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US11514278B2	Graphical user interface for automated data preprocessing for machine learning Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating data preprocessing for machine learning. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a training set of data is accessed. A preprocessing query specifying a set of preprocessing parameter values that indicate a manner in which to preprocess the training set of data is received. Based on the preprocessing query, a preprocessing operation is performed to preprocess the training set of data in accordance with the set of preprocessing parameter values to obtain a set of preprocessed data. The set of preprocessed data can be provided for presentation as a preview. Based on an acceptance of the set of preprocessed data, the set of preprocessed data is used to train a machine learning model that can be subsequently used to predict data.
US11514277B2	Sensing system, sensor node device, sensor measurement value processing method, and program A sensing system including multiple sensor node devices and an analysis device, wherein: each of the multiple sensor node devices has a sensor that measures a measurement target and acquires data values, a learning unit that, based on the data values, learns a model used to estimate the data values at an installation position of the sensor, and a communication unit that transmits learning result data indicating a learning result from the learning unit; and the analysis device has a spatial analysis unit that estimates a spatial distribution of the data values based on the learning result data from each of the multiple sensor node devices and the installation positions of the respective sensor node devices.
US11514276B2	System and method for detecting and classifying recurrent stops of a vehicle fleet A method and system for identifying recurrent stops of a vehicle fleet having a plurality of vehicles. The method comprises retrieving historical GPS tracks of the vehicle fleet over a period of time; detecting stops made by the vehicle fleet along travelled routes that are associated with the historical GPS tracks; constructing a coverage area that covers the travelled routes; discretizing the coverage area into a plurality of cells; determining whether a cell is a recurrent stop based on a fleet stay period associated with that cell; and classifying a determined recurrent stop into a plurality of categories.
US11514271B2	System and method for automatically adjusting strategies Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for automatically adjusting strategies. One of the methods includes: determining one or more characteristics of a plurality of complaints, wherein each of the complaints corresponds to an order; classifying the plurality of complaints into a plurality of categories based on the one or more characteristics by using a trained classifier; selecting a category from the plurality of categories based on a number of complaints in the selected category; from a group of strategies each associated with one or more conditions and one or more actions, identifying a candidate strategy causing the complaints of the selected category, wherein the one or more actions are executed in response to the one or more conditions being satisfied; and optimizing the candidate strategy using a reinforcement learning model at least based on a plurality of historical orders.
US11514264B2	Method and apparatus for training classification model, and classification method A method for training a classification model includes: performing training on the classification model using first and second sample sets, to calculate a classification loss; extracting a weight vector and a feature vector of each sample; calculating a mean weight vector and a mean feature vector of all samples in the first sample set; calculating a weight loss based on a difference of the weight vector of each sample in the second sample set from the mean weight vector, and calculating a feature loss based on a difference of a feature vector of each sample in the second sample set from the mean feature vector; calculating a total loss of the classification model based on the classification loss and at least one of the feature loss and the weight loss; and adjusting a parameter of the classification model until a predetermined condition is satisfied.
US11514260B2	Information recommendation method, computer device, and storage medium Information recommendation methods are provided. Image information corresponding to an image is obtained by processing circuitry. The image is associated with a user identifier. A user tag set corresponding to the user identifier and the image information is generated. A feature vector corresponding to user tags in the user tag set and the image information is formed. The feature vector is processed according to a trained information recommendation model, to obtain a recommendation parameter of to-be-recommended information. A recommendation of the to-be-recommended information is provided to a terminal corresponding to the user identifier according to the recommendation parameter.
US11514251B2	Detecting anomalies in textual items using cross-entropies In an implementation, a method for detecting anomalies in textual items is provided. The method includes: receiving a first plurality of textual items by a computing device; training a language model using the received first plurality of textual items by the computing device; after training the language model, receiving a second plurality of textual items by the computing device; calculating a cross-entropy for each textual item in the second plurality of textual items by the computing device using the language model; and detecting an anomaly in at least one of the textual items of the second plurality of textual items by the computing device using the calculated cross-entropies.
US11514250B2	Computer-based interlocutor understanding using classifying conversation segments Computer-based natural language understanding of input and output for a computer interlocutor is improved using a method of classifying conversation segments from transcribed conversations. The improvement includes one or more methods of splitting transcribed conversations into groups related to a conversation ontology using metadata; identifying dominant paths of conversational behavior by counting the frequency of occurrences of the behavior for a given path; creating a conversation model comprising conversation behaviors, metadata, and dominant paths; and using the conversation model to assign a probability score for a matched input to the computer interlocutor or a generated output from the computer interlocutor.
US11514244B2	Structured knowledge modeling and extraction from images Techniques and systems are described to model and extract knowledge from images. A digital medium environment is configured to learn and use a model to compute a descriptive summarization of an input image automatically and without user intervention. Training data is obtained to train a model using machine learning in order to generate a structured image representation that serves as the descriptive summarization of an input image. The images and associated text are processed to extract structured semantic knowledge from the text, which is then associated with the images. The structured semantic knowledge is processed along with corresponding images to train a model using machine learning such that the model describes a relationship between text features within the structured semantic knowledge. Once the model is learned, the model is usable to process input images to generate a structured image representation of the image.
US11514241B2	Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for transforming a hierarchical document object model to filter non-rendered elements An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for transforming a hierarchical document object model (DOM) to filter non-rendered elements, including parsing elements in a hierarchical DOM to identify one or more tags, any properties, and any values of the elements, removing invisible elements determined based on properties of each invisible element, each invisible element comprising an element of the DOM that is hidden from a user when the DOM is rendered, removing empty elements based on the tags of each element, each empty element comprising a tag without any associated values, identifying remaining elements of the hierarchical DOM that have parent elements that have been removed from the hierarchical DOM, and re-parenting the remaining elements to new parent elements remaining in the hierarchical DOM based on traversing the hierarchical DOM from each of the remaining elements.
US11514237B2	Spreadsheet and method for updating same A computer software program for improving electronic spreadsheets to manage and control scenarios. The program provides methods for the user to record specific changes made to selected value of cells in the spreadsheet. Each recorded item can be dragged and re-ordered via a graphical user interface (GUI) to build up a scenario script. The script can be executed whereby the spreadsheet is updated with the recorded items. The method allows complex scenarios to be played back in step by incremental step, modified, re-ordered, corrected, and re-played while generating user-defined output reports & charts detailing each step change. The method provides a detailed information trail of all value changes made to the spreadsheet suitable for an independent third-party review. Different scenario components can be recorded in parallel by multiple users and then merged to produce a complete solution. The method is scalable and suitable for scenarios requiring thousands of cell value updates (subject to available computer memory, operating system limitations, and calculation time constraints).
US11514235B2	Information extraction from open-ended schema-less tables Systems and methods for generating and annotating cell documents include extracting tables from a document using a table extraction engine. Headers are extracted for each of the tables using a header detection engine. Cells are extracted from each of the tables using a cell extraction engine. A cell document is generated for each of the cells which are each correlated to corresponding portions of the headers, each cell document recording the correlation between the cells and the headers. Each cell document is annotated to generate annotated cell documents with a cell recognition model trained to perform natural language processing on the cell documents by classifying each term in each of the cell documents and extracting relationships between the terms of each of the cell documents.
US11514232B2	Multi dimensional rules-based dynamic layouts An example method facilitates modification and generation of User Interface (UI) display screens for webpages and web applications, such as process-based software applications. The example method includes receiving a first signal to access a webpage that includes a static UI display screen for a web application; serving the webpage in response to the signal; detecting the dynamic configuration functionality associated with the webpage, wherein the configuration functionality includes code and UI metadata provided in or with a dynamic layout file, the code and UI metadata including one or more rules and specifications for configuring schema used to generate rendering instructions for the dynamic part of the webpage.
US11514229B2	Document processor program having document-type dependent user interface Systems and methods for document processing are discussed herein. In certain embodiments, novel document processor programs may allow for a knowledge worker to concentrate on the content of a document, rather than its formatting. Such programs may separately store layout and/or typesetting information from content, allowing for their combination after the content is created. Novel data structures and techniques are provided to permit the use of advanced version control, collaboration techniques and team/or workflows. User interfaces are also disclosed which dynamically adapt to a document type and/or a portion of a document being edited. Such features may significantly increase knowledge worker drafting efficiency.
US11514227B2	Method and apparatus for inbound message summarization Method for displaying a message summary by analyzing the message to identify a sending institution and a message type. A message cluster is determined from the sending institution and repository of messages for multiple users. Extracted items can be identified in the message using the message type. Then the message summary can be generated using the extracted items, the message cluster, and the message structure. These summaries can be used to efficiently summarize a large volume of messages compactly.
US11514225B2	Verification platform for system on chip and verification method thereof The present application discloses a verification platform for a system on chip and a verification method thereof, the method comprises: constructing a simulation verification environment for the system on chip; creating a bus function model unit, and binding the bus function model unit to the same interface at which a central processing unit being connected to the bus; creating an Universal Verification Methodology test instance, and performing the Universal Verification Methodology test instance by the bus function model unit to implement the system on chip test; creating a plurality of software test instances; and compiling the software test instances, and performing the compiled software test instances by the central processing unit to implement the system on chip test.
US11514223B2	Systems and methods to extract qubit parameters Systems and methods are described to accurately extract device parameters and optimize the design of macroscopic superconducting structures, for example qubits. This method presents the advantage of reusing existing plaquettes to simulate different processor topologies. The physical elements of a qubits are extracted via plurality of plaquettes. Each plaquette contains at least one physical element of the qubit design and has two ports on each side. Each plaquette is concatenated to at least one other plaquette via two ports. The values of inductance (L), capacitance (C) and mutual inductance (M) and quantum critical point of the qubit design can be computed. Changing the physical elements of the qubit design and iterating the method allows to effortlessly refine the qubit design.
US11514221B2	Automation for monolithic 3D devices A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit including: partitioning at least one design into at least a first and a second level, where the first level includes logic and the second level includes memory; then performing a first placement of the second level using a placer executed by a computer, the placer is a part of a Computer Aided Design tool, where the 3D Integrated Circuit includes a plurality of connections between the first level and the second level; and performing a second placement of the first level based on the first placement, where memory includes a first memory array, the logic includes a first logic circuit configured so as to write data to first memory array. Performing the first placement includes placing the first memory array, and where performing the second placement includes placing the first logic circuit based on the first placement of the first memory array.
US11514210B2	Component-wise reduced-order model design optimization such as for lattice design optimization Systems and methods for optimizing a lattice structure design are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for optimizing a lattice structure design can include (i) modeling the lattice structure with a component-wise reduced-order model (CWROM) and (ii) optimizing the CWROM based on a selected criterion using a topology optimization algorithm for lattice design. The selected criterion can include a boundary condition and a load applied to the lattice structure. By modeling the lattice structure as a CWROM, the optimization process can be very fast while still permitting the accurate computation of physical quantities of the lattice structure.
US11514209B1	Semiconductor digital logic circuitry for non-quantum enablement of quantum algorithms Circuitry and processes are disclosed that use conventional electronic circuits (comprising, for example, phase locked loops, pulse width modulators, phase modulators, digital logic gates, etc.) to enable quantum algorithms. Such circuitry and processes achieve the requirement for non-quantum devices to enable quantum algorithms: the tensor product entanglement of signals representing quantum states. Such circuitry and processes are readily usable by current Electronic Design Automation tools, to design, verify and emulate applications such as fast, very large number factoring for use in decryption. Also, the independent Claims concisely signify embodiments of the claimed inventions.
US11514195B2	Adaptive direct-attached hotplug detection A method may include, in an information handling system having a backplane comprising a plurality of connectors, each connector configured to receive an input/output device, and a motherboard communicatively coupled to the backplane via a cable having a presence detection wire configured to transmit presence detection information associated with the plurality of connectors and further having a plurality of data transmission wires: during a discrete mode, monitoring for an indicator from the backplane via the presence detection wire to determine if the backplane is configured for communication of serial presence detection information regarding the plurality of connectors and enter a serial mode in response to receiving the indicator; during the serial mode, receiving via the presence detection wire serialized frames including serialized presence detection information regarding input/output devices received in the plurality of connectors; and deserializing the serialized presence detection information and communicating deserialized presence detection information to a host controller configured to communicate with input/output devices received in the plurality of connectors via the plurality of data transmission wires.
US11514188B1	System and method for serving subject access requests Systems and methods for serving subject access requests (SARs) are disclosed. A network connection is established with a user. An SAR, including at least one piece of personal data corresponding to an entity associated with said user, is received from the user via the network connection. Text data is extracted from a plurality of data objects, the data objects including personal data associated with the user. The text data is then processed to identify instances of names and instances of personal data within the text data. Associations are generated between identified names and identified personal data. A subset of the identified personal data that corresponds to the entity is identified based on the associations. A response to the SAR is provided, based at least in part on the identified personal data corresponding to the entity.
US11514184B1	Database query information protection using skeletons Techniques for database query information protection using skeletons are described. An agent installed on a host computing device with a database instance obtains queries executed by the database instance and skeletonizes the queries to remove sensitive data from them. The agent identifies references within the queries, obtains structural definitions for the references, and inserts placeholders into the queries in place of the references and relates the placeholders to the definitions. The query skeletons and/or similarly-constructed execution plan skeletons may be analyzed to identify modifications to queries and/or the database instance to improve query processing.
US11514166B2	Systems and methods to protect unified extensible firmware interface protocol serviceability A method may include, in an information handling system comprising a basic input/output system (BIOS) embodied in non-transitory computer-readable media and configured to be the first code executed by a processor when the information handling system is booted and configured to initialize components of the information handling system into a known state: receiving an indication of installation of a protocol by a producer driver of a plurality of protocol drivers integral to the BIOS, storing metadata regarding the protocol in a protocol database of the BIOS, receiving a request to consume the protocol by a consumer driver of the plurality of protocol drivers, and obfuscating the metadata stored in the protocol database from the consumer driver to prevent the consumer driver from uninstalling the protocol.
US11514164B2	Methods and systems for secure and reliable identity-based computing The embodiments herein provide a secure computing resource set identification, evaluation, and management arrangement, employing in various embodiments some or all of the following highly reliable identity related means to establish, register, publish and securely employ user computing arrangement resources in satisfaction of user set target contextual purposes. Systems and methods may include, as applicable, software and hardware implementations for Identity Firewalls; Awareness Managers; Contextual Purpose Firewall Frameworks for situationally germane resource usage related security, provisioning, isolation, constraining, and operational management; liveness biometric, and assiduous environmental, evaluation and authentication techniques; Repute systems and methods assertion and fact ecosphere; standardized and interoperable contextual purpose related expression systems and methods; purpose related computing arrangement resource and related information management systems and methods, including situational contextual identity management systems and methods; and/or the like.
US11514162B1	System and method for differential malware scanner Systems and methods for malware filtering are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system having one or more processors is configured to: retrieve a file downloaded to a user device; break the downloaded file into a plurality of chunks; scan the plurality of chunks to identify potentially malicious chunks; predict whether the downloaded file is malicious based on the scan of the plurality of chunks; and determine whether the downloaded file is malicious based on the prediction.
US11514161B2	Method and apparatus for detecting malware via analysis of a screen capture Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for detecting malware via analysis of a screen capture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a process detector to detect execution of a macro-executing process. An image capturer is to, in response to detection of the macro-execution process, capture an image of a user interface of the macro-executing process. A similarity analyzer is to analyze the image to determine an image similarity to a stored image in a repository of malicious macro interfaces. A responder is to perform a responsive action in response to the image similarity meeting or exceeding a similarity threshold.
US11514160B2	System and method for determining a coefficient of harmfullness of a file using a trained learning model Disclosed herein are systems and methods for determining a coefficient of harmfulness of a file using a trained learning model. In one aspect, an exemplary method includes forming a first vector containing a plurality of attributes of a known malicious file. A learning model is trained using the first vector to identify a plurality of significant attributes that influence identification of the malicious file. A second vector is formed containing a plurality of attributes of known safe files. The learning model is trained using the second vector to identify attributes insignificant to the identification of the malicious file. An unknown file is analyzed by the learning model. The learning model outputs a numerical value identifying a coefficient of harmfulness relating to a probability that the unknown file will prove to be harmful.
US11514157B2	Multi-user device Some embodiments provide a method for a device having multiple users. The method identifies a process installed on the device that requires an isolated storage in a file system of the device. For each of a set of the users of the electronic device, the method assigns at least one container for use by the process within a user-specific section of the file system. The containers assigned to the process in a section of the file system specific to a particular user are only accessible by the process when the particular user is logged into the device. The method assigns at least one container for use by the process within a non-user-specific section of the file system. The containers assigned to the process within the non-user-specific section of the file system are accessible by the process irrespective of which user is logged into the device.
US11514153B2	Method of registering and authenticating a user of an online system The present invention provides a method of registering a new user of an online system is disclosed. A base grid is created. The user provides a passcode that includes an indication of an ordered set of cells a grid. A grid salt, user identifying information, and a passcode identifier is generated. The passcode identifier is then split into at least three parts using a secret sharing algorithm wherein three of the parts are required to regenerate the passcode identifier. First and second parts are stored in first and second locations in an array and a third part is stored in a third location with user identifying information. The first and second parts are indexed using X-OTC and Y-OTC. A user token containing the position of the first and second parts in the array is passed to the user.
US11514151B2	Multidevice user authentication in group-based communication systems Method, apparatus and computer program product for multi-device user authentication are described herein. For example, the apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including program code. The at least one non-transitory memory and the program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, identify, on a first computing device, a first active interface session associated with one or more active authentication conditions each configured to enable access to a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system; cause a first computing device to present an authentication command interface for the first active interface session; receive an interface session request from a second computing device indicating electronic communication by the second computing device with the authentication command interface; and cause the second computing device to execute limited user authentication routines each configured to enable a respective active authentication condition on the second computing device.
US11514150B2	Video display device and operating method therefor Provided is an artificial intelligence (AI) system simulating functions of a human brain, such as recognition and decision, by using a machine learning algorithm, such as deep-learning. Image display apparatuses are more convenient for a user, by performing user authentication by using an authentication image set generated based on an object recognized from content viewed by the user.
US11514148B2	Password input system A password input system equipped with a security setting function is disclosed. The system includes one input unit configured to receive an input from user; an output unit configured to output a current state and result; a dedicated communication port configured to transmit and receive data to and from a password adaptor; a memory configured to save a program for security setting function; and a processor configured to execute the program saved in memory. When the processor waits for an input of a password from user and simultaneously password adaptor is coupled to dedicated communication port, the processor receives a password through communication with password adaptor and compares received password with a pre-saved password, and when the received password matches the pre-saved password, the processor unlocks a secure state without further inputting a password.
US11514147B2	Increasing security of a computing device based on determining a user's state of consciousness In some examples, a security application may monitor data received from one or more of sensors of a computing device, one or more input devices of the computing device, or one or more biometric sensors of a smartwatch that is connected to the computing device. If the user is not logged in and the user that is carrying the computing device has an uneven gait or is stumbling, the security app may, when the user initiates a login process, gather additional data, such as, from the sensors, the smartwatch, or both. If the user makes too many errors, based on data from the input devices, when attempting to login or after logging in, the security application may gather additional data. If the additional data indicates that the user may be under the influence of prescription or recreational drugs or alcohol, the user may be prevented from logging in.
US11514141B2	Dynamically varying identifiers for geocaching A method for verifying a discovery of a geocache positioned at one or more physical locations is disclosed. The method comprises providing a first location information corresponding to a first geocache located at a first physical position; receiving from a user device a target credential corresponding to the geocache, wherein the target credential comprises a dynamically varying identifier associated with the geocache; determining a validation credential associated with the geocache; comparing the target credential with the validation credential; and determining whether the geocache was discovered.
US11514140B2	Method and system for post-purchase data usage and license enforcement In general, the invention relates to a method for managing data. The method includes obtaining a data set from a local data system, identifying an audit tag associated with the data set, generating a table entry for a data registration table based on the data set and the audit tag, and storing the table entry in the data registration table, wherein the data registration table is stored in a data tracking service.
US11514139B1	Automated registration and licensing tool Methods and systems are disclosed for managing registrations of computers. The methods and systems provide a registration tool that may be used to automatically register the computers. For each computer to be registered, information uniquely identifying the computer is collected and sent to a remote registration server. The information is then used by the remote registration server to perform the registration on behalf of the computer. The registration may be with a software vendor, a third-party database, or with the remote registration server itself in some cases. The registration server thereafter returns a registration code or other information to the computer to complete the registration. Such an arrangement allows the registration process to be controlled from a central location.
US11514137B1	Alternative therapy identification system An improved alternative therapy identification system increases the efficiency for obtaining information for alternative therapies. The alternative therapy identification system automates alternative therapy identification information from both a product level and a drug cost level. The improved alternative therapy identification system may also increase the efficiency by improving alternative therapy selection to occur at the prescriber level.
US11514132B2	Automatic website data migration Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for performing operations comprising: retrieving, from a content management system (CMS), website generation data that references a data model type stored on the CMS; importing, by a migration agent from the CMS, definition of the data model type referenced by the website generation data as a local version of the data model type; detecting, by the migration agent, a change to a property of the local version of the data model type; and generating, by the migration agent, a migration script to migrate the change to the property of the local version of data model type to the data model type stored on the CMS.
US11514130B2	Systems, methods, and devices for hybrid implementation of native and web components Systems, methods, and devices enable the display of native and web components of application. Devices are capable of identifying at least one native component and a plurality of web components that includes a first web component and a second web component, wherein the at least one native component and the plurality of web components are configured to be displayed on a user interface screen. Devices are also capable of generating an image of the first web component and an image of the second web component, displaying the at least one native component at a location on the user interface screen that is between the image of the first web component and the image of the second web component.
US11514125B1	Multi-objective ranking of search results Devices and techniques are generally described for ranking of search results based on multiple objectives. A first ranking for a plurality of search results is determined using a first machine learning model optimized for a first objective for ranking search results. A second objective for ranking search results is determined. A constraint is determined for the at least one second objective. The first machine learning model is iteratively updated to generate an updated machine learning model by minimizing a cost of the first objective subject to the constraint, wherein violations of the constraint are penalized using a penalty term. A second ranking for the plurality of search results is determined using the updated machine learning model. The search results of the second ranking are reordered relative to the search results of the first ranking.
US11514118B2	Managing digital events, affinities, digital queries, and private digital clip notes across client devices for an affinity networking system The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for an affinity networking system. In particular, the disclosed systems can determine and facilitate event-centric digital association among users and other entities (e.g., companies) based on event information, user profile information, company information, and private digital clip notes maintained for individual users. In addition, the disclosed systems can generate a digital event (e.g., for a seminar or a convention for users to attend) and can manage registration for the event based on user interactions via client devices. Further, the disclosed systems can enable a client device to create searchable private digital clip notes for co-users, events, or other entities.
US11514115B2	Feed optimization In an example, a plurality of potential feed objects are obtained. An identification of a user performing a navigation command in a user interface is also obtained, the navigation command causing a feed to be displayed or updated. The identification of the user and the plurality of potential feed objects are fed to a machine learned feed object ranking model, the feed object ranking model having been trained via a machine learning algorithm to calculate a score for each of the potential feed objects, the score being based on a combination of a likelihood that the user will perform an interaction, via the user interface, on the potential feed object, likelihoods that the user's interaction will cause one or more downstream events by other users, and a value of the one or more downstream events to a social networking service. The plurality of feed objects are ranked by their scores.
US11514114B2	User-centric contextual information for browser A method for providing contextual information to a user during a browsing session includes maintaining a user-centric graph including a plurality of user-centric facts associated with the user and derived from interaction by the user with a plurality of different computer services. The method further includes recognizing a context of interaction with a browser application by a user. The method further includes identifying assistive information pertaining to the context, and displaying the assistive information to the user. The assistive information may be based at least on one or more user-centric facts in the user-centric graph.
US11514104B2	Suggested application download Example techniques involve suggesting an application of a streaming audio service via an application of a media playback system. An example implementation involves a mobile device displaying, via a control application of a media playback system, a library control comprising indicators representing respective media items of a particular streaming audio service. The mobile device receives, via the library control, input data indicating a selection of an indicator representing a particular media item. The mobile device sends instructions to cause a playback device to play back the particular media item. While the playback device is playing back the particular media item, the mobile device displays, via the control application, a control representing an application of the particular streaming audio service. The mobile device receives input data indicating a selection of the control representing the application of the particular streaming audio service and causes the mobile device to download the application.
US11514074B2	Method and system for optimizing data replication for large scale archives A method and system for processing query requests, including receiving, at a secondary site, a query request from a client and executing the query request to obtain an archive replica package (ARP). The method further includes making a determination that a record associated with the ARP is not stored at the secondary site and based on the determination, transmitting a request to a primary site. The method further includes, in response to the request to the primary site, receiving an archive package and a record where the archive package is associated with the record, and providing the first record to the client.
US11514065B2	Providing implicit information not explicitly persisted Techniques for accessing implicit information that is used by, but not explicitly persisted in, a computer system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises: storing a schema for a relational database, the schema indicating relationships between tables of the relational database; persisting explicit data concerning a data subject in at least one of the tables; processing the explicit data using a software application, the processing of the explicit data comprising: inferring implicit information based on the explicit data and the schema; and using the implicit information by the software application; receiving a request for a report of personal data concerning the data subject; and in response to the request, generating the report, the generating of the report comprising: inferring the implicit information based on the explicit data and the schema; and including the explicit data and the implicit information in the generated report.
US11514064B2	Resource provisioning in database systems Resource provisioning systems and methods are described. In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of shared storage devices collectively storing database data, an execution platform, and a compute service manager. The compute service manager is configured to determine a task to be executed in response to a trigger event and determine a query plan for executing the task, wherein the query plan comprises a plurality of discrete subtasks. The compute service manager is further configured to assign the plurality of discrete subtasks to one or more nodes of a plurality of nodes of the execution platform, determine whether execution of the task is complete, and in response to determining the execution of the task is complete, store a record in the plurality of shared storage devices indicating the task was completed.
US11514058B2	Context rules for a graph Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods relating to context rules in a graph or isolated collection. In an example, information in an isolated collection may be associated with one or more contexts. The information may be represented within the isolated collection based on one or more rules, and one or more of the rules may be associated with one or more contexts to which the information relates, thereby indicating a context association. A context association may indicate a positive, negative, or other relationship between one or more rules and one or more contexts. Based on the context association, information within the isolated collection may be adapted to generate different views of the isolated collection for different contexts. As such, relevant, useful, or actionable information may be included or emphasized, while information that is not as relevant, useful, or actionable may be omitted or deemphasized.
US11514055B2	Querying on hybrid formats and storages Techniques are described for querying on hybrid formats and storages by a DBMS to leverage faster mirror format (MF) data and completeness of persistent format (PF) data. In an embodiment, the DBMS receives a query that specifies both in-memory and disk-only columns. The DBMS identifies that a scan-based operation is referencing an in-memory column stored within both MF and PF data. The DBMS may initiate performing the operation on the in-memory column on one of the formats of data. While doing so, the DBMS may determine that the actual improvement metric for the operation on the selected format data is not achieving the desired improvement. If so, the DBMS may dynamically switch the performing of the scan-based operation to the other format of the same data.
US11514054B1	Supervised graph partitioning for record matching Supervised partitioning is used to perform record matching. A request to identify matches between records is received. A graph representation that indicates similarities between the records is partitioned and an evaluation of the partitioning is performed according to a supervised machine learning technique to generate a confidence value in the partitioning. An indication of equivalent records according to the partitioning and the confidence value of the partitioning may be provided.
US11514038B2	Systems and methods for quantum global optimization A method for global optimization is disclosed. The method may include receiving a search request that may include an input. The method may further determine an amount of rotations necessary to perform the search request with a Grover Search algorithm. Then, the method may include determining that the amount of rotations is less than a predefined amount. Further, the method may generate one or more quantum walks. The one or more quantum walks and the Grover Search algorithm may be used to generated a global optimization algorithm. The method may then execute the global optimization algorithm to identify the input.
US11514031B2	Product navigator A system for a product navigator is provided. The system receives a search string at a business-type classification interface on an interactive user display. A search type associated with the search string may be determined based on a search type selection from a plurality of search types. A search of a database may be initiated for an entry matching the search string according to the search type, where the entry has corresponding business-type classification data including a brief classification description, an extended classification description, and an associated classification code. The brief classification description and the extended classification description may be output on the interactive user display based on receiving the corresponding business-type classification data from the database. A confirmation request may be presented on the interactive user display and a classification code field populated with the associated classification code based on receiving an affirmative response to the confirmation request.
US11514027B2	Paged hybrid LOBs Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for storing a large object (LOB) in a database. An embodiment operates by identifying the LOB to be stored in an on-disk store of the database and determining the size of the LOB. Thereafter, an index vector for the on-disk store to include an identifier corresponding to the LOB is created. Additionally, a dictionary for the on-disk store to include a copy of the identifier and corresponding LOB data is also created. The LOB data corresponds to the LOB itself or a LOB location inside of the on-disk store based on the LOB's size.
US11514018B2	Method and data conversion unit for monitoring an automation system The invention includes a method for monitoring an automated plant having at least one field device, wherein a first cloud-capable database, having a first data configuration and containing field device related data including measured values, parameter values, identification data, and diagnostic status of the field device, wherein a second cloud-capable database having a second data configuration incompatible with the first data configuration, and wherein the first and the second data configurations define file formats of the data, the method comprises: retrieving at least a part of the data contained in the first database by means of a data conversion unit, especially an edge device or a gateway; converting the retrieved data into a format conforming to the second data configuration; and storing the converted data in the second database. The invention further includes a data conversion unit, which is embodied for executing the method of the invention.
US11514009B2	Method and systems for mapping object oriented/functional languages to database languages In a pipeline of operations having a terminating operation and a source operation, a builder is built corresponding to the terminating operation. The builder may also correspond to one or more intermediate operations. A database query is generated corresponding to the builder and is sent to a database or a data source for efficient access to the database.
US11514000B2	Data mesh parallel file system replication Embodiments relate to providing a multi-cloud, multi-region, parallel file system cluster service with replication between file system storage nodes. In some embodiments, a first file system storage node of a file system storage cluster receives a request from a client device to write data to a first file system stored on the first file system storage node. In response to the request to write the data to the first file system, a plurality of servers of the first file system storage node writes, in parallel, the data to the first file system and sends instructions to a second file system storage node of the file system storage cluster for writing the data to a second file system stored on the second file system storage node.
US11513997B2	Assignment of longevity ranking values of storage volume snapshots based on snapshot policies Techniques are provided for utilizing snapshot longevity information to manage snapshots in a snapshot-enabled storage system. A snapshot management system generates a snapshot volume tree which comprises snapshots associated with a given storage volume. The snapshot management system obtains a snapshot policy associated with the given storage volume, which comprises a snapshot creation and retention schedule that specifies retention lifespans of the snapshots. The snapshot policy is evaluated to automatically determine and assign respective longevity ranking values for the snapshots within the snapshot volume tree, wherein the longevity ranking value of a given snapshot represents a retention lifespan of the given snapshot as compared to retention lifespans of other snapshots as represented by their respective longevity ranking values. When a snapshot is deleted, the assigned longevity ranking values of the snapshots are utilized to select a snapshot to assume ownership of uniquely-written data that is owned by the deleted snapshot.
US11513987B2	Remote direct memory access based networking gateway A system includes a memory including a plurality of rings, an endpoint associated with a ring of the plurality of rings, and a gateway. The gateway is configured to receive a notification from the endpoint regarding a packet made available in the ring associated with the endpoint, access the ring with an RDMA read request, retrieve the packet made available in the ring, and forward the packet on an external network.
US11513984B2	Common server san core solution to enable software defined storage In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and a computer system are provided. The computer system includes a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC receives a first message from a first remote device on a management network. The BMC determines whether the first message is directed to a storage service or fabric service running on a host of the BMC. The host is a storage device. The BMC extracts a service management command from the first message, when the first message is directed to the storage service or fabric service. The BMC sends, through a BMC communication channel to the host, a second message containing the service management command to the host. The BMC communication channel established for communicating baseboard management commands between the BMC and the host.
US11513982B2	Techniques for recommending configuration changes using a decision tree Recommending configuration changes may include: receiving a decision tree comprising levels of nodes, wherein the decision tree includes leaf nodes each representing a different one of a plurality of hardware configurations, wherein a first leaf represents a first hardware configuration and the first leaf node is associated with a set of I/O workload features denoting a I/O workload of a first system having the first hardware configuration, wherein the set of I/O workload features is associated with an action from the first leaf node to a second leaf node, wherein the second leaf node represents a second hardware configuration and the action represents a hardware configuration change made to transition from the first to the second hardware configuration; and performing processing that determines, using the decision tree, a recommendation for a hardware configuration change for a second system having the first hardware configuration represented by the first leaf node.
US11513980B2	Method and apparatus for performing access management of memory device with aid of universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter connection A method for performing access management of a memory device with aid of a Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART) connection and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: utilizing a UART of a memory controller within the memory device to receive a set of intermediate commands corresponding to a set of operating commands through the UART connection between the memory device and a host device, wherein before sending the set of intermediate commands to the controller through the UART connection, the host device converts the set of operating commands into the set of intermediate commands; converting the set of intermediate commands into the set of operating commands according to a command mapping table; and accessing a non-volatile (NV) memory within the memory device with the set of operating commands for the host device, and sending a response to the host device through the UART connection.
US11513978B2	Dual data ports with shared detection line Devices and methods are disclosed for detecting which of a multiple ports of a storage device is connected to a host system using a shared detection line. In certain embodiments, a storage device includes non-volatile memory, a first data port, a second data port having a faster data transfer speed, a shared detection line, and control circuitry. The control circuitry can be configured to detect voltage on the shared detection line in response to a connection of at least one of the first data port and the second data port to the host system, determine which of the first data port or the second data port is connected to the host system, and establish a data connection with the host system at the first data transfer speed or the second data transfer speed based on the port connected to the host system.
US11513970B2	Split virtual memory address loading mechanism Virtual memory address space is divided according to areas of the virtual memory address and allocating some areas to low-cost volatile memory (such as RAM) when the memory areas are not required by an application to be stored in non-volatile memory, such as NVDIMM. A loader mechanism creates and maintains a layout address table in non-volatile memory for recovery from an unexpected reset.
US11513964B2	Data-relationship-based fast cache system A data-relationship-based FAST cache system includes a storage controller that is coupled to first storage device(s) and second storage device(s). The storage controller identifies a relationship between first data stored in the first storage device(s) and second data stored in the first storage device (s), with the relationship based on a difference between a first number of accesses of the first data associated with a first time period and a second number of accesses of the second data associated with the first time period being within an access difference threshold range. Subsequent to identifying the relationship, the storage controller determines that the first data has been accessed in the first storage device(s) a number of times within a second time period that exceeds a FAST cache threshold and, in response, moves both the first data and the second data to the second storage device(s) based on the relationship.
US11513958B1	Shared mid-level data cache Managing a cache includes parsing a physical address of a data block to determine a partition identifier (ID) and a tag; the partition ID compared against a partition table storing partition IDs. The partition table indicates at least one way partition and at least one set partition corresponding to the partition ID. Based on the partition table, a way partition is determined at which to store the data block, corresponding to a subset of columns of a cache and, based on the partition table and the tag, a set partition is determined at which to store the data block, corresponding to a subset of rows of the cache. A cache address is generated for the data block within a first region of the cache corresponding to an intersection of the way partition and the set partition. The data block is stored to the cache according to the cache address.
US11513955B2	Memory module with local synchronization and method of operation A memory module is operable in a memory system with a memory controller. The memory module comprises a module control device to receive command signals and a system clock from the memory controller and to output a module clock, module C/A signals and data buffer control signals. The module C/A signals are provided to memory devices organized in one or more ranks, while the data buffer control signals, together with the module clock, are provided to a plurality of buffer circuits corresponding to respective groups of memory devices and are used to control data paths in the buffer circuits. The plurality of buffer circuits include clock regeneration circuits to regenerate clock signals with programmable delays from the module clock. The regenerated clock signals are provided to respective groups of memory devices so as to locally sync the buffer circuits with respective groups of memory devices.
US11513945B2	Apparatuses and methods for transferring data using a cache The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to shifting data. An example apparatus comprises a cache coupled to an array of memory cells and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a first operation beginning at a first address to transfer data from the array of memory cells to the cache, and perform a second operation concurrently with the first operation, the second operation beginning at a second address.
US11513938B2	Determining capacity in storage systems using machine learning techniques Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining capacity in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining capacity-related data from a storage system; forecasting, for a given temporal period, capacity of one or more storage objects of the storage system by applying machine learning techniques to at least a portion of the capacity-related data; aggregating the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects; determining, based on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the storage objects, whether at least a portion of the storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity.
US11513928B2	Power storage adapter with power cable validation A variable power bus (VPB) cable, such as a USB Type-C cable, is validated for actual current capacity with respect to a specified power rating for the cable. The power cable validation is performed when the cable is connected to a power storage adapter and a portable information handling system. The validation includes, prior to negotiating a power delivery contract for electrical power to be supplied to the information handling system from the VPB port via the VPB cable, applying a first voltage to the VPB cable to identify a first indication of a current capacity of the VPB cable; and when the first indication confirms that the current capacity of the VPB cable corresponds to a specified power rating for the VPB cable, enabling the power delivery contract to be negotiated according to the specified power rating, otherwise blocking the power delivery contract using the VPB cable.
US11513917B2	Streaming database recovery using cluster live mounts A database can be instantly recovered by a cluster mapped to the database. Nodes of the cluster are mapped over channels to directories of the database. Scripts are generated from one or more templates that specify the order and values to be executed to perform a database job, such as database recovery. To recover the database, a template is executed that generates and populates scripts, which are processed on the host of the database to recover the database in a nearly instant manner without transferring data files.
US11513915B2	System and method for micro-backup generation A backup management system for providing data integrity services to an application host that hosts an application that uses application data includes storage for storing threshold values for creating an application backup and a processor programmed to monitor: a rate of change associated with the application data, and an input-output rate of the application data; make a determination, based on the threshold values, the rate of change, and the input-output rate, that an unscheduled backup for the application is to be generated; obtain a micro-backup for the application in response to the determination; and obtain a restoration ready backup for the application using the micro-backup and at least one previously generated backup.
US11513912B2	Application discovery using access pattern history Application discovery from access patterns is disclosed. Access histories from multiple servers are collected and stored at a warehouse, which may be part of a data protection system. A time series analysis is performed on the access history to identify consistency groups and applications from the perspective of devices and storage arrays. Data protection operations such as backup operations can then be performed on the basis of devices or storage in storage arrays or other arrangements that pertain to specific consistency groups or to specific applications.
US11513906B2	Systems and methods for automatic backup scheduling based on backup history Methods and systems for data backup are described. According to some embodiments, the method includes in response to receiving a request for database instance discovery, retrieving backup history information. The method further includes filtering the backup history information to obtain selected backup information. The method further includes sending an instance discovery response that includes the selected backup information. The method further includes generating one or more protection policies based on the selected backup information.
US11513902B1	System and method of dynamic system resource allocation for primary storage systems with virtualized embedded data protection Embodiments provide for a primary storage array having multiple storage tiers. The multiple storage tiers include one or more performance tiers and at least one deduplicated storage tier storing deduplicated data. One embodiment provides for a data storage system including the storage array and an I/O engine to manage I/O requests for the storage array. The data storage system additionally includes a virtual execution environment to execute a virtual backup engine, the virtual backup engine to generate backup data for the one or more storage tiers of primary storage and deduplicate the backup data and a resource manager to manage a resource allocation to the virtual backup engine based on a hint received from the virtual backup engine, the hint associated with a backup operation that has a characterization selected from a set including computationally intensive and I/O intensive.
US11513901B2	Optimizing backup performance with heuristic configuration selection Embodiments are described for a heuristic configuration selection process as part of or accessible by the backup management process. This processing component provides a method to automatically determine the configuration parameters needed to obtain optimal performance for a given backup/restore job. This process involves identifying key parameters that determine backup performance and suggest means to derive and incorporate those configurable parameters into the backup software automatically. Embodiments can be applied to stream based backups, or other types of backup software as well.
US11513898B2	Exact repair regenerating codes for distributed storage systems A distributed storage system includes a plurality of nodes comprising a first node, wherein a total number of nodes in the distributed storage system is represented by n, wherein a file stored in the distributed storage system is recovered from a subset of a number of nodes represented by k upon a file failure on a node in the distributed storage system, and wherein a failed node in the plurality of nodes is recovered from a number of helper nodes of the plurality of nodes represented by d. Upon detecting a failure in the first node, each helper node of the number of helper nodes is configured to determine a repair-encoder matrix, multiply a content matrix by the repair-encoder matrix to obtain a repair matrix, extract each linearly independent column of the repair matrix, and send the linearly independent columns of the repair matrix to the first node.
US11513897B2	Error correction on length-compatible polar codes for memory systems Inventive aspects include a polar code encoding system, which includes a partitioning unit to receive and partition input data into partitioned input data units. Encoders encode the partitioned input data units, and generate encoded partitioned input data units. Multiplier units perform matrix multiplication on the partitioned input data units and generator matrices, and generate matrix products. Adder units perform matrix addition on the encoded partitioned input data units and the matrix products. A combining unit combines outputs of the encoders into a target code word X. The target code word X may be a length-N code word X, where N=N1+N2+ . . . +Nm, where each of N1, N2, through Nm are a power of two (2).
US11513894B2	Hard decoding methods in data storage devices Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for decoding data stored in a non-volatile storage device, including determining error candidates and determining whether at least one first error candidate from the error candidates is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate. In addition, whether at least one second error candidate is found based on two of the component codes agreeing on a same error candidate is determined in response to implementing a suggested correction at one of the error candidates. Errors in the data are corrected based on at least one of whether the at least one first error candidate is found or whether the at least one second error candidate is found.
US11513893B2	Concurrent compute and ECC for in-memory matrix vector operations A system includes a compute circuit that preemptively performs a computation on a data word before receiving an indication of data errors from an error checking and correction (ECC) circuit. The ECC circuit reads the data word from a memory array and performs error detection and error correction on the data word. The compute circuit reads the data word and performs the computation on the data word to generate an output value, without waiting for the ECC circuit to check and correct the data word. In response to error detection in the data word by the ECC circuit, the compute circuit delays outputting the output value until correction of the output value in accordance with the error detection by the ECC circuit.
US11513891B2	Systems and methods for parity-based failure protection for storage devices Various implementations described herein relate to systems and methods for providing data protection and recovery for drive failures, including receiving, by a storage device, a write request from a host operatively coupled to a storage device, and determining, by the storage device instead of the host, an XOR result by performing an XOR operation of new data and existing data. The new data is received from the host. The existing data is stored in the non-volatile storage.
US11513888B2	Data processing device A data processing device includes a plurality of variable nodes configured to receive and store a plurality of target bits; a plurality of check nodes each configured to receive stored target bits from one or more corresponding variable nodes of the plurality of variable nodes, check whether received target bits have an error bit, and transmit a check result to the corresponding variable nodes; and a group state value manager configured to determine group state values of variable node groups into which the plurality of variable nodes are grouped.
US11513886B2	System and computer-implemented method for managing robotic process automation (RPA) robots A system for managing one or more robots is provided. The system is configured to resolve the one or more issues or faults that lead to failure of execution of one or more automation processes executed by the one or more robots. The system is configured to receive information of an issue associated with at least one robot of the one or more robots and further configured to obtain job log data, associated with the at least one robot, for the issue. The system is further configured to determine, using a trained machine learning model, a corrective action, and its associated confidence score for resolving the received issue, based on the job log data and an analysis performed by the trained machine learning model. Further, system performs the corrective action based on the confidence score and the analysis, for managing the one or more robots.
US11513885B2	Autonomous error correction in a multi-application platform An embodiment may involve, based on a pre-defined trigger associated with a particular application, reading error data from a resource that is used by the particular application, wherein persistent storage contains definitions of a plurality of error scenarios, a plurality of fix scripts, and associations between each of the plurality of error scenarios and one or more of the plurality of fix scripts; applying one or more rules to the error data, wherein the rules involve pattern matching or parsing; based on applying the one or more rules, determining a particular error scenario represented in the error data, wherein the particular error scenario is one of the plurality of error scenarios; determining, based on the associations, a particular fix script associated with the particular error scenario, wherein the particular fix script is one of the plurality of fix scripts; and causing execution of the particular fix script.
US11513881B2	System and method for detecting, managing and relaying a multimedia communication problem and corresponding execution, checking and rule management entities The invention relates to a method for detecting a multimedia communication problem. In one aspect, this is implemented by an execution entity, in a processing phase. A message(s) is received that belongs to at least one stream to be monitored relating to at least one media stream. A correspondence between the received message(s) and rule(s) associated with a stream(s) to be monitored is verified. If verified an error detection massage is sent to a checking entity separate from the execution entity, via a rule management entity.
US11513879B2	Detection and mitigation for solid-state storage device read failures due to weak erase Weak erase detection and mitigation techniques are provided that detect permanent failures in solid-state storage devices. One exemplary method comprises obtaining an erase fail bits metric for a solid-state storage device; and detecting a permanent failure in at least a portion of the solid-state storage device causing weak erase failure mode by comparing the erase fail bit metric to a predefined fail bits threshold. In at least one embodiment, the method also comprises mitigating for the permanent failure causing the weak erase failure mode for one or more cells of the solid-state storage device. The mitigating for the permanent failure comprises, for example, changing a status of the one or more cells to a defective state and/or a retired state. The detection of the permanent failure causing the weak erase failure mode comprises, for example, detecting the weak erase failure mode without an erase failure.
US11513878B2	Systems and methods for detecting behavioral anomalies in applications Aspects of the disclosure relate to the field of detecting a behavioral anomaly in an application. In one exemplary aspect, a method may comprise retrieving and identifying at least one key metric from historical usage information for an application on a computing device. The method may comprise generating a regression model configured to predict usage behavior associated with the application and generating a statistical model configured to identify outliers in the data associated with the at least one key metric. The method may comprise receiving usage information in real-time for the application. The method may comprise predicting, using the regression model, a usage pattern for the application indicating expected values of the at least one key metric. In response to determining that the usage information does not correspond to the predicted usage pattern and does not comprise a known outlier, the method may comprise detecting the behavioral anomaly.
US11513867B2	Synchronization between processes in a coordination namespace A system and method of supporting point-to-point synchronization among processes/nodes implementing different hardware barriers in a tuple space/coordinated namespace (CNS) extended memory storage architecture. The system-wide CNS provides an efficient means for storing data, communications, and coordination within applications and workflows implementing barriers in a multi-tier, multi-nodal tree hierarchy. The system provides a hardware accelerated mechanism to support barriers between the participating processes. Also architected is a tree structure for a barrier processing method where processes are mapped to nodes of a tree, e.g., a tree of degree k, to provide an efficient way of scaling the number of processes in a tuple space/coordination namespace.
US11513866B1	Method and system for managing resource utilization based on reinforcement learning The present teaching relates to managing computing resources. In one example, information about resource utilization on a computing node is received from the computing node. Available resource on the computing node is determined based on the information. A model generated in accordance with reinforcement learning based on simulated training data is obtained. An adjusted available resource is generated based on the available resource and the model with respect to the computing node. The adjusted available resource is sent to a scheduler for scheduling one or more jobs to be executed on the computing node based on the adjusted available resource.
US11513847B2	System and method for queuing commands in a deep learning processor A method includes: dequeuing a signal primitive from a signaling command queue in the set of command queues, the signal primitive pointing to a waiting command queue; in response to the signal primitive pointing to the waiting command queue, incrementing a number of pending signal primitives in the signal-wait counter matrix; dequeuing a wait primitive from the waiting command queue, the wait primitive pointing to the signaling command queue; in response to the wait primitive pointing to the signaling command queue, accessing the register to read the number of pending signal primitives; in response to the number of pending signal primitives indicating at least one pending signal primitive: decrementing the number of pending signal primitives; and dequeuing an instruction from the waiting command queue; and dispatching a control signal representing the instruction to a resource.
US11513840B2	Thread creation on local or remote compute elements by a multi-threaded, self-scheduling processor Representative apparatus, method, and system embodiments are disclosed for a self-scheduling processor which also provides additional functionality. Representative embodiments include a self-scheduling processor, comprising: a processor core adapted to execute a received instruction; and a core control circuit adapted to automatically schedule an instruction for execution by the processor core in response to a received work descriptor data packet. In another embodiment, the core control circuit is also adapted to schedule a fiber create instruction for execution by the processor core, to reserve a predetermined amount of memory space in a thread control memory to store return arguments, and to generate one or more work descriptor data packets to another processor or hybrid threading fabric circuit for execution of a corresponding plurality of execution threads. Event processing, data path management, system calls, memory requests, and other new instructions are also disclosed.
US11513826B2	Generating application programming interface based on object models from network devices Methods and systems provide a library of various language bindings for application programming interface enabled network devices. The library is generated on-demand based on respective capabilities of a target network device. In these methods, a computing device obtains a selection of a target network device among a plurality of network devices and one or more data models that represent capabilities of the target network device. The computing device generates a library of one or more object models, each of which respectively corresponds to one of the one or more data models. The one or more object models define command line options for interfacing with the target network device. In these methods, the computing device provides a language shell for interacting with the target network device based on the one or more object models in the library.
US11513822B1	Classification and visualization of user interactions with an interactive computing platform Classification and visualization of user interactions with an interactive computing platform is provided by applying machine learning (ML) model(s) to user transcripts, the ML model(s) trained to classify interactions with an interactive computing platform, the user transcripts including user interactions between users and the interactive computing platform in progression of the users through tasks based on the user interactions, where the applying classifies the user interactions and identifies features of the user interactions, and building and providing a graphical user interface (GUI) of graphical elements for display on a display device, the graphical elements presenting visualizations of the user interactions and the identified features thereof relative to the tasks and progression of the users therethrough, the GUI including, for each of the tasks, a respective task element that reflects identified features of a set of user interactions of user(s) in progressing through that task.
US11513817B2	Preventing disruption within information technology environments A determination is made whether an incident that affects one configuration item in a plurality of configuration items within an information technology environment impacts at least one event for at least one other configuration item in the plurality of configuration items. In response to determining that the incident does impact at least one event on at least one other configuration item, one or more pre-defined actions to execute on the at least one other configuration item are identified. The identified one or more pre-defined actions are executed on the at least one other configuration item.
US11513809B2	Kernel-integrated instance-specific operational resources with virtualization A network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel is performed from a compressed platform-specific operating system kernel. The platform-specific operating system kernel, when booted, dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code. An application is loaded from the bootable file system.
US11513805B2	Computer architecture with synergistic heterogeneous processors A computer architecture employs multiple special-purpose processors having different affinities for program execution to execute substantial portions of general-purpose programs to provide improved performance with respect to a general-purpose processor executing the general-purpose program alone.
US11513804B2	Pipeline flattener with conditional triggers A semiconductor device comprising a processor having a pipelined architecture and a pipeline flattener and a method for operating a pipeline flattener in a semiconductor device are provided. The processor comprises a pipeline having a plurality of pipeline stages and a plurality of pipeline registers that are coupled between the pipeline stages. The pipeline flattener comprises a plurality of trigger registers for storing a trigger, wherein the trigger registers are coupled between the pipeline stages.
US11513802B2	Compressing micro-operations in scheduler entries in a processor An electronic device includes a processor having a micro-operation queue, multiple scheduler entries, and scheduler compression logic. When a pair of micro-operations in the micro-operation queue is compressible in accordance with one or more compressibility rules, the scheduler compression logic acquires the pair of micro-operations from the micro-operation queue and stores information from both micro-operations of the pair of micro-operations into different portions in a single scheduler entry. In this way, the scheduler compression logic compresses the pair of micro-operations into the single scheduler entry.
US11513799B2	Chained buffers in neural network processor Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to chained buffers in a neural processor circuit. The neural processor circuit includes multiple neural engines, a planar engine, a buffer memory, and a flow control circuit. At least one neural engine operates as a first producer of first data or a first consumer of second data. The planar engine operates as a second consumer receiving the first data from the first producer or a second producer sending the second data to the first consumer. Data flow between the at least one neural engine and the planar engine is controlled using at least a subset of buffers in the buffer memory operating as at least one chained buffer that chains flow of the first data and the second data between the at least one neural engine and the planar engine.
US11513795B2	Systems and methods for firmware-based user awareness arbitration A method may include, in an operating system, implementing a sensor hub in firmware of a platform controller hub of an information handling system, the sensor hub configured to implement a plurality of sensor physical microdrivers, each of the plurality of sensor physical microdrivers corresponding to a respective sensor of a plurality of sensors and configured to communicate a signal representing a physical quantity sensed by the respective sensor; a plurality of algorithm microdrivers implemented as virtual microdrivers, each of the plurality of algorithm microdrivers corresponding to a respective sensor physical microdriver of the plurality of sensor physical microdrivers; and a user-awareness arbitration microdriver implemented as a virtual microdriver and configured to receive an arbitration policy for user awareness detection, receive sensor information from the plurality of algorithm microdrivers, and based on the arbitration policy, apply arbitration logic to the sensor information to determine a user awareness.
US11513777B2	Automatic translation of computer code One or more lines of computer code are accessed. An electronic dictionary file is retrieved in response to the accessing of the computer code. The electronic dictionary file contains definitions for a plurality of commands or terms associated with the one or more lines of computer code. Based on the definitions contained in the electronic dictionary file, the one or more lines of computer code are parsed. An output is generated based on the parsing of the computer code. The output contains information explaining the one or more lines of computer code or an intended result of an execution thereof.
US11513774B2	Multi-lingual code generation with zero-shot inference A neural transformer model with attention is trained to predict candidates to complete a line of source code with a zero-inference capability. The model is trained on an unsupervised training dataset that includes features from source code written in multiple programming languages. The features include a file-level context and a local context, where the file-level context includes a global context, a class context, a function context, and/or a method context for each class, function and/or method of the source code programs used in the training dataset. The local context includes method bodies, function bodies, and/or stand-alone code of main method routines. From these features, the model is able to learn to predict an ordered sequence of code elements that complete a line of source code in a programming language seen and not seen during training.
US11513768B2	Information processing device and information processing method An information processing device including a specifying unit configured to, based on a speech of a user, specify a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying unit is configured to specify the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided. Furthermore, an information processing method including, by a processor, based on a speech of a user, specifying a selected spot that is intended by the user from visual information that is displayed, wherein the specifying includes specifying the selected spot based on a non-verbal action and a verbal action of the user, is provided.
US11513765B2	Bluetooth audio device, Bluetooth audio system and operating method thereof There is provided a Bluetooth audio system including a gateway, a primary device and at least one slave device. The gateway and the primary device communicate Bluetooth packets therebetween based on the standard Bluetooth communication protocol. The at least one slave device accomplishes synchronization with the primary device using a user-defined Bluetooth communication protocol so as to listen or snoop the Bluetooth packets exchanged between the gateway and the primary device.
US11513764B2	Wireless enabled load control device with voice controller A wireless enabled load control device having integrated voice control is disclosed. The load control device may be connected to a variety of local and remote devices, including lighting devices and smart appliances, as well as various cloud service platforms. The load control device may receive a voice command from a user. The load control device may transmit the voice command to a first cloud service platform for processing to determine an instruction included in the voice command. The determined instruction may be provided to a second cloud service platform connected to the first cloud service platform. The first and second cloud service platforms may be connected to a device to be controlled based on the voice command. The cloud service platforms can adjust an operation of the device based on the determined instruction.
US11513759B1	Soundmark indicating availability of content supplemental to audio content Devices, systems, and methods are provided for using a soundmark to indicate availability of supplemental content. A method may include presenting, by a device, first narrated content from a first audio file. The method may include presenting a soundmark, the soundmark indicating that second narrated content from a second audio file is available for presentation. The method may include receiving a request to present the second narrated content, and causing presentation of the second audio file.
US11513754B2	Presenting content on separate display devices in vehicle instrument panel Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.
US11513752B2	Printing control apparatus that communicates with cloud print service, control method, and storage medium A printing control apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit, to a transmission destination corresponding to any one of a plurality of different regions where a predetermined cloud print service is provided, a registration request to register the printing control apparatus in the predetermined cloud print service, and a setting unit configured to set the transmission destination.
US11513737B2	Preventing data overflow in edge computing systems Data overflows can be prevented in edge computing systems. For example, an edge computing system (ECS) can include a memory buffer for storing incoming data from client devices. The ECS can also include a local storage device. The ECS can determine that an amount of available storage space in the local storage device is less than a predefined threshold amount. Based on determining that the amount of available storage space is less than the predefined threshold amount, the ECS can prevent the incoming data from being retrieved from the memory buffer. And based on determining that the amount of available storage space is greater than or equal to the predefined threshold amount, the ECS can retrieve the incoming data from the memory buffer and store the incoming data in the local storage device. This may prevent data overflows associated with the local storage device.
US11513731B2	System and method for non-disruptive storage protocol conversion A method, computer program product, and computing system for selecting target volumes within a storage system that are currently accessible to computing devices via first storage protocol paths via a first storage protocol for accessing via second storage protocol paths via a second storage protocol. For each of the selected target volumes, a first storage protocol identifier specific to each selected target volume may be associated with a second storage protocol identifier specific to each selected target volume. The first storage protocol paths and the second storage protocol paths may be grouped into a multipath group based upon the association between the first storage protocol identifier and the second storage protocol identifier. Access between the computing devices and the selected target volumes may be switched from the first storage protocol paths to the second storage protocol paths without application disruption and across multiple host platforms, including host-clusters.
US11513729B1	Distributed write buffer for storage systems A computer-based system and method for providing a distributed write buffer in a storage system, including: obtaining a write request at a primary storage server to store data associated with the write request in a non-volatile storage of the primary storage server; and storing the data associated with the write request in a persistent memory of the primary storage server or in a persistent memory of an auxiliary storage server based on presence of persistent memory space in the primary storage server. The write request may be acknowledged by the primary storage server after storing the data associated with the write request in the persistent memory of the primary storage server or in the persistent memory of the auxiliary storage server.
US11513717B2	Online data rehydration Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for online rehydration. One of the methods includes intercepting a request issued by a virtual computing instance to a primary storage system, wherein the request identifies first data stored in the primary storage system; determining whether the first data has been rehydrated by a rehydration system; and in response to determining that at least a first portion of the first data has not been rehydrated by the rehydration system: submitting, to the rehydration system, a rehydration request that identifies the first portion of the first data that has not been rehydrated; obtaining, from the rehydration system, a response that includes a copy of the first portion of the first data, wherein the rehydration system has obtained the copy from a backup storage system; and responding to the request using the copy of the first portion of the first data.
US11513716B2	Write first to winner in a metro cluster A technique for maintaining synchronization between two arrays includes assigning one array to be a preferred array and the other array to be a non-preferred array. When write requests are received at the preferred array, the writes are applied locally first and then applied remotely. However, when write requests are received at the non-preferred array, such writes are applied remotely first and then applied locally. Thus, writes are applied first on the preferred array and then on the non-preferred array, regardless of whether the writes are initially received at the preferred array or the non-preferred array.
US11513714B2	Migration of legacy data into an ordered event stream Data migration from a legacy data storage system into an ordered event stream (OES) data storage system is disclosed. In contrast to conventional techniques, the disclosed subject matter can provide for migrating legacy data into a first portion of a vintage OES (VOES) and new data, intended for the legacy data storage system during the migration process, into a second portion of the VOES. The first and second portions of the VOES can then be linked at completion of the migration process. Avoiding writing new data to the legacy data storage system prior to migration enables a corresponding reduction in data access disruption. Moreover, event sequencing by separating migrated legacy events from new events can preserving event order. Scaling of vintage streams can be supported. Vintage streams can support function calls to a single VOES in contrast to the more conventional use of multiple streams.
US11513703B2	Apparatus for managing data storage among groups of memory cells of multiple reliability ranks Electronic systems might include a plurality of groups of memory cells and a controller for access of the plurality of groups of memory cells that is configured to cause the electronic system to determine whether a reliability of a particular group of memory cells having a particular reliability rank allocated for storing data of a particular data level at a particular memory density is less than a target reliability, and, if so, determine whether the reliability of the particular group of memory cells at a reduced memory density is less than the target reliability, and, in response to determining that the reliability of the particular group of memory cells at the reduced density is less than the target reliability, allocate the particular group of memory cells for storing data of a lower data level and allocate a different group of memory cells for storing data of the particular data level.
US11513701B2	Storage management system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for during a high IOPs period, receiving content to be written to a storage system; storing the content to a specific location within a storage device associated with the storage system; updating a temporary map to include an entry that defines the specific location of the content; and during a subsequent period, binding the content with respect to the storage device.
US11513695B2	Vital product data synchronization A method for data synchronization includes identifying a replaced component amongst a plurality of components in a storage system, establishing a quorum amongst the plurality of components in the storage system, and updating vital product data stored on the replaced component based at least in part on the quorum established amongst the plurality of components in the storage system. A computer program product for data synchronization includes one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media. The program instructions include program instructions to perform the foregoing method. A system includes a processor and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor. The logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.
US11513690B2	Multi-dimensional I/O service levels Techniques for determining service levels may include receiving an I/O operation at a target port of a data storage system, where the I/O operation is sent from an initiator port of a host and directed to a storage object in a first storage group. The initiator port may be included in a first initiator group and the target port may be included in a first port group. The I/O operation may be assigned a service level using a table of a service levels specified for different triples. Each triple may identify an initiator groups, a storage group and a port group. Assigning the service level may include determining a first of the triples that matches the first storage group, the first initiator group and the first port group, wherein the first triple is associated with the service level.
US11513681B2	Method, device, and computer program product for managing storage system A storage system comprises stripes, extents comprised in one stripe among the stripes residing on storage devices in the storage system, respectively. A failed stripe is determined among the stripes, the failed stripe comprising a group of failed extents residing on a group of failed storage devices, respectively, a number of failed storage devices in the group being less than or equal to parity width of the storage system. Distribution of the group of failed extents in the failed stripe is obtained. A rebuild parameter for rebuilding data in the failed stripe is generated based on the obtained distribution. The generated rebuild parameter is stored for rebuilding the storage system. Accordingly, a rebuild parameter generated for one failed stripe is reused for other failed stripe with the same distribution. The performance of rebuild operations may be improved, and time of rebuild operations may be reduced.
US11513678B2	Context based annotating in an electronic presentation system A presentation system capable of detecting one or more gestures and contacts on a touch sensitive display. The presentation system can displaying indicia of such contacts, such as when a user writes with a fingertip, and can remove or alter such indicia responsive to other gestures and contacts. The system can accurately distinguish between types of gestures detected, such as between a writing gesture and an erasing gesture, on both large and small touch sensitive displays, thereby obviating the need for a user to make additional selective inputs to transition from one type of gesture to another. The system can determine how long to keep user annotations displayed during a presentation, based on the nature of the gesture used to make the annotations and the context in which they are made.
US11513677B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for messaging An electronic device displays a messaging interface. The messaging user interface includes a search affordance and a conversation between a user of the device and another user. While displaying the messaging interface, the device detects activation of the search affordance. In response, the device ceases displaying the messaging interface and displays a search interface. The search user interface includes a search field and categorized content items. The categorized content items include a content item stored on the device and a content item from the Internet. While displaying the search interface, the device detects selection of a first item in the categorized content items; and, afterwards, displays the first item in the conversation. The device transmits the first item to the device that corresponds to the other user in the messaging session. The other user's device displays the item in a conversation that corresponds to the messaging session.
US11513670B2	Learning user interface controls via incremental data synthesis A User Interface (UI) interface object detection system employs an initial dataset comprising a set of images, that may include synthesized images, to train a Machine Learning (ML) engine to generate an initial trained model. A data point generator is employed to generate an updated synthesized image set which is used to further train the ML engine. The data point generator may employ images generated by an application program as a reference by which to generate the updated synthesized image set. The images generated by the application program may be tagged in advance. Alternatively, or in addition, the images generated by the application program may be captured dynamically by a user using the application program.
US11513669B2	User interface for modifying pictures Methods, devices, and systems related to a user interface for modifying pictures are described. Modifying pictures can include placing an image of a picture in a different picture, replacing an image of the picture with a different image, deleting an image from the picture, and/or storing an image from the picture. In an example, a method can include displaying a first picture on a user interface of a mobile device, receiving, on the user interface, a selection of at least one foreground image included in the first picture, receiving, on the user interface, a selection of a background image included in a library of images, and displaying, on a user interface, a second picture including the at least one selected foreground image and the selected background image responsive to receiving the selection of the at least one foreground image followed by the selection of the background image.
US11513666B2	Matching process system and method A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.
US11513661B2	Message user interfaces for capture and transmittal of media and location content An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and a camera sensor. The device displays a message region for displaying a message conversation and receives a request to add media to the message conversation. Responsive to receiving the request, the device displays a media selection interface concurrently with at least a portion of the message conversation. The media selection interface includes a plurality of affordances for selecting media for addition to the message conversation, the plurality of affordances includes a live preview affordance, at least a subset of the plurality of affordances includes thumbnail representations of media available for adding to the message conversation, and the live preview affordance is associated with a live camera preview. Responsive to detecting selection of the live preview affordance, the device captures a new image based on the live camera preview and selects the new image for addition to the message conversation.
US11513660B2	Method of selecting a time-based subset of information elements An aspect of the invention hereby presented provides a means to display a first set of, for instance, documents in conjunction with a second set of documents when the second set of documents would not necessarily fit in the query used to select the documents of the first set of documents and/or would not necessarily fit the collation of the first set of documents. The second set of documents so located in relationship with the first set of documents having a beneficial effect for the understanding of the first set of documents. A system and a GUI thereof is also hereby presented.
US11513644B2	Display device having a touch sensor Various embodiments provide a thin and lightweight organic light-emitting display device having a touch sensor. The organic light-emitting display device having a touch sensor includes a touch-sensing line and a touch-driving line disposed on an encapsulation stack so as to overlap each other. The touch-sensing line and the touch-driving line overlap each other in a location in which an organic touch dielectric film and an inorganic touch dielectric film are disposed therebetween, thereby preventing the generation of spots in the event of degeneration of the organic touch dielectric film and preventing damage to the organic touch dielectric film.
US11513642B2	Capacitive electronic pen including detachable axial core body A capacitive electronic pen includes a housing, a core body, and a peripheral electrode. In the capacitive electronic pen, the core body includes an electrode core formed of a conductor having a spherical section and a shaft center section. The spherical section of the electrode core is not surrounded by the peripheral electrode and is disposed on a tip (distal) end of the capacitive electronic pen protruding from one opening in the axial direction of the housing. The shaft center section of the electrode core has multiple portions that vary in thickness (a cross-section size) including a thin portion, which coupled with the spherical section, and a thick portion. When the core body is fitted to the core body holder, at least a portion of the shaft center section of the electrode core is thinner than the diameter of the spherical section of the electrode core.
US11513641B2	Touch display device, active pen, touch system, touch circuit, and pen recognition method Embodiments described herein is able to provide a touch display device, an active pen, a touch system, a touch circuit, and a pen recognition method capable of efficiently providing a display function, a touch-sensing function, and a pen-touch-sensing function.
US11513635B2	Reducing interference within a display panel while performing input sensing A processing system for an input device comprises sensor circuitry. The sensor circuitry is configured to operate sensor electrodes for input sensing during a first sensing frame. During a first period of the first sensing frame the sensor circuitry is configured to drive a first portion of the sensor electrodes with a sensing signal, drive a second portion of the sensor electrodes with a guarding signal, and drive a third portion of the sensor electrodes with a reference signal. The guarding signal and the sensing signal have at least one characteristic in common selected from the group consisting of amplitude, phase and frequency. The third portion of the sensor electrodes overlaps a first gate line of a display panel selected for updating during the first period.
US11513631B1	Electrical noise estimation for touch-sensitive electrodes A touch-sensitive display device includes one or more touch-sensitive displays each including a plurality of touch-sensitive electrodes. A free touch-sensitive electrode is identified on the one or more touch-sensitive displays that is (1) at least temporarily unaffected by proximity of one or more input objects to the one or more touch-sensitive displays, and (2) affected by an electrical noise caused by display of image content on the one or more touch-sensitive displays. The electrical noise affecting the free touch-sensitive electrode is measured. Based at least in part on the measured electrical noise affecting the free touch-sensitive electrode, and using a trained neural network, an amount of electrical noise caused by the display of image content that is affecting an occupied touch-sensitive electrode is estimated, the occupied touch-sensitive electrode being affected by proximity of the one or more input objects to the one or more touch-sensitive displays.
US11513630B2	Touch operation sensing device using impedance change caused by touch operation A touch operation sensing device configured to be added to an electronic device, the electronic device including a touch member disposed in a housing and having conductivity, the touch operation sensing device includes an oscillation circuit disposed on an internal side of the touch member and including an inductor element and a capacitor element to generate an oscillation signal in response to changed impedance during a touch operation through the touch member, and an insulating member disposed between a first terminal of the inductor element and the touch member, and between a second terminal of the inductor element and the touch member.
US11513621B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display panel, a guide panel coupled to a rear surface of the display panel, a main frame coupled to the guide panel, and a force sensor module disposed between the guide panel and the main frame. The force sensor module includes: a sensor bar including one or more sensor rods, the one or more sensor rods extending from a central portion of the main frame toward a peripheral portion of the main frame, and a strain gauge provided at each of the one or more sensor rods.
US11513615B2	Digital electromagnetic stylus, input system, and method for controlling same The present disclosure discloses a digital electromagnetic stylus. The electromagnetic styluses include a system-on-chip unit, a transceiver unit, a first rectifier and filter unit, a second rectifier and filter unit, a pressure and key detection unit, and a transmission control unit. The system-on-chip unit, the transmission control unit, and the transceiver unit are connected in sequence. The first rectifier and filter unit and the second rectifier and filter unit are connected in parallel between the system-on-chip unit and the transceiver unit. The pressure and key detection unit is connected to the system-on-chip unit. The present discloses further provides an input system, and a method for controlling the same.
US11513614B2	Writing instrument serving as a mechanical remote control for an electronic device A writing instrument having a plurality of retraction mechanisms, wherein each of the plurality of retraction mechanisms is configured to actuate a respective retractable writing tip, each retraction mechanism being configured to produce a different predetermined sound that is suitable for being detected by an electronic device, and each of the different predetermined sounds is configured to communicate a different command to the electronic device.
US11513611B2	Keyboards and interfaces with layered stabilizers An interface device includes a movable button connected to a frame structure by resilient structures positioned laterally between the button and the frame structure. Multiple layers or diaphragms of material can be used to make the button, frame, and resilient structures. Movement of the button can trigger a switch or sensor in a manner allowing an electronic device to detect interaction with the button. The interface device can be implemented in an electronic device such as a keyboard that has a low number of parts yet also providing tactile, stabilized key travel, support for various sensor or switch types for the keys, and, in some cases, haptic feedback.
US11513604B2	Selectable response options displayed based-on device grip position In aspects of selectable response options displayed based-on device grip position, a wireless device has a display screen to display an incoming notification associated with a device application, and actionable responses are associated with the incoming notification. The wireless device implements a grip detection module to detect a device grip position of a user grip holding the wireless device. The wireless device also implements a notification control module to determine the actionable responses of the incoming notification. The notification control module can also initiate to display selectable response options corresponding to the actionable responses associated with the incoming notification, where the selectable response options are displayable along a display edge of the display screen proximate the device grip position. In implementations, the display screen includes a curved edge display region, and the selectable response options are displayable within the curved edge display region of the display screen.
US11513603B2	System and method for interpreting gestures A system for interpreting gestures may include one or more processors, at least three Doppler radar devices, and a memory device. The memory device may have a receiving module, a cube generating module, and a classifying module. The receiving module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive Doppler information from the at least three Doppler radar devices. The cube generating module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to generate a micro-Doppler cube by projecting Doppler information in X, Y, and Z-directions over a period of time into the micro-Doppler cube. The classifying module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to classify one or more gestures performed by an extremity when located in the volume into a category of a plurality of categories based on the micro-Doppler cube.
US11513596B2	EEG with artificial intelligence as control device Described herein is a system and method for controlling a computing system by an AI network based upon an electroencephalograph (EEG) signal from a user. The user's EEG signals are first detected as the user operates an existing controller, during which time the associated artificial intelligence (AI) system learns by correlating the EEG signals with the commands received from the controller. Once the AI system determines that there is sufficient correlation to predict the user's actions, it can take control of the computing system and initiate commands based upon the user's EEG signal in place of the user's actions with the controller. At this point, weights in the AI network may be locked so that further commands from the controller, or the lack thereof, do not reduce correlation with the EEG signals. In some embodiments, the AI network may initiate commands faster than the user would be able to do.
US11513595B2	Electronic glove with barcode scanner An electronic garment with a textile element, in particular a glove, a hand cover, a gauntlet or the like, with a first hook-and-loop fastener member firmly connected to the textile element and with an electronic unit comprising a reading unit for reading a code, wherein the electronic unit comprises a trigger that is electrically connected to the reading unit via an electric line, wherein the reading unit for reading the code starts upon actuation of the trigger, wherein the electronic unit comprises a second hook-and-loop fastener part, wherein, in a working position, a hook strip is firmly connected to a loop strip and thus, the electronic unit is firmly connected to the textile element, and wherein, in a pause position, the hook strip is detached from the loop strip and thus, the electronic unit is separated from the textile element.
US11513593B2	Systems and methods for anatomy-constrained gaze estimation The disclosure relates to systems, methods and programs for anatomically-constrained gaze estimation. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to systems, methods and programs for providing a point of reference (PoR) in a 3D field and/or 2D plane, based on 6 DOF head pose constrained by the eyeball center being fixed in a common 3D coordinate system.
US11513587B2	Head-mounted display device and display system A head-mounted display device includes a mounting portion configured to be attached to a head of a user, an image display unit disposed in the mounting portion and configured to display an image to be visually recognized by the user, a state detection unit configured to detect a first state in which the mounting portion is attached to the head and a second state in which the mounting portion is detached from the head, and a display control unit configured to cause the image display unit to stop displaying an image when the state detection unit detects the second state.
US11513586B2	Control device, method and equipment for processor Disclosed in the present application are a control device, method and equipment for a processor. The control device for the processor comprises: an arithmetic circuit and a memory, the arithmetic circuit being connected to the memory. The arithmetic circuit is used to output a control signal according to acquired sensor data, and the control signal is used to control a processor. The control device, method and equipment for the processor according to the present invention may be used to determine whether it is necessary to start the processor according to preset key information, or whether it is necessary to reduce the energy consumption of a processor which is currently in operation, thereby improving endurance.
US11513585B1	Power management for a graphics processing unit or other circuit In one embodiment, a system includes power management control that controls a duty cycle of a processor to manage power. The duty cycle may be the amount of time that the processor is powered on as a percentage of the total time. By frequently powering up and powering down the processor during a period of time, the power consumption of the processor may be controlled while providing the perception that the processor is continuously available. For example, the processor may be a graphics processing unit (GPU), and the period of time over which the duty cycle is managed may be a frame to be displayed on the display screen viewed by a user of the system.
US11513578B1	Power management system for an artificial reality system A power management system for a headset includes a step-up converter and a step-down converter. The step-up converter increases the voltage and decreases the current supplied by the power supply. The power is transmitted via transmission lines at the increased voltage. The step-down converter decreases the voltage to a suitable level for various components of a power rail assembly. The power lost in the transmission lines is proportional to the square of the current. The power saved by transmission at a lower current in the transmission lines is greater than the power lost by the step-up converter and the step-down converter.
US11513574B2	System and method for controlling a reset procedure A system and method are provided for controlling a reset procedure. The system has a plurality of power domains, where each power domain comprises a plurality of components, and a plurality of power controllers, wherein each power controller has at last one associated power domain and is arranged to control a supply of power to each associated power domain. The plurality of power controllers are arranged in a hierarchical arrangement comprising two or more hierarchical levels. A given power controller at a given hierarchical level is arranged to implement a reset procedure requiring a reset to be performed in a given reset domain, where the given reset domain comprises at least a subset of the components provided in multiple power domains associated with multiple power controllers provided in at least one hierarchical level below the given hierarchical level. The given power controller is arranged to initiate a reset procedure by issuing a reset entry request for receipt by each of the multiple power controllers. Each power controller is arranged, on accepting the reset entry request, to perform a reset preparation procedure in respect of each associated power domain within the multiple power domains, and then to issue a response signal to confirm that the reset preparation procedure has been performed. In response to detecting that the response signal has been issued by each of the multiple power controllers, the given power controller asserts a reset signal to the multiple power domains providing components of the given reset domain in order to cause the reset to be performed in a synchronised manner in respect of all of the components in the given reset domain.
US11513573B2	Active thermal management of a display panel A system includes a display panel, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the display panel, a thermoelectric device coupled to the display panel and configured to transfer heat to or from the display panel, and a controller electrically coupled to the temperature sensor and the thermoelectric device. The controller is configured to receive the measured temperature of the display panel and, based on the measured temperature of the display panel, send a second signal to the thermoelectric device to cause the thermoelectric device to remove a first quantity of heat from the display panel or send a third signal to the thermoelectric device to cause the thermoelectric device to provide a second quantity of heat to the display panel.
US11513569B1	System and method for using a handle lug structural element as an electromagnetic interference grounding element and an antenna radiator An information handling system to wirelessly transmit and receive data at an antenna may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit; a display housing containing components of the information handling system, the display housing including a handle and a handle lug to secure the handle to the display housing; a wireless adapter and an antenna to transmit data wirelessly via a WLAN antenna; and handle lug parasitic coupling device operatively coupled to the handle lug to parasitically couple the WLAN antenna to a handle lug parasitic coupling device and handle lug to create a multi-band WLAN antenna.
US11513568B2	Information handling system antenna isolation with integrated cooling fan A portable information handling system structure located between housing hinges along one side of the housing has first and second antenna disposed at opposing ends with a cooling fan between the first and second antenna and over the antenna structure to isolate the first and second antenna. In one embodiment, a parasitic element disposed between the first and second antenna and under the cooling fan has resonance tuned to isolate wireless signals of a frequency supported by the first and second antenna.
US11513555B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a display area and a folding area; a display panel; a digitizer disposed below the display panel; a sagging prevention member disposed in a portion below the display panel overlapping the folding area; and a lower cover disposed below the sagging prevention member.
US11513554B1	Electronic devices having displays with borders of image transport material An electronic device may have a housing. A pixel array may be mounted in the housing to display an image. The pixel array may have a central portion surrounded by a peripheral portion. Display cover layer structures may overlap the pixel array. A central portion of the display cover layer structures may overlap the central portion of the pixel array. A peripheral portion of the display cover layer structures may overlap the peripheral portion of the pixel array. A border structure of image transport material may be interposed between the peripheral portion of the pixel array and the peripheral portion of the display cover structures. The image transport material may be omitted from the central portion of the pixel array. The image transport material may be formed from a coherent fiber bundle or Anderson localization material.
US11513550B1	Foldable pedal apparatus for vehicle A foldable pedal apparatus of a vehicle may have a configuration in which an accelerator pedal assembly and a brake pedal assembly are rotated in a rearward direction from a vehicle body panel and are popped-up to be exposed toward a driver to allow the pedal assemblies to be capable of being controlled when in a situation of manual driving mode, and in which the pedal assemblies are rotated in a frontward direction and are inserted in respective panel grooves of the vehicle body panel so that the pedal assemblies are in a hidden state where exposure thereof toward the driver is blocked to allow the pedal assemblies to be unable to be controlled in a situation of autonomous driving mode where the driver does not directly drive.
US11513548B2	Apparatus and method for tracking maximum power An apparatus and method for tracking maximum power are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to track a maximum power at a certain node of an electronic circuit, adjust an impedance of the electronic circuit such that power at the node is maximal, and adjust an impedance of the electronic circuit by comparing power at two points in time to increase power. The apparatus for tracking a maximum power, includes a charge sharing capacitor connected to an initial capacitor in parallel, a first switch disposed between the initial capacitor and an energy harvesting power supply, a second switch disposed between the initial capacitor and the charge sharing capacitor, a third switch disposed between the energy harvesting power supply and a comparator, and a switched-capacitor power converting circuit configured to control the initial capacitor.
US11513547B2	Energy control and generation method and system A method and system of controlling the time dependent transfer of electrical power between a first electrical network and a second electrical network is disclosed. The first electrical network is operable to provide instantaneous electrical power to the second electrical network located at a location, the second electrical network includes electrical generating capacity at the location based on stored energy accessible at the location. The method and system involves receiving at the second electrical network pricing information from the first electrical network, the pricing information associated with the future supply of electrical power by the first electrical network to the second electrical network and then modifying substantially in real time the transfer of electrical power between the first and second electrical networks in accordance with the pricing information and the electricity demand characteristics of the location.
US11513537B2	Managing drones in vehicular system In an example, a method may assign a first drone of a drone network a first task, the first task may instruct the first drone to transport a first package to a first destination in a geographic area. The method may receive roadway traffic data for a plurality of roadway vehicles in the geographic area; determine, based on the roadway traffic data and during transit of the first package to the first destination by the first drone, to transfer the first package to a second drone in the drone network; and transfer the first package to the second drone in the drone network.
US11513533B2	Topological belief space planning Methods and systems are provided for belief space planning for multiple robots at an initial belief state, for reducing belief space uncertainty, including receiving multiple, candidate, multi-robot paths, each including one or more pose constraints; generating a candidate factor graph for each candidate multi-robot path, and generating from each candidate factor graph a topology graph; calculating a signature metric from each topology graph, wherein the signature metric is one of a Von Neumann (VN) metric and a spanning tree (ST) metric; selecting a multi-robot path having the greatest signature metric from among the candidate, multi-robot paths; and instructing the multiple robots to proceed according to the selected multi-robot path.
US11513532B2	Method of moving in power assist mode reflecting physical characteristics of user and robot implementing thereof A robot can include a cart to receive one or more objects; a camera sensor to photograph a periphery of the robot and capture an image of a user of the robot; a handle assembly coupled to the cart; a moving part to move the robot; a force sensor to sense a force applied to the handle assembly; and a controller configured to generate physical characteristics information on physical characteristics of the user of the robot based on the image of the user, and adjust at least one of a moving direction of the robot, a moving speed of the moving part and a value of torque applied to a motor of the moving part, based on the physical characteristics information and a magnitude of the force applied to the handle assembly sensed by the force sensor.
US11513527B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device is a vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle and includes an information provider configured to transmit information on a route from a parking position to a boarding position of the vehicle to a terminal device.
US11513524B2	Three-dimensional analytic tools and methods for inspections using unmanned aerial vehicles In various embodiments, three-dimensional models of terrestrial structures are developed and scaled utilizing images acquired during the flight path of an unmanned aerial vehicle.
US11513515B2	Unmanned vehicles and associated hub devices A method includes receiving, at a mobile hub device, communications including location-specific risk data and a task assignment. The method also includes generating an output indicating dispatch coordinates. The dispatch coordinates identifying a dispatch location from which to dispatch, from the mobile hub device, one or more unmanned vehicles to perform a task of the task assignment.
US11513512B2	Remote driving service processing device A remote driving service processing device includes: a general user terminal by which a requester applies for a remote driving service for moving a vehicle to a destination; a remote control terminal by which a remote driver remotely control the vehicle and sends a remote driving service termination permission request for terminating the remote driving service when the vehicle is having difficulty reaching the destination; and a server that sends a termination approval to the remote control terminal and terminates the remote driving service when (i) transferring the remote driving service termination permission request received from the remote control terminal to the general user terminal, and (ii) receiving a remote driving service termination consent, which is a response to the remote driving service termination permission request, from the general user terminal.
US11513505B2	Facilitating human intervention in an autonomous device Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products for facilitating human intervention in an autonomous device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method of facilitating human intervention in an autonomous device includes a service controller selecting from a first plurality of human interventionists, by a service controller, a first set of human interventionists to respond to a request associated with an autonomous device; transmitting, by the service controller, the request to a first set of interventionist devices, each interventionist device of the first set of interventionist devices associated with a particular human interventionist in the first set of human interventionists; and receiving from the first set of interventionist devices, by the service controller, a first set of interventionist responses to the request.
US11513503B2	Monitoring and controlling industrial equipment Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for communicating between an operational asset and a backend network that include the actions of receiving first data from an operational asset through a first communication interface that is configured to communicate with an operational asset, and where the first data is formatted according to a first data format that is specific to the operational asset. Processing the first data according to an asset template to generate second data, where the second data includes the first data and being formatted according to a second data format that is specific to the backend network. Causing the second data to be transmitted to the backend network by a second communication interface that is configured to communicate with a backend network.
US11513496B2	Systems and methods of monitoring and controlling an industrial process A method of monitoring and controlling an industrial process includes capturing images of a non-sensible process condition of the industrial process with an image capture device, receiving the images of the non-sensible process condition with a computer system, and converting each image into a corresponding numeric value with a machine learning model stored in and operable by the computer system. The corresponding numeric value is then received and compared to a predetermined numeric value for the non-sensible process condition with a closed-loop controller, and an actuator operates with the closed-loop controller to adjust operation of the industrial process when the corresponding numeric value fails to match the predetermined numeric value or is outside of a defined threshold near the predetermined numeric value.
US11513494B2	Inspecting mesh models In an example, a method includes receiving, at least one processor, a mesh model for an object, a first transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a first object for generation in additive manufacturing and a second transformation matrix to apply to the mesh model to describe a second object for generation in additive manufacturing. The method may further include determining, by at least one processor, if the first and second transformation matrices describe transformations which are equivalent in terms of mesh errors and, if so, inspecting the mesh model for mesh errors once for both the first and second transformation matrices.
US11513489B2	Selectable variable air volume controller A variable air volume controller includes a communications interface and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to facilitate communication with an external device and building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to store a plurality of predefined, selectable-applications; receive a selection of one of the plurality of predefined, selectable-applications; and implement the selected application such that the building equipment is controlled according to the selected application.
US11513486B2	Systems and methods for intelligent disinfection of susceptible environments based on occupant density A building automation system may control ultraviolet lights to intelligently disinfect susceptible environments based on occupant density. The system comprises multiple occupancy sensors, a disinfection environment tracking engine, and an ultraviolet light control engine. The multiple occupancy sensors generate real time occupancy data associated with multiple objects detected within an area. The disinfection environment tracking engine determines real time occupant density of the multiple objects detected within the area based on the real time occupancy data generated by the multiple occupancy sensors. The ultraviolet light control engine controls operation of one or more ultraviolet lights to disinfect the area based on the real time occupant density determined by the disinfection environment tracking engine.
US11513473B2	Waveguide, waveguide manufacturing apparatus, waveguide manufacturing method, and video display device using the same Provided is a waveguide having a light diffraction unit that diffracts incident light by a multiplex-recorded hologram, in which, in the light diffraction unit, a plurality of holograms having different angles with respect to an incident surface of the waveguide are formed, and when certain parallel light beams are incident, different wavelengths are diffracted by the plurality of holograms.
US11513468B2	Image forming apparatus having displaceable electrical contact when mounting photoconductor unit A developing cartridge includes a storage medium. A first contact portion is provided in a photoconductor unit and configured to be electrically connected to the storage medium. A second contact portion is provided in an apparatus body. The photoconductor unit is configured to, in a case of attaching the photoconductor unit to the apparatus body, move from a first position to a second position while being guided by a guide member and then move from the second position to a third position below the second position. At least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion is capable of being displaced such that engagement between the first contact portion and the second contact portion is performed while the photoconductor unit moves by being guided by the guide member, and the engagement is maintained while the photoconductor unit moves from the second position to the third position.
US11513463B2	Image forming apparatus and cartridge that include light guide that guides light A charge removing unit emits light onto a surface of an image bearing member for removing charge on the surface. The charge removing unit includes a light source configured to emit the light, and a light guide that is configured to guide the light to irradiate the surface of the image bearing member with the light and has a cylindrical shape extending in an axial direction of the image bearing member. At both ends in a longitudinal direction of the light guide, one end portion and another end portion are respectively provided. The light is introduced to the one end portion. The another end portion includes an inclined surface inclining in a direction from the one end portion to the another end portion, toward a central axis of a circumference of the light guide.
US11513462B2	Image forming apparatus with notification for replacement of a toner cartridge An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: estimates a remaining amount of toner in a cartridge; registers a required replacement time corresponding to a time required by an operator to replace the cartridge; calculates a toner consumption speed when an image is printed, on the basis of data of the image to be printed and a printing speed when the image is printed; predicts a first timing at which the cartridge reaches a toner runout state during printing of the image, on the basis of the remaining amount of toner and the toner consumption speed; and makes notification for prompting the operator to replace the cartridge at a second timing before the first timing by the required replacement time.
US11513437B2	Extreme ultraviolet mask absorber materials Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks, methods for their manufacture and production systems therefor are disclosed. The EUV mask blanks comprise a substrate; a multilayer stack of reflective layers on the substrate; a capping layer on the multilayer stack of reflecting layers; and an absorber layer on the capping layer, the absorber layer comprising an alloy selected from an alloy of ruthenium (Ru) and silicon (Si); an alloy tantalum (Ta) and platinum (Pt); and an alloy of ruthenium (Ru) and molybdenum (Mo).
US11513436B2	Light source apparatus and image projection apparatus An apparatus includes a first emitter configured to emit first color light, a second emitter configured to emit second color light, a plate configured to diffuse the first color light and the second color light, a first lens configured to collimate the diffused first color light, and a second lens configured to collimate the diffused second color light. A predetermined condition is satisfied.
US11513430B2	Reflector and optical system of LCD projector A reflector includes a reflective film and a substrate, wherein the reflective film is attached to the substrate. Also, an optical system of an LCD (liquid crystal display) projector includes a first reflector, a second reflector, an LED (light emitting diode) light source, a condenser, a collimating lens, an LCD light valve, a field lens and a projection lens, wherein the LED light source, the condenser, the first reflector, the collimating lens, the LCD light valve, the field lens, the second reflector and the projection lens are set in sequence according to a direction of light. The reflector is significantly improved in the reflection efficiency while maintaining the low cost, or the reflector is significantly reduced in the manufacturing cost while achieving the high reflection efficiency, so that the output brightness and the photoelectric efficiency of the projector including the reflector with low cost, which has a very positive effect.
US11513429B2	Camera accessory and camera A camera accessory attachable to and detachable from a bottom surface of a camera includes an accessory body, a fastening member configured to attach the accessory body to the bottom surface, an opening that allows a battery to be inserted into and ejected from the camera while the accessory body is attached to the bottom surface, and an accessory lid member attached to the accessory body and movable between an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening.
US11513426B2	Lens apparatus, image pickup apparatus, processing apparatus, and camera apparatus Provided is a lens apparatus attachable and removable to a camera apparatus, the lens apparatus comprising a communication device configured to transmit, to an external device, information for light amount compensation of image data obtained by image pickup in the camera apparatus, in which the information includes information of a coefficient A0 of a term of 0-th-order with respect to an image height in a polynomial of n-th-order with respect to the image height, and in which a conditional expression 0.7
US11513414B2	Electro-optic displays including redox compounds An electro-optic display having a viewing surface through which a user views the display, a bistable, electrophoretic medium, and at least one electrode arranged to apply an electric field to the electrophoretic medium, the display further comprising at least 10 micromoles per square meter of the viewing surface of at least one compound having an oxidation potential more negative that about 150 mV with respect to a standard hydrogen electrode, as measured at pH 8, where the compound is a sulfite salt or a salt of titanium (III), vanadium (II), iron (II), cobalt (II) or copper (I), a hydroquinone, a catechol, a dihydropyridine or a metallocene.
US11513413B2	Electro-optic media and writable display incorporating the same An electro-optic device comprising electrophoretic medium including a dispersion of a plurality of particles in a fluid configured to migrate within the fluid in a direction responsive to an applied electric field. The plurality of particles include a first type of particles having a first charge of a first charge polarity, a second type of particles having a second charge of a second charge polarity, and a third type of particles having a third charge of the second charge polarity. The first charge polarity is opposite to the second charge polarity, and the third type of particles are configured to migrate within the fluid in a direction responsive to an applied magnetic field gradient.
US11513412B2	Displays for tintable windows A tintable window is described having a tintable coating, e.g., an electrochromic device coating, for regulating light transmitted through the window. In some embodiments, the window has a transparent display in the window's viewable region. Transparent displays may be substantially transparent when not in use, or when the window is viewed in a direction facing away from the transparent display. Windows may have sensors for receiving user commands and/or for monitoring environmental conditions. Transparent displays can display graphical user interfaces to, e.g., control window functions. Windows, as described herein, offer an alternative display to conventional projectors, TVs, and monitors. Windows may also be configured to receive, transmit, or block wireless communications from passing through the window. A window control system may share computational resources between controllers (e.g., at different windows). In some cases, the computational resources of the window control system are utilized by other building systems and devices.
US11513407B2	Array substrate and display device An array substrate and a display device are provided, and the array substrate includes a base substrate and includes a pixel array and an auxiliary conductive structure which are on the base substrate; the pixel array includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and a plurality of pixel electrodes, and each of the plurality of pixel units includes at least one of the plurality of pixel electrodes; the auxiliary conductive structure surrounds at least one of the plurality of pixel electrodes and is insulated from the plurality of pixel electrodes; a resistivity of a material of the auxiliary conductive structure is less than or equal to a resistivity of a material of the at least one of the plurality of the pixel electrodes.
US11513404B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first display portion including a first pixel, a second display portion including a second pixel, a first light shield surrounding the first display portion and the second display portion, a second light shield disposed between the first display portion and the second display portion, a liquid crystal layer disposed in the first display portion and the second display portion, a first sealant overlapping the first light shield and sealing the liquid crystal layer in the first display portion and the second display portion, and a second sealant overlapping the second light shield. The second sealant has at least one opening through which the first display portion and the second display portion communicate.
US11513400B2	Pixel array substrate and display device A pixel array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of pixel structures, and a flat layer is provided. The pixel structures are correspondingly disposed in pixel regions of the substrate. At least one of pixel structure includes an active element, a reflective electrode, and an auxiliary electrode. The reflective electrode is electrically connected to the active element. The auxiliary electrode is electrically connected to the reflective electrode and the active element. A vertical projection of the reflective electrode on the substrate overlaps a vertical projection of the auxiliary electrode on the substrate. An area of the vertical projection of the reflective electrode on the substrate is not greater than an area of the vertical projection of the auxiliary electrode on the substrate. The flat layer is disposed between the auxiliary electrode and the active element. A display device by using the pixel array substrate is also provided.
US11513397B2	Manufacturing method of liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display panel A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display panel includes vertically irradiating a first substrate and a second substrate with ultraviolet light for alignment. An energy compensation device is formed and/or placed in an irradiation direction of the ultraviolet light. An angle difference of pretilt angles between liquid crystal molecules inside the first substrate and liquid crystal molecules inside the second substrate is greater than a preset angle. An energy intensity inside the first substrate or inside the second substrate is controlled by the energy compensation device, so that pretilt angle difference between the liquid crystal molecules inside the first substrate and the liquid crystal molecules inside the second substrate is large.
US11513382B2	Display device comprising a color layer having a first sub-color layer disposed under a window layer and a second sub-color layer disposed under the first sub-color layer Provided is a display device including a window layer including a transmission area and a bezel area adjacent to the transmission area, a color layer under the bezel area, an adhesive layer under the transmission area, and a display panel under the adhesive layer, wherein the color layer and the adhesive layer may not overlap in a direction perpendicular to the transmission area.
US11513376B2	Wideband graphene-based electro-optic entangler A electronic method, includes receiving, by a graphene structure, a SPP mode of a particular frequency. The electronic method includes receiving, by the graphene structure, a driving microwave voltage. The electronic method includes generating, by the graphene structure, an entanglement between optical and voltage fields.
US11513369B2	Magnetic eyeglasses attachment comprising decorative elements and/or functional elements including lenses and methods of producing same The present invention provides magnetic eyeglasses attachments comprising decorative elements and/or functional elements including lenses. Also provided are methods of producing the magnetic eyeglasses attachments.
US11513367B2	Contact lenses with oxygen-impermeable optical filters A scleral contact lens has a core containing an optical filter. The core and/or the optical filter may comprise oxygen impermeable material, such that an overall oxygen permeability of the core is insufficient to oxygenate a user's cornea when wearing the contact lens. To provide oxygenation to the user's cornea, the contact lens further comprises an outer covering, and an inner covering, each corresponding to a thin layer of gas-permeable material shaped to form a respective manifold between the covering and the core. Oxygen from an outside environment passes through the outer covering to reach the outer manifold, through an air path formed within the core to the inner manifold, and through the inner covering to reach the cornea of the user's eye.
US11513363B2	Speckle elimination apparatus, laser light source and laser projection system A speckle elimination apparatus, a laser light source and a laser projection system, the speckle elimination apparatus comprising a wave plate (100) and a transmission plate (200) respectively arranged on a laser beam light path, the wave plate (100) and the transmission plate (200) having similar refractive indices and closely arranged adjacent sides, the wave plate (100) being arranged so that an incident surface allows a portion of an incident laser beam to pass through, the transmission plate (200) being arranged so that an incident surface allows the remainder of the incident laser beam to pass through, the portion of the incident laser beam being 25%-75% of the incident laser beam. The speckle elimination apparatus eliminates the phenomenon of laser speckle, and prevents stray light from being produced during laser speckle elimination.
US11513343B2	Environmental scanning and image reconstruction thereof Methods and systems for capturing image information of an environment using a laser scanner are described. The systems include a rotatable mirror arranged to direct light received onto an imaging camera of the laser scanner. The mirror is rotatable relative to the imaging camera and the camera is stationary relative to a rotational axis of the mirror. The methods include rotating the mirror relative to the camera and capturing, via the camera, an image containing image information of the received light. Each pixel of the image contains image information of an accumulation of the received light along a corresponding trajectory during a mirror rotation and each individual trajectory has a trajectory that crosses another of the individual trajectories within the image.
US11513330B2	Fluorescence microscope apparatus and fluorescence microscope system Disclosed is a technology for illuminating a specimen in a desired uniform illumination pattern and capturing an image of a wide field of view in a low background illumination environment. Provided, for example, is a fluorescence microscope apparatus including a first illumination optics, a second illumination optics, and an imaging optics. The first illumination optics includes a first light source for exciting fluorescence in a specimen, a spatial light modulation element, and a first illumination optical member for uniformly illuminating the spatial light modulation element. The second illumination optics includes a second illumination optical member for forming an image of a light beam from the spatial light modulation element on a specimen surface. The imaging optics includes an imaging optical member and an imaging element. The imaging optical member captures an image of the specimen surface.
US11513327B2	Method of scanning a sample with a light beam focused by a microscope objective lens and scanning light microscope Upstream a microscope objective lens, a polarization direction of a light beam is tilted with a first electro-optical deflector between a first polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a first polarization beam splitter by a first angle and a second polarization direction with which it is deflected by a second angle. With a second electro-optical deflector, the polarization direction of the light beam is tilted between a third polarization direction with which the light beam is deflected by a second polarization beam splitter by a third angle and a fourth polarization direction with which it is deflected by a fourth angle. By rotating the polarization direction of the light beam by means of the first and second electro-optical deflectors in a coordinated way the light beam is tilted about a fixed point in a pupil of the objective lens.
US11513319B2	Imaging lens There is provided an imaging lens with excellent optical characteristics which satisfies demand of wide field of view, low profile and low F-number. An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens with positive or negative refractive power in a paraxial region, a second lens with positive or negative refractive power in a paraxial region, a third lens with positive refractive power in a paraxial region, a fourth lens with negative refractive power in a paraxial region, a fifth lens with positive refractive power in a paraxial region, a sixth lens with positive refractive power in a paraxial region, and a seventh lens with negative refractive power.
US11513312B2	Lens drive device A lens drive device, including a lens support, a coil winded at a periphery of the lens support; a screening can is covered outside the lens support; a driving magnets is respectively provided on opposite two inner sidewalls of the screening can; a Printed Circuit Board board (PCB board) is provided on a sidewall at another side of the screening can; a Hall chip is provided on the PCB board; a Hall magnet back gasket and a Hall magnet are provided at corresponding positions of the lens support; and the PCB board and the Hall chip thereon and the Hall magnet form a lens position detection unit. Since the driving magnets and the Hall magnet are not hindered to each other in a configuration structure, no obstacle is produced to assembly work, and the further miniaturization and thinning of the lens drive device also become possible.
US11513303B2	Optical fiber distribution systems and components Fiber distribution systems, terminals and tap boxes that provide a reconfigurable and expandable system of hardened connections. An aerial terminal may include at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, each of the at least one feeder port and the plurality of distribution ports being sealable ports configured to receive one of a duct and a connector, where the connector is configured to interface with a drop type cable. The terminal may include an expandable module configured to receive a splitter. The terminal may be configured to receive a fiber through the feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports.
US11513301B2	Chip-scale optoelectronic transceiver having microsprings on an interposer substrate A chip-scale transceiver includes an interposer having microspring electrical contacts disposed on the interposer substrate. At least one electronic chip and at least one optoelectronic chip are electrically coupled to the interposer through the microsprings. The electronic chip includes at least one of an amplifier array and a laser driver array. First electrical contact pads arranged to make electrical contact with the first microsprings of the interposer. The optoelectronic chip includes at least one of a laser array and a photodetector array. Second electrical contact pads arranged to make electrical contact with the second microsprings of the interposer are disposed on the optoelectronic chip substrate. The transceiver has an area less than or equal to 0.17 mm2 per Gbps.
US11513297B2	Telecommunications module A telecommunications module defines an interior with separate right and left chambers. An optical component is housed within the left chamber. Signal input and output locations are exposed to the right chamber. The right chamber allows excess fiber to accumulate without bending in a radius smaller than a minimum bend radius. A dual-layered cable management structure is positioned within the right chamber that defines a lower cable-wrapping level and a separate upper cable-wrapping level. The upper cable-wrapping level is defined by a removable cable retainer mounted on a spool defining the lower-cable wrapping level. Cabling carrying the input and output signals are passed between the right and left chambers before and after being processed by the optical component.
US11513294B2	Double asymmetric optical fiber coupler There is described an optical fiber coupler generally having: a first optical fiber having a longitudinally extending multimode guiding region and a first taper portion longitudinally extending between first and second locations of the first optical fiber, the first taper portion having a dimension progressively decreasing along a first taper direction from the first location to the second location; a second optical fiber having a longitudinally extending multimode guiding region and a second taper portion longitudinally extending between third and fourth locations of the second optical fiber, the second taper portion having a dimension progressively decreasing along a second taper direction from the third location to the fourth location; and a coupling region where at least a portion of the first taper portion is optically coupled to a portion of the second taper portion, with the first and second taper directions being opposite to one another.
US11513290B2	Strip stop mechanism using rotating lever as a positioning stop A strip stop mechanism for a fiber stripping machine including a channel for receiving an optical fiber. The strip stop mechanism can include a lever operably mounted to the fiber stripping machine, the lever extending between a first end and a second end and being rotatable between a first position and a second position. When the lever is in the first position, the first end of the lever resides within the channel to provide an end stop for the optical fiber. When the lever is in the second position, the first end of the lever is at least partially withdrawn from the channel and the fiber stripping machine is activated. A second end of the lever can be configured to depress an activation button of the fiber stripping machine once the first end of the lever is at least partially removed from the channel.
US11513289B1	Silicon photonics device for LIDAR sensor and method for fabrication A structure of a silicon photonics device for LIDAR includes a first insulating structure and a second insulating structure disposed above one or more etched silicon structures overlying a substrate member. A metal layer is disposed above the first insulating structure without a prior deposition of a diffusion barrier and adhesion layer. A thin insulating structure is disposed above the second insulating structure. A first configuration of the metal layer, the first insulating structure and the one or more etched silicon structures forms a free-space coupler. A second configuration of the thin insulating structure above the second insulating structure forms an edge coupler.
US11513282B2	Sensor comprising a waveguide with optical resonator and sensing method A sensor (10) comprises a waveguide (20) having a longitudinal axis and an end face (21), the waveguide (20) comprising a Bragg grating (23). The sensor comprises at least one reflector (24) on the end face (21) of the waveguide (20). An optical resonator (25) is formed by the Bragg grating (23), the at least one reflector (24), and an inner portion of the optical resonator (25) between the Bragg grating (23) and the at least one reflector (24). The inner portion of the optical resonator (25) extends within a portion of the waveguide (20). The sensor (10) comprises a detector (32) configured to detect at least one spectral characteristic of the optical resonator (25) or a change of at least one spectral characteristic of the optical resonator (25).
US11513279B2	Lighting device A lighting device including: a light guide having a first side surface extending in a first direction and a second side surface opposing to the first side surface and extending in the first direction, a first LED being disposed at the first side surface, a second LED being disposed at the second side surface; in which a first area extends in the first direction and a second area extends in the second direction in the light guide; a prism sheet is disposed on the light guide; a prism extending in the first direction and arranged in the second direction is formed on the prism sheet; a first surface of the prism has a first angle with normal direction of the second prism sheet; a second surface of the prism has a second angle with normal direction of the second prism sheet; the first angle is larger than the second angle.
US11513278B2	Lighting device A lighting device includes a plurality of first lighting units emitting a first output light. Each of the first lighting units includes a first light source, a first reflective layer, and a first light converting structure. The first light source is configured to provide the first output light. The first reflective layer is configured to reflect the first output light. The first light converting structure is configured to convert the first output light. The first output light has a sub peak between 400 nm and 500 nm and a main peak between 590 nm and 780 nm, and a normal intensity of the sub peak is greater than a tilt intensity of the sub peak. The normal intensity is measured along a normal direction, the tilt intensity is measured along a tilt direction, and the normal direction is different from the tilt direction.
US11513276B2	Light-guide plate, area light source device, display device, manufacturing method for light guide plate Provided are a light guide plate, an area light source device, a display device, and manufacturing method for the light guide plate such that the occurrence of uneven luminance is suppressed. The light guide plate (12) is characterized in that the light guide plate has a light entrance surface (12a) through which light enters, a light exit surface (12c) intersecting with the light entrance surface (12a) and through which light is output, and an opposite surface (12b) facing the light entrance surface (12a), wherein the light entering through the light entrance surface (12a) is guided to the opposite surface (12b) side and output from the light exit surface (12c), and the refractive index Nx in a direction perpendicular to the light entrance surface (12a) is higher than the refractive index Ny in a direction parallel to the light exit surface (12c) and parallel to the light entrance surface (12a).
US11513272B2	Wire grid polarizer with silane protective coating A wire grid polarizer (WGP) can have a conformal-coating to protect the WGP from at least one of the following: corrosion, dust, and damage due to tensile forces in a liquid on the WGP. The conformal-coating can include a silane conformal-coating with chemical formula (1), chemical formula (2), or combinations thereof: A method of applying a conformal-coating over a WGP can include exposing the WGP to Si(R1)d(R2)e(R3)g. In the above WGP and method, X can be a bond to the ribs; each R1 can be a hydrophobic group; each R3, if any, can be any chemical element or group; d can be 1, 2, or 3, e can be 1, 2, or 3, g can be 0, 1, or 2, and d+e+g=4; R2 can be a silane-reactive-group; and each R6 can be an alkyl group, an aryl group, or combinations thereof.
US11513269B2	Manufacturing method of color film substrate and color film substrate The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a color film substrate and the color film substrate. The manufacturing method includes providing a substrate; forming a first photoresist layer on a first sub-pixel region; forming a quantum dot layer on the substrate, wherein light emission colors of at least two types of quantum dots are respectively different from a light emission color of the first photoresist layer; forming a second photoresist layer and a third photoresist layer on the quantum dot layer in order; and quenching the quantum dot layer to invalidate unshielded quantum dots of the quantum dot layer.
US11513266B2	Systems and methods for an improved camera system using directional optics to estimate depth System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a camera system. In one embodiment, the camera system includes a lens to receive light associated with an object and a first component, operatively connected to the lens, that inverts the light. The camera system also includes a second component, operatively connected to the first component, that resolves an angle of the light. A detector array, operatively connected to the second component, senses the light using a pixel to form an image to estimate depth of the object.
US11513264B2	Methods for making compositions of materials for forming coatings and layered structures including elements for scattering and passing selectively tunable wavelengths of electromagnetic energy Methods are provided for forming a particular multi-layer micron-sized particle that is substantially transparent, yet that exhibits selectable coloration based on its physical properties. The disclosed physical properties of the particle are controllably selectable refractive indices to provide an opaque-appearing energy transmissive material when pluralities of the particles are suspended in a substantially transparent matrix material. Multiply-layered (up to 30+ constituent layers) particles result in an overall particle diameter of less than 5 microns. The material suspensions render the particles deliverable as aspirated or aerosol compositions onto substrates to form layers that selectively scatter specific wavelengths of electromagnetic energy while allowing remaining wavelengths of the incident energy to pass. The disclosed particles and material compositions uniquely implement optical light scattering techniques in energy (or light) transmissive layers that appear selectively opaque, while allowing 80+% of the energy impinging on the light incident side to pass through the layers.
US11513259B1	Gas-soluble nanovoided polymers An actuator includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, a nanovoided polymer layer disposed between and abutting the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, the nanovoided polymer layer having a plurality of nanovoids dispersed throughout a polymer matrix, and a sealing layer at least partially encapsulating the nanovoided polymer layer, where the nanovoids include a fill gas.
US11513258B2	Spectacle lens and spectacles Provided is a spectacle lens, having a lens substrate including a blue light absorbable compound, and a multilayer film including a chromium layer with a film thickness of 1.0 to 10.0 nm, blue light cut rate being 21.0% or more, a dominant wavelength measured at the object side surface of the spectacle lens falling within a range of 500.0 to 550.0 nm, and a dominant wavelength measured at the eyeball side surface of the spectacle lens falling within a range of 500.0 to 550.0 nm.
US11513257B2	Wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses The invention relates to an ophthalmic product which comprises a sealed and autoclave-sterilized lens package including (1) a post-autoclave packaging solution containing a polymeric surfactant having an HLB value of from about 11 to about 16 and a Mn of from about 800 to about 20,000 Daltons and (2) a readily-usable silicone hydrogel (SiHy) contact lens immersed in the packaging solution. The readily-usable SiHy contact lens comprises the polymeric surfactant thereon providing an excellent wettability to the readily-usable SiHy contact lens directly out of the lens package, and also the leachable polymeric surfactant which is physically distributed in the polymer matrix of the SiHy contact lens and can be released to the eye of a patient for at least 7 days of daily wear and to replenish the lens surface-bound polymeric surfactant to provide sustainable wettabilities to the contact lens and the eye.
US11513235B2	Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal tracking An apparatus for vector tracking a plurality of satellite signals received by a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver from a plurality of satellites and a method for use thereof. The apparatus comprises: a hypothesis determiner configured to determine a most likely velocity hypothesis from a plurality of velocity hypotheses based on a plurality of correlation values, and to transfer data related to the most likely velocity hypothesis to a navigation engine of the GNSS receiver for tracking the satellite signals, wherein the plurality of velocity hypotheses have been generated based on a navigation engine output indicative of a current and/or a previous extended velocity solution for the GNSS receiver; and wherein the plurality of correlation values have been determined by a plurality of correlators and represent correlations between a plurality of first signals each comprising an expected Doppler shift derived from one of the plurality of velocity hypotheses, and a plurality of second signals each comprising a true Doppler shift derived from one of the plurality of satellite signals.
US11513233B2	Drone escort system The present disclosure describes systems and methods for escorting small unmanned aircraft (herein drones). An escorting drone approaches the escorted drone and transmits to it an escort signal. In an embodiment, the escort signal is a GNSS signal fashioned to be the same as the GNSS signal that would be received by the escorted drone, other than being slightly stronger in signal strength and having slightly altered component delays. In another embodiment, the escort signal is a radio frequency control channel signal. Escorting may be utilized to guide a drone from a preprogrammed point to a docking zone in a droneport; to guide a drone though an urban canyon or inside a building where GNSS signals are not reliably received; to retrieve a drone with which communications has been lost; or to escort a drone to safety out of a no-flight zone such as around an airport.
US11513224B2	Multi-static coherent LiDAR At least one beam of an optical wave is transmitted along a transmission angle toward a target location from a send aperture of a transmitter. A collected optical wave is received at receive apertures of two or more receivers. Each receiver comprises: a receive aperture arranged in proximity to at least one of the send aperture or a receive aperture of a different receiver, an optical phased array within the receive aperture, which receives at least a portion of a collected optical wave arriving at the receive aperture along a respective collection angle, and a detector that provides a signal based on the received portion of the collected optical wave. An estimated distance associated with the collected optical wave is determined based on a combination that includes a respective component corresponding to each of two or more of the signals provided from the detectors of the two or more receivers.
US11513223B2	Ladar system and method with cross-receiver A ladar system and related method are disclosed where the system includes a ladar transmitter and a ladar receiver. The ladar transmitter transmits ladar pulses into a field of view, and the ladar receiver receives ladar pulse returns from objects in the field of view. The ladar receiver comprises a cross-receiver, the cross-receiver comprising a first 1D array of photodetector cells and a second 1D array of photodetector cells that are oriented differently relative to each other.
US11513220B2	Molded proximity sensor A proximity sensor includes a printed circuit board substrate, a semiconductor die, electrical connectors, a lens, a light emitting assembly, and an encapsulating layer. The semiconductor die is positioned over the printed circuit board substrate with its upper surface facing away from the printed circuit board substrate. Each of the electrical connectors is in electrical communication with a contact pad of the semiconductor die and a respective contact pad of the printed circuit board substrate. The lens is positioned over a sensor area of the semiconductor die. The light emitting assembly includes a light emitting device having a light emitting area, a lens positioned over the light emitting area, and contact pads facing the printed circuit board substrate. The encapsulating layer is positioned on the printed circuit board substrate, at least one of the electrical connectors, the semiconductor die, the lens, and the light emitting assembly.
US11513216B1	Device calibration for presence detection using ultrasonic signals Techniques for calibrating presence-detection devices to account for various factors that can affect the presence-detection devices' ability to detect movement. Presence-detection devices may detect movement of a person in an environment by emitting ultrasonic signals into the environment, and characterizing the change in the frequency, or the Doppler shift, of the reflections of the ultrasonic signals off the person caused by the movement of the person. However, factors such as environmental acoustic conditions, noise sources, etc., may affect the ability of the presence-detection devices to detect movement. To calibrate for these factors, the presence-detection devices may use a loudspeaker to emit an ultrasonic sweep signal that spans different frequencies in an ultrasonic frequency range. The presence-detection devices may generate audio data using a microphone that represents the ultrasonic sweep signal, and analyze that audio data to determine an optimal frequency range and/or transmission power for subsequent ultrasonic signal transmissions.
US11513215B2	Sonar with enhanced non-target scatter suppression Disclosed is a SONAR system operable to transmit a pair of pulses including an up-chirp signal and a down-chirp signal wherein the down-chirp signal is a time-reversed version of the up-chirp signal. Also disclosed is a related method of operation.
US11513208B2	Method for determining spin of a projectile A method for estimating a spin of a projectile, the method comprising obtaining from a radar transceiver a first time series comprising observations of a radial velocity of the projectile relative to the radar transceiver, calculating, from the first time series, a center velocity of the projectile, extracting from the first time series a second time series comprising a variation in the first time series around the calculated center velocity estimating a frequency of the second time series, and determining the spin of the projectile WO based on the estimated frequency of the second time series.
US11513206B2	Efficient processing for differentiating signals Exemplary aspects are directed to circuitry that assesses and differentiates a set of targeted data and updates a high-level bin with a numerical value indicating the number of data elements that compared successfully with a predefined value range defined for each bin. A cumulative sum of the high-level bins may then be calculated. Following, a target threshold may be compared to the cumulative sum at each bin and then providing an indication upon discovering a cumulative sum exceeding the threshold. The targeted data may be further refined by changing (through circuitry or other intervention) the predefined range values and then reprocessing the targeted data.
US11513176B2	Compact hybrid orthogonal signal generator for MRI front-end The disclosure relates to a hybrid orthogonal signal generator, a coil transmission front-end device, an RF coil system, and an MRI system. The hybrid orthogonal signal generator has an input end for receiving an RF signal, generates a hybrid orthogonal excitation signal on the basis of the RF signal, and provides the hybrid orthogonal excitation signal by means of an output end of the hybrid orthogonal signal generator, and comprises: a first conductor, arranged in a plane and being arc-shaped; and a second conductor having mutual inductance with the first conductor, the second conductor being connected between the input end and output end, wherein the first conductor and second conductor are parallel and arranged as mirror images of each other. The hybrid orthogonal signal generator has a compact size and is suitable for providing hybrid orthogonal excitation signals for an MRI system with a low field strength.
US11513171B2	Magnetic sensor device including a plurality of asymmetrically arranged elements A magnetic sensor device includes a switching region defined by a switching range and a variation range, the switching range being set in a stroke direction of a magnet generating a radial magnetic field and defined by a start position and an end position for switching of the state, and the variation range being set in a direction intersecting the stroke direction and being a range of variation in the position of the magnet, and a magnetic sensor including plural first divided elements that are formed by dividing a first circular magneto-resistive element and are consecutively rotated and rearranged around the switching region such that change in a magnetoresistance value due to the magnetic field of the magnet in the switching region increases from the start position to the end position.
US11513165B2	Power semiconductor module and leakage current test method for the same A power semiconductor module including at least first and second power semiconductor elements, includes a first terminal, a first gate terminal, a second terminal, a second gate terminal, a third terminal and a common terminal. The first terminal connected to a first electrode of the first power semiconductor element. The first gate terminal connected to a gate of the first power semiconductor element. The second terminal connected to a first electrode of the second power semiconductor element. The second gate terminal connected to a gate of the second power semiconductor element. The third terminal connected to a second electrode of the first power semiconductor element and a second electrode of the second power semiconductor element. The common terminal that is connected to the first gate terminal through a first resistor and is connected to the second gate terminal through a second resistor.
US11513156B2	Voltage determinator and voltage determination system A voltage determinator which determines a battery voltage using a voltage determination circuit and is configured to output the determination voltage to a corrector in a separate body includes a characteristics signal generation circuit that is configured to output a characteristics signal indicating characteristics of the voltage determination circuit to the corrector.
US11513137B2	Device for measuring two physical quantities A device for measuring at least one physical quantity includes a direct voltage source and a measuring sensor coupled to the voltage source, which sensor is configured to measure a physical quantity. A current regulator is connected between the direct voltage source and the measuring sensor, and a voltmeter is connected in parallel with the measuring sensor so that a voltage detected by the voltmeter is indicative of the measured quantity.
US11513132B2	Solid phase extraction, derivatization with crown ethers, and mass spectrometry, methods, reagents and kits The present disclosure is directed to methods reagents and kits for solid phase extraction, derivatization with crown ether containing derivatizing agents, and mass spectrometry of the derivatized analytes.
US11513131B2	Low density lipoprotein triglycerides (LDL-TG) as a biomarker of cardiovascular disease and uses thereof The invention, in some aspects, relates to methods for diagnosing cardiovascular disease, and/or detecting cardiovascular disease in a patient, and more particularly to methods of using blood-based biomarkers and their combinations to identify patients at risk of having cardiovascular disease (e.g., coronary atherosclerosis).
US11513126B2	Kits for analysis using nucleic acid encoding and/or label Kits and methods of using the kits for analyzing macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, employing nucleic acid encoding are disclosed. The sample analysis kits employ nucleic acid encoding and/or nucleic acid recording of a molecular interaction and/or reaction, such as recognition events (e.g., between an antigen and an antibody, between a modified terminal amino acid residue, or between a small molecule or peptide therapeutic and a target, etc.). Additional barcoding reagents, such as those for cycle-specific barcoding (e.g., “clocking”), compartment barcoding, combinatorial barcoding, spatial barcoding, or any combination thereof, may be included in the kits. The sample may comprise macromolecules, including peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, and the recording may generate molecular interaction and/or reaction information, and/or polypeptide sequence information. The kits may be used in high-throughput, multiplexed, and/or automated analysis, and are suitable for analysis of a proteome or subset thereof.
US11513120B2	Membrane bound reporter molecules and their use in cell sorting The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a membrane-bound biotin mimetic peptide (BMP) or biotin acceptor peptide (BAP). The invention also relates to a method for selection of high producer cells secreting a protein of interest.
US11513108B2	Method and apparatus for pulse gas delivery with concentration measurement A system and method provides a more precise mole delivery amount of a process gas, for each pulse of a pulse gas delivery, by measuring a concentration of the process gas and controlling the amount of gas mixture delivered in a pulse of gas flow based on the received concentration of the process gas. The control of mole delivery amount for each pulse can be achieved by adjusting flow setpoint, pulse duration, or both.
US11513098B2	Spectrometry system We describe a method and apparatus for detecting humidity using a Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS) system. The system may comprise an ionizer for generating ions within a gas sample, wherein each ion has an associated ion mobility; an ion filter for separating the ions by applying a compensation field and a dispersion field to the generated ions; a detector for detecting an output from the ion filter; and a processor. The processor may be configured to extract a spectrum of peak intensity of the detected output as a function of the compensation field and the dispersion field; calculate a turning point for the extracted spectrum; determine operating parameters of the field asymmetric ion mobility system; obtain, from a database, a plurality of known turning points each of which have an associated humidity and each of which were obtained using a field asymmetric ion mobility system having operating parameters aligned with the determined operating parameters; and determine the humidity by comparing the calculated turning point with known turning points.
US11513093B2	Electronic panel and electronic apparatus comprising the same An electronic panel includes a base substrate having a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a third area adjacent to the second area, a plurality of sensing electrodes in the second area, a plurality of sensing lines in the third area and electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, a crack sensing pattern in the first area and spaced apart from the plurality of sensing electrodes, a crack sensing line in the third area and spaced apart from the plurality of sensing lines, and a connection line connecting the crack sensing pattern to the crack sensing line via the second area and including a floating portion, wherein the floating portion is at the same layer as the crack sensing pattern and is spaced apart from the plurality of sensing electrodes.
US11513088B1	Method for comprehensively characterizing lower limit of oil accumulation of deep marine carbonate reservoir A method, system and device for comprehensively characterizing a lower limit of oil accumulation of a deep marine carbonate reservoir is provided, aiming to solve the problem that the prior art cannot: accurately determine the lower limit of oil accumulation of the deep marine carbonate reservoir, which leads to the difficulty in predicting and identifying deep effective reservoirs. The method includes: determining lower limit porosity and permeability for oil accumulation based on a boundary line; determining lower limit porosity and permeability for oil accumulation based on a movable oil ratio of a core sample; determining a lower limit pore throat radius for oil accumulation based on a mercury injection experiment; and comprehensively characterizing the lower limit of oil accumulation of a deep marine carbonate reservoir to be predicted. The method, system and device can predict and identify deep effective reservoirs.
US11513087B2	Systems and methods for voltage contrast defect detection Systems and methods of providing a probe spot in multiple modes of operation of a charged-particle beam apparatus are disclosed. The method may comprise activating a charged-particle source to generate a primary charged-particle beam and selecting between a first mode and a second mode of operation of the charged-particle beam apparatus. In the flooding mode, the condenser lens may focus at least a first portion of the primary charged-particle beam passing through an aperture of the aperture plate to form a second portion of the primary charged-particle beam, and substantially all of the second portion is used to flood a surface of a sample. In the inspection mode, the condenser lens may focus a first portion of the primary charged-particle beam such that the aperture of the aperture plate blocks off peripheral charged-particles to form the second portion of the primary charged-particle beam used to inspect the sample surface.
US11513069B2	TDLAS architecture for widely spaced wavelengths Systems for measuring a concentration of a target species include a first and second tunable diode laser generating laser light at a respective first and second wavelength each corresponding to respective absorption lines of the target species. A first optical fiber is optically coupled to the first tunable diode laser, and does not support a fundamental mode at the second wavelength. A second optical fiber is coupled to the second tunable diode laser and does not support a fundamental mode at the first wavelength. A fiber bundle includes respective distal ends of the first and second optical fibers, which are stripped of their respective coatings and arranged with their claddings adjacent to each other. A pitch head is configured to project respective optical beams from the fiber bundle through a measurement zone. A catch head located across the measurement zone receives the projected beams and directs them to a sensor.
US11513057B2	Systems and method for rapid identification and analysis of cells in forensic samples High-throughput methods and systems for using morphological and/or autofluorescence signatures of cells to characterize unknown cell/tissue types within a forensic sample are provided. Machine learning algorithms are used to correlate morphological and/or autofluorescence signatures to characteristics such as cell type.
US11513055B2	Crystal for flow cytometry with dual laser beams A crystal for flow cytometry with dual laser beams is disclosed. The crystal is a birefringent crystal comprising a material composition including a quartz mineral having a face side including a face angle of ninety degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; a wedge side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side, wherein the wedge side includes a wedge angle of two degrees plus or minus one tenth of a degree; and a major side that is substantially perpendicular to the face side and the wedge side. The major side includes a thickness of one and one-half millimeter plus or minus one tenth of a millimeter. A polarized light beam entering the birefringent crystal at an incident angle is separated into an ordinary light beam and an extraordinary light beam.
US11513051B1	Shale stress sensitivity testing device and method The present invention discloses a shale stress sensitivity testing device and method. The testing device comprises a support table. The left and right ends of the upper surface of the support table are respectively provided with a left side plate and a right side plate. The top of the left and right side plates are connected with the left and right ends of the top plate. The chucks of the clamps are capable of reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction and circular motion in the front-rear direction. The present invention can change the intensity and direction of the effective stress of the rock sample, and determine the permeability of the rock sample under different effective stresses, thus enabling comprehensive testing of the stress sensitivity of shale in different directions and enhancing the accuracy of shale stress sensitivity testing.
US11513043B2	Double cantilever beam-encoding lead screw combined sensing tensile test method and machine The present invention discloses a double cantilever beam-encoding lead screw combined sensing tensile test method and machine. The double cantilever beam-encoding lead screw combined sensing tensile test machine comprises a main frame, a standard, a test piece and a microcomputer numerical control unit. The main frame is a force-deformation combined sensing mechanism composed of a double cantilever beam sensor, an encoding lead screw and a drive device. The double cantilever beam sensor is composed of a fixed cantilever beam sensor and a movable cantilever beam sensor. The encoding lead screw is composed of a drive lead screw and a tristate encoder. The double cantilever beam sensor matches with the encoding lead screw to achieve three functions, namely, test piece clamping, force sensing and deformation sensing, as well as to measure the size of the test piece.
US11513040B2	Sample staining device A sample staining device, comprising a staining platform provided with a staining solution and cleaning solution supply part; glass slide support structures located on either side of the staining platform and forming a certain clearance between a glass slide and the staining platform; and a glass slide driving mechanism that enables the glass slide to move while maintaining a certain clearance from the staining platform. When said device works, a staining solution is supplied to the staining platform, and a convex liquid surface is formed due to surface tension; when the glass slide moves to the convex liquid surface of the staining solution, the staining solution infiltrates and diffuses in the clearance formed between the staining platform and the glass slide to cover the glass slide so as to stain a sample; and after the glass slide is stained, a cleaning solution is supplied to clean the residual staining solution.
US11513039B2	Nerve culture system Techniques and systems are disclosed for a bioassay that is an in vitro mimic of peripheral nerve generation using the sensory neurons that innervate the peripheral nervous system. In some embodiments, the techniques may assist in detecting the bioactivity or potency of nerve grafts (e.g., processed, acellular human allografts) for fostering or supporting peripheral nerve regeneration. In various embodiments, techniques comprise affixing neurons (e.g., a DRG) to a nerve graft segment to form a test construct; culturing the test construct in a medium; analyzing the test construct to indicate the amount of outgrowing nerve structure; and determining the potency of the nerve graft from a metric derived from the analysis. In some embodiments, techniques and materials may be used to test the effect of a varied test condition on nerve growth.
US11513035B2	Detection of transient events An apparatus for detecting a transient event in an operating machine, the apparatus comprising: a controller configured to control performance of the following steps: a measurement step comprising measuring a periodic signal from a machine; a processing step comprising synchronously processing the periodic signal to track the primary frequency; a filtering step comprising removing the primary periodic component and its harmonics from the periodic signal to yield a filtered dataset; an integration step comprising integrating the filtered dataset over the remaining frequencies to yield an integrated dataset representing the periodic energy at frequencies other than the primary frequency and its harmonics; an analysis step comprising identifying a short-term transient in the integrated dataset to identify a transient disruption in the operation of the machine.
US11513028B2	Apparatus for sensing an elastic deformation of a hollow element An apparatus for sensing an elastic deformation of a hollow element, wherein the apparatus comprises at least one sensor that is arranged in a watertight capsule which is connected in a watertight manner to a connector device comprising at least one watertight electrical connector that is electrically connected to the at least one sensor, the at least one watertight electrical connector forming a first waterproof barrier of the connector device between an outside of the watertight capsule and the at least one sensor, and wherein the connector device comprises at least one further waterproof barrier that is formed between the first waterproof barrier and the at least one sensor.
US11513025B1	Leak detection systems A leak detection system for plumbing fixtures may include a dual channel system (700) having two channels of water flow to measure fluid flow that is both intentional and accidental. A disclosed embodiment may include a body (710) that is sometimes fastened to a top plate (715) sometimes fastened with socket head cap screws (717). The dual fluid channels may comprise a lower default or first flow path (790). Water flowing though the lower or default path may pass through a paddle wheel assembly (760) and paddle wheel (762) wherein flow rate may be measured by a myriad of systems including magnets or other sensors deposed on the distal ends of the paddle wheel spokes. A leak detection system may also include a single channel system (800) with a flap system. Disclosed systems may include other types of leak measuring devices.
US11513008B2	Stretchable sensor for sensing multimodal temperature and strain A stretchable sensor is provided. The stretchable sensor includes a first stretchable electrode including a first elastomer and a first conductor dispersed in the first elastomer, a stretchable active layer formed on the first stretchable electrode and including a third elastomer and an ion conductor dispersed in the third elastomer, and a second stretchable electrode formed on the stretchable active layer and including a second elastomer and a second conductor dispersed in the second elastomer. The stretchable sensor is effectively capable of sensing a temperature without being affected by strain and recognizing strain without being affected by temperature.
US11513001B2	Light sensor module including a polarizing element to block display light A module comprises a display element, a first polarizing element, a light sensor, a transparent layer, and a second polarizing element. The display element emits a display light source. The first polarizing element covers the display element, and blocks a first phase portion of the display light source and allows a second phase portion of the display light source to penetrate. The transparent layer covers the first polarizing element. The light sensor is disposed on one side of the display element or the first polarizing element. The second polarizing element is disposed between the light sensor and the transparent layer and blocks a second phase portion of the display light source.
US11512998B2	Systems and method for an air flow sensor in a medical gas flow device Systems and methods are provided for an air flow sensor assembly for a medical gas flow device. In one embodiment, a system for an air flow sensor assembly for a medical gas flow device includes an air flow passage having a flexible reed positioned therein, the flexible reed fixedly coupled to the air flow passage via an attachment point and having an edge smaller than an inner passage wall of the air flow passage, a planar surface of the flexible reed extending into a flow path of air flow through the air flow passage, and a strain gauge coupled to the planar surface of the flexible reed.
US11512985B2	Control system and method for detecting a position of a movable object A timing apparatus, system, and method are provided to determine a position of a rotating object in a device, such as an engine, and control the device according to the determined position of the rotating object. Light is emitted from a light source onto a reflecting region on a portion of the rotating object. Light is reflected off the reflecting region of the rotating object and detected as the rotating object rotates. Intensity of the reflected light is measured, via a microcontroller, and the position of the rotating object is determined according to the intensity of the detected light. A signal is generated that corresponds to the intensity of the detected light associated with the determined position of the rotating shaft. The reflecting region has a feature configured to effect a change in the intensity of the reflected light as the rotating object rotates. The microcontroller is configured to determine the determined position and to utilize the determined position and the change in the signal to control operating characteristics of the device.
US11512977B2	Redundant resolver and rotation angle detection device using same A redundant resolver is configured of a stator and a rotor that form a pair, wherein the rotor is a rotor with a shaft angle multiplier of Nx having Nx (Nx is a natural number) salient poles, the stator is such that n teeth T1 to Tn, where n is a natural number, are disposed sequentially in a circumferential direction, configuring M systems by being divided into M in the circumferential direction, and having an angle of 360/M degrees when angles of the teeth configuring one system are totaled, a one-phase excitation winding and a two-phase output winding are wound around each of the teeth T1 to Tn, excitation signals of the same frequency are applied by differing excitation circuits to the respective excitation windings, an output order per system is Nout (Nout is a natural number), and an abnormality is detected based on output signals of the M systems.
US11512976B2	Latitude-free initial alignment method under swaying base based on gradient descent optimization The disclosure discloses a latitude-free initial alignment method under a swaying base based on gradient descent optimization. Firstly, swaying base latitude-free alignment is regarded as a Wahba attitude determination problem to inhibit device noise interference, and an objective function is established based on a gravitational acceleration vector under an earth system; then an exact solution of the objective function is obtained through a gradient descent optimization method, and inertial system conversion quaternion estimation is achieved under the latitude-free condition; and finally, an attitude quaternion is determined by only using information of an accelerometer and a gyroscope of a strapdown attitude heading reference system, and therefore latitude-free initial alignment under the swaying base is achieved. The disclosure can solve the problem that initial alignment cannot be accomplished with unknown latitude under the swaying base, and thus the application range of the strapdown attitude heading reference system is ensured.
US11512972B2	System and method for communicating possible travel paths through head scanning and sound modulation A method and system that provides navigational related audio or haptic feedback to a user traversing a route by mapping an initial route for a user to traverse, the initial route having paths and intersections; determining a current location of the user; inputting a route characteristic change of the initial route; determining possible paths associated with an intersection for the user to traverse when the current location of the user is within the predetermined distance of the intersection; ranking the determined possible paths based upon the initial route and the inputted route characteristic change; determining the head direction of the user when the current location of the user is within the predetermined distance of an intersection; determining which of the possible paths corresponds to the calculated head direction of the user; and providing an audio/haptic cue to the user based upon the ranking of the determined possible path corresponding to the determined head direction of the user.
US11512967B2	Systems and methods for multi-modality autonomous vehicle transport Technologies disclosed herein facilitate identification of a trip route from an origin of a user to a desired destination of the user, wherein the trip route includes multiple transportation modalities, at least one of which is an autonomous vehicle (AV), and dispatching of the AV to a pickup location for the user in connection with providing transportation to the user along a portion of the identified trip route.
US11512962B2	Output device, control method, program and storage medium An onboard device 1 acquires, from map DB 10 including voxel data, reliability information included in the voxel data corresponding to voxels around the route when determining that the accuracy of an estimated position has decreased. Then, on the basis of the acquired reliability information, the onboard device 1 sets a voxel suitable for estimating the own vehicle position as a reference voxel Btag. Then, the onboard device 1 output, to an electronic control device of the vehicle, control information for correcting the target track of the vehicle so as for the vehicle to pass the position suitable for measuring the reference voxel Btag.
US11512961B2	Deployment of trained neural network in magnetic fingerprint based indoor navigation A method and system of maintaining a trained neural network for mobile device indoor navigation and positioning. The method comprises, based on magnetic parameters acquired from a plurality of mobile devices acquired at a set of positions within an indoor area, accumulating the magnetic parameters in accordance with a trained neural network-based magnetic fingerprint dataset in a fingerprint database of the indoor area; and when a density of points represented by the set of positions having accumulated magnetic parameters exceeds a deployment threshold density, deploying the magnetic fingerprint dataset within a fingerprint map for mobile device navigation of the indoor area, the fingerprint map encompassing the set of positions.
US11512957B2	Surveying instrument A surveying instrument include a monopod installed on a reference point and a surveying instrument main body provided on the monopod, wherein the surveying instrument main body includes a measuring direction image pickup module which acquires first image including an object, a distance measuring unit which measures a distance to the object, a measuring direction detecting module which detects a measuring direction, a time detector which generates a reference time signal and an arithmetic control module, the arithmetic control module associates a distance measurement result with the reference time signal, associates a measuring direction with the reference time signal, and associates the first image with the reference time signal, associates an image change, the measuring direction, and a distance measurement result with each other based on the reference time signal, calculates a measuring direction in the distance measurement and determines a position of a measurement part of the object.
US11512953B2	Altitude estimation for aerial vehicles A method for determining an altitude of a moving object includes obtaining pressure-dependent data from a plurality of sensors and computing the altitude of the moving object based on the pressure-dependent data from the plurality of sensors. Each of the sensors is mounted on the moving object with a respective primary orientation direction, and the primary orientation directions of at least two of the sensors are different.
US11512950B2	Method and device for estimating a current wheel circumference of at least one wheel arranged on a vehicle The invention relates to a method for estimating a current wheel circumference of at least one wheel arranged on a vehicle, said method comprising: determining a reference speed of the vehicle at a point in time by means of a reference apparatus, detecting a wheel rotational speed of the at least one wheel at said point in time by means of a wheel rotational speed sensor, estimating a single wheel-circumference value based on the determined reference speed and the detected wheel rotational speed for said point in time by means of a calculation apparatus, storing at least the estimated single wheel-circumference value in a circular buffer for said point in time, estimating a current wheel circumference based on the single wheel-circumference values stored in the circular buffer by the calculation apparatus, outputting the estimated current wheel circumference as a wheel circumference signal.
US11512942B2	Displacement detection device A displacement detection device is capable of stably and accurately detecting an amount of displacement. A polarization maintaining fiber has a length not to be equal to a length obtained by dividing, a product of an integral multiple of twice a length of a resonator times a refractive index of the resonator and a beat length obtained from a difference between propagation constants of two polarization modes, by a wavelength of the light source, is selected from a range including a length equal to the above length. The polarization maintaining fiber includes multiple polarization maintaining fibers fitted to each other by removable connectors.
US11512932B2	Dual detector with transverse coils The invention relates to a dual detector with a detection head (10), comprising:—a platform (11) and—an induction sensor fastened to the platform (11) and comprising a transmitter coil (12) and a receiver coil (13), the transmitter coil (12) and the receiver coil (13) each forming a loop, the loop of the transmitter coil (12) overlapping the loop of the receiver coil (13) at least partially so as to form a coupling zone (14), the coupling zone (14) being elongated in a first longitudinal direction defining a first axis (X1), the handle (20) extending in a plan (P1) normal to the platform (11) and the first axis (X1) of the coupling zone (14) being transverse to this plane (X1).
US11512930B2	Reactive armor A reactive armor unit has a first explosion center and a second explosion center, the unit being configured with a predetermined distance between the first and the second explosion centers.
US11512928B2	Adjustable reflex sight An adjustable reflex sight comprising an elongated sight housing comprising an outer tube and an inner tube pivotably mounted within the outer tube and holding an optical element for pivoting movement therewith, a sight adjustment mechanism mounted to the housing having an adjustable member movably mounted within the adjustment mechanism for altering a tilt angle of the inner tube in relation to the outer tube thereby adjusting the sight, a first adjustment device interlinked with a second adjustment device, wherein the first adjustment device is adjustably positionable about an axis of rotation for actuating said adjustable member, thereby altering the tilt angle of the inner tube, and the second adjustment device is adjustably positionable about the axis of rotation, such that the interlinked first adjustment device and the adjustable member are moved along the axis of rotation in response to rotation of the second adjustment device.
US11512922B2	Adjustable arrow lift and slide rest An apparatus is described that is operable between a raised and lowered position for lifting an object without pivot or rotational joints. The apparatus may include an arrow rest for use with an archery bow, wherein the arrow rest has arrow support members operable to form a v-shaped arrow supporting notch, wherein the support members slide in a non-pivotal, non-rotational manner to vary a depth of the v-shaped notch. The support members are oriented to slide between a raised and lowered position. The arrow rest is suitable for coupling to the bow in a manner so that as the bow string is drawn the support members raise the arrow into a shooting position, and when the bow string is released the support members slide away from the arrow to avoid contact between the arrow and support members. Further, the arrow rest is adjustable to accommodate various diameter arrow shafts and to adjust the lateral and vertical orientation of the arrow shaft relative to the riser.
US11512920B1	Ambidextrous bolt catch for a lower receiver An ambidextrous bolt catch having at least some of a bolt release lever having a bolt release projection, wherein the bolt release lever is rotatable between an engaged position and a disengaged position; and a bolt catch having a bolt catch recess, wherein at least a portion of the bolt release projection is received within at least a portion of the bolt catch recess, wherein the bolt catch is rotatable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and wherein rotational movement of the bolt release lever produces rotational movement of the bolt catch, via interaction of at least a portion of the bolt release projection and at least a portion of the bolt catch recess.
US11512914B2	Firearm shell casing catching system A firearm shell casing catching system for collecting casings ejected from a firearm includes a mounting assembly, casing deflector, and a hopper.
US11512908B2	Evaporator with grooved channels An evaporator element is provided and includes a body defining channels, each of which includes grooves respectively delimited by first and second interior facing sidewalls of the body which form a base and an apex with an apex angle opposite the base and defined such that, for a fluid flow moving through one of the channels in a microgravity environment a portion of the fluid flow in a liquid phase within a groove of the channel will move in the groove from the base to the apex and a portion of the fluid flow in a vapor phase within a groove of the channel will move in the groove from the apex to the base.
US11512906B2	Exhaust heat recovery from a mobile power generation system A system and a method for heating source fluid, comprising: a turbine-electric generator transport comprising: an inlet plenum and an exhaust collector; a turbine connected to the inlet plenum and the exhaust collector; and an electric-generator coupled to the turbine; an exhaust heat recovery transport comprising: a combustion air connection coupled to the inlet plenum; an exhaust air connection coupled to the exhaust collector; a heat transfer assembly coupled to the exhaust air connection; and a fluid system coupled to the heat transfer assembly; an inlet and exhaust transport comprising: an air inlet filter housing coupled to the combustion air connection; and an exhaust stack coupled to the exhaust air connection.
US11512901B2	Adjustable capacity heat exchanger Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger apparatus comprising a heat exchanger tube having an inlet valve and an outlet valve. When the valves are open, the refrigerant can flow through the heat exchanger tube, and when the valves are closed, refrigerant can be stored in the heat exchanger tube, thereby reducing the effective heat exchange surface area of the heat exchanger apparatus.
US11512900B2	Advanced large scale field-erected air cooled industrial steam condenser A large scale field erected air cooled industrial steam condenser having heat exchanger panels independently loaded into and supported in a heat exchange frame section. A bottom bonnet runs along the bottom length of each heat exchanger panel for delivering steam to the bottom end of condenser tubes in the heat exchange panel and for receiving condensate formed in those same tubes. The tops of the tubes are connected to a top bonnet. Uncondensed steam and non-condensables are drawn into the top bonnet from the condenser tubes. A steam distribution manifold is suspended from the heat exchange section frame perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the heat exchange panels and beneath a center point of the heat exchange panels and delivers steam to each heat exchange panel via a single steam inlet located at a center point of each bottom bonnet.
US11512899B2	Blast furnace apparatus and operation method for blast furnace Disclosed is a blast furnace apparatus includes: a rotating chute; a plurality of tuyeres; a profile measurement device configured to measure surface profiles of a burden charged into the blast furnace through the rotating chute; and a blowing amount controller configured to control a blowing amount of at least one of hot blast or pulverized coal in each of the plurality of tuyeres, in which the profile measurement device includes: a radio wave distance meter installed on the blast furnace top and configured to measure the distance to the surface of the burden charged; and an arithmetic unit configured to derive the surface profiles of the burden on a basis of distance data for the entire blast furnace related to distances to the surface of the burden obtained by scanning a detection wave of the radio wave distance meter in the blast furnace in a circumferential direction.
US11512896B2	Refrigerator appliance having a movable camera A refrigerator appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a door, and a camera module. The cabinet may define a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The camera module may be movably mounted to the cabinet (e.g., above a support shelf). The camera module may be movable on the cabinet along a predefined direction between a retracted position proximal to a first end of the cabinet and an extended position proximal to a second end of the cabinet. The camera module may be directed at the chilled chamber in the extended position to capture an image thereof.
US11512892B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet having an inner casing, an outer casing, and a thermal insulation space located between the inner casing and the outer casing and filled with a thermal insulation material, to form a pair of thermal insulation walls disposed opposite to each other. The thermal insulation walls have recesses formed in the inner casing and opened forward. A beam bridges the pair of thermal insulation walls, the beam including insert portions disposed on two ends and respectively inserted into the corresponding recesses. A first fixing mechanism is at least partially located in the recess and fixes the insert portion to the thermal insulation wall, which not only facilitates the assembly of the beam and improves production efficiency, but also is beneficial to improving a weight capacity of the beam.
US11512887B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, and a cooling module removably mounted to the cabinet. The cooling module includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor. A first cold air duct extends from the first storage compartment and is configured to allow a portion of the cooling module in which the evaporator is arranged, to communicate with the first storage compartment when the cooling module is coupled to the cabinet, and a second cold air duct is different from the first cold air duct and extends from the second storage compartment. The second cold air duct is configured to allow the portion of the cooling module in which the evaporator is arranged, to communicate with the second storage compartment.
US11512880B2	Refrigeration cycle device A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a first refrigerant circuit including a first compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first refrigerant flow path of a second heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a third heat exchanger, and a second refrigerant flow path of a fourth heat exchanger, and a second refrigerant circuit including a second compressor, a fifth heat exchanger, a second expansion device, a third refrigerant flow path of the second heat exchanger, and a fourth refrigerant flow path of the fourth heat exchanger, a first refrigerant flows through, in order, the first compressor, the first heat exchanger, the first refrigerant flow path, the first expansion device, the third heat exchanger, and the second refrigerant flow path, the second refrigerant flows through, in order, the second compressor, the fifth heat exchanger, the second expansion device, the third refrigerant flow path, and the fourth refrigerant flow path.
US11512875B2	Laser based water heating element A laser based water heating element formed from at least two components, e.g., a shaft and a laser beam generator, wherein the shaft and laser beam generator of the laser based water heating element are axially aligned, i.e., the shaft is centered on the laser beam generator, where the laser beam generator is a self-contained green, infrared and red-line laser module with an integrated laser driver circuit, optics and laser diode such that, in operation, the laser beam generator generates a laser beam with an output power that is sufficient to cause the shaft to generate radiant heat and thereby cause the temperature of water within a water heater to rise.
US11512870B2	Ceiling register vent with bow-springs on sidewalls for screwless attachment to register box A vent register includes a front plate having a perforated section for allowing airflow through the front plate, and a plurality of sidewalls perpendicularly extending from a side of the front plate and forming a sleeve for insertion into an opening of a ventilation duct. A first bow-spring is attached to a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls and a second bow-spring is attached to a second sidewall, the second sidewall being opposite the first sidewall. The first and second bow-springs are each respectively spring-tempered wires, the first bow-spring being attached at both ends to the first sidewall and the second bow-spring being attached at both ends to the second sidewall. Each of the first and second bow-springs forms a U-shape wing respectively extending from the and second sidewalls. The bow-springs include friction increasing means on at least a center portion for securing the register vent in the opening.
US11512863B2	Method and system for heating auto-setback A method of operating an HVAC system using a controller includes predicting a first predicted temperature of an enclosed space during an unoccupied time with the HVAC system off. The controller determines if the first predicted temperature is less than a set-point temperature. Responsive to a determination that the first predicted temperature is less than the set-point temperature, the controller predicts a second predicted temperature of the enclosed space if the HVAC system is operated for a first runtime. The controller determines if the second predicted temperature is less than the set-point temperature and, responsive to a determination that the second predicted temperature is not less than the set-point temperature, the controller operates the HVAC system for the first runtime.
US11512861B2	Anomaly detection based on airflow measurement A computer-implemented method for anomaly detection in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions which are executed by the processor, the method including: receiving, by the processor, a real-time airflow pattern detected from an airflow alerter, wherein the real-time airflow pattern is generated by a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in a particular facility; comparing, by the processor, the real-time airflow pattern to a predetermined airflow pattern for the HVAC system; and when the real-time airflow pattern is different from the predetermined airflow pattern, receiving, by the processor, an alert message indicating an anomaly from the airflow alerter.
US11512858B2	Air conditioning apparatus and air conditioning method An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes: an air conditioner that has a heat pump; a humidity controller of a wet desiccant type; an air transport flow path through which air discharged from the air conditioner is transported to the humidity controller; and a control unit that includes an air conditioner temperature control unit controlling a temperature of air discharged from the air conditioner and a humidity controller humidity control unit controlling a humidity of air discharged from the humidity controller. The air conditioner supplies the air, the temperature of which is controlled, to the humidity controller via the air transport flow path and the humidity controller discharges the air, the humidity of which is controlled, into a room.
US11512845B2	Lighting apparatus with heat dissipation unit A lighting apparatus includes a light head, a driver box, multiple separating columns and a light source module. The light head has an Edison cap and a head body. The head body has a rotatable connector. The driver box has a first side and a second side for containing a driver circuit. The first side of the driver box has a fixing unit corresponding to the rotatable connector of the head body to selectively attach or detach the light head from the driver box by rotating the rotatable connector with respect to the fixing unit. The light source plate has a light source plate mounted with LED modules. The light source plate is fixed to the driver box with the multiple separating columns. The separating columns form an air gap between the driver box and the light source for heat dissipation.
US11512844B1	Illuminating device Described herein is an illuminating device with reflector. Said device includes a heat sink insert moulded cylindrical plastic housing, and a circular metal core printed circuit board, MCPCB, mounted on a circular slot provided on a top inner end of the housing, the circular MCPCB having light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein LEDs mounted in a circular manner near peripheral region of a top surface of the MCPCB and having electronic components mounted in a central region of the top surface of the MCPCB. Further said device includes a cylindrical reflector fixed on the top surface of the MCPCB with its cylindrical wall lying between the LEDs and the electronic components; and a diffuser connecting a top surface of the cylindrical reflector with the top inner end of the housing, wherein lower end of said plastic housing connected with a holder.
US11512830B2	Light emitting system, a design element, a rear view device, a covering device, and a body component of a vehicle A light emitting system includes at least one light pipe, at least one light source disposed at least partially within an interior of the system, at least one mask, and a lens substantially enclosing the interior of the system, the at least one light pipe, and the at least one light source, the lens having an inner surface, an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface and at least one of a continuous transparent or translucent coating on the outer surface.
US11512829B2	In-vehicle headlight and light projection method Reliability of an in-vehicle headlight is improved by changing a light distribution pattern without using any mechanical configuration. The in-vehicle headlight includes a laser light source, a spatial light modulator, a spatial-light-modulator controller, and a projection lens. The laser light source emits a laser light beam. The spatial light modulator modulates a phase distribution of the laser light beam emitted by the laser light source. The spatial-light-modulator controller is provided in a headlight controller, and controls the spatial light modulator. The spatial-light-modulator controller controls the spatial light modulator so as to modulate the phase distribution of the laser light beam, and changes the light distribution pattern projected from the projection lens.
US11512826B2	Portable solar-powered devices Solar-powered lighting devices that may be portable and/or collapsible are described. The devices may include a housing including a first wall, a second wall, and one or more side walls between the first wall and the second wall, at least one solar panel to generate solar energy, and a rechargeable battery to store the solar energy generated. The devices may include a plurality of operating modes for controlling lights within the housing, and a microprocessor for controlling the operating modes.
US11512821B2	Systems and method for evaluating ultraviolet-protection products There is provided a system for evaluating an ultraviolet-protection product to be applied to skin, including a light source generating an output beam and a spacer mountable to the light source for maintaining a fixed distance between the light source and the skin. The spacer includes a mounting bracket engageable with the light source and a frame mechanically connected to the mounting bracket and extending longitudinally outwardly from the mounting bracket, the frame comprising an outer periphery, an inner periphery and a skin-contacting portion, the inner periphery defining a hollow region therein, such that when the skin-contacting portion is engaged with the skin, the beam passes through the hollow region and interacts with the skin at an illumination plane to define an illuminated area confined within the hollow region, the ultraviolet-protection product remaining substantially unaffected in the illuminated area upon relative movement of the skin with respect to the frame.
US11512820B2	Stand light A stand light includes a body having a main center shaft and a sleeve movably supported on the main center shaft. The stand light additionally includes a head assembly supported by the main body and including a light source, and a plurality of legs pivotally coupled to the body. The plurality of legs is movable with the sleeve from a collapsed position to an extended position, in which distal ends of the plurality of legs are moved away from the body. A first leg of the plurality of legs includes a first handle portion and a second leg of the plurality of legs includes a second handle portion. When the plurality of legs is in the collapsed position, the first handle portion and the second handle portion are positioned adjacent to each other to form a handle configured to be grasped by a user.
US11512803B2	Circular catch basin A catch basin comprising a circular collar with a first internal diameter, configured to receive a downwardly extending circular drain pipe. A sump for receiving downward water flow from the circular collar is integrally formed with the circular collar, the sump being shaped to include two differently shaped cylindrical portions. The shape of the sump facilitates both the ability to stack multiple units of the sump one upon another for packaging, shipping, and sale. The shape of the sump also facilitates the ability to remove an internal stub attached to the sump, to improve water flow in the remaining structure.
US11512787B2	Valve for inflating and deflating an inflatable element A valve for inflating and deflating an inflatable element includes a valve housing fluid connected to the inflatable element, an at least one hole extending through the valve housing and accommodated to let a fluid flow in and out the valve housing for inflating and deflating the inflatable element, and a flap disposed next to the at least one hole inside the valve housing, such that the flap covers the at least one hole and behaves as a flap when inflating the inflatable element. The flap is inflatable and is fluid connected with a nozzle disposed outside the valve housing. The inflatable flap, when inflated, uncovers the at least one hole releasing a fluid flow through the at least one hole for deflating the inflatable element.
US11512783B2	Valve assemblies and associated components A gate valve for controlling a flow of a fluid. The gate valve includes a valve body with a first seat pocket and a flow bore, a gate which is movable so as to intersect the flow bore, a seat with a gate end and a body end, a plate with an opening which is positionable on the seat at the gate end, and a plate retainer which is positionable between the seat and the plate so as to prevent an axial movement between the seat and the plate with respect to an axis of the flow bore. The flow bore extends through the valve body for the flow of the fluid. The gate end is arranged to face the gate, and the body end is positionable within the first seat pocket of the valve body.
US11512768B2	Belt pulley structure of engine A belt pulley structure of an engine is provided to prevent abnormal noise from generating between a belt pulley and a torsional vibration damper. The belt pulley structure includes a stepped portion that is formed in a shape that blocks a cavity in a radial direction thereof. The cavity is formed at a portion where a belt pulley and a torsional vibration damper face each other.
US11512767B2	Resin gear and resin gear manufacturing method A resin gear includes an annular metal bush and an annular resin member provided around the metal bush. The metal bush and the resin member are disposed so as to be relatively rotatable in a direction of rotation of the resin gear. A plurality of spaces entering an outer peripheral surface of the metal bush and an inner peripheral surface of the resin member are formed, so as to be aligned along the direction of rotation, between the metal bush and the resin member. The space has, in at least one end portion in an axial direction of the resin gear, inner surfaces intersecting with the axial direction. An elastic member is disposed in the space. The elastic member engages with the inner surfaces.
US11512764B2	Tool changing system with rigidity improved belt moving mechanism A tool changing system with rigidity improved belt moving mechanism includes a pedestal, a sliding base, a driving unit, a positioning belt, and a transmission belt. The sliding base is disposed on the pedestal, and reciprocatively moves along a linear direction. The driving unit is disposed on the sliding base. The positioning belt and the transmission belt are disposed on the pedestal and include a gear rack, respectively. A detouring section of the transmission belt is separated from the positioning belt, and transmissibly meshed with the driving wheel of the driving unit. When the driving wheel rotates, the detouring section is driven to continuously shift on the transmission belt, and the sliding base is simultaneously driven to slide on the pedestal along the linear direction. Thus, a combination of the positioning belt and the transmission belt achieves an improved rigidity.
US11512750B2	Electromechanical brake apparatus and system with gearless input from motor An electromechanical brake apparatus includes a housing supporting an inboard brake pad and an oppositely facing outboard brake pad for selective frictional contact with a rotor interposed longitudinally therebetween. The housing includes a mechanism cavity located longitudinally between the inboard pad and a motor having a motor output shaft. An adjuster ramp assembly indirectly receives torque from the motor. A spindle is operatively connected with the adjuster ramp assembly to indirectly receive torque from the motor therethrough. A leading ramp assembly is configured to transmit applied torque from the motor to the adjuster ramp assembly. The leading ramp assembly receives stepped-up torque from the motor via the motor output shaft and a ball thrust bearing at least partially located radially between the motor output shaft and an actuator ramp of the leading ramp assembly.
US11512745B2	Self-adjusting clutch actuator A self-adjusting clutch actuator includes a transmission element displaceable in a displacement direction; and a compensation mechanism having a piston displaceable in the displacement direction of the transmission element. The compensation mechanism allows a first relative displacement (X) of the transmission element relative to the piston in the displacement direction when there is no actuating force in the clutch actuator, and blocks the first relative displacement (X) when an actuating force is introduced into the clutch actuator by bringing a frictional element (4) into contact with a counter-element. The frictional element (4) is designed for a second relative displacement (Y) relative to the counter-element when the first relative displacement (X) is not blocked by the compensation mechanism (22). A translatory mechanism provided between the transmission element (1) and the piston (2) is designed to cause the second relative movement (Y), by the first relative displacement (X) relative to the counter-element.
US11512744B2	Clutch apparatus An excessive torque releasing type clutch apparatus comprises an outer ring, an inner ring arranged radially inside and coaxially with the outer ring and rotatably relative to the outer ring, a torque transmitting portion capable of transmitting torque between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a restricting mechanism for restricting excessive torque from being input from an input torque transmitting member to a driving ring of the outer ring and the inner ring and restricting excessive inverse torque that is input to a driven ring of the outer ring and the inner ring from being input to the input torque transmitting member. Treatment steps for securing strength of constituent members of the clutch apparatus in manufacturing be simplified or omitted.
US11512743B2	Constant velocity universal joint A constant velocity universal joint includes outer and inner joint members configured to transmit torque therebetween through intermediation of balls while allowing angular displacement. A power transmission shaft is coupled to the inner joint member. A mounting and dismounting mechanism configured to mount and dismount the power transmission shaft to and from the inner joint member is provided between the inner joint member and the power transmission shaft. The mounting and dismounting mechanism includes a tubular member inserted externally on the power transmission shaft so as to extend from the inner joint member, a fixing member received in the tubular member, and an annular member arranged on an outer periphery of the tubular member. The fixing member is moved in the radial direction along with movement of the annular member in the axial direction so that the fixing member is mountable to and dismountable from the power transmission shaft.
US11512741B2	Packaging sleeve Disclosed is a packaging sleeve for a full complement needle roller bearing, wherein the packing sleeve is adapted to accommodate at least one set of needles of a full complement needle roller bearing, and wherein the packaging sleeve comprises an outer cylindrical sleeve, wherein a shoulder is arranged on an inner surface of the outer cylindrical sleeve so that the set of needles abut against the shoulder when being arranged in the outer cylindrical sleeve. Furthermore, a packaging sleeve arrangement including such a packaging sleeve and a method for mounting a packaging sleeve are disclosed.
US11512740B2	Combined insulator and conductor assembly for bearings with adjustable conductor A combined electrical insulator and conductor assembly for a bearing disposable between a shaft and a housing includes an annular insulator disposable about the bearing outer ring and configured to prevent electric current flow between the outer ring and the housing and including a plurality of projections extending axially along and spaced circumferentially about a centerline. A conductor includes a conductive disk with an outer radial end engageable with the housing inner surface, an inner radial end defining a central opening for receiving the shaft and openings each receiving a separate one of the plurality of projections of the insulator such that the disk is axially displaceable relative to the insulator. An annular conductive brush subassembly is coupled with the conductive disk and includes a plurality of electrically conductive fibers contactable with the shaft outer surface so as to provide a conductive path between the shaft and the disk.
US11512738B2	Hybrid metallic/composite joint with separate internal bearing A metallic-composite joint fitting is provided. The fitting may comprise a frustoconical internal bearing having a bore, a conical sleeve configured to be disposed about the frustoconical internal bearing, a composite structure configured to couple between the frustoconical internal bearing and the conical sleeve, a metallic end fitting configured to be disposed within the bore and couple to the frustoconical internal bearing, and an external nut configured to couple to the metallic end fitting and the conical sleeve, wherein at least one of the frustoconical internal bearing or the conical sleeve comprises a flanged portion mutually configured to couple the conical sleeve to the frustoconical internal bearing via a locking ring.
US11512737B2	V-clamp with more evenly distributed clamping load A v-clamp is used to join tubular bodies having end flanges in order to form a joint therebetween. Such tubular bodies are employed in heavy-duty and moderate and light-duty applications including, but not limited to, industrial, oil and gas, sewage, agriculture, and automotive applications. The v-clamp can include a band, a closure mechanism, and a set of bearings. The v-clamp may furnish a more evenly and uniformly distributed clamping force around a circumference of the v-clamp and to the tubular body end flanges than previously demonstrated.
US11512732B2	Tolerance compensation assembly A tolerance compensation arrangement for fastening first and second components with automatic or self-acting compensation of tolerances in the spacing between the components. The arrangement includes a base element having first and second metal elements with inner threads. An adjustment unit includes a threaded sleeve with an outer thread and a dragging unit at least partially arranged in the threaded sleeve. The outer thread forms a first thread pairing of a first thread direction with the inner thread of the first metal element. A fastening screw can be screwed into the inner thread of the second metal element via a second thread pairing of a second thread direction opposite to the first thread direction. The fastening screw can be connected to the adjustment unit via the dragging unit so that, during the rotation of the fastening screw, the adjustment unit co-rotates and is moved into abutment with the first component.
US11512722B2	Device replacement in wearable article manufacturing equipment A panel attachment structure for a wearable article manufacturing equipment includes: lower and upper panels vertically arranged while separated up-and-down; a first processing section and a first driving section respectively attached to a front face and a back face of the lower panel; a second processing section and a second driving section respectively attached to a front face and a back face of the upper panel; a base horizontally arranged under the lower panel; and a pair of pillars raised from the base, wherein, in the structure, the lower and upper panels are removably fixed to the pillars while being supported by the respective lower and upper parts of the pillars, and each pillar has a support section, provided between the upper and lower panels and supporting the load of the upper panel.
US11512712B2	Pump assembly A pump assembly includes at least one rotatingly driven impeller (14) and at least one valve element (18) which is rotatable about a rotation axis (X) between at least two switching positions. The valve element (18) includes a first face side (22) which extends transversely to the rotation axis of the valve element. A suction opening (24), which is engaged with a suction port (26) of the impeller (14), is formed in this first face side in a central region. The first face side (22) includes a pressure surface which surrounds the suction opening (24) and is adjacent to a delivery chamber (28) which surrounds the impeller (14).
US11512710B2	Propeller fan When an apex of a first blade element projecting from the positive pressure surface is A, a distance from the center axis to the apex A is r, and a point having the distance r from the center axis on a front edge in the rotation direction of the first blade element is B, the first blade element among the blade elements that is arranged on a front edge side in the rotation direction of the blade, is formed to have a blade angle equal to or larger than a predetermined first angle and equal to or smaller than a second angle that is larger than the first angle, the blade angle being formed by a direction along a chord of the first blade element along a direction that connects the apex A with the point B, and a plane orthogonal to the center axis.
US11512708B1	Viscous flow fan impellers having wave blades An impeller for a viscous flow fan includes a hub having a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of ring-shaped wave blades disposed about and coupled to a perimeter of the hub, the wave blades disposed in a parallel and spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal axis by a blade gap. Each wave blade includes a center coincident with the longitudinal axis, an inner perimeter, an outer perimeter, and a wave-like cross-section about the perimeter of the hub in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein at least a portion of the inner perimeter of at least one of the wave blades is spaced from the perimeter of the hub to form an air intake gap.
US11512704B2	Counter-rotating axial air moving device A counter-rotating axial air moving device includes a front rotor and a rear rotor. The front rotor includes a front hub and a plurality of front blades, and the number of the front blades is equal to or greater than 7 and equal to or less than 11. The rear rotor is disposed on the downstream side of the front rotor. The rear rotor includes a rear hub and a plurality of rear blades, and the number of the rear blades is equal to or greater than 6 and equal to or less than 10. The front rotor and the rear rotor are stacked with each other with a total thickness and a diameter. The ratio of the total thickness to the diameter is equal to or more than 0.91 and equal to or less than 1.5.
US11512701B2	Cutting system for a grinding pump and related grinding pump A cutting system for a grinding pump, including a cutting disc attached to the pump near an inlet and having a cutting surface with multiple cutting orifices, and a rotating cutter attached to the rotating shaft of the pump and having two cutting blades, each blade having a cutting edge on a forward-facing side of the rotating cutter. The rotating cutter is located on the upstream side of the cutting disc, and cooperates with the cutting orifices of the cutting disc to perform cutting actions. Each cutting orifice has a hole extending from the cutting surface through the cutting disc to form a feeding orifice, and a cutting protrusion protruding from the cutting surface and surrounding the hole region. The multiple cutting orifices define recessed areas of the cutting surface between the cutting orifices. The cutting system can prevent uncut floating matters from being trapped, and is effective and safe.
US11512697B2	Method for determining a flow volume of a fluid delivered by a pump A method for determining a flow volume of a fluid delivered by a pump. The flow volume is determined as a function of predefined pump information depending on a pump geometry, rotation speed information, which correlates with the rotation speed of the pump, and pressure information, which correlates with a differential pressure at the pump.
US11512691B2	Microfluidic chip A microfluidic chip orients and isolates components in a sample fluid mixture by two step focusing, where sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a sample input channel in one direction, such that the sample fluid mixture becomes a narrower stream bounded by the sheath fluids, and by having the sheath fluids compress the sample fluid mixture in a second direction further downstream, such that the components are compressed and oriented in a selected direction to pass through an interrogation chamber in single file formation for identification and separation by various methods. The isolation mechanism utilizes external, stacked piezoelectric actuator assemblies disposed on a microfluidic chip holder, or piezoelectric actuator assemblies on-chip, so that the actuator assemblies are triggered by an electronic signal to actuate jet chambers on either side of the sample input channel, to jet selected components in the sample input channel into one of the output channels.
US11512688B2	Module for a vacuum pumping and/or abatement system A module for a vacuum pumping and/or abatement system. The module comprises a frame defining a space, a plurality of facilities inputs configured to receive facilities from a facilities supply, a plurality of facilities outputs configured to output the received facilities out of the module, and a plurality of facilities connection lines located at least partially within the space defined by the frame. The plurality of facilities connection lines connect the facilities inputs to the facilities outputs. The module further comprises a controller configured to control supply of facilities received at the facilities inputs out of the facilities outputs; and control operation of one or more vacuum pumping and/or abatement apparatuses remote from the module.
US11512683B2	Chilled intake air for increased power generation A mobile source of electricity is converted from a transportation mode to an operational mode. A turbine disposed on the mobile source of electricity is operated to generate electricity in the operational mode. A first control valve is operated to feed a cooling agent from a cooling agent source into a heat transfer apparatus disposed in an air intake flow path of the turbine to cool intake air. A second control valve is operated to vent from the heat transfer apparatus, the cooling agent that is heated by absorbing heat from the intake air flowing through the air intake flow path. A controller controls the first and second control valves to maintain the cooling agent having predetermined properties in the heat transfer apparatus.
US11512673B1	Intake manifold structure Interference between an intake manifold and a fuel pipe during a vehicle front collision is prevented in an engine which is longitudinally mounted in an engine room. A vehicle component is arranged on the front side of the intake manifold, and the fuel pipe is arranged on the rear side of the intake manifold. The intake manifold includes a plurality of independent intake pipe portions arranged side by side in the vehicle front-rear direction which branch for each of the cylinders of the engine; and a plurality of coupling portions that each couple adjacent independent intake pipe portions to each other in an integral manner A first coupling portion of the plurality of coupling portions positioned on the frontmost side has a lower rigidity than a third coupling portion of the plurality of coupling portions positioned the rearmost side.
US11512672B2	Internal combustion engine system operable in at least two operating modes The invention relates to an internal combustion engine system. The system includes a mixing unit comprising a four-way valve. The four-way valve having a first inlet connected to the EGR line, a second inlet connected to the air inlet line, a first outlet connected to the first intake manifold and a second outlet connected to the second intake manifold. The four-way valve is designed so that, in said normal operating mode, the intake gases supplied to the first intake manifold and to the second intake manifold have approximately the same proportion of exhaust gas and fresh air and so that, in said cylinder deactivation mode, the intake gas supplied to the first intake manifold only includes exhaust gas and the fresh air is directed exclusively to the second intake manifold.
US11512663B2	Engine with combustion chamber An engine is provided, which includes a combustion chamber defined by a piston crown surface, an inner wall surface of a cylinder, and a pentroof ceiling surface formed in a cylinder head, and an ignition part of a spark plug disposed at the ceiling surface to achieve flame propagation combustion inside the combustion chamber. A cavity recessed in a spherical cap shape is formed in a central area of the crown surface. An opening of an intake port is formed in the ceiling surface (intake side) and an opening of an exhaust port is formed in the ceiling surface (exhaust side). When seen in a cross-sectional view taken along a cylinder axis, the ignition part is located above the cavity to be offset toward the exhaust side with respect to a cylinder axial line whereas a cavity center point is located to be offset toward the intake side.
US11512656B2	Oxycombustion engine systems including recirculation management features A method for operating an oxycombustion engine system includes passing a nitrogen-depleted gas, a fuel, and a recycled exhaust gas into a combustion chamber, combusting a mixture of the nitrogen-depleted gas, the fuel, and the recycled exhaust gas, thereby producing an exhaust gas including carbon dioxide, detecting a pressure of the recycled exhaust gas passed to the combustion chamber, determining whether the detected pressure of the recycled exhaust gas is less than a configurable pressure threshold, and in response to determining that the detected pressure of the recycled exhaust gas is less than the configurable pressure threshold, increasing the pressure of the recycled exhaust gas passed to the combustion chamber.
US11512654B2	Method for controlling injection in a combustion engine The present invention relates to a method for controlling injection of a gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen or a hydrogen based gas, and a water-based fluid medium into a combustion engine. The method comprises the steps of: in a first operational mode injecting the gaseous fuel and optionally a water based fluid medium into a combustion chamber of the engine at a relatively high pressure; in a second operational mode injecting water as liquid into engine to reduce the temperature and pressure inside the combustion chamber, and injecting the gaseous fuel into the combustion chamber at a relatively low pressure.
US11512652B2	Systems and methods for preventing deactivation of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine system An internal combustion engine system includes an internal combustion engine, a controller, and an increased brake load event communicator. The internal combustion engine includes a first cylinder and a first cylinder deactivation prevention mechanism. The first cylinder is configured to be selectively activated and deactivated. The first cylinder deactivation prevention mechanism is configured to selectively prevent the first cylinder from being deactivated. The controller is communicable with the first cylinder deactivation prevention mechanism. The controller includes an increased brake load event detection module that is configured to selectively control the first cylinder deactivation prevention mechanism to prevent the first cylinder from being deactivated. The increased brake load event communicator is communicable with the controller. The increased brake load event detection module is configured to control the first cylinder deactivation prevention mechanism to prevent the first cylinder from being deactivated based on a communication from the increased brake load event communicator.
US11512649B2	Methods for controlling actuating components of turbine engines using an adaptive damping filter Methods for controlling actuating components of turbine engines using an adaptive damping lag filter are provided. The adaptive filter includes features that filter out insignificant changes in actuator demand, respond to fast transient conditions to follow demanded position of the actuating component more closely, and adapts the gain of the output position to avoid stall conditions.
US11512645B2	Solid-propellant gas generator assemblies and methods A solid-propellant gas generator assembly may comprise a bulkhead having an orifice disposed in a housing. The bulkhead may be disposed between a first end and a second end of the housing. The bulkhead and the first end may define a propellant cavity. The bulkhead and the second end may define a pressure chamber. A fast burning solid-propellant may be disposed in the propellant cavity. The solid-propellant gas generator assembly may be configured to replace a slow burning solid-propellant gas generator system in a solid-propellent gas generator system.
US11512638B2	Surface heat-exchanger for a cooling system of an aircraft turbojet engine A surface heat-exchanger for a turbojet engine nacelle between a fluid (C) to be cooled down and air (F) includes a circulation duct of the fluid (C) to be cooled down disposed in contact with air. The circulation duct includes a plurality of channels extending substantially in the same direction with a distance (D) between two adjacent channels between two and five times the width (L) of the channels, each channel having a wall with an area intended to be in contact with air and an area opposite to the area intended to be in contact with air.
US11512637B2	Turbine engine bearing arrangement An interdigitated turbine assembly for a gas turbine engine, the interdigitated turbine assembly including a first turbine rotor assembly interdigitated with a second turbine rotor assembly. A first static frame is positioned forward of the first turbine rotor assembly and the second turbine rotor assembly. The first turbine rotor assembly is operably coupled to an inner rotatable component of a gear assembly. The second turbine rotor assembly is operably coupled to an outer rotatable component of the gear assembly. The static structure is connected to the first static frame. A driveshaft is operably coupled to the outer rotatable component. A first bearing assembly is operably coupled to the driveshaft and the first static frame. A second bearing assembly is operably coupled to the first static frame and first turbine rotor assembly. A third bearing assembly is operably coupled to the first turbine rotor assembly and the second turbine rotor assembly.
US11512633B2	Turbocharger, vibration detection assembly, and method of using same A turbocharger is used within a vehicle and includes an electronic actuator assembly. The electronic actuator assembly includes an actuator housing coupled to at least one of the turbine housing, the compressor housing, and the bearing housing, and an accelerometer coupled to the actuator housing. The accelerometer is adapted to detect vibration of at least one of the turbine housing, the compressor housing, the bearing housing, and the actuator housing thereby obtaining acceleration data of at least one of the turbine housing, the compressor housing, the bearing housing, and the actuator housing to determine rotational speed of the turbocharger shaft. Another embodiment includes a vibration detection assembly having an accelerometer coupled to a vehicle component and the vehicle component is one or more of a turbocharger, a valve assembly, an electronically driven compressor, and a turbocharger having an integral electric motor.
US11512632B2	Single-transport mobile electric power generation A power generation transport includes a gas turbine, an inlet plenum coupled to an intake of the gas turbine, a generator driven by the gas turbine, and an air intake and exhaust module including an air inlet filter housing, an intake air duct coupled to the housing at a first end and to the inlet plenum at a second end, and an exhaust collector coupled to an exhaust of the gas turbine. The transport further includes at least one base frame. The frame mounts and aligns the gas turbine, the inlet plenum, the generator, and the air intake and exhaust module. The intake air duct is mounted on the base frame so as to be disposed underneath the gas turbine, and extend along the base frame from an exhaust end side of the gas turbine to an intake end side, in a longitudinal direction of the power generation transport.
US11512630B2	System and method for controlling opposed piston engine operation for rotation direction A method for controlling operation of an opposed piston engine is provided, comprising: determining a direction of rotation of the engine; comparing the determined direction of rotation to a correct direction of rotation of the engine; and responding to the determined direction of rotation being different from the correct direction of rotation by taking corrective action.
US11512624B1	Systems and methods for adjustable pre-chamber Methods and systems are provided for an engine, including an engine cylinder coupled to a cylinder head, and a pre-chamber. The pre-chamber includes a first end proximal to the cylinder head, a spark gap, and pre-chamber walls enclosing an internal volume including a dead volume. The dead volume includes all of the internal volume positioned between the first end and the spark gap. A moveable element is positioned in the internal volume and fluidly coupled to the dead volume, wherein moving the moveable element changes a ratio of the dead volume to the internal volume. In this way, combustion conditions may be enhanced at a plurality of engine conditions.
US11512620B2	Device for treating exhaust A device for treating exhaust gases which is designed for electrically contacting a plurality of conductor tracks, which are arranged within an interior space that is surrounded by an outer wall of the device, through the outer wall. One or more electrodes which may be electrically contacted through the outer wall are arranged in the interior space, each of which electrodes electrically contacts two or more of the conductor tracks in the interior space.
US11512617B2	Jet pump diffuser for a separator A diffuser for a jet pump of a separator comprises an inlet defining a first flow area; an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet through which fluid exits the diffuser, in which a flow path extends from the inlet to the outlet, and in which the outlet defines a second flow area greater than the first flow area so that a velocity of fluid flowing through the inlet is greater than a velocity of fluid flowing through the outlet; and a communication port extending through a wall of the diffuser with an inlet in communication with an interior of the diffuser and an outlet in communication with an exterior of the diffuser, in which the communication port inlet is between the diffuser inlet and the diffuser outlet, so that contaminants separated from the fluid stream are removed through the communication port.
US11512616B2	Oil pan structure for internal combustion engine The present disclosure describes an oil pan structure including a storing portion that stores oil for an internal combustion engine. The storing portion includes a shallow bottom portion, a deep bottom portion deeper than the shallow bottom portion, and a connection surface that connects the shallow bottom portion and the deep bottom portion between the shallow bottom portion and the deep bottom portion. A side wall is formed at a position facing the connection surface with the shallow bottom portion interposed between the side wall and the connection surface. A rib is formed on a back surface of the shallow bottom portion so as to extend from one side or another side of the side wall in a width direction of the shallow bottom portion toward an end portion of the connection surface on an opposite side in the width direction.
US11512615B2	Device for supplying an oil tank from a second tank An evaluation of the oil level of an aircraft engine tank from doses of oil delivered from another tank by a pump can be checked by comparing the evaluation of the volume provided by a sensor associated with the engine tank with an estimation of the volume extracted from the aircraft rank, either by another level sensor associated with this tank, or directly from the control of the pump. This comparison is made by a module capable of notifying staff of the need to check or maintain the device, and in particular to check if the sensor is operating correctly. Application to aeronautics, in particular to devices wherein a single aircraft tank supplies all the engine tanks.
US11512606B1	Micro-turbine generator multi-stage turbine with interstage catalytic converter The electrical power generation system including a micro-turbine including a combustor, a first stage turbine configured to be driven by a combustor exhaust from the combustor, at least one compressor operably connected to the combustor to provide a compressed airflow to the combustor, a catalytic converter configured convert the combustor exhaust to a catalytic exhaust that includes at least exothermic heat, a second stage turbine configured to be driven by the catalytic exhaust from the catalytic converter, and one or more shafts connecting the first stage turbine and the second stage turbine to the at least one compressor such that rotation of the first stage turbine and the second stage turbine drives rotation of the at least one compressor.
US11512604B1	Spring for radially stacked assemblies A vane assembly includes a platform. A vane cover is arranged adjacent the platform. The vane cover has a protrusion that provides a spring land. The spring land is arranged at an angle relative to the vane cover. A spring assembly has a plunger. The plunger is in contact with the spring land.
US11512596B2	Vane arc segment with flange having step A vane arc segment includes an airfoil fairing that has a platform and an airfoil section that extends therefrom. The platform defines periphery edge faces, a gaspath face, and a non-gaspath face. The platform has a flange that projects radially from the non-gaspath face. The flange defines a forward flange face, an aft flange face, and a radial flange face. The flange has an end portion adjacent one of the periphery edges. The end portion includes a step that defines a radial step face that is radially intermediate the radial flange face and the non-gaspath face.
US11512594B2	System and method for modulating airflow into a bore of a rotor to control blade tip clearance A system for modulating airflow into a bore defined by a rotor of a gas turbine engine defining an axial direction, a circumferential direction, and a radial direction is provided. The system includes a movable member positioned forward of a first stage of rotor blades of the rotor. The movable member is movable between at least a first position and a second position to modulate airflow into the bore via a plurality of opening in fluid communication with the bore.
US11512590B2	Gathering and segregation of heterogeneous crude sources Systems and methods are provided for gathering and segregation of oil extracted from a resource fields with a plurality of disparate sources in relatively close proximity. Instead of assigning a quality and/or destination for crude oil from an extraction source based on the origin of the crude oil, the crude oil can be characterized while still in local storage at or near the wellhead prior to transport to a refinery, a shipping or pipeline terminal, or another type destination for crude oil. Based on the characterization, one or more characteristics of the crude oil can be used to assign the crude oil to one of a plurality of destinations. The crude oil can then be transported to the assigned destination.
US11512588B2	Drilling dynamics data recorder A drilling dynamics data recorder is positioned within a slot in a downhole tool. The drilling dynamics data recorder may include a sensor package, the sensor package including one or more drilling dynamics sensors and a processor, the processor in data communication with the one or more drilling dynamics sensors. The drilling dynamics data recorder may also include a memory module, the memory module in data communication with the one or more drilling dynamics sensors and a communication port, the communication port in data communication with the memory module. The drilling dynamics data recorder may further include an electrical energy source, the electrical energy source in electrical communication with the memory module, the one or more drilling dynamics sensors, and the processor.
US11512583B2	Integrated collar sensor for a downhole tool Aspects of the subject technology relate to a sensor for a downhole tool. The downhole tool can include a collar and a sensor. The sensor can be secured to the collar for measuring one or more operational characteristics of the downhole tool during operation of the downhole tool. The sensor can include a substrate. The sensor can also include a plurality of strain gauges disposed on the substrate. The plurality of strain gauges can be configured to measure axial strains and torsional strains on the collar for measuring the one or more operational characteristics of the downhole tool.
US11512581B2	Fiber optic sensing of wellbore leaks during cement curing using a cement plug deployment system A method includes attaching a fiber optic cable to a cementing tool configured to attach to a cementing plug displace cement in a hydrocarbon well. The method can also include deploying the cementing tool in the hydrocarbon well to cause the cementing plug to begin releasing cement to form to displace cement to form a cement sheath in the hydrocarbon well. Additionally, the method can also include receiving, by a sensor receiver at a wellhead of the hydrocarbon well, a signal with cementing data as the cement sheath cures. Furthermore, the method can also include determining whether the cement sheath is curing properly. A system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also provided.
US11512580B2	Real-time estimation of reservoir porosity from mud gas data Systems and methods include a method for generating a real-time reservoir porosity log. Historical gas-porosity data is received from previously-drilled and logged wells. The historical gas-porosity data identifies relationships between gas measurements obtained during drilling and reservoir porosity determined after drilling. A gas-porosity model is trained using machine learning and the historical gas-porosity data. Real-time gas measurements are obtained during drilling of a new well. A real-time reservoir porosity log is generated for the new well using the gas-porosity model and real-time gas measurements.
US11512577B2	Steerable drilling bi-directional communications system and methods An apparatus and method of operating a drilling system with a directional guidance system and a drilling operation system is described. The directional guidance system and drilling operation system may engage in bi-directional communication during a slide drilling operation. This communication may be continual during the drilling operation. Parameters of the drilling instructions and the drilling operation system may be changed in response to these communications resulting in new instructions and changed slide drilling operations.
US11512574B1	Primary proppant flowback control Techniques of the present disclosure relate to proppant flowback control using a plug and perf completion. A method comprises disposing a resin in at least one cluster of fractures of a stage; disposing an activator for the resin in the stage; displacing the activator from the wellbore and into the at least one cluster of the stage with a plug attached to a perforating apparatus; setting the plug such that the resin and the activator are contained in the stage; and perforating a subsequent stage.
US11512571B2	Automated diagnostics of electronic instrumentation in a system for fracturing a well and associated methods Systems and methods for identifying a status of components of hydraulic fracturing units including a prime mover and a hydraulic fracturing pump to pump fracturing fluid into a wellhead via a manifold may include a diagnostic control assembly. The diagnostic control assembly may include sensors associated with the hydraulic fracturing units or the manifold, and a supervisory control unit to determine whether the sensors are generating signals outside a calibration range, determine whether a fluid parameter associated with an auxiliary system of the hydraulic fracturing units is indicative of a fluid-related problem, determine whether lubrication associated with the prime mover, the hydraulic fracturing pump, or a transmission of the hydraulic fracturing units has a lubrication fluid temperature greater than a maximum lubrication temperature, or determine an extent to which a heat exchanger assembly associated with the hydraulic fracturing units is cooling fluid passing through the heat exchanger assembly.
US11512568B2	Real-time fracture monitoring, evaluation and control Systems and methods of the present disclosure generally relate to monitoring, evaluating, and controlling fracture geometry during a hydraulic fracturing operation, in real time. A method comprises measuring a signal representing a condition in a wellbore; inputting the signal into a model for estimating a dimension of a dominant fracture; determining the dimension of the dominant fracture; determining a target dimension for the dominant fracture; and minimizing a difference between the dimension of the dominant fracture and the target dimension in real time, by adjusting at least an injection pressure or flow rate of a hydraulic fracturing fluid into the wellbore.
US11512557B2	Integrated system and method for automated monitoring and control of sand-prone well Measurement data including data of a sand production rate from a sand metering sensor, pressure data from a pressure sensor, and data of a metal loss value from a metal loss sensor is obtained. A maximum sand erosional velocity ratio and a pressure drawdown are determined. An optimum choke valve setting is determined based on a predefined correlation between the sand production rate, the pressure drawdown, and the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio, in response to determining that the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio is not within a predetermined maximum sand erosional velocity ratio limit. An updated pressure drawdown produced by the determined optimum choke valve setting is within a predetermined pressure drawdown operating window. The surface choke valve is set based on the determined optimum choke valve setting. The well is shutdown by triggering an emergency shutdown device in response to determining that the obtained metal loss value has reached a predefined metal loss limit value.
US11512549B2	Well surface safety valve assembly with a ball valve and back pressure valve A valve assembly is installed within a wellhead such as a conventional tubing hanger or casing hanger used to suspend pipe or other tubular goods in a well. A seal bushing assembly is installed in a tubing head assembly or other wellhead component. A hanger valve assembly is stung into the seal bushing assembly and includes a valve that can be selectively opened or closed. In the open position, the valve does not restrict a central flow path diameter through the hanger and wellhead. In the closed position, the valve contains pressure and/or fluid flow and fully seals against wellbore pressure acting on the valve. A wellhead adapter covers the hanger valve assembly and provides an attachment point for a conventional Christmas tree or other wellhead equipment.
US11512547B2	Dump bailers A dump bailer includes a bailer body defining an interior space for conveying cement slurry downhole. A dump release mechanism is operatively connected to the bailer body for releasing cement slurry from the interior space. An agitator is operatively connected to the bailer body for agitating cement slurry in the interior space. In general, in another aspect, the disclosed embodiments relate to a method of delivering cement slurry to a downhole position in a well bore. The method includes a running a bailer downhole in a well bore, wherein cement slurry is housed within the bailer. The method includes agitating the cement slurry within the bailer and releasing the cement slurry from the bailer into the well bore.
US11512543B2	Method for quantifying the volumetric flow rate of a flow of a drilling mud in a floating structure for subsoil drilling In a method for quantifying a volumetric flow rate of a flow of drilling mud in a floating structure for subsoil drilling, a flowmeter and a detection device are provided on a floating structure for subsoil drilling. The flowmeter generates a flow signal. The detection device generates a heave signal representative of a vertical heave of the floating structure. A processor transforms the flow signal into a first spectrum in the frequency domain and the heave signal into a second spectrum in the frequency domain. The processor compares the first spectrum with the second spectrum, obtaining a resultant spectrum. The processor transforms the resultant spectrum into a resultant signal in the time domain. The processor determines a mean value of the flow signal, adds the resultant signal to the mean value, obtaining a quantification of a flow of drilling mud in the floating structure.
US11512541B2	Hydraulically driven hole cleaning apparatus An apparatus includes a tool body having a bore that is aligned with a lengthwise axis and a rotating assembly coupled to the tool body. The rotating assembly includes a turbine wheel that is disposed adjacent to an inner surface of the wall and exposed to the bore. The rotating assembly includes an impeller that is disposed adjacent to an outer surface of the wall in a position corresponding to the turbine wheel. Each of the turbine wheel and impeller has a respective axis of rotation that is transverse to the lengthwise axis. The rotating assembly includes a link rod that couples the turbine wheel to the impeller and is used to transfer mechanical energy generated by the turbine wheel to the impeller. The apparatus is operable by fluid flow through a drill string to increase pressure in a wellbore annulus and enhance transportation of formation cuttings up the annulus.
US11512535B2	Dual rotary elevating geotechnical drill An apparatus is configured for undersea use, such as for penetrating a seabed for forming a borehole therein, including with optional data acquisition and logging capabilities. A first or base module (12) of the apparatus is adapted for engaging the seabed. A first elevator (16) provides longitudinal movement of a second or upper module (14) relative to the base module (12) along a drilling axis. The relative movement of the upper and base modules may be used in the course of independently moving first (18) and second (20) rotary units along the drilling axis to cause a drill rod (R) and a drill casing (C) to penetrate the seabed such that the collapse of the borehole is avoided.
US11512530B2	Roller blind driving device with motor in upper beam A roller blind driving device with a motor in an upper beam, the upper beam has a containing cavity, the motor and a pipe coiler body. The motor is installed in the containing cavity of the upper beam; the installation location of the motor in the prior art is improved as the interior of the containing cavity of the upper beam, and the motor is in transmission connection with the pipe coiler body through the transmission structure, so as to apply to pipe coiler bodies with various specifications. The motor with single volume is adopted to reduce the cost of manufacturers.
US11512525B2	Pile weatherstripping and other pile and brush articles having piles or brushes exclusively of polyamide (nylon) reactively bonded to an unlike plastic material especially polypropylene Pile articles (20,22), especially pile weather stripping, and a method and apparatus (10) for making such articles where the backing (24) and the pile (26) are of unlike material, especially nylon yarn for the pile (26) and polypropylene containing material for the backing (24), wherein prior to the welding of the pile (26) to the backing (24) the pile is first pre-heated using ultrasonic energy to melt the pile in a region (65) thereof where the pile is ultrasonically welded to the backing and before the weld is made. The ultrasonic melting occurs upstream of the location where the pile (26) is welded to the backing (24) so that the ultrasonically pre-heated melted region (65) of the pile (26) can cool and become at least partially solidified. Then pile (26) at the pre-heated melted region (65) is welded to the backing (24) and causes a reactive or chemical weld to occur, thereby attaching the pile (26) to the backing (24).
US11512524B1	Fire-rated elevator door frame and transom flush with door Some examples provide a fire-rated elevator door frame assembly with a flush transom. The transom includes a transom assembly. A fire-rated partition sits behind the transom on the hoistway side of the elevator doors. Architectural cladding can be applied to the front of the transom and to the front of the elevator doors giving the appearance that the flush transom extends high above the elevator doors.
US11512515B2	Hold lock mechanism for vehicle door and vehicle door opening and closing apparatus having the same A hold lock mechanism for a vehicle door, the hold lock mechanism including a grip assembly configured to be mounted on a vehicle body, the grip assembly including a pair of grip members configured to releasably grip a door component and a hook provided on at least one of grip members, and a release assembly mounted on the door component, the release assembly including a release member configured to releasably engage with the hook.
US11512509B2	Closure latch assembly with latch mechanism having roller pawl assembly A closure latch assembly having a latch mechanism is provided. The latch mechanism includes a ratchet and a pawl assembly pivotally supported for movement between a ratchet holding position whereat the pawl assembly is positioned to hold the ratchet in its striker capture position and a ratchet releasing position whereat the pawl assembly is located to permit movement of the ratchet to its striker release position. The pawl assembly has a carrier and a pawl configured for rotation relative to one another about a pawl pin and a roller carried by the carrier. The roller is disposed between the pawl and the ratchet for selective rolling movement therebetween. The roller is disposed into abutment with a closing surface of the ratchet while the pawl assembly is in the ratchet holding position and is spaced from closing surface while the pawl assembly is in the ratchet releasing position.
US11512500B1	Modified tilt latch bolt An improved tilt latch bolt for a double-hung window with a groove or channel formed in either the biased or planar portion of the bolt nose for engaging a portion of the window frame when the window is under duress is disclosed herein. The grooves and channels define a depth of at least five thousandths of an inch (0.127 cm). The deformable cantilever, by virtue of being formed above, and extending over the channel, is resilient such that were a portion of the window jamb to clear the width of channel, the deformable cantilever provides a small degree of tolerance to capture the wayward window jamb before it inadvertently rotates out of the sash, for example in inclement weather conditions.
US11512495B2	Flat key profile for a lock-key system The invention relates to a flat key profile for a lock and key system in which a key channel corresponding to the key profile is provided in the lock cylinder. In this case, the key profile of the key shank facing the key back upper profile section and a key face facing the lower profile section, wherein in the lower profile section in a side surface of the key shank a triangular, the center plane of the key shank superior, paracentric profile groove (2) provided on the opposite side surface of the key shank one above or below the opposite paracentric profile groove (2) arranged, triangular profile groove (3; 4) is provided, the arrangement of the paracentric profile groove relative to the opposite profile groove is such that an imaginary line (7), the vertical to the keychain plane from the intersection of the upper or lower leg of the paracentric profile groove with the key side surface to the opposite profile groove extends, to an imaginary line (5) extending from the intersection of the upper or lower leg of the opposite profile groove with the key side surface extends to the paracentric profile groove, a vertical distance (9).
US11512465B2	Method of pouring polyisocyanurate foam directly onto a facer to improve cell orientation and density stratification A method of forming a polyisocyanurate foam board includes providing a polyol and adding an isocyanate to the polyol to form a polyisocyanurate foam. A first inner surface of a first facer material is treated with a first flow of hydroxyl containing molecules. A second inner surface of a second facer material is treated with a second flow of hydroxyl containing molecules. The polyisocyanurate foam is coupled to the first treated inner surface and the second treated inner surface such that the polyisocyanurate is sandwiched between the first facer material and the second facer material, thereby exposing opposing outer surfaces of the polyisocyanurate foam to the hydroxyl containing molecules. A density of a medial portion of the polyisocyanurate foam is greater than a density of the polyisocyanurate at the opposing outer surfaces.
US11512456B2	Arcuate bit surface and blade assembly A tool bit comprises a shank portion defining a longitudinal axis; and a working portion. The working portion includes at least a first arcuate surface disposed longitudinally adjacent the shank portion.
US11512434B2	Water-dispersible composite structure and method of producing the same A water-dispersible composite structure, which comprises one or more layers, and a method of producing the same. At least a part of the layers is formed by a fibrous web or sheet containing 50-90 parts by weight of wood fibers and 10-90 parts by weight of annual or perennial plant fibers and/or 10-50 parts by weight of synthetic short-cut fibers, and 0.1-20% by weight of a binder, calculated from the weight of the fibers, and at least a part of the binder being a water-soluble polymer and another part a water dispersible binder, and the fibrous sheet or web being produced by wet forming. By means of the invention, the fibers of the composite structure can be recovered and recycled by equipment conventionally used in the paper and paperboard industry.
US11512428B2	Combustion of streams derived from hot water extraction of wood material Various techniques are described for enhanced combustion of hot water extraction (HWE) derived liquor. For example, the HWE derived liquor can be pre-treated prior to introduction into a combustion chamber. The pre-treatment can include subjecting HWE derived liquor to filtration to remove suspended solids, evaporation to produce a first stage concentrated HWE liquor; additional concentration to produce a second stage concentrated HWE liquor; additional filtration to remove additional suspended solids; and pre-heating to produce a preheated HWE liquor. The preheated HWE liquor can be atomized and combined with pre-heated combustion air supplied into a combustion chamber to effect combustion of the HWE derived liquor.
US11512423B1	Methods and systems for 3D folding of garments and other articles Fabric items of dissimilar size and/or shape are manipulated and joined. A system includes a folding table for folding a fabric item. The folding table includes a first platen moveable relative to a second platen between a folded position and an unfolded position. The first platen is substantially coplanar with the second platen in the unfolded position. The second platen is disposed above the first platen in the folded position. The system includes a robot that includes a fold plate that is positioned with respect to a first fabric item to facilitate the folding of the first fabric item. The first fabric item is folded twice on the folding table such that first and second edges of the first fabric item can be aligned with corresponding first and second edges of a second fabric item. The first and second fabric items are joined at the respective first and second edges.
US11512417B2	Enzyme-responsive shape memory polymers An enzyme responsive shape memory polymer formed from a glassy, cross-linked shape memory polymer that incorporates ester bonds that are responsive to the present of an enzyme. PCL-based polyurethanes (featuring simple alternation of PCL diol and lysine-based diisocyanate) are degradable by Amano lipase PS. A non-degradable thermoplastic elastomer may be dual electrospun with a polycaprolactone based TPU with the fixing phase compressed so that the composite is ready for enzymatically triggered contraction. Alternatively, the elastomer may be a PCL copolymer-based polyurethane amorphous elastomer that is both degradable and elastomeric and put into compression so that upon enzymatic degradation of the elastomeric phase the scaffold expands.
US11512416B2	Braided medical device and manufacturing method thereof An medical implantable occlusion device (100) is disclosed having a collapsed state and an expanded state and comprising a braiding (101) of at least one thread, and a distal end (102) comprised of said braiding. The distal end comprises loops (103, 104, 204, 304) formed by loop strands (105, 106, 206, 306) of the at least one thread, wherein, at least in said expanded state, each loop strand has a curved shape and extends away from a centre point (117) of the distal end, whereby an apex point (107, 108, 208, 308) of each of the loop strands corresponds to the turning point of the curved shape and to the point of each of the loop strands being arranged closest to the centre point. At least one of the loop strands is displaced from the centre point by a centre distance (109, 110, 210, 310), and the apex point lie at a distance from a periphery (113) of the distal end.
US11512410B2	Antibody phage display library The present invention discloses a naïve antibody phage display library (APDL), a process for producing the same and a method of obtaining manufacturable antibodies as soluble Fabs from the antibody phage display library.
US11512377B2	Corrosion protection with Al/Zn-based coatings Red rust staining of Al/Zn coated steel strip in “acid rain” or “polluted” environments can be minimised by forming the coating as an Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coating with an OT:SDAS ratio greater than a value of 0.5:1, where OT is the overlay thickness on a surface of the strip and SDAS is the measure of the secondary dendrite arm spacing for the Al-rich alpha phase dendrites in the coating. Red rust staining in “acid rain” or “polluted” environments and corrosion at cut edges in marine environments can be minimised in Al—Zn—Si—Mg alloy coatings on steel strip by selection of the composition (principally Mg and Si) and solidification control (principally by cooling rate) and forming Mg2Si phase particles of a particular morphology in interdendritic channels.
US11512369B2	Method for producing ingots consisting of a metal compound containing titanium A method for manufacturing an ingot made of titanium-based metallic compound, includes providing raw material fragments; melting the raw material fragments into a liquid metal in at least one basin; keeping in the molten state the liquid metal in the at least one basin; pouring the liquid metal from the at least one basin into a crucible by overflow from the at least one basin into the crucible; forming an ingot by cooling of the liquid metal into the crucible; wherein the method further includes preheating the raw material fragments before the melting of the raw material fragments with a preheating temperature higher than or equal to 75% of the liquidus temperature of the raw material fragments, and lower less than the liquidus temperature of the raw material fragments.
US11512357B2	Gamma herpesvirus circular RNA In an embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of γ-herpesvirus circRNA. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of EBV circRNA. In still another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of KSHV circRNA. The method can be expanded to other herpesviruses and even non-herpesviruses that generate circRNA upon cellular infection.
US11512355B2	Liver cancer detection kit or device, and detection method It is intended to provide a kit or device for the detection of liver cancer and a method for detecting liver cancer. The present invention relates to a kit or device for the detection of liver cancer, comprising a nucleic acid capable of specifically binding to miRNA in a sample of a subject, and a method for detecting liver cancer, comprising measuring the miRNA in vitro.
US11512353B2	Method to predict response to neuropsychiatric drugs using variation in the serotonin 7 receptor (HTR7) gene Provided herein are, inter alia, methods whereby response to psychotropic drugs can be predicted, methods of treating neuropsychiatric disorders, and methods of detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) relating to treating neuropsychiatric disorders.
US11512346B2	Method for sequencing a direct repeat Described herein is a method of sequencing a template that comprises a direct repeat, comprising: (a) in the same reaction, hybridizing a primer to a first site that is upstream of the first repeat sequence and hybridizing a primer to a second site that is upstream of the second repeat sequence, wherein the first and second sites are: (i) upstream of the first and second repeat sequences, respectively, and (ii) equidistant from the first and second repeat sequences; and (b) subjecting the hybridization product of (a) to a sequencing-by-synthesis sequencing reaction to produce a sequence read that comprises a combination of the first and second repeat sequences.
US11512345B1	Methods and apparatuses for generating peptides by synthesizing a portion of a design space to identify peptides having non-canonical amino acids In one aspect, a computer-implemented automated flow synthesis platform configured to use an artificial intelligence (AI) engine is disclosed and includes a reaction chamber configured to synthesize a sequence, detectors configured to monitor the synthesis of the sequence in the reaction chamber, wherein the synthesis uses an automated flow process, and a computing device communicatively coupled to the detectors. The computing device receives measurements from the one or more detectors, wherein the measurements comprise a spectral profile at each coupling of each amino acid in the sequence, trains, using training data comprising the measurements, machine learning models to determine a synthesizing recipe that enables the sequence to be synthesized, wherein the synthesizing recipe comprises parameters used during the automated flow process to synthesize the sequence, and controls, using the synthesizing recipe, the synthesis of the sequence in the reaction chamber.
US11512340B2	Methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries Embodiments provided herein relate to methods and compositions for preparing nucleic acid libraries. Some embodiments include preparing libraries from nucleic acids obtained from degraded samples, such as ancient samples and fixed samples.
US11512321B2	Methods and compositions for the introduction and regulated expression of genes in plants Compositions and methods are provided for the introduction and the regulated expression of genes in plants. Compositions include promoter constructs that provide a level of activity useful for the regulated expression of site-specific recombinases, while avoiding premature excision. Further provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding novel babyboom polypeptides, expression cassettes, and plants comprising the same. Methods for the introduction of genes into plants are provided, including methods for plastid transformation and methods for the transformation of tissues from mature seeds and leaves.
US11512311B2	Systems and methods for treating alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency CRISPR/RNA-guided nuclease-related compositions and methods for treatment of A1AT deficiency and associated conditions are disclosed.
US11512302B2	Modifications to lysine decarboxylase enzymes The invention provides CadA polypeptides with mutations that increase activity in alkaline pH compared to the wild-type lysine decarboxylase. The invention also provides methods of generating such mutant polypeptides, microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress the mutant polypeptides, and methods of generating such microorganism.
US11512300B2	Xanthan lyase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to xanthan lyase variants and methods for obtaining xanthan lyase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US11512297B2	Affinity tag for recombination protein recruitment The present disclosure provides compositions and methods to increase the percentage of edited cells in a cell population when employing nucleic-acid guided editing, as well as automated multi-module instruments for performing these methods. Specifically, the disclosure relates to methods, compositions, modules and automated multi-module cell processing instruments that increase the efficiency of nucleic acid-guided editing in a cell population using a nucleic acid nuclease (i.e., an RNA-guided nuclease or “RGN”)/single-strand binding protein (“SSB”) fusion system. The system leverages a single-strand binding protein (SSP) and single-strand DNA annealing protein (“SSAP”) interactions to drive enhanced recruitment.
US11512296B2	Using proteases to control restriction enzyme activity Proteases are enzymes which hydrolyze protein enzymes, eliminating their activity. The present invention exploits the hydrolyzing activity of proteases including proteinase K, endoproteinase LysC and/or trypsin to control the activity of restriction enzymes and/or eliminate or reduce production of unwanted DNA or RNA fragments (known as star activity).
US11512292B2	Cytotoxic antibody An antibody that binds a glycosylated protein is disclosed, wherein the glycosylation comprises the glycan motif Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GlcNAcβ1-3Galβ1 or Fucα1-2Galβ1-3GlcNAc. Antibodies that are cytotoxic against undifferentiated pluripotent cells are also disclosed.
US11512291B2	Satellite cells and compositions and methods for producing the same Disclosed herein are methods for generating satellite cells and compositions including satellite cells.
US11512283B2	Media for culturing stem cells Well-defined, xeno-free culture media which comprise a TGF-beta isoform or the chimera formed between IL6 and the soluble IL6 receptor (IL6RIL6), which are capable of maintaining stem cells, and particularly, human embryonic stem cells, in an undifferentiated state are provided. Also provided are cell cultures comprising the culture media and the stem cells and methods of expanding and deriving embryonic stem cells in such well-defined, xeno-free culture media. In addition, the present invention provides methods of differentiating ESCs or EBs formed therefrom for the generation of lineage specific cells.
US11512282B2	Enhanced placental stem cells and uses thereof Provided herein are placental stem cells that exhibit increased survival (“enhanced placental stem cells”), compositions comprising such placental stem cells, and methods of using such placental stem cells and compositions.
US11512280B2	Method for culturing spore-forming bacteria, and method for producing useful substance An object of the present invention is to provide a novel culturing method by which spores can be efficiently produced. The present invention further provides a method for culturing sporulating bacteria, comprising adding a sporulation-inhibiting substance into a medium for culturing sporulating bacteria, wherein the carbon content in the medium is 9.1 g/L or more, and preferably further comprising a step of adding a sporulation-accelerating substance to the medium.
US11512277B2	Instruments for processing cells Disclosed herein is an instrument suitable for processing cells for example culturing, concentrating or washing said cells, the instrument comprising: a housing for accommodating mechanical elements including at least one fluid pump; and a disposable processing kit complementary to the mechanical elements within the housing and comprising a fluid circuit including a fluid reservoir and plural fluid paths capable of carrying fluid flow caused by said pump(s), the instrument further including a mechanism for determining the quantity, or change in quantity of the fluid in the reservoir resulting from said fluid flow, the instrument yet further comprising a controller operable to control at least the pump and operable to perform a fault determination process, which includes the steps of determining the expected flow rate of said pump(s) calculated from the speed of the pump(s) and comparing that expected flow with the change in quantity of the fluid in the reservoir as determined by said mechanism.
US11512272B2	Solid state fermentation reactor equipped with active support material An active solid state fermentation bioreactor for producing gases, liquid(s) or solids from gaseous or gaseous and liquid starting materials and a fermentation process using the reactor are disclosed, The bioreactor includes three major phases; a solid phase including the porous solid support, a liquid phase comprising liquid, and a gaseous phase. The solid phase includes a porous solid support, in which at least 20% of the pore volumes have a size resulting in a liquid suction of about 0.01 to about 0.1 bars if these pores are filled with liquid, the porous solid support is inoculated with desired micro-organisms, the volume of the gaseous phase is 20% to 60% of the volume of the bioreactor, and the liquid phase is at least 20% of the reactor volume, The unsaturated capillary conductivity of filling/packing solid material of the bioreactor is at least 0.1 cm/ h. The solid state fermentation bioreactor enables a large gas-liquid interface, in which the filling material has a good capillary conductivity despite the unsaturated state.
US11512267B2	Active substance wafer The present invention relates to an active substance wafer and methods for producing such an active substance wafer. Further, the present invention relates to the use of such an active substance wafer as/in a laundry care agent, a hand laundry washing agent or a dishwashing agent and to a product selected from these agents consisting or comprising an active substance wafer.
US11512260B2	Pulse detonation shockwave gasifier Gasifiers, gasification systems, and methods for producing synthesis gas are disclosed. A gasifier can include a gasifier body. A feeder can be positioned to feed an organic material into the gasifier body. A pulse detonation burner can be located under or above the gasifier body and connected to the gasifier body to direct supersonic shockwaves upward into the gasifier body to heat the organic material and to form a jet spouted bed of the organic material or to operate as an entrained flow reactor. An outlet can be located at the gasifier body to allow removal of synthesis gas, residual ash, and other reaction products.
US11512254B2	Quantum dots, and an electronic device including the same A quantum dot including a core including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a Group III-V compound, and a shell disposed on the core and including a semiconductor nanocrystal including a Group II-VI compound, wherein the quantum dots do not include cadmium, the shell includes a first layer disposed directly on the core and including a second semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc and selenium, a second layer, the second layer being an outermost layer of the shell and including a third semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc and sulfur, and a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer and including a fourth semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc, selenium, and optionally sulfur, and a difference between a peak emission wavelength of a colloidal solution of the quantum dot and a peak emission wavelength of a film prepared from the colloidal solution is less than or equal to about 5 nanometers (nm).
US11512250B2	Method of producing β-sialon fluorescent material Provided is a method of producing a β-sialon fluorescent material having a high light emission intensity and an excellent light emission luminance. The method includes preparing a calcined product having a composition of β-sialon containing an activating element; grinding the calcined product to obtain a ground product; and heat-treating the ground product to obtain a heat-treated product. A specific surface area of the ground product is 0.2 m2/g or more.
US11512249B2	Method for producing nitride fluorescent material, nitride fluorescent material and light emitting device Disclosed are a production method for a nitride fluorescent material, a nitride fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method is for producing a nitride fluorescent material that has, as a fluorescent material core, a calcined body having a composition containing at least one element Ma selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ba and Mg, at least one element Mb selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K, at least one element Mc selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb and Mn, and Al, and optionally Si, and N, and the method includes preparing a calcined body having the above-mentioned composition, bringing the calcined body into contact with a fluorine-containing substance, and subjecting it to a first heat treatment at a temperature of 100° C. or higher and 500° C. or lower to form a fluoride-containing first film on the calcined body, and forming on the calcined body, a second film that contains a metal oxide containing at least one metal element M2 selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ti, Zr, Sn and Zn and subjecting it to a second heat treatment at a temperature in a range of higher than 250° C. and 500° C. or lower.
US11512237B2	Room temperature curable compositions A room temperature curable sealant/adhesive composition is disclosed. The room temperature curable sealant/adhesive composition comprises: A) one or more organopolysiloxanes; B) a hydrophilic material; C) a cross-linker; D) a titanate catalyst and/or a zirconate catalyst; and E) one or more optional ingredients. A silicone elastomer formed therefrom and related methods are also disclosed. In general, such compositions (upon several hours of contact with water) do not repel water, but rather retain and pick-up water and/or can be wetted by aqueous materials subsequent to exposure.
US11512235B2	Adhesive composition and polarizing plate comprising adhesive layer formed using same An adhesive composition and a polarizing plate including an adhesive layer formed using the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an adhesive composition includes 3-ethyl-3-(2-ethylhexyloxy)methyloxetane, 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane, 3,3′-oxybis(methylene)bis(3-ethyloxetane), an acryl-based compound, an aromatic epoxy compound, and an alicyclic epoxy compound, wherein the 3-ethyl-3-(2-ethylhexyloxy)methyloxetane is present in an amount of 20 parts by weight to 40 parts by weight, the 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane is present in 2 parts by weight to 8 parts by weight, the 3,3′-oxybis(methylene)bis(3-ethyloxetane) is present in 2 parts by weight to 8 parts by weight, the acryl-based compound is present in 5 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight, the aromatic epoxy compound is present in 7 parts by weight to 40 parts by weight, and the alicyclic epoxy compound is present in 10 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the adhesive composition.
US11512234B2	Farnesene-based tackifying resins and adhesive compositions containing the same An adhesive composition made from an elastomer and a tackifying resin. The tackifying resin includes a farnesene polymer or copolymer having the following properties: i) less than 10 weight percent of volatile organic compounds; ii) Mn between 300 Da and 1000 Da; iii) Mw between 400 Da and 3000 Da; iv) Mw/Mn between 1.00 and 3.00; v) Tg between −50° C. and 20° C.; and vi) viscosity between 400,000 cP and 1,000,000 cP at 25° C. A method of making the farnesene-based polymer or copolymer includes combining a farnesene monomer and a solvent and optionally adding one or more co-monomers selected from dienes, branched mono-olefins, and vinyl aromatics, to provide a monomer feed, and polymerizing the monomer feed by combining it with a Friedel-Crafts initiator in a vessel. The farnesene-based polymer or copolymer tackifier may be combined with one or more elastomers and one or more other tackifiers to form an adhesive composition.
US11512233B2	Protective film A protective film 10 of the present invention includes a base material layer and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and is used by being attached to a resin substrate 21 at the time of performing heat bending on the resin substrate 21. The pressure sensitive adhesive layer contains a polyolefin having a melting point of lower than 125° C. The base material layer has a first layer which contains a polyolefin having a melting point of 150° C. or higher, and a second layer which contains an adhesive resin. In a case of heating the protective film 100 having such a configuration, in a state of being interposed between two attaching substrates which are formed of polycarbonate, at 145° C. for 30 minutes, peeling off one attaching substrate on the side of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer at 25° C., and then viewing a surface of the one attaching substrate in a plan view, a residual ratio of an area where the pressure sensitive adhesive layer remains is 5% or less.
US11512229B2	Polyurethane foam and methods of forming the same A polyurethane foam may include an isocyanate polymer component and a polyol component. The polyol component may include a polyol having a molecular weight of at least about 500 kg/mol and not greater than about 6000 kg/mol. The polyurethane foam may have an elongation of at least about 500%. The polyurethane foam may further have a density of at least about 250 g/L and a tensile strength of not greater than about 1000 kPa.
US11512222B2	Method of preparing an oxidatively curable coating formulation The present invention relates to a method of preparing an oxidatively curable coating formulation made from an oxidatively curable alkyd-based resin, a complex comprising one or more manganese ions and one or more triazacyclononane-based ligands; and to the use of triazacyclononane-based ligands for accelerating the rate of curing of an alkyd-based resin formulation by such complexes. The formulations may be paints or other oxidatively curable coating compositions.
US11512221B2	Powder paint composition The present invention provides a powder coating composition capable of forming a uniform coating film being superior in edge cover property and superior in insulation property. In addition, by a method for forming a coating film in which the coating composition according to the present invention is used, heating can be performed at low temperature. The powder coating composition comprises a bisphenol A type epoxy resin (A), a phenolic curing agent (B), and a curing accelerator (C) as coating film forming components.
US11512215B2	Metal nanowire ink and method for forming conductive film Fusing nanowire inks are described that can also comprise a hydrophilic polymer binder, such as a cellulose based binder. The fusing nanowire inks can be deposited onto a substrate surface and dried to drive the fusing process. Transparent conductive films can be formed with desirable properties.
US11512213B2	Perovskite polymer composite Disclosed herein is a polymeric film, the film comprising a polymeric matrix material, a plurality of perovskite nanocrystals and/or aggregates of perovskite nanocrystals dispersed throughout the polymeric matrix material. There is also disclosed a perovskite polymer resin composition, a perovskite-polymer resin composition, a perovskite ink and a method of forming a luminescent film using any one of the compositions or ink. Preferably, the perovskite material is a lead halide perovskite containing a cation selected from Cs, an alkylammonium ion, or a formamidinium ion. The polymeric matrix is preferably formed from monomers comprising a vinyl or an acrylate group.
US11512212B2	Actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink and image forming method An actinic radiation-curable inkjet ink contains an actinic radiation-polymerizable compound, surface-treated titanium oxide, and a wax. The surface-treated titanium oxide contains carbon atoms in an amount of 0.31 mass % to 2.0 mass % based on the total mass thereof.
US11512209B2	Antifouling coating composition, optical member, and light fixture The solid content contains a resin component (A) and a filler (B). The resin component (A) includes at least one of a fluorine-containing copolymer (a1) or a silicon-containing copolymer (a2). The fluorine-containing copolymer (a1) includes a fluorine-containing segment and an acrylic segment containing no fluorine or silicon. The silicon-containing copolymer (a2) includes a silicon-containing segment and an acrylic segment containing no fluorine or silicon. The filler (B) has a mean particle size falling within a range from 10 nm to 200 nm.
US11512201B2	Thixotropic polysiloxane pastes for additive manufacturing Shelf-stable, rapid crosslinking, “all-in-one” pastes useful as “inks” in additive manufacturing are provided. These pastes exhibit desirable rheological flow properties and crosslinking upon exposure to UV light. The pastes are based on vinylsilyl-functionalized, completely amorphous, linear terpolysiloxanes containing predominantly dimethylsiloxy-repeat units with small amounts of diphenylsiloxy-, methylphenylsiloxy-, diethylsiloxy-, and/or methyltrifluoroalkylsiloxy-crystallization disruptors. The base polymers are preferably compounded with a trimethylsilylated-hydrophobic silica filler, thixotropic flow agent, hydrosilyl-functionalized oligomeric crosslinker, and a catalytic system comprising platinum(II) acetylacetonate or trimethyl(methylcyclopentadienyl)-platinum(IV), and diethyl azodicarboxylate.
US11512187B2	Rubber composition and rubber crosslinked product A rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber of which iodine value is 120 or less, a polyetherester plasticizer, and a metallic compound, wherein an amount of stearic acid adsorbed by the metallic compound is 80 mg/g or more and 300 mg/g or less.
US11512175B2	Polyurethane film comprising graphene and preparation process thereof A polyurethane film comprising a polyurethane resin and graphene, wherein the graphene is present in an amount of 1 to 30% by weight on the total weight of the film and consists of graphene nano-platelets, wherein at least 90% has a lateral dimension (x, y) of 50 to 50000 nm and a thickness (z) of 0.34 to 50 nm, wherein the lateral dimension is always greater than the thickness (x, y>z), wherein the C/O ratio is ≥100:1, and a preparation process thereof.
US11512173B2	Method of producing carbon fibers and carbon fiber composites from plant derived lignin and its blends Carbon fiber composites containing lignin carbon fibers are described. The lignin carbon fibers can be derived from organosolv lignin obtained from single source lignocellulosic feedstocks or combinations of such feedstocks or lignin obtained via other pulping or extraction methods. Also described are methods of preparing the carbon fiber composites.
US11512164B2	Composite material comprising a polyurethane-polyacrylate resin matrix The present invention relates to an isocyanate-reactive component B) comprising: B1) one or more organic polyols selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyetherester polyols, polymer polyols, polycarbonate polyols and polyethercarbonate polyols; B2) one or more compounds having the structure of Formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of alkylene having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, 2,2-bis(4-phenylene)propane, 1,4-bis(methylene)benzene, 1,3-bis(methylene)benzene, 1,2-bis(methylene)benzene; n is an integer selected from 1 to 6; and B3) at least one radical reaction adjuvant selected from the group consisting of aryl-substituted olefins, a composite material comprising a thermosetting polyurethane-polyacrylate resin matrix made with such isocyanate-reactive component B) and a reinforcement material and a process of preparing the same.
US11512153B2	Method of preparing aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound polymer and apparatus for preparing the same The present invention relates to a method of preparing an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound polymer including a step of separating volatile components from a polymerization product containing an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound polymer, a residual aromatic vinyl monomer, a residual vinyl cyanide monomer, and an organic solvent using a volatilization tank, and a step of condensing the separated volatile components using a condenser, wherein an organic solvent or an aromatic vinyl monomer is sprayed onto the volatile components being transferred to the condenser. Volatile components may be fully condensed in a condenser, thereby significantly reducing the amount of volatile components discharged to the outside without being condensed. Therefore, wastewater treatment costs consumed in treating the volatile components may be reduced, and the amount of vinyl cyanide monomers harmful to the human body discharged into the atmosphere may be significantly reduced.
US11512144B2	Compositions and methods for making antibodies based on use of an expression-enhancing loci This invention relates to site-specific integration and expression of recombinant proteins in eukaryotic cells. In particular, the invention includes compositions and methods for improved expression of antigen-binding proteins including monospecific and bispecifc antibodies in eukaryotic cells, particularly Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) cell lines, by employing multiple expression-enhancing locus.
US11512131B2	Anti-PD-L1 antibody and uses thereof The invention relates to a novel antibody and an antibody fragment that specifically bind to PD-L1 and a composition comprising the antibody or the antibody fragment. In addition, the invention relates to a nucleic acid encoding the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, a host cell comprising the nucleic acid, and a related use. Furthermore, the invention relates to a therapeutic and diagnostic use of these antibodies and antibody fragments. Particularly, the invention relates to a combined treatment of these antibodies and antibody fragments with other therapies.
US11512127B2	Antibodies to Feline McDonough Sarcoma (FMS)-like tyrosine kinase 3 receptor ligand (FLT3L) and uses thereof for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases Provided herein are anti-FLT3L antibodies and methods of using the antibodies to treat autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases.
US11512124B2	Fibronectin type III domain proteins with enhanced solubility Provided herein are polypeptides comprising a modified fibronectin type III (Fn3) domain, wherein the amino acid corresponding to residue 58 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is mutated, and wherein the solubility is enhanced relative to the solubility of a Fn3 domain in which the amino acid corresponding to residue 58 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is not mutated. Also provided are libraries comprising a plurality of the polypeptides and a method for identifying a polypeptide that binds to a target.
US11512118B2	Treatment of microbial infections The present invention is directed to improved microbial antigen vaccines, pharmaceutical compositions, immunogenic compositions and antibodies and their use in the treatment of microbial infections, particularly those of bacterial origin, including Staphylococcal origin. Ideally, the present invention is directed to a recombinant staphylococcal MSCRAMM or MSCRAMM-like proteins, or fragment thereof, with reduced binding to its host ligand, for use in therapy.
US11512115B2	Modified S1 subunit of the coronavirus spike protein The present invention relates i.a. to a recombinant avian coronavirus spike protein or fragment thereof comprising a mutation at amino acid position 267 to Cysteine. Further, the present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an avian coronavirus with such spike protein.
US11512103B2	Process for producing silyl phosphine compound and silyl phosphine compound The silyl phosphine compound is represented by the following general formula (1). A content of a compound represented by the following general formula (2) is not more than 0.3 mol %. In the general formula (1), each R is independently an alkyl group having not less than 1 and not more than 5 carbon atoms or an aryl group having not less than 6 and not more than 10 carbon atoms. In the general formula (2), R is the same as in the general formula (1).
US11512102B2	Organosilicon on solid oxides, and related complexes, compositions, methods and systems Organosilicon Lewis acids supported on activated oxides and metal oxo complexes grafted on the organosilicon Lewis acids as heterogeneous catalysts and the related compositions, methods and systems are described. These organosilicon Lewis acids and the grafted metal oxo complexes catalyze industrially important chemical reactions including, respectively, C—F bond activation and olefin metathesis reactions such as homocoupling and polymerizations.
US11512098B2	Scandium precursor for SC2O3 or SC2S3 atomic layer deposition Described are precursor compounds and methods for atomic layer deposition of films containing scandium(III) oxide or scandium(III) sulfide. Such films may be utilized as dielectric layers in semiconductor manufacturing processes, particular for depositing dielectric films and the use of such films in various electronic devices.
US11512094B2	Furoxan-based compounds and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of the formula (I), as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for using such compounds/pharmaceutical compositions for treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and multiple sclerosis (MS).
US11512092B2	Processes for the preparation of (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]-pyrazin-8-yl)-n-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide and solid state forms thereof The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, solid state forms thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment (including treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and various spondyloarthritic conditions, including types of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)), kits, methods of synthesis, and products-by-process. In various aspects, provided are methods for treating active non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA) and methods for treating active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
US11512088B2	Synthetic process and intermediates The present disclosure describes a synthetic process and novel intermediates related to spirocyclic azetidenyl-isobenzofuran derivatives having an isothiazoline moiety, which are useful as antiparasitics.
US11512086B2	Compound for organic electrical element, organic electrical element using compound, and electronic device therefor Provided is a novel compound capable of improving the light emitting efficiency, stability and life span of a device, and an organic electric element and an electronic device using the same.
US11512084B2	Degradation agent using autophagic mechanism of damaged mitochondria Provided is a degrader for injured mitochondria based on an autophagy mechanism, the degrader including a compound or a salt thereof, the compound containing a ligand capable of binding to or accumulating in mitochondria and a substituent represented by the following general formula (1): where R1, R2, and R3 are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a hydrogen atom or the like.
US11512080B2	CRBN ligands and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of CRBN, and the treatment of CRBN-mediated disorders.
US11512076B2	Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element comprising the same, and electronic device thereof Provided are a compound of Formula 1; an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, comprising a compound of Formula 1 in the organic material layer; and an electronic device comprising the element, which has lowered driving voltage and increased luminous efficiency and life time.
US11512072B2	Compositions and methods for preparing and using azetidines The present disclosure provides azetidine compounds of Formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their compositions, and methods for their use in determining azetidine compound binding to proteins. The azetidine compounds are useful as probes, for monitoring diacylglycerol kinase activity, and for identifying druggable targets.
US11512068B2	Process for the preparation of crystalline ridinilazole using acid addition salts The invention relates to acid addition salts of ridinilazole and processes for the preparation of ridinilazole using these acid addition salts. In addition, the present invention relates to processes for the preparation of ridinilazole in pure form using acid addition salts of ridinilazole as process intermediates.
US11512056B2	Guanidyl-containing P2Y12 receptor antagonist and preparation method and application thereof A P2Y12 receptor antagonist containing a guanidyl, and a preparation method and the use thereof. In particular, the present disclosure provides a pyridazinone-guanidine compound that is a compound of structural formula (I), or a stereoisomer of the above-mentioned compound, a pro-drug thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof. Such a compound has multiple pharmacological activities, especially has an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation, and can be used for preparing an anti-platelet aggregation pharmaceutical composition.
US11512053B2	Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US11512051B2	Spiro-lactam NMDA receptor modulators and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds having potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally delivered formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
US11512050B2	Process for perhydrolysis of aliphatic epoxides The present invention relates to a process for synthesizing hydroperoxy alcohols by perhydrolysis of epoxides, using an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of a catalyst consisting of phosphotungstic acid.
US11512038B2	Tetraphenylene triarylamine compounds Tetraphenylene triarylamine compounds are disclosed, which are novel triarylamine compounds containing tetraphenylene building block. The compounds can be used as charge transporting materials, hole transporting materials, hole injection materials, electron blocking materials, etc., in an electroluminescent device. These novel compounds have good sublimation characters, and can offer more controllable charge transporting performance and good OLED device performance. Also disclosed are an organic electroluminescent device and a formulation.
US11512028B2	Method for dry biological treatment of organic waste A method for the biological treatment of organic waste containing impurities consisting of non-biodegradable materials, including: • a first step of wet mechanical separation of the non-biodegradable materials present in the abovementioned organic waste in order to obtain a purified organic fraction, • a second step of dehydrating the purified organic fraction in order to obtain a dehydrated purified organic fraction and an effluent, • a third step of dry anaerobic biological treatment of the dehydrated organic fraction in order to obtain organic residues.
US11512025B2	Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of use Proppant particles formed from slurry droplets and methods of use are disclosed herein. The proppant particles can include a sintered ceramic material and can have a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns. The methods of use can include injecting a hydraulic fluid into a subterranean formation at a rate and pressure sufficient to open a fracture therein and injecting a fluid containing a proppant particle into the fracture, the proppant particle including a sintered ceramic material, a size of about 80 mesh to about 10 mesh, and an average largest pore size of less than about 20 microns.
US11512015B2	Method and apparatus for glass ribbon thermal control A method and apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes flowing a glass ribbon through a housing having first and second side walls. The first and second side walls extend between the glass ribbon and a cooling mechanism and at least one of the side walls has at least one closeable opening, such that a greater amount of heat is transferred from the glass ribbon when the closeable opening is open than when the closeable opening is closed.
US11512012B2	Use of electrochemical oxidation for treatment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waste generated from sorbent and resin regeneration processes Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds in an effluent stream are destroyed by means of electro-oxidation. Although electro-oxidation can be used to directly treat effluent, a more efficient use is to pre-concentrate applicable pollutants with filters or sorbents. Concentrated perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds are removed from the filter or sorbent with a regenerant solution and treated by electro-oxidation. A current density of 0.5 mA/cm2 or 1 mA/cm2 effectively reduces the level of perfluorinated contaminants within 1-3 hr. using a titanium electrode. This allows both the regenerant and filter or sorbent to be reused and greatly reduces the amount of material that must be treated as hazardous waste.
US11512004B2	Method of producing an alumina dispersible at a pH greater than 8 A method of making an alumina including providing an alumina slurry, aging the slurry, adding a tricarboxylic acid to the aged alumina slurry, further aging the slurry, and spray drying, the method being characterized by the addition of a dicarboxylic acid either at the same time as the tricarboxylic acid, or after the second aging and before the spray drying. The resulting alumina is dispersible at a pH greater than 9.5 above 95% and has a viscosity below 0.4 Pa·S for 10 wt % sols.
US11512002B2	Silica materials and methods of making thereof Disclosed herein are methods for the preparation of porous metal oxide materials, including metal oxide xerogels and metal oxide aerogels. Methods for preparing porous metal oxide materials can comprise (i) reacting a metal alkoxide with water in the presence of a catalyst system to form a partially hydrolyzed sol, (ii) contacting the partially hydrolyzed sol with a base catalyst and a non-aqueous solvent to form a precursor gel; and (iii) drying the precursor gel to form the porous metal oxide material. The catalyst system employed in step (i) comprises a combination of a weak acid and a strong acid.
US11511999B2	Process for producing graphene based transparent conductive electrode and the product thereof The present disclosure relates to production of electrodes. The present disclosure particularly relates to production of graphene based transparent conducting electrode (TCE). The disclosure provides a simple and environmental friendly process for producing said graphene based TCE by coating of graphene on a modified or non-modified substrate. Said electrode provides large area metal network with reduced non-uniformity of conducting film, visible transparency and low or reduced sheet resistance. The disclosure further relates to a graphene based transparent conductive electrode (TCE).
US11511996B2	Carbon nanotube composite, method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing refined carbon nanotube A carbon nanotube composite is a carbon nanotube composite including one carbon nanotube and an amorphous carbon-containing layer that coats the carbon nanotube, the carbon nanotube having a D/G ratio of 0.1 or less, the D/G ratio being a ratio of a peak intensity of a D band to a peak intensity of a G band in Raman spectroscopic analysis with a wavelength of 532 nm, the carbon nanotube composite being fibrous and having a diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 50 μm or less.
US11511995B2	Methods and devices for synthesis of carbon nanotubes Provided herein are methods and devices for production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which have high structural uniformity and low levels of impurities. The device includes, for example, a module for depositing catalyst on a substrate, a module for forming CNTs, a module for separating CNTs from the substrate, a module for collecting the CNTs and a module for continuously and sequentially advancing the substrate through the above modules. The method includes, for example, the steps of depositing catalyst on a moving substrate, forming carbon nanotubes on the substrate, separating carbon nanotubes from the substrate and collecting the carbon nanotubes from the surface, where the substrate moves sequentially through the depositing, forming, separating and collecting steps.
US11511987B2	Methods and systems for fuel transaction product detection A computer implemented method comprises storing a transaction variable-set corresponding to a fuel transaction for a vehicle, wherein the transaction variable-set includes a fuel consumption history for the vehicle, a net sale, a number of purchased fuel units, and a diff value. The method further comprises deriving, by a machine learning module and based on the transaction variable-set, a plurality of characteristics of the purchased fuel, wherein the plurality of characteristics includes a fuel type of the purchased fuel and a fuel grade of the purchased fuel.
US11511985B2	Contactless beverage dispenser A contactless beverage dispenser, system, and method of contactlessly dispensing a beverage are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the present invention utilize a sensor that is operatively coupled to a pump for selective activation thereof. The sensor detects, in a sensor zone, the presence of a beverage container proximal a dispensing spout of the beverage dispenser. The sensor may be a proximity sensor, such as a photoelectric sensor. Upon detection of the beverage container, the pump is activated and dispenses a beverage to a user.
US11511982B2	Base frame for a reach truck A base frame for a reach truck comprises a wheel arm subassembly comprising two wheel arms each having a front end and an opposing rear end. A load wheel receiver is positioned on each rear end and a counterweight is positioned at the front end of the wheel arms and coupled to the wheel arm subassembly by a plurality of screw connections. The plurality of screw connections comprise a first portion of screw connections and a second portion of screw connections. The first portion of screw connections each extend in a first direction and the second portion of the screw connections each extend in a second direction which is different from the first direction.
US11511974B1	Remote control system for hoist A hoists remote-control assembly having an electrical hoist assembly with a combined control signal and electrical input port, a hoist trolley assembly having a control input port and a combined control signal and electrical cable having a free end extending from the hoist trolley assembly with the free end of the control signal and electrical cable removably attachable to the power input port of the hoist assembly, a wireless signal receiver module having a control signal cable removably attachable to the control signal input port of the hoist trolley assembly, a power input port removably attachable to the control signal and electrical cable of the hoist trolley assembly, and a combined control signal and electrical cable removably attachable to the power input port of the hoist assembly, and a wireless transmitter sending wireless operator hoist commands to the wireless signal receiver module located distal to the wireless transmitter.
US11511968B2	Elevator tension member A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a tension member extending along a length of the belt, the tension member including a plurality of fibers bonded in a first polymer matrix, the plurality of fibers extending parallel to and discontinuous along a length of the belt and arranged with one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise adjacent fibers. A jacket substantially retains the tension member. A method of forming a tension member for an elevator system belt includes arranging a plurality of fibers into a fiber bundle. The plurality of fibers extend parallel to a length of the belt and have one or more lengthwise extending gaps between lengthwise extending fibers. The plurality of fibers is bonded to a first polymer matrix.
US11511966B2	Derailment detection device for a counterweight of an elevator Provided is a derailment detection device for a counterweight of an elevator comprising: a wire suspended in parallel with a guide rail for the counterweight; a cylindrical member which has an arm portion connected to the counterweight and allows the wire to pass therethrough in a vertical direction; a detection target connected to a lower end of the wire; a photoelectric sensor which is provided on a fixed surface so as to be opposed to a lower surface of the detection target and measures a distance to the detection target; and a detection circuit electrically connected to the photoelectric sensor. The detection circuit detects that the counterweight runs off the guide rail based on the distance from the photoelectric sensor to the detection target.
US11511962B2	Winding head for surgical suture material A winding head (10) for surgical suture material has a securing arm (22) and a guide carriage (24), which is mounted on the securing arm (22). In addition, a circumferential guide system (30) is present, which is mounted displaceably on the guide carriage (24). The circumferential guide system (30) has two first tracks (32, 34) which are spaced apart from each other and are connected to each other by two second tracks (36, 38), which are of approximately semi-circular shape. A transition curve is present in at least one of four transition regions (40, 42, 44, 46) between a first track (32, 34) and a second track (36, 38), which transition curve connects the first track (32, 34) and the second track (36, 38) to each other.
US11511958B2	Wire mesh dispenser A wire mesh dispenser (99) allowing for the transportation, unrolling and deployment of wire mesh (91) is described. This wire mesh dispenser (99) is light weight, low profile, easily reloadable, and capable of being utilized with one arm. The wire mesh dispenser (99) allows an individual to unroll wire mesh (91) from a wire mesh roll (90) in tight, hard to reach spaces such as corners, narrow alleyways, and high reach areas. The wire mesh dispenser (99) is especially suited for the preparation of stucco based structures in construction projects. The wire mesh dispenser (99) comprises of an upper structure (100), a lower structure (200), and a means to fasten shafts (400).
US11511945B1	Systems and methods to secure rollable carts to sortation systems Systems and methods are disclosed to secure rollable carts to sortation systems. In one embodiment, an example system may include a first chute configured to guide packages to a first moveable cart that is disposed at a first end of the first chute, and a first anti-tip mechanism configured to prevent tipping of the first moveable cart. The first anti-tip mechanism may include a frame, a first C-shaped component coupled to the frame, and a second C-shaped component coupled to the frame. The first C-shaped component may be configured to engage a first portion of the first moveable cart, and the second C-shaped component may be configured to engage a second portion of the first moveable cart, such that the first moveable cart is prevented from vertical movement.
US11511932B2	Portion pack and method for producing a beverage A portion pack for producing a beverage includes a container made of filter material in which an extraction material is arranged. The container has an upper side and a pivotable edge portion that is initially arranged in a closed position to close the upper side of the container. A supporting body encloses at least regions of the container. The container is held closed by a closure mechanism which is adapted to be releasable by moistening the supporting body with water to cause the pivotable edge portion to pivot upwardly to a beverage preparation position in which the upper side of the container is open. The invention also relates to a method for producing a beverage using such a portion pack.
US11511927B2	Temperature insulated packaging systems and related methods A temperature insulated packaging system includes a container having interior surface bounding an interior volume and a liner disposed within the interior volume and at least partially bounding a compartment configured to receive an item for temperature insulated shipping. The liner includes a first sleeve made of cellulose material and at least partially bounds a channel. The first sleeve has an outside wall disposed adjacent to the container and an opposing inside wall disposed adjacent to the compartment configured to receive the item for shipping, the channel being disposed between the inside wall and the outside wall. At least one insulation sheet is disposed within the channel of the first sleeve, the at least one insulation sheet being made of a cellulose material and having a plurality of recesses formed thereon.
US11511911B1	Wine drip ring A liquid absorbing fabric that is cut to the shape of a ring with the exact measurements and design that slips down firmly over the neck of a wine bottle. The liquid absorbing ring catches the unwanted wine drip that follows your pour of wine into a glass which usually turns into a small stream of wine running down the side of the wine bottle. The Wine Drip Ring protects the wine label, table linens and other various surfaces from wine stains; furthermore, the Wine Drip Ring is disposable when the bottle of wine is empty.
US11511910B1	Nestable trays with minimum axial spacing A molded container of solid continuous construction having a floor and contiguous upstanding sidewalls angling outward and upward to a surrounding upper lip. Below the upper lip the floor and sidewalls surround an inner cavity adapted to receive food. The sidewalls include at least three outwardly-directed lugs that are thicker from an inner surface to an outer surface thereof than a nominal wall thickness of the remainder of the sidewalls. The sidewall at the location of each lug having an inner surface which is contiguous and uninterrupted relative to the inner surface of adjacent portions of the sidewall. Consequently, a first container may be stacked and nested within a second container such that the lugs on the first container contact the inner surface of the second container at the location of the lugs on the second container and maintain a predetermined axial spacing between the first and second containers.
US11511906B2	Keepsake creation kit and method A kit enabling creation of a personal keepsake by at least one user and methods of using same. A first container is openable by a user, and a plurality of candles are enclosed in the first container. Each candle has a wick at one end and an opposite end having a base width. The kit further includes a second container which is openable by the user, and a plurality of tubes enclosed in the second container. Each tube has at least one end which is initially open and defines a chamber having a chamber width and a chamber length to receive a storage medium, the initially open end adapted to receive the base width of one of the candles.
US11511905B2	Blank used for making a container with interlocking flaps and a handle A blank used for making a container is disclosed. The blank comprises a first primary panel, a second primary panel, and a secondary panel. The first primary panel is hingedly coupled to a first primary flap. The second primary panel is hingedly coupled to a second primary flap. The secondary panel is hingedly coupled to a secondary flap. The first primary flap comprises a main portion and a tip portion. The main portion is hingedly coupled to a first handle. The tip portion is positioned between the main portion and the first handle. The secondary flap is configured to be positioned between the second primary flap and the main portion when the container is in a box configuration. The tip portion is configured to be positioned between the second primary flap and an interior space of the container when the container is in the box configuration.
US11511903B2	Apparatus, system and method for opening and unpacking An apparatus for opening a packaging in which a transport tub for objects is packaged, the packaging having a packaging portion which extends in an extent direction away from the transport tub, the apparatus having a cutting-open device for cutting open the packaging in order to generate an opening in the packaging, the cutting-open device being designed to cut off a first part of the packaging portion in order to generate the opening in the packaging, and having an inflating device for inflating the packaging through the opening generated in the packaging. The apparatus furthermore relates to a system for opening a packaging, and to a method.
US11511901B2	Cup sealing apparatus A cup sealing apparatus with a shaft, a heating element, an alignment plate, and a spring biasing the alignment plate into engagement with the alignment cone. The shaft extends has an alignment cone at an end thereof, the alignment cone having a modified cone taper surface centered about a longitudinal axis. The heating element includes a heating surface operable to adhere a seal to a cup presented to the heating surface. The alignment plate is spaced from the opposite axial surface, and has a profile corresponding with the taper surface so that the profile and the taper surface form a non-circular interface between the alignment cone and the alignment plate. With deflection of the spring, the alignment plate and the heating element are free to deviate from a prescribed orientation and out of coaxial alignment to match a cup axis of a cup presented to the heating surface.
US11511900B2	Adjustable frame mount for process unit A modular processing machine comprising a module including a mounting plate, a rail extending a longitudinal axis, the rail being connected to the mounting plate, and a first longitudinal alignment plate fastened to the rail at a predetermined longitudinal distance from the mounting plate. The module further comprises a jack screw connected to the first longitudinal alignment plate. The module further comprises a process unit including a second longitudinal alignment plate connected to the jack screw and supported by the rail, the process unit being mounted to the second longitudinal alignment plate and being operable to perform a task associated with the module. The jack screw is operable to translate the process unit along the rail between a first longitudinal position relative to the first longitudinal alignment plate and a second longitudinal position displaced from the first longitudinal position.
US11511890B2	Flight status inspection system, flight status inspection method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program A flight status inspection system, flight status inspection method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program inspect the flight status of a flying object (drone) capable of flying through the air. The drone has a gravitational center movement device for moving the position of the gravitational center of the entire drone. In addition, the flight status inspection system has an inspection device for acquiring and storing information about the flight status when moving the position of the gravitational center of the drone during flight, or when changing the flight details during movement of the gravitational center of the drone.
US11511887B2	Compound contour vacuum track for automation of final assembly from the interior of a fuselage A compound contour vacuum track, and an automated fastening machine using the track, for automation of final assembly inside an aircraft fuselage. The track is mounted at an angle to a surface, such as an inside surface of the fuselage, wherein the surface has one or more holes through which fasteners are inserted. The automated fastening machine is mounted on the track to traverse the track while performing fastening functions and steps. The automated fastening machine includes a carriage, arm, and end effector, wherein the arm is mounted on the carriage and the end effector is mounted on the arm. The carriage is attached to the track for positioning the arm and end effector, the arm is attached to the carriage for positioning the end effector, and the end effector is attached to the arm for installing the fasteners into the holes of the surface.
US11511883B2	Systems and methods for airport selection and display of range remaining during engine out conditions Flight guidance systems and methods that provide an airport selection in response to an EO condition in a single engine plane. The airport selection takes into consideration factors such as optimal approach type, runway length, weather, terrain, remaining battery time, and the like. Additionally, various also generate and display a visual indication of a remaining glide range when the EO condition is happening; the remaining glide range determination is based, at least in part, on terrain.
US11511880B2	Structurally embedded lighting for display panels An embedded light source in a composite panel. A first electrode and a second electrode are associated with a first layer of material. A light source is positioned in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode. An assembly comprising the first layer of material, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the light source is processed to form a multilayer panel with an embedded light source.
US11511876B2	Variable porosity load-bearing and heat-dissipating aircraft structures Briefly, the disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods to form a gearbox enclosure comprising an external liner, an internal liner, and a variable porosity region disposed between the external liner and the internal liner. The variable porosity region may be configured to accommodate flow of the lubricant, thereby providing a capability to cool, for example, a lubricating fluid at an elevated temperature.
US11511875B2	Acoustic absorption structure comprising at least one rotationally-indexed acoustic element and aircraft propulsion assembly comprising said acoustic absorption structure An acoustic absorption structure includes: at least one acoustic element which has at least one cavity delimited by at least one enclosure comprising at least one first drainage orifice passing through the enclosure, and a rotational indexing system making it possible to position the acoustic element so that at least one first drainage orifice is positioned in proximity to or at a lowest point of the cavity. An aircraft propulsion assembly including such an acoustic absorption structure is also described.
US11511874B2	Linkage(s) between inner and outer cowl doors An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. The assembly includes a fixed structure, an inner cowl door and an outer cowl door. The inner cowl door is pivotally connected to the fixed structure. The outer cowl door is pivotally connected to the fixed structure. The outer cowl door is radially outboard of and overlaps the inner cowl door. The linkage extends between and is movably connected to the inner cowl door and the outer cowl door.
US11511871B2	Multipurpose readiness indicator for off-wing slide raft An inflatable slide may comprise a ramp portion and a slide portion extending from the ramp portion. A multipurpose indicator tube may be fluidly coupled to the slide portion. A releasable restraint may be disposed between the multipurpose indicator tube and the slide portion. The releasable restraint may comprise a first restraint portion coupled to an end of the multipurpose indicator tube and a second restraint portion coupled to a toe end of the slide portion. The first restraint portion may be releasably coupled to the second restraint portion. A detachable restraint may be coupled to the slide portion and configured to detachably couple to the end of the multipurpose indicator tube.
US11511869B2	Airdrop azimuth control system A parachute system includes a payload support configured to operably support a payload below a parachute and an azimuth control device mounted to the payload support and/or the payload. The azimuth control device is configured to operably impart a yaw rotation to the payload in order to adjust an azimuth of the payload. The azimuth control device may include a thrust producing fluid jet device, a thrust producing propeller device, and/or a manipulatable control surface, among others.
US11511867B2	Mixing ram and bleed air in a dual entry turbine system An air cycle machine is provided. The air cycle machine can be included an environmental control system of an aircraft. The air cycle machine can include a turbine comprising a plurality of inlet gas flow paths, a compressor driven by the turbine from a shaft, and a fan driven by the turbine from the shaft.
US11511857B2	Aerial vehicle control method and aerial vehicle An aerial vehicle control method includes detecting a flight control instruction during returning of an aerial vehicle to a return point along a return trajectory according to an auto return instruction. The flight control instruction determines a predetermined trajectory different from the return trajectory. The method further includes generating a superimposed instruction by superimposing return point position information indicating the return point and the flight control instruction. The superimposed instruction determines a flight trajectory that is an integration of the return trajectory and the predetermined trajectory and that is different from the return trajectory and the predetermined trajectory. The method also includes controlling the aerial vehicle to fly along the flight trajectory according to the superimposed instruction.
US11511850B2	Process and machine for reducing a drag component of a horizontal stabilizer on an aircraft A process and a machine for improving a performance of a particular model of an aircraft, via reducing a size of a horizontal stabilizer for the particular model of the aircraft, the process comprising augmenting a nose-up moment, for the particular aircraft model, provided by a reduced horizontal stabilizer for the particular aircraft model, via addition of an ailevatoron mixer.
US11511846B2	Aircraft with multi spar box connection to fuselage An aircraft has a vertical stabilizer having a multi-spar box and a base rib assembly secured to the multi-spar box. The base rib assembly has a pair of middle longitudinal lugs between a front and rear of the base rib assembly, a pair of front lateral lugs along the front of the base rib assembly, and a pair of rear lateral lugs along the rear of the base rib assembly. There are no lateral lugs between the pairs of middle lugs. A pair of middle clevises extend through corresponding apertures in an outer skin of the fuselage and are secured to one of the plurality of frame members and a plurality of retaining members are inserted through mounting holes in each middle longitudinal lug and mounting holes in each middle clevis to secure the vertical stabilizer to the aircraft fuselage.
US11511845B2	Emergency exit door for an aircraft cabin, with opening assist mechanism An emergency exit door (2) for an aircraft cabin, the door includes an opening-assist mechanism and an opening/closing device having a control lever (7), which can selectively be actuated to either unlock the door (2) and permit the action of the door (2) opening assist mechanism or to lock the door (2). The control lever (7) includes an adaptation mechanism (10) for adjusting the lever arm, the adaptation mechanism (10) being moveable between at least two positions: an opening-action position and a closing-action position, the lever arm (LO) of the control lever (7) in the opening-action position being shorter than the lever arm (LF1, LF2) of the control lever (7) in the closing-action position.
US11511840B1	Marine engines having a supercharger A marine engine comprises a powerhead having an engine block, a cylinder head and a crankcase containing a crankshaft. Operation of the marine engine causes rotation of the crankshaft. A crankcase cover encloses the crankshaft in the crankcase. A supercharger is on the crankcase cover, the supercharger being configured to provide charge air for combustion in the powerhead. The supercharger comprises a charge air outlet for conveying charge air from the supercharger for combustion in the powerhead, the charge air outlet being oriented so as to discharge the charge air towards the powerhead.
US11511838B2	Handle This invention provides paddle handles comprising one or more improvements. For example, the invention provides paddle handles comprising one or more of an arcuate shape, a plurality of surface channels, a surface channel comprising one or more channel branches, and a recessed outer portion.
US11511832B2	Amphibious aircraft taxiing and docking systems Provided herein is a taxiing system for steering an amphibious aircraft on a body of water. The system has a pair of thrusters that are deployed after landing on the water to taxi the amphibious the aircraft prior to docking and to unloading and are retractable to taxi the amphibious aircraft prior to take-off. Also provided is a docking device to dock the amphibious aircraft to a mooring buoy. In addition provided herein is a system for maneuvering an amphibious aircraft during taxiing and docking on water that integrates the taxiing system with the docking device.
US11511827B2	Vehicle and method for monitoring abnormality of power transmission mechanism An electric bicycle includes: a sleeve to which power for driving the electric bicycle is input; a rear wheel; and a power transmission mechanism that transmits the power input to the sleeve to the rear wheel. The electric bicycle determines an abnormality of the power transmission mechanism or prevents or prohibits driving performed by using the power transmission mechanism based on a reference composite gear ratio of the power transmission mechanism acquired at a first time and current composite gear ratio of the power transmission mechanism acquired at a second time subsequent to the first time.
US11511821B2	Leaning vehicle and vehicle leaning unit A leaning vehicle includes a base member, an upper arm, a lower arm, a first support member, a second support member, a first wheel, a second wheel, and a steering operation member. The upper arm, the lower arm, the first support member, the second support member constitute a parallel link mechanism. The first wheel is movable integrally with the first support member in a turning direction of the base member. The second wheel is movable integrally with the second support member in the turning direction of the base member. According to turning of the base member by operating the steering operation member, all of the upper arm, the lower arm, the first support member, the second support member, the first wheel, and the second wheel turn around a turning center of the base member.
US11511819B2	Bicycle saddle A bicycle saddle includes: a base structure having a top portion; and a cushion coupled to the top portion of the base structure, the cushion including a first lateral side and a second lateral side separated by a longitudinal plane, wherein each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side includes: a first region having a first stiffness; a second region having a second stiffness that is less than the first stiffness; and a third region having a third stiffness that is less than the second stiffness, wherein a perimeter of the second region is at least 75% enclosed within the first region, and wherein a perimeter of the third region is at least 75% enclosed within the second region.
US11511815B2	Body side panel Provided is a body side panel including: a hat-like panel member made of a metal; another panel member made of a metal; and a reinforcing member made of a resin. The hat-like panel member includes a cross-sectionally hat-like portion formed of a top portion, edge portions, and intermediate portions coupling the top portion and the edge portions to each other. The cross-sectionally hat-like portion is joined to the other panel member at the edge portions, and forms a closed space cooperatively with the other panel member. The reinforcing member is arranged to be joined to an at least one of the top portion and the intermediate portions in the closed space. The hat-like panel member includes corner parts between the edge portions and the intermediate portions. The other panel member includes corresponding parts which correspond to the corner parts, and a rigidity of the corresponding parts is higher than a rigidity of the corner parts.
US11511809B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes: a first frame that is formed of a first material and has a closed cross section; and a second frame that is formed of a second material and has a closed cross section. The first frame and the second frame are aligned with each other in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The second frame has higher tensile strength and is lighter than the first frame. In a front cross-sectional view of the vehicle, a second center associated with the second frame is located on an outer side in a vehicle width direction from a first center associated with the first frame with respect to vehicle center.
US11511805B2	Vehicle guidance device, method, and computer program product According to one embodiment, a vehicle guidance device is to be installed in a vehicle for providing path guidance to the vehicle. The device includes a plurality of receivers that receives a ranging information signal via a ultrasonic-wave ranging sensor, the ranging information signal including an ultrasonic-wave ranging signal on which path guidance information is superimposed, the ultrasonic-wave ranging signal being for measuring a distance to an object; an information extractor that extracts, for each of the receivers, the path guidance information from the ranging information signal; and a path guide that provides the path guidance on the basis of a distance corresponding to the ultrasonic-wave ranging signal and the path guidance information.
US11511799B2	Method for friction coefficient determination and friction coefficient determination apparatus on elastically connected subsystems A method for friction coefficient determination on elastically connected subsystems, in which an overall system includes multiple subsystems and at least two subsystems are connected to one another by an elastic connection. The elastic connection has at least one static friction state and a sliding friction state for prescribed external state variables, in which the overall system is excited with a vibration having a variable excitation amplitude at a defined excitation frequency. The excitation amplitude is varied, in which a phase difference between the vibration and a measured reaction torque together with the excitation amplitude are recorded as a function of time, in which no phase difference occurs in the static friction state and a phase difference of 180° occurs in the sliding friction state. In a first step, the excitation amplitude is increased until a transition in the phase difference from 0° to 180° indicates the transition from the static friction state to the sliding friction state.
US11511793B2	Steering axle for an industrial truck, and industrial truck having the steering axle A steering axle for steering the wheels on the axle of a four-wheel forklift truck by a hydraulic or electric steering device. The steering axle has an axle beam with first and second wheel carriers. The wheel carriers are arranged pivotably on the axle beam. A steering rod is connected, in articulated fashion, to the two wheel carriers in order to transmit steering movements. A steering actuator produces the steering movement and has an actuator housing. The actuator housing has at least one guide section for the passage of the steering rod through the actuator housing. The steering actuator has at least one sliding bearing device for the radial support of the steering rod on the at least one guide section.
US11511789B2	Steering column for a motor vehicle A steering column that is adjustable by a motor may include a supporting unit that is attachable to a vehicle body, an actuating unit held by the supporting unit, a steering spindle mounted in the actuating unit rotatably about a longitudinal axis, an adjusting drive for adjusting the actuating unit relative to the supporting unit via a threaded spindle and spindle nut, and a drive unit by which the threaded spindle can be driven rotationally relative to the spindle nut. To improve compactness and greater structural freedom, the drive unit may be connected via a flexible drive connection to a gear unit that can be moved spatially relative to the drive unit.
US11511786B2	Rattle noise reducing electric power steering column assembly and method An electric power steering assembly for a steering column includes a lower assist shaft defining a first bore. The assembly also includes a needle bearing at least partially disposed within the first bore. The assembly further includes an upper assist shaft assembly defining a second bore and having a journal surface at an end thereof. The assembly yet further includes a torsion bar having a first end disposed in the first bore and a second end disposed in the second bore, the torsion bar having a torsion bar run-out that forces the journal surface to remain in contact with an inner surface of the needle bearing.
US11511783B2	Hand truck with toe plate A hand truck includes a base that is able to roll along the ground underlying the base and a push handle coupled to the base. A pivotable toe plate is coupled to a lower end of the base.
US11511779B2	System and method for virtual block stick circuits A system and method for virtual block stick circuits is presented. The present disclosure implements specialized algorithms adapted to determine the true status of a virtual block based on multiple inputs from different perspectives. In one embodiment, the system can use the far house perspective of that virtual track segment and the PTC hazard for the near virtual track segment directly adjacent to the near house uses the near house perspective of that virtual track segment. For the middle virtual track segments, the near house perspectives of the middle virtual track segments are held ‘TRUE’ if they are already ‘TRUE’ when the train first enters the block, using stick circuits for the near house perspective of the middle track circuits. The vital application can then indicate the true state of the virtual track segment as occupied (FALSE), to protect the train from trains that follow.
US11511775B2	Method for the dynamic, context-based distribution of software in a control system of a vehicle, as well as a control system The invention relates to a method for the dynamic, context-based distribution of program codes in a control system of a vehicle. The control system has a plurality of control apparatuses for executing the program codes. The program codes are assigned to the corresponding control apparatuses of the control system by a global placement graph. In doing so, the global placement graph is calculated in a computing unit that is located outside of the control system. The data of the global placement graph are transmitted to the control system. It is provided for the global placement graph to be calculated based on the current configuration as well as known reconfigurations, wherein the selection of the next node of the global placement graph to be calculated is calculated using the probability of occurrence of an error as well as the effect of the error.
US11511773B2	Guidance apparatus for autonomous vehicle and method therefor A guidance apparatus for an autonomous vehicle and a method therefor are provided. The guidance apparatus includes a first guidance device that guides a passenger in the autonomous vehicle through first response information, a second guidance device that guides a rescuer outside the autonomous vehicle through second response information, and a controller that controls guidance on the first response information and guidance on the second response information, when abnormality occurs in the autonomous vehicle.
US11511771B2	Enhanced navigation and ride hailing A system for navigation and ride hailing that provides options for navigating traffic through express lanes or the like. Information, such as express lane profile information, toll price information for the express lane during a period, and traffic information along one or more paths may be used to determine the fastest options along to a destination at different toll price points.
US11511768B2	Device and method for virtualizing driving environment, and vehicle A device for virtualizing a driving environment surrounding a first node, which includes: a data acquisition device, configured to acquire position data of the first node, position data and sensing data of at least one second node, where the at least one second node and the first node are in a first communication network; and a scene construction device, configured to construct a scene virtualizing the driving environment surrounding the first node based on the position data of the fist node and the at least one second node, and on the sensing data of the at least one second node. Accordingly, by utilizing position data and sensor data of a node, a scene for virtualizing a driving environment can be constructed in real time for a driver, which improves driving safety.
US11511765B2	Vehicle control apparatus and method Provided is a control apparatus for a vehicle configured to execute driving force suppression control when a predetermined erroneous operation condition is satisfied, the erroneous operation condition being satisfied when a first condition including at least an operation velocity condition is satisfied and a second condition is satisfied, the operation velocity condition being satisfied when an operation velocity which is an amount of change in an operation amount of an accelerator operation element per unit time is equal to or higher than an operation velocity threshold, and the second condition being satisfied when the operation amount becomes equal to or larger than a first operation amount threshold within a first time threshold from a time point at which the first condition is satisfied.
US11511760B2	Cross-platform control profiling tool for autonomous vehicle control Systems and methods are disclosed for collecting driving data from simulated autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) driving sessions and real-world ADV driving sessions. The driving data is processed to exclude manual (human) driving data and to exclude data corresponding to the ADV being stationary (not driving). Data can further be filtered based on driving direction: forward or reverse driving. Driving data records are time stamped. The driving data can be aligned according to the timestamp, then a standardized set of metrics is generated from the collected, filtered, and time-aligned data. The standardized set of metrics are used to grade the performance the control system of the ADV, and to generate an updated ADV controller, based on the standardized set of metrics.
US11511759B2	Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire traveling information indicating traveling conditions of a first vehicle traveling on a road, a determination unit configured to determine one or more driving operations of a driver driving the first vehicle by using the traveling information acquired when a second vehicle approaches the first vehicle, an evaluation unit configured to perform evaluation of safety related to the driver's driving by using determination results of the determination unit, and an updating unit configured to acquire first evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a first predetermined period to compare the first evaluation results with second evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a second predetermined period before the first predetermined period, and to update the second evaluation results based on comparison results.
US11511758B2	Vehicle control device and vehicle control method A vehicle control device includes a travel environment recognition device configured to recognize travel environment, a vehicle travel state detection device, and an autonomous/manual driving mode controller. The autonomous/manual driving mode controller includes a learning correction unit configured to store at least one of a plurality of control parameters indicating the vehicle travel state by operation of the driver in the autonomous driving mode, and to correct the control parameter in the autonomous driving mode according to the stored control parameter. When the stored control parameter is the control parameter changed by an operation by the driver midway in passing or after passing, the learning correction unit is configured to correct the control parameter in the autonomous driving mode so that an acceleration level or the deceleration level is increased midway in passing or after passing.
US11511757B2	Vehicle manipulation with crowdsourcing Vehicle manipulation is performed using crowdsourced data. A camera within a vehicle is used to collect cognitive state data, including facial data, on a plurality of occupants in a plurality of vehicles. A first computing device is used to learn a plurality of cognitive state profiles for the plurality of occupants, based on the cognitive state data. The cognitive state profiles include information on an absolute time or a trip duration time. Voice data is collected and is used to augment the cognitive state data. A second computing device is used to capture further cognitive state data on an individual occupant in an individual vehicle. A third computing device is used to compare the further cognitive state data with the cognitive state profiles that were learned. The individual vehicle is manipulated based on the comparing of the further cognitive state data.
US11511752B2	Method and system for risk based driving mode switching in hybrid driving The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium, for operating a vehicle. The method includes the steps of receiving Real-time data related to the vehicle are received. A current mode of operation of the vehicle is determined. A first risk associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle is evaluated based on the real-time data in accordance with a risk model. If the first risk satisfies a first criterion, a second risk associated with switching the current mode to a different mode of operation of the vehicle is determined. The vehicle is switched from the current mode to the different mode if the second risk satisfies a second criterion.
US11511748B2	Velocity trajectory generation method, apparatus, and storage medium A velocity trajectory generation method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: setting starting point time, intermediate point time and terminal point time of a velocity trajectory to be generated, wherein the velocity trajectory includes a first velocity sub-trajectory and a second velocity sub-trajectory; generating multiple first velocity sub-trajectories corresponding to a starting point velocity between the starting point time and the intermediate point time, according to the starting point velocity and multiple intermediate point velocities; and generating, for each of the first velocity sub-trajectories, multiple second velocity sub-trajectories between the intermediate point time and the terminal point time according to multiple terminal point velocities. A velocity trajectory which is more in line with a human driving characteristic may be generated, the comfort level of a passenger may be improved, and an algorithm may be simplified.
US11511736B1	Autonomous vehicle retrieval Methods and systems autonomously parking and retrieving vehicles are disclosed. Available parking spaces or parking facilities may be identified, and the vehicle may be navigated to an available space from a drop-off location without passengers. Special-purpose sensors, GPS data, or wireless signal triangulation may be used to identify vehicles and available parking spots. Upon a user request or a prediction of upcoming user demand, the vehicle may be retrieved autonomously from a parking space. Other vehicles may be autonomously moved to facilitate parking or retrieval.
US11511725B2	System and method for correcting friction coefficient of brake pad for vehicle The present disclosure provides a system and a method for correcting a friction coefficient of a brake pad for a vehicle, which can estimate a brake factor including a friction coefficient of a brake pad, and ultimately correct the brake factor through the calculation and the update of a brake factor offset based on the estimated brake factor, thereby enhancing the braking linearity of an electric brake system.
US11511724B2	Spring brake actuator with an integrated valve unit A spring brake actuator has a service brake with a service brake housing and a service brake working chamber located in the service brake housing. The service brake working chamber is confined by a diaphragm. A service brake piston movable along an actuator-longitudinal axis and abuts the diaphragm, which applies a brake force onto the service brake piston. A spring between the service brake piston and the service brake housing pushes the service brake piston against the direction of the brake force. A modulator valve unit communicates with the service brake working chamber and is configured to regulate the inlet and outlet of fluid into and out of the service brake working chamber. The modulator valve unit is integrated into the spring brake actuator and includes a controllable inlet valve communicating with the service brake working chamber and a controllable outlet valve communicating with the service brake working chamber.
US11511720B2	Apparatus and method for performing rear-wheel regenerative braking control of ESC integrated regenerative braking system Provided are an apparatus and method for performing rear-wheel regenerative braking control of an ESC integrated regenerative braking system. The apparatus includes: a pedal cylinder unit connected with a reserve unit in which oil is stored and configured to generate an oil pressure as a brake pedal is pressed; a motor driven by an electric signal that is output in response to displacement of the brake pedal; a master cylinder unit connected with the pedal cylinder unit; a control unit configured to perform reverse pressure control on the motor as much as a variation in a rear-wheel regenerative braking force if transition of the rear-wheel regenerative braking force occurs, and perform drive pressure control on the motor if the transition of the rear-wheel regenerative braking force is completed; and oil pressure relief valves provided on oil pressure lines that connect from the reserve unit to wheel cylinders.
US11511714B2	Vehicle braking control device This vehicle braking control device executes automatic braking control to adjust a braking torque on the basis of a vehicle target deceleration value corresponding to a distance between the vehicle and an object in front of the vehicle, and executes anti-skid control to suppress excessive wheel slip by adjusting the braking torque on the basis of a wheel speed. The braking control device calculates an actual deceleration value corresponding to the target deceleration value, and executes feedback control on the basis of the target deceleration value and the actual deceleration value such that the actual deceleration value approaches the target deceleration value. The configuration is such that a control gain of the feedback control is reduced when anti-skid control is executed. Further, the configuration may be such that execution of feedback control is prohibited when anti-skid control is executed.
US11511709B2	Support device with differential mechanism transmission A support device with differential mechanism transmission includes a base, a transmission device and a support mechanism. When the ring gear of the differential mechanism of the transmission device drives the first planetary gear assembly of the transmission device to rotate, the first planetary gear assembly cooperates with the central gear and the second planetary gear assembly of the transmission device to determine the sequence of unilateral transmission of the first lead screw and the second lead screw of the transmission device to drive the supporting legs of the support mechanism to expand outward or retract inward. In turn, it achieves the purpose of stable support, and has the effects of simple structure, miniaturization and cost reduction.

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