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US11542612B2	Method of electrochemically producing hydrogel, method of producing hydrogel with pattern formed of cells, hydrogel production apparatus, and transducer A hydrogel is formed by a reaction which is induced, in an electrolytic solution, by an electrode product electrochemically generated by electrodes installed in the electrolytic solution. An apparatus including an electrolytic tank with a bottom surface on which a two-dimensional array of working electrodes is provided and a counter electrode installed in the electrolytic tank is prepared. An electrolytic solution containing a dissolved substance that causes electrolytic deposition of a hydrogel is housed in the electrolytic tank. By applying a predetermined voltage to one or more selected working electrodes of the two-dimensional array, a hydrogel with a two-dimensional pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the selected working electrodes is formed.
US11542610B2	System for high-temperature reversible electrolysis of water comprising a hydride tank coupled with the electrolyser A system for high-temperature reversible electrolysis of water, characterised in that it includes: a high-temperature reversible electrolyser, configured to operate in SOEC (solid oxide electrolyser cell) mode to produce hydrogen and store electricity, and/or in SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) mode to withdraw hydrogen and produce electricity; a hydride tank, thermally coupled with the reversible electrolyser, the system being configured to allow the recovery of heat released by the hydride tank during hydrogen absorption in order to produce pressurised steam intended for entering the reversible electrolyser in SOEC mode, and to allow the recovery of heat released by the one or more outgoing streams from the reversible electrolyser in SOFC mode so as to allow the desorption of hydrogen from the hydride tank.
US11542592B2	Film forming system and method for forming film on substrate A film forming system comprises a chamber, a stage, a holder, a cathode magnet, a shield, a first moving mechanism, and a second moving mechanism. The chamber provides a processing space. The stage is provided in the processing space and configured to support a substrate. The holder is configured to hold a target that is provided in the processing space. The cathode magnet is provided outside the chamber with respect to the target. The shield has a slit and is configured to block particles released from the target around the slit. The first moving mechanism is configured to move the shield between the stage and the target along a scanning direction substantially parallel to a surface of the substrate mounted on the stage. The second moving mechanism is configured to move the cathode magnet along the scanning direction.
US11542585B2	Method for treating inner wall surface of treatment object A method for treating an inner wall surface of a treatment object uses a treatment object that is at least one of a container housing an ozone gas, a treatment container housing an object to be subjected to a surface treatment using an ozone gas and a pipe configured to supply an ozone gas. The method for treating an inner wall surface of a treatment object includes the steps of: determining whether an abnormal part is present in the inner wall surface of the treatment object or not; and distributing an ozone gas having a concentration of 10% by volume or more and 30% by volume or less and a temperature of 60° C. or less such that the ozone gas contacts the inner wall surface of the treatment object after the step of determining whether an abnormal part is present or not.
US11542583B2	Ternary Ti—Zr—O alloys, methods for producing same and associated utilizations thereof The invention relates to the use of a ternary Titanium-Zirconium-Oxygen (Ti—Zr—O) alloy, characterized in that it comprises from 83% to 95.15 mass % of titanium, from 4.5% to 15 mass % of zirconium and from 0.35% to 2 mass % of oxygen, with said alloy being capable of forming a single-phase material consisting of a stable and homogeneous α solid solution of Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) structure at room temperature in the medical, transport or energy fields.
US11542574B2	TiAl alloy member, method of manufacturing the same, and method of forging TiAl alloy member A TiAl alloy member for hot forging includes a substrate made of TiAl alloy, and an Al layer formed on a surface of the substrate, the Al layer containing Al as a main constituent and containing Ti.
US11542570B2	Device and a method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress of a workpiece generated during machining The present disclosure provides a device and a method for reducing and homogenizing residual stress during machining in which a workpiece is fixed, such as milling, boring, drilling and planning, with which high-energy acoustic waves are emitted to the workpiece via a tight contact between a plurality of high-energy wave exciters on a bench and a workpiece coated with a coupling medium, and residual stress inside the machined workpiece is reduced and homogenized through elastic wave energy generated in the workpiece by the high-energy acoustic waves. In this way, the purpose of reducing and homogenizing the residual stress while machining is achieved, realizing a stress-free machining, and the deformation of the workpiece during and after machining is minimized.
US11542568B2	Heat treatment apparatus for vehicle body component An heat treatment apparatus for a vehicle body component includes, a jig base, a lower fixed die fixedly installed on the jig base and supporting the vehicle body component that is press-molded into a predetermined shape, a heating unit installed on the lower fixed die and locally heating the vehicle body component, a plurality of side movable dies that can move reciprocally disposed at both sides of the lower fixed die, installed on the jig base, and selectively combinable with the lower fixed die, a cooling unit installed on each side movable die and cooling a heating portion of the vehicle body component, and an upper movable die that can move reciprocally in the up and down direction correspondingly to the lower fixed die, and configured to clamp the vehicle body component through the lower fixed die and at least one of the side movable dies combined together.
US11542567B2	High friction rolling of thin metal strip Described herein are thin metal strips having hot rolled exterior side surfaces characterized as being primarily or substantially free of all prior austenite grain boundaries, or at least primarily or substantially free of all prior austenite grain boundaries, and including elongated surface structure. As a result, because the prior austenite grain boundaries are not primarily or substantially present, all such prior austenite grain boundaries are not susceptible to grain boundary etching due to acid etching or pickling. In particular examples, the thin metal strips undergo hot rolling performed with a coefficient of friction equal to or greater than 0.20 with or without use of lubrication.
US11542564B2	Computer-implemented method, computer program product and hybrid system for cell metabolism state observer Techniques for predicting an amount of at least one biomaterial produced or consumed by a biological system in a bioreactor are provided. Process conditions and metabolite concentrations are measured for the biological system as a function of time. Metabolic rates for the biological system, including specific consumption rates of metabolites and specific production rates of metabolites are determined. The process conditions and the metabolic rates are provided to a hybrid system model configured to predict production of the biomaterial. The hybrid system model includes a kinetic growth model configured to estimate cell growth as a function of time and a metabolic condition model based on metabolite specific consumption or secretion rates and select process conditions, wherein the metabolic condition model is configured to classify the biological system into a metabolic state. An amount of the biomaterial based on the hybrid system model is predicted.
US11542561B2	Methods of screening for causative agents of onychodystrophy Provided herein is a real-time PCR-based method of detecting, in a sample, an agent causing onychodystrophy, wherein the agent causing onychodystrophy belongs to a secondary clade member including one or more primary clade members. Also provided are compositions and kits that finds use in implementing the present method.
US11542560B2	Microbiome markers and therapies for autism spectrum disorders The present disclosure provides for characterization of normal flora and identifying biomarkers in the gut of healthy, neurotypical subjects. Aspect of the disclosure provide for the characterization of the gut microbiome in ADS subjects, characterized by reduced richness and significant loss of the ‘Prevotella-like enterotype’ compared to neurotypical subjects. The relative abundance of genera Prevotella, Coprococcus, Prevotellaceae and Veillonellaceae are significantly lower in autistic children than in neurotypical children. Further, Prevotella, is one of the three main classifiers for the human enterotypes, along with Bacteriodes and Ruminococcus. These three core genera are among main contributors in the principle component analysis. ‘Prevotella-like enterotype’ was absent in the autistic group, while neurotypical samples showed an even distribution among the three enterotypes. The present disclosure provides for an understanding the association between gut microbiota, health, and disease states, and provides for potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
US11542556B2	Single nucleotide polymorphism in HLA-B15:02 and use thereof Disclosed herein is a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in HLA-B15:02 that can be used as a biomarker for carbamazepine-induced severe adverse skin reactions in Asians. Also provided herein are methods and reagents for assessing the specific SNP, and applying the SNP in predicting an increased risk of carbamazepine-induced severe adverse skin reactions.
US11542551B2	Sample preparation method The invention relates to an improved method for characterising a template polynucleotide. The method involves using a polymerase to prepare a modified polynucleotide which makes it easier to characterise than the template polynucleotide.
US11542541B2	Method and system for sampling material from cells Methods, systems, and devices for sampling/isolating material from cells. An exemplary system may comprise a chip including an electrode array of sampling electrodes arranged along a surface of the chip. A cell-receiving area may be located adjacent the surface of the chip. The system also may comprise a tag array of tags supported by the chip and aligned with the electrode array. Each tag of the tag array may include an identifier that is unique to the tag within the tag array. Each tag may be configured to bind nucleic acids, or a capturing agent distinct from the tag may be aligned with each sampling electrode of the electrode array to capture a protein or other analyte of interest. The system further may comprise a control circuit configured to apply an individually controllable voltage to each sampling electrode of the electrode array and measure an electrical property of the sampling electrode.
US11542536B2	Preparing novel steviol glycosides by bioconversion Methods of preparing novel steviol glycosides are described herein. The methods utilize biocatalysts for converting a starting steviol glycoside to a target steviol glycoside. Compositions and consumables comprising said novel steviol glycosides as well as methods of purifying and using said novel steviol glycosides, are also provided.
US11542533B2	Method for producing 1,3-propanediol by fermentation of a recombinant microorganism Provided is a method for producing 1,3-propanediol by means of fermentation of a recombinant microorganism. First, a recombinant microorganism is provided; the recombinant microorganism can overexpress acetyl-CoA carboxylase genes: accBC and accDA, a malonyl-CoA synthetase gene: mcr, a 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA synthetase gene: pcs, a 3-hydroxypropionyl-CoA reductase gene: pduP, and a 1,3-propanediol reductase gene: yqhD. The recombinant microorganism is subjected to fermentation culture in a flask or fermentor using glucose ad as raw material to obtain the 1,3-propanediol. The recombinant microorganism can utilize low-cost glucose, sucrose, molasses, xylose and the like as raw material in the fermentation process, without additional expensive vitamin B12. Thus, cost of the production is significantly reduced, and there is a promising prospect in market.
US11542532B2	Apparatus and process for treating biomass for on-site production of cellulolytic enzymes and method of using the enzymes to manufacture fuels and chemicals An integrated process and corresponding apparatus that produces a relatively clean, delignified cellulose product from lignocellulosic biomass. The method includes treating a portion of the delignified cellulose itself as a substrate to produce on-site cellulolytic enzymes, including further treating the remaining delignified cellulose with the resulting cellulolytic enzymes for in situ enzymatic hydrolysis. The process and apparatus are useful to produce fermentable sugars for cost-effective manufacturing of fermentable sugars, fuels, bioproducts and chemicals.
US11542530B2	Method for increasing efficiency of homologous recombination-based gene editing in plant A method for increasing the efficiency of homologous recombination-based gene editing in a plant according to an embodiment of the present invention includes optimizing temperature and photoperiod conditions during tissue culture of plant cells, expressing factors required for homology-directed DNA repair (HDR) and factors for increasing the HDR efficiency by using a multiple replicon, or regulating the HDR pathway or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway.
US11542526B2	Oncolytic adenoviral vector and methods of use Provided herein is a conditionally-replicating serotype 5 adenovirus or adenoviral vector expressing a mutant E1A protein under control of a promoter that is responsive to hypoxia and inflammation and one or more immune modulators under control of a tumor-specific promoter. The adenovirus or adenoviral vector also comprises serotype 3 fiber and hexon proteins. Also provided is a method of inducing cytotoxicity in tumor cells using a composition containing the adenovirus or adenoviral vector.
US11542525B2	Recombinant AAV variants and uses thereof The disclosure in some aspects relates to recombinant adeno-associated viruses having distinct tissue targeting capabilities. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to gene transfer methods using the recombinant adeno-associated viruses. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to isolated AAV capsid proteins and isolated nucleic acids encoding the same.
US11542521B2	Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics in response to cold Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased cold tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels.
US11542518B2	Methods for optogenetic manipulation of stomatal function The invention relates to methods of increasing stomatal function in plants, which as a result leads to an increase in carbon assimilation and/or water use efficiency and ultimately an increase in yield. In particular the methods of the invention relate to the expression of light-gated potassium channels in the stomatal complex. Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype as well as methods of producing such plants.
US11542515B2	Methods and compositions for increasing efficiency of targeted gene modification using oligonucleotide-mediated gene repair Provided herein include methods and compositions for making targeted changes to a DNA sequence. In various aspects and embodiments, methods and compositions for modifying a DNA sequence in a cell (such as a plant, bacterial, yeast, fungal, algal, or mammalian cell) are provided. In some aspects and embodiments the modification of DNA involves combining gene repair oligonucleotides with approaches that enhance the availability of components of the target cell gene repair mechanisms, such as a DNA cutter.
US11542508B2	Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of using same for expressing an expression product of interest Methods of expressing an expression product of interest are provided. Accordingly there is provided a method comprising introducing into a cell a polynucleotide comprising an AimR responsive element operatively linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding the expression product of interest, and contacting said cell with an AimP peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of XXXXGG/A, wherein said AimP peptide is capable of binding said AimR polypeptide and dissociating said AimR polypeptide from said AimR responsive element. Also provided are articles of manufacture, isolated peptides, polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs.
US11542488B2	Sortase synthesized chimeric antigen receptors Sortase molecules and methods described herein allow for the construction of a CAR or CAR member, e.g., in situ, on a CARX, e.g., CART, cell. For example, sortase mediated transfer of an antigen binding domain, e.g., a scFv, onto a CAR member having a sortase acceptor motif in place of an antigen binding domain can provide for a complete CAR member on a cell wherein the cell does not comprise nucleic acid that encodes the complete CAR member.
US11542479B2	Alcohol dehydrogenase mutant and use thereof The invention discloses an alcohol dehydrogenase mutant and use thereof. The alcohol dehydrogenase mutant of the present invention has high thermal stability and enables high catalytic efficiency and high conversion rate (i.e. space time yield) in the asymmetric reduction of prochiral diaryl ketones to produce chiral diaryl alcohols. Therefore, the alcohol dehydrogenase mutant of the present invention has extremely high prospect of application in the production of chiral diaryl alcohols, such as (S)-(4-chlorophenyl)-(pyridin-2-yl)-methanol, (R)-(4-chlorophenyl)-(pyridin-2-yl)-methanol.
US11542467B2	Process for producing outer membrane vesicles The present invention relates to the fields of medical microbiology and vaccines. In particular the invention relates to a process wherein the spontaneous release of bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMV) of Gram-negative bacteria is stimulated by application of a dissolved oxygen tension (DOT) that is higher than a physiological DOT. The thus produced OMVs are for use in vaccines. The invention further relates to OMV obtainable by said process, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such OMV. The present invention further relates to the use of OMV of the present invention as a medicament in particular for use in a method for eliciting an immune response.
US11542459B2	Contact lens treatment solution The present invention is a contact lens treatment solution containing the following copolymer A and copolymer B in a ratio of A/B=40/1 to 5/1 (by weight). According to the present invention, there can be provided a contact lens treatment solution capable of removing dirt having adhered to contact lens surfaces, capable of improving lubricity of contact lens surfaces and capable of imparting persisting hydrophilicity to contact lens surfaces, by simple immersion treatment. Copolymer A: a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer (a) represented by formula (1) and a monomer (b) represented by formula (2), in which the copolymerization ratio of the monomer (a) to the monomer (b), a/b=7/3 to 9/1 (by mol), and having a weight-average molecular weight of 400,000 to 800,000. Copolymer B: a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a monomer (a) represented by the formula (1) and a monomer (b) represented by the formula (2), in which the copolymerization ratio of the monomer (a) to the monomer (b), a/b=2/1 to 8/1 (by mol), and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 1,500,000.
US11542456B2	Methods of microbial oil extraction and separation Lipids can be extracted from a microbial biomass that constitutes at least 20% lipids by weight and has a moisture content of less than 4% by weight by applying pressure to the biomass so as to release lipids therefrom, thereby leaving a biomass of reduced lipid content; and collecting the lipids.
US11542455B2	Lubricating oil composition and composition for refrigerator A lubricating oil composition excellent in the wear resistance and a refrigerator oil composition excellent in the oxidation stability using the lubricating oil composition are provided by a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A) and a phosphine derivative (B) having one or more oxygen atom in a molecule.
US11542451B2	Water in fuel nanoemulsion and method of making the same A method of producing a nanoemulsion is disclosed that provides an oleaginous base fuel, and water in an amount of at least 10 wt %. A first nonionic surfactant, a second nonionic surfactant and a third nonionic surfactant are mixed in substantially equal weight ratios into a surfactant mixture. The surfactant mixture is mixed with the water and the base fuel to form the nanoemulsion fuel. A nanoemulsion fuel composition can comprise an external oleaginous phase comprised of base fuel, an internal aqueous phase comprised of water, and a surfactant mixture comprised of a plurality of surfactants. The first surfactant can be derived from ethylene oxide, the second surfactant and the third surfactant are detergents having a fatty acid.
US11542449B2	Marker compositions with nitrogen compounds, and methods for making and using same The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and systems for identifying marked hydrocarbon fluids. These compositions, methods, and systems utilize a gas chromatography marker including a non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The methods and systems can identify the presence or absence of the gas chromatography marker and/or the non-pyrrolidinone nitrogen-containing compound. The compositions, methods, and systems can optionally utilize a spectroscopic marker.
US11542447B2	Integrated process for the production of isononanol and stable / lubricating gasoline and diesel blending components In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for producing epoxide gasoline blending components includes cracking, in a steam cracker, a hydrocarbon feed to form a first ethylene stream, a first propylene stream, and a C4 stream comprising isobutene and butadiene; reacting, in a methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit, the C4 stream with a methanol stream to form MTBE and a butadiene-rich C4 stream; selectively hydrogenating, in a butadiene unit, the butadiene-rich C4 stream to form a butene-rich C4 stream including butene-1, cis-butene-2, and trans-butene-2; producing, in an isononanol unit, isononanol and an olefin-rich stream from the butene-rich C4 stream; and oxidizing the olefin-rich stream in an oxidation unit by combining the olefin-rich stream with an oxidant stream and a catalyst composition to produce the epoxide gasoline blending components.
US11542446B2	Dewaxing using a molecular sieve catalyst Methods are provided for using a molecular sieve catalyst for dewaxing formed using a synthesis mixture comprising a morphology modifier. The catalyst may be used, for example, for production of a lubricant base stock. For example, ZSM-48 crystals formed using the morphology modifier (and/or formulated catalysts made using such crystals) can have an increased activity and/or can provide an improved yield during catalytic dewaxing of lubricant base stocks.
US11542440B2	Tube for a steam cracking furnace having a segment with an elliptical or lobed cross section A tube for a steam cracking furnace comprising: at least one downstream tubular segment of circular section having a main diameter; at least one twisted tubular segment having a length less than a quarter of the length of the tube, and comprising: a central part with an elliptical or lobed section, having a helical pitch between one times and ten times the main diameter, and an aspect ratio of the elliptical or lobed section between 0.5 and 0.8; an upstream transition part establishing a geometric transition between the central part and a tubular segment of circular section; a downstream transition part establishing a geometric transition between the central part and the downstream tubular segment, with a fluid being intended to flow from the upstream transition part to the downstream transition part.
US11542430B2	Method for preparing fluorescent-encoded microspheres coated with metal nanoshells A method for preparing fluorescent-encoded microspheres coated with metal nanoshells is disclosed herein. By using SPG method, metal nano-material modified with a certain ligand is used as a new surfactant in the emulsification process, and different kinds and different amounts of fluorescent materials are doped into polymer microspheres to prepare fluorescent-encoded microspheres with different fluorescent-encoded signals and uniformly coated metal nanoshells in one step. The prepared fluorescent-encoded microsphere comprises a metal nanoshell, a polymer, and a fluorescent-encoded material. The fluorescent-encoded microsphere has a particle size of 1 μm˜20 μm, CV of less than 10%, which can be used for protein/nucleic acid detection. The preparation method has the advantages of simple process, high surface coating rate, good uniformity and controllable LSPR peaks, which can solve the problems of existing commonly used metal nanoshell coating methods such as low surface coating rate, poor uniformity, complex preparation process and uncontrollable local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peaks, etc.
US11542429B2	Fatty acid reaction products of dextrins or dextran formulated with a surfactant Compositions comprising a neutral surfactant or a reaction product thereof and a reaction product of a saccharide polymer and a fatty acid may be obtained in the presence of water and a hydroxide base (optionally in the presence of the neutral surfactant), the saccharide polymer comprising a dextran, a dextrin compound, or any combination thereof. The reaction product of the saccharide polymer and the fatty acid may be present at a concentration effective to lower surface tension of the neutral surfactant. Depending on the fatty acid identity, among other factors, the compositions may promote emulsification or de-emulsification. In addition, the compositions may promote foam formation under appropriate conditions. Treatment fluids comprising the compositions, including foamed treatment fluids, may be introduced into a subterranean formation to perform a treatment operation in which fluid emulsification or de-emulsification may occur. The reaction products may be incorporated in soaps and other personal care products.
US11542417B2	Conductive resin composition, conductive adhesive, and semiconductor device A low temperature rapid curing type low elastic conductive adhesive is provided which is useful as a conductive adhesive for component mounting in a field of FHE. The conductive resin composition contains (A) at least two types of urethane acrylate oligomers, (B) a radical polymerizable monomer, (C) a free radical generation curing agent, and (D) conductive particle. In the conductive resin composition, the component (A) preferably contains a high molecular weight urethane acrylate oligomer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more (A1), and a low molecular weight urethane acrylate oligomer having a weight average molecular weight of 9,999 or less (A2).
US11542414B2	Self-adhesive membrane for mitigating passive intermodulation Materials and methods for mitigating passive intermodulation. A membrane for reducing passive intermodulation includes a first polymeric layer, a second polymeric layer, and a continuous metal layer encapsulated between the first and second polymeric layers. A self-adhesive radio frequency barrier tape includes a waterproof polymeric top layer, a metal-containing layer adhered by an adhesive layer to the polymeric top layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to the metal-containing layer, and a release liner on a bottom surface of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. A method of mitigating passive intermodulation includes passing a probe over an area of interest, the probe being sensitive to an intermodulation frequency of interest, and identifying a suspected source of passive intermodulation when the amplitude of the probe output exceeds a threshold at the frequency of interest. The method further includes covering the suspected passive intermodulation source with a radio frequency barrier material.
US11542397B2	Liquid composition, quantum dot-containing film, optical film, light-emitting display element panel, and light-emitting display device The present invention provides: a liquid composition which can be suitably used for production of an optical film having a favorable fluorescence efficiency and includes quantum dots (A), a quantum dot-containing film obtained by drying and/or curing the liquid composition, an optical film for a light-emitting display element made of the quantum dot-containing film, a light-emitting display element panel including the optical film, and a light-emitting display equipped with the light-emitting display element panel. An ionic liquid (B), and a solvent (S) are incorporated into a liquid composition including quantum dots (A), in which the solvent (S) includes a solvent (S1), the solvent (S1) being a compound having a cyclic skeleton and including a heteroatom other than a hydrogen atom and a carbon atom.
US11542379B2	Polyurethane foams containing additive manufacturing waste as filler for automotive applications and processes for manufacturing the same A closed loop recycling process of manufacturing a foam part includes dispersing a filler material recycled from an additive manufacturing (AM) process in at least one foam reactant and pouring or injecting the at least one foam reactant with the filler material into a mold and forming the foam part. The foam part has a foam matrix with between 2.5 wt. % and 30 wt. % of the filler material. The filler material can be a recycled powder from a selective laser sintering process that is not graded (i.e., sized) before being dispersed in the at least one foam reactant. For example, the recycled powder can be a recycled polyamide 12 (rPA12) powder with an average particle diameter of less than 100 micrometers. Also, the least one foam reactant can be a polyol reactant and an isocyanate reactant such that a polyurethane foam matrix with recycled rPA12 filler material is formed.
US11542372B2	Thermoplastic polymer particles having a peak of cold crystallization temperature Provided are thermoplastic polymer particles having an aspect ratio of 1.00 or more and less than 1.05, and a roundness of 0.95 to 1.00. The thermoplastic polymer particles are formed from a thermoplastic polymer resin in a continuous matrix phase. The thermoplastic polymer particles show a peak cold crystallization temperature (Tcc) at a temperature between a glass transition temperature (Tg) and the melting point (Tm) in a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve which is derived from temperature rise analysis at 10° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry.
US11542369B2	Aspartic acid ester-functional polysiloxanes, their preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to aspartic acid ester-functional polysiloxanes, their use in the manufacture of curable compositions using polyisocyanate crosslinkers, in particular, in the manufacture of coating compositions, cured compositions obtained from said curable compositions and articles comprising the cured compositions.
US11542356B2	Method for producing polyisocyanates of (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates which are flocculation-stable in solvents The present invention relates to a new process for preparing polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups and being flocculation-stable in solvents from (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates.
US11542348B2	Methods of preparing a catalyst A method of preparing a catalyst comprising a) contacting a non-aqueous solvent, a carboxylic acid, and a chromium-containing compound to form an acidic mixture; b) contacting a titanium-containing compound with the acidic mixture to form a titanium treatment solution; c) contacting a pre-formed silica-support comprising from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % water with the titanium treatment solution to form a pre-catalyst; and d) thermally treating the pre-catalyst to form the catalyst. A method of preparing a catalyst comprising a) contacting a non-aqueous solvent and a carboxylic acid to form an acidic mixture; b) contacting a titanium-containing compound with the acidic mixture to form a titanium treatment solution; c) contacting a pre-formed chrominated silica-support comprising from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % water with the titanium treatment solution to form a pre-catalyst; and d) thermally treating the pre-catalyst to form the catalyst.
US11542338B2	CD38 modulating antibody The present disclosure provides antibody sequences found in antibodies that bind to human CD38. In particular, the present disclosure provides sequences of anti-human CD38 antibodies. Antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof including such sequences present features compatible with pharmaceutical manufacturing and development can be provided as fully human antibodies (e.g., fully human monoclonal antibodies or antigen-binding fragments) that can be useful for medical methods and compositions, in particular for treating cancer.
US11542331B2	Methods of treating cancer using antibodies and molecules that bind to BTN1A1 or BTN1A1-ligands Provided herein are methods for treating cancer using molecules having an antigen binding fragment that immunospecifically binds to BTN1A1 or a BTN1A1 ligand, such as anti-BTN1A1 antibodies or anti-BTN1A1 ligand antibodies. Also provided herein are BTN1A1 ligands, such as Galectin-1, Galectin-9, Neuropilin-2, and B- and T-Lymphocyte Attenuator.
US11542328B2	Therapeutic and diagnostic methods relating to cancer stem cells The present invention relates in part to the discovery of genes that are deregulated in cancer stem cells (e.g., melanoma stem cells). In some aspects, methods for treating individuals having melanoma are provided; the methods involve modulating (e.g., inducing, inhibiting, etc.) the activity of the cancer stem cell associated genes. In other aspects, cell surface genes that are upregulated in melanoma stem cells are targeted for the selective isolation, detection, and killing of cancer stem cells in melanoma. Other aspects of the invention relate to reagents, arrays, compositions, and kits that are useful for diagnosing and treating melanoma.
US11542327B2	Methods of treating pruritic disease with IL-31 monoclonal antibodies The invention provides humanized mouse anti-human IL-31 antibodies and antibody fragments that are capable of binding IL-31 and thereby neutralizing, inhibiting, limiting, or reducing the proinflammatory or pro-pruritic effects of IL-31.
US11542326B2	Anti-IL-25 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies that bind to human interleukin-25 (IL-25) and methods of using the same. According to certain embodiments, the antibodies of the invention bind human IL-25 with high affinity. In certain embodiments, the invention includes antibodies that bind human IL-25 and block IL-25-mediated cell signaling. The antibodies of the invention may be fully human, non-naturally occurring antibodies. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of various disorders associated with IL-25 activity or expression, including asthma, allergy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, atopic dermatitis (AD), and Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), also know as Churg-Strauss Syndrome.
US11542325B2	Anti-activin A antibodies and uses thereof The disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-activin A binding proteins, including antibodies. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides fully human, humanized, and chimeric anti-activin A antibodies that bind human activin A, activin A-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and activin A-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having activin A-related disorders or conditions including cachexia related to gonadal cancer, other cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases.
US11542323B2	Agents, uses and methods for the treatment of synucleinopathy The invention relates to novel monoclonal anti-alpha-synuclein antibodies. The antibodies can be used for treating a synucleinopathy such as Parkinson's disease (including idiopathic and inherited forms of Parkinson's disease), Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLBD), Lewy body variant of Alzheimer's disease (LBV), Combined Alzheimer's and Parkinson disease, pure autonomic failure and multiple system atrophy.
US11542320B2	Nucleic acids encoding single domain antibodies to chikungunya virus Described herein are nucleic acids encoding single-domain antibodies that might serve as alternatives to conventional monoclonal antibodies for either the detection or treatment of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV).
US11542319B2	Transgenic chicken comprising an inactivated immunoglobulin gene A transgenic chicken comprising an inactivated heavy immunoglobulin gene and/or inactivated light chain immunoglobulin gene is provided, as well as cells and targeting vectors for making the same.
US11542310B2	Modified bovine G-CSF polypeptides and their uses Modified bovine G-CSF polypeptides and uses thereof are provided.
US11542305B2	Synthetic protein circuits detecting signal transducer activity Disclosed herein include methods, compositions, and kits suitable for use in detecting the activation level of a signal transducer. In some embodiments, there are provided synthetic protein circuits wherein recruitment of synthetic protein circuit components to an association location upon activation of a signal transducer generates an active effector protein. The effector protein can be configured to carry out a variety of functions when in an active state, such as, for example, inducing cell death. Methods of treating a disease or disorder characterized by aberrant signaling are provided in some embodiments.
US11542303B2	Peptides and combination thereof for use in the immunotherapy against cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11542299B2	Method for synthesizing peptide containing N-substituted amino acid Methods of producing a peptide containing an N-substituted amino acid or N-substituted amino acid analog of the present invention include the steps of: preparing an Fmoc-protected amino acid, an Fmoc-protected amino acid analog, or an Fmoc-protected peptide; deprotecting a protecting group which have an Fmoc skeleton of the Fmoc-protected amino acid and such by using a base; and forming an amide bond by adding a new Fmoc-protected amino acid and such; and when the peptide is produced by a solid-phase method, the obtained peptide is cleaved off from the solid phase under conditions of weaker acidity than TFA. Furthermore, at least one side chain of the obtained peptide has a protecting group that is not deprotected under basic conditions and is deprotected under conditions of weaker acidity than TFA.
US11542288B2	Antiviral compounds The present application provides compounds and methods of treating viral infections, including viral infections caused by HIV or HTLV.
US11542287B2	Alkyldiphenylmethane protective agent Provided is an alkyldiphenylmethane protective agent, which can prevent solidification or insolubilization of a compound by protecting a functional group of the compound to achieve easy separation and purification after a reaction. An alkyldiphenylmethane compound represented by general formula (1): wherein Y represents —OR19 (wherein R19 represents a hydrogen atom or an active ester-type protecting group), —NHR20 (wherein R20 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 linear or branched alkyl group, or an aralkyl group), isocyanate group, an azide group, or a halogen atom, Z represents a C1-4 linear or branched alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a cycloalkyl group, at least one of R1 to R10 represents a group represented by formula (2): —O—R11—X-A (2) and the others each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, or a C1-4 alkoxy group; R11 represents a C1-16 linear or branched alkylene group; X represents O or CONR21 (wherein R21 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group); and A represents, for example, a group represented by formula (3): wherein R12, R13, and R14 may be the same or different and each independently represent a C1-6 linear or branched alkyl group or an optionally substituted aryl group; R15 represents a single bond or a C1-3 linear or branched alkylene group; and R16, R17, and R18 each independently represent a C1-3 linear or branched alkylene group.
US11542275B2	Substituted imidazolidin-2-one derivatives as PRMT5 inhibitors The present invention relates to substituted imidazolidin-2-one derivatives of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further provides the methods of preparation of compound of formula (I) and utility as PRMT5 inhibitors. The compounds are useful as medicaments in the treatment of conditions and disorders mediated by PRMT5, such as cancer, metabolic disorders, inflammation, autoimmune disease and hemoglobinopathies.
US11542270B2	BCKDK inhibitors Described herein are compounds of Formula I, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined herein, their use as branched-chain alpha keto acid dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors and the use of such inhibitors to treat, for example, diabetes, NASH and heart failure.
US11542264B2	Heteroaromatic NMDA receptor modulators and uses thereof Provided is 5-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-7-cyclopropyl-3-(2-(3-fluoro-3-methylazetidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and their uses in the treatment of psychiatric, neurological, and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as diseases of the nervous system.
US11542255B2	Sulfonylureas and sulfonylthioureas as NLRP3 inhibitors The present invention relates to sulfonylureas and sulfonylthioureas comprising a 5-membered heteroaryl ring attached to the sulfonyl group, wherein the heteroaryl ring is di-substituted at the 3- and 4-positions relative to the point of attachment of the sulfonyl group, wherein at least one of the di-substituents contains a nitrogen atom. The present invention further relates to salts, solvates and prodrugs of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to the use of such compounds in the treatment and prevention of medical disorders and diseases, most especially by the inhibition of NLRP3.
US11542245B2	Preparative process The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-{[(2S)-2-{4-[5-chloro-2-(4-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)phenyl]-5-methoxy-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl}butanoyl]amino}-2-fluorobenzamide (I) or 4-({(2S)-2-[4-{5-chloro-2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl]phenyl}-5-methoxy-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl]butanoyl}amino)-2-fluorobenzamide (II) from 2,5-dimethoxypyridine (III), 1-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-4-chloro-1H-1,2,3-triazole (X-Cl) or 1-(2-bromo-4-chlorophenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole (X-CF3), 4-amino-2-fluorbenzamide (XIII) and (2R)-2-aminobutanoic acid (XVII).
US11542244B2	Synthesis of tipifarnib Provided herein are methods of preparing a desired enantiomer 6-[amino(4-chlorophenyl)(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl) methyl]-4-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-2(1H)-quinolinone, otherwise known as tipifarnib.
US11542238B2	Pyrimidine cyclohexenyl glucocorticoid receptor modulators The present invention provides a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexenyl compounds and methods of using these compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
US11542235B2	Herbicidal 3-azaspiro[5.5] undecane-8, 10-dione compounds The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
US11542228B2	Method and device for preparing diisocyanate A tubular reactor comprises a tubular shell, an external jacket, and a gas distribution device at the top of the shell, wherein at least one group of feed nozzles are distributed uniformly on the shell, each group comprising at least one phosgene nozzle and at least one diamine nozzle; a reaction material is sprayed through the nozzles and impinges with each other in a middle impingement zone to strengthen the reaction effect, the gas distribution device is arranged at the top of the shell and the upper part of the feed nozzle, and an inert medium distributed uniformly through the gas distribution device is refracted at the top of the shell into an impingement reaction zone, so as to reduce the temperature and concentration of the reaction zone.
US11542215B2	Removing acetylene from ethylene gas streams during polyethylene synthesis Disclosed herein are methods for removing acetylene from an ethylene gas stream wherein a catalyst reacts with the acetylene to polymerize said acetylene forming an ethylene gas stream substantially free of acetylene.
US11542214B2	Oxidative coupling of methane methods and systems The present disclosure provides natural gas and petrochemical processing systems including oxidative coupling of methane reactor systems that integrate process inputs and outputs to cooperatively utilize different inputs and outputs of the various systems in the production of higher hydrocarbons from natural gas and other hydrocarbon feedstocks.
US11542211B2	Agricultural microbial inoculant compositions and uses thereof The present disclosure provides novel agricultural microbial inoculant compositions for uses in promoting plant growth, plant productivity and/or soil quality. The novel microbial inoculant compositions comprise one or more microbial species, one or more urease inhibitors and/or one or more nitrification inhibitors. The present disclosure also provides fertilizer compositions comprising said microbial inoculant compositions.
US11542210B2	Method of producing a monoammonium phosphate containing fertilizer solution The present invention provides for a method for producing an aqueous monoammonium phosphate containing fertilizer solution. The method provides for means to control the temperature of a reaction zone as measured at a reagent entry point and a product exit point. The pH of the reaction is monitored and the reaction is terminated when the reaction mixture has reached a pH of between about 5.5 and about 7.5. The invention further provides for a method of treating crops with a monoammonium phosphate solution having a pH of between 6 and 7.
US11542208B2	Environmental barrier coating An article includes a ceramic-based substrate and a barrier layer on the ceramic-based substrate. The barrier layer includes a matrix phase and a network of gettering particles in the matrix phase. The gettering particles have an average maximum dimension between about 30 and 70 microns. The gettering particles have maximum dimensions that range from about 1 to 100 microns, and a dispersion of barium-magnesium alumino-silicate particles in the matrix phase. A composite material and a method of applying a barrier layer to a substrate are also disclosed.
US11542202B2	Refractory article A refractory article including a body having central opening extending through at least a portion of the body, the central opening having a receiving surface having a convex curvature. In an embodiment, the body can include a coupling protrusion extending from a portion of an upper surface of the body and a coupling depression on a portion of a bottom surface of the body.
US11542192B2	Sealing material and multilayered glass panel using same The present invention provides a highly reliable multilayered glass panel and an encapsulating material for achieving the highly reliable multilayered glass panel. The encapsulating material includes lead-free low melting glass particles containing vanadium oxide and tellurium oxide, low thermal expansion filler particles, and glass beads as a solid content. A volume fraction of the glass beads in the solid content is not less than 10% to not more than 35%, and a volume fraction of the lead-free low melting glass particles in the solid content is larger than a volume fraction of the low thermal expansion filler in the solid content.
US11542188B2	Continuous glass melting tank with an immersed stirring body A glass furnace for continuous operation, including a melting tank for containing a glass melt, and at least one magnetic actuator configured to generate a time-varying magnetic field suitable for moving a stirring body immersed in the glass melt.
US11542184B2	Processes and systems for treating sour water Processes for producing olefins may include electrolyzing an aqueous solution comprising metal chloride, where electrolyzing the aqueous solution causes at least a portion of the metal chloride to undergo chemical reaction to produce a treatment composition comprising hypochlorite. The processes may further include contacting at least a portion of the treatment composition with the sour water at a pH from 8 to 12, where the sour water comprises sulfides and the contacting causes reaction of the sulfides in the sour water with the hypochlorite to produce a treated aqueous mixture comprising at least metal sulfates and metal chlorides, where the metal sulfates are present in the treated aqueous mixture as precipitated solids. The processes may further include separating the precipitated solids from the treated aqueous mixture to produce a treated effluent comprising at least the metal chloride.
US11542182B2	Hydrogen-containing water generator A hydrogen-containing water generator includes a cathode portion of cylindrical shape that has a plurality of openings in a side thereof, an anode portion of cylindrical shape that is provided radially outside the cathode portion and has a plurality of openings in a side thereof, an electrolytic vessel that is transparent, has a cylindrical shape, and is internally provided with the cathode portion and the anode portion, a water supply part that supplies water into the cathode portion from one end side of the cathode portion; and a drain part that drains water inside the electrolytic vessel from the other end side of the cathode portion.
US11542178B1	Pison valve with annular passages A water delivery control system operates to selectively deliver water from a water source to water use devices. The system includes a master controller that wirelessly communicates messages with a plurality of slave controllers. The system includes a valve slave controller associated with a water control valve and a motor that is operative to selectively move at least one valve element of the valve. A water meter is operative to measure water flow that corresponds to flow through the valve. The master controller is operable to cause the valve slave controller to enable or prevent flow through the valve responsive at least in part to water flow data. The controller is operative to determine a water use condition responsive to a water usage pattern, and to cause at least one message to be sent to a portable user device responsive to the determined water use condition. The user interface slave controller is associated with a user interface.
US11542176B2	Method and system for treatment of an underwater surface and material removed from it The invention relates to a method and a system for treatment of an underwater surface (S) and material removed from it at a cleaning site. The underwater surface is cleaned by a brush device (1), by which effluent containing solid matter removed from the underwater surface in connection with cleaning is conveyed to a treatment unit (5) where the effluent is subjected to separation and filtering. In a first step, the solid matter contained in the effluent is separated from the effluent in a form as unbroken as possible, immediately followed by a second step in which the effluent is precipitated. Said second step is immediately followed by a third step in which the effluent is filtered. The filtered effluent is discharged directly back to a body of water or to another clean water connection at the cleaning site. The effluent may be subjected to additional filtering and/or disinfection, if necessary.
US11542175B2	Processes for preparing hydroxides and oxides of various metals and derivatives thereof There are provided processes for preparing a metal hydroxide comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum, the process comprising: reacting a metal sulfate comprising (i) at least one metal chosen from nickel and cobalt and optionally (ii) at least one metal chosen from manganese, lithium and aluminum with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide and optionally a chelating agent in order to obtain a solid comprising the metal hydroxide and a liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate; separating the liquid and the solid from one another to obtain the metal hydroxide; submitting the liquid comprising lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate to an electromembrane process for converting the lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate and/or potassium sulfate into lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and/or potassium hydroxide respectively; reusing the sodium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate; and reusing the lithium hydroxide obtained by the electromembrane process for reacting with the metal sulfate and/or with the metal hydroxide.
US11542173B2	Process for the production of titanium dioxide, and titanium dioxide obtained thereby A particulate TiO2 includes a TiO2 content of at least 99 wt.-%, an anatase content of at least 98 wt.-%, a primary crystallite size X50 of at least 200 nm, a numerical fraction of TiO2 with a primary crystallite size of at most 100 nm of at most 10%, a specific surface area of at most 8 m2/g as determined by BET measurements, 1200 ppm to 2400 ppm of alkali with respect to the TiO2 content, an Al content of 1 ppm to 1000 ppm, expressed as Al and with respect to the TiO2 content, a weight ratio of Al2O3 to Nb2O5 of from 0.17 to 0.74, and 0.1 wt.-% to 0.3 wt.-% of P, expressed as phosphorus and with respect to the TiO2 content.
US11542171B2	Method for preparing ZSM-5 zeolite The present invention relates to a method for preparing ZSM-5 zeolite. The present invention can provide a method for preparing ZSM-5 zeolite comprising the steps of: preparing a first solution in a solution state by heating a mixture comprising a silica source, an alumina source, a neutralizing agent and a crystalline ZSM-5 nucleus; preparing a reaction mother liquid by mixing a second solution comprising salts into the first solution; and continuously crystallizing by continuously supplying the reaction mother liquid to a hydrothermal synthesis reactor, wherein formula [1] below is satisfied. 0.20≤Wa/Wb≤0.40 Formula [1]
US11542170B2	Process for the flash calcination of a zeolitic material The present invention relates to a process for the calcination of a zeolitic material, wherein said process comprises the steps of (i) providing a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and optionally further comprising X2O3 in its framework structure in the form of a powder and/or of a suspension of the zeolitic material in a liquid, wherein Y stands for a tetravalent element and X stands for a trivalent element; (ii) atomization of the powder and/or of the suspension of the zeolitic material provided in (i) in a gas stream for obtaining an aerosol; (iii) calcination of the aerosol obtained in (ii) for obtaining a calcined powder; as well as to a zeolitic material obtainable and/or obtained according the inventive process, and to its use as a molecular sieve, as an adsorbent, for ion-exchange, as a catalyst, and/or as a catalyst support.
US11542169B2	Method for continuous aerogel production This invention concerns a method for the manufacture of a granulated aerogel (1) from a precursor (2), comprising the following steps: mixing the precursor (2) with a synthetic solvent (3) and a hydrolysis agent such as water, and if appropriate a catalyst (4), to obtain a gel, granulating the resulting product, in particular by cutting a jet of said gel, to produce granules, maintaining the granules in contact with the synthetic solvent (3) and the hydrolysis agent, washing the granules by adding a washing solvent to extract in particular the hydrolysis agent and, if appropriate, the catalyst (4), drying of the granules to extract the synthetic solvents (3) and/or washing solvents by sending them supercritical CO2 in excess, the steps of granulating, maintaining, washing and drying being carried out at a pressure higher than that of the critical point of CO2, and these conditions being maintained between these steps. The present invention also concerns an installation specially configured to implement the method according to the invention.
US11542164B2	Carbon nanotube dispersion and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including carbon nanotubes, a polymer dispersant containing an amine, a phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings, and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer dispersant and the phenolic compound including two or more aromatic rings are included in a weight ratio of 100:1 to 100:90, and having low viscosity and a small change of viscosity over time.
US11542163B2	Carbon nanotube field emitter and preparation method thereof A carbon nanotube field emitter comprises at least two electrodes and at least one graphitized carbon nanotube structure. The at least one graphitized carbon nanotube structure comprises a first end and a field emission end. The first end is opposite to the field emission end. The first end is fixed between the at least two electrodes, and the field emission end is exposed from the at least two electrodes and configured to emit electrons.
US11542162B2	Highly reactive, dust-free and free-flowing lithium sulphide and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a highly reactive, high-purity, free-flowing and dust-free lithium sulfide powder having an average particle size between 250 and 1,500 μm and BET surface areas between 1 and 100 m2/g. The invention, furthermore, relates to a process for its preparation, wherein in a first step, lithium hydroxide monohydrate is heated in a temperature-controlled unit to a reaction temperature between 150° C. and 450° C. in the absence of air, and an inert gas is passed over or through it, until the residual water of crystallization content of the formed lithium hydroxide is less than 5 wt. % and in a second step, the anhydrous lithium hydroxide formed in the first step is mixed, overflowed or traversed by a gaseous sulfur source from the group consisting of hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, carbon disulfide, mercaptans or sulfur nitrides.
US11542161B2	Method of preparing a water-reactive sulfide material A process for producing a low-cost water-reactive metal sulfide material includes dissolving a substantially anhydrous alkali metal salt and a substantially anhydrous sulfide compound in a substantially anhydrous polar solvent, providing differential solubility for a substantially high solubility alkali metal sulfide and a substantially low solubility by-product, and forming a mixture of the high solubility alkali metal sulfide and the low solubility by-product; separating the low solubility by-product from the mixture to isolate the supernatant including the alkali metal sulfide, and separating the polar solvent from the alkali metal sulfide to produce the alkali metal sulfide. The present invention provides a scalable process for production of a high purity alkali metal sulfide that is essentially free of undesired by-products.
US11542153B2	Segmented pedestal for mounting device on chip A system includes a semiconductor substrate having a first cavity. The semiconductor substrate forms a pedestal adjacent the first cavity. A device overlays the pedestal and is bonded to the semiconductor substrate by metal within the first cavity. A plurality of second cavities are formed in a surface of the pedestal beneath the device, wherein the second cavities are smaller than the first cavity. In some of these teachings, the second cavities are voids. In some of these teachings, the metal in the first cavity comprises a eutectic mixture. The structure relates to a method of manufacturing in which a layer providing a mask to etch the first cavity is segmented to enable easy removal of the mask-providing layer from the area over the pedestal.
US11542146B2	Sold out detection using a level sensor for a beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser for dispensing beverages and process may include a fluid container containing a fluid ingredient, a conduit fluidly connected to the fluid container, and an electrical conductivity sensor. The electrical conductivity sensor may be (i) fluidly connected to the conduit, and (ii) configured to sense an electrical conductivity of the fluid ingredient flowing through the conduit. The electrical conductivity sensor may further be configured to output (i) a first electrical signal in response to sensing an air bubble, and (ii) a second electrical signal in response to not sensing an air bubble.
US11542141B2	Funnel based on bivariate normal distribution A funnel based on bivariate normal distribution is provided, and belongs to the field of daily tools. The funnel is formed by connecting a funnel body in a shape of a bivariate normal distribution with an outlet tube. The funnel body can be formed by rotating a normal distribution curve around the axis of symmetry z with a positive direction pointing to a deep part of the funnel, towards which the fluid flows. An outlet tube is a conical structure with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part. The surface of the funnel body has arbitrary order smoothness at everywhere. The design is simple and the fluid experiences little resistance when it flows through the inner surface. Thus, the funnel can effectively prevented blockage during the transport of fluid, powder and granules and the transport efficiency is remarkably improved.
US11542139B2	Keg filling apparatus A keg filling apparatus (101) is disclosed. The apparatus (101) comprises a stand (102) and a keg receiving plate (201). The stand (102) comprises a plurality of legs (105) and braces (107) for supporting an upper bracket (106) at a convenient height. The keg receiving plate (201) is releasably attached to the upper bracket (106) of the stand (102) and comprises a coupler (204). The coupler (204) releasably engages a keg valve to allow the keg to be filled through the valve. The apparatus further comprises alternative keg receiving plates (208 & 210), these plates comprising alternative couplers (209 & 211) for releasable engagement with different valves. The apparatus obviates present issues in stability during the filling of one-way kegs which must be inverted during the filling process.
US11542131B2	Crane This crane is configured by being provided with: a telescopic boom having an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other in an extendable and contractible manner; an extension/contraction actuator that displaces one boom element among the inside boom element and the outside boom element in the extending and contracting directions; at least one electric drive source provided in the extension/contraction actuator; a first coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the extension/contraction actuator and one of the boom elements; and a second coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the inside boom element and the outside boom element.
US11542124B2	Sensor fusion door status detection A method of monitoring a door of an elevator car within an elevator system including: detecting a first plurality of accelerations along an X-axis of the elevator system during a first time period; detecting a second plurality of accelerations along a Y-axis of the elevator system during the first time period; determining an absolute value of the first plurality of accelerations; determining an absolute value of the second plurality of accelerations; determining a first summation of the absolute value of the first plurality of accelerations and the absolute value of the second plurality of accelerations; and determining whether the door of the elevator car is in motion during the first time period by determining whether a maximum value of the first summation is greater than a threshold value.
US11542123B2	Elevator system including a motorized module An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator system includes a cab configured to accommodate at least one passenger or item inside the cab. A motorized module includes a base, a connector supported on the base and at least one drive member supported on the base. The connector is configured to selectively establish a releasable connection between the motorized module and the cab. The drive member is configured to engage a vertical surface, climb along the vertical surface to selectively cause vertical movement of the base, and selectively prevent movement of the base when the drive member remains in a selected position relative to the vertical surface. At least one motor is associated with the drive member to selectively cause the drive member to climb along the vertical surface. The motorized module is vertically movable independent of the cab when the motorized module is released from the cab.
US11542120B2	Associated mobile elevator calls A method of operating an elevator call control system comprising: receiving a first elevator call from a first individual carrying a first mobile device, the first elevator call including a destination request to travel from a first boarding floor to a first destination floor; determining that the first individual carrying the first mobile device is traveling with a second individual, wherein the second individual is traveling to a second destination floor; assigning an elevator car to the first elevator call; and scheduling the elevator car to transport the first individual carrying the first mobile device and the second individual together to at least one of a first destination floor and the second destination floor.
US11542117B2	Managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system According to an aspect, there is provided a method for managing elevator cars in a multi-car elevator shaft system. The method comprises determining, by an elevator control entity, the optimum number of elevator cars for a given time of a day in the multi-car elevator shaft system; and commanding, by the elevator control entity, at least one elevator car into at least one elevator car storage or back to service from the at least one elevator car storage based on the determination, wherein elevator cars in the at least one elevator car storage act as standby elevator cars for the multi-car elevator shaft system.
US11542112B2	Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating same A sheet feeding device includes a sheet loading table on which a bundle of sheets is stacked, an identification mark on an end face of the sheet loading table, and an imaging unit to identify the identification mark.
US11542110B2	Automated handling of shipping containers and connectors A system for managing shipping containers and twist lock connectors is described. The system includes multiple stations. Each station includes a container platform and a pallet station. The container platform is able to accommodate various container sizes and/or multiple containers at one time. The container platform includes connector changers, handlers, and gantries that are able to automatically engage connectors with a container and disengage connectors from a container. The station includes a shuttle able to transfer connectors between the platform handlers and pallet station handlers and gantries. The pallet station includes a pallet with multiple receptacles for storing connectors. The pallet station and/or the container platform may include one or more magazines and/or one or more conveyors.
US11542107B2	Method and assembly for transferring products A transfer device having a plurality of pick-up heads loads products into receptacles. The products are provided in a random arrangement in a pick-up area, and the position of each product is detected. To pick up the products, the transfer device is moved over the pick-up area and each pick-up head picks up an individual product at a pick-up time and in a pick-up position. The pick-up position and the pick-up time for the products are determined on the basis of the previously detected positions of the products. The placement of the products in a placement area may also occurs while the transfer device is moving relative to the receptacles.
US11542106B2	Method for automatically transferring spouted pouches and automatic pouch transferring assembly A method for automatically transferring spouted pouches provides a simple, efficient approach for automatically loading spouted pouches from a container to a belt conveyor. And, an automatic pouch transferring assembly is also provided.
US11542104B2	Order-picking system The present invention relates to a picking system for a job-related picking of goods in output bins, said picking system comprising a plurality of automated picking cells; comprising a first conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the supply bins to and/or from the picking cells; and a second conveying system for the supply and/or discharge of the output bins to and/or from the picking cells, and a job management control for working through a plurality of picking jobs by controlling the first and second conveying systems and the plurality of picking cells, wherein at least one first picking cell has different goods handling properties than a second picking cell; and/or in that the job management control uses at least one first picking cell for working through different jobs and/or partial jobs than a second picking cell.
US11542102B2	Suction transfer device A suction transfer device suction-holds a bag-like article with a suction component and moves the suction component suction-holding the article to thereby transfer the article. The suction component has a negative pressure chamber, one or more suction openings, and a first surface. The negative pressure chamber forms a negative pressure space inside when a negative pressure generator is driven. The suction openings communicate with the negative pressure chamber. The first surface is disposed around the suction openings and opposes an article subjected to suction. An area of the first surface is from 0.5 times to 2 times an area of a sucked surface, which opposes the first surface, of the article subjected to suction.
US11542101B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for improved container transportation Methods, apparatuses, devices, and computer program products are disclosed for container transportation. An example system includes a conveyor network that includes a plurality of conveyors and each conveyor supports one or more containers thereon. Each conveyor defines a conveyor length and a conveyor operating speed. The system further includes a computing device operably coupled to the conveyor network. The computing device receives a starting location and a destination location of a first container within the conveyor network and receives an operating density for each conveyor in the conveyor network. The computing device determines a first travel path for the first container between the starting location and the destination location based upon the conveyor length, the conveyor operating speed, and the operating density for each conveyor in the conveyor network. The first travel path minimizes a total travel time for the first container between the starting location and the destination location.
US11542099B2	Manually or robotically operable load carriers with at least one stacking column for storing stored material A manually or robotically operable load carrier with at least one stacking column for storing material on top of or next to each other on ratchet elements, which are at least partially associated with a clamping ratchet element is disclosed. Embodiments include a first ratchet element connected by way of a strip to a second ratchet element arranged above or next to the first ratchet element. With embodiments, the clamping ratchet element is connected, firstly, to the first ratchet element, by way of a short strip, and secondly, to the second ratchet element, by way of a long strip.
US11542094B2	Portion capsule having an identifier A beverage system for making a beverage that includes a single-serve capsule and a beverage machine. The capsule has a cavity containing a beverage material; a flange; a cover fastened to a top side of the flange; and an individualization identifier on a bottom side of the flange. The beverage machine includes: a capsule receptacle having a wall structure to receive the capsule; an optical sensor/detector positioned outside of the wall structure to direct a beam through a portion of the wall structure to read the identifier; a pump that supplies water into the portion capsule only after the identifier is read by the sensor/detector; a mandrel to pierce the cover in a region that is offset from the central axis; and a seal that seals against the cover in a region between a peripheral edge of the flange and the region of the cover pierced by the mandrel.
US11542089B2	Packaging materials The use of a palladium-doped zeolite for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds is described wherein the zeolite has a CHA framework type and is polymer-bound. Such zeolites have been found to have particular utility as packaging materials for the adsorption of volatile organic compounds, such as those originating from organic matter.
US11542087B2	Reusable packing box Provided is a reusable packing box, comprising a protective box body (1) enclosed by a bottom surface and a plurality of slanted side walls, and an elastic inflatable layer (3) adhered to an inner side of the protective box body, wherein the elastic inflatable layer (3) is provided with a vent (4), and the vent (4) is embedded in the protective box body (1). The reusable packing box can reuse a packaging material and a filling material, thereby reducing the phenomenon of waste, and improving the management efficiency.
US11542082B2	Inflatable packaging with variable tie tear initiation features An inflatable web is disclosed. The web includes a first and second film ply sealed together. The transverse seals define first and second inflatable chambers. The web defines a separation region extending at least partially between the first and second inflatable chambers in a substantially transverse direction across the web and configured to facilitate separation of the first and second inflatable chambers. The separation region includes a tear initiation feature that facilitates tearing of the web to separate the inflatable chambers. The separation region includes a tear propagation line including a first plurality of perforations perforation is separated from an adjacent perforation by a land having a first transverse length. A tear initiation feature includes a second plurality of perforations, each perforation separated from an adjacent perforation by a land having a second transverse length, where the first transverse length is longer than the second transverse length.
US11542075B2	Child resistant bottle closure system The present application provides a child-resistant liquid dispensing closure apparatus, which includes a plunger and pipet, and preferably a dosage measuring system that is integrated that appears as the plunger is withdrawn from the pipet. The closure may be used for a bottle containing a liquid for oral administration of solutions, syrups, suspensions, elixirs, tinctures, concentrates, and the like.
US11542072B2	Cam lid for drinking vessel A lid assembly including a camming lever and a sealing member for selectively sealing and unsealing a drinking aperture of a lid main body. The camming lever is rotatably to selectively move the sealing member between a sealed position adjacent to and an unsealed position spaced apart from the drinking aperture. The camming lever includes a lever arm extending from two cams having a cam axle extending therebetween. The cam axle is pivotally attached to the sealing member, which is pivotally attached to the lid main body. The cams engage an upper surface of the lid main body. A stub axle extends laterally outward from each cam and engages a ledge which limiting upward movement of the cams.
US11542071B2	Snap action container A snap action container includes: a cover plate and a container body; wherein the cover plate is rotatably connected to the container body by a rotation shaft, and covered on the container body; an elastomer receiving chamber is arranged at a position, corresponding to the rotation shaft, on the container body, an elastomer being inclinedly disposed in the elastomer receiving chamber, and one end of the elastomer being abutted against the rotation shaft; and when the cover plate is covered on the container body, the cover plate drives the rotation shaft to rotate, such that the rotation shaft presses against the elastomer to cause the elastomer to be subjected to elastic deformation.
US11542064B2	Flask with attached tumblers A transportable flask includes a bottle, where the bottle is configured to hold a liquid beverage. The transportable flask also includes a cap, where the cap is configured to attach to the bottle and prevent removal of the liquid beverage when in position. The transportable flask further includes a first cup, where the first cup is releasably attached to the bottle and a second cup, where the second cup is releasably attached to the cap.
US11542062B2	Pallet with support modules A support module for a platform comprises a body and a lower surface. The body defines an opening configured to receive a pallet support. The lower surface is configured to abut a top deck of the platform.
US11542057B2	Retail ready packaging for carded items A retail ready packaging system includes a convertible carton with a first plurality of slots are defined in a bottom wall adjacent a first side wall, and a second plurality of slots defined in the bottom wall adjacent a second side wall. A plurality of cards are included, wherein each card is seated in one of the slots of the first plurality of slots and in an opposed one of the slots of the second plurality of slots. Each card has a respective foot panel foldably attached to a main panel of the card, wherein the foot panel sits adjacent the bottom wall, and wherein the main panel of the card extends upward from the foot panel toward a top wall of the carton.
US11542056B2	Electronic device packaging box Various embodiments relating to a packaging box for packaging an electronic device are presented, and according to one embodiment, the packaging box comprises: a packaging box body; a receiving part included in the packaging box body and receiving the electronic device; and a support structure received in or removed from the receiving part, at least a portion of the supporting structure able to be slantedly folded to or unfolded, wherein the support structure in a folded state is received, together with the electronic device, in the receiving part to support the electronic device to be able to amplify a sound from a speaker included in the electronic device and, in a state removed from the receiving part or in a state received in the receiving part, the supporting structure cradles the electronic device, and additional various other embodiments are possible.
US11542052B2	Thermoforming packaging machine and method for controlling a film punch A thermoforming packaging machine includes a forming station for thermoforming troughs in a film web, a filling path for filling products into the troughs, a sealing station for sealing the troughs, a chain guide for guiding a transport chain for the film web, a transverse cutting device for cutting the film web in a direction transverse to the transport direction, a longitudinal cutting device for cutting the film web in the transport direction, and a control device for controlling processes running on the thermoforming packaging machine. The transverse cutting device comprises a film punch, an adjustment drive which can be controlled by the control device for closing and opening the film punch, and a detection unit which is connected to the control device and which has at least one sensor which is configured to detect, per processing cycle, a force progression occurring at the film punch during opening and closing.
US11542051B2	Systems and methods for stacking product A product stacking system may include an open bag detection subsystem and a product stacking subsystem. The open bag detection subsystem may agitate bags to cause product to be displaced out of open bags and determine if a bag is open by comparing a weight of the bag after the agitation to a target threshold. The product stacking subsystem may include a robotic arm and a controller that moves the robotic arm between posts of a bin based on an orientation of the bin. A turntable rotates the bin and can operate as an additional axis of movement of the robot.
US11542049B2	Oral pouch product having soft edge and method of making An oral pouch product having a soft edge includes an inner filling material enclosed inwardly of at least one seam between opposed layers of porous pouch wrapper. The at least one seam is separated from the periphery of the porous pouch wrapper by an unbonded area of the opposed layers so as to form a soft edge of the pouch wrapper.
US11542046B2	Banding and packaging device The present invention provides a device including an article carry-in mechanism (1A) that transports an article (w) to a packaging position (P), an article carry-out mechanism (1B) that carries the article (w) away from the packaging position (P), and a relaying mechanism (1C) disposed between the article carry-in mechanism (1A) and the article carry-out mechanism (1B). The relaying mechanism (1C) receives and supports the transported article (w) from below in a center part of the article (w) in a direction of its width.
US11542042B2	Micro-cathode matrix arc thrusters A matrix thruster that may be used to reposition and/or stabilize a CubeSAT satellite. The matrix thruster includes a conductive plate with an opening, a plurality of wires within the opening, a power supply electrically connected to the conductive plate or each of the plurality of wires via an inductor, and an electrical switch. The electrical switch creates a current change that creates an electric potential spike across the inductor. The electric potential spike across the inductor initiates an arc discharge between one of the wires and the conductive plate, which forms plasma that ejects cathode particles from the matrix thruster. Using multiple wires (e.g., four titanium wires) extends the lifetime of the thruster, as each wire restores an inter-electrode film needed for the other wires to continue generating plasma.
US11542040B1	Low earth orbit satellite communication system employing beam-hopping The disclosed method for a communication satellite may include (1) simultaneously generating a first transmission beam to a first ground station and a second transmission beam to each of a plurality of second ground stations in sequence according to a schedule, (2) simultaneously receiving a third transmission beam from the first ground station and a fourth transmission beam from each of the second ground stations in sequence according to the schedule, (3) forwarding first data received via the third transmission beam to each of the second ground stations via the second transmission beam, and (4) forwarding second data received via the fourth transmission beam from each of the second ground stations to the first ground station via the first transmission beam. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
US11542035B2	Spectral camera control device, spectral camera control system, storage medium storing spectral camera control program, and network system for distributing spectral camera control program A spectral camera control device, being installed, along with a spectral camera provided with a liquid crystal tunable filter, in an aircraft capable of stationary flight. The spectral camera control device causes the spectral camera to capture a spectral image in a snapshot mode each time a transmission wavelength of the liquid crystal tunable filter is switched while the aircraft is in stationary flight, and the spectral camera control device causes a plurality of spectral images to be captured in succession at a same transmission wavelength when an SN ratio of the captured spectral image is less than a predetermined threshold.
US11542034B2	Set of exterior aircraft lights and aircraft comprising such a set of exterior aircraft lights A set of exterior aircraft lights, comprises a main landing light, which comprises at least one main landing light source and is configured for emitting a main landing light beam around a main landing light beam direction (L), and at least one of a taxi light and a runway turn-off light. The taxi light is configured for emitting a taxi light beam around a taxi light beam direction (T) and for emitting a first auxiliary landing light beam around a first auxiliary landing light beam direction (AL1), wherein the first auxiliary landing light beam direction (AL1), when projected onto a vertical plane, is angled downwards between 5° and 15° with respect to the straight ahead direction. The runway turn-off light is configured for emitting a runway turn-off light beam around a runway turn-off light beam direction (Ra, Rb).
US11542023B2	Engine mount system and elements for reduced force transmission and reduced static motion and associated methods Compliant mounting systems, devices, and methods for mounting a vehicle engine to a vehicle structure or base include a top mount, a lower mount, a center trunnion mount, and an aft mount which are configured to react forces transmitted by the engine to the vehicle structure. Metallic and elastomeric elements can provide vibrational and force isolation characteristics. Stops (e.g., snubbing elements) allow for a specific range of motion before internal mount structures contact each other to act as a conventional hard mount. Fluid elements and compressible gas-filled spaces/bladders may be incorporated to provide fluid damping behaviors to complement the metallic and elastomeric elements.
US11542010B2	Aircraft portion comprising a suspended item of furniture equipment An aircraft portion having a floor and a fuselage structure forming an arch above the floor is disclosed in which a monument is mounted within the fuselage. The monument is suspended from the fuselage structure by at least one suspension point, so that most of the weight of the monument is taken up by the fuselage structure. The monument includes a circular or a round section configured to take up the vertical forces than the horizontal floor, which bends under vertical loads.
US11542006B2	Galley cart assembly and an aircraft that utilizes the galley cart assembly A galley cart assembly that includes a cart and a wheel assembly attached to the cart. The wheel assembly includes a plurality of wheels and a drive assembly configured to drive one or more of the plurality of wheels to propel the cart. The wheel assembly also includes a primary brake assembly to lock one or more of the plurality of wheels to prevent movement of the cart. Furthermore, the galley cart assembly includes a controller coupled to the cart and including a processor and a memory. The controller includes a turbulence monitoring system configured to detect a turbulence event. The controller is in communication with the wheel assembly, and is configured to automatically operate the primary brake assembly to lock the cart in position when the turbulence monitoring system detects the turbulence event. In certain configurations, an aircraft includes the galley cart assembly.
US11541995B2	Rotor blade assembly for bearingless rotor A structural member for use in a rotor system which rotates about a rotational axis includes a pin which extends substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis, a filler component positioned adjacent the pin, and a plurality of layers of composite material having fibers oriented lengthwise along a central axis which is perpendicular to the rotational axis. The plurality of fibers in the layers of composite material is wrapped about the pin and the filler component such that the fibers extend along the central axis and the plurality of layers form an opening filled by the filler component and which decreases as a function of distance from the pin along the central axis.
US11541990B2	Single spoke spinner support A magnetic spacer system for a spinner of a rotorcraft includes a first ring of a plurality of magnets secured to the spinner and having an inner surface facing radially inward, and a second ring of a plurality of magnets secured to a nacelle of the rotorcraft and having an outer surface facing radially outward. The first and second rings of multiple magnets are arranged concentrically, and a portion of the inner surface of the first ring of a plurality of magnets and a portion of the outer surface of the second ring of a plurality of magnets have the same polarity to repel one another. In other aspects, the magnetic spacer system may be replaced by a low-friction system.
US11541989B2	Ducted fan of an aircraft and aircraft A ducted fan for an aircraft includes a rotor-side fan and a stator-side duct that surrounds the rotor-side fan. The stator-side duct includes an inner wall facing the rotor-side fan and an outer wall averted from the fan. The ducted fan further includes a fastening device configured to support mounting of the ducted fan on a structural component of the aircraft. The fastening device includes a pin and a guide body. The guide body is configured to receive and guide the pin, the pin is insertable proceeding from the inner wall into a recess of the guide body, a first end of the pin protrudes relative to the outer wall, and the pin is configured to be mounted, via the first end, on a bearing of the structural component of the aircraft.
US11541988B2	Vibration-damped aircraft wheel bin An aircraft fairing includes a fairing body having an exterior fairing wall and at least one wheel bin. The at least one wheel bin has a side wall extending from an opening in the exterior fairing wall to an end wall. The side wall and the end wall define a cavity of the at least one wheel bin in fluid communication with the opening in the exterior fairing wall. An acoustic resonator is mounted to an outer surface of the side wall of the at least one wheel bin and is in fluid communication with the cavity. The acoustic resonator has a resonant frequency substantially similar to a cavity modal frequency of the at least one wheel bin at an aircraft flight condition.
US11541977B2	Communication system for underwater drone and airlock apparatus for drone The present invention relates to an underwater drone which is an unmanned mobile which can move in the water, and more particularly to a communication system for the underwater drone which performs communication between the underwater drone and a land-based controller (or maneuvering device). The present invention also relates to an airlock apparatus for the drone which transfers the drone into or from facilities or containers, or equipment sealed (or closed) against surrounding environment. The communication system for an underwater drone includes an underwater drone (1) configured to move in the water, at least one transmitting and receiving antenna (2) provided in an area where the transmitting and receiving antenna (2) can communicate with the underwater drone (1) by wireless communication, and a controller or a maneuvering device (5) connected to the at least one transmitting and receiving antenna (2) by a wired cable (4) and configured to control the underwater drone (1).
US11541965B2	Maritime hatch A two-way openable maritime hatch in which the articulating components that open the hatch, and hold it in an open position, are enclosed within a waterproof seal of the hatch when in closed position. The design uses a double hinge structure, which facilitates opening the hatch in either a forward- or aft-facing position. Elastic gaskets may be used to hold the hatch open in specific positions or at specific angles. Each of the hinge systems are independently operable.
US11541949B2	Rear diffuser for a motor vehicle A rear diffuser on the underbody of a motor vehicle having an air duct which extends at the rear of the motor vehicle counter to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle toward the rear end of the motor vehicle. The air duct has at least one upper wall, which delimits the air duct in the upward direction. The upper wall has a first region, which is coupled in a nonadjustable manner to the motor vehicle and/or to the underbody. The upper wall has a second region, which can be moved relative to the motor vehicle and/or to the underbody. The second region is coupled in a movable manner to the first region by at least one hinge-type region.
US11541944B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a door opening, and a door that is attached to the vehicle body and that has a door reinforcing member extending straddling the door opening. The vehicle body includes: a rocker extending following a lower end of the door opening; a floor panel extending from an upper face of the rocker to a vehicle inward side; a first reinforcing member fixed to an upper face of the floor panel and extends in a vehicle front-rear direction following an end portion of the floor panel, an outward end portion of the first reinforcing member being disposed above the rocker, and an inward end portion of the first reinforcing member being disposed inward of the rocker; and a second reinforcing member that is fixed to an upper face of the first reinforcing member and that extends in a vehicle width direction.
US11541940B1	Structural mount assembly and vehicle having structural mount assembly A structural mount assembly for a roof panel of a vehicle. The structural mount assembly includes an exterior bracket and a plurality of interior brackets. The exterior bracket is secured to an exterior surface of the roof panel. The exterior bracket includes a plurality of stanchions for mounting a sensor structure. The plurality of interior brackets are disposed on an interior surface of the roof panel and being secured to the exterior bracket through the roof panel.
US11541935B2	Vehicle frame A vehicle frame for a hybrid or electric vehicle includes a pair of longitudinally-extending side rails being positioned in spaced relation across a width direction of the vehicle frame to define a battery space therebetween. A side impact absorber is positioned on a first one of the pair of longitudinally-extending side rails. A first member of the side impact absorber is secured to an outboard sidewall of the first side rail to define a first impact energy-absorbing load path to the first side rail. The first member has a wave-form shape and extends laterally outward from the outboard sidewall to an outboard end of the side impact absorber. A second member of the side impact absorber is secured to the outboard sidewall of the first side rail, further from a height-wise center thereof, the second member defining a second impact energy-absorbing load path from the outboard end of the side impact absorber to the first side rail.
US11541933B2	Automotive structural member In an automotive structural member, weight efficiency of impact resistance is improved. An automotive structural member includes: a hollow member having plane portions; and an FRP member joined to at least one section of the plane portions, wherein: the FRP member is joined to a region of at least 0.1L1 to 0.9L1 of a length L1 in a longitudinal direction of the hollow member; the plane portion is formed with an FRP joint portion being a portion to which the FRP member is joined and an FRP non-joint portion being a portion to which the FRP member is not joined, in the region of 0.1L1 to 0.9L1; a total width of the FRP joint portion is 8 to 60% of a full width of the plane portion, in the plane portion; and a flexural rigidity of the FRP member in the FRP joint portion is 30 times or more a flexural rigidity of the plane portion excluding the FRP member in the plane portion.
US11541932B2	Vehicle side member A vehicle side member includes: a main member portion which extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a front-side mounting portion which is one-piece construction with a front portion of the main member portion; a rear-side mounting portion which is one-piece construction with a rear portion of the main member portion; and a damper mounting portion which is one-piece construction with the main member portion, and in which a top end of a damper is received and mounted.
US11541931B2	Control apparatus for motor A control apparatus for a motor includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes a first controller, a second controller, a third controller, and a fourth controller. The first controller is configured to, through execution of feedback control, compute a feedback control torque to be generated by the motor. The second controller is configured to compute a disturbance torque based on the feedback control torque and a predetermined angle. The third controller is configured to correct the feedback control torque by using the disturbance torque. The fourth controller is configured to compensate a transfer lag to the second controller between the feedback control torque and the predetermined angle.
US11541910B1	Methods and apparatus for navigation of an autonomous vehicle based on a location of the autonomous vehicle relative to shouldered objects An autonomous vehicle can obtain sensor data. Upon determining that the autonomous vehicle is in a lane adjacent a shoulder, and there is an object in the shoulder, the autonomous vehicle can determine if performing a lane change maneuver out of the lane prior to the autonomous vehicle being positioned adjacent to the object is feasible. If it is, the lane change maneuver can be performed. If it is not, a nudge maneuver and/or a deceleration can be performed.
US11541909B1	Detection of object awareness and/or malleability to state change Determining whether another entity is coordinating with an autonomous vehicle and/or to what extent the other entity's behavior is based on the autonomous vehicle may comprise determining a collaboration score and/or negotiation score based at least in part on sensor data. The collaboration score may indicate an extent to which the entity is collaborating with the autonomous vehicle to navigate (e.g., a likelihood that the entity is increasingly yielding the right of way to the autonomous vehicle based on the autonomous vehicle's actions). A negotiation score may indicate an extent to which behavior exhibited by the entity is based on actions of the autonomous vehicle (e.g., how well the autonomous vehicle and the entity are communicating with their actions).
US11541908B2	Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium An information processing system includes an acquirer configured to acquire a boarding request, a deriver configured to derive, when an action schedule of an automatic driving vehicle includes a standby state based on a boarding request acquired by the acquirer, a usage charge of the automatic driving vehicle reflecting a cost generated in a traveling state in which the automatic driving vehicle carries a user and travels and a cost generated in the standby state, and an output configured to output information including the usage charge derived by the deriver.
US11541904B2	Systems and methods for selective autonomous vehicle ridership and control Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle operations are provided. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining data indicative of vehicle fleet feature(s) associated with an autonomous vehicle fleet. The method includes obtaining data indicative of a vehicle service request associated with a user, the vehicle service request indicating a request for a vehicle service. The method includes determining user feature(s) associated with the user. The method includes determining a compatibility of the user and the autonomous vehicle fleet for the vehicle service based at least in part on the fleet feature(s) and the user feature(s). Determining the compatibility can include predicting how the autonomous vehicle fleet will perform the vehicle service associated with the vehicle service request based at least in part on the fleet's autonomy capabilities. The method includes communicating data associated with the vehicle service request to a computing system associated with the autonomous vehicle fleet.
US11541902B2	Adaptive localized notifications A method for alerting a driver includes detecting an object in a spatial environment adjacent to a vehicle and identifying a set of output devices located within a cabin of the vehicle. Each one of the set of output devices may be located at a different location of the cabin. The method also includes selecting an output device of the set of output devices based on a location of the object in relation to the vehicle and generating a notification via the selected output device.
US11541899B2	Vehicle diagnosis apparatus, vehicle diagnosis system, and vehicle diagnosis program A vehicle management ECU comprises a diagnosis section for diagnosing electronic control units that are to be diagnosed according to a diagnosis scenario defined by a diagnosis application, and a diagnosis scenario determination section for determining whether a diagnosis scenario used for diagnosis by the diagnosis section was appropriate. If the diagnosis scenario determination section specifies that the diagnosis scenario used for the present diagnosis has not been appropriate, the diagnosis section carries out diagnosis according to a diagnosis scenario defined by a new diagnosis application different from the present diagnosis application.
US11541893B2	Friction estimation A system for estimating the friction between a road surface and a tire of a vehicle includes at least one first sensor and at least one vehicle processing device containing a friction estimation algorithm which is arranged to estimate the friction between the road surface and the tire of the vehicle based on friction related measurements is provided. The vehicle processing device is arranged to: receive an estimate of the expected friction between the road surface and the tire of the vehicle from a central processing device, from a storage device in the vehicle, or from at least one second sensor in the vehicle; adapt the friction estimation algorithm based on said received estimate of the expected friction; receive at least one friction related measurement from the at least one first sensor in the vehicle; and use the adapted friction estimation algorithm to perform an estimation of the friction between the road surface and the tire of the vehicle based on the at least one friction related measurement.
US11541889B2	Apparatus and method for providing driving path in vehicle An apparatus for providing a traveling in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain information about the vehicle and information about an external object, a steering device, an input device configured to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the one or more sensors, the steering device, and the input device. The control circuit is configured to control the vehicle to travel along a deviated path in a driving path of the vehicle based on at least one of the information obtained by the plurality of sensors or an operation of the steering device, to complete a lane change, and to control the vehicle to travel along a deviated path in a target lane of the changed lane in response to the received lane change command.
US11541879B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform a stop control for stopping a vehicle at a target stop position. The vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a first executor configured to perform a first stop control as the stop control such that a first vehicle is stopped at a first target stop position, which is the target stop position; a second executor configured to perform a second stop control as the stop control such that a second vehicle is stopped at a second target stop position after obtaining a difference between the first target stop position and a first actual stop position at which the vehicle is stopped in the first stop control; and a corrector configured to correct control contents of the second stop control on the basis of the difference, before the second vehicle is stopped at the second target stop position.
US11541873B2	Systems and methods for monitoring degradation associated with mounts for torque-supplying devices Methods and systems are provided for using energy harvesting modules as a means for providing energy to power an electrical load and/or as a means for monitoring an operational state of a component or components to which the energy harvesting module is coupled. In one example, a method includes, via a controller, monitoring an actual amount of energy generated by an energy harvesting module attached to a mounting structure that is used to secure a torque-supplying machine to a frame, comparing the actual amount to an expected amount, and indicating degradation of the mounting structure and/or the torque-supplying machine based on the comparing. In this way, the energy harvesting modules may both power electrical loads and simultaneously serve as a monitor for component degradation.
US11541870B2	Method for controlling hybrid power train of vehicle A method of controlling a hybrid power train may include: driving a first input shaft connected to a second motor-generator by the second motor-generator to synchronize a speed of a driven gear of a target gear position with a speed of an output shaft; moving a sleeve to directly connect the second input shaft, the output shaft, and the driven gear of the target gear position; decreasing torque of the first motor-generator and increasing torque of the second motor-generator to converge torque transferred from the second motor-generator to the output shaft, to torque of the output shaft; moving the sleeve to release the second input shaft and maintain only the output shaft and the driven gear; and increasing torque of an engine and decreasing the torque of the second motor-generator to converge torque transferred from the engine to the output shaft, to the torque of the output shaft.
US11541862B2	Operator selectable steering mode with variable torque feedback and system thereof A method of controlling a work machine having at least one wheel includes providing a controller, an operator control, and a steering system including a steering wheel position sensor, a road wheel angle sensor, a speed sensor, and a feedback device. The method includes detecting a change in steering wheel position via the steering wheel position device and a wheel speed of the at least one wheel via the speed sensor. A predicted lateral acceleration is calculated by the controller as a function of wheel speed and a feedback torque is determined by the controller as a function of the predicted lateral acceleration. The feedback torque is determined from a plurality of feedback torque curves stored by the controller, where each of the plurality of feedback torque curves corresponds to a sensitivity level selectable from the operator control. The feedback torque is commanded to the feedback device.
US11541859B2	Electric brake system and operating method of thereof An electronic brake system and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The electronic brake system includes an integrated master cylinder, a hydraulic-pressure supply device, and a hydraulic control unit. The integrated master cylinder allows a brake fluid to be discharged based on displacement of a brake pedal and at the same time provides proper pedal feel for the user. The hydraulic-pressure supply device generates hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston in response to an electrical signal that is output in response to displacement of the brake pedal. The hydraulic control unit controls hydraulic pressure of brake fluid supplied to respective wheel cylinders. The electronic brake system operates in different ways according to a normal operation mode and an abnormal operation mode.
US11541849B2	Cleaning device, compressed air system, cleaning method A cleaning device for selectively bombarding a surface with a media sequence, the sequence including at least a first gaseous medium and a second liquid medium, includes a nozzle configured to bombard the surface with the second medium; a cleaning valve with a holding port, a pressure port, a plunger, and a pressure outlet; and a high-pressure accumulator configured to store the first medium. The first medium is loaded with an accumulator pressure. The cleaning device further includes a changeover valve configured to selectively create a connection between a first medium supply line and a holding line connected to the holding port. The pressure outlet is configured to bombard the surface with the first medium in pulse-like fashion.
US11541845B2	Physically secured device for vehicle intrusion detection A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can include a slip clutch mechanism, a locking mechanism, and a cylindrical body including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can be configured to rotate about the second portion. The locking mechanism can be configured to engage based on rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion in a first direction, and disengage based on a rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion in a second direction. The slip clutch mechanism can be configured to prevent the locking mechanism from further engaging from rotation in the first direction relative to the second portion based on a magnitude of force applied.
US11541841B2	Airbag apparatus Disclosed is an airbag apparatus capable of safely protecting a passenger by increasing the width of an airbag cushion in a leftward-rightward direction when the passenger comes into contact with the airbag cushion. The airbag apparatus includes: a first tether disposed inside the airbag cushion in a forward-backward direction, and a second tether disposed inside the airbag cushion in the leftward-rightward direction and connected to the first tether. When the passenger comes into contact with the airbag cushion upon deployment of the airbag cushion, the width of the airbag cushion in the leftward-rightward direction is increased.
US11541840B2	Side airbag assembly A restraint system includes a seat and a linear guide adjacent the seat. The linear guide has a base fixed relative to the seat and a lifter moveable relative to the base. An airbag has a mounting connection. The mounting connection is supported by and fixed to the lifter of the linear guide.
US11541839B2	Airbag cushion for vehicle An airbag cushion for a vehicle may include: a front panel disposed in a direction facing a passenger when the airbag cushion is inflated, and having a front sewed part formed along the edge thereof; and a rear panel coupled to the front panel so as to form a chamber therebetween, having a gas introduction hole to introduce gas into the chamber, and having a rear sewed part formed along the edge thereof, the rear sewed part being coupled to the front sewed part, wherein the rear sewed part has a curvature part formed in a curved shape at the portion coupled to the front sewed part.
US11541836B1	Inflatable devices between vehicle seat and vehicle doors An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle floor. The assembly includes a pair of vehicle doors spaced cross-vehicle from each other. The vehicle floor is between the vehicle doors. The assembly includes a vehicle seat between the vehicle doors and having a seat bottom supported by the vehicle floor. The assembly includes a pair of inflatable devices that are thermoplastic elastomer and inflatable to inflated positions. The pair of inflatable devices are supported by the vehicle floor and spaced from each other. One of the inflatable devices is between the seat bottom and one of the vehicle doors in the inflated position and the other of the inflatable devices is between the seat bottom and the other of the vehicle doors in the inflated position. The seat bottom is elongated from one of the inflatable devices to the other of the inflatable devices.
US11541831B2	Work vehicle A link mechanism is provided between a first member and a second member to effect a bending/stretching motion in operative association with a telescopic expanding/contracting motion of the first member and the second member. A supporting mechanism is provided to support, to the link mechanism, a wire having flexibility and connected between a first device on the side of the first member and a second device on the side of the second member. The supporting mechanism fixes the wire to each link member of the link mechanism in position so that the wire is deformed while maintaining its state following a shape of the link mechanism in operative association with the bending/stretching motion of the link mechanism.
US11541828B2	Customizable exterior vehicle panels A customizable exterior panel assembly can include a customizable exterior panel which is configured to be selectively coupled to an inner panel of a vehicle and to a fastening joint of the vehicle. The customizable exterior panel can be selectively coupled to the inner panel by an attachment point of the customizable exterior panel. The fastening joint can effectuate selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel to the inner panel and selectively attaches to the attachment point of the customizable exterior panel for selective coupling of the customizable exterior panel by the attachment point to the fastening joint.
US11541822B2	Vehicle roof storage device A vehicle roof storage device is provided. The device is formed of a body and a slider rack. The slider rack is moveable between a stowed position for driving, and an extended position angled downward and contacting the ground. In the extended position, a user can easily load and unload the device without having to lift items overhead to load on the vehicle.
US11541818B2	Storage device A storage device 1 includes: a case member 2; a lid member 3 configured to change between a closed position, an opened position, and a half-opened position; a fin member 4 configured to be pivotally supported on the second end portion 32 of the lid member 3; a cover member 5 configured to be positioned so as to be fixed relative to the case member 2, and to be disposed backward of the lid member 3 on the back side; and an urging member 80. When the lid member 3 changes between the half-opened position and the opened position, the projecting tooth portions 46 of the fin member 4 are in sliding contact with the recessed groove portions 55 of the cover member 5 by urging force of the urging member 80.
US11541814B2	Near infra-red emitting rearview assembly A system and rearview assembly is disclosed. The system includes a rearview assembly, an imager, and a controller. The rearview assembly comprises a backlight. Further, the rearview assembly is operable to provide a driver with a view of a scene rearward of a vehicle. Additionally, the rearview assembly is operable to emit light to illuminate the driver with at least one of infra-red and near infra-red light from the backlight. The imager is operable to image the driver in the at least one of infra-red and near infra-red light. The controller is communicatively connected to the imager and operable to analyze images of the driver to perform at least one of a biometric and a driver awareness analysis.
US11541813B2	Apparatus and method for assisting a driver of a vehicle with visualization of an ambient environment A method of assisting a driver of a vehicle with visualization of an ambient environment comprises generating a mirror image signal corresponding to a field of view of a traditional driving mirror. A surround image signal corresponding to a field of view of an ambient environment adjacent the vehicle is generated. A vehicle speed signal is generated. The mirror image signal, the surround image signal, and the vehicle speed signal are received, and at least one of a driver mirror signal and a driver surround signal is responsively produced. A video image corresponding to at least one of the driver mirror signal and the driver surround signal is selectively displayed to the driver. A frame rate of at least one of the mirror image signal and the surround image signal is adjusted by the signal processor responsive to the vehicle speed signal. A drive assist system is also provided.
US11541811B2	Set of rear view assemblies and vehicle A system of rear view assemblies for a vehicle includes at least one first rear view assembly mounted to a driver side of the vehicle to observe traffic conditions behind the driver side, at least one second rear view assembly mounted on a passenger side of the vehicle to observe traffic conditions behind the passenger side, and a vision system. A vehicle including such a system is also described.
US11541785B2	Vehicle seat A car seat includes an actuator capable of changing an orientation of a rest surface of a seat back laterally by turning and moving at least a side portion frame that is part of the car seat frontward and rearward, and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a run-time posture support unit configured to execute a run-time posture support control under which when a car makes a turn, the actuator is regulated to cause the rest surface of the seat back to be oriented in a direction of the turn. The run-time posture support unit is configured to regulate the actuator in accordance with a placement of the seat in the car, when the run-time posture support unit executes the run-time posture support control.
US11541778B2	Thermal runaway detection and mitigation for electric vehicles A system for mitigating thermal runaway in a battery-powered electric vehicle (EV). The system includes a gas sensor configured to measure a level of at least one type of gas in a vicinity of a battery of the EV, a thermal event detector configured to determine, based on the measured level of the at least one type of gas, that the battery is experiencing out-gassing, and a communications interface configured to transmit an alert to a fleet management system regarding the out-gassing of the battery. The fleet management system alters an assignment of the EV in response to the out-gassing of the battery.
US11541773B2	Apparatus and method for assigning charger to electric vehicles The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for assigning chargers to electric vehicles. The method comprises clustering chargers into at least one charger cluster, receiving charging reservation requests from the electric vehicles during a predetermined period of time, clustering the electric vehicles into at least one electric vehicle cluster, determining a charging priority between the electric vehicles based on the at least one electric vehicle cluster and assigning the chargers to the electric vehicles based on the determined charging priority. As a result of this, an efficient charging reservation is proposed to a user, so that it is possible to help the user utilize time efficiently.
US11541765B2	Underbody charging of vehicle batteries A system for charging one or more batteries of a vehicle may include a charging box mounted to a vehicle to facilitate connection to a charge coupler from under the vehicle. The charge coupler may be configured to provide an electrical connection between an electrical power source and the charging box. A vehicle including the charging box may maneuver to a position above the charge coupler, after which electrical contacts of the charging box and the charge coupler may be brought into contact with one another. The charge coupler and/or the charging box may be configured to provide electrical communication between the electrical power source and the one or more batteries, so that the electrical power source may charge one or more of the batteries. Thereafter, the electrical contacts may be separated from one another, and the vehicle may maneuver away from the charge coupler.
US11541763B2	Hybrid energy storage system optimization strategy with intelligent adaptive control A control system implementing a hybrid energy storage system (ESS) optimization strategy is disclosed. The hybrid ESS optimization strategy may be implemented in a machine that comprises a power system that includes a plurality of power sources and a power controller that includes one or more processors. The power controller may receive information related to a set of brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) maps associated with the plurality of power sources, determine a performance indicator using a cost function associated with the plurality of power sources, and generate a command to operate the power system based on a power distribution that minimizes an energy cost to operate the power system based on the information related to the set of BSFC maps, the performance indicator, and a load associated with the power system.
US11541762B2	Systems and methods for extending a vehicle stall Apparatuses and methods for controlling torque produced by a propulsion system in a vehicle. A torque request is received for the propulsion system with the propulsion system having a motor speed of substantially zero. A first torque that meets the torque request is produced using a first motor system of the propulsion system. A first thermal condition of the first motor system is identified. Torque production is switched from the first motor system to a second motor system of the propulsion system in response to a determination that the first thermal condition meets a first set of criteria.
US11541761B2	Switch for a track for guiding transportation of a vehicle A switch is presented for a magnetically suspended or at least guided vehicle. The switch comprises a fork from a first track segment to a second and third track segment. An elongate conductive module, for example a conductive wire is provided along at least the first track segment and optionally along the second and third track segment. The conductive module comprises conductor segments that guide a current with a directional component substantially parallel the length of the track, at a first surface of the track. With an electromagnet provided on a carriage having a pole directed to the first surface of the track, a Lorentz force may be provided for urging the carriage in a direction perpendicular to the length of the track. This allows a carriage moving along the first track segment to be urged towards the second or third track segment at the other side of the fork.
US11541760B2	Current collector assembly for a vehicle A current collector assembly for a vehicle, in particular for a rail vehicle, includes a current collector with a current collector arm and a sliding piece for current collection from a power rail and includes a carrier, wherein the current collector being connectable to the vehicle via the carrier, where a first shaft and a second shaft are rotatably linked to the carrier and are arranged rotated relative to one another, where the second shaft is coupled to the current collector arm and arranged between the first shaft, and where the second shaft is a lever device that includes a first lever connected to the first shaft, a second lever connected to the second shaft and a rod coupled to the first lever and the second lever such that a torque deflecting device with flexible installation space utilization is achieved.
US11541759B2	Electric vehicle, composition of several electric vehicles and method for operating an electric vehicle An electric vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, with a current collection device (2). The current collection device has at least one contact device (2a, 2b). An electrically conductive contact, of the current collection device (2) to an external power supply (1), can be achieved by the contact device (2a, 2b). The vehicle comprises a DC link (11) and at least one electric traction motor (10). During normal driving operation, the current is conducted from the current collection device (2), via the DC link (11), into the one of the traction motors (10) and a current connection is formed between the contact device (2a, 2b) and the DC link (11). The current connection is at least partially bidirectional. A disconnecting device (5) is arranged between contact device (2a, 2b) and DC link (11). The disconnecting device (5) is designed to be interrupted unidirectionally.
US11541755B2	Display device and vehicle with the display device A display panel has a first and second layers and a control unit. The first layer is a pixel matrix. The control unit is designed to actuate at least one pixel element for displaying at least one graphic display object. In a respective non-actuated state each pixel element is transparent. The second layer is partitioned into predetermined primary subareas each having an adjustable degree of light transmission. The primary subareas are separated by a primary space. The control unit is adapted to adjust a respective light transmission to a predetermined individual degree for each of the predetermined primary subareas independent of each other. The display panel also has a third layer designed to attenuate light in the primary space.
US11541736B2	Multiple position vehicle cover A cover for a vehicle having a first compartment and a second compartment includes a first section, a second section and an intermediate section. The first section includes at least one connector and is adapted to overlie the first compartment. The second section includes at least one connector and the intermediate section is located between the first section and the second section. In a first position the cover defines a first effective surface area, and the first section is in a first position, the second section is in a first position, and the intermediate section is not parallel to the first section and second section. In a second position, the cover defines a second effective surface area that is less than the first effective surface area, and either or both of the first section and the second section is in a second position.
US11541733B2	Opening structure for lower door An opening structure includes a lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a lower surface of a vehicle body, a garnish unit located on a surface of the lower door, at least a portion of a lower end of the garnish unit configured to be tilted from the lower door, a driving unit extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to apply driving force to the lower door and the garnish unit, a first driver configured to tilt the garnish unit, a second driver configured to integrally pop up the tilted garnish unit and the lower door and to apply opening force thereto, and a hinge arm connecting the first driver and the second driver to each other.
US11541728B2	Mobile accommodation as well as a framed window and a framework therefor A mobile accommodation, such as a caravan or camper, comprises a wall with a wall opening (5) in which a framed window (2,4) is arranged. The framed window comprises a casing frame (20) which drops with a flanged edge (25) over an, edge part of the wall (10) and which is fixed on an opposite side in the wall opening (5) by mounting clamps (40). These mounting clamps (40) further comprises a snap member (42) for a snapping engagement in a snap cavity (33) of a framework (30) arranged on an inner side.
US11541727B2	Cargo transport heating system A cargo transport heating system is utilized for a truck that includes a cargo containment and a combustion engine having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet. The cargo transport heating system includes a heat exchanger, a coolant pump, and a combustion engine coolant having a low toxicity. The heat exchanger is disposed in the cargo containment, and is in fluid communication with the first coolant inlet. The coolant pump is in fluid communication with the coolant outlet and the heat exchanger, and pumps the combustion engine coolant through the first coolant inlet, the coolant outlet, and the heat exchanger.
US11541724B2	Heating module for a heating system of a habitable vehicle Disclosed is a heating module (12) for a heating system (10) of a habitable vehicle, the module comprising: a module housing (36) having an air inlet opening (56) and an air outlet opening (58); an air conduction element (76) which is accommodated in the module housing (36), has multiple conduction sections (92, 94, 96), and is connected to the air inlet opening (56) and the air outlet opening (58); and at least one heating element (110, 112; 210, 212), said heating element (110, 112; 210, 212) being designed to heat air flowing from the air inlet opening (56) to the air outlet opening (58).
US11541722B2	Heating system and method for heating the interior of a vehicle and motor vehicle A heating system and method for heating the interior of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle, which has an air-air heat exchanger having a heat storage medium, and which is configured to transfer heat between exhaust air, drawn out of the interior, and intake air, supplied to the interior from the vehicle environment, between the exhaust air and the heat storage medium, and between the intake air and the heat storage medium.
US11541721B2	Vehicular heat management system A vehicular heat management system includes a refrigerant circulation line configured to cool or heat a passenger compartment by generating a hot air or a cold air depending on a flow direction of a refrigerant, a cooling water circulation line configured to heat the passenger compartment with waste heat of an engine by allowing cooling water of the engine to circulate through a heater core, a refrigerant-cooling water heat exchanger disposed in the cooling water circulation line to allow the refrigerant and the cooling water to exchange heat, and an engine cooling water independent circulation unit configured to allow the cooling water passed through the engine to bypass the heater core and the refrigerant-cooling water heat exchanger.
US11541720B2	Autonomous vehicle climate optimization A method for optimizing climate control in an autonomous vehicle. The method includes receiving a ride request for an autonomous vehicle from a customer. A desired temperature for an interior of the autonomous vehicle may be determined based on the ride request. The current temperature of the vehicle interior may then be adjusted such that the current temperature substantially matches the desired temperature when the autonomous vehicle reaches the customer. The temperature of the vehicle interior may be allowed to deviate from the desired temperature, within a pre-determined temperature deviation range, when the autonomous vehicle is unoccupied. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
US11541719B1	Active thermal management systems and control logic for heat exchanger storage of refrigerant Presented are joint active thermal management (JATM) systems with heat exchanger storage of surplus refrigerant, methods for making/operating such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A JATM system includes a coolant loop that fluidly connects to a vehicle battery system for pumping thereto coolant, an oil loop thermally coupled to the coolant loop and fluidly connected to a vehicle powertrain system for pumping thereto oil, and a refrigerant loop thermally coupled to the coolant loop and operable to circulate refrigerant for heating/cooling a passenger compartment. An electronic controller determines if a current amount of refrigerant in the refrigerant loop exceeds a calibrated threshold for the current operating mode of the JATM system. If so, the controller determines if one of the refrigerant loop's heat exchangers is available to store excess refrigerant. If the heat exchanger is available, the refrigerant loop stores excess refrigerant in the available refrigerant heat exchanger.
US11541714B2	Vehicle A vehicle disclosed herein may include: a vehicle body including a front compartment; a drive disposed in the front compartment and configured to drive a wheel; a plurality of brackets attaching the drive to the vehicle body; a stabilizer extending in a right-left direction of the vehicle in the front compartment and connecting a left front suspension and a right front suspension to each other; and a plurality of bushes attaching the stabilizer to the vehicle body, wherein the plurality of bushes may include a first bush located frontward of the drive, the plurality of brackets may include a first bracket located rearward of the first bush, and at least a part of the first bracket may be located above the first bush.
US11541709B2	Vehicle for the transport of persons and/or goods A vehicle for transporting persons and/or goods, having at least one frame which includes of at least one frame element which extends substantially parallel or obliquely to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, at least one wheel carrier which can be detachably secured to the frame element and which, together with the frame element, forms a receiving region between the wheel carrier and the frame element. The wheel carrier and the frame element are spaced apart from one another at least in sections so as to form a cavity. The frame also includes at least one wheel unit which includes a wheel and can be fixed or is fixed in a rotatably mounted manner at least in sections in the receiving region between the wheel carrier and the frame element.
US11541700B2	Wheel hub mounted vehicle data communications device incorporating a self-generating electrical power supply A wireless vehicle data communications device is adapted for mounting on a wheel hub assembly of a vehicle. The vehicle data communications device includes a housing, a microprocessor located inside the housing, a signal transmitting device, and a signal receiving device. A self-generating electrical power supply is located within the housing and functions to supply electrical power to components of the vehicle data communications device.
US11541697B2	Heavy-duty pneumatic tire Provided is a heavy-duty pneumatic tire in which not only occurrence of a damage of CBU but also occurrence of pulling-out of a carcass ply can be inhibited, and which has excellent durability. In the tire, beads each include a cover enclosing at least a part of a core. The cover is located, between the core and the carcass ply, in a portion at which the carcass ply encloses the core. The cover is composed of one cover ply including a large number of aligned cover cords and a cover topping rubber covering the cover cords. A ratio of a distance between the cover cords to an outer diameter of a carcass cord is not lower than 0.35 and not higher than 0.85. A difference between a hardness of the cover topping rubber and a hardness of a carcass topping rubber is not less than −5 and not greater than 5.
US11541694B2	Studdable tire and pneumatic tire A ground contact region of the tread portion of a studdable tire includes a center region located over a range corresponding to a length of 5 to 25% of a ground contact width from a tire centerline on each of both sides of the tire centerline in a tire width direction; and two shoulder regions located on both sides of the center region in the tire width direction. In each of the center region and the shoulder regions, a plurality of the stud pin installation holes are disposed along each of four or more pin arrangement lines extending in a tire circumferential direction. An average value of adjacent intervals between the pin arrangement lines in the center region is larger than an average value of adjacent intervals between the pin arrangement lines in each of the shoulder regions.
US11541692B2	Tyre A tyre includes a tread portion including a shoulder land portion which has a tread edge and an axial outer surface extending radially inwardly from the tread edge. The shoulder land portion is provided with shoulder lateral grooves extending inwardly in the tyre axial direction from the tread edge to define shoulder blocks therebetween, and protrusions protruding outwardly in the tyre axial direction from the outer surface. The protrusion includes first protrusions each provided on the respective shoulder blocks and extending in the tyre radial direction, and second protrusions connecting radially inner ends of adjacent two first protrusions such that first bent portions are formed between the second protrusions and the first protrusions. The first protrusions have widths smaller than maximum length in the tyre circumferential direction of the respective shoulder blocks, and the second protrusions have widths smaller than the width of the first protrusions.
US11541689B2	Axle assembly for drive wheels of vehicles An axle assembly for drive wheels of vehicles includes a steering knuckle, an axle housing coupled to an inside of the steering knuckle, a wheel disc that is fixed to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing, and a drive shaft that is coupled to the axle housing to be rotatable integrally with the axle housing. A hub bearing is disposed between the steering knuckle and the axle housing. A forming part is formed at an end of the axle housing in a state in which a bearing inner race of the hub bearing is coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the axle housing, and the bearing inner race is engaged with a side part of the axle housing by the forming part in a state in which the forming part is pressed against a side end of the bearing inner race.
US11541687B2	Composite rim and reinforced prepreg thereof A reinforced prepreg which is applied to a wear-resistant layer structure of a braking track is provided. The reinforced prepreg includes a fiber fabric and a mixture mixed with the fiber fabric. The mixture includes a resin and a plurality of needle-shaped crystals having microscale or nanoscale sizes mixed with the resin.
US11541681B2	Integrated document holder Disclosed is an integrated document holder that includes an arrangement to accommodate clam stapler binding for important documents. Further, the integrated document holder includes holes punched at predefined locations to be utilized for cotton thread binding, if needed. The integrated document holder includes a pen holder integrated into the filing unit. The integrated document holder includes locking mechanisms that provide added support and security to the documents contained therein. The integrated document holder is biodegradable and recyclable.
US11541679B2	Device and method for simultaneous square folding of the spine and trimming of booklets A post-processing device (1) for simultaneously performing both square folding and trimming of a booklet (3), wherein the device (1) comprises a square folding assembly (8) and a cutting assembly (5) at least one of which is movably attached to the post-processing device (1), and a clamping assembly (17) for holding the booklet (3) static during operation of the square folding assembly (8) and the cutting assembly (5). Also, a method of operating such a device (1).
US11541678B2	Stratified item for printing with sublimation inks and method for producing it A stratified support item for printing on a surface with sublimation inks is disclosed. The surface may include, for example, clothing items, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts or the like. The stratified support item includes a thermo-adhesive layer configured to adhere to the surface and at least one finish layer configured to receive said sublimation inks. The finish layer includes a powder, which is comprised of at least one from the group of (i) a polyester powder, and (ii) a polyamide powder, incorporated in a matrix of polymeric material.
US11541672B2	Ink set and recording method using ink set An ink set contains a white ink composition containing a white coloring material and a resin, and a non-white ink composition containing a non-white coloring material and a resin. The white ink composition and the non-white ink composition are used with a treatment liquid containing a coagulant for coagulating a component of the non-white ink composition. When a 5% by mass calcium acetate monohydrate aqueous solution and each of the ink compositions are mixed, a ratio of the viscosity increase after the mixing to the viscosity increase before the mixing is lower in the white ink composition than in the non-white ink composition.
US11541666B2	Printing consumable, ink cartridge, and ink cartridge reforming method A printing consumable, an ink cartridge, and an ink cartridge reforming method are provided in the present disclosure. A printing consumable includes a first nozzle circuit, configured to feed back a first signal in response to a detection signal transmitted by a printer; and includes a second nozzle circuit, configured to not respond to the detection signal transmitted by the printer or configured to feed back a second signal different from the first signal in response to the detection signal, where the first nozzle circuit includes a nozzle circuit that has not been reformed and the second nozzle circuit includes a nozzle circuit that has been reformed. The second nozzle circuit includes a first circuit and a second circuit which includes a first conversion circuit and/or a second conversion circuit.
US11541661B2	Alignment circuits In some examples an imaging device can include a fill port to receive a colorant container including an alignment circuit, a controller including a processing resource and memory resource including a non-transitory computer-readable instructions executable by the processing resource to detect a presence of a colorant container in a fill port of an imaging device, responsive to detection of the colorant container in the fill port, detect if the colorant container is properly inserted in the fill port, and cause a fill process to initiate responsive to detection that the colorant container is properly inserted.
US11541660B2	Waste liquid container and liquid ejecting apparatus A waste liquid container is detachably attached to an attachment section that is, in a use state, positioned on a down-direction side of a discharge section that discharges waste liquid from a liquid ejecting head, and the waste liquid container includes: a storage section having an inlet section that is positioned on an up-direction side and introduces the waste liquid which flows down from the discharge section; an absorbing member that is accommodated in the storage section, forms the inlet section, and absorbs the waste liquid introduced to the inlet section; and an accumulation region that communicates with the inlet section inside the storage section, is positioned on the down-direction side of the inlet section, is formed to have an area, when viewed in plan view from a top, larger than an area of the inlet section, and is configured to accumulate the waste liquid in a bubble form.
US11541655B2	Printing device, control method for printing device, and storage medium Disclosed is a printing device including at least one processor and a print head. The processor detects a nail region based on an image obtained by photographing a finger or a toe, sets at least a part of the detected nail region as a preceding print setting region, detects a region on which the preceding print is printed as a succeeding print region based on an image obtained by photographing the finger or the toe on which the preceding print is printed, sets a succeeding print region reference point corresponding to the succeeding print region, or sets a preceding print setting region reference point corresponding to the preceding print setting region and the succeeding print region reference point, and causes the print head to print a succeeding print on the nail region based on information on the preceding print setting region and a reference point that is set.
US11541651B2	Three-dimensional decorating system for edible items In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to the decorating and printing of three-dimensional edible media on a printable base media based on a user selected image. A base can be determined to support and couple the printed 3D edible media based on the user selected image to the printable base media. Using a user interface, the user selected image can be modified and adapted to print based on a 3D printer's capabilities. Maneuvers of either a platform or a printhead of the 3D printer can be tracked for secondary treatments to either the printed 3D edible media or the printable base media.
US11541628B2	Needle-punched structures containing recycled fibers Textiles are re-cycled by grinding and scatter-laying onto a needle-punched web optionally containing low-melting material, followed by laying a second needle-punched web over the scattered layer and re-needling the three layers before applying heat or heat and pressure to activate the low-melting ground material present within the layers. Additional low-melt ground material is optionally blended into the ground textile if low melt components are absent or insufficient to bond the composite. The ground material is driven and dispersed into the surrounding web layers with at least part of the material being adjacent the two outer surfaces. The physical properties of the composite can be adjusted by selecting suitable combinations including but not limited to needling stroke depth, needling density, needle gage, low-melt content, heat finishing conditions, and relative layer weights. The final composites can optionally be reintroduced into the original end use and include significant percentages of recycled material.
US11541627B2	Embedded co-cured composite material with large-damping and electromagnetic wave absorbing properties and preparation method and application thereof Disclosed are an embedded co-cured composite material with large-damping and electromagnetic wave absorbing properties and a preparation method and an application thereof, belonging to damping composite materials. The embedded co-cured composite material is formed by interlacing a plurality of electromagnetic wave absorbing prepreg layers and a plurality of electromagnetic wave absorbing damping layers. Each of the electromagnetic wave absorbing prepregs layers includes a fiber cloth, a micro-nano electromagnetic wave absorbing material and a resin. Contents of the micro-nano electromagnetic wave absorbing material in the electromagnetic wave absorbing prepreg layers and the electromagnetic wave absorbing damping layers have a gradient increase or decrease according to a sequence of the electromagnetic wave absorbing prepreg layers. Each of the electromagnetic wave absorbing damping layers includes a viscoelastic damping material and the micro-nano electromagnetic wave absorbing material.
US11541626B2	Multi-impedance composite An acoustic composite comprising a plurality of discrete air flow resistive layers layered on top of each other including a top layer and one or more lofted fibrous layers produced by a lapping process, the top layer having a specific air flow resistance that is greater than a specific air flow resistance of the one or more lofted fibrous layer.
US11541621B2	Dunnage conversion machine, method, and product with a polygonal cross-section A machine for converting a sheet material into a relatively less dense dunnage product includes a forming assembly and a feeding assembly downstream of the forming assembly. The forming assembly is configured to cause lateral edges of the sheet material to roll towards one another, forming a tubular shape. A deflector at a downstream end of the forming assembly is configured to engage the lateral edges of the sheet material and to urge the lateral edges into an interior of the tubular shape. This juxtaposes lateral edge portions of the sheet material adjacent the respective lateral edges. A forming channel at a downstream end of the forming assembly faces the deflector to receive the lateral edge portions and shape them into a tab. Finally, the feeding assembly includes rotating connecting members that engage and connect together the overlapping lateral edge portions of the sheet material forming the tab.
US11541618B1	Linear-actuated press machine having multiple motors and clutch system for multi-speed drive functionality A press machine comprises a moveable press ram, an actuator, a first motor system, a second motor system, and a belt system. The moveable press ram holds a tool that forms a part. The actuator linearly moves the moveable press ram by use of a male-female thread mechanism. The actuator includes an actuator sprocket coupled to the male-female thread mechanism. The first motor system produces a high-force linear movement condition to the press ram, and includes a clutch coupled to a first motor and a first motor sprocket coupled to the clutch. The second motor system produces a high-speed linear movement condition to the press ram. The belt system couples the actuator sprocket, the first motor sprocket, and the second motor sprocket. The clutch allows the first motor to partially or fully disengage from rotational movement of the first sprocket when the belt is being driven by the second motor.
US11541613B2	Fiber-reinforced resin composite material and method of manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin composite material A fiber-reinforced resin composite material has a longitudinal direction, and includes a first stack, a second stack, a ridge, a flat surface, and a connection. The ridge extends in the longitudinal direction. The flat surface is continuous to the ridge. The connection is where the first and second stacks are coupled. The first and second stacks are joined to each other in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction. Fibers of at least one of first fiber-reinforced resin sheets included in the first stack, fibers of at least one of second fiber-reinforced resin sheets included in the second stack, or both intersect the ridge. The connection includes the first and second fiber-reinforced resin sheets that are overlapped alternately, and includes ends of the first fiber-reinforced resin sheets, ends of the second fiber-reinforced resin sheets, or both that are shifted from each other to allow the connection to have a gradually-varied thickness.
US11541610B2	Method and apparatus for suction alignment A method of aligning a first and a second structure, the first structure comprising one or more first surface relief features and a channel system communicating with a surface of the first structure at one or more of the first surface relief features, the second structure comprising one or more second surface relief features shaped complementarily to the first surface relief features; the method comprising: generating suction in the channel system to draw the first and second structures together in a drawing direction; wherein, when the first and second structures are drawn together, the interaction between one or more of the first surface relief features and one or more of the second surface relief features aligns the structures in a plane perpendicular to the drawing direction such that the first and second surface relief features mate.
US11541599B2	3-D printing components using two-light sources to control location of solidification A device and method of forming a three-dimensional component includes filling a reservoir (26) with a volume of curable resin (30), the resin configured to undergo a first reaction to form a first product when exposed to light (42) of a first wavelength and to undergo a second reaction to form a second product when exposed to light (62) of a second wavelength. The presence of the first and second products at a common location in the resin causes a third reaction that results in a solid polymer at the common location. The method further includes directing a first light source (34) of the first wavelength into the reservoir, directing a second light source (54) of the second wavelength into the reservoir such that the first and second light sources intersect at a first predetermined location (78) within the reservoir, and allowing the third reaction to form the solid polymer at the first predetermined location.
US11541580B2	Method for preparing compact of resin compound having anisotropy A method for preparing a compact of resin compound comprising the following steps (a) to (c): (a) a preparation step of mounting a sheet-shaped or block-shaped compact of resin compound including a resin composition, which contains a filler having magnetic anisotropy and is solidified by curing or by being advanced to a B-stage, on a transportation unit which is movable in the horizontal direction, and covering at least a top surface of the compact of resin compound with a cover material; (b) a step of applying a magnetic field to the compact of resin compound obtained in the step (a) with a bulk superconductor magnet having a central magnetic flux density of 1 T or more; and (c) a step of moving the compact of resin compound in the horizontal direction and scanning it while applying vibrations to the compact of resin compound mounted on a region of a central part of the bulk superconductor magnet under application of a magnetic field.
US11541579B2	Method and apparatus for forming a composite fuselage structure A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. A plurality of consolidated overbraided thermoplastic preforms are co-consolidated in a circumferential stackup that is circumferentially constrained. Fibers of the plurality of consolidated overbraided thermoplastic preforms are tensioned during co-consolidation.
US11541577B2	Template apparatus and methods of using the same A template and method of using the template is disclosed. The template can include a body with a first side and a second side, and an extension. The extension can include a first surface adjacent the body, a second surface, and a third surface between the first surface and the second surface, where the first surface includes a curvature and where a portion of the curvature of the first surface is interior to the third surface. The method can include dispensing a formable material over a substrate, where the substrate includes a non-uniform surface topography. The method can also include curing the formable material contacting the second surface of the extension to form a layer over the substrate while the formable material contacting the third surface of the extension remains in a liquid state, wherein curing is performed while the template is contacting the formable material.
US11541573B2	Thermoplastic resin pellet and method for manufacturing electric cable A thermoplastic resin pellet is columnar. A cross-sectional shape taken along a plane orthogonal to a height direction of the thermoplastic resin pellet has a longer diameter represented by “a” and a shorter diameter represented by “b”. A ratio a/b is greater than or equal to 1.0, and the ratio a/b is less than or equal to 2.6. A ratio α of a unit height volume of a cylindrical portion of a hopper of a molding machine, into which the thermoplastic resin pellet is loaded, to a volume of the thermoplastic resin pellet is greater than 16. A method for manufacturing an electric cable includes supplying the thermoplastic resin pellet to the hopper, melting the thermoplastic resin pellet in the cylinder to supply molten resin to the die, and extruding the molten resin from the die to form a sheath on a core wire.
US11541563B2	Apparatus for removing bump of display device and method of manufacturing display device using the same A method of manufacturing a display device includes providing a display panel including a folding area at which the display panel is foldable, and a flat area which is adjacent to the folding area; providing a protective film on both the flat area and the folding area of the display panel; removing a portion of the protective film which corresponds to the folding area, from the display panel, to expose the folding area outside a remaining portion of the protective film, where the remaining portion of the protective film defines a bump of the protective film at a portion of the flat area which is closest to the folding area; and removing a portion of the bump from the portion of the flat area.
US11541560B2	Precision razor with low cost assembly A precision shaving razor with low cost assembly. A bridge is unitarily molded having a leading platform, a handle attachment mechanism and first and a second cross member each molded to extend substantially perpendicularly to the leading platform. A plurality of base members is each unitarily molded to have a first peg and a second peg for attachment to the cross pieces. A plurality of blade covers each unitarily molded. A razor blade is sandwiched between each blade cover-base pair. In some instances, the blade covers are molded to have hard stops to facilitate precise blade position. In some cases, the bases define angular wash through channels and blade guards spaced to facilitate wash through. In some cases, the skin contacting surfaces of the razor are textured during molding to have a glide improving texture.
US11541553B2	Systems and methods for pre-plating structural members Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press.
US11541550B2	Robot skin apparatus, method of fabricating a robot skin apparatus, and a system including a robot skin apparatus A robot skin apparatus includes polymer membranes encapsulating a pressure sensor. The sensor includes piezo-sensitive material in contact with a pair of electrodes in spaced relationship to form a circuit. The apparatus may include a flexible substrate, with the electrodes thereon. The piezo-sensitive material may be piezoresistive film. The electrodes may be symmetrically patterned on the substrate to form a substantially circular peripheral boundary. The apparatus may include pressure sensors on opposite sides of a plane for temperature compensation, a plurality of pressure sensors arrayed on the substrate, and a data acquisition system. A method of fabricating the apparatus includes a wet lithography process for patterning the piezoresistive film. A system includes a pair of gripper fingers, an actuator connected to the fingers, a robot skin apparatus positioned on one of the fingers, and an electronic unit for receiving data from the robot skin and controlling the fingers.
US11541549B2	Mobile character control system A mobile character control system includes a platform, a character assembly, a control system, and a transportation assembly. The platform is configured to support an operator. The character assembly is engaged with the platform and includes actuatable features configured to simulate movement of a creature. The control system is configured to control activation of the actuatable features of the character assembly in response to signals received from control features controlled by the operator. The transportation assembly is configured to direct movement of the platform and to support the character assembly.
US11541548B2	Artificial intelligence-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation Artificial intelligence (AI)-based process identification, extraction, and automation for robotic process automation (RPA) is disclosed. Listeners may be deployed to user computing systems to collect data pertaining to user actions. The data collected by the listeners may then be sent to one or more servers and be stored in a database. This data may be analyzed by AI layers to recognize patterns of user behavioral processes therein. These recognized processes may then be distilled into respective RPA workflows and deployed to automate the processes.
US11541545B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and system An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit acquiring a first image and a second image, the first image being an image of a target area in an initial state, the second image being an image of the target area where a first object conveyed from a supply area is placed, an estimation unit estimating one or more second areas in the target area, based on a feature of a first area estimated using the first image and the second image, the first area being where the first object is placed, the one or more second areas each being an area where an object in the supply area can be placed and being different from the first area. A control unit controls a robot to convey a second object different from the first object from the supply area to any of the one or more second areas.
US11541543B2	Dynamic, interactive signaling of safety-related conditions in a monitored environment Systems and methods for determining safe and unsafe zones in a workspace—where safe actions are calculated in real time based on all relevant objects (e.g., some observed by sensors and others computationally generated based on analysis of the sensed workspace) and on the current state of the machinery (e.g., a robot) in the workspace—may utilize a variety of workspace-monitoring approaches as well as dynamic modeling of the robot geometry. The future trajectory of the robot(s) and/or the human(s) may be forecast using, e.g., a model of human movement and other forms of control. Modeling and forecasting of the robot may, in some embodiments, make use of data provided by the robot controller that may or may not include safety guarantees.
US11541536B2	Program generation device configured to generate operation program including operation symbol of robot apparatus A display part of a mobile terminal displays an operation program. The operation program includes an operation icon indicating an operation of a robot or an operation tool, and an auxiliary icon having a shape sandwiching the operation icon. The auxiliary icon indicates control of adding an operation of the robot apparatus. The display part is configured to display a screen configured to set setting information related to the operation of the robot apparatus in such a manner that as operator is enabled to set the setting information. The display part displays the operation icon and the auxiliary icon so as to align the operation icon and the auxiliary icon in order of the operations of the robot apparatus.
US11541521B2	Power tool communication system A power tool communication system including an external device including a first controller configured to transmit, via wireless communication to a power tool, configuration data including a work light duration parameter value and a work light brightness parameter value. The power tool includes a housing, a brushless direct current (DC) motor, a trigger, a work light, a wireless communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with the external device to receive the configuration data, and a second controller configured to control a work light duration of the work light based on the work light duration parameter value, and control a work light brightness of the work light based on the work light brightness parameter value.
US11541513B2	Plumbing pliers A pair of plumbing pliers includes two levers, a pawl and a torque spring. After adjusting the desired bite size according to a diameter of a pipe, the levers are pivoted relative to each other in a first range to clamp and release the pipe repeatedly to rotate the pipe. To adjust a bite size of the pair of plumbing pliers according to a diameter of another pipe, the levers are pivoted and then moved relative to each other in a second range. Little resistance is encountered in the first range. However, considerable resistance is encountered in the second range. Hence, the difference between the first and second ranges can easily be felt. Accordingly, it is not likely that a user will, by mistake, enter the second range, i.e., increase the bite size of the pair of plumbing pliers.
US11541504B2	Recycled polishing pad A recycled polishing pad includes an upper layer pad and a supplementary pad. The upper layer pad includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface has a plurality of first grooves and the second surface has a plurality of second grooves. The upper layer pad further includes a connecting body connecting the first grooves and the second grooves. The supplementary pad is in contact with the second surface of the upper layer pad. A depth of each of the first grooves is less than a depth of each of the second grooves.
US11541500B2	Numerical control device, program recording medium, and control method A numerical control device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reference speed calculation unit configured to calculate a spindle speed which is a rotation number of the spindle in accordance with a machining program, and a feed speed which is a movement speed of the feed axis in accordance with the machining program; an oscillation command calculation unit configured to calculate an oscillation command, which is a periodic variation component superimposed on a command of the feed axis, based on the spindle speed and the feed speed, as well as an oscillation frequency magnification set in advance; a setting acquisition unit configured to acquire an upper limit value for frequency of the oscillation command; and an adjustment unit configured to adjust the frequency of the oscillation command, or adjust at least either of the spindle speed and the oscillation frequency magnification, so that the frequency of the oscillation command does not exceed the upper limit value.
US11541496B2	Portable machining apparatus A portable machining apparatus has high operability in tilting a body with respect to a base or in machining a workpiece with the tilting body. A portable machining apparatus placeable on a long gauge placed on an upper surface of a workpiece includes a base placeable on the long gauge, a body including a blade for machining the workpiece, an angular plate fixed to the base to support the body in a tiltable manner and including a protrusion, a body support located between the body and the base and including a guide engageable with the protrusion to allow sliding of the protrusion on the guide, and a spring that urges the protrusion toward the guide.
US11541495B2	Drum-type tool magazine adaptive to multi-axis machining center A drum-type tool magazine adaptive to a multi-axis machining center allows the machining center to use spindles to directly take and replace tool holders that hold machining tools. The drum-type tool magazine includes a driving member, a drum, and plural tool clamps. The drum is centrally provided with a rotating shaft and peripherally provided with plural separated mounts that are arranged circularly. The driving member drives the drum to rotate. Plural tool clamps are arranged abreast on each of the mount. Every tool clamp of the same mount has a tool-clamping jaw parallel to a tangential direction at a periphery of the drum and communicated with the tool clamp so that the machining tool when clamped is laid horizontal and located close to the periphery of the drum. This allows the volume of the tool magazine to be minimized.
US11541492B2	Clamping device with a work-piece adapter apparatus and a holding apparatus A holding apparatus/workpiece adapter apparatus arrangement includes a holding apparatus and a workpiece adapter apparatus. The workpiece adapter apparatus is positioned and fixed, with a workpiece fastened thereto, by the holding apparatus. The holding apparatus has partially cylindrical positioning elements, which engage in an associated cylindrical positioning recess and a positioning slot and position the workpiece adapter apparatus in an x and a y direction. The workpiece adapter apparatus bears by mating contact surfaces against contact surfaces of the holding apparatus and is clamped by linearly displaceable clamping elements and pressed against the contact surfaces, and thus positioned in a z direction. For clamping, clamping surfaces of the clamping elements bear against mating clamping surfaces of the workpiece adapter apparatus.
US11541488B2	Dual-walled components for a gas turbine engine An assembly for a dual-walled component of a gas turbine engine and methods of forming and repairing a dual-walled component. The assembly includes a cold section part having an outer surface that defines a plurality of impingement apertures, a hot section part including a pre-sintered preform, the hot section part positioned over the outer surface of the cold section part, and a plurality of support structures including the pre-sintered preform, the plurality of support structures positioned between the hot section part and the cold section part, the plurality of support structures separating the hot section part from the cold section part to define at least one cooling channel therebetween.
US11541485B2	Flux, resin flux cored solder, and solder paste A flux according to the present invention includes a phosphine oxide. It is thereby possible to provide a flux capable of improving solder wettability, a resin flux cored solder including the flux, and a solder paste including the flux.
US11541481B2	Additive manufacturing system using a pulse modulated laser for two-dimensional printing A method of additive manufacture is disclosed. The method may include providing a powder bed and directing a shaped laser beam pulse train consisting of one or more pulses and having a flux greater than 20 kW/cm2 at a defined two dimensional region of the powder bed. This minimizes adverse laser plasma effects during the process of melting and fusing powder within the defined two dimensional region.
US11541476B2	Method and device for joining elements to components A method for joining by welding or gluing joining elements to components, with the following steps: preparation of a joining element, which comprises a first joining surface, and preparation of a component, which comprises a second joining surface; preparation of the first or second joining surface; and carrying out the joining process, in which the joining element is joined to the component; wherein the preparatory step comprises at least one of the following cleaning methods for cleaning the first or second joining surface: a TIG arc method, a plasma gas cleaning method, and a snow jet method.
US11541469B2	Rotary cutter for cutting damaged threads of a bolt A rotary cutter for cutting damaged threads of a bolt includes a body rotatable about a rotating axis. The body includes an inner periphery delimiting a conic cutting space. The body further includes at least one cutting blade, an evasive groove, an evasive portion, a scrap discharge groove, a scrap guide groove and a scrap discharge orifice on the inner periphery delimiting the cutting space. The at least one cutting blade forms a ridge. The evasive groove and the scrap discharge groove are respectively located on a rear side and a front side of the at least one cutting blade along a circumferential direction of the inner periphery of the body. The scrap guide groove extends between the evasive groove and the scrap discharge orifice.
US11541468B2	Coated tool and cutting tool including same A coated tool of the present disclosure is provided with a base member and a coating layer located on a surface of the base member. The coating layer includes a TiCNO layer and an Al2O3 layer. The Al2O3 layer is located in contact with the TiCNO layer at a position farther from the base member than the TiCNO layer is. The TiCNO layer includes a plurality of first protrusions that project toward the Al2O3 layer, and a beam that extends in a direction intersecting a direction in which the first protrusions project, to connect the first protrusions. A cutting tool of the present disclosure is provided with: a holder extending from a first end toward a second end and including a pocket on a side of the first end; and the above-described coated tool located in the pocket.
US11541463B2	Cutting tool [Problem] A cutting tool to which a cutting insert can be firmly fixed is provided. [Means for Resolution] Provided is a cutting tool where a replaceable cutting insert having a hole for fixing is mountable. The cutting tool includes a main body portion, a lever, a pin, and a screw. The main body portion has a placement surface where the cutting insert is placed, a side wall coming into contact with at least one side surface of the cutting insert, a lever accommodating hole, a pin accommodating hole, and a screw accommodating hole. The screw presses a rear end portion of the pin by being tightened. A tip portion of the pin presses the lever by the rear end portion being pressed against the screw. The lever has a concave surface configured by a line segment parallel to a reference axis and, by the concave surface being pressed against the tip portion of the pin, a head protruding into the hole of the placed cutting insert presses an inner wall of the hole and presses and fixes the cutting insert against and to the placement surface and the side wall.
US11541458B2	Method and system for manufacturing small adaptive engines A method for manufacturing small adaptive engines uses a battlefield repository having cloud services that is configured to enable additive manufacturing (AM) of engine parts and assemblies. The method also uses a compilation of recipes/signatures for building the engine parts and the assemblies using additive manufacturing (AM) processes and machine learning programs. An additive manufacturing system and an alloy powder suitable for performing the additive manufacturing (AM) processes can be provided. In addition, the engine parts can be built using the additive manufacturing (AM) system, the alloy powder, the battlefield repository and the compilation of recipes/signatures. A system for manufacturing small adaptive engines includes the battlefield repository, the compilation of recipes/signatures, a foundry system for providing the alloy powder and an additive manufacturing (AM) system configured to perform the additive manufacturing (AM) processes.
US11541449B2	Rivet dispenser reloading systems and methods of use thereof Rivet dispenser reloading systems and methods of use thereof are provided. A non-limiting embodiment of a rivet dispenser reloading system comprises a receiving member defining a channel therein, and a first gate. The rivet receiving member comprises a first port and a second port that communicate with the channel. The first port is configured to receive rivets. The second port is configured to selectively engage with a rivet dispenser and introduce rivets to the rivet dispenser. The channel extends between the first port and the second port and is configured to transport rivets from the first port to the second port in a series arrangement and in a preselected orientation. The first gate is in communication with the second port and is selectively positionable between a first configuration inhibiting movement of rivets through the second port, and a second configuration enabling movement of rivets through the second port.
US11541435B2	Hand-held drain cleaner A hand-held drain cleaning apparatus which includes a control housing comprising an upper body portion and a lower body portion, a release valve member being movable between at least a first position wherein the release valve member prevents fluid from flowing into a first fluid passageway from a second fluid passageway, and a second position wherein fluid can flow from the second fluid passageway and into the first fluid passageway. The hand-held drain cleaning apparatus further includes a flexible, tubular member having first and second end portions, and a terminal discharge member in fluid communication with the second end portion of the tubular member.
US11541431B2	Pre-loaded floor wipes with improved pickup A pre-loaded cleaning substrate, and related systems and methods for picking up particles with an aspect ratio (L/D) greater than 300 (e.g., hair), or greater than 1200 (e.g., particularly long hairs). The substrate (e.g., a nonwoven) may include only a single layer of material. The pre-loaded substrate is loaded (e.g., during manufacture) with a cleaning composition. The fibers of the substrate may have an average diameter less than 15 μm, the substrate may have an air permeability of 35 ft3/min to 75 ft3/min, and the liquid cleaning composition may have a surface tension of less than about 50 dynes/cm. Together, the combination of the particular substrate and cleaning composition may facilitate markedly improved ability to pick up high L/D aspect ratio particle debris (e.g., such as hair), while retaining such particles (e.g., providing hair retention index values of at least 20).
US11541430B2	System and method for cleaning solar panels Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for cleaning a wind turbine blade or a solar panel with a wind cinch device. The method includes applying a cleaning solution to a surface of a wind turbine blade or solar panel; affixing a wind cinch device around a high point of the wind turbine blade or solar panel; applying tension to one or more lines attached to the wind cinch device to control the pressure the wind cinch device applies to the surface of the wind turbine blade or solar panel; and applying tension to the one or more lines attached to the wind cinch device to pull the wind cinch device from the high point on the wind turbine blade or solar panel to a low point on the wind turbine blade or solar panel. Other embodiments of the present invention are directed to a Wind Cinch device. The Wind Cinch device includes a main body, the main body being an elongated member having a cleaning surface sufficient in length to form a loop around a wind turbine blade when wrapped around a wind turbine blade. The Wind Cinch device also includes a plurality of rigging points, each rigging point adapted to receive a line. Applying tension to one or more of the lines attached to the rigging points changes the circumference of the loop formed by wrapping the wind cinch device around the wind turbine blade.
US11541417B2	Electric glue gun An electric glue gun includes a housing, a glue tube holder arranged at a front end of the housing, and a push rod disposed on the housing and moveable forward and rearward relative to the glue tube holder. A control board, a main switch, an electric motor and a transmission mechanism are provided inside the housing. The main switch is electrically connected to the control board for controlling power on/off, the electric motor is electrically connected to the control board to drive the push rod to move forward or rearward via the transmission mechanism. The electric glue gun further includes a sensor switch for facilitating control of a forward/rearward movement stroke of the push rod, and the sensor switch is electrically connected to the control board, such that the control board determines whether the push rod is moved to a limit position based on information feedback from the sensor switch.
US11541415B2	Glue applying mechanism of edge banding machine for applying glue to workpiece having oblique surface and edge banding machine using the glue applying mechanism A glue applying mechanism of an edge banding machine for applying glue to an oblique surface and a vertical surface of a workpiece includes a base including a glue tub, and a glue applying unit rotatably disposed on the glue tub and including a glue shaft and an obliquely glue applying member connected to the top end of the glue shaft and having a glue applying surface which is a tapered surface with a wide top and a narrow bottom. At least the partial top of the glue shaft and the glue applying surface are exposed outside the glue tub. The glue applying unit is rotatable to extract the glue in the glue tub to the outer surface of the glue shaft and the glue applying surface, enabling the glue to be applied to the oblique and vertical surfaces of the workpiece simultaneously by only one glue applying mechanism.
US11541413B2	Portable diffuser A fluid diffuser for atomization of essential oils can have a flexible seal used to reduce internal pressure of an air chamber adjacent to the atomizer. It can also use a cover and a sensor to control the operation of the atomizer based on the position of the cover. An atomizer housing portion of the diffuser can be removable and replaceable relative to a lower portion of the housing.
US11541405B2	Fluid cartridge for a plural component sprayer A fluid cartridge for a plural component sprayer is configured to receive first and second component materials and purge air from the sprayer and provide the first and second component materials and purge air to a mix chamber for spraying. The fluid cartridge includes a cartridge body, material flowpaths extending from a second end to a cartridge bore, and a purge path extending from the second end to the cartridge bore. Fluid checks are disposed in the material flowpaths and purge path to prevent backflow out of the fluid cartridge. Side seals are disposed in the material paths and are pre-loaded to extend into the cartridge bore and engage a mix chamber within the cartridge bore.
US11541398B2	Mincing drum for a cutting and separating device A mincing drum for a cutting and separating device, at the first end section of which there is an inlet opening and at the second end section of which there is an outlet opening, a plurality of cutting openings being arranged in a pressure housing section of the mincing drum and passing continuously through the pressure housing section from an inner wall to an outer wall, each cutting opening having, on the inner wall, a cutting opening edge facing the outlet opening and a drawing-in opening edge facing the inlet opening. The cutting performance of the cutting and separating device and the quality of the desired food component is significantly improved as a feed channel which is recessed relative to the inner wall is situated between the cutting opening edge and the drawing-in opening edge.
US11541392B2	Apparatus for testing of platelet using blockage phenomenon The present invention relates to a platelet testing device using blockage phenomenon, comprising: a sample chamber containing blood sample; a microfluidic tube which is in fluid communication with the sample chamber and through which the blood sample flows; and a microbead packing arranged on a flow path of the blood sample of the microfluidic tube; wherein the microbead packing comprises: a packing pipe which constitutes a part of the flow path of the blood sample; and a plurality of microbeads contained in the packing pipe and arranged to be in close contact with each other so as to form voids between the microbeads, whereby function of the platelet is tested by blockage phenomenon of the voids due to the platelet in the blood sample which flows through the microfluidic tube from the sample chamber according to the present invention.
US11541386B2	Biopsy sample manipulation and imaging system and methods for use An example fluidic device includes an elastic tube, a first actuator coupled to an outer surface of the elastic tube between a first end and a second end of the elastic tube, and a second actuator coupled to the outer surface of the elastic tube between the first actuator and the second end of the elastic tube. The first actuator and the second actuator are configured to move apart from one another to transition a portion of the elastic tube positioned between the first actuator and the second actuator from a first condition to a second condition. A diameter of the elastic tube is greater in the first condition than in the second condition. The fluidic device also includes one or more rotatable components coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator which are configured to rotate the portion of the elastic tube positioned between the first actuator and the second actuator.
US11541382B2	Process for the preparation of hydrocarbon soluble organometallic catalysts The instant disclosure provides a process for synthesis of compound of Formula: Xa-Mz+-Yb, wherein Mz+ is a transition metal ion and X and Y are carboxylate anions. The catalysts are hydrocarbon soluble and the process for their preparation, as disclosed herein, constitutes an elegant method for the preparation of such catalysts.
US11541371B2	Adsorbent system An adsorbent system including a body having or defining a channel therein, wherein the body is configured to be coupled to a humidity-controlled environment such that a first end of the channel is in selective fluid communication with the ambient environment and such that a second end of the channel is in fluid communication with said humidity-controlled environment. The system further includes an adsorbent material in the channel, wherein the channel and adsorbent material are configured such that inlet fluid flowing from the first end to the second end through the channel is flowable over the adsorbent material, and such that outlet fluid flowing from the second end to the first end is flowable over a majority of the adsorbent material that is flowable over by the inlet fluid. The system also includes a valve system positioned at or adjacent to or in fluid communication with the first end of the channel.
US11541370B2	Chemical reactor with high speed rotary mixing, for catalytic thermal conversion of organic materials into diesel and other liquid fuels, and applications thereof Chemical reactor with high speed rotary mixing, system thereof, and method thereof, for catalytic thermal conversion of organic (hydrocarbon-containing) materials (coal, plastics, rubber, plant matter, wood shavings, biomass, organic wastes) into diesel and other liquid fuels (automobile or/and jet engine fuels). Relevant to non-conventional commercial scale production of liquid fuels, and to commercial scale processing and disposing of organic waste materials. Chemical reactor includes: integrated combination of a reactor stationary assembly (RSA), having only stationary components remaining stationary during chemical reactor operation, and a reactor rotary mixing assembly (RRMA), having only rotatable components rotating during chemical reactor operation. May include anti-abrasion shield for shielding inner surface of reactor central housing from abrasion during chemical reactor operation. Rotor may include a reinforcement disc. Rotor blades or/and reinforcement disc may include rotor-based performance and process control structural features (openings, or/and protrusions, or/and depressions), for additionally controlling performance of the rotor.
US11541362B2	Agitator rotors and agitator systems for solids An agitator rotor includes a shaft, rails, and a rod. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis. The rails extend radially from and are coupled to the shaft. The rails are separated from each other along a length of the shaft. Each rail includes a surface defining a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The rod includes a first end coupled to a first one of the rails. The rod includes a second end coupled to a second one of the rails. A projection of the first end and the second end of the rod in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft defines a minor arc about a portion of the shaft.
US11541350B2	Heat recovery from an electrochemical hydrogen separation system An EHS system includes a EHS cell having an anode, a cathode, and a cooling plate disposed proximate at least one of the anode or the cathode, the cooling plate configured to receive water and configured to output steam or a mixture of water and steam. The system further includes a liquid-vapor separator (LVS) configured to receive the steam or the mixture of water and steam from the cooling plate and to separate water and steam. The LVS is configured to output water to the cooling plate.
US11541344B2	Lightweight inorganic membrane module An apparatus and system for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream includes a porous graphite foam support comprising graphite foam with pores having a first pore size and a membrane support surface. A porous condensation membrane layer is provided on the membrane support surface, and interlocked with the pores of the graphite foam. The condensation membrane layer includes capillary condensation pores having a second pore size that is less than the first pore size. A mixed gas stream passageway is in fluid communication with the condensation membrane layer. A liquid collection assembly collects condensed liquid from the condensation pores and the graphite foam support pores. A gas inlet is provided for flowing the mixed gas stream into the mixed gas stream passageway. A gas outlet is provided for exhausting gas from the mixed gas stream passageway. A method for separating a liquid from a mixed gas stream is also disclosed.
US11541343B2	Electrical appliance with electrostatic dust collecting device using carbon fiber An electrical appliance having an electrostatic dust collecting device includes a main body including an inlet; a charging device disposed on the main body at an edge of the inlet and configured to charge contaminants in air; an air moving device disposed inside the main body and configured to suck air containing contaminants and exhaust the air to an outside; and a dust collecting device disposed in an air passage and configured to collect contaminants charged by the charging device from the air. The charging device includes a plurality of carbon fiber electrodes disposed toward the inlet and configured to generate electrons to charge contaminants; a printed circuit board on which the plurality of carbon fiber electrodes are disposed; and a ground electrode disposed adjacent to the printed circuit board without facing the plurality of carbon fiber electrodes.
US11541338B2	Filter device A backflow of liquid inside a filter device during an operation of an internal combustion engine is allowed to be obviated while air inside the filter device is purged so as not to generate bubbles in the liquid. An outflow portion that includes a cylindrical portion having a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape and a back pressure valve provided inside the cylindrical portion is provided so as to penetrate a bottom surface of a case. In addition, a lid body provided on the case and an upper plate of a filter element so as to cover an upper end of the case has a first hole that communicates between a space inside the case and a space outside the case. When the back pressure valve opens (a valve body does not abut on a first valve seat), a space inside the filter element communicates with the space outside the case via a second through-hole formed in a side surface of the cylindrical portion.
US11541337B2	Water filtration device for aircraft galley plumbing system A potable water filter for an aircraft galley plumbing system is disclosed. In embodiments, the filter includes a body attachable to a mount via a central threaded attachment stud. The stud is surrounded by a filter mount chamber and encloses a central flow channel allowing outflow from the filter body to an outlet port. Potable water enters the mount through an inlet port; an annular “puck” inlet valve extends around the attachment stud, sealing off the filter mount chamber when the filter body is absent and, when the filter body is screwed onto the attachment stud, providing for water flow throughout the filter mount chamber. The filter body houses a solid block of sintered carbon with a hollow core. Water enters the filter chamber via bypass slots in the base of the filter body and flows around and through the carbon filter before flowing down to the outlet port.
US11541329B2	Liquid carbon dioxide and cosolvent biomass extraction method and system Method and system for the extraction of oils from a biomass with a liquid carbon dioxide using cosolvent. The system and method can be used to extract cannabinoids from cannabis biomass by cryogenically freezing the biomass and exposing the cannabis biomass to sub-cooled liquid carbon dioxide and capturing a first high-terpene extract fraction, and then exposing the cannabis biomass with a mixture of superfluid carbon dioxide and a cosolvent to capture a high cannabinoid second fraction.
US11541328B2	Contact tray having baffle wall for concentrating low liquid flow and method involving same A contact tray for use in a mass transfer or heat exchange column and having multiple baffles walls that cause the liquid flowing on an upper surface of a tray deck tray to change its direction of flow and narrow its flow path width and extend the length of the flow path when the liquid flows from an inlet area to an outlet on the tray deck. By narrowing the flow path, the volumetric flow rate of the liquid at any portion of the deck increases and reduces the opportunity for vapor entrainment of the liquid at low liquid flow rates. A downcomer extends downwardly from the outlet to receive liquid when it enters the outlet and then convey it downwardly to a discharge outlet located at a lower end of the downcomer. The downcomer includes an inclined or horizontal portion that causes the discharge outlet to be positioned beneath and in vertical alignment with the inlet area on the tray deck.
US11541324B2	Smoke generator with pre-pressurized rapid oil supply A smoke generator includes an oil tank receiving an oil to be pumped by an oil pump to a vaporization tube where the oil vaporized into smoke after heating by a heater. A pre-pressurization oil supply device is disposed between the vaporization tube and the oil pump. When the pre-pressurization oil supply device is in a non-supply state not intercommunicating with the vaporization tube, the pre-pressurization oil supply device maintains its internal pressure, and the oil in the pre-pressurization oil supply device is not delivered to the vaporization tube. When the pre-pressurization oil supply device is in an oil supply state, the pre-pressurization oil supply device intercommunicates with the vaporization tube, and the oil in the pre-pressurization oil supply device is rapidly delivered to the vaporization tube.
US11541310B2	Method and apparatus for configuring virtual scene, and storage medium thereof A method and apparatus for configuring a virtual scene are provided. The method includes obtaining a selection instruction generated by a first application running on a first terminal in response to a selection operation. The selection instruction includes configuration information selected through the selection operation. The configuration information is for configuring a scene element in the virtual scene. The method further includes generating indication information according to the selection instruction. The indication information indicates a target scene element among a plurality of scene elements. The method further includes transmitting the indication information to a second application running on a second terminal, to instruct the second application to display the target scene element in the virtual scene.
US11541304B2	Recording medium and information processing apparatus A computer readable recording medium storing a program that is executed by a processor. The program causes the processor to acquire touch position information on a touch panel, identify a first position based on the touch position information, if the touch position is in a first input region for receiving an input instruction in a first operation direction in a touch period during which continuous touching of the touch panel is carried out, and the touch position satisfies a first condition, identify a second position based on the touch position information, if the touch position is in a second input region for receiving an input of an instruction in a second operation direction in the touch period, and the touch position satisfies a second condition, and determine positions of the first input region and the second input region, based on the first position and the second position.
US11541302B2	Airplay activity table An air table system is provided. Such a system includes an air table that includes a plurality of holes or perforations, a fan that blows air through the plurality of holes or perforations when activated, a puck component that glides across the air table when the fan blows the air through the plurality of holes or perforations, and an air activated component. The air activated component is positioned around an edge of the air table and includes an air activatable feature configured to be activated by the air when the air activated component is placed on the air table.
US11541300B2	Apparatus and method for preventing ball return stops in bowling pinsetter machines A system for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines includes a substantially wedge-shaped solid body mounted in a specific location along a transport band of an automatic pinsetter machine. The solid body is shaped, configured, and made of a material conducive to deflecting bowling pins away from a ball return door as bowling pins travel on a transport band towards a pin elevator. A method for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines using an apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter includes the steps of configuring the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines, selecting an optimal location to mount the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines, and mounting the said apparatus for preventing ball return stops in automatic pinsetter machines.
US11541298B2	Support and suspension assembly for a snow sports board A support assembly for use with snow sports boards includes a base configured to be attached to the snow sports board. A frame has a first portion extending downward and a second portion extending rearward from the first portion. A seat is mounted on the second portion of the frame. A shock absorber extends between the base and the first portion of the frame. During use, the support assembly is configured to support a rider sitting on the seat in a face-forward position with the rider's knees vertically below and forward of the rider's hips.
US11541278B2	Methods and apparatus for managing sequential tasks via task specific user interface elements Systems, apparatus, and methods for managing workouts via exercise specific user interface elements. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to exercise specific user interface elements (e.g., floating smart timers, etc.) that are automatically pre-populated with data based on prescribed workout information. The user is provided a workout that includes a number of different exercises, and their prescribed completion values. The user can perform the workout and quickly log the pre-populated completion values (if accurate), or alternatively manually enter actual workout data. Additionally, the user can quickly transition through their “checklist” of exercises, based on the prescribed ordering of the workout. The resulting workout data record can be automatically logged at the end of the workout session. The exercise specific user interface allows a user to log workout activity with minimal distraction.
US11541274B2	System, method and apparatus for electrically actuated pedal for an exercise or rehabilitation machine A pedal assembly for electromechanical exercise or rehabilitation of a user is disclosed and can include pedals to engage appendages of a user. A spindle supports each pedal and has a spindle axis. A pedal arm assembly is located between the spindle and a rotational axle of the equipment. The pedal arm assembly is radially offset from the spindle axis to define a range of radial adjustability for the pedal relative to the rotational axle. The pedal arm assembly can include an electrically-actuated coupling assembly to adjust the radial position of the pedal in response to a control signal, and regulate motion of the user engaged with the pedals.
US11541272B2	Foldable treadmill with furniture configuration A foldable treadmill includes a working base, a cover pivotally connected with the working base, a walking belt mounted on the working base, at least two rollers arranged in the walking belt, a support board arranged in the walking belt, two handle units mounted on the working base, and a front support rack mounted on the cover. The working base has two first receiving grooves. The cover has a second receiving groove. The two handle units are removably received in the two first receiving grooves of the working base respectively. Each of the two handle units includes an upright pivotally connected with the working base, and a first handle pivotally connected with the upright. The front support rack is pivotally connected with the cover and received in the second receiving groove of the cover.
US11541267B2	Resistance training system A physical training system includes a belt having a belt attachment member and a first band attachment loop for an elastomeric belt. The belt attachment member is moveably positioned on the belt and at least partially encircles the belt. The belt attachment member comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending completely across a width of the belt on the outer side of the belt, and the second portion extending at least partially across the width of the belt on the inner side of the belt. The first band attachment loop is moveably connected to the belt attachment member. The elastomeric band extends through the first band attachment loop. A foot coupling includes at least one flexible strap and a second band attachment loop. The elastomeric band extends between the foot coupling and the belt attachment member.
US11541264B1	Versatile bench and smart seat for an exercise appliance A controllable tension force is provided on a first cable. The first cable has a terminal end wherein the terminal end is adapted to attach to an accessory. The first cable is coupled to a motor. The first cable and motor are part of a resistance unit. The resistance unit is coupled to a user support unit having a sliding seat.
US11541262B2	Control mechanisms for fire suppression systems A control mechanism includes an actuator having first and second positions, a resilient member arranged to bias the actuator toward the second position, and an input cable. The input cable is arranged along a serpentine path and is connected to the actuator, the input cable arranged to retain the actuator in the first position using tension applied by a plurality of detector cables along the serpentine path of the input cable. Fire detector connector modules, fire suppression systems, and methods of integrating detector cables into control mechanisms are also described.
US11541251B2	Apparatus and method for rotating shield brachytherapy Methods and systems are described for a rotating shield brachytherapy device. As disclosed herein, the rotating shield brachytherapy (RSBT) apparatus may comprise a radiation source, a drive assembly, a catheter, and an applicator. The applicator can have an outer surface and opposed proximal and distal end portions and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the catheter. The distal end portion of the catheter can comprise one or more radiation shields and is configured to receive the radiation source. The drive assembly can be configured to engage the proximal end portion of the catheter to selectively rotate the catheter about the longitudinal axis.
US11541248B2	Implantable localised illuminating device with improved architecture The invention relates to an implantable illuminating device intended to be implanted in a living being with a view to locally illuminating a region of said living being, said device including a probe, said architecture being characterized in that it is produced from: an optical fiber that comprises a core, a cladding and a protective coating, a jacket, said architecture including: a plurality of successive segments along its longitudinal axis, each segment having a section containing a plurality of concentrically superposed layers, in which each segment includes a section containing a plurality of superposed layers that is different from the section of each adjacent segment.
US11541240B2	Pain management based on brain activity monitoring This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing pain of a subject. A system includes one or more physiological sensors configured to sense a physiological signal indicative of patient brain activity. The physiological signals may include an electroencephalography signal, a magnetoencephalography signal, or a brain-evoked potential. The system may extract from the brain activity signal one or more signal metrics indicative of strength or pattern of brain electromagnetic activity associated with pain, and generate a pain score using the one or more signal metrics. The pain score can be output to a patient or a process. The system may select an electrode configuration for pain-relief electrostimulation based on the pain score, and deliver a closed-loop pain therapy according to the selected electrode configuration.
US11541239B2	Nerve stimulation for treatment of diseases and disorders Methods are disclosed for treating a subject having a disease or disorder comprising stimulating a nerve of the subject with a corrective stimulus pattern derived from a disease-specific, condition-specific, endogenous mediator-specific or pharmacologic agent-specific neurogram in an amount and manner effective to treat the disease or disorder.
US11541225B2	Vascular coupling device A vascular coupling device for connecting an artificial heart pump to the vascular system of a subject is disclosed. The artificial heart pump may form part of a total artificial heart (TAH). The vascular coupling device comprises a first and a second coupling element, each one of said first and second coupling elements has a first end comprising a resilient coupling portion, a second end comprising a vascular grafting material, and a tubular midsection is arranged between said first and second ends. The vascular coupling device further comprises a coupling plate comprising a first receptor and a second receptor configured and adapted for receiving said resilient coupling portions of the first and second coupling elements. The vascular coupling device further comprises a docking plate, comprising a first and a second docking port configured to be arranged to an inlet channel and an outlet channel of said artificial heart pump and one or more fastening means for connecting said coupling plate to the docking plate. A method for connecting the vascular coupling device to the vascular system of a subject is also disclosed.
US11541224B2	Intravascular pump without inducer and centrifugal force-driven expansion of impeller blades and/or expandable and collapsible impeller housing The present invention provides an intravascular blood pump comprising an impeller housing and/or impeller blade(s) that may be expandable and collapsible. The blade(s) and/or impeller housing may be biased to expand or may be expanded by centrifugal forces generated during rotation of the impeller and blades with an operatively connected rotational motor.
US11541220B2	Needleless connector with antimicrobial properties A needleless connector and methods for preventing microbial ingress in medical device connections are disclosed. Various examples provide a needleless connector including a male luer having a recessed distal tip surface containing a water-soluble antimicrobial composition. Further examples include a trap for retaining antimicrobial composition. As the needleless connector is inserted into a female connector, a tapered surface distal edge acts to push microorganisms, while the distal tip surface is configured to leave microorganisms undisturbed. After insertion of the needleless connector, microorganisms present on the female luer surface are biased to reside in the recess region. The recess, trap, and antimicrobial composition are configured to facilitate a long-lasting supply of antimicrobial solution within the fluid-filled recess, at the same time confining the antimicrobial solution inside the recess. This produces a high concentration of antimicrobial solution for an extended time, killing microbes, stopping microbial ingress, and preventing infections in patients.
US11541217B2	Tattooing apparatus An oscillating apparatus, such as a tattooing apparatus applying an electric motor such as a linear motor, and a first sensor and a controller. A method for controlling an oscillating apparatus such as a tattooing apparatus, includes a controller and various sensors to control, among other things, the position, velocity and acceleration of a needle either directly or via a needle connector.
US11541212B2	Verifying proper withdrawal of catheter into sheath A method includes, in a processor, receiving signals from (i) a first position sensor disposed on a shaft of a catheter, and (ii) a second position sensor disposed on a distal end of a sheath of the catheter. Based on the signals received from the first position sensor and the second position sensor, an event is detected in which an expandable distal-end assembly of the catheter is being withdrawn into the sheath while still at least partially expanded. A responsive action is initiated in response to detecting the event.
US11541210B2	Guide wire A guide wire of the present disclosure includes a core shaft having a distal end portion decreasing in diameter, a coil body wound to cover the distal end portion, and a distal end fixing portion fixing the core shaft and the coil body to each other. The distal end portion includes a small diameter portion, a large diameter portion, and a tapered portion between the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion. The core shaft and the coil body are fixed at a portion excluding the tapered portion. A first bending rigidity FR1 of the large diameter portion, a second bending rigidity FR2 of the small diameter portion, and a length L of the tapered portion satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2). In the following expressions (1) and (2), the unit of L is mm (millimeter).
US11541208B2	Medical catheter In some examples, a catheter may include an elongate body and a push assembly. The elongate body may include an inner liner defining an entry port into a lumen defined by the elongate body, and an outer jacket. The push assembly may an anchor member positioned at a distal end of an elongate member. Distal to a proximal end of the elongate body, a first portion of the push assembly, comprising the anchor member, may be positioned between a portion of the inner liner and a portion of the outer jacket. The anchor member may extend only partially around an outer perimeter of the inner liner when the catheter is assembled. Proximal to the proximal end of the elongate body, a second portion of the push assembly, proximal to the first portion, may be positioned outside of the outer jacket and the inner liner.
US11541207B2	Intrabody surgical fluid transfer assemblies with adjustable exposed cannula to needle tip length, related systems and methods Devices for transferring fluid to or from a subject include an elongate tubular cannula having opposing proximal and distal ends with an axially extending lumen. The devices also include an elongate needle having opposing proximal and distal ends. The elongate needle is configured so that the distal end of the needle extends out of the distal end of the cannula a suitable adjustable distance. The devices also include a housing with a length adjustment mechanism that adjusts a length between the tip of the needle and the distal end of the tubular cannula.
US11541201B2	Sleep performance system and method of use Sleep performance systems and methods of using the same are disclosed. The sleep performance systems can improve the quality of sleep by making one or more recommendations to the subject for increasing a sleep quality score. The sleep performance systems can have one or more electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes configured to measure a subject's brain activity during sleep. The sleep performance systems can have a processor configured to quantify the quality of the subject's slow-wave sleep by determining one or more sleep performance scores associated with the measured brain activity. The sleep performance systems can recommend and/or activate sleep improvement programs based on various threshold scores.
US11541194B2	Flow path sensing for flow therapy apparatus A respiratory flow therapy apparatus including a sensor module can measure a flow rate of gases or gases concentration provided to a patient. The sensor module can be located after a blower and/or mixer. The sensor module can include at least an ultrasonic transmitter, a receiver, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a humidity sensor and/or a flow rate sensor. The receivers can be immersed in the gases flow path. The receivers can cancel delays in the transmitters and improve accuracy of measurements of characteristics of the gases flow. The receivers can allow for detection of a fault condition in a blower motor of the apparatus.
US11541166B2	Infusion pump An infusion pump is disclosed. The infusion pump comprises a chamber having a distal end and a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end. A piston is arranged for reciprocating movement within the chamber and along the longitudinal axis. At least one outlet is arranged from the chamber and may comprise an outlet valve. At least one inlet is provided into the chamber. The outlet and the inlet are axially spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the chamber. A method for operating the pump is also provided.
US11541159B2	Dual lumen cannula and method of use The present invention is directed to a dual lumen cannula configured to be inserted into a patient's body as simple as a single lumen cannula. The dual lumen cannula includes at least one inner lumen configured to be inserted into an outer lumen and connected via an inner lumen connection unit and an outer unit connection unit. Embodiments of the presenting invention further allow for the connection of at least one flow router to the other end of the inner lumen connection unit. When installed, the outer lumen is first inserted into the patient's body, followed by the insertion of the inner lumen into the outer lumen of the already cannulated patient until the inner lumen connector unit is in coupling contact with the outer lumen connector unit. Advantages of the inventive cannula presented herein include, among other things, reduction of external forces on the dual lumen cannula.
US11541157B2	Membrane oxygenator with gas exchange fiber lumen access based on fiber effective length Membrane oxygenators useful in a variety of medical situations, including various short-term procedures and relatively longer-term life support, and components of membrane-based oxygenators, such as conditioning modules for exchanging oxygen for carbon dioxide during extracorporeal conditioning of blood, are described. A conditioning module includes a plurality of mats of hollow fibers and a potting material disposed throughout the peripheral edges of the mats to create a circumferential seal that defines a passageway through the plurality of fiber mats having a substantially circular cross-sectional shape. The circumferential seal defines an effective fiber length for each of the hollow fibers. A resisting member is disposed across the proximal ends of at least some of the hollow fibers and is adapted to resist fluid flow into each of the hollow fibers based on the effective fiber length of the particular hollow fiber.
US11541153B2	Biofouling resistant coatings and methods of making and using the same Disclosed herein are compositions to use in biofouling-resistant coatings, biofouling-resistant coatings, methods of making biofouling-resistant coatings, biofouling-resistant devices, and methods of making biofouling-resistant devices.
US11541152B2	Medical device with drug-eluting coating on modified device surface Medical devices such as stents, stent grafts, and balloon catheters include a coating layer applied over a modified exterior surface of the medical device. The modified exterior surface comprises an exterior surface of the medical device subjected to a surface modification that decreases a surface free energy of the exterior surface before application of the coating layer an exterior surface. The coating layer comprises a hydrophobic therapeutic agent and at least one additive. The modified exterior surface may affect the release kinetics of the drug from the device, the crystallinity of the drug layer, the surface morphology of the coating and particle shape, or the particle size of drug of a therapeutic layer in the coating layer. For example, the effects caused by the modified exterior surface may increase the retention time and amount of therapeutic agent in tissue.
US11541150B2	Block-scaffolds for bone regeneration using nano-clay polymer scaffolds The invention relates to compositions useful for bone repair and methods of preparing the same. The invention is particularly suitable for bone repair of large bone defects. In an aspect of the invention, the compositions comprise a biocompatible polymer and a clay that form a scaffold. In a further aspect of the invention, the multiple scaffolds can be configured together to form scaffold blocks.
US11541149B2	Systems and methods for optimized patient specific tissue engineering vascular grafts It has been established that optimizing cell seeding onto tissue engineering vascular grafts (TEVG) is associated with reduced inflammatory responses and reduced post-operative stenosis of TEVG. Cell seeding increased TEVG patency in a dose dependent manner, and TEVG patency improved when more cells were seeded, however duration of incubation time showed minimal effect on TEVG patency. Methods of engineering patient specific TEVG including optimal numbers of cells to maintain graft patency and reduce post-operative stenosis are provided. Closed, single-use customizable systems for seeding TEVG are also provided. Preferably the systems are custom-designed based on morphology of the patient specific graft, to enhance the efficacy of cell seeding.
US11541147B2	Hyaluronic acid composition and preparation method therefor Provided are a hyaluronic acid composition having excellent viscoelasticity and being easily injectable, and a preparation method thereof.
US11541145B2	Fluid treatment apparatus A fluid treatment apparatus including a photocatalyst filter having a first surface and a second surface, a light source unit spaced apart from the photocatalyst filter to provide light to the first surface, a housing including an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path formed between the photocatalyst filter and the light source, and a guide member disposed at one side of the housing and including at least one slat to guide a movement direction of a fluid, in which the slat is inclined at least in a direction closer to the first surface of the photocatalyst filter along an advancing direction of the flow path when an air flow rate of the fluid has a first value, and in a direction away from the first surface of the photocatalyst filter along the advancing direction when the air flow rate of the fluid is greater than the first value.
US11541138B2	Method for cleaning surfaces in interior spaces and in technical equipments with benign bacteria Method that allows surfaces in interior spaces or technical equipments to be cleaned, characterised in that it comprises at least the following step: —the targeted atomization on the surfaces of a liquid with spores of benign bacteria on all or certain types of surfaces by means of an electrically and/or pneumatically powered atomizer, while the space remains accessible to people and animals, with the purpose of speeding up the cleaning of interior spaces and of technical equipments, lowering the cleaning frequency, and lowering the dust deposit.
US11541137B2	Indoor lighting apparatus including ultraviolet light source An overhead lighting fixture containing both visible light sources and UV light sources is disclosed herein. UV light can sanitize/disinfect the surrounding environment after the environment over a period of about 30-45 minutes. In this way, viruses, germs, bacteria, mold, and the like can be destroyed to clean the air and/or surfaces (e.g., furniture). Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention provide a controllable UV lighting assembly that can produce UV light to sanitize/disinfect an area and can be automatically disabled to prevent UV light exposure to those in the area using a motion sensor. The lighting assembly can produce visible light while the UV light source is disabled. According to some embodiments, the duration of UV light production is controlled by a timer for power savings.
US11541124B2	Biologically active compound conjugated to a stapled or stitched peptide The invention relates to improvements in drug delivery and more particularly to the use of Cell Penetrating Agents (CPA's) or Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPP's) which have been stabilized by, for example: i) stapling two amino acids to form Stapled CPP's (StaP's) or ii) stitching three or more amino acids to form stitched CPP's (StiP's). These stabilized CPP's are conjugated to a drug or Biologically Active Compound (BAC) directly or via a Bi-Functional Linker (BFL) so that the BAC can be carried through a cell membrane by the CPP. The resulting molecules are referred to as Drug Carrying Cell Penetrating Molecules (DCCPM's). The preferred BAC is an electrically low charge carrying oligonucleotide such as a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligonucleotide (PMO). The invention also relates to a method of facilitating the uptake of a BAC into a cell, the use of a DCCPM in the treatment of a disease requiring alteration of an endogenous or exogenous gene, a method of improving the bioavailability of a drug or BAC, a method of introducing a drug or BAC to a site which is refractory to the drug or BAC in its native state, a method of treating a subject comprising administering the DCCPM's of the invention and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the DCCPM and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US11541121B2	Phosphorothioate-conjugated peptides and methods of using the same Provided herein are, inter alia, nucleic acid-peptide conjugates including a non-cell penetrating protein attached at its C-terminus to a phosphorothioate nucleic acid. Attachment of the phosphorothioate nucleic acid to the non-cell penetrating protein conveys stability to and allows for efficient intracellular delivery of the non-cell penetrating peptide. The nucleic acid-peptide conjugates provided herein including embodiments thereof are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disease, pain, and viral infection.
US11541109B2	Method for preparing live attenuated vaccine by irradiation and live attenuated vaccine composition prepared by the same The present invention relates to a method of preparing a live attenuated vaccine by irradiation and a live attenuated vaccine composition prepared by the same, and more particularly, a method of preparing a live attenuated vaccine by irradiation including irradiating a pathogenic microorganism with a dose of 0.5 to 2 kGy of radiation per single radiation six to fifteen times; and a live attenuated vaccine composition including a pathogenic microorganism attenuated to not be revertant to a wild type by generation of at least one mutation of nucleotide insertion and nucleotide deletion by irradiation.
US11541105B2	Compositions and methods for disrupting biofilm formation and maintenance A method of treating a biofilm on a surface, comprising: providing a surface having a biofilm; and administering to the surface a treatment that reduces a concentration of pyruvate of the biofilm, comprising pyruvate produced by at least a portion the biofilm, under conditions effective reducing maintenance of the biofilm on the surface. A composition, comprising purified enzyme, within a particle, effective for reducing pyruvate concentration in an aqueous suspension of the composition.
US11541095B2	Nasal balm for relieving allergic rhinitis symptoms A nasal balm including, by weight, 10-50% of shea butter; 10-50% of coconut oil; 10-50% of Cera alba; 1-5% of grapefruit peel oil; 1-10% of Sclerocarya birrea seed oil; 1-10% of Moringa pterygosperma seed oil; and 1-10% of Simmondsia chinensis seed oil.
US11541087B2	Replication competent attenuated vaccinia viruses with deletion of thymidine kinase with and without the expression of human Flt3L or GM-CSF for cancer immunotherapy The present invention relates generally to the fields of oncology, virology and immunotherapy. More particularly, it concerns the use of poxviruses, specifically the replication competent attenuated vaccinia virus with deletion of thymidine kinase (VC-TK−) with and without the expression of human Flt3L or GM-CSF as oncolytic and immunotherapy. The foregoing poxviruses can also be used in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents. The foregoing poxviruses can also be inactivated via Heat or UV-treatment and the inactivated virus can be used as immunotherapy either alone or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents.
US11541084B2	Method of promoting bone regrowth A composition having Lactobacillus Plantarum strain GMNL-662 for promoting bone regrowth is provided. The Lactobacillus Plantarum strain GMNL-662 has an ability to promote the expression of osteogenic genes, inhibit the expression of osteoclast related genes, and promote the expression of osteogenesis-related cytokine TGF-β, so that the bone loss is improved.
US11541074B2	Hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin compositions and methods This disclosure provides mixtures of beta-cyclodextrin molecules substituted at one or more hydroxyl positions by hydroxypropyl groups, the mixture optionally including unsubstituted beta-cyclodextrin molecules, for use as a pharmaceutically active ingredient; methods of making such mixtures; methods of qualifying such mixtures for use in a pharmaceutical composition suitable for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration; pharmaceutical compositions suitable for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration comprising such mixtures; and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of Niemann-Pick disease Type C.
US11541053B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of hair loss Compositions and methods for the treatment of hair growth and the prevention of hair loss.
US11541052B2	Compounds The invention provides compounds of formula (I): Said compounds being modulators of Kv3 channels and of use in the prophylaxis or treatment of related disorders.
US11541045B2	Methods of treating cancer with farnesyltransferase inhibitors The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. Specifically, provided are methods of treating cancer, for example, peripheral T-cell lymphoma (“PTCL”), with a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) that include determining whether the subject is likely to be responsive to the FTI treatment based on gene expression characteristics.
US11541040B2	Medicine for improving state of pregnancy, and use thereof A medicine for improving the state of pregnancy, which comprises a compound represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; and a use of the medicine.
US11541037B2	Alkaloids from sponge, scaffolds for the inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Anti-viral compounds with low cytotoxicity are identified from screening of products found in Red Sea sponges, including the sponge Stylissa carteri. The identified compounds can be brominated pyrrole-2-aminoimidazole alkaloids and derivatives thereof. Specific examples of identified compounds include oroidin, hymenialdisine, and debromohymenialdisine, as well as derivatives thereof. The compounds also can be useful scaffolds or pharmacores for further chemical modification and derivatization. Selected compounds, particularly oroidin, show selective anti-viral HIV-1 activity coupled with reduced cytotoxicity. The compounds can function as HIV reverse-transcriptase inhibitors, and molecular modeling can be used to confirm inhibition.
US11541028B2	Peptide pharmaceuticals for treatment of NASH and other disorders The disclosure provides peptide products comprising a peptide covalently attached to a surfactant moiety which have improved properties, including increased duration of action and bioavailability. The peptide products are useful for treating insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases, and conditions associated therewith, such as NASH and PCOS.
US11541019B2	Compositions for use in the treatment of diabetes This invention relates to compositions for use in the treatment of diabetes, for example type-2 diabetes; obesity; and/or metabolic syndrome. Specifically, the invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of diabetes, the composition comprising at least one of diindolylmethane; indole-3-carbinol; embelin; [6]-gingerol; and [6]-shogaol, or combinations each thereof. Also disclosed is use in the treatment of obesity and use in the treatment of metabolic syndrome.
US11541000B2	Pharmaceutical cream compositions of oxymetazoline and methods of use The present invention is directed to: a) a method of treating telangiectasia; b) a method of treating inflammatory lesions; and c) a method of treating two or more symptoms of rosacea selected from erythema, telangiectasia, or inflammatory lesions comprising topical administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising oxymetazoline and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
US11540998B2	Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic A low-viscosity water-in-oil cosmetic emulsion preparation gives a smooth use feeling, lightly spreads when applied, and has excellent dispersed-powder stability. The cosmetic emulsion preparation has (A) a polar oil which is liquid at 25° C. and has an IOB value exceeding 0.1, (B) a hydrocarbon oil, (C) a polyoxyalkylene; and alkyl-modified organopolysiloxane represented by general formula (I), and (D) a powder surface-treated with both an N-acylamino acid and methylpolysiloxane. (In formula (I), R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-5 alkyl group, x is an integer of 5-50, y is an integer of 1-30, z is an integer of 20-200, a is an integer of 2-20, b is an integer of 1-5, c is an integer of 2-20, and d is an integer of 0-20).
US11540992B2	Process and composition for coloring keratin fibers The present invention relates to a process for coloring keratin fibers, preferably hair, comprising the steps of: (i) applying onto the keratin fibers a composition comprising (a) at least one compound chosen from alkylaminosulfonic acids and those of the formula (I) and (II), (b) at least one direct dye, and (c) at least one alkaline agent; (ii) heating the keratin fibers; and (iii) optionally rinsing and/or drying the keratin fibers. The present invention can provide superior coloring efficiency, such as color intensity and color lastingness.
US11540987B2	Composition with stabilized taste and odor (II) Suggested is a composition with stabilized taste and/or odor, comprising (a) at least one acetophenone derivative of formula (I) wherein R1 stands for hydrogen or methyl, and R2 stands for hydrogen, hydroxyl or a —OCH3 group, or a cosmetically pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) at least one mono- or polyunsaturated C8-C22 fatty acid or its monohydric polyhydric C1-C18 alkyl alcohols ester.
US11540982B2	Demake-up micellar milk This invention relates to a composition, preferably a demake-up cosmetic composition, comprising: an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, at least one homopolymer of non-superabsorbent acrylic acid that is at least partially neutralized, at least one cross-linked copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid and of C1-C6 alkyl acrylate, at least one polysaccharide gelling agent comprising at least one glucose monomer, and said composition having a pH greater than or equal to 5.5. It also relates to the use of such a composition for the demake-up of keratin materials.
US11540981B2	Nanoemulsion formulation with improved stability and cell penetration The present invention relates to a nanoemulsion comprising at least one aqueous component and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises at least one lipophilic component, at least one surfactant and at least one alcohol. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising said nanoemulsion and an active agent. In particular, the composition is present as a gel and the active agent is 5-aminolevulinic acid, a derivative, precursor and/or metabolite thereof. The invention further relates to the preparation of said nanoemulsion and/or composition and to their use for the treatment of dermatological diseases, virus-associated diseases as well as diseases associated with cell proliferation, in particular, tumor diseases and/or psoriasis. The present invention is further directed to the use of said nanoemulsion in cosmetics.
US11540977B2	Injection apparatus and method of use The present disclosure relates to a system and kit for preparing a reconstitutable cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation within a closed system to prevent unintended contact with or release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. A safety connector and a vial adapter are provided, which include check valves that prevent the unintended release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the system and kit.
US11540974B2	Smart pill box A device for organizing and tracking medication. The device includes compartments to contain medication, and each compartment includes an access door. A sensor element can detect if the device is moved, if the access door is opened and/or closed, and/or if medications have been placed into or removed from a compartment. A processor and/or external computing system provides alarms if medications is not properly taken, a filling service for stuffing the compartments and an administration service to verify the medications are properly taken.
US11540973B2	Method and system of mechanical nerve stimulation for pain relief A system and method of using a lead introduced to a subject proximate to a region of pain is contemplated to deliver pain relief without the need for multiple needle insertions or electrical stimulation. The three-dimensional lead may include spring-like characteristics and/or coils to translate mechanical energy into the therapy.
US11540971B2	Voice-based control of sexual stimulation devices A system and method for voice-based control of sexual stimulation devices. In some configurations, the system and method involve receiving voice data, analyzing the voice data to detect spoken commands, and generating control signals based on the commands. In some configurations, the system and method involve receiving voice data, analyzing the voice data for non-speech vocalizations, detecting voice stress patterns, and generating control signals based on the detected patterns. In some configurations, the analyses of the voice data are performed by machine learning algorithms which may be trained on associations between speech and non-speech vocalizations of a user while the user engages in one or more voice-based training tasks, associating speech and non-speech vocalizations with controls of the sexual stimulation device. In some configurations, machine learning algorithms are used to make the associations. In some configurations, data from other biometric sensors is included in the associations.
US11540968B2	Headrest for surgical chairs A headrest device may include a first plate, a second plate, and a locking mechanism, where the second plate is free to shift in any direction along a surface of the first plate while the locking mechanism is in an unlocked state, and where the second plate is prevented from shifting along the surface of the first plate when the locking mechanism is in a locked state. A method may include forming a first plate, forming a second plate, and attaching a locking mechanism to the second plate, where the second plate is free to shift in any direction along a surface of the first plate while the locking mechanism is in an unlocked state, and where the second plate is prevented from shifting along the surface of the first plate when the locking mechanism is in a locked state.
US11540949B2	Dry eye treatment system with disposable tip and corneal shield A system for the treatment of the dry eye syndrome that is based on a light source. The system includes a disposable tip, to treat an eyelid. A corneal shield is used to protect the patient's eye.
US11540943B2	Systems and methods for combined femto-phaco cataract surgery Devices to perform femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are physically and/or operationally combined. In some embodiments the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification are housed together, and in other embodiments they are housed separately, but operated through a common display screen. At least some software can be shared by the femtolaser ablation and phacoemulsification functionalities. A non-transitory computer-readable memory can provide data that can be used to operate each of at least one femtolaser ablation functionality and at least one phacoemulsification functionality.
US11540928B2	Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Implants include fixation features which slidingly receive fixation elements. The fixation features may be negative or positive features, such as undercut channels or posts. Examples include unicompartmental tibial trays having a ridge protruding from the bone-facing side, an undercut channel formed within the ridge. Instruments are disclosed for preparing a ridge-receiving feature in bone. Implants and fixation elements are configured for implantation without penetrating a cortical wall of a bone. Instruments and surgical methods are disclosed.
US11540927B2	Intervertebral implants, systems, and methods of use An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to engage a spacer can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms engage the spacer. The spacer can be made from bone graft, and include a first spacer body made of cortical bone, and a second spacer body made of cancellous bone.
US11540922B2	Implant and method for posterior sacroiliac fusion An implant and method for posterior sacroiliac fusion having a plate for placement across the posterior surface of the sacroiliac joint, a transverse pin to slide through the plate and transverse the joint as well as provide an aperture to receive bone graft, and a sacral screw to be inserted through the plate.
US11540918B2	Prosthetic heart valve and delivery apparatus Prosthetic heart valves and methods of implantation thereof are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a prosthetic heart valve includes a self-expandable frame configured to support of valve member and comprising a plurality of interconnected strut members forming a mesh structure. An inflow end and outflow end portions of the mesh structure respectively define an inflow terminal end and an outflow terminal end of the frame. A portion of the frame tapers inwardly from the inflow terminal end to form a reduced diameter section. In implementations, the frame increases in diameter from the reduced diameter section to an intermediate section. In implementations, the valve member is secured to the frame at the inflow end portion. In implementations, the frame further comprises a plurality of retaining arms that extend from the outflow terminal end and are configured to engage with a valve retaining mechanism of a delivery apparatus.
US11540917B2	Tip assemblies, systems, and methods for fracturing a frame of a deployed prosthesis A system for fracturing a frame of a deployed prosthesis with ultrasonic vibration includes a shaft, a tip assembly, an ultrasonic electric generator, and an ultrasonic transducer. The shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The tip assembly is coupled to the distal portion of the shaft. The tip assembly includes a cutting edge. The ultrasonic transducer is electrically coupled to the ultrasonic generator. Ultrasonic vibration generated by the ultrasonic transducer is translated to the tip assembly. The cutting edge of the tip assembly is configured to focus the vibration of the tip assembly onto a frame of a deployed prosthesis to fracture the frame of the prosthesis. The ultrasonic transducer may be coupled to the proximal portion or the distal portion of the shaft.
US11540914B2	Corneal implants Reversibly deformable corneal implants for replacing excised corneal tissue, the implants including an optical portion and an anchoring portion having different mechanical properties from each other.
US11540904B2	Production method for a dental aid made of a thermoplastic film or plate The invention relates to a method for producing a dental aid from a thermoplastic film or plate, wherein a digital three-dimensional working model is created in a computer-aided manner using a three-dimensional data set of at least one part of an upper jaw and/or lower jaw.
US11540903B2	Dental reparative article and method of manufacturing and installing A crown for a damaged tooth is manufactured via metal injection molding and features an opening into which can be applied flowable dual-cure tooth colored material.
US11540901B2	Bone foundation guide system and method A bone foundation guide system having a bone foundation guide with a foundation guide body forming an open surgical space connecting a top of the bone foundation guide body with a bottom of the bone foundation guide body, the bottom contoured to removably affix the bone foundation guide body to the bone of a dental implant surgical site, the body further contoured to guide the cutting of bone from a dental implant surgical site and supporting a dental implant surgical guide; the dental implant surgical guide contoured to removably mate to the bone foundation guide body; wherein a combination of the bone foundation guide and the dental implant surgical guide forms a double open-ended placement channel that passes through a plurality of guiding cylinders held in tandem alignment to aid in the placement of a dental implant that is anchored in a site remote from the mouth.
US11540898B2	Bone screw with frangible tracking tag An implant in the form of a bone screw that meets device tracking requirements set for the in the FDA regulations is provided. The bone screw includes a screw body and a tag body formed as an integral extension of the screw body and is connected to the screw body via a frangible interface bone screw. The screw body has a head portion and a threaded shaft portion that extends along a longitudinal axis from the head portion to a screw tip of the screw body. The tag body defines at least one surface configured to display traceability information for the bone screw. The frangible interface is disposed between the tag body and the screw tip of the screw body. The frangible interface is configured to fracture upon application of a predefined mechanical force so that the tag body is removable from the bone screw.
US11540888B2	Virtual reality surgical device A system for use in surgery includes a central body, a visualization system operably connected to the central body, a video rendering system, a head-mounted display for displaying images from the video rendering system, a sensor system, and a robotic device operably connected to the central body. The visualization system includes at least one camera and a pan system and/or a tilt system. The sensor system tracks the position and/or orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to a reference point. The pan system and/or the tilt system are configured to adjust the field of view of the camera in response to information from the sensor system about changes in at least one of position and orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to the reference point.
US11540882B2	Delivery device with coaxial cable, apparatus comprising said device and method The device comprises an outer conductor (7) and an inner conductor (9) arranged approximately coaxial with each other. The outer conductor surrounds the inner conductor. The outer conductor (7) and the inner conductor (9) are arranged and configured to generate an electromagnetic field with lines of force extending from a front surface (9A) of the inner conductor (9) to a front surface (7C) of the outer conductor (7). The device further comprises an energy delivery window (13) arranged in front of the outer conductor and the inner conductor.
US11540874B2	Devices and methods for enhanced denervation procedures The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, kits and systems for enhancing the efficacy and longevity of denervation procedures.
US11540872B2	Electrosurgical instrument with trigger driven cutting function An electrosurgical instrument (1) includes a first shaft member (110) pivotably coupled to a second shaft member (120), and a trigger (184) disposed on the second shaft member (120). The first and second shaft members (110,120) respectively include first and second handle members (130,140), and first and second jaw members (150,160). The first and second shaft members (110,120) define a longitudinal axis extending through a pivot, and first and second pivot axes that are substantially orthogonal to each other and the longitudinal axis. At least one of the first or second handle members (130,140) is pivotable about the first pivot axis to move the first and second jaw members (150,160) to an open position, a grasping position, or a sealing position. The trigger (184) is movable to pivot at least one of the first or second shaft members (110,120) about the second pivot axis to laterally displace the first and second jaw members (150,160) relative to each other to a cutting position.
US11540867B2	Driver for a bone screw In accordance to one aspect of the present disclosure, a driver for a bone screw is provided that includes an inner shaft and a distal drive head of the inner shaft. The drive head is configured to fit in a drive recess of a bone screw to form a mating connection therewith. The driver further includes at least one outer, resilient locking member shiftable along the inner shaft from a proximal, unlocked position to a distal, locked position. The resilient locking member has a locking portion that contacts and is urged outwardly by a proximal ramp surface of the drive head as the locking member shifts distally from the unlocked position to the locked position to secure the bone screw onto the drive head.
US11540864B2	Metacarpal neck plate A bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to a metacarpal includes a head extending from a first end to a second end and having first and second fixation element holes extending therethrough along first and second fixation element hole axes, wherein the first hole axis diverges from the second hole axis on a bone facing side of the plate, the head having a first notch on the first end centered on the central longitudinal axis, the first notch formed as a indentation on an outer wall of the bone plate sized and shaped to accommodate a collateral ligament when the plate is fixed to a metacarpal in a desired position and a shaft extending from the second end of the head to a third end along the central longitudinal axis, the shaft including an elongated fixation element hole elongated in a direction parallel to the central longitudinal axis.
US11540859B2	Surgical access system including instrument retaining clip A surgical access system includes a clip, a cannula, and an obturator. The clip includes a first housing half and a second housing half. The first and second housing halves have first end portions pivotably coupled together and second end portions having respective first and second fastener portions. The clip is movable between an open position in which the second end portions are spaced apart from each other and a closed position in which the first and second fastener portions of the second end portions are engaged with each other. The cannula and the obturator are retained between the first and second housing halves when the clip is in the closed position.
US11540849B2	Removal tool for use with endoscopic device A system for use with an endoscopic device. The system can include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one output port, wherein a portion of the shaft is surrounded by a single polyurethane expandable material, wherein the polyurethane expandable material is expandable from a diameter of at least approximately 5.0 mm to a diameter of approximately 25 mm. The system can also include a manifold connected to the proximal end of the shaft, the manifold including one or more fluid coupling ports for receiving an injected fluid, wherein at least one of the one or more fluid coupling ports is in fluid communication with the at least one output port and wherein when received, the system is configured to convey the injected fluid from the manifold to the shaft resulting, at least in part, in expanding the polyurethane expandable material.
US11540839B2	Clip unit, mucous membrane lifting system, and mucous membrane lifting method A clip unit includes: an arm portion including arms extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion so as to be openable and closeable; a holder than can hold the arms in a closed state by accommodating the proximal end portion of the arm portion; and a thread grip attached to at least one of the arms and positioned between the arms. In a state where the arms are spread open, a dimension of the thread grip in the opening/closing direction of the arms is equal to or larger than a distance between the arms in the closed state. The thread can be elastically deformed in the closed state.
US11540834B2	Anvil assembly with snap backup ring An anvil assembly is provided. The anvil assembly includes center rod assembly, a head assembly pivotal relative to the center rod assembly between an operative position and a tilted position, and a mechanism for selectively maintaining the head assembly in the operative position.
US11540827B2	Hand-held electromechanical surgical instruments A handle assembly of a hand-held surgical instrument includes a motor and an actuation trigger. Clamping and/or stapling tissue may be carried out by actuation of the trigger. The motor may be activated to assist the manual actuation of the trigger. The handle assembly may include distinct gears for effecting discrete functions of an attached end effector.
US11540826B2	Surgical stapler end effector sled having cartridge wall support feature A staple driver actuator for a surgical stapler includes a base having at least one bottom surface. The bottom surface defines a plane and is configured to slide longitudinally relative to a jaw of the surgical stapler. The staple driver actuator also includes a plurality of rails extending upwardly from the base. Each of the plurality of rails includes at least one cam surface, and each of the cam surfaces is inclined relative to the plane. The plurality of rails includes a laterally-opposed pair of outer rails and a laterally-opposed pair of inner rails. The staple driver actuator further includes a distal nose extending distally from at least a portion of the base and having at least one ledge surface. The ledge surface faces upwardly, is parallel to the plane, and is at least partially positioned distally relative to each of the outer and inner rails.
US11540821B2	Surgical access device including gimbal mount cooperating with bellows A surgical access device includes a seal assembly having a seal housing and a gimbal mount disposed within the seal housing, the seal housing defining a central longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passage for receiving at least one surgical object therethrough and the gimbal mount adapted for angular movement relative to the central longitudinal axis. The surgical access device also includes a bellows configured to engage at least a portion of the gimbal mount, the bellows dimensioned and adapted to establish a biasing relationship with the gimbal mount, such that the bellows overcomes a frictional relationship between the gimbal mount and the seal housing, thereby moving the gimbal mount towards a position in which the passage of the gimbal mount is aligned with the central longitudinal axis. The bellows is configured to be attached to a side wall of the seal housing.
US11540819B2	Endoscopic device The present application provides an endoscopic device having at least one shaft, which has at least one portion deflectable in at least one plane, and having at least one deflection mechanism, which is configured to deflect the deflectable portion and includes, arranged in series, at least one first connection member and at least one second connection member interacting for a deflection with the first connection member. The first connection member is formed at least partially from a first material, and the second connection member is formed at least partially from a second material, of which the elasticity differs from that of the first material.
US11540818B2	Tissue specimen retrieval bag, method for retrieving tissue Provided is a tissue retrieval bag. The bag is defined by a region of the bag defining an opening; an exterior surface of the bag depending from the opening; and a channel formed into the exterior surface of the bag, wherein the channel provides access to the interior of the bag through the exterior surface. Also provided is a tissue retrieval defined by a region of the bag defining an opening; an exterior surface of the bag depending from the opening; and at least one porthole on the exterior of the bag, wherein at least one tube extends from the at least one porthole.
US11540807B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of operating the same An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a two-dimensional (2D) transducer array in which a plurality of transducers that transmit/receive an ultrasound signal to/from an object are arranged in two dimensions; an analog beamformer configured to perform analog beamforming in a first direction, and perform analog beamforming in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on signals respectively received by the plurality of transducers; and a digital beamformer configured to perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the first direction, and perform digital beamforming on the signals that are analog-beamformed in the second direction.
US11540796B2	Prediction of risk of post-ablation atrial fibrillation based on radiographic features of pulmonary vein morphology from chest imaging Embodiments discussed herein facilitate generation of a prognosis for recurrence or non-recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). A first set of embodiments discussed herein relates to training of a machine learning classifier to determine a prognosis for AF after PVI based on radiographic images, alone or in combination with clinical features. A second set of embodiments discussed herein relates to determination of a prognosis for a patient for AF after PVI based on radiographic images, alone or in combination with clinical features.
US11540793B2	X-ray imaging system Provided is an X-ray imaging system capable of performing X-ray imaging quickly. The X-ray imaging system is provided with: an X-ray tube device including a cathode and an anode, the X-ray tube device being capable of performing X-ray imaging by irradiating an imaging target with X-rays in a state of rotating the anode; a light irradiation device including a collimator defining an X-ray irradiation range of the X-rays with respect to the imaging target, a visible light irradiation unit for emitting visible light to the imaging target and a light irradiation operation unit for performing an operation for making the visible light irradiation unit in the light irradiation state; and a controller for controlling operations of the X-ray tube device and the light irradiation device. The controller rotates the anode at an imaging possible rotation speed capable of performing X-ray imaging when the light irradiation operation unit is operated.
US11540790B2	X-ray diagnosis apparatus and image processing apparatus A marker-coordinate detecting unit detects coordinates of a stent marker on a new image when the new image is stored in an image-data storage unit; and then a correction-image creating unit creates a correction image from the new image through, for example, image transformation processing, so as to match up the detected coordinates with reference coordinates that are coordinates of the stent marker already detected by the marker-coordinate detecting unit in a first frame. An image post-processing unit then creates an image for display by performing post-processing on the correction image created by the correction-image creating unit, the post-processing including high-frequency noise reduction filtering-processing, low-frequency component removal filtering-processing, and logarithmic-image creating processing; and then a system control unit performs control of displaying a moving image of an enlarged image of a set region that is set in the image for display, together with an original image.
US11540781B2	Modeling a neuronal controller exhibiting human postural sway Conventionally, a neuronal controller located inside the central nervous system governing the maintenance of the upright posture of the human body is designed from a control system perspective using proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, wherein human postural sway is modeled either along a sagittal plan or along a frontal plane separately resulting in limited insights on intricacies of a governing neuronal controller. Also, existing neuronal controllers using a reinforcement learning (RL) paradigm are based on complex actor-critic on-policy algorithms. Analyzing human postural sway is critical to detect markers for progression of balance impairments. The present disclosure facilitates modelling the neuronal controller using a simplified RL algorithm, capable of producing postural sway characteristics in both sagittal and frontal plane together. The Q-learning technique of the RL paradigm is employed for learning an optimal state-action value (Q-value) function for a tuneable Markov Decision Process (MDP) model.
US11540771B2	Determining a state of a solid tumor based on neural activity within the solid tumor One aspect of the present disclosure relates a method of diagnosis and/or treatment of a solid tumor. The method includes directly measuring neural activity within a solid tumor for a time and determining a state of the solid tumor based on the neural activity. The diagnosis and/or treatment can be determined based on the state of the solid tumor. In some instances, the neural activity can be used in a closed loop to detect the neural activity, determine the state, determine the risk, apply treatment, check again for neural activity, and cease treatment when the neural activity is gone.
US11540770B2	System for determining a sleep quality, sensor arrangement for such a system, and sleep or rest furniture comprising such a system The invention relates to a system for determining a value representing a sleep quality, wherein the system has an evaluation device (10) for connecting to at least one sensor (11), which can be coupled to a piece of sleep or rest furniture for detecting vibrations, movement and/or sound in order to extract physiological data (12) of at least one person using the piece of sleep or rest furniture. The system is characterized in that at least one additional sensor (21) is provided on the sleep or rest furniture or in an environment of the sleep or rest furniture, which sensor is designed for detecting environmental parameters (5).
US11540766B2	Nuclear magnetic resonance systems and methods for noninvasive and in-vivo measurements using a unilateral magnet An apparatus for non-invasive evaluations and in-vivo diagnostics includes an open magnet, an RF antenna, and an NMR analytics logical circuit communicatively coupled to the RF antenna, wherein the open magnet is shaped to generate a static magnetic field that extends unilaterally into an object or internal organ of a subject when the open magnet is positioned against or in proximity to the object or subject, the static and RF magnetic fields shaped to generate a sensitive volume within a target region. The RF antenna or antenna array is configured to transmit RF pulses into the target region of the object or internal organ and receive sets of NMR signals generated by hydrogen or other elements, and the NMR analytics logical circuit is configured to obtain and analyze sets of NMR signals.
US11540764B1	Group association system and method based on brainwave response to external stimulation A group association system attempts to identify if an individual is “gifted” in any particular area. A group association system is based on brainwave response to stimulation is disclosed. The system including a brainwave stimuli device which provides stimuli to groups of highly skilled, general skilled, and a general population groups, as test stimuli for determination of group association. A brainwave collection device collects brainwaves of individuals, with the brainwave collection device storing collected brainwaves in a brainwave database. A brainwave processing device analyzes brainwaves received from the brainwave database. A brainwave analysis device uses analyst screens, artificial intelligence or machine learning to analyze the brainwaves create at least one signature development module for determination of similar brainwaves related to different individuals' responses to the same stimuli. In addition, at least one signature development module determines which individuals have the same or similar brainwave responses to the same test stimuli.
US11540757B2	Assessing the functional ability of a person to perform a task Presented is a system and method for assessing the functional ability of a person to perform a task. The system comprises: a task identification unit adapted to identify the task to be performed by the person; and a task complexity unit adapted to obtain a task-specific complexity signal representative of a required level of functional ability to perform the identified task. A functional ability unit is adapted to obtain a functional ability signal representative of a determined functional ability of the person. An assessment unit is adapted to determine an ability of the person to perform the identified task based on the task-specific complexity signal and the functional ability signal.
US11540748B2	Method and system for gait detection of a person A method of detecting gaits of an individual with a sensor worn by the individual. The sensor includes an accelerometer and a processing unit. The method includes obtaining an signal representing one or more sensor acceleration values; sampling the signal to obtain a sampled signal; segmenting the sampled signal into windows to obtain a segmented acceleration signal; extracting a feature set from the segmented acceleration signal; determining a probability value, for a respective window, n, where n is a positive integer greater than zero, the probability value giving an estimated probability value of gait occurrence for the individual during the respective window; modifying the estimated probability value by using a histogram of previously detected gait durations to obtain a modified probability value; and determining, based on the modified probability value, and by using a determination threshold whether or not the respective window represents gait occurrence.
US11540745B2	Custom patient interface and methods for making same A method of manufacturing a patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to the patient's airways includes collecting anthropometric data of a patient's face. Anticipated considerations are identified from the collected anthropometric data during use of the patient interface. The collected anthropometric data is processed to provide a transformed data set based on the anticipated considerations, the transformed data set corresponding to at least one customised patient interface component. At least one patient interface component is modeled based on the transformed data set.
US11540744B1	Force measurement system A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one embodiment, the one or more data processing devices are configured to determine a difference between a center of pressure and a center of mass for the subject from output force and/or moment data, and to determine the fall risk of the subject based upon the difference between the center of pressure and the center of mass for the subject. In another embodiment, the one or more data processing devices are configured to determine one or more balance parameters of the subject from the output force and/or moment data while the subject is stepping onto the top surface of the force measurement assembly and/or stepping off the top surface of the force measurement assembly.
US11540742B2	Navigation system for and method of tracking the position of a work target Navigation system and method for tracking movement of a patient during surgery. Image data is acquired by imaging the patient with a base layer of a skin-based patient tracking apparatus secured to the patient's skin. The skin-based patient tracking apparatus includes a plurality of optical surgical tracking elements. A computer processor arrangement is adapted to implement a navigation routine. The patient position is registered to the image data. The movement of the patient is tracked based on movement of the plurality of optical surgical tracking elements. The movement of the patient's skin is tracked by determining positions of the optical surgical tracking elements both before and after a deformation of the skin-based patient tracking apparatus. Movement of the patient's skin results in corresponding movement of the surgical tracking elements to provide a dynamic reference frame for use in continuously tracking movement of a patient's skin during surgery.
US11540740B2	System and method for fabricating electromagnetic field enhancing objects for magnetic resonance imaging Systems and methods for designing and fabricating three-dimensional objects with precisely computed material compositions for use in enhancing electromagnetic fields for magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) are provided. As examples, the fabricated object can be designed to reduce magnetic field inhomogeneities in the main magnetic field of an MRI system, or to reduce inhomogeneities in a transmit radio frequency (“RF”) field (i.e., a B1 field). As examples, the object can be a shim; a housing or other part of an RF coil; a medical device, such as a surgical implant; or component used in a medical device, such as a housing for an implantable medical device.
US11540735B2	System and method for physiological parameter monitoring A device, method and system for calculating, estimating, or monitoring the blood pressure of a subject. A first signal representing heart activity of a subject may be received. A plurality of second signals representing time-varying information on at least one pulse wave of the subject may be received from a plurality of body locations of the subject. A first feature of the first signal may be identified. For each of the plurality of second signals, a second feature may be identified. A pulse transit time based on a difference of the first feature and at least one of the second features may be computed. A blood pressure of the subject may be calculated according to a model based on the computed pulse transit time. The model may include a compensation term relating to the plurality of second signals or the second features thereof.
US11540733B2	Sphygmomanometer, and method and device for measuring blood pressure A sphygmomanometer of the present invention includes a bag-shaped sensing cuff to be worn to wrap a measurement site, a back plate disposed on the sensing cuff along a surface opposite to the measurement site, a pressing member for pressing the back plate toward the measurement site, and a blood-pressure calculating part calculating a blood pressure based on a pressure of a fluid stored in the sensing cuff. Regarding a longitudinal direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the measurement site to be wrapped by the sensing cuff, a dimension of the back plate in a width direction along the longitudinal direction is larger than a dimension of the sensing cuff in the width direction.
US11540730B2	Dry electrode and physiological multi-parameter monitoring equipment A dry electrode and a physiological multi-parameter monitoring equipment are disclosed. The waterproof dry electrode comprises an encapsulation, extraction electrode and a contact surface layer, wherein the extraction electrode and the contact surface layer are connected with each other and disposed in the encapsulation; the contact surface layer comprises an exposed part and an embedded part encapsulation; the encapsulation comprises flexible silica gel and hard plastic portion, the embedded part being embedded into the hard plastic portion, and the hard plastic portion being packaged in the flexible silica gel. Through the above arrangement in the present invention, the dry electrode can reach a waterproof grade of IPX7, which is higher than living waterproof grade of an ordinary dry electrode. The PMPME can be a patch-type acquisition and monitoring equipment which is convenient for long time wearing and physiological multi-parameter monitoring, with excellent sealing and waterproofness, and the electrode is reusable.
US11540727B2	Apparatus and method for measuring bio-signal An apparatus for measuring a bio-signal includes a pulse wave sensor that may measure a pulse wave signal, of an object of interest, that is non-equidistantly sampled based on a sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor, and a processor that may identify, using a sampling profile, a first interval based on a health index to be measured. The processor may identify, using the sampling profile, a second interval based on the health index to be measured. The processor may set the sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor to a first sampling rate in the first interval. The processor may set the sampling rate of the pulse wave sensor to a second sampling rate, that is less than the first sampling rate, in the second interval.
US11540723B2	Real-time estimation of human core body temperature based on non-invasive physiological measurements A method of estimating a body temperature of an individual based on physiological data including a heart rate received from at least one sensor 510 and received environmental data. The physiological data and the environmental data are inputted into a model present on a processor 520. The model generates an estimated body temperature and an estimated physiological condition based on the inputs. The processor 520 compares the estimated physiological condition to a measured physiological condition in the physiological data. A controller 530 modifies at least one parameter in the model when the difference between the estimated physiological condition and the measured physiological condition is above a threshold.
US11540714B2	Shear wave based elasticity imaging using three-dimensional segmentation for ocular disease diagnosis Retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), are the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population. Since no known cures are currently present, it is crucial to diagnose the condition in its early stages so that disease progression is monitored. Systems and methods for detecting and mapping the mechanical elasticity of retinal layers in the posterior eye are disclosed herein. A system including confocal shear wave acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography (SW-ARF-OCE) is provided, wherein an ultrasound transducer and an optical scan head are co-aligned to facilitate in-vivo study of the retina. In addition, an automatic segmentation algorithm is used to isolate tissue layers and analyze the shear wave propagation within the retinal tissue to estimate mechanical stress on the retina and detect early stages of retinal diseases based on the estimated mechanical stress.
US11540712B2	Functional OCT data processing A method of processing functional OCT image data, acquired by an OCT scanner scanning a retina that is being repeatedly stimulated by a light stimulus, to obtain a response of the retina to the light stimulus, comprising: receiving OCT image data generated by the OCT scanner repeatedly scanning the retina over a time period, and a sequence of stimulus indicators each indicative of a stimulation of the retina by the light stimulus in a respective time interval of a sequence of time intervals spanning the time period; calculating, for each stimulus indicator, a product of the stimulus indicator and a respective windowed portion of the sequence of B-scans comprising a B-scan based on a portion of the OCT image data generated while the retina was being stimulated in accordance with the stimulus indicator; and combining the calculated products to generate the indication of the response.
US11540709B2	Surgical device having an elongate shaft with a retrieval lumen A surgical device comprises an elongate shaft (12) which extends from a proximal end region to a distal end region thereof, the shaft (12) defining a first lumen (14) for receiving an elongate camera device therein, a second lumen (16) for receiving a tissue manipulation device therein, and a third lumen (18) for receiving a tissue retrieval device therein, the first, second and third lumens (14, 16, 18) extending from the proximal end region to the distal end region of the elongate shaft, and having respective open ends at the distal end region of the elongate shaft. The surgical device further comprises an elongate camera device which extends along the first lumen, a tissue manipulation device which extends along the second lumen, and a tissue retrieval device which extends along the third lumen.
US11540697B2	Tissue clip application fitting/retrofitting set A tissue clip application fitting set or retrofitting set includes a cap attachment for placement on the distal head of a medical endoscope, which has a placement section and a tissue clip holding section. The cap attachment is notched at least at two angular positions forming at least two notches/slots/grooves. A working channel leads into the hollow chamber and exits the hollow chamber radially in a region distal to the placement section and proximal to the radially supported tissue clip. A first guiding or leading element is arranged after the working channel belonging to the retrofitting set, as seen in the distal direction. A corresponding second guiding or leading element is arranged within the hollow chamber at an angular distance from the first guiding or leading element so as to be oriented in extension to a working channel belonging to the endoscope.
US11540695B2	Dishwasher having an improved structure to improve drying performance A dishwasher includes a tub forming a washing chamber and a blowing unit that blows air into the tub, where the blowing unit includes a housing having a discharge port, a blowing fan disposed inside the housing, and a valve disposed between the blowing fan and the discharge port to prevent moisture from being introduced into the blowing fan, and the valve is rotated from a closed position to an open position by blowing of the blowing fan and return to the closed position again by an own weight thereof.
US11540692B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor has a fluid flow path extending from a dirty fluid inlet head to a clean air outlet. The fluid flow path upstream of the separation stage comprises a removable portion.
US11540685B2	Nozzle for cleaner, and vacuum cleaner A nozzle for a cleaner according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a housing; and a rotation cleaning portion rotatably coupled to the housing and having a body part and a brush part which is coupled to the outer peripheral side of the body part. The brush part comprises: a first brush coupled to the outer peripheral side of the body part and extending in the radial direction of the body part; and a second brush disposed alongside the first brush. The first brush is disposed so as to come in contact with a floor surface prior to the second brush during the rotation of the rotation cleaning portion, and is less stiff than the first brush.
US11540670B2	Microwave whisk assembly A microwave whisk assembly for mixing food while in the microwave includes a whisk body having a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end has a receiving cavity extending towards the top end. A suction cup is coupled to the top end and is configured to selectively engage a roof of a microwave. Each of a plurality of whisk attachments includes an engagement shaft and a mixer extension. The engagement shaft has an upper end and a lower end. The engagement shall conforms to, and is selectively engageable with, the receiving cavity of the whisk body. The mixer extension is coupled to the lower end of the engagement shaft and is configured to mix the contents of a bowl rotating within the microwave.
US11540669B2	Micro puree machine The present invention relates to a micro puree machine that includes a blade assembly, a lid assembly, and a clip mechanism. The blade assembly has a central support hub, a blade, and an undercut. The lid assembly is configured to cooperate with a bowl assembly and includes a lid and a clip mechanism. The clip mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position and cooperates with the undercut at times the clip mechanism is the in the first position. The blade assembly is retained in the lid assembly at times the clip mechanism is in or near the first position, and the blade assembly is disengaged from the undercut and removable from the lid assembly at times the clip mechanism is in or near the second position.
US11540648B2	Infant, toddler and child sensory enhancing bed A bed shaped device or structure provides sensory enhancement for the comfort of the infant, baby, toddler, or child. The invention replicates the physical, physiology, and sensation of the mother to the child during the pregnancy period. The structure of the present invention facilitates transfer of the nurturing, characteristics of the mother through dynamics, temperature, graphical imagery, sound, scent, and nourishment to the infant, baby, toddler, or child whereby each senses the replicated comfort, attachment, and/or bonding the mother, as in the womb.
US11540646B2	Method and system for improving quality of sleep and mattress comprising the system The present invention relates to a method for improving sleep quality, comprising the steps of measuring pressure by means of sensors in locations distributed by regions of a mattress; calculating the SQI based on the prominent movements detected depending on the time of night; calculating the mean pressure measured by each sensor; calculating the difference between the mean pressure and the pressure measured by that sensor when there is no user on the mattress; calculating the mean pressure difference for each region of the mattress; calculating a weight factor for each region of the mattress; comparing the weight factor with a reference value; varying the configuration of the mattress by increasing or reducing the support level in the regions. The present invention also relates to a related system and mattress.
US11540642B2	Adjustable bed system Sleep systems include multiple foundation sections. For example, one sleep system includes a foundation with modular first, second, and third foundation sections. The modular first foundation section extends laterally along a first portion of a width of the foundation and extends longitudinally along a first portion of a length of the foundation. The modular second foundation section extends laterally along a second portion of the width of the foundation and extends longitudinally along the first portion of the length of the foundation. The modular third foundation section extends laterally across substantially the entire width of the foundation and extends longitudinally along a second portion of the length of the foundation.
US11540640B2	Submergible stool A submergible stool includes a body having a top, a bottom spaced from the top, and a sidewall extending between the top and the bottom and defining an enclosed interior cavity extending between the top, the bottom, and the sidewall. A first aperture is formed in the sidewall proximate the bottom and extends from the enclosed interior cavity to an exterior of the stool. A second aperture is formed in the sidewall proximate the top and extends from the enclosed interior cavity to an exterior of the stool. The apertures are positioned such that when the stool is placed in a body of water, water will flow into the interior cavity through the first aperture, air will be forced out of the second aperture, and the stool will sink to a bottom of the body of water in an upright position.
US11540635B2	Rocking chair Provided is a rocking chair having a seat body for a user to sit on, a support body for supporting the seat body from below, and a connecting mechanism provided between the seat body and the support body to move the seat body along a surface of a sphere centered on a base point above the seat body in response to an external force applied to the seat body. The connecting mechanism is composed of at least three sub-mechanisms, each of which has a circular track section on the support body side, a linear track section on the seat body side, and a connecting section to interlock their movements. The circular track section has a first traveling member and a first guiding member for traveling the first traveling member along a circle. The linear track section has a second traveling member and a second guiding member to make the second traveling member travel along a surface of a concentric sphere centered on the base point and in a linear manner when viewed from a direction parallel to a central axis of the circle wherein the first traveling member travels. The connecting section has a connecting member that is connected at both ends to a first retainer that holds the first traveling member and a second retainer that holds the second traveling member, and at least one of the first retainer and the second retainer is rotatably connected to the connecting member.
US11540628B2	Merchandise display A merchandise display device includes a plurality of merchandise compartments, separated from one another by means of a merchandise divider, and displaceable slats delimiting these merchandise compartments in a common dispensing area. The merchandise display device has a base plate and two side walls connected to it. In addition, a slat rail carrying the slats is attached to both side walls. The merchandise display device that can be easily assembled and adapted.
US11540613B2	Nail pen nib Provided is an assembly for a nail pen comprising: a) a nib made from a material that is configured to allow for movement of varnish from inside of the nail pen to the nib, and from the nib to a nail; b) a guide made from a material that is non-absorbent to the varnish, the guide extending below a surface of the nib that is configured to apply varnish to the nail; wherein a user applies a strip of the varnish to a distal portion of the nail by holding the guide against an edge of the nail and moving the nail pen along the distal portion of the nail so that the surface of the nib holding the varnish contacts the distal portion of the nail to apply varnish to the nail.
US11540611B2	Refill container for cosmetic compact A refill container removably stored in a cosmetic compact includes: a main body being open at an upper part thereof and having a housing space inside thereof, an upper end sealing protrusion part, a lateral sealing protrusion part provided at an outer surface of the inner wall, and an outer wall being provided outside the inner wall with a predetermined gap therebetween; and a mesh fabric cover having a cylindrical first vertical extension part combined with the inner wall and the outer wall by being inserted into a gap provided therebetween such that an inner surface of the first vertical extension part is in close contact with the lateral sealing protrusion part, and a first rim part provided at an upper end of first vertical extension part.
US11540610B2	Hair dryer A hair dryer is provided that may include a main body including a discharge outlet through which fluid may be discharged outside of the main body, a handle that extends from the main body, including an inlet through which fluid enters the handle, a flow path that extends from the inlet to the discharge outlet, a fan provided inside of the handle, and provided in the flow path to blow the fluid, and a noise attenuation space provided inside of the handle, and to surround at least a portion of the fan along an inner circumferential direction of the handle, attenuating noise generated by the fan.
US11540607B1	Bag accessorizing system A bag accessorizing system that enables a user to attach and remove personal items to a bag. The items thus attached can quickly be located during transport and removed for use. The accessories are attached by an attachment device that uses a slot and locking strap along with a ring that is attached to the bag. Some accessories can serve in multiple roles such as a belt acting as a bag strap.
US11540605B2	Watch and jewelry travel case A watch roll travel case with a rigid housing and a removable cushion or cuff for supporting a plurality of watches inside the housing has a hidden storage container removably disposed in the cuff for storing jewelry and other valuables. The storage container has a clamshell design with an elongated cylindrical shape and is slidably received within an elongated bore running down the center of the cuff. The storage container may be covered with a fabric that matches the fabric on the exterior of the cuff to further conceal the presence of the container in the cuff.
US11540604B2	Spectacle case The invention relates to a spectacle case for keeping and protecting the glasses and their lenses against pressure and abrasion. The spectacle case is made of a material body (1) with a front side (a) and a rectangular rear side (b) separated by means of an elastic rectangular central surface (c) and folding one towards the other one following folding lines (d) and (e) and the rear side (b) being provided on the outer edge side with a notch (f) curved towards the inside of the spectacle case and which is intended to come into contact with the nose pads of the bridge, thus fixing the spectacle case on the glasses, and the glasses' temples are folding on the outside of the spectacle case.
US11540603B2	Contact lens case A contact lens case includes a platform portion. The platform portion can include a receiving body, an inner wall formed in the receiving body, a floor connected to the inner wall, the inner wall and the floor defining a chamber, and a lens positioning guide formed in the floor of the chamber.
US11540592B2	Dual-layered midsole A dual-layered midsole for footwear includes an internal midsole layer and an external midsole layer, which are coupled to and separated by a Strobel board. The internal midsole layer may compress and expand with the movement of a wearer of an article of footwear including the dual-layered midsole, while the external midsole may provide stability and cushion for the wearer. Materials selected for the internal and external midsole layers may provide tuned viscoelastic properties to different areas of the midsole as a function of midsole layer thickness at each sole area.
US11540589B2	Shoes for ball sports Described are shoes for ball sports including an upper having an outer surface. An actuator is configured to change at least one surface property of a portion of the outer surface of the upper, and a sensor is configured to be sensitive to movements of the shoe. A processing unit is connected to the actuator and the sensor and configured to process sensor data retrieved from the sensor and to cause the actuator to change the at least one surface property of the portion of the outer surface of the upper if a predetermined event is detected in the sensor data.
US11540587B2	Visor with multi-position locking system A multi-positional helmet visor system in which the visor can be repositioned to a plurality of positions. Cooperating structures in the visor and helmet inhibit the unwanted changes in visor position. The helmet uses a magnetic source disposed on a boss in a sliding element of the visor, which cooperates and mates with a series of ferromagnetic elements disposed in detents along the medial front to assist in holding the visor in place. The magnetic force and boss-detent structures inhibit unwanted movement the visor. The visor may be inhibited from being lowered into the cyclist's field of view by sets of cooperating stops on the visor and helmet.
US11540573B1	Waistband clip A two-part clip for making a waistband smaller including a U-shaped cover and a U-shaped sinch. The cover has a top wall and opposing sidewalls, one of which has a T-shaped connector and the other of which has a protrusion. The sinch has a top wall and opposing sidewalls with oppositely directed longitudinal fins on the inboard side. A first of the sinch sidewalls has a slot for receipt of the T-shaped connector and the second of which has a sloped dome on the outboard side with a guideway for directing the protrusion on the cover into a well provided in the dome. The cover has an aperture in the top wall into which the top wall of the sinch is received with abutment ledges in the aperture received in detents in the top cover of the sinch as the cover is slid over the sinch.
US11540545B2	Method for enhancing a food item Method for enhancing a food item by apply a hypoallergenic, plant-based vegan dressing by combining water with a hypoallergenic-substrate, and at least one or more of sunflower seed butter and/or coconut cream. The resulting dressing is then subjected to a preservation process. In an alternative method, the resulting dressing is also inoculated in order to reduce its pH.
US11540544B2	Steviol glycosides The present invention relates to a steviol glycoside having the formula of (I) wherein at least 3 sugar moieties are present at positions R1 and at least three sugar moieties are present at position R2 and wherein the steviol glycoside comprises at least seven sugar moieties all of which are linked, directly or indirectly, to the steviol aglycon by β-linkages.
US11540539B2	Reduced sodium food products Naturally-derived compounds having various structures elicit the perception of salty taste or enhance the perception of salty taste of a salt. Food products may include such salty compounds, which may be used to reduce the sodium content, while parting a similar level of saltiness.
US11540537B2	Lycopene colorant having fresh-keeping function, preparation method therefor and application thereof Disclosed is a lycopene food colorant having a fresh-keeping function. The food colorant is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-3 parts of a lycopene crystal, 5-20 parts of an emulsifier, 0.5-5 parts of an antioxidant, 60-70 parts of glycerol, and 10-20 parts of water. The food colorant is prepared by mixing the raw materials and then emulsifying and grinding same. The granularity of the obtained lycopene colorant is moderate; the tone is suitable for coloring a minced fillet product; the lycopene colorant has high tinting strength, achieves a bright color, and has the effect of triggering myoglobin, so that the minced fillet product has a bright color and appears fresher; the lycopene colorant further has a fresh-keeping function and can kill some food microorganisms, so as to keep food fresh and prolong the shelf life.
US11540533B2	Method and apparatus for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products A method for making and dispensing liquid or semi-liquid food products is implemented in a machine including a one containment tank for containing a liquid basic product, a processing circuit for that product, to obtain a liquid or semi-liquid food product, a dispenser for dispensing the food product, an actuator acting on the basic product and/or on the food product and/or on parts of the machine, and a user interface for controlling the making and dispensing. The method, implemented by a control and processing unit connected with the user interface, includes: measuring one or more operating parameters, activating a first data communication for obtaining the operating parameters, receiving the operating parameters, activating a second data communication with the user interface for receiving commands representing selectable settings of preparations, and controlling the actuator as a function of the operating parameters and commands received.
US11540532B2	Confectionery product A shelf-stable mousse comprising (i) an aerated fat-free composition of a protein whipping agent, water and a sugar syrup, which composition is in admixture with (ii) at least one of a fat-containing substance; wherein the mousse has a water activity of less than 0.75, a hardness of less than 0.8N (measured as the force required to insert a probe to a depth of 7 mm into the mousse), and a loss factor tan δ value of greater than 0.95.
US11540531B2	Device and method for degassing granular or powder material and the use of a blower element for degassing said material A device and related degassing method for granular or powder material and the use of a blower element, wherein a containment chamber of the granular or powder material and of a gas produced by said material is provided, means for supplying an injection gas with the gas produced by the material having the blower element for feeding the injection gas into said chamber for mixing and/or homogenizing the material and the relative gas produced by the material itself with the injection gas.
US11540527B2	Lactic acid bacteria for preparing fermented food products with increased natural sweetness and high texture The present invention relates to a Streptococcus thermophilus strain, wherein the strain is galactose-fermenting, wherein the strain carries a mutation in the DNA sequence of the glcK gene encoding a glucokinase protein, wherein the mutation inactivates the glucokinase protein or has a negative effect on expression of the gene, and wherein the strain carries a mutation in the promoter region of the GalK gene encoding a galactokinase protein.
US11540526B2	Method to eviscerate poultry, a pre-evisceration device, an evisceration system, and a collector device A method to eviscerate poultry, in particular waterfowl such as ducks, having a carcass with a body, neck and head is disclosed. The method involves damaging skin of the poultry at a back side of the neck of the poultry, damaging an esophagus of the poultry at or near the head of the poultry, removing skin from the neck of the poultry in which the esophagus is removed along with the skin, and removing a viscera pack from the poultry along with the esophagus removed from the neck of the poultry. Further, a collector device for collecting a viscera pack of poultry is also disclosed.
US11540525B1	Method and apparatus for a breast pull system and a coracoid stabilizer for automated cutting of meat The technology as disclosed herein includes a method and apparatus for deboning a meat item, and more particular for deboning a poultry item including performing an initial shoulder cut for removing boneless breast meat from the poultry carcass or frame. The method and apparatus disclosed and claimed herein is a combination of a robotic arm including an ultrasonic knife implement and a vision system for varying the cut path based on the shape and size of the poultry item. The combination as claimed including the ultrasonic knife can perform a meat cut while penetrating the meat with less force than the typical penetration that occurs when using a traditional knife. The technology includes breast removal station, which includes a controller system, which controls a robotic arm, which positions the grasping talon implements, which grasp the poultry item along the wing bone and pulls the breast portion away from the carcass along cut lines created by the ultrasonic knife that cut the poultry item along the cut path performed by the automated robotic arm having an ultrasonic knife implement. Prior pulling the breast portion away from the carcass, a stabilizing system captures the carcass behind by engaging the carcass behind the shoulder joint on either side of the cervical vertebrae.
US11540523B2	Preserving baklava by mincing into truffle Baklava, a well-known and popular confection, typically requires preservatives to have a long shelf life. The present technology preserves the baklava naturally by homogenizing the baklava, partially or fully, until it is malleable with the hand. The malleable version thereof made into a regular shape such as a sphere and then covered with an edible sealant such as melting chocolate such that the moisture is substantially maintained in the baklava over a period of, at least, weeks.
US11540508B2	Organ perfusion systems An organ perfusion system comprises: a perfusion fluid circuit (16) arranged to circulate perfusion fluid through the organ; a surrogate organ (126) arranged to be connected into the circuit in place of the organ so that the circuit can circulate fluid through the surrogate organ; and organ sensing means arranged to distinguish between the presence of the organ in the circuit and the presence of the surrogate organ in the circuit. The sensing means may comprise one or more pressure sensors (136, 137, 138), or a flow meter (125). Further aspects relate to adjusting the content of at least one component, such as oxygen or a nutrient, in the perfusion fluid. Bubble detection means (113), and means (74) to measure the amount of fluid secreted by or leaked from the organ, may also be provided.
US11540507B2	Solution for cryopreservation of animal cells or animal tissues, cryopreserved product, and cryopreservation method The present invention provides a solution for cryopreservation of animal cells or animal tissues which substantially includes a cryoprotectant that contains 0.5 w/v % to 6.0 w/v % of dextran or derivatives thereof or salts thereof and contains dimethyl sulfoxide, and includes a physiological aqueous solution; a cryopreserved product of animal cells or animal tissues which includes animal cells or animal tissues, and includes the above-described solution for cryopreservation of animal cells or animal tissues; and a cryopreservation method of animal cells or animal tissues, which is a method using the above-described solution for cryopreservation of animal cells or animal tissues.
US11540506B2	Ladder stand and activity rail assembly A tree stand includes an activity rail assembly rotatably attached to a chair. The activity rail assembly is rotatable among a first stowed position in which the activity rail assembly is oriented upright, a second stowed position in which the activity rail assembly is oriented downwardly, and one or more deployed positions between the first stowed position and the second stowed position. The activity rail assembly is extendable and retractable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the activity rail assembly is in the first position, a horizontal activity rail portion is closer to the chair than when the activity rail assembly is in the second position. The tree stand may further include a platform to support the chair, and, optionally, a ladder portion to support the platform.
US11540500B1	Knotless fishing line connection system A knotless fishing line connection system employs one or more knotless fishing line connectors. Each knotless fishing line connector includes an engaging member coupled to a socket member configured to receive and lock the engaging member. The knotless fishing line connector can be used to secure a fishing line to a fishing hook. Another such knotless fishing line connector can be used to connect the fishing line to a swivel connector or the like. A fishing rig can include a fishing leader line having a first engaging member and a second engaging member on opposite distal ends thereof. The rig can further include a fishing hook having a first engaging member configured to receive and lock the first engaging member and a swivel connector or the like having a second engaging member configured to receive and lock the second engaging member.
US11540499B1	Lure with oscillating blade A fishing lure is comprised of a blade member that is pivotably and slidably coupled to a two-leg wire form member. The first leg of the wire form member passes through a first aperture in the blade member, while the second leg of the wire form member passes through a second aperture in the blade member. The blade member is supported by the wire form member at solely the first and second aperture locations. If desired, the blade member can be removed and replaced without needing to bend the blade member. The lure remains in a generally upright position and the blade member exhibits a rapid oscillating movement as the lure is pulled forward in water.
US11540497B2	Foldable lobster net A foldable handheld net having a handle portion defining a first end of the lobster net, a net frame assembly with a first and second frame members forming at least a portion of the handle portion and each having magnets or another fastener disposed thereon, wherein the first and second frame members have a meshed net attached thereto and are operably configured to selectively rotate and selective couple with respect to one another and be retained in a folded position along a frame translation path with the magnets or fasteners. Additionally, the handle portion may have tickling stick selectively removably coupled thereto for detachment and use by the user.
US11540482B2	Soybean cultivar CS1660654 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CS1661395, CS1661278, CS1661219, CS1661171, CS1660654, AND/OR CS1661663 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CS1661395, CS1661278, CS1661219, CS1661171, CS1660654, AND/OR CS1661663 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CS1661395, CS1661278, CS1661219, CS1661171, CS1660654, AND/OR CS1661663 in a breeding program.
US11540481B2	Soybean cultivar 97282440 A soybean cultivar designated 97282440 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 97282440, to the plants of soybean cultivar 97282440, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 97282440, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 97282440. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 97282440. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 97282440, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 97282440 with another soybean cultivar.
US11540473B1	Maize hybrid X05P327 A novel maize variety designated X05P327 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X05P327 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X05P327 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X05P327, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X05P327 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X05P327 and methods of using maize variety X05P327 are disclosed.
US11540468B1	Maize hybrid X13P554W A novel maize variety designated X13P554W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13P554W with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13P554W through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13P554W, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13P554W are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13P554W and methods of using maize variety X13P554W are disclosed.
US11540466B2	Maize inbred PH4DPN A novel maize variety designated PH4DPN and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4DPN with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4DPN through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4DPN or a locus conversion of PH4DPN with another maize variety.
US11540461B2	System for growing plants out of seeds on a water surface The invention relates to a system for growing plants out of seeds on a water surface. The system has a buoyant plate with a number of passages extending between the top surface and the parallel bottom surface. The plate floats on a water surface. A container is arranged in each passage and a growing seed is arranged in each container.
US11540453B1	Umbrella for hanging flower basket A protective device for use with a hanging planter includes a container that houses a shade. Both the container and the shade are connected to a main shaft that includes a runner. The shade is connected to the runner. When the runner is toward the top end of the container, the shade is housed by the container and is not deployed. When the runner is toward the bottom end of the container, the shade is deployed and extends outward of the container side-to-side.
US11540442B2	Working machine A working machine may include an operation rod; a tool disposed on a front portion of the operation rod; a prime mover configured to drive the tool; a first harness connector disposed frontward of a center of gravity of the working machine and configured to be connected to a first end of the harness; and a second harness connector disposed rearward of the center of gravity of the working machine and configured to be connected to a second end of the harness opposite to the first end. In a side view of the working machine, the center of gravity of the working machine may be positioned on a first harness connector side with respect to a plane that passes through a midpoint of a line connecting the first harness connector with the second harness connector and is perpendicular to the line.
US11540437B2	Spraying support system for working machine A spraying support system for a working machine, includes: a support device including a plan creator portion to create a spraying plan representing a relation between field information relating to a field to which spray substance is sprayed and spraying information including spraying amount of the spray substance; a plan obtainer device provided to a working machine having a sprayer device to spray the spray substance and configured to obtain the spraying plan created by the plan creator portion; and a spraying controller device to control a sprayer portion of the sprayer device based on the spraying information of the spraying plan obtained by the plan obtainer device.
US11547031B2	Electromagnetic wave absorber An electromagnetic wave absorber includes an electromagnetic wave-absorbing layer (10) and an adhesive layer (20). The adhesive layer (20) is disposed on at least one surface of the electromagnetic wave-absorbing layer (10). The electromagnetic wave absorber is capable of being adhered to a surface having a step in such a manner that the adhesive layer (20) is in contact with the surface. The adhesive layer (20) has a thickness equal to or greater than a reference height determined by subtracting 0.1 mm from the height of the step. In the electromagnetic wave absorber, a return loss ΔR defined by ΔR=Rt−Rr is 15 dB or more. Rt is a reflection amount of a 76-GHz electromagnetic wave and is measured for a reference specimen. Rr is a reflection amount of a 76-GHz electromagnetic wave and is measured for a specimen obtained by adhering the electromagnetic wave absorber.
US11547026B2	Electric vehicle and power converter thereof A power converter is provided. The power converter includes a housing, a heat dissipation module, and a first circuit board. The housing forms a receiving space, wherein the housing includes a first housing port and a second housing port. The heat dissipation module is detachably connected to the housing, and disposed in the receiving space. The heat dissipation module includes an inner path that communicates the first housing port with the second housing port. Working fluid enters the inner path via the first housing port. The working fluid leaves the inner path via the second housing port. The first circuit board includes a first circuit board body and a first heat source, wherein the first heat source is disposed on the first circuit board body, and the first heat source is thermally connected to the inner path of the heat dissipation module.
US11547012B2	Rail kit strengthening bracket A rail kit, comprising: an outer slide; a first strengthening bracket attached to a back of the outer slide; a rear bracket to fit over the outer slide; and a second strengthening bracket attached to a back side of the rear bracket.
US11547010B2	Latching mechanism A latching mechanism includes a body having a trip-latch with a protruding portion that protrudes from the body, a release button coupled to a release shaft disposed inside the body, and a holding edge disposed on the release shaft. The holding edge engages the trip-latch to maintain the release button in a depressed position. The holding edge disengages the trip-latch to place the release button in a non-depressed position in response to urging the protruding portion of the trip latch toward the rotatable body. The latching mechanism may also include a spring coupled to the release shaft that urges the release button to a non-depressed position. The latching mechanism may also include a spring coupled to the protruding portion of the trip-latch that urges the trip-latch to protrude from the body. A non-protruding portion of the trip-latch may engage the holding edge.
US11547009B2	Adaptive transceiver power supply An improved power supply for the AN/PRC-117G military radio has been developed. The presently disclosed power supply includes an AC-DC power conversion module; a DC-DC power module and an onboard battery backup. The disclosed power supply is an adaptable power supply which configures to provide AC-DC power; DC only power and battery backup power. The AC and DC power modules are independent and separable, and may be configured by the radio user to remove the AC module and operate in a DC only mode. The adaptability of the power supply includes universal power supply for the Harris Corporation Falcon III series of radios which includes the AN/PRC-117G; RF-7800H-MP; RF-7800M-MP; RF-7800-RC; AN/PRC-160 and the RF-7800-RT intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance terminal.
US11546987B2	Scalable, printable, patterned sheet of high mobility graphene on flexible substrates The present invention provides methods for fabricating graphene workpieces. The present invention also provides for products produced by the methods of the present invention and for apparatuses used to perform the methods of the present invention.
US11546985B2	Differential signal routing line of circuit board and circuit board The present application discloses a differential signal routing line of a circuit board and a circuit board, which comprises a circuit board, and the circuit board is provided with differential signal routing lines including a first differential signal routing line and a second differential signal routing line that are disposed at different layers of the circuit board.
US11546978B2	Lighting apparatus and lighting system including the same A lighting apparatus including a controller, an LED driver, and an LED luminaire, in which the LED luminaire implements a color temperature from a minimum color temperature of 3,000K or less to a maximum color temperature of 5,000K or more, and the controller controls the LED driver to change the color temperature of the LED luminaire corresponding to change in color temperature of sunlight.
US11546976B2	Cooking apparatus and control method thereof A cooking apparatus has a cooking chamber, a microwave unit to radiate microwaves to the cooking chamber, a convection unit to supply hot air to the cooking chamber, a grill unit to supply radiant heat to the cooking chamber, an input unit to receive a cooking command and a control unit to perform a cooking corresponding to the received cooking command by performing one of a first heating stage and a second heating stage, and after performing the one of the first heating stage and the second heating stage, performing the other one of the first heating stage and the second heating stage. In the first heating stage, the control unit operates the microwave unit and at least one of the convection unit and the grill unit, and in the second heating stage, the control unit operates the grill unit and the convection unit while not operating the microwave unit.
US11546975B2	Induction heatable cartridge for a vapour generating device An induction heatable cartridge for use with an induction heating assembly includes a solid vaporisable substance and at least one ring-shaped induction heatable susceptor held within and surrounded by the vaporisable substance. The susceptors are held in position such that, when the cartridge is positioned in an induction circuit in use, different regions of the outer edge of the one or more susceptors are at different distances from the induction circuit to provide different heating characteristics in the different regions. The centres of each of the at least one susceptors are aligned along a common axis.
US11546969B2	Aerosol-generating system including solid and liquid aerosol-forming substrates An aerosol-generating system may include a cartridge, a heater section, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing, and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing. The heater section is separate from the cartridge and includes an electric heater. The aerosol-generating device may include a device housing configured to receive the cartridge and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the electric heater. The power supply may be positioned within the device housing.
US11546959B2	Link recovery method and apparatus Example link recovery methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes determining a link failure of a first control resource set, where the first control resource set is a control resource set configured by a first master information block MIB. A link failure recovery request is sent, where the link failure recovery request is used to request to recover a communication link of the first control resource set. The first control resource set may be a control resource set (CORESET), a control region, or an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) set defined in a 5G mobile communications system.
US11546957B2	Interworking system and operation in V2X applications A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT.
US11546956B2	Bearer control for secondary radio access technology in dual connectivity networks A method for controlling bearers in a core network includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) device, a request for access to network resources, where the core network is coupled with a primary radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary RAT. The method includes determining an access point name (APN) RAT access restriction in response to the received request, where the APN RAT access restriction associates an APN with a corresponding RAT, where the corresponding RAT comprises at least one of the primary RAT or the secondary RAT. The method also includes assigning a radio bearer based on the determined APN RAT access restriction, wherein the assigned radio bearer exchanges data via the corresponding RAT; and identifying, to a master node, the assigned radio bearer for exchanging data between the UE device and a device specified by the APN via the corresponding RAT.
US11546953B2	Multi-user time tracking mesh network A transceiver of a mobile device may receive a beacon transmitted by a mesh network member mobile device. A processor of the mobile device may extract a crew ID from the beacon. The processor may determine that the crew ID matches a crew ID of a user logged into the mobile device. In response to determining that the crew ID matches the crew ID of the user, the processor may generate a reply beacon. The transceiver may transmit the reply beacon. The transceiver may receive a response to the reply beacon. The response may include a job ID enabling the user to clock into a job. The processor may clock the user into the job. As a result of clocking the user into the job, the mobile device may become a member of the mesh network.
US11546952B2	Wireless system for lighting and automation A wireless automation system includes a plurality of devices that forms a hive. Each device includes: a wireless transceiver; having a means to intercommunicate wirelessly with any of the plurality of devices; a microprocessor to process data from at least one input element to generate output for performing actions; a first means for operation without needing to transmit or receive a request, with each device able to operate standalone or connected to at least one third-party device; a second means for initiating a transmission request to other devices, including requests for the other devices to perform an action or a plurality of actions as specified in the transmission request; and a third means for receiving the transmission request from a transmitting device within the plurality of devices and performing at least an action or plurality of actions as requested by the transmitting device.
US11546950B2	Truncated identification indicators for early user equipment (UE) capability retrieval Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may truncate or remove a number of bits from its UE identity based on identity truncating information to generate a truncated UE identity. The truncated UE identity can be transmitted by eMTC devices to a base station in an RRC connection request, and can be used by the base station to determine which core network entity stores the UE's capabilities. In some implementations, the UE may truncate or remove a number of bits from the 48-bit 5G-S-TMSI based on the identity truncating information to generate a 40-bit truncated 5G-S-TMSI that can be transmitted by an eMTC device to the base station in the RRC connection request and yet still provide the base station with enough information to determine which AMF stores the UE context.
US11546942B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal apparatus transmits one random access preamble in multiple time sections, and changes a transmit beam to be used to transmit the one random access preamble in one of the multiple time sections or each of the multiple time sections, and monitors a random access response to the one random access preamble. The random access response includes first information for identifying any one of the multiple time sections.
US11546941B2	Random access procedure with cross band downlink/uplink pairing Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a broadcast message comprising a first set of random access parameters for a first uplink band supported by the base station and a second set of random access parameters associated with a second uplink band supported by the base station. The UE may select one of the first set of random access parameters or the second set of random access parameters for a random access signal. The UE may transmit a random access signal over one of the first uplink band or the second uplink band using the selected one of the first set of random access parameters or the second set of random access parameters.
US11546937B2	System and method for reservation and resource selection for sidelink communication Methods and systems are provided that facilitate sidelink (SL) retransmission scheduled by the network if a SL transmission of a transport block (TB) is unsuccessful. Signalling is used by the network to send a configured grant of transmission resources available for SL transmissions by the UE that repeat on a periodic basis within each of period. The UE makes SL transmissions during one of the periods by transmitting one or more SL transmissions of at least one transport block using the configured resources. The network can schedule a retransmission by transmitting a downlink control information (DCI) to schedule a SL retransmission of one of the transmitted TB. The UE transmits a SL transmission containing a retransmission of the transport block using resources specified in the DCI. The UE transmits a sidelink control information associated with each SL transmission, containing a HARQ process ID for the SL transmission.
US11546935B2	Feedback for multiple downlink transmissions Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control message from a base station scheduling multiple downlink messages and indicating a first offset for communicating a first feedback message of multiple feedback messages including feedback information for the multiple downlink messages. The UE may additionally receive, from the base station, a second offset for communicating the remaining feedback messages of the multiple feedback messages after communicating the first feedback message. The UE may transmit the first feedback message a quantity of resources equal to the first offset after receiving a first downlink message. The UE may then transmit the remaining feedback messages a quantity of resources equal to the second offset after transmitting the first feedback message. Each of the feedback messages may include feedback information for one downlink message.
US11546934B2	Scheduling a single cell multicast traffic channel via a single cell multicast control channel A network node transmits a scheduling configuration, over a Single Cell Multicast Control Channel, that indicates whether a single transport block or multiple transport blocks of a Single Cell Multicast Traffic Channel are scheduled. The network node may then transmit a transport block in accordance with the scheduling configuration. Correspondingly, a user equipment receives the scheduling configuration. The UE may then receive a transport block in accordance with the scheduling configuration.
US11546931B2	Systems and methods for UL scheduler optimization with a self-adjustment BSPR scheme Systems and methods are provided for transmitting buffer state report poll (BSRP) triggers from a WLAN device with a BSRP frequency that is based on an amount of pending data at the UL buffer of each station associated to the WLAN device. The BSRP frequency can further be based on a priority of the pending data at the UL buffer. The amount of pending data at the UL buffer can be compared to a threshold, the value of which can depend on the priority of the pending data, and the BSRP frequency can be based on the comparison.
US11546930B2	System and method for signal/channel dropping during handover for user equipment A method and user equipment are provided. The method includes receiving a scheduling of an uplink (UL) signal on a target cell that collides with a UL signal on a source cell, determining a cancellation time for dropping the UL signal on the source cell, and dropping at least a portion of the UL signal on the source cell based on the determined cancellation time.
US11546928B2	Method and device for providing service in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, and security and safety related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. The present invention, according to one embodiment, may provide a method for requesting a service by a terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a first network core, information for instructing a second network priority traffic; on the basis of the information for instructing the second network priority traffic, searching for a cell of a second network; and, if a cell accessible to the second network exists, transmitting a service request to the second network.
US11546927B2	Reporting information transmission method, user side device and network side device The present disclosure provides a reporting information transmission method, a user side device and a network side device. The reporting information transmission method includes: determining whether there is a resource conflict between uplink channel resources for carrying at least two pieces of reporting information, the at least two pieces of reporting information at least including two of a beam failure recovery request, Synchronization Signal (SS) block-based beam reporting, Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS)-based beam reporting, and CSI reporting; and when there is the resource conflict between the uplink channel resources, transmitting one or more of the at least two pieces of reporting information.
US11546920B2	Systems and methods for dynamic event-based resource allocation in a radio access network A system described herein may provide a technique for identifying User Equipment (“UEs”) associated with relevant users, such as “personal” UEs associated with first responders, based on the occurrence of an event, notifying the UEs of the event, and modifying radio access network (“RAN”) parameters such that the identified UEs are provided with priority access. Further, such modifications may be temporary (e.g., reverted after the event has occurred). In this manner, personal UEs associated with relevant users may be dynamically provided priority access in situations where such access may be beneficial, without needing to permanently provide the priority access to such UEs.
US11546915B2	Selecting wireless band to use A user equipment (UE) may perform multiple searches within a specified search period to locate the wireless band that provides the most throughput. For instance, if the UE finds a low band with time remaining in the search period, the UE continues to search for a higher frequency wireless. In some examples, the UE attempts to locate a high band within a next portion of the search period. If the UE finds the high band, then the UE will use that band since it provides the most throughput of the available bands. If the UE does not find the high band, then the UE searches for a mid-band for another portion of the search time. By prioritizing higher bands over the first available band that is located in the initial search, the UE will connect to the band that provides the best user experience and the most throughput.
US11546909B2	Power allocation method and device of internet of vehicles system The present application provides a power allocation method and device of an Internet of Vehicles system, wherein a multi-carrier technology is adopted for a side link of the internet of vehicles system, and the method comprises: allocating power for a data transmission of a sidelink according to a preconfigured priority criterion.
US11546903B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving system information in a mobile communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting and receiving system information (SI). A method for receiving SI by a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system includes receiving, by the UE, the SI including first partial bits of a system frame number (SFN) without second partial bits of the SFN on a broadcast channel (BCH) at a first subframe of a radio frame, the first partial bits of the SFN having the same value during a predetermined N successive radio frames of a BCH transmission period, where N is a positive integer; and acquiring, by the UE, the second partial bits of the SFN for the radio frame, the second partial bits of the SFN having different values in different radio frames of the predetermined N successive radio frames of the BCH transmission period.
US11546887B2	Information transmission method and apparatus, and computer storage medium Provided is an information transmission method and apparatus. The method applied to a first base station includes: acquiring related information of a terminal, where the related information is uplink information or downlink information, and includes traffic data and/or control information; sending the related information to the second base station through a common transmission channel between base stations. When the related information is uplink information, the first base station is a current serving base station of the terminal, the second base station is a previous serving base station of the terminal, and the uplink information is supplied to the second base station to be decoded. When the related information is downlink information, the second base station is the current serving base station, the first base station is the previous serving base station, and the downlink information is sent to the terminal to be decoded. Further provided is a computer storage medium.
US11546883B2	Method and device for resource selection in NR V2X Provided herein is a method for performing, by a first apparatus (100), resource selection in a wireless communication system. The method may include the steps of receiving system information including configuration information related to exceptional pools from a base station (200); selecting the first exceptional pool or the second exceptional pool, based on at least one of a physical layer problem, a connection re-establishment, a handover, or a normal resource pool which is unavailable; selecting a resource from the selected exceptional pool; and performing a sidelink (SL) communication using the resource.
US11546878B1	Paging early indication for paging occasion Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a paging early indication that indicates one or more paging occasions (POs) in a quantity of paging frames based at least in part on a maximum quantity of paging frames. The UE may process a physical downlink control channel communication received in a PO of the one or more POs. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11546875B2	Network connection outage prediction for commercial passenger vehicle A system for predicting an outage for a commercial passenger vehicle is described. The system includes a storage configured to store travel information of an upcoming travel by the commercial passenger vehicle that is configured to provide a network connectivity for devices in the commercial passenger vehicle to remote devices; and a server configured to process the travel information and generate an output indicative of a probability of an outage of the network connectivity based on the travel information of the upcoming travel, and wherein the server is further configured to apply a machine learning algorithm that (1) processes the travel information based on history information related to a planned route to be taken during the upcoming travel and regulation information related to the upcoming travel and (2) determines the probability of the outage along the planned route.
US11546855B2	Method for transmitting WUS in wireless communication system, and device therefor Disclosed are a method for transmitting a wake up signal (WUS) by a communication device in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor, according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method for transmitting a WUS by a communication device, and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps for: setting a group WUS configuration related to the setting of a WUS resource for each UE group; transmitting the set group WUS configuration; and transmitting a WUS on the basis of the group WUS configuration, wherein the group WUS configuration is divided into a second WUS configuration for discontinuous reception (DRX) and a first WUS configuration for eDRX.
US11546852B2	Method and device for signal transmission A method and a device for signal transmission are provided, the method comprising: a terminal device determining a QCL relationship between a paging related signal and an energy saving signal, wherein the paging related signal comprises a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for scheduling a paging message and/or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) carrying the paging message; and the terminal device receiving the energy saving signal on the basis of the QCL relationship, or the terminal device receiving the paging related signal on the basis of the QCL relationship.
US11546851B2	Method for transmitting/receiving signal in wireless communication system and device therefor The present invention relates to a method by which a terminal transmits/receives a signal in a wireless communication system and a device therefore and, more particularly, to: a method comprising the steps of receiving configuration information related to the activation or the deactivation of a wake-up signal (WUS), and monitoring the WUS and a channel corresponding to the WUS, when the WUS is activated on the basis of the configuration information, wherein the configuration information related to the activation or the deactivation of the WUS is configured to be terminal-specific; and a device therefor.
US11546850B2	Wake-up signal management The invention relates to a method for a wireless communication apparatus, and such an apparatus, configured to use a wake-up signal (WUS), transmitted for waking up a main receiver of a wireless communication device responsive to detection of the WUS by a wake-up receiver (WUR) of the wireless communication device. The method comprises controlling a bandwidth associated with the WUS based on a reception condition metric for the WUR. Embodiments may comprise determining the reception condition metric for the WUR by correlating a received signal comprising the WUS with a WUS reference signal to provide an extreme correlation value, and determining the reception condition metric for the WUR based on the extreme correlation value. In some embodiments, controlling the bandwidth associated with the WUS based on the reception condition metric may comprise controlling a WUS bandwidth based on the reception condition metric. The wireless communication apparatus may be the wireless communication device or the access point.
US11546847B2	Radio communication system, radio station, radio terminal, communication control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) or the second radio station (2) transmits constraint information to the radio terminal (3). The constraint information contains an information element necessary to specify a reception constraint and/or transmission constraint related to the first cell (10) and/or the second cell (20) when the carrier aggregation is performed. The reception/transmission constraint is a constraint related to downlink signal reception/uplink signal transmission by the radio terminal over one or more subframe periods of the primary cell (10) and the secondary cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to reduction in wasteful power consumption in the radio terminal in the carrier aggregation of a plurality of cells served by different radio stations.
US11546842B2	Network selection and random access method and apparatus of machine-type communication user equipment in mobile communication system A network selection, a random access method, and an apparatus of a Machine Type Communication (MTC) User Equipment (UE) for use in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) are provided. A cell selection method of an MTC terminal of the present disclosure includes receiving a message from a base station forming a cell, determining whether the message includes an MTC supportability indicator, and barring, when the message includes no MTC supportability indicator, scanning a frequency used in communication with the base station during a determined period.
US11546840B2	Method and apparatus for discovering and selecting private cellular network by terminal The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for discovering and selecting a private network by a terminal.
US11546838B2	Method and apparatus for supporting supplementary uplink frequencies in next generation mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for preventing a legacy terminal from camping on an enhanced LTE (eLTE) base station that is connected to only a next generation (NG) core by combining a legacy information element (IE) and a new IE carried in system information broadcast by the base station in a next generation mobile communication system.
US11546834B2	Access barring method and apparatus and communication system An access barring method and apparatus and a communication system. The method includes: performing access barring check or access class determination by UE by using parameters defined for a new radio system. The parameters are applicable to all radio resource control (RRC) states. For different public land mobile networks (PLMNs) and/or network slicing, the parameters are identical or different. With the embodiments of this disclosure, selectable parameters are provided for a uniform access control mechanism defined by an NR system, thereby simplifying an access mechanism, and ensuring all-directional compatibility of a terminal state.
US11546833B2	Controlling equipment access to slices in a 5G network 5G introduces the concept of network slices. Although the 5G standard contemplates some form of slice access control, it is premised on subscriber identity-based checks. Because subscriber identities are associated with/maintained via subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, and because SIM cards can be swapped from one device (user equipment) to another, slice access control based on subscriber identities can fail to prevent unauthorized device access. Systems and methods are provided for enhanced slice access control vis-à-vis an enhanced access and mobility management (AMF), and equipment identity register (EIR) functions. In some embodiments, a localized EIR function can reduce latency/messaging overhead.
US11546831B1	Closing open loops of wireless mesh networks Apparatuses, methods, and systems for closing open loops of a wireless mesh network are disclosed. One method includes determining a representation of a wireless mesh network including nodes, and wireless links between the nodes, identifying end-site nodes of the wireless mesh network, determining open loops of the wireless mesh network that include the identified end-site nodes, generating a list of potential nodes for closing each of the open loops with the identified end-site node, testing one or more of the potential nodes, comprising testing performance of a wireless connection between each end-site node and the one or more potential nodes, wherein the performance includes a number of wireless hops around each closed loop formed including the end-site node and each potential node, selecting a closing node based on the testing, and providing a wireless link connection between one or more of the end-site nodes and the closing node.
US11546830B2	Method for relaying a route discovery request in a mesh communication network For relaying a route-discovery request in order to discover at least one route from a source node device to a destination node device in a communication network comprising other node devices able to act as relays between the source node device and the destination node device, at least one node device among said other node devices dynamically defines a waiting delay value to be applied before relaying the route-discovery request. More precisely, said at least one node device defines the waiting delay value according to a quality level of a link via which the route-discovery request was received.
US11546827B2	Method and device for changing wireless path in wireless communication system Disclosed are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method by which a terminal for performing vehicle communication (connected car or vehicle to everything) in a wireless communication system improves reliability in data transmission.
US11546826B2	Systems and methods for optimal channel selection Embodiments described herein provide an optimal communication channel recommendation engine by assessing whether the environment the customer is situated in is conducive to the channel selected by the customer. Specifically, the optimal channel recommendation engine obtains data artifacts indicative of ambient noise, motion, customer sentiment, network quality, customer focus, and/or the like to assess quality of the environment and recommend an optimal channel for the communication between the customer and the call agent. With the recommendation to switch to a different channel, the client component resumes communication with the new channel and retains the context of the interaction.
US11546822B2	Methods and systems for selecting SIM card The present invention discloses methods and systems for selecting at least one SIM card for data communication at a wireless communication device which is capable of housing a plurality of SIM cards. When a switching condition is satisfied, the wireless communication device selects a second SIM card group, and disconnects one or more connections established using any non-second group SIM card. Non-second group SIM cards are SIM cards that are not in the second SIM card group. A selected SIM card from the second SIM card group is then used for data communications. The steps are repeated until (i) the switching condition is no longer satisfied, (ii) no more SIM cards selected from the second SIM card group can be used for data communications or (iii) no more connection is made using non-second group SIM cards.
US11546818B2	Cell reselection control method A cell reselection control method according to an embodiment comprises transmitting, by a base station configured to manage a cell having a first coverage and a second coverage as a portion enhanced more than the first coverage, to a radio terminal under the cell, a reselection instruction that instructs to reselect a neighboring cell different from the cell, and reselecting, by the radio terminal, the neighboring cell according to the reselection instruction when the radio terminal is in the second coverage.
US11546810B2	Obtaining distributed unit's configuration information by a central unit of a base station A method is presented in which a central unit of a distributed base station apparatus in a cellular communication system sends to a distributed unit of the distributed base station apparatus a first message comprising an information element for requesting the distributed unit of the distributed base station to provide a current distributed unit configuration. The central unit receives, from the distributed unit of the distributed base station apparatus, configuration information for the current distributed unit configuration in a second message sent in response to the first message.
US11546809B2	Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE, and receiving a message from an access device associated with the first network cell, wherein the message identifies a plurality of second network cells providing the service.
US11546803B2	Time-division communication analysis and bandwidth allocation in a wireless network A communication management resource receives first input indicating a first time-division communication configuration associated with first wireless stations operated by a first wireless network service provider. The communication management resource receives second input indicating a second time-division communication configuration associated with second wireless stations such as operated by a second wireless network service provider. Based on spectral analysis of implementing the first time-division communication configuration and the second time-division communication configuration, the communication management resource controls implementation of time-division communication configurations by the first wireless stations and the second wireless stations.
US11546802B2	Method and apparatus for supporting flexible UE bandwidth in next generation communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and a system for supporting flexible user equipment (UE) bandwidth by the UE during a random access are provided. The method includes transmitting, to a base station, a random access preamble over a first bandwidth selected among a plurality of channel bandwidths of the UE, receiving, from the base station, a random access response over a second bandwidth selected among the plurality of channel bandwidths, and transmitting, to the base station, a scheduled transmission message over a third bandwidth selected among the plurality of channel bandwidths of the UE.
US11546798B2	Network node A network node in a wireless communication system comprising a user equipment and a plurality of network nodes, comprises: a reception unit for receiving from another network node or a user equipment a protocol data unit related to packet transmission that has a possibility of a plurality of data lengths with respect to sequence numbers; an acquiring unit for acquiring a sequence number of the protocol data unit related to packet transmission; and a notification unit for carrying out, based on the sequence number as acquired, notification related to packet transmission.
US11546796B2	Out-of-order packet handling in 5G/new radio A user equipment (UE) can receive a first data stream and a second data stream; store data units of the second data stream, as stored data units, in a buffer while a retransmission operation is performed for the first data stream; determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to the buffer, wherein the threshold is associated with a counter that is maintained based on the storing of the data units; and provide the stored data units based on determining that the threshold is satisfied.
US11546791B2	Method for providing maximum uplink duty cycle percentage, user equipment and network node An apparatus and a method for providing measurement information are provided. The method for providing measurement information of a user equipment (UE) includes measuring an uplink duty cycle percentage within a measurement duration, wherein the measurement duration is one of a configuration duration form a network node, a default duration, and a pre-defined duration, and reporting a maximum uplink duty cycle percentage according to a measured uplink duty cycle percentage within the measurement duration.
US11546789B2	Cell map built and used by mobile devices A knowledge base of cell information can be built and made available to one or more mobile devices. A mobile device with access to this cell information may proactively perform a radio signal scan at a frequency of an expected cell(s) that is/are indicated in the cell information (e.g., if the expected cell is associated with a serving cell and/or with a geolocation that corresponds to the current Global Positioning System (GPS) location of the mobile device). After performing the radio signal scan, the mobile device may store measurement information (e.g., signal strength) about the expected cell(s) in local memory of the mobile device, and, upon receiving an instruction from the serving cell, the mobile device may access the stored measurement information from its local memory, and may send the measurement information to the requesting serving cell.
US11546786B2	Mobile terminal testing device, mobile terminal testing system, and non-standalone (NSA) testing method A first mobile terminal testing device 1 including plurality of pseudo base station units 12-0, 12-1 operating as LTE base stations of NSA, and second mobile terminal testing device 2 operating as 5G NR base stations of NSA are provided. Each of the pseudo base station units 12-0, 12-1 is associated with the second mobile terminal testing devices 2, 2. The second mobile terminal testing device 2 generates a 5G NR control signal when testing a mobile terminal 3 which supports for NSA. The generated 5G NR control signal is transmitted to the first mobile terminal testing device 1. The first mobile terminal testing device 1 transmits the received 5G NR control signal to the mobile terminal 3 by the LTE control signal using the pseudo base station unit 12 corresponding to the second mobile terminal testing device 2 which transmits the control signal.
US11546784B2	Large scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system using bin-wise processing A large-scale radio frequency signal information processing and analysis system that provides advanced signal analysis for telecommunication applications, including band capacity and geographical density determinations and detection, classification, identification, and geolocation of signals across a wide range of frequencies and across broad geographical areas. The system may utilize a range of novel algorithms for bin-wise processing, Rayleigh distribution analysis, telecommunication signal classification, receiver anomaly detection, transmitter density estimation, transmitter detection and location, geolocation analysis, telecommunication activity estimation, telecommunication utilization estimation, frequency utilization estimation, and data interpolation.
US11546783B2	Method and apparatus for improving PDCCH monitoring pattern in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a user equipment (UE), a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is monitored with a first pattern during an active time of the UE if a first timer is running. The PDCCH is monitored with a second pattern during the active time of the UE if a second timer is running and/or if the UE is associated with the active time due to a first cause (e.g., the UE is in the active time due to the first cause).
US11546777B2	Method and system for object detection based on network beamforming A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a beamforming-based detection service is provided. A radio device of a radio access network may receive radio information relating to a location. A current radio contour of the location may be generated based on signal and noise data. The current radio contour may be compared to a default radio contour of the location. The current radio contour may be compared to an event-based radio contours that indicate various events. A determination may be made whether an event has occurred based on a result of the comparison. A response may be provided when the event is detected.
US11546775B2	Dual non-contiguous channel allocation for reliable communication In order to facilitate communication in a shared-license-access band of frequencies, an electronic device (such as an electronic device that implements a spectrum allocation service) allocates, to a radio node in a set of radio nodes, at least a first channel and a second channel in unallocated channels in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Note that the first channel and the second channel are noncontiguous in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Then, the electronic device monitors for transmissions by a higher-priority user than the set of radio nodes in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. When the transmissions are detected in the first channel, the electronic device instructs the radio node to discontinue use of the first channel, where allocation of at least the second channel allows uninterrupted communication by the radio node in the shared-license-access band of frequencies.
US11546755B2	Centralized configurator server for DPP provisioning of enrollees in a network Systems and methods are provided for implementing a centralized configurator server/service in the cloud that can take the place of conventional mobile devices used for provisioning IoT devices or WiFi clients in a network. In order to provision the IoT devices or WiFi clients, a mobile device or access point (AP) may be used to relay Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) messages and/or information between the centralized configurator server/service and the IoT devices or WiFi clients.
US11546745B2	Distributed context-sharing networks A computer-implemented method for network management is disclosed and includes broadcasting, from a first sensored wireless transceiver, an availability to accept data from other sensored wireless transceivers; receiving, from one or more other sensored wireless transceivers, requests to subscribe to provide sensor data to the first sensored wireless transceiver; subsequently receiving data that indicates sensor values from the one or more other sensored wireless transceivers; aggregating the data that indicates sensor values; and transmitting the aggregated data to a central service through the Internet.
US11546740B2	Routing of toll-free numbers and text messages using a toll-free exchange Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a method of routing text messages to subscribers of toll-free numbers using the toll-free exchange. Typically, an originating texter will draft a text message, using, for example, an SMS component of a cellular phone to a toll-free subscriber. In an aspect of the present disclosure, the text message is sent to the originating texter's service provider, which then routes the text message to the toll-free exchange. The toll-free exchange looks up the RESPORG ID associated with the ten-digit toll-free number, and the RESPORG ID is used for text message routing.
US11546738B2	Always-on short messages Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a reception occasion for a short message that includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification. The UE may initiate a mitigation action related to a radio link with a network based at least in part on non-reception by the UE of the short message in the reception occasion, failure of the short message to pass an integrity check, and/or the like. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11546737B2	Role-based HMI context dynamic update A vehicle occupant messaging system includes a communication tag located in a buckle of a vehicle seatbelt assembly and configured to wirelessly transmit signals, to a mobile device, representing a location of a passenger using the mobile device in a host vehicle. The system further includes a communication transceiver programmed to transmit messages to the mobile device and a system processor programmed to generate the messages to the mobile device, the messages identifying the location of the passenger.
US11546730B1	Location detection systems and methods of use Systems and methods are provided for allowing a mobile device user's location and or identity to be determined. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a method of creating a database comprises providing a first wireless router at a point of sale where a credit card is used in a transaction by a credit card holder, obtaining an identity of the credit card holder during the credit card transaction, establishing a wireless link between the first router and a mobile device carried by the credit card holder, obtaining a Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with the credit card holder's mobile device over the wireless link, correlating the identity of the credit card holder with the MAC address of the credit card holder, and storing the correlated identity and MAC address on a server. In some embodiments, a cellular identifier is obtained rather than a MAC address.
US11546727B2	Presence detection based on crowd surfing signal strength A method includes receiving wireless signals from consumer devices that are in communicable range of the merchant device. The wireless signals each include a unique identifier associated with one of the consumer devices. The method further comprises generating signal strength data that includes one signal strength value associated with the unique identifier of each of the wireless signals, storing the signal strength data in a data storage device, analyzing the signal strength data to determine how many of the consumer devices achieved various signal strength levels, determining a threshold signal strength value based on the analysis, determining a consumer device is present within a physical area when a subsequent wireless signal from a subsequent consumer device is greater than the threshold signal strength value.
US11546723B2	Systems and methods to adaptively redefine a geofence The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods to minimize false alerts in a geofence system. In an example embodiment, a controller may receive location information of a vehicle traveling on a road that is substantially aligned with a segment of a geofence. The controller may identify a margin of error present in the location information and redefine the segment of the geofence based on the margin of error. The controller may then detect geofence violations with respect to the redefined segment of the geofence. In another example embodiment, a controller may receive location information of a vehicle. The controller may evaluate the location information and determine that the vehicle is crisscrossing a segment of a geofence while traveling on a road. The controller minimizes nuisance geofence exit alerts by redefining the geofence so as to include a geofence buffer zone that encompasses the crisscrossing travel path of the vehicle.
US11546713B2	Information processing device, information processing method, program, and information processing system An information processing device includes circuitry that detects a change in a position of a person. The circuitry also changes a position of a virtual sound source in accordance with the change in the position of the person and outputs a sound through wave field synthesis so that a spatial sound field is transmitted via a plurality of speakers.
US11546711B2	Process of fabricating lateral mode capacitive microphone The present invention provides a process of fabricating a capacitive microphone such as a MEMS microphone. In the process, one electrically conductive layer is deposited on a removable layer, and then divided or cut into two divided layers, both of which remain in contact with the removable layer as they were. One of the two divided layers will become or include a movable or deflectable membrane/diaphragm that moves in a lateral manner relative to another layer, instead of moving toward/from another layer. A motional sensor is optionally fabricated within the microphone to estimate the noise introduced from acceleration or vibration of the microphone for the purpose of compensating the microphone output through a signal subtraction operation.
US11546691B2	Binaural beamforming microphone array A binaural beamformer comprising two beamforming filters may be communicatively coupled to a microphone array to generates two beamforming outputs, one for the left ear and the other for the right ear. The beamforming filters may be configured in such a way that they are orthogonal to each other to make white noise components in the binaural outputs substantially uncorrelated and desired signal components in the binaural outputs highly correlated. As a result, the human auditory system may better separate the desired signal from white noise and intelligibility of the desired signal may be improved.
US11546687B1	Head-tracked spatial audio Spatial filters are generated that map response of an audio capture device to head related transfer functions (HRTFs) for different positions of the audio capture device relative to the HRTFs. A current set of spatial filters are determined based on the plurality of spatial filters and a head position of a user. The microphone signals are convolved with the current set of spatial filters, resulting in a left audio channel and right audio channel that form output binaural audio channels. The binaural audio channels can be used to drive speakers of a headphone set to generate sound that is perceived to have a spatial quality. Other aspects are described and claimed.

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