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US11440793B2	Hydrogen sensor on medium or low temperature solid micro heating platform Described herein is a hydrogen sensor on medium or low temperature solid micro heating platform, comprising: a substrate; a thermal-insulating layer disposed above the substrate; a heating structure disposed above the thermal-insulating layer, and thermally and electrically isolated from the substrate by the thermal-insulating layer; a thermal-conducting layer covering the heating structure; and a sensitive layer disposed on the thermal-conducting layer. The sensitive layer can be heated to a set temperature by the heating structure to improve sensitivity and reduce the response time.
US11440791B2	Seat cushion design manufacturing A method for manufacturing a seat cushion receives data of a specific occupant. A seat cushion is designed from the occupant data. The seat cushion is provided with a cellular structure from the occupant data. Another method for manufacturing a seat cushion receives boundary conditions for a seat cushion. Applicable mechanical properties are determined for the boundary conditions of the seat cushion. Applicable thermal properties are determined for the boundary conditions of the seat cushion. A seat cushion is designed with a varying cellular structure to satisfy the applicable mechanical properties and the applicable thermal properties.
US11440790B2	Devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles Various exemplary devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles are provided. In general, the devices and methods for heating fuel hoses and nozzles can be configured to heat fluid dispensable by a user into a fuel tank or other type of container. In some embodiments, a fuel dispensing device can include a first passageway configured to pass fluid therethrough and can include a second passageway configured to pass heated air therethrough. The heated air passing through the second passageway can be configured to heat the fluid passing through the first passageway. In some embodiments, a fuel dispensing device can include a single hose configured to pass fluid and heated air through separate passageways therein, and the device can include a manifold configured to facilitate passage of the fluid and the heated air from separate sources into the single hose.
US11440786B2	Systems and methods for dispensing fluid mixtures In some embodiments of a fluid dispensing system: (1) two or more mixing channels are fluidly connected to (a) a mixing chamber fluidly connected to a dispenser, (b) a particular two or more solvent reservoirs, and (c) a respective one or more ingredient reservoirs, wherein each of the ingredient reservoirs is configured to dispense into a respective one of the mixing channels; and (2) a controller is programmed to receive a request for a fluid mixture, and, in response control the system to: mix, in the mixing channels to form an intermediate fluid mixture, a respective predetermined amount of solvent from each of the particular solvent reservoirs and a respective predetermined amount of the ingredients from some of the ingredient reservoirs; flow, to the mixing chamber and then to the dispenser, the intermediate fluid mixture; and dispense the requested fluid mixture (including the intermediate fluid mixture) via the dispenser.
US11440779B2	Decoupleable lifting platform receptacle The lifting platform (10) has at least two lateral pillars (12, 14, 33). Each pillar has height-changeable, pivotable arms (13, 34, 44) that are displaceable telescopically in length. An end of each arm has a decoupling device with a receptacle (31, 41) for supporting an object. A carrying device (11, 50) has receiving points corresponding to the number of the receptacles (31, 41). The lifting platform and the carrying device are positioned with respect to each other without impairing an object resting on the at least one receptacle. The at least one receptacle (31, 41) is placed onto the at least one receiving point, and the carrying device (11, 50) together with the transferred at least one receptacle (31, 41) and an object thereon is removed from a region of the lifting platform (10).
US11440778B2	Crane Provided is a crane capable of changing a moment on a counterweight side without changing a total weight of the crane by using a simple method. The crane includes a base, and a swiveling body that is provided above the base so as to swivel about a pivot center, and includes a boom and a counterweight attaching unit. The counterweight attaching unit includes a plurality of attaching positions, and is configured to selectively attach and detach the counterweight to and from any attaching position among the plurality of attaching positions, and the plurality of attaching positions is positions of which distances from the pivot center are different from each other.
US11440777B2	Controlling system console for electric hoists and controlling system with the same The present disclosure relates to a controlling system console and a controlling system. In the console, a central control component is connected to an electric hoist control device via network, enhancing transmission speed and stability of signals. The console can send a combination action control signal through a combination action control component, such that the central control component creates a combination action control instruction and sends the combination action control instruction to the electric hoist control cabinet to make the electric hoist perform combination actions. The console can further send a collaboration action control signal through a collaboration action control component, such that the central control component creates a collaboration action control instruction and sends the collaboration action control instruction to the electric hoist control cabinet to make the electric hoist to act in collaboration with other arena devices.
US11440771B2	Systems and methods for automated elevator component inspection Methods and systems for automatically checking an operational status of electrical components of an elevator system, the methods including setting a first power state of all addressed electrical components of the elevator system, measuring a control value power consumption with a power consumption counter, switching a first addressed electrical component into a second power state, monitoring a power consumption associated with the first addressed electrical component, comparing the power consumption associated with the first addressed electrical component with the control value power consumption, and when the power consumption associated with the first addressed electrical component is not greater than the control value power consumption, performing a detected failure operation.
US11440770B2	Elevator derailment detection device Provided is an elevator derailment detection device configured to detect disengagement of a vertically movable body to be guided by guide rails to be raised and lowered from at least one of the guide rails. The elevator derailment detection device includes: a conductive wire, which is provided in a hoistway in parallel to a direction in which the vertically movable body is raised and lowered; a magnetic field measurement device, which is provided to the vertically movable body so as to measure an intensity of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing through the conductive wire, and is configured to output the measured magnetic field intensity; and a controller configured to detect the disengagement of the vertically movable body from the at least one of the guide rails when the magnetic field intensity output from the magnetic field measurement device falls above or lower than an allowable range.
US11440768B2	Acquisition of position of elevator car Acquisition of position information of an elevator car. The system for acquiring the position information of an elevator car of the invention comprises: a first Bluetooth module travelling in an up-down direction of an elevator hoistway following the elevator car, and a second Bluetooth module disposed in the elevator hoistway; wherein the second Bluetooth module broadcasts a Bluetooth signal containing an identifier of the second Bluetooth module to the elevator hoistway, and the first Bluetooth module senses signal strength information of the Bluetooth signal it receives and determines the identifier corresponding to the second Bluetooth module broadcasting the received Bluetooth signal; the system is configured to determine the position information of the elevator car according to received signal strength information of the Bluetooth signal and a corresponding identifier.
US11440766B2	Cable tension monitor A sensor apparatus for a movable barrier system having a rotatable drum and an elongate member that winds up on and pays out from an external surface of the rotatable drum. The sensor apparatus includes a base portion, a sensing portion, and a controller. The sensing portion senses a first spaced apart proximity of the elongate member relative to the sensing portion and a second spaced apart proximity of the elongate member relative to the sensing portion. The controller detects a change in the proximity of the elongate member relative to the sensing portion without the elongate member contacting the sensing portion.
US11440760B2	Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyance apparatus includes first and second abutment surfaces in contact a leading edge of a conveyed sheet before the sheet is nipped by a conveyance portion, which nips the sheet while the first and second abutment members are moving from respective standby positions together with first and second rotary members by being pressed by the leading edge. The first and second rotary members are in contact with the sheet being conveyed by the second conveyance portion after the leading edge of the sheet passes through the first abutment surface, the first rotary member, and the second abutment surface, and the second rotary member, and the first and second abutment members move toward standby positions by urging members after a trailing edge of the sheet passing through the first and second rotary members.
US11440746B2	Vertical sequencer for product order fulfillment A product order fulfillment system including a multi-level transport system and a lifting transport system. Each level of the multi-level transport system having a corresponding independent asynchronous level transport system separate and distinct from the asynchronous level transport system corresponding to each other level of the multi-level transport system. Each independent lift axis of the lifting transport system being configured to independently hold at least one case and being communicably coupled to each asynchronous level transport system so as to provide for exchange of the at least one case between each asynchronous level transport system and each independent lift axis. Each independent lift axis is communicably coupled to each other independent lift axis of the more than one lift axis and forms a common output of mixed cases so as to create an ordered sequence of mixed cases in accordance to a predetermined case out ordered sequence.
US11440740B2	Frictional force monitoring system for middle troughs of scraper conveyor A frictional force monitoring system for middle troughs of a scraper conveyor, comprising a scraper conveyor system and a sensing detection system. The scraper conveyor system consists of a machine body, middle troughs, thrust lugs, scrapers, a double chain, a sprocket, a speed reducer, an electric motor and a frequency converter. The sensing monitoring system consists of force receiving modules, a three-dimensional force sensor, and a pre-embedded temperature sensor. The frictional force monitoring system is able to monitor impact loads, frictional forces, friction coefficients, temperature, etc. between an annular chain, coal bulk, and middle troughs of the scraper conveyor under complex and severe operating conditions, and to provide the technical means for the design, safety early-warning and health evaluation of the scraper conveyor, and can provide a data basis for studying friction wear and fatigue breaking mechanism of middle troughs of a scraper machine.
US11440727B2	Aerosol container An aerosol container (1) is disclosed herein that can include a reservoir (2) containing a propellant and a foodproduct, operable discharge means (3) to discharge the foodproduct, a dispensing head (10) defining a foodproduct receiving space (11) to receive the foodproduct from the discharge means (3), a distal part (15) of the head (10) having foodproduct shaping projections (12), wherein the food product receiving space comprises an upstream foodproduct receiving space (11A, 11B) that widens, viewed in a foodproduct discharge direction, wherein a maximum diameter (D1) of the foodproduct receiving space of the dispensing head is larger than about 2 cm.
US11440717B2	Espresso cartridge with improved sealing to espresso machine An espresso cartridge includes contours under a rim of the espresso cartridge for guiding and sealing the espresso cartridge in an espresso brewing machine. Espresso brewing machines inject a high pressure flow of water heated to near boiling temperature into the espresso cartridge to brew espresso. As a result, a very good seal is required between the espresso cartridge rim and the espresso brewing machine to prevent leaking. The contours includes a first contour which centers the espresso cartridge in the machine and a second contour which is crushed to seal the espresso cartridge to a brewing chamber base.
US11440713B2	Package of a food product provided with a scooping tool Package of a food product comprising a container and a sealing foil connected to the mouth edge of the container and a tool for picking the product, fixed to the surface of the sealing foil, wherein the sealing foil has a surface of thermoplastic plastic material, the tool is a flattened body of cellulosic or wood-cellulosic material, shaped like a spatula, and is fixed to said surface of the sealing foil by ultrasound welding, in the absence of an added adhesive material, along a section of a creasing line generated on the surface of the tool by the sonotrode during the welding process.
US11440711B2	Child-resistant, resealable container A container and method include a bowl having an interior for storing a substance, an openable lower lid for accessing the substance when the lower lid is in an open configuration, and an upper lid for retaining the substance within the interior of the bowl and the lower lid. The lower lid in the open configuration is replaceable and resealable using an adhesive to be in a closed configuration, with the substance sealed within the bowl. The bowl, the lower lid, and the upper lid are composed of a biodegradable or recyclable material. A ring is disposed under a lip of the bowl and engageable with the upper lid for establishing a child-resistant engagement between the upper lid and the bowl. An intermediate lid pushes against an engagement surface of the bowl for locking the upper lid and the ring together.
US11440705B2	Capsule for flanged cork stopper, capsulated stopper comprising said capsule and production process of the capsulated stopper The invention relates to a capsule (1) for a flanged cork stopper, the capsule (1) having a body (2) comprising a top (3) and a cavity (4) inside which at least two anti-rotation splines (5) are arranged, and the capsule further comprising an axial retention chamber (6) disposed within said cavity (4), wherein retention chamber (6) is shaped to receive and axially retain a flange of a flanged cork stopper. The invention also relates to a capsulated stopper comprising a flanged stopper, the flange of which is attached to the capsule (1) of the invention. The invention further relates to the production process of said capsulated stopper.
US11440702B2	Pallet block, pallet including same and process for obtaining same This invention falls within the scope of pallets, more specifically pallet blocks, which form the base of a pallet or which are arranged between two platforms of a pallet, allowing the entry of forks from forklifts and other mechanisms of handling and stowing in warehouse, means of transport and containers. It is thus the object of this invention a pallet block (3) comprising a core (1) of wood particleboard and an outer layer (2) of wood fibreboard, the outer layer (2) at least partially coating the core (1), and the assembly formed by the core (1) plus the outer layer (2) being obtained by subjecting it to pressure. This enables a pallet block (3) to be obtained allowing high weights to be supported, without the whole block (3) being comprised of wood fibreboard, and with characteristics of robustness, thus avoiding the need for gluing between the elements.
US11440690B2	Apparatus for packaging capsules under vacuum An apparatus (100) for manufacturing capsules (10) under vacuum for preparing beverages is described, comprising: a plurality of support elements (105) and a driving system (120) adapted to move said support elements (105) and stop them in a plurality of operative stations, wherein each support element (105) comprises a row of housing seats (115), wherein the operative stations comprise at least: a loading station (145) for inserting into the housing seats (115) a glass-shaped body (15), a filling station (150) for filling glass-shaped bodies (15) with a food substance adapted to produce a beverage, a covering station (155) for applying and fixing on the glass/shaped bodies (15) a closing film (45), and a sealing station (160) for placing under vacuum the inner volume of the glass-shaped bodies (15) and for sealing the closing film (45) and wherein said sealing station (160) comprises: a plurality of bell-shaped members (280), each of which is adapted to overlay to one respective housing seat (115) and has mouthpiece directed downward, a movement apparatus (300) for moving each bell-shaped member (280) in vertical direction between a raised position to a lowered position, a vacuum generating apparatus (340) to reduce the inner volume of bell-shaped members (280), and a plurality of welding elements (390), each of which is contained inside a respective bell-shaped member (280) for airtightly welding the closing film (45) on the glass-shaped body (15) contained in the housing seat (115).
US11440686B1	High speed bag filler An apparatus and method are provided for efficient filling of bulk containers with free-flowing bulk materials. The apparatus is configured to support multiple industrial containers and fill them with bulk materials stored in a batching hopper in an effective and expedient manner. The filled bulk material containers are transported away for storage or use. The apparatus includes a rotatable multi-container support assembly for rotating the empty containers into a filling station under the batching hopper. A controller and data logger may be provided to control the apparatus and record the type, quantity and/or weight of each batch of the bulk material dispensed into the industrial containers.
US11440681B2	Systems and methods for thrust reverser corrosion damage repair Systems and methods for repairing corrosion damage of a part of a thrust reverser assembly. The method includes removing the part having an inner surface and an outer surface. The method also includes removing an outer skin from the inner surface and the outer surface of the part. The method further includes installing a ply of synthetic fiber material onto an area of the inner surface or the outer surface of the part. The method also includes installing one or more doublers onto the ply of synthetic fiber material and heat curing layers of film adhesive. The method further includes applying an edge seal to gaps between the one or more doublers and the inner surface or outer surface of the part. The method also includes installing the outer skin to the inner surface and the outer surface of the part and installing the part to the thrust reverser assembly.
US11440679B2	Drone docking station and docking module A mechanically secure docking platform for unmanned VTOL aircraft (“drone”) or other automated vehicle, acting as an automated battery recharging system for drones or a battery quick change system for drones. The system also is capable of enabling an automated data logistics system for drones, an autonomous guidance system for landing and docking for drones, and/or an autonomous guidance system for undocking and takeoff for drones.
US11440677B2	Secured backup feature for an embedded system A system is described that includes a controllable component of an engine configured to regulate fuel flow to the engine, a digital control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine, and a protection component configured to disable communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine. The system further includes an analog control unit configured to control the engine by at least communicating with the controllable component of the engine in response to the protection component disabling communication between the digital control unit and the controllable component of the engine.
US11440673B2	Aircraft propulsion system with voltage regulator Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to an aircraft propulsion system for an aircraft. The aircraft propulsion system can include at least an electric power source, an electric machine, a voltage regulator, and at least one propeller. The voltage regulator regulates the electrical power provided to the electric machine from the electrical power source. The electric power source is capable of providing an AC or DC electrical output and can include a combustion engine with a generator or an electrical storage device.
US11440670B2	Suspension device The invention concerns a suspension device (4) for a turbomachine comprising a body (15) intended to be fixed to a fixed part of an aircraft, extending along a longitudinal axis (A) intended to be parallel to a driving shaft axis of the turbomachine once the suspension device (4) is connected to the turbomachine, a first connecting rod (28) and a second connecting rod (29) located in the same transverse plane (P) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A) of the body, each comprising a first end articulated with respect to the body (15), and a second end intended to be articulated to a first part of the turbomachine, a third connecting rod (37) articulated on the body (15) between the first ends of the first and second connecting rods (28, 29) and intended to be articulated on a first part of the turbomachine between the second ends of the first and second connecting rods (28, 29), the suspension device (4) being characterised in that it further comprises a rudder (45) articulated on the body (15) and a fourth connecting rod (59) and a fifth connecting rod (60) each extending along an axis of extension (L1, L2) and each comprising a first end (61, 62) articulated on the rudder (45) and a second end (63, 64) intended to be articulated on a second part of the turbomachine.
US11440665B2	Vented leading-edge assembly and method for manufacturing a vented leading-edge assembly A vented leading-edge assembly is provided, the assembly including: a slat having a bay and a top skin delimiting a portion of the bay; a spar being arranged in the slat, the spar dividing the bay in a front bay and an aft bay; and a plurality of channel sidewalls being arranged between the top skin and the spar, the plurality of channel sidewalls defining a plurality of channels between the front bay and the aft bay, wherein at least a portion of the spar defines lower channel walls for the plurality of channels.
US11440661B2	Emergency vision device using spring wire loops An emergency vision device includes an enclosed housing having a first end and a second end; first and second clear members disposed at the first and second ends, respectively; the housing including a plurality of wall panels joined side-to-side, the wall panels being foldable; and a loop of spring wire is operably associated with each of at least two of the wall panels.
US11440650B2	Independent control for upper and lower rotor of a rotary wing aircraft An aircraft is provide including an airframe, an extending tail, and a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly including an upper rotor assembly and a lower rotor assembly. A translational thrust system positioned at the extending tail, the translational thrust system providing translational thrust to the airframe. At least one flight control computer configured to independently control the upper rotor assembly and the lower rotor assembly through a fly-by-wire control system. A plurality of sensors to detect sensor data of at least one environmental condition and at least one aircraft state data, wherein the sensors provide the sensor data to the flight control computer.
US11440644B2	Download reducing winglets for aircraft having a rotor producing downwash and method of operating the same An exemplary aircraft includes a wing positioned below a vertical rotor, the wing extending to an outboard end, and an anhedral winglet extending from the outboard end through an angular transition to a tip, the anhedral winglet having an external surface exposed to the rotor downwash and the external surface is contoured to generate local wing lift in response to the rotor downwash.
US11440642B2	Aircraft actuator torque limiter, actuator, aircraft and related process An aircraft actuator torque limiter includes a disengageable torque transmitter between a rotary shaft and a driven member. The disengageable transmitter includes a friction pack including at least one contact member mounted secured in rotation with the rotary shaft and a complementary contact member, mounted secured in rotation with the driven member. The transmitter includes a clamp of the friction pack and a mover of the clamp, able to contract or expand differentially relative to the rotary shaft along the axis of rotation during a temperature variation. The clamp mover is made from a second material having a thermal expansion coefficient different from that of the first material forming the rotary shaft.
US11440640B2	Bi-directional no-back brake progressive modulation spring systems and methods Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for reducing chatter in a no-back brake during aiding load operations. In one example, an apparatus comprises a no-back brake, disposed within an actuator coupled to an aircraft, including a shaft, and a ball ramp plate, coupled to the shaft, to receive a force comprising an air loading force and is displaced responsive to the force. The apparatus further comprises a brake, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the ball ramp plate, and displaced by the ball ramp plate corresponding to a distance the ball ramp plate is displaced. The apparatus further comprises a modulating spring, coupled to the shaft and coupled to the brake, configured to compress in response to the brake being displaced, and the modulating spring is configured to apply a selective compressive force at the brake corresponding to a distance the brake is displaced.
US11440631B2	Boat A boat includes a hull, a deck, a steering pole, and an information display. An engine is provided in the hull. The deck is mounted on an upper portion of the hull. The steering pole is swingably mounted to the deck via a pivot shaft. The information display is located on the deck in front of the pivot shaft.
US11440626B2	System and method for power and data transmission in a body of water to unmanned underwater vehicles A system for power and data transmission in a body of water to unmanned underwater vehicles comprises a floating surface station for generating electric energy and receiving and transmitting data; an underwater station connectable to at least one unmanned underwater vehicle; at least one submerged depth buoy; and an umbilical, which comprises a power transmission line and a data transmission line, is mechanically and electrically connected to the surface station and to the underwater station, and is mechanically coupled to the depth buoy so that the umbilical comprises a first umbilical section that is stretched between the underwater station and the depth buoy and a second umbilical section that extends loose between the depth buoy and the surface station.
US11440625B2	Wind-powered computing buoy Disclosed is a novel type of computing apparatus which is integrated within a buoy that obtains the energy required to power its computing operations from winds that travel across the surface of the body of water on which the buoy floats. Additionally, these self-powered computing buoys utilize their close proximity to a body of water in order to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits. Computing tasks of an arbitrary nature are supported, as is the incorporation and/or utilization of computing circuits specialized for the execution of specific types of computing tasks. And, each buoy's receipt of a computational task, and its return of a computational result, may be accomplished through the transmission of data across satellite links, fiber optic cables, LAN cables, radio, modulated light, microwaves, and/or any other channel, link, connection, and/or network.
US11440611B2	Operating apparatus for human-powered vehicle An operating switch device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an assist operating switch and a coupling structure. The assist operating switch is configured to receive a user operation input to operate an assist driving unit configured to assist a human power. The coupling structure is configured to detachably couple the assist operating switch to a base member of an operating device configured to be mounted to a handlebar. The base member includes a base body including a grip portion provided between a coupling end configured to be coupled to the handlebar and a free end opposite to the coupling end.
US11440597B2	Selectively deployable aerodynamic surfaces on a rear wing of a vehicle A rear wing for a motor vehicle includes a first end, a second end, and an aerodynamic surface including a pressure side extending between the first end and the second end, a first end plate is arranged at the first end, and a second end plate is arranged at the second end. At least one of the first end plate and the second end plate includes a selectively deployable aerodynamic surface.
US11440596B2	Motor vehicle floor assembly configured to facilitate electrical connections and airflow This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle floor assembly configured to facilitate electrical connections and/or airflow within the vehicle, and a corresponding method. An example assembly includes a floor including an electrical line arranged entirely within the floor. In another example assembly, the floor additionally or alternatively includes an air flow path.
US11440586B2	Motor vehicle parking assistance system and method A method for assisting entry or exit of a motor vehicle into and from a parking space. The motor vehicle equipped with a steering wheel and at least one steering servomotor capable of applying a steering angle steered wheels of the motor vehicle. A control unit actuates the steering servomotor for carrying out an automatic parking process, in which case, during the parking process there is no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the steered wheels and the steering wheel does not move.
US11440582B2	Detection unit A detection unit has a rotation angle sensor including at least three detection elements detecting a change of physical quantity and outputting angle signals respectively corresponding to detection values of the respective detection elements. The detection unit also has a controller including an abnormality monitor monitoring the angle signals and identifying the respective angle signals either as a normal signal or an abnormal signal. The controller either outputs a value corresponding to at least one of two normal signals when two or more normal signals are identified or stops output regarding the detection signal when two or more normal signals are not identified.
US11440581B2	Electric power steering device In an electric power steering device, a control unit includes: a power module including a plurality of switching elements configured to supply current to motor windings of a motor; a control board configured to output a control signal to each of the plurality of switching elements; a housing forming an outer case of the control unit; a power supply connector; and a signal connector. The control board is provided in parallel to the axial direction of the output shaft of the motor, and a projection is formed at a bottom portion on the non-output side of the housing so as to protrude to the non-output side. A non-output side end portion of the control board is inserted into the projection, and the power supply connector and the signal connector are provided in a region other than the projection of an outer wall surface of the bottom portion.
US11440580B2	Electric power steering apparatus and control method for the same, apparatus for synchronization dual steering motor and method i'hereof An electric power steering apparatus includes a first motor configured to provide a force for movement of a rack; a second motor configured to provide a force for movement of the rack in synchronized with the first motor; a torque angle sensor configured to detect a torque value and a steering angle according to steering of a steering wheel; at least one sensor configured to detect an operation state of the first motor and an operation state of the second motor; and a controller configured to control the operation of the first motor and the second motor in accordance with the steering of the steering wheel and to control the operation of the first motor and the second motor based on the torque value, the steering angle, the operation state of the first motor and the operation state of the second motor.
US11440577B2	Steering system, abnormality determination method, and non-transitory storage medium A steering system includes a first operation device including a first displacement mechanism, a first electric drive source, and a first detector, a second operation device including a second displacement mechanism, a second electric drive source, and a second detector, and a determiner configured to determine that the first operation device and the second operation device do not malfunction when the determiner determines that the first operation device has an abnormality based on first operation information related to operation of the first operation device, and that the second operation device has an abnormality based on second operation information related to operation of the second operation device.
US11440572B2	Modular pallet jack A lift for a fork tine assembly includes a generally upright frame having at least one handle grip portion at a rearward portion thereof. The handle grip portion is fixed relative to the frame. A lift mechanism is secured to the frame. The lift mechanism is capable of attaching to and raising and lowering at least one fork tine. A plurality of wheels support the frame. The at least one fork tine may be part of a first fork tine assembly that can be selectively removed from the lift and replaced with a different configuration fork tine assembly. An optional shelf is provided on the frame for convenience but may be pivoted out of the way when not in use.
US11440567B2	System to handle communication delays between an autonomous driving system and vehicle Embodiments disclose systems and methods to operate an autonomous vehicle. In one embodiment, a system (an electronic controlled unit (ECU) of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV)) receives a command, the command sent by an autonomous driving system (ADS) of the ADV. The system determines a communication state between the ECU and the ADS based on a state machine corresponding to a timing of the received command. If the communication state is of a first state, the system operates the ADV based on the received command. If the communication state is of a second state, the system releases a throttle of the ADV. If the communication state is of a third state, the system releases a throttle of the ADV and brakes using a first threshold of acceleration.
US11440564B2	Method and system for data-driven and modular decision making and trajectory generation of an autonomous agent A system for data-driven, modular decision making and trajectory generation includes a computing system. A method for data-driven, modular decision making and trajectory generation includes: receiving a set of inputs; selecting a learning module such as a deep decision network and/or a deep trajectory network from a set of learning modules; producing an output based on the learning module; repeating any or all of the above processes; and/or any other suitable processes. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include training any or all of the learning modules; validating one or more outputs; and/or any other suitable processes and/or combination of processes.
US11440554B2	Method and system for determining driver emotions in conjuction with driving environment A method of determining driver emotions in conjunction with a driving environment includes determining a basic emotion of a driver, acquiring driving environment information, determining the driver emotion based on the driving environment information and the basic emotion, and providing a service of displaying the driver emotion or a driver-emotion-based service.
US11440553B2	Vehicular device and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing computer program A vehicular device includes: an eye opening degree determiner that determines a driver eye opening degree; a line-of-sight movement determiner that determines frequency of a driver line-of-sight movement; an operation determiner that determines a driver operation state for a driving operation instrument; a deviation determiner that determines a possibility that a driving state of a subject vehicle driver deviates from a safe driving state; a vehicle inside notification controller that performs a notification operation for a vehicle inside; and a vehicle outside notification controller that performs a notification operation for a vehicle outside.
US11440549B2	Automated lane change control method and automated lane change control device An automated lane change control detects a preceding vehicle that is traveling in a same travel lane as a host vehicle, determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and executes an automated lane change in the host vehicle after a first predetermined time has elapsed from determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied. The automated lane change of the host vehicle is executed after a first predetermined time has elapsed after determining that the predetermined condition has been satisfied. A second predetermined time is set that is longer than the first predetermined time as a time for prohibiting the automated lane change upon assessing the presents of a previous driver lane change. The automated lane change is prohibited in an interval that starts when a prohibiting condition is satisfied and ends when the second predetermined time elapses.
US11440548B2	Four-wheel drive vehicle A four-wheel drive vehicle includes: (a) main drive wheels and auxiliary drive wheels; (b) a rotating machine as a drive power source; (c) a drive-power distribution clutch configured to allocate a part of a drive power outputted to the main drive wheels from the drive power source, to the auxiliary drive wheels, so as to distribute the drive power to the main drive wheels and the auxiliary drive wheels with a drive-power distribution ratio between the auxiliary drive wheels and the main drive wheels, such that the drive-power distribution ratio is variable with an engaging force of the drive-power distribution clutch being controlled; and (d) a control apparatus configured, when determining that a heat load of the drive-power distribution clutch is large during deceleration running of the vehicle, to limit a regenerative torque of the rotating machine, as compared with when determining that the heat load is small.
US11440546B2	Travel control apparatus, vehicle, travel control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium There is provided a travel control apparatus. A control unit controls a position of the self-vehicle in a width direction so as to ensure a first predetermined interval between the self-vehicle and the other vehicle and to ensure a second predetermined interval between the self-vehicle and the boundary of the first lane. In a case in which both the first predetermined interval and the second predetermined interval cannot be ensured, the control unit controls the position of the self-vehicle in the width direction to preferentially ensure the first predetermined interval when the other vehicle has crossed a first boundary between the first lane and the second lane and to preferentially ensure the second predetermined interval when the other vehicle has not crossed the first boundary.
US11440542B2	Method for setting a driving speed of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle with a control device The invention relates to a method for setting a driving speed of a motor vehicle on a route. A control device of the motor vehicle sets the driving speed depending on an operating position limited by two extreme positions of a pedal device of the motor vehicle, which may be operated by a driver, wherein the control device detects the operating position of the pedal device, and depending on the detected operating position, determines in at least one specified driving mode a target driving speed corresponding to the respective operating position, and the control device sets the driving speed corresponding to the respective target driving speed by means of a closed loop control as long as the respective operating position is detected. The setting in this case takes place independently of a current condition of the route. The invention also includes a motor vehicle.
US11440541B2	Apparatus and method for predicting concurrent lane change and vehicle including the same An apparatus for predicting a concurrent lane change of multiple vehicles to prevent or minimize collision, and a vehicle using the same. The apparatus includes a subject vehicle state estimator for estimating a state of a subject vehicle based on subject vehicle information and surrounding lane state information, a surrounding vehicle state estimator for estimating a state of a surrounding vehicle based on the subject vehicle state information and surrounding vehicle information, a lane state estimator for estimating a state of a surrounding lane based on the estimated subject vehicle state information and surrounding lane information, and a lane change predictor for predicting concurrent lane change of the subject vehicle and the surrounding vehicle based on the estimated subject vehicle state information, the estimated surrounding vehicle state information and the estimated surrounding lane state information.
US11440527B2	Methods and systems for vehicle drive A method of operating a first electric machine and a second electric machine in a vehicle drive includes operating the vehicle drive in a first operating mode by operating the first electric machine to regulate electrical power at a bus to maintain a first voltage on the bus and operating the second electric machine to consume electrical power from the bus. The method includes operating the vehicle drive in a second operating mode by operating the first electric machine to consume electrical power from the bus and operating the second electric machine to regulate electrical power at the bus to maintain a second voltage on the bus. A sum of the electrical power regulated by the first electric machine, the electrical power losses, and the electrical power consumed by the second electric machine is zero in the first operating mode and in the second operating mode.
US11440516B2	Automated gain and boost for a brake controller The present disclosure includes a system, method, and device related to controlling brakes of a towed vehicle. A brake controller system includes a brake controller that controls the brakes of a towed vehicle based on acceleration. The brake controller is in communication with a speed sensor. The speed sensor determines the speed of a towing vehicle or a towed vehicle. The brake controller automatically sets a gain or boost based on the speed and acceleration.
US11440515B2	Automated takeoff system for an aircraft An automated take-off system for an aircraft includes a processing circuit an automated braking system of the aircraft, the automated braking system configured to cause the aircraft to stop. The processing circuit is configured to determine whether the speed of the aircraft less than a VR speed and an aircraft failure event has occurred and determine whether to abort the takeoff or continue the takeoff in response to determining that the speed of the aircraft is less than the VR speed and that the aircraft failure event has occurred. The processing circuit is configured to cause the automated braking system to stop the aircraft in response to determining to abort the takeoff.
US11440514B2	Method for operating a braking device and braking device for motor vehicles A method operates a braking device for motor vehicles, in particular for utility vehicles. Along a trailer supply line for supplying air to a parking brake of a trailer and/or a trailer control line for supplying air to an operating brake of a trailer, the air pressure is measured by at least one pressure transducer and is transmitted in the form of an electric signal to an electronic control unit of the motor vehicle. In the event of a faulty pressure change response, an open trailer supply line and/or an open trailer control line is detected.
US11440510B2	Disposable oil change kit A disposable liquid disposal tool is provided for collecting liquids and for changing engine oil or other hydrocarbon containing products whereby the liquid, spent oil, or hydrocarbon is encapsulated in a non-biodegradable substance rendering the kit safe for disposal in a non-hazard or controlled substance landfill. A disposable container insert tray may be composed of rows separating conical shaped depressions that are used to channel the liquid to all levels of the container so that liquids can be exposed to the maximum volume of the non-biodegradable substance for total encapsulation. In embodiments, the top of the liquid disposal container may be covered with an open weave fabric material that acts as a diffuser whereby the liquid materials are spread more equally throughout the confines of the container and on to the surface of the tray insert.
US11440505B2	Auto-immobilization of machines capable of moving In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system for immobilization of machines capable of moving are disclosed. The method for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes detecting an event by a tracking device; providing one or more rules to evaluate the detected event; evaluating the detected event using the one or more rules; and triggering an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation. The system for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes a machine capable of moving, a tracking device including at least one processor and logic, a starter relay and a fuel pump relay, wherein the tracking device detects an event; evaluates the detected event using one or more rules provided to evaluate the detected event; and triggers an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation.
US11440499B2	Side airbag device A side airbag device includes an inflator; and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to a gas upon activation of the inflator. The airbag includes a torso protection portion inflatable and deployable in a space beside a torso of the occupant, a support portion provided on a console box side of the torso protection portion and configured to be pushed onto a top surface of the console box in an inflated and deployed state, and a hip protection portion inflatable and deployable between a hip of the occupant and a lateral portion of the console box. The support portion and the hip protection portion are defined by a continuous chamber. The inflator is positioned from above to below the support portion in a side view of the vehicle. The airbag is mounted on a lateral portion of the vehicle seat via the inflator.
US11440496B2	Bearing unit, steering-wheel subassembly and method for producing a vehicle subassembly A description is given of a bearing unit of a vehicle subassembly, wherein the vehicle subassembly has a vehicle-mounted support, in particular a vehicle steering wheel (10), and a component which is to be fastened on the support, in particular an airbag module. The baring unit comprises at least one adjustable spacer element (14a, 14b, 14c) for orienting the position of the component on the support. Also provided are a bearing unit having a plurality of spacer elements (14a) which can be adjusted independently of one another and a steering wheel subassembly having a vehicle steering wheel (10) and an airbag module, wherein the vehicle steering wheel (10) and the airbag module are connected to each other by the bearing unit. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing a vehicle subassembly having a vehicle-mounted support, a component which is to be fastened on the support and at least one bearing unit.
US11440479B2	Storage system for a vehicle wall A vehicle assembly includes a wall of a cargo bed, and a storage system. The wall has an inner panel spaced from an outer panel to provide a cavity. The storage system has a first bin and a second bin that are each at least partially disposed within the cavity when in an installed position. The first bin provides a first cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The first bin is configured to be moved to the installed position through an aperture in the inner panel. The second bin provides a second cargo area within the cavity when in the installed position. The second bin is configured to be moved to the installed position without moving through the aperture in the inner panel.
US11440478B2	Interior delivery box There is disclosed herein examples of a vehicle container unit that may be mounted within a vehicle. The vehicle container unit may be mounted to a seat of a vehicle and may include space for transporting items within the vehicle container unit. The vehicle container unit may mount to the seat via an anchor system of the seat.
US11440477B2	Guide rail arrangement A guide rail arrangement for an extensible cover. The guide rail arrangement has a main extension direction (D) and comprises a guide rail and a guide member. The guide rail extends in the main extension direction and is adapted to guide the cover during pull-out thereof. The guide member is displaceable in relation to the guide rail, e.g. by sliding or rotation. The guide member is configured to form an extension of the guide rail in the main extension direction, when in an operational position in relation to the guide rail. The present disclosure further relates to a kit comprising the guide rail arrangement and a belt, to a vehicle and to a method of pulling out the extensible cover.
US11440472B2	Notification device A notification device includes: a notification-sound output portion provided in a vehicle and configured to output a notification sound toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification display portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification display toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification controlling portion configured to control the notification sound of the notification-sound output portion and the notification display of the notification display portion; and a stop-state determination portion configured to determine whether the vehicle during the automatic driving enters a stop state or not. When the stop-state determination portion determines that the vehicle during the automatic driving enters the stop state, the notification controlling portion outputs a stop-time notification sound as the notification sound by the notification-sound output portion and outputs a stop-time notification display as the notification display by the notification display portion.
US11440467B2	Autonomous vehicle visual based communication An autonomous vehicle including a projector and a sensor system configured to output data representative of an object in an environment exterior of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle can further include a data store that stores height map data. A computing system of the autonomous vehicle can classify an object as a person and can detect an initial position of the person. Responsive to the detection, the computing system can calibrate a notification to be projected on a ground of the environment exterior of the autonomous vehicle. The notification is based on output of a transform from a position of the projector to the ground and the transform is applied based on the predefined height map of the ground. The notification can be projected adjacent the person. The notification may be configured to inform the person that the autonomous vehicle detects a position of the person.
US11440453B2	Vehicle head restraint with tuned damper An article, such as a vehicle seat, includes a one-piece vehicle head restraint structure that defines a frame and a plurality of receptacles. There are metallic resonators disposed in the receptacles. Polymeric dampers line the receptacles and circumscribe the metallic resonators.
US11440450B2	Thigh support and seat A seat comprises a backrest, a seat support coupled to the backrest; and a thigh support coupled to the seat support. The thigh support includes a thigh support structure having a thigh extension, wherein the thigh extension is movably adjustable between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The thigh extension may include at least one elastically deformable element.
US11440443B2	Vehicle seat Vehicle seat comprising a backrest, a seat part and a seat part upper portion connected to the seat part and displaceable relative to the seat part, the backrest being connected to the seat part in such a manner as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, characterised in that the backrest and the seat part upper portion are connected to one another in such a way that, when the backrest is rotated about the first axis of rotation, the seat part upper portion is displaced relative to the seat part.
US11440438B2	Communication seat-type vehicle A vehicle including a front wall to form a cabin space to accommodate passengers, communication seats for the passengers seated thereon to talk face-to-face, and front and rear wheels. Front ends of upper and lower portions of the front wall are positioned forward of a rear end of an intermediate portion of the front wall. The front wall includes a front face-up surface, of which a front end is not forward of the front end of the lower portion of the front wall, and is not rearward of front ends of the front wheels, and of which a rear end is not forward of the front end of the upper portion of the front wall, and is not rearward of the rear end of the intermediate portion of the front wall. A front end of an upper portion of the cabin space is positioned forward of a front end of the intermediate portion of the cabin space.
US11440437B2	Driving control system and control method of fuel cell vehicle A driving control system of a fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell configured to receive hydrogen and air and generate power by a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a driving determiner configured to determine a driving state of a vehicle equipped with the fuel cell, a power calculator configured to calculate required power required to be supplied from the fuel cell, and a supply controller configured to control supply of air supplied to the fuel cell based on the driving state determined by the driving determiner and the required power calculated by the power calculator.
US11440423B2	System and method for on-board charger with a pulsating buffer In at least one embodiment, an apparatus including a pulse buffer (PB) converter. The PB converter including a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), at least one inductor, and at least one capacitor is provided. The PCB is positioned in the housing and includes at least one first power switch and at least one second power switch positioned thereon. The at least one inductor is positioned in the housing and off board from the PCB to interface with the at least one first power switch and the at least second power switch. The at least one capacitor is positioned in the housing and off board from the PCB to interface with the at least one first power switch and the at least one second power switch to regulate an energy output to one or more vehicle batteries during a charging operation.
US11440421B2	Plug inlet for storing electrical vehicle plug A method includes plugging a plug into a socket, wherein the plugging includes pushing the plug into the socket at least up to a point that a latch clicks into the plug and locks the plug in place. Pressing down on a lever that rotates around an axis causes the lever to be pushed down. This results in the latch moving away from the plug and unlocking the plug from the socket, to thereby allow the plug to be separated from the socket.
US11440420B2	Apparatus and system for connecting electric vehicles to an electrical network and method of use An access connector, system and methods for accessing an electrical network are described. The access connector comprises a body portion configured to be installed in roadside infrastructure such that the access connector is substantially flush with an outer surface of the of the roadside infrastructure. The access connector provides a mechanical and electrical connection point for an electrical vehicle connector. The system comprises a plurality of access connectors.
US11440418B2	Control system for electric vehicle A control system for an electric vehicle configured to allow a driver to grasp the situation of the electric vehicle when launching the electric vehicle by operating a brake pedal, and to reduce electric consumption of a motor. A controller controls the motor to generate a signal torque when a brake pedal depressed to generate brake force is returned so as to allow the driver to sense a change in a behavior of the vehicle, and terminate generation of the signal torque by the motor before the brake force is reduced to zero.
US11440413B2	Adjusting device for an electrically operated utility vehicle and method for the operation thereof An adjusting apparatus for an electrically operated utility vehicle, which has a front axle; at least two rear axles; at least one electric motor for driving the rear axles; and a battery to supply the electric motor with electrical power; including: an adjusting device to adjust a level of at least one of the rear axles from the roadway; in which the adjusting device is configured to identify a recovery mode in which the electric motor functions as a generator and is driven by the two rear axles in order to charge the battery; and in which the adjusting device is configured, when a recovery mode has been identified, to adjust the level and a load of the at least one adjustable rear axle so that the recovery is optimized. Also described is a related method and an electrically operated utility vehicle.
US11440410B2	Head-up display for a vehicle A method for operating a head-up display (HUD) of a vehicle, in which a control device of a vehicle transforms a display image to be displayed by a windshield of the vehicle into a reflection image to be reflected by the windshield and a display unit of a head-up display of the vehicle that is associated with the windshield displays the transformed reflection image, and a control device for a head-up display of a vehicle and a vehicle.
US11440404B2	Pedal actuator of vehicle automated driving device A pedal actuator support bracket (61C) is provided at a front end portion of a frame (11) supported at a driver's seat of a vehicle. An actuator housing (78) is provided so that a base end side of the actuator housing (78) is supported by the pedal actuator support bracket (61C) so as to be able to pivot upward and downward relative to the pedal actuator support bracket (61C). A rack shaft (80) protrudes from a top end side of the actuator housing (78) and moves forward and backward along a longitudinal direction of the actuator housing (78). A pivotal plate (87) is connected to a top end of the rack shaft (80) so as to be able to pivot upward and downward and placed on a pressing surface of a clutch pedal (47) so as to overlap this pressing surface and fixed to the clutch pedal (47).
US11440403B2	Control apparatus for electric vehicle, control system for electric vehicle, and control method for electric vehicle Provided is a control apparatus for an electric vehicle that can set a final torque instruction value without necessitating a repetition of a calculation. A control apparatus calculates a power limit value of each motor that is used when power is supplied to a plurality of motors, based on a power limit value of a power source, and calculates a torque instruction value of each motor based on the power limit value of each motor.
US11440402B2	Control method, vehicle frame, power driving assembly and vehicle Provided are a control method, a vehicle frame, a power driving assembly and a vehicle. The vehicle frame is configured to be connected with the power driving assembly, and the vehicle frame is provided with a manipulation assembly and a controller for controlling the power driving assembly. The control method includes that: after the vehicle frame is connected to the power driving assembly and a communication connection is established between the controller and the power driving assembly, the controller detects a manipulation instruction from the manipulation assembly; and in response to detecting the manipulation instruction from the manipulation assembly and determining that the manipulation instruction corresponds to the power driving assembly, the controller generates, according to the manipulation instruction, a control instruction for controlling the power driving assembly, and sends the control instruction to the power driving assembly.
US11440397B2	Electric machine A brushless bi-directional electric machine comprises a housing mounting exciting coils, a rotor and a stator, the exciting coils and the stator being stationary with respect to the housing and the rotor mounted for rotation with respect to the housing. The electric machine comprises a controller configured to control an exciting current supplied to the exciting coils.
US11440395B2	Electrified vehicle torque transfer system and method An electrified vehicle torque transfer system includes, among other things, an engine having an engine shaft, an electric machine having an electric machine shaft, a first clutch that is selectively engaged to rotatably couple together the engine shaft and the electric machine shaft such that the engine can drive rotation of the electric machine, and a second clutch that is selectively engaged to rotatably couple together the engine shaft and the electric machine shaft such that the electric machine can drive rotation of the engine.
US11440390B2	Electrical drive unit and also drive arrangement for an electrical drive unit An electrical drive unit for an electrically at least partially driveable motor vehicle and also to a drive arrangement for an electrically at least partially driveable motor vehicle, comprising an electrical drive unit according to the disclosure. An electrical drive unit for an electrically at least partially driveable motor vehicle comprises an electrical drive machine and also an output device for transmitting a torque, which is provided by the electrical drive machine, to driven vehicle wheels of a motor vehicle, and also comprising a torque converter, which is arranged in the torque transmission path between a rotor of the electrical drive machine and the output device, for the purpose of matching the torque which is provided by the electrical drive machine to a respective torque requirement.
US11440389B2	Automated vehicle cover assembly An automated vehicle cover assembly includes a disk that is positioned on a roof of a vehicle. A canopy unit is provided and the canopy unit is movably attached to the disk. The canopy unit is positionable in a deployed position having the canopy unit radiating outwardly from the disk to cover the vehicle for protection against sunlight and precipitation. Conversely, the canopy unit is positionable in a retracted position having the canopy unit positioned beneath the cover. A remote control is in wireless communication with the canopy unit and the remote control actuates the canopy unit into the deployed position or the retracted position.
US11440388B2	Vehicle moisture drainage seal A vehicle door seal includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion extending from the first wall portion, the first wall portion and second wall portion combining to define a flow passage. A projection extends from an exterior surface of the second wall portion along an entire length of the second wall portion. The projection is structured to convey excess moisture from a relatively higher portion of the seal downwardly toward another, relatively lower portion of the seal for drainage.
US11440372B2	Roll stabilizer, motor vehicle, and method for operating a motor vehicle A roll stabilizer for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of sensors for detecting a plurality of measurement variables, in particular a torque sensor, a rotor position sensor and optionally an actuator temperature sensor. Each of the sensors resides on a separate sensor circuit board which is separate from a motherboard. The motherboard has electronics for evaluating the measurement variables detected by the sensors and/or for forwarding said measurement variables to an external control device.
US11440366B1	Frequency dependent pressure and/or flow fluctuation mitigation in hydraulic systems Active suspension systems including actuators with combinations of accumulators and flow restrictions, as well as their methods of operation, are described. In some embodiments, methods and constructions for mitigating pump ripple and/or resonances between different hydraulic components are also described.
US11440365B2	Strut mount The presently disclosed strut mount (10) attaches the tip end of a strut rod (S) to a vehicle body side panel (P), where the strut mount (10) includes a cylindrical body (11) attached to the strut rod (S), and a cylindrical main body rubber (12) that is fixed to the cylindrical body (11) and is in contact with the vehicle body side panel (P); the main body rubber (12) is provided with a projection (15) extending in the axial direction of the strut rod (S), which is separated from a main body (13) of the main body rubber (12) by a concave portion (12a) and is connected to the main body (13) by a connecting portion (14) that serves as the bottom of the concave portion (12a); and the minimum thickness (a) of the connecting portion (14) is smaller than the radial thickness (b) of the projection (15).
US11440361B2	Safety chain tie down apparatus A tie down apparatus for securing an item is shown and described herein. The tie down apparatus may include first and second body members, where the first body member is configured to be located and rotated about a first axis within a first receiving member and the second body member is configured to be located and rotated about a second axis within a second receiving member. The tie down apparatus may also include first and second locking members each extending through the first and second body members, respectively, where rotating the first and second body members about the respective first and second axes engages the first and second locking members and generally prevents removal of the first and second body members from the first and second receiving member, and a safety chain holding member selectively engaged with either of the first and second body members.
US11440351B2	Wheel and airless tire assembly An airless tire includes an inner wheel including flanges having fin fastening holes, an outer wheel receiving the inner wheel and including a tread part molded into the outer surface of a drum with at least one of through holes and irregularities to be united with the drum, with the inner periphery of the tread part embedded in the through holes or irregularities, a middle wheel including elastomers, a peripheral part having fin fastening holes and formed on the inner periphery of the elastomers, and ribs in the middle of the elastomers, a fixing device attaching the inside of the outer wheel to the outside of the middle wheel and then detachably uniting the middle wheel and the outer wheel, and coupling fins that allow the inner wheel and the middle wheel to be detachably held together by being inserted through the fin fastening holes and the fin fastening holes.
US11440333B2	Printing system A printing system includes a printing device, a platen roller, a controller, and an interface. The printing device includes a thermal head, a ribbon drive source, and a head drive source. When receiving a print command, the controller executes head movement control for moving the thermal head and ribbon acceleration control for accelerating a transport speed of an ink ribbon to a target speed. After completion of the head movement control and the ribbon acceleration control, the controller is configured to control the thermal head to perform printing on the print medium. At least before receiving the print command, the controller is configured to determine a printable distance over which the print medium is transported from the reception of the print command till the completion of the head movement control and the ribbon acceleration control and outputs the determined printable distance through the interface.
US11440328B2	Ink cartridge having inner container and processing method therefor The present application discloses an inner container type ink cartridge and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: removing an upper cover of an original ink cartridge to obtain a cartridge shell; electrically connecting an external control circuit board with an original control circuit board of the original ink cartridge; arranging an internal control circuit board at a corresponding position of an inner container; and installing the inner container in the cartridge shell, so that internal contacts of the internal control circuit board of the inner container are electrically connected with the external control circuit board. A first chip of the external control circuit board or a second chip of the internal control circuit board is written with actual ink volume data of the inner container and an adopted program.
US11440322B2	Narrow type inkjet print head chip A narrow type inkjet print head chip is disclosed and includes a silicon substrate, an active component layer and a passive component layer. The active component layer is stacked on the silicon substrate and includes plural ESD protection units, plural encoder switches, plural discharge protection units and plural heater switches. The ESD protection units, the encoder switches, the discharge protection units and the heater switches are disposed in each of at least two high-precision regions of the active component layer. The corresponding positions and quantities of these components are the same in the at least two high-precision regions. The passive component layer is stacked on the active component layer and includes plural heaters, plural electrode pads, plural encoders and plural circuit traces. The circuit traces are electrically connected to the ESD protection units, the encoder switches, the heater switches, the heaters, the electrode pads and the encoders.
US11440319B2	Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge apparatus, and method of manufacturing liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head includes a first substrate in which a nozzle is formed, a second substrate disposed above the first substrate, an energy generation element that generates energy for discharging a liquid by a drive signal being applied, and a vibration plate that vibrates by the energy generated by the energy generation element and that is stacked on the second substrate, in which the vibration plate has a first area and a second area positioned at a position different from the first area and having a lower elastic modulus than an elastic modulus of the first area.
US11440318B2	Coating liquid composition for forming piezoelectric film, oriented piezoelectric film, and liquid ejection head A sodium niobate-barium titanate-based coating liquid composition including: (a) a sol-gel raw material containing (i) a niobium component, such as a niobium alkoxide, (ii) a sodium component, such as a sodium alkoxide, (iii) a titanium component, such as a titanium alkoxide, and (iv) a barium component, such as a barium alkoxide; and (b) a compound including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a β-ketoester compound and a β-diketone compound represented by the following formula (1): where R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 or more to 6 or less carbon atoms.
US11440301B2	Light permeable vehicle interior panel A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative layer formed from a material that blocks transmission of a range of wireless communication frequencies. Perforations are formed through the material so that the decorative layer permits wireless communication through the panel. The perforations may be formed in a pattern so that an illuminated pattern is displayed at a decorative side of the panel when backlit. The perforations can be made non-visible and enable the use of carbon fiber and other conductive materials in the decorative layer without sacrificing wireless communication capability.
US11440298B2	Pouch and film for a pouch A film for use in the formation of a flexible package that has a first layer and a second layer that are laminated together to form a two layer laminate. The first layer is a base comprising polyethylene terephthalate, with at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface having a barrier layer disposed thereon. The second layer is a coextrusion having a core layer comprising an ethylene vinyl alcohol with an outer upper layer of a linear low density polyethylene and an outer lower layer of linear low density polyethylene.
US11440283B2	Composite sandwich panels with over-crushed edge regions A composite sandwich panel comprises a first composite skin, a second composite skin, a hollow cell core between the first composite skin and the second composite skin, and a first over-crush edge region with a first edge. The first edge has a first thickness at least 40% less than a nominal thickness of the composite sandwich panel. The first over-crush edge region has a length of at least 0.25 inches over which a thickness of the composite sandwich panel decreases.
US11440280B2	Crank press A crank press with an adjustable stroke comprises a press frame having a frame slideways therewithin with a slider reciprocatively movable therealong and supported by a pneumatic cylinder. In order to significantly increase a working force, a length of the working stroke and efficiency, the crank press further comprises: at least two mutually synchronized crank drives configured for reciprocatively moving the slider along the frame slideways, a lever-crosspiece mechanism having at least one pair of threaded guide stanchions secured within the frame bed, a crosspiece slidably mounted on the guide stanchions atop the slider, at least two two-arm levers hingedly connected to the slider supportadly on the crosspiece, at least one pair of crosspiece stop nuts engaged with threads of the guide stanchions and configured for arresting the cross-piece at the moment of applying a force to the slider by the lever and a switching arrangement for slider reversal with regulation of its stroke.
US11440276B2	Methods of making a specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect In an aspect, there is a method of determining allowable defects for a composite component comprising identifying at least one wrinkle characteristic of a composite component wrinkle defect; making a first plurality of specimens each having a predetermined wrinkle defect representative of the composite component wrinkle defect; measuring each of the predetermined wrinkle defects in the first plurality of specimens for at least one performance metric to generate performance data; and generating an allowable wrinkle defect profile based on the performance data from the first plurality of specimens. In other aspects, there are methods of making a specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect.
US11440275B2	Method for manufacturing fiber reinforced resin molded article, and manufacturing device thereof Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced resin molded article capable of effectively increasing the strength of a fiber reinforced resin molded article, such as a high-pressure tank, and such a manufacturing device thereof. With use of a cutting core that is heated to a higher temperature than a mold, the curing of a portion of resin (thermosetting resin) to be cut in a runner is facilitated, and the portion of the resin to be cut in the runner is cut by the cutting core. The heating temperature of the cutting core is higher than the temperature of the mold and lower than the heating temperature in an aftercure step performed after removing the high-pressure tank from the mold.
US11440273B2	Method for forming a composite article A method of forming a composite article involves the steps of: providing a formed article, the formed article comprising a plurality of non-crimp fibre fabrics with each non-crimp fibre fabric comprising at least two dry-fibre layers; stabilising the plurality of non-crimp fibre fabrics; machining a surface of the formed article having exposed ply terminations to provide a smooth blended surface with chamfered plydrops; positioning the machined formed article in a second mould; infiltrating the second mould with a polymer matrix resin; and curing the machined formed article to form the composite article.
US11440268B2	Cut-board edge-sealing method A method of automatically advancing a polymer cut-board, such as cellular polyvinyl chloride, through a stationary, non-spinning sealing element having a rounded or cylindrical surface that contacts and compresses a cut edge of the board to provide a sealed skin surface to the cut edge.
US11440265B2	Method for the additive production of a three-dimensional object Method for the additive production of a three-dimensional object (2) by selective exposure in successive layers and associated selective consolidation in successive layers of construction material layers composed of a construction material (3) that can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (4), wherein, as part of the additive production of the three-dimensional object (2) to be produced additively, a supporting structure (11) directly surrounding the three-dimensional object (2) produced or to be produced additively is formed by selective exposure in successive layers and associated selective pre-consolidation in successive layers of construction material layers composed of the construction material (3) that can be consolidated by means of the energy beam (4).
US11440261B2	Systems and methods for thermal control of additive manufacturing Systems for thermal control of additive manufacturing comprise a build volume within which a part is additively manufactured; a heat source positioned relative to the build volume and configured to actively deliver heat to discrete sections of the part as it is being additively manufactured; and a controller operatively coupled to the heat source and configured to direct delivery of heat from the heat source to discrete sections of the part as it is being additively manufactured to impart desired physical properties to the part. Methods of additively manufacturing a part comprise additively building a part from a feedstock material; and actively heating discrete sections of the part as the part is being additively built to impart desired physical properties to the part.
US11440254B2	Inner cavity near-net-shaping device for micro cast-rolling additive manufacturing of large-scale special-shaped pipe An inner cavity near-net-shaping device for micro cast-rolling additive manufacturing of large-scale special-shaped pipe, includes a main transmission assembly, an inner cavity near-net-shaping assembly and a main feed assembly. The inner cavity near-net-shaping assembly comprises an inner cavity mold, an expansion cylinder and an expansion push rod, the expansion cylinder is provided with a gap in a direction of a thin wall thickness thereof, an inner cavity surface of the expansion cylinder is evenly distributed along a circumferential direction thereof with the inner wedge-shaped slider, and the expansion push rod comprises a first shaft section, a second shaft section, an outer wedge-shaped slider and a third shaft section, an outer surface of the second shaft section of the expansion push rod is evenly distributed along a circumferential direction thereof with an outer wedge-shaped slider.
US11440247B2	Additive manufacturing object conductivity Some examples include an additive manufacturing method for controlling electrostatic discharge of a build object. The method includes receiving data related to a build object, the data including conductivity data, selectively depositing a first portion of a printing agent onto a build material layer in a pattern of an object layer of a build object, the printing agent being electrically conductive at a predetermined dosage, the first portion deposited at less than the predetermined dosage, selectively depositing a second portion of the printing agent onto the build material layer at an area of the pattern, the printing agent at the area deposited at or above the predetermined dosage, and applying fusing energy to form the object layer, the object layer of the build object including a shell formed at the area and a core, the shell being electrically conductive and the core being electrically non-conductive.
US11440236B2	System and method for processing containers with monitoring of drive motors A system for processing containers with a transport device which transports the containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein a plurality of holding devices for holding the containers is arranged on the transport device, wherein the system has at least one rotating device which rotates the plastic parisons with regard to a rotational position with respect to the longitudinal directions thereof. According to the invention the rotating device has an electrically operated driving device for producing the rotary movement of the plastic parisons with respect to the longitudinal directions thereof as well as at least one measuring device, which at least at times determines at least an electrical characteristic quantity of this driving device.
US11440235B2	Extrusion head with channels for producing inserts in a profiled band for manufacturing a pneumatic tire and corresponding extrusion method The method for the coextrusion of a complex profiled element made up of the assembly of profiled elements formed from distinct rubber compounds. A coextrusion machine comprises upstream and downstream extruders which deliver into an extrusion cavity. A first profiled element, formed of the first rubber compound, is created. The first profiled element comprises at least a first profiled-element portion which is intended to form a longitudinal insert, a base of which is in continuity of material with the first profiled element. A complex profiled element formed of the first and second rubber compounds is created. The insert is circulated between walls of a channel extend in a longitudinal direction between the upstream profiling blade and the downstream profiling blade and together form a concave surface open towards the inside of the extrusion cavity in such a way that the bringing-together of the lateral walls of the insert with the second compound takes place only in the downstream gap.
US11440234B2	Process for manufacturing a component for an emissions treatment unit In a process for manufacturing a component for an emissions treatment unit, green ceramic product is extruded through a die to form an extrusion having a honeycomb substrate structure with an array of parallel, linear tubular cells extending along its length, the cells bounded by walls dividing adjacent cells from one another. A ceramic unit is obtained by cutting off, curing and firing a length of the extrusion a length of the extrusion. Following the firing, a mixture of a flowable, uncured curable material and a particulate metal component is injected from an end of the ceramic unit into selected ones of the cells so as to block the selected cells over at least a part of their lengths while maintaining all of the walls of the ceramic unit. The injected mixture is then cured to render it solid.
US11440231B2	Process for the preparation of a reinforced polyamide by extrusion The present invention relates to a process for the production of a reinforced polyamide (rP) in an extruder. In this process, a first mixture (M1), a second mixture (M2) and a third mixture (M3) are added into the extruder, and subsequently at least one carbon material is added to obtain a carbon containing polymerizable mixture (cpM) in the extruder. This carbon containing polymerizable mixture (cpM) is polymerized and subsequently devolatilized to obtain the reinforced polyamide (rP). Furthermore, the present invention relates to the reinforced polyamide (rP) obtainable by the inventive process.
US11440227B2	Plasticization device, three-dimensional shaping device, and injection molding device The plasticization device includes: a rotor rotating centered on a rotation axis by a drive motor and having a groove forming surface in which a first groove portion is formed along a rotation direction; a rotor case configured to accommodate the rotor; a barrel facing the groove forming surface and having a through hole; and a heating unit, in which a material supplied between the first groove portion and the barrel is plasticized by rotation of the rotor and heating by the heating unit to flow out from the through hole, and a side surface of the rotor has a material guiding port configured to guide the material to the first groove portion, and a second groove portion configured to feed the material supplied between the rotor and the rotor case to the material guiding port.
US11440226B2	Compression vulcanization molding mold for rolling bearing seal, and method for manufacturing rolling bearing seal The rolling bearing seal includes a core metal and rubber adhered to the core metal by vulcanization. The rubber includes: a seal lip portion having, over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction, a plurality of projections that extend inward in the radial direction from the inner diameter side of the core metal, and slides on a seal sliding surface of an inner ring of a rolling bearing; and an attachment portion that is attached to an outer ring of the rolling bearing. A compression vulcanization molding mold includes a female mold and a male mold. The female mold has a guide portion for positioning the core metal and a rugged shape forming the projections on the seal lip portion. The male mold has an inner-diameter-side burr groove and an outer-diameter-side burr groove and the shape of a radially outermost portion of the inner-diameter-side burr groove is formed in a circle.
US11440218B2	Cement mixing tool A cement mixing tool with a gearbox transmission assembly, an electric drill tool, a pair of mixing blades, a drive shaft housing assembly, a handle assembly and a splash guard. The electric drill tool is attached to the drive shaft housing assembly. The gearbox transmission assembly is attached to the drive shaft housing assembly. The pair of mixing blades are attached to opposing shafts extending from the gearbox transmission assembly. The splash guard attached to the exterior the drive shaft housing assembly. The handle assembly is attached to the drive shaft housing assembly. The resulting tool can be used by a person to mix wet cement within a wheelbarrow or other similar open topped container.
US11440203B2	Robotic tool changers and methods of use A robotic tool changer is provided including a tool adapter. The tool adapter includes a body having a robot wall, a tool wall, and a side wall extending from the robot wall to the tool wall. A rear opening is formed in the side wall and the tool wall through which a tool element extends to enter a tool hole formed in the body. The tool adapter also includes a locking member movable relative to the body between an open position in which the locking member permits positioning of the tool element into or out of the tool hole through the rear opening, and a closed position in which the locking member prohibits positioning of the tool element into or out of the tool hole through the rear opening.
US11440201B2	Artificial intelligence-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation Artificial intelligence (AI)-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. Listeners may be deployed to user computing systems to collect data pertaining to user actions. The data collected by the listeners may then be sent to one or more servers and be stored in a database. This data may be analyzed by AI layers to recognize patterns of user behavioral processes therein. These recognized processes may then be distilled into respective RPA workflows and deployed to automate the processes.
US11440197B2	Robot system and imaging method A robot system includes a gripping section configured to grip a storing section, a first arm in which the gripping section is provided, the first arm drawing out the storing section from a shelf in which the storing section is housed, a force detecting section provided in the first arm and configured to detect force applied to the gripping section, an imaging section configured to image the storing section, and a control section configured to control the gripping section and the first arm. The control section performs control for drawing out the storing section from the shelf with the first arm and thereafter tilting the storing section with respect to the shelf with the gripping section or the first arm.
US11440194B2	Physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) A robot for physical human-robot interaction may include a number of sensors, a processor, a controller, an actuator, and a joint. The sensors may receive a corresponding number of sensor measurements. The processor may reduce a dimensionality of the number of sensor measurements based on temporal sparsity associated with the number of sensors and spatial sparsity associated with the number of sensors and generate an updated sensor measurement dataset. The processor may receive an action associated with a human involved in pHRI with the robot. The processor may generate a response for the robot based on the updated sensor measurement dataset and the action. The controller may implement the response via an actuator within a joint of the robot.
US11440186B2	Overshoot amount detection method, overshoot amount detection system, robot system, and overshoot amount adjustment method An overshoot amount detection method includes a first step of generating a first signal from a first detection signal output from an inertial sensor that detects inertia in a working unit of an arm to be displaced, a second step of generating a second signal using a second detection signal output from an encoder that detects an amount of displacement of the arm, and a third step of detecting an overshoot amount of the arm based on a third signal obtained by synthesis of the first signal and the second signal. The first step includes twice integration of the first detection signal and removing a low-frequency component contained in the first detection signal.
US11440184B2	Position control device and position control method An imaging unit, a control parameter generation unit, a control unit, and a drive unit are provided. The imaging unit captures an image including two objects. The control parameter generation unit feeds information of the captured image including the two objects into an input layer of a neural network, and outputs a position control amount for controlling the positional relation of between the two objects as an output layer of the neural network. The control unit controls current or voltage to control the positional relation between the two objects by using the outputted position control amount. The drive unit changes a position of one of the two objects by using the current or the voltage. Here, the control parameter generation unit selects the neural network from a plurality of neural networks. Therefore, even if there are differences between objects or errors in the positional relationship between the two objects, alignment can be performed more accurately.
US11440179B2	System and method for robot teaching based on RGB-D images and teach pendant A system for robot teaching based on RGB-D images and a teach pendant, including an RGB-D camera, a host computer, a posture teach pendant, and an AR teaching system which includes an AR registration card, an AR module, a virtual robot model, a path planning unit and a posture teaching unit. The RGB-D camera collects RGB images and depth images of a physical working environment in real time. In the path planning unit, path points of a robot end effector are selected, and a 3D coordinates of the path points in the basic coordinate system of the virtual robot model are calculated; the posture teaching unit records the received posture data as the postures of a path point where the virtual robot model is located, so that the virtual robot model is driven to move according to the postures and positions of the path points, thereby completing the robot teaching.
US11440169B2	Torque limiting ratchet wrench A fastener driving device including an elongate shaft extending between the driving head and the handle is provided that has a torque limiting mechanism disposed partially within the handle and extending through the elongate shaft into engagement with the driving head. The torque limiting mechanism enables the driving head to drive the fastener into the substrate without exerting more than a predetermined maximum torque on the fastener, thereby avoiding damage from being done to the fastener and/or the substrate. A ratcheting mechanism is disposed within a torque gear of the torque limiting mechanism to provide a ratcheting function to the tool with a small profile for the tool.
US11440168B2	Backup wrenches A reaction torque limiting backup wrench arrangement (1) has at least one fastener engaging means e.g. spanner (6) or socket (170), for a pressure boundary bolted joint nut (5) of a respective fastener (3). The backup wrench arrangement provides a reaction torque up to a threshold above which rotation allowed by motion of the fastener engaging means is determined by a magnitude of the reaction torque and force deflection characteristic of a biasing arrangement acting directly or indirectly on the fastener engaging means. Tension in the flexible tension element e.g. chain (7) urges the spanner (6) onto the nut (5) of the fastener permitting the spanner to displace when torque transmitted through a bolt to the nut or bolt head within the spanner exceeds a threshold torque, enabling the nut or bolt head to rotate, helping prevent bolt over-tightening, and helping indicate the bolt seizing or galling.
US11440160B2	Guards for use with power tools and power tools including such guards Example guards for use with power tools and power tools including such guards. The guards include a collar structured to be removably coupled to a hand-guided electrical tool, a hood coupled to the collar, and a guard ring coupled to the collar via the hood. The guard ring extends entirely around the collar.
US11440149B2	Apparatus, system and method for adhesive fixturing of a work piece An apparatus, system and method for adhesive fixturing include UV light sources in alignment with gripper pins communicating through a fixture. A bus connector operably connects the UV light sources to a control box of the workcell. The control box controls the illumination of the UV light sources through the bus connector.
US11440148B2	Centering cone and clamping device A centering cone for positioning a fastening element in a receptacle of a clamping device. The centering cone has an internally located cone section with a cone-shaped inner surface to which a one-piece spring section is connected in a radial direction. The spring section is configured to deform slightly under a radially applied force to provide a certain tolerance for receiving the fastening element.
US11440133B2	Low-cost friction stir processing tool A friction stir processing (FSP) tool includes a working material. The working material has a matrix phase and a particulate phase. The matrix phase includes tungsten and an alloy material. The particulate phase is located within the matrix phase, and the particulate phase has an indentation hardness less than 45 GPa.
US11440129B2	Electrode for resistance spot welding An electrode tip portion is provided with a projection portion and a plurality of recess portions. The plurality of the recess portions are independent of one another, and are provided at the electrode tip portion in a dispersed manner. The projection portion is a region other than regions where the recess portions are provided, and is configured to be equipped with a continuous surface that continues in regions among the plurality of the recess portions.
US11440126B2	Method for resistance welding A welding device of a robot arm includes a welding machine having a first pressing member which includes a cylindrical first pressing part and a second pressing member which includes a second pressing part inserted into a hollow of the first pressing part. A transformer supplies a positive (+) current to the first pressing member and a negative (−) current to the second pressing member. The first and second pressing parts have the same co-axis.
US11440125B2	Electric resistance welded steel pipe for producing hollow stabilizer, hollow stabilizer, and production methods for same There are provided an electric resistance welded steel pipe for producing a high strength hollow stabilizer excellent in fatigue resistance and a high strength hollow stabilizer. In an electric resistance welded steel pipe (5) for producing a hollow stabilizer, an internal weld bead cut portion (30) has a three-peak shape and a depth (H) of a trough portion (30a) of the three-peak shape is 0.3 mm or less and an angle (θ) formed by a central portion in the circumferential direction of the trough portion (30a) and the top of right and left peak portions (30b, 30c) located on both the right and left sides of the trough portion (30a) is 160° or more and less than 180°.
US11440124B2	Joining apparatus for panel sheets and joining method for panel sheets using the same A joining apparatus for panel sheets and a joining method for panel sheets using the same are provided. The joining apparatus includes an element punching device which stores and supplies elements according to a specification of a panel sheet and inserts the element into a first panel sheet among different types of panel sheets. Additionally, a welding device resistively welds a part of the first panel sheet into which the element is inserted by the element punching device.
US11440115B2	Assembly assistance A method including depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member and inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material being guide for insertion.
US11440113B2	Electrode and method for manufacturing the same An electrode applied in electro-machining processes, where the electrode includes a main body portion and at least one built-in internal flushing passage for introducing a flushing liquid to a volume between the electrode and a workpiece to be machined. The electrode is made by an additive fabrication process that enables specialized flushing for enhancing waste material evacuation and incorporate special material properties like zones of high electrical conductivity and thermal resistance. The fabrication process produces materials and geometries that could not otherwise be made using conventional processing.
US11440110B2	Machining apparatus and machining method According to one implementation, a machining apparatus includes an electromotive saw and an attaching structure. The electromotive saw cuts off a workpiece to be machined. The attaching structure attaches the saw to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a composite material or a honeycomb structure with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a workpiece to be machined with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. The workpiece is processed along a shape of a jig for setting the workpiece. The workpiece is processed with contacting a guide with the jig. The guide is attached to the arm.
US11440109B1	Metal stud cutting blade and related machines and methods A blade is configured for use in cutting metal studs, the blade including a cutting edge, the cutting edge configured to engage a metal stud such that the metal stud and debris from a cut of the metal stud are pushed in different directions. Cutting machines including the blade are also disclosed, as methods of cutting metal studs using the blade.
US11440101B2	Tool for machining a workpiece Tool for machining a workpiece, comprising: a holder having a first internal coolant duct; a cutting insert having a main cutting edge; a first fastening element for releasably fastening the cutting insert to the holder; a plate-like coolant guiding attachment having a second internal coolant duct; and a second fastening element for releasably fastening the coolant guiding attachment to the holder. In the assembled state of the tool, the first internal coolant duct is fluidically connected to the second internal coolant duct and the coolant guiding attachment covers at least a part of the cutting insert. The coolant guiding attachment comprises a first opening, which is configured as a recess or through-opening and allows access to the first fastening element, such that the cutting insert is separately releasable from the holder by releasing the first fastening element even when the coolant guiding attachment is fastened to the holder, and the coolant guiding attachment is separately releasable from the holder by releasing the second fastening element even when the cutting insert is fastened to the holder.
US11440097B2	Methods for additively manufacturing components using lattice support structures A method for additively manufacturing a component includes generating, via imaging software, a plurality of slices of a support structure of the component based on component geometry. The method also includes melting or fusing, via the additive manufacturing system, layers of material to a build platform of the component so as to form the support structure according to the plurality of slices. The support structure includes a lattice configuration having of a plurality of support members arranged together to form a plurality of cells. Further, the method includes melting or fusing, via the additive manufacturing system, a component body to the support structure. After the component body solidifies, the method includes removing all of the support structure from the component body to form the component.
US11440095B2	Method for heat treating a preform made of titanium alloy powder A method for heat treating a powder part preform including a titanium-based alloy, wherein the method includes the heat treatment of the preform in a furnace at a predetermined temperature, wherein the preform is on a holder during the heat treatment, wherein the holder includes a zirconium-based alloy having a zirconium content greater than or equal to 95% by weight, wherein the holder material has a melting temperature higher than the predefined temperature of the heat treatment, and wherein an anti-diffusion barrier is arranged between the preform and the holder in order to prevent welding of the preform to the holder.
US11440089B2	Refractory lining structure A refractory lining structure for a metallurgical vessel is characterized by at least one elongated expansion joint formed in and extending through the surface of the working lining in a substantially vertical direction. The elongated expansion joint accommodates thermal expansion of the working lining in a metallurgical vessel such as, for example, a tundish during preheating for a continuous casting operation. The elongated expansion joint decreases crack formation, delamination, and spalling of the working lining from underlying back-up linings and/or safety linings in metallurgical vessels during preheating and use, while still facilitating metal skull removal after the completion of metallurgical operations.
US11440087B2	Plunger system and casting method for a die casting machine A casting plunger system for a die casting machine includes a stationary system part and a system part which moves relative to the stationary system part in a respective casting cycle for the introduction of melt material into a casting mould. The moved system part has a plunger, a plunger rod and a rod drive unit, and is configured to decelerate at the end of a mould filling phase of the casting cycle under the effect of pressure on the melt material. A casting method for a die casting machine is provided with such a plunger system. The moved system part has a mass which can be adjusted variably between different casting cycles, and/or the moved system part consists of a moved main system part and an additional mass unit which is arranged so as to be movable relative to the main system part and is configured to decelerate, at the end of the mould fill phase of the casting cycle, later by a predefined delay time than the main system part.
US11440085B2	Mold equipment and continuous casting method This mold equipment is mold equipment provided with a mold, an electromagnetic brake device, and a control device. An immersion nozzle is provided with a pair of discharge holes of molten metal, the electromagnetic brake device is provided with an iron core including a pair of teeth and coils wound around the respective teeth, the coils on one side are connected in series in a first circuit, the coils on the other side are connected in series in a second circuit, and the control device is able to independently control voltage and current applied to each of the first and second circuits for each circuit, detects a drift of a discharge flow between the pair of discharge holes on the basis of the voltage applied to the coils in the first circuit and the voltage applied to the coils in the second circuit, and controls the current flowing through the first circuit and the current flowing through the second circuit on the basis of a detection result.
US11440083B2	Connecting element and component connection and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a connecting element (10) having a hollow-cylindrical shaft (12) and a drive (16), via which the shaft (12) can be driven in a direction of rotation, wherein the hollow-cylindrical shaft (12) has at least one free end, wherein the drive (16) is arranged opposite the free end, wherein a hollow space is formed by the hollow-cylindrical shaft (12). The invention is characterized in that driver structures (22) acting in the circumferential direction of the hollow-cylindrical shaft (12) are arranged in the hollow space, which, projected on the lateral surface, are arranged to extend in the setting direction on the lateral surface, rectilinearly parallel to the element mid-axis (M) or with an angular deviation of at most 20° with respect to the element mid-axis (M), and/or are arranged at the end on the drive side.
US11440077B2	Method for producing a sealed folded connection Systems and methods produce or provide a folded connection, sealed by means of an adhesive composition, between a first sheetlike element and a second sheetlike element. The systems and methods bond a second flange of the second sheetlike element with at least one layer of an adhesive composition to a first flange of the first sheetlike element, in such a way that an end of the second flange of the second sheetlike element is indented by a distance relative to an end of the first flange of the first sheetlike element. The systems and methods bead the first flange of the first sheetlike element around the second flange of the second sheetlike element and, after the beading, an adhesive-composition part is placed around an edge of the first flange of the first sheetlike element and bonded to a second surface of the first flange of the first sheetlike element.
US11440076B2	Device for super cryogenic forming of metal thin-walled curved surface part The present disclosure provides a device for super cryogenic forming of a metal thin-walled curved surface part, including a super cryogenic medium conveying and pressurizing unit, a press, a die unit and a control system. A blank holder cylinder, a blank holder slide, a deep drawing cylinder and a deep drawing slide are disposed on the press. The die unit includes a male die, a blank holder and a female die. The super cryogenic medium conveying and pressurizing unit includes an autoboosting cryogenic container. A cryogenic channel in the blank holder, a cryogenic channel in the female die and a cavity of the female die are communicated with an outlet of the autoboosting cryogenic container by cryogenic pipes, respectively. A cryogenic pump is disposed on the cryogenic pipe between the cavity of the female die and the autoboosting cryogenic container.
US11440063B2	Diverter valve for conveying material to be conveyed and method for cleaning a diverter valve of this type A diverter valve for conveying material to be conveyed, the diverter valve being cleanable using a method for CIP cleaning, comprises a housing with at least three passage openings to feed or discharge the material to be conveyed, the passage openings defining a conveying plane. The diverter valve further comprises a rotary part having an axis of rotation and an outer contour designed conically in relation to the axis of rotation at least in sections, the rotary part being arrangeable in the housing in a sealed manner, the rotary part being displaceable along the axis of rotation in an axially driven manner and being arranged such as to be drivable for rotation about the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation being oriented perpendicular to the conveying plane, a passage duct arranged in the rotary part, which—depending on a rotary position of the rotary part—connects in each case two passage openings for conveying material along the passage duct through the diverter valve. The CIP cleaning method of a diverter valve of this type comprises the pulling back and rotating the rotary part into an intermediate position to clean and then dry the diverter valve intensively. A particular feature is the embodiment configured without drainage in the housing of the diverter valve.
US11440061B2	Method for removing adhering matter An adhering matter removing method for removing adhering matter on a surface of an article includes the step of immersing a target surface of the article into a fluidized bed.
US11440059B2	Washing machine for longitudinal profiled sections with a film cover, and method for washing longitudinal profiled sections The invention relates to a washing machine for longitudinal profiled sections (5), comprising a drum (1, 2) that can be rotated about a horizontal rotational axis (10, 11) and comprises a plurality of receiving areas (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 or 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210) which are arranged along the circumference of the drum, which are laterally delimited by lamellas (3, 4), which are open in the radial direction, and into which the longitudinal profiled sections (5) can be inserted along the longitudinal direction (L).
US11440057B2	Pupae singulator and sex sorter Devices, systems, and methods for isolating an insect pupa from an aqueous solution including a plurality of insect pupae. An isolation device may include a primary channel through which the aqueous solution and insect pupae travel, an outlet, and a secondary channel that intersects the primary channel. The secondary channel may transport a fluid to add it to the primary channel between an inlet and the outlet. When the sealable outlet is closed, an insect pupa located downstream of the intersection of the primary and secondary channels remains stationary while any insect pupae upstream of the intersection are pushed towards the inlet. The systems and methods described herein may also provide for identifying and sorting insect pupae.
US11440056B2	Obtaining cullet from thin film solar modules A method of obtaining cullet from a solar module unit is disclosed. The method involves providing a solar module unit in which a detectable tagging material has been applied onto an exposed outer surface of a glass substrate of the solar module unit over one or more electrically conductive contact strips located beneath and visible through the glass substrate. Thereafter, the solar module unit is crushed into assorted module pieces. The assorted module pieces are then sorted by detecting module pieces that include the detectable tagging material and separating the assorted module pieces into a collection of accepted module pieces and a collection of rejected module pieces. The collection of accepted module pieces has module pieces determined not to include the detectable tagging material. Recycled glass is then obtained from the collection of accepted module pieces.
US11440031B2	Jet for swim-in-place spa There is provided a swim-in-place spa, comprising a basin for containing water, a circulation subsystem having a primary conduit extending from an inlet in the basin, a pump fluidly connected to the primary conduit to pump water from the inlet, a swim-in-place jet affixed to the basin, and a secondary conduit extending from the pump to the swim-in-place jet, in operation the pump inducing a flow of water toward the swim-in-place jet. The swim-in-place jet has a nozzle and a diffuser downstream of the nozzle relative to the flow of water, a nozzle outlet smaller than a diffuser inlet, the nozzle outlet and the diffuser inlet disposed in a spaced-apart relationship defining a gap for receiving a flow of entrained water. The circulation subsystem is configured for creating a water jet matching a cross-section of a swimmer.
US11440029B2	Monolithic dust separator Monolithic dust separation devices are disclosed to enable separating and collecting dust particles. The devices include a vacuum port and a cyclone chamber that are connected by a tube between the vacuum port and an upper end of the cyclone chamber. On the cyclone chamber there is an input port for connecting to a flexible hose for ingesting the dust particles. The devices also include a dust receptacle having a top upper surface and a port cover on a port formed in the upper surface for emptying the receptacle of collected dust particles and a lower portion of the dust receptacle that is integrally formed into the upper surface of the dust receptacle. The top upper surface slants downward from the cyclone chamber to the port cover.
US11440023B2	Modular magnetic assembly A magnetic filter (10) for a central heating system comprises a filter body (12) and an external magnetic assembly (18). The magnetic assembly is in the form of a belt which is made up of multiple modules. The modules may be identical to each other. The number of modules in the belt can be selected according to the size of the filter body, allowing various different sizes of filter to be produced from a small number of different parts. The filter body may be the body of an air-and-dirt separator, so that an existing air-and-dirt separator can be upgraded to include a magnetic capturing capability.
US11440018B2	Viscous food product grinding and dispensing system A viscous food dispensing system includes a chute inlet configured to funnel particulate food product into a sleeve and a transport device having an over-center cutout. The transport device is configured to rotate within the sleeve to convey the particulate food product. A processing surface extends downward from the chute inlet towards a curved base of the sleeve along a portion of the transport device. The processing surface is spaced laterally apart from the transport device to define a processing zone between the processing surface and the transport device. The particulate food product is processed as the particulate food product is captured between a leading edge of the over-center cutout and the processing surface while the transport device is rotating.
US11440005B2	Device comprising microbeads capable of adjusting pH of sample The present disclosure relates to a device capable of adjusting the pH of a sample and provides a device comprising microbeads capable of adjusting the pH of a sample to a predetermined value. The device comprises microbeads enabling adjustment to different pH values in each of a plurality of channels, and enables adjustment of the pH of the sample to a plurality of different pH values simultaneously upon injection of the sample.
US11440002B2	Microfluidic chips with one or more vias filled with sacrificial plugs Techniques regarding microfluidic chips with one or more vias filled with sacrificial plugs and/or manufacturing methods thereof are provided herein. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can comprise a silicon device layer of a microfluidic chip comprising a plurality of vias extending through the silicon device layer. The plurality of vias comprise greater than or equal to about 100 vias per square centimeter of a surface of the silicon device layer and less than or equal to about 100,000 vias per square centimeter of the surface of the silicon device layer. Additionally, the apparatus can comprise a plurality of sacrificial plugs positioned in the plurality of vias.
US11439999B2	Purgeable pharmaceutical fill needle The present invention involves a fill needle system for aseptically dispensing a pharmaceutical fluid in an aseptic chamber comprises a fill needle tubing in fluid communication with a pharmaceutical fluid source via flexible tubing and extending through a fill needle hub; a fill needle dispensing tip disposed at a dispensing end of the fill needle tubing; a fill needle sheath shaped and arranged to removably mate with and seal aseptically to the fill needle hub to form an aseptically sealed volume enclosing the dispensing tip; and a fluid pressure pulse induction system disposed and configured to compress the flexible tubing in order to dislodge droplets of pharmaceutical fluid retained on the dispensing tip after halting dispensing of the pharmaceutical fluid. An associated method of dispensing pharmaceutical fluid comprises operating the fluid pressure pulse induction system to dislodge the droplets. The system may comprise a controller for automatically controlling the dispensing and droplet dislodging.
US11439993B2	Chiral binuclear metal complexes for stereoselective hydrolysis of saccharides and glycosides Disclosed herein is a class of chiral binuclear metal complexes for stereoselective hydrolysis of saccharides and glycosides, and more particular chiral binuclear transition metal complex catalysts that discriminate epimeric glycosides and α- and β-glycosidic bonds of saccharides in aqueous solutions at near physiological pHs. The chiral binuclear metal complexes include a Schiff-base-type ligand derived from a chiral diamino building block, and a binuclear transition metal core, each which can be varied for selectivity. The metal core is a Lewis-acidic metal ion, such as copper, zinc, lanthanum, iron and nickel. The Schiff-base may be a reduced or non-reduced Schiff-base derived from aliphatic linear, aliphatic cyclic diamino alcohols or aromatic aldehydes. The ligand can be a penta- or heptadentate ligand derived from pyridinecarbaldehydes, benzaldehydes, linear or cyclic diamines or diamino alcohols.
US11439989B2	Hydrofining catalyst, its preparation and application thereof Disclosed is a hydrofining catalyst comprising: an inorganic refractory component comprising a first hydrodesulfurization catalytically active component in a mixture with at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, magnesia, calcium oxide, zirconia and titania; a second hydrodesulfurization catalytically active component; and an organic component comprising a carboxylic acid and optionally an alcohol. The hydrofining catalyst of the present application shows improved performance in the hydrofining of distillate oils. Also disclosed are a hydrofining catalyst system comprising the hydrofining catalyst, a method for preparing the catalyst and catalyst system, and a process for the hydrofining of distillate oils using the catalyst or catalyst system.
US11439987B2	Multi-region TWC for treatment of exhaust gas from gasoline engine A three-way catalyst article, and its use in an exhaust system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The catalyst article for treating exhaust gas comprising: a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end with an axial length L; a first catalytic region beginning at the inlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the first catalytic region comprises a first palladium component; a second catalytic region beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the second catalytic region comprises a second palladium component; a third catalytic region beginning at the outlet end and extending for less than the axial length L, wherein the third catalytic region comprises a third rhodium component; and wherein the third catalytic region overlies the second catalytic region.
US11439985B2	Nitration of benzene The present invention discloses a process for nitration of benzene. More particularly, the present invention discloses an efficient, environmental friendly process for the nitration of benzene using a modified solid acid catalyst.
US11439976B2	Advanced porous carbon adsorbents for CO2 capture and separation The present invention concerns a process for manufacturing a porous carbonaceous monolith structure comprising the steps of (i) introducing a precursor material comprising particles comprising a halogenated polymer having a melting point in a mold; (ii) forming a shaped body comprising aggregates of the particles of the precursor material, by concurrently applying to the precursor material a pressure P ranging from 10 to 300 bars when the halogenated polymer is a vinylidene chloride homopolymer and from 10 to 150 bars when the halogenated polymer differs from a vinylidene chloride homopolymer, and maintaining the precursor material at a temperature T1 ranging from T1,min=20° C. to T1,max=Tm−50° C. wherein Tm is the melting point of the halogenated polymer, and; (iii) optionally cooling then demolding the shaped body; (iv) introducing the shaped body in a furnace; (v) causing the pyrolysis of the halogenated polymer in the furnace until the porous carbonaceous monolith structure is obtained.
US11439965B2	Method for producing coating medium compositions by means of gravimetric metering with mixing and adaptation of the height of the stirring element to the level The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a coating material composition or a precursor thereof, the method including at least step (1), weighing out all required components into a suitable container by means of at least one metering valve when using a gravimetric metering system, the components that are weighed out into the container being mixed by means of at least one stirring body throughout step (1) and a continuous adaptation of the position of the at least one stirring body to the respective filling level within the container taking place throughout step (1), the respective filling level being predetermined by the amount and number of components that are weighed out into the container and the position of the at least one stirring body corresponding to the height of the stirring body within the container, calculated from the bottom of the container.
US11439955B2	System for purifying a liquid A valved raw liquid supply line, which is connected to a filtration unit including a liquid purification unit with an inlet and with outlets for purified liquid and drain liquid, a mixing device, a means for maintaining pressure, a means for maintaining a recirculating flow of liquid, which is located on a line supplying a mixture of raw liquid and concentrate upstream of the liquid purification unit, a recirculating line, a purified liquid line, a drain liquid line, and a control unit, which is connected to the means for maintaining pressure, pressure monitor, the raw liquid supply valve and a drain liquid discharge valve. The means for maintaining pressure is located on a raw liquid supply line upstream of the liquid mixing device. The technical result is a longer system working life, more efficient use of raw liquid, and reduced energy expenditure.
US11439950B2	Electrochemical cell, method and apparatus for capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas and decomposing nitrosamine compounds An apparatus for capturing CO2 from flue gas includes (a) an absorber, (b) a stripper, (c) a heat exchanger, (d) an amine absorbent circulating through the absorber, the stripper and the heat exchanger, (e) a water washing unit downstream from the flue gas outlet of the absorber, and (f) an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell is connected to the water washing unit and is adapted to adsorb and decompose nitrosamine compounds present in liquid separated by the water washing unit.
US11439944B2	Metal-organic materials for CO2 adsorption Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for metal-organic materials (MOMs), systems that exhibit permanent porosity and using hydrophobic MOMs to separate components in a gas, methods of separating CO2 from a gas, and the like.
US11439939B2	Connection arrangement for fixing a lid of an air filter device of a motor vehicle to a filter housing and to a filter element and an associated filter element A connection arrangement for fixing a lid to a filter housing and to a filter element, by which an insertion opening in the filter housing can be closed, includes a holding element on the filter element and a locking element on the lid. The holding element can be fixed by a contact surface for contacting the locking element in a recess of the filter housing. The holding element has a latching geometry with which it can be latched in the recess of the filter housing. The locking element is a shaft with a bolt rod and a handle part. The shaft is guided through the lid such that the lid and the filter element in the latching position can, by the bolt rod and a contact surface formed as a ramp on the holding element, which engage with one another by turning the locking element, be spanned against each other.
US11439936B2	Separator for a gaseous fluid A separator separating liquid or solid pollutants in a gaseous fluid flow contains a protective casing having an inlet and outlet ports, an upper outlet disk and a lower discharge disk inside the protective casing, and a separator device between the outlet disk and the discharge disk. The inlet port is hollowed in a vertical wall of the protective casing; the outlet disk includes a central through opening at the outlet port; and there are multiple discharge ports hollowed inside the discharge disk and on the annular edge of the discharge disk, respectively. An upper space separates the outlet disk from the separator device. The inlet port allows the gaseous fluid flow to pass into the upper space. The separator device has vertical walls wound around a vertical longitudinal axis leaving a central space therein to form at least one spiral that has a particular structure and forms a conduit.
US11439933B2	High capacity composite depth filter media with low extractables A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host cell proteins from biological/cell culture feedstreams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
US11439931B2	Water separating residue filtration unit for high-pressure non-destructive water excavation A water separating residue filtration unit has an outer container has container walls surrounding a container floor. A screen is located within the container, the screen having a screen floor supported above the container floor thereby defining an inner void between the screen floor and the container floor and at least one drain drains from the inner void and an exterior of the container. A fabric filtration liner covers the screen. Non-destructive high-pressure water excavation residual liquid slurry may be pumped into the unit, allowed to settle such that water filters therefrom through the fabric filtration liner and the screen whereafter the unit having residual content therein may be transported for dumping.
US11439922B2	Breakable multi-compartment structure A multi-compartment structure includes a central container that is independently fillable, sealable, and breakable from each of a plurality of fillable structures that are affixed to the central container. The multi-compartment structure is suspended from a suspension point by a suspension system including at least one supporting element and at least one suspending element. The multi-compartment structure may be used in a party game setting in which the multi-compartment structure is filled with novelty items, and a force is applied to the multi-compartment structure to break open each of the plurality of fillable compartments and the central container independently of one another to release the novelty items contained therein.
US11439920B2	Mobile terminal with call function or texting function, or a function as a game terminal, and game program and game method executed by mobile terminal The present invention provides a mobile terminal with a call function or a texting function. The present invention controls the use of a mobile terminal by a manual operation because of an incoming call during movement. Location information indicating movement of a mobile terminal with a call or a message data exchange function is received by a GPS receiver, the distance and the movement speed are determined by using the measurement information of the two locations at every predetermined time, and whether or not the mobile terminal is moving in accordance with the movement speed is determined by a movement determination unit. When it is determined by the movement determination unit that the mobile terminal is moving, the display of incoming call information indicating an incoming call is set to non-displayed on the display unit, and at the same time, a notification sound from a speaker, etc. is invalid.
US11439917B2	Voice help system using artificial intelligence A method for gaming assistance. Information related to a plurality of game plays of players for a gaming application is received over a network at a back-end server. A query is received from a first player playing the gaming application, wherein the query is related to a first game play of the first player. A current game context of a first game play of a first player is determined from the information. A response to the query and the current game context is generated based on the information related to the plurality of game plays. The response is delivered back to a device of the first player.
US11439915B2	Systems and methods for making real-time, fantasy sports coaching adjustments to live games A fantasy sports system includes a user device, a database, and a controller. The database includes a plurality of statistical adjustments, with each statistical adjustment modifying a score generated during a live contest. The score is generated during a live contest and is related to a team statistic. The controller is configured to provide a first statistical adjustments graphical user interface accessible through the user device through which a first user is presented with a first set of statistical adjustments of the plurality of statistical adjustments, and receive a selection of one of the first set of statistical adjustments from the first user. The controller then calculates a fantasy score using the data related to the live contest and the first selected statistical adjustment. The data includes an actual total score of the live contest, the score related to the team statistics, and the team statistics.
US11439913B2	Methods, systems, and media for coordinating multiplayer game sessions Methods, systems, and media for coordinating multiplayer game sessions are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining that a first user associated with a first user device is viewing game content created by a second user associated with a second user device; in response to determining that the first user is viewing the game content created by the second user, determining whether the first user satisfies criteria for joining a multiplayer game session with the second user; in response to determining that the first user satisfies criteria for joining the multiplayer game session with the second user, causing a selectable input element to join a queue of players to participate in the multiplayer game session with the second user to be presented on the first user device; in response to determining that the selectable input element to join the queue of players has been selected on the first user device, adding the first user to a position of the queue of players; in response to determining that the first user can participate in the multiplayer games session based on the position within the queue of players, causing an invitation to join the multiplayer game session to be presented on the first user device; in response to determining that the invitation to join the multiplayer game session has been accepted on the first user device, causing the first user to be added to the multiplayer game session; causing the multiplayer game session to begin on the first user device, wherein the multiplayer game session includes at least the first user and the second user; and in response to determining that the multiplayer game session has ended, removing the first user from the multiplayer game session.
US11439910B2	Audience adjusted gaming A system and method includes a first device with one or more processors coupled to a memory that executes instructions from the memory to perform the steps of receiving a request to begin a videogame; streaming video of the videogame to an audience; determine a popularity of the streaming video; and changing the videogame mechanics based on the popularity of the streaming video.
US11439908B2	Information processing method and apparatus including quick build implemented in an attack mode The present disclosure provides an information processing method, including: providing an attack control on a graphical user interface, and in response to a first touch operation acting on the attack control, controlling a first virtual character to execute an attack instruction in a game scene; providing a sub-control of a build control on the graphical user interface, providing the build control on the graphical user interface in response to a second touch operation acting on the sub-control of the build control, and controlling the first virtual character to execute a build instruction in a first building area of the game scene.
US11439903B2	Information processing system, storage medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method An in-game event occurring based on a user's input is detected in a game of each time, where the game is performed a plurality of times. A first parameter is increased or decreased based on the in-game event occurring in the game of each time, the first parameter being reset for the game of each time, to calculate a score in the game of each time. A second parameter is increased or decreased based on a result of the game determined based on an assessment parameter different from a final score, the second parameter being used in the game of the plurality of times without being reset for the game of each time.
US11439901B2	Apparatus and method of obtaining data from a video game A method of obtaining data from a video game includes: inputting a video image of the video game comprising at least one avatar, detecting a pose of the avatar in the video image, assigning one or more avatar-status boxes to one or more portions of the avatar, determining, based on the pose of the avatar, a position of at least one avatar-status box with respect to the avatar using a correlation between avatar poses and avatar-status boxes, producing avatar-status data for the avatar indicative of the position of the at least one avatar-status box with respect to the avatar in the video image, generating one or more indicator images for the avatar in accordance with the avatar-status data, and augmenting the video image of the video game comprising at least the avatar with one or more of the indicator images in response to the pose of the avatar, in which the step of determining the position of the at least one avatar-status box with respect to the avatar includes providing, to a correlation unit trained to determine correlations between avatar poses and avatar-status boxes, an input comprising at least data indicative of the pose of the avatar, and obtaining from the correlation unit data indicative of a position of the at least one avatar-status box with respect to the avatar, responsive to that input, and each avatar-status box has a corresponding classification indicative of a type of in-game interaction associated with the avatar-status box.
US11439899B2	Controller capable of changing volume based on linear motor Disclosed is a controller capable of changing volume. The controller according to the present invention includes a housing; a volume changing unit installed outside the housing and having one end and the other end movable with respect to the housing, respectively; a driving unit for moving at least one of one end and the other end of the volume changing unit; and a control unit for controlling the driving unit. According to the present invention, it is possible to improve a user's feeling of use and to enhance satisfaction and fun by variously changing the volume, shape, etc. of a controller.
US11439897B2	Manipulation input device Sliding movements between a button drive member and a manipulation button are reduced in a manipulation input device having a function of providing the haptic sense. Manipulation buttons (20R, 20L) individually have contact portions (20b) on sides opposite to sides to be pushed by a user, and are movable about rotation center lines (Ax1). Actuators (30R, 30L) and (230) have button drive members (31, 231) that contact the contact portions (20b) of the manipulation buttons (20L, 20R), and apply, to the manipulation buttons (20L, 20R), forces in opposite directions to directions in which the manipulation buttons (20L, 20R) are pushed. In addition, the actuators (30R, 30L, 230) have guides (34a, 234a) that define the directions in which the button drive members (31, 231) move, and the button drive members (31, 231) are slidable along the guides (34a, 234a).
US11439896B2	Mental and physical challenge through recalling and inputting a sequence of touch inputs and/or sound inputs Disclosed are a method, a device, a system, and/or a manufacture of a mental and physical challenge through recalling and inputting a sequence of touch inputs and/or sound inputs. In one embodiment, a device for engaging a user in a mental and/or physical challenge includes a platform capable of laying substantially flat on a surface, two or more touch sensors attached to the platform for receiving a touch input from the user, two or more visual indicators of the platform, a speaker for providing a sound indicator, and a microphone for receiving a sound input from the user. A computer memory includes a sequence data specifying a set of inputs, a sequence indication routine for generating an input indication of the sequence data, and a comparison routine for comparing the sequence data to the input data to provide a score and/or a rank. The challenge may be set to music.
US11439890B2	Personal transport apparatus A personal transport includes a deck configured for supporting a rider in a standing position. At least one wheel assembly is mounted on a bottom surface of the deck, the, or each, wheel assembly having at least one wheel so that the deck can travel over a substrate. An operator handle is substantially rigidly mounted on a rear end of the deck and extends rearwardly from the deck so that an operator, standing on the substrate, can grasp the operator handle and push the apparatus along the substrate, or tilt the apparatus relative to the substrate, while the rider is supported on the deck. A rider handle mounted on one of the deck and the operator handle and positioned so that the rider can grasp the rider handle for balance while supported by the deck.
US11439889B1	Skateboard with inertial enhancement A skateboard truck that includes an inertia drive attached to a wheel. The inertia drive causes an inertial mass (i.e. flywheel) to turn at a higher speed then the wheel. During “pumping” of the skateboard the wheels accelerate and an inertia drive helps propel the skateboard given its inertia combined with the wheel inertia. The inertia drive may be configured to maintain skateboard stability at high speeds.
US11439888B2	Adjustable ice skate blade to boot connector Disclosed herein are embodiments describing a front and rear ice-skate adapter that are configured to join a respective front and rear ice-skate blade post to the sole of an ice-skating boot. In certain instances each ice-skate blade post is a multi-degree of freedom adjustable cup that adjusts the position of an ice-skating blade relative to the ice-skate boot sole. Each ice-skate adapter generally comprises a skate sole end that attaches to an ice-skate boot sole and a skate end that attaches to a respective ice-skate blade post. A cup body is defined between the skate sole end and the skate end. The skate sole end comprises a surface that conforms to the shape of the ice-skating boot sole. For added stiffness and stability, the skate sole end further comprises a plurality of appendages that extend outwardly from the cup body.
US11439884B1	Golf glove A system for a golfing device including a glove assembly and a brush assembly is disclosed. The glove assembly includes a glove to be worn on a desired hand of a user. The brush assembly includes a brush removably secured to the glove. The brush helps to clean golfing equipment. Additionally, the brush serves as a training aid and helps the user with proper alignment and hand position on a golf club prior to a golf swing. When the user positions their hands on the golf club, the brush aligns with the golf club ensuring that the user has proper hand position on the golf club for a better golf swing due to proper alignment. The brush reinforces proper hand positioning and alignment as the user is instantly aware when the golf club is misaligned.
US11439880B1	Game board holder and method of use A method of stabilizing a cornhole board on a support surface, comprising providing a cornhole board including an inclined board have a front, a rear, and a top with a target hole, one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board at a height above the front of the board, and one or front supports that support the front of the inclined board; providing one or more stabilizing units for the one or more front supports that support the front of the inclined board and the one or more rear supports that support the rear of the inclined board, wherein the one or more one or more stabilizing units include one or more adhesion members that adhere to and stabilize the cornhole board relative to the support surface.
US11439879B2	Golf club having an adjustable weight assembly A golf club head includes a body having an outer surface, a recessed channel defined in the outer surface of the body, and a weight assembly. The weight assembly includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to slide therein, and a cover adapted to releasably secure the weight within the recessed channel. The cover including a first portion and a second portion. The weight assembly also including a fastener coupling the cover to the body and defining a fastener axis. The fastener engages with the first portion of the cover such that the cover is moveable along the fastener axis, and the second portion of the cover is rotatable relative to the first portion when the first portion is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel.
US11439875B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole. The channel may have a cross-sectional profile that is asymmetric with a front wall and a rear wall where the front wall is longer than the rear wall. The channel may also have a center thickness that is different than a thickness at the heel and toe sides.
US11439869B2	Positive expiratory pressure device A positive exhalation pressure device increases the pressure gradient in the airways, thereby increasing oxygen saturation levels and decreasing the severity of hypoxia. Various embodiments of the device may be inserted into the nasal and/or oral cavities, or configured as mask devices covering the nasal and/or oral cavities. In some embodiments, the resistance of the device may be varied.
US11439866B2	Exercise bike An exercise bike includes a frame, a rotor assembly and a drive assembly mounted on the frame, where the drive assembly is configured to drive rotation of the rotor assembly, and a cover configured to at least partially cover the rotor assembly. The components of the drive assembly and the rotor assembly include structures that improve the performance of the exercise bike, including but not limited to a strong and rigid construction and improvements in belt tracking, user feel, effort consistency, synchronization, and rotor performance.
US11439859B2	Multifunctional fitness horizontal bar A multifunctional fitness horizontal bar which relates to the technical field of fitness horizontal bars, comprises: an outer tube, an inner tube telescopically and axially assembled on both ends of the outer tube, a support part provided on the outer side of the inner tube, and a plurality of hanging buckles provided on the outer tube and/or the inner tube, wherein a mounting hole is provided on each of the plurality of hanging buckles. Adopting the above technical solution has the advantage of being convenient to be used in combination with other fitness equipment.
US11439858B1	Fire extinguisher and method The invention comprises a fire extinguisher and method, wherein the fire extinguisher has a sealable high-pressure container that forms a hollow interior connected by a valve to an environment external to the said container. The said container holds at a high pressure at room temperature a composition of liquid carbon dioxide and a non-hydrate, hydrophobic, cyclic organo-siloxane compound, the said compound further having a freezing point of at least −20° C. at one atmosphere. Upon release of the combination to the environment external to the container, the compound further produces a clathrate. In at least one embodiment of the invention, both the clathrate and the non-hydrate, hydrophobic, cyclic organo-siloxane compound have firefighting conductive properties.
US11439857B2	Systems and methods for fire suppression in a corridor A corridor sprinkler includes a frame, a seal, a thermally-responsive trigger, and a deflector. The frame defines a passageway between an inlet and an outlet along a longitudinal axis, the passageway having a nominal K-factor greater than or equal to 8.0. The seal is coupled with the outlet to prevent fluid flow out of the passageway while the seal is in an unactuated state. The thermally-responsive trigger changes the seal from the unactuated state to an actuated state to allow fluid to flow out of the passageway. The deflector is coupled with the frame and distributes fluid received at the inlet at a pressure of between 8 psi and 250 psi and through the passageway to provide a coverage area of between 220 square feet and 400 square feet and a polygonal spray pattern with a long axis length of between 28 feet to 36 feet.
US11439856B2	Fire-fighting control system A fire-fighting system includes a pump, a nozzle for directing fluid flow from the pump to a target area, a discharge valve controlling fluid flow between the pump and the nozzle, a sensor coupled to the nozzle, and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The sensor detects movement of the nozzle and generates a signal indicative of the detected movement. The controller communicatively coupled is configured to receive the signal from the sensor, and control at least one of the discharge valve, the pump, and the nozzle based on the detected movement of the nozzle.
US11439855B2	Modular valve assembly A wet piping system modular valve assembly includes a single piece valve body with a check valve within the valve body. The check valve is movable between a closed position and an open position according to a pressure differential across the check valve. A drain valve is removably mounted to the valve body and fluidly connected with the valve body downstream of the check valve. A mechanically independent flow detection switch is removably mounted to the valve body and fluidly connected with the valve body upstream of the drain valve.
US11439854B2	Common array mounting bottles engineered for reuse A fire extinguisher system. The system includes a first fire extinguisher containing a first agent that is suitable for extinguishing fire, the first fire extinguisher having a first discharge port for discharging the first agent therethrough, and a first actuator for actuating the first discharge port. The system also includes a second, similar fire extinguisher. The system also includes a valve coupled to the first discharge port via a first line and coupled to the second discharge port via a second line, wherein the valve is configured to release the first agent and the second agent into a third line. The system also includes a controller connected to the first actuator and the second actuator, the controller configured to activate the first actuator and the second actuator in a predetermined sequence.
US11439849B2	Method of markerless measurement and calculation for personalized and reproducible breath holds for radiation therapy and medical imaging A method of customized breathing maneuver guidance during radiotherapy treatment by configuring to a treatment couch an augmented reality system that includes a mounting assembly, a position measurement module to measure a distance from a fixed position to a patient anatomic region during a breathing cycle, and a breath monitoring and instruction screen viewable by the patient disposed proximal to the fixed position, where the patient monitors and controls a state of their breathing cycle in real time from breath state information displayed on the instruction screen, and determining the anatomic region for monitoring to measure the distance from the fixed position, determining a patient-customized breath hold amplitude by measuring a distance between a baseline exhale position a maximum inhale position, and entering breath hold amplitude data to a computer for subsequent breath hold guidance regardless of the treatment couch model setup and patient weight variations.
US11439847B2	Systems and methods for treating a lung of a patient using guided radiation therapy or surgery Systems and methods for treating a lung of a patient. One embodiment of a method comprises positioning a leadless marker in the lung of the patient relative to the target, and collecting position data of the marker. This method further comprises determining the location of the marker in an external reference frame outside of the patient based on the collected position data, and providing an objective output in the external reference frame that is responsive to movement of the marker. The objective output is provided at a frequency (i.e., periodicity) that results in a clinically acceptable tracking error. In addition, the objective output can also be provided at least substantially contemporaneously with collecting the position data used to determine the location of the marker.
US11439839B2	Hand-held treatment device using LED light sources with interchangeable emitters A hand-held light treatment device configured with interchangeable emitter heads that are pre-programmed with desired treatment protocols and updated from a remote store of treatment protocols. The device comprises a handpiece, a plurality of emitter heads, and a base. The removable emitter heads each contain one or more treatment LEDs, a tracking light, a task light, a proximity sensor, and a control module. A tip is attached to the emitter head, either removably or integral therewith. In one embodiment, the tip is integral with the emitter head and emits light to the side of the device, perpendicular to the handpiece. The device is prohibited from emitting light when too far from a surface. Some embodiments have disposable tips of various shapes that attach to the emitter heads, which permits a single device to direct the emitted energy at nearly any direction and be used in a variety of applications.
US11439837B2	Mobile defibrillator A method for performing CPR with a mobile defibrillator (AED) unit can include detecting, via an application on a user device, a connection of a mobile AED unit to the user device; detecting, via the application, that pads have been attached to a subject, the pads comprising at least one accelerometer; recording, via the application, EKG measurements of the subject made by the pads; receiving accelerometer data from the at least one accelerometer; analyzing the accelerometer data to determine a breathing pattern of the subject; and based on the determined breathing pattern, initiating a CPR protocol.
US11439832B2	Implantable electronic devices An implantable electronic device includes a flexible circuit board, one or more circuit components attached to the flexible circuit board and configured to convert electrical energy into electrical pulses, and one or more electrodes attached to the flexible circuit board without cables connecting the electrodes to each other or to the flexible circuit board, the one or more electrodes configured to apply the electrical pulses to a tissue adjacent the implantable electronic device.
US11439831B2	Automatic adjustment to maintain evoked potential feature Tissue stimulation systems generally include a pulse generating device for generating electrical stimulation pulses, at least one implanted electrode for delivering the electrical stimulation pulses generated by the pulse generating device, and a programmer capable of communicating with the pulse generating device. Stimulation pulses may be defined by several parameters, such as pulse width and amplitude. In methods of stimulating the tissue with the stimulation system, a user may adjust one of the parameters such as pulse width. The programmer may automatically adjust the pulse amplitude in response to the change in pulse width in order to maintain a substantially constant effect of the stimulation pulses.
US11439809B2	Systems, devices, and methods for ovarian denervation Methods for effectuating ovarian denervation include advancing a disruptor intravaginally to access an ovarian nerve and applying the disruptor to the ovarian nerve to denervate the ovarian nerve to limit ovarian sympathetic neural activity and control hormonal secretion.
US11439801B2	Balloon catheters for body lumens Various embodiments disclosed relate to drug-coated balloon catheters for treating strictures in body lumens and methods of using the same. A drug-coated balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a body lumen stricture includes an elongated balloon having a main diameter. The balloon catheter includes a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon. The coating layer includes one or more water-soluble additives and an initial drug load of a therapeutic agent.
US11439800B2	Sheath stepwise dilation A sheath assembly includes a first sheath, a second sheath, and an attachment mechanism. The first sheath includes a first sheath inner surface defining a first sheath lumen extending along a first sheath central longitudinal axis between a first sheath first end portion and a first sheath second end portion. The second sheath includes a second sheath inner surface defining a second sheath lumen extending along a second sheath longitudinal axis between a second sheath first end portion and a second sheath second end portion. The attachment mechanism couples the second sheath to the first sheath. The attachment mechanism includes an attachment mechanism step-up dilation. At least a portion of the attachment mechanism is asymmetrical, at the attachment mechanism step-up dilation, about the first sheath central longitudinal axis.
US11439788B2	Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy A system for respiratory therapy may include a nebulizer, an adaptor, and a nasal cannula. The nebulizer is operable to generate an aerosolized medicament and pass the aerosolized medicament through a nebulizer outlet port. The adaptor has a nebulizer coupling port configured to be coupled to the nebulizer outlet port. The nasal cannula is configured to provide a flow of breathing gas from a breathing gas source to the patient. The nasal cannula includes at least one nasal prong and an attachment device positioned adjacent the at least one nasal prong. The attachment device is configured to secure the adaptor outlet port adjacent an outlet of the nasal prong. A method includes securing a nasal cannula to the patient, attaching an adaptor to the nasal cannula, generating an aerosolized medicament, transferring the aerosolized medicament into the adaptor, and providing a flow of breathing gas to the patient.
US11439785B2	Methods and systems for removing liquid from a sample Various methods and systems are provided for removing liquid from a sample containing both liquid component and gaseous component. In particular, the liquid component may be separated from the sample by flowing the gaseous component of the sample from a lower chamber to an upper chamber through a membrane. The liquid portion of the sample may be drain from the lower chamber via a drainage channel within the bottom wall of the lower chamber. The liquid portion of the sample flows horizontally outward in the drainage channel through capillary action induced by a capillary part positioned within the drainage channel.
US11439779B2	Device for dispensing a fluid product A fluid dispenser device having a reservoir (10) containing fluid; a dispenser head (20) provided with a dispenser orifice (21); and a piston (45; 70) for dispensing at least a portion of the fluid through the dispenser orifice (21). The reservoir (10) is closed in leaktight manner by a closure element (25) before actuation. The device includes a passage (40) for connecting the reservoir (10) to the dispenser orifice (21) during actuation, the passage (40) including a hollow sleeve (41) that is stationary relative to the dispenser head (20), for sliding around the closure element (25) during actuation, so as to open the passage (40).
US11439778B2	Aerosol provision device with first and second side-by-side sections An aerosol provision device includes a first section for containing an aerosolizable substance from which a flow of aerosol can be generated; and a second section for containing a material. In use, a flow of aerosol generated from aerosolizable substance in the first section flows through material in the second section before being inhaled by a user. The first section and the second section are located in a side-by-side arrangement in the device.
US11439777B2	Drug delivery device with electronics A device for delivering medication to a user may include a main body, an electronics module, and a slider. The main body may include a mouthpiece, a medication reservoir, and a mouthpiece cover, where the mouthpiece cover may be hinged to the main body. The electronics module may include a communication circuit, a pressure sensor, and a switch. The slider may be configured to engage the switch when the mouthpiece cover moves from a closed position to an open position. The switch may be configured to switch the electronics module from an off state or a sleep state to an active state. The electronics module may be configured to never return to the off state after the mouthpiece cover is moved to expose the mouthpiece for the first time by the user.
US11439772B2	Hollow needle for access in non-linear path A hollow needle, for use in medical and other areas where thin hollow needles are used to inject or aspirate fluids and gases, is provided and comprises of a thin, rigid tube body that is open on both ends and throughout the length with one sharp end. The needle body is designed and can be manufactured with a curved shape and or other geometric features, can be drawn to a desired curvature with heat, or can be curved afterwards, to specific specifications depending on the application. The needle so configured advantageously allows the user to circumvent an obstacle and or obstacles that otherwise inhibit direct linear access to a point-of-interest by providing a device that can take the sharp point of a needle on an indirect path towards the desired therapy delivery point.
US11439767B2	End-of-dose detection for drug delivery system A drug delivery system having an end-of-dose detection arrangement for injecting a medicament. The system including a container configured to receive a medicament, a drive assembly which, upon actuation, is configured to expel the medicament from the container, a needle for injecting the medicament to a patient, a needle actuator assembly comprising a movable portion biased by a biasing member and configured to move the needle between a pre-use position, a use positon for delivery of the medicament to the patient, and a post-use position after delivery of the medicament is completed, and a tube in fluid communication with the container and the needle, the tube comprising an expandable portion having an expanded state and a non-expanded state, wherein the expandable portion is configured to be in the expanded state upon actuation of the drive assembly and a non-expanded state when the needle is in the post-use positon.
US11439763B2	Integration of an ultrasound sensor in a plunger stopper of an injection device Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to an injection device (102) that includes a medicament reservoir (103), a stopper (105) including a rigid core (125) and an ultrasound probe (122) disposed in a housing, the ultrasound probe configured to transmit an emitted ultrasound signal through the rigid core along a longitudinal direction of the rigid core into the medicament reservoir and to receive an ultrasound signal generated by reflections of the emitted ultrasound signal, the reflections including at least a reflection from a distal end of the medicament reservoir, a control component (124a) configured to be electronically coupled with the ultrasound probe and to process the ultrasound signal to generate injection device data, and an antenna (124c) configured to be electronically coupled with the control component and to transmit the injection device data to an external computing device (104).
US11439762B2	Data collection apparatus for attachment to an injection device A data collection device comprises: a first portion having one or more features configured for attaching of the first portion to a dosage knob of an injection device; a second portion rotatably coupled with the first portion, wherein at least part of the second portion is movable axially relative to the first portion; a sensor arrangement configured to detect rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion; and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament amount expelled by the injection device, wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to provide a non-permanent coupling between the first portion and the dosage knob of the injection device.
US11439759B2	Medicament delivery device A medicament delivery device comprising: a housing arranged to contain a medicament container with a piston for sealing the medicament container and displacing the medicament; a medicament delivery mechanism arranged to push the piston to displace the medicament when activated; and a driving mechanism connected to the medicament delivery mechanism such that when the medicament delivery mechanism is activated, the driving mechanism converts linear motion of the medicament delivery mechanism into torque so as to rotate a rotation member.
US11439757B2	Medical delivery device with laminated stopper The present disclosure relates to a medical delivery device that includes a barrel having an inner surface, a plunger rod having a distal end inserted within the barrel, and a stopper attached to the distal end of the plunger rod and contacting at least a portion of the inner surface of the barrel. In at least one embodiment, the inner surface is hydrophilic. The stopper may include an elastomeric body, one or more fluoropolymer layers, and two or more ribs laminated with the one or more fluoropolymer layers. In some embodiments, the contact width between at least one rib having a sealing surface and the portion of the inner surface of the barrel measured at a compressibility of greater than about 7.9% of the stopper is less than about 1.0 mm.
US11439756B2	Flow communication unit with preservative An assembly includes a sealed drug reservoir unit, a subcutaneous flow conducting device in the form of a needle unit or an infusion set, and a flow communication unit. The flow communication unit includes a proximal hollow needle adapted to penetrate a needle-penetrable septum of the reservoir, a first flow-way inflow communication with the proximal needle and comprising a pressure-controlled valve, a second flow-way in flow communication with the first flow-way, an amount of preservative arranged to react with a substance received by the second flow-way, and distal flow communication structure adapted to provide flow communication between the second flow-way and the needle unit. The valve is controlled to open when the reservoir is pressurized, the preservative being provided to react with substances introduced to the second flow way via the needle unit.
US11439751B2	Passive start drip chamber A drip chamber is described that is used in medical infusion therapy, wherein the drip chamber utilizes valving to control flow of one or more fluids to a patient. The drip chamber includes a body forming a chamber, wherein fluid may enter via two or more flow ports, and an output port, where fluid may exit the chamber. A float controls fluid flow through one or more flow ports into the chamber such that the flow exiting the chamber may be limited to a single fluid or a combination of the fluids entering the chamber. The float is configured to be retained within the chamber, and the float moves within the chamber based on a level of fluid within the chamber. The control characteristics of the float are determinable by attributing specific buoyancy and dimensions to the float.
US11439750B1	Mechanically driven medication delivery patch A medication delivery patch that is applied to the skin and activated to deliver a medication or other fluid into or through the skin. The patch may be completely mechanically driven, with no electronic components, for low cost, safety, and reliability. Pressing an activation button may set in motion a sequence of mechanical events that result in a needle exiting the patch into the skin of the user, and flow of fluid from an internal pouch in the patch into the user. When delivery is complete, another sequence of mechanical events may occur to retract the needle from the skin and stop the flow of fluid, and to show a visible indicator that delivery is complete. The patch may contain a fluid channel, such as a microfluidic channel, that controls the rate and time of delivery; this channel can be configured or selected for different medications or use cases.
US11439744B1	Medical equipment mounting system for an I.V. pole A medical equipment mounting system for an I.V. pole including an arm having an adjustable clamp on the distal end, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is welded to the side of a hospital bed. Furthermore, the proximal end of the arm is attached to the mounting plate. In one embodiment, the clamp is a U-shaped clamp having a security screw disposed along its opening. The security screw allows for the I.V. pole to be safely secured to the clamp and prevents the detachment of pole when a hospital patient bed is being transported or maneuvered.
US11439738B2	Methods and Systems for fluid balancing in a dialysis system An extracorporeal blood processing system comprises a plastic molded compact manifold that supports a plurality of molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with a plurality of relevant sensors, valves and pumps. A disposable dialyzer is connected to the molded manifold to complete the blood circuit of the system. The compact manifold is also disposable in one embodiment and can be detachably installed in the dialysis machine.
US11439735B2	Method and apparatus for assessing cardiac output in veno-venous extracorporeal blood oxygenation A system for calculating cardiac output of a patient on an extracorporeal blood oxygenation circuit includes measuring first oxygenated blood flow rate by a pump in the extracorporeal circuit and a corresponding arterial oxygen saturation and recirculation in the extracorporeal circuit, then changing the pump flow rate, such as decreased, to produce a corresponding change in arterial oxygen saturation (wherein such change is outside of normal operating variances or drift), which change in the arterial oxygen saturation and recirculation are measured. From the first flow rate and the second flow rate along with the corresponding measured recirculation and the arterial oxygen saturation, the CO of the patient can be calculated, without reliance upon a measure of venous oxygen saturation. The system also includes an accommodation of oxygenation by the lungs of the patient during the extracorporeal blood oxygenation.
US11439731B2	Artificial tissue progenitor and method for preparing the same The invention relates to the technical filed of tissue engineering and 3D printing, particularly relates to an artificial tissue progenitor and a method for preparing the same. In particular, the invention relates to an artificial tissue progenitor comprising a solid support and a plurality of microcapsules, wherein at least one microcapsule is attached to the solid support, and the microcapsule comprises a cell and a biocompatible material encapsulating the cell, to a method for preparing the artificial tissue progenitor, to a kit and a package useful for preparing the artificial tissue progenitor, to an artificial tissue obtained by culturing the artificial tissue progenitor, such as an artificial lumen, to a lumen implant or a lumen model containing the artificial tissue progenitor or the artificial lumen, to use of the artificial tissue progenitor in the manufacture of an artificial tissue, a lumen implant or a lumen model, and to use of the artificial tissue in the manufacture of a lumen implant or lumen model.
US11439729B2	Implantable medical product with permanently negatively charged surface An entirely or partially implantable medical product with a negatively charged surface for repulsing bacteria has a superficially bonded substance with a permanently negative excess charge, which substance is inert against cells of the human body and the bacteria contained therein.
US11439723B1	Disinfectant misting system and assembly A disinfectant misting system and assembly operably configured to selectively control emission of an atomized spray of disinfectant solution within an enclosed structure at desired times, in desired locations, and for a desired amount of flow through at least one electronic control unit in an effective and efficient manner, and comprising a liquid supply housing with a liquid disinfectant storage tank housing a disinfectant solution, a disinfectant supply pump, an electronically controlled room pressure regulation component, and an electronically controlled pump pressure regulation component fluidly couplable to a liquid conduit assembly operably configured to transport the disinfectant solution to at least one disinfectant emission housing operably configured to emit an atomized spray of the disinfectant solution into the enclosed room space.
US11439715B2	Compositions and methods to detect GLUA1 in brain and to identify the presence of GLUA1-mediated post-traumatic stress disorder and other neurological disorders The present invention provides compositions and methods for detecting GluA1, as a subunit protein and/or as a GluA1-containing, GluA2-lacking AMPAR complex. The invention further provides composition and methods for detecting and/or diagnosing GluA1-mediated disorders, such as PTSD. The invention further relates to compositions that can be detected using radiological imaging techniques, and processes for performing such imaging techniques using the compositions, to identify elevated GluA1 expression or activity in a subject.
US11439712B2	Methods and compositions for RNA-directed repression of transcription using CRISPR-associated genes The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for targeted gene silencing that provide the ability to not only repress expression but to modulate the repression of expression of one or more target genes. In one aspect, a recombinant nucleic acid molecule is provided comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a subset of CRISPR-cas polypeptides, or functional fragments thereof, from a type-I CRISPR-cas system. In some aspects, a recombinant nucleic acid of the invention comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding three or more Type I Cascade polypeptides having substantial identity to a type I Cascade polypeptide.
US11439710B2	Nucleic acids encoding modified relaxin polypeptides Modified relaxin polypeptides and their uses thereof are provided.
US11439699B2	Polypeptides of fusobacterium and methods of use The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Fusobacterium spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.
US11439696B2	Modulation of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 expression (PCSK9) with HSP 27 and/or HSP25 The patent application pertains to compositions and methods for reducing Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin 9 (PCSK9) expression and for reducing serum cholesterol in mammalian subjects. The exemplary compositions comprise heat0 shock protein HSP27 or fragments thereof and/or a HSP25, or fragments thereof in a mixture with an adjuvant. The compositions may optionally comprise anti-HSP27 antibody. The method for reducing serum cholesterol relate to the use of the compositions to increase the subject's levels of serum HSP27 and/or anti-HSP27 antibodies.
US11439695B2	Kidney injury treatment Methods and compositions for treating kidney injury are provided.
US11439692B2	Method of treating diseases associated with MYD88 pathways using CRISPR-GNDM system The present invention provides a method of treating a disease associated with activated MYD88 signaling in a subject, including suppressing MYD88 expression in a subject by targeting an expression regulatory region of MYD88 gene by using a CRISPR-Guide Nucleotide Directed Modulation (GNDM), without affecting the expression of an adjacent ACAA1 gene. Also, provided is a CRISPR-GNDM system for suppressing MYD88, including expression comprising (a) a protein selected from the group consisting of dCas9 or dCpf1, a fusion protein of dCas9 or dCpf1 and Kruppel associated box (KRAB) and (b) a guide RNA (gRNA) targeting an expression regulatory region of MYD88 gene.
US11439691B2	Aqueous solution of burlulipase comprising calciumions The present invention relates to an aqueous solution comprising burlulipase which is characterized in that it contains calcium ions. In particular, it also relates to corresponding pharmaceuticals. Such pharmaceuticals are suitable for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. These pharmaceuticals are particularly suitable for treating patients having cystic fibrosis and in pediatrics. Another aspect of the present invention relates to container-packaged solutions and pharmaceuticals as mentioned above, which are containers produced by the blow-fill-seal method, and to methods for producing such packaged solutions and pharmaceuticals.
US11439687B2	Blood plasma fractions for use in muscle regeneration Methods and compositions for treating aging-related diseases as well as muscle recovery, prevention of muscle degeneration, and maintenance of muscle are described. The compositions used in the methods include blood plasma and blood plasma fractions derived from blood plasma with efficacy in treating and/or preventing disease.
US11439683B2	Anti-angiogenic therapy of metastatic colorectal cancer The present invention provides methods for treating metastatic cancer comprising identifying subjects who will respond favorably to anti-VEGF therapy. According to certain aspects of the invention, subjects are identified based on their expression level of one or more predictive biomarkers. Favorable response to anti-VEGF therapy is indicated by high expression levels of certain biomarkers or by low expression levels of certain biomarkers. An exemplary predictive biomarker is VEGF-A. Also disclosed herein are prognostic biomarkers useful for identifying cancer-bearing subjects who are expected to have better relative survival outcomes.
US11439682B2	Treating IgE-mediated allergic diseases Methods for treating a disorder associated with immunoglobulin E (IgE) in a subject with antibodies capable of binding to the Cεmx domain of a membrane-bound IgE. The subject can be administered with at least two doses of the antibody, the two doses being at least three months apart.
US11439680B2	Veterinary composition of marine algae and Andrographis sp extracts, which can be used to treat infections in fish Veterinary composition comprising an extract of seaweed containing at least 5% fucoidians and an Andrographis sp plant extract containing at least 5% of andrographolide, which is useful in the control and prevention of infections produced by intracellular microorganisms in fishes.
US11439678B2	Oncolytic adenoviruses armed with heterologous genes The present disclosure relates to a group B adenovirus comprising a sequence of formula (I): 5′ITR-B1-BA-B2-BX-BB-BY-B3-3′ITR wherein: B1 is bond or comprises: E1A, E1B or E1A-E1B; BA comprises-E2B-L1-L2-L3-E2A-L4; B2 is a bond or comprises: E3; BX is a bond or a DNA sequence comprising: a restriction site, one or more transgenes or both; BB comprises L5; BY is a bond or a DNA sequence comprising: a restriction site, one or more transgenes or both; B3 is a bond or comprises: E4; wherein at least one of BX or BY is not a bond, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and use of the viruses and compositions in treatment, particularly in the treatment of cancer. The disclosure also extends to plasmids and processes employed to prepare the said viruses.
US11439675B2	Method for treating damage induced by sleep deprivation Described herein are methods and compositions for the use of treating damage induced by SD. Aspects of the invention relate to administering to a subject in need thereof an agent that reduces reactive oxygen species. In some embodiments, administration of an agent that reduces reactive oxygen species repairs SD-induced damage in the gut.
US11439671B2	Therapeutic bacterial composition The invention relates to bacterial compositions useful in the treatment of cancer. In particular, the compositions can be used as a co-therapy with an immune checkpoint therapy. The invention also relates to methods for identifying a subject that will respond to therapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor comprising determining the abundance of bacteria in a biological sample from said subject.
US11439670B2	Akkermansia muciniphila EB-AMDK27 strain and use thereof Disclosed are a novel Akkermansia muciniphila EB-AMDK27 strain having the effect of preventing or treating inflammatory disease or metabolic disease, and a pharmaceutical composition effective for preventing or treating inflammatory disease or metabolic disease, which contains the strain, a culture thereof, or a dried product thereof. While traditional probiotics generally have insufficient therapeutic effects on inflammatory or metabolic diseases, the disclosed next generation probiotic strain has an excellent effect on the prevention or treatment of inflammatory disease and/or metabolic disease so that it may be used as a new prophylactic and therapeutic tool.
US11439667B2	Compositions and methods for expansion of embryonic hematopoietic stem cells The present invention relates to methods, kits and compositions for expansion of embryonic hematopoietic stem cells and providing hematopoietic function to human patients in need thereof. In one aspect, it relates to kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway. Also provided herein are methods for expanding embryonic hematopoietic stem cells using kits and compositions comprising a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway. The embryonic hematopoietic stem cells expanded using the disclosed kits, compositions and methods include cells derived from an embryo (e.g., aorta-gonad-mesonephros region of the embryo), embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, or reprogrammed cells of other types. The present invention also relates to administering the embryonic hematopoietic stem cells expanded using a combination of a Notch agonist, one or more growth factors, and, optionally, an inhibitor of the TGFβ pathway to a patient for short-term and/or long-term in vivo repopulation benefits.
US11439666B2	Targeted disruption of T cell receptor genes using engineered zinc finger protein nucleases Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for inactivating TCR genes, using zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) comprising a zinc finger protein and a cleavage domain or cleavage half-domain in conditions able to preserve cell viability. Polynucleotides encoding ZFNs, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding ZFNs and/or cells comprising ZFNs are also provided. Disclosed herein are also methods and compositions for expressing a functional exogenous TCR in the absence of endogenous TCR expression in T lymphocytes, including lymphocytes with a central memory phenotype. Polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR, vectors comprising polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR and cells comprising polynucleotides encoding exogenous TCR and/or cells comprising exogenous TCR are also provided.
US11439665B2	Combined chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and CD20 and application thereof The present invention provides a combined chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and CD20 and application thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides a combined chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and CD20, which comprises a scFv targeting CD19 and CD20, a hinge region, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular signaling domain. The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the chimeric antigen receptor and a corresponding expression vector, a CAR-T cell, and applications thereof. The experimental results show that the chimeric antigen receptor provided by the present invention shows extremely high killing ability against tumor cells. The chimeric antigen receptor of the present invention targets CD19 and/or CD20 positive cells and can be used to treat CD19 and/or CD20 positive B-cell lymphoma, leukemia and other diseases.
US11439663B2	Methods of generating cross-linked protein foams in situ In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition, wherein the composition is a porous scaffold, wherein the pores of the scaffold are from 2 to 500 microns, the composition comprising: a) a cross-linkable protein selected from the group consisting of collagen and gelatin; b) a cross-linker which induces cross-linking of the cross-linkable protein; and c) a liquid.
US11439658B2	Compositions and methods for suppressing MSUT2 Described herein are compositions and methods for treating Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The compositions include mammalian suppressor of taupathy 2 inhibitors (MSUT2). The MSUT2 inhibitors can be small interfering RNAs, guide RNAs, or small molecules. The methods include reducing accumulation of phosphorylated and aggregated human tau.
US11439656B2	Pharmaceutical compounds and uses thereof Described herein are small molecule cap-dependent inhibitors, including the compound of the formula: which compounds that can induce the accumulation of the p53 tumor suppressor protein in cancer cells that still express wild-type p53, as well as methods of using those compounds to, among other things, treat neuroblastoma, pediatric glioblastoma multiforme or breast cancer.
US11439652B2	Ophthalmic aqueous composition An ophthalmic aqueous composition comprises levofloxacin, a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof; dexamethasone, an ester thereof, or a salt thereof; and one or at least two isotonic agents. The ophthalmic aqueous composition is substantially free of sodium chloride. This ophthalmic aqueous composition is excellent in drug stability and drug migration and has a clear appearance.
US11439641B2	Pyrimidine JAK inhibitors for the treatment of skin diseases The invention provides compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of Janus kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases.
US11439635B2	B cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6) as a target for treating diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by administering a therapeutic agent that inhibits the biological activity of B cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL6).
US11439633B2	Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives as P2X7 receptor antagonists The present invention relates to tetrahydroquinoline derivatives of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders which are mediated via the P2X7 receptor.
US11439627B2	Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of autism The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition or a kit comprising, a first substance capable of raising intracellular cAMP levels, and a second substance capable of modulating intracellular calcium concentration. Likewise, the present invention relates to methods of treating patients suffering from autism spectrum disorder (ASD) phenotype 1 by administering an effective amount of a substance capable of raising intracellular cAMP levels and, optionally, an effective amount of a substance capable of modulating intracellular calcium concentration.
US11439621B2	Method of treating stimulant use disorder using a combination of topiramate and phentermine Combinations and methods for treating a subject experiencing or at risk of experiencing an undesired consequence of stimulant use are provided. The combinations include topiramate and phentermine. The methods include administering an effective dose of a combination of topiramate and phentermine to a subject. In some embodiments, the methods include administering an effective dose of a combination of topiramate and phentermine to a subject with cocaine use disorder.
US11439612B2	Formulations for administration of eflornithine Eflornithine is an agent that can be used to treat glioma, especially glioma of WHO Grade II or Grade III such as anaplastic glioma. Eflornithine can suppress or prevent mutations in glioma which can cause the glioma to progress to a higher grade. The present invention describes pharmaceutical compositions that contain eflornithine or a derivative, analog, or prodrug thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions can be prepared in a number of dosage forms and may contain another therapeutically active agent or an agent that enhances the therapeutic activity of the elformithine or the derivative, analog, or prodrug thereof. The present invention also describes a kit that includes dosage forms of pharmaceutical compositions according to the present invention.
US11439609B2	Nitric oxide releasing PLGA microspheres for biomedical applications A polymeric composition includes poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres; and at least one of a discrete RSNO adduct or a polymeric RSNO encapsulated within the microspheres, with the at least one of the discrete RSNO adduct or the polymeric RSNO adduct capable of releasing nitric oxide (NO). The polymeric composition exhibits stability under dry conditions at 37° C. and prolonged and controllable NO release rates, when exposed to light capable of photolyzing an RSNO bond, or when exposed to moisture, for a predetermined amount of time from the at least one of the discrete RSNO adduct or the polymeric RSNO adduct.
US11439608B2	Roles of modulators of intersectin-CDC42 signaling in Alzheimer's disease Methods of treating Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative and/or neurocognitive and/or neurodevelopmental diseases are described. The methods comprise the administration of compounds that modulate an activity of cell division control protein 42 (Cdc42), such as the interaction between Cdc42 and intersectin (ITSN). Exemplary modulator compounds include thioureas, disulfonamides of fused aromatic systems (e.g., benzofuran), and acyl hydrazones, among others. Some of the modulator compounds act as activators of Cdc42, while others act as inhibitors. In some cases, the modulator compound has dual functionality and the ability of the modulator compound to act as an inhibitor or activator depends on whether or not Cdc42 is already activated in a particular disease stage or biological environment by an upstream activating signal of Cdc42.
US11439599B2	Scored tablet The invention relates to a scored tablet (1) comprising a convex upper face (2), an at least partially concave lower face (3) and a side wall (4) extending between the upper and lower faces; two score grooves (5, 6) are formed in the concave lower face, said grooves being perpendicular to one another and continuous with score slits (8, 9, 10, 11) located in the side wall.
US11439588B2	Vaginal sustained-release drug delivery system for luteal support, method for preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to a vaginal sustained-release drug delivery system for luteal support and a method for preparation and use thereof. The vaginal sustained-release drug delivery system for luteal support is a progesterone depot-type vaginal ring having a bilayer structure of a core layer and a film layer enclosing the core layer, wherein the core layer is composed of a solid scaffold carrier of medical EVA containing a drug uniformly dispersed therein, and the film layer is composed of a medical EVA material containing no drug. The vaginal sustained-release drug delivery system for luteal support according to the present invention can be used for assisted reproduction and for treatment of functional uterine bleeding, premenstrual syndrome and the like due to luteal phase defect with a significantly improved therapeutic effect.
US11439586B2	Intratumour injection formulation Formulations and uses of the formulations for treating a malignant mass in a mammal by administering an injectable formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent dissolved or suspended in a biocompatible carrier directly into the malignant mass are disclosed. In certain preferred embodiments, the injectable formulation is a taxane (e.g. paclitaxel), a podophyllotoxin derivative (e.g., etoposide), or a camptothecin derivative (e.g., hydroxycamptothecin).
US11439581B2	Epilatory compositions The present invention provides an epilatory composition comprising an admixture of a hydrocarbon resin material and a mineral oil in weight ratio of 1.3:1 to 2.8:1, and, a polyethylene in the form of a homopolymer. An advantage of the compositions of the present invention is that they can be heated to the correct temperature of use, and/or to the correct viscosity, in an advantageous time.
US11439577B2	Anti-aging or skin-regenerating composition comprising piperonylic acid as effective ingredient The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising piperonylic acid as an effective ingredient for anti-aging or regenerating the skin. A composition according to the present invention utilizes piperonylic acid that various plant species naturally contain therein and thus does not cause side effects. Piperonylic acid activates signals associated with cell survival, growth, and proliferation to exhibit the effect of increasing the resistance and survival of skin cells against external stimuli and enhancing the regeneration of the skin damaged due to external stimuli or senescence. In addition, piperonylic acid of the present invention has a similar function to EGF, but is stable and small in size in contrast to EGF. Thus, piperonylic acid of the present invention has the advantage of being able to easily move to the skin basal layer across the skin barrier and perform its function. Piperonylic acid of the present invention is expected to find applications in various fields including medicines, quasi-drugs, cosmetics, cosmetic substances, functional biomaterials, and functional food materials.
US11439572B2	Trans-abdominal intra-gastric tube The present disclosure provides a device that includes a tube having a first end and a second end. The device also includes a stopper coupled to a surface of the tube adjacent to the second end of the tube. The stopper is configured to extend radially from the surface of the tube. The device also includes a first rib coupled to the surface of the tube. The device also includes a second rib coupled to the surface of the tube. The first rib and the second rib are positioned opposite one another on the surface of the tube between the first end of the tube and the stopper.
US11439566B2	Walking assist device A walking assist device has a frame, fixed handles, rails provided with movable handles, front wheels, rear wheels and that serve as drive wheels, drive units, a battery, and a drive control unit, and travels forward or rearward together with a user that walks while grasping the fixed handles or the movable handles. The walking assist device has an operation mode switching unit that switches between a training mode, in which a load is applied to operation of the body of the user performed as the user walks, and an assist mode in which a load on operation of the body of the user performed as the user walks is alleviated.
US11439564B2	Method and apparatus for augmented locomotion Provided are apparatuses for augmenting human speed, human-driven compliant mechanisms, artificial limbs to augment human movement, and the like. The apparatuses can include variable stiffness mechanisms including springs that can be configured to selectively store and subsequently release energy generated by human movement. The apparatuses can selectively release the captured energy supplied by the human to provide force and power output beyond the physical capability of the human.
US11439546B2	Absorbent article with belt having profiled elasticity The disclosure relates to absorbent articles having a front belt and a rear belt, each comprising a central zone and first and second peripheral zones, the zones extending substantially in transverse direction of the absorbent article. The at least first belt provides improved fit in the low motion zone of a wearer while being able to adapt easily to the motion of the wearer outside the low motion zone.
US11439536B2	Optical filter on contact lens surface A contact assembly (301,400) for laser surgery may include a contact lens (402) and an optical filter (404). The contact lens (402) may be configured to be positioned in an optical path of therapeutic radiation (310) directed at an eye (100) of a patient. The optical filter (404) may be coupled to an outer surface (402A) of the contact lens (402). The optical filter (404) may be transparent to the therapeutic radiation (310) with a first wavelength and may be opaque to radiation (318) with a second wavelength different than the first wavelength.
US11439533B2	Eye drop dispensing apparatus An ophthalmic solution discharging apparatus is described. The ophthalmic solution discharging apparatus comprises: a base portion comprising a cylindrical base for receiving and removably engaging a dropper of an ophthalmic solution container; a head portion comprising a micro nozzle portion through which ophthalmic solution is discharged, a shield portion that cylindrically surrounds the micro nozzle portion, the shield portion comprising a wall containing an opening for viewing a portion of the micro nozzle portion during discharge; a neck portion that connects the base portion and the head portion; and an internal cavity portion defined by the base, head and neck portions and comprising a (1) container engagement portion for receiving and removably engaging the ophthalmic solution container, and (2) a funnel portion for transporting and discharging ophthalmic solution through the micro nozzle portion at a lesser volume than would otherwise be discharged by the dropper of the ophthalmic solution container.
US11439532B2	Point of delivery cold slurry generation The present invention provides methods and devices for making a cold slurry at a point of delivery. A point of delivery device delivers cold slurry components to a location at or near a target tissue. The components are combined to form the cold slurry at or near the point of delivery. This approach to generating a cold slurry at the point of delivery allows the characteristics of the cold slurry, such as temperature, particle shape and particle size, to be maintained and controlled.
US11439523B2	Stent A stent having an improved anti-sliding function is proposed. The stent includes an inner stent and a pair of outer stents that have undergone heat treatment and have several spaces formed by weaving or crossing wires made of a superelastic shape memory alloy in a hollow cylindrical net shape, in which each of the outer stents is shorter than the inner stent and has an enlarged section having a diameter larger than the inner stent and a bending section formed by bending inward a side of the enlarged section; and the pair of outer stents are fitted on both ends of the inner stent such that the enlarged sections of the outer stents face each other, and spaces of the inner stent and spaces of the bending sections of the outer stents are connected by a connection thread, whereby a space section is defined between the inner stent and the outer stents.
US11439521B2	Prosthesis device with a rotary damper A prosthesis device has a rotary damper and a displacing device with a magnetorheological fluid in a damper volume of a housing. Two partition units divide the damper volume into two or more variable chambers. The partition units include a partition wall connected with the housing and a partition wall connected with a damper shaft. Radial gaps are formed in the radial direction between the partition wall on the housing and the damper shaft, and between the partition wall on the damper shaft and the housing. An axial gap is formed in the axial direction between the partition unit, the damper shaft and the housing. The magnetic field of the magnetic field source passes through at least two of the gaps.
US11439520B2	Orthopedic device An orthopedic device with a hydraulic damping device, a valve with a valve seat and a valve body that is subjected to a closing force. The closing force is applied via a valve spring that is pre-loaded towards the valve seat. A fluid connection between the hydraulic damping device and the valve seat is provided. The valve features an adjustment device for adjusting the preload of the valve spring.
US11439516B2	Implant with freely moveable endplates An interbody fusion device including pivoting endplates is disclosed. The endplates define grooves between the endplates to house sliding pins. A threaded shaft extends through the implant to connect the endplates and the sliding pins. The implant is fit to be inserted into an intervertebral disc space to pivot according to the natural angles of the adjacent vertebrae. The shaft can be rotated to adjust the sliding pins into a position to provide support to the endplates at the angle they take between the vertebrae.
US11439494B2	Medical devices Described are medical devices including expandable tubular bodies configured to be implanted into a lumen, wherein the outer surface of the expandable tubular bodies are coupled to a polymer(s).
US11439493B2	Convertible nephroureteral catheter A nephroureteral catheter is provided that comprises a detachable portion such that when the detachable portion is removed, the catheter converts into an internal stent. The catheter includes a tube with two retention features, a detachable portion, and an inner tube. The inner tube is removably insertable into both the tube and the detachable portion, and a wire extends through at least a portion of a lumen of the inner tube and through the tube, to keep the pieces attached. The wire may be removed to remove the inner tube and then the detachable portion from the tube. When the detachable portion is attached to the tube, the catheter is a nephroureteral catheter. When the detachable portion is removed from the tube, the catheter becomes a stent.
US11439484B2	Method for controlling a machine tool The invention relates to a system of a method for controlling a machine tool, and a workpiece, in particular a milling blank, and the method for machining this workpiece, said machine tool comprising a robot arm movable in at least 2, in particular at least 3 spatial axes in a range of motion, said robot arm carrying, guiding and moving at least one workpiece, possibly by means of a workpiece holder, with a control unit for controlling the machine tool. The machine tool (62) comprises a sensor, in particular a spatially fixed optical sensor or is assigned said sensor, whose detection range (66) at least partially overlaps the range of motion. The workpiece (10) comprises a change in geometry, in particular a hole (12), is moved in the detection range (66) by the robot arm (70), and upon detection of the hole (12) by the sensor the control unit determines a reference point, reference axis and/or reference surface for controlling the machine tool (62).
US11439480B2	Elastic matrix system An elastic matrix system for use during a dental restoration process is provided. In one embodiment, among others, the matrix system may include a restoration band having an elongated body between a first end and a second end. The restoration band comprises a top edge and a bottom edge. The matrix system also includes an upper circular rim of elastic material that has a first channel. The top edge of the restoration band is positioned in the first channel, and the restoration band expands and contracts a circumference of the matrix system along the first channel as the upper circular rim is manipulated. The matrix system also includes a lower circular rim of elastic material that has a second channel. The elastic sleeve attaches the upper circular rim to lower circular rim.
US11439471B2	Surgical tool system and method Devices, Systems, and Methods for controlled movement of the robot system. The surgical robot system may include a robot having a robot base, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and an end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The robot may include a plurality of omni-directional wheels affixed to the robot base allowing multiple-axis movement of the robot. The robot may further include sensors for detecting a desired movement of the robot base and a control system responsive to the plurality of sensors for controlling the multiple-axis movement of the robot by actuating two or more of the plurality of omni-directional wheels.
US11439461B2	Automated surgical robot An automated laser-surgery system for performing a closed-loop surgical procedure is disclosed. The procedure includes forming a post-procedural goal based on a three-dimensional (3D) image of a surgical site, planning a path for a surgical laser signal based on the post-procedural goal, performing a procedural pass by steering the surgical laser signal along the path, measuring the surface of the surgical site after the procedural pass, updating a model based on the measured effect at the surgical site, and evaluating the success of the procedural pass based on the surface measurement and the post-procedural goal. If necessary, a new path is planned based on the post-procedural goal and the surface measurement a new pass based on that path is performed, and the surface is again measured to evaluate the success of the new pass. These operations are repeated as a closed-loop sequence as many times as necessary to achieve success.
US11439455B2	System, device and method for intradermal solution delivery A dermal conditioning device for creating at feast one fissure, in a stratum corneum layer of an area of skirt, comprising: a non-invasive fissuring generator; a controller coupled to the non-invasive skin fissuring generator, a power supply coupled to the non-invasive skin fissuring generator and the controller; and a housing encasing the non-invasive skin fissuring generator and the controller, wherein the controller controls the non-invasive skin fissuring generator to: generate at least one signal, and apply the at least one signal to dehydrate the area of skin, and stress the external surface of the stratum corneum layer of the area of skin, the stress calibrated to produce a strain on the stratum corneum layer causing a formation of at least one fissure in the stratum corneum layer when the area of skin is dehydrated, while maintaining a pre-fissure immune status of the area of skin.
US11439448B2	Sternum fixation device and method An apparatus and technique for infernally securing a plurality of bone segments together. The device incorporates a plate-like structure stabilizing the fracture and integrated fasteners to attach straps circumscribing the bone segments.
US11439444B1	Screw tower and rod reduction tool A system includes a screw tower, an instrument, and a housing. The instrument includes a driver shaft extendable longitudinally through the screw tower, and a threaded sleeve mounted on a proximal portion of the driver shaft. The housing includes one or more retention members coupleable to the screw tower, and a threaded button threadably coupleable to the threaded sleeve. The threaded sleeve is rotatable about a longitudinal axis to urge the driver shaft longitudinally relative to the screw tower.
US11439434B2	Needle-guide robot with preset depth of insertion An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a robot structure that includes an MRI-Safe pneumatic stepper motor and optical encoding technologies. The present invention includes a needle guide and a needle depth limiter. The needle for biopsy is inserted through the needle guide and the depth of inserting is limited by the needle depth limiter. The robot is configured to control this procedure. The robot structure is adapted for biopsy, a novel way of setting the depth of needle insertion, image-to-robot registration. The system includes control for the robot.
US11439433B2	Optically transparent polymeric actuator and display apparatus employing same An optically transparent actuator apparatus is provided that includes an optically transparent bi-stable member including an optically transparent liquid crystalline polymer layer. The bi-stable member is structured to move from a first state to a second state in response to a first stimulus and from the second state to the first state in response to a second stimulus. Also, a display apparatus includes a plate member and an actuator assembly coupled to the plate member. The actuator assembly includes a number of optically transparent liquid crystalline polymer layers, wherein each of the optically transparent liquid crystalline polymer layers is structured to move from a first state to a second state in response to a first stimulus.
US11439431B2	Laparoscopic sizing instrument An apparatus includes a handle assembly, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and an auto-tensioning feature. The handle assembly includes a body and a plunger. The shaft assembly includes an external sheath that is fixed to the handle body and an interior shaft that is coupled to the plunger. The interior shaft is slidable relative to the external sheath. The end effector is configured to encompass a bodily lumen and includes a flexible member extending distally from the interior shaft. A first coupling element is fixed to the distal tip of the flexible member. A second coupling element is fixed to the external sheath. The first and second coupling elements are magnetically attracted to each other and are biased toward each other such that the flexible member defines an adjustable loop. The auto-tensioning feature is configured to bias the plunger portion proximally relative to the handle body.
US11439430B2	Surgical access device with air release mechanism A surgical access device includes an elongate tubular member with a proximal region and a distal region. A passage extends through the elongate tubular member. The surgical access device also includes a balloon anchor with an expandable portion. A first portion of the balloon anchor extends proximally along the outer surface of the tubular member. The surgical access device also has a valve assembly disposed in the proximal region of the elongate tubular member that is fluidly coupled to the balloon anchor. A disc is slidably disposed on the elongate tubular member and includes a first blade with a first sharpened edge that is configured to penetrate the first portion of the balloon anchor. The first blade is transitionable between a retracted position and an extended position.
US11439427B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument with clamp arm deflection feature An apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes a first tube, a second tube, and a distally projecting tongue. The second tube is coaxially disposed within the first tube. One of the first tube or the second tube is configured to translate relative to the other of the first tube or the second tube. The tongue is fixed to either the first tube or the second tube. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the tongue. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade in response to relative translation between the first and second tubes. The tongue is configured to flex relative to the first tube and the second tube in response to the clamp arm grasping tissue.
US11439425B2	Surgical procedure of knee joint A surgical procedure of preparing bone holes to dispose an implanted tendon to a femur when performing reconstruction of a ligament in a knee joint, includes: forming a first bone hole in the femur; and applying ultrasonic vibration from a treatment portion of an ultrasonic treatment instrument to the femur, thereby cutting and expanding the first bone hole from the inside of the knee joint to the first bone hole of the femur along a predetermined depth, and forming a second bone hole having a polygonal shape, an approximately polygonal shape, an elliptical shape or an approximately elliptical shape to receive the implanted tendon.
US11439416B2	Obstruction removal system An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state.
US11439414B2	Medical instrumentarium comprising sawing template The invention relates to a medical instrumentarium for implanting a hip joint endoprosthesis, which instrumentarium comprises at least one sawing template with at least one guide slot for a saw blade, wherein the sawing template comprises at least one first coupling element for temporarily coupling the sawing template to a second coupling element of a rasp body of a prosthesis rasp in a coupling position.
US11439410B2	Surgical bur with non-paired flutes A surgical dissection tool for cutting bone and other tissue includes a cutting head having an outer surface having non-paired or an odd number of flutes formed therein. Each flute includes a rake surface intersecting with the outer surface to form a cutting edge, and a relief surface opposite the rake surface. The relief surface and the rake surface form a first angle. Each flute also includes a leading angled surface extending from the relief surface to a distal end portion of the cutting head, the leading angled surface and the rake surface forming a second angle substantially the same as the first angle.
US11439403B2	Embolic coil proximal connecting element and stretch resistant fiber An embolic coil implant having a stretch resistant fiber therethrough and dual-functional engagement feature at its proximal end is provided. The stretch resistant fiber can be effective to limiting separation of windings of the embolic coil. The engagement feature can provide an attachment for securing the embolic coil to an engagement system of a delivery tube and for securing the stretch resistant fiber at the proximal end of the embolic coil.
US11439373B2	Endoscopic reusable surgical device An endoscopic shaft assembly includes: an elongate outer shaft; and an outer housing coupled to a proximal portion of the elongate outer shaft. The outer housing includes: a tubular wall defining a cavity; and a shaft plunger disposed within the cavity and configured to move axially within at least a portion of the cavity along a travel path. The shaft plunger includes a collar. The collar is configured to be separated from the tubular wall along a first travel portion of the travel path and to contact the tubular wall along a second travel portion of the travel path.
US11439367B2	Hybrid elastography Method, probe and device for hybrid elastography A hybrid elastography method includes application of a continuous low frequency vibration and generation, using an ultrasonic transducer in contact with the viscoelastic medium, of a first series of ultrasonic acquisitions, the first series of ultrasonic acquisitions including groups of ultrasonic acquisitions, the groups of ultrasonic acquisitions being generated with a first repetition rate, each group of ultrasonic acquisitions including at least one acquisition, the continuous vibration generating an elastic wave within the viscoelastic medium; application of a low frequency pulse and generation, using the ultrasonic transducer, of a second series of ultrasonic acquisitions, the ultrasonic acquisitions composing the second series being generated with a second repetition rate, the low frequency pulse generating a transient shear wave propagating within the viscoelastic medium; the continuous vibration applied by the first vibrator being stopped before the application of the low frequency pulse.
US11439356B2	Wireless and noninvasive epidermal electronics Provided are conformable devices to measure subdermal fluid flow and related methods. A soft, stretchable and flexible substrate supports a thermal actuator and various specially positioned temperature sensors. A microprocessor in electronic communication with sensors calculates subdermal fluid flow from the measured upstream and downstream temperatures, as well as various application-dependent parameters. Devices and methods provided herein are particularly useful for measuring cerebral spinal fluid in a ventricular shunt placed for treatment of hydrocephalus.
US11439353B2	Multi-cannula sensing device The invention provides improved devices and apparatuses and related methods for sensing differences in pressure or other parameters in the environment of the body of a patient during passage of the device through one or more tissues. In one aspect, the devices and apparatuses of the invention are configured to sense differences in the environment of the body of the patient as the device passes through tissue adjacent to the epidural space to tissue of the epidural space. In one aspect, a dual cannula device comprising one or more sensors connected to a signaling component is provided for sensing passage into of the device into the epidural space and positioning therein. Methods of using same are also provided.
US11439351B2	Systems and methods for continuous health monitoring using an opto-enzymatic analyte sensor Certain embodiments described herein pertain to optical sensors, systems and methods for continuous glucose monitoring. In some embodiments, methods of preparing a layered optical sensor are disclosed. The optical sensor can be formed by laminating a plurality of sheets together to form a final sensor. In some embodiments, the sensor tip comprises a oxygen conduit, an enzymatic layer, and an sensing layer. In some embodiments, the sensor includes a plurality of waveguides configured to direct light to and from a target material, such as an oxygen sensing polymer. Systems are also disclosed for an adhesive system for attaching an optical sensor-transmitter system. Methods and systems are also disclosed for a sensor inserter system. The inserter can include a lancet tip that includes a convex feature attached to a first surface of the lancet tip.
US11439347B2	Portable dehydration monitoring system A method for determining the hydration status of a person prompts the person to breathe while in a first postural position during which the method measures a first heart rate variability (HRV) value. The person is prompted to change to a second postural position, and the method measures a second HRV value. A difference between the first HRV value and the second HRV value is a daily score. The daily score is subtracted from a baseline to obtain a hydration score. In certain embodiments, the person is requested to respond to a plurality of subjective questions. The method processes the subjective responses and the daily score to determine whether the person is adequately hydrated. In certain embodiments of the method, the person is requested to identify the color of the person's urine. The identified color is processed with the daily score and the subjective responses to determine hydration.
US11439346B2	Robotic device for assisting individuals with a mental illness A robot is devoted to assisting users with mental illness with software and hardware to provide multiple user modules, including psychotherapy, sympathy, meditation training, expression gestures and words, and hugging responses. Biofeedback and medical data collection are also achieved. Cameras, microphones, speakers, sensors and artificial intelligence, including speech recognition, voice identification and other algorithms are employed. At least three levels of security, and preferably four are used: user, caregiver, manager and programmer personnel are provided different levels of access.
US11439343B1	Non-contact identification of sleep and wake periods for elderly care Determining sleep patterns of a user includes detecting a plurality of point clouds, each corresponding to a different position of the user at different times, forming a plurality of bounding boxes, each corresponding to coordinates of captured points of one of the point clouds, creating a wake/sleep classifier based on features of the point clouds, determining sleep positions of the user as a function of time based on the bounding boxes, and determining sleep patterns of the user based on the sleep positions of the user and on results of the sleep/wake classifier. Detecting a plurality of point clouds may include using a tracking device to capture movements of the user. The features of the point clouds may include intermediate data that is determined using scalar velocities of points in the point clouds, absolute velocities of points in the point clouds, and/or counts of points in the point clouds.
US11439333B2	Blood collection system including a baffle A blood sample collection system, may include a housing, the housing including a blood collection port; and a baffle chamber; a needle formed through the housing and into the blood collection port; and a baffle formed within the baffle chamber to counteract a vacuum within a blood collection tube when pierced by the needle.
US11439332B2	Methods and apparatus for selectively occluding the lumen of a needle A fluid transfer device for parenterally transferring fluid to and/or from a patient includes a housing, a needle, and an occlusion mechanism. The housing defines a fluid flow path and is couplable to a fluid reservoir. The needle has a distal end portion that is configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion that is configured to be fluidically coupled to the fluid flow path of the housing, and defines a lumen therebetween. The occlusion mechanism selectively controls a fluid flow between the needle and the fluid flow path. The occlusion mechanism includes an occlusion member that is movable between a first configuration where the lumen of the needle is obstructed during insertion into the patient and a second configuration where the lumen of the needle is unobstructed after the needle has been inserted into the patient allowing fluid transfer to or from the patient.
US11439331B2	Device for making available absorbent sample carriers having a quantity of dried liquid, in particular blood A device for making available sample carriers includes a tube with a receiving chamber for a plurality of sample carriers. The receiving chamber is delimited, at its front end, by a holding means for individualized release of the sample carriers and, at its rear end, by a plunger for exerting a force on the sample carriers. The holding means is elastic. To prevent a plurality of sample carriers being released at the same time from the tube, a plurality of fins are mounted on the plunger. The fins are mutually offset in the circumferential direction of the plunger. The offset arrangement of the fins has the effect that, under the action of the force, the plunger is pressed into the interior of the tube by in each case only a predefined ejection stroke. The ejection stroke is adapted to the length or the diameter of one of the sample carriers.
US11439328B2	Optical sensor, and apparatus and method for estimating bio-information An optical sensor according to an example embodiment includes: a light source part configured to emit light onto an object; a signal separator configured to separate optical signals, returning from the object, into a fluorescence signal and a non-fluorescence signal; a first photodetector part configured to detect the non-fluorescence signal; and a second photodetector part configured to detect the fluorescence signal.
US11439322B2	Method and apparatus for sports and muscle memory training and tracking An accelerometer is mounted on a location of a user's body, sports equipment, or other device and tracks movement. Data describing the user's movement(s) may be saved or uploaded for distribution. The user's movement(s) may be compared to previously saved or downloaded movement data and an audio, vibrational, electrical, or other alert may be activated when the movement data is outside a predetermined range from the previously saved, pre-programmed, or downloaded movement. The invention is useful at least in various forms of physical therapy, sports training, and job training, and provides synergy when utilized in conjunction with other motion help related devices.
US11439317B2	Position determination system and method Disclosed is a method to remove distortion from a navigation system. The navigation system may be used to perform a procedure on a subject. The procedure may be any appropriate procedure. The navigation system may be used to account for the distortive effects of various conductive objects positioned near the subject on which the procedure is performed.
US11439315B2	MRI T1W and T2W combined features for detecting neurodegeneration Embodiments can relate to a method for detecting a physiological condition by generating a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) contrast image comprising a T1 weighted (T1W) image/T2 weighted (T2W) ratio. Embodiments can further include using the T1W/T2W ratio to identify changes in substantia nigra pars compacta within a region of the brain.
US11439313B2	Small form factor digitally tunable NMR in vivo biometric monitor for metabolic state of a sample Methods and apparatus for determining at least one metabolic state of a subject using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) monitoring device. The NMR monitoring device comprises at least one magnet configured to generate a primary magnetic field, a transceiver coil arranged within the primary magnetic field, wherein the transceiver coil is configured to apply a time series of radiofrequency (RF) pulses to a portion of a subject located within the primary magnetic field and detect an NMR signal generated in response to application of the time series of RF pulses, and an NMR spectrometer communicatively coupled to the transceiver coil. The NMR spectrometer is configured to process the detected NMR signal to determine at least one metabolic state of the subject.
US11439307B2	Method for detecting fluorescence and ablating cancer cells of a target surgical area A fluorescence imaging device detects fluorescence in parts of the visible and invisible spectrum, and projects the fluorescence image directly on the human body, as well as on a monitor, with improved sensitivity, video frame rate and depth of focus, and enhanced capabilities of detecting distribution and properties of multiple fluorophores. Direct projection of three-dimensional visible representations of florescence on three-dimensional body areas advantageously permits viewing of it during surgical procedures, including during cancer removal, reconstructive surgery and wound care, etc. A NIR laser and a human visible laser (HVL) are aligned coaxially and scanned over the operating field of view. When the NIR laser passes over the area where the florescent dye is present, it energizes the dye which emits at a shifted NIR frequency detected by a photo diode. The HVL is turned on when emission is detected, providing visual indication of those positions.
US11439306B2	Apparatus and method for measuring blood flow direction using a fluorophore The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and method for automatically determining the blood flow direction (42) in a blood vessel (14) using the fluorescence light from a fluorophore (16). Blood flow direction (42) is determined by first identifying a blood vessel structure (38) in an input frame (6) from a camera assembly (2) using a pattern recognition module (26). Blood flow direction (42) is determined from the spatial gradient (dI/dx) of the fluorescence intensity (I) along the identified blood vessel structure (38) and the temporal gradient (dI/dt). An output frame (48) is displayed on a display (36) with time-varying marker data (52) overlaid on the identified blood vessels structure (38) and representative of the blood flow direction (42).
US11439302B2	System and method for visualization of ocular anatomy A system for visualization of eye anatomy includes at least one camera having a view vector along a first axis when in a first position, a housing to which the camera is coupled, wherein the housing engages the head of a patient such that the camera is positioned adjacent a patient's eye, and an actuator that moves the camera from the first position to a second position with a view vector along a second axis that is offset from the first axis. A method of visualization of eye anatomy includes engaging a patient's head with a housing, positioning at least one camera coupled to the housing adjacent an eye, wherein the camera has a view vector along a first axis when in a first position, and moving the camera to a second position with a view vector along a second axis offset from the first axis.
US11439301B2	Ophthalmologic information processing apparatus, ophthalmologic apparatus and ophthalmologic information processing method An ophthalmologic information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a tissue specifying unit, and a specifying unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire a tomographic image of a subject's eye. The tissue specifying unit is configured to acquire first shape data representing shape of a tissue of the subject's eye by performing segmentation processing on each of a plurality of tomographic images acquired by the acquisition unit. The specifying unit is configured to obtain second shape data representing shape of the tissue based on the plurality of first shape data acquired by the tissue specifying unit.
US11439299B2	Selection aid for selecting lenses for spectacles A selection aid for selecting lenses for spectacles on the basis of a plurality of customer-specific criteria contains a first disc and a second disc. The first disc has a selection area with criteria to be selected and selection recommendations and is divided into selection regions of equal size. The second disc is rotatably connected to the first disc about an axis of rotation. The second disc partly conceals the selection area and visually frees an area region of the selection area that corresponds to one of the selection regions in terms of size and shape.
US11439298B2	Surface mapping and visualizing ablation system Visualization and ablation systems and catheters. The systems can capture a plurality of different 2D images of the patient's anatomy adjacent an expandable member, each of which visualizes at least one part of the patient that is in contact with the expandable membrane, tag each of the plurality of different 2D images with information indicative of the position and orientation of a locational element when each of the plurality of different 2D images was captured, create a patient map, wherein creating the patient map comprises placing each of the plurality of different 2D images at the corresponding tagged position and orientation into a 3D space, and display the patient map.
US11439297B2	Medical image processing system, endoscope system, diagnosis support apparatus, and medical service support apparatus An imaging unit acquires a white light image by imaging an observation target being illuminated with white light, and acquires a specific light image by imaging the observation target being illuminated with specific light. A light source control unit controls the number of light emission frames of the white light and the number of light emission frames of the specific light in one light emission cycle according to at least one of a moving speed of the imaging unit, zoom information, or a light emission amount.
US11439290B2	Cleaning tool The present disclosure includes a head part to which a cleaning sheet is attached; and a handle part which is connected to the head part and which is for gripping by a user. The head part includes a top surface part which forms an upper surface side and to which the handle part is connected; and a bottom surface part which forms a lower surface side. The bottom surface part is formed to be freely attachable/detachable with respect to the top surface part. Due to this configuration, it is possible to provide a cleaning tool which can easily clean both low places such as a floor surface and high places such as a ceiling and the upper part of a wall.
US11439287B2	Controlling method of robot cleaner The present disclosure relates controlling a robot cleaner that moves based on a rotation of a spin mop. The controlling the robot cleaner includes determining a control command; operating the spin mop and performing a reference motion by the robot cleaner; detecting a movement of the robot cleaner which performs a reference motion by a motion detection sensor; and controlling travel of the robot cleaner to achieve the control command.
US11439282B2	Extensible squeezee with reversible blade An adjustable hand-held squeegee device with reverse angle head adjustment. An elongated handle can include either a single elongated member or any plurality of members configured in telescoping fashion. A head includes a rotatable base portion supported at a forward end of the handle. A spring biased locking mechanism is integrated into the handle in proximity to the rotatable base and includes a forward projection engaging a first recess of the rotatable base in a first position. Upon retracting the mechanism via a projecting trigger portion, the rotatable base is rotated to align a second circumferentially offset recess so that, and upon releasing the trigger, the squeegee head is oriented in a reverse angular fashion relative to the handle.
US11439281B2	Disinfecting wipes dispenser The present invention is for wipe dispensers for dispensing interconnected wipes. An exemplary wipes dispenser may include a container body and a removable lid forming an interior region into which a plurality of interconnected wipes may be disposed. Pulling on a lead end of a lead wipe causes a following wipe to also be pulled and follow the lead wipe. The removable lid may cover a portion of a container aperture (e.g., an open top of the container body). A landing member in the lid covers a portion of the container aperture by extending from a top rim of the container body toward the middle of the interior region. The landing member may form an angle with a substantially vertical exterior wall of the container, where the formed angle may be less than 90°. In an embodiment, the landing member may include a concavely shaped portion. The landing member may include one or more fingers.
US11439276B2	Charcoal grill system and method for managing temperature within the same charcoal grill system Various charcoal cartridges are provided herein, including a charcoal cartridge having a unitary charcoal slab and a combustible igniter layer extending across the unitary charcoal slab. In some instances, the charcoal cartridge may have a plurality of holes extending through the unitary charcoal slab and/or a flavor layer that includes wood chips.
US11439270B2	Coffee machine with proportional pre-infusion system A coffee machine includes: a filter holder suitable for containing at least one coffee dose; a dispensing unit with dispensing nozzles suitable for sending a flow of hot water on the coffee dose; a water system provided with a pump to supply pressurized water towards the dispensing nozzles; a heater to heat the water to be supplied to the dispensing nozzles; a dispensing valve to enable/disable the supply of hot water towards the dispensing nozzles; a pre-infusion valve installed upstream the dispensing valve; and a control unit comprising actuation means to actuate the pre-infusion valve. The pre-infusion valve is a two-way electrovalve of programmable proportional type.
US11439263B1	Holographic Christmas tree The holographic Christmas tree is a holographic device. The holographic Christmas tree projects a three-dimensional image of a Christmas tree. The holographic Christmas tree includes a pedestal, a holographic projector, a substrate, and an image. The image is the three-dimensional image of a Christmas tree. The holographic substrate projects the image into the substrate. The pedestal contains the holographic projector.
US11439262B2	Hands-free umbrella handler A holder for an umbrella includes a base member and a top member. The top member is a resilient member that includes a central opening with slot defined around the opening. A handle for the umbrella can be inserted into the central opening. The base member can include a number of different attachment devices that can be used to attach the holder to an object such as a car or a golf cart. The attachment devices can include magnets or suction cups. The attachment devices can also include a flexible am. One end of the flexible arm can connect to the holder. The other end can have a connector, such as a claw device. The holder is configured to be connected to an object such as a golf cart, shopping cart or car.
US11439259B2	Sensory stress relief aid A sensory stress relief aid designed to produce stress relief in a user. The sensory stress relief aid includes a pillow having a length and a width that define an outer layer. The outer layer of the pillow has a plurality of different surfaces disposed thereon, wherein each surface corresponds to a different tactile feel, such as velvet or fur. Additionally, the outer layer encloses a plurality of inner layers disposed within the pillow, wherein each inner layer comprises a different degree of firmness. A motor attached to an inflatable bladder disposed within the plurality of inner layers is configured to alternately inflate and deflate to simulate breathing. At least one speaking is included and adapted to emit soothing sounds such as nature noises and guided meditation instructions. A remote control in wireless communication with the motor and speakers allows a user to selectively operate each.
US11439257B1	Photographic mirror assembly A photographic mirror assembly includes a mirror which comprises a plurality of panels that are movably coupled together thereby facilitating a user to see themselves from a plurality of angles. An image capturing unit is integrated into the mirror to capture images of the user. The image capturing unit can overlay various eyeglasses onto the user to facilitate the user to view themselves wearing various eyeglasses prior to purchasing eyeglasses. An actuator is coupled to the mirror spacing the mirror an adjustable distance from the vertical support surface. A remote control is in wireless communication with the image capturing unit and the actuator to facilitate the user to remotely control operation of the image capturing unit and the actuator.
US11439251B2	Baby sleeping apparatus This new baby bed allows parents to easily access baby from the bed with almost 3 sides being available to access baby from. Also, while a baby is sleeping in the bed, the bed should be secured so the baby cannot crawl out of it, and so forth. In addition, a bed must be able to secure a baby in a convenient way while allowing sufficient movement for the baby.
US11439248B2	Adjustable sleeping system with massage function Adjustable sleeping system with massage function. At least one example embodiment is a method of operating a sleeping system, the method including massaging a person residing on a sleeping surface of the sleeping system, the massaging by driving a plurality of adjustable spring assemblies, the plurality of adjustable spring assemblies part of an array of adjustable spring assemblies arranged such that a top of each adjustable spring assembly defines an upper surface parallel to the sleeping surface.
US11439245B2	Collapsible flotation device A collapsible flotation device is provided and includes an inflatable member forming a closed loop and defining at least in part a first opening within the closed loop. The inflatable member has a first portion positioned to be a back support and a second portion configured to be disposed beneath a leg of the user, a floor of the first opening being disposed between the first and second portions. The inflatable member defines a second opening providing access of a foot of the user to water. The second opening has a smaller axial length than the first opening such that a third, forwardmost portion of the closed loop is positioned to be a foot support member.
US11439243B2	Systems and methods for providing a convertible bench Systems and methods for moving a convertible bench between a first position, which presents a backrest, and a second position, which presents a table top, is described herein. While the described systems can include any suitable component, in some cases, they include a base having a first end piece that has a first set of legs with a first arched leg support that extends between the first set of legs and a second end piece having a second set of legs with a second arched leg support that extends between the second set of legs. The bench further includes a backrest/table portion that is hingedly coupled to the base so as to be pivotable from a first position that presents a backrest to a second position that presents a table top. Other implementations are described.
US11439242B1	Systems and methods for providing a convertible cupholder A convertible cupholder device that is configured to have a cupholder element of the device be selectively rotated and/or otherwise be moved between a variety of positions is described. As a result of its construction, when the convertible cupholder is coupled to a movable object (e.g., a pivoting member of a convertible bench), the cupholder element can be moved to and/or be retained in one or more desired positions (e.g., an upright position) when the movable object is pivoted and/or otherwise moved through a range of motion. Other implementations are described.
US11439231B2	Rollable table assembly A rollable table assembly for employing a table as a cart includes a table comprising a first half that is slidably coupled to a second half. A handle is slidably integrated into the table for gripping. A plurality of first wheels and a plurality of second wheels are each rotatably coupled to the table for rolling along the support surface. A plurality of light emitters is each coupled to the table. Each of the light emitters emits light when the light emitters are turned on to illuminate an area.
US11439223B2	Veteran support backpack A backpack that comprises a series of durable fabric panels that have been sewn together to form a soft and expandable container, which has been equipped with ergonomic shoulder straps and numerous features for the homeless individual that help overcome many of the shortcomings and disadvantages of prior art. The backpack employs a series of adjustable quick-release straps to provide expandability and Velcro connections for detachability. The backpack employs an internal pleated back pad that is removable to be used as a sleeping pad and in combination with a chevron stitch pattern for added support and user comfort. The backpack also has a closure system for closing the top inner liner of a backpack.
US11439219B2	Cosmetic applicator assembly A cosmetic applicator assembly includes a handle body having a proximal end, a distal end, a largest width or diameter of from 0.4 inches to 1.25 inches, and an exterior surface, an elevated feature disposed along the exterior surface and extending from 0.007 inches to 0.020 inches above the exterior surface, and a cosmetic applicator coupled to the distal end of the handle body and constructed to apply a cosmetic. The handle body includes a handle body material. The elevated feature include an elevated feature material, wherein the elevated feature material has a kinetic coefficient of friction of greater than or equal to 0.55 and a hardness of less than or equal to Shore A 70, and a hardness that is less than the hardness of the handle body material.
US11439213B2	Wallet-type portable umbrella The present invention may provide a wallet-type portable umbrella comprising: an umbrella including a grip portion; a case including a storage portion which includes a storage space in which the umbrella is accommodated, and a cover portion which can be fastened to the grip portion and opens and closes the storage portion; and a coupling unit for fastening the grip portion and the cover portion.
US11439212B2	Easy attach back for pierced ear type earrings An earring back for a pierced ear earring includes a first receiver having a first recessed, concave surface which has a first opening defined through a center, most recessed position thereof, which opening is configured to securely receive a post of a pierced-ear earring therein, and a second receiver with a second recessed, concave surface having a second opening defined through a center, most recessed position thereof which is configured to securely receive the post of the pierced-ear earring therein after the post extends through the opening of the first receiver. The second receiver is fixed in spaced relation to the first receiver such that the first and second openings are coaxially aligned.
US11439209B1	Sealed zipper top stop A sealed zipper top stop and a zipper. The sealed zipper top stop includes a body, wherein a groove matched with one end of a slider close to the body is arranged at one side of the body close to the slider; and two elastic clamping tongues, wherein one end of each of the two elastic clamping tongues is arranged at the bottom of the groove, and another end of each of the two elastic clamping tongues extends towards a direction away from the body. The groove matched with the slider is arranged on one side of the body close to the slider, so that the slider can fit closely with the body when moving to the body without creating a gap and the sealing effect is good.
US11439203B2	Lock for an adjustment cord of a wearable article A lock for an adjustment cord of a wearable article includes a body defining a first passage extending through the body from an entrance opening of the body to a first exit opening of the body, and the body defining a second passage extending from an intermediate portion of the first passage to a second exit opening of the body. The body is configured with a segment of the first passage extending from the intermediate portion to the first exit opening in communication with the second passage. At least a portion of the second passage is narrower than the first passage so that a portion of the cord disposed in the segment of the first passage is movable relative to the first passage when tensioned and is repositionable to the second passage where the cord locks to the body and retains tension. A wearable article includes the lock.
US11439199B2	Footwear sole assembly A sole assembly for an article of footwear having a cushioning sole and a support frame fitted about the cushioning sole. The cushioning sole defines the primary ground-engaging surface. The support frame is substantially harder than the cushioning sole. In one embodiment, the support frame includes a perimeter member extending about the perimeter of the cushioning sole, a rear lateral support member disposed toward the forward extent of the heel region and a forward lateral support member disposed in the forefoot region. The cushioning sole may include a support frame recess configured to seat the support frame. The frame recess may include a plurality of channel set into the face of the cushioning sole to recess the support frame from the outer surface. The support frame may include a pair of post that extend through and are affixed to the top surface of the cushioning sole.
US11439196B2	Flip-flop capable of changing to a sandal having an embedded rear strap movable between two positions The present invention provides footwear capable of changing between a flip-flop and a sandal. The structure of a flip-flop which includes a sole having a top section, a bottom section, a forefoot section, a heel section, and a sidewall section. Also, a forefoot cover having V-shaped straps is positioned and extends over at least a part of the forefoot section and is attached to the top section of the sole. A horizontal recess is formed in the heel section of the sole for receiving therein a horizontal strap, which is removably placed in the horizontal recess. The horizontal strap is moveable by the user between a first stored position in the recess, and a second in-use raised position, wherein the horizontal strap extends above the horizontal recess and covers the bridge of the user's foot in order to convert the flip-flop to a sandal for securing the foot more securely.
US11439191B2	Textiles and garments having thermo-reflective material Aspects herein are directed to a textile comprising at least one compressed portion, at least one uncompressed portion, and a deposit of thermo-reflective material on at least the compressed portion. Other aspects herein are directed to a method of manufacturing a textile or garment having a deposit of thermo-reflective material.
US11439189B2	Mesh network charging for aerosol delivery devices Power harvesting and radio frequency (RF) transmission circuitry for an aerosol delivery device is provided. The aerosol delivery device includes power harvesting circuitry configured to receive RF energy from an external RF source and harvest power from the RF energy to charge a rechargeable power source and power transmission circuity operatively coupled to the power source and configured to convert electrical energy drawn from the power source to RF energy and transmit the RF energy. RF energy can thus be transmitted through a network of aerosol delivery devices to extend the range of an RF energy source.
US11439174B2	Process for encapsulating hydrophobic substances A method is for generation of capsules containing hydrophobic substances, in particular oily substances, such as essential oils. The capsules are coated with a film of calcium alginate by preparing an aqueous solution of non-calcium alginate and pumping the hydrophobic substance to be encapsulated and the aqueous solution through concentric tubes to produce drops that are introduced into an aqueous solution containing calcium solutions.
US11439173B1	Low allergenicity well cooked food powder A nutritional or dietary supplement or food product is provided that may be eaten by children or adults. The food product is made from cow's milk that has been heat treated to selectively denature allergenic proteins contained therein.
US11439167B2	Process for the controlled introduction of oil into food products A process for the application of a predetermined amount of oil to food pieces comprises: (a) providing or receiving a plurality of cut or shaped food pieces; (b) applying an oil-water emulsion to the food pieces for a time sufficient to provide a predetermined amount of oil to the food pieces and so that the food pieces have an initial moisture level after applying the oil-water emulsion; and (c) reducing the initial moisture level, in the absence of frying in oil, to a moisture level of from about 0.2 to about 80% by weight to provide a cooked food product, comprising said predetermined amount of oil, wherein step (c) does not comprises frying the food pieces in hot oil.
US11439164B2	Vibrating cooking system A cooking system that utilizes vibration to improve the convenience of preparing food and the quality of the finished product. The system uses a vibrating device coupled to a cooking vessel with a pad and/or isolation blocks disposed between the vibrator and the vessel. The cooking system can be adapted to prepare specific foods in specific quantities, such as popcorn in pre-packaged containers.
US11439161B2	Subcritical water extraction of fruit material The specification provides methods for extracting juice, anthocyanin, pectin, proanthocyanidin, and/or other phenolic compounds, from fruit material such as cranberry fruit, presscake, and/or pomace, through a sequential extraction procedure.
US11439159B2	System for identifying and developing individual naturally-occurring proteins as food ingredients by machine learning and database mining combined with empirical testing for a target food function This disclosure provides a technology for developing alternative protein sources for use in industrial food production. The technology mines natural sources by a process that is done partly in silico. Instead of sampling and testing a vast library of compounds, machine learning and implementation narrows the field of functional candidates by predictive modeling based on known protein structure. Candidate proteins that are selected by this analysis are then produced and screened in a high-throughput manner by recombinant expression and testing to determine whether they have a target function. Multiple cycles of the machine learning, database mining, expression and testing are done to yield potential ingredients suitable for assessment as part of a commercial food product.
US11439155B1	Fish descaling assembly A fish descaling assembly includes a first panel that has a plurality of openings each extending through the first panel. Each of the openings has an ovoid boundary for having a fish positioned therein to restrain the fish. A first mesh screen is coupled to the first panel to support the fish when the fish are positioned in the openings. A second panel is hingedly coupled to the first panel and the second panel has a plurality of openings each extending through the second panel. Each of the openings in the second panel has an ovoid boundary to surround the fish when the second panel is closed onto the first panel. A second mesh screen is coupled to the second panel to support the fish when the fish are positioned in the openings in the second panel.
US11439153B2	Conveyor tunnel oven A conveyor tunnel oven incorporating a baking case opened by longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal food passage ports; a first conveyor extending through the at least baking case, the first conveyor being adapted for carrying the food item therethrough, a second conveyor supported at the oppositely longitudinal end of the baking case, the second conveyor being adapted for carrying the food item longitudinally toward or away from the food passage port; a third conveyor carried by the second conveyor, the third conveyor being adapted for carrying the food item laterally toward or away from the food passage port; a fourth conveyor carried by the third conveyor, the fourth conveyor being adapted for orbiting the food item; and a fifth conveyor carried by the fourth conveyor, the fifth conveyor having food item engaging arms and being adapted for moving the food item upwardly or downwardly.
US11439148B2	Pyrimidine derivatives This invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives, to compositions comprising the pyrimidine derivatives, to methods of making and using these compositions, and to the use of the pyrimidine derivatives as adjuvants, particularly for agrochemical use. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising the pyrimidine derivatives selected from emulsifiable concentrates (EC), emulsions in water (EW), suspensions of particles in water (SC), soluble liquids (SL), capsule suspensions (CS), suspensions of particles with an emulsion (SE), dispersion concentrates (DC), suspensions of particles in oil (OD), water dispersible granules (WG), soluble granules (SG) and wettable powders (WP).
US11439146B2	Anti-Acanthamoeba contact lens solution The objective of the present invention is to provide a contact lens solution that is safer to eyes such that it has little or no effects on eye tissue and has the versatility that makes the solution applicable to a wide range of contact lenses, while exhibiting desirable anti-Acanthamoeba activity. The objective is achieved by the anti-Acanthamoeba contact lens solution containing a cationic polymer having an average molecular weight in a range of 150,000 to 1,600,000 and having in its molecule a diallyldimethylammonium chloride unit and an inorganic salt.
US11439145B2	Agricultural compositions containing structured surfactant systems Agricultural compositions that employ structured surfactant systems to suspend water-insoluble or sparingly soluble agricultural actives and/or adjuvants are disclosed. Also disclosed are agricultural compositions that combine structured surfactant systems with electrolytes to form structured electrolyte compositions. The structured surfactant systems, both with and without electrolyte, suspend one or more agricultural actives and/or crop oil and non-aqueous adjuvants to provide agricultural compositions that can combine combinations of actives in a single, stable composition.
US11439127B2	Animal capturing net An animal capturing net having a simple mechanism is provided to capture cats or dogs safely and easily. The animal capturing net comprises a net having an upper opening portion, a lower bottom portion, and a prescribed depth D that separates the opening portion and the bottom portion, and a frame that is coupled with the net along an opening edge portion of the net. The frame is constituted to comprise a set of two operating frames facing each other so that they can be operated independently.
US11439121B2	System and method for milking a group of milking animals Described is a system for milking animals, including cows, having an accommodation space in which the animals can walk around, and several stationary milking stations placed next to each other. Each milking station at a head end thereof includes a neck lock device which can be moved by way of an actuator device between a locked state in which a milking animal in said milking station can be locked at the neck by said neck lock device, and an open state in which a milking animal in said milking station is free to move its head in and/or out of the neck lock device. Also included is an automatic milking system for the automatic milking of milking animals and a control system that is actively connected to the actuator device of each neck lock device.
US11439118B2	System and method for securing calf hutches A securement system for securing one or more calf hutches is provided. The securement system includes latch assemblies and a line. The latch assemblies are configured to be attached to the calf hutches and comprise receiver flanges and latch arms. Each receiver flange includes a vertically-extending plate defining a locking slot with an open end. Each latch arm may be shifted between a closed position in which it blocks the open end of the locking slot and an open position in which it does not block the open end of the locking slot. Each latch arm is biased to the closed position.
US11439117B2	Milking cluster support arm with automatic hose support drop A milker unit detacher with an adjustable and releasable hose support and a support arm that pivots about a tilted axis to bias the support arm toward a milking position to maintain engagement with the adjustable hose support member.
US11439105B1	Maize inbred PH48Y7 A novel maize variety designated PH48Y7 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48Y7 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48Y7 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48Y7 or a locus conversion of PH48Y7 with another maize variety.
US11439102B1	Maize inbred PH4BNW A novel maize variety designated PH4BNW and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4BNW with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4BNW through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4BNW or a locus conversion of PH4BNW with another maize variety.
US11439097B1	Maize inbred PH4DAZ A novel maize variety designated PH4DAZ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4DAZ with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4DAZ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4DAZ or a locus conversion of PH4DAZ with another maize variety.
US11439096B1	Maize inbred PH490C A novel maize variety designated PH490C and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH490C with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH490C through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH490C or a locus conversion of PH490C with another maize variety.
US11439095B1	Maize inbred PH4BMT A novel maize variety designated PH4BMT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4BMT with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4BMT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4BMT or a locus conversion of PH4BMT with another maize variety.
US11439086B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011093 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011093. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011093, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011093 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011093.
US11439084B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011094 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011094. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011094, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011094 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011094.
US11439080B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV833659 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV833659. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV833659, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV833659 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV833659 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV833659.
US11439079B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011141 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011141. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011141, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011141 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011141.
US11439076B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011045 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011045. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011045, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011045 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011045.
US11439075B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011029 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011029. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011029, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011029 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011029.
US11439074B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011074 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011074. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011074, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011074 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011074.
US11439066B2	Length-variable and pitch-adjustable wheelbase combine A combine harvester with a variable length wheelbase. For example, a combine harvester may have a chassis defining a forward end and a rear end, a feeder house at the forward end of the chassis, a first set of ground-engaging elements supporting the forward end of the chassis, and a second set of ground-engaging elements supporting the rear end of the chassis. The second set of ground-engaging elements are configured to move forward and rearward relative to the chassis.
US11439064B2	Pre-unloading power reduction system and method A work machine for harvesting crop includes a controller and an engine. The controller is configured to command operation of the engine in accordance with various power curves based on sensed factors associated with the harvested crop. The work machine stores the harvested crop in a tank to be unloaded by an unloading auger which is powered by the engine. Prior to activation of the unloading auger, the controller commands the engine to operate in accordance with a power curve associated with a reduced power level to reserve power for operation of the unloading auger.
US11439063B2	Dual cut header assembly A dual cut header assembly including a header, a chopper suspended from the header, and an actuator system comprising one or more cylinders. The actuator system solely connects the chopper to the header. The dual cut header assembly further includes at least one sensor for measuring a state of the chopper and an actuator steering module connected to the actuator system. The header is configured to be lifted by an agricultural vehicle to cut crop material from a field at a first height. The chopper is configured to cut the crop material at a second height lower than the first height. The actuator steering module is configured to automatically adapt the distance based on the measured state of the chopper.
US11439060B2	Arbor adapter for converting angle grinder to compact line trimmer An arbor adapter for converting a common angle grinder to a compact line trimmer is disclosed. The trimmer, as converted, is powerful, efficient, and as safe as any of the typical uses for angle grinders. The prototype line trimmer is 13″ in length and may be operated with one hand if desired. Conventional line trimmers are in the 66″ range, or five times the length of the present invention. The invention requires no alteration of the factory angle grinder and guard. The invention could be modified as to material composition yet still meet the original scope and claims.
US11439056B2	Air seeder frame force control Described herein are air seeders that have force actuators acting on at least one of the firming implement and closing wheel to adjust for a specified downforce on at least one of the firming implement and the closing wheel. In one example, a seeding implement includes a support arm having a support arm first portion and a support arm second portion. A firming implement support arm is pivotally connected to the support arm second portion at a first pivot at a first end of the firming implement support arm. A firming implement force actuator is pivotally connected to the support arm second portion at a first end of the firming implement force actuator and connected to the firming implement support arm at the second end of the firming implement force actuator.
US11439052B2	Roller assembly for smoothing granular media A roller assembly for smoothing an expanse of granular media such as golf bunker sand, snow, horse race track dirt, or other media. The assembly has one or more rollers having a longitudinal axis. Each roller includes wires spaced from the axis to define a roller surface. Each wire is resiliently flexible to distort inwardly in response to force of contact on, and to recover during release of force from, the granular media as the roller rotates about the axis on the granular media. A shaft extends along the axis of the roller assembly between the arms of a yoke with a handle extending therefrom. As the roller surface traverses the media, at least some of the media is flung outwardly of the roller, smoothing the expanse. The roller assembly may be manually operated or may be towed behind a towing apparatus.
US11445649B2	Component mounting system A component mounting system that includes a unit exchange device configured to automatically exchange the component supply unit and a processing section configured to determine whether the attachment and detachment of the component supply unit is performed according to the attachment and detachment instruction based on the attachment and detachment record acquired by an acquisition section and the instruction list, and when it is determined that the attachment and detachment is performed according to the attachment and detachment instruction, to perform an update process to update the instruction list by deleting the corresponding attachment and detachment instruction.
US11445644B1	Electromagnetically shielded wallpaper The electromagnetic shielding of an enclosable building structure is provided by applying a shielding wallcovering to at least a portion of building structure. The shielding wall covering is wallpaper comprising a metal-coated substrate core and resin. To connect the shielded wallpaper to the building structure a layer of the resin or an adhesive layer may be used.
US11445637B2	Electronic device comprising heat radiating structure According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device can comprise: a circuit board; an electronic component arranged on one surface of the circuit board; a thermal conductive member arranged so as to correspond to the upper surface of the electronic component; and a thermal interface member arranged between the electronic component and the thermal conductive member and comprising a carbon fiber. The electronic device can be variously implemented according to embodiments.
US11445635B2	Cooling loops for buffering cooling capacity variations In one embodiment, a cooling system for buffering cooling capacity variations and heat load variations includes a buffering unit with a fluid container and a gas container; and a multi-way valve positioned between a fluid inlet and the buffering unit. The multi-way valve can operate to form multiple fluid loops, which include a fluid loop through the fluid container. When the cooling system in an under-provision period, the buffering unit can store a portion of fluid to the fluid container. When the cooling system is in an over-provision period, fluid stored in an under-provision period can be discharged from the fluid container due to gas pressure in the gas container reaching a threshold.
US11445629B2	Fastener for use in electronic device A fastener for use in an electronic device includes a positioning unit and a clamping member. The positioning unit has a first supporting concave part allowing a first electronic device to be disposed, a fastening pin inserted in the positioning unit is disposed at a bottom end of clamping member, so that the bottom end of the clamping member enables the first electronic device to be in a locked status; the clamping member has a second supporting concave part allowing a second electronic device to be disposed, a chamber is at a location adjacent to one side of the second supporting concave part, and is connected to a sliding cover capable of radially and elastically sliding; with a front end of the sliding cover being released or be located above the second supporting concave part, the second electronic device can be in an unlocked status or a locked status.
US11445621B2	Electric-heating apparatus and touch device therein A touch device is provided. The touch device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element, a light-shielding member, a sensing board, and a light-passing board. The light-emitting element is disposed on the substrate. The light-shielding member is disposed on the substrate, wherein the light-shielding member has a first opening, and the light-emitting element is located in the first opening. The sensing board is disposed on the light-shielding member, and is electrically connected to the substrate. The sensing board has a second opening, and the first opening and the second opening overlap. The light-passing board is disposed on the sensing board, and covers the first opening and the second opening.
US11445614B2	System for fastening multiple stacked planar objects with adaptive compensatory mechanism The disclosed system generally comprises a damping module, a pressing module, a placement platform for placement of the multiple stacked planar objects and a compensatory mechanism engaging to the damping module. Particularly, the damping module includes a damper, a resilient component and an elongate support which are all arranged within a holder. Each of the stacked planar objects has a top planar surface and an underside planar surface as well as carries a plurality of corresponding holes, which become aligned accordingly to form a plurality of longitudinal grooves upon placement onto the platform. The head portion of the damper is substantially aligning with the positioned groove and abutting onto the underside surface of the bottommost stacked object. The compensatory mechanism is capable of adaptively adjusting position of the head portion of the damper in relation to the pressing ram at the vertical and/or horizontal plane.
US11445607B2	Relay circuit board, electric wire for differential transmission with relay circuit board, cable with connector A relay circuit board includes: a plurality of first pads arranged in parallel in a first direction; a plurality of second pads arranged in parallel in a second direction; and wirings connecting the plurality of first pads and the plurality of second pads, respectively. The second direction is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the first direction, and the predetermined angle is greater than 0 degree and smaller than 90 degrees.
US11445604B2	Electronic device for providing feedback corresponding to input for housing An electronic device for providing feedback corresponding to an input for a housing may include a housing comprising a flexible material, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) positioned within the housing, at least one distance measurement sensor operatively coupled to the FPCB, and configured to transmit a signal to at least some area of the housing at given periods and further configured to receive a signal reflected by the some area, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the FPCB and the at least one distance measurement sensor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: receive data from the at least one distance measurement sensor, identify an external input for at least some area of the housing based on the received data, and provide feedback corresponding to the identified external input.
US11445598B2	Printed circuit board and antenna module comprising the same A printed circuit board has a first stacked body having a flexible region and a rigid region, and a second stacked body disposed on the rigid region of the first stacked body. The first stacked body includes a plurality of first insulating layers, a plurality of first bonding layers, and a plurality of first wiring layers. The second stacked body includes a plurality of second insulating layers and a plurality of second wiring layers, and each of the plurality of first bonding layers integrally covers at least a portion of upper and side surfaces of a respective first wiring layer of the plurality of first wiring layers.
US11445596B2	Circuit board having heat-dissipation block and method of manufacturing the same A circuit board includes an open substrate and a heat dissipation block. The open substrate includes a substrate body, an opening and at least one first fixing portion and at least one second fixing portion. The substrate body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The opening is in the substrate body and has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion extends from the substrate body toward the opening, in which the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are respectively protruded from the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The heat dissipation block is directly clamped between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion.
US11445595B2	Airwaves-passing-type heat dissipation sheet and communication module comprising same The communication module according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a printed circuit board; an antenna unit and electronic components arranged on the printed circuit board; and a sheet layer arranged on the antenna unit and the electronic components, wherein the sheet layer comprises 15-35% of a polymer resin and 65-85 wt % of flat boron nitride, the flat boron nitride has an average particle size (D50) of 40 to 50 μm, a D10 of 10 to 25 μm, and a D90 of 75 to 85 μm, and the θ50 of the flat boron nitride is arranged to form an angle of 40° or less with horizontal components of the sheet layer.
US11445593B2	Failure modeling and management of an aerial light fixture A system to identify incidents associated with streetlight fixtures based on sensor data from one or more smart sensor devices. Each smart sensor device is coupled to a respective streetlight fixture and captures data from one or more sensors. The data from a single smart sensor device or a plurality of smart sensor devices is aggregated to generate a current data signature of the one or more smart sensor devices. The current data signature is compared to a plurality of known signatures to determine if an incident associated with a streetlight fixture has occurred. Such incidents can include a failed light source, a failing light source, a weather incident, a geologic incident, etc. Depending on the type of incident an instruction is sent to the one or more smart sensor devices to perform one or more responsive actions.
US11445586B2	Adaptive power balancing in LED lamps A lighting system and a method are provided with an adaptive power balancing scheme which reduces or eliminates flicker by sensing the operation of a lamp that is connected to an electronic transformer and adaptively controlling the drive circuit of the lamp to prevent unexpected reset of the electronic transformer. There is provided a lamp with a light source and a drive circuit for the light source; said drive circuit has a power stage for regulating a voltage supplied to the light source, an energy storage device, and control means arranged to selectively disable the power stage. Power is provided to the light source by the energy storage device when the power stage is disabled.
US11445580B2	Microwave-based high-throughput material processing device with concentric rotary chassis The present invention provides a microwave-based high-throughput material processing device with a concentric rotary chassis. The device includes a microwave source generator, a microwave reaction chamber, and a temperature acquisition device. The microwave reaction chamber is provided with a rotary table, a thermal insulation barrel and a crucible die. The thermal insulation barrel is disposed on the rotary table, and the crucible die is disposed in the thermal insulation barrel. The crucible die is provided with a plurality of first grooves, and the first grooves are evenly distributed on a first circumference. A plurality of first fixing holes are disposed on a top of the thermal insulation barrel, and the first fixing holes are disposed corresponding to the first grooves. A first acquisition hole is disposed on the top of the microwave reaction chamber, and the first acquisition hole is located right above the first circumference.
US11445579B2	Wireless induction heating cooker and wireless induction heating system comprising the same A wireless induction heating cooker is configured to be operated on an induction heating apparatus. The wireless induction heating cooker includes a main body, a lid that is configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the main body and that includes an output module, an internal pot configured to be disposed within the main body, a plurality of temperature sensors that are disposed at an outer surface of the internal pot and that are arranged along a circumferential direction of the internal pot, and a control module. The control module is configured to determine an alignment state of the main body relative to the induction heating apparatus based on measured values of the plurality of temperature sensors, and control the output module to output a guide signal corresponding to the alignment state.
US11445574B2	Natural-based liquid composition and electronic vaporizing devices for using such composition The present disclosure is directed to a natural-based liquid composition for use with electronic vaporizing devices. The present disclosure is also directed to electronic vaporizing devices for using such composition. In one embodiment, the liquid compositions are water-based and are substantially free of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions may be augmented to include additives such as medicines, wellness elements, supplements, recreational elements, and natural elements performing the role of emulsifiers. The present disclosure is also directed to electronic vaporizing devices for vaporizing a natural-based liquid composition. The electronic vaporizing device may include the functionality to create specified or custom mixtures of a vaporizable material for the vaporizing thereof.
US11445569B2	Session establishment method and system, and device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a session establishment method and system, and a device, to meet a low-latency requirement of group communication. The method includes: obtaining, by a mobility management entity, group identification information of a group to which a terminal belongs; determining, by the mobility management entity based on the group identification information, a session management entity that serves the group to which the terminal belongs; and sending, by the mobility management entity, the group identification information to the session management entity, where the group identification information is used to determine a user plane function entity that serves the group to which the terminal belongs.
US11445558B1	Multi-active electronic subscriber identity module profiles for multi-service user equipment A wireless communication device for establishing two different user equipment (UE) radio access network (RAN) attachments. The wireless communication device comprises an application processor; a baseband processor; a non-transitory memory; a virtual user equipment (UE) application stored in the non-transitory memory that, when executed by the application processor as a first virtual UE instance accesses a first eSIM profile stored in the non-transitory memory, establishes a first UE attachment to a radio access network based on credentials accessed from the first eSIM profile, and conducts a first wireless communication session via the first UE attachment, and when executed by the application processor as a second virtual UE application instance accesses a second eSIM profile stored in the non-transitory memory, establishes a second UE attachment to a radio access network based on credentials accessed from the second eSIM profile, and conducts a second wireless communication session via the second UE attachment.
US11445555B2	Constrained optimization of wireless links in networks with competing objectives Various embodiments of the invention describe systems, devices and methods used to improve network topology connectivity by implementing throughput analysis between an access point and a plurality of extenders. This throughput analysis may include measurements such as interference and load values.
US11445554B2	User equipment and base station apparatus User equipment communicates with a base station apparatus, and the user equipment includes a receiver that receives, from the base station apparatus, one or more blocks, wherein each of the one or more blocks includes information used for initial access and the information used for the initial access is associated with a beam transmitted from the base station apparatus; a controller that specifies a resource for transmitting a preamble based on the information included in the one or more blocks; a transmitter that transmits the preamble to the base station apparatus using the specified resource, wherein the information included in each of the one or more blocks includes a set for specifying a plurality of resources and preambles.
US11445545B2	Full duplex opportunity discovery and transmission for asymmetric full duplex wireless local area networks (WLANs) Methods and apparatuses are described herein for full-duplex transmission opportunity discovery and transmission in a wireless 802.11 network A full duplex compatible access point may transmit a full duplex (FD) transmission opportunity (TxOP) setup frame to a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). This enables each of the plurality of WTRUs to transmit a measurement frame for interference measurement by the each of the other WTRUs to determine which WTRUs may participate in FD communication. Feedback is received by the AP and the AP determines which of the plurality of WTRUs the AP can perform FD communication with based on the feedback. FD communication with the determined WTRUs is then commenced.
US11445544B2	Information transmission method, device, base station and computer readable storage medium Provided are information transmission method and apparatus, a base station and a computer storage medium. At least one of a time domain position, a frequency domain position or a spatial domain position for transmitting information is determined, where information includes a signal and/or a channel. The information is transmitted at the determined at least one of the time domain position, the frequency domain position or the spatial domain position for transmitting the information. The present disclosure establishes a complete and effective information transmission mechanism. The mechanism is applicable to at least one of a licensed spectrum, an unlicensed spectrum, a shared spectrum, and various available spectra. The solution of the present disclosure is particularly applicable to an SSB transmission on the unlicensed carrier.
US11445543B2	Method and apparatus for performing listen before talk (LBT) for wireless communication in unlicensed band Provided are a method and apparatus for performing listen before talk (LBT) by a terminal for wireless communication in an unlicensed band. The method may include: determining an LBT scheme for transmitting an uplink signal in an unlicensed band, among a plurality of LBT schemes distinguished by at least one of whether to perform LBT, whether to perform random back off, and a random back-off time; and transmitting an uplink signal in an unlicensed band according to the determined LBT scheme.
US11445542B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data in unlicensed band Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data in an unlicensed band. The method may include: receiving configuration information of one or more subbands relating to a cell system bandwidth included in an unlicensed band or a bandwidth part included in an unlicensed band; receiving downlink control information including uplink frequency domain resource allocation information for uplink data transmission in the bandwidth part or the system bandwidth; on the basis of the resource allocation information, performing an LBT operation on each of subbands including frequency resources allocated for the uplink data transmission; and on the basis of the result of the LBT operation, determining a subband for transmitting uplink data; and transmitting the uplink data in the determined subband.
US11445536B2	Downlink control information transmission method An embodiment of this application provides a downlink control information transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving first downlink control information DCI in search space of a first carrier bandwidth part BWP, where if a frequency domain resource allocation type of the first BWP is a type 0, an Lf-bit frequency domain resource allocation indication in the first DCI is an Lf-bit bitmap, and bits in the Lf-bit bitmap in descending order are respectively corresponding to resource block groups RBG 0 to RBG (Lf−1) in a second BWP; and for one bit in the Lf-bit bitmap, when a value of the bit is t1, an allocated resource includes one RBG corresponding to the bit.
US11445533B2	PUCCH timing for terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method in a wireless communication system A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH including a DCI format, and a transmitter configured to transmit a PUCCH. In a case that the DCI format schedules a PDSCH and that a last OFDM symbol of the PDSCH is mapped in a first slot, the PUCCH is transmitted in a second slot, the number of slots from the first slot to the second slot is given based on a PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator field, and a length of each of the slots is given based on a subcarrier spacing configuration of the PUCCH.
US11445532B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a physical downlink shared channel and a transmitter configured to multiplex first channel state information having a higher priority than second channel state information with the second channel state information and an HARQ-ACK and to transmit the first channel state information, the second channel state information and the HARQ-ACK multiplexed, by using a physical uplink control channel resource.
US11445531B2	Communication method, communications apparatus, and readable storage medium This application provides a communication method, a communications apparatus, and a readable storage medium. The communication method includes: determining a second moment based on a first moment and a first processing delay, where the first moment is an estimated earliest moment at which a terminal device can send feedback information for first downlink data, the first processing delay is an estimated delay in processing second downlink data by the terminal device, a time unit used by the second downlink data is after a time unit used by the first downlink data, and the second moment is after the first moment; and sending indication information to the terminal device, where the indication information is used to indicate the terminal device to send feedback information for the second downlink data at the second moment or after the second moment. This application can avoid increasing processing resources, to save resources.
US11445530B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A terminal apparatus includes a coding unit configured to map coded bits for an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) and a first sequence to a set of elements, and a transmitter configured to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), wherein each of the elements is identified by a subcarrier index of the PUSCH and an OFDM symbol index of the PUSCH, and whether the first sequence is mapped without using a prescribed set of elements is given based on at least the number of hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ-ACK bits mapped to the PUSCH.
US11445528B2	Method implemented by user equipment and user equipment A method of system information transmissions performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a system information (SI) scheduling information list for a plurality of SI messages and a random access resource list for a plurality of SI requests via a system information block type 1 (SIB1), and determining, when a plurality of random access resource entries exist in the random access resource list for the plurality of SI requests including a first SI request and a second SI request, that a first entry of the plurality of random access resource entries in the random access resource list for the first SI request corresponds to a first entry in the SI scheduling information list and that a second entry of the plurality of random access resource entries in the random access resource list for the second SI request corresponds to a second entry in the SI scheduling information list.
US11445527B2	User terminal and channel estimation method This user terminal is equipped with a receiving unit which receives, from a base station device, a downlink signal which includes a demodulation reference signal for a plurality of ports multiplexed in the time direction; a control unit which separates, from the downlink signal, the demodulation reference signal for the port assigned to the host device; and a channel estimation unit which calculates a channel estimation value using the separated demodulation reference signal. The control unit specifies the multiplexing method for the plurality of ports selected on the basis of at least one of carrier frequency, propagation environment, user terminal performance and base station performance, and separates the demodulation reference signal according to the specified multiplexing method.
US11445520B2	Apparatus, system and method of beamforming and beam tracking For example, a first Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (DMG) (EDMG) station (STA) may be configured to exchange first and second Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) setup frames with a second EDMG STA to initiate a BRP Transmit Sector Sweep (TXSS) over an aggregated channel bandwidth including an aggregation of a primary channel and a secondary channel in a frequency band above 45 GHz; during the BRP TXSS, transmit a plurality of BRP frames to the second EDMG STA over the primary channel and the secondary channel according to an EDMG control mode; determine a transmit beamforming configuration over the aggregated channel bandwidth based on BRP feedback from the second EDMG STA; and transmit an EDMG Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) to the second EDMG STA over the aggregated channel bandwidth based on the transmit beamforming configuration.
US11445513B2	User terminal and radio communication method A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section that transmits uplink control information (UCI) using an uplink control channel of a first duration and/or an uplink control channel of a second duration longer than the first duration; a receiving section that receives information related to fallback of the uplink control channel; and a control section that controls a format of the uplink control channel to be used to transmit the UCI, based on information related to the fallback.
US11445503B2	Data transmission method and device for multiple radio frequency systems, storage medium and terminal A data transmission method and device for multiple radio frequency systems, a storage medium and a terminal are provided. The multiple radio frequency systems multiplex a shared radio frequency component to transmit Wi-Fi data and non-Wi-Fi data, during a Wi-Fi time slice for transmitting the Wi-Fi data, a plurality of Transmission Opportunity Periods (TxOPs) are allocated to transmit a plurality of data packets of the Wi-Fi data, and the method includes, when allocating each of the plurality of TxOPs, determining whether the TxOP to be allocated exceeds the Wi-Fi time slice; and if the TxOP to be allocated exceeds the Wi-Fi time slice, adjusting the TxOP to be allocated to make the adjusted TxOP do not exceed the Wi-Fi time slice. Embodiments of the present disclosure may facilitate the multiple radio frequency systems sharing a single antenna, thereby realizing coexistence of different radio frequency systems.
US11445502B2	Method and apparatus for receiving tone signal in synchronous wireless distributed communication system An operation method of a first terminal in a wireless distributed communication system using a synchronous TDMA scheme may comprise configuring a position of a first sub-slot in a frame of an information tone channel; detecting, by the first terminal in a sleep state, a first information tone signal transmitted from a second terminal in the first sub-slot; maintaining a state of the first terminal to the sleep state when the first information tone signal is not detected in the first sub-slot, and transitioning the state of the first terminal to a wake-up state when the first information tone signal is detected in the first sub-slot; and transmitting and receiving, by the first terminal having transitioned to the wake-up state, a data signal to and from the second terminal through a preconfigured data channel.
US11445492B2	Methods for receiving and sending downlink control information, user equipment, and base station An information transmission method includes: receiving first downlink control information sent by a base station through a first subslot, the first downlink control information including time-frequency position indication information and repeat count indication information, wherein the time-frequency position indication information is configured to indicate a time-frequency position of a downlink resource bearing target communication data in the first subslot, and the repeat count indication information is configured to indicate a count of repeated transmissions of the target communication data by the base station.
US11445483B2	Uplink control channel resource definition and mapping to user equipment Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for defining uplink control channel resources and mapping uplink control channel resources to a user equipment (UE). Approaches described herein include identifying a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format to be used for a subsequent PUCCH transmission by the UE, identifying a PUCCH resource mapping rule based at least in part on the PUCCH format, and determining an uplink transmission resource to be used for the subsequent PUCCH transmission based at least in part on the PUCCH resource mapping rule. The PUCCH resource mapping rule may be explicit and/or implicit.
US11445482B2	Method and device used in wireless communication nodes The present disclosure provides a method and device used in wireless communication nodes. A first node receives a first radio signal; and transmits a first-type signaling on a first radio resource, the first-type signaling being used for indicating that the first radio signal is correctly received; or, transmits a second-type signaling on a second radio resource, the second-type signaling being used for indicating that the first radio signal is not correctly received; herein, time-domain resources occupied by the first radio resource and time-domain resource occupied by the second radio resources are orthogonal. Under Groupcast communication mode, the present disclosure transmits a retransmission signal to a UE that not correctly receives a radio signal through a UE that correctly receives a radio signal in the group, so as to achieve the purpose of improving signal received quality and resource utilization efficiency.
US11445475B2	Method and apparatus for providing notification An electronic including a transceiver configured to receive, from at least one wearable device, information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn; and a processor configured to determine whether the at least one wearable device that is being worn, based on the received information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is being worn, and to provide a notification to the at least one wearable device in response to determining that the at least one wearable device is being worn.
US11445471B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and power storage apparatus management system In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus.
US11445469B2	Method, apparatus and system for determining a position of a wireless device Methods and apparatuses for determining a position of a wireless device in a wireless communication network are provided. The method includes obtaining a first sequence of Time Difference of Arrivals (TDOAs) at the wireless device of reference signals, which are transmitted by and used for synchronization of a first pair of network nodes; and determining, based on the first sequence of TDOAs, a first relative distance. The method also includes obtaining a second sequence of TDOAs at the wireless device of reference signals, which are transmitted by and used for synchronization of a second pair of network nodes; and determining, based on the first sequence of TDOAs, a second relative distance. The method further includes determining the position of the wireless device based on the first and second relative distances. Corresponding computer programs and computer program carriers are also disclosed.
US11445458B2	Validation of preconfigured resource in inactive state In some embodiments, a wireless device receives a radio resource control (RRC) release message including an identifier of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) among a plurality of SSBs and one or more resource parameters of an uplink resource, corresponding to the first SSB, for use in an RRC inactive state. The wireless device transmits a transport block via the uplink resource, based on determining that the uplink resource is valid for use in the RRC inactive state. The wireless device determines that the uplink resource is valid based on a beam measurement value of the first SSB being higher than or equal to a first threshold.
US11445456B2	Method and apparatus for RMSI reception for low cost UEs in NR A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method and apparatus comprise receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block that includes configuration information for one or more search space sets and determining scheduling information for a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception based on one of: a first downlink control information (DCI) format associated with a first search space set from the one or more search space sets, wherein the first DCI format includes the scheduling information for the first PDSCH reception and for a second PDSCH reception, or a second DCI format associated with a second search space set from the one or more search space sets, wherein the second DCI format includes the scheduling information for the first PDSCH reception. The method and apparatus of the UE further comprise receiving the first PDSCH based on the scheduling information.
US11445451B2	Method and device for reporting channel state information Provided are a method and a device for reporting channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system. A wireless device receives a first uplink grant for indicating that a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is triggered by a second uplink grant in a first subframe on a Licensed-Assisted Access (LAA) cell. The first uplink grant requests a report of an aperiodic CSI. The wireless device computes the aperiodic CSI based on a valid subframe no later than the first subframe in which the first uplink grant is received.
US11445449B2	Power control method and device to trade off desired signal power and interference among multiple wireless devices A method and a device in a node used for wireless communication are proposed. A first node receives a first information element, the first information element being used for indicating a first reference power value; and receives a second information set, the second information set comprising a second information element, the second information element being used for indicating a second limit power value; and transmits a first radio signal with a first power value; a target receiver of the first radio signal includes a transmitter of the first information element, the first power value is related to a smaller value between the first reference power value and the second limit power value. Taking into account restrictions resulted from interference when adjusting a transmitting power of a desired signal, interferences that may occur in V2X system in unicast or groupcast transmission are addressed.
US11445448B2	Power control method for physical random access channel and terminal This disclosure provides a power control method for a physical random access channel and a terminal. The method includes: calculating a path loss of a physical random access channel PRACH based on power information related to a synchronization broadcast signal block; and calculating transmit power of the PRACH based on the path loss.
US11445447B2	Techniques for activating a pathloss reference signal Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of an uplink transmission configuration indication (TCI) state. The UE may determine that the uplink TCI state identifies a pathloss reference signal for an associated uplink transmission. The UE may determine an uplink power control parameter for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the pathloss reference signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11445443B2	Method, user equipment, base station, and readable storage medium for transmitting wake-up signal Embodiments of the present application provide a method, a user equipment (UE), a base station, and a readable storage medium for transmitting a wake-up signal (WUS). The method is performed by the UE, and includes: receiving configuration information of a UE group WUS; determining the WUS corresponding to the UE group to which the UE belongs according to the configuration information of the UE group WUS; and monitoring the WUS corresponding to the UE group to which the UE belongs. The solutions of the embodiments of the present application may further reduce power consumption of the UE compared with the prior art.
US11445442B2	Efficient concurrent transmission of a wake-up signal and user data In one aspect, a transmitting device may frequency-division multiplex a wake-up signature (WUS) targeted to a wake-up receiver (WUR) of a receiving device with user data targeted to a main transceiver of each of one or more other receiving devices into an output signal. The output signal is then transmitted. A receiving device having a WUR and a main transceiver of the receiving device detects, at the WUR, a WUS targeted for the WUR in a received signal. The WUS is frequency-division multiplexed with user data for one or more other receiving devices in the received signal. The receiving device wakes up the main transceiver in response to the detecting.
US11445429B2	Resource utilization based event triggering in wireless communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support resource utilization based event triggering. A wireless node in a wireless communications system may establish a connection with a core network via a path that includes one or more relay nodes. The wireless node may determine that a network load associated with one or more paths between the wireless node and the core network has changed, or that a difference between two or more network loads of different paths has changed. Based on such a determination, the wireless node may transmit a report to the network. In some cases, the network may receive the report from the wireless node, and may initiate a path change based on the report.
US11445426B1	System and method for making handover determinations Systems and methods are provided for setting handover thresholds and dynamically initiating handovers based on antenna parameters and wireless device location. A processor identifies an antenna having a sector power ratio exceeding a predefined threshold. Undesirable locations for wireless devices relative to the antenna are determined based on stored information and a first handover threshold is set for wireless devices served by the antenna and in undesirable locations. When a wireless device is found in the undesired location and the sector power ratio exceeds the predefined threshold, the first handover threshold is met. A handover may be initiated.
US11445422B2	Adaptable network communications In one example, a method includes monitoring conditions in a telecommunication service provider network, selecting a first path by which to connect a communication session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint, wherein the first path is a path through the network that is expected to satisfy a predefined level of performance for the communication session based on the conditions, connecting the first endpoint and the second endpoint via the first path, detecting a change in the conditions that results in the first path failing to satisfy the predefined level of performance, selecting a second path by which to connect the communication session, wherein the second path is a path through the network that is expected to satisfy the predefined level of performance for the communication session based on the conditions as changed, and initiating a handoff of the communication session from the first path to the second path.
US11445419B1	Data gateway selection for wireless user equipment (UE) handover A Fifth Generation (5G) access node exchanges user data with User Equipment (UE) and exchanges the user data with a 5G User Plane Function (UPF). A 5G Core (5GC) identifies a handover to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access node. In response, the 5GC selects an LTE Gateway Identifier (GW ID) for an LTE gateway that is physically co-located with the 5G UPF. The 5GC transfers handover signaling indicating the LTE GW ID and the LTE access node ID to a Mobility Management Entity (MME). The MME transfers signaling to the LTE access node and the LTE gateway. The LTE access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the UE and exchanges the user data with the LTE GW in response to the signaling. The LTE gateway exchanges the user data with the LTE access node.
US11445417B2	State processing method, user equipment and base station A state processing method, a user equipment and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving state configuration information sent by a base station; and determining, based on the state configuration information, whether to set an initial state of the secondary cell and an initial state of a Bandwidth Part (BWP) associated with the secondary cell to a new state, where the new state is a state between an activated state and a deactivated state, and a quantity of secondary cells configured by the base station for a user equipment is at least one.
US11445416B2	Cell reselection control method, base station, and radio terminal A cell reselection control method comprises transmitting from a base station configured to manage a cell belonging to a first frequency, to a radio terminal selecting the cell as a serving cell while being in an idle mode, an intra-frequency redistribution parameter for redistributing the radio terminal to another cell belonging to the first frequency, and an inter-frequency redistribution parameter for redistributing the radio terminal to a second frequency different from the first frequency, receiving, by the radio terminal, the intra-frequency redistribution parameter and the inter-frequency redistribution parameter, and selecting, by the radio terminal, a redistribution target by using at least one of the intra-frequency redistribution parameter and the inter-frequency redistribution parameter, the redistribution target being a frequency or a cell provided with highest priority for cell reselection.
US11445415B2	Method and system for cell selection and reselection with prioritization The present subject matter refers a method of cell selection and reselection. The method comprises detecting a plurality of neighboring cells and their associated plurality of cell capabilities while the UE, having an associated UE capability, is connected to a serving cell. A possible throughput for the plurality of neighbouring cells is determined based on the detected plurality of cell capability and UE capability. A first neighboring cell is selected from the plurality of neighboring cells based on the determined possible throughput.
US11445407B1	Apparatuses and methods for managing and regulating power consumption and resource allocations in communication systems and networks Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, computing a first time gap associated with a completion of a first transfer of first data via a first network connection and a completion of a second transfer of second data via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection, determining, based on the computing of the first time gap, that the first time gap exceeds a threshold, and adjusting, based on the determining, respective shares of third data that are to be transferred via the first network connection and the second network connection. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11445401B2	Session management in wireless communication system A method can include receiving a non-access stratum (NAS) message for establishing or modifying a protocol data unit (PDU) session at a user equipment (UE) from a core network, determining whether there is a quality of service (QoS) flow description resulting from the establishment or modification of the PDU session that is associated with a guaranteed bit rate (GBR) QoS flow of the PDU session, and invalid, and when it is determined that there is the invalid QoS flow description associated with the GBR QoS flow of the PDU session, performing an error handling operation.
US11445399B2	Indication method for measurement result, terminal, and base station An indication method for a measurement result, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method includes: performing measurement in a non-connected state to obtain a measurement result; transmitting an uplink message to a base station, the uplink message being at least used to indicate that the measurement result is valid; wherein the uplink message is an uplink message in a connection establishment procedure between the terminal and the base station, or the uplink message is an uplink message transmitted after the connection establishment procedure between the terminal and the base station is completed.
US11445385B2	Systems and methods for communications node upgrade and selection Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for identification of connection areas in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, a customer set is obtained for a communications node in the telecommunications network. The customer set includes an existing connection type and a collection of network sites including the connection type is generated from the customer set. An overlay of customer sites without the connection type may be applied to the collection of network sites to generate an intersection of non-connected customer sites within the collection of network sites including the connection type. The intersection provides an indication of underserviced sites connection to the telecommunication network for potential network growth.
US11445381B2	Methods supporting multicast/multiuser transmission using listen after talk and related network nodes A method to operate an access node of a wireless communication network is provided. A first frame may be provided including a first header and a first data block with first data for a first wireless terminal and a second wireless terminal. The header may include a first control field indicating a first idle period resource and a second control field indicating a second idle period resource, and the first and second idle period resources may be different. Transmission of the first frame to the first and second wireless terminals may be initiated. Responsive to receiving a notification message using the first idle period resource, a second frame may be provided including a second header and a second data block with second data for the second wireless terminal. Transmission of the second frame to the second wireless terminal may be initiated while deferring transmission to the first wireless terminal.
US11445376B2	Security establishment method, terminal device, and network device A security establishment method includes generating a pair of keys via mutual authentication between a terminal device (110) and a serving network, and the terminal device (110) and the serving network sharing KASME by using the generated pair of keys (Steps S50 and S100), the terminal device (110) and a roaming destination network of the terminal device (110) generating, by using the KASME, KSEAF mapped with SEAF (50) (Steps S140 and S150), and the terminal device (110) and the roaming destination network generating, by using at least the KSEAF and SUPI used to recognize a subscriber in the serving network, KAMF mapped with AMF (60) (Steps S140 and S150).
US11445360B2	Misused aerial usage identification Method, base unit and control node for misused aerial usage identification are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving location information of a mobile unit; judging whether the mobile unit is a registered aerial vehicle or an unregistered aerial vehicle; determining whether the mobile unit is in the state of flying based on the location information of the mobile unit; and identifying the mobile unit as a misused aerial vehicle in the condition that the mobile unit is determined as in the state of flying and is judged as the unregistered aerial vehicle.
US11445357B1	Call routing while roaming on a 5G wireless telecommunication network Disclosed is a system and method to route a call from a roaming UE on a 5G network. The system receives from a UE belonging to a home network an indication of a call to a dialed number. The call requires information associated with the UE that is not available to the first wireless telecommunication network, because the UE is roaming on a visitor network. The indication of the call includes a unique identifier of the visitor network. The system can determine based on the unique identifier that the UE is roaming and send a request to the visitor network to provide instructions on how to route the received call. Upon obtaining the instructions on how to route the received call, the system routes the received call.
US11445348B2	Bluetooth perimeter extension In some examples, a system for comfort or security in a building and its premises includes a plurality of “first” devices configured to wirelessly communicate with a hub device that is a master for controlling the system for comfort or security in the building and premises, wherein the plurality of first devices and the hub device are configured to wirelessly communicate using either one of an IEEE 802.15.4 standard or a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) 5.0 standard; a plurality of “second” devices that are battery powered and configured to wirelessly communicate with respective ones of the plurality of first devices, wherein the plurality of second devices and respective ones of the plurality of first devices are configured to communicate using the BTLE 5.0 standard, wherein the hub device and the plurality of second devices are configured to communicate with each other via respective ones of the plurality of first devices.
US11445344B2	Application initiated network trigger for switching a user device between mutually exclusive network slices A Network Exposure Function (NEF) relays a trigger from a remote application function to a user device and causes the user device to switch between mutually exclusive network slices. The NEF stores a mapping associating device modes with network slices. The NEF also determines that a user device is operating in a first device mode using a first network slice. The NEF obtains a trigger from the remote application function identifying the user device and a second device mode. The NEF determines that the second device mode is associated with a second network slice that is mutually exclusive to the first network slice. The NEF provides a notification to the user device, causing the user device to end a first data session on the first network slice and to initiate a second data session on the second network slice.
US11445341B2	Dynamic weighing device A dynamic weighing device has a plurality of weighing sensors that constitute a weighing sensor network via Ethernet. One of the weighing sensors is selected as a primary node, which performs time synchronization with the other nodes via a time synchronization protocol. Alternatively, the other nodes synchronize a time offset relative to the time of the primary node. Each weighing sensor continuously packetizes and sends a plurality of consecutive pieces of weighing information to a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus calculates a weighed weight result of the dynamic weighing device at the same moment, based on time information in the weighing information obtained through depacketization, In such a weighing sensor network, by means of the time synchronization, weighing data at each moment is accurate when the weighing data is processed on a terminal such as a meter, thereby improving the reliability of sampling.
US11445338B1	Third party server that supports a content provider A system may comprise at least one third party server that supports at least one third party content provider and an information storage device for storing capability information. The at least one third party server may be separate from at least one server that supports the service. When a packet-switched message is transmitted from a mobile wireless device of a subscriber to the at least one third party content provider, the at least one server that supports the service may not reveal a mobile phone number of the subscriber to the at least one third party content provider. The at least one third party server may receive the packet-switched message from the at least one server that supports the service with a mapping identifier that maps to the mobile phone number of the subscriber that transmitted the packet-switched message.
US11445334B1	Request for on-demand positioning reference signal positioning session at a future time Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position determination entity (PDE) receives a request to schedule an on-demand PRS positioning session of a UE at a future time, wherein the request is configured to request a first set of parameters for the scheduled on-demand PRS positioning session, with an availability of one or more parameters of the first set of parameters at the future time being indeterminable when the request is received. PDE determines the availability of the one or more parameters at the future time. PDE determines a PRS configuration for the scheduled on-demand PRS positioning session in advance of the future time.
US11445331B2	Position measurement system for mobile terminal Disclosed is a positioning device, a position measurement server, and a position measurement system capable of estimating a relatively accurate position on the basis of a signal transmitted from a terminal in a mobile communication system. Particularly, the positioning device acquires channel configuration information of an uplink signal of a target terminal, receives the uplink signal of the target terminal through one or more uplink signal reception units on the basis of the channel configuration information, measures information on the received uplink signal, and transmits the information on the uplink signal of the target terminal to the position measurement server, and the position measurement server receives the information on the uplink signal of the target terminal from the positioning device and calculates a position of the target terminal on the basis of the information on the uplink signal of the target terminal.
US11445327B2	Mobile device intelligent processing and presentation of wireless emergency alerts A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile device, geographical coordinates defining one or more alert areas associated with a wireless emergency alert over a wireless communication network, and comparing, at the mobile device, the current location of the mobile device with the received coordinates to determine if the mobile device is within the alert area(s). If the mobile device is within the alert area(s), the method further comprises applying a mapping application or other application on the mobile device to construct a map of the alert area(s) based on the coordinates, determine the location of the mobile device with respect the alert area(s), and display the map indicating the location of the mobile device with respect to the alert area(s) at a display interface of the mobile device.
US11445312B2	Hybrid electrically- and mechanically-stimulating cochlear implant Wires and coils within an electrode assembly electromagnetically interact and cause mechanical motion of the assembly. This mechanical motion can be used to supplement or replace the electrical stimulation provided by a standard cochlear implant and provides targeted acoustic stimulation to the cochlea.
US11445308B2	Method of controlling access to hearing instrument services There is provided a method of controlling access of a client to a service of a hearing instrument, the method comprising the steps of: requesting access of the client to the service of the hearing instrument by providing a client authenticator to the hearing instrument; authenticating the client based on a validation of the provided client authenticator by the hearing instrument; upon successful authentication, comparing a security level associated with the service requested by the client with a highest security level assigned to the client by the hearing instrument, wherein the security level is selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured security levels, and granting access of the client to the service of the hearing instrument, if the requested security level is below or equal to the highest security level assigned to the client.
US11445307B2	Personal communication device as a hearing aid with real-time interactive user interface Hearing aids for persons with sensorineural hearing loss aim to compensate for degraded speech perception caused by frequency-dependent elevation of hearing thresholds, reduced dynamic range, abnormal loudness growth, and increased temporal and spectral masking. A digital hearing aid is implemented as a smartphone application as an alternative to ASIC-based hearing aids. The implementation provides user-configurable processing for background noise suppression and dynamic range compression. Both processing blocks are implemented for real-time processing using single FFT-based analysis-synthesis. A touch-controlled graphical user interface enables the user to set and fine-tune the processing parameters in an interactive and real-time mode.
US11445306B2	Method and apparatus for robust acoustic feedback cancellation The present subject matter can improve robustness of performance of acoustic feedback cancellation in the presence of strong acoustic disturbances. In various embodiments, an optimization criterion determined to enhance robustness of an adaptive feedback canceller in an audio device against disturbances in an incoming audio signal can be applied such that the adaptive feedback canceller remains in a converged state in response to presence of the disturbances.
US11445305B2	Technique for directing audio in augmented reality system A hearing aid comprises a sensor configured for detecting a focus of an end user on a real sound source, a microphone assembly configured for converting sounds into electrical signals, a speaker configured for converting the electrical signals into sounds, and a control subsystem configured for modifying the direction and/or distance of a greatest sensitivity of the microphone assembly based on detected focus. A virtual image generation system comprises memory storing a three-dimensional scene, a sensor configured for detecting a focus of the end user on a sound source, a speaker configured for conveying sounds to the end user, and a control subsystem configured for causing the speaker to preferentially convey a sound originating from the sound source in response to detection of the focus, and for rendering image frames of the scene, and a display subsystem configured for sequentially displaying the image frames to the end user.
US11445303B2	Omnidirectional loudspeaker and compression driver therefor A compression driver for an omnidirectional loudspeaker includes a motor assembly and a dome diaphragm disposed coaxially above and operably connected to the motor assembly, the diaphragm having a convex surface and a concave surface. The compression driver includes a phasing plug having a top portion and a bottom portion having a concave bottom surface disposed adjacent the convex surface of the diaphragm and defining a compression chamber therebetween. The phasing plug includes a plurality of conduits extending through the bottom portion for sound waves to travel and converging to form an annular exit, the top portion including a plurality of radially expanding channels acoustically connected to the annular exit. Actuation of the diaphragm by the motor assembly generates sound waves within the compression chamber which travel through the annular exit and the radially-expanding channels to create a generally horizontal 360° radiation pattern of the sound waves from the compression driver.
US11445301B2	Portable playback devices with network operation modes Examples described herein relate to portable playback devices, such as smart headphones and earbuds, and ultra-portable devices having built-in voice assistants. Some example techniques relate to user interaction with voice assistants. Further example techniques relate to voice guidance played back by the headphones to guide the user under certain conditions.
US11445296B2	Signal processing apparatus and method, and program to reduce calculation amount based on mute information The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to reduce an arithmetic operation amount. The signal processing apparatus performs, on the basis of audio object mute information indicative of whether or not a signal of an audio object is a mute signal, at least either one of a decoding process or a rendering process of an object signal of the audio object. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing apparatus.
US11445295B2	Low-latency speech separation A system and method include reception of a first plurality of audio signals, generation of a second plurality of beamformed audio signals based on the first plurality of audio signals, each of the second plurality of beamformed audio signals associated with a respective one of a second plurality of beamformer directions, generation of a first TF mask for a first output channel based on the first plurality of audio signals, determination of a first beamformer direction associated with a first target sound source based on the first TF mask, generation of first features based on the first beamformer direction and the first plurality of audio signals, determination of a second TF mask based on the first features, and application of the second TF mask to one of the second plurality of beamformed audio signals associated with the first beamformer direction.
US11445294B2	Steerable speaker array, system, and method for the same A steerable speaker array is provided, comprising a plurality of drivers arranged in a concentric, nested configuration formed by arranging the drivers in a plurality of concentric groups and placing the groups at different radial distances from a central point of the configuration. Each group is formed by a subset of the plurality of drivers being positioned at predetermined intervals from each other along a perimeter of the group. Also, the concentric groups are harmonically nested and rotationally offset from each other. An audio system is also provided comprising at least one steerable speaker array and a beamforming system configured to receive one or more input audio signals from an audio source, generate a separate audio output signal for each driver of the speaker array based on at least one of the input signals, and provide the audio output signals to the corresponding drivers to produce a beamformed audio output.
US11445291B2	Noise-reducing earphone with adjustable voice The application belongs to the field of earphone technology, and discloses a type of noise-reducing earphones with adjustable voice. An audio processor processes voice signals. After a digital signal processor (DSP) completes noise reduction, the signals return to the audio processor, where two signals are combined, through another signal wire. Then the signals are transmitted to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that transmits the signals to an acoustic amplifier, where the signals are transmitted to a speaker to realize the adjustment of voice.
US11445288B2	Artificial-reality devices with display-mounted transducers for audio playback An artificial-reality device for audio playback is provided. The artificial-reality device includes: (i) a head-mounted display including at least one lens, and (ii) one or more transducers, coupled to the head-mounted display. The transducers are configured to generate signals that vibrate the at least one lens of the head-mounted display. The at least one lens generates acoustic waves that correspond to media presented by the head-mounted display when vibrated by the one or more transducers. In some embodiments, the head-mounted display further includes a frame, and at least one transducer of the one or more transducers is coupled to the frame of the head-mounted display. In some embodiments, at least one transducer of the one or more transducers is coupled to the at least one lens of the head-mounted display.
US11445285B2	Interactive control method and device of an earphone case, earphone case and storage medium An interactive control method and device of an earphone case, and an earphone case are disclosed. The earphone case includes a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity. The method includes: acquiring taking-out sequential order information or putting-in sequential order information of a first earphone and/or a second earphone with respect to the first accommodating cavity and/or the second accommodating cavity; determining a corresponding functional instruction of a mobile terminal or a corresponding functional instruction of an earphone according to a preset correspondence between the taking-out sequential order information or the putting-in sequential order information and functional instructions of the mobile terminal or functional instructions of the earphone; and sending the functional instruction of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal or to the earphone.
US11445276B2	Multiplexing circuit and mobile terminal A multiplexing circuit and a mobile terminal, related to the field of electronic and communications technologies, that resolve a problem that product costs are high when a mobile phone uses an integrated switch. In the multiplexing circuit, a first switch circuit transmits, to a first signal transmission end, a right sound channel audio signal provided by a right sound channel transmission end. A second switch circuit transmits, to a second signal transmission end, a left sound channel audio signal provided by a left sound channel transmission end. Signal transmission between the first signal transmission end and a first output end and signal transmission between the second signal transmission end and a second output end are implemented by using a third switch circuit. The first switch circuit includes a first transistor and a first constant voltage control circuit.
US11445275B2	Soil and environment sensor and method of use The present invention is a sensor device comprising: a housing; a processing unit assembly disposed within the housing, wherein the processing unit comprising a high frequency oscillator, a first voltage meter, a low frequency oscillator, a second voltage meter; a probe having a predetermined shape and profile attached to the processing unit and extending from the housing a predetermined distance; and a first sensing unit integrated into the probe and in electrical communication with the high frequency oscillator and the first voltage meter; a second sensing unit integrated into the probe relative to the first sensing unit and in electrical communication with the low frequency oscillator and the second voltage meter.
US11445265B2	Artificial intelligence device An AI device is provided. The AI device includes a content output interface to output video data contained in content and voice data contained in the content, and a processor to control the content output interface to acquire a voice recognition result by providing, to a voice recognition model, content extraction information including at least one of video information acquired from the video data in the content or tag information of the content and the voice data, and control the content output interface to output the voice recognition result.
US11445262B2	Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content in response to a channel change request Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided. In some implementations, methods for presenting media content in response to a channel change request are provided, the methods comprising: causing media content provided on a first channel to be presented in a first display area on a first screen; receiving, at a hardware processor, a request to switch to a second channel; in response to receiving the request to switch to the second channel, causing thumbnail content corresponding to the second channel to be presented in the first display area; determining whether media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation; and in response to determining that the media content provided on the second channel is ready for presentation, causing the media content provided on the second channel to be presented in the first display area.
US11445249B1	Content redistribution protection Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a novel approach for content protection. Specifically, various embodiments employ data feeds to continuously or periodically inform placeshifting devices of protected content. The placeshifting devices then filter or otherwise block the protected content from being re-transmitted over a network based on this information. In some embodiments, the data feeds take the form of Really Simple Syndicating (RSS) or Atom feeds. These data feeds may carry information about the protected content, such as the time, the title, and the channel of specific audio/video protected content. Based on this information, the placeshifting device can determine which content is protected and not eligible for re-transmission.
US11445248B1	Pooling user interface (UI) engines for cloud UI rendering Techniques for rendering user interface (UI) in a virtual set top system using a pooling of UI rendering engines is performed at a device (e.g., a server or a cloud computing platform). The pooling method includes receiving multiple requests for UIs from multiple client devices, where the multiple requests include states of the UIs. The method further includes dividing the multiple requests into a plurality of groups based at least in part on the states of the UIs, where a respective group of the plurality of groups corresponds to requests for a set of UIs from a respective set of client devices. The method additionally includes assigning a pool of UI engines in a virtual machine (VM) to render the set of UIs for the respective set of client devices based on one or more of characteristics of the set of UIs and characteristics of the respective group.
US11445240B2	Query processing in data analysis In implementations of the subject matter described herein, a solution for query processing is provided. In this solution, data subsets are pre-stored for example in a fast access storage device for data analysis, each including data entries corresponding to one or more dimensions. If two or more data subsets are needed to cover target dimensions corresponding to query items in a received query, instead of turning to analyze a source data set that is not stored, the query is decomposed into subqueries. By means of the decomposing, the target dimension(s) corresponding to the query item(s) in each subquery can be covered by a single data subset. The data subset is analyzed for each subquery and a query result for the query is determined based on analysis results of the subqueries. In such way, the query result for the query can obtained in a fast manner from the available data subsets.
US11445231B1	Credential management systems and associated methods thereof for streaming content on a transportation vehicle Methods and systems are provided for a transportation vehicle. One method includes linking, by a processor of an electronic device of a user, a frequent flyer (“FF”) account credential with a streaming service account credential of a streaming service; storing, by an aircraft, an FF token with user data; pre-fetching, by an aircraft, media content from the streaming service based on user viewing history; receiving, by a seat device of the aircraft, the FF token from the electronic device for authentication during a first flight to access the media content, the seat device paired with the electronic device; authenticating, by the seat device, the FF token using the stored user data; presenting, by the seat device, the media content; and updating, by the seat device, the FF token with user viewing history of the media content indicating when presentation of the media content on the seat device was stopped.
US11445228B2	Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal and method for receiving broadcast signal A method for transmitting a broadcast signal, includes processing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets into link layer packets, the one or more IP packets carrying components of one or more services and service signaling information for signaling the components of one or more services; and processing the link layer packets to output the broadcast signal includes PLPs, wherein a PLP of the PLPs includes a service list table, the service list table including a service identifier identifying a service, capabilities information representing required capabilities for decoding content for the service, protocol information representing a type of protocol used to deliver the service signaling information, the type of protocol representing either ROUTE or MMTP and an IP address for an IP packet carrying the service signaling information for the service.
US11445207B2	Dynamic frame padding in a video hardware engine A video hardware engine which support dynamic frame padding is disclosed. The video hardware engine includes an external memory. The external memory stores a reference frame. The reference frame includes a plurality of reference pixels. A motion estimation (ME) engine receives a current LCU (largest coding unit), and defines a search area around the current LCU for motion estimation. The ME engine receives a set of reference pixels corresponding to the current LCU. The set of reference pixels of the plurality of reference pixels are received from the external memory. The ME engine pads a set of duplicate pixels along an edge of the reference frame when a part area of the search area is outside the reference frame.
US11445202B2	Adaptive transfer function for video encoding and decoding A video encoding and decoding system that implements an adaptive transfer function method internally within the codec for signal representation. A focus dynamic range representing an effective dynamic range of the human visual system may be dynamically determined for each scene, sequence, frame, or region of input video. The video data may be cropped and quantized into the bit depth of the codec according to a transfer function for encoding within the codec. The transfer function may be the same as the transfer function of the input video data or may be a transfer function internal to the codec. The encoded video data may be decoded and expanded into the dynamic range of display(s). The adaptive transfer function method enables the codec to use fewer bits for the internal representation of the signal while still representing the entire dynamic range of the signal in output.
US11445200B2	Method and system for processing video content Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for processing video content. The method can include: receiving raw video data of a video; determining a texture complexity for the video based on the raw video data; determining an encoding mode for the raw video data based on the texture complexity; and encoding the raw video data using the determined encoding mode.
US11445198B2	Multi-quality video super resolution with micro-structured masks A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for encoding and decoding video data. Video data in a first resolution and a quality of the video data are received. One or more first weight coefficients of first layers a neural network and one or more binary masks for the one or more first weight coefficients are generated. One or more second weight coefficients of second layers of the neural network are generated based on the received quality of the video data. The video data is decoded in a second resolution by performing a convolution on the received video data in the first resolution using the generated one or more first weight coefficients that are masked by the generated one or more binary masks and using the generated one or more second weight coefficients.
US11445191B2	Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding a transformed block of video samples The present disclosure provides a method 1200 of decoding a transform block in an image frame from a bitstream. The method comprises decoding a single truncated unary binarisation from the bitstream, the single truncated unary binarisation being used for a horizontal transform and a vertical transform of a transform block of the image frame. The method then determines a type of the horizontal and vertical transform based on the decoded single truncated unary binarisation and decodes the transform block in the image frame by applying the determined type of horizontal and vertical transform to the transform block of the image.
US11445184B2	Image decoding method and device for deriving weight index information for generation of prediction sample According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter prediction type of a current block indicates bi-prediction, weight index information for candidates in a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list can be derived, and thus coding efficiency can be increased.
US11445183B2	Chroma intra mode derivation in screen content coding A method of video processing is described. The method includes deriving, for a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and coded in a chroma DM mode, an intra prediction mode for the current video block according to a rule related to a coding mode of the current video block; and performing a conversion between the current video block and a coded presentation of the video, wherein the rule specifies to derive the intra prediction mode based on an intra prediction direction of a corresponding luma block used to derive the chroma DM mode and coded using a block differential pulse code modulation representation of a quantized residual block corresponding to the current video block.
US11445177B2	Method and apparatus for processing video signal A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: deriving a plurality of reference sample lines for a current block, selecting at least one among the plurality of reference sample lines, determining whether to apply an intra filter to a reference sample included in the selected reference sample line, selectively applying the intra filter to the reference sample according to the determination, and performing intra prediction for the current block using the reference sample.
US11445167B2	Display control apparatus, display control method, and storage medium A display control apparatus configured to perform display control so as to display information on a plurality of image capturing apparatuses configured to capture images for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes acquisition means configured to acquire information on the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and display control means configured to cause a display unit to display information on a communication connection of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses for transmitting an image captured by each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses based on the information acquired by the acquisition means.
US11445155B1	Display system with angularly separated lasers Display systems, such as near eye display systems or wearable heads up displays, may include a laser projection system having an optical engine and an optical scanner. Light output by the optical engine may be directed into the optical scanner as two angularly separated laser light beams. The angularly separated laser light beams may overlap at an entrance pupil plane along a first dimension at a first scan mirror of the optical scanner, or at a location between the first scan mirror and an optical relay of the optical scanner. The angularly separated laser light beams may overlap at an exit pupil plane along the first dimension at a second scan mirror of the optical scanner or at an incoupler of the laser projection system.
US11445150B2	Multi-camera collaboration-based image processing method and video surveillance system A video surveillance system includes at least two camera and an analysis device. The at least two cameras include a first image camera and a second image camera. The method includes: separately obtaining, by the first image camera and the second image camera, a photographed first image and a photographed second image; obtaining indication information of a target task; separately obtaining first execution result information and second execution result information of the target task based on the indication information of the target task; sending, the first execution result information and the second execution result information to the analysis device; and determining, by the analysis device, third execution result information of the target task based on the first execution result information and the second execution result information.
US11445146B2	Video conference terminal and video conference system The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and specifically, to a video conference terminal and a video conference system. The video conference terminal is provided with a content receiving module (101), an audio and video processing module (102), and a display module (103). To be specific, the video conference terminal (100) has a video conference function, so that the video conference terminal can serve as both an audio conference terminal and a video conference terminal, thereby enriching functions of the video conference terminal. Compared with a conventional conference terminal, the video conference terminal provided in embodiments of the present disclosure has easy deployment, low costs and high utilization as it can serve as a video conference terminal.
US11445138B2	Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device configured to suppress fixed pattern noise having column correlation and/or lateral correlation from being generated in images is disclosed. In one example, a solid-state imaging device includes unit pixels arranged in row and column directions, vertical signal lines respectively connected to at least one of the unit pixels arranged in the column direction, first converters connected to the respective vertical signal lines and configured to convert an analog pixel signal into a digital pixel signal in reading each unit pixel arranged in the row direction, an initialization voltage generator that outputs an initialization voltage for initializing the unit pixels or input nodes of the first converters, and an initialization voltage line that connects the initialization voltage generator and the first converters. The initialization voltage generator changes the initialization voltage that is output for each row and/or column to be processed by the first converters.
US11445135B2	Solid-state imaging device and method of controlling solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a voltage applier. The first electrode includes a plurality of electrodes independent from each other. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The voltage applier applies different voltages to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode during a charge accumulation period and a charge non-accumulation period.
US11445125B2	Partial aperture imaging system A partial-aperture imaging system, including one or more partial-aperture units, each including) one or more partial apertures disposed over a periphery of a circular area representing a full aperture having, each partial aperture being directed towards scenery, while the total area of the partial apertures spans only a portion of the area of the full aperture; one CPM for each of the partial apertures, the CPM receiving, one at a time, from a respective partial aperture at least one point-object image and at least one complex-object image, the CPM modulating by a same random code the phases of pixels of one or more pairs of the point-object and complex-object images, to form PORIs and CORIs; an imager for optically receiving the PORI—each PORI being defined as a PSF, respectively, and at least one CORI, and for storing; and a processor to form a final image.
US11445124B2	Object detection system for a motor vehicle A vision system for a motor vehicle includes an optical image capture device configured to capture images of objects in its field of vision. A lighting device includes a plurality of lighting elements forming a lighting matrix configured to illuminate the field of vision of the optical device. A control device associated with the optical device and the lighting device is configured to determine the nature of each image of an object captured by the optical device. The control device is configured to locate the object, select the lighting elements of the lighting matrix capable of illuminating the object relative to the location of the object, and individually control at least one lighting characteristic of each selected lighting element so as to be able to determine the nature of the image of the object captured by the optical device.
US11445117B2	Portable information device having real-time display with relevant information A portable information device including a body, a position information portion that is provided in the body and that outputs position information, an image sensor that is provided in the body, a display system that is provided in the body and that displays, on a local field in a screen field, relevant information based on the position information such that the displayed relevant information is overlapped on a real-time image, an input portion that is provided on the body and, by use of which user operates an icon, the icon being displayed on the local field such that the displayed icon is overlapped on the real-time image and an imaging button that is provided, separately from the input portion, on the body and that is operated by user to capture a subject image via the image sensor.
US11445113B2	Stabilization control apparatus, image capture apparatus, and stabilization control method A stabilization control apparatus that supports a plurality of shooting modes including a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode. The first and second shooting mode have different diagonal-line lengths of an available area of an image sensor. The stabilization control apparatus sets different reference positions of the image sensor depending on which of the first and second shooting modes is set. The reference position is the center of an area within which the image sensor is moved for image stabilization.
US11445111B2	Image capture apparatus and control method An image capture apparatus includes a connection unit to which an accessory apparatus is connected, a communication unit that communicates with a power source that supplies power to the image capture apparatus, and a control unit that determines power suppliable to the connection unit based on a predetermined value in a case where a predetermined communication with the power source is not to be performed. The connection unit is configured to supply power from the power source to the accessory apparatus.
US11445107B2	Supervised setup for control device with imager Systems and methods associated with determining a pointing target of pointing device are disclosed. One embodiment disclosed herein is a method conducted with a control device having a pointing direction and an onboard imager. The field of view of the onboard imager includes the pointing direction. The method includes capturing a reference image, determining a characteristic quantity based on the reference image, generating a feedback message based on the characteristic quantity, and predicating a setup phase termination for the control device on the characteristic quantity.
US11445093B2	Window camera A window camera includes: an image capturing unit, a housing, and a light-shielding member. The image capturing unit is configured to capture an image of outdoors from an indoor surface of a window. The housing includes an attachment surface having a rectangular shape and facing in parallel with the indoor surface. In the housing, the image capturing unit is provided to be recessed in the attachment surface such that an optical axis of the image capturing unit is aligned with an intersection of a pair of diagonal lines of the attachment surface. The light-shielding member protrudes from the attachment surface toward the indoor surface and has a rectangular frame shape along an outer shape of the attachment surface. The light-shielding member is formed of an elastic material and elastically deformable by pressing from the housing to close a gap between the indoor surface and the attachment surface.
US11445088B2	High-speed single-pass printing using combined dither pattern A method of processing a contone image for single-pass printing uses a printing system having first and second aligned printheads supplied with a same ink. The method includes the steps of: providing the contone image at a first resolution in a printing direction; dithering the contone image using a combined dither pattern to provide a full halftone image at the first resolution; dividing the full halftone image into first and second halftone images at a second resolution in the printing direction, the second resolution being less than the first resolution; and sending the first and second halftone images to respective first and second printheads for printing. The combined dither pattern is a combination of a first dither pattern for the first printhead and a second dither pattern for the second printhead, the first dither pattern being different than the second dither pattern.
US11445084B2	Work process managing system to manage progress of a job including multiple work processes, work process managing method, and work process managing apparatus An information processing system manages progress of a job including one or more work processes. The information processing system includes one or more imagers that are associated with the one or more work processes of the job and configured to capture a form being transferred together with a work object of the job; and a processor programmed to execute a process including managing the one or more work processes of the job based on the one or more imagers capturing the form, recognizing a mark image indicating transferability from image data of the form captured by the one or more imagers, and managing whether the work object is transferable to a next work process based on the mark image recognized from the image data obtained by capturing the form.
US11445083B1	Methods and systems for handling multiple URLS generated upon scanning multiple documents to one or more cloud locations The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for handling multiple URLs generated or obtained upon scanning multiple documents to one or more cloud locations. The one or more cloud locations may be different or may be the same. The method includes receiving multiple URLs generated for multiple scanned documents stored at the one or more cloud locations. Upon receiving, each URL is analyzed to identify a keyword relevant for each URL. Based on the identified keywords, a new single URL is created to access multiple scanned documents placed at the one or more cloud locations. The new single URL is created such that the new single URL when accessed by the user allows the user to access multiple scanned documents at the same time without needing the user to access multiple URLs. This way, the user can access multiple scanned documents through a single URL i.e., the new single URL.
US11445079B2	Image reading apparatus using plurality of media having different length When a transport section transports be a media, a controller of an image reading apparatus determines the lengths of the media in the transport direction, based on detection results of a medium detector. When determining that a length of a medium is equal to or more than a threshold and then determining that a length of a subsequent medium is equal to or more than the threshold, the controller decreases an ejection speed of the subsequent medium to a second speed by the transport section. When determining that a length of a medium is equal to or more than the threshold and then determining that a length of a subsequent medium is less than the threshold, the controller decreases the ejection speed from the first speed to a third speed that is lower than the second speed by the transport section.
US11445073B2	Information processing apparatus, control method, and information processing system The present invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of performing appropriate processing under a predetermined usage agreement. To this end, the information processing apparatus stores state information indicating whether the information processing apparatus is in a first state in which a predetermined service is unavailable or a second state in which the predetermined service is available. Moreover, the information processing apparatus communicates with a server and updates the stored state information based on the predetermined agreement information obtained from the server. In the case where the stored state information indicates the second state at a timing at which the information processing apparatus is reactivated or recovers from a power-saving mode, the information processing apparatus performs the processing of communicating with the server and updating the state information and the preparation processing for starting predetermined processing according to a received job in parallel.
US11445067B1	Controlled incoming query distribution based on skip criteria The number of agents to which incoming queries to a customer interaction center agent group may be distributed is limited based on skip criteria. The skip criteria is defined based on information associated with agent devices, such as locked status of a device, in-memory status of a client application at the device, or whether a telephone number provisioned for use with the device is from an external public switched telephone network. Agents which fail to satisfy the skip criteria are excluded from distributions of queries to improve wait times for customer interaction center users. Thus, queries are distributed from a queue to agents which satisfy the skip criteria.
US11445065B1	Voice captcha and real-time monitoring for contact centers A call screening computing system is described that is configured to perform voice captcha and real-time monitoring of calls into a contact center of an organization. The call screening computing system includes a chat bot configured to operate as an AI-based call screener. The chat bot is configured to perform voice captcha by sending a random question to a user device placing a call into the contact center, and analyzing the received answer to determine whether a user of the user device is human or a robot. The chat bot is configured to, based on the user being human, determine whether the user is a legitimate customer of the organization by generating and presenting authentication challenges to the user device. The chat bot may be configured to monitor and interact with a conversation between the user and an agent of the organization during the call into the contact center.
US11445063B1	Apparatuses and methods involving an integrated contact center Apparatuses and methods concerning providing a data-communications virtual assistant are disclosed. As an example, one apparatus includes a data-communications server. The data-communications server is configured to process user-data-communications between a client station and another station participating in data-communications via the data-communications services where the client station is associated with one client entity. The server is also configured to identify a context for each respective user-data-communication between the client station and the participating station, where the context data corresponds to at least one communications-specific characteristic associated with the user-data-communications, and to retrieve structured and unstructured data relating to previous data-communications provided by the data-communications server. The server is also configured to provide the integrated contact center to particular end users based on the identified context, and including data generated from the retrieved structured and unstructured data.
US11445061B2	Automatic caller identification translation The invention provides an interrogator for obtaining information associated with a caller identification, such as a telephone number, transmitted within an incoming telephone call including: a receiving device configured to receive the incoming telephone call and to extract the caller identification from the incoming telephone call; an interrogating device configured to receive the extracted caller identification from the receiving device and to interrogate information associated with the caller identification from an external data base, which is configured to operate independently from the user voice communication device for which the incoming telephone call is intended for; and a forwarding device configured to receive and to forward the interrogated information.
US11445048B2	Systems and methods for compressing a SID list In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, by a network component, a first segment identifier (SID) within a SID list. The first SID includes a first SID block and a first micro SID (uSID). The method also includes initializing, by the network component, a packing list of a uSID carrier with the first uSID of the first SID and initializing, by the network component, a packing block of the uSID carrier with the first SID block of the first SID. The method further includes initializing, by the network component, a remaining packing capacity of the packing list with a carrier capacity of the first SID and initializing, by the network component, an empty compressed SID list.
US11445042B2	Correlating multiple media sources for personalized media content A method, computer system, and a computer program product for personalized content is provided. The present invention may include monitoring media content from one or more platforms based on user preferences. The present invention may include identifying related media content from the one or more platforms. The present invention may include determining one or more pairs of related media content based on a confidence score. The present invention may include assembling the one or more pairs of related media content based on rules of a media content engine. The present invention may include generating personalized media content.

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