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US11447292B2	Pallet and packaging device This application discloses a pallet and a packaging device. The pallet includes: a plate body configured to support stacked cargoes; and a positioning structure connected to the plate body, where the plate body includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a plurality of foot piers, and a plurality of through holes, the bottom plate is located at the bottom of the plate body, the top plate is located at the top of the bottom plate, the bottom plate is arranged parallel to the top plate, the top plate and the bottom plate are fixedly connected through the plurality of foot piers, the plurality of through holes are located between the bottom plate and the top plate, and the positioning structure is arranged in the through hole.
US11447290B2	Lid for an aluminum beverage can A can lid (14) for an aluminum beverage can is disclosed and has a pull tab (38), a chuck wall (26) defining a plug diameter B, a countersink (28) and a central panel (30) having a panel radius (48). On the central panel, a score line (34) defining a tear panel (32) and a rivet (40) for connecting the pull-tab to the can lid are arranged. The lid has a lid plug diameter of between 45 to 49 mm, an outside diameter of between 52 to 55 mm, and a weight of less than 1.9 g. The central panel has a thickness of less than 0.19 mm. The rivet is arranged off-center on the central panel. The rivet is tilted, so that the rivet provides an axis of rotation of the pull tap that has an angle of between 2° and 4° with respect to an axis that is vertically orientated with respect to the central panel, and/or at least one ramp-up bead (56) is arranged on either side of pull tab or on both sides of the pull tab.
US11447287B2	Beverage box A method of forming a box from a box blank can include folding a first dividing wing of the box blank relative to a first side subpanel of the box blank about an inner hinge, the inner hinge coupling the first dividing wing to the first side subpanel, the first side subpanel coupled to a first main panel of the box by a first side hinge, the first main panel coupled to a bottom panel of the box by a first main hinge, the bottom panel coupled to a second main panel of the box by a second main hinge, a second side subpanel coupled to the second main panel by a second side hinge, a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel by a second inner hinge; and coupling a first portion of the first dividing wing to the first main panel.
US11447274B2	Liquid behavior suppression device A liquid behavior suppression device in which the inside of a liquid container is partitioned in a direction orthogonal to the central axis, liquid is held on the bottom side of the liquid container, and a plurality of holes extending in the axial direction are formed.
US11447271B2	Aircraft component repair scheduling system and process A maintenance scheduling system for gas turbine engine components includes a computer system configured to receive a set of measured parameters for each gas turbine engine component in a plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, and determine a variation model based on the set of measured parameters. Each of the gas turbine engine components is a single route component and has been utilized in a substantially identical single route. The computer system includes at least one simulated engine model. The simulated engine model is configured to determine a predicted operation of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components. A correlation system is configured to correlate variations in the set of parameters for each of the gas turbine engine components in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components with a set of the predicted operations of each gas turbine engine component in the plurality of substantially identical gas turbine engine components, thereby generating a predictive model based on the variations. A maintenance schedule module is configured determine a predictive model operable to determine a predicted wear pattern of a second single route component that is substantially identical to the gas turbine engine components.
US11447268B2	Airfield taxiway lights Airfield taxiway lights are described herein. One device includes a plurality of light sources, a plurality of prisms through which light emitted by the plurality of light sources is configured to pass, wherein the light emitted by each respective light source passes through a different one of the plurality of prisms, and a cover having a plurality of openings through which the light that passes through the plurality of prisms is configured to exit the airfield taxiway light, wherein each respective opening is positioned over a different one of the plurality of prisms.
US11447266B2	Composite structure, aircraft, and lightning current guiding method A composite structure includes a composite member and a fastener. The composite member has a through hole. The fastener is inserted in the through hole and couples the composite member and another part to each other. The composite member includes an electrically-conductive composite member provided at least in part or all of a through-hole portion. The through-hole portion is a portion, of the composite member, having the through hole. The electrically-conductive composite member has a thickness that is greater in a portion, of the electrically-conductive composite member, included in the through-hole portion than in a portion, of the electrically-conductive composite member, other than the through-hole portion.
US11447257B2	Systems and methods for soft cover attachment A softcover for an evacuation system may comprise a fabric panel. The fabric panel may define a plurality of apertures located proximate a first end of the first fabric panel. A plurality of straps may extend from a second end of the fabric panel. The straps may be configured to secure the fabric panel to a housing configured to receive an inflatable slide.
US11447256B2	Humidifier especially for aircrafts A humidifier, preferably for aircrafts, includes a humidifier device, an outlet fan as well as a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger fan. The humidifier device is provided with an intake for a mixture of non-humidified air and recirculated air as well as an outlet for the air mixture. A recirculation fan is placed in a recirculation loop between the outlet and the intake so that a portion of the air mixture should be recirculated back to the humidifier device. An aircraft can be equipped with such a humidifier and a humidifier method used in an aircraft.
US11447248B2	Unmanned vehicle cargo handling and carrying system An autonomous cargo container retrieval and delivery system locates a select cargo container and maneuvers an unmanned aerial vehicle proximate to the container for retrieval. The vehicle positions itself to engage the cargo container using a grasping mechanism, and, responsive to engaging the cargo container, retracts the cargo container toward the vehicle. As the cargo container is retracted toward the vehicle, weight sensors within the retrieval mechanism sense the weight and the weight distribution of the cargo container, and, can modify the cargo container's location on the vehicle to optimize vehicle flight operations or replace the container on the ground and alert the operator that the cargo container is too heavy or has an improper weight distribution. Upon mating the cargo container with the vehicle, a coupling mechanism latches or secures the cargo container to the vehicle for further flight and/or ground operations.
US11447246B2	Modular aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability An aircraft includes a fuselage module and at least two vertical lift rotor modules supporting at least four rotor assemblies. Each rotor assembly is supported by a rotor boom having at least one boom free end and a boom mounting portion. Each rotor assembly has at least one vertical lift rotor mounted on the boom free end. Each boom mounting portion is removably couplable to the fuselage module. The vertical lift rotor modules are configured such that when coupled to the fuselage module, a pair of the rotor assemblies are located on each of laterally opposite sides of the fuselage module, and the rotor assemblies of each pair are respectively located forward of and aft of a wing center portion. A pair of wings are configured to be removably couplable to the wing center portion. The aircraft includes a forward thrust module removably couplable to the fuselage body.
US11447244B1	System and method for airspeed estimation utilizing propulsor data in electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft A system for airspeed estimation utilizing propulsor data in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is provided. The system generally comprises at least a propulsor, at least one sensor and a flight controller. The at least a propulsor is mechanically coupled to a body of an eVTOL aircraft, wherein the at least a propulsor is configured to propel the eVTOL aircraft. The at least one sensor is configured to detect a torque of the at least a propulsor, and transmit the torque of the at least a propulsor. The flight controller is configured to receive the torque of the at least a propulsor and determine an airspeed of the eVTOL aircraft as a function of the torque of the at least a propulsor. A method for airspeed estimation utilizing propulsor data in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is also provided.
US11447238B2	Flow fence for an aircraft winglet A wing of an aircraft that includes a wing leading edge, a wing trailing edge, and a wing surface defined by a wing upper surface and a wing lower surface is described herein. The wing extends from the wing root to the wingtip, and the wingtip has a wingtip chord. A winglet extends from the wingtip and has a winglet leading edge, a winglet trailing edge, a winglet inboard surface, a winglet outboard surface, a winglet root having a winglet root chord, and a winglet tip. A flow fence is disposed on the wing surface inboard from the winglet and overlapping with the winglet. The flow fence is adapted to delay and/or prevent airflow separation on the winglet inboard surface at high angle of sideslip, increasing lateral stability and linearizing aircraft behavior at high angle of sideslip.
US11447237B2	Actively-controlled superhydrophobic surfaces Active superhydrophobic surface structures are actively-controlled surface structures exhibiting a superhydrophobic state and an ordinary state. Active superhydrophobic surface structures comprise an outer elastomeric covering defining an exposed surface, a controlled group of MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) actuators at least covered by the elastomeric covering, and, a controlled region of the exposed surface corresponding to the controlled group. The controlled region has a superhydrophobic state in which the controlled region is textured. The controlled region also has an ordinary state in which the controlled region is smooth (i.e., less textured than in the superhydrophobic state). Active superhydrophobic surface structures may be part of an apparatus that includes a controller and/or one or more sensors. The controller, sensors, and the controlled region may form a feedback loop in which the active superhydrophobic surface is actively controlled.
US11447231B2	Actuating system for actuating a foldable wing tip portion of a wing for an aircraft An actuating system for pivoting a wing tip section (13) about a fixed wing base section (11), and including a heating arrangement (33) positioned and adapted to be operable to heat at least one portion of an actuating arrangement (23) that pivots the wing tip section such that at least for ambient temperatures below a predetermined temperature the required work to be effected by the actuator (25) when moving the second coupling part (31) between the first position and the second position is lower than without heating the at least one portion.
US11447222B2	Interface for mounting a propulsion mechanism to a watercraft The invention relates to an interface for mounting a propulsion mechanism to a watercraft such as a fishing kayak, and to a watercraft comprising such an interface. The interface comprises a first portion including a first plate with a hole sized and shaped for receiving therethrough a portion of the propulsion mechanism, a second portion including a second plate and one channel extending from the second plate, the channel being in registry with the hole of the first portion for therein a portion of the propulsion mechanism. The interface also comprises fastening assemblies for removably fastening the second portion to the first portion of the interface, and a guiding assembly for maintaining the channel of the second portion in registry with the hole of the first portion.
US11447215B2	Adjustable electronics mounting platform and related methods A mounting system for mounting a marine electronics unit to a boat console panel may include a base to be connected to the boat console panel and aligned with a mounting hole in the boat console panel, an actuator connected to the base, a mounting plate connected to the actuator, and at least one pivot mount connected to the mounting plate to be connected to the marine electronics unit. The actuator may be configured to move the mounting plate between a first position where the marine electronics unit is flush with a front side of the boat console panel, and a second position in which the marine electronics unit is spaced apart from the front side of the boat console panel and pivotable using the at least one pivot mount.
US11447214B2	Using plastic to create a floating platform Example implementations include a system and method of using plastic from bodies of water and creating a floating platform by collecting plastic from a body of water, cleaning the collected plastic, melting and compacting the plastic, molding a plurality of hexagonal blocks from the compacted plastic, stacking the plurality of hexagonal blocks, wherein a system of springs and an energy storage device is provided between each of the plurality of hexagonal blocks, and coating the stacked blocks with a non-toxic material. Through the use of various onboard functionalities, energy may be generated to regulate temperature and provide electricity, oxygen may be supplied, and water may be purified.
US11447210B2	Water board towable by a motorized watercraft The invention relates to a water board (2) made of a material that can float on water, having a support area (8), on which a user rests at least partially. To reduce the current forces acting on the user while holding on to and being towed behind a motorized watercraft (24), it is proposed that the water board (2) has, at a front-end area, an attachment segment (22) for the articulation of the water board (2) to the watercraft (24).
US11447203B2	Powered personal mobility vehicle with rotating wheels An electric powered personal mobility vehicle that includes at least one front wheel and an electric motor that provides rotational force to a wheel of the vehicle. The electric motor is supported by the vehicle and is powered by a rechargeable battery that is also supported by the vehicle. The vehicle can also include swivel caster wheels each configured to rotate about a wheel axis.
US11447202B2	Bicycle seat cover A bicycle seat cover for a bicycle seat with a rigid substrate and a cushion thereon, includes a stretchable polymeric layer forming a top surface, a seat horn cover, a seat conforming sidewall, and a partial seat bottom surface covering and integral honeycomb cells extending from an underside of the top surface, each cell closed at its top by the top surface and open at its bottom.
US11447200B2	Motorcycle locking system A system for locking the wheel of a motorcycle and hence the motorcycle itself utilizes a locking housing with a back wall, dual sidewalls, and a bottom floor which partially circumscribe a slotted space for receiving the Wheel of a motorcycle. The bottom floor has lateral sections extending outside the sidewalls. A locking base is provided which has rail members extending along the side of the base, the rail members being configured to slidably receive the lateral sections of the bottom floor. Bolts secure the locking housing to the locking base when the system is assembled to receive the front wheel of a motorcycle. An elongated cycle lock is provided to extend through holes in the sidewalls and the motorcycle wheel positioned within the slotted space, to secure the wheel and thus the motorcycle within the locking housing.
US11447194B2	Operating mechanism of work vehicle An operating mechanism of a work vehicle includes: an operating portion that is provided to a side console disposed beside a seat and can be operated by an operator; and a switching portion capable of switching between a used state in which the operating portion can be used and a non-used state in which the operating portion cannot be used.
US11447173B2	Torque feedback assembly for a vehicle steering column A steering torque feedback assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a housing, a crown wheel of a hypoid gear assembly rotatably mounted in the housing and being configured to rotate with, or being connected to, a vehicle steering column, and first and second electric motors within the housing, each having a rotatable output shaft, wherein the output shaft of each of the first and second motors comprises a hypoid pinion gear engaged with the hypoid crown wheel.
US11447172B2	Steering gear and method for producing the steering gear A steering gear for a steering system of a motor vehicle includes a casing, a toothed gear, a pinion that meshes with the toothed gear, and a pinion shaft that comprises the pinion. The pinion shaft is mounted in a fixed bearing which comprises a rotary bearing in which the pinion shaft is received and which is received in a plastic bearing sleeve. The fixed bearing includes a pivot ring, which has outer and inner rings that are pivotably connected via one or more torsion webs. The torsion webs each extend through an opening in the bearing sleeve. The opening is defined by delimiting surfaces in which at least one of those delimiting surfaces is configured to prevent mechanical overloading of the plastic in the region of said delimiting surfaces as a result of contact with the torsion webs that are functionally deformed during the operation of the steering gear.
US11447171B2	Steering device of vehicle According to the embodiments, it is possible to mitigate noise by compensating for the clearance inside the bearing supporting the rotation of the ball nut and the clearance between the ball nut and the ball screw and prevent excessive friction between the ball nut and the ball screw and inside the bearing to thereby allow the driver a better steering feel.
US11447170B2	Steering column and steering device The outer column 25 has a front-side small-diameter tubular portion 37 into which the inner column 24 is press fitted. The inner-circumferential surface of the front-side small-diameter tubular portion 37 and the outer-circumferential surface of the inner column 24 come in contact with an interference fit at only a plurality of contact locations separated in the circumferential direction. At least one location in the axial direction of the column-side bracket 26 is welded to the outer-circumferential surface of the front-side small-diameter tubular portion 37 at only two weld locations that are close in the circumferential direction.
US11447169B2	Attachment for push apparatus A push apparatus attachment can include a frame connecter for connecting at two points to a push apparatus frame; a height-adjustment frame pivotally connected to the frame connector; and a pivot assembly structured and configured to be gripped by a user's hands. The pivot assembly can include a swing bar pivotally connected to the height-adjustment frame and a grip bridge having at least two hand grips, one on each end of the grip bridge, the grip bridge being pivotally connected to the swing bar. The various pivot connections enable the device to accommodate users of different heights, enable the pivot assembly to remain parallel to the ground when the height-adjustment frame rotates relative to the frame connector, and enable free movement of the outer ends of the grip bridge in three dimensions to allow for a user to maintain natural running form while pushing the push apparatus.
US11447149B2	Systems and methods for detecting and alerting load separation from a moving vehicle Systems and methods for detecting and issuing one or more safety measures if a person or an object has separated from a moving vehicle. The system may include at least one torque sensor coupled to the vehicle and configured to detect torque at a drivetrain of the vehicle. The system may further include at least one processor in electronic communication with the at least one torque sensor. The at least one processor may be configured to measure change in torque in real-time, where the change in time is directly proportional to a change in a mass of a load carried by the vehicle. The system may further include an alerting device controlled by the at least one processor. The alerting device may be configured to alert an operator of the vehicle when the change in torque exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
US11447140B2	Cognitive tunneling mitigation device for driving A driver monitor method and system for mitigating cognitive tunneling in a vehicle includes in-cabin video cameras, a heart rate monitor, an audio-visual device, and processing circuitry that detects eye gaze direction, eye lid position, and head position using images from the in-cabin video cameras, and measures heart rate variability using the heart rate monitor. A machine learning device uses the eye gaze direction, eye lid position, head position, and heart rate variability to predict whether a driver is transitioning into a cognitive tunneling state or a fatigue state. The audio-visual device outputs one audio-visual cue to mitigate the cognitive tunneling state and outputs a different cue to mitigate the fatigue state. The machine learning device learns by performing a reinforcement learning algorithm in which the audio-video device outputs a verification request and receives a response to the verification request that is fed back to the machine learning device.
US11447139B2	Driving assistance apparatus A driving assistance apparatus includes: a driving assister that assists driving by a driver of a vehicle, by way of driving assistance functions; and a controller that obtains inattentive state information indicating an inattentive state of the driver, and reduces or deactivates at least one driving assistance function among the driving assistance functions, by controlling the driving assister based on the inattentive state information obtained.
US11447129B2	System and method for predicting the movement of pedestrians A system and related method for predicting movement of a plurality of pedestrians may include one or more processors and a memory. The memory includes an initial trajectory module, an exit point prediction module, a path planning module, and an adjustment module. The modules include instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to obtain trajectories of the plurality of pedestrians, predict future exit points for the plurality of pedestrians from a scene based on the trajectories of the plurality of pedestrians, determine trajectory paths of the plurality of pedestrians based on the future exit points and at least one scene element of a map, and adjust the trajectory paths based on at least one predicted interaction between at least two of the plurality of pedestrians.
US11447127B2	Methods and apparatuses for operating a self-driving vehicle Aspects of the present disclosure may include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving one or more images having a plurality of objects, receiving a notification from an occupant of the self-driving vehicle, generating an attention map highlighting the plurality of objects based on at least one of the one or more images and the notification, and providing at least one of a steering control or a velocity control to operate the self-driving vehicle based on the attention map and the notification.
US11447123B2	Method and apparatus for controlling mild hybrid electric vehicle A method of controlling a mild hybrid electric vehicle may include determining whether a Start Stop Control (SSC) entrance condition is satisfied when a cruise mode is set; when the SSC entrance condition is determined to be satisfied by the control unit to enter an SSC mode, interrupting a supply of fuel to an engine and turning off the engine; monitoring a vehicle speed, in which when the engine is turned off, the control unit is configured to determine whether an acceleration control or a braking control of the vehicle is required based on a detection signal transmitted from a detecting unit electrically-connected to the control unit; and increasing or decreasing the vehicle speed by controlling the engine, a Mild Hybrid Starter Generator (MHSG), or an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) based on the monitoring of the vehicle speed.
US11447122B2	Energy conservation systems and methods Methods and systems are described for conserving energy used by an energy consuming device. In certain embodiments, an energy conservation system can be configured to deliver energy to the energy consuming device for a period, followed by a period where energy delivery is dampened and/or cut. By cycling the delivery of energy in this fashion, the energy conservation can achieve a pulsed efficiency.
US11447118B2	Vehicle brake system and diagnostic method for determining a leak in a simulator valve A diagnostic method to identify a leak in a simulator valve for a vehicle brake system comprising the steps of: (1) energizing a secondary three-way valve, a pumping valve, a simulator test valve, and a plurality of apply valves in order to maintain a pressure medium from a plunger assembly within a boost circuit; (2) applying a plunger in the plunger assembly to a predetermined pressure level; (3) holding the plunger in position within the plunger assembly; and (4) identifying a leak in a simulator valve via a signal from an ECU to a vehicle user interface if the pressure in the boost circuit deteriorates at or more than a pre-determined rate.
US11447117B2	Pressure sensor for a vehicle A pressure sensor for a vehicle includes a housing, in which at least one sensor unit is arranged. The at least one sensor unit determines a pressure difference between a pressure at a measurement connection point and atmospheric pressure. The at least one sensor unit senses the atmospheric pressure at at least two reference pressure bores. The disclosure further relates to a braking system for a vehicle, having at least one such pressure sensor. A sensor dewatering means comprises a connection channel, which connects the at least two reference pressure bores to each other.
US11447109B2	Control method for an electrical braking system and electrical braking system for aircraft A control method of an electrical braking system for aircraft includes a plurality of electromechanical actuators capable of applying a braking force on friction members. Each electromechanical actuator includes an electric motor equipped with one or more windings. The braking system further includes at least one power module configured to send to each electric motor winding a phase current and at least one control module configured to control, in response to a braking setpoint, the sending by the power module of a setpoint phase current determined depending on the braking force to be applied. The method further includes the variation of the phase current transmitted to each winding of the electric motor so as to cause the phase current to oscillate around the setpoint phase current.
US11447107B2	Brake device A brake assembly has a wheel body, a first stopping device, and a second stopping device. The wheel body has a central axle and two engaging portions formed respectively on two ends of the central axle. The first stopping device is connected with the engaging portions of the wheel body and has a resilient member and a magnetic unit. The resilient member is C-shaped and has a lateral rod and an inclined rod connected integrally with an end of the lateral rod. The magnetic unit is mounted on the lateral rod of the resilient member and has a sleeve having a bottom opening and a magnetic element mounted in the sleeve and selectively abutting the wheel body. The second stopping device is connected securely with the lateral rod of the resilient member and is engaged selectively with the engaging portions of the wheel body.
US11447100B2	Information processing apparatus, authentication system, information processing method, and program storage medium An information processing apparatus which controls locking and unlocking of a vehicle, the information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: in a case where there is an unlocking request from a first mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a first electronic key from the first mobile terminal to perform first authentication and unlocking the vehicle on condition that the first authentication is successful; and in a case where the first mobile terminal is located inside the vehicle, and there is an unlocking request from a second mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a second electronic key from the second mobile terminal to perform second authentication, receiving the first electronic key from the first mobile terminal located inside the vehicle to perform third authentication, and unlocking the vehicle on condition that both the second authentication and the third authentication are successful.
US11447093B1	Safety belt D-ring positioning Guidance to a vehicle occupant is directed to manual adjustment of a height of a D-ring mechanism of a safety belt. First data of the occupant is collected which is indicative of a target height for the D-ring mechanism. Second data is collected indicative of a current height of the D-ring mechanism. The target height and the current height are compared to generate an adjustment amount whenever their difference is greater than a predetermined threshold. Visual guidance is presented to the occupant on an HMI display panel wherein the visual guidance describes taking an particular action to achieve the manual height adjustment of the D-ring mechanism. A further visual instruction is presented to the occupant on the HMI display panel wherein the visual instruction identifies the adjustment amount.
US11447089B2	Airbag assembly with reaction surface A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag cushion. A reaction surface is configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position upon deployment of the airbag cushion, such that the reaction surfaces will direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion. Multiple embodiments of reaction surfaces are disclosed, including deployable instrument panel sections, flexible straps, and hoods.
US11447086B2	Vehicle occupant restraining device A vehicle occupant re-straining device, comprising an air bag inflated and deployed on both sides of a vehicle occupant; tension cloth housed so as to extend from the inside of the seat back of a seat into a seat cushion; an angle detection means for detecting the reclining angle of the seat back; and an inner pressure control means for controlling, depending on the reclining angle, pressure in the air bag at the time of inflation and deployment thereof, wherein the tension cloth is deployed on the sides of the seat when the surface material of the seat is broken open by the inflation and deployment of the air bag, thereby holding the surfaces of the air bag, which are located on the opposite sides of the vehicle occupant, and wherein the inner pressure control means reduces pressure in the air bag.
US11447079B2	Vehicle interior component and method for manufacturing vehicle interior component A vehicle interior component including a plurality of functional parts and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A headliner which is a vehicle interior component includes a sheet-like core member formed of a urethane foam. The headliner has a plurality of functional parts with different functions set in a plane of the headliner. The core member has an in-plane distribution of a characteristic of the urethane foam varied corresponding to the plurality of functional parts.
US11447070B2	Method for determining misalignment of a vehicular camera A method for determining misalignment of a vehicular camera includes equipping a vehicle with a vehicular vision system having an electronic control unit and a plurality of cameras disposed at the vehicle so that each camera has a respective field of view exterior of the vehicle. Responsive to processing at the electronic control unit of received vehicle data during driving of the vehicle, the vehicular vision system determines a vehicle motion vector during driving of the vehicle. Frames of image data captured by the plurality of cameras are processed to determine an object motion vector of a detected object based on positions of the detected object in frames of image data captured by the camera. The determined object motion vector is compared to the determined vehicle motion vector to determine via the vehicular vision system that the camera of the plurality of cameras is misaligned.
US11447069B2	Illumination device for a motor vehicle An illumination device for a motor vehicle includes one or more LED units having one or more LEDs, and a plate-shaped diffuser having a first and second delimiting surface, between which a light-diffusing material having a specified thickness is located. A face of the diffuser, which is provided between the first and second delimiting surfaces, forms the light emission surface of the illumination device that is visible to an observer. The LED unit or LED units are arranged adjacent to the first delimiting surface and, during operation, emit light toward the first delimiting surface, which enters the diffuser via the first delimiting surface. The diffuser is designed and arranged such that at least one part of the light of the LED unit or LED units entering via the first delimiting surface is directed in the diffuser to the light outlet surface and emerges there from the illumination device.
US11447056B2	Work vehicle with support device for mounting a commodity tank and support device mounting a commodity tank to a work vehicle A commodity tank support device mounts a commodity tank of a work vehicle on an end portion of a drive axle assembly of the work vehicle. The tank support device includes a main body portion defining an elongate opening extending along an axis of the main body portion and configured to receive the end portion of the drive axle assembly extending through the opening, a first mounting portion defining an axle mounting portion including an axle coupling member configured for selective fastening with a corresponding axle mounting structure on the end portion of the drive axle assembly, and a second mounting portion defining a commodity tank mounting portion of the commodity tank support device including a commodity tank coupling member configured for selective fastening with a corresponding commodity tank mounting structure of the commodity tank of the associated work vehicle.
US11447031B2	Electric vehicle charging apparatus An electric vehicle charging controller according to an embodiment comprises: a first sensor for measuring a second voltage value between a first battery having a first voltage value and a relay in a high voltage line connected to electric vehicle charging equipment; a second sensor for measuring a third voltage value between the electric vehicle charging equipment and the relay in the high voltage line; and a control unit for controlling on/off of the relay, wherein if a difference between the second voltage value and the third voltage value is less than a preset fourth voltage value when the control unit applies a second battery voltage between the relay and the electric vehicle charging equipment in the high voltage line after controlling the relay to be turned off, the control unit determines that an operation of the relay is abnormal.
US11447028B2	Charger authorized removal method and authorized removal system An exemplary charger removal method includes, among other things, transmitting a request to remove a charger from an electrified vehicle. The request is routed based on encoded information within a charger request label of the electrified vehicle. An exemplary charger removal system includes, among other things, a charge port assembly of an electrified vehicle that can transition from a locked to an unlocked position with a charger in response to a command. The system further includes a charger request label on the electrified vehicle. The charger request label contains encoded information enabling a first user to initiate a transmission of a request for the command from a second user.
US11447025B2	Vehicle transport system When it is detected that the charging of a battery is finished, a server transmits transport-out instructions for a vehicle to a vehicle transport apparatus, and when receiving the transport-out instructions transmitted from the server, the vehicle transport apparatus transports the vehicle, for which the charging of the battery is finished, out of a charging space.
US11447024B1	Electric vehicle charging management system and method Computer-implemented methods and computer systems are disclosed herein as implemented by an autonomous recharging vehicle (ARV) as well as one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, servers, and/or sensors. The methods and systems include: (i) charging the ARV via the one or more processors or manually, where the ARV may be an electric or hybrid autonomous vehicle or otherwise having one or more batteries for recharging electric vehicles; (ii) after being charged, assigning the ARV to a geographical area in which to operate; (iii) broadcasting ARV current GPS location, battery charge level, and/or area being serviced to other vehicles capable of wireless communication or data transmission; (iv) receiving an electronic request for a battery charge from an electric vehicle, such as via wireless communication or data transmission transmitted by the electric vehicle or a corresponding mobile device over one or more radio frequency links; and/or (v) scheduling a rendezvous point for the ARV to recharge the electric vehicle.
US11447021B2	Vehicle control apparatus, control method, non-transitory storage medium, and vehicle A vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle including a DC-DC converter that supplies electric power from a first battery to a second battery and an auxiliary load includes an electronic control unit configured to control an operation of the converter, determine a state of a starter switch of the vehicle, detect a user operation to the vehicle, and acquire charging status information of the second battery. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the electronic control unit detects a first operation by the user and determines that the starter switch is off, drive the converter such that the converter charges the second battery, and, when an electric power amount charged in the second battery reaches a target amount of charge set based on an amount of electric power to be consumed by the auxiliary load while the starter switch is off, stop the converter.
US11447016B2	System and method for battery preconditioning based on selected regenerative braking amount An electrified vehicle includes a traction battery and a battery thermal control system. A controller is configured to receive an initial regenerative braking capability and operation the battery thermal control system to precondition the traction battery during a charge event to a temperature that corresponds to the initial regenerative braking capability such that, during a subsequent drive cycle, the regenerative braking capability is at least equal to the initial regenerative braking capability for at least a predetermined duration into the subsequent drive cycle.
US11447014B2	Fault detection device A fault detection device has a pair of power supply lines connected to a high voltage battery via power supply relays. Capacitors and inverters for driving a motor are disposed between the power supply lines. A controller in the fault detection device controls the inverters to discharge the capacitors at different times after the power supply from the battery to motor is stopped by switching OFF the power relays. The controller then determines whether the capacitor voltage has dropped after each capacitor is discharged. Based on the determination result of the voltage drop in each of the capacitors, the controller can determine whether the power supply relays or the capacitors are malfunctioning.
US11447013B2	Display pushbuttons system, network, and methods relating to same A display pushbuttons system (DPS), network, and methods of using the same. The DPS connects to a vehicle controller area network (CAN) bus accessing and controlling vehicle functions. The DPS includes selectively activatable display pushbuttons. The DPS can be configured to display graphics stored in a memory on the display pushbutton screens. The DPS can be operated in active mode or passive mode. In active mode, a controller on the DPS receives CAN messages from vehicle function CAN nodes and can use that information to update the image, color, or brightness of the corresponding display pushbutton screens. In addition, activating a display pushbutton may alter a vehicle characteristic or function. In passive mode, the DPS control logic is provided elsewhere on the vehicle CAN bus by a node with access to the CAN dbc file and the DPS object so the DPS can be controlled.
US11447002B2	Electric propulsion, suspension, and steering systems A wheel assembly includes a wheel defining a first axis; a first electric motor including a first stator and a first rotor rotatable relative to the first stator about the first axis, the wheel fixed relative to the first rotor; a second electric motor including a second stator and a second rotor rotatable relative to the second stator about a second axis, the first stator fixed relative to the second rotor; and a third electric motor including a third stator and a third rotor rotatable relative to the third stator about a third axis, the second stator coupled to and movable with the third rotor. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are mutually transverse.
US11446999B2	Vibration-damping device This vibration-damping device is configured such that an outer mounting member (11), an inner mounting member (12), or a partition member (16) has formed therein: a first restriction passage (23) for providing communication between a fourth liquid chamber (21) and a second liquid chamber (15) or a third liquid chamber (20); and a second restriction passage (24) for providing communication between the second liquid chamber (15) and the third liquid chamber (20). The flow resistance of the first restriction passage (23) and that of the second restriction passage (24) are different.
US11446998B2	Rear structure of vehicle A front-side cross member and a rear-side cross member in a front portion of a rear floor are spaced apart from each other, on a top side of the rear floor, ends of the front-side cross member in the vehicle width direction are connected to respective lower ends of left and right brace members extending up and down, while the rear-side cross member is disposed on the rear floor from an underside of the rear floor. A high voltage component is disposed on a top face in the front portion of the rear floor between the front and rear-side cross members, the high voltage component is disposed rearwardly spaced apart from the front-side cross member and closer to the rear-side cross member, and the high voltage component is attached to the front-side cross member via a bracket that deforms under a load in the vehicle front-rear direction.
US11446986B1	Reinforced vehicle window A window assembly for a vehicle includes a laminated panel and a reinforcement structure. The laminated panel includes a glass layer and a polymer layer that is laminated with the glass layer. The reinforcement structure extends along and is coupled to an upper perimeter of the polymer layer. When the polymer layer is in tension, the reinforcement structure hinders inward movement of the polymer layer relative to an upper edge of the window assembly. The window assembly is a retractable side window assembly.
US11446985B2	Air vent The invention relates to an air vent, comprising a first air channel, a second air channel, an air regulating flap pivotable around a flap axis for adjusting a ratio between a first airflow through the first air channel and a second airflow through the second air channel, wherein the air regulating flap closes the first air channel in a first position and the air regulating flap closes the second air channel in a second position. A plurality of first vanes are disposed at least partially in the first air channel, wherein each of the first vanes is pivotable around a first vane axis. A plurality of second vanes are disposed at least partially in the second air channel, wherein each of the second vanes is pivotable around a second vane axis. A manipulator can coupled to the first vanes, the second vanes and the air regulating flap such as for adjusting the first vanes, the second vanes and the air regulating flap.
US11446984B2	Cooling system and cooling method A cooling system is provided to cool fluid used in a device mounted on a vehicle, by exchanging heat with cooler cooling water in a cooler. The system includes a cooling water passage connected to the cooler and having an undercover cooling water passage provided to an undercover, a cooler radiator configured to cool the cooler cooling water by exchanging heat between the cooler cooling water and air flowing into an engine bay from a grille, a flow rate adjuster configured to adjust a flow rate of the cooler cooling water supplied the undercover cooling water passage, and a controller configured to acquire at least a pressure or a temperature of the fluid, and control the flow rate adjuster to increase the flow rate of the cooler cooling water supplied to the undercover cooling water passage based on an increase in the pressure or the temperature of the fluid.
US11446982B2	User body temperature assistance system associated with vehicle air conditioning system A user body temperature assistance system associated with an air conditioning device, may include air conditioning controller configured to control an operation of an air conditioning device configured for adjusting an interior air temperature of a vehicle and determine an operation stage of a temperature adjustment unit in the vehicle according to an operation-based signal of the air conditioning device; and a temperature adjustment controller, which is configured to control an operation of the temperature adjustment unit for assisting a user body temperature according to the operation stage determined by the air conditioning controller.
US11446967B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire in accordance with the present disclosure comprises a first sound damper fixed to a tire inner surface and being made of a sponge material; a second sound damper disposed on a tire internal space side of the first sound damper, and being made of a sponge material; and a communication device retained between the first sound damper and the second sound damper, wherein the second sound damper has a hardness greater than a hardness of the first sound damper.
US11446954B1	Sign making apparatus and method A kit for making a sign utilizing a router includes a plurality of interlocking templates that can be utilized to form the letters for a sign. The kit includes two or more templates that are positioned in the same location on a board in a sequence to form a single letter, number or symbol with an island with an uninterrupted perimeter. The kit also includes a guide bushing that is secured to the router bit to prevent the router bit from gouging into the templates.
US11446948B1	Book workstation for paired users A book workstation includes a left cover and a right cover, a center spine, and pages sequentially arranged and bound to the center spine. The workbook includes at least one of: a) a left-side underlay and a left-side overlay, each bound to the left-side cover via a left-side spine, or b) a right-side underlay and a right-side overlay, each bound to the right-side cover via a right-side spine. In an open position, the pages can be split into left and right stacks. Indicia on a top page of the left stack are equivalent to indicia on a top page of the right stack. Relative orientations of the indicia enable each of a pair of users to view the indicia on one of the pages at the same time. Each underlay and overlay can be interleaved between pages of one stack, or placed on the top page of that stack.
US11446942B2	Print head maintenance assembly Disclosed herein is a print head maintenance assembly, a printing device and a method of controlling a print head maintenance assembly in a printing device. The print head maintenance assembly comprises a maintenance cartridge comprising a positioning flag, wherein the maintenance cartridge is movable along a maintenance path in a direction of movement; and a sensor to detect the positioning flag to determine the position of the maintenance cartridge along the maintenance path.
US11446940B2	Cutter assembly with movable trench cover A cutter assembly for a printable medium comprises a cutter to cut the printable medium, a trench adjacent to the cutter, and a trench cover, the trench cover at least partially covering the trench. The trench cover is movable between a supporting configuration to support the printable medium, and an open configuration to receive portions of the printable medium in the trench. The cutter assembly comprises an elastic element for biasing the trench cover towards the supporting configuration. The cutter comprises an engaging element and the engaging element engages the trench cover to move the trench cover from the supporting configuration towards the open configuration.
US11446937B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a medium accommodation portion that accommodates a medium, a medium discharge port for discharging the medium to an outside of the printing apparatus, a medium transport section that transports the medium along a transport path from the medium accommodation portion toward the medium discharge port, an ejection head that ejects a liquid to the medium to form an image on the medium, a heat generation section that dries the liquid ejected to the medium by heat, and an image detection section that detects the image formed on the medium. The ejection head, the heat generation section, and the image detection section are provided along the transport path. The ejection head is located between the heat generation section and the image detection section in a direction along the transport path.
US11446929B2	Liquid discharging head and ink-jet apparatus A liquid discharging head and an ink-jet apparatus that can achieve stable discharging over time by suppressing clogging of a nozzle due to particles and the like contained in liquid, and by suppressing adhesion of particles to a channel and a diaphragm surface. A liquid discharging head includes a nozzle configured to discharge liquid; a pressure chamber communicated with the nozzle; an individual channel communicated with the pressure chamber through a narrow part; a common channel communicated with the individual channel; an energy generation element configured to generate energy; and a diaphragm configured to convey the energy to the pressure chamber, wherein a monomolecular film is formed at inner walls of the nozzle, the pressure chamber, the narrow part, the diaphragm, and the individual channel, the monomolecular film being lyophilic to the liquid.
US11446917B2	Additive manufacturing device and additive manufacturing method An additive manufacturing device is provided with a beam irradiation unit irradiating a conductive powder disposed in a layered shape with a beam, a nondestructive inspection unit detecting a flaw in a surface layer of an additively manufactured article formed of the hardened conductive powder, and an energy control unit controlling energy of the beam. The energy control unit increases energy of a beam when a repairing region set in accordance with results of flaw detection by the nondestructive inspection unit is irradiated with the beam.
US11446913B2	Laminating apparatus Provided is a laminating apparatus configured to improve the uniformity of the thickness of a laminate to be obtained to improve the yield of a product, such as a laminate. The laminating apparatus includes a pressing device including a first press block that is advanceable and retreatable, a second press block arranged to face the first press block, a first pressing rubber mounted inside the first press block, and a second pressing rubber mounted inside the second press block, the first pressing rubber and the second pressing rubber facing each other, the first pressing rubber having formed on a surface thereof facing the second pressing rubber a convex frame configured to surround a peripheral edge portion thereof.
US11446909B2	High-slip stretch film A multi-layer stretch wrap film has three or more layers, including at least one outer non-cling layer, at least one inner core layer, and at least one outer cling layer, where the film displays enhanced non-cling properties after being stretched.
US11446907B2	Non-foil packaging laminate, method for manufacturing of the packaging laminate and packaging container produced thereof A non-foil packaging laminate for liquid food packaging comprises a layer of paper or other cellulose-based material, outermost liquid tight, heat sealable layers of polyolefin-based polymers and, vapour-deposition coated onto the inner side of the layer of paper or cellulose-based material, an induction heat susceptible metal coating. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing of the packaging laminate, a packaging container that is made from the packaging laminate and a method of induction heat sealing the packaging laminate into packaging containers.
US11446906B2	Decorative sheets A decorative sheet includes a primary film layer; a transparent resin layer; and a surface protective layer, in this order; the surface protective layer is formed of a plurality of layers with a layer located on an outermost surface is a surface protective layer, and a layer underlying the surface protective layer is a second surface protective layer and includes one or more ionizing radiation-curable resins having an erosion rate E in a range of 0.10 μm/g or more and 0.45 μm/g or less, and one or more thermosetting resins having an erosion rate E in a range of 0.30 μm/g or more and 0.6 μm/g or less, the erosion rate E being measured by using polygonal alumina powder having an average particle size (D50) of 1.2 μm, and a mass ratio between the ionizing radiation-curable resin and the thermosetting resin (ionizing radiation-curable resin/thermosetting resin) is 95/5 to 40/60.
US11446898B2	Composite foam article A composite foam article is disclosed herein. The composite foam article comprises a surface layer and a base layer with an interface therebetween. The surface layer comprises a high-resiliency polyurethane foam having an impact resilience of greater than about 50% when tested in accordance with ASTM D3574-17, and presents a seating surface. The base layer comprises a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having an impact resilience of less than about 50% when tested in accordance with ASTM D3574-17, and presents a mounting surface opposite the seating surface. The surface layer and the base layer are present in a thickness ratio of from about 17:3 to about 2:3.
US11446893B2	System and method for producing a multi-layered board having a medium with improved structure A system and method for producing a board product made from paper products that have embossed medium that features an improved structural profile. The improved structural profile may include a triangular flute pattern wherein each flute may exhibit a first linear leg support and a second linear leg support that each support a center apex structure. The apex may have a substantially flat portion that is configured to engage a facing. As such, the board product may further include one or more facings that are adhesively coupled to the embossed medium. Further, the apex of each “triangle” may also have a groove or channel for receiving an adhesive in a continuous and uniform manner.
US11446891B2	Tool head positioning mechanism for a converting machine, and method for positioning a plurality of tool heads in a converting machine The present invention relates to a method for positioning a plurality of tool heads in a converting machine for converting sheet material into box templates, comprising: providing a plurality of tool heads located at a first set of individual positions within a converting area, moving the plurality of tool heads within the converting area in a first movement by means of a transport mechanism that is arranged to be coupled individually to each tool head, moving at least one of the plurality of tool heads in relation to the transport mechanism in a second movement, wherein the plurality of tool heads are moved to a second set of individual positions by the first and second movement, and wherein the second movement takes place during the first movement. The invention also relates to a tool heads positioning device.
US11446890B2	Food processor The present disclosure provides a food processor including: a host component, wherein the host component includes a driving component; a barrel body component mounted on the host component and including: a feed inlet, a first barrel body communicated with the feed inlet, a second barrel body communicated with the first barrel body through a communication opening, a crushing device arranged in the first barrel body, connected to the driving component and rotating under the driving of the driving component, and an extrusion device arranged within the second barrel body, connected to the driving component and rotating under the driving of the driving component; wherein the crushing device can operate with an inner side wall of the first barrel body so as to crush food entering the first barrel body, and the crushed food enters the second barrel body through the communication opening under the action of the crushing device.
US11446885B2	Friction-reducing and anti-wear composite material for wading kinematic pair and preparation method therefor Disclosed is a friction-reducing and anti-wear composite material for a wading kinematic pair and a method of preparing the same. The friction-reducing and anti-wear composite material is prepared from carbon fiber (CF) among inorganic fillers, polyimide (PI) and polyether ether ketone (PEEK). These three materials are wet-mixed, dried and placed in a mold followed by curing by a heat press. The cured product is cooled and demolded to obtain the CF/PI/PEEK friction-reducing and anti-wear composite material for a wading kinematic pair. Tribological properties of the PEEK material are enhanced due to synergistic effect arising from hybrid organic-inorganic filling. The friction-reducing and anti-wear composite material provided in the invention has significantly reduced friction coefficient and wear volume loss under the seawater environment.
US11446884B2	Process for producing a component which is two-dimensional in regions from a fibre composite material A process is proposed for producing a component, in which at least one first two-dimensional laid scrim is produced from a fibre composite material having a constant thickness, an outer face and an inner face. At least one second two-dimensional laid scrim is arranged with respect to the first two-dimensional laid scrim and then consolidated. The first two-dimensional laid scrim can be provided in a continuous, efficient production process, which increases speed and lowers costs.
US11446883B2	Radius filler for wet composite layup A method of manufacturing a cured composite structure includes placing a radius filler element into a radius cavity extending along a length of a composite base member formed of dry fiber material comprised of reinforcing fibers. The radius filler element is formed of a radius filler material. The method also includes infusing resin into the dry fiber material, and chemically reacting the resin with the radius filler material to create a mixture of resin and radius filler material along side surface interfaces between the radius filler element and the composite base member. The method additionally includes curing or solidifying the resin, and allowing solvent in the resin to evaporate causing hardening of the mixture and bonding of the radius filler element to the composite base member, and resulting in a cured composite structure.
US11446876B2	Three-dimensional shaping apparatus and method of manufacturing three-dimensional shaping object A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a discharge portion discharging a shaping material, a shaping stage on which the shaping material discharged from the discharge portion is stacked, a temperature adjustment portion provided in the shaping stage to adjust a temperature of the shaping stage, and a control portion. The control portion stacks the shaping material on the shaping stage to shape and cure a three-dimensional shaping object while changing a relative position between the discharge portion and the shaping stage, and then, heats or cools a portion of the cured three-dimensional shaping object in contact with the shaping stage by controlling the temperature adjustment portion to adjust the temperature of the shaping stage.
US11446873B2	Transportation of pulverulent build-up material for producing three-dimensional objects In the field of producing three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing, methods and apparatuses are provided for transporting powdered build material that is used for the production of three-dimensional objects. In order to furnish a simple, reliably operating, and maintenance-free solution for material transportation from one space to another while simultaneously influencing gas exchange between the two spaces, in particular while maintaining gas separation of the spaces, it is proposed that a powder column be formed with the build material, which column influences the gas exchange, in particular prevents a gas exchange between the spaces.
US11446868B2	Assembly and method for creating a 3D structure An assembly and method for creating a 3D structure. An improved compression of particulate construction material to be applied in layers, and as for increased speed in the forming of the individual layers is provided. A compressor element (2) has a blade with cutting edge arranged for compressing particulate construction material to be applied in layers. The cutting edge width is in a range between about 0.1 and about 3 times the diameter of a particle of the particulate construction material. The compression of construction material occurs with a compressor element (2) having a blade with a cutting edge and arranged in a compressor assembly (1). The width of the cutting edge is in a range between about 0.1 and about 3 times the diameter of a particle. The compressor element (2) is moved in a linear movement direction (12) by a drive element (3).
US11446848B2	Method for manufacturing a part made of composite material a method for manufacturing a part made of composite material includes the steps of placing, in a mold, a fibrous preform including reinforcing fibers and being resin-impregnated, positioning a prefabricated element in the mold in contact with the fibrous preform at a predefined location of the fibrous preform, the prefabricated element having a predefined form and being produced in composite material comprising partially polymerized resin, compressing the assembly formed by the fibrous preform and the prefabricated element in the mold, heating the assembly formed by the fibrous preform and the prefabricated element in the mold to polymerize the resin and thus binding the prefabricated element with the fibrous preform in order to form the part made of composite material.
US11446846B2	Connection of mould parts Disclosed is a method, a mould system and a mould part for a mould system, for manufacture of a component for a wind turbine blade. The mould part may have a moulding surface with a primary side section, a secondary side section, and a central portion between the primary side section and the secondary side section. The mould part has a primary connection interface configured to abut a secondary connection interface of a second mould part. The primary connection interface comprises a primary connection surface substantially perpendicular to the moulding surface. The primary connection interface comprising an outlet configured to be connected to a vacuum source.
US11446838B2	Trimming device, post-processing device, and image forming apparatus with post-processing device A trimming device includes: a moving unit including a transport unit that transports a booklet which includes one or more sheets and which is folded in half at a center portion of the booklet, with a folded portion of the booklet at a front, a correction unit that corrects a posture of the booklet in response to a leading end of the booklet transported by the transport unit abutting against the correction unit, the correction unit being capable of advancing to an abutting position on a path of the booklet and retracting from the path, and an upper guide unit that extends at least between the transport unit and the correction unit, the upper guide unit that guides an upper surface of the booklet, the moving unit being movable in a transport direction between (i) a predetermined upstream position and (ii) a downstream position downstream of the upstream position in the transport direction; a lower guide unit that guides a lower surface of the booklet transported by the transport unit; and a cutting unit that cuts a downstream fore edge portion of the booklet in the transport direction, the cutting unit being capable of advancing to the path of the booklet and retracting from the path of the booklet. The upper guide unit is configured such that a gap between the upper guide unit and the lower guide unit widens in accordance with a thickness of the booklet to allow the booklet to pass through the gap.
US11446832B2	Retractable utility knife A utility knife configured with a retractable cutting blade that is extended and retracted by a blade actuation mechanism. The blade actuation mechanism includes a blade trigger assembly and a blade carriage assembly that are operably connected in variety of configurations, including a configuration with a rack-and-pinion arrangement between the blade trigger assembly and the blade carriage assembly. The rack-and-pinion blade actuation mechanism is configured to automatically retract the cutting blade as the cutting blade is lifted from the cutting surface.
US11446813B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method to increase movement patterns of an autonomous mobile body more easily, the information processing apparatus including an operation control unit configured to control an operation of a driving unit. The operation control unit generates, on the basis of a teaching movement, control sequence data for causing a driving unit of an autonomous mobile body to execute an autonomous movement corresponding to the teaching movement, and causes the driving unit to execute the autonomous movement according to the control sequence data, on the basis of an action plan determined by situation estimation. The information processing method includes controlling, by a processor, an operation of a driving unit, and the controlling further includes generating control sequence data, and causing the driving unit to execute an autonomous movement according to the control sequence data.
US11446809B2	Holder for a battery-powered tool A tool holder includes a body and mounting hardware, and holds a battery-powered tool. The body includes central and lateral panels that partly enclose and retain the battery of the tool. The mounting hardware is attached to a lateral panel and attaches the tool holder to a separate object or structure. The lateral panels have inwardly extending portions at their edges that support the enclosed battery and obstruct its movement away from the central panel and out of the body. The inwardly extending portions are spaced apart at a first end of the body, enabling insertion of the battery into the body with a handle portion of the tool extending away from the central panel. The tool holder retains and supports the tool with the battery retained within the body and without any other direct contact between the tool and the tool holder.
US11446802B2	Powered fastener driver having split gear box A fastener driver includes a housing defining a handle portion, a magazine in which fasteners are held, a nosepiece for receiving fasteners from the magazine, a driver blade movable from a ready position toward a driven position during which a fastener positioned in the nosepiece is driven into a workpiece, a lifting mechanism operable to return the driver blade from the driven position toward the ready position for a subsequent fastener driving operation, and a drivetrain to provide torque to the lifting mechanism. At least a portion of the drivetrain is positioned within and extends through the handle portion of the housing.
US11446800B2	Clutch pack pre-build fixture and installation tool A method and tool system coaxially orients inner clutch plates with outer clutch plates on a tool. The tool includes a plurality of guide members circumferentially spaced apart, each guide member matingly engages a toothed portion of each inner clutch plate to position the inner clutch plates coaxially. A pre-build fixture includes a plurality of alignment pillars, at least one support block, and an alignment member. The alignment pillars are circumferentially spaced apart about a fixture axis. Each alignment pillar has a curved inner face that faces radially inward and has an arclength that is configured to coincide with and fit within a corresponding gap between radially outward facing teeth of each outer clutch plate. The support block supports the tool coaxially with the fixture. The alignment member engages the tool to inhibit rotation of the tool when the tool is supported coaxially with the fixture by the support block.
US11446799B2	Torque wrench A torque wrench is provided, including a main body, a driving portion, a positioning member, a torque adjusting assembly and a tripping assembly. The main body defines an axial direction. The driving portion is disposed on an end of the main body. The positioning member is fixedly disposed in the main body. The torque adjusting assembly includes an abutting member and a mandrel, and the mandrel is disposed in the main body, rotatable about the axial direction and screwed to the abutting member. The tripping assembly includes an elastic abutting member and a plurality of notches arranged circumferentially one of the elastic abutting member and the plurality of notches is disposed on the mandrel, and the other of the elastic abutting member and the plurality of notches is disposed on the positioning member.
US11446798B2	Torque tool A torque tool is provided, including: a barrel; a first member disposed to the barrel, including at least one first engaging portion; a second member disposed in the barrel, including at least one second engaging portion, the at least one second engaging portion and the at least one first engaging portion being disengageably engaged with each other; an elastic mechanism, disposed inside the barrel and including elastic arms, the second member being configured to abut and radially deform the elastic arms; wherein when there is a torsional three greater than a preset torque value between the at least one second engaging portion and the at least one first engaging portion, the second member urges and radially defines the plurality of elastic arms so that the at least one second engaging portion and the at least one first engaging portion are relatively slipable and disengageable.
US11446790B2	Gripping or clamping device comprising a sliding guide and roller guide between jaw guide surfaces and a housing A gripping or clamping device including a housing body and at least one jaw guide which is provided in the housing body and has two lateral walls, including at least one jaw which can be moved in the jaw guide along a movement direction, guide surfaces being provided on the lateral walls and the jaw having sliding surfaces which interact with the guide surfaces to form a sliding guide, wherein at least one raceway part and rolling elements are provided in the jaw guide, the jaw and the raceway part each having a raceway for abutting against the rolling elements to form a roller guide.
US11446786B2	Part manufacturing system and part manufacturing method An object is to enable accurate machining by enabling shots to be accurately blasted on a workpiece even while workpiece is being deformed. A part manufacturing system includes: a peening device including a nozzle that projects a plurality of shots toward a workpiece, and a sensor that detects a distance to the workpiece; and a machining robot including a hand to which the peening device is attached, and a control unit that adjusts a position or an orientation of the peening device by controlling the hand based on the distance detected by the sensor.
US11446778B2	Stage mechanism A stage mechanism includes a feed screw, a fixed stage having a space portion incorporating the feed screw, a movable stage, and a backlash absorbing portion. The feed screw has a first end portion and a second end portion. The stage mechanism further includes a deviation preventing portion preventing the feed screw from deviating in a direction toward the first end portion and a pressing force adjusting portion adjusting the pressing force by which the feed screw is pressed in a direction from the second end portion side to the first end portion. The deviation preventing portion is in contact with a wall of the space portion on the first end portion side. The pressing force adjusting portion is in line contact with and presses the second end portion.
US11446775B2	Tank fabricating equipment A design for tank fabricating equipment and system comprises a frame supporting opposing arms for supporting one or more tank shells. The opposing arms pivotally engage opposing sides of the tank shells to force them into a circular cross-sectional shape. The arms are provided with rollers for aligning the tank shell with adjacent components during fabrication. In some embodiments, the rollers are provided with a circumferential channel to accommodate welding seams and to ensure alignment of butt joints.
US11446771B2	Method for producing wafers using ultrasound A wafer producing method for producing a wafer from an ingot, the ingot being previously formed with a separation layer along which the wafer is to be separated from the ingot. The wafer producing method includes a first ultrasonic vibration applying step of applying ultrasonic vibration to a given area of the ingot at a high density to thereby form a partially broken portion where a part of the separation layer is broken, a second ultrasonic vibration applying step of applying the ultrasonic vibration to the whole area of the ingot larger than the given area at a low density, after performing the first ultrasonic vibration applying step, thereby forming a fully broken portion where the separation layer is fully broken in such a manner that breaking starts from the partially broken portion, and a separating step of separating the wafer from the ingot along the fully broken portion.
US11446770B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for reducing the size of a material Automated systems and methods for making cuts in large masses of materials, including lateral cuts to reduce the lengths of steel slabs and produce therefrom slabs of desired sizes for producing steel plates. Such a system includes an apparatus having a support that supports the material, and a torch arm translatable in a Y-direction of the material and supporting a torch that emits a torch flame to make a cut in a Z-direction of the material while supported by the support. The apparatus has a deburring device associated with the torch arm and translatable in the Y-direction to perform a deburring operation by emitting an oxidizing gas stream that simultaneously removes burrs along the lateral cut produced by the torch in synchrony with translation of the torch in the Y-direction as the lateral cut is produced by the torch to oxidize the burrs before the burrs solidify.
US11446767B2	Composite body having at least one functional component, and a method of producing said composite body The invention relates to a composite body, wherein at least one functional component is integrated into a shaped product, and to a method for producing the same. The shaped product can especially be an implant, a prosthesis, an industrial component or a multifunctionally useful sensor platform for the monitoring of materials, components and/or structural systems.
US11446766B2	Layered manufacturing of single crystal alloy components A method of making a component includes: depositing a metallic powder on a workplane; directing a beam from a directed energy source to fuse the powder in a pattern corresponding to a cross-sectional layer of the component; repeating in a cycle the steps of depositing and fusing to build up the component in a layer-by layer fashion; and during the cycle of depositing and melting, using an external heat control apparatus separate from the directed energy source to maintain a predetermined temperature profile of the component, such that the resulting component has a directionally-solidified or single-crystal microstructure.
US11446765B2	Method of producing clad layer and device for producing the same A first metal powder is supplied to a substrate to form a beginning part of a clad layer. After the beginning part is formed, the second metal powder is supplied to the substrate. A concentration of at least one of Si, Ni, Mo, and Al in the first metal powder is lower than a concentration thereof in the second metal powder.
US11446761B2	Engraving machine A laser engraving machine with a three-point suspension system and an inverted X-Y axis support system wherein the X-axis beam is to and mounted below the Y-axis beams and the Y-axis beams are mounted inwardly of the outer ends of the X-axis beam and are structurally integrated with the machine housing. In addition, a counterweight is added to the drive belt for the laser tool to eliminate vibration during rapid reciprocal movement of the tool during an engraving process.
US11446758B2	Insulation part and laser machining head with insulation part detecting sensor An insulation part for supporting an electrically conductive nozzle in an insulated manner, and a laser machining head with a housing (10), through which a working laser beam path (11) is guided. The working laser beam path (11) exits on the machining side through an electrically conductive nozzle (17). The electrically conductive nozzle (17) is supported on an insulation part (18), which is supported on the housing (10), and which, for the capacitive distance measurement, is electrically connected to an oscillating circuit (24) of a distance measuring circuit (22). To monitor the presence of an inexpensive insulation part (18) in a user-friendly manner, the insulation part (18) comprises a ferromagnetic body (26) and a sensor (27) for detecting the ferromagnetic body (26) is provided on the housing (10). The sensor is connected to a monitoring circuit (29) that, in the absence of an insulation part (18), outputs a warning signal.
US11446757B2	Double-sided friction stir welding method for metal sheets and double-sided friction stir welding device There is provided a friction stir welding method in which, when double-sided friction stir welding is performed, enough plastic flow to obtain a welded state uniform in the thickness direction of metal sheets can be obtained, in which an increase in welding speed is achieved while the occurrence of defects during welding is prevented, and in which sufficient strength and improvement in welding workability can be achieved. There is also provided a friction stir welding device suitable for the friction stir welding.
US11446755B2	Apparatus and method for object tracking in welding process According to an embodiment, an object tracking device in a welding process tracks and outputs a predetermined object in a welding image. The object tracking device comprises a camera device capturing the welding image including a base material and a welding torch for welding the base material, a controller receiving a plurality of camera control parameter-varied images from the camera device, identifying the predetermined object in the received images, and generating an object tracking image, the plurality of camera control parameter-varied images having varied camera control parameters of the camera device, and an output device outputting the welding image captured by the camera device, the plurality of images received by the controller, or the object tracking image generated by the controller.
US11446753B2	Arc welding control method The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the amount of sputtering in a welding method wherein a welding wire feed rate is alternately switched between a forward feed period and a reverse feed period. Provided is an arc welding control method that switches a feed rate Fw for welding wire alternately between a forward feed period and a reverse feed period, repeats a short period and an arc period, and electrifies with a welding current Iw switched to a small current value in the latter half of the arc period, wherein a basic voltage setting value is set according to an average feed rate setting value, the error amplitude value for a voltage setting value and the basic voltage setting value is calculated, and the timing (current reduction time Td) for switching the welding current Iw to the small current value is varied on the basis of the average feed rate setting value and the error amplitude value.
US11446752B2	Method for producing joined structure A method for producing a joined structure according to the present invention includes: a reflow step of heating a first member and a solder material while keeping them in contact with each other in a reflow chamber to melt a solder alloy constituting the solder material, the reflow step including: a first reflow step of melting the solder alloy with an atmosphere in the reflow chamber reduced to a first pressure P1 lower than the atmospheric pressure; and a second reflow step of, after the first reflow step, melting the solder alloy with the atmosphere in the reflow chamber reduced to a second pressure P2 lower than the first pressure P1.
US11446735B2	Semi-passive control of solidification in powdered materials Disclosed herein are surface-functionalized powders which alter the solidification of the melted powders. Some variations provide a powdered material comprising a plurality of particles fabricated from a first material, wherein each of the particles has a particle surface area that is continuously or intermittently surface-functionalized with nanoparticles and/or microparticles selected to control solidification of the powdered material from a liquid state to a solid state. Other variations provide a method of controlling solidification of a powdered material, comprising melting at least a portion of the powdered material to a liquid state, and semi-passively controlling solidification of the powdered material from the liquid state to a solid state. Several techniques for semi-passive control are described in detail. The methods may further include creating a structure through one or more techniques selected from additive manufacturing, injection molding, pressing and sintering, capacitive discharge sintering, or spark plasma sintering.
US11446724B2	Release device for an industrial machine for the bending of metal elements A release device developed for an industrial machine for the bending of metal elements via a plurality of sheet-pressing tools arranged on a support frame is disclosed. The device includes a longitudinal member whereupon the sheet-pressing tools are positioned via an inclined interface. A modular coupling interface is included and situated between the wall of the machine and tightening elements, which keeps the tools locked in position. Clamping elements are set out which are suitable for locking the interface against the upper wall of the tools and which are arranged in an alternate manner in relation to a plurality of actuators. The actuators, once actuated, exert a force against the wall that is opposite to that exerted by clamping elements, and therefore allow for the horizontal displacement of the clamping elements, such a displacement making it possible for the interface to move itself vertically in such a way as to allow for the removal of the sheet-pressing tool.
US11446723B2	Methods and systems for automatically adjusting operational parameters of one or more leveling machines A leveling machine is automatically adjustable. A plurality of blank conditions are presented at a user interface. A selection of a first blank condition is received at the user interface. An arrangement of the rollers is determined based on the selection of the first blank condition. The rollers are moved based on the determined arrangement.
US11446722B2	Tube and a method of manufacturing a tube A high temperature iron-chromium-aluminium (FeCrAl) alloy tube extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the tube is formed from a continuous strip of a high temperature FeCrAl alloy and comprises a helical welded seam. The high temperature FeCrAl alloy tube is manufactured by feeding a continuous strip of the high temperature FeCrAl alloy toward a tube shaping station, helically winding the strip such that long edges of the strip abut each other and a rotating tube moving forward in a direction parallel to its longitudinal axis is formed, and continuously joining said abutting long edges together in a welding process directly when the tube is formed, whereby a welded tube comprising a helical welded seam is obtained.
US11446698B2	Process for spray-applying a non-aqueous two-component filler coating composition onto a substrate The invention relates to a process for hot-spraying a non-aqueous two-component filler coating composition comprising a binder component (A) and a curing component (B) onto a substrate wherein binder component (A) comprises an epoxy resin and curing component (B) comprises a curing agent for curing the epoxy resin and wherein the filler coating composition comprises in the range of from 15 to 35 wt % hollow glass microspheres having an average density in the range of from 0.23 to 0.70 g/cm3 and a mean particle size of at most 52 μm, in the range of from 0 to 15 wt % inorganic solid material other than hollow glass microspheres, and in the range of from 0 to 20 wt % organic solvent.
US11446694B2	Pipe connecting jig and ESI sprayer In an ESI sprayer including a pipe connecting jig used to connect an inlet-side pipe and an ESI capillary, a through-hole having an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the inlet-side pipe at one end and an inner diameter corresponding to an outer diameter of the ESI capillary at another end is formed in an axial direction of a conductive cylindrical body in which at least both ends are plastically deformable, and a gap forming protrusion protruding inward from a circumferential wall of the through-hole is provided in the cylindrical body.
US11446684B2	Air-wash powder sieving apparatus for powder coating system The present invention provides an air-wash powder sieving apparatus for a powder coating system having a powder spray gun, a powder suction pump assembly, and a powder container/hopper. The said sieving apparatus includes a housing, a sieving section and at least one air jet section adapted within the housing, for directing compressed air on the sieve. The compressed air impinged by the air jets onto the sieving mesh not only skims and washes the sieving mesh and keeps it de-clogged but also acts as a secondary air of the powder suction pump.
US11446682B2	Method of manufacturing a rotary atomiser bell cup A rotary atomiser bell cup comprising a bell portion for spraying media in use and a hub portion via which the bell portion is rotatingly drivable in use, wherein the hub portion is a machined metal portion and the bell portion has been built up on the hub using an additive manufacturing process.
US11446674B2	Blow bar A blow bar for inserting in a holder of a rotor of an impact crusher defines a longitudinal axis in a z-direction, a vertical axis in a y-direction, and a transverse axis in a x-direction. The blow bar includes two rectangular heads respectively arranged at upper and lower ends of the blow bar and defining there between a middle region, in which the longitudinal axis centrally determines a position of a y-z plane. Each head has side surfaces extending parallel to the y-z plane and parallel at a first spacing to define a thickness between the side surfaces. The two heads are situated offset to the y-z plane in opposite direction by a second spacing in the transverse direction, thereby forming support shoulders in a transition to the middle region. The middle region has a thickness which is not less than the first spacing of the side surfaces.
US11446662B2	System for capturing single cell-derived biomolecules A system for capturing a biomolecule in a single cell includes: a two-dimensional array having single cell capture holes on one surface of a substrate, and biomolecule capture areas inside the substrate each comprising a biomolecule capture member for capturing a biomolecule extracted from individual cells respectively captured by the single cell capture holes; a flow channel for flowing a sample containing cells to be assayed, from a 1st direction parallel to the surface of the substrate; a structure on the surface of the substrate and opposed to the 1st direction on the downstream side of each of the single cell capture holes; a 1st application means applying a 1st flow, and a 1st control means; and a 2nd application means applying a 2nd flow orthogonal to the one surface of the substrate toward each biomolecule capture area from each corresponding single cell capture hole, and a 2nd control means.
US11446660B2	Organism evaluation system and method of use An organism evaluation system for analyzing organisms within a fluid flow, comprising one or more of a stimulation section comprising a means for inducing a motive response in a living organism within the fluid flow passing through the stimulation section and a shepherding section comprising a means for separating such an organism from the fluid flow, a flow normalizing section in fluid communication with the stimulation section and/or shepherding section, and a viewing section in fluid communication with the flow normalizing section, the viewing section comprising a body having formed therein a body cavity defining a viewing port, the viewing section further comprising an optical system mounted relative to the body for viewing the fluid flow within the viewing port through a cavity first opening, whereby image data relating to the fluid flow and organisms therein is acquired via the optical system for analysis.
US11446652B2	Rotary platform for cell lysing and purification and method of use Magnetic beads having cell components of interest are translated between a sequence of processing wells in a tray without need for pipetting. The circular tray contains one or more sequences of wells each interconnected by a respective channel. The tray is rotated about a central axis and a magnet, an agitator, and a heater provided external to the tray enable magnetic bead translation, mixing, and incubation, respectively. The magnet proximate a well forms a cluster of beads. Manipulation of the tray in rotation and elevation results in translation of the cluster from one well, through a channel, and into an adjacent well. The well containing a cluster may be rotationally positioned in front of the agitator, the agitator extended into contact with the well, followed by mechanical agitation. The heater, disposed beneath the tray, may accept a well lowered thereto for selective heating.
US11446649B2	Three-part nano-catalyst and use thereof for photocatalysis Disclosed is a nanocatalyst-type nanoscale composition including a nanoparticle semiconductor, plasmonic metal nanoparticles and an organic photosensitiser of the carbo-mer type. Also disclosed is a method for producing such a nano-catalyst. Also disclosed is use of the nanocatalyst for photoelectrolysis, in particular, for the photoelectrolysis of water, as well as to a power source including the nanocatalyst.
US11446647B2	Method for manufacturing photocatalytic filter having porous nanofiber heterostructure A method for preparing a porous nano-fiber heterostructure photocatalytic filter screen includes: preparing a noble metal nanostructure with tunable spectra and a heterostructure composite photocatalyst of a photocatalytic material; and preparing a large area and multilayer porous nano-fiber filter screen structure, while utilizing a scattering enhancement effect of metal nanoparticles in an porous optical fiber to realize repeated conduction of sunlight in the optical fiber and finally interact with the composite photocatalyst on a surface to improve photocatalytic efficiency. Preparation of the heterostructure composite photocatalyst with a wide spectral response of and tunable visible to infrared band spectra is realized, at the same time, with reference to high adsorbability, high light transmission of nanometer fiber and unique optical characteristics of metal nanoparticles, an air purification filter screen with a high sunlight utilization rate and a high catalytic degradation capability is creatively provided.
US11446642B2	Hybrid catalysts comprising a mixed metal oxide component for production of C2 and C3 hydrocarbons A hybrid catalyst including a metal oxide catalyst component comprising chromium, zinc, and at least one additional metal selected from the group consisting of iron and manganese, and a microporous catalyst component that is a molecular sieve having 8-MR pore openings. The at least one additional metal is present in an amount from 5.0 at % to 20.0 at %.
US11446636B2	Jute stem-supported palladium-NPS and use as dip-catalysts for aqueous transfer hydrogenation Chemoselective and regioselective hydrogenation can be conducted using green sources, e.g., metal nanoparticles on plant stem supports in water. Heterogeneous catalytic systems, including “dip catalysts,” can catalyze transfer hydrogenation of, e.g., styrenics, unfunctionalized olefins, quinolines, and other N-heteroaromatics. Palladium nanoparticles having longest dimensions of, e.g., 15 to 20 nm, may be anchored on jute plant (Corchorus genus) stem supports, i.e., “green” supports (GS). Pd nanoparticles can be decorated onto the jute stem (GS) by in-situ reduction of, e.g., K2PdCl4, in aqueous medium at 70° C., using formic acid as the reducing agent. The Pd-GS show uniform distribution of Pd on the cellulose matrix of the jute stem, and can conduct chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of numerous styrenics, olefins, and heterocycles (including aromatics) with high functional group tolerance, even in water.
US11446632B2	Silver oxide nanoparticle-containing fly ash adsorbent Methods and compositions for the adsorptive removal of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from contaminated water sources and systems. The compositions contain acid-treated fly ash particles containing carbon, oxygen, and sulfur, and silver oxide nanoparticles having diameters in a range of 1-10 nm such that the silver oxide nanoparticles are present on the surface and in pore spaces of the acid-treated fly ash particles. The composition is in the form of particles having sizes in a range of 100 nm to 2.5 μm. Methods of preparing and characterizing the adsorbents are also provided.
US11446631B2	Alkaline earth metal ion adsorbent, and production method of the same, and alkaline earth metal ion-containing liquid treatment apparatus Provided is a particulate alkaline earth metal ion adsorbent having a large adsorption capacity. The particulate alkaline earth metal ion adsorbent comprising: a potassium hydrogen dititanate hydrate represented by a chemical formula K2-xHxO·2TiO2·nH2O, wherein x is 0.5 or more and 1.3 or less, and n is greater than 0; and no binder, wherein the particulate alkaline earth metal ion adsorbent has a particle size range of 150 μm or more and 1000 μm or less.
US11446629B2	Batch processing apparatus Current chemical batch processing technology is based on batch reactors, which typically consist of a vessel, in which reactants are processed. The batch reactor comprises a reactor vessel having at least one first thermal transfer element; a removable top cover for sealing the reactor vessel; a baffle component having at least one second thermal transfer element; and an agitator component, wherein each of the at least one first thermal transfer element and the at least one second thermal transfer element is independently controllable, and wherein the batch reactor comprises a thermal transfer surface-to-volume ratio of at least 6:1. This increases the thermal transfer potential and the thermal energy transfer efficiency of the batch reactor, thereby to increase production speed and throughput.
US11446627B2	Capsules A population of capsules, the capsules can include a core including a benefit agent and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the shell can include a first shell component.
US11446621B2	Method for producing a nano-active powder material A method and system for producing nano-active powder materials. The method can be used with a reactor system comprising stages in which input particles flow under gravity progressively through stages of the reactor. A powder injector first stage in which ground input precursor powder is injected into the reactor. An externally heated preheater stage may be in the reactor, in which the precursor powder is heated to a temperature of calcination reaction. An externally heated calciner stage in the reactor, in which primary precursor volatile constituents can be rapidly removed calcination reactions as a high purity gas stream to produce the desired nano-active product. A post-processing reactor stage in which there is a change of the gas stream composition to produce the desired hot powder product by virtue of the nano-activity of the first powder material. A powder ejector stage in which the hot powder product is ejected from the reactor.
US11446619B2	Pulsed compression reactors and methods for their operation A pulsed compression reactor may include a reactor housing, a spring piston, and a driver piston. The reactor housing may define an interior volume, and may include a first passage and a second passage which lead to the interior volume. The spring piston may be positioned within the interior volume, wherein the spring piston and the reactor housing at least partially define a perimeter of a gas spring buffer chamber within the interior volume. The driver piston may be positioned within the interior volume, wherein the spring piston, the driver piston, and the reactor housing at least partially define a perimeter of a reaction chamber within the interior volume.
US11446617B2	Extruder with planetary roller section for cooling melts Various measures increase the cooling effect on a planetary roller extruder section/module. Those measures include a choke being arranged at an outlet of the planetary roller extruder section or module, a distance between centerlines of adjacent planetary spindles being at least equal to an outer diameter of the planetary spindles, providing a pressurized melt supply, having a cooling section composed of several sections/modules, providing at least one section/module in which a flow, during melt supply is converse to the conveying direction of the extruder, and providing cooling tubes arranged within the central spindle.
US11446612B2	Simultaneous sorption of dyes and toxic metals from waters using titania-incorporated polyamide A method for making a titania-polymer nanocomposite by simultaneously forming TiO2 nanoparticles in situ from a TiO2 precursor in the presence of urea and interfacially polymerizing polyamide precursors thereby producing a titania-polymer nanocomposite. A titania-polymer nanocomposite made by this method. A method for removing a dye or metal from water comprising contacting contaminated water with the titania-polymer nanocomposite.
US11446608B2	Method for reducing HTO concentration in aqueous solution The present invention relates to a method for reducing the HTO concentration in a tritium-containing aqueous solution. The present invention includes bringing water vapor or the like of a tritium-containing aqueous solution into contact with a porous material having pores in a pore diameter range of 500 Å or less, selectively occluding the HTO in the tritium-containing aqueous solution in the porous material, and obtaining a tritium-containing aqueous solution in which the HTO concentration thereof is reduced. The present invention relates to a device used for reducing the HTO concentration in a tritium-containing aqueous solution. The present invention includes a reservoir for a raw tritium-containing aqueous solution, a means for generating water vapor or the like of the tritium-containing aqueous solution, an occlusion means in which is accommodated a porous material having pores in a pore diameter range of 500 Å or less, and a means for recovering the tritium-containing aqueous solution in which the HTO concentration is reduced. The present invention furthermore includes a transfer means for transferring the water vapor or the like to the occlusion means, and a means for transferring the tritium-containing aqueous solution in which the HTO concentration is reduced from the occlusion means to a recovery means.
US11446603B2	Acid gas removal system for removing acidic gases from gaseous hydrocarbons The acid gas removal system for removing acidic gases from gaseous hydrocarbons (10) removes sour gases, such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2), from an input gaseous stream. The system (10) includes a contactor (12) for contacting the input gaseous stream with an absorption liquid solvent (ALS), and a stripper (24) for recycling the absorption liquid solvent (ALS) and removing acidic gases (AG) therefrom, but with the addition of a pair of plate-plate heat exchangers (22, 26). The first heat exchanger (22) heats the used absorption liquid solvent (UALS) output from the contactor (12) prior to injection into the stripper (24). The used absorption liquid solvent (UALS) is heated via heat exchange with the acidic gases (AG) output from the stripper (24). The second heat exchanger (26) cools the recycled absorption liquid solvent (RALS) before injection back into the contactor (12).
US11446600B2	Detoxification device having heated filter for killing pathogens A detoxification device for removing pathogens from air within an environment. The detoxification device may include a filtration media for catching and retaining particles larger than about 0.3 micrometers (μm) with an efficiency of at least 99%. The detoxification device may also include a heating element having a metallic foam. The heating element may be heated upon application of an electrical current to the heating element. The heating element may, upon being heated, heat the filtration media to a target temperature that is effective to kill a pathogen.
US11446584B2	Apparatus and method for generating bubbles An apparatus and method for producing bubbles. The apparatus may include a motor, a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream, and a bubble generating assembly operably coupled to the fan device so as to be rotated. The apparatus may also include a bubble solution dispenser for dispensing bubble solution onto bubble generating devices of the bubble generating assembly. Furthermore, a support member may be provided for supporting a container of the bubble solution. The support member may be altered into a dispensing position whereby the bubble solution can be dispensed from the container into the bubble solution dispenser. When the support member is in the dispensing position, a switch that activates the motor may be actuated into a closed state. The support member may include an actuation member that engages the switch when in the dispensing position.
US11446583B2	Toy vehicle track set A toy vehicle track set includes a base having a first pivotable end and a second pivotable end. A first segment is coupled to the first pivotable end. A first connector has a first hinge, a first tongue and a second tongue. A second segment is hingedly coupled to the first segment by the first connector. A third segment is coupled to the second pivotable end. A second connector has a second hinge, a third tongue and a fourth tongue. A fourth segment is hingedly coupled to the third segment by the second connector. The first and second tongue of the first connector are configured to slidably couple to the first and second segments, respectively, and rotate relative to the first hinge. The third and fourth tongue of the second connector are configured to slidably couple to the third and fourth segments, respectively, and rotate relative to the second hinge.
US11446581B2	Method and apparatus for controlling virtual reality shooting game The present disclosure provides a control method and apparatus for a Virtual Reality (VR) shooting game. The control method includes: detecting a shooting operation instruction in the VR shooting game; when the shooting operation instruction is detected, controlling a shooting weapon to execute a shooting action; in response to the shooting weapon executing the shooting action, applying a first acting force to a virtual weapon holder, the first acting force being used for simulating a recoil force to the virtual weapon holder when the shooting weapon executes the shooting action; calculating and controlling a position change of the virtual weapon holder based on the first acting force; and after the first force disappears, applying a second acting force to the virtual weapon holder, and calculating and controlling the position change of the virtual weapon holder based on the second acting force.
US11446575B2	Machine learned ground coverage for virtual gaming environment Virtual game worlds for computer games can be provided using machine learning. The use of machine learning enables the virtual game worlds to be generated at run time by standard consumer hardware devices. Machine learning agents are trained in advance to the characteristics of the particular game world. In doing so, ground coverage of the virtual game world can be determined. In one implementation, the ground coverage is determined using at least one ground coverage agent, which is a trained machine learning agent to provide appropriate ground coverage for the terrain of the virtual game world. Advantageously, the virtual game world can be provided in high resolution and is able to cover a substantially larger region than conventional practical.
US11446574B2	Method and apparatus for vertex reconstruction based on terrain cutting, processor and terminal A method and apparatus for vertex reconstruction based on terrain cutting, a processor and a terminal are provided. The method includes: position information of a unit block to be removed is acquired, terrain resources in a game scene are cut into multiple terrain chunks, and each terrain chunk is cut into multiple unit blocks; vertex data of at least one adjacent unit block of the unit block to be removed is determined according to the position information; and at least one triangular patch to be rendered is reconstructed according to the vertex data. The present disclosure solves a technical problem that a terrain change mode provided in the related art is limited within a region of a single plane thereby lacking flexibility and realism.
US11446571B2	Cloud gaming adaptive synchronization mechanism An apparatus to facilitate processing of cloud gaming data is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors to receive a plurality of frames of game video data, render the plurality of frames to have a variable frame rate, encode the plurality of frames as encoded game data and transmit the encoded game data to a client computing device.
US11446561B2	Non-transitory computer readable recording medium, screen generating method, and information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus 100 acquires, when an actual performance by an athlete is started, an element that has already been performed and a score of the element that has already been performed in the actual performance, based on data acquired in real time. The information processing apparatus 100 estimates an element with a high probability of being performed hereafter in the actual performance, based on at least one of the planned performance information and the data. The information processing apparatus 100 estimates an estimated score of the actual performance being performed, based on the score of the element that has already been performed and an estimated score in the case in which estimated elements that have not been performed succeed, and generates screen information to display the estimated score of planned performance and the estimated score of the actual performance.
US11446557B2	Lacrosse head spacer A lacrosse head spacer includes a front surface, left and right side surfaces attached at a left and right edges of the front surface, and a curved back surface extending between the left and right side surfaces. A width of the lacrosse head spacer measured perpendicularly from the left side surface to the right side surface is larger than a minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads such that when the lacrosse head spacer is inserted between sidewalls of a lacrosse head, the lacrosse head spacer maintains the sidewalls apart from each other at a distance larger than the minimum width dimension specified by NCAA rules for lacrosse heads.
US11446553B2	Club heads with bounded face to body yield strength ratio and related methods Some embodiments include a club head with a bounded face to body yield strength ratio. Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.
US11446550B2	Entertainment forum digital video camera, audio microphone, speaker and display device enabling entertainment participant and remote virtual spectator interaction, apparatus, system, method, and computer program product According to one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus, system, method and/or computer program product may provide an electronically and programmably controlled remote virtual spectator/viewer device enabling viewer interaction with an entertainment participant in an entertainment forum via an exemplary digital video camera, digital audio microphone, speaker system, and display device system coupled via at least one communications interface to a communications network to allow a remote viewer to virtually interact with and communicate with the entertainment participant in the entertainment forum. Embodiments may include a graphical user interface configured to allow control of a digital video camera, and digital microphone in the entertainment forum, by a remote user from a remote location.
US11446532B2	Exercise apparatus having a stair and slide assembly A stair and slide assembly includes a stair portion including a plurality of stairs, a slide portion including a slide with an entrance and an exit, and an assist bar positioned proximate the exit of the slide to assist a user with pivoting from the exit of the slide to the stair portion. The slide has a first portion extending substantially linearly from the entrance of the slide at an angle and a second portion extending from the first portion to the exit of the slide. The second portion transitions the slide from the angle of the first portion to substantially horizontal. The exit of the slide is configured to be positioned at a target height above a ground surface. The target height is between about 18 inches and about 30 inches.
US11446524B2	Systems, devices, and methods for treating a pulmonary disease with ultrasound energy A pulmonary treatment system includes a compact configuration for delivery to an airway of a patient. An energy delivery system of the pulmonary treatment system delivers ultrasound energy to target nerve tissue in or along an airway wall of the airway radially outward from surface tissue to reduce airway resistance in a downstream airway. The pulmonary treatment system may protect tissue in the airway wall of the airway located between the target nerve tissue and the ultrasound energy delivery system by a coolant system that may also act as a coupling fluid for the emitted ultrasound energy.
US11446513B2	Methods of treating autism using light therapy A method for treating autism. Light energy is applied externally to a patient's scalp on the skull near the frontal lobes. Optionally the light is also applied to the temporal lobes and the base of the brain. The treatment can be enhanced by activating the cranial nerves while the light is applied. In a preferred embodiment the applied light is in the red range and more preferably about of 635 nm±10 nm. In a preferred embodiment, the applied light energy is applied with a pulse frequency or frequencies of 8 Hz, 53 Hz, 73 Hz and 101 Hz. The light can be emitted from the same light emitter or from multiple emitters. Preferably the light is laser light and is emitted as a line from a hand-held laser device, and the line is waved manually across a person's skull in the desired area in a continuous, sweeping manner.
US11446502B2	Stimulation of a nerve supplying the spleen Stimulation of neural activity in a nerve supplying the spleen, wherein the nerve is associated with a neurovascular bundle, can modulate pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules levels, thereby reducing inflammation and providing ways of treating inflammatory disorders. The invention provides improved ways of treating inflammatory disorders which minimize off-target effects.
US11446495B2	Therapeutic devices for placement underneath the eyelid and associated systems, devices, and methods for dry eye treatment According to some aspects, a device is presented herein that is configured to be located underneath an eyelid and worn by a user for treating dry eye. The device includes a first surface configured to face a portion of a sclera of the eye, and a second surface configured to face an eyelid and to be completely covered by the eyelid. In some embodiments, the device further includes a plurality of stimulation electrodes proximal to the first surface, wherein the plurality of stimulation electrodes is configured to stimulate the sclera. The device further includes an energy storage element coupled to the plurality of stimulation electrodes. The energy storage element is configured to supply power to the plurality of stimulation electrodes. The device further includes a processor configured to control a supply of energy from the energy storage element to the plurality of stimulation electrodes to stimulate the sclera.
US11446492B2	Electrical stimulation apparatus An electrical stimulation apparatus includes a generator of sequential electrical pulses having predetermined values of parameters that include pulse amplitude, and duration and frequency of the pulses, the generator having one or more separate stimulation channels that independently deliver the pulse sequences to body areas. An electrode for each channel transmits the stimulation pulses and is applied outside the patient's skin at a predetermined region and with a predetermined position relative to the position of another electrode associated to another channel. One or more electrodes are borne by a flexible support element, fastenable in a position related to body anatomy, and are distributed on an extension of the support element according to a predetermined design, together with the pulse generator connected to the one or more electrodes or with two or more pulse generators connected to different electrodes also supported by the support element.
US11446490B2	Method for a neuromodulation treatment The present disclosure provides a neuromodulation method for treating the syndromes of a low urinary tract dysfunction. The neuromodulation method comprises attaching a first active electrode to a first patient's leg in the back of the knee area in proximity of a peroneal nerve of the first leg. Attaching a second active electrode to a second patient's leg in the back of the knee area in proximity of a peroneal nerve of the second leg. Attaching a grounding electrode to the patient's body. Generating electrical pulses by a pulse generator connected to the first, the second active electrode and a grounding electrode. Stimulating by the first and the second active electrodes the peroneal nerve of the first and the second leg and controlling via control unit a flow of the generated pulses to each of the first and second active electrode.
US11446488B2	Kidney treatment Described is a low voltage, pulsed electrical stimulation device for controlling expression of klotho, a useful protein, by tissues. Also described are methods of enhancing expression of klotho in cells and treating a subject's kidneys.
US11446480B2	Implantable pump system having an undulating membrane with improved hydraulic performance An implantable pump system is provided, suitable for use as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) system, having an implantable pump, a battery, a controller, and a programmer. The implantable pump includes a flexible membrane coupled to an actuator assembly via a skirt that extends toward the inlet of the pump and curves to guide blood toward the outlet. The actuator assembly is magnetically engagable with electromagnetic coils, so that when the electromagnetic coils are energized, the actuator assembly causes wavelike undulations to propagate along the flexible membrane to propel blood from the inlet, across the skirt, and through the outlet of the implantable pump. The controller may be programmed by a programmer to operate at frequencies and duty cycles that mimic physiologic flow rates and pulsatility while operating in an efficient manner that avoids thrombus formation, hemolysis and/or platelet activation.
US11446478B2	Transdermal permeant application device The device of the present invention comprises an intervening release liner as a common special feature, and the intervening release liner covers a part of an adhesive surface of a patch. The intervening release liner gets away from the patch, and is fixed to a patch application support (or porator tab). Due to such constitution, under a situation in use where the first part of the adhesive area of the patch adheres to a skin surface, the patch application support is slidable along the skin surface while peeling the intervening release liner from said part of the adhesive area of the patch to adhere to the skin surface.
US11446461B2	Delivery of respiratory therapy A respiratory mask for continuous positive airway pressure treatment includes a cushion adapted to be positioned against the face of a patient. The cushion is configured in a gasket arrangement around an entrance to the airways of the patient. The cushion is constructed from a polyurethane foam and has a thickness of greater than about 5 mm.
US11446448B2	Needle safety system A syringe safety system may include a sleeve. The sleeve may include a guide track formed in the sleeve. The guide track may have a guide pin retention portion, a travel portion, and a lockout portion. The syringe safety system may include a collar having a guide pin extending radially from an exterior surface of the collar. A spring may extend between and be coupled to the collar and the sleeve. A cap may engage the sleeve. The cap may be configured to retain the guide pin in the guide pin retention portion of the guide tack. When the cap is removed, the spring advances the guide pin into the travel portion of the guide track.
US11446445B2	Drug delivery device The invention relates to a drug delivery device comprising: a syringe with a body from which a needle extends and an inner sheath; a piston rod comprising a piston and an actuation head, a support sheath for holding the body. It is envisaged that the support sheath and the actuation head comprise corresponding indicators.
US11446433B2	Feeding device and portable dispensing device A feeding device according to the present invention includes a tubular body which has an a female screw portion, a movable shaft which has a male screw portion and is movable between a start position and an end position according to a rotation of the tubular body, a final gear which is provided in the tubular body, a drive unit which has the driving gear, a power transmission mechanism which transmits a driving force from the driving gear to the final gear via a plurality of intermediate gears, and a biasing mechanism which is configured to apply a biasing force to the movable shaft. At least one of the plurality of intermediate gears is a two-stage gear. The biasing mechanism is configured to apply the biasing force from the end position toward the start position and presses the male screw portion against the female screw portion to the start position side.
US11446429B2	Systems and methods for managing pneumatic pathways in integrated multilayer wound dressings A system for providing instillation fluid to a deep abdominal wound includes an instillation module and a connection structure. The instillation module defines a first surface and a second, abdominal contents-facing surface. The instillation module includes a distribution hub configured to receive instillation fluid from an instillation fluid source. The connection structure includes a first surface, a second, abdominal contents-facing surface; and a flow path extending between the first surface and the second surface. The flow path includes an inlet configured to receive an instillation fluid conduit engaged with the instillation fluid source and an outlet in fluid communication with the instillation module. The flow path defines an axis extending between the inlet and the outlet. The flow path is configured to compress in a direction defined by the axis.
US11446428B2	Cleaning method for prepless colonoscopy Methods for clearing of fecal matter the wall of a colon or other body lumen for diagnostic inspection, the methods being adapted to clearing of fecal matter comprised of particles of various sizes and compositions. Methods are further adapted for application in patients who have undergone a restricted scope of preparation to reduce and/or remediate the particle structure of colon contents, or no preparation at all, before diagnostic inspection.
US11446427B2	Irrigation system An irrigation system includes a housing on which a trigger is movably mounted, a motor, an accumulator, a pump and a gearing arranged inside the housing. At least the motor and the accumulator are mounted in a drive unit which can be replaced.
US11446425B2	Composite dressings for improved granulation and reduced maceration with negative-pressure treatment Dressings for treating a tissue site with negative pressure are disclosed, which may include a dressing having at least three layers assembled in a stacked relationship. In one example embodiment, a first film may comprise a non-porous material and a plurality of fluid restrictions. A first manifold layer may be adjacent to the first film and may comprise a second film of a transparent material having blisters and a manifold area. The first manifold layer may further comprise apertures configured to allow fluid transfer through the second film. A second manifold layer may be adjacent to the first manifold layer and may comprise foam having a contact area that is less than the manifold area of the first manifold layer.
US11446415B2	Fluid control device A fluid control device includes a container and a passive valve. A vacuum source has a suction hole. The container has a first connection hole, a second connection hole, a third connection hole, a storage chamber, and a water-sealing chamber. The passive valve includes a first valve housing, a second valve housing, and a diaphragm. A ventilation hole, a second ventilation hole, and a third ventilation hole are provided in the first valve housing and the second valve housing. The first ventilation hole of the passive valve communicates with the second connection hole of the container. The second ventilation hole of the passive valve communicates with the suction hole of the vacuum source. The third ventilation hole is opened to the atmosphere. The diaphragm is pinched between the first valve housing and the second valve housing and forms a first region and a second region.
US11446414B2	Medical device The disclosed medical device has high visibility on non-woven fabric having a color such as green, blue, or the like, excellent identifiability from other medical devices having a color such as green, blue, or the like, and high surface smoothness. The medical device comprises an elongated body and a resin layer for covering at least a proximal portion of the elongated body, in which the resin layer has a first layer which includes a first fluororesin, titanium oxide, and a dispersant, and a second layer which is formed on the first layer and includes a second fluororesin. The content of the titanium oxide is 30% by weight or more relative to the solid content of the first layer, and an acid value of the dispersant is 20 to 90 mg/KOH.
US11446410B2	Chemically strengthened bioactive glass-ceramics A chemically strengthened bioactive glass-ceramic composition as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the disclosed compositions.
US11446406B2	Photocatalytic device and fluid cleaning apparatus having the device Provided is a photocatalytic device capable of further enhancing an effect by a photocatalyst and also efficiently dissipating heat emitted from a light applying portion, and capable of further enhancing the purification effect by increase of a light amount. In the photocatalytic device, both end portions of a housing in the lateral direction are in contact with an upper face of a photocatalyst filter to support the photocatalyst filter, and form upper-side edge portions for openings. A center portion of the housing is distant from the photocatalyst filter in an upward direction. Tilted portions are positioned in regions between both the end portions and the center portion. A lower-side inner wall of the housing supports the photocatalyst filter, and forms lower-side edge portions for the openings. A light applying portion is disposed on a lower face of the center portion of the upper-side inner wall.
US11446403B2	Automatic Far-UV environmental sanitization A system using a Far-UV light source is disclosed for sanitizing an environment. The light source can be automatically activated based on environment dimension information, environment usage information, light source specification information, and/or regulatory compliance information. Activation of the light source can be further based on sensor data from the environment, such as occupancy sensor data. The controller can further monitor and log light source usage, such as to update an expected remaining lifespan of the light source and generate a compliance report of light source usage. Activation of the light source can be further based on the expected remaining lifespan of the light source. When the expected remaining lifespan of the light source drops below a threshold, a maintenance prediction alert can be generated to facilitate maintaining and/or replacing the light source.
US11446402B2	Composition for material delivery, including exosome mimetics derived from red blood cells, and use thereof The present invention relates to a composition for material delivery, including exosome mimetics derived from red blood cells, and a use thereof and the composition for material delivery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes exosome mimetics derived from red blood cells, which are capable of being loaded with a drug, a radioactive material, or a fluorescent material, and thus may be usefully utilized for a drug delivery use, a cell labeling use, a contrast medium, or the like, and when the composition for material delivery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is used, treatment and diagnosis may be simultaneously performed.
US11446399B2	System and method for quantifying the presence of chemicals and/or physical conditions in ocular tissues A system for quantifying the presence of at least one chemical and/or a physical condition in ocular tissues is provided. The system uses a membrane having at least one photo-reactive chemical- and/or physical condition-sensing indicator dye and a photo-reactive reference dye wherein both the photo-reactive chemical- and/or physical condition-sensing indicator dye and the photo-reactive reference dye are responsive to the same wavelength of an excitation light source but emit different wavelengths of light in a light spectrum. An optical data detector receives the emitted light and a processor splits the data into two or more colours of the light spectrum and measures the intensity of the two or more colours. The colour intensity belonging to the emitted light from the chemical- and/or physical condition-sensing indicator dye is compared to the colour intensity of the light emitted from the reference dye and the amount of chemical present and/or the extent of physical condition is ratiometrically determined therefrom.
US11446398B2	Regulated biocircuit systems The present invention provides regulatable biocircuit systems. Such systems provide modular and tunable protein expression systems in support of the discovery and development of therapeutic modalities.
US11446389B2	Maytansinoid derivatives, conjugates thereof, and methods of use Provided herein are maytansinoid compounds, derivatives thereof, conjugates thereof, and methods of treating or preventing proliferative diseases with the same.
US11446384B2	Agent for targeting heart comprising tannic acid The present invention relates to a heart targeting agent comprising tannic acid, in which the agent aids a heart disease therapeutic drug to be delivered to the heart and bind to the cardiac myocardium by inducing tannylation of the drug so as to make heart targeting and accumulation of the drug possible. Unlike the conventional invasive method used for the traditional drugs to be able to target the heart, the agent of the present invention can help a drug to target the heart with high efficiency just via non-invasive intravenous administration.
US11446383B2	Lipid formulations for delivery of therapeutic agents The present invention provides novel, serum-stable lipid particles comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents, methods of making the lipid particles, and methods of delivering and/or administering the lipid particles. More particularly, the present invention provides serum-stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALP) comprising a nucleic acid (e.g., one or more interfering RNA molecules), methods of making the SNALP, and methods of delivering and/or administering the SNALP (e.g., for the treatment of cancer). In particular embodiments, the present invention provides tumor-directed lipid particles that preferentially target solid tumors. The tumor-directed formulations of the present invention are capable of preferentially delivering a payload such as a nucleic acid to cells of solid tumors compared to non-cancerous cells.
US11446377B2	Anti-B7-H1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies for treating non-small cell lung cancer Provided herein are methods of treating non-small cell lung cancers comprising administering an effective amount of MEDI4736 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof and tremelimumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
US11446372B2	Bordetella strains expressing serotype 3 fimbriae A Fim3-producing BPZE1 derivative with sufficiently stable fim3 expression to provide improved protection in mice against Fim3-only producing clinical B. pertussis isolates was developed. The fim3 expression in BPZE1f3 did not alter the protective efficacy against Fim2+ strains, nor against strains that produce neither Fim2 nor Fim3.
US11446364B2	Stable thermolysin hydrogel Disclosed is a hydrogel comprising a hydrophilic gelling agent that includes a nonionic cellulose ether, and active thermolysin, wherein the proteolytic activity of the thermolysin does not decrease by more than 20% when stored at room temperature for 6 months.
US11446356B2	Peptides and related compositions and methods Engineered peptides that bind with high affinity (low equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd)) to the cell surface receptors of fibronectin (α5β1) or vitronectin (αvβ3 and αvβ5 integrins) are disclosed as useful as imaging tissue. These peptides are based on a molecular scaffold into which a subsequence containing the RGD integrin-binding motif has been inserted. The subsequence (RGD mimic) comprises about 9-13 amino acids, and the RGD contained within the subsequence can be flanked by a variety of amino acids, the sequence of which was determined by sequential rounds of selection (in vitro evolution). The molecular scaffold is preferably based on a knottin, e.g., EETI (Trypsin inhibitor 2 (Trypsin inhibitor II) (EETI-II) [Ecballium elaterium (Jumping cucumber)], AgRP (Agouti-related protein), and Agatoxin IVB, which peptides have a rigidly defined three-dimensional conformation. It is demonstrated that EETI tolerates mutations in other loops and that the present peptides may be used as imaging agents.
US11446355B2	Compositions, methods and uses comprising teneurin C-terminal associated peptide -1 (TCAP-1) for enhancing muscle performance The present matter relates to compositions comprising Teneurin C-terminal Associated Peptide-1 (TCAP-1) and methods and uses of same for enhancing and/or restoring muscle function.
US11446346B2	Gastroretentive sustained release formulations of Bergenia ciliata The present invention is related to a novel gastroretentive swellable oral dosage form for sustained or delayed release of bergenin, a active constituent of Bergenia ciliata extract/fraction and a process for preparing the same wherein the extract is wet-granulated using excipients i.e. biodegradable polymers and/or non-biodegradable polymers alone or in combination, and the said granules are either filled into a capsule or compressed into a tablet. The said formulation comprising a granulated extract of bergenin-rich Bergenia ciliata with polymers has resulted in a sustained release of extract in the stomach over a period of 16-24 hrs. The said formulations are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
US11446341B2	Method for the identification of bacteria A method, for the identification of bacterial isolates suitable for use in bacteriotherapy, the method comprising: (i) preparing a suspension of material collected from a host harbouring microbiota; (ii) addition of an activator of bacterial spores sufficient to allow growth of bacteria from spores present in the suspension; (iii) culturing the suspension; and (iv) identification of at least one bacterial species within the culture.
US11446335B2	Cryopreserved endocrine cells that express chromogranin A A human immature endocrine cell population and methods for making an immature endocrine cell population are provided. Specifically, immature beta cells and methods for production of immature beta cells are described. Immature beta cells co-express INS and NKX6.1 and are uni-potent and thereby develop into mature beta cells when implanted in vivo. The mature beta cells in vivo are capable of producing insulin in response to glucose stimulation.
US11446321B2	Combination therapy for treating cancer The invention relates to a combination comprising an antineoplastic agent, e.g. an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent and a type 1 serotonin receptor (HTR1) modulator, e.g. a HTR1 antagonist. In addition the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention also relates to the combination and pharmaceutical composition according to the invention for use in medicine, particularly for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a hematological malignancy.
US11446317B2	Inositol phosphate-containing composition The present invention further provides a composition for inhibiting purine body absorption, a composition for inhibiting purine nucleotide metabolism, a composition for inhibiting phosphatase, a composition for inhibiting uric acid level elevation, a composition for improving blood pressure, a composition for improving blood glucose level, a composition for improving liver function, a composition for controlling serum iron level, or a composition for promoting calcium absorption, comprising an inositol phosphate or a salt thereof. The present invention further provides a composition comprising an inositol phosphate or a salt thereof, wherein the taste thereof is improved by adding thereto a predetermined amount of calcium lactate.
US11446314B2	Immunoablative therapies This invention pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a glucocorticoid for use in the treatment of diseases by immunoablation. The compositions of the invention may be for use in the treatment of diseases that are mediated by immune cells such as lymphocytes.
US11446311B2	Methods for treating pain associated with sickle cell disease A method for treating pain experienced by patients with sickle cell disease.
US11446310B2	Stable formulations for parenteral injection of small molecule drugs Disclosed is a stable liquid formulation for parenteral injection comprising a biocompatible non-aqueous solvent and a small molecule drug, or a salt thereof, solubilized within the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the liquid formulation comprises less than 10% by weight residual water, and wherein the volume of the liquid formulation to be parenterally injected is from 0.1 μl to 3 ml.
US11446307B2	Crystalline forms of a deoxycytidine kinase inhibitor and uses thereof Described herein are crystalline forms of compounds that are deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) inhibitors, methods of making such crystalline forms, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such crystalline forms, and methods of using such crystalline forms in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) activity.
US11446303B2	Uridine phosphorylase (UPase) inhibitors for treatment of liver conditions Methods of treating a subject for a liver condition, e.g., NAFLD, NASH, and/or DILI, are provided. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of a UPase inhibitor, optionally in combination with a uridine active agent (e.g., uridine (UR), a UR pro-drug or a UR mimetic), such as supplemental uridine, to treat the subject for the liver condition. Also provided are compositions for use in practicing the subject methods.
US11446283B2	Methods and dosing regimens using ibudilast and a second agent for cancer therapy Methods and dosing regimens for treating glioblastoma or recurrent glioblastoma and its associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and at least one or more other therapeutic agent.
US11446273B2	Medicament comprising combination of sepetaprost and Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase inhibitor Described is a combination of a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension, which is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension. By combining sepetaprost and a Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase inhibitor(s), an intraocular pressure lowering action is enhanced as compared with the case where each drug is used alone. As the form of administration, they may be administered concomitantly or may be administered as a combination drug.
US11446267B2	Nanoparticle compositions, methods of fabrication, and use for drug delivery The invention relates to a composition and use of the composition in the treatment of a disorder, for example, a neurological disease associated with retinoid signaling. The invention also includes the use of a retinoid encapsulated in nanoparticles. The retinoid encapsulated nanoparticles are adapted to increasing lifespan and conferring neuroprotective effects such as preserving motor units, reducing motor impairment, or reducing neuroinflammation in a subject.
US11446259B2	Curcuminoid compositions and preparation methods Provided herein are water soluble solid form compositions including a curcuminoid; and a solubilizer selected from one or more of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) and steviol glycoside; glycerol polyethylene glycol hydroxystearate (GPGH) and steviol glycoside; fatty acid glycerol polyglycoester (GPE); steviol glycoside and an aromatic amino acid; and steviol glycoside. Also provided herein are methods of making the water soluble solid form compositions.
US11446253B2	Ionic liquids for internal delivery The technology described herein is directed to compositions comprising CAGE and at least one active compound, e.g., for oral or parenteral administration.
US11446251B2	Method of manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to pharmaceutical composition, comprising certain phosphate binder particles having a certain particle size distribution, a process for the manufacture of the pharmaceutical composition and the use of sucroferric oxyhydroxide having a certain particle size distribution for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition.
US11446246B2	Suspensions and diluents for metronidazole and baclofen Suspensions of metronidazole or baclofen and/or salts or ester derivative thereof, such as metronidazole benzoate, are disclosed. The suspension my include metronidazole or baclofen, and/or a salt or ester derivative thereof a hydrocolloid stabilizer, simethicone emulsion, a buffer, such as sodium citrate, (dihydrate), a preservative, a thickening agent, a sweetener, and water.
US11446241B2	Treatment of ophthalmological conditions with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Embodiments of the invention involve treating ophthalmology conditions by the topical or oral use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. By effectively reducing or eliminating the population of Demodex mites in affected areas and areas where Demodex mites may exist, this treatment achieves a more complete remission of clinical signs and symptoms of the ophthalmological afflictions than any previously described method. Embodiments of the invention are useful for treating ocular afflictions caused by Demodex-induced inflammatory eye conditions, including meibomian gland dysfunction, conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, hyperemia, blepharitis and dry eye disease.
US11446239B2	Multi-layer hydrogel capsules for encapsulation of cells and cell aggregates Biomedical devices for implantation with decreased pericapsular fibrotic overgrowth are disclosed. The device includes biocompatible materials and has specific characteristics that allow the device to elicit less of a fibrotic reaction after implantation than the same device lacking one or more of these characteristic that are present on the device. Biocompatible hydrogel capsules encapsulating mammalian cells having a diameter of greater than 1 mm, and optionally a cell free core, are disclosed which have reduced fibrotic overgrowth after implantation in a subject. Methods of treating a disease in a subject are also disclosed that involve administering a therapeutically effective amount of the disclosed encapsulated cells to the subject.
US11446237B2	Stable topical compositions of fenoldopam The present disclosure is directed to a topical composition, e.g., a physically and chemically stable topical composition of Fenoldopam comprising about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of Fenoldopam or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, at least one polyacrylamide-type gelling agent, at least one cellulose-type gelling agent, and at least one solvent, wherein the Fenoldopam is substantially solubilized in the composition, and wherein the composition is stable for at least twelve months at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity.
US11446236B2	Topical antimicrobial compositions and methods of formulating the same A method of treating a bacterial infection of a subject includes topically administering a topical composition that includes nitrofurantoin combined with a carrier. The topical composition may be administered by contacting a tissue surface of the subject to be treated with the topical composition such as skin or mucosal tissue.
US11446228B2	Nail composition containing adhesive agent, primary film former and plasticizer The present invention relates to a nail composition containing at least one adhesive agent, at least one primary film former and at least one plasticizer.
US11446227B2	Pumpkin seed protein nanoparticles, methods for preparing and using thereof The present invention provides a method for preparing an high internal phase of pumpkin seed protein nanoparticles, including dissolving pumpkin seed protein powder in water and adjusting pH to approximately 8 to 11 to obtain a pumpkin seed protein solution; adding the pumpkin seed protein solution through a peristaltic pump into an ethanol solution with stirring for 4 hours to obtain a first solution; performing a centrifugation to the first solution and collecting precipitates; diluting the precipitates with water and performing a freeze-drying to obtain the pumpkin seed protein nanoparticles. The present invention first uses an anti-solvent method to prepare pumpkin seed protein nanoparticles, which have excellent emulsifying properties and can stabilize the high internal phase emulsion. In addition, the resulting pumpkin seed protein nanoparticles can stabilize the high internal phase emulsion independently without compounding with other substances.
US11446224B2	Gel composition Provided are gelling agent compositions capable of preparing gel compositions with good stability, which include a composition containing (A) at least one kind of N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION) and (B) fatty acid having 3-22 carbon atoms or fatty acid having 3-22 carbon atoms and higher alcohol having 8-22 carbon atoms or (E) N-acylamino acid, a composition containing (A) at least one kind of N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide represented by the formula (I) and (B′) a solvent having a boiling point of not more than 120° C. and not more than 2 wt % of water, and a composition containing a particular N-acyl acidic amino acid dialkylamide at a particular ratio.
US11446221B2	Trivalent metal-doped hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide and method for producing same The present invention provides zinc oxide having excellent infrared blocking ability, high whiteness, and excellent texture during use. The present invention relates to trivalent metal-doped hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide having an aspect ratio of 2.5 or greater, the trivalent metal-doped hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide having a trivalent metal element content based on the zinc element of 0.15 to 5 mol %, a whiteness of 90 or higher, and a powder spectral reflectance at a wavelength of 1500 nm of 80% or less.
US11446217B2	Aerosol antidandruff composition The present invention is directed to a foaming composition comprising: from about 18% to about 36% of one or more anionic surfactants; from 0 0.1 to about 5% of one or more viscosity modifiers with a molecular weight of from about 38 to about 2800; from about 0.1 to about 10% of an anti-dandruff particulate; from about 1% to about 10% of a blowing agent, and wherein the foam density is from about 0.05 to about 0.25 g/ml.
US11446211B2	Variable, multi-dose microtablet dispenser A microtablet dispenser is provided herein including: a microtablet reservoir disc including a plurality of wells each formed to accommodate at least one microtablet, the wells being arranged in at least one array; a screen plate having at least one opening shaped to expose all of the wells of one of the arrays when aligned therewith; and, a dose selector plate including a plurality of dosing apertures arranged in a plurality of dosing arrays of different patterns. With one of the arrays being aligned with the at least one opening of the screen plate and with a selected dosing array, the microtablets accommodated in the wells aligned with dosing apertures are free to pass through the corresponding dosing apertures so as to be dispensed therefrom, while the wells of the array not aligned with dosing apertures are obstructed by solid portions of the dose selector plate.
US11446201B2	Walking assist device A walking assist device has a frame, a pair of right and left arm portions, a pair of right and left grasp portions, wheels including a pair of right and left drive wheels, drive units, a battery, a drive control unit, acting force measurement units that measure acting forces on the grasp portions, and holding units that hold the grasp portions at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of the arm portions set in advance. The walking assist device travels forward together with a user. The holding units generate a restoring force for returning the grasp portions to the predetermined position. The drive control unit controls the drive units on the basis of acting forces calculated on the basis of detection signals from the acting force measurement units.
US11446200B1	Assisted walking device for human paralysis or weakness Assisted walking devices for use by a person with at least one side paralysis or weakness and for paraplegics are provided with features for user friendly attachment and release of the devices. The assisted walking devices include features for controlled limitation of lateral gait movement that occurs in natural lateral walking gait motion.
US11446190B2	Bed system for attachment to a hospital bed for turning a patient There is provided a bed system for turning a patient, which system is simple to install on existing beds and which does not require any modification of the existing bed. The bed system has a base frame with attachment means for attachment of the bed system to an existing frame of a hospital bed. First and second sections with bed elements ensure proper support for the patient, and these sections are pivotally movable around an axis parallel with the length of the patient.
US11446188B2	Apparatus to dispense feminine hygiene products with one or more user sensors A dispenser of feminine pads and tampons activated by a touch sensor or a proximity sensor. The touch of or the proximity of a person's hand closes an electronic circuit causing a motor to rotate. The motor is attached to a shaft which rotates. The shaft retains a feminine product dispenser. The feminine product dispenser transports a feminine napkin or tampon to a retrieval tray. The improved design enables the sanitary napkin rail and tampon rail to be adjacent to each other, thereby reducing the width requirements for the cabinet housing the rails. The activation by a touch screen or a proximity sensor significantly improves the selection and dispensing of the desired feminine napkin product and tampon product.
US11446183B2	Ear cover assembly An ear cover assembly having a resilient frame attached to ear covers via a rotatable mounting located in an upper portion of the ear cover, the resilient frame being configured to apply clamping force to hold the ear covers in place over the wearer's ears and the geometry of the frame and rotational mounting being configured to distribute clamping force over the ear cover to hold the assembly in place when worn. Thus, the ear cover assembly can be supported in place by the rotationally mounted frame rather than a headband. The frame can be used to support elements such as eye protectors, visors, face masks, microphone etc.
US11446176B2	Patient temperature response control system and method A system and method are provided, the system including a monitoring device to monitor sensory data of a patient and to provide a sensory data response thereto, and a control unit configurable to cool or warm circulated fluid through at least one contact pad for thermal exchange with the patient. The monitoring device can be configured to monitor a patient physiological response to a change in temperature of the patient (e.g. pursuant to induced hypothermia therapy), wherein a monitoring signal is provided by the monitoring device. A processor can be provided to process the monitoring signal and provide an output employable by medical personnel. The processor can be programmed to control automatically a temperature of the circulated fluid to cool or warm the patient in different treatment phases in accordance with a predetermined protocol, and process the sensory data signal to provide an output signal indicative of a sensory measurement.
US11446173B2	Sleep apnea syndrome symptom improvement aid A sleep apnea syndrome symptom improvement aid 1 includes a sandwiching target 10 sandwiched by front teeth of a patient, a tongue presser 20 extending from the sandwiching target 10 to the vicinity of the soft palate of the patient and including an elastic body configured to press the tongue, and a detector 30 configured to detect at least one of a vital sign or a salivary component of the patient.
US11446170B2	Minimally invasive surgical apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods are described for performing percutaneous catheter-based interventional surgery. The apparatus comprises first and second devices that are located in adjacent body cavities, such as adjacent blood vessels, the first device being capable of transmitting a directional signal that can be received by the second device. The direction of the signal is correlated with the facility to direct therapy, such that improved accuracy in therapy placement is thereby achieved. Methods for treating patients utilising the means and apparatus are also provided.
US11446168B2	Prosthesis with side branch and method of making the same Prostheses and methods of making the same are provided. The prosthesis has an internal branch configuration. A trough or branch opening is at least partially defined by a trough wall extending into a main lumen from a sidewall of the prosthesis. The internal branch extends from the trough within the main lumen towards one of the outflow end of the graft body in a helical, retrograde arrangement. Other arrangements are described. The prosthesis may include a scalloped fenestration having a width larger than the trough. The trough may be positioned along a tapered region of the prosthesis. The trough and internal branch may be made from the same graft material. The trough and internal branch, in addition to the main graft body, may be made from the same graft material.
US11446164B1	Variable stiffness mechanisms A variable stiffness spring assembly includes first and second members made of a first material and separated by a gap along at least a portion of their lengths, and one or more layers made of a second material disposed in the gap. The variable stiffness spring assembly can be incorporated into or take the form of a limb support assembly, such as a prosthetic foot. The second material disposed between the first and second members is rate-sensitive or speed-dependent, such that the material exhibits different properties when the user of the prosthetic foot is walking at high or fast walking speeds compared to low or slow walking speeds. The prosthetic foot can exhibit high damping and energy absorption, and therefore stability, at slow speeds, and high energy return at faster speeds.
US11446163B1	Cannulated endplate plunger An endplate plunger for implanting a growth-promoting tether between opposed adjacent vertebrae. The endplate plunger includes resilient arm assemblies that store potential energy when the endplate plunger is in a retracted configuration. In transitioning from the retracted configuration to a deployed configuration, the potential energy is released in a burst of kinetic energy, causing tip portions at the distal ends of the resilient arm assemblies to be thrust into the adjacent vertebrae. In some embodiments, each tip portion forms a cleft in the respective vertebral endplate and deposits the tether therein. The tether is thereby anchored directly in the clefts, without need for separately formed anchors. In some embodiments, devices and methods are disclosed to route the tether through an implanted spinal implant.
US11446158B2	Vertebral implants and related methods of use A vertebral insert may include a first linkage, a second linkage, and a third linkage. The first, second, and third linkages may at least partially defining a cavity. The insert may be movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and the movement of the first and second linkages with respect to one another may be configured to reciprocally move the insert between the collapsed and expanded configurations.
US11446157B2	Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgery Systems and methods are described for correcting sagittal imbalance in a spine including instruments for performing the controlled release of the anterior longitudinal ligament through a lateral access corridor and hyper-lordotic lateral implants with detachable fixation tabs.
US11446152B2	Ankle replacement system A prosthesis suited for orthopedic implantation possesses a multi-piece stem component that supports an artificial joint surface that can articulate with another artificial joint surface in various ways. The prosthesis can be assembled in a snap fit and/or interlocking fashion that provides positive locking means without the use of screws or other fasteners. The prosthesis can accommodate fitment of a plastic joint surface made, e.g., from ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. The prosthesis is well suited for use in an ankle replacement system that can be installed using minimally invasive intramedullary guidance established with respect to the major axis of the tibia by minimally invasive access through the calcaneus, through an incision in the bottom of the foot. The prosthesis makes possible the installation of a total ankle system using minimally invasive anterior access to the ankle joint for making bony cuts and to install prosthesis components.
US11446147B2	Implant with hole having porous structure for soft tissue fixation Disclosed herein are an implant with an attachment feature and a method for attaching to the same. The implant may include a cavity with a porous layer disposed within a non-porous layer wherein the non-porous layer defines a chamber. The chamber may receive and confine liquefiable material and direct liquefiable material to permeate through the porous layer. A method of attaching a device to the implant may include liquefying a liquefiable portion of the device and allowing the liquefied material to interdigitate with the second layer and then solidify to prevent pullout.
US11446143B2	Paravalvular leak sealing mechanism A collapsible and expandable stent body includes a generally tubular annulus section, one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body, and a cuff attached to the stent body. The prosthetic valve is operative to allow flow in an antegrade direction but to substantially block flow in a retrograde direction. The prosthetic heart valve may include paravalvular leak mitigation features in the form of first and second sealing members. The sealing members are attached to the cuff and extend circumferentially around an abluminal surface of the stent body. The sealing members each have an open side facing in a first axial direction and a closed side facing in an opposite second axial direction. Flow of blood in the second axial direction will tend to force blood into the sealing members and cause the sealing members to billow outwardly relative to the stent body, helping to mitigate paravalvular leak.
US11446141B2	Prosthetic heart valve having non-cylindrical frame An implantable prosthetic device can include a frame that is radially expandable and compressible between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The frame can have a first set of a plurality of struts extending in a first direction, and a second set of a plurality of struts extending in a second direction, and each strut of the first set of struts can be pivotably connected to at least one strut of the second set of struts. Each strut can be curved helically with respect to a first, longitudinal axis of the frame, and each strut can be curved with respect to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first, longitudinal axis of the frame.
US11446139B2	Collapsible cardiac implant and deployment system A collapsible device, such as an annuloplasty ring or prosthetic heart valve, is configured to be collapsed prior to being introduced into a patient via minimally-invasive access points such as port holes or intercostal incisions. A holder is configured to hold the collapsible device, and to selectively collapse the device for introduction into the patient and then re-enlarge the device at the desired deployment site. Collapsible devices include devices that can hingedly fold about hinge lines, and devices that can elongate to form substantially spiral forms with reduced diameters.
US11446136B2	Implant and filament management device A variety of configurations of implant management devices are provided. The configurations provide different combinations of features for maintaining a location of an implant with respect to the device and managing filaments of the implant. One exemplary embodiment of a device includes a generally rectangular-shaped body having an implantable body retainer, an opening disposed a distance apart from the retainer and configured to receive a ligament graft therein, and a fold extending across the body and intersecting the opening. Folding one end of the body towards a bottom surface of the body along the fold can form a filament loop engaging region to hold in tension a filament loop extending from the implant. Additional filament(s) associated with the implant can be managed by various filament retention features. Methods for preparing a ligament graft for implantation by relying upon indicia formed on a surface of the device body are also provided.
US11446133B2	Stacked tissue encapsulation device systems with or without oxygen delivery Systems featuring two or more encapsulation devices stacked together. The encapsulation devices house cells, such as but not limited to islet cells or stem cell derived beta cells or the like. e.g., for regulating blood glucose, or other cells or spheroids that can produce and release a therapeutic agent that is useful in the body, etc. The system may feature oxygen delivery, or in some cases no exogenous oxygen is delivered and vascularization of the device can help provide oxygen and other needed nutrient to the cells. The system of the present invention may be used in conjunction with other therapies such as an artificial pancreas. Stacking the devices with blood vessel formation around and in between them may allow for a decrease in the footprint that would be needed for implantation.
US11446132B2	Embolic protection device and method A collapsible, transluminally deliverable embolic protection device (200) for temporarily positioning in the aortic arch is disclosed. The device is connectable to a transluminal delivery unit (130) extending proximally from a connection point (131). The device has a frame with a periphery, and a blood permeable unit within said periphery for preventing embolic particles from passing therethrough into side vessels of said aortic arch to the brain of a patient. Further, the device has at least one tissue apposition sustaining unit, not being a delivery shaft of said device, for application of a force offset to said connection point at said device, such as at said periphery, towards an inner wall of said aortic arch when said device is positioned in said aortic arch, such that tissue apposition of said periphery to an inner wall of said aortic arch is supported by said force. In addition related methods are disclosed.
US11446131B2	Soft prosthetic implant comprising macro-texturisation and method of manufacturing An implant comprising an implant body, wherein the implant body comprises one or more regions of macro-texturisation on a surface of the implant body. Various methods of making an implant comprising one or more regions of macro-texturisation on a surface of the implant body are described, the methods being (i) making an implant comprising forming a shell on a mandrel, wherein the mandrel is shaped to form regions of macro-texturisation in the shell and filling the shell with a core material; (ii) making an implant comprising securing a scaffold comprising a silicone polymer to a surface of an implant body or (iii) making an implant comprising extruding a material that will form regions of macro-texturisation onto an implant body or (iv) making an implant comprising laser etching a surface on an implant body to form regions of macro-texturisation.
US11446129B2	Surgical articles and methods Described are devices, implants, kits, and related methods for treating pelvic conditions such as urinary in incontinence, in a male or a female patient. The invention includes, in one embodiment, a multi-piece implant, including a tissue support piece, extension portion, and one or more self-fixating tips. The device may be employed through a medial incision in the pelvic region of the patient.
US11446127B2	Insufflation apparatus and methods An insufflation apparatus and methods for using same are disclosed. The apparatus is equipped with an interactive system for administering reproducible intratracheal aerosols in a consistent automated manner. The insufflation system is useful, in particular for use with experimental animals, including mice and rats and also for treating small animals via the pulmonary route in veterinary medicinal practice.
US11446121B2	Dental replacement mounting system Dental implant systems, components and methods feature use of a mounting component onto which an abutment is to be cast or soldered. The mounting component is configured with an upper end that is contoured in a spherical or other suitable manner to present a surface over which the abutment can be slid into various positions on said surface at various angles relative to an axis of the implant body on which the mounting component is supported. Accordingly, the abutment can be set at a desired angle whether the this desired orientation matches or misaligns with the axis of the implant body.
US11446116B2	Method and apparatus for dental crown restorations using prefabricated sleeve-crown pairs A dental restoration device includes a sleeve having an exterior surface and an interior pocket that is at least partially filled with a dental cement, and a crown having an exterior surface and an interior surface that is mated to the exterior surface of the crown and bonded thereto by an adhesive disposed between the exterior surface of the sleeve and the interior surface of the crown.
US11446111B2	Cranial anchoring and positioning system and method A cranial anchor system configured to attach to an opening in a cranium includes an anchor member. The anchor member has a middle anchor portion and a lower anchor portion coupled to and disposed in a downward direction relative to the middle anchor portion. The lower anchor portion has a plurality of contact members, each of which have a leg that extends at least partially in the downward direction, a tab connected to the leg, and a rib disposed between the leg and the tab. The system further includes an outer sheath and an inner sheath disposed within the outer sheath and slidable relative to the outer sheath.
US11446102B2	Hand controller apparatus including ergonomic features for a robotic surgery system A hand controller apparatus for controlling a tool in a robotic surgery system has a body with a proximal end and a distally located interface end that can be coupled to an input apparatus for controlling a surgical tool. The hand controller apparatus includes a control lever attached to a pivot joint proximate a side surface of the body and extending along the body and away from the proximal end, the control lever being laterally moveable relative to the side surface of the body about the pivot joint. The control lever includes a tail region adjacent to the pivot joint and a paddle region connected to the tail region and extending toward the distally located interface end. The tail region includes an inner surface facing the body and an outer surface opposing the inner surface, and at least part of the outer surface of the tail region is outwardly curved.
US11446094B2	Nasal patient tracking device and method of using the same A patient tracking device for insertion into a body cavity includes a flexible conformable sensor housing having a sensor cavity therein. The housing conforms to the body cavity when inserted therein. A sensor is disposed within the housing.
US11446093B2	Computer-assisted surgery system and method for calculating a distance with inertial sensors A computer-assisted surgery system for obtaining a distance between at least two fixed points relative to a bone comprises a first accelerometer unit located at a first fixed location on the bone, and producing first acceleration data during a movement of the bone. A second accelerometer unit is located at a second fixed location on the bone, and simultaneously producing second acceleration data during the movement. A gyroscope unit is fixed to the bone and simultaneously producing angular rates of change of said movement. A processor unit obtains the acceleration data and the angular rates of change for calculating the distance between the first fixed position and the second fixed position on the bone using a distance value of a distance vector between the accelerometer units. An interface outputs the distance between the first fixed position and the second fixed position relative to the bone. A method for calculating a distance between at least two points on a bone is provided.
US11446084B2	Laser drilling of pia mater The disclosure provides an apparatus and methods for performing a piotomy on a mammal comprising: performing a craniotomy to remove the skull and expose dura mater; removing the dura mater and arachnoid mater to expose subarachnoid space; and performing a piotomy using a laser to create a hole and expose the cerebral cortex.
US11446079B2	Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality A surgical instrument end effector assembly includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The second jaw member includes an ultrasonic blade body and first and second electrodes disposed on either side of the ultrasonic blade body and extending longitudinally along a majority of a length of the ultrasonic blade body. The ultrasonic blade body is adapted to receive ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic waveguide. The first and second electrodes taper in width proximally to distally and are adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy. The first jaw member is movable relative to the second jaw member between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween.
US11446077B2	Energy source apparatus A treatment system comprises a treatment tool and an energy source apparatus is used to electrically communicate with the treatment tool. The energy output source is configured to output high-frequency electric power to the bipolar electrodes so as to cause a high-frequency current to flow through a treatment target between the bipolar electrodes. A processor is used to control the energy output source. The processor performs an output control process on the heater electric power so that the heater reaches a target temperature and maintains at the target temperature. The processor detects a parameter related to the heater from the heater in the output control process based on the target temperature. The processor sets a threshold value used to determine to stop or to lower the output to the bipolar electrodes while the treatment target is being modified by the high-frequency current applied thereto based on the detected parameter.
US11446068B2	Driven universal screw guide A driven fastener guide for guiding a fastener into a hole of a bone plate. The driven fastener guide includes an elongated driver configured for connecting to a drill and a fastener guide member operably connected to the elongated driver. The fastener guide member includes a split body and a through-bore configured for receiving the fastener. The fastener guide member is configured for aligning the fastener relative to the hole of the bone plate.
US11446055B1	Light assisted needle placement system and method Systems and methods to assist a practitioner to confirm location of a distal tip of a needle within a patient include confirming tactile feedback from a needle insertion to a point of loss of resistance of fluid flow and by viewing a display showing color of a tissue plane at the distal tip of the needle at the point of loss of resistance.
US11446052B2	Variation of radio frequency and ultrasonic power level in cooperation with varying clamp arm pressure to achieve predefined heat flux or power applied to tissue Surgical instruments and system and methods for using surgical instruments are disclosed. A surgical instrument comprises an end effector comprising an ultrasonic blade and clamp arm, an electrode, an ultrasonic transducer, and a sensor coupled to a control circuit. The electrode receives electrosurgical energy from a generator and applies the electrosurgical energy to the end effector to weld tissue based on the generator generating a drive signal. The ultrasonic transducer ultrasonically oscillates the ultrasonic blade in response to the drive signal. The control circuit receives a signal from the sensor indicative of a surgical parameter, determines a weld time of a surgical operation based on the sensor signal, and varies one or more of a clamp arm pressure applied by the clamp arm and a power level of the electrosurgical energy to maintain one or more of a predefined heat flux or power applied to tissue loaded in the end effector.
US11446049B2	Wound cleaning tool with fluid delivery and removal capabilities A treatment system (100) for debriding an area of a tissue site is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system may include a debridement tool (122) which may be fluidly connected to a negative-pressure source (116) and a fluid source (118). The system may also include a control unit for interfacing with an operator and for regulating the application of negative pressure and delivery of treatment fluid to the debridement tool. The debridement tool may include multiple fluid conduits for delivering and removing fluid to and from the tissue site, as well as a brush (128) for assisting with the removal of necrotic tissue.
US11446048B2	Tunnel device A tunnel device includes a base portion, a shaft to be connected to the base portion at one end of the shaft, and a tip portion to be connected to another end of shaft. The base portion is provided with a shaft connection portion to which the one end of shaft is connected. The shaft is provided with a shaft-side screw portion at the one end of the shaft. The shaft connection portion includes a shaft housing portion having an inner diameter substantially same as an outer diameter of the one end of the shaft, and a base-portion side screw portion provided on a further inner side relative to the shaft housing portion. The base portion and the shaft are fixed to each other by screwing between the shaft-side screw portion and the base-portion side screw portion.
US11446042B2	Bone material removal device and a method for use thereof A bone material removal device, including a tubular element comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a shaft received within the tubular element and comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a cutting tooth movably coupled to the distal end of the shaft and a shaft displacement actuator at the proximal end of the tubular element rotatably coupled to the shaft, wherein at least partial rotation of the actuator in a first direction brings the cutting tooth to travel from a closed retracted position to an open extended position.
US11446039B2	Surgical clip applier A surgical clip applier and methods for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a surgical clip applier is provided having a housing with a trigger movably coupled thereto and a shaft extending therefrom with opposed jaws formed on a distal end thereof. The trigger is adapted to advance a clip to position the clip between the jaws, and to move the jaws from an open position to a closed position to crimp the clip positioned therebetween. The surgical clip applier can include a variety of features to facilitate use of the device, including features to prevent misalignment of the jaws and clip therebetween, features to protect the jaws, and features to ensure proper closure of the jaws and clip therebetween.
US11446037B2	Handheld electromechanical surgical system A surgical device includes a handle assembly, an adapter assembly configured to selectively couple to the handle assembly, an annular reload configured to selectively couple to a distal portion of the adapter assembly, and a shipping cap coupled to the annular reload and configured to detach from the annular reload in response to a movement of a trocar of the adapter assembly. The annular reload has a memory having stored therein information about the reload. The handle assembly includes a controller configured to encode to the memory an occurrence of a detachment of the shipping cap from the reload.
US11446034B2	Surgical stapling assembly comprising first and second actuation systems configured to perform different functions A surgical stapling assembly comprising an end effector, a shaft assembly extending proximally from the end effector, a housing, a rotary motion actuator supported by the housing, a first actuation system configured to cause the end effector to perform a first function, a second actuation system configured to cause the end effector to perform a second function different from the first function, and a selector arrangement transitionable between a first orientation and a second orientation is disclosed. The end effector comprises a staple cartridge and staples deployable from the staple cartridge into tissue. The rotary motion actuator is configured to operably interface with the first actuation system in the first orientation to cause the end effector to perform the first function. The rotary motion actuator is configured to operably interface with the second actuation system to cause the end effector to perform the second function.
US11446027B2	Compressible knitted adjuncts with surface features Adjuncts for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, an adjunct can include a first knitted layer, a second knitted layer, and a plurality of recesses that extend into and defined within the second knitted layer. The plurality of recesses can be arranged in a predefined pattern that coincides with a plurality of attachment features extending outward from a top surface of a cartridge such that each recess of the plurality of recesses is configured to engage with at least a portion of at least one attachment feature to form a friction fit therebetween to thereby retain the adjunct on the cartridge prior to staple deployment. Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are also provided.
US11446025B2	Firing circuit for surgical stapler A surgical instrument includes a stapling head assembly, an anvil, a firing assembly, a motor, a user input feature, and an electrical circuit. The firing assembly actuates the stapling head assembly to drive an annular array of staples through tissue toward the anvil. The motor actuates the firing assembly through an actuation stroke to thereby actuate the stapling head assembly. The electrical circuit includes a trigger switch and an electrical latching feature. The trigger transitions from an open state to a closed state in response to the user input feature transitioning from a non-actuated state to an actuated state. The electrical circuit activates the motor in response to closure of the trigger switch. The electrical latching feature maintains activation of the motor to complete the actuation stroke even if the trigger switch is transitioned back to the open state before completion of the actuation stroke.
US11446024B2	Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes a plate member and an anchor. The plate member having a periphery, the plate member configured to be positioned along an outer surface of the soft tissue. The anchor includes a base and six legs extending from the base, the six legs extending from the base being moveable to a curled configuration such that the six legs wrap around separate portions of the periphery of the plate member with the soft tissue therebetween. In this manner, the repair device may be anchored to the soft tissue.
US11446022B2	Barbed suture having increased holding strength A wound closure device having a filamentary element having a proximal end and a distal end, and a stop element coupled thereto and having a leading edge area defined by thickness and a width and having a total surface area. The leading edge area is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the filamentary element. The device may have a ratio of the leading edge area to the total surface area that is less than 10%, a ratio of the length to the maximum thickness of the stop element that is at least 4, or a ratio of the length to the width of the stop element is at least 1 for any given thickness.
US11446019B2	Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A method and apparatus for surgically repairing a tear in soft tissue is disclosed. A plurality of collapsible tubes are positioned about the suture. The collapsible tubes are pushed through soft tissue and orthopedic mesh on opposite sides of a tear in soft tissue. When tension is applied to the suture, the tubes are compressed to fix the suture to the soft tissue and draw the soft tissue portions together.
US11446017B2	Eyelid eversion tool An eyelid eversion tool and a pair of disposable grippers for use with an eyelid eversion tool is described. The eyelid eversion tool includes a first arm and a second arm extending from a common joint end, the arms each, respectively, having a distal end opposite the common joint end; a first gripper fitted to the distal end of the first arm, the first gripper having a contact surface on an inward facing side thereof; and a second gripper fitted to the distal end of the second arm, the second gripper having a contact surface on an inward facing side thereof, where the contact surfaces face each other and are spaced apart, and the contact surfaces come into contact when the arms are compressed together, and where at least one of the grippers has an extender tab protruding from an outward facing side opposite its contact surface.
US11446015B2	Specimen retrieval bag The disclosure is directed to a specimen retrieval bag or a kit including a specimen retrieval bag for use in removing tissue from the body of a patient, in aspects, as part of a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The specimen retrieval bag includes a buttress material affixed to at least a portion of an opening of the specimen retrieval bag.
US11446000B2	Standalone flex circuit for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods An intravascular imaging device (102) is provided. In some embodiments, the intravascular imaging device includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and an imaging assembly (110) disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the imaging assembly including a flex circuit (214) positioned directly around the flexible elongate member. In some embodiments, a method of assembling an intravascular imaging device includes obtaining a flex circuit including a first layer having a plurality of transducers and a second layer having an acoustic backing material; and positioning the flex circuit directly around a distal portion of a flexible elongate member.
US11445993B2	System and method for targeted object enhancement to generate synthetic breast tissue images A method for processing breast tissue image data includes obtaining image data of a patient's breast tissue, processing the image data to generate a set of image slices, the image slices collectively depicting the patient's breast tissue; feeding image slices of the set through each of a plurality of object-recognizing modules, each of the object-recognizing modules being configured to recognize a respective type of object that may be present in the image slices; combining objects recognized by the respective object-recognizing modules to generate a synthesized image of the patient's breast tissue; and displaying the synthesized image.
US11445990B2	Rounding imaging management apparatus, method for operating rounding imaging management apparatus, program for operating rounding imaging management apparatus, data structure, and recording apparatus A CPU of a rounding imaging management apparatus functions as a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a creation unit, and an output controller. The first acquisition unit acquires imaging order information indicating content of radiography in the rounding imaging to be performed. The second acquisition unit acquires, from time results data in which a necessary time in the rounding imaging performed in the past is registered, the necessary time. The creation unit creates a rounding plan of the rounding imaging on the basis of the imaging order information and the necessary time. The output controller performs a control for outputting the rounding plan.
US11445988B2	Systems and methods for using x-ray field emission to determine instrument position and orientation A method comprises determining a predicted pose of an elongate medical device within a patient anatomy. The method further comprises extracting a plurality of reference images from 3-D reference information, wherein the plurality of reference images includes a predicted reference image corresponding to the predicted pose of the elongate medical device. The method comprises capturing an x-ray image of the patient anatomy, wherein the captured x-ray image includes captured x-ray attenuation information. The method further comprises searching for a closest matching reference image between the captured x-ray image and one of the plurality of reference images. The method comprises determining an offset between the captured x-ray image and the closest matching reference image.
US11445986B2	Health monitor wearable device Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting a fall of a user of a wearable device. The described system samples signal data from an accelerometer of the wearable device and performs a preliminary determination of fall detection using pattern recognition. This preliminary detection may be based on whether a first portion of the signal data exceeds a first threshold indicative of a fall of a wearer of the electronic device and whether a second portion of the signal data is within a range indicative of motion stillness following the fall. The described system further applies a machine learning classifier to the signal data associated with the preliminary indication to generate a fall classification indicating the signal data represents a fall of the wearer of the electronic device.
US11445983B2	Non-invasive determination of disease states An example method for estimating a disease state for a patient can include: capturing physiological data including images from the patient over time; processing the physiological data to detect a variability; comparing the variability to a baseline or a range; and estimating the disease state for the patient based upon the comparing of the variability to the baseline or the limit.
US11445977B2	Catheter force control device A catheter force control system including: a hand-held catheter force control device including: a base sized to be hand-held; a cover reversibly fastened to the base in a closed position; a sheath clamp coupled to the base, the sheath clamp capturing a sheath handle to immobilize the sheath handle relative to the base, the sheath clamp is an aperture formed in corresponding abutting edges of the cover and the base, the aperture being formed when the cover and the base are in the closed position; a catheter clamp capturing a catheter, a remote end of the catheter configured to deliver an ablation therapy; the catheter clamp aligned to be substantially co-axial with the sheath clamp; and a linear actuator effecting linear motion of the catheter clamp relative to the sheath clamp; a force sensor located at the remote end of the catheter, the remote end configured for contact with a target tissue, the force sensor detecting real-time contact force data; a controller for receiving the real-time contact force data and for generating and communicating a control signal to the linear actuator to minimize a difference between the real-time contact force data and a preset desired contact force during ablation therapy delivery to the target tissue, the control signal adjusting a position of the linear actuator to compensate for a disturbance of the remote end contact with the target tissue.
US11445976B2	Physiological sensing textile apparatus A garment system comprises a garment substrate formed from one or more textile-based sheets, a distributed array of a plurality of resistive pressure sensors coupled to the garment substrate at a set of first specified locations. Each of the plurality of resistive sensors comprises a pair of first textile-based outer layers each having an electrical resistance of no more than 100 ohms and a textile-based inner layer sandwiched between the pair of first textile-based outer layers having an electrical resistance of at least 1 mega-ohm. The system also includes electronics configured to process signals from the distributed array of resistive pressure sensors to determine one or more physiological properties of a wearer of the garment substrate.
US11445973B2	System and method for early detection of mild cognitive impairment in subjects This disclosure relates generally to detection of mild cognitive impairments in subjects. The method and system proposed provides a continuous/seamless monitoring platform for MCI detection in subjects by continuously monitoring routine activities of subjects (Activities of Daily Living (ADL)) in a smart environment using plurality of passive, unobtrusive, binary, unobtrusive non-intrusive sensors embedded in living infrastructure. The proposed method and system detects symptoms of MCI at the onset of the disease, while also addressing issue of sensor failures that causes gaps in the data. The collected sensor data is pre-processed in several stages which includes which includes pre-processing of sensor data, behavior deviation detection, and abnormality detection and so on. Further, the disclosure also proposes an autoencoder based technique, to reduce the dimension of the data to find personalized deviations in behavior of a subject which is used to detect if a subject could be a potential case of MCI.
US11445971B2	Brainwave actuated apparatus A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
US11445954B2	Venous access device A venous access device includes a hub and a bifurcated cannula. The hub includes a bifurcated connecting arm, a blood sampling arm connected to the bifurcated connecting arm, a fluid transfer arm connected to the bifurcated connecting arm, a blood sampling channel and a fluid transfer channel. The blood sampling channel passes through the blood sampling arm and the bifurcated connecting arm. The fluid transfer channel passes through the fluid transfer arm and the bifurcated connecting arm. The bifurcated cannula is coupled to the bifurcated connecting arm and includes a blood sampling lumen having a blood sampling port, a fluid transfer lumen having a fluid transfer port, and a dividing member separating the blood sampling lumen from the fluid transfer lumen. The blood sampling port is 2 mm to 20 mm proximal from the fluid transfer port. The blood sampling channel is fluidly connected to the blood sampling lumen, and the fluid transfer channel is fluidly connected to the fluid transfer lumen.
US11445949B2	Sensor and vital sign information processing system A vital sign information processing system includes a sensor configured to be attached to a living body, and an information acquisition apparatus configured to acquire vital sign information of the living body through the sensor. A first memory is disposed in the sensor and stores first site information indicative of a site at which the sensor is to be used. A second memory is disposed in the information acquisition apparatus and stores second site information indicative of a site at which the information acquisition apparatus is to be used. A processor disposed in the information acquisition apparatus causes the information acquisition apparatus to perform notification when the first site information and the second site information are not matched.
US11445948B2	Patient connector assembly with vertical detents The present disclosure includes a connector assembly that is a part of a sensor assembly for collecting patient physiological data. The connector assembly can include a first connector tab with catches, a second connector tab with openings, a retainer with pins, and a circuit board coupled to a cable. Each of the pins of the retainer can include a detent that can engage one of the catches of the first connector tab. The pins can extend through the openings of the second connector tab so that the retainer is coupled to the first connector tab by the detents engaging the catches. The first and second connector tabs can thereby be coupled together to support the circuit board and the cable between the first and second connector tabs.
US11445945B2	Medical instrument with a shutter for sealing a test strip port A medical instrument and method thereof for performing a measurement on a biological sample using a test strip are disclosed. The medical instrument may comprise: an analytical unit for analyzing the test strip, wherein the analytical unit comprises a test strip mount which receives the test strip to perform the measurement; a test strip port which receives the test strip, wherein the test strip port is aligned with the test strip mount along an insertion direction; and a shutter movable between open and closed positions, the shutter comprises a test strip opening, wherein the test strip opening is aligned with the test strip port and the test strip mount when the shutter is in the open position, wherein the shutter comprises a shutter mechanism that rotates the shutter parallel to the insertion direction about a rotational axis to move the shutter between the open position and the closed position.
US11445944B2	Methods and apparatus for analyte concentration monitoring using harmonic relationships Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) may include applying a periodic excitation signal via an electrode of a CGM sensor to human interstitial fluid to drive an oxidation/reduction reaction, and measuring the current through the electrode. In some embodiments, the measured current is sampled and digitized, and various harmonics of the excitation signal's fundamental frequency are extracted. A set of relationships of at least two harmonics each is generated from the spectral amplitudes of a set of pairs, triplets, etc., of the harmonics, and the set of relationships is mapped to a glucose concentration such as based on the contents of a harmonic relationship database having a pre-existing set of harmonic relationships and glucose concentrations to which those sets of harmonic relationships correspond, for example. Numerous other embodiments are provided.
US11445938B2	Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of respiratory disorders Automation for a system and/or method detects and/or controls treatment of inspiratory flow limitation. The system may include a flow rate sensor configured to generate a signal representing a respiratory flow rate of a patient. It may include a recording device configured to record the generated respiratory flow rate signal during a diagnosis session. It may include a computing device (7040) configured to detect a degree of inspiratory flow limitation of the patient on the recorded respiratory flow rate signal. The method may include extracting an inspiratory portion of each breath during a detection and/or monitoring session from a respiratory flow rate signal of the patient, calculating a feature vector from each inspiratory flow portion, labelling each feature vector as flow limited or not flow limited, and/or computing a metric based on the labels, the metric indicating the degree of inspiratory flow limitation of the patient during the session.
US11445935B2	Finding the origin of an arrythmia A probe generates location signals, and has an electrode at a distal end which acquires from heart chamber surface positions electrical signals due to a conduction wave traversing the surface. A processor derives LATs from the electrical signals, calculates a first time difference between LATs at a first pair of positions and a second time difference between LATs at a second pair of positions. The processor calculates first and second LAT-derived distances as products of the first and second time differences with a conduction wave velocity, identifies an arrhythmia origin at a surface location where a first difference in distances from the location to the first pair of the positions is equal to the first LAT-derived distance, and a second difference in distances from the location to the second pair of the positions is equal to the second LAT-derived distance, and marks the origin on a surface representation.
US11445922B2	Methods and systems for detecting physiology for monitoring cardiac health In one aspect, a photoplethysmograph system to measure a user's heart rate includes one or more light-emitting diodes (LED) that provide a constantly-on light signal during a measurement period. The one or more light-emitting diodes are in optical contact with an epidermal surface of the user. The one or more light-emitting diodes emit a light signal into the tissue of the user, and wherein the tissue contains a pulsating blood flow. A light-intensity sensor circuit converts the reflected LED light from the tissue into a second signal that is proportional to a reflected light intensity. The second signal includes a voltage or current signal. A computer-processing module calculates the user's beat-to-beat heart rate from the second current signal.
US11445917B2	Thermographic device for measurement of differential temperatures in tissue A thermographic sensing device for measuring temperatures at one or more regions of the human body, particularly the breast, utilizes a thermographic composition deposited into linear arrays of recesses formed in the lobes of a conformable medium which is disposable against the skin. The thermographic composition includes a binary solvent system and at least one colorant, wherein the compositions in each array are formulated to melt at precise temperatures, within a diagnostically temperature relevant range, to change from a first visible color to a second visible color.
US11445893B2	Medical device connection member An example medical device is disclosed. The example medical device includes an elongate member having proximal end region and a distal end region. The medical device also includes an end effector having a proximal end region and a distal end region. Additionally, the medical device includes a connection member coupled to the distal end region of the elongate member and the proximal end region of the end effector, the connection member having a first outer surface and a first outer diameter. The medical device also includes a first bushing positioned adjacent to the connection member, the first bushing having a second outer surface and a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter.
US11445890B2	Modular endoscope A modular endoscope including a handle and sheath that may be coupled or uncoupled. The tip of the sheath distal from the location where it is coupled to the handle includes an illumination element, an image capture element and a deflection element, allowing the distal tip to be pointed in a selected direction.
US11445889B2	Endoscope aid and endoscope An endoscope aid attachably and detachably attached to a treatment tool insertion channel of an endoscope includes a flexible tubular-member longer than a total length of the treatment tool insertion channel. The tubular-member has a treatment tool insertion pipe line and a suction pipe line. A distal end part of the tubular-member has a sliding contact part that has an outer periphery coming in sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of an outlet portion of the treatment tool insertion channel maintained in the shape of a straight pipe irrespective of bending of a bending part of the endoscope and is disposed in the outlet portion, and an extending part that extends from the sliding contact part to a distal end side and is disposed to protrude from an outlet of the treatment tool insertion channel. A distal-end-side opening of the suction pipe line is provided in the extending part.
US11445887B2	Adjustable rack assembly and dishwashing appliance A dishwashing appliance or rack assembly may include a rack, a front bracket, a rear bracket, and a joiner bar. The rack may include a sidewall having a transverse rail and slide in a transverse direction between an extended position and a retracted position. The front bracket may be attached to the sidewall and extend vertically between a fixed end secured to the sidewall and a free end laterally pivotable apart from the transverse rail. The rear bracket may be attached to the sidewall rearward from the front bracket. The rear bracket may extend vertically from a fixed end secured to the sidewall to a free end laterally pivotable apart from the transverse rail. The joiner bar may extend along the transverse direction from the front bracket to the rear bracket and be laterally translatable relative to the transverse rail to motivate the free end of the front bracket.
US11445886B2	Dishwasher with an automatic metering device A dishwasher includes a washing chamber, and an automatic metering device configured automatically meter a plurality of metering quantities from a supply of cleaning agent in the form of a solid material into the washing chamber. The automatic metering device is held in a vibration-insulated manner.
US11445885B2	Dosing device and system A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once.
US11445883B2	Dishwashing machine and method The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing, comprising: placing soiled wares inside a cleaning volume; providing a first cleaning composition comprising a bleach and a second cleaning composition different from the first composition; and delivering the first composition and the second composition separately to the cleaning volume to contact the soiled wares, wherein: the first composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a mist and the second composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a jet; and the first and second compositions are delivered to the cleaning volume at a temperature below 100° C. The invention also relates to a dishwasher and a kit for use in the inventive method.
US11445867B2	Commode extension A commode extension for facilitating movement of individuals with disabilities having a support frame with pivotally connected sections, wherein said support frame is in turn connected to a commode.
US11445861B2	Electrical kitchen appliance The invention relates to an electrical kitchen appliance for preparing meals, preferably according to predetermined recipes, with an output interface (2) for outputting information data (4) to a user and an input interface (3) for inputting control commands for control of the electrical kitchen appliance (1) by the user, wherein the information data (4) are stored in a memory (5) connected with the electrical kitchen appliance (1). According to the invention, it is provided that a respective time data item (6) and/or location data item (7) is allocated to at least a portion of the information data (4) in the memory (5), and an acquisition device (8) and selection device (9) are provided, wherein the acquisition device (8) can be used to acquire current time data (13) and/or current location data (14), and the selection device (9) is connected with the memory (5) and acquisition device (8), and further configured so that it can only be used to automatically select and allow for output those information data (4) from the memory (5) that exhibit at least one time data item (6) or location data item (7) that coincides with an acquired current time data item (13) or current location data item (14).
US11445856B2	Cooking device and components thereof Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
US11445855B2	Air inlet device of air fryer An air inlet device of an air fryer, which has a heating chamber, includes an upper housing, and an upper cover disposed above and covering the upper housing. The upper cover and the upper housing cooperatively define a flow guide channel therebetween. The flow guide channel has an air inlet opening for entry of air into the air inlet device, and a chamber entry opening located inwardly of the air inlet opening for flowing of the air into the heating chamber. The flow guide channel has a curved shape from the air inlet opening to the chamber entry opening.
US11445850B2	Constructive arrangement for suction device with container to mix yerba mate or similar with water A device is disclosed for mixing with water the ingredients for yerba mate, tea, or similar beverages. The device has two connected compartments, a first sealed compartment connected to a second compartment. The first compartment is also connected to a duct on the bottom which can draw water from a common disposable bottle. The second compartment is also connected to a suction nozzle that protrudes from the top. The device is designed so that when the suction nozzle supplies suction water is drawn from the bottle through the first compartment and into the second. The beverage ingredient, such as yerba mate, is placed in the first compartment and is kept there by an input filter placed at the entrance to the first compartment and an output filter placed at the connection between the first compartment to the second compartment.
US11445846B2	Drone delivery platform to facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles An elevated delivery platform having a delivery surface that can be placed at a location off the ground to better facilitate delivery of parcels by unmanned aerial vehicles, such as delivery drones, is provided. By placing the elevated delivery platform in an area above the ground, such as atop a home or a pole, a drone is more capable of making deliveries because it avoids obstacles nearer to the ground that typically make drone delivery challenging. The elevated delivery platform raises and lowers parcels to a position where they can easily be retrieved. Some systems also provide a deployable cover to protect parcels from adverse weather conditions while awaiting pickup or following delivery. The elevated delivery platform can be used as part of a drone delivery system that can also include a containment unit, a computer application, or any combination of these aspects.
US11445815B2	Desktop shield system A desktop shield system for splashes protection that has a right rod, a left rod and a panel shield. The lower end of the right rod is connected to a base that its first side has a protrusion that corresponds with a recess at its second side. The right rod also includes magnet elements that are connected to its right side at a zero height. The left rod is designed in the same way as the right one but in reverse as a mirror view. The system can be connected with a another identical system, in a way that the recess of the left rod of the another system is assembled with the protrusion of the right rod of the system and the magnet elements of the left rod of the another system magnetically connected with the magnet elements of the right rod of the system.
US11445813B1	Paint brush wrapper A wrapper for a paint brush is provided which is intended for use after the brush has been used. In most instances the brush has been cleaned with water or other solvents and then placed in the paint brush wrapper so that the bristles portion of the paint brush are covered. A fastener such as a cord is used to hold the wrapper in place. The wrapper is made of an air permeable material to allow for the brush to dry and then be reused. The wrapper extends the useful life of the paint brush.
US11445784B2	Adjustable response elastic kinetic energy converter and storage field system for a footwear appliance A force absorbing device for a footwear appliance includes a shoe upper and a shoe sole having a planar sole surface, such that forces between the shoe upper and planar sole surface in ground contact are absorbed by force mitigation structures disposed in the shoe sole. A footwear article includes a split-sole system that redefines a shoe sole as coplanar surfaces having a force mitigating interface for receiving sudden forces and effectively mitigating these forces by storing kinetic energy and releasing it over time. An elastic field in the force mitigation structure is defined by a resilient material adapted to deform in response to the received force. Frictional engagement between the upper and lower sole may also be augmented by surface characteristics such as dimples, voids and lubricants, in addition to interference engagement with an elastic field.
US11445775B2	Detachable air cooling device for headgear A detachable air cooling device for headgear that provides a cooling effect to wearer. The cooling device includes a fan assembly, a U-shaped compression clip, and a rechargeable battery. The fan assembly includes a motorized fan and a cover housing. In particular, the fan assembly is positioned adjacent to a second leg of the U-shaped compression clip, opposite a first leg of the U-shaped compression clip. The cover housing holds the motorized fan and is adjacently mounted along the second leg. The motorized fan is mounted within the cover housing. An air intake of the fan assembly traverses into the cover housing, opposite the first leg. An air outlet of the fan assembly laterally traverses out of the cover housing to blow air directly onto the wearer's face. The rechargeable battery is mounted to the U-shaped compression clip and is electrically connected to the motorized fan.
US11445773B2	Multi-use cover A configurable baby cover for covering an infant in a number of situations and/or environments. A fabric portion provides privacy or shade for the infant and is shaped to ensure coverage of a user while nursing. A mesh portion provides airflow to the user and baby to prevent overheating and completes the shape of the cover. The cover has a first opening and a second opening which define a passage through the cover through which a user's torso, a baby car seat, a high chair, or other object may pass through partially or wholly. Fasteners around the second opening of the cover reduce the size of the second opening when secured and keep the cover in place on a user's shoulder or on an upper portion of a car seat or high chair.
US11445772B2	Personal protective mask A personal protective mask includes a mask body having an expandable section that is positioned between the top and bottom ends of the mask. An adhesive material is positioned on the inside surface of the mask along the outer periphery. The adhesive includes skin safe adhesive for creating an air tight seal between the mask and the face of a wearer. The mask includes a nose clip, a sweat band and at least one headband. The mask is constructed in accordance with N95 standards, and the expandable section transitions between a contracted and expanded state, to conform to the movements of the user's jaw. The expandable section includes two folds and a middle section. The folds move linearly about each other so as to prevent deformation of the mask outward from the user's face.
US11445770B2	Protective foam material and pads A protective foam material and pads are disclosed herein. The material is a rounded foam pellet having a hole through the center of the pellet. The pellets may be arranged and interconnected to form a pad. These pads may be applied to persons, animals, or other objects for protective functions.
US11445766B1	Infant drying bag An infant drying bag configured to receive an infant therein so as to assist in the drying of an infant subsequent a bath. The infant drying bag includes a body wherein the body is formed from a first layer and a second layer. The body is rectangular in shape having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge on opposing sides of the body. Proximate the lower end of the body is a lower peripheral edge. The first layer and second layer are joined along the first longitudinal edge, second longitudinal edge and the lower peripheral edge so as to form a cavity intermediate the first layer and second layer. The cavity is equivalent in size to the body and an opening is formed proximate the upper end of the body providing access to the cavity. The opening is defined by upper peripheral edges.
US11445765B2	Dynamic ventilation system for socks A dynamic ventilation system for socks including an ergonomic and asymmetric strip structure (3) which contains the plantar arch so as to create internally an integrated aerating sector (4). Further, the system has a first structure with a transparent zone in which an air circulating system is created that is provided for regulating the temperature of the foot and leg, containing a certain quantity of air between skin and sock so as to create an “air chamber” with an effect of insulating from the external environment and a second structure having a plurality of contact sectors (5) that have greater support on the skin that are interrupted by free portions (6) for the passage of air. The system further includes a pair of ribs (11) that create a passage/tunnel for circulating air in addition to increasing Achilles tendon protection in which each rib is a cushion that fills with air.
US11445764B2	Aerosol generation system The present invention provides an aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor are different from each other.
US11445758B2	Electronic cigarette assembly An electronic cigarette includes a housing, wherein the housing is elongate and has a head end disposed toward the user and a tail end extending away from the user. The housing comprises a bottom cover and a shell section. A battery is retained within the housing. An atomizer tank cartridge fits to the housing. An electrical heating apparatus powered by the battery. A groove is formed between the bottom cover and the shell section. A trim piece is mounted between the bottom cover and shell section. The trim piece is a hot-melt material, and connected to the groove via a heating process. The trim piece passes around an external periphery of the housing. The trim piece is an epoxy resin material. The housing further comprises a removable mouthpiece cover attached at a head end.
US11445751B2	Portable smoking storage case A portable smoking storage case for storing and using a substance for recreational or medical use is disclosed. The case comprises a body and a lid attached to a side of the body. Located within the body are a built-in rechargeable battery to power a built-in lighter that is connected to a control unit activating the lighter, a compartment for storing tools needed to use the substance, a removable container having a sealable stopper for storing the substance, and a built-in safety mechanism that is connected to a trigger switch on the control unit to prevent accidental activation of the lighter when the lid closes. The trigger switch is activated through a contact communication with the lid when the lid opens, which in turn disables the built-in safety mechanism.
US11445746B2	Robotic arm for simulating cigarette smoking process A robotic arm includes a base, a first robotic arm, a second robotic arm, a robotic hand and a cigarette holder connected in sequence. The cigarette holder includes a cigarette insertion hole and a cigarette smoking tube. The cigarette smoking tube is connected to a smoking simulator. The robotic arm further includes at least one air exhausting hole. The air exhausting hole is located around the cigarette holder and communicated with an air exhauster through an air exhausting pipe. The robotic arm swings to control the cigarette holder to carry a cigarette from a smoking position to an ash flicking position. Airflow is formed near the air exhausting hole by means of air exhaustion, so as to simulate influences of a wind speed in an outdoor environment on the columnar ash in the cigarette smoking process of the human body.
US11445739B2	Contact members for packaged articles heated with radio frequency energy Heating systems utilizing radio frequency (RF) energy and methods for using the same to rapidly and uniformly heat packaged articles moving through the system on one or more convey lines. These systems may be useful for a variety of processes, including the pasteurization or sterilization of packaged foodstuffs.
US11445733B2	Apparatus and method for treatment and inspection of produce Described herein are conveyor systems and application units which can be used to transport and simultaneously treat, or to facilitate treatment and inspection of produce, agricultural products, or other items. The conveyor systems and application units can be configured to allow products to be simultaneously rotated as they are moved along a packing line, which can facilitate the uniform application of spray coatings and/or allow the products to be uniformly blow dried while they are moved. Exemplary conveyor systems and application units can include a bed formed of a plurality of rollers and a rotation inducing device that causes the rollers to rotate while they are laterally transported, thereby causing the products lying on top of the bed to rotate during transport.
US11445730B2	Product rolling arrangement An arrangement for rolling a product is disclosed. The arrangement includes a drive conveyor, and a rolling assembly positioned above the drive conveyor. The rolling assembly includes: an arm adapted to be driven between (i) a rolling position and (ii) a release position. A product turner is attached to the arm, such that in the rolling position, an end of the product turner extends into a conveying path of the drive conveyor.
US11445726B2	Pyridinium salt and pest control agent A compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II): wherein, A represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X1 represents a halogeno group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group and so on; m represents the number of X1 and is any integer of 0 to 5; any two of X1 may be bound together to form a bivalent hydrocarbon group; Y represents a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-6 alkenylene group; Q1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted 6- to 10-membered heteroarylene group; Q2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group; Zq− represents a counter ion; and q represents a valence of the counter ion and is 1 or 2.
US11445723B2	Method and container for preserving corneal endothelial cells The present disclosure provides a method of preserving corneal endothelial cells at a high cell survival rate. The present disclosure provides a method of preserving corneal endothelial cells and/or corneal endothelium-like cells, comprising preserving the corneal endothelial cells and corneal endothelium-like cells in a container with a bottom area of at least about 0.7 cm2. Accordingly to the present invention, corneal endothelial cells can be preserved at a high cell survival rate. Corneal endothelial cells preserved in this manner have functions of normal corneal endothelial cells. Such cells can also be used as cells for treating a corneal endothelial disease or the like.
US11445719B1	Augmented rodent trap device and method of use A removeable, adhesive wrapper used to augment any existing rodent trap by affixation to the top, side and bottom faces of the rodent trap's operating platform. It is folded about the operating platform and connected to itself, leaving an adhesive layer facing up in the region of the bait station. When the rodent steps on it and stops to take the bait, they are no longer capable of quickly moving when they activate the trap's trigger and the kill bar of the rodent trap is released. Even if the rodent does not reach the bait station, their jiggling efforts to extricate their feet and/or lower body from the adhesive wrapper will activate the trigger. Once dead, the adhesive wrapper may be unfolded and wrapped around the dead rodent for disposal.
US11445713B2	Fishing rod holder and retainer A fishing rod holder and retainer include a top plate that includes a main opening, and a retainer opening. A cylindrical tube extends downwardly at an angle away from the top plate. A rod retainer includes a retainer cable having a retainer clasp adjacent the retainer opening. A retainer channel is coupled to the top plate and aligned with the retainer opening and configured to extend downwardly to guide the retainer cable so that the cable extends down into the retainer channel. A biasing device is coupled to the retainer cable and configured to bias the retainer cable downwardly within the retainer channel.
US11445708B2	Floating marine plant for containing marine organisms A floating plant (8) comprises a container (1) and a mooring element (2) provided with respective guide elements (10, 13). The guide elements have a mutual complementary shape such that the container (1) and the mooring element (2) may move freely with respect to each other in directions that coincide with the container central axis (CL). A plurality of elongated buoyancy elements (10) are arranged on the container outside and arranged between the container bottom end (17) and the container upper end (18), preferably parallel with the container central axis (CL). The container may be transported to the installation site, floating in the water and stabilized by means of the buoyancy elements (10). The mooring element (2) may be transported to the installation site, either in one piece or on several pieces (2a, 2b), and mounted such that it surrounds a portion of the container. The container is raised and lowered in the body of water by controlling the amount of water in the container.
US11445705B2	Retractable leash with improved locking and unlocking mechanism A retractable leash with improved locking and unlocking mechanism, having a housing; a spool disposed inside the housing and biased towards the winding direction; a braking means; a locking means rotatable between a locking position to stop rotation of the spool towards the unwinding direction and an unlocking position; a biasing means which biases the locking means towards the unlocking position; a press button pivotable between a pressed position and a released position; an actuating means rotatably engaged with the press button and the locking means between a default position and an actuating position; and a sliding button having an upper portion exposing on the upper portion of the press button and a lower portion extending downwards through the press button into the housing.
US11445704B1	Sound button device A sound button devices, systems, and methods for sound buttons capable of emitting sound using less power, greater sound transmissibility, and/or greater resistance to damage and that allow for training both non-humans and humans to communicate more effectively than previously possible In typical embodiments, the sound button may comprise a shell, a switch operably connected to a printed circuit board (“PCB”), a button cap assembly operably coupled to the shell, the button cap assembly comprising a button cap having at least one recess, the at least one recess having a hole; and a speaker facing toward the button cap, where, when a force is applied to the button cap, the button cap and the speaker move together to actuate the switch, thereby causing the speaker to emit a sound.
US11445702B2	Pet care device A pet care device may include a head having a sterilizer and a handle extending from the head. The head may be formed of an outer body and an inner body positioned in an inner region of the outer body. A first space may be formed between the outer body and the inner body in which the sterilizer is provided. The sterilizer may include at least one light emitting device, and a light device may cover the first space. A second space partitioned from the first space may be at least partially located inside the inner body. Hair and/or debris may be collected in the second space.
US11445700B2	Device, system and methods for tracking animals Disclosed are a device, system and method for animal tracking. The tracking device comprises a tracker processing component, an energy component, a transmitting component, and a securing component. The system comprises the tracking device, a receiving device and a server. The method comprising securing the tracking device to an animal, transmitting an identification of the animal, receiving the transmission via the receiving device, modifying it and forwarding it to the server, where the modified transmission is logged and analyzed to determine animal positions.
US11445699B2	Livestock structures and related methods Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a floor, wherein the floor is configured to support livestock housing; a roof, wherein a majority of the roof is substantially parallel to the floor; and one or more supporting structures configured to support the roof; in some embodiments, the floor comprises a non-zero slope. Some embodiments of the present livestock structures comprise a passageway extending a majority of a distance between a first side and an opposing second side of the structure, wherein the passageway is positioned at an elevation that is below an elevation of the floor.
US11445690B2	Soybean variety 01083639 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083639. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083639. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083639 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083639 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11445689B2	Soybean variety 01078100 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01078100. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01078100. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01078100 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01078100 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11445684B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011040 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011040. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011040, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011040 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 CH011040.
US11445677B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011138 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011138. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011138, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011138 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 CH011138.
US11445664B2	Auger assembly for harvesting machine An auger assembly for transporting material for an agricultural work vehicle formed by an auger and a housing arrangement having an interior that houses the auger such that rotation of the auger within the housing arrangement is configured to transport the material through the housing arrangement. The housing arrangement includes a series of tube portions including at least a first and a second tube portion, each respective tube portion of the series of tube portions having a first and second end, an inner and outer surface, and a thickness between the inner and outer surfaces; and at least one mounting flange structure, including a first mounting flange structure secured to the outer surface of the first tube portion by a first laser weld extending from the inner surface of the first tube portion, through the thickness of the first tube portion, and into the first mounting flange structure.
US11445656B2	System and method for preventing material accumulation relative to ground engaging tools of an agricultural implement A system for preventing material accumulation relative to an agricultural implement may include a ground engaging tool supported on an agricultural implement and a controller configured to determine a presence of excessive residue across a forward portion of the field forward of the ground engaging tool based at least in part residue data associated with an amount of residue across a forward portion of the field. The controller may initiate a control action associated with adjusting an operating parameter of the ground engaging tool such that the amount of residue incorporated into the field by the ground engaging tool is reduced across a section of the field having excessive residue to reduce a likelihood of material accumulation relative to the ground engaging tool as it passes across the section of the field.
US11445652B2	Device for combing and conditioning artificial turf The invention relates to a device for combing and conditioning artificial turf, which comprises a handle (1), a pole (2), a head (3) which houses an electric motor (4), and a pair of brushes (5) driven by the electric motor (4), the brushes (5) being configured for combing and conditioning the artificial turf, and such that the brushes (5) have a helical shape. The device comprises a transmission that comprises a motor output shaft (9) that is associated with a transmission belt (10), which transmits the rotation to a toothed wheel (11), the wheel (11) transmits the rotation to a transmission shaft (12) which ends in a worm screw (13) that transmits the rotation to a transverse shaft (14) via a toothed wheel (15) attached to the transverse shaft (14) that houses the pair of brushes (5).
US11452251B2	Information management device An information management device for managing information in a mounting system that mounts a component after determining usability of the component when the component is picked up from a wafer divided into multiple components and is mounted on a base material, includes an information storage section that stores various types of information, an information acquisition section that acquires information on a pickup position of the component on the wafer and information on a determination result of usability of the component, and an information processing section that stores information obtained by associating the pickup position of the component with the determination result of the usability in the information storage section.
US11452249B2	Carrier for reversibly immobilizing one or more objects A carrier for reversibly immobilizing one or more objects is disclosed. The carrier comprises a frame having a major axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more openings through the frame along the major axis. The carrier also comprises a film comprising a thermoplastic elastomer material and having a top surface and a bottom surface. The film is attached to the frame based on thermal bonding of the top surface of the film to the bottom surface of the frame, is under tension along the major axis, and is free to flex at the openings. The top surface of the film comprises one or more exposed top surface portions that are accessible through the openings. The exposed top surface portions exhibit a holding force on stainless steel as per ASTM D1000 that is greater than that of the bottom surface of the film.
US11452245B2	Display device A flexible, rollable display system includes a display and one or more cover components coupled thereto. The cover components include openings that, when the display is wound around a roller, reduce induced stresses and the likelihood of the display cracking. The roller may include a flat portion to accommodate a printed circuit board or other electronic components less flexible than the display. The cover component(s) may be formed of heat radiating material(s) to improve performance of the system.
US11452242B2	Air handling unit with a canopy thereover for use with a data center and method of using the same Described herein is an air handling unit that includes canopies for compressor fans and exhaust fans located on a top thereof, which canopies provide for noise abatement and a canopy to assist in keeping precipitation out. The canopies further include louvers that can be controlled to provide for even further noise abatement and precipitation control.
US11452235B2	Case heat dissipation structure A case heat dissipation structure is provided, which includes a case, a heat exchange assembly and a fan assembly. The case has a first heat dissipation chamber and a second heat dissipation chamber that are communicated with each other, and multiple heat sources are mounted in the first heat dissipation chamber and the second heat dissipation chamber, a liquid inlet for cooling liquid to flow in and a liquid outlet for cooling liquid to flow out are provided on the case. The heat exchange assembly is mounted in the first heat dissipation chamber, the heat exchange assembly comprises a heat exchanger, which is arranged between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet. The fan assembly is mounted in the first heat dissipation chamber or the second heat dissipation chamber, and is used for driving the air in the first heat dissipation chamber and the second heat dissipation chamber to circulate mutually in operation.
US11452224B2	Battery box lamp wire installation structure The present disclosure discloses a battery box lamp wire installation structure, which relates to the technical field of power supply devices and it comprises a case, provided with an accommodating cavity inside; a printed circuit board, horizontally located in the accommodating cavity and fixedly connected with the case; an end cap, movably mounted on one end of the case, and the end cap is provided with a wire hole A; a lamp wire, of which one end penetrating through the wire hole A and restrained within the end cap; a connector, detachably mounted at the inner side of the end cap and fixing the positive and negative ends of the lamp wire; the positive and negative ends of the lamp wire are in electrical connection with the printed circuit board respectively when the end cap is mounted onto the case.
US11452218B2	Rollable display device A display device includes a display module and a housing. At least one roller is disposed in the housing. The display module is configured to be wound on the at least one roller and to be inserted and drawn from the housing. The display module comprises a display panel, a window on the display panel and an adhesion layer between the display panel and the window. The adhesion layer comprises a first polymer layer having positive charges and a second polymer layer having negative charges. The second polymer layer is directly disposed on the first polymer layer.
US11452210B2	Wiring substrate and electronic device An embodiment is a wiring substrate that includes a first metal plate. The first metal plate includes a first electrode and a wiring, and the wiring includes a mount portion for an electronic component. The wiring substrate further includes a second metal plate. The second metal plate includes a second electrode diffusion-bonded to an upper surface of the first electrode. The second metal plate includes a first opening that exposes the mount portion. The first opening is large enough to accommodate the electronic component.
US11452209B2	Electronic component and its manufacturing method Disclosed herein is an electronic component that includes a substrate and a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers which are alternately laminated on the substrate. The side surface of at least one of the plurality of insulating layers has a recessed part set back from a side surface of the substrate and a projecting part projecting from the recessed part.
US11452207B2	Flexible circuit film and display apparatus having the same A flexible circuit film including a first flexible film, a second flexible film facing the first flexible film, and a plurality of wirings arranged between the first flexible film and the second flexible film. The wirings have different widths and bend in different directions, and a guide film including a material more rigid than the first and second flexible films is arranged on ends of the first flexible film. The guide film includes a tear-preventing portion overlapping with a bending portion of a shortest one of the wirings while covering portions of an inner edge near inner corners of a U-shaped flexible circuit film.
US11452201B2	Electronic device and connecting component To provide an electronic device and a connecting component which have a shield function and which enable downsizing. The electronic device includes: a substrate having a first substrate portion and a second substrate portion that is arranged at a position facing the first substrate portion; a plurality of potential wirings which are connected to the first substrate portion and to the second substrate portion and which have an arbitrary potential; and a plurality of signal wirings which are connected to the first substrate portion and to the second substrate portion and to which a signal is supplied. The first substrate portion has a mounting region of an electronic component on a side of a surface facing the second substrate portion. The plurality of potential wirings are arranged outside of the mounting region.
US11452179B2	Heating rod and heater having same An embodiment discloses a heating rod comprising: a ceramic substrate; and a heat-radiating element that is arranged in the ceramic substrate, wherein the ratio of the thickness of the ceramic substrate to the thickness of the heat-radiating element is between 1:2 and 1:50. The embodiment discloses a heater comprising: a case; a heat-radiating module that is arranged inside the case; and a power module that is electrically connected to the heat-radiating module, wherein the power module includes a substrate part, a heat sink that is connected to the substrate part, and a ventilation part through which a fluid flows in and out to/from the heat sink.
US11452172B2	Method for switching master earphone, mobile terminal, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A method for switching a master earphone, a mobile terminal, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided in implementations of the present disclosure. The method includes the following. When a mobile terminal is in a calling status, whether a condition for switching a master earphone is met is detected. When the condition is met, at least one silent time window is predicted based on voice call data. Within a first silent time window, the communication connection between the mobile terminal and a first earphone is disconnected, and a communication connection between the mobile terminal and a second earphone is established, where the first silent time window is any one of the at least one silent time window.
US11452167B2	Methods and apparatus to selectively monitor uplink preemptive indication for supplementary uplink and non-supplementary uplink carriers Aspects are provided allowing for selective monitoring of uplink cancellation indication (ULCI) occasions by UEs and allowing UEs to determine from ULCI whether canceled uplink transmission are carried on non-supplementary uplink (NUL) carriers or supplementary uplink (SUL) carriers. A UE may determine not to monitor a ULCI occasion if it does not have an uplink transmission which can be punctured by higher priority data. When the uplink transmission is dynamically scheduled, the UE may determine to monitor a ULCI occasion if the UE receives the uplink grant a certain number of symbols earlier than the ULCI occasion. The base station may configure blocks in downlink control information to indicate the UE should apply ULCI to SUL and/or NUL. The base station may configure the UE to perform different behaviors after receiving a ULCI depending on whether the portion of the uplink transmission to be canceled is on SUL or NUL.
US11452160B2	Radio terminal, base station, and method therefor A radio terminal (1) determines (201) (a) a pathloss level between the radio terminal (1) and a base station (2), (b) a coverage enhancement level based on the pathloss level, or (c) a coverage enhancement mode configured in the radio terminal (1). The radio terminal chooses (202) between non-truncated first information and truncated first information, having a smaller bit length than the non-truncated first information, to be included in an initial uplink Radio Resource Control (RRC) message transmitted within a random access procedure, based on the determined pathloss level, the determined coverage enhancement level, or the determined coverage enhancement mode. This contributes to, for example, enabling a base station to easily know the Msg3 size desired by a radio terminal.
US11452159B2	Electronic device and control method thereof An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory stored with information related to a relay device, a first communication interface comprising circuity, a second communication interface comprising circuitry, and a processor configured to control the first communication interface to communicate with the relay device, control, based on a signal notifying communication connection failure between an external device and the relay device being received from the external device through the second communication interface, the second communication interface to transmit a signal requesting entry into a specific communication mode to the external device, and transmit, based on the external device being identified as entering the communication mode, information related to the stored relay device to the external device through the specific communication mode.
US11452158B2	Dual-network dual-system mobile device A dual-network dual-system mobile device is provided in the disclosure. The mobile device includes a mobile network module, a transfer station module, two computer modules, a switch module, a human-machine interface (HMI), and a casing. The HMI is configured to interact with one computer module and to receive a real-time notification from another computer module. The transfer station module respectively establishes two network channels with two access points through the mobile network module and mobile network. The two network channels are isolated virtually from each other.
US11452155B2	Transmitting-end bluetooth device and receiving-end bluetooth device A transmitting-end Bluetooth device includes: a transmitting-end Bluetooth transceiver circuit; a packet generating circuit, coupled with the transmitting-end Bluetooth transceiver circuit; and a transmitting-end control circuit, coupled with the transmitting-end Bluetooth transceiver circuit and the packet generating circuit, arranged to operably instruct the packet generating circuit to insert an auto-pairing request and a source Bluetooth device address into one or more target packets when the transmitting-end Bluetooth device initiates a Bluetooth auto-pairing procedure, and arranged to operably control the transmitting-end Bluetooth transceiver circuit to transmit the one or more target packets when the transmitting-end Bluetooth device operates under a predetermined transmitting-end operating mode, so that a receiving-end Bluetooth device operating under a predetermined receiving-end operating mode is enabled to actively conduct a Bluetooth auto-pairing procedure with the transmitting-end Bluetooth device to establish one or more Bluetooth bonds between the transmitting-end Bluetooth device and the receiving-end Bluetooth device.
US11452154B2	Indication method and related device An indication method includes: receiving, by first user equipment, a first message sent by second user equipment, where the first message includes information indicating that the second user equipment supports an evolved user equipment-to-network relay function; and receiving, by the first user equipment, a second message sent by a network device, where the second message includes information indicating that the network device supports an evolved user equipment-to-network relay, or the second message includes information indicating that a cell in which the network device sends the second message supports an evolved user equipment-to-network relay.
US11452153B2	Pairing and gateway connection using sonic tones A networkable device is coupled to a wireless IP gateway or paired to a personal area network (PAN) via the use of a sonic tone, which may be a human audible tone, which encodes a symbol sequence representing a binary message useful for implementing connection to a wireless IP gateway or pairing with a PAN. In one embodiment the sonic tone conveys a media access controller (MAC) address, to facilitate connection and/or pairing. Alternatively, or in addition, the sonic tone may encode a Service Set Identifier (SSID) and password for connection to a wireless network (Wi-Fi), or a BLUETOOTH (IEEE 802.15.1) identifier and/or PIN for connection to a BLUETOOTH (IEEE 802.15.1) PAN. In particular implementation of this embodiment the tone is produced by the IP gateway and used to initiate Wi-Fi connection, and/or the tone is produced by the master device of a PAN to initiate BLUETOOTH (IEEE 802.15.1) connection.
US11452146B2	Handling timing conflicts involving random access procedure messages A method for handling timing conflicts associated with a random channel access procedure is implemented in a user device, and includes determining (314) that a first time span for the user device to transmit at least a data portion of a random-access procedure message to a base station overlaps a second time span for the user device to transmit another signal to the base station. The method also includes determining (320), based at least on a type of the other signal, a transmission precedence indicative of whether to modify transmission timing for the random-access procedure message or to instead modify transmission timing for the other signal, and, based on the determined transmission precedence, either transmitting (340) at least the data portion of the random-access procedure message to the base station during the first time span or transmitting (340) the other signal to the base station during the second time span.
US11452137B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal apparatus includes a receiver for receiving non-demand SI transmitted regardless of a system information request, and multiple pieces of on-demand SI (System Information) transmitted based on a system information request, and a transmitter for transmitting a system information request to request transmission of a first piece of on-demand SI (System information) among the multiple pieces of on-demand SI.
US11452130B2	Method and user equipment of transmitting uplink signal in wireless communication system, and method and base station of receiving uplink signal in wireless communication system A method of transmitting an uplink (UL) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, where the method includes: receiving, through a physical downlink control (PDCCH) signal, downlink control information (DCI) regarding a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and periodically transmitting an SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI. Periodically transmitting the SPS PUSCH signal based on the DCI includes: in a state in which (i) the SPS PUSCH signal is subslot-based, (ii) a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern field included in the DCI is set to a first value, and (iii) simultaneous transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the PUSCH is configured for the UE: transmitting uplink control information (UCI) through the SPS PUSCH signal, without simultaneously transmitting a PUCCH signal.
US11452122B1	Systems and methods for regional assignment of multi-access edge computing resources A MEC relocation service automatically directs user equipment (UE) away from a “home” multi-access edge computing (MEC) cluster to a different MEC cluster when the home MEC cluster cannot support service while the UE is outside a regional area. A MEC cluster may receive an application service request for MEC services from a UE device outside a regional service area of the MEC cluster. The MEC cluster may determine if service level requirements for the application service request can be met by the MEC cluster. When the service level requirements cannot be met by the network device, the MEC cluster may submit, to a network device, a query for a different MEC cluster in another regional service area. The MEC cluster may establish a direct connection with the different MEC cluster to transfer customer data for the application service request.
US11452118B2	Apparatus and method for controlling device-to-device communication An apparatus (1 or 3) determines a device-to-device (D2D) radio resource to be allocated to one or more D2D transmissions from at least one remote terminal (1) to a first relay terminal (2) while considering a quality metric of an uplink from the first relay (2) terminal to a base station (3). In this way, for example, it is possible to contribute to avoiding inconsistency of performance between sidelink transmission from the remote terminal to the relay terminal and uplink transmission from the relay terminal to the base station.
US11452104B2	Frequency spectrum management apparatus and method, frequency spectrum coordination apparatus and method, and electronic device The frequency spectrum management apparatus includes a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to: determine, in response to a frequency spectrum resource request from one or more secondary systems, available frequency spectrum information about each secondary system; determine, according to frequency spectrum management information from the one or more secondary systems, a managed secondary system managed by a frequency spectrum coordination apparatus and a non-managed secondary system not managed by the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus; determine, based on system information about the managed secondary system, a non-managed secondary system, the interference thereof with respect to the managed secondary system exceeding a predetermined threshold value, to be an interference secondary system; and acquire system information, about the interference secondary system, to be sent to the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus, so that the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus coordinates the frequency spectrum usage of the managed secondary system.
US11452102B2	Predictive control for radio frequency coexistence management in multi-rf communication device The various embodiments provide methods implemented in a multi-RF communication device for managing a victim subscription's de-sense by proactively implementing an RF coexistence management strategy on the victim subscription when an RF coexistence event starts. In various embodiments, a multi-RF communication device may implement an RF coexistence management strategy by determining when an aggressor subscription will de-sense a victim subscription and configuring the victim to anticipate and mitigate de-sense during the aggressor's transmissions. Thus, the various embodiments may provide dramatic improvements to the victim's overall reception performance and overall user experience.
US11452098B2	Dual band channel bonding and puncturing An access point (AP) may signal management frames that include two operation information fields indicating two channel widths for different classes of wireless stations (STAs). STAs may identify one of the two operation information fields based on capabilities of the STA (e.g., whether or not the STA is capable of dual band channel bonding, resource unit or physical channel puncturing, etc.). In some cases, one operation information field may indicate a channel width within a first and second frequency band (e.g., within the 5 GHz band and the 6 GHz band), as well as a puncturing scheme associated with the channel width. In some cases, the operation information field may indicate a dual band channel bonding configuration, where two frequency segments associated with the channel bonding configuration are in two different frequency bands. In some cases, a tightened spectral mask may be used for such dual band channel bonding configurations.
US11452097B2	Method and interface for historical display of market information Trading software may receive information from an exchange. The trading software may track historical bid and ask information for a tradeable object. The trading software may display historical market depth information for the tradeable object on a trading screen.
US11452088B2	Method and apparatus for confirmation of multiple configured grants for sidelink in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus for confirmation of multiple configured grants for sidelink in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device receives activation command or deactivation command on Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for at least one of the multiple configured grants. A wireless device receives transmits, to the network, a confirmation Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE). The confirmation MAC CE includes one or more fields in a bit group of which size is equal to number of the multiple configured grants. Each field in the bit group is set to (i) zero to indicate deactivation for each of the multiple configured grants or (ii) 1 to indicate activation for each of the multiple configured grants. Each field in the confirmation MAC CE except the bit group is ignored.
US11452069B2	Communication method and communications device This application provides a communication method and a communications device. The method includes: receiving, by an access network device from a core network device, a first group identifier of a first terminal group and an identifier of a terminal included in the first terminal group; and sending, by the access network device, the first group identifier and a second group identifier of the first terminal group to the terminal included in the first terminal group. The first group identifier and the second group identifier are used to indicate a paging occasion for the first terminal group, and a paging message for the first terminal group is transmitted on a first physical channel. The technical solutions in the embodiments of this application can improve system efficiency.
US11452066B2	Estimating geolocation of a user terminal A geolocation is estimated by tessellating a coverage area into a camping cell and adjacent cells; subdividing the camping cell into grid points where each grid point of the grid points has an associated relative offset from a camping beam center; illuminating, with a platform, the camping cell with a camping beam and each of the adjacent cells with adjacent beams; receiving a camping beam signal strength and adjacent beams signal strengths for each grid point of the grid points; profiling, at each grid point, ratios of the camping beam signal strength to each one of the adjacent beams signal strengths; mapping the ratios and the associated relative offset of each grid point; and estimating a relative geolocation of a User Terminal (UT) from the camping beam center based on a UT camping beam signal strength and UT adjacent beams signal strengths.
US11452065B2	Positioning method and apparatus Disclosed by the present application are a positioning method and apparatus, which are used to improve indoor positioning performance and precision without occupying a large amount of system resources. At a positioning server side, a positioning method provided by an embodiment of the present application comprises: acquiring a positioning capability supported by a user equipment (UE), and determining, according to the positioning capability, that the UE may obtain a positioning measurement value by means of detecting a positioning reference signal ioPRS that is used for indoor/outdoor positioning; acquiring positioning auxiliary data comprising ioPRS configuration data, and sending the positioning auxiliary data to the UE; acquiring the positioning measurement value that is provided by the UE and that is acquired on the basis of the ioPRS, and using the positioning measurement value to position the UE.
US11452060B2	Permitted communication partner registration method An operation-side communication device that is operated by an operator and a machine-side communication device that is connected to an industrial machine mutually register each other as partners permitted to communicate with each other. A communication device receives a partner ID of a partner communication device intended to be registered as a partner. The communication device wirelessly transmits a signal including the partner ID to the partner communication device. The partner communication device determines whether the partner ID included in the received signal corresponds to the ID of the partner communication device itself, and if so, the communication device registers the partner ID as the ID of a permitted communication partner. The above operations are repeated with the communication device and the partner communication device interchanged.
US11452058B2	Apparatus and method for cell detection by combining secondary spreading sequences An apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a synchronization signal (SS) and identify timing of the SS based on a primary spreading signal (PSS) in the SS, identify tentative secondary spreading signals (SSSs) based on the identified timing, and group the tentative SSSs; a register configured to receive the SS; and a memory configured to store the tentative SSSs for each group of the tentative SSSs; wherein the processor is further configured to cross correlate the tentative SSSs, combine cross correlated outputs with weights by group, determine an SSS as the tentative SSS with a maximum combined cross correlation outputs, and determine a cell identification based on the determined SSS.
US11452056B2	Apparatus and method for configuring synchronization signal for communication between user devices Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving, at a first UE, a D2D synchronization signal transmitted from a second UE, the D2D synchronization signal comprising a primary D2D synchronization signal (PD2DSS) and a secondary D2D synchronization signal (SD2DSS); determining a root index based on the received PD2DSS; and determining a type of a synchronization source based on the root index. The root index corresponds to an integer value X when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_net. The root index corresponds to an integer value Y when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_oon. Each of the integer value X and integer value Y is not an element of a set {25, 29, 34}.
US11452042B2	Method for transmitting wake-up packet in communications system, and device This application provides a method for transmitting a wake-up packet in a communications system and a device. The communications system includes a transmit end device and a receive end device. The receive end device includes a wake-up receiver and a main transceiver. The method includes: sending, by the transmit end device, a first wake-up packet WUP to the wake-up receiver by using a first data rate; determining, by the transmit end device, a second data rate; and sending, by the transmit end device, a second WUP to the wake-up receiver by using the second data rate. The transmit end device can determine a proper data rate for sending a wake-up packet based on a specific transmission condition in a communication process, thereby improving transmission efficiency of the wake-up packet.
US11452040B2	Method and apparatus for identifying electronic device, terminal device, and electronic device A method for identifying electronic device is applied to a terminal device and includes: sending, in response to receiving a power-on signal of the electronic device, a detection signal to the electronic device; acquiring waveform information of the detection signal; and determining a type of the electronic device according to the waveform information.
US11452037B2	Optimized parent and path selection for battery powered devices within a wireless network A wireless network includes nodes configured to implement an improved parent and path selection process to efficiently and reliably manage energy consumption of a battery powered device node. When a given node selects a path, the node transmits requests to multiple potential parent nodes. Each potential parent node transmits a metric that is indicative of the remaining battery life of the nodes in the path that includes the respective potential parent node. The given node then selects a parent node, and corresponding path, based on the metrics. More specifically, the given node selects a path, where at least one node on the selected path is less likely to prematurely exhaust the remaining battery life of the node, relative to the nodes in the other potential paths. As a result, the given node selects a path that optimizes battery consumption of the various battery powered nodes in the wireless network.
US11452036B2	Indication information sending method, indication information receiving method, and device A first station generates indication information of any one of an operating channel, an operating band, or an operating channel and an operating band of a wake-up receiver in a second station. The first station sends the indication information, so that the wake-up receiver in the second station works on the indicated operating channel or the indicated operating band. The first station controls the operating channel or the operating band of the wake-up receiver in the second station by generating the indication information.
US11452035B2	Hailing procedure for V2R, V2V, and V2X initial contact in 5G and 6G Low-complexity wireless messaging procedures enable a prospective user device to select and make initial contact with a suitable base station in 5G or 6G networks. In some embodiments, the user device may transmit a short “hailing message”, on a frequency allocated for at-will messaging. The hailing message is configured to elicit a reply message from each base station within range. The base stations delay their responses by different amounts according to the amplitude of the as-received hailing message, the shortest delay for the strongest signal. Since the base station with highest received amplitude responds first, the user device can thereby select the first reply message and communicate with the base station having the best signal. The hailing message thereby enables the user device to select the most suitable base station, acquire its system information, and begin communications, while avoiding the time and complexity involved in searching for that information separately.
US11452029B2	Broadcast of features required for UE accessing a cell A method performed by a wireless device (130). The method is for handling access to a cell (120) served by a network node (110). The wireless device (130) and the network node (110) operate in a wireless communications network (100). The wireless device (130) obtains (201) a set of indications broadcasted by the network node (110) in the cell (120). The set of indications indicate that access to the cell (120) is allowed only to wireless devices simultaneously supporting at least two features of a plurality of features comprising a first feature and a second feature. The wireless device (130) then determines (202) whether or not access to the cell (120) is barred to the wireless device (130) based on the obtained set of indications.
US11452026B2	Method and device for transmitting data by means of wireless backhaul network Embodiments of the present application provide a method and device for transmitting data by means of a wireless backhaul network, for use in solving the problem in the prior art of inability to implement data transmission of a 5G wireless backhaul network due to that there is no network architecture for the 5G wireless backhaul network at present. In the embodiments of the present application, a terminal is connected to a wired backhaul access station by means of at least one path corresponding to a bearer, and transmits data with the wired backhaul access station by means of the at least one path; there is at least one wireless backhaul access station on any one path, each air interface of the terminal, the wired backhaul access station, and the wireless backhaul access station respectively corresponds to an underlying protocol combination, and the underlying protocol combination comprises an RLC layer, a MAC layer, and a PHY. The embodiments of the present application provide a network architecture for a 5G wireless backhaul network; a terminal transmits data with a wired backhaul access station by means of at least one path to implement data transmission of the 5G wireless backhaul network, so that the performance of the 5G wireless backhaul network is improved.
US11452019B2	Interworking between networks operating according to different radio access technologies There is provided a method of operating a network node in a first network that is operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT, the network node controlling a first cell in the first network, the method comprising receiving information for a terminal device served by the first cell (913; 1113), the received information corresponding to information for the terminal device that was provided to the terminal device from another cell of the first network, the information being for use in a network interworking feature that enables and controls interworking between the first network and a network operating according to a second RAT.
US11452013B2	Radio network node, wireless device and methods performed therein A method performed by wireless device for handling communication in a wireless communication network is provided. The wireless device obtains an indication indicating control, when to initiate and/or when to stop, use of an additional filtering process for measurements on a beam level for including one or more measurements on a beam level in a measurement report. The wireless device applies the additional filtering based on the obtained indication.
US11452012B2	Method, apparatus for cell handover and user equipment A method of cell handover includes: when receiving a preset handover command transmitted by a base station for indicating a conditional handover command, determining a handover decision parameter corresponding to each target cell; when determining a target cell that meets a handover condition based on the handover decision parameter corresponding to each target cell, starting a preset timer and executing a cell handover operation from a current serving cell to the target cell that meets the handover condition; and when unsuccessfully executing the cell handover operation, recording first handover information in a radio link failure-report for reporting to the base station.
US11452005B2	System and method for construction of a protocol data unit using selective relay An apparatus may receive, from a second device over a first communications link, a first bitmap indicating a first set of packets received by the second device from a third device; determine a second bitmap indicating a second set of packets received by the first device from the third device, each of the first set of packets and the second set of packets comprising at least a fragment of a PDU; transmit, to the second device, information indicating a third set of packets based on the first bitmap and based on the second bitmap, the third set of packets being unsuccessfully received by the first device from the third device; and receive a fourth set of packets from the second device based on transmission of the information indicating the third set of packets, the fourth set of packets including information from the third set of packets.
US11452003B1	Compatible packet separation for communication networks Described herein are systems, methods, and other techniques for compatible packet separation for communication networks. A block comprising a plurality of packets to be transmitted over a network is received. The block includes a set of batches, and the plurality of packets are distributed between the set of batches. A pseudo interleaver depth is calculated for each of the set of batches to produce a set of pseudo interleaver depths. Blockwise adaptive recoding is performed using the set of pseudo interleaver depths to produce a number of recoded packets for each of the set of batches. A transmission sequence is generated using the number of recoded packets for each of the set of batches.
US11452002B2	Method whereby terminal transmits device-to-device (D2D) signal in wireless communication system that supports D2D communication, and apparatus therefor Disclosed are a method whereby a terminal transmits a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system that supports D2D communication according to various embodiments, and an apparatus therefor. Disclosed are a method whereby a terminal transmits a D2D signal, and an apparatus therefor, wherein the method comprises: a step of measuring a technology congestion level with regard to a predetermined resource area; and a step of determining a wireless technology that is to be used for the 2D2 signal transmission on the basis of the technology congestion level, and transmitting the D2D signal on the basis of the determined wireless technology, and wherein the technology congestion level is related to the proportion of received signals that include information regarding the usage of a particular wireless technology in the predetermined resource area.
US11452001B2	Group based context and security for massive internet of things devices Systems and methods are provided for efficient group-based handling of massive internet of things (M-IoT) devices that are compatible with both current cellular networks, and next generation 5G systems. Examples allow reduced overhead between a (radio) access network (R)AN and a core network (CN) that originates from unnecessary signaling traffic for IoT devices transitioning from IDLE to CONNECTED mode, especially when sending small data packets. In addition, or in other embodiments, mobility solutions are provided for group based M-IoT.
US11451994B2	User equipment involved in performing measurements The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) comprises a receiver that receives a plurality of reference signals. Processing circuitry of the UE performs power-related measurements on the plurality of reference signals. The processing circuitry determines the availability of reference signals among the plurality of reference signals for the power-related measurements. The processing circuitry generates measurement results based on the performed power-related measurements and depending on the determined availability of the reference signals.
US11451989B2	Methods and radio nodes for performing measurement with multiple numerologies A method in a first radio node for performing measurements in a communication network is provided. The method comprises: performing a first amount of measurements on a first signal based on a first numerology; and performing a second amount of measurements on a second signal based on a second numerology; wherein performing the first and second amounts of measurements is based on a relation between the first and second amounts of measurements. The first radio node for carrying this method is also provided. The first radio node could be a wireless device, for example.
US11451985B2	Backhaul path switching method, wireless relay, network-side node and terminal Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a backhaul path switching method, a wireless relay, a network-side node and a terminal. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second backhaul path is pre-established, a backhaul path is switched in the case that a radio link fails or signal quality of a related wireless relay does not meet requirements.
US11451982B2	Receiver beamforming for serving and neighbor cell measurements Aspects of the present disclosure relate to receiver beamforming for serving and neighbor cell measurements. An exemplary method generally includes communicating with one or more base stations using a first beam type, initiating a transition to communicating with at least one of the one or more base stations using a second beam type in response to an indication of a trigger event, and communicating with the at least one of the one or more base stations using the second beam type.
US11451979B2	Device testing optimization for 5G or other next generation network Mobile device testing efficiencies can be increased by a testing interface designed to elicit mobile device characteristics from a mobile device. A mapping table can be used to request specific characteristic data from a mobile device. Once received by a base station device, the base station device can utilize the characteristic data to optimize performance of the base station device and/or the mobile device. The requested characteristics can comprise temperature data, beamforming data, array data, and/or other data that is relative to the mobile device and its performance.
US11451974B2	Managing regionalized vehicular communication A method determines a topology modification for a geographical area; determines a set of coverage region(s) in the geographical area that are adjacent to a target coverage region, the target coverage region being associated with a first regionalized server configured to communicate with vehicular traffic in the target coverage region, the set of coverage region(s) being respectively associated with a set of second regionalized server(s), each second regionalized server being configured to communicate with vehicular traffic in a corresponding coverage region of the set of coverage region(s); determines that a region count of the set of coverage region(s) satisfies a region count threshold; responsive to determining that the region count of the set of coverage region(s) satisfies the region count threshold, determines a morphing portion for each coverage region in the set of coverage region(s); and morphs the set of coverage region(s) based on the corresponding morphing portions.
US11451964B2	Administration of subscription identifiers in a wireless communication network A regulator system (24) of a regulator regulates administration of subscription identifiers. The regulator system (24) is configured to receive, from either an operator system (10) of a wireless communication network operator or an enterprise system of an enterprise, a record that includes information about administration of a subscription identifier associated with the wireless communication network operator. The regulator system (24) is also configured to verify whether administration of the subscription identifier as indicated by the record conforms to one or more rules (34) governing administration of subscription identifiers. The regulator system (24) is further configured to, depending on the verification, approve or reject the record for addition to a permissioned distributed database (26) (e.g., a permissioned blockchain) that is distributed at least in part between the regulator system (24) and either the operator system (10) or the enterprise system.
US11451961B2	Security enhancements for early data transmissions A method is provided for use in a wireless device. The method comprises determining a connection request and uplink data to transmit in response to a random-access response received from a network node. The method further comprises generating security information based at least in part on the uplink data. The method further comprises transmitting a radio transmission in response to the random-access response. The radio transmission comprises the connection request and the uplink data secured by the security information.
US11451960B2	Methods and systems for segmenting computing devices in a network Methods and systems of segmenting computing devices in a wireless network having an access point broadcasting in a single domain are described. In an exemplary method, a request to join the wireless network is received from a computing device. The request is associated with an identifier. When the identifier is not associated with a virtual network within the wireless network, a virtual network is configured within the wireless network and the identifier is associated thereto and the computing device is assigned thereto. When the identifier is associated with an existing virtual network within the wireless network, the computing device is assigned to the existing virtual network.
US11451954B1	Wireless communication service delivery using multiple data network names (DNNs) A wireless communication network serves a wireless User Equipment (UE) over multiple Data Network Names (DNNs). The wireless communication network comprises network circuitry and a Radio Access Network (RAN). The network circuitry executes a Unified Data Management (UDM), a Session Management Function (SMF), and an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The UDM detects a DNN reattach condition for the wireless UE and transfers a DNN reattach message for the UE to the SMF. The SMF receives the DNN reattach message and responsively transfers the DNN reattach message to the AMF. The AMF receives the DNN reattach message for the wireless UE and responsively transfers an N2 Packet Data Unit (PDU) session reattach message for the wireless UE to the RAN. The AMF receives an N2 PDU session request from the RAN for the wireless UE and responsively selects a new SMF for the PDU session.
US11451952B2	Providing an indicator of presence of a first access network that is capable of interworking with a second access network A mobile station receives a control message containing an indicator of presence of a first access network that operates according to a first protocol that is capable of interworking with a second access network that operates according to a second, different protocol. In response to receiving the indicator, the mobile station performs a procedure to establish a personality for the mobile station that specifies the configuration to allow the mobile station to use features of the first access network that enable interworking with the second access network.
US11451951B2	Reduced context or context-less short message transmission for machine-type-communication A mobile communications network communicating data to/from communications devices, the network including base stations operable to provide a wireless access interface to communications devices; communications devices operable to communicate packets with the base stations via the wireless access interface; packet gateways operable to transmit user data packets received via the base stations from/to the communications devices; and mobility managers operable to send/receive signalling packets for controlling user data communications between communications devices and packet gateways. The mobility managers can, upon receiving a signalling packet from a communications device and including user data intended for a destination, detect the packet is not associated with any established signalling connection between the mobility managers and the communication device. The mobility managers can, responsive to the detection, transmit the user data in the signalling packet to the destination. Accordingly a short message may be sent in a reduced context or context-less manner.
US11451950B2	Indirect registration method and apparatus This application relates to the communications field, and discloses a communication method and a communications apparatus, so that a terminal device can register with a network through another network. The communication method is performed by a first access and mobility management function network element, including: receiving a first message from a terminal device, where the first message includes first identification information of the terminal device, and the first access and mobility management function network element is located in a first network; obtaining second identification information of the terminal device based on the first identification information; and sending a second message to a second access and mobility management function network element located in the second network, where the second message is used to request to register the terminal device with a second network, the second message includes the second identification information.
US11451949B2	Sidelink V2V, V2X, and low-complexity IoT communication in 5G and 6G Sidelink protocols enable user devices to rapidly find, make contact with, and continue communicating with other user devices. For example, vehicles in traffic can communicate on a low-complexity sidelink channel to cooperatively avoid collisions, saving countless lives. Disclosed protocols also enable mobile and IoT devices to form a self-organized temporary local network, independently of base stations. Example messages include a sidelink hailing message configured to discover other user devices, sidelink reply messages indicating the location or identity of each user device, sidelink semaphore messages indicating when each member enters and exits the temporary local network, and extremely fast low-latency emergency communication between vehicles. The disclosed low-complexity protocols may enable cost-constrained use cases that would remain unfeasible under 5G and 6G requirements, absent the systems and methods disclosed herein. For many IoT devices with limited service requirements, the disclosed low-complexity procedures may be enabling.
US11451943B2	Method and apparatus for controlling commication between devices in a network A method performed by a first user equipment (UE) in a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system, the method comprising: measuring, at least one parameter related to signal quality between the first UE and a cellular network; identifying a first event among a preconfigured set of events based on measuring of the at least one parameter; and transmitting, to a second UE, first information including information related to the first event and second information related to the first UE, based on a trigger of the first event, wherein the first information and the second information are for a prediction of the second UE associated with a state change of the cellular network, and wherein an operation of the second UE is based on the prediction.
US11451941B2	Position-based access verification method An access system for an object with a transmission unit arranged in the object and a transponder unit arranged in a portable device. The transmission unit emits request signals at regular intervals. The transponder unit, in response to a triggering event, stores a current position of the object and determines its own position at regular intervals. The transponder unit deactivates the transmission unit when the transponder unit detects, based on the determined position, that the transponder unit has left a first zone, wherein the first zone is arranged around the object, and wherein the transmission unit does not emit any request signals while the transmission unit is deactivated. The transponder unit furthermore activates the transmission unit when the transponder unit detects, based on the determined position, that the transponder unit has entered an adjusted first zone, wherein the adjusted first zone is arranged around the object.
US11451939B2	Routing of toll-free numbers and text messages using a toll-free exchange Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a method of routing text messages to subscribers of toll-free numbers using the toll-free exchange. Typically, an originating texter will draft a text message, using, for example, an SMS component of a cellular phone to a toll-free subscriber. In an aspect of the present disclosure, the text message is sent to the originating texter's service provider, which then routes the text message to the toll-free exchange. The toll-free exchange looks up the RESPORG ID associated with the ten-digit toll-free number, and the RESPORG ID is used for text message routing.
US11451935B2	Providing functional models to hubs to enhance operation of the hubs Apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing function models to hubs, are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by a plurality of hubs, local data, collecting the local data from the plurality of hubs, creating function models based on the collected local data and outside data collected from outside data sources, dynamically creating non-local inputs for each of the plurality of hubs based upon the local data from the plurality of hubs and the outside data collected, a location of the hub, a time, and an application the hub serves, transmitting the created function models to the plurality of hubs at a first timing, and dynamically transmitting the non-local inputs to each of the plurality of hubs at a second timing, and applying, by one or more of the plurality of hubs, current locally sensed data and the dynamically transmitted non-local inputs to the created function models.
US11451932B1	Initiating communication based on a device location-independent location trigger In certain embodiments, initiation of a location-triggered communication with a user may be facilitated. Communication may be initiated with a user (e.g., on a mobile device) based on an occurrence of a location trigger corresponding to a destination location at which the communication is to be initiated. The occurrence of the location trigger indicates the user is likely on the way to the destination location. The occurrence may be predicted based on mobile device location-independent user location information obtained from a data stream of a real-time application. For example, an event location and an event time of an event associated with the user may be extracted from the data stream and used to predict the occurrence.
US11451928B2	Hierarchical reporting of location assistance information for positioning reference signal (PRS) resources in a multi-beam user equipment-based positioning scenario Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives assistance data for enabling the UE to estimate a location of the UE, the assistance data including a relative location of each of a plurality of transmission points, wherein the relative location is represented as a hierarchy of two or more levels of description, wherein a highest level of description is relative to a fixed reference point, receives, from each of at least a subset of the plurality of transmission points, at least one positioning reference signal, and estimates the location of the UE based on characteristics of reception of the at least one positioning reference signal from each of the subset of the plurality of transmission points and the two or more levels of description and the fixed reference point for each of the subset of the plurality of transmission points.
US11451924B2	Ranging measurements for spatially-aware user interface of a mobile device A method for identifying a second mobile device in a vicinity of a first mobile device includes performing, by the first mobile device, determining distance information corresponding to a distance between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, determining angular information indicating an angle between a pointing direction of the first mobile device and the second mobile device, determining, based on the distance information and the angular information, that a location of the second mobile device lies within a first spatial region relative to the first mobile device, and providing a user interface that displays an icon corresponding to the second mobile device in a specified position on the user interface based on the location of the second mobile device being within the first spatial region.
US11451920B2	Method and device for decoding a higher-order ambisonics (HOA) representation of an audio soundfield The invention discloses rendering sound field signals, such as Higher-Order Ambisonics (HOA), for arbitrary loudspeaker setups, where the rendering results in highly improved localization properties and is energy preserving. This is obtained by rendering an audio sound field representation for arbitrary spatial loudspeaker setups and/or by a a decoder that decodes based on a decode matrix (D). The decode matrix (D) is based on smoothing and scaling of a first decode matrix {circumflex over (D)} with smoothing coefficients. The first decode matrix {circumflex over (D)} is based on a mix matrix G and a mode matrix {tilde over (ψ)}, where the mix matrix G was determined based on L speakers and positions of a spherical modelling grid related to a HOA order N, and the mode matrix {tilde over (ψ)} was determined based on the spherical modelling grid and the HOA order N.
US11451919B2	All-pass network system for colorless decorrelation with constraints A system includes one or more computing devices that decorrelates a monaural channel into a plurality of output channels. A computing device determines a target amplitude response defining one or more constraints on a summation of the plurality of channels. The target amplitude response is defined by relationships between amplitude values of the summation and frequency values of the summation. The computing device determines a transfer function of a single-input, multi-output all pass filter based on the target amplitude response and determines coefficients of the allpass filter based on the transfer function. The computing devices processes the monaural channel with the coefficients of the allpass filter to generate the plurality of channels.
US11451906B2	Operation mode switch of wireless headphones Embodiments of wireless audio systems and methods for operation mode switch of wireless headphones are disclosed herein. In one example, a wireless audio system includes a first wireless headphone and a second wireless headphone. The first wireless headphone is configured to establish a first short-range wireless link with an audio source; transmit, to a second wireless headphone, link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and remove the first short-range wireless link with the audio source in response to the second wireless headphone successfully establishing a second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information. The second wireless headphone is configured to receive, from the first wireless headphone, the link information associated with the first short-range wireless link; and establish the second short-range wireless link with the audio source based on the link information.
US11451897B1	Dynamic selection of primary wireless earbud device Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for dynamic selection of a primary wireless earbud device. In one embodiment, an example system may include a first wireless earbud device having first memory and at least one first processor configured to access the first memory. The at least one first processor may execute computer-executable instructions to determine a first RSSI value for a first connection to a device, determine a first packet error rate value for the first connection, and determine a first link quality score using the first RSSI value and the first packet error rate value. The at least one first processor may execute computer-executable instructions to determine that the first link quality score is less than or equal to a handover threshold, disconnect from the device, and cause a second wireless earbud device to establish a second connection to the device.
US11451896B2	Earphone charging case The present disclosure provides an earphone charging case including a case body, a case cover, and a sliding mechanism. The case body includes an earphone charging slot. The case cover is disposed on the case body to cover the earphone charging slot. The sliding mechanism is disposed between the case body and the case cover. The sliding mechanism includes a first sliding part and a second sliding part corresponding to the first sliding part. The case cover is slidably connected to the case body through the sliding mechanism. The earphone charging case can be opened and closed through linear sliding movement between the case cover and the case body.
US11451892B2	One-piece speaker having built-in sound cavity A one-piece speaker having a built-in sound cavity includes a holder, a casing, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a washer, a magnet, a U-shaped cup, and a circuit board assembly. The speaker has its built-in sound cavity, so that the assembly is more convenient and flexible. The overall structure is simpler and easy to be produced. The sound cavity is larger, the sound sensitivity is better, and there is no need to distinguish between mid and low sounds. The bandwidth is larger, the response speed is faster, the signal frequency allowed to pass is high, the signal distortion is small, and the sound quality is better.
US11451890B2	Virtual optical network-oriented spectrum resource trading method and system The invention provides a virtual optical network-oriented spectrum resource trading method and system. The method includes: after virtual optical networks are constructed according to a preset topological structure, in different time slots, controlling, based on capacity demand information of virtual links of the virtual networks, cumulative credit values of the virtual optical networks, and a preset credit threshold, the virtual links between the virtual optical networks to trade spectrum resources of a common physical link, to implement that the virtual optical networks trade spectrum resources according to a real-time capacity demand. A virtual link with idle spectrum resources can supply spectrum resources to a virtual link with insufficient capacity, and a virtual optical network with insufficient spectra can perform spectrum trading to use idle spectra of other virtual optical networks to transmit undeployed service traffic of the virtual optical network, thereby effectively improving the utilization of network spectrum resources.
US11451886B2	Data processing devices, data processing units, methods and computer programs for processing telemetry data A data processing device for processing telemetry data obtains sampled data based on output data from a plurality of sensors associated with a vehicle. The data processing device generates first and second sets of sampled values using the sampled data. The first set of sampled values are associated with a first sampling time and the second set of sampled values are associated with a second, subsequent sampling time. The data processing device derives a set of data elements, a data element being indicative of a measure of a change between a sampled value in the first set and a corresponding sampled value in the second set, a position of a given data element in the set of data elements having been determined based on at least one mapping rule. The data processing device encodes the set of data elements and outputs data comprising at least the encoded set of data elements for transmission to a remote data processing unit.
US11451884B2	Methods and apparatus to extend a timestamp range supported by a watermark Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to extend a time range supported by a watermark are disclosed. Example watermark encoding apparatus disclosed herein determine which one of a plurality of timestamp cycles is to be represented by a timestamp of a watermark. Disclosed example apparatus also swap at least two symbols of the watermark when the timestamp is to represent a second one of the timestamp cycles, but do not swap the at least two symbols of the watermark when the timestamp is to represent a first one of the timestamp cycles. Disclosed example apparatus further embed the watermark in a first piece of media.
US11451882B2	Cinematic mastering for virtual reality and augmented reality An entertainment system provides data to a common screen (e.g., cinema screen) and personal immersive reality devices. For example, a cinematic data distribution server communicates with multiple immersive output devices each configured for providing immersive output (e.g., a virtual reality output) based on a data signal. Each of the multiple immersive output devices is present within eyesight of a common display screen. The server configures the data signal based on digital cinematic master data that includes immersive reality data. The server transmits the data signal to the multiple immersive output devices contemporaneously with each other, and optionally contemporaneously with providing a coordinated audio-video signal for output via the common display screen and shared audio system.
US11451880B2	Method for performing marketing to telecommunication device and advertisement server The disclosure provides a method for performing marketing to a telecommunication device and an advertisement server. The method includes: providing a specific advertisement via a specific advertisement carrier, wherein the specific advertisement carrier is disposed at a specific address; in response to determining a specific telecommunication user of a specific telecommunication device has seen the specific advertisement, obtaining an advertising identifier corresponding to the specific telecommunication device; and performing a marketing operation to the specific telecommunication device based on the advertising identifier corresponding to the specific telecommunication device.
US11451871B2	Electronic device for providing information related to bookmarked content, and method for controlling electronic device An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication interface for communicating with an external device, an input interface for receiving a user input, a memory storing at least one bookmark information about bookmarked contents, an output interface including at least one of a display and a speaker, and a processor electrically connected with the communication interface, the input interface, the memory, and the output interface. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.
US11451868B2	Intelligent routing of notifications related to media programming This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for intelligent routing of notifications related to media programming. In one aspect, a smart television (TV) can be implemented to track a user's TV watching behavior, and anticipate programming based on that behavior. In some other aspects, the smart TV can be implemented to detect a user's presence, and based on that detection, can automatically change the TV channel to media programming analyzed to be desirable to the user. In some further aspects, the smart TV can be implemented to transmit notification instructions to electronic devices within a network in an attempt to alert the user to upcoming media programming. Additionally, the smart TV can be implemented to transmit detection instructions to the electronic devices within the network, whereby the electronic devices attempt to detect a user's presence through voice or facial recognition.
US11451863B1	Content versioning system Provided is a method including providing a first audio content object that includes a plurality of audio content segments to a set of user computing devices. Each audio content segment of the plurality of audio content segments is associated with a first version. The method also includes obtaining a second version of a first audio content segment and updating the first version of the first audio content segment to the second version to generate a second audio content object that includes the second version of the first audio content segment and at least a first version of a second audio content segment. The method also includes providing the second audio content object to at least a first portion of the set of user computing devices and indicating a version history of the first audio content segment to at least the first portion of the set of user computing devices.
US11451862B2	System and method for effectuating fast channel change in an adaptive streaming environment A system and method for effectuating fast channel change in an adaptive streaming environment. A plurality of adjacent channels may be predicted relative to a current streaming channel engaged by a client device. Upon prioritizing the adjacent channels, the client device may be configured to pre-fetch metadata and initialization information for a subset of the prioritized adjacent channels based on bandwidth conditions, video player buffer status, etc. When a channel is changed, the client device is operative to use the pre-fetched data to quickly obtain encoded media content at a select bitrate for rendering.
US11451861B2	Method for processing video information and method for displaying video information While presenting on a display apparatus videos of high picture quality obtained from portable video processing apparatuses such as a camera and a cellular, it is possible to communicate with the Internet and/or a home network. A display apparatus includes a first radio communication unit capable of receiving video information by radio from an external video processing apparatus, a second radio communication unit capable of connecting by radio to a network, and a control unit for controlling assignment of connection by radio transmission for each of the first and second radio communication units. The control unit assigns connection of the first radio communication unit with higher priority and controls the assignment of the transmission rate such that the transmission rate between the first radio communication unit and the external video processing apparatus is more than that between the second radio communication unit and the network.
US11451860B2	Display apparatus and video processing apparatus While presenting on a display apparatus videos of high picture quality obtained from portable video processing apparatuses such as a camera and a cellular, it is possible to communicate with the Internet and/or a home network. A display apparatus includes a first radio communication unit capable of receiving video information by radio from an external video processing apparatus, a second radio communication unit capable of connecting by radio to a network, and a control unit for controlling assignment of connection by radio transmission for each of the first and second radio communication units. The control unit assigns connection of the first radio communication unit with higher priority and controls the assignment of the transmission rate such that the transmission rate between the first radio communication unit and the external video processing apparatus is more than that between the second radio communication unit and the network.
US11451850B2	System and method for dynamically providing personalized television shows Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a user profile for a user of a media service, and selecting, in accordance with the user profile, program components for inclusion in a media program to be presented via the media service. The method also includes generating the media program using the selected program components, and presenting the media program at equipment of the user. The method also includes obtaining sensor data associated with the user, and determining a user engagement level during presentation of the media program, based on the sensor data. The method further includes adjusting at least one of the program components responsive to the user engagement level, thereby generating a modified media program for presentation to the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11451849B2	Methods and systems for content control Methods and system for providing content based on an embedded signal are disclosed. A method can comprise generating a placement signal based on an event, repeatedly embedding the placement signal into a data stream, and transmitting the data stream comprising the repeatedly embedded placement signal.
US11451846B2	Pre-entitlement enforcement A method of transmitting entitlement messages to content consumption devices in a access control system, the method comprising periodically transmitting entitlement messages to content consumption devices in a access control system and periodically extending an expiry time comprised in the entitlement messages. The entitlement messages comprise indicator data indicating to the content consumption devices that subsequent entitlement messages loaded into a content consumption device after a first entitlement message is loaded into the content consumption device shall not be used by the content consumption device to access protected media content.
US11451845B2	Publishing a disparate live media output stream that complies with distribution format regulations Provided is a system and method for publishing a disparate live media output stream that complies with distribution format regulations. The system generates a preview based on a low-latency protocol for a plurality of live input streams. Based on at least one event identified in the preview in real-time, an updated schedule is generated. In accordance with the updated schedule, a disparate live media output stream manifest is generated based on manipulation of manifests of the plurality of live input streams and pre-encoded media assets.
US11451838B2	Method for adaptive streaming of media A method for adaptive streaming of video is described, wherein the method comprises: transmitting first metadata to a client apparatus, the first metadata defining a first adaptation set, an adaptation set defining one or more sets of segment identifiers, each set of segment identifiers defining a plurality of linearly playable media segments of a predetermined resolution, each media segment in a set of media segments having an identical playback duration, the first metadata enabling a client apparatus to request media segments and sequentially playout the media segments; receiving navigation information from the client apparatus, the navigation information defining at least a first region, in the video frames of the first adaptation set; selecting second metadata defining a second adaptation set on the basis of spatial playback information and a spatial distance or a spatial overlap between the first region and a second region in video frames of the first adaptation set, wherein the spatial playback information signals the server apparatus that the second region is linked to media segments of the second adaptation set; and, transmitting the second metadata or information for retrieving the second metadata to the client apparatus, the second metadata enabling the client apparatus to playback media segments of the second adaptation set after the playback of media segments of the first adaptation set.
US11451824B2	Motion vector refinement search with integer pixel resolution An apparatus and method determining a motion vector for a block, which relates to motion vector determination employing template matching or bilateral matching, are provided. At first, candidate motion vectors are obtained and are mapped to respective representatives (representative motion vectors). In particular, if the obtained candidate motion vectors point to fractional positions and thus, interpolation from the integer sample positions is required, the initial motion vector is rounded to a closest integer sample position. The rounded position is then used to define the search space for the template or bilateral matching to determine the best matching motion vector for the block (in other words, a refinement of an initial motion vector around which the candidate space is spanned). Finally, the mapping operation can be reverted in order to obtain a result in the original search space.
US11451816B2	Storage of motion vectors for affine prediction A video coder implementing affine prediction is provided. The video coder receives input data associated with a current block to be coded. The video coder derives a control point motion vector (CPMV) of the current block according to an affine model. The video coder derives a set of motion compensation motion vectors (MCMVs) for a set of sub-blocks of the current block based on the derived CPMV of the current block according to the affine model. The video coder performs motion compensation for the current block based on the set of MCMVs. The CPMV of the current block is derived based on a CPMV of a first reference block that is a neighboring block located in a same region of the current block or an MCMV of a second reference block that is not a neighboring block located in the same region of the current block.
US11451807B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding and decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates an inter prediction mode for reconstructing the current block. The processing circuitry identifies a reference block for the current block where the reference block is one of a plurality of blocks in a motion vector compression unit (MVCU) that is already reconstructed. The processing circuitry further determines current motion information of the current block based on representative motion information for the MVCU and reconstructs at least one sample in the current block based on the current motion information.
US11451803B2	Re-sampling with phase offset adjustment for luma and chroma to select filters in scalable video coding A sampling filter process is provided for scalable video coding The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system using adaptive phase shifting to improve quality in Scalable High efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to compensate for phase offsets introduced by downsampling an appropriate phase offset adjustment is made for upsampling in SHVC with an appropriate offset included for proper luma/chroma color space positions. In one approach the luma/chroma phase offset is specified and a filter is selected to apply the appropriate phase change.
US11451802B2	Method and apparatus for point cloud coding In a method of point cloud geometry decoding in a point cloud decoder, chroma prediction residual information of a point in a set of points is received from a coded bitstream for a point cloud that includes the set of points. The chroma prediction residual information includes a Cb component and a Cr component. Further, a type of correlation between the Cb component and the Cr component of the chroma prediction residual information is determined by processing circuitry and from the coded bitstream for the point cloud. The chroma prediction residual information is decoded based on the type of the correlation between the Cb component and the Cr component of the chroma prediction residual information.
US11451800B2	Methods and systems for adaptive cropping An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive a video including a current frame, select a cropped sub-frame of the current frame, signal in a bitstream the cropped sub-frame of the current frame as a function of the initial block segment, wherein the cropped sub-frame is signaled using at least a vertical offset and at least a horizontal offset, the at least a vertical offset includes an sps_conf_win_top_offset and an sps_conf_win_bottom offset, the at least a horizontal offset includes an sps_conf_win_left_offset and an sps_conf_win_right_offset, and signal in the bitstream a scaling constant associated with the cropped sub-frame.
US11451798B2	Method of encoding video with film grain A system for providing improved video quality and compression efficiency during encoding by detecting video segments having film grain approaching the “Red Lady” problem. The system detects when film grain approaches the level of the “Red Lady” problem by measuring frame-by-frame temporal differences (ME scores). From the ME scores, two key indicators are identified: (1) The average temporal difference in frames with an intermediate motion level higher than frames of non-noisy video; and (2) The fluctuation of the temporal differences between frames in a group is very small. When these indicators identify a high film video, a signal is provided to an encoder which allocates less bits to I frames and more bits to P and B frames than for other frames of video without comparable film grain.
US11451797B2	Interaction between IBC and ATMVP Devices, systems and methods for applying intra-block copy (IBC) in video coding are described. In general, methods for integrating IBC with existing motion compensation algorithms for video encoding and decoding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using a motion compensation algorithm, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying an intra-block copy to the current block. In a representative aspect, another method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using an intra-block copy, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying a motion compensation algorithm to the current block.
US11451792B2	Chroma intra prediction method and device A chroma intra prediction method and device are provided. The method applied to a decoder includes parsing bitstream data corresponding to a current chroma block, and determining that a prediction mode corresponding to the current chroma block is a direct mode (DM); determining an intra prediction mode of the current chroma block from a set of chroma prediction modes, wherein the set of chroma prediction modes comprises at least one of DM, LM, LM_T or LM_L; and determining a reconstructed value of the current chroma block according to the intra prediction mode.
US11451791B2	Video signal processing method and device Disclosed is a video signal processing method and device for encoding or decoding a video signal. More specifically, disclosed are a video signal processing method and a video signal processing device for performing the method, the method comprising: obtaining reference line information indicating a reference line for intra prediction of a current block among a plurality of reference lines comprising neighboring samples of the current block; determining, on the basis of the reference line information, an intra prediction mode for the current block among a plurality of intra prediction modes constituting an intra prediction mode set; and decoding the current block on the basis of a plurality of reference samples on the reference line according to the reference line information and the determined intra prediction mode.
US11451783B2	Image decoding method using context-coded sign flag in image coding system and apparatus therefor An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving a context model for a sign flag of a current residual coefficient of a current block; and decoding the sign flag on the basis of the context model, wherein the context model for the sign flag is derived on the basis of a sign flag of a residual coefficient decoded before the current residual coefficient in the current block.
US11451779B2	Scaling list signalling for video coding A video decoder can be configured to determine that a new scaling list for a set of scaling lists is to be predicted from a reference scaling list, wherein the new scaling list corresponds to a new scaling matrix; receive a syntax element that identifies an ID number corresponding to a scaling list of the set of scaling lists that is to be used as the reference scaling list; determine that the set of scaling lists does not include a scaling list with the ID number; and in response to determining that the set of scaling lists does not include the scaling list with the ID number, determine the new scaling matrix based on a set of default values.
US11451772B2	Intra-frame prediction coding method and apparatus, electronic device, and computer storage medium An intra-frame prediction coding method includes determining N candidate intra-frame prediction modes for a current coding block, and saving the N candidate intra-frame prediction modes to a candidate mode list, N being a positive integer. The method also includes obtaining, by processing circuitry of a coder, optimal coding modes respectively corresponding to spatially neighboring coding blocks and an upper-layer coding block of the current coding block, and saving the optimal coding modes respectively corresponding to the spatially neighboring coding blocks and the upper-layer coding block to a neighboring mode list. The method further includes determining an optimal coding mode for the current coding block based on the candidate mode list and the neighboring mode list.
US11451761B2	Sub stream auto sampling A sub stream auto sampling system includes an inspection unit and a sorter unit. The inspection unit includes a camera configured to capture an image of a sample, a light configured to illuminate a sample, a processor configured to process the captured image, and a memory configured to store the captured image. The sorter unit is configured to divert a sub stream of samples, from a main stream of samples, toward the inspection unit. The output of the inspection unit may be directed to the main stream of samples, or the output of the inspection unit may be directed to a collection unit. In addition to the inspection performed by the inspection unit, weighing of the sub stream of samples may also be performed by a weighing unit before the sub stream of samples are routed to the main stream of samples or the collection unit.
US11451757B2	Automated generation of camera paths Methods, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that automatically determines, based on camera calibration data and trajectory data associated with a projectile in a game, a plurality of camera angles. The technology may also automatically generate, based on the plurality of camera angles, a camera path for a volumetric content replay of a three-dimensional (3D) region of interest around a highlight moment in the game.
US11451752B2	Grid gain calculation circuit, image sensing device and operation method of the same A grid gain calculation circuit includes a region setting component suitable for setting a grid region corresponding to a pixel array; a virtual grid point setting component suitable for setting virtual grid points with respect to outer grid points located on a border of a grid region and with respect to an inner grid point located in an inner area of the grid region close to the outer grid points; and a gain calculation component suitable for calculating a gain of the outer grid points based on a gain of the inner grid point and a gain of the virtual grid points.
US11451739B2	Systems and methods for generating time-lapse videos Positions of an image capture device may be used to estimate a time-lapse video frame rate with which time-lapse video frames are generated. The time-lapse video frame rate may be adjusted based on apparent motion between pairs of generated time-lapse video frames. The adjusted time-lapse video frame rate may be used to generate additional time-lapse video frames.
US11451737B2	Imaging device Provided is an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels, a memory unit, a memory control unit, and a bus interface. Each of the memory unit, the plurality of pixels, the memory control unit, and the bus interface is in any one of a plurality of semiconductor substrates. The plurality of pixels performs photoelectric conversion. The memory unit stores image data generated on the basis of a result of the photoelectric conversion. The memory control unit performs a read operation on the basis of first internal address information. The read operation is for reading, from the memory unit, image data corresponding to the first internal address information among pieces of the image data. The bus interface performs communication for first address information with an external device, supplies the memory control unit with the first internal address information, and transmits the read image data to the external device.
US11451725B2	Solid-state imaging element, imaging apparatus, and method for controlling solid-state imaging element To widen a dynamic range without reducing a frame rate in a solid-state imaging element provided with a differential amplifier circuit. The solid-state imaging element includes a reading circuit and a processing unit. The reading circuit performs processing of outputting a differentially amplified signal obtained by amplifying a difference between generated voltages of a pair of pixels and processing of outputting a pixel signal of the generated voltage of at least one of the pair of pixels each time the pair of pixels are exposed. The processing unit performs synthesis processing of synthesizing the output differentially amplified signal and the output pixel signal.
US11451722B2	Adaptive optics image acquisition method The invention relates to a method for acquiring an image by an imager (20) comprising a matrix of pixels configured to generate an electric response when exposed to an incident light flux travelling through an optical path (21) in which is arranged a wavefront correction element (22), comprising the following steps: 1) initiating the exposure of the pixels to the incident light flux; 2) for a plurality of iterations during the exposure: 2.1) non-destructive reading of the electric responses of pixels of a region of interest; 2.2) determining an evolution of the spatial distribution of pixels in logarithmic mode previous iteration with respect to the previous iteration; 2.3) based on said evolution, establishing a command for the wavefront correction element (22) in order to correct the wavefront; 2.4) configuring the wavefront correction element, 3) reading the electric responses of the pixels resulting in an image.
US11451721B2	Interactive augmented reality (AR) based video creation from existing video This disclosure describes a method including determining one or more object clusters from a plurality of frames of the video content. At least one of the one or more object clusters is an object cluster with movement through the plurality of frames. The method includes extracting the determined one or more object clusters from the plurality of frames to generate a set of frames having extracted one or more object clusters and outputting the set of frames having extracted one or more object clusters. This disclosure describes a method including receiving the set of frames having the extracted one or more object clusters, rendering one or more of the set of frames in a live camera feed of a device, and generating video content based on the rendered one or more set of frames and a user interacting with the extracted one or more object clusters.
US11451718B1	Detecting flicker bands using multi-exposure sensors Alternating Current (AC) light sources can cause images captured using a rolling shutter to include alternating darker and brighter regions—known as flicker bands—due to some sensor rows being exposed to different intensities of light than others. Flicker bands may be compensated for by extracting them from images that are captured using exposures that at least partially overlap in time. Due to the overlap, the images may be subtracted from each other so that scene content substantially cancels out, leaving behind flicker bands. The images may be for a same frame captured by at least one sensor, such as different exposures for a frame. For example, the images used to extract flicker bands may be captured using different exposure times that share a common start time, such as using a multi-exposure sensor where light values are read out at different times during light integration. Two or more images captured for a frame may be used for flicker band extraction, such as the two images that include flicker bands with the greatest phase difference.
US11451714B2	Light emitting element detecting method and equipment A light emitting element detecting method includes the steps of generating a first control signal to open a shutter of an image capturing device which captures an image toward a light outlet of a light emitting element, generating a pulse signal to light up the light emitting element, generating a second control signal to close the shutter of the image capturing device and obtaining a detection image, and determining the light emitting status of the light outlet of the light emitting element according to the detection image. As a result, the present invention can accurately detect whether the light outlet of the light emitting element has the problem of emitting no light or flashing.
US11451708B1	Increasing dynamic range of a virtual production display A processor calibrates the camera by presenting an input image on the display to obtain a presented image. The camera, arbitrarily positioned relative to the display, records the presented image. The processor obtains the input image via a channel different from the display. The processor obtains an indication of a display region associated with the display. The processor determines an input image region corresponding to the display region, and a recorded image region corresponding to the display region. The processor obtains a first pixel value associated with the input image region and a second pixel value associated with the recorded image region. The processor determines a mapping between the first pixel value and the second pixel value, where applying the mapping to the second pixel value substantially produces the first pixel value. The processor stores an identifier associated with the recorded image region and the mapping.
US11451705B2	Imaging control apparatus, imaging control method, and storage medium An imaging control apparatus detects a gesture of a person in an image and motion information of the gesture. The imaging control apparatus firstly determines whether the detected gesture is a gesture requiring an angle-of-view change. In a case where the detected gesture is the gesture requiring an angle-of-view change, the imaging control apparatus secondly determines whether a time elapsed since the last time a gesture requiring an angle-of-view change is made is within a predetermined time. The imaging control apparatus generates a pan operation command to change an angle of view based on the second determination result.
US11451700B2	Game camera having camera control module A camera including first and second modules combinable to form the camera. The first module can be a camera module, and the second module can be a camera control module. In one embodiment, the camera module includes an image sensor, light source, and motion sensor, and the camera control module includes a power source receiver, camera control system, and image storage device port. The camera control module can be used separated from the camera module for functions such as viewing and editing images or camera settings.
US11451697B2	Camera system, controller thereof, automobile, and deserializer circuit A controller controls multiple camera modules, and processes video images captured by the multiple camera modules. The controller is configured: (i) to output a frame synchronization signal FSYNC to each of the multiple camera modules; (ii) to receive frame data and a transmission synchronization signal SYNC that is synchronized with the frame data; (iii) to process the multiple items of frame data thus received; and (iv) to acquire a time difference between the corresponding frame synchronization signal and the corresponding transmission synchronization signal for each camera module, so as to adjust the timing of the frame synchronization signal according to the time difference.
US11451695B2	System and method to configure an image capturing device with a wireless network A system to configure an image capturing device with a wireless network is disclosed. The system includes a processing subsystem. The processing system is communicatively coupled to the image capturing device. The processing subsystem includes a data retrieving module, configured to retrieve data from at least one of a plurality of captured data associated with a wireless network. The processing subsystem includes a data analysing module, configured to analyse a plurality of retrieved data by an analysing technique in real time. The processing subsystem includes an identification module, configured to identify a corresponding wireless network based on a plurality of analysed data and also configured to generate command to connect with the corresponding wireless network. The processing subsystem includes a configuration module, is configured to connect the image capturing device with the corresponding wireless network based on a generated command in real time.
US11451693B2	Camera module and molding circuit board assembly, circuit board and application thereof The present invention provides a camera module and a molding circuit board assembly, circuit board and application thereof, the circuit board comprising a digital circuit unit, an analog circuit unit and a substrate. The digital circuit nit and the analog circuit unit are respectively formed on the substrate, and the digital circuit unit and the analog circuit unit are conductively connected to each other, wherein at least one part of the analog circuit unit has a safe distance from the digital circuit unit, so as to prevent an electromagnetic wave generated by a circuit of the digital circuit unit from interfering with an electrical signal transmitted and processed by the analog circuit unit, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the transmission and the processing of the electrical signal by the circuit board.
US11451689B2	System and method for matching audio content to virtual reality visual content A system and method for matching audio content to virtual reality visual content. The method includes analyzing received visual content and received metadata to determine an optimal audio source associated with the received visual content; configuring the optimal audio source to capture audio content; synthesizing the captured audio content with the received visual content; and providing the synthesized captured audio content and received visual content to a virtual reality (VR) device.
US11451682B2	Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus A document feeding apparatus includes a document tray, a feed roller, a separation conveying unit, a first detecting unit and a control unit. The first detecting unit detects that the document is at the first detecting position when a protrusion amount of a flag member is a first amount and detects that no document is at the first detecting position when the protrusion amount is a second amount. The control unit executes an operation in a first mode in which a first detecting process is executed so as to detect the presence or absence of the document before starting to lower the feed roller and the presence or absence is determined, and in a second mode in which a second detecting process is executed so as to detect the presence or absence at the first detecting position after lowering said feed roller and the presence or absence is determined.
US11451681B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a lower unit having a recording section configured to perform recording on a medium, and an upper unit disposed on the lower unit, the upper unit including a reading section configured to read an image of the document, in which the lower unit includes a medium discharge section configured to discharge the medium toward the rear of the apparatus, and a medium receiving section disposed on the apparatus rear side with respect to the medium discharge section, the medium receiving section being configured to receive the medium discharged, and the upper unit is shorter than the lower unit in the apparatus front-rear direction and the upper unit is closer to the apparatus front with respect to the lower unit such that an end portion of the medium receiving section in the medium discharging direction is exposed at the rear of the upper unit.
US11451679B2	Image output management apparatus, image output apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium An image output management apparatus includes a determination unit and a generating unit. The determination unit compares, with one another, pieces of request information for requesting image output, and thus determines pieces of request information satisfying a predetermined similarity condition. The generating unit generates presentation information as prior information. The presentation information indicates the pieces of request information satisfying the similarity condition. The prior information is presented to a user before execution of image output according to the pieces of request information.
US11451676B2	Extended operation device and image forming apparatus An extended operation device mountable to and demountable from an apparatus body includes an extended operation device body, an operation device, and a pair of insertion portions. The pair of insertion portions extend in a first direction parallel to an operation surface of the operation device with respect to the extended operation device body. One insertion portion and the other insertion portion of the pair of insertion portions are provided on one side and the other side, respectively, of the extended operation device body with respect to a central position of the extended operation device body in a second direction that is parallel to the operation surface of the operation device and intersects the first direction. The pair of insertion portions are inserted into a pair of insertion holes provided in the apparatus body to mount the extended operation device to the apparatus body.
US11451675B2	Image reading apparatus, image reading system, image reading control method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program A controller stores, in a server apparatus, at least part of image data acquired by reading a image by a reading unit when a data size of the image data acquired by reading the image from a document exceeds an upper limit data size, and transmits, to the specified transmission destination, an e-mail indicating a storage destination when the image data is stored in the server apparatus.
US11451670B2	Anomaly detection in SS7 control network using reconstructive neural networks Herein are machine learning (ML) techniques for unsupervised training with a corpus of signaling system 7 (SS7) messages having a diversity of called and calling parties, operation codes (opcodes) and transaction types, numbering plans and nature of address indicators, and mobile country codes and network codes. In an embodiment, a computer stores SS7 messages that are not labeled as anomalous or non-anomalous. Each SS7 message contains an opcode and other fields. For each SS7 message, the opcode of the SS7 message is stored into a respective feature vector (FV) of many FVs that are based on respective unlabeled SS7 messages. The FVs contain many distinct opcodes. Based on the FVs that contain many distinct opcodes and that are based on respective unlabeled SS7 messages, an ML model such as a reconstructive model such as an autoencoder is unsupervised trained to detect an anomalous SS7 message.
US11451666B1	Systems and methods for handling calls based on call insight information A device may receive audio data of a first call between a first user and a second user. The device may generate, based on the audio data, time series data associated with an audio signal of the first call and may process, using a first machine learning model, the time series data to generate first call insight information regarding one or more first insights associated with the first call. The device may process the audio data to generate image data associated with the audio signal and may process, using a second machine learning model, the image data to generate second call insight information regarding one or more second insights associated with the first call. The device may combine the first call insight information and the second call insight information to generate combined call insight information and cause an action to be performed based on the combined call insight information.
US11451665B2	Object oriented call management Methods and systems for communicating active voice calls through messaging systems are disclosed. Active voice calls are identified as connected between a call participant and a first account of a messaging system. A set of instructions is established and associated with the active voice call that are executable to cause display of a call user interface for accounts of the messaging system. A message including a reference to the set of instructions for the active voice call is generated and transmitted to a second account of the messaging system through the messaging system using messaging functions of the messaging system to cause display of the call user interface to the second account, allowing the second account to interact with the active voice call.
US11451664B2	Objective training and evaluation A system and method configured to generate a simulated caller dialog including a caller intended issue for a scenario for testing a customer service representative (CSR). A simulated caller dialog is presented to the CSR and a CSR response to the simulated caller dialog is received and includes a CSR interpretation of the caller intended issue to the simulated caller dialog. An understanding determination result based on an intent determination recognition score is generated by an intent determination recognition model is generated in response to a comparison of the CSR interpretation of the caller intended issue matching the caller intended issue in the simulated caller dialog. A CSR score is generated for the scenario based on the understanding determination result. The CSR score is recorded to a database.
US11451663B2	Intelligent attestation of traffic using a routing engine The present application describes providing an attestation level to a received communication. The attestation level may be used to communicate a level of security to a network or a called party that receives the communication. The attestation level associated with the communication may indicate to a destination network and/or recipient that the phone number associated with the communication is secure and/or the telephone number has not been spoofed.
US11451654B2	Portable terminal device, incoming call history display method, and program In a portable terminal device, it is possible to display information of caller and the like when a call is received. Incoming call signal reception means (11) receives an incoming call signal including a caller number, caller information, and ring type information. Image generation means (12) generates, based on the incoming call signal, a caller information image including at least a portion of the caller information as character information. Telephone dictionary registering means (13) registers the caller number, caller text information, and the caller information image in a telephone dictionary (14). Incoming call screen display means (15) receives the caller number and acquires the registered caller text information and the caller information image corresponding to the received caller number from the telephone dictionary (14). Incoming call screen display means (15) displays an incoming call screen including the caller text information and the caller information image.
US11451652B2	Foldable display module The present application provides a foldable display module. The foldable display module includes a flexible display panel, a first module, and a second module. The flexible display panel is disposed between the first module and the second module. A ratio of a rigidity of the first module to a rigidity of the second module ranges from 0.8 to 1.2.
US11451646B2	Content delivery system, delivery server, receiving terminal, and content delivery method A transmitting terminal can transmit a content held by itself to a specific receiving terminal having no email software as if using a mailer. The transmitting terminal (10) and the receiving terminal (20) are connected to a delivery server (30) via a network (4). The delivery server (30) comprises: a database (36) for registering the device ID that specifies the receiving terminal (20); a content storage (39) for temporarily storing a content transmitted from the transmitting terminal (10); and table (33, 37) for managing contents separately on a per device ID basis of the receiving terminal. The delivery server (30), when receiving a request from the receiving terminal (20), refers to the tables (33, 27) and transmits to the receiving terminal (20) a content, the transmission destination of which corresponds to the device ID of the receiving terminal (20).
US11451645B2	Automatic data replica manager in distributed caching and data processing systems A method of data storage includes determining a latency distance from a primary node to each of two or more replica nodes, choosing a preferred replica node of the two or more replica nodes based on the determined latency distances, and write-caching data into the preferred replica node.
US11451644B2	Proxy apparatus, communication apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium A proxy apparatus capable of executing proxy processing of at least one of transmission of information of a service provided by a communication apparatus and a search for a service provided by another apparatus for the communication apparatus accepts, from the communication apparatus, a request for execution of a proxy processing, based on communication complying with a NAN (Neighbor Awareness Networking) standard, executes the proxy processing for the communication apparatus based on the request, and confirms, during the active period, based on the communication complying with the NAN standard, whether the communication apparatus can communicate with the proxy apparatus while the proxy apparatus is executing the proxy processing.
US11451641B2	Method for enabling smart device to access network, network access method, apparatus, device, system and computer-readable storage medium A method for enabling a smart device to access a network can be applied to a server of an online shopping system, the method including: receiving a purchase order for the smart device submitted by a designated user, and determining the smart device shipped corresponding to the purchase order; and in response to that the purchase order includes at least one network configuration information, sending a write signal, the write signal is used to notify writing of the network configuration information to the smart device, so as to enable the smart device to access a network according to the network configuration information.
US11451637B2	Method for migration of session accounting to a different stateful accounting peer A method for migrating a subscriber session from a first authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) accounting peer to a second AAA accounting peer, where the first AAA accounting peer is stateful. The method includes receiving an accounting start packet from an AAA client application, forwarding the accounting start packet to the first AAA accounting peer, receiving an accounting update or accounting stop packet from the AAA client application; and sending an accounting start packet from the AAA client application to the second AAA accounting peer, in response to a connection failure with the first AAA accounting peer.
US11451633B2	Methods, systems and apparatuses for application service layer (ASL) inter-networking A machine-to-machine (M2M) node is configured to provide a communication management function to facilitate communication between a first service layer in a first network and a second service layer in a second network. The M2M node is configured to store a plurality of attributes for use by the communication management function and to receive via the first network, a first message from a first application in the first service layer. The M2M node is configured to determine, based on at least a first attribute identifying an expiration time after which the communication management function does not facilitate communication, that the communication management function is available to process the first message. The M2M node is configured to determine, based on at least a second attribute defining an access control list identifying applications in the first service layer, that the communication management function is available to process the first message.
US11451621B2	Voice operated control device A wireless hub is configured to receive device identification information for each of a plurality of different devices. The wireless hub is further configured to access a database and obtain command codes for controlling the different devices and to transmit command codes based on the obtained command codes to control the different devices. The wireless hub is configured, in response to detect a gesture using motion detection of a user of the wireless hub, to control presentation of video content by a video display.
US11451620B1	Switchboard server using a high-level programming interface Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to routing communications for a plurality of switchboard interfaces, each switchboard interface corresponding to a data communications-enabled device of a respective receptionist. According to a specific example, a computing server is configured and arranged to provide data communications for a plurality of endpoint devices. A processing circuit can be communicatively coupled to the computing server and configured and arranged to receive communication event data from the computing server. For each of the plurality of disparate client entities, and in response to a subscription request from a switchboard interface for the client entity, the processing circuit can initiate a new subscription for the switchboard interface. While the subscription is active, the processing circuit can provide pseudo-event message data indicating a data metric specified in a respective set of control data for the client entity derived from programming instructions received over a message exchange protocol.
US11451619B2	App remote control method and related devices An APP remote control method and related devices. wherein method includes: a service device receiving a first operation instruction, where the first operation instruction is generated by a terminal device based on a first input on a start of an application icon of a first application program, and/or on a user interface of the first application program, the first application program runs on the service device, and the application icon and the user interface of the first application program are displayed on the terminal device; the service device responding to the first operation instruction through the first application program, and generating a first response result; and the service device extracting a first interface drawing instruction from the first response result, and sending it to the terminal device, where the first interface drawing instruction is used to draw an interface.
US11451617B2	Event management server, information processing system, information processing device, and event participation management method Disclosed herein is an event management server for providing services related to participation in events to an information processing device that performs an information processing task using data provided as an event by a content provision server, the event management server including: an event information storage section adapted to store event-related information; and a correlation information preparation section adapted to acquire details of a user operation, extract events that match the details of the user operation, prepare event data that represents the events in a given format, transmit the data to the information processing device, acquire details of a user operation performed on the information processing device to register for participation, prepare registration information that correlates a user with the event, and store the registration information in a storage device. The correlation information preparation section extracts matching events on the basis of user information that includes the registration information.
US11451615B1	Probabilistic per-file images preloading A container image including multiple files is provided to multiple containers. First indications of a first set of files being used prior to a first set of containers reaching a ready state are received. Corresponding first values for each file of the multiple files in view of the first indications, wherein the corresponding first values are associated with a first probability that each file will be used prior to a new container reaching the ready state. Second indications of a second set of files being used after a second set of containers have reached the ready state are received. Corresponding second values are determined for each file of the multiple files in view of the second indications, wherein the corresponding second values are associated with a second probability that each file will be used before or after the new container reaches the ready state.
US11451596B2	Maintaining independent network connections for user devices in conferencing sessions Examples pertain to a system and method for enabling users to participate on a network conferencing session. In some examples, a first user device, using a network interface, can establish an independent network connection with a remote computer system that hosts a network conferencing session. In addition, the first user device, using a local wireless connection, can communicate with at least a second user device that is independently connected to the remote computer system. During the conferencing session, the first user device, using the local wireless connection, can direct a first audio input received on the first user device to the second user device for forwarding to the remote computer system, while maintaining the independent network connection with the remote computer system.
US11451594B2	Generation and management of data insights to aid collaborative media object generation within a collaborative workspace In the present disclosure, a collaborative workspace fosters content creation between users in a synchronous and/or asynchronous manner by enabling automatic generation and management of collaborative media objects that automatically combine content from a plurality of users into a single media object. To improve processing efficiency and user productivity, the present disclosure further provides processing that applies trained artificial intelligence (AI) processing that is adapted to automatically generate representations of data insights for management of a collaborative media object within the collaborative workspace. Data insights are generated pertaining to feature management of an exemplary application/service (e.g., video discussion application/service) including features for generating and managing a collaborative media object. Signal data associated with users of a collaborative session (e.g., within a collaborative workspace) is detected and analyzed. Contextually relevant data insights are generated, where representations of data insights are provided for rendering through the collaborative workspace (e.g., GUI representation thereof).
US11451581B2	Systems and methods for malware detection and mitigation Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprise an analytic server, which detects and defends against malware in-flight regardless of the specific nature and methodology of the underlying attack. The analytic server learns the system's normal behavior during testing and evaluation phase and trains a machine-learning model based on the normal behavior. The analytic server monitors the system behavior during runtime comprising the runtime behavior of each sub-system of the system. The analytic server executes the machine-learning model and compares the system runtime behavior with the normal behavior to identify anomalous behavior. The analytic server executes one or more mitigation instructions to mitigate malware. Based on multiple available options for mitigating malware, the analytic server makes an intelligent decision and takes the least impactful action that have the least impact on the system to maintain mission assurance.
US11451576B2	Investigation of threats using queryable records of behavior Introduced here are computer programs and computer-implemented techniques for producing records of digital activities that are performed with accounts associated with employees of enterprises. Such an approach ensures that records are created for digital activities that are deemed unsafe and for digital activities that are deemed safe by a threat detection platform. At a high level, more comprehensively recording digital activities not only provides insight into the behavior of individual accounts, but also provides insight into the holistic behavior of employees across multiple accounts. These records may be stored in a searchable datastore to enable expedient and efficient review.
US11451574B2	Detecting security threats in storage systems using artificial intelligence techniques Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for detecting security threats in storage systems using AI techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining historical performance data and historical capacity data pertaining to one or more storage objects within a storage system; determining supervised datasets pertaining to security threat-related data and non-security threat-related data by processing at least a portion of the obtained data using a first set of AI techniques; configuring a second set of AI techniques based at least in part on the determined supervised datasets; detecting one or more security threats in connection with at least one storage object within the storage system by processing input data from the at least one storage object using the second set of AI techniques; and performing at least one automated action based at least in part on the one or more detected security threats.
US11451572B2	Online portal for improving cybersecurity risk scores Determining an entity's cybersecurity risk and benchmarking that risk includes non-intrusively collecting one or more types of data associated with an entity. Embodiments further include calculating a security score for at least one of the one or more types of data based, at least in part, on processing of security information extracted from the at least one type of data, wherein the security information is indicative of a level of cybersecurity. Some embodiments also comprise assigning a weight to the calculated security score based on a correlation between the extracted security information and an overall security risk determined from analysis of one or more previously-breached entities in the same industry as the entity. Additional embodiments include calculating an overall cybersecurity risk score for the entity based, at least in part, on the calculated security score and the weight assigned to the calculated security score.
US11451569B1	File extraction from network data to artifact store files and file reconstruction A method is provided of extracting file content from a live stream of network data streaming multiple files. The method includes receiving artifact chunks each including a portion of file content of a file of the multiple files as identified by DPI at first capture of the network data, storing the artifact chunks in an artifact chunk section of an artifact store for linearly storing the artifact chunks in an order as received, storing artifact chunk information (ACI) for each artifact chunk in a chunk table section of the artifact store, the ACI identifying the artifact chunk, identifying another artifact chunk of the file, and identifying a location of the artifact chunk in the artifact chunk section, and storing a unique artifact locator identifier (ALI) that uniquely identifies a storage location within the artifact store of an artifact chunk associated with file, wherein the ALI and ACI associated with the artifact chunks are configured to locate each artifact chunk associated with the file that is stored in the artifact store for future reconstruction of the file.
US11451563B2	Dynamic detection of HTTP-based DDoS attacks using estimated cardinality A computer method and system for detecting a Denial of Service (DoS) attack by detecting changes in recent cardinality of a network traffic flow. Packet traffic flows are received from external device (networks), and a cardinality estimation is then performed on a received packet traffic flow. A series of cardinalities is maintained for prior packet traffic flows. Changes in cardinalities associated with prior packet traffic flows are detected when compared to cardinalities of a current packet traffic flow. An alert condition for the network traffic flow is generated regarding a suspected DoS attack based upon the detected changes in cardinalities regarding comparison of the cardinalities associated with prior packet traffic flows compared to cardinalities of a current packet traffic flow.
US11451559B2	Automated authorization response techniques Techniques are disclosed relating to automating permission requests, e.g., in the context of multi-factor authorization. A mobile device may allow a user to automate responses to future permission requests for multi-factor authorization procedures. The mobile device may automatically respond to subsequent permission requests based on one or more automation criteria. Authorized actions may include login, transaction approval, physical access, vehicle ignition, account recovery, etc. The automation criteria may include location, acceleration, velocity, wireless connectivity, proximity to another device, temperature, lighting, noise, time, biometrics, altitude, pressure, image characteristics, etc. Disclosed techniques may increase authorization security while reducing user interaction for multi-factor authorization, in some embodiments.
US11451555B2	Resource-driven dynamic authorization framework Embodiments concern a dynamic authorization framework. Security Classification Process (SCP) is the process of classifying raw data, information extracted from raw data, content or code from security-value perspective. Security Achievability Determination Process (SADP) is a process based on a SV/SC that has been assigned, the RHE may determine the Security Requirements and how the security requirements may be achieved. During the Security Achievability Listing Process (SALP), the RHE uploads onto the Resource Listing Entity (RLE) the URI of the resource, the SAM associated with the resource and optionally a digital certificate associated with the resource. During the SAM Assessment Process (SAMAP) process, a Client evaluates the security mechanisms that must be carried out in order to meet the SAM that was provided as part of the Discovery Process (DP). Based on the SAM obtained from the RLE, the Client may initiate a Security Achievability Enabling Process (SAEP). The Client may be required to initiate an Authentication, Authorization, Payment and obtain an assertion of secure behavior from a Security-Achievability Enabler Function (SAEF), which may be a trusted third-party Function or Entity.
US11451554B2	Role discovery for identity and access management in a computing system Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for provisioning access rights in a computing system. A data structure may be created that corresponds to the access rights of a computing system. The data structure may be traversed to identify candidate bundles of access rights that correspond to patterns of access rights in the computing system. The candidate bundles of access rights may be evaluated to select one or more bundles to define as one or more roles in the computing system. The defined roles may then be provisioned to the users of the computing system as a replacement for the individual access rights. Various constraints may be applied to reduce the number of candidate bundles of access rights to evaluate.
US11451550B2	System for automated electronic data exfiltration path identification, prioritization, and remediation A system for identifying and remediating data exfiltration paths is provided. In particular, the system may generate a map of the network environment which identifies all of the possible pathways and the steps of such pathways through which sensitive data may be exfiltrated. The system may then evaluate the potential impact associated with each exfiltration pathway and generate a prioritization scheme which may sort the pathways by their potential impacts. Based on the prioritization scheme, the system may, via a machine learning engine, provide one or more remediation processes that may be executed to reduce the chance of data exfiltration through certain potentially high-impact pathways.
US11451548B2	Rule-based application access management A container that manages access to protected resources using rules to intelligently manage them includes an environment having a set of software and configurations that are to be managed. A rule engine, which executes the rules, may be called reactively when software accesses protected resources. The engine uses a combination of embedded and configurable rules. It may be desirable to assign and manage rules per process, per resource (e.g. file, registry, etc.), and per user. Access rules may be altitude-specific access rules.
US11451541B2	Device and method for connecting a production device to a network An apparatus for connecting a data-processing and/or data-generating production apparatus with a network includes a first network interface to be connected with the network, a second network interface to be connected with the production apparatus, and a program code stored in the memory for execution by the at least one processor. The program code includes instructions upon whose execution data packets received at the second network interface via a second protocol are forwarded to the first network interface, and/or upon whose execution data packets received at the first network interface via a first protocol are forwarded to the second network interface and there are sent via a second protocol to the production apparatus. The program code includes instructions upon whose execution the at least one processor applies a packet filter to the data packets on the way between the network interfaces.
US11451537B2	Securing identity token forwarding Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, from a first component and by a second component in a cloud platform, a call, a token, and a first client certificate, determining, by the second component, a first client identifier associated with the first component, and determining, by the second component, that the first client identifier is included in a manifest of the token, the manifest defining at least a portion of a communication path between components within the cloud platform, and in response: executing functionality responsive to the call.
US11451534B2	Secure, cloud-based data collection tool An approach is provided for generating a secure, cloud-based data collection tool for collecting data from computer resources of a target system. In an embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a request to perform a data collection on one or more target computer resources; based on the request, generating a customization specification; and transmitting the customization specification to a deployment engine to cause the deployment engine to: based on the customization specification, generate the customized collector that is specific to the data collection, and storing the customized collector at a particular location in a cloud storage; generate, and transmit to a custodian, a first notification that includes the particular location; generate a unique deployment key that is specific to the customized collector; generate a second notification that includes the unique deployment key; and transmit the second notification to the custodian separately from transmitting the first notification.
US11451529B2	Security migration in a business intelligence environment In various implementations, local identifiers associated with users may be utilized to enable access one or more functions in a Business Intelligence (BI) Environment. A mapping may be generated to associate local identifiers and users. The mapping may be utilized to enable access in the BI environment by retrieving the local identifier from a mapping and enabling access in the BI environment based on the local identifier. In various implementations, a user may access the system as another user.
US11451525B2	Network configuration and management An Internet-connected device, such as a car, refrigerator, or even a laptop can use a second device, such as a cell phone, to support cryptographic operations and communication with token service providers or other processing services requiring pre-provisioned capabilities that may include cryptographic secrets. By removing the need to store personally sensitive data in “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, a user's personal information and other sensitive financial information may be contained to a relatively small number of devices. This may help prevent theft of goods or services by IoT devices that are not always under the close control of the user.
US11451516B1	Device isolation service Systems and methods are described for implementing a device isolation service. A device isolation service creates and administers per-device virtual networks for individual computing devices, thereby isolating the computing devices from each other and limiting device-to-device communication. The device isolation service may further provide a monitored and access-controlled network that facilitates access to the isolated devices, thereby allowing “administrator” devices to access and administer devices while preventing a compromised device from seeing, probing, or compromising other devices on the network. The device isolation service may group devices by category or function, and may put devices that communicate with each other on the same virtual network while isolating other devices to different virtual networks.
US11451513B2	Notification device and notification method A storage unit (14) stores a terminal identifier for identifying a terminal, locator information indicating a transfer node to which a terminal is connected, a candidate terminal identifier for identifying a candidate terminal that is a communication destination candidate of the terminal, and candidate locator information indicating a transfer node to which the candidate terminal is connected in association with each other. An acquisition unit (15a) acquires, from a transfer node to which a terminal is newly connected, mapping information in which a locator information indicating the transfer node and a terminal identifier of the terminal are associated and stores the mapping information in the storage unit (14). A notification unit (15b) notifies the transfer node to which the terminal is newly connected of the candidate terminal identifier and the candidate locator information stored in association with the terminal identifier that is acquired in the storage unit (14).
US11451510B2	Method and apparatus for processing service request The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for processing a service request. The method includes: sending a query request for querying a domain name of a server to a DNS; receiving a query response returned according to the query request, where the query response carries a first identifier of an IDGW; sending a service request to the IDGW according to the first identifier, where the service request is used for the IDGW to convert the first identifier into a second identifier of the server and forward the service request to the server according to the second identifier; and receiving a service response message returned from the server in response to the service request.
US11451499B2	Embedded programs and interfaces for chat conversations Implementations relate to embedded programs and interfaces for chat conversations. In some implementations, a method includes initiating an embedded application in association with a chat interface displayed by a messaging application that executes at least in part on a first user device. The chat interface displays messages originating from other user devices participating in a chat conversation over a network and associated with chat users. An indication is received over the network that one or more particular devices of the other user devices have connected to an embedded session associated with the embedded application. In response, chat identities associated with particular users of the particular user devices are provided from the messaging application to the embedded application. The particular users are designated as member users of the embedded session, and the embedded application is updated based on data received from particular user devices of the embedded session.
US11451490B1	VLSI layouts of fully connected generalized and pyramid networks with locality exploitation VLSI layouts of generalized multi-stage and pyramid networks for broadcast, unicast and multicast connections are presented using only horizontal and vertical links with spacial locality exploitation. The VLSI layouts employ shuffle exchange links where outlet links of cross links from switches in a stage in one sub-integrated circuit block are connected to inlet links of switches in the succeeding stage in another sub-integrated circuit block so that said cross links are either vertical links or horizontal and vice versa. Furthermore the shuffle exchange links are employed between different sub-integrated circuit blocks so that spatially nearer sub-integrated circuit blocks are connected with shorter links compared to the shuffle exchange links between spatially farther sub-integrated circuit blocks. In one embodiment the sub-integrated circuit blocks are arranged in a hypercube arrangement in a two-dimensional plane. The VLSI layouts exploit the benefits of significantly lower cross points, lower signal latency, lower power and full connectivity with significantly fast compilation. The VLSI layouts with spacial locality exploitation presented are applicable to generalized multi-stage and pyramid networks, generalized folded multi-stage and pyramid networks, generalized butterfly fat tree and pyramid networks, generalized multi-link multi-stage and pyramid networks, generalized folded multi-link multi-stage and pyramid networks, generalized multi-link butterfly fat tree and pyramid networks, generalized hypercube networks, and generalized cube connected cycles networks for speedup of s≥1. The embodiments of VLSI layouts are useful in wide target applications such as FPGAs, CPLDs, pSoCs, ASIC placement and route tools, networking applications, parallel & distributed computing, and reconfigurable computing.
US11451489B2	Wireless access gateway A wireless network including a wireless access gateway (WAG) and methods are provided for routing traffic between non-cellular and cellular networks. The WAG interconnects at least one non-cellular network and at least one cellular network in an at least one-to-many relationship. The WAG receives a first IP address for the UE in the cellular domain and the WAG allocates a second IP address for the UE in the non-cellular domain. The WAG creates a routing rule including the first and second IP addresses for the UE and an additional data path identifier.
US11451487B2	Time interleaver, time deinterleaver, time interleaving method, and time deinterleaving method A convolutional interleaver included in a time interleaver, which performs convolutional interleaving includes: a first switch that switches a connection destination of an input of the convolutional interleaver to one end of one of a plurality of branches; a FIFO memories provided in some of the plurality of branches except one branch, wherein a number of FIFO memories is different among the plurality of branches; and a second switch that switches a connection destination of an output of the convolutional interleaver to another end of one of the plurality of branches. The first and second switches switch the connection destination when the plurality of cells as many as the codewords per frame have passed, by switching a corresponding branch of the connection destination sequentially and repeatedly among the plurality of branches.
US11451484B2	Path selection for an application based on a performance score in a software-defined network A method may include receiving a data flow of an application directed to the destination in a software-defined network (SDN). The method may also include identifying a classification of the application. The method may additionally include identifying a set of performance thresholds associated with the classification of the application. The method may also include determining a current performance of the data flow of the application in the SDN. The method may also include generating a performance score for the application based on the set of performance thresholds and the current performance of the data flow of the application in the SDN. The method may further include causing the performance score for the application to be presented via an interface.
US11451472B2	Request routing based on class A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider receives a DNS query from a client computing device. The DNS query corresponds to a requested resource from the client computing device. The content delivery network service provider associates the client computing device with a cluster of other client computing devices. Based on routing information for the cluster, the content delivery network service provider routes the DNS query. The process can further include monitoring performance data associated with the delivery of the requested resource and updating the routing information for the cluster based on the performance data for use in processing subsequent requests from client computing devices in the cluster.
US11451469B2	On-demand table and route update after a node failure in a wireless network A method for a network 300 including a plurality of nodes, the method including: detecting, at a first node (N2), that a second node (N1) is a failed node; recording, at the first node, that the second node is a failed node and that a first path is unavailable; switching, at the first node, to a second path, the second path including a third node (N6); checking, at the first node, the hop count of the third node, wherein the third node is the next hop on the second path; generating an information packet at the first node, wherein the information packet comprises a unique ID of the failed node and the hop count of the first node; broadcasting the information packet from the first node (N2) to one or more one-hop neighbouring nodes (N1, N3, N6) of the first node.
US11451468B2	Management framework for BIER in-band traffic accounting and path monitoring A method is performed at a router configured to perform Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) for forwarding of multicast packets in a network. The method includes, upon receiving a multicast packet of a multicast flow, accessing flow mappings in which multicast flows are mapped to fixed accounting values corresponding to the multicast flows. The method further comprises generating a BIER header for the multicast packet by encoding a multi-segment entropy field of the BIER header with (i) a variable entropy value for equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) load balancing, and (ii) a fixed accounting value among the fixed accounting values that is mapped to the multicast flow in the flow mappings. The method also includes encapsulating the multicast packet with the BIER header to produce an encapsulated multicast packet, and forwarding the encapsulated multicast packet.
US11451467B2	Global-scale connectivity using scalable virtual traffic hubs Network pathways are identified to transfer packets between a pair of regional virtual traffic hubs of a provider network. At a first hub of the pair, a first action is performed, resulting in a transmission of a packet received from a first isolated network to the second hub along a pathway selected using dynamic routing parameters. At the second hub, a second action is performed, resulting in the transmission of the packet to a destination within a second isolated network.
US11451465B1	In-order fault tolerant consensus logs for replicated services Techniques are described for safely overwriting decided slots and in-order fault tolerant consensus logs for replicated services. Using techniques described herein, a broad class of already-existing consensus log protocols may be enhanced/extended to safely overwrite decided slots and provide in-order fault tolerant consensus logs. When changing to a different epoch of a consensus log, slots determined to be unreachable may be changed/deleted even if slots after the gap were decided. A sequencer protocol establishes distributed consensus among a group of services. The sequencer protocol provides in-order execution of messages from multiple clients, and flow control from within the sequencer protocol, without offloading de-duplicate and reorder (DDRO) logic to the application layer. Fault tolerance is provided by egress cursors and ingress cursors, which provide awareness of which specific messages from each client sender should be executed next, even if those messages are not presently in the consensus log.
US11451461B1	Internet browsing monitoring system An Internet browsing monitoring system has a web server providing a web page in which some of the elements associated with the browsing monitoring are encoded in the web page by a CSS code, the web page includes a mechanism detecting interactions to be logged, and, when a type of interaction to be logged is detected, sends the CSS code associated with the considered element with at least one indicator of the detected interaction to an interaction logging server. The interaction logging server has an input memory receiving the CSS codes associated with a considered element and the at least one indicator of the detected interaction and an extractor analyzing each CSS code associated with a considered element and the at least one indicator of the detected interaction, split them into chunks, encode at least some of the chunks in the form of a number, and store the resulting sequence of numbers encoding the chunks in a database.
US11451455B2	Technologies for latency based service level agreement management in remote direct memory access networks Technologies for latency based service level agreement (SLA) management in remote direct memory access (RDMA) networks include multiple compute devices in communication via a network switch. A compute device determines a service level objective (SLO) indicative of a guaranteed maximum latency for a percentage of RDMA requests of an RDMA session. The compute device receives latency data indicative of latency of an RDMA request from a host device. The compute device determines a priority associated with the RDMA request as a function of the SLO and the latency data. The compute device schedules the RDMA request based on the priority. The network switch may allocate queue resources to the RDMA request based on the priority, reclaim the queue resources after the RDMA request is scheduled, and then return the queue resources to a free pool. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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