by a fixed terminal. A vehicle and/or terminal including at least one coupling kit of the structure. A method of recharging battery of such vehicle.
US11377166B2	Human-powered vehicle control device A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a motor assisting in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle including a crank. The controller changes an assist force ratio generated by the motor to human drive force input to the crank accordingly to the human drive force and a crank rotational speed. The controller increases the ratio as the human drive force increases while the crank rotational speed is constant and the human drive force is in a first range. The controller controls the motor so that the ratio is larger for a case where the human drive force is a first predetermined value in a first range and the crank rotational speed is in a second range than for a case where the human drive force is the first predetermined value and the crank rotational speed is in a third range higher than the second range.
US11377163B2	Bicycle saddle and method for making the same A bicycle saddle includes a stack of fiber fabrics, a braided fiber bundle including two bundle segments, and a cured member. The cured member includes a first cured portion and a second cured portion. The first cured portion is configured to embed the stack of fiber fabrics therein to form a shell having a front nose portion and a rear widened portion. The second cured portion is bonded to and integrally formed with the first cured portion, and is configured to embed the braided fiber bundle therein to form two rails which respectively have the bundle segments therein. A method for making the bicycle saddle is also disclosed.
US11377162B2	Soft biomimetic legged robot A soft biomimetic legged robot is provided in the present invention, including a plurality of soft robotic arms. The soft robotic arms include a plurality of motion units, and each of the motion units includes one or more of a twist module, an extension module, a contraction, and a bending module. The plurality of motion units is combined to achieve a full-posture motion of the soft robotic arms. By using soft robotic arms composed of different motion units, the soft biomimetic legged robot of the present invention can not only realize the underwater swimming and crawling, but the crawling on land or slopes, thereby adapting to more complicated environments and achieving richer functions. The motion posture is not limited to a single bending, twisting, extension, and shortening. The soft robotic arm can achieve full-posture movements, and its motion type is more complete.
US11377157B2	Vehicle rear structure A vehicle rear structure includes: a fuel tank arranged between a pair of side members; and a floor panel. The floor panel includes: a front floor panel and a rear floor panel that cover an upper surface and a rear surface of the fuel tank. and that have a roof section located above height positions of flanges of the side members. The rear floor panel has: a bottom surface located below the height positions of the flanges of the side members; rear vertical wall sections raised upward from both of left and right sides of the bottom surface; and rear flat sections folded to the left and the right at upper ends of the rear left and right vertical wall sections and joined to upper surface sides of the flanges on a vehicle inner side of the pair of side members.
US11377155B2	Cowl top structure Included are a cowl top arranged on a lower end part of a front windshield; a dash panel provided with a first air intake port for sucking external air under and behind the cowl top, and on one side of the cowl top in a vehicle width direction; a hood arranged in front of the dash panel, and above an engine room; left and right fenders arranged respectively on sides of the cowl top; and left and right cowl sides extending in up-down and front-rear directions respectively on the opposite sides of the cowl top in the vehicle width direction. The right cowl side includes a second air intake port for introducing the external air to under the cowl top. The hood is arranged above the second air intake port. The right fender is arranged outside the second air intake port in the vehicle width direction.
US11377145B2	Vehicle control device and control method for vehicle A vehicle control device includes an external sensor configured to acquire environmental information around a host vehicle, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the host vehicle so that the host vehicle travels along a target travel trajectory; detect an adjacent preceding vehicle that is traveling in a lane adjacent to a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; acquire environmental information on a road side or a lane on an opposite side of the lane in which the adjacent traveling vehicle is traveling from the lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; and generate the target travel trajectory of the host vehicle so as to move away from the adjacent preceding vehicle in a width direction of the lane in which the host vehicle is traveling, within a lane width of the lane in which the host vehicle is traveling.
US11377131B2	Dolly and dolly arrangement A dolly (10) comprises a body (12) having an upwardly projecting first locating formation (20) for locating a further dolly thereon in a stacked condition of said dollies. The body (12) has a second locating formation (21) for stacking the dolly (10) on a further dolly in a stacked condition of said dollies. The first locating formation (20) is engageable with a second locating formation on the further dolly stacked on the first mentioned dolly, and the second locating formation (21) is engageable with a first locating formation of the further dolly on which the first mentioned dolly (10) is stacked.
US11377125B2	Vehicle rideshare localization and passenger identification for autonomous vehicles Various disclosed embodiments include methods of locating an intended passenger of an automotive vehicle and vehicle-based systems for locating an intended passenger of an automotive vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a method of locating an intended passenger of an automotive vehicle includes: moving an automotive vehicle to an approximate location of an intended passenger based on a location signal from the intended passenger received via a wireless network; after moving to the approximate location of the intended passenger, receiving, by the vehicle, an image from an electronic device of the intended passenger, the image being an image of the intended passenger or an image of local physical surroundings of the intended passenger; processing the image to determine additional location information of the intended passenger based on matching the image against one or more reference images; and accepting by the vehicle, the intended passenger responsive to the image processing.
US11377124B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize at least a surroundings situation and an in-vehicle situation of a vehicle, and a driving controller configured to perform at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer, the recognizer is configured to recognize an object to be loaded including at least any one of an occupant candidate present outside the vehicle and scheduled to board the vehicle and a baggage candidate present outside the vehicle and scheduled to be loaded into the vehicle, and to recognize that the object to be loaded has been loaded into the vehicle, and the driving controller is configured to permit start of travel of the vehicle in a case where the recognizer has recognized that all of the objects to be loaded have been loaded into the vehicle.
US11377122B2	System and method for autonomously guiding a vehicle into an oil change bay or a conveyor of an automated car wash A system for autonomously moving and aligning a vehicle with respect to an object fixed to a traveling surface in front of the vehicle includes at least one camera packaged within the vehicle to obtain images of the fixed object. A controller packaged within the vehicle receives the images from the camera and processes the images so as to identify and locate the fixed object with respect to the vehicle. A drive system, connected with the controller, is constructed and arranged to cause autonomous movement, steering and braking of the vehicle. A user input device is constructed and arranged to activate the controller 1) to identify and locate the fixed object relative to the vehicle, and 2) to command the drive system to autonomously move the vehicle towards the fixed object and to stop the vehicle so as to be aligned relative to the fixed object.
US11377114B2	Configuration of in-vehicle entertainment based on driver attention A system and method for carrying out a remedial action based on monitoring driver attention of a vehicle driver. The method includes: obtaining driver attention sensor data from one or more driver attention sensors that are installed on the vehicle as onboard vehicle sensors; detecting a driver inattention event based on the obtained driver attention sensor data; determining one or more driver inattention metrics based on the obtained driver attention sensor data and in response to the detected driver inattention event; based on at least one of the driver inattention metrics, determining one or more remedial actions to be carried out; and carrying out the one or more remedial actions, wherein, when at least one of the one or more remedial actions is carried out, in-vehicle entertainment that is provided by one or more vehicle-user interfaces of the vehicle is restricted or prevented.
US11377098B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device includes a detector configured to detect a specific operation performed on a vehicle from an outside of the vehicle, a vicinity situation recognizer configured to recognize a vicinity situation of the vehicle, and a driving controller configured to control steering, and acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of a vicinity situation recognized, wherein, when the specific operation is detected by the detector before the vehicle arrives at a boarding area in automated exit processing, the driving controller is configured to bring the vehicle into a stopped state, the boarding area being area in which a user of the vehicle is allowed to get on the vehicle, the automated exit processing being process in which the vehicle is caused to exit from a parking lot and allowing the user to get on the vehicle in the boarding area.
US11377094B2	System and method for responding to driver behavior Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a driver's slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The systems that may be modified include: visual devices, audio devices, tactile devices, antilock brake systems, automatic brake prefill systems, brake assist systems, auto cruise control systems, electronic stability control systems, collision warning systems, lane keep assist systems, blind spot indicator systems, electronic pretensioning systems and climate control systems.
US11377088B2	Electric vehicles with engines and interaction with aftertreatment Systems and methods to control operation of a system based on aftertreatment interaction include a controller structured to receive one or more parameters associated with an exhaust aftertreatment system of an electric vehicle, where the one or more parameters are associated with an aftertreatment event associated with the aftertreatment system, determine an operation state of the system based on the one or more parameters, and generate a command structured to adjust operation of the system responsive to the determination of the operation state.
US11377083B2	Electromechanical actuator package for actuating brake assembly An electromechanical actuator package for actuating a brake assembly configured to operate a vehicle brake comprises: a motor; a differential operably connected to the motor, the differential comprising a pulley and an output connectable to the brake assembly; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the pulley of the differential, the locking mechanism comprising: a base configured to be movable, a plurality of projections projecting from the movable base, the projections comprising first and second projections, wherein at least a part of the pulley is positioned between the first and second projections projected from the movable base, an electromagnet assembly disposed adjacent to at least one of the projections, the electromagnet assembly operably associated with at least one of the projections, and one or more springs operably coupled to the movable base and/or at least one of the projections.
US11377075B2	Electrified landing gear adaptor The present invention is a universal adapter attachable to the landing gear shaft of a semi-truck trailer to replace the use of manual hand crank handle and facilitate automation of raising and lowering the landing gear. The automation may be electric powered using an electric impact wrench or pneumatic using an air powered impact wrench. The universal adapter significantly eliminates the issues using the existing hand-cranks handle such as back, shoulder, knee and hand injuries and reduce the operation time for raising and lowering a landing gear.
US11377073B2	System for cleaning an optical sensor, assembly comprising such a system, and associated motor vehicle The present invention relates to a system (1) for cleaning an optical sensor (3), notably of a motor vehicle, comprising: —an element (5) for spraying a cleaning liquid, —a tank (7) of cleaning liquid fluidically connected to the element (5) for spraying cleaning liquid, —a pump (9) configured to pump the cleaning liquid from the tank (7) to the element (5) for spraying the cleaning liquid, the system (1) also comprising a containment wall (11) for the cleaning liquid, which is movable between a retracted position in which the containment wall is configured to be positioned outside the field of view of the optical sensor (3) and a cleaning position in which the containment wall (11) is configured to be positioned in front of the optical sensor (3) so as to define a collection vessel (13) for the cleaning liquid, and in that it comprises an evacuation pipe (15) for the cleaning liquid that is connected both to the collection vessel (13) in the cleaning position and to the tank (7) of cleaning liquid.
US11377069B1	Vehicle authorization management A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive an instruction to revoke an authorization for an operator to operate a vehicle; after receiving the instruction, permit the operator to operate the vehicle until the vehicle is turned off and a condition is met; and upon the vehicle being off and the condition being met, prevent the operator from operating the vehicle. The condition depends on a status of the vehicle.
US11377068B2	Distribution device, key information sharing system, method of controlling distribution device, and recording medium A key information sharing system includes a first user terminal carried by a first user of a vehicle, a second user terminal carried by a second user of the vehicle, and a server device configured to distribute key information to the first user terminal. The key information is used for a key system that determines whether to lock and unlock the vehicle, make the vehicle travel, and use a content providing device that provides digital contents in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle. The server device is configured to distribute the key information to which restricted function information is added, to the first user terminal. The restricted function information is information indicating that locking and unlocking of the vehicle and use of the content providing device are permitted but traveling of the vehicle is not permitted. The server device is configured to distribute the to the first user terminal.
US11377059B2	Subtotal enclosures for airbag assemblies Subtotal enclosures for inflatable airbag assemblies are disclosed that preserve a packaged state of the inflatable airbag assembly and that may be installed beneath or behind a seat covering material whereby “read-through” of the inflatable airbag assembly through the seat covering material is limited.
US11377057B2	Seat location identification system for vehicles with removable seats A method includes sensing when a seat is at a first location in a vehicle, and controlling an occupant restraint system of the vehicle in a first manner based on the seat being at the first location in the vehicle. The method further includes sensing when the seat is at a second location in the vehicle, and controlling the occupant restraint system of the vehicle in a second manner based on the seat being at the second location in the vehicle. A system receives data indicating a location of seats in a vehicle and operates an occupant restraint system for the seats using a first set of parameters when the data indicates that a first seat is at a first location, and operates the occupant restraint system for the first seat using a second set of parameters when the data indicates that the first seat is at a second location.
US11377040B2	Accessories supported by door strikers of motor vehicles This disclosure relates to accessories configured to be supported by door strikers of motor vehicles. In particular, the accessories may be mounted to a motor vehicle when a traditional, or factory, door is removed. Some example accessories are useable as a step when mounted to the vehicle, and are also useable as a tool (i.e., as a shovel, flashlight, bit driver, socket wrench, and/or hex wrench) when removed from the vehicle.
US11377020B1	Collapsible dunnage A dunnage device is disclosed. The dunnage device includes a mounting plate to secure the device to a trailer. The dunnage device is supported in a raised position by a first and second support plate. The dunnage device is configured to bear a load in the raised position by a load supporting plate connected to the first and second support plates. The dunnage device is able to transition between the raised position to a lowered position with a reduced profile. The translation of the dunnage device occurs by one or more pivotable connections.
US11377018B1	Cable transport A cable transport system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a cable transport system comprises a cable transport assembly comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises one or more bottom supports. In certain embodiments, the cable transport assembly comprises a first radii support coupled to a first end of the frame and a second radii support coupled to a second end of the frame, and one or more cables positioned longitudinally on the one or more bottom supports of the frame.
US11377017B1	Rear hatch camper A rear hatch camper is designed to secure to a rear hatch of a vehicle. The rear hatch camper has an inside rail with an inside rail abutment face. The inside rail has a latch hook configured to connect to a cargo loop anchor on a vehicle. A rail adapter is elongated and flat with a rail adapter abutment face that abuts the inside rail abutment face and is secured to the inside rail. A table has a table front edge that engages the rail adapter at an adapter support. The table has a table folding leg mounted on a table folding hinge. The table folding hinge is mounted to an underside of the table.
US11377015B2	Detachable motorized vehicle A system and method for transporting a detachable vehicle is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, a track is affixed to a first vehicle, such as a van, and used to transport (e.g., load, secure, unload, etc.) a detachable vehicle, such as a motorized scooter. The track may be a single track, or a plurality of track portions (e.g., a ramp portion, a floor portion, a seat portion, etc.). In one embodiment of the present invention, the first vehicle includes a first connector and the detachable vehicle includes a second connector, where said first connector and said second connector can be mated, either manually or automatically in response to moving the detachable vehicle along the track (e.g., to a final location). Once an electrical connection is made, said electrical connection can be used to share information between the vehicles and/or to charge a battery on the detachable vehicle.
US11377013B2	Tri-fold liftgate A liftgate in accordance with the present disclosure includes a lift mechanism and a moveable load platform. The load platform includes a proximal deck section, a distal deck section, and a center deck section positioned between the proximal deck section and the distal deck section. The load platform is selectively vertically movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The proximal deck section, center deck section, and distal deck section are pivotally coupled to one another such that the load platform is selectively moveable between an extended-operational position, wherein all of the deck sections are located substantially coplanar with one another for supporting cargo, and a retracted-stored position wherein the deck sections are folded with respect to one another and are located substantially parallel and adjacent to one another.
US11377012B2	Silo transport safe retrieval system A silo transport system includes a vehicle and a silo configured to store material when in a vertical orientation supported on the ground surface, and to be transported in a horizontal orientation on the vehicle. The vehicle includes a pivoting cradle supporting the silo in the horizontal orientation and a lock to releasably attach the cradle to the silo. A cradle controller pivots the cradle from a lowered position to a raised position where the silo is in the vertical orientation resting on the ground surface. When the cradle is attached to the silo, the cradle controller pivots the cradle away from the raised position to the lowered position when the silo attached to the cradle is empty, and is inoperative to pivot the cradle away from the raised position toward the lowered position when the silo attached to the cradle contains greater than a threshold amount of the material.
US11377007B2	Adjustment mechanism for motorized multi-way seat adjustment An adjustment mechanism for a seat comprises at least one screw shaft (111, 112) and a motor for driving the at least one screw shaft (111, 112). Further, the adjustment mechanism comprises at least one nut element (121, 122) engaged with the at least one screw shaft (121, 122) in such a way that a rotation of the at least one screw shaft (111, 112) caused by the motor translates into a linear motion of the at least one nut element (121, 122). In a first range of the linear motion of the at least one nut element (121, 122) the linear motion translates into adjustment of the seat according to a first degree of freedom, and in a second range of the linear motion of the at least one nut element (121, 122) the linear motion translates into adjustment of the seat according to a second degree of freedom.
US11377003B2	Suspension system, preferably driver seat The invention relates to a suspension system (1), preferably a driver seat (1), comprising a first suspension part (10), preferably a frame (10) of the driver seat (1); a second suspension part (11), preferably a seat surface (11) of the driver seat (1), wherein the two suspension parts (10, 11) are movable relative to each other in at least one first spatial direction (Z), preferably in the vertical direction (Z); a kinematic system (12), preferably a scissor kinematic system (12) which is designed to connect the two suspension parts (10, 11) in a movable manner relative to each other at least in the first spatial direction (Z); a suspension device (13) which is designed to support the static load of the second suspension part (11); and an actuator (2) which is designed to introduce a force bidirectionally between the two suspension parts (10, 11) and thereby actively damp the relative movement between the two suspension parts (10, 11). The suspension system (1) is characterized in that the actuator (2) has a bearing (28), preferably a ball bearing (28), which is arranged within the power flow between the two suspension parts (10, 11) such that an axial load can be kept away from the driven axle of the actuator (2) at least partly, preferably completely.
US11377002B2	Vehicle occupant protection device A vehicle occupant protection device includes a vehicle seat, a steering wheel, a steering moving mechanism, and a control unit. The vehicle seat includes a seat back and a headrest, the vehicle seat being configured to turn between a position where the vehicle seat is directed toward a vehicle front side and a position where the vehicle seat is directed toward a vehicle rear side. The steering wheel is provided ahead of the vehicle seat in a vehicle front-rear direction. The steering moving mechanism is configured to change a position of the steering wheel. The control unit is configured to move the steering wheel to a support position where the seat back and the headrest are supported by the steering wheel from the vehicle front side, by the steering moving mechanism, when the vehicle seat is directed toward the vehicle rear side.
US11377001B2	Removable rear vehicle seat A removable seat for a vehicle that includes a roll over protection system. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back assembly. The seat bottom adapted to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The seat back assembly is spaced apart from the seat bottom and adapted to be fixed by a bracket or removably coupled to first and second posts of the roll over protection system. The seat back assembly includes a seat back, a beam and saddles. The seat back is longitudinally oriented and parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. The beam includes a tube, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket being fixed to a first end of the tube and the second bracket being fixed to a second end of the tube. The saddles fixing the tube to the seat back and includes a curved portion fixed to the tube.
US11376994B2	Vehicle seat Provided is a vehicle seat having a pitching function, which not only has an assist function for bringing a main frame to a seated position or a forward tilted position, but also prevents the increase in the width and the increase in the weight of the seat. The vehicle seat includes: a base frame; a main frame disposed on the base frame and having a back frame and a cushion frame; and a link mechanism that allows the main frame to swing to the seated position and the forward tilted position with respect to the base frame. A third rotating shaft of the link mechanism is provided with a torsion spring that urges the main frame to swing from the forward tilted position to the seated position.
US11376980B2	Method for controlling charging operations The present disclosure relates to charging energy stores, for example for charging electrical vehicle batteries. Various embodiments may include methods for controlling charging operations. For example a method for controlling charging operations of a plurality of electric vehicles may include: analyzing a data record including arrival times, departure times, and charging energies of the plurality of electric vehicles during a first time period; determining an upper limit for charging power based on the data record, the determined upper limit for charging power defined by an amount of power required to charge each electric vehicle between its respective arrival time and departure time; and charging the electric vehicles without exceeding the determined upper limit for charging power during a second time period following the first time period.
US11376975B2	Discharge circuit and method for discharging a high-voltage DC link of a vehicle The invention relates to a discharge circuit (10) for discharging a high-voltage DC link (20) of a vehicle. The high-voltage DC link (20) comprises a DC link capacitor (30) to which a high voltage (U_H) is applied. The discharge circuit (10) is designed to adjust the level of the discharge current (I_D) provided by the discharge circuit (10) depending on the high voltage (U_H).
US11376974B2	Monitoring system and power supply control method A power supply control method and a monitoring system configured to implement the power supply control method are provided. The monitoring system includes a base station, a drone, and a processor. The base station includes a charging device. The charging device includes a power supply connector and a power source coupled to the power supply connector and outputting electric power through the power supply connector. The drone includes a battery configured to provide electric power to the drone and a charging connector configured to connect the battery and the power supply connector. When the charging connector is connected to the power supply connector, the processor determines an abnormal situation on the power supply connector or the drone according to an electrical characteristic during charging the battery by the power source. The abnormal situation is associated with a foreign object formed on the power supply connector or the drone.
US11376973B2	Method and system for monitoring temperature of a power distribution circuit A system of a vehicle includes a processor configured to control output current of a remote power distribution circuit (PDC) connected to the vehicle according to a temperature change of a power line or return line of the PDC. The temperature change is derived from a PDC output voltage or output current change. The PDC output voltage and output current are measured at an input to a load connected to the PDC. And, the PDC output voltage is measured between a ground line of the PDC and one of the power and return lines.
US11376972B2	Notification controller, mobile body, electric power system, and notification method A notification controller controls a notification apparatus that gives a notification to a user of a mobile body. The notification controller controls the notification apparatus to carry out at least one of first notification to control the notification apparatus to give a notification about start of external charging, second notification to control the notification apparatus to give a notification about end of external charging, third notification to control the notification apparatus to give a notification about start of external power feed, and fourth notification to control the notification apparatus to give a notification about end of external power feed. The notification controller can carry out suppression control to restrict a frequency of notification by the notification apparatus by suppressing notification by the notification apparatus.
US11376970B2	Drive system of an electric vehicle A drive system of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle has an arrangement optimized for characteristics of a hydrogen electric truck so as to ensure an available space inside vehicle body frames, thereby allowing a battery, high-voltage electric parts, a hydrogen tank, and the like to be arranged inside the vehicle body frames and increasing space utilization in the vehicle. The drive system includes a motor configured to drive the vehicle, a reducer or a transmission connected to an output side of the motor so as to change a rotational speed of the motor, and a rear axle configured to transmit rotating power output from the reducer or the transmission to vehicle wheels. The motor and the reducer or the transmission together with the rear axle are mounted on a suspension.
US11376957B2	Vehicle shifter interface having capacitive touch rotary shifting A vehicle shifter interface including a protruding contoured member including an outer surface having a first contour with a round shape and a second contour; a first set of capacitive touch sensor pads disposed on an inner surface of the protruding contoured member in an area underlying the first contour, the first set of capacitive touch sensor pads arranged to provide output signals in response to a rotary movement of a driver's fingers about the round shape of the first contour thereby indicating a change in gear selection; and a second set of capacitive touch sensor pads disposed on the inner surface in an area underlying the second contour, the second set of capacitive touch sensor pads arranged and configured to provide output signals in response to at least one of a position of a driver's finger on the second contour and a change of position of a driver's finger.
US11376956B2	Tandem wheel assembly with pivot dampening system A tandem wheel assembly for a work vehicle includes a tandem wheel housing having a center opening extending along a pivot axis and wheel end openings extending along associated wheel end axes. The tandem wheel housing is pivotally mounted to a chassis of the work vehicle about the pivot axis. A center sprocket is rotatably disposed within the tandem wheel housing. Wheel end assemblies are disposed at the wheel end openings and each includes a wheel end sprocket, a wheel end gear train, and a wheel end hub. A pair of reaction bars are being pivotally coupled at first ends to the chassis and at second ends to a component of the respective wheel end assembly. A pivot dampening system is positioned, at least in part, axially between the tandem wheel housing and either the chassis or the component of at least one of the wheel end assemblies. The pivot dampening system is configured to dampen the pivoting of the tandem wheel housing tandem wheel housing relative to the chassis.
US11376955B2	Utility vehicle A utility vehicle includes: a pair of front wheels; a pair of rear wheels; at least one front wheel power source configured to drive the front wheels and not to drive the rear wheels; at least one rear wheel power source configured to drive the rear wheels and not to drive the front wheels; and a controller that controls the front wheel power source and the rear wheel power source. Upon receiving a predetermined two-wheel drive command, the controller brings the front wheel power source into a non-operative state while allowing the rear wheel power source to drive the rear wheels. Upon receiving a predetermined four-wheel drive command, the controller brings the front wheel power source into operation while allowing the rear wheel power source to drive the rear wheels.
US11376954B2	PTO transmission A method for shifting a PTO transmission includes selecting a PTO output speed from one of a first PTO speed and a second PTO speed of the PTO transmission, operating the PTO transmission in a reduced power mode at the selected PTO speed, the reduced power mode providing lower power to the PTO transmission at the selected PTO speed than a normal operating mode, comparing an instantaneous drive power to a maximum drive power in the reduced power mode, and when the instantaneous drive power exceeds the maximum drive power, automatically shifting the PTO transmission under load from the reduced power mode to the normal operating mode and automatically adjusting a transmission ratio of a vehicle transmission.
US11376946B2	Magnetic couplers for shaft assembly A rotary screen door assembly for a work vehicle includes a door configured to couple to an enclosure of the work vehicle for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a screen rotatably supported on the door and configured to filter air passing through an air inlet defined in the door. The rotary screen door assembly also includes a first shaft segment rotatably supported on the door and coupled to the screen, the first shaft segment having a first magnetic coupler configured to engage a corresponding second magnetic coupler of the work vehicle.
US11376943B1	Electrified military vehicle A driveline for a military vehicle includes an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine, a transmission configured to couple to at least one of a front axle or a rear axle of the military vehicle, a second motor coupled to the transmission and electrically coupled to the energy storage system, and a clutch positioned between the engine and the second motor. The accessory drive includes an air compressor and a first motor. The first motor is electrically coupled to the energy storage system. The clutch is spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto based on operation of the air compressor. The driveline is operable in a plurality of modes including an engine-only mode and an electric-only mode.
US11376930B2	Cab for construction machine A cab capable of shielding solar radiation comprises a pair of front pillars and a pair of vertical beams; a front window glass member mounted movably along guide rails formed along the front pillars and the vertical beams, between a closing position for closing a front window formed between the front pillars and an opening position for opening the front window accommodated between the vertical beams; a roll screen and a winding member, wherein the winding member is disposed behind the inner surface of the front window glass member positioned at the closing position and in front of the front end of the front window glass member positioned at the opening position and on the outer side of the pair of guide rails; and a holding means attached to the front pillars and configured to releasably hold the leading end of the screen.
US11376929B2	Lift truck operator compartment door Lift trucks can have an operator compartment designed with an ergonomically improved cab door having a door frame, a set of glass sheets, upper and lower hinges, a handle, a door catch assembly, a door support member, and one or more operator handlebars. The door support member and operator handlebars can be sized and/or positioned to provide structural strength to the door. The cab door can have an unobstructed door design to facilitate maximum operator visibility. The catch assembly can maintain the door in an open position and the operator can readily close the door when desired. In one embodiment, the door includes a vertical operator handlebar and a horizontal operator handlebar that facilitate easy entry into and exit from the operator compartment without unduly obscuring operator visibility through the door.
US11376925B2	Air distribution apparatus The present embodiments relate to an air distribution apparatus for distributing conditioned airflow from a roof mounted air conditioner to the inside of a vehicle, which includes an inlet port adapted to receive the conditioned airflow from the roof mounted air conditioner. An outlet port, which is disposed adjacent to each longitudinal end of the apparatus, delivers conditioned airflow to the vehicle. An internal supply duct is adapted to evenly split the conditioned airflow to the outlet ports.
US11376919B2	Chassis component and stabilizer arrangement for a chassis of a vehicle with such a chassis component A chassis component (16), with a first end section (17) and a second end section (18) and a connecting section (19) is arranged between the two end sections (17, 18). At least one ball joint (21) is associated with one of the two end sections (17, 18), and a sensor device (22) is associated with the ball joint (21). A first sensor element (23) of the sensor device (22) is arranged on the end section (18) that has the ball joint (21) and a second sensor element (24) is arranged on an inner joint component (25) of the ball joint (21). In order to avoid damage to the chassis component (16) and/or a disturbance-inducing factor for the sensor device (22) caused by a tensile or compressive load, the connecting section (19) has an elastically deformable zone (20) preferably in the longitudinal and/or the transverse direction of the vehicle.
US11376917B2	Oscillating axle for a lifting device, lifting device comprising such an axle and control method This oscillating axle (3) for a lifting device (1) comprises an axle bridge (5) at the ends of which are mounted two ground connection members (7), an oscillation axis (X3), a left jack (9) and a right jack (11), each jack (9, 11) having a rod (90, 110) in contact with the bridge (5) and a body (92, 112) fixed on a fixed part (13) of a chassis (2) of the lifting device (1), the body (92, 112) forming a chamber (94, 114) in which the rod (90, 110) moves. The axle comprises a hydraulic circuit (15) interconnecting the chambers (92, 112) of the left (9) and right (11) jacks, in which a fluid is present at a given pressure, making it possible to press the rods (90, 110) of the left jack (9) and of the right jack (11) against the bridge (5), and at least one solenoid valve (150, 152) on a branch (15A) of the hydraulic circuit (15) connected to the chamber (94) of the left jack (9), and at least one solenoid valve (154, 156) on a branch (15B) of the hydraulic circuit (15) connected to the chamber (114) of the right jack (11), wherein each of these solenoid valves (150, 152, 154, 156) may be positioned in an open position, in which fluid may flow freely, and a closed position, in which the fluid is trapped in the chamber (94, 114) of the corresponding jack (9, 11). Each of the chambers (94, 114) of the left jack (9) and of the right jack (11) has a pressure sensor (23, 25) designed to measure the pressure of the fluid in each of the chambers (94, 114). Control means (21) are provided to detect a pressure in one of the chambers (94, 114) that is greater than a first threshold, and/or a differential between the pressures in each of the chambers (94, 114) that is greater than a second threshold, so as to detect the blocking of a solenoid valve (150, 152, 154, 156) in the closed position, and to initiate a safety procedure.
US11376916B2	Suspension control device and suspension device A damping force of a suspension is controlled appropriately in accordance with a road surface condition. An ECU (600) includes: a road surface determining section (84) configured to determine a road surface condition; and a rolling attitude control section (682) configured to calculate a steering-based desired control variable, which is a candidate for a control variable for controlling a damping force of a suspension, in accordance with a result of the determination by the road surface determining section (84).
US11376909B2	Suspension joining structure A suspension joining structure may include a lower arm which has one end portion fastened to a vehicle body, an assist knuckle on which a strut portion is located, a fastening unit which is configured so that a second end portion of the lower arm and a lower end portion of the assist knuckle are fastened, a revoknuckle which is pivotally fastened to the assist knuckle to be rotated independently of the assist knuckle to perform the steering of a wheel, and a steering input portion fastened to the revoknuckle and configured to apply a steering force to the revoknuckle upon the steering of the wheel.
US11376903B2	Towing assembly for motor vehicle A towing assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a longitudinal member mount configured to attach to a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle, and a pulling element configured to transmit a tensile force to the longitudinal member and to translate relative to the longitudinal member in response to a compressive force. The pulling element includes a rod portion and a hook portion vertically offset from the rod portion.
US11376902B2	Quick releasing hitch pin A hitch pin for quick and easy release of a hitch assembly. The hitch pin has a shaft with added hole for connection to a removable lock cap by a coupler pin. The quick releasing hitch pin device may be used to secure a hitch and hitch receiver. In addition, the combination of a removable lock cap allows the hitch pin to gravity release thereby freeing the operator to operate the vehicle with hitch in order to release a bound-up hitch pin from the hitch receiver on the draft implement. This method makes for a less cumbersome and safer release of a hitch pin in varied situations, such as when an implement is on fire risking life, limb and property.
US11376899B2	Structure borne sound for TPMS localization and communication A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor module as provided herein includes a pressure sensor configured to measure an internal air pressure of a tire and generate tire pressure information; a transducer configured to receive a structure borne sound signal induced by sound waves; a receiver circuit electrically connected to the transducer and configured to detect the structure borne sound signal and generate a detection indication that the structure borne sound signal has been detected; a processing circuit electrically connected to the pressure sensor and the receiver circuit, and configured to receive the tire pressure information from the pressure sensor, receive the detection indication from the receiver circuit, and generate a communication signal in response to receiving the detection indication; and a transmitter electrically connected to the processing circuit and configured to transmit the communication signal.
US11376895B2	Beadlock assembly A dual, internal, pneumatic, boltless beadlock assembly for effectively securing a tire to a rim is disclosed. A pneumatic beadlock assembly is disposed inside a tire and mounted on a rim. A pneumatic beadlock assembly exerts a force on the two circumferential inner beads of a tire such that the tire stays in secure contact with the rim, even when the inflation pressure of the tire is not sufficient to lock the tire to the rim.
US11376884B2	Binder A binder forming a booklet by bundling end portions of a plurality of sheets of paper such that paper addition or removal is possible includes a spread-shaped front cover member configured for sandwiching a bundle of the plurality of sheets of paper, a long cover member having an opening portion along a back portion of the front cover member, and a plurality of clips arranged so as to be configured for moving forward and backward in the opening portion of the cover member and having a pair of holding pieces and claw portions respectively extending inward from tips of the holding pieces. Through holes through which the claw portions of the plurality of clips are respectively inserted are formed in each of front and back covers of the front cover member.
US11376877B2	Printer carriage arrangements It is hereby disclosed a carriage arrangement, in particular, a carriage arrangement suitable for a printing system comprising: a carriage; a carriage beam; and a drive mechanism; wherein the carriage is to move along a longitudinal direction of the carriage beam upon action by the drive mechanism and wherein the carriage arrangement comprises a beam compensation mechanism to exert a variable compensating force on the carriage beam, the variable compensating force depending on a deformation amount of the carriage beam.
US11376875B2	Printing apparatus, control method of printing apparatus, and storage medium A printing apparatus including: a carriage having a print head and configured to be movable in an intersecting direction; a slitter unit configured to be movable in the intersecting direction and cut a roll sheet in a conveyance direction; a detection sensor mounted on the carriage and configured to detect a cut portion of the roll sheet that has been cut by the slitter unit; and a control unit configured to control the carriage to move after controlling the slitter unit to move and cut the roll sheet, so that the cut portion made by the slitter unit is detected by the detection sensor, and configured to control a moving distance of the carriage or the slitter, based on a first moving distance by which the slitter unit has moved and a second moving distance of the carriage at a timing where the detection sensor detects the cut portion.
US11376870B2	Liquid ejecting device having recesses and protrusions on contact surface between transport belt and rollers of liquid ejecting device Provided is a liquid ejecting device that includes an endless transporting belt that is stretched over a plurality of rollers and transports a medium in a transport direction by rotating while supporting the medium at a support surface that is a surface on an opposite side from a contact surface with the rollers, and a liquid ejecting unit that ejects a liquid onto the medium supported by the support surface. At the contact surface, recesses and protrusions are regularly formed in the circumferential direction of the transporting belt.
US11376857B2	Input/output (I/O) design of a printhead allowing for daisy-chaining Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports.
US11376855B2	Liquid absorber and method for producing same, and liquid ejection apparatus A liquid absorber includes a case, a first liquid absorption member stored in the case, and a second liquid absorption member stored in the case. The case has an opening. The first liquid absorption member absorbs a portion of a liquid. The second liquid absorption member absorbs a portion of the liquid. The second liquid absorption member is disposed adjacent to the first liquid absorption member and is closer to the opening than is the first liquid absorption member. The first liquid absorption member and the second liquid absorption member include fiber substrates and a liquid-absorbent resin, the liquid-absorbent resin being liquid-absorbent resin particles.
US11376851B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head capable of suppressing an increase in size in a configuration in which a liquid circulates between the liquid ejecting head and a liquid storage portion and a liquid ejecting apparatus are provided. Pressures chambers communicating with nozzles that eject a liquid, a first common flow path through which the liquid is supplied to the pressure chambers side, a second common flow path through which the liquid is led out from the pressure chambers side, a first compliance portion that deforms in response to a pressure change in the liquid inside the first common flow path, and a second compliance portion that deforms in response to a pressure change in the liquid inside the second common flow path are provided. The first compliance portion and the second compliance portion overlap each other when viewed in a thickness direction of at least one of the compliance portions.
US11376848B2	Inkjet recording device and control method for inkjet recording device To realize high-quality printing with less printing distortion by reducing an influence of a Coulomb force that acts between ink particles which are ejected in an inkjet recording device. The inkjet recording device is configured to charge ink particles ejected from a nozzle, deflect the charged ink particles, and print a character in a shape of an object to be printed. In the inkjet recording device, dots of each column of the character to be printed are divided into a plurality of blocks in a column direction. In addition, charging voltage data in which the order of the ink particles corresponding to the dots is switched in the divided block unit is stored, and a predetermined charging voltage is applied to the charging electrode on the basis of the charging voltage data.
US11376847B2	Liquid droplet ejection device and liquid droplet ejection method A liquid droplet ejection device includes a first liquid droplet ejection unit including a first liquid holding unit configured to hold a first liquid and a first tip configured to eject a first liquid of the first liquid holding unit as a first liquid droplet, a second liquid droplet ejection unit including a second liquid holding unit configured to hold a second liquid and a second configured tip to eject the second liquid of the second liquid holding unit as a second liquid droplet differing from the first liquid droplet, an object holding unit configured to hold an object the first liquid and the second liquid being ejected to the object, and a driving unit configured to move the first tip and the second tip in a first direction relative to the object holding unit, and the first tip is arranged in the first direction relative to the second tip.
US11376846B2	Liquid discharging apparatus A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a discharging head that discharges liquid onto a medium; first and second components that are operable for discharging the liquid onto the medium; first and second control circuits that control driving of the discharging head; a first control circuit board on which the first control circuit is provided; a second control circuit board on which the second control circuit is provided; wherein the first component is electrically coupled to the first control circuit, the second component is electrically coupled to the second control circuit, a minimum distance between the first control circuit board and the first component is shorter than a minimum distance between the first control circuit board and the second component, and a minimum distance between the second control circuit board and the second component is shorter than a minimum distance between the second control circuit board and the first component.
US11376845B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting head unit A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting section configured to eject liquid to a print medium, a movement mechanism configured to change the relative positional relationship between the print medium and the ejecting section, an encoder configured to include a scale, a light emitting element emitting light, and a light receiving element receiving light reflected by the scale or light transmitted through the scale in the emitted light and configured to output information changed in accordance with a change in the positional relationship, a signal generation section configured to generate a pulse signal including a pulse prescribing a timing when the ejecting section ejects liquid based on the information, a measurement section configured to measure a time length between pulses included in the pulse signal, and an ejection restriction section configured to restrict ejection of liquid from the ejecting section when the time length is larger than a threshold value.
US11376831B2	Flexible laminate for printed retort packaging The present invention is related to a retortable package comprising a flexible multilayer substrate comprising a reverse-printed layer, said reverse-printed layer comprising one or more crosslinked ink layer(s), and to a method for producing said multilayer laminate.
US11376830B2	Biaxially-oriented polyethylene multilayer film with a matte surface A biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) multilayer film comprises a skin layer with a matte surface and a core, the skin layer with a matte surface comprising, in weight percent (wt %) based upon the weight of the skin layer: (1) from 20 to 80 wt % of an ethylene-based polymer, and (2) from 80 to 20 wt % of a propylene-based polymer; each of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer having a storage modulus, with a difference between the storage modulus of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer of greater than 40 megaPascals (MPa) at 110° C., and greater than 18 MPa at 120° C.
US11376825B2	Plastic laminate and process for manufacturing the same Provided is a material with improved surface hardness and abrasion resistance of a plastic substrate and a process for manufacturing the same. A plastic laminate including a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer formed on the plastic substrate, wherein the hard coat layer consists of a cured film of a hard coat agent including at least a polysilazane compound and nano-silica having an average particle size of 20 to 100 nm, wherein a continuous hardness difference is provided between the plastic substrate side of the hard coat layer and the surface layer side opposite thereto.
US11376822B2	Corrosion-resistant components and methods of making A corrosion-resistant component configured for use with a semiconductor processing reactor, the corrosion-resistant component comprising: a) a ceramic insulating substrate; and, b) a white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer associated with the ceramic insulating substrate, the white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer having a thickness of at least 50 μm, a porosity of at most 1%, and a composition comprising at least 15% by weight of a rare earth compound based on total weight of the corrosion-resistant non-porous layer; and, c) an L* value of at least 90 as measured on a planar surface of the white corrosion-resistant non-porous outer layer. Methods of making are also disclosed.
US11376819B2	Interlayer for laminated glass, and laminated glass Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of preventing generation of a void in the interlayer film in an end part of laminated glass. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction, and includes the following configuration A, the configuration B or the configuration C. Configuration A: containing a light stabilizer, and having such a distribution in content of the light stabilizer in the widthwise direction that the content of the light stabilizer is larger in one end side of the widthwise direction. Configuration B: containing an ultraviolet ray screening agent, and having such a distribution in content of the ultraviolet ray screening agent in the widthwise direction that the content of the ultraviolet ray screening agent is larger in one end side of the widthwise direction. Configuration C: containing an oxidation inhibitor, and having such a distribution in content of the oxidation inhibitor in the widthwise direction that the content of the oxidation inhibitor is larger in one end side of the widthwise direction.
US11376818B2	Pad and film attaching method using the same An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a pad including: a flat portion; and corner portions, wherein the corner portions may be positioned at four corners of the pad, and hardness of the corner portions may be greater than that of the flat portion.
US11376802B2	Method for preparing a composite product A method is provided for preparing a composite product, the method comprising: forming a core structure having a plurality of layers, each layer being build by an additive manufacturing process; wherein the core structure has a shell substantially enclosing an internal chamber of the core structure, wherein the shell is fluid-impermeable, and wherein the outer surface of the shell has a predefined shape; introducing a fluid into the chamber of the core structure; arranging the core structure and reinforcement fibers in a mould, wherein the mould is arranged to accommodate the core structure including the reinforcement fibers, and wherein the reinforcement fibers and the outer surface of the shell are arranged in contact with each other; providing the reinforcement fibers and a resin on the outer surface of the shell of the core structure; and solidifying the resin to form the composite product inside the mould at a moulding pressure Pm, while controlling the fluid pressure PF of the fluid in the core structure.
US11376800B2	Imprint master template and method of manufacturing the same An imprint master template including a first fine pattern unit having an upper surface on which a fine pattern is formed, a second fine pattern unit disposed adjacent to the first fine pattern unit and having an upper surface on which a fine pattern is formed, and a supporting part configured to support the first fine pattern unit and the second fine pattern unit. A side surface of the first fine pattern unit faces a side surface of the second fine pattern unit. The side surface of the first fine pattern unit includes a first surface which is perpendicular to the upper surface and a second surface which is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first surface. The side surface of the second fine pattern unit includes a first surface which is perpendicular to the upper surface and a second surface which is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first surface.
US11376797B2	Three dimensional printing system A method and system for a three dimensional printing system are described herein. In one example, the three dimensional printing system has a moveable carriage, an array of laser modules and a print controller. In this example, the moveable carriage has a print head arranged to selectively deposit a printing agent on to a layer of build material as the moveable carriage is moved relative to the layer of build material. The printing agent controls localized fusing of the build material on application of energy. The print controller is communicatively coupled to the array of laser modules and controls activation of individual laser modules of the array of laser modules so as to apply, selectively, energy to addressable sub-regions of the layer of build material on which printing agent has been deposited to control fusing together with the deposited printing agent.
US11376796B2	Adapting printing parameters during additive manufacturing processes A printing device for adapting a printing parameter in relation to the height of a layer of material deposited during an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. The printing device comprises a printing component to deposit a layer of material that is to be solidified so as to form at least a portion of an object, a controller to determine the height of the layer of material at various positions across the layer and to select voxels of a data model of the object, the selected voxels correspond to the height of the layer of material at said various positions, and the controller is further to use the selected voxels as input for calculating a printing parameter.
US11376792B2	Robotic additive manufacturing system An additive manufacturing system includes: (a) a build platform dispensing assembly carrying a plurality of build platforms; (b) at least two additive manufacturing apparatus, each apparatus configured for receiving a removable build platform on which objects can be produced; (c) a build platform buffering assembly configured for removably receiving at least one build platform on which an object has been produced; (d) a cleaning apparatus; and (e) a robot operatively associated with each cleaning apparatus, the at least two additive manufacturing apparatus, the build platform dispensing assembly, and the build platform buffering assembly.
US11376791B2	Contaminant barrier In one example, an apparatus includes a carriage to carry a payload through a manufacturing space at the urging of control elements in a control space and a belt movable with the carriage to block contaminants in the manufacturing space from passing to the control space along a carriage travel path.
US11376790B2	Cartridge for a stereolithographic machine A cartridge for a stereolithographic machine, includes a body, which in turn, includes a container, delimited by walls, having a bottom, and an opposite access opening allowing access inside the container, inlet and outlet mouths for a photopolymerisable material, at least one tank for same. The tank includes a transit opening for a photopolymerisable material and an air passage opening communicating with the environment; and includes: circulation means to circulate the photopolymerisable material between the outlet mouth and the inlet mouth of the container. Between the circulation means and the inlet and outlet mouths, and between the circulation means and the transit and air passage openings, valve means are interposed, configured to alternatively allow various circulation configurations of the cartridge, either preventing or allowing passage of photopolymerisable material between the container and the tank; or allowing the passage of material between the outlet and inlet mouths of the same container.
US11376789B2	Three dimensional printer apparatus A three-dimensional printing apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional object includes a controller and a three-dimensional printer. The controller has a signal generator. The three-dimensional printer includes a print head, a part carrier, and a plasma field applicator. The plasma field applicator is disposed on an end of the print head. The controller is in communication with the print head, part carrier, and plasma field applicator. The three dimensional printer builds the three-dimensional object onto the part carrier. The signal generator outputs a signal to the plasma field applicator and the plasma field applicator generates an electromagnetic field and induced current pathway incident to the three-dimensional object on the part carrier.
US11376778B2	Apparatus and methods for fabricating components An additive manufacturing method for fabricating a component having a surface substantially free of imperfections may include providing a mold having a configuration corresponding to the component, and depositing a material on at least one surface of the mold to fabricate the component having the surface substantially free of imperfections.
US11376777B1	Molding system for preparing molded article with orientation effect A molding system includes a molding machine, a mold disposed on the molding machine, a processing module, and a controller operably communicating with the processing module. The molding machine includes a barrel, a screw moving within the barrel, a driving motor driving the screw to move a molding material. The mold has a mold cavity with a die swell structure for being filled with the molding material. The processing module simulating a filling process of the molding material based on a molding condition including a predetermined screw speed for the molding machine, wherein simulating the filling process of the molding material comprises simulating a die swell effect of the molding material in the die swell structure by taking into consideration of an effective factor, a shear viscosity, an extension viscosity, a shear rate, and a molecular orientation effect of the molding material.
US11376774B2	Plasticizing device, injection device, molding apparatus, and manufacturing method of molded parts 1. A plasticizing device includes a barrel including a resin material supply port portion and a fiber supply port portion which is formed on a distal side from the resin material supply port portion; and a screw that comprises a shaft body and a flight, and is received in the barrel. The barrel is disposed with a posture in which its axial line intersects a gravitational direction. A maximum length of an opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion along an axial direction of the barrel is 1 time or more and 2 times or less as much as a pitch of the flight disposed in a portion of the screw which faces the opening in the barrel of the fiber supply port portion in a direction perpendicular to the axial line of the barrel.
US11376767B2	Mechanical interlock pin assembly A mechanical interlock pin assembly includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. The mechanical interlock pin assembly includes a set of helical spline elements disposed at the first end of the shaft, the set of helical spline elements extending along a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The mechanical interlock pin assembly includes a bearing rotatably coupled to the second end of the shaft, the bearing configured to allow rotation of the shaft between a first rotational position and a second rotational position relative to a mold cavity.
US11376763B2	Polymer compositions, articles made from such compositions and methods for molding such compositions A polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A molded article comprises at least one wall defining a cavity, the wall having an opening therein permitting access to the cavity. The wall comprises a polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a polymer additive selected from the group consisting of nucleating agents, clarifying agents, and combinations thereof, and a fluoropolymer. A method for molding a polymer composition is also provided.
US11376740B2	Autonomously acting robot that recognizes direction of sound source A robot detects a voice using a microphone array, and identifies a sound source direction. The robot directs a head portion in the sound source direction. When an object including characteristics as a voice emitting body is detected in a filming region of a sound source direction identified using the microphone array, the voice emitting body is identified as a voice emission source. When a voice emitting body is identified as a voice emission source, the robot directs a body toward a sound source (emission source). When a special environmental sound is detected, a predetermined motion is executed.
US11376733B2	Mechanical eyeball for animatronic devices An animatronic device includes a mechanical eyeball configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that intersect at a fixed center point. A controller is configured to generate eye movement instructions that cause the animatronic device to rotate the mechanical eyeball about at least one of the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis. The eye movement instructions are generated based on an eye tracking system used to track movement of an eye of a user. The controller maps the tracked eye movement to movement of the mechanical eyeball and generates eye movement instructions based on the mapping.
US11376724B2	Multi-purpose tool system A multi-purpose tool system (100) includes a first tool (104) that is configured to perform a first function, a second tool (106) that is configured to perform a second function, a third tool (140) that is configured to perform a third function, and a fourth tool (142) that is configured to perform a fourth function. The tools couple together to form a single, unitary handheld housing (102). Each of the tools is configured to separate from the housing for individual use.
US11376716B2	Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench has a head. The head is recessed with a driving chamber. A ratchet wheel is disposed in the driving chamber. The driving chamber is covered with a cover plate. The head further has a first shaft hole. The cover plate has a second shaft hole. Two sides of the ratchet wheel are provided with a first shaft portion inserting through the first shaft hole and a second shaft portion inserting through the second shaft hole, respectively. A bearing ring is sleeved onto the second shaft portion. An outer periphery of the bearing ring abuts against an inner wall surface of the driving chamber for positioning and lubricating the ratchet wheel, so that the ratchet wheel can rotate smoothly.
US11376708B2	Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus includes a polisher that polishes a target object to be polished. A holder is rotatable while holding the target object to be polished. Multiple concentric elastic members around the center of a rotation shaft of the holder are provided on the holder and elastically press the target object to be polished against the polisher. Multiple sensors are provided in the elastic members and detect vibration from a polishing surface of the target object to be polished. The detected vibration allows the polishing apparatus to create an unevenness map of the polishing surface and correspondingly actuate the concentric elastic members to remove the unevenness, according to a control sequence set in advance, based on the detected vibration, in a polishing control program to control the concentric elastic members.
US11376704B2	Method of identifying trajectory of eddy current sensor, method of calculating substrate polishing progress, method of stopping operation of substrate polishing apparatus, method of regularizing substrate polishing progress, program for executing the same, and non-transitory recording medium that records program To specify a trajectory of an eddy current sensor provided on a polishing table of a substrate polishing apparatus, disclosed is a method of identifying a trajectory of an eddy current sensor as seen from a substrate in a substrate polishing apparatus having a polishing table and a polishing head. The method includes: obtaining a sensor output map as three-dimensional data; polishing the substrate; obtaining a profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data; and extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data from the sensor output map as three-dimensional data and identifying the extracted trajectory as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate.
US11376701B2	Tool replacement timing management system A tool replacement timing management system includes a data acquisition section configured to acquire time series data indicating a machining state from a machine, a data cutout section configured to cut out specimen data from the time series data according to at least one condition or a combination of conditions selected from among machining, a tool, a workpiece, and a tool speed, a machining state variable calculating section configured to calculate a machining state variable, which is a statistical index, from the specimen data, a tool deterioration state generation section configured to generate tool deterioration state data in which the machining state variable is aligned in a time series, and a tool replacement timing calculating section configured to calculate a tool replacement timing on a basis of the tool deterioration state data.
US11376697B2	Tool holding device and machine tool The tool holding device includes: a casing including a first surface, a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a first projection and a second projection projecting opposite to the first surface from the second surface; a first tool holding part disposed on the first surface at a position opposed to the first projection; a second tool holding part disposed on the first surface at a position opposed to the second projection; a driving-force input unit disposed at the end of the first projection and rotated by driving force being inputted; a first shaft extending in an axial direction perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface, the driving-force input unit and the first tool holding part being disposed at one end and the other end of the first shaft, respectively; a second shaft extending in the axial direction and having one end housed in the second projection, the second tool holding part being disposed at the other end of the second shaft; and a rotation transmitting unit rotating the second shaft in response to rotation of the first shaft.
US11376696B2	Converting a CNC milling machine to a CNC wire saw An attachment for converting a CNC milling machine to a CNC wire saw machine. The attachment may include a gantry that may be coupled with a respective gantry of the CNC milling machine, a carriage that may be attached to and moveable with a respective carriage of the CNC milling machine. A drive pulley of the system may be coupled with and driven by a spindle of the CNC milling machine. The drive pully may drive a wire saw through an assembly of idler pulleys. A wire tension mechanism may keep the wire fully stretched. The wire tension mechanism may include a curved guide rail mounted on the gantry and a vertical guide rail mounted on the carriage. A slider that slides vertically on the vertical guide rail and follows the curved guide rail may house a tension wheel that may keep the wire at a fully stretched state.
US11376687B2	Process for welding parts by linear friction and heat treatment A process for welding a first part and a second part, includes: a linear friction step during which the two parts are rubbed against one another in a linear movement, a first cooling step during which the temperature of the parts thus welded is reduced to ambient temperature, a heating step during which the parts thus welded are heated to a temperature above a temperature of transition between a two-phase α-β field and a single-phase β field of the material constituting the two parts, and a second cooling step during which the temperature of the parts thus heated is reduced to ambient temperature. Such a process makes it possible to transform the structure of the welding zone and of the whole part thus produced into a lamellar α structure in a transformed β matrix which exhibits better damage tolerance.
US11376685B2	Automatic tip changer for burnback in an arc welding robot A fixture for automatically replacing a defective/burnback contact tip coupled to a torch arm of a robotic welder wherein the robotic welder is configured to feed a welding wire to the contact tip. The robotic welder includes a nozzle coupled to the torch arm which is disposed at the contact tip. The fixture includes a first station configured to remove the nozzle from the torch arm and to hold the nozzle for reattachment to the torch arm. A second station is configured to remove the contact tip from the torch arm. A third station includes a plurality of holding units each being configured to hold an unused contact tip, wherein the third station is configured to move one of the plurality of holding units to a predetermined location to locate the unused contact tip for attachment to the torch arm.
US11376681B2	Electromechanical machining method, method of manufacturing perforated material, processing electrode, and electromechanical machining system A method of forming a curved-shaped processing hole in a workpiece by electromechanical machining includes a step of feeding an electrolytic solution through an inner channel of a processing electrode and jetting the electrolytic solution from an outlet opening of the inner channel disposed on a tip surface of the processing electrode, a step of applying a potential difference between the processing electrode and the workpiece while jetting the electrolytic solution from the outlet opening of the processing electrode, and a step of forming the curved-shaped processing hole in the workpiece. In the jetting step, at least one of a current density distribution on the tip surface of the processing electrode or a flow velocity distribution of the electrolytic solution jetted from the outlet opening is eccentric to a downstream side of a curving direction of the processing hole with respect to an axial center of the tip surface.
US11376679B2	Bandsaw blade A bandsaw blade, including a main tooth group formed by nine sawteeth arranged in sequence, including three sub-tooth groups including a first sawtooth (1,4,7) of straight tooth, a second sawtooth (2,5,8) of left set tooth and a third sawtooth (3,6,9) of right set tooth. Each of sawteeth (1) and (4)-(6) has chamfers on two sides. Sawtooth (1) has a first height, sawtooth (4) has a second height and sawtooth (7) has a third height. Sawteeth (5) and (6) have the same fourth height. Sawteeth (2), (3), (8) and (9) have the same fifth height. The first through fifth heights are sequentially decreased. A top plane width of sawtooth (4) is larger than that of sawtooth (1). A top plane width of sawtooth (7) is larger than that of sawtooth (4). By using the bandsaw blade, more chips can be produced to reduce total cutting force and improve cutting efficiency.
US11376678B2	Reciprocating saw A reciprocating saw includes a casing, a power assembly, a transmission assembly, a reciprocating assembly, a swing assembly, and a balance weight. The transmission assembly includes a first transmission member that is capable of being driven by the power assembly to rotate around a first axis. The swing assembly includes a floating support member configured to drive the reciprocating assembly to perform an orbital motion. The first transmission member is provided with a cam surface configured to be in contact with the floating support member to drive the floating support member to move in an up-and-down direction parallel to the first axis. The balance weight is provided with an escape opening, and the escape opening is disposed on a path on which the floating support member moves in the up-and-down direction.
US11376677B2	Tube notching devices A tube notching device for forming a notch in a tubular workpiece. The tube notching device includes a support frame, a vise, a positioning assembly, a cutting assembly, and a cutting mechanism. The vise is mounted to the support frame and secures the tubular workpiece in a desired support position. The positioning assembly is pivotally mounted to the support frame. The cutting assembly is pivotally mounted to the positioning assembly. The cutting mechanism is mounted to the cutting assembly and configured to form a notch in the tubular workpiece. The positioning assembly and the cutting assembly cooperate to position the cutting mechanism in a desired notching position relative to the tubular workpiece supported in the vise in the desired support position. The cutting mechanism operates to form a desired notch in the tubular workpiece when the cutting mechanism is in the desired notching position.
US11376673B2	Deburring tool and deburring method A deburring tool includes: a case; a hollow sleeve that reciprocates inside the cylinder in a non-rotating manner; a drive gear disposed inside the sleeve, includes a first tooth, and rotates together with the case and the sleeve; a reciprocating shaft disposed inside the sleeve, including a driven gear disposed at a basal end portion of the sleeve and a basal end side of the drive gear, the driven gear including a second tooth, a tool holder disposed at a distal end portion of the sleeve, and slides inside the sleeve in a rotational and reciprocating direction, and a stem that fixes the driven gear and the tool holder, and penetrates the drive gear, a first spring that urges the sleeve toward distal end direction; and a second spring that urges the tool holder from the drive gear toward distal end direction.
US11376672B2	Single-edge drill for forming a deep hole A single-edge drill for forming a deep hole is provided which includes a body and a shank. The body has a single chip discharge groove in the outer periphery thereof, and includes a small-diameter portion, and a large-diameter portion having coolant delivery grooves in the outer periphery thereof. The body has a core thickness at the distal end portion of the large-diameter portion. At the other portion of the body, the groove bottom of the chip discharge groove is located beyond the rotation center of the drill such that the body has no core thickness, and when taken perpendicularly to the axial direction of the drill, the cross section of the body has a crescent shape. When a hole is formed with the drill, a supply path for coolant liquid is defined between the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion and the radially inner surface of the hole.
US11376659B2	Spherical silver powder There is provided a spherical silver powder which is capable of being sintered at a lower temperature. The spherical silver powder of spherical silver particles has cavities, each of which is formed in a corresponding one of the spherical silver particles and each of which has a major axis of 100 to 1000 nm and a minor axis of 10 nm or more, the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis (major axis/minor axis) being 5 or more, the major axis being the length of the long side of a rectangle which has a minimum area and which circumscribes the outline of a cross-section of a corresponding one of the cavities on an image of the cross-section of the corresponding one of the silver particles exposed by polishing the surface of a resin after the silver powder is embedded in the resin, and the minor axis being the length of the narrow side of the rectangle.
US11376655B2	Casting apparatus and casting method A casting apparatus for continuous or semi-continuous casting having a reservoir for supplying liquid metal, a direct chill casting mold having a mold cavity for at least temporarily holding liquid metal and to at least partially solidify the liquid metal into a cast product, and a pump disposed on the flow path between the reservoir and the mold cavity, wherein the pump is operable to generate a force in the liquid metal that is acting against the tendency of the liquid metal to flow along the flow path from the reservoir into the mold cavity by gravity to control a flow of the liquid metal from the reservoir into the mold cavity, wherein the pump is a direct current electromagnetic pump.
US11376647B2	Tools, machines, and methods for machining planar workpieces Tools for machining planar workpieces are provided that include an upper tool, an upper main body, and at least one tool body on the upper main body having a cutting edge. The tools further include a lower tool having a lower main body with a rest surface for the workpiece and a positioning axis oriented perpendicular to the rest surface, at least one counter tool body on the lower main body that has a counter cutting edge that is a closed contour. The cutting edge of the at least one tool body has a cutting contour that corresponds to the closed contour of the at least one counter tool body, and at least one group of at least two counter tool bodies on the lower tool can be associated with the closed contour of the least one tool body.
US11376644B2	Pipe bending for reel-lay operations A method and apparatus for bending a pipe to mitigate internal wrinkling, with particular benefit when bending a lined pipe upon spooling. Bending is performed continuously by advancing the pipe through a bending zone while an internal mandrel is held at the bending zone to resist wrinkling. In one variant, the mandrel comprises longitudinally-spaced pipe-engaging elements and a tensile link between the elements allows relative movement between the elements. A holdback connection on one of the elements applies hold-back force to that element to be transmitted to the other element via the tensile link. In another variant, the mandrel comprises an elongate pipe-engaging body with a hold-back connection at one end of the body. The body is flexible to bend with the pipe and is shaped to engage an inner surface of the pipe along most of the length of the body.
US11376642B2	Fume evacuation system Fume evacuation systems are disclosed. An example fume evacuation system includes: an air handling system for drawing components comprising air, fumes, smoke, or particulate, or a combination thereof from a metal working application; an air conduit couple to the air handling system for conveying the components from the metal working application towards the air handling system; and a hood coupled to the air conduit and configured to be positioned at the metal working application, the hood comprising a structure defining a circuitous path for particulate that, in operation, allows the airborne components to pass through the hood to the air conduit but causes particulate to cool the components.
US11376634B2	Article management device, article management system, and computer-readable storage medium According to one embodiment, an article management device includes a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive article measurement information. The processor is configured to select a first divergence control signal or a second divergence control signal based on the article measurement information, the first divergence control signal being for forwarding the article to a sorter configured to sort the article according to sorting destination information corresponding to the article, the second divergence control signal being for forwarding the article to a carrier. The transmitter is configured to transmit the first or the second divergence control signal to a diverger configured to forward the article toward the sorter or the carrier.
US11376630B2	Ultrasonic vibration unit with damping The present invention concerns an ultrasonic vibration unit having a converter (1) for converting an electric ac voltage into a mechanical ultrasonic vibration and a sonotrode which is vibrationally coupled to the converter (1), wherein the sonotrode and the converter (1) are matched to each other in such a way that the ultrasonic vibration unit can vibrate with a natural frequency f, in which a standing longitudinal wave having at least one vibration node and at least two vibration antinodes is formed within the ultrasonic vibration unit. To provide an ultrasonic vibration unit in which the parasitic vibrations which usually occur in operation with a working frequency are slight or do not occur, wherein at the same time the actual working frequency is not attenuated, it is proposed according to the invention that there is provided a damp vibration absorber unit (2) connected to the ultrasonic vibration unit by way of a coupling element (3), wherein the coupling element (3) is connected to the ultrasonic vibration unit at a vibration node, wherein the vibration absorber unit (2) is connected to a damping element (4) which is so adapted that it damps a vibration of the vibration absorber unit (2).
US11376629B2	Tactile vibration generator A tactile vibration generator includes a supporting block, a vibration plate, and a vibration actuator. The vibration plate includes two parts. The vibration actuator is attached to a surface of the first part and the first part is not in contact with the supporting block to reduce transferring vibration to the supporting block. The second part is fixed to the supporting block.
US11376627B2	Ultrasonic horn An ultrasonic horn is provided with: a vibration generating unit configured to generate longitudinal vibration having a frequency in the ultrasonic band on the basis of a signal having a frequency in the ultrasonic band input from an oscillator; a vibration amplifying unit configured to amplify the vibration generating unit while transmitting the longitudinal vibration from the vibration generating unit; and a longitudinal-torsional vibration conversion slit unit having slits formed in a groove-like shape on the surfaces of the vibration amplifying unit and configured to convert the longitudinal vibration into torsional vibration. The vibration amplifying unit has a polygonal shape in a plane view, and has a plurality of surfaces provided with slits along with a surface not provided with slits.
US11376608B2	Modular plant trimming system and method Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a modular plant trimming system. A number of plant trimming machines are placed side by side. These plant trimming machines trim leaves from a plant. A sensor detects when one or more of the plant trimming machines are added or removed from the system. A processor then balances a load of plants to be trimmed to be split between the currently available number of plant trimming machines.
US11376605B2	Personal plastic bottle shredder A plastics recycling preparation container canister includes a stationary disc configured with cutting teeth disposed on an axial surface thereof, the stationary disc disposed substantially orthogonal to an underside of a hinged lid for the container. The container canister also includes a spinning disc configured with cutting teeth disposed on an axial surface thereof, the spinning disc disposed on a sidewall of the container. A ramp for directing plastics to be shredded to the spinning disc is implemented followed by the stationary disc swung into a parallel position to the spinning disc in a sandwich configuration around the plastics to be shredded. The stationary disc and the spinning disc are separated by a space to accommodate the respective cutting teeth thereof and a space for shards of the plastic consumer recyclable. The cutting teeth of both discs are shaped like a parrot's beak having a rhinotheca tomium cutting surface.
US11376602B2	Vacuum grinding system and method A vacuum grinding system having multiple elements connected in series. The elements include an input chamber next to the system input, which chamber can be fluidically connected to a vacuum pump; a grinding chamber which is arranged downstream of the input chamber and which can be fluidically connected to a vacuum pump; and an output chamber, downstream of the grinding chamber and next to the output system, which output chamber can also be fluidically connected to a vacuum pump.
US11376599B2	Thermal cycler apparatus and related methods An apparatus for thermal cycling can transfer heat uniformly and efficiently. The apparatus can be used in a method that reduces condensation on sample wells. The apparatus can also be manufactured to provide uniform configurations. For example, a sample illustratively for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in each sample well and the components of the embodiment of the thermal cycler apparatus shown at including a well block, a base plate, a layer of adhesive, a peltier device, another layer of adhesive and a heat sink.
US11376595B2	Droplet digital PCR chip The present invention discloses a droplet digital PCR chip. The droplet digital PCR chip includes at least one chip unit, each chip unit includes a chip body formed by bonding a top piece and a bottom piece, the chip body is internally provided with an inlet chamber, a droplet storage chamber, and an injection hole. The injection hole connects with the inlet chamber, a plurality of droplet generating channels are disposed between the inlet chamber and the droplet storage chamber, a height of the droplet generating channel is smaller than a height of the droplet storage chamber, an injection fluid is injected into the inlet chamber through the injection hole, and the injection fluid is emulsified and enters the droplet storage chamber at a junction of the droplet generating channels and the droplet storage chamber.
US11376580B2	Methods and systems comprising modified pipettes for transferring and preserving biomaterial The disclosed technology relates to pipette tips, systems thereof, and methods of their use. In one embodiment, a pipette (100) includes a tip (101) with a defined opening (102) for a biological and/or chemical sample, and a securing structure (103) extending from the end of the tip (101) and in communication with the opening (102), the securing structure (103) having at least one mechanical securing member (104) that is configured to secure the biological and/or chemical sample at the tip (101).
US11376564B2	Carbon dioxide adsorbent and method for manufacturing same, as well as carbon dioxide separation system A method for manufacturing a carbon dioxide adsorbent includes: forming a kneaded product containing a hydrophilic fiber, a powdery porous material, and an aqueous hydrophilic binder dispersion into particles and drying the particles to generate porous material particles containing the hydrophilic fiber and the powdery porous material combined by the hydrophilic binder; and preparing an aqueous amine solution having an amine concentration of 5% or more and 70% or less and a temperature of 10° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower, impregnating the aqueous amine solution into the porous material particles, and aeration-drying the porous material particles impregnating the amine. The carbon dioxide adsorbent contains the porous material particles and the amine carried by the porous material particles, the porous material particles containing the hydrophilic fiber and the powdery porous material combined by the hydrophilic binder.
US11376562B2	Adsorbent composition for the removal of chlorides from hydrocarbon An adsorbent composition for removing chlorides from hydrocarbon includes an adsorbent matrix and a metallic component. The metallic component forms an intimate complex with the adsorbent matrix. The adsorbent composition is characterized by pore size in the range of 20 Å to 120 Å. It is found that the amount of chlorides removed by the adsorbent composition from the hydrocarbon is in the range of 0.020 wt. % to 0.047 wt. %.
US11376559B2	Processing system and method for producing a particulate material A processing system and method of producing a particulate material from a liquid mixture are provided. The processing system generally includes a system inlet connected to one or more gas lines to deliver one or more gases into the processing system, one or more power jet modules adapted to jet a liquid mixture into one or more streams of droplets and to force the one or more streams of droplets into the processing system, and a reaction chamber adapted to deliver the one or more streams of droplets in the presence of the one or more gases and process the one or more streams of droplets into the particulate material. The method includes delivering one or more gases into a processing system, jetting the liquid mixture into one or more first droplets streams using one or more power jet modules of the processing system and into the processing system, and reacting the one or more first droplets streams delivered from the processing chamber inside a reaction chamber of the processing system in the presence of the one or more gases into the particulate material at a first temperature.
US11376554B2	Porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, and waterproof air-permeable membrane and waterproof air-permeable member including the same A porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane of the present disclosure is a membrane having an average fibril length of 50 μm or more, having an average node length 5 or more times larger than the average fibril length, and having an average node area ratio of 5% or less. The porous PTFE membrane of the present disclosure, when attached as a waterproof air-permeable membrane to a housing of an electrical component or electrical device, allows water vapor residing inside the housing to be quickly discharged out of the housing.
US11376545B2	Rapid cycle adsorbent bed The disclosure provides for an adsorbent bed assembly for separation of gaseous mixtures. The assembly includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes an outer shell, and first and second ends engaged with the outer shell that include inputs/outputs. A central support structure is positioned within the interior cavity and is engaged with the body or forms a portion thereof. Anti-telescoping devices are positioned about the central support structure, at least one of which is affixed to the central support structure. Each anti-telescoping device includes a plurality of spokes extending within the interior cavity from or proximate the central support structure towards the outer shell.
US11376544B2	Contaminant scrubber of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system A contaminant scrubber of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a sorption cavity, a sorption inlet damper configured to receive return air from a conditioned space and into the sorption cavity, and a sorption outlet damper configured to output the return air from the sorption cavity and toward the conditioned space. The contaminant scrubber also includes an outer housing about the sorption cavity, the outer housing having a mount-facing side wall along which the sorption inlet damper and the sorption outlet damper are disposed.
US11376539B2	Multilayer film for air purification and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a multilayer film for air purification and a method for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a multilayer film for air purification having a thin and uniform shape, thereby exhibiting a high degree of utility as a mask and an air purification filter, as well as having an excellent air purification function, and a method for manufacturing the same. The objective of the present invention is to provide a multilayer film for air purification and a method for manufacturing the multilayer film for air purification, which comprises yellow ocher-activated carbon composite particles capable of removing fine dust, bacteria, odor, VOC, etc. present in the air.
US11376535B2	Efficient microfluidic particulate matter (PM) removal device using staggered herringbone micromixers Microfluidic devices to efficiently remove particulate matter (PM) in air are provided, as are methods of fabricating and using the same. A device can include a channel having a structure configured to generate chaotic advective flow in air within the channel. The channel structure can include a plurality of SHMs disposed within the channel, where each SHM comprises a plurality of grooves each having a width of 200 μm or less and a spacing between each groove of 200 μm or less. The plurality of SHMs can be configured to introduce microvortices in air flow within the channel.
US11376533B2	Wall mounting system A clamping system (1) for mounting a filter housing (10) to a wall structure (20), said clamping system including a filter housing clamping flange (2) arranged on a front side of the filter housing (10), and being adapted to abut a front side (20a) of the wall structure (20); a first locking plate (4, 44) having a longitudinal direction (y), and including a locking plate clamping surface (5, 45) extending along a longitudinal side of the locking plate (4) and being adapted to abut a rear side (20b) of the wall structure (20); a first engagement component (3a, 43a) associated with a filter housing wall (11) on a distance from the filter housing clamping flange (2); and a puller (6), said locking plate being configured to cooperate with the puller (6) via an abutment surface (7) associated with the locking plate (4; 44) and being adapted to engage with a part of the puller (6), and said locking plate (4; 44) further being configured to cooperate with the first engagement component (3a, 43a) via a second engagement component (8a, 48a) arranged in the locking plate, wherein one of said first and second engagement components (3a, 43a; 8a, 48a) is a retainer bracket (12a, 42a), and the other of said first and second engagement components (3a, 43a; 8a, 48a) is a push edge (13a, 46a) comprised in a push opening (14a, 50), said push edge (13a, 46a) being an inclined edge adapted to engage with the retainer bracket, said puller (6) being configured to manipulate the abutment surface (7, 47) so as to move the locking plate (4, 44) in the longitudinal direction thereof, such that the inclined push edge (13a, 46a) of the push opening and the retainer bracket (12a, 42a) interact to push the locking plate (4) in a transverse direction thereof and toward the filter housing clamping flange (2), thus clamping the wall structure (20) between the filter housing clamping flange (2) and the locking plate clamping surface (5, 45).
US11376531B1	Self-contained filter assembly for magnetic deburring and polishing machine A filter housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, an impeller positioned inside the filter housing magnetically coupled to a rotating magnetic field created by the magnetic disc when rotated by the motor, wherein rotation of the magnetic disc rotates the impeller which draws the solution through the inlet of the filter housing and push the solution out a first filter and out the outlet of the filter housing.
US11376529B2	Particle filter system A particle filtration system that includes first, second and third filter segments that each include several first, second and third filters. Each first, second and third filter includes a fibrous layer sandwiched between a pair of surface or outer layers. The range of pore sizes of each first, second and third filter varies according to the density of the surface layers relative to the fibrous layers.
US11376520B2	Compact wastewater concentrator using waste heat A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. Fresh liquid to be concentrated is also introduced into the re-circulating circuit at a rate sufficient to offset the amount of liquid evaporated in the flow corridor.
US11376518B2	Cinema light emitting screen and sound system Light emitting displays can be used in cinemas for cinema presentations that integrate a sound system to achieve immersive conditions in cinema theatres. The cinema screen can include a matrix of light emitters and a diffuser sheet. The matrix of light emitters is configured to form a light-emitting area of the cinema screen. The diffuser sheet includes one or more perforations, and can be positioned between the matrix of light emitters and an audience area in the theatre. The diffuser sheet is positioned with respect to the matrix of light emitters such that the one or more perforations are configured to prevent light outputted by the light emitters from being viewable in the audience area.
US11376510B2	Systems and methods for fitness and video games In some aspects, a system is provided that includes a plurality of mobile devices and an application on at least a first mobile device. The application is adapted to track position information regarding the first mobile device, communicate the position information to a web server, receive position information from the web server regarding other mobile devices within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device, and use the position information regarding the other mobile devices to affect one or more characteristics of a video game executed on the first mobile device. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11376499B2	Synchronization model for virtual tournaments Data characterizing two players enrolled in a tournament of an online video game is received. Each player is executing a separate instance of the online video game. The online video game is asynchronous between the two players. The data is received by a tournament server hosting the tournament and separate from a game server providing game data to clients associated with the two players. An instruction for synchronous initiation of gameplay between the two players is generated. The instruction is transmitted to the clients associated with the two players, the instruction causing synchronous initiation of the asynchronous games for the two players. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US11376490B2	Game scoring and tracking system The present disclosure provides a game scoring and tracking system, including a playing surface, a projectile, a central unit, at least one speaker, a first corner illuminated indicia, a second corner illuminated indicia, a third corner illuminated indicia, a fourth corner illuminated indicia, a first goal, and a second goal. The first goal and the second goal are configured to receive the projectile from the playing surface. The first goal and the second goal each include an at least one sensor communicatively coupled to the central unit. The at least one sensor detects the projectile entering the applicable goal. The at least one speaker outputs various sounds and the first corner illuminated indicia, the second corner illuminated indicia, the third corner illuminated indicia, and the fourth corner illuminated indicia illuminate in numerous sequences to indicate the status of a game event.
US11376487B1	Roller skate trucks A boss for use with a roller skate and attached to a king pin of the roller skate and adapted to removably support an axle housing. The boss supports a pivot pin adaptor having an adjustable pin fixed into place by a lock nut. The pivot pin adaptor includes a shoulder internally abutting the boss and different angled shoulders can be attached to the boss to adjust the angle of the pin.
US11376485B2	Size-adjustable sport shoe A size-adjustable sport shoe includes a shoe head, a shoe insole, and an adjusting telescopic device including a gear, a shaft gear, first and second gear racks, and handle. The first and second gear racks are located at two lateral sides of an elongated adjustment groove at the shoe head, wherein the upper surface of the second gear rack is lower than the upper surface of the first gear rack. The gear shaft is coupled between the gear and the handle. When the handle is folded perpendicularly to an axis direction of the gear shaft, the gear meshes with the first gear rack to lock up the shoe head at the shoe insole. When the handle is folded to coincide with the axis direction of the gear shaft, the gear meshes with the second gear rack to allow the shoe head to be slid from the shoe insole.
US11376480B1	Golf tee A golf tee is disclosed, which is resistant to breaking and resistant to flying. The golf tee herein comprises a head; a wider stem; a ground-gripping ring or rings; and a wide and sturdy pointy contoured tip section.
US11376475B2	Golf ball To provide a golf ball that can prevent a decrease in carry distance of a driver shot when it rains and also, can exert excellent spinning performance upon an approach shot. The golf ball of the present invention includes a core, a cover that is provided on an outer side of the core and is provided with dimples, and an outermost layer that is formed on an outer side of the cover and made of a material having a contact angle of 90° or more. The golf ball has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.52 or more. The material constituting the outermost layer comprises a urethane coating that contains a water repellent additive, and the water repellent additive includes a fluorinated surfactant, silicone-modified acrylate or hydrophobic silica. The urethane coating comprises a polyisocyanate as a curing agent, and the polyisocyanate includes both an adduct form and an isocyanurate form of hexamethylene diisocyanate, and a mixing ratio (isocyanurate form/adduct form) of the isocyanurate and adduct forms of the hexamethylene diisocyanate, expressed as a mass ratio, is from 95/5 to 40/60.
US11376455B2	Control system for a fire-extinguishing installation, and safety device The invention relates to a control system (10) of a fire-extinguishing installation, having at least one control line (11) for controlling a controlling procedure of the fire-extinguishing installation, wherein the control line (11) in a passive operation is unpressurized and the control line (11) in a control operation is impinged with a control pressure, and a safety device (12), fluidically connected to the control line (11), having a pressure equalization chamber (13) in which a holding element (3) and a movable closure element (2) are disposed. It is proposed that the closure element (2) is disposed in the pressure equalization chamber (13) so as to be displaceable between a first terminal position and a second terminal position, and the holding element (3) is configured for exerting on the closure element (2) a restoring force in the direction of the first terminal position, wherein the restoring force on the closure element (2) in the second terminal position of the closure element (2) is higher than the weight force of the closure element (2), and in the first terminal position of the closure element (2) is lower than a pressure force that in the control operation acts as a function of the control pressure on the closure element (2).
US11376454B2	Integrated air distribution system and fire suppression system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an air handling unit having a housing that defines an air flow path therethrough, a heat exchanger disposed within the air flow path and configured to flow a working fluid therethrough, and a nozzle configured to deliver a fire suppression agent into the air flow path.
US11376444B1	Intraoral phototherapy device An intraoral phototherapy device is provided that improves tissue illumination. Oral tissue illumination is particularly difficult inside of the teeth. That is, it is particularly difficult to illuminate the roof of the mouth, floor of the mouth, sides of the tongue, and/or ventral surface of the tongue. The intraoral phototherapy device improves illumination of these tissues using a bifurcated central projection that receives a portion of the tongue. An intraoral phototherapy device is also provided that includes a breathing tube to improve patient breathing and vocalization for enabling illumination of tissues at the back of the mouth. An intraoral phototherapy device is additionally provided that allows for separate control of light emission from different areas of the intraoral phototherapy device.
US11376440B2	Method for managing a wireless communication between an implantable medical device and at least two external devices A method for managing a wireless communication between an implantable medical device and at least two external devices includes associating the implantable medical device with a first external device so as to enable communication between the first external device and the implantable medical device via a wireless connection, and activating a search mode of the implantable medical device. In the search mode, the implantable medical device wirelessly sends out an advertising message that indicates its availability for association with at least a second external device. A blocking mode of the first external device is activated in response to the activation of the search mode of the implantable medical device. In the blocking mode, the first external device is disconnected from the implantable medical device and does not attempt to connect with the implantable medical device.
US11376434B2	Stimulation induced neural response for detection of lead movement Devices, systems, and techniques are configured for identifying stimulation parameter values based on electrical stimulation that induces dyskinesia for the patient. For example, a method may include controlling, by processing circuitry, a medical device to deliver electrical stimulation to a portion of a brain of a patient, receiving, by the processing circuitry, information representative of an electrical signal sensed from the brain after delivery of the electrical stimulation, determining, by the processing circuitry and from the information representative of the electrical signal, a peak in a spectral power of the electrical signal at a second frequency lower than a first frequency of the electrical stimulation, and responsive to determining the peak in the spectral power of the electrical signal at the second frequency, performing, by the processing circuitry, an action.
US11376432B2	Non-invasive periocular device for dry-eye treatment A periocular ring configured to be worn on an eye of a user that includes a plurality of electrodes spaced along the periocular ring; a microcontroller; and a lead assembly extending along at least a portion of the periocular ring; wherein the lead assembly extends between the microcontroller and the plurality of electrodes to operably couple the plurality of electrodes to the microcontroller; and wherein the microcontroller is configured to activate the plurality of electrodes via the lead assembly to stimulate a lacrimal gland of the user. The periocular ring has an opening that defines an innermost diameter; and wherein, when the periocular ring is worn on the eye of the user, a portion of the eye extends through the opening of the periocular ring.
US11376426B2	Hand-held device for electrically powered skin treatment A hand-held device for electrically powered skin treatment includes a housing which is adapted to be grasped by a hand of a user, a first outer electrode which is adapted to be in contact with the hand of the user when the device is held in the hand of the user for use, a second outer electrode disposed on a side of the housing where the second outer electrode is placeable on an area of skin to be treated, and an electrically operated vibrator where the electrically operated vibrator is fixed by a socket on a side wall of the housing and is adapted to vibrate the side wall together with the second outer electrode when operated so that during operation of the device, the device produces an intensified massaging effect on the area of skin to be treated.
US11376419B2	Dynamic HQ for closed loop control A method of controlling a blood pump having a predefined hydraulic performance including at least from the group consisting of estimating and measuring an instantaneous flow rate during operation of the blood pump at a predetermined rotational speed of an impeller of the blood pump, the instantaneous flow rate including a plurality of flow rate data points. The plurality of flow rate data points define a trajectory around at least one from the group consisting of an operational point of a predefined pressure-flow curve associated with the predetermined rotational speed of the impeller of the blood pump and a target operational point of a target pressure-flow curve different than the predefined pressure-flow curve. The predetermined rotational speed of the impeller is adjusted until the plurality of flow rate data points define a predetermined trajectory around at least one of the operational point and the target operational point.
US11376413B2	Adult and pediatric extracorporeal life support system with heparin treated oxygenator surface and magnetic levitation motor A highly portable advanced adult and pediatric compact ECLS system is based around an integrated pump-oxygenator. The system includes a central a blood inlet and flow path extending along a general longitudinal axis of the system; a pump housing defining a pump inlet in fluid communication with the central blood flow path; an impeller rotationally received within the area of the pump inlet, wherein the impeller is magnetically supported and magnetically driven; an array of hollow fiber membranes configured for gas transfer within the system for oxygenation of blood flowing across the hollow fiber membranes, wherein the membranes include a covalently-bonded heparin-based bioactive surface, and wherein the blood flow path extends from the impeller to a position to flow perpendicular over the array of hollow fiber membranes; and a blood outlet configured to receive blood flowing past the array of hollow fiber membranes.
US11376408B2	Pressure-sensing bleed-back control valve with improved sealing A novel seal is provided along with a valve for implementing the seal in the form of a hemostatic catheterization valve. A pressure-sensing form of the hemostatic valve is also provided. The novel seal includes a pair of cooperating conical gaskets divided through their apexes into a plurality of edge-abutting semi-conical flaps. The seals are angularly fixed in orientation relative to each other using registering structures such as complementary tabs and sockets. More specifically, the seams where the semi-conical flaps abut are angularly off-set between the two conical gaskets by a predetermined amount.
US11376405B2	Therapeutic agent preparations into a lumen of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade within the wall to release the drug to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be coupled to an actuator having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US11376403B2	Transvascular access methods Various methods employing transvascular access devices are described, including a method of placing a central catheter in a peripheral vein in an arm of a patient; a method of providing percutaneous access to the heart of a patient; a method of clearing a clotted arteriovenous dialysis graft; a method of creating multiple access points into a single blood vessel; a method of creating an AV fistula in a patient; and a method of providing a bypass to a blockage in a popliteal artery in a patient.
US11376386B2	Customizable mask and method of sizing A mask for use in providing a flow of a treatment gas to the airway of a user. The mask includes a frame and a conformable seal which is structured to sealingly engage about at least one of at least a portion of nose or mouth of the user. The frame includes a front face and a concave shaped rear face which faces the user when the mask is disposed on the user's face. The rear face defines a cavity which is structured to receive at least one of a portion of a nose and/or mouth of the user therein. The frame also includes a number of deformable zones, each deformable zone being structured to receive a removable insert. Each deformable zone is structured to adapt to at least one of a size or shape of the removable insert received therein.
US11376360B2	Fluid injector and patient set therefor A syringe manifold (300) for a fluid injector assembly includes a middle body member (304) defining an upper cavity (308) and a lower cavity (309), the middle body member defining at least one fluid path in an upper surface of the middle body member and at least one fluid path in a lower surface of the middle body member, the middle body member defining at least two ports extending through the middle body member, the middle body member comprising an outlet (302) for connection of the syringe manifold to at least one fluid delivery device; a lower body member (303) received within the lower cavity of the middle body member, the lower body member comprising at least one connector for connection of the lower body member to a syringe assembly (700); and an upper body member (305) received within the upper cavity of the middle body member.
US11376358B2	Packaging for a prefilled drug delivery device A packaging for storing a drug delivery device comprising a container provided at its distal end with a distal tip bearing a needle, the needle being covered by a shield, the packaging comprising: a support comprising: a first holding element configured for receiving at least part of the shield before use, a second holding element configured for receiving a distal part of the needle after use, and an envelope for receiving the drug delivery device, the envelope being closed by the support.
US11376357B2	Medical pump filtration device, and methods of manufacture and use thereof The present invention relates to medical vacuum pump filtration devices configured to filter air being received by the pump. The filtration devices comprise a pump housing and a mounting cap which incorporates filtration capabilities that capture and or divert particulate matter and moisture away from a pump intake opening. The filtration cap can also include apertures for sensors contained within the vacuum pump housing and the filtration cap. Compliance features that ensure proper installation and use of the filtration device can be included.
US11376355B2	Cannula, ECMO assistance system A cannula for the circulation of a fluid in an artery, includes a main lumen conveying a volume of fluid towards a first distal end; an accessory lumen including at least one inner portion arranged inside the main lumen, including: a proximal end situated downstream from the proximal end of the main lumen so as to capture a fraction of the flow of fluid entering the main lumen; a bent portion modifying the direction of flow of the fluid flow captured by the accessory lumen with respect to the direction of flow of the fluid emerging from the first end; a second distal end situated upstream from the first distal end of the main lumen, emerging on a side opening of the cannula so as to direct the captured fraction of liquid in the modified direction of flow.
US11376353B2	Method for regulating the supply of substituate during extracorporeal blood treatment and extracorporeal blood treatment device comprising a unit for regulating the supply of substituate The present invention relates to a method for regulating supply of substituate in an extracorporeal blood treatment with an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprising a dialyzer divided by a semipermeable membrane into a blood chamber and a dialyzing fluid chamber and a device for supplying substituate. Moreover, the present invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus having a device for regulating supply of substituate. Regulation of supply of substituate in the extracorporeal blood treatment takes place as a function of the rheological loading of the dialyzer. To regulate supply of substituate during extracorporeal blood treatment, rheological loading of the dialyzer is determined from transmembrane pressure on the dialyzer and flow resistance of the dialyzer and substituate rate is increased or reduced according to the loading. The selection of dialyzer parameters or blood parameters is therefore no longer necessary and the distinction between pre-dilution and post-dilution is also made obsolete.
US11376345B2	Hydrogel composition and its uses The present invention relates to an antibacterial co-polymer comprising a water soluble backbone polymer having in at least one end a dendritic or hyperbranched polymer of generation 1 to 6 wherein at least one functional group comprising a carboxylic amine has been covalently attached to the periphery of the dendritic or hyperbranched polymer. The present invention also relates to said anti-bacterial co-polymer when said co-polymer has been cross-linked with a cross-linking agent and to uses of the cross-linked co-polymer in a hydrogel for the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections, particularly in surgical site infections (SSIs).
US11376343B2	Absorbent article with graphics printed in preservative-free ink, and methods of manufacture thereof Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may include a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure I: HO—CH2-CH2-R (I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group. Printed regions of components of the articles may bear deposits of dried ink including constituents of the disclosed compositions, that include the one or more Structure I compound(s). The presence of the Structure I compounds in the printed regions may have an effect of inhibiting bacterial growth thereon.
US11376341B2	Sanitization and cleaning system for objects Systems and techniques for cleaning and sanitizing objects are discussed herein. An object may include an unpowered object such as a shopping cart or a powered object such as a power wheel-chair. A sanitization structure may be connected to a reservoir and may apply a sanitizing agent to the object via one or more nozzles. A drying structure may apply filtered gas such as filtered air to the object via one or more air ducts. An ultraviolet (UV) light structure may apply UV light to the object via one or more UV lamps. A UV curtain structure may include one or more curtains that block the UV light. A bumper rail may guide the object received by the various structures from an entrance side to an exit side of the various structures.
US11376338B2	Use of thermostable RNA polymerases to produce RNAs having reduced immunogenicity Provided herein, among other things, is a method for producing an RNA product that has reduced immunogenicity. In some embodiments, the method involves transcribing a template DNA with a thermostable RNA polymerase at a temperature of greater than 44° C.
US11376337B2	Expression of neuropeptides Methods of expressing a neuropeptide in a neuron of a subject are described. Methods of altering a behavior in a subject in need thereof are described. Kits are described. Vectors are described.
US11376336B2	Nanostructured active ingredient carrier system The invention relates to a nanostructured active ingredient carrier system, in particular for reducing cytotoxic properties owing to the use of sheath polymer and the transport resulting therefrom, for interactions with cell membranes during the transport of hydrophilic constituents and, in connection therewith, the generation of an early endosomal release of the interaction complex from the carrier system. The problem addressed by the present invention is that of specifying a nanostructured active ingredient carrier system which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and in particular permits a reduction in cytotoxic properties owing to the use of a sheath polymer and the transport resulting therefrom. This problem is solved in that a nanostructured active ingredient carrier system is provided in the form of a particle consisting of a carrier sheath, wherein the carrier sheath comprises at least one or more hydrophobic sheath polymers, one or more charged complexing polymers and one or more hydrophilic active ingredients, wherein the complexing polymer interacts with the active ingredient.
US11376334B2	Hydrazinyl-substituted heteroaryl compounds and methods for producing a conjugate The present disclosure provides conjugate structures and hydrazinyl-substituted heteroaryl compounds used to produce these conjugates. The disclosure also encompasses methods of production of such conjugates and compounds, as well as methods of using the same.
US11376329B2	Low molecular weight silk compositions and stabilizing silk compositions The present disclosure provides certain silk-fibroin compositions with particular characteristics and/or properties. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight compositions. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, an active agent is stabilized in a silk composition, e.g., for a period of time and/or against certain conditions or events. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be subject to analysis and/or characterization. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be recovered from the composition.
US11376317B2	FcRn-targeted mucosal vaccination against RSV Disclosed are peptides comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a neonatal receptor (FcRn); a modified pre-fusion respiratory syncytia virus (RSV) F protein; and a trimerization domain. Disclosed are nucleic acid sequences capable of encoding peptides comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by a neonatal receptor (FcRn); a modified pre-fusion respiratory syncytia virus (RSV) F protein; and a trimerization domain. Also disclosed are methods for eliciting a protective immune response against RSV comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a monomeric Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin recognized by FcRn; a modified pre-fusion RSV F protein; and a trimerization domain, wherein the administering is to a mucosal epithelium.
US11376316B2	Breast cancer vaccines and methods of use thereof Methods for generating immune responses using adenovirus vectors that allow multiple vaccinations with the same adenovirus vector and vaccinations in individuals with preexisting immunity to adenovirus are provided.
US11376302B2	Methods for treating depression and major depressive disorder Methods for treating depression in, and decreasing a dose of ketamine given to, a subject in need thereof, comprising, administering a CaMKII inhibitor are provided.
US11376300B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of plaques and tangles in humans and animals Composition and methods for treating brain “plaques” and “tangles” in a patient or an animal wherein the method comprises administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising Uncaria tomentosa extract and an oolong tea extract.
US11376295B2	Method for preparing Rhus verniciflua stokes extract containing increased fisetin content, and metastasis-inhibiting anticancer agent composition containing same A method for preparing a Rhus verniciflua Stokes extract with an increased content of fisetin, the method including adding reacting at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum, chromium, nickel, silicon, copper, and oxides of these metals, to a Rhus verniciflua Stokes extract or a concentrated Rhus verniciflua Stokes extract and conducting reaction to convert fustin contained in the Rhus verniciflua Stokes into fisetin, and a functional health food composition for preventing or ameliorating cancer, or an anticancer pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting metastasis of cancer, as a main component, containing the Rhus verniciflua Stokes extract with an increased content of fisetin, prepared by the method which provides a very safe and efficient method that is capable of preparing an extract that exhibits improved antioxidant activity and anticancer activity by increasing the content of the main functional ingredients of natural extracts, and an anticancer agent composition.
US11376288B2	Methods of use of probiotic compositions Disclosed are methods of using probiotic compositions containing Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis. to prevent and/or treat urogenital infections in women by oral administration.
US11376283B2	Stem cell material, compositions, and methods of use Aspects of the invention relate to a novel mesenchymal stem cell line (hb-MSC), a culture medium conditioned by the hb-MSC line, and various hb-MSC compositions. The hb-MSC compositions may include a plurality of hb-MSCs, the hb-MSC conditioned medium, or a combination thereof. The hb-MSC compositions may also include one or more of an antimicrobial agent, a film-forming agent, an appropriate carrier, as well as other additives as determined by the application. Also described are methods of use for the hb-MSC cells, the conditioned medium, and the compositions, including methods of treating or preventing bovine mastitis.
US11376282B2	Alkalized organic pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition The invention relates to a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising an alkalized organic substance selected from the group comprising proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, vitamins, therapeutic agents and mixtures thereof. Such compositions are useful for treating a range of diseases and conditions. They also give rise to beneficial physiological effects such as, for example, increasing physical strength, muscle mass and endurance.
US11376281B2	Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11376279B2	Biomarkers for joint ailments and uses thereof The present invention relates to biomarkers that are associated with joint disorders, and methods of using the biomarkers diagnose joint ailments, monitor the progression of joint ailments, determine when treatments is indicated, and monitor the efficiency of treatment. Also provided are methods for treating joint ailments, which comprise administering chelated trace minerals to animals diagnosed with or predisposed to having joint ailments.
US11376272B2	Methods of modulating immune activity In one aspect, the invention provides methods of increasing immune response by administering postcellular signaling factors produced by cells exposed to a stress condition. In one aspect, the invention provides methods of increasing immune response by administering in combination (a) a Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) agonist and (b) a purinergic receptor agonist. The increase in immune response may be used, for example, for treatment of infection or cancer. The invention also provides screening assays for identification of compounds that induce production of postcellular signaling factors which are also immunostimulatory agents. The invention further provides methods for identifying postcellular signaling factors with immunostimulatory activity. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of decreasing immune response by administering to a cell, tissue or subject a purinergic receptor antagonist alone or in combination with a Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) antagonist.
US11376267B2	Drug combination for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, preparation method and use thereof A drug combination for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis includes chlorogenic acid, vitamin E, vitamin C, coenzyme Q10, and creatine phosphate sodium, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, in which chlorogenic acid, vitamin E, vitamin C, coenzyme Q10, and creatine phosphate sodium are unit preparations having same or different specifications, that are simultaneously or separately administrated. The combination of chlorogenic acid, vitamin E, vitamin C, coenzyme Q10, and creatine phosphate sodium shows a synergistic effect on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, thus provides a combination with excellent therapeutic effect on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which delays the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
US11376266B2	Antitumor agent The present invention is directed to provide antitumor agent including water-soluble sulfasalazine as an active ingredient. Antitumor agents were obtained with, as the water-soluble sulfasalazine, a PEG-modified sulfasalazine represented by the following formula: wherein an average value of n is 4 or larger and 1136 or smaller.
US11376265B2	Treatment of moderate to severe influenza The invention provides a compound, namely acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition comprising ASA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of a patient, e.g. a human being, suffering from a severe influenza virus infection and/or a symptom or condition associated therewith (namely, nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, fever, fatigue, headache and myalgias), wherein said use comprises the administration of a composition comprising ASA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the patient by inhalation.
US11376259B2	Targeted treatment of mature T-cell lymphoma A method and medicament comprising 4,4,4-trifluoro-N-[(1S)-2-[[(7S)-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-6-oxo-7H-pyrido[2,3-d][3]benzazepin-7-yl]amino]-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl]butanamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof for treating aggressive peripheral T-cell lymphoma is provided.
US11376252B2	Multikinase inhibitors and uses in prostatic hyperplasia and urinary track diseases A method for preventing, treating and/or improving a prostatic disease or disorder associated with epithelial hyperplasia and/or fibrosis, comprising: administering an effective amount of a multikinase inhibitor to a subject in need thereof, wherein the multikinase inhibitor has a certain spectrum of kinase inhibitory activity. The multikinase inhibitor is sunitinib, regorafenib, ponatinib, pazopanib, nintedanib and/or lenvatinib. The prostatic disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of benign prostate hyperplasia and its associated lower urinary tract symptoms, fibrosis of ureters and renal pelvis, prostate adenoma, and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in animals and humans.
US11376251B2	Bile acid recycling inhibitors for treatment of pediatric cholestatic liver diseases Provided herein are methods of treating or ameliorating a pediatric cholestatic liver disease by non-systemically administering to an individual in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pediatric formulation comprising an Apical Sodium-dependent Bile Acid Transporter Inhibitor (ASBTI) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are methods for treating or ameliorating a pediatric liver disease, decreasing the levels of serum bile acids or hepatic bile acids, treating or ameliorating pruritis, reducing liver enzymes, or reducing bilirubin comprising non-systemically administering to an individual in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pediatric formulation comprising an ASBTI or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11376248B2	Treatment of aneurysms The present invention provides methods for detecting and/or treating a subject having an aneurysm or at risk for developing an aneurysm. It has been discovered that a key metabolite of the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway, a major route for the metabolism of essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), plays a critical role in the formation of aneurysms, for example abdominal aortic aneurysms. In particular, it has been discovered that 3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), a product of kynureninase (KYNU), plays a causative role in the formation of aneurysms by, for example exerting pro-inflammatory effects on vascular smooth muscle cells. It has further been discovered that elevated levels of 3-HAA are indicative of the presence and/or progression of an aneurysm, and 3-HAA levels correlate with the size (aortic diameter) of the aneurysm.
US11376245B2	Dizocilpine derivatives as peripheral NMDA receptor antagonists The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) for use as peripheral NMDA receptor antagonists.
US11376241B2	Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modulator compounds The present invention relates to compounds which can act as aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) modulators and, in particular, as AhR antagonists. The invention further relates to the use of the compounds for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and/or conditions through binding of said aryl hydrocarbon receptor by said compounds.
US11376238B2	(3aR)-1,3a,8-trimethyl-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-yl phenylcarbamate and methods of treating or preventing neurodegeneration The invention includes an amount of (3aR)-1,3a,8-trimethyl-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-yl phenylcarbamate for administering to a subject and also a method of preventing or treating neurotoxicity or neurodegenerative processes in a subject in need thereof using the amount thereof.
US11376236B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of retinopathy and other ocular diseases Compositions and methods for the treatment of ocular diseases are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the instant invention, methods for treating, inhibiting (e.g., reducing), and/or preventing an ocular disease in a subject are provided. The methods comprise the administration of at least one inhibitor of the induction or activity of tryptophan degradation and/or of the downstream pathways that respond to this process. In a particular embodiment, the methods comprise the administration of an inhibitor of IDO1.
US11376232B2	Vidofludimus for use in the treatment or prevention of viral diseases The present invention relates to a compound according to Formula (I) or a salt, solvate and/or a hydrate thereof, wherein said compound inhibits dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), for use in the treatment and prevention of viral infection. A preferred example is viral infection caused by coronavirus, in particular betacoronavirus, more particular SARS-CoV-2 and mutated versions thereof.
US11376214B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of ocular diseases The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating ocular diseases with antibiotics. In particular, the disclosure relates to non-blurring, antibiotic-containing hydrogel compositions that have an extended contact time on the eye and do not interfere with wound healing.
US11376203B2	Hair treatment composition The present invention is in the field of hair treatment compositions; in particular relates to hair treatment compositions for hair volume reduction. Despite the prior art, there still exists the opportunity to increase the conditioning benefits delivered through hair treatment compositions. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a hair treatment composition that retains shape and reduces frizz even after exposure to humidity and washing the hair. It has been found that reduced hair frizz and hair shape retention even after exposure to moisture can be obtained by using N-formyl amino acids.
US11376200B2	Methods and kits for using blocked 2-AA for glycan analysis The present disclosure provides methods for using anthranilic acid (2-AA) blocked by tertbutyloxycarbonyl (Boc) groups in protocols for labeling glycans for analysis, and kits providing 2-AA-Boc and acids for unblocking blocked 2-AA for use in glycan labeling and analysis.
US11376178B2	Using force sensors to determine sleep parameters A support platform supports a mattress. The support platform includes legs. Force sensors are coupled to the legs or to the support platform. The force sensors are configured to sense a force applied to each leg or support platform. A controller is configured to receive at least one force stream from at least one of the force sensors. The at least one force stream represents a force sensed by the force sensor. The controller is configured to, in responses to receiving the at least one force stream, determine a sleep parameter from the following group of sleep parameters: bed presence, weight, heart rate, respiration rate, and motions. The controller is configured to output at least one or more of those parameters to an end user.
US11376177B2	Powered width expansion of articulated bed deck A bed comprises a fixed width deck section, a wing movably coupled to the fixed width section, and a rack and pinion mechanism for extending and retracting the wing.
US11376166B2	Disposable hygienic article with means for diagnostic testing A disposable, wearable article can be used for collecting a sample and performing urinalysis. The article incorporates a test port feature to simplify this function. The test port has a resealable cover that can be used to selectively expose an aperture through the backsheet of the disposable article. The test port is used to position test devices, such as urine test strips to urine collected in the disposable article.
US11376165B2	Method and unit for forming an absorbent article A method for forming an absorbent article including a first absorbent core and a second absorbent core which are superposed on each other, includes feeding a first supporting web along a first feed path in a first feed direction; placing a succession of first absorbent cores on the first supporting web at a preset spacing; feeding a second supporting web along a second feed path in a second feed direction; placing a succession of second absorbent cores on the second supporting web at the preset spacing; coupling the first supporting web to the second supporting web such that each first absorbent core is coupled to a corresponding second absorbent core in a composite web including the succession of first absorbent cores and the succession of the second absorbent cores interposed between the first supporting web and the second supporting web.
US11376133B2	Intervertebral implant An intervertebral implant with a support portion (1.1) and a proximal contact portion (1.3) adjoined thereto in the longitudinal direction, is better adapted, as an intervertebral implant, to the contours of the lower and upper sides of the vertebrae that are spaced apart by the implant. An upper side (1.6) and a lower side (1.7) of the implant are configured symmetrically relative to a horizontal center plane (L-Q). In particular a height of the support portion between the transition (U) thereof to the contact portion (1.3) and a distal end face (1.2) facing away from the contact portion (1.3) are greater than the height at the transition (U) and at the distal end face (1.2).
US11376132B2	Fusion-facilitating window in an allograft implant An allograft implant for fusing a sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”), the allograft implant having a body consisting of allograft bone, the body comprising two opposing faces. A graft window is disposed between the two opposing faces, the graft window providing passage through the body between the two opposing faces. The graft window has a cross-sectional area that is about 35% to about 40% of a first cross-sectional area of the body, and about 60% of an area of each opposing face that makes contact with the sacrum or the ilium of the SI Joint.
US11376113B2	Graft material and method of use thereof The present disclosure relates to a graft material including a reinforced layer and to implantable medical devices including such a graft material. The invention also relates to methods of using and manufacturing such graft materials and devices. In one embodiment the implantable medical device is a stent graft.
US11376110B2	Storage devices, loading devices, delivery systems, kits, and associated methods Storage devices, loading devices, delivery systems, kits, and associated methods for implantable medical devices are described. An example embodiment of a storage device includes a storage member, a first cap, and a second cap. The storage member has a first end, a second end, and a main body that defines a first opening, a second opening, a passageway, a separating wall, and a plurality of holes. The passageway has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends from the first end of the storage member to the separating wall and the second portion extends from the second end of the storage member to the separating wall. Each hole of the plurality of holes extends through the separating wall and provides access between the first portion and the second portion. Each of the first and second caps is releasably attached to the storage member.
US11376108B2	Dental tray with encapsulated fluid A dental tray with encapsulated fluid that includes an arched tray frame having a bottom surface spanning a tray length separating ends of the tray frame, an outer sidewall spanning the tray length, with an upper edge, and with an inner sidewall surface, an inner sidewall spanning the tray length, with an upper edge, and with an inner sidewall surface. The inner sidewall surfaces of the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall and the bottom surface of the tray frame define a tray channel spanning the tray length and the continuous tray channel has a teeth applicator fluid housed therein. The tray frame also includes a flexible cover selectively removably coupled to the upper edges of the outer and inner sidewalls of the tray frame in a hermetically sealed configuration to encapsulate the teeth applicator fluid.
US11376106B2	Powered toothbrush bristle head A powered toothbrush and toothbrush head comprise a transmission housing; a substantially disk-shaped bristle carrier; a plurality of first bristle tufts arranged on the bristle carrier along a first virtual circle; and a plurality of second bristle tufts arranged on the bristle carrier along a second virtual circle, the second virtual circle being concentric with and having a smaller diameter than the first virtual circle, wherein each of the plurality of first bristle tufts includes a plurality of bristles of a first type, having a tapered form.
US11376097B2	Apparatus and method for delivery of concentrated disinfectant or sterilant to lumen of medical instrument A method for reprocessing a medical device uses a medical device processor with an enclosure for holding the medical device. The enclosure also has a reservoir containing a disinfectant, a water source, and a mixing chamber that retains the medical device. The method delivers disinfectant from the reservoir to an internal channel of the medical device, and further delivers water from the water source to the mixing chamber. A flow sensor is operable to monitor the disinfectant delivered to the internal channels of the medical device.
US11376085B2	Remote catheter manipulator A robotic instrument driver for elongate members includes a first elongate member, and at least one manipulator mechanism configured to manipulate the first elongate member, and at least one articulating drive configured to articulate the first elongate member, positionable on a bed and beside a patient access site. The manipulator and articulating drive are positioned relative to each other a distance less than the insertable length of the first elongate member, stationary in position.
US11376078B2	Surgery assistance system A surgery assistance system including: a physically suitable jig to be attached to a predetermined attached portion of a body on which surgery is to be performed; and a surgery assistance device which displays an augmented reality image. The physical suitable jig includes: a site fitting unit that can be fitted with the predetermined attached portion; and an image-recognizing unit including features that can be image-recognized to display the augmented reality image with the surgery assistance device.
US11376074B2	Simulation-based focused-ultrasound treatment planning A focused-ultrasound or other procedure for treating a target within a tissue region can be planned iteratively by creating a treatment plan specifying a treatment location pattern and stimuli applied thereto, simulating the treatment, computationally predicting an effect of the simulated treatment, comparing the predicted effect against one or more treatment constraints (such as efficacy and/or safety thresholds), and, if a constraint is violated, repeating the simulation for an adjusted treatment plan.
US11376066B2	Devices and methods for treatment of heart failure by splanchnic nerve ablation A method for treating a heart failure patient by ablating a nerve of the splanchnic sympathetic nervous system to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure. A method including: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, applying stimulation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying ablation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying simulation energy after the ablation and observing hemodynamic effects.
US11376061B2	Energy delivery device and methods of use The present disclosure is directed to an expandable energy delivery assembly adapted to deliver electrical energy to tissue. The assembly includes an elongate device including an irrigation shaft defining a irrigation lumen fluidly couplable to an irrigation source and a rapid exchange shaft defining a guidewire lumen configured for reception and passage of a guidewire. The assembly also includes an inflatable element that is secured to the elongate device. The inflatable element includes a double helical electrode disposed on the inflatable element that makes between about 0.5 to about 1.5 revolutions around the inflatable element.
US11376059B2	Electrosurgical system comprising a measuring unit An electrosurgical system for treating tissue, including a first and second electrode; a high-frequency high-voltage supply unit which can be electrically connected to first and second electrode and is designed to supply a specified treatment alternating voltage to electrodes; and a measuring unit which can be electrically connected to first and second electrode and has a measurement voltage supply module that is designed to provide a measurement alternating voltage of at least one first and second frequency, wherein the measuring unit is additionally designed to receive an electric response signal for first and second frequency via first and second electrode and determine at least one property of a tissue located between first and second electrode therefrom. The electrosurgical system relates further to an electrosurgical generator for treating tissue, to a method of operating an electrosurgical system, to using electrosurgical system and to applying the method of operating an electrosurgical system.
US11376043B2	Implantable distraction device A implantable bone distraction device for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections includes a first block, a second block, and an actuator including elements for adjusting the space between the two blocks, a vibration sensor arranged in an area located between the first block and the second block and oriented in order to measure a vibration response of a medium of the implantable bone distraction device. A medical monitoring device includes a receiver for receiving data from an implantable bone distraction device, corresponding to a mechanical vibration response of a medium; a calculator for computing from the received data a distraction indicator by: (i) determining a vibration pattern of the medium from the measured vibration response; (ii) analyzing the evolution of a value of the vibration pattern from the measured vibration response during a first period; and (iii) generating a distraction indicator when the value exceeds a predefined threshold.
US11376040B2	Systems and methods for delivering multiple ocular implants Systems and methods for delivering multiple ocular implants to reduce intraocular pressure are disclosed. The ocular implants can be implanted at multiple sites within a single human eye without requiring removal of the delivery apparatus from the eye. A system for delivering multiple ocular implants can include a plurality of implants, an external housing, and an introducer assembly. The external housing can provide access to an implant singulation actuator and an implant delivery actuator. The introducer assembly can comprise an auto-retracting introducer portion. The delivery apparatus can include an infinite activation mechanism/portion and/or a manual singulation mechanism/portion.
US11376034B2	Devices for removing obstructing materials from blood vessels A medical device includes a shaft; and a cage coupled to the shaft, the cage comprising elongated cutting members configured to cut material(s) inside a blood vessel lumen, the cage including a first end and a second end, wherein one or both of the first end and second end are moveable along a longitudinal axis of the shaft to change a distance between them; wherein the cage has a naturally expanded configuration with a first cross sectional dimension; wherein the cage is collapsible to form a collapsed configuration in response to an increase in the distance between the first end and the second end of the cage; and wherein the medical device further comprises a control configured to apply a radial force to expand the cage beyond its naturally expanded configuration with a second cross sectional dimension that is larger than the first cross sectional dimension.
US11376029B2	Compliant mechanism for providing stepwise clicking haptic feedback A compliant mechanism is provided, for extending a rod in a manually controlled instrument and providing clicking haptic feedback, such as in particular in a compliant surgical grasper. The compliant mechanism comprises an inner rod that comprises an upper slit and a lower slit running through a section of the rod, that forma generally S-shaped cut in the rod, such that when ends of the rod are pulled at the S-shaped form allows an extension of the rod in the axial direction by compliant bending; the mechanism comprises a notch placed on the outer surface of the rod, adjacent to a respective slit opening and on the proximal side of the opening, and an outer sleeve enclosing the inner rod, the sleeve having on its inner surface one or more groove or teeth facing the at least one notch on the rod surface, such that when the rod is extended, the notch engages with said groove or tooth to create a clicking haptic feedback.
US11376025B2	Bone anchor with a drilling template connecting to this bone anchor and method for manufacturing the bone anchor and the drilling template The invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least one bone anchor and a corresponding drilling template, wherein the bone anchor has an anchor plate which is to be fixed to the surface of a bone by means of one or several screws having a screw head. The anchor plate thus has a bone side which is to connect to the surface of the bone and a free side which is opposite to said bone side. Further, the invention concerns a method for manufacturing a drilling template making it possible to make bore holes in the bone at predetermined positions and to screw the bone anchor to said bone according to predetermined orientations.
US11376023B2	Medical device having an adaptor for attachment to a working member Provided is a medical device comprising an adaptor having a slot and screw arrangement, the adaptor configured to be connectable to a handpiece; and an extension tube configured to be partially received within the adaptor, the extension tube configured to receive a drive shaft of a working member, wherein the slot and screw arrangement of the adaptor is configured to adjustably lock the extension tube along the drive shaft of the working member. The medical device further comprises a locking ring having one or more slots, the locking ring configured to receive a portion of a handpiece, wherein the one or more slots of the locking ring is configured to work together with a locking pin to lock and secure the drive shaft of the working member.
US11376018B2	Adjustable revision guide with translating stem adaptor An adjustable revision guide for femoral resections comprising a translating stem adaptor, a distal end of the translating stem adaptor configured to selectively attach to a femoral trial/resection guide. The translating stem adaptor configured to selectively translate the femoral trial/resection guide proximally-distally. A proximal end of the translating stem adaptor configured to selectively attach to an offset adaptor of an intramedullary rod. The translating stem adaptor configured to allow for selective locking of rotation of the offset adapter on the translating stem adaptor to thereby lock-in a selected offset. A femoral trial/resection guide selectively attached to the distal end of the translating stem adaptor for use in resecting said distal femur. An intramedullary rod attached to the proximal end of the translating stem adaptor via an offset adaptor on a distal end.
US11376017B2	Surgical instruments including a set of cutting burrs for performing an osteotomy Surgical instruments for performing osteotomies and particularly, wedge-shaped osteotomies, are disclosed herein. A surgical instrument includes a body with a distal end, a proximal end, a bottom surface, and a top surface including a slope extending upward and along a single plane from the distal end to the proximal end. The surgical instrument further includes multiple cutting burrs positioned on the top surface extending along the slope from the distal end to the proximal end and teeth positioned on the distal end. Further, the body tapers from the distal end to the proximal end. Other surgical instruments include a non-patterned set of cutting burrs along the slope from the distal end to the proximal end or the cutting burrs positioned in multiple rows or columns on the top surface along the slope from the distal end to the proximal end.
US11376003B2	Surgical handle articulation assembly The present disclosure includes apparatuses for a surgical handle assembly. An example apparatus includes a reloadable cartridge assembly and a surgical handle assembly including an articulation assembly configured to maintain the reloadable cartridge assembly in a first operation position, the articulation assembly comprising a knob in a first knob position coupled to a housing and a spring coupled to the housing configured to bias a sphere radially outward to a first slot of a radial position component.
US11376000B2	Surgical stapler anvil with directionally biased staple pockets An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly. The cartridge assembly supports staples. Each staple includes a backspan, a first leg, and a second leg. The first and second legs extend from the backspan. The anvil assembly is coupled to the cartridge assembly. The anvil assembly includes an anvil having opposed side surfaces. The anvil defines a knife slot and biased staple-forming pockets disposed between the opposed side surfaces of the anvil. Each biased staple-forming pocket is positioned to form the first and second legs of a respective staple on one side of the backspan of the respective staple. The one side of the backspan is positioned toward the knife slot of the anvil relative to the opposed side surfaces of the anvil.
US11375999B2	Surgical stapler with firing lock mechanism A surgical stapler is provided that maintains the jaws of the stapler in an open position and prevents firing of staples when a cartridge is not loaded in one of the jaws. Distinct positioning and sequencing of the jaws, capture pin and firing of the staples are provided by a latch mechanism. Such locking and latching mechanisms ensure proper operation of the stapler.
US11375989B2	Retractor system, swivel lock, and surgical retractor blade A retractor system includes a retractor arm and a retractor blade attached to the retractor arm via a swivel gear of a retractor blade connector. The retractor blade includes an attachment post extending through a port of the swivel gear. The retractor blade connector further includes a swivel gear detent and a plunger. The swivel gear detent is positioned to selectively engage the swivel gear and prevent the swivel gear and attached retractor blade from rotating about the rotational axis. The plunger is movable among at least a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the plunger urges the swivel gear detent into engagement with the swivel gear and prevents rotation of the swivel gear and attached retractor blade about the rotational axis. In the unlocked position, the plunger permits the swivel gear and attached retractor blade to rotate past the swivel gear detent.
US11375986B1	Device and method for stool sample collection A stool sample collection device includes a catchment unit positioned within a toilet bowl and configured to receive a stool sample. The stool sample collection device also includes a homogenization chamber in which the stool sample is homogenized in a homogenizing solution. The homogenization chamber is configured to receive the stool sample from the catchment unit.
US11375985B2	Systems and methods for an ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy model An anatomical model includes a first container, a second container disposed within the first container, and a third container disposed within the second container. The second container and the third container simulate components of kidney anatomy, and the model includes ballistics gel to improve echogenicity during an ultrasound-guided training procedure using the model.
US11375984B2	Method and system for managing feature reading and scoring in ultrasound and/or optoacoustic images Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for reading and scoring ultrasound and/or optoacoustic (US/OA) images that include at least one of OA images or US images acquired in connection with an examination for a region of interest (ROI). The system displays a first image that has an interior ROI outline separating an internal zone from a boundary zone. In some aspects, feature scores are obtained in connection with at least the boundary zone and peripheral zone of the first image and the feature scores are applied to a classification model to obtain at least one of a prognostic result or predictive result indicative of a trait of the lesion. In accordance with some aspects, an order in which feature scores are entered is automatically managed to obtain for the at least one of the peripheral zone or the boundary zone before the feature score is obtained for the internal zone.
US11375975B2	Quantitative assessment of implant installation A system and method for quantitatively assessing a press fit value (and provide a mechanism to evaluate optimal quantitative values) of any implant/bone interface regardless the variables involved including bone site preparation, material properties of bone and implant, implant geometry and coefficient of friction of the implant-bone interface without requiring a visual positional assessment of a depth of insertion. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements.
US11375973B2	Methods and systems for wirelessly charging digital x-ray detectors Various methods and systems are provided for wirelessly charging a digital x-ray detector of an x-ray imaging system in at least two orientations. In one example, a method comprises: detecting a digital x-ray detector in a charging area of an x-ray system, the charging area including a first power source; pairing the digital x-ray detector to the x-ray system via a wireless connection with the x-ray system; and wirelessly charging the digital x-ray detector via the first power source.
US11375964B2	Acquisition method, acquisition device, and control program for tomographic image data by means of angular offset In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to raise the reproducibility of a reconstructed tomographic image without increasing a calculation load, any one among two directions adjacent to two boundaries that demarcate an angular scan range is offset from any one among coordinate axes of a two-dimensional tomographic image of N pixels×N pixels, and the angle of the offset is made to be above 0 degrees and under 90 degrees or above −90 degrees and under 0 degrees. A detection device, which includes N detection elements, performs detection in each detection direction, and a first vector having N×N elements is obtained from a detection signal obtained by the detection device in a detection operation. A discrete Inverse Radon transform matrix is applied to the first vector to obtain a second vector having N×N elements. The second vector is de-vectorized to obtain image data for a two-dimensional tomographic image of N pixels×N pixels. An inverse matrix of a system matrix for an offset is obtained and used as the discrete Inverse Radon transform matrix.
US11375960B2	Detection and compensation method for monitoring the place of activity on the body A measuring system (1) comprises a sensor (6) arranged to be attached to a subject for obtaining a measured value representing a physical or a physiological quantity of the subject. The measuring system further comprises means for deriving a subject-related value from the measured value. The sensor is arranged to be attached at one of a plurality of positions on the subject. The measuring system further comprises means for establishing the position of the sensor on the subject. The means for deriving the subject-related value is arranged for deriving the subject-related value also in dependence on the position of the sensor on the subject.
US11375955B2	Systems for skin patch gravity resistance A system for a physiological characteristic sensor deployed with a sensor inserter includes an adhesive skin patch coupled to the physiological characteristic sensor. The adhesive patch is to couple the physiological characteristic sensor to an anatomy. The system includes a gravity resistance system coupled to the adhesive patch and to be coupled to the sensor inserter. The gravity resistance system maintains the adhesive patch substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sensor inserter prior to deployment of the physiological characteristic sensor and the gravity resistance system is to be removable from the sensor inserter by the adhesive patch upon deployment of the physiological characteristic sensor.
US11375954B2	Catheter with variable radius loop A catheter includes a body having a proximal region that extends along a longitudinal axis, a distal region predisposed into a loop via shaping wire, and a neck region between the proximal and distal regions. The loop is disposed in a plane generally orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. An activation wire is coupled to the distal region and to an actuator in a manner that allows a user to adjust the radius of the loop. The activation and shaping wires are contained within a tube-shaped constraint, such as a spring coil, within the neck in order to the neck from nodding when the activation wire is activated.
US11375952B2	Adhesive hydrogel and medical electrode using the same An adhesive hydrogel has low contact resistance against the body surface and excellent conformability and adhesiveness to the body surface, so that noise generation can be reduced. Such adhesive hydrogel enables measurements of weak fetal heart rate signals. The adhesive hydrogel includes a polymer matrix prepared by crosslinking-copolymerization of an acrylamide derivative, which is a nonionic polymerizable monomer including a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond in a molecule, and polyfunctional (meth)acrylamide, which is a crosslinkable monomer comprising 2 or more polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds in a molecule, water, a polyvalent alcohol, and an electrolyte salt, wherein a laminate of the adhesive hydrogel with an Ag/AgCl sheet exhibits the impedance of 1Ω to 100Ω at the frequency of 0.1 Hz measured in accordance with the method of ANSI/AAMI EC12:2000, and the dynamic elastic modulus G′ at the frequency of 1 Hz measured at 25° C. and dispersed frequencies is 1.0×103 Pa to 1.0×104 Pa.
US11375950B2	Systems and methods for measuring respiratory biometrics Some embodiments are directed to a self-contained breathing mask for measuring and monitoring the breath of a human subject. The mask may be lightweight, self-contained, and physically untethered to any test or measurement equipment, providing the subject full mobility, and allowing him/her to perform almost any daily activity during use. The mask may include integrated sensors for measuring properties of the subject's breath, over any length of time, providing respiratory information like breath count, rate and volume, oxygen consumption, and carbon dioxide production, as well as various biometric information.
US11375947B2	Diagnosing and treating movement disorders A system for obtaining and analyzing data for overall joint motion from a plurality of joints of a subject experiencing a movement disorder involves a plurality of kinematic sensors configured to be placed on a body of a subject proximal a plurality of joints. The kinematic sensors are selected to measure overall joint motion with sufficient degrees of freedom for individual joints so that data collected by the sensors can be deconstructed into multiple degrees of freedom for individual joints and analyzed to provide amplitude of the movements caused by the movement disorder and/or relative contributions from and/or directional bias for each muscle group that may be implicated in the movement of each joint. The system permits determining a treatment regimen based on the amplitude of the movements and/or the relative contribution and/or directional bias of each muscle group to the movements caused by the movement disorder.
US11375944B2	Apparatus for assessing human balance capability An apparatus with one or more force plates senses of center-of-pressure and force-angle in the sagittal plane for a standing individual to provide an indication of balance capability based on the deduced functional relationship between center-of-pressure and force-angle within a limited band of frequencies. In one embodiment this relationship may be expressed as an intersection point of the force vectors with respect to the individual's center-of-mass.
US11375933B2	Bio-sensor and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed is a manufacturing method for a bio-sensor. The present manufacturing method comprise the steps of: preparing an acidic solution comprising an enzyme and a molecule containing a catechol group; an immersing electrodes in the acidic solution and applying a voltage to the electrodes, thereby attaching a structure, which is generated by a reaction of the enzyme and the molecule containing a catechol group, to the electrodes.
US11375930B2	Electronic device for sensing biometric information and control method thereof An electronic device for obtaining biometric information is provided. The electronic device includes at least one communication circuit, a first pad including a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being coated with a catalyst associated with first biometric information, a second pad including at least a third electrode, and a processor for controlling the at least one communication circuit, the first pad, and the second pad. The processor is configured to obtain the first biometric information, based at least on an electric current generated by applying a specified voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode and obtain second biometric information, based at least on a voltage difference between the second electrode and the third electrode.
US11375926B2	Systems, devices, and methods for performing trans-abdominal fetal oximetry and/or trans-abdominal fetal pulse oximetry using a heartbeat signal for a pregnant mammal Light reflected from a pregnant woman's abdomen and fetus contained therein that has been received by a detector and converted into a reflected electronic signal may be received by a processor. A portion of the reflected electronic signal that is reflected from the fetus may be isolated and the isolated portion of the reflected electronic signal may be analyzed to determine a fetal hemoglobin oxygen saturation level of the fetus. The isolation may be achieved by synchronizing the reflected electronic signal with a fetal heartbeat signal and multiplying the synchronized reflected electronic signal by the synchronized fetal heartbeat signal.
US11375913B2	In vivo optical flow imaging Described herein is an optical coherence tomograph (OCT) angiography technique based on the comparison of OCT signal amplitude to provide flow information. The full OCT spectrum can be split into several narrower spectral bands, resulting in the OCT resolution cell in each band being isotropic and less susceptible to axial motion nose. Inter-B-scan flow values can be determined using the individual spectral bands separately and then averaged. Recombining the flow images from the spectral bands yields angiograms that use the full information in the entire OCT spectral range. Such images provide significant improvement of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for both flow detection and connectivity of microvascular networks compared to other techniques. Further, creation of isotropic resolution cells can be useful for quantifying flow having equal sensitivity to axial and transverse flow.
US11375908B2	Blood pressure detection signal sampling and compensation method and apparatus, and blood pressure signal collection system Blood pressure detection signal sampling and compensation methods and apparatuses, and an example blood pressure signal collection system are described. One example method described includes controlling an electrocardiogram (ECG) sampling module and a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sampling module to simultaneously sample a standard periodic signal. Sampling frequencies and sampling end times are separately obtained. A sampling start time and a sampling frequency of the ECG sampling module or the PPG module is then compensated so that a sampling frequency deviation is less than a preset frequency threshold and a sampling end time difference is less than a preset time threshold.
US11375903B1	Personal warning temperature (PWT) The Personal Warning Temperature (PWT) is a method of determining a person's personal warning temperature that defines a fever for that person. The method includes analyzing a person's body temperature measurements taken over time when the person is healthy, in order to find the person's average temperature; standard deviation; a channel defined by an upper and lower temperature bound using the average and standard deviation, and a selected multiplier for the standard deviation, such that nearly all body temperatures fall within the channel; and a personal warning temperature similarly defined using the average, standard deviation, and another selected multiplier for the standard deviation. The method also determines a correction or interpretation of a person's body temperature based on the time of day to account for known variations associated with circadian rhythm. A person can use their personal warning temperature for improved and accelerated awareness of their health status.
US11375902B2	Systems and methods for variable filter adjustment by heart rate metric feedback A physiological signal processing system for a physiological waveform that includes a cardiovascular signal component provides a variable high pass filter that is responsive to the physiological waveform, and that is configured to high pass filter the physiological waveform in response to a corner frequency that is applied. A heart rate metric extractor is responsive to the variable high pass filter and is configured to extract a heart rate metric from the physiological waveform that is high pass filtered. A corner frequency adjuster is responsive to the heart rate metric extractor and is configured to determine the corner frequency that is applied to the variable high pass filter, based on the heart rate metric that was extracted. Analogous methods may also be provided.
US11375893B2	Systems and methods for providing astigmatism correction A method of selecting a toric lens by taking into consideration the magnitude and orientation of the posterior cornea and/or the location of the incision axis is described. The magnitude and orientation of the posterior cornea can be calculated as a function of the measured pre-operative orientation of the steep meridian of the anterior cornea.
US11375891B1	Methods, systems, and devices for vision testing Methods, systems, and devices to improve the assessment of visual function and overcoming limitations of current methods to identify the visual function that potentially could be reached by a given eye. Multiple eye tests including visual stimuli plus optical measurement components, and methods to combine the results, identify and quantify sources of decreased vision resulting from optical sources, such as a lens and cornea as distinguished from retinal sources. By identifying potentially correctable optical sources of decreased vision, and overcoming physiological limitations such as size of the eye's pupil, the visual benefits of treatment such as by cataract or corneal surgery are distinguished from retinal pathology that requires medical intervention. The devices and methods provide metrics that include an expected value of the visual function and sources of variability including both optical and neural components, to guide treatment and improve clinical trials.
US11375890B2	Systems and methods for continuous objective assessment of near work Systems and methods for continuous objective assessment are discussed herein. The systems and methods may comprise sensor(s), a processor, a clock, data storage, and a power source. The sensor(s) may continuously monitor viewing distances, light exposure, or the like, and the system may log corresponding time and/or duration information. Also provided herein are methods of treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing vision impairment risk. These systems and methods may provide warns, such as when detecting the viewing of materials too closely (e.g. ≤30 cm), near to near intermediate viewing (e.g. ≤70 cm) exceeding a predetermined time (e.g. ≥20 min.) without a break, and/or not getting enough outdoor light exposure (e.g. at least 75 minutes of exposure at >1000 lux) for the day.
US11375884B2	Multi-angle rear-viewing endoscope and method of operation thereof A rear-viewing endoscope includes a rigid section having first and second ends, and a cavity situated between the first and second ends. The rigid section has a longitudinal length and defining a longitudinal axis (LAR). The endoscope further includes a flexible section having proximal and distal ends, where the proximal end is coupled to the second end of the rigid section; and an imaging unit having first and second ends and a cavity situated between the first and second ends, the second end of the imaging unit coupled to the distal end of the flexible section. An objective lens assembly of the endoscope includes a complementary multiband bandpass filter (CMBF) pair situated within the cavity of the imaging unit. The CMBF filter collimated image rays passing therethrough so as to output filtered image rays. A camera or detector receives the filtered image rays and forms corresponding video information for stereoscopic imaging.
US11375878B2	Information presentation system including a flexible tubular insertion portion An information presentation system including a tubular system including a flexible tubular insertion portion configured to be inserted into an insertion subject, a storage medium configured to store a plurality of pieces of presentation information recognizable by a non-operator, a non-operator presentation display configured to present information in an output form recognizable by the non-operator and a processor including hardware, the processor configured to perform a selection of presentation information to be presented to the non-operator presentation display, and switch a presentation period of the selected presentation information to the non-operator presentation display.
US11375874B2	Dishwasher with a dish rack and utensil caddy An automatic dishwasher configured to implement an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising a tub defining a dish treating chamber, a dish rack located within the dish treating chamber, and a utensil caddy removably mounted to the dish rack. The utensil rack including a first set of utensil holders provided on a first side wall of the utensil caddy and a second set of utensil holders provided on a second side wall of the utensil caddy.
US11375871B2	Cleaning apparatus A cleaning device including a spray bottle, roller, and scrubber apparatus. The roller is positioned about the reservoir of the spray bottle. The removable scrubber is positioned in the base of the spray bottle. The roller uses a washable absorbent pad to clean surfaces with cleaning solution deposited by the spray bottle. The spray mechanism is held in two grips, a spray grip and a reverse grip in order to make use of the spray mechanism and the roller, respectively.
US11375865B2	Waste viewing disposal container system and method(s) of use thereof A waste viewing disposal container system is described. Embodiments of the waste viewing disposal container system can include a waste viewing disposal container operatively connected to a truckmount carpet cleaner unit. The waste viewing disposal container can be configured to store waste collected by the truckmount carpet cleaner unit for visual inspection of the waste by an operator during use of the truckmount carpet cleaner unit.
US11375857B2	Automatic system for providing full body shower to a user An automatic system for providing full body shower with round the body cleaning to a user is illustrated. The automatic system includes a solid supporting unit with a horizontal frame and a vertical frame. A primary cleaning unit and a secondary cleaning unit are provided for the cleaning of the head portion and the body surface of a user. The first horizontal frame and the secondary cleaning unit are configured with vertical upward and downward movement along the vertical frame using an elevating means. Each of the primary and secondary cleaning units comprises a plurality of nozzles, brushes and ultraviolet (UV) light sources. An air dryer chamber propelling dry air for drying the wet body and head portion of the user is utilized. The automatic shower system can also be used in the horizontal orientation.
US11375848B2	Hot beverage preparation apparatus comprising a continuous flow heater In order to reduce limescale formation on the continuous flow heater during operation of an apparatus for preparing freshly brewed hot beverages which has a hot water generator, which is embodied as a continuous flow heater, and a brewing apparatus, to which hot water from the hot water generator can be supplied, a controller for actuating the continuous flow heater is provided, which controller switches on the continuous flow heater for the purpose of drawing a pre-specified quantity of hot water and switches off said continuous flow heater shortly before the quantity of hot water is completely output, so that the temperature of the hot water at the output of the continuous flow heater is declining at the end of the drawing operation.
US11375847B2	Still beverage brewing method Systems and methods for brewing still beverages in commercial environments are provided. A brewing machine ordinarily used for brewing tea or coffee may be utilized to brew a still beverage. A pre-prepared still beverage mixture may be added to a brew basket or filter within the brewing machine. The brewing machine may then be activated. Water may flow through or be added to the pre-prepared still beverage mixture as it exits the brew basket or filter and enters a dispenser or reservoir. Sweeteners, flavorings and/or pulp may be added to the pre-prepared still beverage mixture as it enters the dispenser or reservoir. This may change the flavor, intensity, texture, and/or taste of the brewed still beverage according to the needs of the operator or the preferences of those who will drink the brewed still beverage.
US11375846B2	Infuser unit for a coffee machine An infuser unit (1) includes a closing piston (3) and an infusion cylinder (2) which are axially movable selectively or in combination for reciprocal engagement and disengagement to close and open an infusion chamber inside the infusion cylinder (2). An ejection piston (5), engaged in the infusion cylinder (2) and axially movable to expel spent coffee grounds, can also be included. A first radial hydraulic sealing means may be located between the closing piston (3) and the infusion cylinder (2), and a second radial hydraulic sealing means may be located between the infusion cylinder (2) and the ejection piston (5), where at least one of the first and the second hydraulic sealing means has at least one seal (100, 101) having an anti-friction surface coating made of a material free of grease and lubricating oils and compatible with use in contact with foodstuffs and drinking water.
US11375843B2	Sous vide cooker A sous vide cooker having a housing, a bulkhead attached to the housing to form a first cavity, a heat sink attached to the bulkhead to form a second cavity, and a skirt attached to the bulkhead to form a third cavity below the heat sink. A TRIAC is physically attached in conductive thermal communication to the heat sink in the second cavity. The cooker also has a motor, an impeller located in the third cavity, a drive shaft extending through at least the heat sink and into the third cavity and operatively connecting the motor to the impeller, and a heating element located within the third cavity.
US11375840B2	System for parcel transport and tracking operated responsive to data bearing records A system for parcel transport and tracking that operates responsive to data bearing records includes a plurality of geographically spaced repositories. The exemplary repositories include a plurality of enclosed compartment spaces. Access to each of the enclosed compartment spaces is controlled by a respective door which is in operative connection with the respective lock. Central system circuitry in operative connection with the repositories is operative to control access to the compartment spaces and to cause compartments to be selectively accessible so that selected parcels may be placed therein or removed therefrom.
US11375839B2	Parcel locker system with autonomous clusters of compartments An electronic locker system for parcel deposit and pick-up, comprising: a remote shipping system, a long distance communication network, at least one mobile device communicating via the long distance communication network with the remote shipping system, at least one parcel locker constituted of at least one autonomous compartments cluster including at least one compartment equipped with a door and including a locking module, which electronically controls locking and unlocking of the door and which establishes a local communication with the at least one mobile device via a short distance communication, wherein the locking module comprises: an energy management module configured for managing transitions of energy modes and allowing the at least one autonomous compartments cluster to be run in a deep sleep mode or in a sleep mode and regularly allowing a wake-up from said deep sleep mode to said sleep mode, a radio transceiver module equipped with an antenna, and at least one processor running a firmware configured for, while in the sleep mode, regularly emitting with the radio transceiver module a broadcasted short message towards the at least one mobile device.
US11375835B2	Insulated beverage container Various embodiments concern a handheld beverage container. The beverage container includes a vacuum chamber located radially between an inner tubular sidewall and an outer tubular sidewall and axially between an inner bottom wall and an outer bottom wall. The combined heat capacity of both of the inner tubular sidewall and the inner bottom wall can be greater than the combined heat capacity of both of the outer tubular sidewall and the outer bottom wall such that a vacuum insulated thermal reserve is formed. Heat can be exchanged between the thermal reserve and the beverage to stabilize the temperature of the beverage to counteract ambient cooling/heating of the beverage. Various embodiments concern a cap that seals with a disposable cup that is held within a container body, allowing a beverage to be contained in the disposable cup while being insulated by the container body, with or without a thermal reserve.
US11375834B2	Coupling for a drinking straw A coupling including a first elongate member and a second elongate member. The first elongate member includes a first tube and a first magnet. The first tube has a first end and a second end. The first magnet secures to the first end of the first tube. The second elongate member includes a second tube and a second magnet. The second tube has a first end and a second end. The second magnet secures to the first end of the second tube. The first and second magnets are cooperatively configured to attract one another and secure the first end of the first tube to the first end of the second tube.
US11375831B2	Propeller food plate assembly for use in dining and recreational activities A propeller food plate assembly has a plate component and a propeller component that includes a plurality of propellers that subdivide the plate into a plurality of compartments for holding food during a dining activity. During a different recreational activity, the components rotate when the assembly is thrown and spun in the air. During flight, the components initially engage each other in a torque-transmitting relationship, and subsequently move apart. The propellers have contoured, aerodynamic surfaces configured to enhance an aerodynamic flight characteristic of the assembly, One or more light sources may be mounted on the assembly to emit light.
US11375830B2	Tablecloth for wishing well table A wishing well table linen to temporarily hold gifts. The wishing well table includes a table formed of a table top supported by a plurality of legs. The wishing well table further includes an aperture disposed through the tabletop. A removable pouch is attached to the aperture to receive the gifts. A wishing well is disposed over the aperture having an opening to receive the gifts to fall through the aperture into the removable pouch. Finally, a tablecloth with an aperture opening is provided to cover the table.
US11375827B2	Vision-based frictionless self-checkouts for small baskets A vison-based self-checkout terminal is provided. Purchased items are placed on a base and multiple cameras take multiple images of each item placed on the base. A location for each item placed on the base is determined along with a depth and the dimensions of each item at its given location on the base. Each item's images are then cropped, and item recognition is performed for each item on that item's cropped images with that item's corresponding depth and dimension attributes. An item identifier for each item is obtained along with a corresponding price and a transaction associated with items are completed.
US11375826B2	Product securement and management system A merchandising system for merchandising product. The merchandising system may include a movable barrier located above a plurality of product and rotatable between an open position which permits removal of product from the display system and a closed position which obstructs access to the product. The merchandising system may also include an alert device configured to provide a signal when the movable barrier is in the open position.
US11375824B2	Therapeutic seat cushion equipped for pressure monitoring and inflation system for same A seat cushion includes a plurality of inflatable cells, a pumping mechanism, and a manifold or valve system fluidly between the pumping mechanism and the inflatable cells. The manifold or the valve system, which may include a clutch and a motor, connect the pumping mechanism with, the inflatable cells such that a plurality of zones are created. A valve assembly can include a plurality of valves and is adjustable among at least three valve configurations to vary fluid connections to the inflatable cells to produce rearwardly advancing waves. The pumping action produced by the inflation and deflation of the inflatable cells assists in pumping blood in a user's legs back toward the heart.
US11375816B1	Adjustable chair An adjustable chair, belonging to the field of office furniture, comprising a base frame. A chair back is disposed at the rear end of the base frame. A lifting assembly is disposed on the base frame and provided with a seat, and comprises a bottom frame and a top frame formed with sliding slots. The seat is disposed on the top frame and the seat angle can be adjusted. By adjusting the height of the chair through the lifting assembly and adjusting the rotation angle of the seat, users not only can stand and lean against the chair, but also can normally sit on the chair.
US11375808B1	Table dividing system and method of use A table dividing system includes a connecting system to rest on a top surface of a table, the connecting system having a first bracket having a first portion and a second portion with one or more pre-drilled holes; and one or more connectors to extend through the pre-drilled holes; the first portion and the second portion secure to a panel; and the panel is held above the top surface of the table.
US11375804B1	Online social media network analyzer Increasingly, individuals use online social network platforms (also referred to as Internet-based social networks) to access a variety of information and content, such as articles on various topics, updates related to a user and individuals within the user's network, friend suggestions, advertisements, news stories, and the like. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure can be used to help identify users of a social network based on various information.
US11375803B2	Mascara applicator The present invention relates to a brush (8) for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, comprising: a core (10) of plastic material, having a longitudinal axis, spikes (11, 13) carried by the core, including at least a first row of spikes extending longitudinally, this row comprising a series of at least four consecutive spikes positioned at respective abscissae x1 to x4 along the longitudinal axis, with d1=x2−x1, d2=X3−x2, d3=x4−X3 and d1, d2 and d3 being different in pairs.
US11375801B2	System and method for batch sizing hair dye mixtures A system and method for batch sizing a formula that defines one or more hair dye materials and corresponding recommended amounts for creating an individual batch sized amount of a hair dye mixture. One method includes providing a control system having at least a processor and a computer-readable memory, wherein the memory contains software configured to receive a formula defining instructions for blending a hair dye mixture using one or more colorants and/or dye blending materials and amounts recommended for the hair dye mixture. The method further includes presenting a plurality of batch sizing adjustment criteria on a display; and receiving user input, via a user input device, selecting one or more of the plurality of batch sizing adjustment criteria. The batch sizing adjustment criteria includes customer characteristics. The control system calculates batch sizing information associated with the hair dye mixture using the user input received by the control system for an individual batch sized amount, the user input including customer characteristics.
US11375800B2	Facial mask A facial mask includes a mask body impregnated with a cosmetic composition and a composition retention structure for retaining the cosmetic composition in the mask body. The mask body includes a facial mask layer and a holding device including at least two ear mask layers integrally extended from two side portions of the facial mask layer and/or a chin mask layer integrally extended from a bottom portion of the facial mask layer, adapted for overlaying on the skin surfaces of the face, the ears and/or the chin of the user respectively for skin care treatment of the facial skin surface of the user while the holding device is adapted for wearing the facial mask layer on the user's face by holding to the ears of the user.
US11375793B2	Facial hair shaping tool and comb The invention provides a facial hair shaping tool and comb for personal grooming, including a first guide member and a second guide member that are identical or nearly identical in size and shaped like a comb with a handle, coupled at a centerline separating the first guide member and the second guide member at two end portions. Each guide member is relatively thin compared to its overall size, having an elongated planar body with at least one curvilinear segment, and includes additional members that allows the facial hair shaping tool and comb to convert between a conjoined facial hair shaping tool (opened state) to a miniature comb (closed state), and vice versa.
US11375792B2	Hair dryer A hair dryer is provided that may include a main body, a handle, a flow path, and a fan. The handle may include a handle case having an inner space for forming the flow path and configured to form an exterior of the handle, and a handle frame that extends from the main body in a downward direction so as to be disposed in the inner space of the handle case. The fan may be coupled to the handle frame and spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the handle case.
US11375791B2	Wireless charging luggage system A luggage system includes a housing assembly defining one or more luggage compartments therein. The housing assembly has a first outer surface that defines a seat. A frame assembly is positionable at or adjacent to the seat to couple the frame assembly to the housing assembly. The frame assembly defines a slot therein. The frame assembly has a frame surface that defines a charging pad. The charging pad faces an upward direction when the frame assembly is coupled to the housing assembly. A power bank is insertable into the slot for wirelessly charging one or more electronic devices positioned at or adjacent to the charging pad. The luggage system enables one or more power banks or batteries to be transported in an effective, convenient, and safe manner.
US11375783B2	Three way convertible containment device A containment device that converts between three different forms and includes a multilayer base. The forms include: 1) a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface; 2) a small volume bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted, e.g., by a drawstring, to form an annulus from the lip; and 3) a larger-volume, cylindrical-shaped bag, which may be used as a shopping bag. The cylindrical-shaped bag may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the mat configuration or the drawstring bag configuration, and the lip may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the cylindrical-shaped bag configuration.
US11375777B2	Side-release buckle A side-release buckle includes a plug and a socket for inserting and engaging the plug, and when a cross section of the engaging surface is observed from an in-plane direction of the first mold mating surface defined by a first parting line of the plug, and from an direction perpendicular to an insertion direction, a surface to be engaged is located on the opposite side to a first belt winding portion with respect to the first mold mating surface, and has a first engaging surface forming an angle A1 with the first mold mating surface of 87° or more and 90° or less.
US11375773B2	Method for manufacturing shoe embryo tailored from tubular fabric and associated shoe embryo A shoe embryo tailored from a tubular fabric is provided. The shoe embryo includes a sole portion, a toe cap portion located at one end of the sole portion, a heel portion located at the other end of the sole portion, and an ankle portion located above the sole portion and near the heel portion. The ankle portion includes an ankle opening overlock line formed by trimming the tubular fabric and overlocking. The heel portion includes a heel overlock line formed by trimming the tubular fabric and overlocking, and a sole overlock line formed by folding below the heel overlock line and overlocking. The toe cap portion includes a toe cap overlock line formed by trimming the tubular fabric and overlocking.
US11375772B2	Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component having floated portions An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction. The knitted component includes portions having extended floated portions to distribute forces acting on the knitted component and resist stretching of the knitted component when the article of footwear is worn during a sport or athletic activity.
US11375769B2	Engineered braided tube A braided component for an article of apparel or footwear may be formed by application of a method that utilizes a braiding machine to braid a plurality of braiding yarns to form a tubular structure with a plurality of axial yarns incorporated into the tubular structure during braiding. At least two different types of axial yarn may be incorporated into the braided component, for example, to provide different properties to different parts of the tubular structure.
US11375768B2	Adjustable athletic positioning apparatus and applications thereof A pair of shoes that includes a left foot shoe and a right foot shoe. Each of the shoes include an upper shoe portion and a sole coupled to the upper shoe portion. The sole provides an athletic positioning of a left big toe area of the left shoe at a lower position than a left heel area of the left shoe and at a lower position than an outer small toe area of the left shoe and wherein, from an inner edge to an outer edge of the left shoe, the left heel area has substantially no slope.
US11375765B2	Brim for attaching to headgear A portable brim can be securely attached to and operate with various helmets such as bicycle, skateboarding, snow sport, mountain/rock climbing, equestrian, and paddlesport helmets as well as hard hats used in construction, utility maintenance, material moving, dock loading, and airport baggage handling, to give the wearer shade and protection from the sun. The brim apparatus includes a center section having a size for fitting about a circumference of the sports helmet and a visor outwardly or radially extending from the center section. In one brim apparatus the center section features a stop surface that opposes an upper surface of the visor when the apparatus is affixed to the headgear such that the visor is prohibited from flipping upwards or sliding down or coming off during use.
US11375757B1	Brassiere having scooped back band A brassiere is provided to address the lack of bust support provided by traditional brassieres. The brassiere incorporates a scooped back band having constructed and seamed wings and asymmetric rings at the back strap joint.
US11375756B1	Filter underwear The embarrassment of passing gas in public is ubiquitous. One solution is to wear a filter underwear that is generally constructed with a single ply of underwear side panels that are separated by an activated carbon center panel. The activated carbon center panel is attached to an elastic waistband at the underwear back and where the activated carbon center panel traverses between two leg openings to the waistband at the underwear front. The center panel is constructed with a five-ply activated carbon fabric that is sandwiched between cotton fabric, which is sandwiched between bamboo fabric. The five-ply center panel is greater than 1 mm thick to provide filtering capabilities to sufficiently reduce the odor of flatulence to an acceptable level that is not readily detected by a person close by.
US11375752B1	Portable electronic vaporizer having removably attachable vaporization module and device, removably attachable base portion, and method The present invention relates to a portable electronic vaporizing device that provide an enhanced vaporizing experience, including vaporizers with improved quality of the vapor produced for inhalation and improved ease of use. The portable electronic vaporizing device comprises a removably attachable vaporization module, and a mouthpiece configured to receive a flow of gas having vaporized product entrained therein from the removably attachable vaporization module. Methods of using such a device and a removably attachable vaporization module that is compatible with the device are also provided.
US11375745B2	Heat generation apparatus for an aerosol-generation system of a smoking article, and associated smoking article A smoking article is provided, having opposed lighting and mouth ends, and including a mouth end portion at the mouth end. A tobacco portion is between the lighting end and the mouth end portion. An aerosol-generation system is between the lighting end and the tobacco portion. The aerosol-generation system includes a heat generation portion, comprising an elongate fluted member actuated by ignition of the lighting end. The fluted member defines grooves extending longitudinally between opposed first and second ends, with the first end being at the lighting end and the grooves being equidistantly spaced apart about the fluted member. Each groove has a maximum depth. The depth maxima of the grooves define a circle having a radius. The maximum depth of each groove is no more than the radius of the circle. A heat generation apparatus for an aerosol-generation system of a smoking article is also provided.
US11375737B2	Method for producing a pea extract The invention relates to a process for preparing a pea extract comprising fibres, the process comprising the following steps: (a) bringing shelled peas into contact with an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition comprising peas; (b) leaving the peas to hydrate in said aqueous composition for at least 30 minutes and at most 15 hours; (c) grinding said peas in order to as a result obtain ground peas; and (d) fractionating said ground peas in order to obtain at least one pea extract comprising fibres. The invention also relates to a pea extract that can be obtained according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to an edible composition comprising the pea extract according to the invention.
US11375734B2	Utilization of oleaginous microorganisms as an oral supplement for animals The compositions, method, system, and process of the invention provide increased circulating lipids, including serum triglycerides, in animals by utilizing oleaginous microorganisms as an oral supplement for the animals to increase available energy, enhance probiotics health, and provide enhanced immune system protection against pathogens in the animals.
US11375732B2	Pearlescent pigment compositions and methods for making and using the same A method of imparting pearlescence to a food product that includes applying a ready-to-use dispersion to a food product using confectionary panning, where the ready-to-use dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a cellulose derivative in an amount sufficient to enhance viscosity of the dispersion and impart a barrier coat to the food product, and a wax in an amount sufficient to impart a gloss to the food product. A method of incorporating a pearlescent pigment into a food product that includes applying a dispersion to a food product using panning, where the dispersion includes a pearlescent pigment, a viscosity enhancer, a fluid carrier, and a gloss agent.
US11375729B2	Preparation process of black tea from yerba mate and the respective resulting product The present invention abstract describes the steps of a process for the preparation of black tea and the respective end product, wherein, in the initial step of the proposed process for producing black tea, the young yerba mate leaves (buds) are subjected to withering for a certain time. Next, the already withered leaves are rolled; next, the fermentation is carried out, and after such fermentation, drying and segregation are performed.
US11375713B2	Stable, concentrated herbicidal compositions A liquid herbicidal composition is provided, comprising: a. 20 to 35 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a water-soluble herbicidal ingredient; b. a C12-C16 alkyl ether sulfate; c. an organic solvent; and d. an alkyl polyglucoside The composition is stable; i.e., it occurs in a substantially continuous, single phase at temperatures as low as −20° C. It also has a viscosity of no more than 2000 cps at temperatures as low as 0° C.
US11375712B2	Agrochemical suspension concentrate comprising an alkoxylated alcohol dissolved in the aqueous phase The present invention relates to an agrochemical aqueous suspension concentrate comprising a pesticide in the form of pesticide particles and at least 5 wt % of an adjuvant dissolved in the aqueous phase, wherein the adjuvant is of the formula (I) as defined herein. The invention also relates to the adjuvant as defined in formula (I). Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of the suspension concentrate by contacting water, the pesticide, and the adjuvant. The present invention further relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants.
US11375701B1	Weed guard for fishing hook A weed-guarded hook assembly includes a first weed guard body that is attached to a fishing hook. The first weed guard body defines at least one aperture that is configured to receive a weed guard member. The weed guard member can extend through an eyelet so as to define first and second segments of the weed guard member. The first segment can extend into a first aperture of the first weed guard body, and the second segment can extend into a second aperture of the first weed guard body.
US11375697B2	Rational hive structure The present invention relates to a rational hive structure (1) comprising a nest comb box (2) delimiting a brood chamber for bees; a top cover (4) located in an upper portion of the hive structure to close an upper access to the hive structure; a lower closure element (5) located in a lower portion of the hive structure to close a bottom access to the hive structure; and a plurality of comb frames (6) in the form of substantially flat bodies extending in a main plane. Each comb frame includes peripheral element or bars (7) delimiting an inner comb area (8), wherein the inner comb area (8) has an overall dimension of at least 15 dm2.
US11375694B2	Pet bath Disclosed herein is a pet bath. The pet bath includes an outer cabinet and an inner cabinet having open front surfaces, a door configured to open and close the open front surfaces of the outer and inner cabinets, a water collection tank to form a washing water storage space, a circulation pump to pump the washing water stored in the water collection tank, a lower nozzle and at least one upper nozzle to spray the washing water pumped by the circulation pump into a bathing enclosure, a stand disposed between the lower nozzle and the at least one upper nozzle, a circulation water filter to filter washing water, an air blower to circulate air in the bathing enclosure, and air nozzles to discharge air to an inside of the bathing enclosure, and inner exhaust holes to exhaust air are formed in an upper surface of the inner cabinet.
US11375693B2	Data management systems and methods A system for integrating at least one object with an animal within a research facility comprises at least one animal within the research facility, the at least one animal having a first tag associated therewith that is configured to communicate with a data management system. The system further includes at least one laboratory object having a second tag associated therewith and being associated with the at least one animal, the second tag being configured to communicate with the data management system. Still further, the system includes at least one technician badge having a third tag associated therewith, the badge configured to communicate with the data management system. The at least one animal, the at least one laboratory object, and the at least one technician badge are configured to transmit information to the data management system.
US11375690B2	Vortex fountain A vortex fountain or waterer that incorporates measures to induce swirl in liquid moving toward a drain opening of the fountain to inhibit the accumulation of debris is provided. The fountain may have a bowl including a base surface having a slope that is configured to create a vortex in the liquid flowing toward the drain opening to induce movement of a quantity of water, where the bowl is located above a basin configured to hold the liquid. The fountain may also include a pump outlet jet that can be positioned about the bowl to induce swirl about the bowl. The fountain may also include a drain tube located beneath the drain opening, and an extended guide tube extending downwardly towards the bottom of the basin. When the liquid passes through the drain, drain tube, and guide tube, oxygen is incorporated into the liquid as the liquid reaches the basin.
US11375675B2	Method for tomato soilless cultivation with suspended trough The present disclosure discloses a method for tomato soilless cultivation with suspended trough, including four aspects: setting of soilless cultivation substrate trough, preparation of soilless cultivation substrate, efficient and economical grafting and plant management. The efficient and economical grafting includes seedling raising, preparation of new scion, grafting and healing culture. The plant management includes planting, pruning and vine raising, flower and fruit management, and plant type maintenance. the present disclosure utilizes a soilless cultivation substrate trough, which can overcome the shortcomings of poor water retention, difficult control of temperature and water and fertilizer application in substrate bag cultivation and give full play to the characteristics of the cultivation substrate. The use of efficient and economical grafting and supporting plant management methods can optimize plants configuration, simplifying the work content of plant management, and improving the utilization rate of cultivation space.
US11375673B2	Landscape edging with a stone surface and manufacturing method and installation system thereof A landscape edging for use on a stone surface, the edging solving the problem that known edging has a poor shaping effect, is higher in cost and cannot satisfactorily harmonize with vegetation. The landscape edging comprises an edging body, the edging body having flexibility, and an outer wall thereof being provided with a decoration layer made of stone granules. When in use, an isolation belt can satisfactorily harmonize with the surrounding environment, and has a certain flexibility, can achieve better shaping, has a better usage effect and is a good substitute for an existing landscape edging.
US11375656B2	Remote drone configuration systems and methods Methods and systems are presented for making good use of recently obtained biometric data, for configuring propagule capsules (e.g. containing seeds or spores with growth media and other helpful materials) for deployment via drones so that each has an improved chance of survival, and for configuring drones or piloted craft for safe fleet deployment in remote locations.
US11375655B2	System and method for dispensing agricultural products into a field using an agricultural machine based on cover crop density In one aspect, a system for dispensing agricultural products into a field using an agricultural machine may include a metering device configured to control a rate at which an agricultural product is dispensed into the field. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to determine a density of a cover crop present within the field as the agricultural machine is moved across the field. Moreover, the controller may be configured to determine an adjustment to be made to the rate at which the agricultural product is being dispensed for use in growing a primary crop within the field based on the determined density. Additionally, the controller may be configured to control the operation of the metering device to execute the adjustment of the rate at which the agricultural product is being dispensed.
US11382232B1	Self-standing modular data center infrastructure system A self-standing data center infrastructure system includes a bottom frame and a collapsible top frame that are configured to be inserted into a standard shipping container for transport to a data center location. At the data center location the bottom frame is secured to a floor of the data center and the top frame is mounted as a pre-assembled unit on the bottom frame. The top frame is then expanded to provide infrastructure support to one or more rows of racks. Also, the racks may be secured to the bottom frame without the need for additional anchoring of the racks.
US11382225B2	Power adapter enclosures A power adapter unit may include, in an example, a first piece comprising an enclosure to place a power adapter therein; a second piece to contain the power adapter within the power adapter unit; and a cable wrapping surface formed by the second piece being coupled to the first piece.
US11382224B2	Hermetically sealed electronic packages with electrically powered multi-pin electrical feedthroughs A hermetically sealed electronic package may include a thermal panel having a panel interior surface and a panel exterior surface with electronic device(s) in thermal communication with the panel interior surface. An enclosure, isolating environmental communication from internal electronic devices and modules, may be coupled to the thermal panel, and the enclosure may have an enclosure interior surface and an enclosure exterior surface. A plurality of electrical feedthroughs may be coupled to the package enclosure for signal and data transmission, and the conducting pin(s) in every electrical feedthrough may be bonded by a hydrophobic sealing material for harsh environmental electrical signal, data and power transmission. The ratio of sealing length over sealing bead diameter in the electrical feedthrough subassembly may have a preferred value from 2 to 3; and the ratio of the sealing bead diameter over pin diameter in the electrical feedthrough subassembly may have a preferred value from 1.5 to 2.0, where a preferred thermal stress resistance could be designed for making highly hermetic sealed electronic package.
US11382217B2	Surface treated copper foil, copper clad laminate, and printed circuit board A surface treated copper foil 1 includes a copper foil 2, and a first surface treatment layer 3 formed on one surface of the copper foil 2. The first surface treatment layer 3 of the surface treated copper foil 1 has a Ni concentration of 0.1 to 15.0 atm % based on the total amount of elements of C, N, O, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Si, and Cu, in an XPS depth profile obtained by performing sputtering at a sputtering rate of 2.5 nm/min (in terms of SiO2) for 1 minute. A copper clad laminate 10 includes the surface treated copper foil 1 and an insulating substrate 11 adhered to the first surface treatment layer 3 of the surface treated copper foil 1.
US11382208B2	Device for a vehicle for detecting an activation action in a detection region The invention relates to a device (10) for a vehicle (1) for detecting an activation action in a detection region (51), and in particular for mounting on a vehicle part (5), in order to activate a function of the vehicle (1) depending on the detection, comprising: a multi-layer printed circuit board (20), at least one electrically conductive sensor element (31) for capacitive sensing in the detection region (51), wherein the sensor element (31) is arranged on the printed circuit board (20), at least two shielding elements (40) for shielding (41) for the sensing.
US11382199B2	Wireless control apparatus and method for haptic device A control apparatus and method for controlling a haptic device are disclosed. The control apparatus can comprise: a haptic pattern data generation unit for generating first haptic pattern data corresponding to a bit pattern of content; a wireless data generation unit for generating wireless data including the first haptic pattern data and identification data of at least one target haptic device by which the first haptic pattern data is to be received; and a wireless data transmission unit for transmitting the generated wireless data through an antenna.
US11382189B2	Method of diagnosing an electromagnetic cooking device A method for diagnosing an electromagnetic cooking device includes selecting a frequency from a set of frequencies in a bandwidth of radio frequency electromagnetic waves; setting a subset of a set of radio frequency feeds to output a radio frequency signal of the selected frequency; measuring a forward power level for the subset of the set of radio frequency feeds that is outputting the radio frequency signal; measuring a forward and backward power level for the set of radio frequency feeds; and processing the measurements of the forward and backward power levels to determine an operating condition of the electromagnetic cooking device based on the processing of the measurements of the forward and backward power levels.
US11382188B2	Systems and methods for use and measurement of non-thermal effects of microwave radiation Microwave systems and new applications of microwave in medical, chemical and materials manufacturing and processing, food and health industries as well as in analytical chemistry instrumentation for in situ study of microwave effects are provided. In the case of medical applications, the microwave based damage is conducted in a way to diminish ablating or damaging the collateral tissue and to increase the probability of procedure achievement.
US11382170B1	Battery selector system A battery selector system, which has at least one battery selector having a knob, a core assembly, and a housing. The core assembly has a chassis core cover, a chassis core, a chassis core contact plate, a main printed circuit board, and a secondary printed circuit board. The core assembly further has a wireless microcontroller, which connects to a wireless network. The housing has electrical terminal studs. The knob, the core assembly, and the housing are assembled creating a sealed unit. Each of the electrical terminal studs is connected to a battery, loads, or ground. The at least one battery selector connects through a wireless network, whereby the battery selector coordinates management functions via the wireless network. The at least one battery selector is a physical power controller for distributing loads to a cluster of batteries.
US11382156B2	Method and apparatus for performing user equipment capability procedure for supporting vehicle communication in next generation mobile communication system The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of performing user equipment capability procedure for supporting vehicle communication in a next generation mobile communication system is provided.
US11382155B2	System and method for out-of-band pairing of sterile device with non-sterile device System and methods for out-of-band pairing sterile medical device with non-sterile devices without compromising sterility thereof. A system includes a sterile medical device; a non-sterile computing device; at least one near field communication (NFC) tag; and a sterile packaging enclosing the sterile medical device. In one example, a sterile percutaneous needle guidance device needs to pair and communicate with a non-sterile computer. The sterile device has an NFC tag embedded in the sterile device and an NFC tag embedded in the sterile packaging. The two NFC tags include identification information duplicate of each other. Before opening the sterile packaging either NFC tag can be scanned with the non-sterile device to initiate wireless pairing. If the sterile package is opened before pairing, the NFC tag contained in the packaging can be brought out of the sterile field and scanned with the non-sterile computer thus preserving the sterility of the sterile device.
US11382153B2	Communication system, communication method, electronic timepiece, and communication apparatus Provided is a communication system that includes an electronic timepiece and a communication apparatus, in which, when the electronic-timepiece communication unit demands a communication connection to the communication apparatus, the communication-apparatus control unit inquires whether or not the electronic timepiece is included in the connection approval list that is stored in the communication-apparatus storage unit, in which, in a case where the electronic timepiece is included in the connection approval list, the communication-apparatus communication unit establishes a communication connection to the electronic timepiece and performs data communication through which at least clock time data is sent to the electronic timepiece, and in which, in a case where the electronic timepiece is not included in the connection approval list, the communication-apparatus communication unit does not establish the communication connection to the electronic timepiece.
US11382145B2	Systems and methods to support group communications A plurality of methods for unicast and group communication delivery of Downlink (DL) group communication data to a plurality of User Equipment's (UEs) are used by embodiments of this invention. These methods include two architectures wherein both architectures include a first AMF, AMF-1, which has an N1 connection to UE and both AMF-1 and a second AMF, the network control function, have an N2 connection to the RAN. In the first architecture, AMF-1 supports unicast data delivery and a second AMF, the network control function, supports GC data delivery. AMF-1 and the network control function have no direct connection between each other in the first architecture. In the second architecture, AMF-1 supports unicast data delivery and the network control function supports group communication data delivery. In the second architecture, the network control function and AMF-1 are connected by an interface.
US11382141B2	Method for performing actions based on integrity check by user and user equipment performing actions based on integrity check The present invention provides a method performed by user equipment, a method performed by a base station, user equipment, and a base station. The method performed by user equipment includes: transmitting to a base station a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection resume request; receiving an RRC response message transmitted by the base station and used as a response to the RRC connection resume request; in the case where the UE has transmitted the RRC connection resume request on the basis of Early Data Transmission (EDT), performing first security processing on the RRC response message; and in the case where the UE has not transmitted the RRC connection resume request on the basis of the EDT, performing second security processing on the RRC response message.
US11382140B2	Early data transmission in wireless communication system Provided herein is design of early data transmission in wireless communication system. An apparatus for a user equipment (UE) includes a processor configured to: encode a physical random access channel (PRACH) sequence from a plurality of PRACH sequence for transmission via a PRACH to perform a random access procedure, wherein indication of support of early data transmission (EDT) that is transmitted during the random access procedure is based on at least one of the plurality of PRACH sequences, higher layer signaling, PRACH resources, PRACH formats, and a payload from the UE; and send the PRACH sequence to a radio frequency (RF) interface; and the RF interface to receive the PRACH sequence from the processor. Design of random access response (RAR) is also disclosed herein.
US11382138B2	Random access in communication system Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to random access in a communication system. A first device receives a criterion to select a random access type for performing random access to a second device. The first device further determines whether the first device is allocated a contention-free random access resource for a certain random access type, and then performs the random access to the second device based on the determination and conditionally based on the criterion. As such, in the case where contention-free random access resource has been allocated for a certain random access type, the device can conditionally apply the criterion for selection of the random access type and can thus perform random access with improved efficiency.
US11382135B2	Configuring different types of random resources A method includes: configuring, by a base station, at least two types of random access resources, where the at least two types of random access resources include a first-type random access resource and a second-type random access resource; and different types of random access resources are in a one-to-one correspondence with different sending beam forms of a terminal; or the first-type random access resource is associated with resources of different downlink signals, and the second-type random access resource is not associated with the resources of the different downlink signals.
US11382134B2	Access to random resource units by a plurality of BSSs A physical AP manages a plurality of BSSs through VAPs. The AP sends a trigger frame to reserve a TXOP including resource units the nodes access to transmit data during the reserved TXOP. To improve channel utilization, the trigger frame identifies a plurality of groups, nodes of which are allowed to access the resources units to transmit data during the reserved TXOP. Thus, the AP receives, during the reserved TXOP, data from one node of a first group identified in the trigger frame and data from one node (separate from the first one) of a second and separate group identified in the trigger frame. A single access by the AP to the medium is thus required, reducing the channel occupation due to control frames. In some embodiments, the number of trigger frames can be drastically reduce, while offering resource units to several BSSs.
US11382122B2	Broadcast signaling optimization for machine type communication Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for allowing cell access. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include determining, by a user equipment whether a cell allows a communication type, wherein the determining is based on at least one of a scheduling information included in a first type of broadcast message received by the user equipment or a receipt of a second type of broadcast message by the user equipment; and initiating, by the user equipment based on at least the determining, a connection to cell, when at least one of the scheduling information or the second type of broadcast message indicates the communication type is allowed in the cell. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are also disclosed.
US11382117B2	Determining uplink grants for multiple modes Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining uplink grants for multiple modes. One method (600) includes determining (602), over a first time period, a first mode uplink grant corresponding to a first mode. Determining the first mode uplink grant comprises receiving the first mode uplink grant. The method (600) includes determining (604) autonomously, over a second time period, a second mode uplink grant corresponding to a second mode. The second mode is different from the first mode. The method (600) includes using (606) the first mode uplink grant and the second mode uplink grant to transmit data based on an uplink grant availability corresponding to the first mode uplink grant and the second mode uplink grant.
US11382111B2	Method for reporting aperiodic channel state information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present specification provides a method for reporting aperiodic channel state information (ACSI) in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method, which is performed by a terminal, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) including a reporting trigger for each of first ACSI and second ACSI and a reporting timing for each of the first ACSI and the second ACSI; and transmitting low-priority ACSI, which is determined among the first ACSI and the second ACSI on the basis of a predetermined rule, to the base station at a reporting time point determined on the basis of a delayed reporting timing.
US11382108B2	Data transmission method, and apparatus A data transmission method is disclosed to improve service scheduling flexibility. The method includes: sending, by a base station, configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information includes symbol quantity information, and the symbol quantity information is used to indicate a quantity of symbols that are used when the base station performs data exchange with the terminal; and sending, by the base station to the terminal, data transmitted in unit of a symbol, or receiving data transmitted in unit of a symbol, where the data occupies m symbols in a time domain, and m is a quantity that is indicated in the configuration information and that is of symbols that are used.
US11382096B2	Method and device for signal transmission based on a relationship between a first signal and a second signal Disclosed are a method and a device for signal transmission. The method includes: determining a transmission mode of a first signal according to at least one of the following: relationship information between a first spatial filtering parameter and a second spatial filtering parameter; a third reference signal associated with the second signal; relationship information between a first reference signal and a second reference signal; relationship information between DCIs corresponding to the first and the second signals; whether a time interval between the first and second signals being greater than predetermined threshold; information type of information in the first signal; time delay information required for switching the spatial filtering parameters; a configuration information indicating whether the first signal and the second signal share one spatial filtering parameter; and sending or receiving the first signal using the determined transmission mode.
US11382095B2	Communication method, access network device, and system A first access network device sends indication information to a second access network device within a first time segment of a first subframe. The first subframe includes a second time segment and the first time segment, the second time segment is used by the first access network device to communicate with a first terminal device, the indication information includes first information, and the first information indicates a communication type of the first access network device within a first target time segment of a second subframe. The first access network device further communicates with a second terminal device or the first terminal device based on a communication type indicated by the first information within the first target time segment. The second access network device can detect a signal interference status in time, and the second access network device can use an interference coordination technology in time.
US11382093B2	Local coordination to support spatial division multiplex operation in integrated access and backhaul networks A configuration for local coordination between the child node and parent node to enable SDM communication between the parent and child node, without input or interaction from the CU. The apparatus receives, from a CU, an indication including an allocation of resources. The apparatus determines a type of communication with a second node based on the allocation of resources. The apparatus communicates with the second node based on the determined type of communication and utilizing the allocated resources. The apparatus coordinates with a parent node to utilize the allocated resources in a SDM operation between the child node and the parent node.
US11382087B2	Method and device for priority-based control and data information transmission in wireless communication system A communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A method of a terminal of a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling of data transmission/reception, checking priority information related to the DCI, based on the priority information, determining whether to perform data transmission/reception scheduled according to the DCI, and if the data transmission/reception is determined to be performed, performing the data transmission/reception, wherein the priority information is indicated by a priority information field in the DCI, is a value configured by higher layer signaling, or is related to a format of the DCI.
US11382083B2	Method and apparatus for high reliability transmission in vehicle to everything (V2X) communication A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information including resource allocation information for a sidelink and an uplink (UL) channel, wherein the sidelink is established between the UE and another UE; receiving, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) including sidelink resource allocation information; identifying resources for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) response of the sidelink based on the configuration information and the sidelink resource allocation information; and transmitting, to the BS, the HARQ response of the sidelink via physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources.
US11382075B2	System and method for grant assignment A system and method for providing an MAP for an unsolicited grant to a modem in a wireless backhaul environment based on centralized small cell (cSC) data received at a modem termination system (MTS) is described herein.
US11382070B2	Method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communication The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a UE and a base station for wireless communications. A UE transmits a first characteristic radio signal in a first radio resource, a first sequence being used for generating the first characteristic radio signal; transmits a second characteristic radio signal in a second radio resource, a second sequence being used for generating the second characteristic radio signal; and transmits a first radio signal in a third radio resource. Herein, parameters of a channel that the first radio signal goes through are related to parameters of a channel that the second characteristic radio signal goes through; a first ID is used for determining at least one of the second sequence or the first radio signal. The presents disclosure can reduce conflicting access to the UE, thereby enhancing the capacity of access to the UE.
US11382054B2	Information indication method and device Provided are an information indication method and device. The method comprises operations as follows. A terminal device receives a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a network device (301). The terminal device acquires indication information according to frequency-domain position information of the SSB. The indication information is used to indicate an attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, the attribute of the carrier comprises whether the carrier is used in a licensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system (302).
US11382051B2	User terminal and radio communication method The present invention is directed to suppress deterioration of communication throughput and so on even when a group common TPC command is used. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives downlink control information (DCI) regarding transmit power control (TPC) commands transmitted in a common search space and a control section that identifies a position of a TPC command corresponding to each of carriers included in the DCI based on information regarding positions of the TPC commands for the respective carriers in a cell.
US11382044B2	Determining a transmit power of uplink transmissions This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatus, and computer programs encoded on a computer storage media for determining a transmit power of an uplink transmission to one or more serving cells in a secondary cell group (SCG). In one aspect, a wireless device may determine a deadline prior to the uplink transmission to the one or more serving cells in the secondary cell group. The wireless device may determine whether to perform a semi-static uplink transmission that is not scheduled by a DCI format to a serving cell in a master cell group. The wireless device may and adjust a transmit power of the uplink transmission to the one or more serving cells in the secondary cell group in response to determining to perform the semi-static uplink transmission to the serving cell in the master cell group.
US11382040B2	Method and device for determining sidelink transmit power in NR V2X Provided are a method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. The method can comprise the steps of: transmitting one or more reference signals (RSs) to a second device on the basis of first transmit power; receiving, from the second device, information related to a channel state measured on the basis of the one or more RSs; changing the first transmit power to second transmit power on the basis of the information related to the channel state; and transmitting the one or more RSs to the second device on the basis of the second transmit power.
US11382039B2	Terminal state indicating method, terminal state determining method, base station and terminal A terminal state indicating method, a terminal state determining method, a base station and a terminal are provided. The terminal state indicating method includes: transmitting a subsequence in a predetermined subsequence set, the predetermined subsequence set includes at least one subsequence, each of the at least one subsequence is configured to indicate that at least two terminals are in a target state, and the target state includes a wake-up state or a sleep state.
US11382036B2	Method and mobile transceiver for asset tracking A method and mobile transceiver for asset tracking is provided. In one aspect, a method of operating a mobile transceiver comprising a processor, a memory, a satellite receiver, and at least one wireless transceiver is provided. The method comprises: searching, via a wireless transceiver, for wireless services for connection to a wireless network supported by the wireless transceiver; in response to a determination that more than one wireless service is available: determining whether the mobile transceiver is in a battery powered mode; in response to a determination that the mobile transceiver is in the battery powered mode, selecting a most power efficient wireless service from the more than one available wireless service in accordance with a basic power profile of the available wireless service stored in a memory of the mobile transceiver, wherein the basic power profile includes a power efficiency rating indicator of a wireless access technology of each of the available wireless services supported by the mobile transceiver; and in response to a determination that only one wireless service is available, selecting the available wireless service.
US11382029B2	Method and user equipment (UE) for provisioning minimum system information (MSI) in wireless communication system Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a method for provisioning Minimum System Information (MSI) for User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes decoding Primary Broadcast Channel (PBCH) to acquire a first Master Information Block (MIB) periodically transmitted by base station. Further, the method includes determining to perform one of bar a cell from which the first MIB is acquired for a pre-determined period of time and acquire second MIB transmitted on Secondary Broadcast Channel (SBCH) by base station based on cell barring indication received in the first MIB. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting a request message to the base station to obtain at least one SI block of the OSI. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a list of system configuration indexes (SCIs) and corresponding configuration of SI blocks, from the base station based on SI storage capability of the UE indicated to the base station.
US11382028B2	Wireless communication for vehicle based node A communication system comprises a fixed network comprising access points for mm wave radio communication using directional beams. A wireless modem of a vehicle comprises a first search circuit searching for a beacon transmission in a first frequency channel. A first data receiver extracts data from a detected beacon signal including: an indication of a first access point transmitting the beacon signal; a first load value indicative of a loading of the first access point; and an indication of a second access point having overlapping coverage with the first access point. Another receiver extracts data from a second beacon signal transmitted by the second access point in a second frequency channel including a second load value indicative of a loading of the second access point. A controller selects a target access point dependent on the first and second load values, and initializes a link setup with the target access point.
US11382027B2	Layer 2 remote radio head configuration Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a remote radio head may transmit, during a user equipment (UE) RRH discovery procedure with a UE, an RRH identifier to the UE for reporting to a base station (BS) associated with the RRH and the UE; receive, from the BS, communication configuration information based at least in part on transmitting the RRH identifier, wherein the communication configuration information includes at least one of scheduling information or configuration information; and communicate with the UE in accordance with the communication configuration information. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11382019B2	Session management method and apparatus, and communications system A session management method by a terminal in which a network initiates a session deactivation procedure to deactivate one or more sessions of a terminal. After the terminal in an inactive mode establishes an RRC connection to a new second base station, the second base station indicates, through RRC connection reconfiguration, the terminal to delete related information of the to-be-deactivated session, or the second base station uses an RRC connection resume response message to carry an identifier of the one or more to-be-deactivated sessions, and the terminal deletes session-related information corresponding to the identifier of the one or more to-be-deactivated sessions. In this way, the terminal is enabled to process the related information of the to-be-deactivated session in a timely manner.
US11382018B2	Wireless handovers based on device movement Systems, devices, and techniques described herein are directed to improved wireless handovers based on device movement. User equipment (UE) can be wirelessly connected to a network via a serving cell, while handover operations allow the UE to transition a connection from the serving cell to a candidate cell to facilitate mobility and connection continuity. In some cases, the serving cell can be a wide area network and the candidate cell can be a small cell, whereby the small cell utilizes millimeter wavelength communications. In some cases, where a candidate cell can provide a higher quality connection compared to the serving cell, a handover decision can be based at least in part on motion data associated with the UE. For example, if a speed of the UE is above a threshold, the UE or network can be prevented from initiating a handover from the serving cell to the candidate cell.
US11382002B2	Radio communication system, radio station, radio terminal, communication control method, and computer-readable medium A radio network (6) and a radio terminal (4) are configured to, when the radio terminal (4) is using a first cell (10) served by a first radio station (1) as a primary cell and a second cell (20) served by a second radio station (2) as a secondary cell, change the secondary cell form the second cell (20) to a third cell (30) while keeping communication status information regarding the radio terminal (4) on the second cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to enable a communication service in the secondary cell to be continued after the secondary cell is changed when the radio terminal which is simultaneously using a plurality of cells served by different radio stations changes the secondary cell from a cell of one radio station to a cell of another radio station.
US11382000B2	Traffic distribution over aggregated radio links A method for distributing packets of a data traffic over aggregated radio links connecting a node of a packet-switched wireless communication network to a further node of the packet-switched wireless communication network includes, at an indoor unit of the node, configuring at least one set of distribution rules indicating, for each of a first radio link and a second radio link of the aggregated radio links, an association between the radio link and a subset of values of a priority parameter carried within the packets. The method also includes, upon reception of a packet of the data traffic, distributing the packet over the first radio link or the second radio link on the basis of the priority parameter value carried within the packet and the associations.
US11381992B2	Data package selection for data reporting of one or more data sources Apparatuses, methods, and systems for data source reporting are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a network provider, data types a customer user is to have reported from one or more data sources of the customer user, wherein the reporting is from data sources, and wherein the wireless reporting is through a wireless uplink between the data sources to a base station, providing, by the network provider, options of data packages to the customer, wherein the options of data packages are selected from the set of data packages based on the data types provided by the customer user, and receiving, by the network provider, from the customer user, a selection of a data package from the provided options of data packages, wherein the selected data package includes one or more data types, and when data within the selected data package are to be reported.
US11381991B2	Measuring method, network device, and terminal device Provided are a measuring method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method is applied to a 5G communication system. The method comprises: a network device sending measurement configuration information to a terminal device, the measurement configuration information comprising configuration information concerning a plurality of sending opportunities for a first reference signal on an unlicensed frequency band; the network device sending, on the plurality of sending opportunities, the first reference signal to the terminal device. According to the measuring method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the network device configures the terminal device with the measurement configuration information, such that a 5G terminal device on an unlicensed frequency band can measure a received reference signal.
US11381984B2	Device classification based on rank Systems, methods, and related technologies for device classification are described. In certain aspects, one or more properties are selected based on associated respective ranks. The selected one or more properties are used with information associated with the device to determine a classification. The classification may then be stored.
US11381980B2	Method and apparatus for establishing cell of base station in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for establishing a cell using system information of neighboring cells on the basis of interference environments of the neighboring cells in a wireless communication system. The method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: detecting, by a base station, cell IDs of neighboring cells by using synchronization signals transmitted from the neighboring cells; checking whether resources, to which common reference signals (CRS) transmitted from the neighboring cells are transmitted, overlap with each other, on the basis of the cell IDs; estimating channels of the neighboring cells by using the CRSs; and determining an interference environment for establishing a cell by using the result of the checking and the estimated channels.
US11381979B2	Standalone unlicensed spectrum carrier aggregation combinations using dynamic frequency selection (DFS) spectrum Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to defining and using unlicensed band, or sub-band, combinations for Carrier Aggregation (CA) for a wireless communication system that utilizes a standalone unlicensed technology (e.g., MulteFire or Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR)). In general, a wireless device is configured with a CA combination that includes a Primary Cell (PCell) in a non-Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) spectrum and one or more Secondary Cells (SCells), at least one of which is in a DFS spectrum. In this manner, standalone operation in unlicensed spectrum utilizing DFS spectrum is provided.
US11381976B2	Method of pairing wireless earpieces and system therefor Disclosed is a pairing method and a pairing system for a wireless headset, the pairing method comprising: establishing, by an intermediate device, wireless communication connections respectively with a first wireless earpiece and a second wireless earpiece, and sending pairing information respectively to the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece based on the established wireless communication connections; and establishing, by the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece, a wireless communication link between the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece based on the pairing information. By the above pairing method, pairing between the first wireless earpiece and the second wireless earpiece can be realized conveniently.
US11381974B2	Method and attack detection function for detection of a distributed attack in a wireless network A method and an attack detection function (200), for detection of a distributed attack in a wireless network (206) to which multiple wireless devices are connected via network nodes (210). It is checked whether characteristics of a traffic flow from each of a plurality of wireless devices (208) fulfil a predefined threshold condition related to abnormal traffic originating from the wireless devices, or not. When detecting that said characteristics of traffic flow fulfil the threshold condition, changes of the traffic flows from the wireless devices are identified, e.g. based on statistics on previous traffic originating from the wireless devices. It can then be determined whether the wireless devices are used in the distributed attack, based on said identified changes of the traffic flows.
US11381972B2	Optimizing authentication and management of wireless devices in zero trust computing environments Aspects of the disclosure relate to optimizing authentication and management of wireless devices in zero trust computing environments. In some embodiments, a computing platform may receive, from a user computing device, a connection request. Subsequently, the computing platform may generate, using an artificial-intelligence engine, a profile for the connection request. Based on the profile for the connection request generated using the artificial-intelligence engine, the computing platform may determine that the connection request is valid. In response to determining that the connection request is valid, the computing platform may establish a connection with the user computing device. Based on establishing the connection with the user computing device, the computing platform may assign an identity to the user computing device. After assigning the identity to the user computing device, the computing platform may monitor behavior of the user computing device based on the identity assigned to the user computing device.
US11381966B2	Identification adapter and identification device An identification adapter for an identification device has a reading unit and a control unit. The control unit is connected to the reading unit via a data communication connection. The identification adapter has a receiving unit for wirelessly receiving identification data (ID). Also, the identification adapter has a data transmission unit designed to transmit the received identification data (ID) to the control unit on the same data communication connection as the reading unit.
US11381957B2	Systems, devices and methods for managing access point name information by operators and users on the SIM Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments that include accessing a group of user controlled mobile equipment access point names in response to the device detecting a user controlled mobile equipment access point name elementary file (EF_UMEAPN) stored in a memory of a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). An operator stores access point name information and the access point name information comprises the EF_UMEAPN. Further embodiments include configuring the device according to the group of user controlled mobile equipment access point names. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11381948B2	Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets A method is disclosed for switching connections of Bluetooth headsets. The method includes indicating, on a user interface of the first Bluetooth device, (i) the first Bluetooth device has a first Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth headset, and (ii) a second Bluetooth device has no Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth headset. Also, the method includes receiving user input to establish a second Bluetooth connection between the second Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth headset. Further, the method includes sending a message to the Bluetooth headset. The message includes a unique device identifier of the second Bluetooth device. The message represents a command for the Bluetooth headset to establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device. Responsive to the message, the Bluetooth headset (i) releases the first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device and (ii) establishes the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device.
US11381933B2	Enhanced wearable device operation A first horizontal axis of a plane of a display is determined based on a user input. Angular movement data of the display is collected. A second horizontal axis of the plane of the display is determined based on the angular movement data. A second user input on the display is mapped based on the second horizontal axis.
US11381929B2	Adaptive geofencing reactive to vehicle dynamic observations A system receives a vehicle data snapshot. The system compares characteristics of the vehicle data snapshot to a database of known characteristics, the known characteristics identifying one or more instances corresponding to an instance type identified in a geo-fence request, the instance types in the geo-fence request having been submitted for geo-fencing around occurrences of instances of the instance type. Responsive to identifying an existence of an instance at a location where the vehicle data snapshot was taken, based on the comparison, the system establishes a geo-fence around the identified instance and transmits the established geo-fence to one or more vehicles associated with the geo-fence request.
US11381928B2	System and method for assigning a unique identification to an address Disclosures in the present invention relate to a system and method of generating and optimising unique address parameters for entities described by addresses and locations. The system in the present invention stores multiple addresses mapped with their estimated physical locations in a database. A first address is parsed and broken down into at least nationality, state, city, town, locality, sub-locality, street, landmark, building, floor number, identification number, postal code, zip code or any other address identifying parameter. Similar addresses are searched for in the list of stored addresses and their addresses and locations are matched with the address and location of the first address to generate a unique address parameter.
US11381926B2	Method to expedite playing of binaural sound to a listener A method expedites processing and playing of binaural sound during an electronic communication between a first user and a second user. An electronic device of the first user convolves sound into binaural sound for the second user before the binaural sound transmits to the electronic device of the second user. In this way, the binaural sound is already convolved and ready to play upon receipt at the electronic device of the second user.
US11381925B2	Multi-channel decorrelator, multi-channel audio decoder, multi-channel audio encoder, methods and computer program using a premix of decorrelator input signals A multi-channel decorrelator for providing a plurality of decorrelated signals on the basis of a plurality of decorrelator input signals is configured to premix a first set of N decorrelator input signals into a second set of K decorrelator input signals, wherein KK′. The multi-channel decorrelator can be used in a multi-channel audio decoder. A multi-channel audio encoder provides complexity control information for the multi-channel decorrelator.
US11381924B2	Method and system for establishing network connection to a hearing aid A system, method, hearing aid and software for providing a network connection for a computer device to at least one hearing aid having a gateway to the Internet. The system includes a user account server providing a user account database, each user account includes a unique identity for an associated hearing aid; a control server providing a hearing aid connection register including the unique identity of hearing aids associated with current connection information; and a network connection handling element for detecting the presence of a wireless connection between the hearing a and gateway, and for uploading current connection information to the control server. On receiving connection information, the control server updates the hearing aid connection register, and provides the current connection information to a requesting computer device. The computer device can establish a direct connection to the hearing aid based on current connection information requested from the control server.
US11381914B2	Method and apparatus for controlling audio using asymmetric channel of audio conference Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling audio using an asymmetric channel of an audio conference. An audio control method may include establishing, by a processor included in a computer apparatus, a bi-directional media session having an asymmetric channel structure between a first participant among a plurality of participants participating in an audio conference and a mixer, receiving, by the processor, first audio data from the first participant through a media session of a first channel structure in the bi-directional media session, mixing, by the processor, second audio data of at least two participants excluding the first participant from among the plurality of participants, using a multichannel, and transferring, by the processor, the mixed audio data of the at least two participants mixed using the multichannel to the first participant through a media session of a second channel structure in the bi-directional media session.
US11381902B2	Earpiece intra-auricular support system An earpiece including an intra-auricular support, a projection element coupled thereto, and a flexible body disposed thereon and inside an external ear canal of an ear, and a moldable earpiece material moldable about the intra-auricular support to conform to the auricle of an ear and curable to provide a fixed configuration of the earpiece.
US11381895B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel including a display layer including light-emitting elements disposed on a substrate, and a sensor electrode layer disposed on the display layer. The sensor electrode layer includes a first sound electrode and a second sound electrode; a vibration layer electrically contacting the first sound electrode and the second sound electrode and being deformed in response to a first sound driving voltage applied to the first sound electrode and a second sound driving voltage applied to the second sound electrode; and sensor electrodes disposed on the vibration layer. The sensor electrodes sense an input.
US11381894B2	Device with linear slots for water drainage A device with linear slots for water drainage is provided. The device comprises: a bezel covering a cavity and a microphone/speaker mounted therein, the bezel having outer and inner faces, the inner face facing the cavity; linear slots through the bezel between the faces, the linear slots being obliquely angled relative to an upright axis of the bezel; linear slats separating the linear slots at the bezel and forming sides thereof having dimensions selected to promote formation of water droplets thereon of a size which overcome water surface tension and flow out of the linear slots when the bezel is exposed to one or more of mist, rain, water and humidity; and one or more recesses at the inner face, adjacent to the linear slots, the one or more recesses to collect water from the water droplets as the water flows out of the linear slots.
US11381876B2	Controlling internet of things (IOT) devices and aggregating media content through a common device An apparatus for managing network enabled devices including a processor, a number of network interfaces, communicatively connected to the processor and a non-transitory storage medium. The modules may include a broadcast content obtain module, an other media obtain module, a content aggregate module, an aggregated content send module, a command receive module, and an instruction send module. The apparatus may request that an overlay be displayed on a device so that a user may instruct an instruction send module to interact with an Internet of Things device.
US11381875B2	Causing display of user-selectable content types A user interface allows for blending of television program choices from which a viewer may select, the blending representing options for linear and non-linear programming presented together within a single hierarchy of a designated category. The blending may further include managed content relevant to the designated category, where desired. Such designated categories may include television programming categories and/or content categories. The options for linear and non-linear programming may be presented together within a single screen of the user interface.
US11381874B2	Personalization of curated offerings of media applications An electronic device and method for personalization of curated offerings of a media application is provided. The electronic device selects a user interface (UI) element from a set of UI elements on a UI displayed on a display device based on a first user input. The selected UI element is associated with a media application accessible via the electronic device. The electronic device controls the display device to display a callout window within proximity of the selected UI element and within a display area of the UI based on the selection of the UI element. The electronic device selects a set of curated offerings of the media application based on user information and presentation metadata associated with the selected UI element and further controls the display device to populate the displayed callout window with a set of user-engageable items linked to the selected set of curated offerings.
US11381870B2	Receiving apparatus, communication system, and receiving apparatus control method Channel bonding is realized in a receiving apparatus that receives terrestrial digital broadcasting compliant with an ATSC 3.0 Standard. A receiving section selects any one of a plurality of frequency channels as a bonding source channel and receives a frame from the bonding source channel. A control section performs processing for obtaining one frequency channel in which packets are to be bonded with the bonding source channel among the plurality of frequency channel as a bonding destination channel on the basis of the frame and processing for controlling the receiving section to newly receive a frame from the bonding destination channel. A decoding section decodes the frame and acquires the packets. A bonding section bonds together the packets corresponding to the bonding source channel and the packets corresponding to the bonding destination channel.
US11381866B2	Cable television device A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface.
US11381852B2	Systems and methods for altering a progress bar to prevent spoilers in a media asset Systems and methods are disclosed for altering or otherwise obscuring a progress bar to prevent spoilers in a media asset. A media asset is generated for display and an input is detected from a user during playback of the media asset. A determination is made whether the input comprises a command to display a progress bar. In the affirmative, a determination regarding a current point of playback of the media asset and the type of segment is made. An entry is retrieved from a database that maps the type of segment to a range of time. A determination is made whether the remaining time of the media asset is within the range of time. In the affirmative, a determination whether displaying the progress bar would spoil the media asset is made. In response to determining that displaying the progress bar would spoil the media asset, the progress bar is refrained from generating display.
US11381851B2	Addressable advertising insertion for playout delay A computer implemented method for inserting advertisement content into a program content stream includes receiving, by a headend content server, the program content stream. The program content stream includes an advertisement insertion cue. The method further includes detecting the advertisement insertion cue in the program content stream, and the advertisement insertion cue indicates an insertion point in the program content stream for inserting an advertisement. The method further includes modifying the advertisement insertion cue to indicate an expiration date and time for playout of a first advertisement content to be inserted into the program content stream, and inserting the first advertisement content into the program content stream.
US11381847B2	Coefficient coding for transform skip mode in video coding Techniques for coding coefficients in a residual block are described. A video coder (e.g., video encoder or video decoder) may code (e.g., encode or decode), in an interleaving manner, coefficient information on a coefficient-by-coefficient basis for coefficients in a residual block of a current block of the video data in a first pass, wherein the coefficient information for a coefficient includes one or more of a significance flag indicating whether a value of the coefficient is not zero, a parity flag indicating whether the value of the coefficient is odd or even, a sign flag indicating whether the value of the coefficient is positive or negative, and one or more greater than flags indicating whether an absolute value of the coefficient is greater than respective threshold values, and after the first pass, code remainder information for coefficients in the residual block of the current block in a second pass.
US11381844B2	Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using a prediction method adopting in-loop filtering Disclosed is a prediction method adopting in-loop filtering. According to the present invention, a prediction method for encoding and decoding video comprises the following steps: generating a residual block of the current block through an inverse quantization and inverse transform; generating a prediction block of the current block through an intra-prediction; performing in-loop filtering on the current block in which the residual block and the prediction block are combined; and storing the current block, on which the in-loop filtering is performed, in a frame buffer for an intra-prediction of the next block to be encoded. As described above, prediction is performed using an in-loop filter during processes for encoding and decoding video, thereby improving the accuracy of prediction and reducing errors in prediction, thus improving the efficiency of video compression and reducing the amount of data to be transmitted.
US11381840B2	Implicit quadtree or binary-tree geometry partition for point cloud coding A method of point cloud geometry decoding in a point cloud decoder can include receiving a bitstream including a slice of a coded point cloud frame, and reconstructing an octree representing a geometry of points in a bounding box of the slice where a current node of the octree is partitioned with a quadtree (QT) partition or a binary tree (BT) partition.
US11381835B2	Systems and methods for game-generated motion vectors Systems and methods for integrated graphics rendering are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods utilize a graphics engine, a video encoding engine, and remote client coding engine to render graphics over a network. The systems and methods involve the generation of per-pixel motion vectors, which are converted to per-block motion vectors at the graphics engine. The graphics engine injects these per-block motion vectors into a video encoding engine, such that the video encoding engine may convert those vectors into encoded video data for transmission to the remote client coding engine.
US11381812B2	Boundary filtering method for intra prediction Disclosed is a boundary filtering method for intra prediction, relating to the video encoding technology filed. Whether boundary filtering is performed on an intra prediction block or not is adaptively selected by means of a rate distortion optimization decision; during filtering, a filter coefficient exponentially attenuated relative to distance to boundary is adopted to perform filtering on the first N rows or the first N columns of the intra prediction block by means of an intra prediction block filter, and different filtering strengths are used according to different sizes of the prediction blocks. Therefore, the boundary distortion problem of intra prediction block is solved, the intra prediction precision is improved, and the encoding efficiency of intra prediction block is increased; and the practicability and the robustness of the boundary filtering technology are improved.
US11381802B2	Methods and apparatus for capturing images of an environment Customer wide angle lenses and methods and apparatus for using such lenses in individual cameras as well as pairs of cameras intended for stereoscopic image capture are described. The lenses are used in combination with sensors to capture different portions of an environment at different resolutions. In some embodiments ground is capture at a lower resolution than sky which is captured at a lower resolution than a horizontal area of interest. Various asymmetries in lenses and/or lens and sensor placement are described which are particularly well suited for stereoscopic camera pairs where the proximity of one camera to the adjacent camera may interfere with the field of view of the cameras.
US11381798B2	Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image processing apparatus comprises a processing unit which executes determination processing for determining a parameter to be used in development processing of a target playback frame within a RAW movie file, based on a difference between a parameter for the target playback frame and a parameter used in development processing of a proceeding frame, a developing unit which performs development processing on a RAW image of the target playback frame using the determined parameter, and a control unit which, when a playback start position is designated by a user, determines a parameter for a frame of interest corresponding to the playback start position, by causing the processing unit to execute the determination processing for each of a plurality of frames from a frame that is a preset number of frames before the frame of interest to the frame of interest.
US11381797B2	Variable audio for audio-visual content Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that that modify audio of played back AV content based on context in accordance with some implementations. In some implementations audio-visual content of a physical environment is obtained, and the audio-visual content includes visual content and audio content that includes a plurality of audio portions corresponding to the visual content. In some implementations, a context for presenting the audio-visual content is determined, and a temporal relationship between one or more audio portions of the plurality of audio portions and the visual content is determined based on the context. Then, synthesized audio-visual content is presented based on the temporal relationship.
US11381796B2	Image-sensing device and method for auto white balance therefor Provided herein is an image-sensing device and a method for auto white balance. An image signal processor is used to perform the method. In the method, an RGBIr photo sensor receives an image with data over red, green and blue channels. The image data over the red, green and blue channel is firstly restored. A series of weights are calculated according to the image data over an infrared channel. The weights are allocated to the image data so as to adjust the infrared ratios over the red, green and blue channels for reducing infrared effect on auto white balance. After that, an infrared weighting calculation is performed for adjusting the infrared values over the red, green and blue channels of the image. A set of white balance gains are obtained. An auto white balance is performed for obtaining a new image with infrared crosstalk compensation.
US11381792B2	Projection system and positioning method applied to projection system A projection system and a positioning method capable of positioning a projected image are provided. The projection system includes a projection device, an image capturing device, and a determination module. The projection device projects a plurality of display grid points. The image capturing device captures images of the plurality of display grid points to obtain a plurality of display results corresponding to the plurality of display grid points. The determination module receives the plurality of display results. The determination module controls the projection device not to project at least one unrecognizable display grid point corresponding to the at least one unrecognizable display result when determining that the plurality of display results include the at least one unrecognizable display result. The invention is provided to improve the accuracy of matching or stitching of a projected image.
US11381788B2	Imaging device and imaging system controlling the read out of signals from a plurality of pixels An imaging device includes pixels each including a holding portion, and an output unit, and a control unit that controls readout of pixel signals. The pixels include first to fourth pixels that output signals based on light of first to fourth wavelength ranges. A first unit pixel includes the first and second pixels but no third pixel, which share the holding portion. A second unit pixel includes the first and third pixels but no second pixel, which share the holding portion. A third unit pixel includes the first and fourth pixels but neither second nor third pixel, which share the holding portion. The control unit reads, from the first unit pixel, a signal in which signals of the first and second pixels are added in the holding portion, and reads, from the third unit pixel, a signal in which signals of the first pixels are added in the holding portion.
US11381785B2	System and method for visual confirmation of planter performance Systems and methods for automatically capturing visual data of a seed placed by a seed planting machine (e.g., a crop row planter). An electronic controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a seed being dispensed by the seed planting machine and to trigger a camera to capture an image of the dispensed seed in response to a determination, based on the signal, that the seed has been dispensed by the seed planting machine. In some implementations, the system includes a seed sensor configured to detect a seed moving through a seed tube that dispensed seeds from the seed planting machine. In other implementations, the system is configured to detect a new seed being dispensed by the seed planting machine by analyzing image data captured by a camera.
US11381782B2	Video monitoring apparatus, control method thereof, and computer readable medium A position and pose determination unit (103) is configured to determine a position and an pose of the video acquisition unit (110) in such a way that a level of hiding caused by overlapping of objects becomes low based on environmental object information indicating an environmental object including a structural object present in the monitored area and a placed object placed in the structural object, and staying characteristic information indicating a staying characteristic of the object determined depending on the environmental object. The analysis and display unit (111) is configured to perform at least one of analyzing a video captured by the video acquisition unit (103) at the position and the pose determined by the position and pose determination unit (110) and displaying the video.
US11381769B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes a first substrate and a second substrate stacked thereon. The first substrate includes: a photoelectric converter that converts incident light into a signal charge; a first transistor that outputs a signal corresponding to the signal charge, a gate of the first transistor being connected to the photoelectric converter; and a second transistor, one of a source and a drain thereof being connected to the photoelectric converter, the other of the source and the drain thereof being connected to a source or a drain of the first transistor. The second substrate includes: a constant current source circuit that is connected to one of the source and the drain of the first transistor; and a bias circuit that is connected to the other of the source and the drain of the first transistor and that generates a first voltage and a second voltage different therefrom.
US11381761B2	Phononically-enhanced imager (PEI) pixel An imager pixel comprising a micro-platform supported by phononic nanowires, the nanowires providing an extreme-level of thermal isolation from a surrounding substrate. The micro-platform in embodiments comprises thermal sensors sensitive to heat from absorbed incident longwave/shortwave photonic irradiation. In embodiments, the pixel photonic sensing structure comprises both a thermal sensor together with a separate photodiode/phototransistor/photogate for sensing RGB and NIR wavelengths. Some embodiments comprise a micro-platform with an integral Peltier thermoelectric element permitting in situ refrigeration to cryogenic temperatures.
US11381760B2	Infrared imager and related systems An infrared imaging apparatus having thin film spatial filters in a stacked array to filter and collate light generated internally by the infrared imaging apparatus such that the light generated impacts a detection area of the imaging apparatus at or near a critical angle. The index of refraction of the detection area being subject to change when irradiated with infrared light such that the amount of light generated internally and reflected to a light detector attached to the imaging apparatus varies with the intensity of the irradiating infrared light.
US11381758B2	System and method for acquiring virtual and augmented reality scenes by a user A preferred method of acquiring virtual or augmented reality (VAR) scenes can include at a plurality of locations of interest, providing one or more users with a predetermined pattern for image acquisition with an image capture device and for each of the one or more users, in response to a user input, acquiring at least one image at the location of interest. The method of the preferred embodiment can also include for each of the one or more users, in response to the acquisition of at least one image, providing the user with feedback to ensure a complete acquisition of the virtual or augmented reality scene; and receiving at a remote database, from each of the one or more users, one or more VAR scenes. One variation of the method of the preferred embodiment can include providing game mechanics to promote proper image acquisition and promote competition between users.
US11381756B2	DIY effects image modification Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, an image from a camera of a user device; receiving input that selects a user-customizable effects option for activating a user-customizable effects mode; in response to receiving the input, displaying an array of a plurality of effect options together with the image proximate to the user-customizable effects option; and applying a first effect associated with a first effect option of the plurality of effect options to the image.
US11381755B2	Image capture apparatus and control method for generating a time-lapse moving image An image capture apparatus comprises a photometry unit that acquires photometric information that indicates brightness of a captured image of a subject, a control unit that controls exposure based on the photometric information, and a correction unit that, at a time of acquiring a plurality of images, which are to be used when generating a time-lapse moving image and are obtained by consecutive image capturing of a subject, obtains a difference between first photometric information acquired prior to a first image capturing in the consecutive image capturing and second photometric information based on an image obtained by performing the first image capturing in a state in which exposure control has been performed, and corrects photometric information at the time of second and subsequent image capturing in the consecutive image capturing using the difference.
US11381752B2	Method and apparatus providing pixel array having automatic light control pixels and image capture pixels A pixel array uses two sets of pixels to provide accurate exposure control. One set of pixels provide continuous output signals for automatic light control (ALC) as the other set integrates and captures an image. ALC pixels allow monitoring of multiple pixels of an array to obtain sample data indicating the amount of light reaching the array, while allowing the other pixels to provide proper image data. A small percentage of the pixels in an array is replaced with ALC pixels and the array has two reset lines for each row; one line controls the reset for the image capture pixels while the other line controls the reset for the ALC pixels. In the columns, at least one extra control signal is used for the sampling of the reset level for the ALC pixels, which happens later than the sampling of the reset level for the image capture pixels.
US11381742B2	Optical apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and driving method of optical apparatus An optical apparatus attachable to an image pickup apparatus and switchable a power state between a first state and a second state that consumes a power less than the first state includes a driver that drives a driven member, a first detector configured to detect a driving amount of the driver or whether the driven member is located at a predetermined position, a memory that stores a signal value of the first detector when the power state of the optical apparatus is switched from the first state to the second state, and a determiner that determines that the driver is in an abnormal state when the signal value stored in the memory and the signal value of the first detector when the power state of the optical apparatus is switched from the second state to the first state are different from each other.
US11381735B2	Electronic device An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: at least one image sensor configured to be able of capturing an image of a first capturing range and an image of a second capturing range different from the first capturing range; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a control unit configured to control to in response to an operation on a first position on a side, which is oriented in a first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the first capturing range by the at least one image sensor, and in response to an operation on a second position on a side, which is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the second capturing range by the at least one image sensor.
US11381733B2	Information processing apparatus, image capturing system, method of controlling image capturing system, and non-transitory storage medium A camera platform apparatus (102) sequentially moves an image capturing direction of an image capturing apparatus (101) with respect to an object to be inspected. The image capturing apparatus (101) acquires a captured image of each section of the object by performing image capturing in each image capturing direction. A computational operation apparatus (103) records a focus control position for each section of the object whose image is captured by the image capturing apparatus (101) in each image capturing direction. In a case where AF is not successful when image capturing is performed on a section whose image is not yet captured, the computational operation apparatus (103) sets an allowable range of the focus control position for the section for which the AF is not successful based on the recorded focus control positions, and the computational operation apparatus (103) controls the image capturing apparatus (101) to perform focus BLK image capturing within the set range.
US11381729B1	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for focus selection using image disparity Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to automatic focus selection in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses configured for capturing by a first image sensor, a first image of a visual object with a background associated with a subject. A characteristic difference between the visual object in the first image and the background in the first image is determined and a distance determination mode is selected based on the determined characteristic difference. Accordingly, a distance to the subject is calculated based on the selected distance determination mode and a second image sensor is controlled to capture a second image of the subject, based on the calculated distance to the subject.
US11381728B2	Image capture apparatus and method for controlling the same An image capture apparatus that detects, from an image, a subject area and a characteristic area within the subject area is disclosed. The image capture apparatus sets an AF area to the characteristic area and detects a defocus amount for the AF area and defocus amounts for peripheral areas of the AF area. The image capture apparatus corrects the defocus amount detected for the AF area based on the defocus amounts detected for the peripheral areas and adjusts focus of an imaging optical system based on the corrected defocus amount.
US11381723B2	Plenoptic integral imaging light field, full-focus, single-element volumetric capture lens and system An apparatus and system for an image capture device that captures images utilizing a lens made of a plurality of lenslets that each capture an image. Utilizing information of the lenslets and range of view of the lenslets, the system can modify the image being captured to capture information chosen by a user and ignore other image information. For example, the system can chose a particular distance for object capture, pan/tilt/zoom information, focal length information, depth of field information, or the like. Other embodiments are described herein.

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