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US11610168B2	Method for analyzing risk of cooperrator supply chain Disclosed is a method for analyzing a risk of a cooperator supply chain. The method calculates a risk score based on text data associated with an evaluation target company, provides visual information on the risk score of the evaluation target company through a bar graph, a tracking graph, a scatter plot graph, a network diagram, and a map diagram, and generates a chat room for managing a supply chain between the evaluation target company and the cooperator to support real-time communication.
US11610167B2	Computer storage system In some implementations, a warehouse management system is used. An order manager receives an order requiring an item to be moved to a first physical location. Data of the order is stored. The data for the order is accessed. A target item matching the required item to be moved is identified. Data representing a logical location of a target item is accessed. The workload manager identifies based on the data representing the logical location of the target item one or more tasks that are configured to move the target item to the first location. The tasks can be performed to move the target items to the first location.
US11610161B2	Skill validation Apparatuses, computer readable medium, and methods are disclosed for verifying skills of members of an online connection network. The apparatus, computer readable medium, and methods may include a method including responding to a first member of the online connection network indicating a skill possessed by the first member by selecting a skill verification user interface (UI) to present to a second member of the online connection network where the first member and the second member are connected via the online connection network. The method may further include presenting the skill verification UI to the second member, where the skill verification UI presents an indication of the first member, an indication of the skill, and a query regarding a competence level of the skill possessed by the first member. The method may further include receiving a response to the query and determining a skill validation value of the skill for the first member based on the response and a machine learning model.
US11610157B1	Machine learning methods and systems for characterizing corn growth efficiency Example machine learning (ML) methods and systems for characterizing corn growth efficiency (CGE), and generating field management recommendations based on CGE values are disclosed. An example computing system includes one or more processors, and storage media. The media storing an ML model trained using a training agronomic data set labeled with one or more known CGE values corresponding to one or more trial agricultural fields. The media further storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: obtain a production agronomic data set corresponding to a target agricultural field; determine one or more input feature vectors based on the production agronomic data set; process the one or more input feature vectors, with the ML model, to generate one or more predicted CGE values for one or more portions of the target agricultural field; and provide the one or more predicted CGE values as an output.
US11610154B1	Preventing overfitting of hyperparameters during training of network Some embodiments provide a method for training a machine-trained (MT) network. The method uses a first set of inputs to train parameters of the MT network according to a set of hyperparameters that define aspects of the training. The method uses a second set of inputs to validate the MT network as trained by the first set of inputs. Based on the validation, the method modifies the hyperparameters for subsequent training of the MT network, wherein the hyperparameter modification is constrained to prevent overfitting of the modified hyperparameters to the second set of inputs.
US11610122B2	Generative adversarial neural network assisted reconstruction A latent code defined in an input space is processed by the mapping neural network to produce an intermediate latent code defined in an intermediate latent space. The intermediate latent code may be used as appearance vector that is processed by the synthesis neural network to generate an image. The appearance vector is a compressed encoding of data, such as video frames including a person's face, audio, and other data. Captured images may be converted into appearance vectors at a local device and transmitted to a remote device using much less bandwidth compared with transmitting the captured images. A synthesis neural network at the remote device reconstructs the images for display.
US11610121B2	Identifying patterns in event logs to predict and prevent cloud service outages In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for predicting hardware failure events are presented. A time series comprising event log data for a plurality of events and a plurality of event types that occurred on a server computing device may be received. The time series may be filtered for a subset of the plurality of event types. The filtered time series may be processed with a recurrent neural network that has been trained to predict hardware failure events from time series data comprising the subset of the plurality of event types. A prediction may be made that a hardware failure event will occur on the server computing device within a threshold duration of time. A prophylactic follow-up action corresponding to the predicted hardware failure event may be performed.
US11610117B2	System and method for adapting a neural network model on a hardware platform Systems and methods for adapting a neural network model on a hardware platform. An example method includes obtaining neural network model information comprising decision points associated with a neural network, with one or more first decision points being associated with a layout of the neural network. Platform information associated with a hardware platform for which the neural network model information is to be adapted is accessed. Constraints associated with adapting the neural network model information to the hardware platform are determined based on the platform information, with a first constraint being associated with a processing resource of the hardware platform and with a second constraint being associated with a performance metric. A candidate configuration for the neural network is generated via execution of a satisfiability solver based on the constraints, with the candidate configuration assigns values to the plurality of decision points.
US11610112B2	Method for the computer-aided configuration of a data-driven model on the basis of training data A method for the computer-assisted configuration of a data-driven model on the basis of training data is provided. The method is characterised in that the series of measurements are subjected to a suitable preprocessing process comprising a binning step, wherein measurement characteristics which existed during the measurement of the measurement values in question are taken into consideration. A suitable data-driven model such as a neural network is then learned on the basis of the pre-processed series of measurements. This learned data-driven model makes it possible to accurately forecast target vectors in accordance with associated series of measurements. The method can, for example, be used to analyse optical spectra. More particularly, it is possible to predict using the learned model whether the tissue sample for which an optical spectrum was detected represents diseased tissue.
US11610110B2	De-conflicting data labeling in real time deep learning systems Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for de-conflicting data labeling in real-time deep learning systems. The present invention is configured to retrieve one or more dynamically generated expert profiles; and determine an optimal expert mix of experts to classify the transaction into a transaction types, wherein the expert profiles comprises: (i) shared information metrics, (ii) divergence metrics, (iii) characteristics associated with the one or more experts, (iv) a predictive accuracy of the one or more experts, (v) an exposure score associated with the one or more experts, and (vi) information associated with the transaction, wherein the optimal expert mix comprises: (i) a best expert for classifying the transaction, (ii) a combination score from at least the portion of the one or more experts evaluating the transaction simultaneously, and (iii) a sequence of at least the portion of the one or more experts analyzing the transaction.
US11610107B2	Methodology to automatically incorporate feedback to enable self learning in neural learning artifactories Approaches, techniques, and mechanisms are disclosed for generating, enhancing, applying and updating knowledge neurons for providing decision making information to a wide variety of client applications. Domain keywords for knowledge domains are generated from domain data of selected domain data sources, along with keyword values for the domain keywords, and are used to generate knowledge artifacts for inclusion in knowledge neurons. These knowledge neurons may be enhanced by domain knowledge data sets found in various data sources and used to generate neural responses to neural queries received from the client applications. Neural feedbacks may be used to update and/or generate knowledge neurons. Any ML algorithm can use, or operate in conjunction with, a neural knowledge artifactory comprising the knowledge neurons to enhance or improve baseline accuracy, for example during a cold start period, for augmented decision making and/or for labeling data points or establishing ground truth to perform supervised learning.
US11610104B1	Asynchronous analog accelerator for fully connected artificial neural networks Methods of performing mixed-signal/analog multiply-accumulate (MAC) operations used for matrix multiplication in fully connected artificial neural networks in integrated circuits (IC) are described in this disclosure having traits such as: (1) inherently fast and efficient for approximate computing due to current-mode signal processing where summation is performed by simply coupling wires, (2) free from noisy and power hungry clocks with asynchronous fully-connected operations, (3) saving on silicon area and power consumption for requiring neither any data-converters nor any memory for intermediate activation signals, (4) reduced dynamic power consumption due to Compute-In-Memory operations, (5) avoiding over-flow conditions along key signals paths and lowering power consumption by training MACs in neural networks in such a manner that the population and or combinations of multi-quadrant activation signals and multi-quadrant weight signals follow a programmable statistical distribution profile, (6) programmable current consumption versus degree of precision/approximate computing, (7) suitable for ‘always-on’ operations and capable of ‘self power-off’, (8) inherently simple arrangement for non-linear activation operations such as Rectified Linear Unit, ReLu, and (9) manufacturable on main-stream, low cost, and lagging edge standard digital CMOS process requiring neither any resistors nor any capacitors.
US11610103B2	One time programmable non-volatile memory cell on glass substrate A one time programmable non-volatile memory cell includes a storage element. The storage element includes a glass substrate, a buffer layer, a polysilicon layer and a metal layer. The buffer layer is disposed on the glass substrate. The polysilicon layer is disposed on the buffer layer. A P-type doped region and an N-type doped region are formed in the polysilicon layer. The metal layer is contacted with the N-type doped region and the P-type doped region. The metal layer, the N-type doped region and the P-type doped region are collaboratively formed as a diode. When a program action is performed, the first diode is reverse-biased, and the diode is switched from a first storage state to a second storage state. When a read action is performed, the diode is reverse-biased and the diode generates a read current.
US11610092B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing system including: a storage section that stores information about a plurality of agents capable of dialogue with a user, each agent having different attributes; a communication section that receives a message from the user from a client terminal, and also replies to the client terminal with a response message; and a control section that executes control to select a specific agent from the plurality of agents, according to an instruction from the user, record attributes of the specific agent updated according to dialogue between the specific agent and the user as the attributes of a user agent, specify a partner user who most resembles the attributes of the user agent by comparing the attributes of the user agent and attributes of a plurality of actually existing partner users, and notify the user of the existence of the partner user at a predetermined timing.
US11610091B1	Compact transaction card with foldable magnetic stripe Provided are compact transaction cards. In some approaches, a body of the card includes first and second sections rotatably coupled together, wherein the first and second sections define a first main side opposite a second main side, an insertion end perimeter opposite a second end perimeter, and a first side perimeter opposite a second side perimeter. The body may include a chip along the first main side, the chip being located on the first section of the body. A magnetic stripe may be provided along the second main side of the body, wherein the magnetic stripe is located on the second section, wherein the magnetic stripe extends parallel to the insertion end perimeter when the first and second sections are in a first configuration, and wherein the magnetic stripe extends perpendicular to the insertion end perimeter when the first and second sections are in a second configuration.
US11610080B2	Object detection improvement based on autonomously selected training samples A method for generating positive and negative training samples is presented. The method includes identifying false positive images of an object based on multiple images of an environment. The method also includes generating positive training samples from a set of images of the object. The method further includes generating a negative training sample from the false positive image. The method still further includes training an object detection system based on the positive training samples and the negative training sample.
US11610076B2	Automatic and adaptive fault detection and classification limits A method includes receiving, from sensors, current trace data including current sensor values associated with producing products. The method further includes processing the current trace data to identify features of the current trace data and providing the features of the current trace data as input to a trained machine learning model that uses a hyperplane limit for product classification. The method further includes obtaining, from the trained machine learning model, outputs indicative of predictive data associated with the hyperplane limit and processing the predictive data and the hyperplane limit to determine: first products associated with a first product classification and second products associated with a second product classification based exclusively on the subset of the plurality of features; and third products associated with the first product classification or the second product classification based on an additional feature not within the subset.
US11610072B2	Software systems for facilitating object transport One example of the present disclosure can include a server that can determine transport routes for individual objects based on rules. The transport routes can include an intermediary at which the individual objects are to be consolidated into a single container. The server can also receiving a request from a client computer for an object label corresponding to one of the individual objects. In response to receiving the request, the server can determine the intermediary based on a transport route for the object, generate the object label based on the intermediary, and transmit the object label to the client computer for causing the object label to be printed with a printer and coupled to the object.
US11610069B2	Training a question answering network using relational loss There is disclosed a computer implemented method that includes accessing a dataset having (1) a first set of questions including at least one pair of relational questions that correspond respectively with a pair of binary answers and (2) a second set of questions including at least another pair of relational questions that correspond respectively with a binary answer and a scalar answer. A question answering network is used to compute both a relational loss for the at least one pair of relational questions, and a relational loss for the at least another pair of relational questions. Both the relational loss for the at least one pair of relational questions and the relational loss for the at least another pair of relational questions are optimized, and a neural network model is trained with the optimized relational losses.
US11610066B2	Creation of component templates based on semantically similar content Systems, methods and products for accessing a set of electronic document templates, identifying instances of common document content such as content items which are semantically similar, and generating component templates containing the common content. Semantically similar content may be identified by analyzing content for factors such as expressed sentiment, included keyphrases, recognizable entities, expressed topics, assigning values to content based on these factors, and determining similarity based on comparisons of the assigned values. Component templates may also be generated based on types of content that include identical text or images, content that has a predefined level of similarity rather than being identical, content that has common rules, scripting logic or variables, metadata, etc. The component templates may be generated automatically, or in response to user instructions.
US11610055B2	Systems and methods for analyzing electronic document text The presently disclosed embodiments may include a computer readable medium including instructions that when executed by one or more processing devices cause the one or more processing devices to perform a method. The method may include: analyzing an electronic document text; identifying in the electronic document text a first drafted text element to be modified; causing the first drafted text element to be highlighted to a user on a display; generating at least one text output option that conveys a meaning associated with the first drafted text element but includes one or more changes relative to the first drafted text element; and causing the at least one text output option to be shown to the user via the display.
US11610050B2	Cross-domain storage A method, system and product including a browser configured to render pages, wherein the browser comprises a client-side execution engine, wherein the browser is configured to execute an extension for the browser, wherein the extension is a computer program product that has a memory storage that is external to the client-side execution engine of the browser; and a set of pages that is defined over multiple domains, wherein the set of pages comprises respective instances of an additive software layer that is configured to execute a walkthrough over the multiple domains, wherein a page of the set of one or more pages comprises an instance of the respective instances and a communication element that is configured to enable the instance of the additive software layer to communicate data to and from the extension.
US11610048B2	Straddling systolic ruletree Systems for generating a USPTO office action response document based on an input USPTO Office Action document. A method implementation for constructing the USPTO office action response traverses a ruletree that has been dynamically formed from user answers to successive questions based on characteristics of the USPTO Office Action document. The ruletree comprises a first set of data items that pertains to an HCI and the ruletree further comprises a second set of data items that pertain to the target USPTO office action response document. Correspondence between the set of user answers to questions and passages in the USPTO office action response document are maintained in the ruletree. The ruletree expands and contracts during user interaction. To generate the USPTO office action response document, the ruletree is traversed in a sorted order, where traversal of a node generates a passage or passages in the generated USPTO office action response document.
US11610043B2	Machine learning based model builder and its applications for pattern transferring in semiconductor manufacturing A system and a method of optimizing an optical proximity correction (OPC) model for a mask pattern of a photo mask is disclosed. A machine learning (ML) based model builder includes an OPC model, measurement data and a random term generator. Random terms are generated in a M-dimensional space by the random term generator. The ML based model builder classifies the random terms to clusters by applying a classifying rule. A representative subset of the random terms is determined among the classified clusters, and the representative subset is added to the OPC model.
US11610041B2	Tool and method for designing and validating a data flow system by a formal model The present invention concerns a method and a tool for designing and validating a data flow system comprising a set of software and/or hardware actors (ai, aj) interconnected with each other by unidirectional communication channels (ci, cj), the tool comprising: —a modelling interface (11) configured to generate an instance of the system by specifying, in a formal manner, a real-time and reconfigurable data flow, the reconfiguration of the data flow being carried out dynamically by propagating reconfiguration data from one actor to another through the communication channels, —an analysis module (13) configured to prove a predetermined set of behavioral properties of the system by means of a static analysis of the instance, —a refinement interface (15) designed to allocate resources to the instance, thus establishing a configured instance, the allocation of resources being carried out in such a way that an implementation of the system complies with the configured instance, and —a conformity test module (17) configured to verify the conformity of the behaviour of an implementation of the system with respect to the configured instance.
US11610032B2	Headset apparatus for display of location and direction based content Methods and apparatus for presenting data to a user with augmented reality headgear or augmented reality glasses that has been oriented in a direction based upon unique automated generation of a vector are described. Systems for determining a direction of interest are based upon orientation of an apparatus. Data collection systems such as cameras, stereoscopic cameras, and scanner systems may be included in the augmented reality gear. In combination with a geospatial position, the direction of interest may be referenced in the provision of content via a user interface displayed in a worn augmented reality gear of the user at the site of interest. Updating of model data may be coordinated through the interface of an oriented augmented reality headgear with data collection systems.
US11610031B2	3D-link for sharing a 3D context of 3D computer- aided design (CAD) model A computer-aided design (CAD) system and corresponding method enable users to manage and share information related to a three-dimensional (3D) context of a 3D CAD model with ease. The method creates a 3D-link targeting the 3D context. The 3D-link includes a static link and a variable link. The static link re-directs to the variable link in response to a user opening the 3D-link. The variable link enables (i) the 3D CAD model to be located and opened and (ii) the 3D context to be displayed within the 3D CAD model. The method stores the 3D-link in a database. The 3D-link enables the 3D context to be shared between or among users via sharing of the 3D-link from the database. The 3D-link plays an important role in helping design engineers collaborate by eliminating the need to create pictures or copies of 3D models that may become outdated.
US11610026B2	Module and method for authenticating data transfer between a storage device and a host device This document describes a module and method for authenticating data transfer between a storage device and a host device. The module is configured to allow encrypted data to be exchanged between the storage device and the host device once the module has verified that the storage device has been correctly paired with an authorized host device whereby the verification step does not require a password to be manually entered or an additional external device to be attached.
US11610009B2	Software-based switch for providing products and/or services to users without compromising their privacy An online service provisioning process is provided during which the service provider's knowledge about the user to whom the service is delivered does not increase. This is accomplished by presenting user attribute information to the service provider as obfuscated objects that can be independently verified and which are privacy preserving.
US11610007B2	Application of security parameters for content Computer-implemented systems, method and products configured for providing one or more restriction groups in a content management system are provided. One or more restriction marks may be associated with the one or more restriction groups. At least a first restriction mark may be associated with a first restriction group. The first restriction mark may be assigned to a first content item stored in the content management system, in response to determining that the first content is associated with the first restriction group, the first content item being associated with metadata indicating user access permissions according to the first restriction mark and a security classification. The metadata associated with the first content item may be updated based on the assignment of the first restriction mark to the first content item to allow or limit user access to the first content item.
US11609998B2	Device, method, and computer program for supporting specification A difference extracting unit extracts, from an executable file converted from a source code and an executable file converted from a source code after vulnerability correction is made to the source code, a difference of a part where the vulnerability correction is made. A feature calculating unit calculates features of the difference extracted by the difference extracting unit. A difference extracting unit extracts, from an executable file converted from a source code and an executable file converted from a source code after correction is made to the source code, a difference of a predetermined part. A similarity calculating unit calculates similarity between the difference of the predetermined part calculated by the difference extracting unit and the features of the difference of the part where the vulnerability correction is made calculated by the feature calculating unit.
US11609997B2	Autonomous driving system with dual secure boot An autonomous driving system having dual secure boot is provided. The autonomous driving system includes: a control system, a host, and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The control system includes a microcontroller, a first flash memory, and a second flash memory. The first flash memory stores first embedded-controller firmware and a first application image file. The second flash memory stores second embedded-controller firmware and a second application image file. When the autonomous driving system is turned on, the microcontroller executes a dual secure boot procedure to execute the first embedded-controller firmware or the second embedded-controller firmware. In response to the microcontroller successfully executing the first embedded-controller firmware or the second embedded-controller firmware, the microcontroller authenticates the first application image file or the second application image file. In response to the BMC executing the authenticated first application image file or second application image file, the host executes a boot procedure.
US11609993B2	Emulator and emulation method A method for emulating execution of a file includes emulating execution of the instructions of a file on a virtual processor of an emulator. The execution of the instructions is halted in response to an invocation of an API function. A determination is made whether the invoked API function is present in the updatable modules of the emulator. The updatable modules contain implementation of API functions. In response to determining that the invoked API function is present in the updatable modules, execution of the invoked API function is emulated according to corresponding implementation contained in the updatable modules. Otherwise, result of execution of the invoked API function is generated by executing a corresponding virtual API function on a processor of a computing device.
US11609991B2	Methods and apparatus for using machine learning on multiple file fragments to identify malware In some embodiments, a method includes processing at least a portion of a received file into a first set of fragments and analyzing each fragment from the first set of fragments using a machine learning model to identify within each fragment first information potentially relevant to whether the file is malicious. The method includes forming a second set of fragments by combining adjacent fragments from the first set of fragments and analyzing each fragment from the second set of fragments using the machine learning model to identify second information potentially relevant to whether the file is malicious. The method includes identifying the file as malicious based on the first information within at least one fragment from the first set of fragments and the second information within at least one fragment from the second set of fragments. The method includes performing a remedial action based on identifying the file as malicious.
US11609982B2	Social account recovery Systems and methods are provided for performing operations including: receiving, via a messaging application of a user device, a request to recover access to an account of a user of the messaging application; accessing a first object corresponding to a first key; receiving, from a first friend of the user on the messaging application, a second object corresponding to a first portion of a second key; receiving, from a second friend of the user on the messaging application, a third object corresponding to a second portion of the second key; deriving the second key based on the second and third objects; and recovering access to the account of the user based on the first key and the second key.
US11609978B2	System and method for conducting transaction using biometric verification A biometric verification system is disclosed. The system includes a portable device which stores a biometric reference template and authentication preferences, The portable device can be used with an access device. The access device can prompt the user for a biometric sample, The access device may create a biometric sample template from the biometric sample, and the biometric sample template can be compared to the biometric reference template to determine if a user is authentic.
US11609977B2	Biometric processes, apparatus and machine-readable mediums A biometric processor comprises: one or more inputs configured to receive first ear biometric data acquired in respect of a first ear of a user and second ear biometric data acquired in respect of a second ear of the user; a processing module configured to perform a biometric algorithm on the first ear biometric data and the second ear biometric data, based on a comparison of the first ear biometric data to a first stored ear biometric template for an authorised user and a comparison of the second ear biometric data to a second stored ear biometric template for the authorised user, to obtain respective first and second biometric scores; a fusion module configured to apply first and second weights to the respective first and second biometric scores to obtain first and second weighted biometric scores, and to combine at least the first and second weighted biometric scores to generate an overall biometric score, wherein the first and second weights are different to each other; and wherein a biometric result is based on the overall biometric score.
US11609973B2	Integration services systems, methods and computer program products for ECM-independent ETL tools To resolve a conflict between CMIS secondary types and certain ECM features such as content server categories, and allow the underlying ECM system to be fully CMIS-compliant, an ECM-independent ETL tool comprising a CMIS-compliant, repository-specific connector is provided. Operating on an integration services server at an integration tier between an application tier and a storage tier where the repository resides, the connector is particular configured to support CMIS secondary types and specific to the repository. On startup, the connector can import any category definition from the repository. The category definition contains properties associated with a category in the repository. When the category is attached to a document, the properties are viewable via a special category object type and a category identifier for the category. Any application can be adapted to leverage the ECM-independent ETL tool disclosed herein.
US11609970B1	Enhanced time series forecasting A processing device may analyze a set of time series data using a time series forecasting model comprising an attributes model and a trend detection model. The attributes model may comprise a modified gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) based algorithm. Analyzing the set of time series data comprises determining a set of features of the set of time series data, the set of features including periodic components as well as arbitrary components. A trend of the set of time series data may be determined using the trend detection model and the set of features and the trend may be combined to generate a time series forecast.
US11609940B2	Realtime, interactive and geographically defined computerized personal identification and matching methods In general, the invention relates to a method of interactive and live computerized matching in which a first user has a personal data device including a wireless communication system. A network is configured to include a server programmed with a personal characteristic database and a database searching algorithm, and a wireless communication system that is capable of communicating with the user's personal data device. The first user is allowed to log on through the wireless communication system to the network using his or her personal data device, and communicates to and stores in the database personal data defining his or her characteristics and those for his or her ideal match. Either the secure network automatically identifies the first users precise geographic location, or the user himself otherwise indicates and stores in the database of the network an identifying address that indicates his current specific geographic location. The user then instructs the database searching algorithm to search for and identify other users on to the network near the same geographic location to facilitate a match.
US11609933B1	Atomic partition scheme updates to store items in partitions of a time series database Atomic partition scheme updates to partition items may be implemented by a time series database. A time threshold may be assigned to partition scheme update so that the time threshold may be applied across a set of ingestion nodes that may apply the partition scheme update the same. A request to store an item with a timestamp less than the time threshold may be stored in one partition of the time series database, while the item may be stored in a different partition of the time series database if the item has timestamp greater than or equal to the time threshold.
US11609929B2	Calculating representative location information for network addresses A method is provided that includes accessing, by a server provider server of a service provider, a database storing associations between network addresses and locations. Additionally, the method includes determining a subset of the database corresponding to a first network address, each association included in the subset corresponding to an association between the first network address and a respective location. The method also includes in response to determining that the subset of the database satisfies one or more clustering criteria, calculating a representative location corresponding to the first network address, and storing an association between the first network address and the representative location in a second database.
US11609923B2	Search across multiple user interfaces One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for searching across multiple user interfaces are provided. For example, a search query may be received from a user of a computing environment. A set of user interfaces, hosted by the computing environment, may be identified (e.g., mobile apps of a mobile operating system, browser tabs of a web browser, etc.). Content within the set of user interfaces may be queried using the search query to identify search results of the search query (e.g., webpages, social network posts, emails, or other content matching the search query). In an example, cached content of the user interfaces (e.g., recently accessed emails cached within a local content buffer cache by the web browser) may be searched using the search query for efficient querying of relevant content, such as through local or offline querying. The search results may be provided to the user.
US11609922B2	Connected car big data acquisition device, system and method for storing data gathered in a single platform The present disclosure provides a connected car big data acquisition device, and connected car big data collecting system and method using the device. A connected car big data acquisition device includes: an interface configured to communicate with a device associated with a data production layer and a device associated with a service using layer; a storage configured to store data; and a controller configured to generate preprocessed data based on raw data related to connected cars received from a device associated with a data production layer through a preprocessing process using an integrated platform and to control the preprocessed data to be stored in the storage based on a memory availability ratio of the storage.
US11609921B2	Systems and methods for dynamic computer aided innovation via multidimensional complementary difference recommendation and exploration Systems and methods for dynamic computer aided innovation via multidimensional complementary difference recommendation and exploration are disclosed including categorizing a first and second data element in a database with a first attribute and second attribute, respectively, of a first dimension, a dimension being an aspect of a situation, problem, or thing. The first and second data elements are categorized with a first attribute and a second attribute of a second dimension, the second dimension being different from the first dimension. Analyzing the first and second attribute of the first dimension and the first and second attribute of the second dimension to determine a ratio of similarity and dissimilarity; calculating a composite score of the ratio of the first dimension and the ratio of the second dimension; and generating and storing a link between the first and second data element when the composite score is within numerical limits.
US11609920B2	Ranking and presenting search engine results based on category-specific ranking models Methods of operating a search engine may include calculating multi-modal document vector models for each of a plurality of electronic documents, training category-specific, search query-specific ranking models with respective machine learning algorithms based on those document vector models, and applying each of those models to further instances of the same search query to rank the documents responsive to that search query.
US11609919B2	Methods and apparatus for automatically providing personalized search results This application relates to apparatus and methods for generating preference profiles that may be used to rank search results. In some examples, a computing device obtains browsing session data and determines items that were engaged, such as items that were viewed or clicked. The computing device obtains item property data, such as product descriptions, for the items, and applies a dependency parser to the item property data to identify portions that include certain words, such as nouns or adjectives, which are then identified as attributes. The computing device generates attribute data identifying portions of the item property data as item attributes. In some examples, the computing device applies one or more machine learning algorithms to the session data and/or search query to identify item attributes. The computing device may generate a profile that includes the item attributes, and may rank search results based on the attribute data, among other uses.
US11609918B2	User augmented indexing and ranking of data The application relates to a method for creating a user-augmented index, including: receiving information identifying data, a first user-created category and a first user-designated value from the first user. The data, the first user-created category, and the first user-designated value are associated together in a data entry in the user-augmented index. A second user-created category and a second user-designated value are received from the second user. The second user-created category and the second user-designated value are also associated with the data entry in the user-augmented index. The application further relates to ranking one or more related data entries in response to a query of a user-augmented index.
US11609916B1	Robotics application development and monitoring over distributed networks A robotic device management service obtains, from a client device operating in a first network, a request to obtain data from a robotic device operating in a second network. In response to the request, the robotic device management service issues a token to the client device that can be provided in future queries to obtain the data. The robotic device management service provides parameters of the request to the robotic device to cause the robotic device to generate and provide the data to the robotic device management service. In response to another request to obtain the data, where the other request includes the token, the robotic device management service queries a database to determine whether the data is available from a storage location of the service. If the data is available, the service provides the data to the client device to fulfill the other request.
US11609914B2	Policy-based storage structure distribution Policy-based storage and retrieval combined with a distribution algorithm results in automatic and even distribution of policy-based storage structures across a set of nodes and dynamic, automated homing or ownership of policy-based storage structures. Large numbers of policy-based storage structures may be distributed without manual administration, allowing for rapid creation and destruction of storage structures. The overall load may be distributed and balanced across the server pool. Multiple entries having the same key value in a database- or table-like structure allow for distribution of policy-based storage and retrieval by key value and for queue semantics to be utilized for microqueues in the large database- or table-like structure.
US11609913B1	Reassigning data groups from backup to searching for a processing node A data intake and query system can manage the search of large amounts of data using one or more processing nodes. When a new processing node is added or becomes available, the node coordinator can reassign duties from one or more processing nodes to the new processing node. The node coordinator can initially assign the new processing node one or more groups of data for backup purposes. At a later time, the node coordinator can reassign the new processing node to the one or more groups of data for searching purposes.
US11609910B1	Automatically refreshing materialized views according to performance benefit Materialized views for a database system may be automatically refreshed according to performance benefits. Materialized views may be ordered according to determined performance benefits for the materialized views indicating the performance benefit obtained when a materialized view is used to perform a query at the database system. Materialized views may be selected for refresh operations according to the ordering based on a capacity of the database system to perform refresh operations.
US11609909B2	Zero copy optimization for select * queries A computer-implemented method includes receiving a query specifying an operation to perform on a first table of a plurality of data blocks stored. Each data block in the first table includes a respective reference count indicating a number of tables referencing the data block. The method also includes determining that the operation specified by the query includes copying the plurality of data blocks in the first table into a second table and, in response, for each data block of the plurality of data blocks in the first table copied into the second table, incrementing, the respective reference count associated with the data block in the first table, appending, by the data processing hardware, into metadata of the second table, a reference of the corresponding data block copied into the second table.
US11609906B1	Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for improved file scanning and remediation in data systems Embodiments of the present disclosure enable improved methodologies of scanning large file repositories and managing target files identified from such scanning efficiently and effectively. Embodiments of the present disclosure scan any number of file repositories of a data system to identify particular target files that satisfy scan criteria, and process the target files identified therefrom. The target files may be processed to identify file owner data and utilize the file owner data for any of a myriad of purposes, for example to provide scan alert(s) corresponding to the target files to such users. Any of a number of file remediation actions may be performed based on the scan results, for example by the users receiving scan alert(s) and/or automatically in the embodiments described.
US11609898B2	Ensuring consistent metadata across computing devices Techniques are disclosed for ensuring consistent metadata across computing devices. In one example, a user device of a plurality of user devices receives a manifest that includes first metadata associated with a file system update of a file system of the user device. The user device generates second metadata of the file system based on performing the file system update. The user device then generates a dictionary based on comparing metadata records of the first metadata with metadata records of the second metadata. The dictionary may indicate a difference between at least one metadata record of the first metadata and at least one metadata record of the second metadata. The user device then updates the second metadata of the file system to match the first metadata based at least in part on the difference indicated by the dictionary.
US11609894B2	Data storage system conflict management Data storage system conflict management techniques are described. In one example, data is sent by client devices to both a repository system and a search index system of a data storage system. Each of the client devices maintains, locally, records of changes to data of the repository system, e.g., through use of an invertible Bloom lookup table. The records are used as a basis by the client devices to send reports to an arbiter system and used to detect conflicts When detected, a conflict request is communicated to client devices involved in the conflict as well as to the repository system and responses used to generate a correction that is communicated to update the repository system and search index system.
US11609889B1	Reordering datasets in a table for increased compression ratio Selecting tables for compression by threshold statistical values. Identified tables are reordered according to fields having the lowest cardinality to increase the size of character strings replaced by keys during compression. Field locations are mapped between the original table and the reordered table. Dictionary-based compression is performed on reordered tables.
US11609882B2	System and method for random-access manipulation of compacted data files A system and method for random-access manipulation of compacted data files, utilizing a reference codebook, a random-access engine, a data deconstruction engine, and a data deconstruction engine. The system may receive a data query pertaining to a data read or data write request, wherein the data file to be read from or written to is a compacted data file. A random-access engine may facilitate data manipulation processes by accessing a reference codebook associated with the compacted data file, a frequency table used to construct the reference codebook, and data query details. A data read request is supported by random-access search capabilities that may enable the locating and decoding of the bits corresponding to data query details. A random-access engine facilitates data write processes. The random-access engine may encode the data to be written, insert the encoded data into a compacted data file, and update the codebook as needed.
US11609881B2	System and method for computer data type identification A system and method for file type identification involving extraction of a file-print of a file, the file-print being a unique or practically-unique representation of statistical characteristics associated with the distribution of bits in the binary contents of the file, similar to a fingerprint. The file-print is then passed to a machine learning algorithm that has been trained to recognize file types from their file-prints. The machine learning algorithm returns a predicted file type and, in some cases, a probability of correctness of the prediction. The file may then be encoded using an encoding algorithm chosen based on the predicted file type.
US11609875B2	Data communication device and data communication module A data communication device includes: a fixed value memory that stores a fixed value; a received data memory that stores received data inputted through a bus; an output data memory that stores output data; a comparison determination unit that outputs a comparison determination result signal indicating a determination result of comparing the fixed value and a value of the received data; a data output unit that has a first state of outputting the output data to the bus and a second state of not outputting the output data to the bus; a command analyzing unit that outputs a data output control signal based on a command; and an output controller that outputs a control signal for controlling the data output unit to enter the first state or the second state based on the comparison determination result signal and the data output control signal.
US11609873B2	PCIe device peer-to-peer communications Computing architectures, platforms, and systems are provided herein. In one example, system is provided. The system includes a first processor configured to initiate a communication arrangement between a first peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device and a second PCIe device. The communication arrangement is configured to detect transfers from the first PCIe device to one or more addresses corresponding to an address range of the second PCIe device, and redirect the transfers to the second PCIe device without passing the transfers through a second processor that initiates the transfers.
US11609865B2	Method and apparatus for signal path biasing in a memory system Methods, systems, and devices for signal path biasing in an electronic system (e.g., a memory system) are described. In one example, a memory device, a host device, or both may be configured to bias a signal path, between an idle state and an information transfer or between an information transfer and an idle state, to an intermediate or mid-bias voltage level, which may reduce signal interference associated with such transitions. In various examples, the described biasing to a voltage, such as a mid-bias voltage, may be associated with an access command or other command for information to be communicated between devices of the electronic system, such as a command for information to be communicated between a memory device and a host device.
US11609859B2	Methods and systems for invalidating memory ranges in fabric-based architectures Embodiments of the invention include a machine-readable medium having stored thereon at least one instruction, which if performed by a machine causes the machine to perform a method that includes decoding, with a node, an invalidate instruction; and executing, with the node, the invalidate instruction for invalidating a memory range specified across a fabric interconnect.
US11609851B2	Device and method for allocating intermediate data from an artificial neural network According to one aspect, a method for determining, for a memory allocation, placements in a memory area of data blocks generated by a neural network, comprises a development of an initial sequence of placements of blocks, each placement being selected from several possible placements, the initial sequence being defined as a candidate sequence, a development of at least one modified sequence of placements from a replacement of a given placement of the initial sequence by a memorized unselected placement, and, if the planned size of the memory area obtained by this modified sequence is less than that of the memory area of the candidate sequence, then this modified sequence becomes the candidate sequence, the placements of the blocks for the allocation being those of the placement sequence defined as a candidate sequence once each modified sequence has been developed.
US11609845B2	Configurable memory device connected to a microprocessor The present memory restoration system enables a collection of computing systems to prepare inactive rewritable memory for reserve and future replacement of other memory while the other memory is active and available for access by a user of the computing system. The preparation of the reserved memory part is performed off-line in a manner that is isolated from the current user of the active memory part. Preparation of memory includes erasure of data, reconfiguration, etc. The memory restoration system allows for simple exchange of the reserved memory part, once the active memory part is returned. The previously active memory may be concurrently recycled for future reuse in this same manner to become a reserved memory. This enables the computing collection infrastructure to “swap” to what was previously the inactive memory part when a user vacates a server, speeding up the server wipe process.
US11609839B2	Distributed code tracing system Disclosed are various embodiments for a distributed code tracing system that provides code tracing as a service in a multi-tenant computing environment. In one embodiment, a code trace is received that is associated with a request submitted to a particular application hosted in a computing environment, where multiple applications are hosted in the computing environment. The code trace documents calls to multiple component services of the particular application in order to respond to the request. The code trace is then stored in a data store that is indexed by a unique identifier of the request.
US11609833B2	Fault injection in a clock monitor unit A self-test mechanism within an integrated circuit to test for faulty operation of a clock monitor unit implemented within the integrated circuit for monitoring a clock signal. The mechanism intentionally injects faults into the clock monitor unit to evaluate if the clock monitor unit is operating in accordance with its specified operating parameters. The injected faults are intended to cause the clock monitor unit to determine that the clock signal is operating outside of an artificially generated, imaginary specified frequency range. If the injected faults do not cause the clock monitor unit to determine that the clock signal is operating both above and below the artificially generated, imaginary specified frequency range, then the clock monitor unit is not functioning according to specified operating parameters.
US11609831B2	Virtual machine configuration update technique in a disaster recovery environment A resource matching technique between a primary site and one or more secondary sites accommodates a configuration update of a virtual machine (VM) in a disaster recovery (DR) environment. The resource matching technique determines whether a proposed resource configuration update or change to a primary VM running at the primary site is permissible on a secondary VM configured for failover operation at a secondary site in the event of failure to the primary VM. The technique continuously monitors the availability of resources at each secondary site and enables negotiation between the primary and secondary sites of the proposed configuration change based on corresponding indications resource availability. The resources may include generic resources (e.g., memory, storage capacity and CPU processing capacity) and specialized resources (e.g., GPU types and/or models).
US11609827B2	Distributed architecture for tracking content indexing An improved content indexing system is disclosed herein that content indexing system combines the functionality of the backup metadata database and the content index database into a single backup and content index database to avoid the need to perform synchronization operations. By using a single backup and content index database, the content indexing system also reduces the computing performance costs that would be associated with the synchronization operations as the amount of indexed content increases, thereby solving scalability issues.
US11609826B2	Multi-streaming backup operations for mailboxes Systems and methods for performing backup operations and other secondary copy operations for mail servers, such as Exchange servers, are described. In some cases, the systems and methods perform multi-streaming backup and other copy operations using a single mailbox agent, which launches backup streams via a coordinator that determines when to launch streams, at what mailboxes (or folders) to launch the streams, and so on. The coordinator communicates with controllers at different machines (e.g., servers) to be backed up, and may assign streams, mailboxes, and so on, to the different controllers, which perform the backup operations for their assigned mailboxes and/or clients.
US11609825B1	Systems and methods for backing-up an eventually-consistent database in a production cluster The disclosed computer-implemented method for backing-up an eventually-consistent database in a production cluster may include (1) forming, on a production node, a stable copy of production data, (2) provisioning storage on a backup node based on an amount of data in the stable copy and a replication factor, (3) transferring information from the stable copy to a backup copy on the backup node, (4) performing record synthesis on the backup copy to merge record updates into complete backup records, (5) identifying and discarding any stale records and any redundant records in the complete backup records, and (6) transferring the complete backup records from the backup node to a cloud storage device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11609824B2	Byzantine fault tolerant view change processing In some embodiments, a method implements a Byzantine fault tolerant protocol. A first replica detects a condition to cause a view change procedure to move from a current view to a next view. The first replica sends a message indicating the first replica wants to leave the current view. Also, the first replica receives a set of messages from second replicas indicating a respective second replica wants to leave the current view. The first replica determines when a property is received to the leave the current view based on the set of messages from the set of second replicas. When it is determined the property is received, the first replica performs a process to leave the current view. When it is determined the property is not received, the first replica stays in the current view and participating in processing a request from a client in the current view.
US11609821B2	Method and system for managing fault recovery in system-on-chips A fault recovery system including a fault controller is disclosed. The fault controller is coupled between a processor and an interconnect, and configured to receive a time-out signal that is indicative of a failure of the processor to execute a transaction after a fault is detected in the processor. The failure in the execution of the transaction results in queuing of the interconnect. Based on the time-out signal, the fault controller is further configured to generate and transmit a control signal to the processor to disconnect the processor from the interconnect. Further, the fault controller is configured to execute the transaction, and in turn, dequeue the interconnect. When the transaction is successfully executed, the fault controller is further configured to generate a status signal to reset the processor, thereby managing a fault recovery of the processor.
US11609819B2	NAND device mixed parity management Devices and techniques for NAND device mixed parity management are described herein. A first portion of data that corresponds to a first data segment and a second data segment—respectively defined with respect to a structure of a NAND device—are received. A parity value using the first portion of data and the second portion of data is computed and then stored for error correction operations.
US11609818B2	Pipelined read-modify-write operations in cache memory In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core that generates memory write requests, a cache memory, and a memory pipeline of the cache memory. The memory pipeline has a holding buffer, an anchor stage, and an RMW pipeline. The anchor stage determines whether a data payload of a write request corresponds to a partial write. If so, the data payload is written to the holding buffer and conforming data is read from a corresponding cache memory address to merge with the data payload. The RMW pipeline has a merge stage and a syndrome generation stage. The merge stage merges the data payload in the holding buffer with the conforming data to make merged data. The syndrome generation stage generates an ECC syndrome using the merged data. The memory pipeline writes the data payload and ECC syndrome to the cache memory.
US11609812B2	Anomalous equipment trace detection and classification Scheme for detection and classification of semiconductor equipment faults. Sensor traces are monitored and processed to separate known abnormal operating conditions from unknown abnormal operating conditions. Feature engineering permits focus on relevant traces for a targeted feature. A machine learning model is built to detect and classify based on an initial classification set of anomalies. The machine learning model is continuously updated as more traces are processed and learned.
US11609811B2	Automatic root cause analysis and prediction for a large dynamic process execution system An automated root-cause analysis (RCA) system may provide a fully automated platform that provides dependency and execution order modeling for tasks included in a capacity provisioning process, anomaly detection, ticket correlation, root-cause analysis, monitoring and feedback, and data visualization. The automated RCA system may continuously collect and store data for use in determining a root cause of a blockage on a capacity provisioning process. The blockage may be identified in a ticket generated by a cloud-computing system. The automated RCA system may receive the ticket and attempt to determine the root cause of the blockage based on root causes associated with previous tickets generated by the cloud-computing system. The automated RCA system may identify a true root cause, recommend repair items based on the true root cause, identify one or more responsible teams to drive a fix, and provide an estimated time for completion.
US11609808B2	Determination of a reliability state of an electrical network Method for determining a reliability state of an electrical network, the electrical network comprising a plurality of interconnected electrical devices, the method including the following steps: a) identifying an undesired event at a given location in the electrical network; b) traversing at least one subset starting from the given location; c) identifying an electrical device of the electrical network; d) determining a list of events of concern that are associated with the identified electrical device and could result in the undesired event; e) determining a total unavailability value associated with the identified electrical device; f) repeating steps b) to e); and g) calculating a reliability state of the electrical network on the basis of the total unavailability values respectively associated with the traversed electrical devices.
US11609807B2	Computing task management and analysis system for molecular force field parameter building and operation method thereof The invention belongs to the technical field of the molecular force field and particularly relates to a computing task management and analysis system for molecular force field parameter building and an operation method thereof. The system comprises a computing result analysis module and a computing task management module, the computing result analysis module is connected with the computing task management module, and the computing task management module is connected with a force field building computing server through a cloud computing interface. The operation method comprises: (1) selecting a molecular force field building computing templates; (2) selecting a computing task submitting platform and submitting computing tasks; (3) retrieving computing results; and (4) analyzing the computing results. According to the invention, since force field building system users mainly including researchers do not have powerful open interface development capacity commonly, a convenient cloud computing calling interface is provided, and the force field building speed is improved; the system provides full-view and visual effects; an interactive analysis mode is provided for the force field building computing results, which facilitates quick location of a computing exception; and automatic task processing and analysis are supported.
US11609800B2	Systems and methods for providing a hybrid mobile application Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a hybrid mobile application. The method may include: receiving specification of at least one feature of a mobile application. The mobile application may be specific to a first programming platform. The method may further include generating the at least one feature based on the specification. The at least one feature may be written in a programming language specific to a second programming platform, and the second programming platform may be different from the first programming platform. The method may also include compiling a programming wrapper based on the at least one feature of the mobile application, combining the at least one feature and the programming wrapper into a programming component, packaging the programming component into the mobile application, and distributing the mobile application in a repository of the first programming platform.
US11609799B2	Method and system for distributed workload processing A method and system for distributing a compute model and data to process to heterogeneous and distributed compute devices. The compute model and a portion of the data is processed on a benchmark system and the timing used to make a job execution speed estimate for each compute device. Compute devices are selected and assigned data chunks based on the estimate so distributed processing is completed within a predefined time period. The compute model and data chunks can be sent to the respective compute devices using separate processes, such as a payload manager configured to transfer compute jobs to remote devices and a messaging engine configured to transfer data messages, and where the payload manager and messaging engine communicate with corresponding software engines on the compute devices.
US11609789B2	Device, system and method for processing data A method, apparatus and computer program product, the method comprising: receiving by a device present at a mobile environment, data relating to a computerized task; obtaining information related to a future state of the device or the mobile environment or another device within the mobile environment; determining indications for resource availability associated with the future state; determining a scheme for performing at least part of the computerized task offsite, in accordance with the resource availability; and transmitting data over a communication channel to a remote computing platform for performing the at least part of the computerized task offsite, in accordance with the scheme.
US11609783B2	Signal processor and signal processing method A signal processor and a signal processing method thereof. The signal processor obtain a first audio signal of a first channel, obtains a second audio signal of a second channel. The signal processor performs a first signal processing on the input first audio signal. The signal processor, when it does not obtain the second audio signal, performs a second signal processing on the input first audio signal having undergone the first signal processing and output a further processed first audio signal.
US11609776B1	Elastic internet protocol (IP) address for hypervisor and virtual router management in a branch environment An elastic Internet Protocol (IP) address for hypervisor and virtual router management in a branch environment may be provided. First, an IP address may be assigned to a hypervisor associated with a virtual branch. Next, it may be determined that a virtual machine (VM) has been instantiated at the virtual branch. In response to determining that the VM has been instantiated at the virtual branch, the IP address may then be released. It may next be determined that the VM is in a failed state and then, in response to determining that the VM is in the failed state, the IP address may be reassigned to the hypervisor.
US11609768B2	Application management apparatus, in-vehicle system, and application management method An application management apparatus (103) acquires a use application program from a storage region when either one of an information processing apparatus (1)(101) and an information processing apparatus (2)(102) starts a startup process, the use application program being an application program to be used by a user of a start-up information processing apparatus being the information processing apparatus which starts the startup process. The application management apparatus (103) transmits the acquired use application program to the start-up information processing apparatus. Each of the information processing apparatus (1)(101) and the information processing apparatus (2)(102) receives the us application program which is transmitted from the application management apparatus (103), and start the received use application program and complete the startup process.
US11609761B2	Inline data inspection for workload simplification A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
US11609760B2	Computing device and method The present disclosure provides a computation device. The computation device is configured to perform a machine learning computation, and includes an operation unit, a controller unit, and a conversion unit. The storage unit is configured to obtain input data and a computation instruction. The controller unit is configured to extract and parse the computation instruction from the storage unit to obtain one or more operation instructions, and to send the one or more operation instructions and the input data to the operation unit. The operation unit is configured to perform operations on the input data according to one or more operation instructions to obtain a computation result of the computation instruction. In the examples of the present disclosure, the input data involved in machine learning computations is represented by fixed-point data, thereby improving the processing speed and efficiency of training operations.
US11609754B2	Tool for latency optimized system placement According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided, comprising receiving, at a latency module, a request to provision a software system; determining a number of end-user locations; and in a case the determined number of end-user locations is one: determining a region of a data center for the determined end-user location; and deploying the software system to the determined region; and in a case the determined number of end-user locations is more than one: determining one or more non-technical parameters; determining one or more technical parameters; based on the determined one or more non-technical parameters and the determined one or more technical parameters, determining the region for the data center; and deploying the software system to the determined region. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11609751B2	Adaptive quantum circuit construction for multiple-controlled-NOT gates In an embodiment, a method includes measuring a first number of control qubits in a quantum algorithm, wherein a quantum circuit representation of the quantum algorithm includes a multiple-controlled-NOT gate. In an embodiment, a method includes measuring a second number of ancilla qubits in a quantum computer. In an embodiment, a method includes comparing the first number and the second number to determine an optimum compilation method for a quantum circuit. In an embodiment, a method includes compiling, in response to the comparison determining the second number is greater than one and less than the difference of the first number and 2, a quantum circuit from the quantum algorithm using a hybrid method.
US11609732B2	Information processing device displaying database image in first display region and partial enlarged image in second display region In an information processing device, a controller displays a database image in a first display region on a display at a first display scale. The database image represents at least partial data included in a database. The controller receives a specific operation, and displays a partial enlarged image, in a second display region on the display at a second display scale greater than the first display scale in response to reception of the specific operation. The partial enlarged image corresponds to an extraction image in a partial extraction region in the database image and is an enlarged image of the extraction image so that the partial enlarged image is displayed in the second display region at the second display scale. The second display region overlaps at most a portion of the first display region. The controller generates print data including at least partial data included in the database.
US11609729B2	Communication device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device A communication device may determine whether the communication device is in a proxy environment or in a non-proxy environment. The communication device may set an operation mode of the communication device to a first mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the proxy environment, the first mode being for repeatedly sending a polling signal to the specific server so as to receive target data from the specific server. The communication device may set the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the non-proxy environment, the second mode being for receiving the target data from the specific server without sending the polling signal to the specific server.
US11609721B2	Printing method, information processing device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program A printing method includes a customizing step of receiving a customization instruction of an administrator and customizing a printing screen, a printing step of performing printing in response to reception of a printing start instruction, a first displaying step of displaying the customized printing screen during the printing step, and a customized information processing step of enabling customized information corresponding to the customized printing screen to be confirmed after printing, when an execution instruction by a user is received during displaying the customized printing screen.
US11609707B1	Multi-actuator storage device access using logical addresses Technologies are provided for supporting multi-actuator storage device access using logical addresses. Separate sets of logical addresses (such as logical block addresses) can be associated with different actuators of a storage device. For example, a first set of logical addresses can be assigned to storage locations on one or more storage media that is/are accessible using a first actuator of the storage device and a second set of logical addresses can be assigned to storage locations on one or more storage media that is/are accessible using a second actuator of the storage device. The storage device can receive a data access request containing a logical address and can identify a logical address set to which the logical address belongs. The storage device can use an actuator associated with the logical address set to access a storage location assigned to the logical address.
US11609704B2	Visualization of outliers in a highly-skewed distribution of telemetry data Systems and methods for enhancing the representation of outliers in a distribution of telemetry data of a monitored system are provided. According to one embodiment, telemetry data of the monitored system may be continuously collected. Frequency values representing a frequency of occurrence of corresponding telemetry data of the collected telemetry data may be generated by aggregating the collected telemetry data. As the vast majority of telemetry data is expected to represent a normal operating state of the system and relatively few, if any, of the telemetry data (e.g., outliers) will be indicative of one or more events of significance, the resulting distribution of the frequency values is highly skewed. In order to facilitate visualization of the distribution that accentuates the outliers, display characteristics may be calculated for the frequency values by applying a visualization model based on a weighted combination of multiple data transformations to each of the frequency values.
US11609701B1	Power management method and power management device The disclosure provides a power management method and a power management device. The method includes: reading a specific memory which includes a plurality of error data records; selecting a specific data record based on a usage status indicator of each error data record; sequentially sending an enable signal to each hardware device; in response to determining that an enable successful response corresponding to the enable signal is not received from a specific hardware device, or a boot alarm is received, at least obtaining a low pin count value and a power management status; recording the low pin count value and the power management status in the specific data record, and accordingly updating the usage status indicator of the specific data record.
US11609697B2	System and method for providing a committed throughput level in a data store A system that implements a scaleable data storage service may maintain tables in a data store on behalf of storage service clients. The service may maintain data in partitions stored on respective computing nodes in the system. The service may support multiple throughput models, including a committed throughput model and a best effort throughput model. A service request to create a table may specify that requests directed to the table should be serviced under a committed throughput model and may specify the committed throughput level in terms of logical service request units. The service may reserve low-latency storage and other resources sufficient to meet the specified committed throughput level. A client/user may request a modification to the committed throughput level in anticipation of workload changes, such as an increase or decrease in traffic or data volume. In response, the system may increase or decrease the resources reserved for the table.
US11609678B2	User interfaces for browsing content from multiple content applications on an electronic device In some embodiments, an electronic device presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates browsing of media from different media applications based on category of media (e.g., movies, television shows, etc.). In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates setup of a unified media browsing application that presents media items from different media applications in a unified media browsing user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays multiple episodes of a collection of episodic content (e.g., a television series) in a user interface for the collection of episodic content. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays representations of, and provides access to, live-event media items accessible on the electronic device.
US11609676B2	Orthogonal fabric user interface An orthogonal or multi-dimensional fabric user interface is described herein. A remote server executes an operating system that provides a multi-dimensional fabric for storing content for a particular user. The user can access select content by manipulating the multi-dimensional fabric through a graphical user interface displayed on a display device. In this way, the user experiences and manipulates various data dimensions around the specific content they are accessing, rather than selecting a particular file structure location.
US11609668B2	Film touch sensor and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed are a film touch sensor in which a separation layer is formed on a carrier substrate prior to the formation procedures of the touch sensor and an insulation layer is formed to be used as a planarization layer, an adhesive layer or a base layer, and a method of preparing the film touch sensor.
US11609667B2	Display device and method for manufacturing same A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; an input sensing substrate on the display panel; a flexible circuit film coupled to one side of an upper surface of the input sensing substrate; a step compensation film spaced apart from the flexible circuit film on the upper surface of the input sensing substrate; and an anti-reflection film on the flexible circuit film and the step compensation film, wherein the step compensation film comprises: a compensation layer on the upper surface of the input sensing substrate, and an overcoat layer between the compensation layer and the input sensing substrate.
US11609664B2	Capacitance detection circuit, sensor, chip and electronic device A capacitance detection circuit is provided, which includes a capacitance control module, a charge conversion module and a filter module connected with each other. The capacitance control module controls a capacitor to be charged/discharged for multiple times and generates a digital voltage signal according to an amount of received charges. The capacitor releases all stored charges after being charged to a preset voltage during each charge/discharge. In response to the digital voltage signal being at a high level, the charge conversion module outputs negative charges with a preset charge amount to the capacitance control module. The preset charge amount is greater than or equal to an amount of the stored charges when the capacitor is charged to the preset voltage. The filter module obtains a value representing a capacitance of the capacitor according to the digital voltage signal.
US11609663B2	Self-capacitive touch display panel A self-capacitive touch display panel is provided, including a display panel and a touch layer disposed on the display panel. The touch layer includes a touch lead layer including a plurality of touch leads, a first insulating layer, a touch shielding layer, a second insulating layer, and a touch sensing layer including sensing patterns arranged in an array, disposed in order on the display panel, wherein the sensing patterns of the touch sensing layer are configured to communicate with the touch leads through the touch shielding layer.
US11609658B1	Touchscreen display flicker A method for operating an electronic device, including: determining that a touchscreen is in a low frequency display (LFD) mode, determining whether a self-sensing scan was performed in a previous frame of a plurality of frames; after determining, a self-sensing scan was performed in the previous frame, determining a current duration of time corresponding to a current frame based on a previous duration of time corresponding to the previous frame, the previous frame being a frame immediately preceding the current frame; determining, whether the current duration of time is greater than the previous duration of time; and after determining that the current duration is greater than the previous duration, performing a self-sensing scan after the current duration of time, the current duration of time being measured from a beginning of the current frame, the current duration of time having a duration less than a duration of the current frame.
US11609645B2	Unfused pose-based drift correction of a fused pose of a totem in a user interaction system The invention relates generally to a user interaction system having a head unit for a user to wear and a totem that the user holds in their hand and determines the location of a virtual object that is seen by the user. A fusion routine generates a fused location of the totem in a world frame based on a combination of an EM wave and a totem IMU data. The fused pose may drift over time due to the sensor's model mismatch. An unfused pose determination modeler routinely establishes an unfused pose of the totem relative to the world frame. A drift is declared when a difference between the fused pose and the unfused pose is more than a predetermined maximum distance.
US11609639B2	Method and device for activating a cleaning mode of a touch-operable button A method for activating a cleaning mode of a touch-operable button of a motor vehicle involves switching the button to at least partially inactive in the cleaning mode to avoid an unintentional actuation. A camera monitors the button and detection of an actuation activating the cleaning mode is carried out by recognizing a cleaning implement guided by a hand of a user on the button.
US11609636B2	Virtual reality glove A system and apparatus for interacting with a virtual reality environment by means of a virtual reality glove comprising artificial muscles. A plurality of artificial muscles comprising individual artificial muscles operable to either expand or contract is embedded in or attached to a virtual reality glove. Individual artificial muscles are actuated in response to stimulus in the virtual reality environment such that a user wearing the virtual reality glove experiences resistance to virtual objects simulating a resistance the user would feel from a tangible object.
US11609622B2	Ground and supply cable compensation architecture for USB power delivery subsystem A multi-port Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller with ground and supply cable compensation technologies is described. A USB-C controller includes a first power control circuit (PCU) coupled to a system ground terminal and a first ground terminal and a second PCU coupled to the system ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first PCU receives a first ground signal indicative of a first ground potential at a first USB-C connector and adjusts a first power voltage line (VBUS) signal on the first VBUS terminal based on the first ground signal and the system ground. The second PCU receives a second ground signal indicative of a second ground potential at a second USB-C connector and adjusts a second VBUS signal on the second VBUS terminal based on the second ground signal and the system ground.
US11609615B2	Portable electronic device A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, a first hinge connected to the first body, a second hinge connected to the second body, and a linking rod is provided. The linking rod has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, wherein the first end is pivoted to the first hinge eccentric to a rotation axis of the first hinge, and the second end is pivoted to the second hinge eccentric to a rotation axis of the second hinge. The first and the second bodies are rotated to be closed to or far away from each other by the first hinge, the second hinge, and the linking rod.
US11609588B2	Vehicle control system A vehicle includes a light switch for manually operating a lighting state of a lighting device. The light switch includes a light-off position and an auto-light position for executing an auto-light process. A vehicle control system includes a first controller for executing an automated driving of the vehicle, and a second controller for controlling a lighting state of the lighting device based on a request from the first controller or operation information of the light switch. The first controller is configured to transmit an auto-light request for executing the auto-light process to the second controller during execution of the automated driving. The second controller is configured to execute the auto-light process when the auto-light request is received from the first controller in a state where the light switch is operated to the light-off position.
US11609587B2	Process monitoring and control using battery-free multipoint wireless product condition sensing An arrangement for monitoring an aseptic manufacturing process includes product condition sensors capable of making closely spaced measurements of a product condition such as temperature or humidity. The measurements are made using closely spaced sensors arranged in a linear array on a single probe, which may be used to take measurements at multiple levels within the product. Data from the sensors is transmitted to a data collection point via short range wireless digital communications. The sensors may be used to measure temperature and humidity at a single point. For example, when the sensors are used in pharmaceutical freeze drying, the location of a sublimation front may be calculated for each vial, and the freeze drying process may be controlled using the data.
US11609585B2	Reverse modulation valve assembly including deadband state A valve assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve body defining a bore. The valve assembly further includes a pull rod disposed in the bore and defining a bolt cavity. The pull rod is moveable between a first pull rod position and a second pull rod position. The valve assembly further includes a bolt disposed in the bolt cavity and moveable with respect to the pull rod between a first bolt position and a second bolt position. The valve assembly further includes a spool disposed in the bore. The spool is operatively coupled to the pull rod to move between an energized position and a neutral position.
US11609583B2	Systems and methods for nighttime delivery mobile robot with hybrid infrared and flash lighting A nighttime delivery system is configured to provide delivery of packages during night hours, in low or no-light conditions using a multi-mode autonomous and remotely controllable delivery robot. The system involves the use of a baseline lighting system onboard the robot chassis, with variable light intensity from single flash and floodlighting, to thermal imaging using infrared cameras. The lighting system changes according to various environmental factors, and may utilize multi-mode lighting techniques to capture single-shot images with a flash light source to aid in the robot's perception when the vehicle is unable to navigate using infrared (IR) images.
US11609576B2	Emergency vehicle audio detection In one embodiment, a process is performed during controlling Autonomous Driving Vehicle (ADV). Microphone signals sense sounds in an environment of the ADV. The microphone signals are combined and filtered to form an audio signal having the sounds sensed in the environment of the ADV. A neural network is applied to the audio signal to detect a presence of an audio signature of an emergency vehicle siren. If the siren is detected, a change in the audio signature to make a determination as to whether the emergency vehicle siren is a) moving towards the ADV, or b) not moving towards the ADV. The ADV can make a driving decision, such as slowing down, stopping, and/or steering to a side, based on if the emergency vehicle siren is moving towards the ADV.
US11609574B2	Extrinsic sensor calibration systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide extrinsic sensor calibration for mobile structures. A sensor calibration system includes first and second sensors coupled to a mobile structure and a logic device. The logic device is configured to receive first and second series of pose measurements corresponding to sensor data provided by the respective first and second sensors, determine a set of intermediate calibration transformation estimates corresponding to the first and second sensors based, at least in part, on a scale-dependent calibration error function and/or the first and second series of pose measurements, and determine an ongoing calibration transformation estimate corresponding to the first and second sensors based, at least in part, on the determined set of intermediate calibration transformation estimates.
US11609567B2	Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle based on redundant architecture The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle, and more particularly to a vehicle control apparatus having a redundant architecture. A vehicle control apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a receiver, configured to receive sensing information from a vehicle sensor; a first electronic controller, configured to generate a first vehicle control command based on the received sensing information; a monitor, configured to monitor whether the first electronic controller is out of order; and a second electronic controller, configured to generate a second vehicle control command based on the received sensing information if the first electronic controller is out of order.
US11609562B2	Using generated markings for vehicle control and object avoidance A work machine has a backup camera that captures images of an area of a worksite behind the work machine. A controller identifies pre-defined markings in the worksite and localizes the pre-defined markings to the work machine, based on the images. A control signal generator generates control signals to automatically control the work machine based upon the localized markings.
US11609557B2	Systems and methods for controlling industrial devices based on modeled target variables An industrial automation system may include an automation device and a control system communicatively coupled to the automation device. The control system may include a first module of a number of modules, such that the first module may receive an indication of a target variable associated with the industrial automation device. The first module may then receive parameters associated with the target variable, identify a portion of data points associated with controlling the target variable with respect to the parameters, generate a model of each data point of the portion over time with respect to the parameters based on the data points, determine functions associated with the model. The functions represent one or more relationships between the each data point of the portion with respect to controlling the target variable. The first module may then adjust one or more operations of the automation device based on the functions.
US11609556B2	Control method and device based on industrial ethernet A control method and device (100) based on an industrial Ethernet relate to the technical field of Ethernet. The industrial Ethernet involves a master node and a plurality of slave nodes. The master node transmits a predetermined packet to a first slave node (S140). The first slave node transmits the predetermined packet having been rewritten by the first slave node to a succeeding slave node linked to the first slave node until a last slave node in the plurality of the slave nodes receives the predetermined packet having been rewritten by all preceding slave nodes in the plurality of the slave nodes; and the last slave node transmits the predetermined packet back to the master node (S150). The master node then parses the predetermined packet, which has been rewritten by each of the plurality of the slave nodes, to uncover a topology of the slave nodes (S160). The master node informed by the topology transmits a command packet to one of the plurality of the slave nodes to be controlled (S180). As is shown, the predetermined packet transmitted by the master node is sequentially rewritten by the plurality of the slave nodes so that the master node can be informed of the topology of the slave nodes, thereby realizing distributed control and centralized management and improve security and reliability.
US11609554B2	Scalable analytics system An industrial analytic system includes a device interface component. The device interface component is configured to collect data from a plurality of analytic appliances and transfer the data to an analytic component. Each of the plurality of analytic appliances is configured to collect data from a respective set of devices of a plurality of sets of devices. The plurality of sets of devices perform a plurality of operations in one or more industrial systems.
US11609551B2	Parameter determination support device, parameter determination supporting method, and program The determination of a slip constant is simplified upon driving a motor for which the slip constant is unknown, based on the acceleration time when accelerating an induction motor from start up to a predetermined rotation speed. A parameter determination support device for motor driving includes: an automatic measurement part which automatically measures characteristic information including the acceleration time upon driving an induction motor to accelerate from start up to a predetermined rotation speed set in advance, relative to each slip constant, based on a plurality of slip constants set in advance; and an estimation part which estimates, as the slip constant of the induction motor, a slip constant at which the acceleration time up to a predetermined rotation speed becomes the shortest, among a plurality of slip constants, based on the characteristic information.
US11609550B2	System and method for automated precision control of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine A system, method, and device for automated precision control of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine to a workpiece. The system receives via at least one visual input device at least one detectable marking on a workpiece. The system decodes the at least one detectable marking and determines a stored and pre-defined movement routine of a cutting element attached to the CNC machine relative to the workpiece based on the at least one marking. The system then determines, using the at least one visual input device and/or another visual input device, a current position of a working end of the cutting element relative to the at least one marking. Finally, the system performs the pre-defined movement routine including cutting into the workpiece with the cutting element.
US11609539B2	Methods and apparatus for a time-to-digital converter Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a time-to-digital converter. The time-to-digital converter may include a state machine that increments/decrements according to an input signal and a count value. The time-to-digital converter may further include a register to store the count value according to the input signal.
US11609537B2	Cell analysis method and cell analysis system using a holographic microscope A cell area extraction unit (241) extracts a cell area in a phase image that is created based on a hologram obtained by in-line holographic microscope (IHM). A background value acquisition unit (242) obtains a background value from phase values at a plurality of positions outside the cell area. An intracellular phase value acquisition unit (243) averages a plurality of phase values on a sampling line set at a position close to the periphery of a cell, while avoiding a central portion in which the phase value may be lowered in the cell area, to obtain an intracellular phase value. A phase change amount calculation unit (244) obtains the difference between the intracellular phase value and the background value. A phase change amount determination unit (245) compares the value of the difference with thresholds in two levels to determine whether the cell is in an undifferentiated state or an undifferentiation deviant state. It is thereby possible to automatically make a correct determination while removing the influence of a theoretical measurement error by IHM.
US11609534B2	Image-forming apparatus that prevents attachment of toner cartridge to drawer without mounting of process cartridge on the drawer An image-forming apparatus includes: a main casing; a drawer movable in a first direction relative to the main casing; a process cartridge detachably mountable on the drawer; and a toner cartridge. The drawer includes a first drawer side plate and a second drawer side plate spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction. The process cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in the second direction when the process cartridge is mounted on the drawer; and a developing device for supplying toner to the photosensitive drum. When the process cartridge is mounted on the drawer and the toner cartridge is attached to the process cartridge, the toner cartridge has a length in the second direction greater than a distance in the second direction between the first drawer side plate and the second drawer side plate.
US11609532B2	Image forming apparatus including restricting portion for restricting displacement of drawer in direction crossing moving direction of drawer An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a photosensitive drum includes: a main casing including a restricting portion; a drawer movable in a moving direction; a developing cartridge attachable to the drawer and including a developing roller; and a pressing member. The developing roller can contact and separate from the photosensitive drum. The pressing member causes the developing roller to separate from the photosensitive drum by pressing the developing cartridge attached to the drawer in a pressing direction crossing the moving direction. The restricting portion is configured to restrict displacement in the pressing direction of the drawer by abutting against the drawer. The drawer includes a first restricted portion, a second restricted portion, and a third restricted portion those are configured to be restricted by a first restricting portion, a second restricting portion, and a third restricting portion of the restricting portion, respectively.
US11609531B2	Image forming apparatus requiring less external force to move cover member from open state An image forming apparatus includes a power transmission member, a bias portion, a cam, and an interlocking mechanism. The power transmission member is displaceable between connected and released positions where the power transmission member is respectively connected to and disconnected from the detachable portion, and transmits the driving force of a drive portion to the detachable portion while connected to the detachable portion. The bias portion biases the power transmission member in a first direction to the connected position. The cam pivots from a first position to a second position to displace the power transmission member from the connected position to the released position, and is biased by the bias portion in a second direction to the first position when in the second position. The interlocking mechanism causes the cam to pivot from the first to the second position as a cover member changes its state from closed to open.
US11609516B2	Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus A fixing apparatus includes an endless first rotary member, a heating element, a second rotary member configured to form a nip portion, and a nip member configured to receive radiant heat from the heating element and heat the nip portion. The nip member includes a main-body portion that contains aluminum or aluminum alloy and a protective layer that includes an oxide film formed on a surface of the main-body portion. The main-body portion contains a heat receiving surface that faces the heating element and receives radiant heat from the heating element, and a rubbed surface that is rubbed against the inner circumferential surface of the first rotary member. The protective layer contains coloring agent that causes an emissivity of the heat receiving surface and the rubbed surface to be higher than an emissivity of a natural color oxide film.
US11609514B2	Transfer member, transfer drum, and image forming apparatus A transfer member includes: an inner layer; an outer layer provided on an outer periphery of the inner layer; and a surface layer provided on an outer periphery of the outer layer, both end portions of the surface layer in circumferential directions extending in the circumferential directions from both end portions of the outer layer in the circumferential directions.
US11609513B2	Belt driving device, belt driving method, and image forming apparatus A belt driving device includes an adjustment roller to stretch and rotate an endless belt; an inclination adjuster including a cam to adjust inclination of the roller to control deviation of the belt; a belt position detector to detect a belt position in a direction orthogonal to a movement direction of the belt; a stepping motor to rotate the cam; and a control output adjuster to adjust a control output to be supplied to the motor based on the belt position. When obtaining a rotation angle less than one step of the motor, the control output adjuster supplies the control output to the motor for a time corresponding to the rotation angle less than the one step out of a supply time of the control output for obtaining a rotation angle of the one step, and stops supplying the control output for a remaining time out of the supply time.
US11609509B2	Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus A developing apparatus includes: a developer tank that contains a developer; and conveyance members that convey the developer while agitating the developer. The conveyance members include a first screw and a second screw. The developer tank includes: a first storage chamber in which the first screw is provided; a second storage chamber in which the second screw is provided; a partition that separates the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber; and a flow area that opens the partition to flow the developer between the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber; a developer detection sensor that detects an amount of the developer thereof; a discharge port that discharges the developer; and a discharge guide that guides the developer to the discharge port. The developer detection sensor detects that the developer tank is full according to the amount of the developer.
US11609504B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A difficulty of contamination interfering with a grid plate positional measurement system is addressed. In one embodiment contamination is prevented from coming into contact with the grating or the sensor. In an embodiment, surface acoustic waves are used to detach contamination from a surface of the grating or sensor.
US11609501B2	Interconnectable tiling system A tile system for covering a surface. The tile system comprises a first tile assembly connected to a second tile assembly by a connector. Each tile assembly comprises a first tile stacked on a second tile, the first tile and the second tile joined to a reinforcing material disposed therebetween. The connector comprises a first component and a second component that is complementary to the first component. The first component is mounted to the first tile assembly, and the second component is mounted to the second tile assembly.
US11609500B2	Filter device and photoresist coating system The present disclosure provides a filter device and a photoresist coating system, and the filter device includes: a liquid storage tank, configured to hold photoresist to be filtered; a stirring structure, including a stirring tank and a stirring assembly at least partially received in the stirring tank; a first pipeline, one end of the first pipeline communicates with the liquid storage tank, and the other end of the first pipeline communicates with the stirring tank; a first filter assembly, provided on the first pipeline and located between the liquid storage tank and the stirring tank; a first pressure detection assembly, provided on the first pipeline and configured to detect a pressure of the photoresist in the first pipeline; and a second pipeline, one end of the second pipeline communicates with the stirring tank, and the other end of the second pipeline communicates with the coating device.
US11609496B2	Method of forming patterned polyimide layer The present invention provides a method for forming a patterned polyimide layer with the use of a positive photoresist composition. The composition comprises a cresol-type novolac resin, a diazonaphthoquinone-based sensitizer and an organic solvent; based on the cresol-type novolac resin with a total amount of 100 parts by weight, the amount of the diazonaphthoquinone-based sensitizer ranges from 40 parts to 60 parts by weight, the amount of the free cresol in the cresol-type novolac resin is lower than 2 parts by weight, and the alkaline dissolution rate (ADR) of the cresol-type novolac resin in an aqueous solution of 3.5 wt % to 7 wt % tetramethylammonium hydroxide is lower than 285 Å/s. The positive photoresist composition has excellent chemical resistance to the polyimide stripper, and can specifically improve the protective ability of the photoresist layer to the low-dielectric polyimide layer, thereby optimizing the manufacturing process and quality of the patterned polyimide layer.
US11609495B2	Radiation-sensitive resin composition and resist pattern-forming method A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer including a phenolic hydroxyl group, a compound represented by formula (1-1) or formula (1-2), and a compound represented by formula (2). In the formula (1-1), a sum of a, b, and c is no less than 1; at least one of R1, R2, and R3 represents a fluorine atom or the like; and R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or the like. In the formula (1-2), in a case in which d is 1, R6 represents a fluorine atom or the like, and in a case in which d is no less than 2, at least one of the plurality of R6s represents a fluorine atom or the like; and R8 represents a single bond or a divalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
US11609491B2	Reflective mask cleaning apparatus and reflective mask cleaning method A reflective mask cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a first supply section configured to supply a first solution containing at least one of an organic solvent and a surfactant to a ruthenium-containing capping layer provided in a reflective mask; and a second supply section configured to supply at least one of a reducing solution and an oxygen-free solution to the capping layer. A reflective mask cleaning apparatus according to an alternative embodiment comprises a third supply section configured to supply a plasma product produced from a reducing gas to a ruthenium-containing capping layer provided in a reflective mask; and a second supply section configured to supply at least one of a reducing solution and an oxygen-free solution to the capping layer.
US11609490B2	Extreme ultraviolet mask absorber materials Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks, methods for their manufacture and production systems therefor are disclosed. The EUV mask blanks comprise a substrate; a multilayer stack of reflective layers on the substrate; a capping layer on the multilayer stack of reflecting layers; and an absorber layer on the capping layer, the absorber layer comprising an alloy selected from an alloy of tantalum, iridium and antimony; an alloy of iridium and antimony; and an alloy of tantalum, ruthenium and antimony.
US11609487B2	Projection screen control method and projectioin-type display device A projection screen control method of one embodiment of the present disclosure includes irradiating a display member with first control light, and irradiating the display member with second control light, in which the irradiating the display member with the first control light and the irradiating the display member with the second control light are performed in sequence. The display member has a visible light transmittance or a visible light reflectance that varies depending on light, and contains a photochromic material, and the first control light and the second control light have different light intensities.
US11609484B2	Lens unit and imaging device A lens unit includes a guided portion that includes a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a direction X and is slidably supported by a guide shaft, and a lens holding member. A first distance between the center of a fixing portion of the lens holding member and the center of the first bearing portion in the direction X is set to be longer than a second distance between the center of the fixing portion and the center of the second bearing portion in the direction X. A first tilt-preventing member having a linear expansion coefficient lower than that of the lens holding member is fixed to a region, which is closer to the first bearing portion than the center of the fixing portion, of a portion of the guided portion positioned between the first and second bearing portions.
US11609481B2	Imaging apparatus that, during an operation of a shutter button, updates a specified position based on a line-of-sight position at a timing desired by a user, and method for controlling the same An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit, a shutter button with which to give an image capturing instruction, a specific operation member, a reception unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input that is an input of a position based on a line of sight of a user, and a control unit configured to perform control so that, in a case where a predetermined operation on the specific operation member is not performed while a specific operation on the shutter button is being performed, a specified position is not moved based on the line-of-sight input in a case where a line-of-sight position of the line-of-sight input moves, and in a case where the predetermined operation on the specific operation member is performed while the specific operation on the shutter button is being performed, the specified position is moved based on the line-of-sight position of the line-of-sight input.
US11609474B2	Terahertz signal generation apparatus and terahertz signal generation method using the same Disclosed are a terahertz signal generation apparatus and a terahertz signal generation method using the same. The terahertz signal generation apparatus includes first and second resonators configured to respectively output an optical signal of a first resonant frequency and an optical signal of a second resonant frequency from an optical signal input through a gain medium, an optical modulator configured to optically modulate the output optical signal of the second resonant frequency, an optical combiner configured to combine the CW optical signal of the first resonant frequency and the modulated optical signal of the second resonant frequency, and a signal generator configured to generate a terahertz signal using heterodyne beating between the CW optical signal of the first resonant frequency and the modulated optical signal of the second resonant frequency, wherein the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency are processed to have a predetermined frequency difference.
US11609469B2	Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display panel provided by an embodiment of the application includes an array substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area; a color filter substrate comprising a common electrode, and the common electrode is opposite to the display area and the non-display area; a liquid crystal molecular layer disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate; and a voltage alignment circuit electrically connected to the display area and the non-display area correspondingly.
US11609467B2	Anti-stress liquid crystal display structure having movable pillar-shaped supporting element and manufacturing method thereof An anti-stress liquid crystal display structure and a manufacturing method are provided. The anti-stress liquid crystal display structure includes a first substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors, a second substrate, a plurality of pillar-shaped supporting elements, and a liquid crystal layer. The plurality of thin film transistors have a protection layer and include at least one first protruding part and at least one first concave part. One end of each of the pillar-shaped supporting elements is connected to the second substrate, and other end of each of the pillar-shaped supporting elements includes at least one second protruding part and at least one second concave part and is disposed on the protection layer of each of the thin film transistors. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US11609466B2	Display panel and display device Disclosed in the disclosure are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a first base substrate; a plurality of scan signal lines arranged on a side of the first base substrate; a plurality of data signal lines arranged on sides, facing away from the first base substrate, of the scan signal lines; and first shielding parts arranged on sides, facing away from the scan signal lines, of the data signal lines, wherein each first shielding part is of a strip structure, and in each sub-pixel unit, both sides of the data signal line are each provided with one first shielding part.
US11609464B2	Repairing structure and electronic device A repairing structure includes a signal line, a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer is disposed on the signal line. The second insulation layer is disposed on the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer includes a first hole, and the first hole overlaps a part of the signal line. The second insulation layer includes a second hole, and the first hole and the second hole at least partially overlap. Therefore, the design of the repairing structure is simple, or the repairing time may be decreased, so as to increase the convenience of use.
US11609459B2	Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate disposed opposite to a second substrate. A color resist layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A conductive electrode is disposed on the color resist layer. A via hole penetrating the conductive electrode and in contact with the color resist layer is formed on the conductive electrode. A support column is disposed at a position corresponding to the via hole, and a material for preparing the support column includes a molecular sieve.
US11609454B2	Surface light source device and display device A surface light source device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting devices and a light diffusion member. The light flux controlling member includes an incidence surface and an emission surface. In one light emitting device among the plurality of light emitting devices, light—emitted from the light emitting center of the light emitting element at an emission angle of 80° or less with respect to the optical axis of the light emitting element, incident on the incidence surface, and emitted from the emission surface—reaches the light diffusion member without reaching another light emitting device among the plurality of light emitting devices.
US11609452B2	Direct-type backlight module and display A direct-type backlight module and a display are provided. The direct-type backlight module includes: a back plate, an optical assembly, and a middle frame arranged on a front face of the back plate and located at a periphery of the optical assembly. The direct-type backlight module further includes: a thermally conductive pad and a Mini LED lamp panel arranged between the back plate and the optical assembly; and a plurality of core modules disposed at a back of the back plate, wherein the back plate has a plurality of pillars arranged, and the pillars separate the core modules from the back plate.
US11609451B2	Display device and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to a display device and a preparation method of the display device, and relates to the field of display technology. The display device includes a lower polarizing plate and an upper polarizing plate arranged oppositely, and an embedded polarizing layer located between the lower polarizing plate and the upper polarizing plate. The embedded polarizing layer is located between the lower polarizing plate and the upper polarizing plate, and includes a first orientation layer, a second orientation layer, and a polarizing material layer. The polarizing material layer includes a liquid crystal material. The material layer is arranged between the first orientation layer and the second orientation layer, and is in contact with both the first orientation layer and the second orientation layer. The present disclosure can enhance the contrast of the display device and improve the display effect of the display device.
US11609449B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus including a display panel having a display surface on which an image is displayed, and a light condensing member disposed on an upper portion of the display surface. The light condensing member includes a lower condensing layer having a plurality of protrusions protruding upward, and an upper condensing layer having a higher refractive index than the lower condensing layer and disposed on an upper portion of the lower condensing layer to cover the top surface of the lower condensing layer. The protrusions include an upper surface having a planar shape, and a side surface extending downward from an edge of the upper surface and having a curved shape.
US11609442B2	System and method for customization of a photochromic article A system for customization of a photochromic article (14) includes a container (12) having an interior (28). At least one actinic radiation source (34) is located in the interior (28) of the container (12). At least one deactivation radiation source (36) is located in the interior (28) of the container (12). A method of customizing a photochromic article (14) includes inserting a photochromic article (14) having at least one non-thermally reversible photochromic material into a container (12) having at least one actinic radiation source (34) and actuating the at least one actinic radiation source (34) to activate the at least one non-thermally reversible photochromic material.
US11609438B2	Ocular lens with friction control structures An ocular lens may include a lens body including a first surface. The first surface may include a first zone including a plurality of friction reduction structures arranged in alignment with the movement of a user's upper eyelid during blinking. The first surface may also include a second zone including a plurality of friction reduction structures arranged in alignment with the movement of a user's lower eyelid during blinking.
US11609437B2	Ophthalmic lens optimization considering wearer's accommodation Configuring ophthalmic lenses that reduce oblique aberrations based on a wearer's accommodative demand values is disclosed. The accommodative demand values include A_(rel−) and A_(rel+) depend on object vergence L. The accommodative demand values are considered to and ensure no or reduced eye strain to the wearer. An improved merit function Φ′ is calculated based on the accommodative demand values. In the calculation, accommodative term A is a smooth and continuous function of both the object distance L and the spherical component of the power error. This ensures the accommodative demand values are well below maximum relative accommodations available to the wearer to prevent eye fatigue. The calculation may also include a smooth and continuous thresholding function ƒ that optimizes the merit function. The calculation may also include evaluation of the power error associated with various object vergencies for every direction of sight.
US11609432B2	Variable pixel density display system with mechanically-actuated image projector Head-mounted virtual and augmented reality display systems include a light projector with one or more emissive micro-displays having a first resolution and a pixel pitch. The projector outputs light forming frames of virtual content having at least a portion associated with a second resolution greater than the first resolution. The projector outputs light forming a first subframe of the rendered frame at the first resolution, and parts of the projector are shifted using actuators, such that physical positions of light output for individual pixels occupy gaps between the old locations of light output for individual pixels. The projector then outputs light forming a second subframe of the rendered frame. The first and second subframes are outputted within the flicker fusion threshold. Advantageously, an emissive micro-display (e.g., micro-LED display) having a low resolution can form a frame having a higher resolution by using the same light emitters to function as multiple pixels of that frame.
US11609428B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a line-of-sight information acquisition unit which acquires line-of-sight information related to a line-of-sight direction of a user, a movement information acquisition unit which acquires a center-of-gravity movement information related to a center-of-gravity movement direction of a body of the user, and a display control unit which performs a first display control for controlling a display device by moving a viewpoint of the imaging unit in the center-of-gravity movement direction while substantially maintaining the imaging posture of the imaging unit when the line-of-sight direction and the center-of-gravity movement direction are substantially parallel and performs a second display control for controlling the display device by rotating the imaging posture of the imaging unit and moving the viewpoint of the imaging unit in the center-of-gravity movement direction when the line-of-sight direction and the center-of-gravity movement direction are not substantially parallel.
US11609425B2	Augmented reality glasses with auto coregistration of invisible field on visible reality Augmented reality glasses with auto coregistration of an invisible field on visible reality which allows eyes to recognize a real space and precisely performs coregistration on only diagnosis and treatment information of invisible light, which is emitted from a specific area, to the real space.
US11609423B2	Mirror driving mechanism and optical module A mirror driving mechanism includes a plate-shaped base portion, a mirror that is installed at the base portion, and a temperature detecting section that is installed at the base portion and that detects a temperature of the base portion. The base portion includes a thin portion that is disposed away from an outer edge of the base portion and that has a through hole extending through the base portion in a plate-thickness direction of the base portion, a thick portion that is connected to the thin portion, that is thicker than the thin portion in the plate-thickness direction of the base portion, and that extends along the outer edge so as to surround the thin portion, and a first shaft portion extends into the through hole from an outer periphery of the through hole.
US11609419B2	Microelectromechanical system contactor spring In described examples, a system (e.g., a microelectromechanical system) includes a substrate, a support coupled to the substrate and a first and second element. The first element includes a contactor spring having a first portion coupled to the support and having a second portion including a cavity having a sloped surface. A clearance from the sloped surface to the substrate is widened as the sloped surface extends away from the first portion. The second portion includes a first contact surface adjacent to the sloped surface. The second element is coupled to the substrate and has a second contact surface adjacent to the first contact surface. One of the first element and the second element is adapted: in a first direction to urge the first contact surface and the second contact surface together; and in a second direction to urge the first contact surface and the second contact surface apart.
US11609417B2	Single actuation goggle positioning mounting assembly A mounting device having a mounting assembly for mounting a pair of goggles to a helmet is provided. The mounting assembly is configured to provide at least three degrees of freedom of movement using one or more actuation mechanisms for locking and unlocking a position of the mounting device. The number of actuation mechanisms is less than a number of degrees of freedom. In some aspects, the number of actuation mechanisms is one. A rotation base connects the mounting assembly to the helmet, and a goggle linkage connects the mounting assembly to the goggles. Various single actuation mechanisms, including a sliding mechanism, a friction-based wire/brake mechanism, and a floating friction brake mechanism, are provided.
US11609415B2	Medical projection apparatus and medical observation system including at least two projectors providing crossed illumination A medical projection apparatus includes: a plurality of projectors each configured to project projection light onto an observation area of an observation optical system, wherein at least two or more projectors of the plurality of projectors are configured to respectively emit projection light to different planes including an optical axis of the observation optical system, and the projection light emitted by the two or more projectors cross each other in any position within a range of at least a possible working distance of the observation optical system.
US11609403B2	Optical module An optical module includes a first bearer and a second bearer. The first bearer includes a first bearing portion and an inclined plane, the first bearing portion is configured to carry a first optical element, and the inclined plane is disposed on a peripheral edge of a first end surface of the first bearing portion. The second bearer includes a second bearing portion and a protruding portion, the second bearing portion is configured to carry a second optical element, a second end surface of the second bearing portion faces the first end surface, and the protruding portion extends from the second end surface to the first bearing portion and is configured to contact the inclined plane. When the protruding portion contacts the inclined plane, the inclined plane does not expose the protruding portion in a direction from the first bearing portion to the second bearing portion.
US11609399B2	Optical fiber splicing tray An optical fiber splicing tray is disclosed. The optical fiber splicing tray may include: an optical fiber splicing tray body; and a marker detachably connected to the optical fiber splicing tray body, where the marker is arranged at a position facilitating observation and identification of the marker when a plurality of optical fiber splicing trays are stacked.
US11609396B2	High density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.
US11609394B2	Latching for a transceiver module An optical transceiver may include a housing including a surface cutout. The surface cutout may be for receiving a locking tang from a cage and for being disengaged by a slide from an unlocking tool wherein the surface cutout is disposed on the housing at a position such that the surface cutout is entirely within the cage with respect to an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket of the cage when the optical transceiver is inserted into the cage.
US11609393B1	Optical couplers including a back-end-of-line grating Structures including an optical coupler and methods of fabricating a structure including an optical coupler. The structure includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer on the substrate, and an optical coupler having a first grating and a second grating. The first grating has a first plurality of segments positioned in a first level over the first dielectric layer. The second grating has a second plurality of segments positioned in a second level over the first dielectric layer. The second level differs in elevation above the first dielectric layer from the first level. The second plurality of segments are positioned in the second level to overlap with the first plurality of segments of the first grating, and the second plurality of segments comprise a metal. A second dielectric layer is positioned in a vertical direction between the first level and the second level.
US11609390B2	Optical splitting adaptor Optical splitting adaptors and associated methods of manufacturing are provided. An example optical splitting adaptor includes a first connector housing that interfaces with a first optical transceiver having a first data rate, and the first connector housing accommodates a first type multi-fiber ferrule of a first number of fibers. The example optical splitting adaptor also includes a second connector housing that defines dual receptacles for interfacing with a second optical transceiver and a third optical transceiver, and the dual receptacles receive respective multi-fiber ferrules. The example optical splitting adaptor further includes a plurality of fibers operably connecting the first connector housing and the second connector housing such that, in operation, the plurality of fibers perform optical splitting between the first type multi-fiber ferrule of the first connector housing and the multi-fiber ferrules received by the dual receptacles of the second connector housing.
US11609385B2	Fiber optic adapter A fiber optic adapter includes: an outer casing that has a plurality of connecting holes, a plurality of installation slots disposed in front of and spatially communicated with the connecting holes, and a plurality of insertion slots disposed behind and spatially communicated with the connecting holes; a position-limiting member that is fixed to the outer casing, and that includes a main plate portion, two side plate portions, a plurality of resilient plate portions disposed obliquely on the main and side plate portions, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding from the main and side plate portions; and a plurality of mounting seats that are inserted removably into the installation slots.
US11609383B2	Fiber optic adapter A fiber optic adapter includes a first side wall (110), a second side wall (112) opposite the first side wall, a top wall (114), and a bottom wall (116) opposite the top wall. A cavity (10) is defined by the top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall, and an optical fiber alignment device (20) is situated in the cavity. The top wall (114) has an opening (117) therein, and a cover (118) is configured to selectively close the opening.
US11609377B2	Photodetectors and terminators having a curved shape Structures for a photodetector or terminator and methods of fabricating a structure for a photodetector or terminator. The structure includes a waveguide core having a longitudinal axis, a pad connected to the waveguide core, and a light-absorbing layer on the pad adjacent to the waveguide core. The light-absorbing layer includes an annular portion, a first taper, and a second taper laterally spaced from the first taper. The first taper and the second taper are positioned adjacent to the waveguide core.
US11609373B2	Optical coupling device An optical coupling device includes a light receiving element including a first output terminal and a second output terminal, a light emitting element provided on the light receiving element, a first switching element, a first electrode plate, and a sealing member. The first switching element includes a first main terminal connected to the first output terminal, a first control terminal connected to the second output terminal, and a second main terminal. An upper surface of the first electrode plate is connected to the second main terminal. The sealing member covers the light receiving element, the light emitting element, and the first switching element. A lower surface of the first electrode plate is exposed on a lower surface of the sealing member. The lower surface of the first electrode plate and the lower surface of the sealing member form the same plane.
US11609371B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a light source member configured to provide a first light, a color conversion member disposed on the light source member and including a first conversion material that converts the first light into a second light and a second conversion material that converts the first light into a third light, and a low-refractive index layer disposed on the light source member and disposed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the color conversion member. The low-refractive index layer includes a matrix part, a plurality of hollow inorganic particles dispersed in the matrix part, and a plurality of void parts defined by the matrix part.
US11609368B2	Display device having bank layers A display device includes: a substrate including light-emitting areas and a light-blocking area including a spacer area; a color filter layer including color filters and a dummy color pattern, wherein the color filters are disposed in the light emitting areas, and the dummy color pattern is disposed in the spacer area; a light-transmitting layer disposed on the color filter layer and including a light-transmitting pattern and a light-transmitting dummy pattern, wherein the light-transmitting pattern is disposed on the color filters, and the light-transmitting dummy pattern is disposed on the dummy color pattern; and a bank layer disposed on the dummy color pattern, wherein the bank layer includes a spacer part disposed in the light-blocking area, and a bank part disposed in the light-blocking area, wherein the spacer part overlaps the spacer area, wherein the bank part has a smaller height than the spacer part with respect to the substrate.
US11609365B2	Fabricating non-uniform diffraction gratings A method of fabricating non-uniform gratings includes implanting different densities of ions into corresponding areas of a substrate, patterning, e.g., by lithography, a resist layer on the substrate, etching the substrate with the patterned resist layer, and then removing the resist layer from the substrate, leaving the substrate with at least one grating having non-uniform characteristics associated with the different densities of ions implanted in the areas. The method can further include using the substrate having the grating as a mold to fabricate a corresponding grating having corresponding non-uniform characteristics, e.g., by nanoimprint lithography.
US11609356B2	Saturation modelling of a reservoir A three-dimensional grid of a hydrocarbon reservoir can be received. The three-dimensional grid can include a plurality of cells, each cell of the plurality of cells can include a first index value, a second index value, and a third index value. The first index value, the second index value, and the third index value of each cell can together uniquely identify each cell of the plurality of cells. Each cell can further include at least one parameter measured from the hydrocarbon reservoir. A hydrocarbon saturation distribution of the hydrocarbon reservoir can be determined using a saturation height function and the at least one parameter of each cell of the plurality of cells. The hydrocarbon saturation distribution can include a cell hydrocarbon saturation estimate for each cell of the plurality of cells. The hydrocarbon saturation distribution can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US11609355B2	System and method for generating an earth model Embodiments of generating a self-consistent earth model are provided. One embodiment comprises: a) building a structured geologic; b) generating a mineralogy volume; c) generating a porosity volume and a density volume; d) generating a pressure volume; e) generating a geophysical property volume comprising a P-wave velocity volume and a S-wave velocity volume, a relationship between P-wave velocity and S-wave velocity, or any combination thereof; f) generating mechanical elastic properties based on (i) a static to dynamic elastic property relationship and (ii) the geophysical property volume, the relationship between P-wave velocity and S-wave velocity, or any combination thereof; and g) performing mechanical earth modeling using the mechanical elastic properties, the density volume, and the pressure volume to generate a self-consistent earth model.
US11609353B2	Apparatus and methods for improved subsurface data processing systems A method and apparatus for subsurface data processing includes determining a set of clusters based at least in part on measurement vectors associated with different depths or times in subsurface data, defining clusters in a subsurface data by classes associated with a state mode, reducing a quantity of the subsurface data based at least in part on the classes, and storing the reduced quantity of the subsurface data and classes with the state model in a training database for a machine learning process.
US11609349B2	Determining properties of a subterranean formation using an acoustic wave equation with a reflectivity parameterization Methods and systems described herein are directed to determining properties of a subterranean formation using an acoustic wave-equation with a novel formulation in terms of a velocity model and a reflectivity model of the subterranean formation. The acoustic wave equation may be used with full-waveform inversion to build high-resolution velocity and reflectivity models of a subterranean formation. The acoustic wave equation may be also used with least-squares reverse time migration in the image and space domains, to build a reflectivity model of the subterranean formation with enhanced resolution and amplitude fidelity. The velocity and reflectivity models of materials that form the subterranean formation reveal the structure and lithology of features of the subterranean formation and may reveal the presence of oil and natural gas reservoirs.
US11609346B2	GNSS-based attitude determination algorithm and triple-antenna GNSS receiver for its implementation Determining vehicle orientation based on GNSS signals received by three antennas that are logically combined into two pairs, with one antenna common for both pairs. GNSS receiver measures first carrier phase difference within each pair of antennas, represented as sum of an integer number of periods of the carrier frequency and a fractional part of the period. The fractional parts are used to compute orientation of the vector connecting the antennas phase centers within each pair, excluding integer ambiguity resolution. Vehicle attitude is calculated from the orientation of two non-collinear vectors with a common origin, measured by two pairs of antennas. Each antenna has an RF front end. All RF front ends, heterodynes, digital navigation processors of this receiver are clocked from one common clock oscillator. All carrier phase measurements of the three antennas are performed on a common time scale.
US11609341B2	Electronic timepiece, satellite signal receiving device, and method for controlling satellite signal receiving device An electronic timepiece includes: a power source; a correlation computation unit executing correlation computation processing of sequentially computing a correlation value between a signal sample and a plurality of codes corresponding to a plurality of satellites; a power source voltage determination unit to which a voltage of a power source is inputted and which determines whether the inputted voltage is lower than a first threshold or not, or whether the voltage exceeds a second threshold set to be equal to or higher than the first threshold; and a correlation computation control unit controlling the correlation computation unit to interrupt the correlation computation processing when the power source voltage determination unit determines that the voltage is lower than the first threshold, and to resume the correlation computation processing when the power source voltage determination unit determines that the voltage exceeds the second threshold.
US11609340B2	System and method for GPS based automatic initiation of sensor calibration The present teaching relates to apparatus, method, medium, and implementations for initiating sensor calibration. A first GPS signal is received by a GPS receiver residing in an ego vehicle and is used to determine a first geo-position of the ego vehicle. A GPS related signal transmitted by a fiducial marker is received and is used to obtain a second geo-position of the fiducial marker. A distance between the ego vehicle and the fiducial marker is determined based on the first and second geo-positions and is used to determine whether to initiate calibration of one or more sensors using the fiducial marker.
US11609333B2	Point cloud feature-based obstacle filter system A method, apparatus, and system for filtering obstacle candidates determined based on outputs of a LIDAR device in an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. A point cloud comprising a plurality of points is generated based on outputs of the LIDAR device. One or more obstacle candidates are determined based on the point cloud. The one or more obstacle candidates are filtered to remove a first set of obstacle candidates in the one or more obstacle candidates that correspond to noise based at least in part on characteristics associated with points that correspond to each of the one or more obstacle candidates. One or more recognized obstacles comprising the obstacle candidates that have not been removed are determined. Operations of an autonomous vehicle are controlled based on the recognized obstacles.
US11609330B2	Silicon-opa-based lidar for measuring distance using quasi-frequency modulation A silicon phased array based LiDAR device that measures a distance using a quasi-frequency modulation is disclosed. A LiDAR device according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept includes a light source that generates an optical signal, an optical modulator that generates a first optical signal having a quasi-frequency whose a modulation frequency constantly varies with time by modulating a light intensity of the optical signal, an optical splitter that splits optical power of the first optical signal into a reference optical signal and a transmit (Tx) optical signal, an optical transmitter that receives and emits the Tx optical signal toward an object, an optical receiver that receives a receive (Rx) optical signal reflected from the object and transfers the Rx optical signal, an optical coupler that mixes the reference optical signal and the Rx optical signal, a balanced photodetector that detects an intermediate frequency from the optical signal transferred from the optical coupler and a distance calculator that obtains distance information by measuring the intermediate frequency.
US11609321B2	Radar-tracked object velocity and/or yaw Some radar sensors may provide a Doppler measurement indicating a relative velocity of an object to a velocity of the radar sensor. Techniques for determining a two-or-more-dimensional velocity from one or more radar measurements associated with an object may comprise determining a data structure that comprises a yaw assumption and a set of weights to tune the influence of the yaw assumption. Determining the two-or-more-dimensional velocity may further comprise using the data structure as part of regression algorithm to determine a velocity and/or yaw rate associated with the object.
US11609320B2	Display device A display device is provided. The display device includes a transparent substrate, a display, an antenna module, and a plurality of first conductive structures. The display emits image light to the transparent substrate. The antenna module emits a first beam to the transparent substrate. The plurality of first conductive structures is disposed on a first surface of the transparent substrate and a travel path of the image light, and forms a first conductive pattern. The plurality of first conductive structures change a direction of the first beam and generate a second beam to an object.
US11609319B2	High confidence isolated presence detection in fine resolution region A radio presence-advertising signal (PAS) a PAS emitter is simultaneously received at two or more co-located directional antennas that are coupled to respective radio receivers. The antennas have reception sensitivity lobes that overlap to define a region of interest at the overlap. Substantially cotemporaneous signal strength indications are obtained from the radio receivers. A difference signal representative of a difference between two of the obtained signal strength indications of the respective antennas is generated. An average signal representative of a running average of two or more of the obtained signal strength indications is generated and used to produce a normalized confidence indicator indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed inside (e.g., centered in) the region of interest or alternatively indicating a level of confidence that the PAS emitter is disposed outside the region of interest. Action is taken or avoided based on the confidence signal.
US11609317B2	Two dimension and three dimension imaging based on speed changes of sound/ultrasound The invention is based on speed changes of sound/ultrasound pulses and a fixed detecting depth between a transducer and sampling points to collect information of the detecting depth and/or a velocity of motionless and/or moving objects from the sampling points to construct two-dimension or three-dimension images of the sampling points. By taking advantages of a pulse ultrasound and a continuous ultrasound, a method of coded sound pulses can simultaneously collect the information of the detecting depth and the velocity from the sampling points, which improves imaging quality. Calculating a speed of the moving objects by simultaneously detecting time-of-flight (TOF) and TOF shift at same site from two separated piezoelectric (PZT) elements improves testing results with accuracy, simplification and reproducibility. An aliasing can be rectified based on the TOF and the TOF shift.
US11609316B2	Integrated sonar devices and methods The invention generally relates to sonar devices that integrate forward-looking sensors with down-looking echosounders, side scanning sonar, or both. The invention provides a sonar system that includes a forward-looking sonar device that operates in an integrated fashion with one or more other sonar devices so that a boater can have a reliable navigation tool while also using sonar for finding fish and other features on the seafloor. The forward-looking sonar can include a transducer array that takes a three-dimensional acoustic reading of the objects and seafloor ahead. The electronics that process the acoustic data can also process data from down-looking sonar, side-scanning sonar, or both and can integrate the information to present an expansive display in the boat, revealing the contents and the floor of the sea in front of, around, and under the boat.
US11609309B2	Housing of light emission/reception device A housing of a light emission/reception device includes a housing body and a window member. The housing body has an opening and accommodates a light emitting unit having one or more light emitting elements, and a light receiving unit having one or more light receiving elements. The window member covers the opening of the housing body, enables emitted light that is emitted from the light emitting unit to be transmitted therethrough toward the exterior of the housing, and enables incident light from the exterior of the housing to be transmitted therethrough, so that the incident light enters the light receiving unit. Also, the window member is provided with a propagation suppressing member configured to suppress propagation of light within the window member.
US11609300B2	Precise positioning system enabled product location method A product location system comprises a plurality of nodes, each of which being enabled to receive and transmit signals from a user equipment device after a reading is made of a product identifier. The system also comprises a processor configured to determine a location of the user equipment device in a space containing at least one of the nodes, associate the location of the user equipment device in the space with a location of the product identifier, and build a map comprising the location of the product identifier.
US11609292B2	Device and method for nuclear magnet resonance spectroscopy A device for NMR spectroscopy includes a magnet arrangement, configured to produce a magnetic probe field within a magnet field of view external to the magnet arrangement. In a embodiment, the device includes a coil arrangement, configured to generate an electromagnetic excitation field within a coil field of view and a controller, configured to control the coil arrangement. The device includes a magnet adjustment arrangement, configured and arranged to modify at least one parameter of the magnet arrangement to change a spatial position of the magnet field of view.
US11609283B2	Electrical offset compensating in a magnetoresistance bridge In one aspect, bridge circuitry includes a first magnetoresistance (MR) element; a second MR element connected in series with the first MR element at a first node; a third MR element; a fourth MR element connected in series with the third MR element at a second node; a first switch connected at one end to a supply voltage and connected at the other end to the third MR element; a second switch connected at one end to ground and connected at the other end to the fourth MR element; a third switch connected at one end to ground and connected at the other end to the third MR element and the first switch; and a fourth switch connected at one end to the supply voltage and the other end to the fourth MR element and the second switch. The first and second MR elements are in parallel with the third and fourth MR elements.
US11609282B2	Chip-type three-dimensional magnetic field sensor A chip-type three-dimensional magnetic field sensor includes a light source (1), an input straight waveguide (2), a polarization beam splitting waveguide (3), a 1:1 power beam splitter (4), three 1:2 type Y waveguides, three 2:1 type Y waveguides, three output straight waveguides, three magneto-optical waveguides and three photodetectors. The light source (1) outputs broad-spectrum depolarized light into the input straight waveguide (2), and then the light is divided into TE (transverse electric) polarized light and TM (transverse magnetic) polarized light. The TE polarized light is divided into two beams of TE polarized branch light. The TM polarized light is divided into two beams of TM polarized branch light. One of the two beams of TM polarized branch light is divided into two beams of first TM polarized sub-branch light. Another of the two beams of TM polarized branch light is divided into two beams of second TM polarized sub-branch light.
US11609278B2	Apparatus and method for determining sensing error of low voltage DC-DC converter An apparatus for determining a sensing error of a LDC, which controls and senses an output and an output cutoff of a first current inputted to a first load of a vehicle and an output and an output cutoff of a second current for charging a battery, includes a battery control device that senses the second current and a third current for discharging the battery; a power control device that receives the first current, the second current, and the third current and calculates a fourth current inputted to a second load for controlling the vehicle driving by controlling an operation of switching element; and a controller that determines whether the sensing error of the LDC occurs based on the first current, the second current, the third current, and the fourth current.
US11609268B2	Debug system providing debug protection A debug system includes a chip to be tested and a debug controller. The chip to be tested includes a circuit to be tested, a debug access circuit and a debug protection circuit. When a protection function is not enabled, the debug protection circuit enables a communication between the debug access circuit and the chip to be tested, the debug controller accesses the data of the chip to be tested via the debug access circuit for debugging the circuit to be tested. When the protection function is enabled, the debug protection circuit blocks the communication between the debug access circuit and the chip to be tested, the debug controller transmits a message to the debug protection circuit via the debug access circuit, and the debug protection circuit determines whether to disable the protection function according to the message.
US11609265B1	End-of-life prediction for circuits using accelerated reliability models and sensor data In some examples, a circuit may be configured to perform a method that includes performing a circuit function via a circuit function unit of a circuit, receiving sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the circuit function unit, and estimating a remaining life of the circuit based on an accelerated reliability model and the sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises input to the accelerated reliability model. The circuit itself may include a dedicated circuit unit that estimates the remaining life of the circuit based on an accelerated reliability model and the sensor data, and the circuit may output one or more predictive alerts or predictive faults when the remaining life is below a threshold, which may prompt the system for predictive maintenance on the circuit.
US11609258B2	Apparatus and method for detecting cable fault based on reflectometry using AI According to an apparatus and a method for detecting a cable abnormality based on reflectometry utilizing artificial intelligence according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to monitor a state of the cable which connects the nodes in real time by inserting a result of the time-frequency domain reflectometry into a variational autoencoder (VAE) which is one of unsupervised learning.
US11609257B2	Experimental device and method for tripping properties of high-voltage transmission line in smoldering atmosphere An experimental device for tripping properties of a high-voltage transmission line in a smoldering atmosphere, including a central information processor, a biomass fuel (BMF) property characterization module, a smoldering generation module, a smoldering smoke field property test module, a power frequency supply module and a tripping property test module. The experimental device and method for tripping properties of a high-voltage transmission line in a smoldering atmosphere, the present disclosure can explore the development conditions, processes, modes, properties and mechanisms of discharge in the smoldering atmosphere, and fully characterize the BMF such as forest vegetations from multiple aspects, to reproduce properties of forest vegetations in corridor areas of the high-voltage transmission line in multiple working conditions and reflect influences of properties of ground forest vegetations on the tripping properties of the high-voltage transmission lines.
US11609248B2	Current transducer with integrated primary conductor Electrical current transducer including an insulating body, a magnetic core comprising a central passage and a magnetic circuit gap, a magnetic field detector positioned in the magnetic circuit gap, and a sheet metal leadframe conductor arrangement comprising a primary conductor for carrying the current to be measured and secondary conductors for connecting the magnetic field detector to an external circuit, the primary conductor comprising a central portion extending through the central passage of the magnetic core, lateral extension arms extending from opposite ends of the central portion, and connection ends for connection to an external conductor, the secondary conductors comprising a plurality of conductors, each conductor comprising a sensing cell connection pad substantially aligned with the central portion of the primary conductor and a connection end for connection to the external circuit, the insulating body comprising an inner overmold portion surrounding a central portion of the primary conductor and forming a core guide positioning and insulating the magnetic core with respect to the leadframe conductor arrangement. The insulating body further comprises an outer overmold portion molded over the inner overmold portion, the magnetic core, magnetic field sensor, and a central portion of the leadframe conductor arrangement.
US11609247B2	System and method for active S11 detection in phased array transceivers Devices and methods for detection of active return loss for an antenna element of a plurality of antenna elements of a phased array antenna are provided. An exemplary device can convert a voltage differential at an input of a power amplifier (PA) to first current. The device can convert a coupled voltage corresponding to a signal transmitted from the PA to a respective antenna element, to a second current. The device can convert a reflected voltage corresponding to a signal reflected from the respective antenna element, to a third current. The device can convert the first current, the second current, and the third current to an output voltage at a generator output. The device can further have a controller that can adaptively generate codebooks for transmission based on the output voltage.
US11609236B2	Blood biomarkers for severe traumatic brain injuries Disclosed herein is the use of plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels for diagnosing and predicting the severity and outcomes in traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as adult and pediatric TBI. The disclosed method can be used to diagnose TBI in any subject, such as pediatric, adult, and geriatric subjects. However, the method is particularly useful in pediatric subjects where current methods are insufficient. A particularly useful advantage of the disclosed methods is the ability to diagnose Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) in a pediatric subject.
US11609235B2	Rapid native single cell mass spectrometry A method for analyzing single cells by mass spectrometry includes the steps of providing a plurality of cells in a liquid medium and placing the cells and liquid medium in a single cell isolation and ejection system. Liquid medium containing a single cell is released from the single cell isolation and ejection system. The liquid medium and single cell are captured in a capture probe containing a flowing capture probe solvent. The cell is lysed by a lysis inducer in the capture probe to disperse single cell components into the medium. The lysed single cell components are transported to a mass spectrometer, where the lysed single cell components entering the mass spectrometer are spatially and temporally separated from any dispersed components of another single cell from the sample entering the mass spectrometer. Mass spectrometry is conducted on the lysed single-cell components. A system for analyzing single cells by mass spectrometry is also disclosed.
US11609222B2	Water-soil interface physiochemical monitoring apparatus and reservoir area hydro-fluctuation belt monitoring system based on same A water-soil interface physiochemical monitoring apparatus and a reservoir area hydro-fluctuation belt monitoring system based on the same. The water-soil interface physiochemical monitoring apparatus comprises a cylindrical shell, a conical head, a sensor data acquisition circuit, a sealing plug, and a plurality of sensor modules. One end of the cylindrical shell is in sealing connection with the conical head, and the other end is sealed by the sealing plug. The sensor modules are connected to the sensor data acquisition circuit, and are all located in the sealed space of the cylindrical shell. Each sensor module comprises a circuit board, a temperature sensor, a dissolved oxygen sensor and a conductivity sensor, which are combined together by casting using resin, and the temperature sensor, the dissolved oxygen sensor and the conductivity sensor are separately connected to the circuit board.
US11609212B2	Chromatography system A method for applying a heating sequence for a modulator includes, during a first period of time, heating a first heating zone disposed along a length of the modulator without heating a second heating zone to cause a sample trapped from a first transfer line at an entrance of the modulator to move from the first heating zone to the second heating zone. The method also includes, during a second time period, withdrawing the heating of the first heating zone to prevent the sample from entering the modulator from the first transfer line. During a third time period, the method includes heating the second heating zone without heating the first heating zone to reinject the sample into a second transfer line.
US11609209B2	Flooded member detection by means of ultrasound A sensor system for detecting water or air in a hollow member comprises a first acoustic sensor assembly in a first housing on one side of the hollow member, a second acoustic sensor assembly in a second housing on the opposite side, a controller unit connected to the first and/or second sensor assemblies, and where the first and second sensor assemblies and the controller unit are provided with power supply. Each of the first and second sensor assemblies comprises a set of probes connected to electronics for transmitting and receiving signals, and where the housings comprise fastening means for connecting the housings and the probes to the hollow member. The controller unit comprises a microcontroller, software for controlling and coordinating transmission and reception of signals between said probes, and means for registering and logging data generated by the sensor assemblies. A method detects water or air in a hollow member.
US11609208B2	Devices and methods for molecule detection based on thermal stabilities of magnetic nanoparticles Disclosed herein are detection devices, systems, and methods that use magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to allow molecules to be identified. Embodiments of this disclosure include magnetic sensors (e.g., magnetoresistive sensors) that can be used to detect temperature-dependent magnetic fields (or changes in magnetic fields) emitted by MNPs, and, specifically to distinguish between the presence and absence of magnetic fields emitted, or not emitted, by MNPs at different temperatures selected to take advantage of knowledge of how the MNPs' magnetic properties change with temperature. Embodiments disclosed herein may be used for nucleic acid sequencing, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing.
US11609204B2	Carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide detection system and method and use thereof Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulphide sampling and detection system and method for determination of the content of gaseous CO2 and/or H2S in a liquid, among other chemical compounds. In one embodiment, the detection system includes a membrane block having a liquid sample inlet port and a sample outlet port between which a sample flow path extends. The membrane block includes a first membrane unit and a second membrane unit. The first membrane unit includes a sample flow on the first side of a first permeable membrane element, and a carrier gas flow on the second side of the first permeable membrane element. The second membrane unit having a sample flow on the first side of a second permeable membrane element and a carrier gas flow on the second side of the second permeable membrane element.
US11609196B2	Devices and methods for measuring natural source zone depletion rates A subsurface monitoring system and method is provided for measuring a rate of change in an amount of a reactive material within a subsurface formation using measurements of thermal parameters at one or more positions within the subsurface without the need for background correction which may lead erroneous calculations and require additional monitoring equipment. The measured thermal parameters may be used to determine the heat generated by the degradation of the reactive material. The method may include measuring a first temperature near the surface of a subsurface region and a second temperature further from the surface. In some instances, an estimated location of a planar subsurface heat source/sink due to exothermic degradation reactions within the subsurface may be selected. With the derived thermal parameters and the estimated location of the subsurface heat source/sink, change rates for the reactive materials in the subsurface region may be determined or estimated.
US11609193B2	Spectroscopy and imaging system An apparatus and method for characterisation of a sample via spectroscopy and/or imaging. The apparatus comprises a first detector for imaging or spectroscopy, a second detector for imaging or spectroscopy, and a toroidal capacitor type electrostatic energy analyser. The toroidal capacitor type electrostatic energy analyser comprises a first and a second entrance aperture arranged such that charged particles emitted from a sample and passing through the first entrance aperture traverse a first trajectory through the toroidal capacitor type electrostatic energy analyser to be incident at the first detector, and charged particles emitted from a sample and passing through the second entrance aperture traverse a second trajectory through the toroidal capacitor type electrostatic energy analyser to be incident at the second detector. A deflection assembly arranged between the sample and the analyser may be used to direct charged particles emitted from the sample towards the first and/or second entrance aperture of the analyser.
US11609189B2	CT scanner and method for performing a CT examination of an object CT scanner comprising a scanning conveyor (9) mounted on a supporting structure and configured to move an object (3) for CT examination forward through a scanning area (8), an input conveyor (10) configured to convey the object until the scanning chamber (2), and an output conveyor (11) configured to convey an object (3) out of the scanning chamber (2), wherein the input conveyor (10), the scanning conveyor (9) and the output conveyor (11) are configured to move forward the object (3) placed on a supporting unit (19) mechanically detached therefore, and wherein the scanning conveyor (9) is configured to rotate the supporting unit (19) and the object (3) on themselves as they travel through the scanning area (8). The input conveyor (10) and the output conveyor (11) are fitted with shields configured in such a way as to intercept all x-rays emitted from the scanning area (8) which escape from the scanning chamber (2) towards the conveyors.
US11609183B2	Methods and systems to measure properties of products on a moving blade in electronic device manufacturing machines Implementations disclosed describe an optical inspection device comprising a source of light to direct a light beam to a location on a surface of a wafer, the wafer being transported from a processing chamber, wherein the light beam is to generate, a reflected light, an optical sensor to collect a first data representative of a direction of the first reflected light, collect a second data representative of a plurality of values characterizing intensity of the reflected light at a corresponding one of a plurality of wavelengths, and a processing device, in communication with the optical sensor, to determine, using the first data, a position of the surface of the wafer; retrieve calibration data, and determine, using the position of the surface of the wafer, the second data, and the calibration data, a characteristic representative of a quality of the wafer.
US11609180B2	Emitter package for a photoacoustic sensor The present disclosure concerns an emitter package for a photoacoustic sensor, the emitter package comprising a MEMS infrared radiation source for emitting pulsed infrared radiation in a first wavelength range. The MEMS infrared radiation source may be arranged on a substrate. The emitter package may further comprise a rigid wall structure being arranged on the substrate and laterally surrounding a periphery of the MEMS infrared radiation source. The emitter package may further comprise a lid structure being attached to the rigid wall structure, the lid structure comprising a filter structure for filtering the infrared radiation emitted from the MEMS infrared radiation source and for providing a filtered infrared radiation in a reduced second wavelength range.
US11609178B2	Apparatus for analysing a liquid sample comprising particles An apparatus for analysing a liquid sample comprising particles, comprises: a first chamber (12) and a second chamber (14), and an optical path between the first chamber (12) and the second chamber (14), wherein: the first chamber (12) is a sample chamber comprising: a sample space for receiving the sample; a light input (24) for input of light into the first chamber (12) for interaction with the sample; and an exit aperture (26) arranged for scattered and/or reflected light to pass from the first chamber via the optical path to the second chamber (14); the second chamber (14) is a detection chamber comprising: an input aperture (28) for receiving light from the optical path; and a detector (25) for detecting, or a detector aperture for receiving, light to be detected; wherein the first chamber (12) and the second chamber (14) provide at least one light integrating volume, and wherein the first chamber (12) is configured such that in operation the liquid sample is present in the first chamber (12) and isolated from the second chamber (14).
US11609174B2	Method and system for determining permeability of a porous medium A method for determining permeability of a porous medium is described which comprises the steps: a) obtaining a three-dimensional picture of the porous medium by an imaging system, b) dividing the three-dimensional picture into a number n of two-dimensional parallel slices, wherein n is an integer of 2 or more, c) identifying one or more pores in a first outermost slice (n1) using a grid which defines image pixels, d) identifying one or more pores in a second slice (n2) directly neighboring the first outermost slice (n1) using the same grid which defines image pixels as for the first outermost slice (n1), and e) labelling the one or more pores in the second slice (n2) as connected if at least one of its neighbours in the first outermost slice (n1) is a pore to give a number of connected pores as a connectivity result. Also described is a system comprising means for carrying out such a method.
US11609172B2	Device and system for detecting particles in air A device for detecting particles in air; said device comprising: a flow channel configured to allow a flow of air comprising particles through the flow channel; a light source configured to illuminate the particles, such that an interference pattern is formed by interference between light being scattered by the particles and non-scattered light from the light source; an image sensor configured to detect incident light, detect the interference pattern, and to acquire a time-sequence of image frames, each image frame comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel representing a detected intensity of light; and a frame processor configured to filter information in the time-sequence of image frames, wherein said filtering comprises: identifying pixels of interest in the time-sequence of image frames, said pixels of interest picturing an interference pattern potentially representing a particle in the flow of air, and outputting said identified pixels of interest for performing digital holographic reconstruction.
US11609167B1	Impact slug and impact testing apparatus having same An impact slug includes a first slug segment and a second slug segment arranged in sequence along a length direction of the impact slug. The second slug segment is connected to the first slug segment.
US11609164B2	Thermal desorbers A thermal desorber assembly includes a housing and a desorption heater element mounted in the housing with a sample cavity defined between the desorption heater element and an inner wall of the housing. An outlet port is defined in the housing. A flow channel connects the sample cavity in fluid communication with the outlet port for conveying analytes from the sample cavity to the outlet port for introducing the analytes to a spectrometer.
US11609160B2	System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatment A tissue cutting device that is especially suited for neurosurgical applications is disclosed and described, as well as alternative systems for tissue preservation and transport. The cutting device includes an outer cannula in which a reciprocating inner cannula is disposed. A tissue collector is also provided and is in fluid communication with the lumen of the inner cannula. A temperature control sleeve may be disposed around the tissue collector to control the temperature of the tissue samples. A preservation system may be supplied that is configured to deliver fluids to tissue samples in the tissue collector. A fluid supply sleeve may be disposed about the outer cannula and is selectively positionable along the length of the outer cannula.
US11609157B2	Learning apparatus, diagnostic apparatus, and learning method According to one embodiment, a learning apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor connected to the memory which learns a transformation function to extract a feature value of an input signal. The hardware processor updates the transformation function based on a signal indicative of a first condition and a signal indicative of a second condition which is different from the first condition, using a first loss function on the signal indicative of the first condition and a second loss function on the signal indicative of the second condition. The second loss function is designed such that the second condition becomes distant from the first condition.
US11609148B2	Method and apparatus for analysis and detection of encroachment and impact upon underground structures A structural health monitoring system comprises a first set of sensors operable for coupling to a structure positioned under ground, the first set of sensors further configured to detect an impact upon the structure while the first set of sensors is positioned under the ground; a second set of sensors operable to be positioned on or proximate to a surface of the ground, the second set of sensors further configured to detect an audible event occurring at a distance from the second set of sensors and the structure; and a computer readable memory storing one or more audio signatures that may correspond to the audible event.
US11609147B2	Duct leakage detection system and method Systems and methodologies are disclosed to detect a leak in a duct system or other closed loop systems. The system and methodologies use a light source to detect a leak in a duct system, e.g., the ductwork of a HVAC/R system.
US11609146B2	Fluid control apparatus, diagnostic method and program record medium for recording programs of fluid control apparatus In order to accurately judge whether or not there is a seat leakage in the first valve and the second valve in a short period of time, a fluid control apparatus comprises a fluid resistor arranged in a flow channel, a first valve arranged upstream of the fluid resistor, a first pressure sensor that measures a pressure in a first volume between the first valve and the fluid resistor in the flow channel, a second valve arranged downstream of the fluid resistor, a second pressure sensor that measures a pressure in a second volume between the fluid resistor and the second valve, a valve controller that controls the first or second valve, and a seat leakage judging part that judges whether or not there is a seat leakage in the valve valves based on the pressure sensors in a state where the valves are fully closed.
US11609131B2	Wafer bonded piezoresistive and piezoelectric force sensor and related methods of manufacture Described herein is a ruggedized microelectromechanical (“MEMS”) force sensor. The sensor employs piezoresistive or piezoelectric sensing elements for force sensing where the force is converted to strain and converted to electrical signal. In one aspect, both the piezoresistive and the piezoelectric sensing elements are formed on one substrate and later bonded to another substrate on which the integrated circuitry is formed. In another aspect, the piezoelectric sensing element is formed on one substrate and later bonded to another substrate on which both the piezoresistive sensing element and the integrated circuitry are formed.
US11609128B2	Single layer LC oscillator An LC oscillator is provided. The LC oscillator includes a single layer inductor disposed within a single layer inlay, wherein the single layer inductor is configured in a spiral pattern within the layer of the inlay, wherein an integrated circuit is mounted on the single layer inlay; and a capacitor included in the integrated circuit, wherein the capacitor is connected to the single layer inductor.
US11609114B2	Method and system for monitoring rotor blades of a turbomachine using blade tip timing (BTT) A method (400) of determining blade tip deflection characteristics is applied to moving rotor blades (R1, R2) in a turbomachine (10) comprising a housing and rotor including a shaft with the rotor blades attached thereto and at least one proximity probe (202). The method (400) includes measuring ((402) a proximity signal caused by a presence of a proximate tip of a moving rotor blade (R1) and calculating (404) by a control module (212) a shaft Instantaneous Angular Position (IAP) as a function of time, and performing (410) an order tracking process which includes expressing (412) the measured proximity signal in the angular domain and resampling (414) the expressed proximity signal to render it equidistant in the angular domain. The method (400) includes performing (416) a pulse localisation process which includes filtering (418) the proximity signal yielding a complex-valued response, expressing (420) the complex-valued response in terms of a local amplitude and phase, and calculating (422) local phase shifts between each expressed signal and a reference signal.
US11609113B2	Calibration system including oil-gas-water separation unit with weir separator A multiphase flow calibration semi-closed loop system includes an oil-gas-water separation unit, a multiphase flow calibration unit, a single phase flow calibration section, a gas flow section, a flow data acquisition unit, and a programmable logic controller (PLC). The system is designed to have a two-step calibration process. In a first step, single phase water flow meters and single phase oil flow meters of the system are calibrated independently. In a second step, multiphase flow meters or multiphase water cut meters are calibrated using the pre-calibrated water flow meter, pre-calibrated oil flow meter, and the pre-calibrated gas flow meter. In doing so, the oil-gas-water separation unit, the multiphase flow calibration unit, the single phase flow calibration section, and the gas flow section communicate with the flow data acquisition unit providing real time data. Thus, the PLC connected to the flow data acquisition unit can perform the required calibration processes.
US11609111B2	Gas flow, pressure and BTU/hour analyzer with a smart device A system monitors gas flow and pressure to a gas appliance in a fluid network comprising an analyzer. The analyzer has a housing defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. At least one sensor is coupled to the analyzer and configured to generate at least one signal related to gas being supplied to the gas appliance. A smart device communicates with the analyzer, wherein the smart device has a user interface and is configured to monitor, store and display data. The smart device can present any or all of a plurality of parameters such as the flow of gas, a capacity of the flow of gas, a temperature, a pressure of the gas and the like to a user based on signals from sensors.
US11609088B2	Systems and methods for measuring patterns on a substrate Disclosed herein is a method of measuring a pattern on a substrate comprising: preparing a substrate having a relief pattern comprising organic or inorganic material; directing an excitation light to the relief pattern on the substrate to emit a fluorescent light from the relief pattern; detecting an intensity of the fluorescent light emitted from the relief pattern; and determining a volume of the relief pattern on the substrate based on the detected intensity of the fluorescent light.
US11609085B2	Displacement measurement system Provided is a displacement measurement system including: a sensor that is contactable with a measurement target object and includes a first spacer that has at least a one-dimensional spread, and two or more types of light emitting particles that are distributed over the spread of the first spacer and emit light at different wavelengths by an excitation energy; an excitation energy source that causes the two or more types of light emitting particles included in the sensor to emit light; and a light receiver that receives light emitted from the sensor.
US11609083B2	Apparatus and method for contactless checking of the dimensions and/or shape of a complex-shaped body Apparatus (1) for checking the dimensions and/or shape of a complex-shaped body (3), comprising a checking support (5) on which the body to be checked is positioned, a robotic system (8) with an optical assembly (17) and a memory unit (19) for storing reference data relating to a reference shape of the body. A processing and control unit (18) controls movements of the optical assembly so as to obtain dimensional values relating to the body at predetermined measuring points, these dimensional values then being compared with the reference data stored in the memory unit. The apparatus further comprises reference elements (35) defined in the checking support in predetermined positions and a distance sensor (17) for acquiring actual positions of said reference elements. Local compensation parameters for correcting positioning errors of the robotic system are calculated for each of the reference elements on the basis of the predetermined positions and the actual positions acquired. A method for checking the dimensions and/or shape of a complex-shaped body by using the above described apparatus includes a calibration phase of the robotic system to calculate the local compensation parameters, a phase for collecting the reference data related to the predetermined measuring points and a dimensional checking phase of the body. The reference data collecting phase and the dimensional checking phase take into consideration the local compensation parameters.
US11609072B2	Projectile A projectile including a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section being snapped together at a snap together interface having a pressure angle of at least 75 degrees. The first section and the second section forming at least one cavity therebetween, with a payload contained in the cavity.
US11609065B2	Multi-adjustable firearm stock A stock assembly for use with a firearm includes a stock assembly body having a forward end, an opposing rear end, and a bottom portion defined between the forward end and rear end. A locking mechanism may be disposed on the stock assembly body. A rear butt member may be adjustably positionable on the rear end of the stock assembly body and include a housing defining an end surface forming a base region and a protruding region extending from the base region. The rear butt member may be adjustably positionable relative to the stock assembly body to position the rear butt member base region on a surface extending forward of a user and the protruding region proximate the user for operation of the firearm by the user.
US11609061B2	Crossbow Crossbows are provided having a barrel with one limb and one winding system mounted to each of two opposite sides of the barrel. Each winding system has a limb string connected to one of the limbs and a limb cam about which the limb string can be wound. The limb cams are connected to and positioned apart from arrow string cams by respective interconnects and an arrow string extends across the barrel from an arrow string cam on one side of the barrel to an arrow string cam on the other side of the barrel. The limbs provide first forces urging the limb strings to unwind from the limb cams and the interconnects receive the first forces and convey a second forces to the arrow cams urging the arrow cams to rotate so as to wind the arrow strings onto the arrow cams. The arrow string is drawn against such urging.
US11609050B2	Header-tank assembly A tank for a heat exchanger is provided. The tank includes a foot portion, an internal wall, a sealing member and at least one first coupling member. The internal wall is formed along the foot portion at a first end of the foot portion. Further, the sealing member is disposed on the foot portion along an outer circumference of the internal wall to provide a fluid-tight sealing between the tank and a header, when the tank is placed on the header. The at least one first coupling member is provided on the foot portion, adjacent to the sealing member, to couple with the header.
US11609043B2	Lyophilization container fill fixture, system and method of use Provided is a gas fill fixture for use in lyophilization, a related system and method. The gas fill fixture includes a chassis, fill indicator and a lid, such that the chassis and lid together form a cavity for receiving a flexible lyophilization container. The system includes a lyophilization container, a lyophilizer and a gas fill fixture incorporating a chassis, a fill indicator and a lid. The method includes process steps for using the system to lyophilize a fluid.
US11609041B2	Cooling bath for cooling a liquid An ice bath comprising a container, a refrigeration coil for causing liquid in the container to turn to ice, a pipe for carrying liquid to be cooled by the ice bath for dispense and a plurality of conductive probes for measuring ice thickness, wherein the conductive probes are provided between at least part of the refrigeration coil and the pipe for carrying liquid to be dispensed such that a first one of the conductive probes is provided closer to the refrigeration coil at least two other conductive probes, and thereby the at least two other conductive probes are provided closer to the piping than the first conductive probe, and wherein the second and third probes are equidistant from the refrigeration coil, the ice bath further comprising means for measuring the conductance between the first probe and the second probe, the first probe and the third probe, and the second probe and the third probe.
US11609040B2	Systems and methods for vacuum cooling a beverage A system may include a beverage compartment with a beverage positioned therein, a wetted material disposed about the beverage, at least one sorption cartridge, and a vacuum pump. The sorption cartridge may be in communication with the beverage compartment, and the vacuum pump may be in communication with the sorption cartridge to create a vacuum in the sorption cartridge and the beverage compartment, causing water to evaporate from the wetted material and be captured by the sorption cartridge, thereby lowering the temperature of the wetted material and in turn cooling the beverage. In some instances, the sorption cartridge may be detached from the vacuum pump and the beverage compartment to discharge the captured water therein by way of solar energy. In other instances, the sorption cartridge may be in communication with a heater assembly to blow heated air through the sorption cartridge to discharge the captured water therein.
US11609038B2	Panel assembly, refrigerator, and home appliances The present invention provides a panel assembly, a refrigerator, and home appliances. The panel assembly of the present invention comprises: a first panel formed of a glass material; a second panel spaced apart from the first panel and formed of a glass material; a plurality of spacers provided between the first panel and the second panel so as to maintain a gap between the first panel and the second panel, and arranged to be spaced apart from each other; a sealing member disposed between the first panel and the second panel for sealing a space between the first panel and the second panel; an exhaust hole provided in at least one of the first panel and the second panel so as to discharge air such that the space between the first panel and the second panel becomes a vacuum insulation space; and a cover member covering the exhaust hole.
US11609033B2	Condenser fan control system A heating and cooling system that includes a condenser coil configured to receive a refrigerant. A first compressor and a second compressor that pump the refrigerant through the condenser coil. A first condenser fan and a second condenser fan that push air over the condenser coil. A controller that receives a signal indicative of an ambient air temperature, a signal indicative of an operational status of the first compressor, and a signal indicative of an operational status of the second compressor. The controller controls operation of the first condenser fan and the second condenser fan in response to the signal indicative of the ambient air temperature, the signal indicative of the operational status of the first compressor and the signal indicative of the operational status of the second compressor.
US11609028B2	Liquid ammonia, sodium nitrate and lithium bromide absorption refrigeration system Disclosed is a refrigeration system, including: a generator having a liquid storage cavity for containing a liquid ammonia and sodium nitrate solution, a heat source being connected to the generator and an exhaust pipe being arranged at the upper end of the generator; a condenser having a condensation cavity, an inlet of the condensation cavity being communicated with the exhaust pipe; an evaporator having an evaporation cavity for containing hydrogen, an inlet of the evaporation cavity being communicated with an outlet of the condensation cavity through a liquid inlet pipe; an absorber located below the evaporation and having an absorption cavity for containing a sodium nitrate solution, an upper part of the absorption cavity being communicated with an outlet of the evaporation cavity through a mixed gas pipe, and the absorber being provided with a reflux pipeline which communicates the absorption cavity and the liquid storage cavity.
US11609020B2	Air conditioning system An air conditioning system suppresses energy consumption by efficient shared use of air in a common space that is not subjected to air conditioning in an indoor area, among a plurality of air conditioners for the purpose of heat exchange. A plurality of air conditioners each include: a usage-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat exchange with air in an air-conditioning target space; a heat source-side heat exchanger configured to carry out heat transfer to and from the usage-side heat exchanger; and a heat source-side fan configured to feed air from a common space to the heat source-side heat exchanger and to blow the air into the common space. The heat source-side heat exchangers of the air conditioners are disposed in the common space. A first ventilation fan whose airflow volume is changeable is disposed near an exhaust port through which air is discharged from the common space toward an outdoor area. A controller changes the airflow volume of the ventilation fan, based on information on an air temperature of the common space.
US11609018B2	Control system for controlling multiple apparatuses in linkage A highly versatile control system which is able to control devices in a linked manner is provided. The control system is configured to condition air of a single space 9, and includes: an air conditioner 2 and a floor heating apparatus 3 which cannot directly communicate with each other; a router 4 which is able to communicate with the air conditioner 2 and the floor heating apparatus 3 via communication lines 11 and 12; and a terminal device 5 which is connectable to the Internet 10 and is able to communicate with the router 4 via a communication line 13. The air conditioner 2 and the floor heating apparatus 3 are controlled in a linked manner by a control signal sent from the terminal device 5 via the router 4.
US11609016B2	Air conditioning control system and storage medium storing authentication program product An air conditioning control system includes an air conditioner, an air conditioning control device with a display, and an operation terminal with a camera. First authentication information included in a two-dimensional code displayed in the display in the air conditioning control device is collated with second authentication information acquired from the two-dimensional code imaged by the camera in the operation terminal and included in registration information transmitted from the operation terminal, to determine whether the first authentication information and the second authentication information match with each other. In response to the first authentication information and the second authentication information being determined to match with each other, the operation terminal that has terminal information included in the registration information is successfully authenticated and registered as an operation terminal that is enabled to perform a remote operation of the air conditioning control device.
US11609011B2	Determination device for refrigerant quality A determination device includes a refrigerant circuit, an operation determination unit, and a refrigerant determination unit. The refrigerant circuit is made of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator that are circularly connected. In a refrigeration cycle operation in accordance with a quantity of heat required by the condensers or the evaporators, the operation determination unit determines whether the refrigeration cycle operation can be normally carried out or not. Upon determination that the refrigeration cycle operation cannot be normally carried out, the refrigerant determination unit determines whether a refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is regenerable or not, based on a result of the determination. Thus the determination device is provided by which an effort involved with determination as to whether the refrigerant is regenerable or not can be reduced.
US11609010B2	Detection of refrigerant side faults An HVAC system includes a controller communicatively coupled to a subcool sensor, an outdoor temperature sensor, a compressor, and a blower of the HVAC system. For a first period of time, the controller periodically determines subcool values. For each determined subcool value, a corresponding compressor speed, outdoor temperature, and blower speed are determined. A baseline database is generated with baseline values associated with normal operation of the HVAC system. Following the first period of time, subcool values are determined based on the subcool signal. For each subcool value, a corresponding compressor speed, outdoor temperature, and blower speed are determined. The controller determines whether each subcool value satisfies a criteria based on the baseline database. If the criteria are not satisfied for at least a threshold time, the system is determined to be operating under a fault condition, and a corresponding alert is transmitted.
US11608999B2	Fan assembly for cleanrooms A fan assembly for cleanrooms includes a chamber defined by a floor, two opposing side walls and an upper wall, an inlet unit for introducing a laminar stream of gas into said chamber directed towards the floor, said chamber being arranged in such a way as to be internally invested by the gas introduced by the inlet unit, where said assembly further includes a conveying channel for the gas and for liquid substances present within the chamber positioned on the floor, said conveying channel is surmounted by a casing defined by an upper wall and by two opposing side walls and each side wall of the casing, being provided with through openings that place the chamber into communication with the conveying channel, said opposing side walls of the casing are arranged spaced apart from the respective opposing side walls of the chamber.
US11608994B2	Air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes: an indoor unit and an outdoor unit that circulates a refrigerant between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, in which the outdoor unit includes a heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the refrigerant and a housing that houses the heat exchanger, the housing includes a first plate that is provided to surround the heat exchanger, and a second plate that is provided to cover an opening formed on an edge of the first plate, has a ventilation hole through which air is circulated between inside and outside of the housing, is made of a material having greater corrosion resistance than that of the first plate, and includes a screw coupling part provided to be coupled to the first plate.
US11608993B2	Sealing device for window air conditioner and window air conditioner having the same A sealing device for a window air conditioner includes a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member. The second adjusting member includes a sliding space. The first adjusting member extends into the sliding space. The second adjusting member is slidable relative to the first adjusting member. One of an outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and an inner wall of the second adjusting member includes a plurality of buckles spaced apart from one another along a moving direction of the second adjusting member. Another one of the outer peripheral wall of the first adjusting member and the inner wall of the second adjusting member includes an elastic protruding portion in switchable contact fit with the plurality of buckles during movement of the second adjusting member.
US11608985B2	Combustor and gas turbine including the same A combustor includes an inner liner forming a combustion chamber; an outer liner surrounding the inner liner to form a cooling passage in which compressed air flows; and a plurality of cooling guides installed around an inner circumferential surface of the outer liner to surround the combustion chamber, each of the cooling guides protruding from the inner circumferential surface to create an impinging jet from the compressed air flowing in the cooling passage. The plurality of cooling guides surrounding the combustion chamber are installed at regular intervals in a flow direction of the compressed air, and are arranged in staggered axial rows. Each cooling guide includes an air guiding surface facing the flow of the compressed air to guide the compressed air toward the inner liner. Accordingly, liner cooling efficiency can be enhanced by more effectively guiding the impinging jet toward the inner liner.
US11608983B2	Gas burner systems and methods for calibrating gas burner systems A gas burner system and corresponding methods include a gas burner through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device that forces air through the gas burner; a control valve that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; an electrode configured to ignite the air-gas mixture and produce a flame, wherein the electrode is further configured to measure an actual flame strength of the flame; a controller; and an input device for inputting a calibration command to the controller. Upon receipt of the calibration command, the controller is configured to automatically calibrate and save the target flame strength set point and thereafter automatically regulate a speed of the variable-speed forced-air device to cause the actual flame strength to achieve the target flame strength set point.
US11608980B2	Reusable candle vessel A candle or candle vessel in which the vessel includes an upper portion and a lower portion. At least a portion of the lower portion of the candle vessel is displaceable relative to the upper portion to allow a meltable solid to be easily removed from the candle vessel. The lower portion may include a flexible, non-adhesive, and heat-resistant interior part which lines the lower portion that is in contact with the meltable solid. An exterior of the vessel may be wrapped in a sturdy, durable shell for additional design and structure of the candle vessel.
US11608974B2	Combination LED lighting and fan apparatus A combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. The system includes a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The invention includes an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture.
US11608964B1	Lighting assembly A modular lighting assembly uses LED banks as the light sources. The assembly allows the power supply and LED banks to be independently replaced. The assembly uses a power supply that is separated from the LED banks and electrically connected to the LED banks with a plug connector that may be unplugged and plugged back in to allow the power supply or LED bank to be independently and readily replaced. The assembly provides for easy replacement of the different components of the assembly. One feature that makes the components easier to replace is that the light modules and/or the power supply may be carried by the housing that is removable from the base mount that is secured to a mounting structure such as a wall or ceiling.
US11608963B2	Illumination devices An illumination device (e.g., an electric candle, etc.) generally includes a shell, a housing coupled to the shell, a flame-shaped head disposed at least partially outside of the shell, and a pendulum supporting the flame-shaped head. The pendulum is pivotally coupled to the housing and configured to move the flame-shaped head relative to the housing. The illumination device also includes a first light source configured to illuminate the flame-shaped head, a second light source arranged inside the shell and configured to illuminate the shell, and a printed circuit board assembly operable to control the first light source to illuminate the flame-shaped head and the second light source to illuminate the shell.
US11608957B1	Vehicle exterior optical device having molded plastic device to control lighting output An optical device configured to be attached to a rear of a vehicle to provide exterior lighting, and to control the direction and intensity of the exterior lighting. The optical device having a socket configured to be attached to the rear of the vehicle, a light positioned within the socket and configured to emit light rays, an inner lens positioned within the socket and configured to receive the light rays, an outer lens positioned within the socket and surrounding the inner lens, and a molded plastic device positioned in front of or attached to the outer lens to create a cut pattern to allow the light rays to be focused in a desired area.
US11608948B1	Light-and-shadow table lamp structure A light-and-shadow table lamp structure includes a lamp base, a shadow projecting plate, and a lampshade. The lamp base includes at least one light-emitting element arranged on a top thereof. The shadow projecting plate is arranged above the at least one light-emitting element to correspond thereto. The shadow projecting plate is provided with a light-transmitting pattern. The lampshade is arranged on the top of the lamp base and circumferentially encloses a periphery of the at least one light-emitting element. The light-transmitting pattern is arranged to project, by means of light from the at least one light-emitting element, a shadow of the light-transmitting pattern onto an external object.
US11608945B1	Fan-shaped flashlight with adjusting lighting angle A fan-shaped flashlight with adjustable lighting angle includes a connection seat disposed at the front end of a handle, a front-projection primary light installed at the front end of the connection seat, and two left-front and right-front projection secondary lights pivoted to two sides of the primary light respectively. The primary light and two secondary lights are arranged side-by-side on the same plane to project light within a fan-shaped angle, and the two secondary lights can be turned separately towards the outside relative to the primary light to adjust their lighting angle and position.
US11608941B2	LED lamp An LED lamp A includes a plurality of LED modules 2 each including an LED chip 21, and a support member 1 including a support surface 1a on which the LED modules 2 are mounted. The LED modules 2 include a plurality of kinds of LED modules, or a first through a third LED modules 2A, 2B and 2C different from each other in directivity characteristics that represent light intensity distribution with respect to light emission directions. This arrangement ensures that the entire surrounding area can be illuminated with sufficient brightness.
US11608938B2	System and method for refueling and backup power generation A system such as a hydrogen refueling station and a method are provided. The system includes a cryotank for storing a liquefied fuel having liquid and vapor phases, a pump for providing a first stream of the liquefied fuel in the liquid phase from the cryotank, a heat exchanger for converting at least a portion of the first stream to a gaseous fuel, a dispenser for dispensing at least a portion of the gaseous fuel to a receiving fuel tank, a refrigeration unit integrated with the heat exchanger, and a backup power unit. The refrigeration unit and the heat exchanger exchange heat with each other, and the refrigeration unit provides cooling capacity to a facility of environment where cooling is needed. The backup power unit generate electric power by using a second stream of the liquefied fuel in the vapor phase or in the liquid phase or both.
US11608935B2	Metal roof mounting brackets A width adjustable bracket for a metal roof includes a bolt, a top bracket and a bottom bracket. The top bracket has a flat surface with a slot for receiving the bolt. The flat surface is sized to receive an L bracket. A bottom bracket has a flat portion with a threaded hole for receiving the bolt. The width adjustable bracket is assembled by placing the bolt though the slot of the top bracket and the bolt being secured to the threaded hole of the bottom bracket. Once the bolt is placed through the top bracket, and placed in the threaded hole of the bottom bracket, the slot in the top bracket allows adjustment of a width of the width-adjustable bracket until the bolt is tightened into the threaded hole of the bottom bracket.
US11608931B2	Adjustable stand for computing device A stand for use with a laptop or portable computing device, such as, but not limited to, a MacBook. The stand elevates a laptop or portable computing device up off a desk or table top, reducing neck strain in the user and creating a more comfortable work setting. An adjustable-height stem connects a base and platform. The base also may be used alone, and comprises means for support the bottom of a computer stand. The base also may comprise storage space or shelves.
US11608930B2	Supporting stand A supporting stand is provided. The supporting stand includes an upright, a slidable clipping unit, a slider, an elastic element, and a bearing board. The upright includes a column body. The slidable clipping unit clamps the column body, and includes a structural sleeve element and a contact element. The contact element has a first contact body and a second contact body being rollable relative to the column body. The elastic element is connected to the column body and the structural sleeve element. The slider is configured to the structural sleeve element. The bearing board is disposed on the slider and bears the display. When an external force is applied, the structural sleeve element makes the slider move between a highest position and a lowest position, and when the external force is removed, the slider stops at any position between the highest position and the lowest position.
US11608928B1	Collapsible plug for downspouts A one-piece shield for temporarily covering the upper inlet of a downspout. The shield includes a single sheet of resilient material, with a pair of tabs that cooperate with a slot in the sheet. The sheet is rolled up to create a tubular portion. One of the tabs is turned into the tubular portion to block the passage into the tubular portion, and the other tab cooperates with the slot to keep the device rolled up, so that the tubular portion blocks entry of debris into the downspout. The device is unrolled after use, and stored flat.
US11608918B2	Hose connector A hose connector is formed at the end of a rigid pipe body used to connect the pipe body to a flexible polymeric hose. The hose connector includes a frustoconical front end extending outward from a tip to a radially enlarged first ring portion that terminates at a circumferential first step. A radially reduced second ring portion extends from the first step backwards at a constant diameter to a circumferential rear edge. A circumferential second step extends from the second ring portion rear edge backwards in a decreasing circumferential diameter to a mid-section of the pipe body. A flexible hose is adapted to be inserted by pressure over the pipe body at the tip end until it passes beyond the second step to at least the mid-section of the pipe body.
US11608913B2	Pipe support assembly with lockable pipe shield Disclosed is a lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly, a pipe support assembly, and a method of securing a lockable pipe shield to a pipe hanger. Example aspects of the lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly can comprise a substantially semi-cylindrical shield body defining a first shield end, a second shield end opposite the first shield end, and an upper shield edge; and a lock tab coupled to the shield body at the upper shield edge, the lock tab bendable relative to the shield body between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the lockable pipe shield is in an unlocked configuration, and in the second position, the lockable pipe shield is in a locked configuration.
US11608910B2	Piezo valve, fluid control device and piezo valve diagnosis method In order to provide a piezo valve in which it is possible to accurately predict the remaining lifespan of a piezo actuator, there are provided a valve seat, a valve body that is able to move between a fully closed position in contact with the valve seat and a fully open position, a piezo actuator that drives the valve body, a drive circuit that receives an input signal, and outputs to the piezo actuator a corresponding drive voltage, and a leakage current detector that, when the drive circuit outputs a voltage equal to or greater than a maximum rated voltage that drives the valve body to the fully closed/open position, detects leakage current from the piezo actuator. When the leakage current is detected or in a state immediately prior to detection, a fluid is flowing between the valve seat and the valve body.
US11608908B2	Extender The present invention provides an extension member for coupling with a quick coupler key. The extension member includes: a first member; a second member; a handle; and a third member. Methods of using the extension member for coupling with a pipe and a quick coupler key, which is coupled to a quick coupler assembly are also provided.
US11608903B2	Valve device A valve device includes: a ball valve having a ball face shaped in a convex spherical surface; and a valve seat having a seat face shaped in a concave spherical surface. The seat face is pressed onto the ball face. The ball valve is rotated to open a valve by communicating a valve opening defined in the ball valve and a seat opening defined in the valve seat with each other, and to close the valve by stop the communication. A diameter of the seat opening Φ2 is smaller than a diameter of the valve opening Φ1. A curvature radius of the ball face R1 is smaller than or equal to a curvature radius of the seat face is R2.
US11608902B2	Gate valve A connecting fitting is disposed on an upper face of a valve plate and is fixed to the connecting shaft. A first close-contact mechanism portion is formed at a portion where the connecting fitting and the connecting shaft are in contact with each other, a second close-contact mechanism portion is formed at a portion where the connecting fitting and the valve plate are in contact with each other, and a third close-contact mechanism portion is formed at a portion where the lower end of the valve plate and the lower end of the connecting shaft are in contact with each other. By bringing the valve plate and the connecting shaft toward each other with the close-contact mechanism portions of three vertical positions, a hole front face of a connection hole and a shaft front face of a connecting shaft are brought into close contact with each other.
US11608901B2	Valve arrangement and switching valve for regulating a mass flow A valve arrangement for a switching valve and to a switching valve for regulating a mass flow in a refrigerating circuit or a heating circuit, including a valve housing, which includes a feed opening and a discharge opening, including a valve piston, which includes a valve-closing member, which buts against a through-hole between the feed opening and the discharge opening in a closed position on a valve seat and closes the through-hole, wherein the valve seat includes a stop surface and a sealing surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, the valve-closing member includes a supporting surface and a gasket surface which are oriented so as to be adjacent to one another, an elastic sealing element is provided on the valve seat or the valve-closing member, on which sealing element the sealing surface or gasket surface is formed, a sealing projection is provided on the sealing surface or the gasket surface and is oriented towards the opposite gasket surface or sealing surface, the supporting surface of the valve-closing member and the stop surface of the valve seat but against one another in the closed position and form a travel limitation between the valve-closing member and the valve seat, and the sealing projection is at least partially pressed into the sealing element.
US11608894B1	Rescue mechanical seal and method The present invention provides a method of replacing a failed pump seal of a pump having a pump housing and a rotating pump shaft. As part of the method, there is provided a specially configured rescue seal. The rescue seal is placed on the pump shaft above the failed seal so that the pump shaft extends through both the failed seal and the rescue seal. In order to affix the rescue seal to the pump shaft and above the failed seal, a plurality of studs are first attached to the pump housing after removing some of the bolts that fasten the failed seal to the pump housing. The failed seal is then secured to the studs with nuts. Nuts are then placed on the studs to secure the rescue seal to the studs above the failed seal.
US11608892B2	Plug, machine and processing method under high pressure Plug for high-pressure processing machines with a bag, comprising a duct for the passage of a pressure-transmitting fluid to the bag, another duct for filling and emptying of a product to be pressurized and a valve. The plug is further provided with a rod for opening and closing the valve. Said rod is located in the duct for the product and has its own inner duct joined to a cleaning agent chamber for the passage of the cleaning agent through the product duct. The invention also relates to a machine incorporating said plug and a method for the processing of pumpable substances. Hygienic design and very high pressure sealing requirements are met by the invention.
US11608880B2	Direct acting electronic locking differential An electronically actuated locking differential includes a gear case having opposite first and second ends, a differential gear set disposed in the gear case, a lock plate disposed at the gear case first end and configured to selectively engage the differential gear set, and an electronic actuator disposed at the gear case second end and coupled to the lock plate via at least one rod. The electronic actuator is operable between an unlocked first mode where the lock plate does not lockingly engage the differential gear set, and a locked second mode where the electronic actuator pulls the at least one rod to thereby pull the lock plate into locking engagement with the differential gear set to thereby lock a pair of axle shafts.
US11608874B2	Rocker joint roller chain A bicycle chain includes a pair of outer plates, a pair of inner plates, and a connecting pin assembly. The pair of outer plates defines a width of the bicycle chain in a transverse direction, and the pair of inner plates is positioned at least partially between the pair of outer plates. The connecting pin assembly connects the pair of outer plates with the pair of inner plates and includes a first rocker pin, a second rocker pin, and a center pin between the first rocker pin and the second rocker pin in a longitudinal direction. A length of the center pin in the transverse direction is less than the width of the bicycle chain.
US11608856B2	Linear motion guide unit A linear motion guide unit includes a rail, a slider slidable relative to the rail, and rolling elements rollable in a rolling groove formed with the rail and the slider. The slider has a lubricating oil supply device provided at least at one end face thereof. The lubricating oil supply device includes a lubricating member that retains lubricating oil and abuts against a raceway surface of the rail to supply the lubricating oil to the rail, a housing having front, rear, and bottom surfaces covering front, rear, and bottom surfaces of the lubricating member, with an upper surface of the housing being left open, and a cover that covers at least an upper surface of the lubricating member. The housing is fixed to the slider with a first fixing member. The cover is fixed to the housing with a second fixing member, without being fixed with the first fixing member.
US11608854B2	Ball joint with injection molded bearing A ball joint includes a stud extending from a ball. A housing has a bore that receives the ball. The housing has an interior surface facing the ball that includes a groove. A plastic bearing is arranged between the ball and the housing. The plastic bearing has first and second sides opposite one another. The first side has a spherical surface engaging the ball. The second side has a protrusion opposite the spherical surface that is received in and fills the groove and a recess in the spherical surface opposite the protrusion.
US11608853B2	Pivot for a mounting device A pivot for a mounting device is disclosed. The pivot includes a first bracket having a base member configured to mount a structural member and a plurality of elongated members. Further, the pivot includes one or more second brackets. The one or more second brackets having a first member and a second member. The first member having an orifice and is configured to be fitted around the plurality of elongated members of the first bracket. The second member is coupled to the first member and has a second bracket through-hole. The pivot further includes a covering member configured to be fitted on the plurality of elongated members. The covering member includes a first part having a groove and a second part that is configured to be fitted inside the plurality of elongated members. The second part is fastened along the plurality of elongated members.
US11608850B2	Connector for butt-connecting two components A connector for butt-connecting two chipboard components having two connector parts, which, mutually rotated through 90°, can be pushed together, into one another, into a locked assembly position and are in the form of U-shaped brackets having two outer bracket arms, which respectively have a rear plug-in portion for insertion into a circular drill hole of one component and an expandable front plug-in portion, forming the free bracket end, for insertion into a circular drill hole of the other component. A middle bracket arm is for expansion of the two front plug-in portions of the respectively other bracket in the assembly position. At least one locking portion for the mutual locking of the two brackets in the assembly position is provided. The outer sides of the rear plug-in portions are each configured, at least approximately, as partial lateral surfaces of the same circular cylinder.
US11608849B2	Grommet removal assemblies and methods A grommet removal assembly includes a grommet and a grommet removal tool. The grommet includes a body defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of arms extending from the body, the plurality of arms defining first engagement ramps, and a plurality of legs extending from the body. The grommet removal tool includes a shaft and a plurality of wings extending from the shaft and defining a plurality of second engagement ramps. The first engagement ramps of the wings are capable of engagement with the second engagement ramps along the plurality of arms to draw the arms inward, toward the longitudinal axis of the body.
US11608841B2	Housing block, method for producing a housing block, and core A housing block includes channels formed in an interior of the housing block with at least one of the channels having a slot or flat-channel geometry at least in portions. A method is disclosed for producing the housing block. A sand core is disclosed to be used with the method for producing the housing block.
US11608833B2	Centrifugal compressor and air conditioning equipment The present disclosure relates to a centrifugal compressor and air conditioning equipment. The centrifugal compressor includes: a main shaft; a diffuser, provided with a first thrust bearing at one end away from a diffusion surface; a supporting assembly, provided with a second thrust bearing at one end facing towards the diffuser; and a thrust disk, configured to rotate together with the main shaft, located between the diffuser and the supporting assembly along an axial direction and provided with a thrust portion, a clearance between one side of the thrust portion and the first thrust bearing and a clearance between the other side of the thrust portion and the second thrust bearing being limited through mutual abutting of the diffuser and the supporting assembly.
US11608827B2	Helical trochoidal rotary machines with offset Rotary positive displacement machines based on trochoidal geometry, that comprise a helical rotor that undergoes planetary motion within a helical stator are described. The rotor can have a hypotrochoidal cross-section, with the corresponding stator cavity profile being the outer envelope of the rotor as it undergoes planetary motion, or the stator cavity can have an epitrochoidal cross-section with the corresponding rotor profile being the inner envelope of the trochoid as it undergoes planetary motion. In some embodiments, the geometry is offset in a manner that provides structural and/or operational advantages in the rotary machine.
US11608823B2	Micro pump A micro pump is disclosed and includes a fluid-converging plate, a valve membrane, a fluid-outlet plate and a pump core module. The fluid-converging plate includes an inner recess, a protruding portion and a fluid-converging aperture. The protruding portion is disposed at a center of the inner recess. The valve membrane includes a valve aperture. The protruding portion of the fluid-converging plate abuts against the valve aperture. A fluid-converging chamber is formed between the valve membrane and the fluid-converging plate. The fluid-outlet plate in a ring shape includes a fluid-outlet channel. The valve aperture is in fluid communication with the fluid-outlet channel. When the fluid is inhaled into the pump core module, the fluid flows to the fluid-converging chamber through the fluid-converging aperture and then pushes out the valve membrane to flow into the fluid-outlet channel of the fluid-outlet plate through the valve aperture. Thereby the fluid transportation is achieved.
US11608819B1	Electrowetting-based pump Microfluidic pumps are provided that use electrowetting to manipulate the location of one or more droplets of a working fluid (e.g., water) in order to pump tears, blood, laboratory samples, carrier fluid, or some other payload fluid. The working fluid is separated from the payload fluid by one or more droplets of an isolating fluid that is immiscible with the working fluid. The working fluid is manipulated via electrowetting, by applying voltages to two or more electrodes, to repeatedly move back and forth. Forces, pressures, and/or fluid flows exerted by the working fluid are coupled to the payload fluid via the droplet(s) of isolation fluid and reed valves, diffuser nozzles, or other varieties of valve can act as flow-rectifying elements to convert the coupled forces into a net flow of the payload fluid through the pump.
US11608813B2	Wind machine control and monitor systems and methods Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring agricultural equipment. The system includes a monitoring module that communicates with a remote user device to remotely turn a wind machine on or off.
US11608807B2	Method for starting operation of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a method for starting operation of an internal combustion engine, wherein the method comprises the steps of: when the internal combustion engine is not operating, providing pressurized gas in the air intake duct; opening the intake valve in a first cylinder while keeping the exhaust valve of the first cylinder closed so as to allow the pressurized gas to enter the first cylinder, press onto the corresponding piston and thereby move the corresponding piston and rotate the crank shaft; supplying fuel to at least one of the cylinders where the corresponding piston has performed or is performing a compression step so as to ignite the fuel and start operation of the engine.
US11608806B2	Control system for vehicle A control system is intended for a vehicle having an automatic stop-restart function that automatically stops an engine when a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied and restarts the engine when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied during an automatic engine stop. The control system has an automatic stop restricting function that, when the host vehicle is located in a first predetermined area before a temporary stop sign, prohibits an automatic stop of the engine. When a preceding vehicle is located in the first predetermined area, the automatic stop restricting function is deactivated.
US11608804B1	Fuel injector having side-fitted fuel connector for tight packaging in top-feed fuel system A fuel injector includes an injector housing having a fuel connector, and an outer housing surface extending around a longitudinal axis of the injector housing. The outer housing surface includes a cylindrical upper section, a cylindrical lower section, and a middle section. The fuel connector defines a connector axis oriented normal to a longitudinal axis of the injector housing and extending between a first connector end attached to the middle section, and a terminal connector end radially outward of the outer housing surface and having therein a fuel inlet. The fuel connector includes an outer connector surface having an unthreaded base section, and an externally threaded end section adjacent to the terminal connector end.
US11608803B2	Insert device for fuel injection An insert device includes a first coupling body inserted into an engine cylinder head. The first coupling body extends around a center axis to define a first interior volume of the first coupling body that is shaped to receive a distal tip of a fuel injector. The insert device includes a second mixing body coupled with the first coupling body and extending around the center axis. The second mixing body includes conduits that receive fuel from the fuel injector and air from a combustion chamber, combine the fuel with the air, and direct the fuel-air mixture into the combustion chamber. The first coupling body has a first end surface positioned to face the cylinder head and the first coupling body is tapered such that an outer diameter of the first coupling body is larger toward the first end surface than toward the second mixing body.
US11608789B1	Asynchronous rotary fuel valve A housing defines a gaseous fuel inlet and a gaseous fuel outlet. A rotor defines an internal flow passage therethrough that rotates with the rotor to, alternately, allow gaseous fuel flow, or to block gaseous fuel flow, between the inlet and the outlet, based on a position of the rotor. A seal is biased to abut an exterior surface of the rotor. The seal is between the rotor and the outlet. An actuator is rotably coupled to the rotor. The driver is configured to rotate the rotor. A controller is in communication with the driver and is configured to control the driver to rotate at a rate based on an engine speed of the engine.
US11608785B2	Mechanical reduction gear of an aircraft turbomachine A mechanical reduction gear of a turbomachine, in particular of an aircraft. The reduction gear includes a sun gear, a ring gear surrounded by a ring gear carrier, and planet gears meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear. The ring gear carrier includes an axial abutment on which the ring gear is configured to bear, and helical external splines which are engaged in complementary internal splines of the ring gear carrier and which are configured to cooperate by sliding with the internal splines so as to force the ring gear to be held against the abutment in operation.
US11608783B2	Surface igniter cooling system An embodiment of a torch igniter for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a combustion chamber oriented about an axis, a cap defining an axially upstream end of the combustion chamber, a tip defining the axially downstream end of the combustion chamber, an igniter wall extending from the cap to the tip and defining a radial extent of the combustion chamber, a structural wall coaxial with and surrounding the igniter wall, an outlet passage defined by the igniter wall within the tip, a glow plug housing configured to receive a glow plug and allow an innermost end of the glow plug to extend into the combustion chamber, and a cooling system. The cooling system includes an air inlet formed within an exterior of the structural wall, a cooling channel forming a flow path through the structural wall at the glow plug housing, and an air passage.
US11608778B2	Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine (1) has a centrifugal compressor (4) and a radial turbine (14) mounted to a turbine shaft (2) for rotation with the shaft about the shaft axis Z. A number of combustion chambers (10) in the air/gas flow path between the compressor and the turbine are spaced circumferentially about the shaft axis. The combustion chambers (10) are elongate in the direction of air/gas flow and the longitudinal axis of each combustion chamber is skewed transversely relative to the axis Z of the turbine shaft. The combustion chambers (10) may be curved longitudinally about the shaft axis and may be aligned concentric about the axis. The engine may have a recuperator (8) radially outboard the compressor, the recuperator having radially directed flow passages through which air from the compressor is directed.
US11608777B2	Internal combustion engine with fuel compression chamber cylinders Improvements to an engine comprise an air compressor cylinder with a piston, a combustion chamber cylinder with a piston. An engine has added an expansion chamber cylinder with a piston. Pistons each have a connecting rod and connecting rod head and associated parts adapted for reciprocating motion via combustion products, and a transmission associated with the engine. Improvements are to the piston seals, ignition assembly, valve shape and stem/rocker, valve operating mechanism, construction of head, heat management/heat shield, connecting rod/piston rotator, engine balancing, fuel pump placement, and a machining process.
US11608775B1	Control method for variable turbine nozzle of turbocharger during engine braking A control method for use in an engine braking maneuver for an internal combustion engine (ICE) system including a turbocharger having a variable-nozzle turbine (VNT), the ICE system further including an exhaust flap disposed in an exhaust line downstream of the variable-nozzle turbine. Prior to closing the exhaust flap, the VNT vanes are first parked in a fully open position. After the exhaust flap closes, the vanes are pivoted to a fully closed position and are continuously urged against a hard stop as long as the exhaust flap is closed. Termination of engine braking entails pivoting the vanes back to the fully open position, whereupon the exhaust flap is opened.
US11608774B2	Valve arrangement for multi-flow turbine The present invention relates to a valve arrangement (100) for a multi-channel turbine (10), having a housing section (300) with a first volute (320), with a second volute (340) and with a connecting region (360) between the first volute (320) and the second volute (340), and having a valve body (110) for closing off the connecting region (360) in a closed position of the valve body (110). A wall region (370) of the housing section (300), which wall region is arranged in the connecting region (360) and is situated opposite the valve body (110) in the closed position, is configured to be optimized in terms of flow to increase, during operation of the valve arrangement (100), a rate of flow transfer of exhaust gas between the first volute (320) and the second volute (340) in an open position of the valve body (110).
US11608773B2	Systems and methods of compression ignition engines Apparatuses, systems and method for utilizing multi-zoned combustion chambers (and/or multiple combustion chambers) for achieving compression ignition (and/or spark-assisted or fuel-assisted compression ignition) in an internal combustion engine are provided. In addition, improved apparatuses, systems and methods for achieving and/or controlling compression ignition (and/or spark-assisted or fuel-assisted compression ignition) in a “Siamese cylinder” internal combustion engine are provided.
US11608763B2	Exhaust aftertreatment system An automotive exhaust aftertreatment system includes a three-way catalyst (TWC) fluidly coupled to an internal combustion engine and a muffler, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit located downstream from the TWC and upstream from the muffler, the SCR unit configured as a NOx catalytic converter and a hydrocarbon (HC) trap, and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) located downstream from the SCR and upstream from the muffler, the EHC configured as a catalytic converter for the trapped HCs once the HCs are released from the SCR.
US11608753B2	Turbine A turbine includes a shaft configured to rotate about a rotor axis; a pair of rotating blade rows, the pair of rotating blade rows including a pair of disks that extend radially outward from the shaft and are disposed at an interval in a direction of the rotor axis, each one of the pair of rotating blade rows including a plurality of rotating blades arranged in a circumferential direction on an outer peripheral end of the disk; and a pair of stator vane rows disposed in a one-to-one manner on a first side of the pair of rotating blade rows in the direction of the rotor axis, each one of the pair of stator vane rows including a plurality of stator vanes arranged in the circumferential direction, wherein a number of the rotating blades on each one of the pair of rotating blade rows is the same, and a number of the stator vanes on each one of the pair of stator vane rows is the same.
US11608750B2	Airfoil attachment for turbine rotor A turbine for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, a turbine rotor including one or more rows of turbine blades and a disk assembly coupled to the shaft. The disk assembly includes one or more disks each having an attachment region extending radially between an inner boundary and an outer boundary, the outer boundary is established by an outer periphery of the respective disk, the attachment region defines an array of slots distributed about the outer periphery, each of the slots extends radially inwardly from the outer boundary to the inner boundary, and each of the slots is dimensioned to receive a root section of a respective one of the turbine blades to mount the turbine blades to the disk assembly.
US11608747B2	Split shroud for vibration reduction Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. A split shroud for an inner shroud of a gas turbine engine includes: at least one forward shroud segment and at least one aft shroud segment to couple to the at least one forward shroud segment, the at least one forward shroud segment and the at least one aft shroud segment forming a split line.
US11608746B2	Airfoils for gas turbine engines An airfoil for a gas turbine engine defining a radial direction and an axial direction, the airfoil including: a flared portion extending from a suction surface of the airfoil at an outer edge of the airfoil along the radial direction; and a plenum disposed at the outer edge of the airfoil, the plenum having a suction-side sidewall and a pressure-side sidewall, wherein the suction-side sidewall has a first sidewall portion adjacent to a second sidewall portion disposed outside of the first sidewall portion along the radial direction, wherein the first sidewall portion defines a first angle, wherein the second sidewall portion defines a second angle, and wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle.
US11608742B2	Rotor assembly, associated method of assembly, and computer program product therefor The method of assembling the rotor assembly can include obtaining geometrical reference values about the individual rotor components, based on the geometrical reference values, determining a combination of relative circumferential positions of the individual rotor components associated to a bow shape configuration of the centers of mass along the axially-extending sequence; and assembling the rotor components to one another in said determined combination of relative circumferential positions, into the rotor assembly.
US11608741B2	Yield estimation device and method for low-yield shale gas reservoir A yield estimation device for a low-yield shale gas reservoir includes: a separation tank, a pulse gas detector, and a methane concentration detector; wherein a liquid inlet is provided at an upper portion of the separation tank; an exhaust pipe is provided on a top of the separation tank, and the pulse gas detector is installed at a middle section of the exhaust pipe; the methane concentration detector is installed at a tail end of the exhaust; a valve is installed in a liquid outlet; a float is arranged in the separation tank, which is connected to the valve through a telescopic float rod. A yield estimation method includes steps of: inputting flowback fluid into the separation tank through the liquid inlet; discharging the air in the separation tank; performing gas-liquid separation; detecting and displaying the shale gas in real time with the pulse gas detector.
US11608739B2	Electrical impulse earth-boring tools and related systems and methods The downhole tool may include an electrical power source, a positive and a negative electrode, and at least one sensor. The positive and negative electrodes may be configured to generate an electric field between the positive and the negative electrode with an electrical charge from the electrical power source and discharge the electric charge through a downhole formation. The at least one sensor may be configured to detect quantum particles dislocated by at least one of the electric field and the discharged electrical charge to determine downhole information from at least one of a travel time of the quantum particles, a composition of the quantum particles, a quantity of the quantum particles, and a charge of the quantum particles.
US11608732B2	Predictive torque and drag estimation for real-time drilling Certain aspects and features relate to a system that includes a drilling tool, a processor, and a non-transitory memory device that includes instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving input data that corresponds to characteristics of at least one of drilling fluid, a drillstring, or a wellbore. The operations also include calculating at least one dynamic sideforce and at least one dynamic, hydraulic force based at least in part on the input data. The operations also include determining an equilibrium solution for an output value using the at least one dynamic sideforce and at least one dynamic, hydraulic force. The operations also include applying the output value to the drilling tool for controlling operation of the drilling tool.
US11608730B2	Grid modification during simulated fracture propagation Geologic modeling methods and systems disclosed herein employ an improved simulation gridding technique that optimizes simulation efficiency by balancing the computational burdens associated with remeshing against the performance benefits of doing so. One method embodiment includes: (a) obtaining a geologic model representing a subsurface region as a mesh of cells, at least some of the cells in the mesh having one or more interfaces representing boundaries of subsurface structures including at least one fracture; (b) determining a fracture extension to the at least one fracture; (c) evaluating whether the fracture extension is collocated with, or is proximate to, an existing cell interface, and using the existing cell interface if appropriate or creating a new cell interface if not; and (d) outputting the updated version of the geologic model.
US11608727B2	Methods, systems, and devices to enhance fracturing fluid delivery to subsurface formations during high-pressure fracturing operations Methods, systems, and devices to enhance fracturing fluid delivery to subsurface formations to enhance hydrocarbon production from the subsurface formations may include providing a manifold coupling having a manifold coupling passage with a manifold coupling axis. The manifold coupling may include a first inlet passage positioned to provide fluid flow between a first fracturing fluid output and the manifold coupling passage, and a second inlet passage positioned opposite the first inlet passage to provide fluid flow between a second fracturing fluid output and the manifold coupling passage. The first inlet passage may have a first inlet passage cross-section at least partially defining a first inlet axis extending transverse relative to the manifold coupling axis. The second inlet passage may have a second inlet passage cross-section at least partially defining a second inlet axis extending transverse relative to the manifold coupling axis and not being co-linear with the first inlet axis.
US11608705B2	Dissolvable frac plug adapter, method for measuring dynamic downhole temperature, and method for fabricating dissolvable frac plug A dissolvable frac plug adapter includes an adapter body and a temperature acquisition and recording apparatus, where the temperature acquisition and recording apparatus is fixed in the adapter body. The adapter body is configured to connect a setting tool and a dissolvable frac plug. The temperature acquisition and recording apparatus is configured to acquire and record an ambient temperature at which the adapter body is located. A method for measuring a dynamic downhole temperature using the dissolvable frac plug adapter and a method for fabricating a dissolvable frac plug using the dissolvable frac plug adapter are provided to measure the dynamic downhole ambient temperature during pumping of the dissolvable frac plug, which features convenient operation and low cost, provides a basis for material selection and design of an ideal dissolvable frac plug for a region, and facilitates fabrication of the ideal dissolvable frac plug for the region.
US11608703B2	Blowout preventer A blowout preventer and method of operating a wellbore. The blowout preventer has a main body containing a wellbore, a passage transverse to the wellbore, a shearing device located in the passage; and a charge that, when activated, propels the shearing device along the passage and across the wellbore to close the wellbore and prevent a blowout.
US11608702B2	Variable blowout preventer apparatus and method A blowout preventer includes a housing including a longitudinal passage and a pair of ram passages extending from the longitudinal passage, a first ram assembly disposed in a first of the pair of ram passages and including first ram block assembly, and a second ram assembly disposed in a second of the pair of ram passages and including a second ram block assembly, wherein the first ram block assembly is configured to include a first configuration in which it sealingly engages an outer surface of a tubular member extending through the longitudinal passage of the housing when the blowout preventer is in a closed position, and a second configuration in which it sealingly engages the second ram block assembly when the blowout preventer is in the closed position.
US11608689B2	Rotatable multi-head ball bits A drill bit having a rotatable ball bit includes a first bit head and a second bit head, a first set of cutters on the first bit head, and a second set of cutters on the second bit head. The rotatable ball bit is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the first bit head is distal to the second bit head in the first position, and wherein the second bit head is distal to the first bit head in the second position. A method of operating a rotatable ball bit includes orienting the rotatable ball bit in a first position, wherein a first bit head is oriented distally, rotating the rotatable ball bit about a longitudinal axis, orienting the rotatable ball bit in a second position, wherein a second bit head is oriented distally, and rotating the rotatable ball bit about the longitudinal axis.
US11608684B2	Mast for drilling machines A mast for a drilling machine is disclosed. The mast includes a frame assembly defining an inner volume to accommodate a drilling assembly of the drilling machine. The frame assembly includes a first beam, a second beam, a plurality of links, a plurality of reinforcement members, and a plate, that combinedly form a truss. The plate defines an opening to facilitate access to the inner volume of the frame assembly.
US11608676B2	Outer wall material and method for manufacturing same An outer wall material includes a first transparent member integrally or separately including a transparent plate material and a prism portion; and a reflection member provided on a second side of the prism portion of the first transparent member. The prism portion causes the reflection member to collect light whose angle with respect to a normal line of the plate material is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle and to retro-reflect the collected light, and transmits light whose angle with respect to the normal line of the plate material is less than the predetermined angle.
US11608670B2	Door closing device An apparatus comprises a base plate configured to be coupled to a door, the door configured to be positioned in an open position and a closed position; a closing mechanism coupled to the base plate and configured to be coupled to a hinge of the door and having an unprimed state and a primed state, the closing mechanism configured to be transitioned between the unprimed state and the primed state by a user; wherein in the unprimed state the closing mechanism is decoupled from operation of the door; and in the primed state the closing mechanism is configured to move the door into the closed position responsive to receipt of a signal, and the closing mechanism is configured to allow movement of the door between the open position and the closed position in absence of the signal.
US11608667B1	Leafless joint system that pivots and slides A leafless joint apparatus that couples an enclosure housing to an enclosure cover or door. Similar to previous hinge apparatuses, the leafless joint apparatus can include a knuckle and a pintel or pin to facilitate pivot operations (e.g., the cover pivoting open). However, the leafless joint apparatus does not rely on leafs that attach by means of fasteners (e.g., screws or the like) and therefore can facilitate sliding operations (e.g., the cover can slide open). Thus, the leafless joint apparatus can facilitate access to an interior of the enclosure by way repositioning the cover of the enclosure via a pivot or hinging operation or via a sliding operation that can partially or fully expose the interior of the enclosure and even, if desired, slide entirely off, decoupling from the enclosure housing.
US11608662B2	Motor vehicle door lock A motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a body-side motor vehicle door lock and a bonnet-side or door-side locking bolt bracket, or vice-versa. Furthermore, at least one opening/retracting drive for a locking mechanism and a handle for manual emergency opening of the locking mechanism are provided in the motor vehicle door lock. According to the invention a locking element, the position of which is checked with the aid of at least one sensor, is associated with the handle.
US11608659B2	Vehicle door assembly A door has a latch mechanism, a reinforcement bracket and a jamming bracket within a cavity of the door. The latch mechanism retains the door in a closed orientation and in response to operation of the latch mechanism the door is released for movement to an open orientation. The reinforcement bracket is fixedly attached to structures of the vehicle door. The jamming bracket is fixed to the reinforcement bracket and has a locking portion that extends to an area adjacent to a release lever of the latch mechanism. With the door in a non-deformed state, the release lever is movable between a door opened orientation and a door closed orientation. In response to deformation of the door resulting from an exterior impact force, the locking portion of the jamming bracket moves toward the release lever preventing the release lever from moving to the door opened orientation.
US11608658B1	Padlock security 3 An enclosure for improving padlock security is provided. The enclosure includes a sleeve component that has openings at the left and right for receiving the padlock, cutouts at the top to access the shackle holes and a key slot at the bottom for accessing the padlock. A means for supporting the padlock within the sleeve component creates an empty space between the bottom of the padlock and the bottom of the sleeve component. The sleeve component containing the padlock is inserted into a tubular component. The tubular component has walls forming the tubular component, an opening at the bottom for receiving the sleeve component and padlock, one or more stoppers, capable of contacting the body of the padlock preventing further insertion of the padlock, while allowing the shackle to continue past, two directly opposing openings on the walls of the enclosure, and an opening at the top for accessing the shackle.
US11608653B2	Energy dissipation device An energy dissipation device includes a primary core module, a housing module, first and second outer plates, an energy dissipation unit, first and second preload tension members and a resilient compression unit. When the primary core module and the housing module are subjected to an external force, the first and second preload tension members stretched by the external force, and the resilient compression unit is compressed, such that relative movement between the primary core module and the housing module is generated. The energy dissipation unit generates a retarding force during the relative movement between the primary core module and the housing module, so as to dissipate the kinetic energy generated as a result of the external force.
US11608648B2	System of drywall finishing in building construction A system for finishing an interior or exterior drywall surface of a building structure by applying a formulation of dispensable compound material in liquified form at continuous flow with simultaneous surface finishing characteristics while reducing labor intensity and maximizing finish quality to a level 5 standard.
US11608641B2	Energy-efficient assistive stairs In a method for recycling energy from stairs, a step platform is moveable between an upper and lower position. An energy storage device, coupled to the platform, stores energy when a downward force is applied thereto, causing the step platform to move to the lower position. The energy storage device (also releases stored energy as the step platform moves from to the upper position. A controllable locking mechanism (locks the step platform in the lower position when the downward force has caused the step platform to move into the lower position. A sensor determines when a downward force has been applied to the next higher step platform. A controller signals the controllable locking mechanism to unlock the step platform when the step platform is in the lower position, and when the downward force has been applied to the next higher step platform.
US11608640B2	Panelized roofing system A roofing system including a plurality of roofing panels that can be releasably secured to rafters or other supports of the roof by connectors. In embodiments, the connectors can include first and second connectors, each of which can include a plate with a projection extending therefrom, and with the plates defining flanges on each side of the projection. The plates of the first and second connectors are configured to seat on and at least partially extend along one of the rafters of the roof structure and along exterior facing surfaces of adjacent ones of the roofing panels to releasibly secure the roofing panels to the rafters.
US11608639B1	Anti-hail roofing system A section of a roof covering system, such as a shingle, having a flat base with planar top surface; and a plurality of fins disposed on the planar top surface at an essentially orthogonal angle to the planar top surfaces, forming a plurality of valleys between the fins, thereby forming a plurality of protrusions and recesses to damage, disintegrate and redirect hailstones which are incident upon the portion of the roof covering system.
US11608623B2	Single-hand use collapsible anti-bacterial plunger A single-hand use collapsible anti-bacterial plunger and base is disclosed herein. The single-hand use function of the present disclosure is facilitated by a locking mechanism in the handle, connection joints in the shaft, and a stabilizing foot tab on the base. The collapsible feature of the present disclosure is facilitated by a telescoping shaft. The anti-bacterial feature of the present disclosure is accomplished by an antimicrobial or anti-bacterial agent on the telescoping shaft.
US11608614B2	Loading machine with selectable performance modes A loading machine for loading, hauling, and dumping material about a worksite includes a lifting implement pivotally joined to a machine frame to articulate with respect to a work surface. A lift sensor is operatively configured to measure vertical articulation of the lifting mechanism. An electronic controller communicating with the lift sensor can be programmed to operate the loading machine in one of a rated performance mode and a limited performance mode depending upon the vertical articulation of the lifting implement with respect to the work surface.
US11608612B2	Hydraulic unit A hydraulic unit includes a hydraulic circuit fluidly connected to a hydraulic actuator, and a control device to control the hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic oil tank, a hydraulic pump that supplies the hydraulic oil to the hydraulic actuator from the hydraulic oil tank, a discharge flow path fluidly connecting a discharge side of the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator, a valve that blocks a flow of the hydraulic oil in the discharge flow path, and a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the hydraulic oil the discharge flow path. In a pressure holding state, when a rotational frequency of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined first determination rotational frequency or when a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined first determination discharge flow rate, the control device determines that the hydraulic circuit is abnormal.
US11608604B2	Single anchor terminal A single anchor terminal is provided for a roadside wire rope barrier. The single anchor terminal includes a release post, a brace, and an anchor base. The brace supports the release post in an upright position and extends from the release post to the anchor base. The brace has a first portion attached to the release post and a second portion coupled to the first portion with a release component. The anchor base includes a main post that supports the release post and a brace anchor that is coupled to the main post.
US11608602B2	Support system for constructing a privacy and noise protection barrier A support system for a basket filled with a filler material for creating a privacy or noise protection barrier includes first support elements arranged in side-by-side spaced-apart relationship, second support elements arranged in opposition to the first support elements, and horizontal cross ties interconnecting the first and second support elements on their insides at a distance from one another. Mesh mats are further provided to interconnect the first and second support elements in a longitudinal direction of the support system on their outsides.
US11608599B2	Production of an artificial turf fiber with a non-circular cladding A method for producing an artificial turf fiber, comprising: preparing a core polymer mixture from a core polymer and a thread polymer forming beads within the core polymer; coextruding the core polymer mixture with a cladding polymer component into a monofilament, the core polymer mixture forming a cylindrical core, The cladding polymer component forming a cladding encompassing the core with a non-circular profile; quenching the monofilament; reheating the quenched monofilament; stretching the reheated monofilament to deform the beads into threadlike regions; and providing one or more of the stretched monofilaments as the artificial turf fiber.
US11608598B2	Tamping assembly for tamping sleepers of a track The invention relates to a tamping assembly for tamping sleepers of a track, comprising a tamping unit having oppositely positioned tamping tools which are mounted on a lowerable tool carrier and connected in each case to a squeezing drive for generating a squeezing motion, wherein an eccentric drive having an eccentric shaft is provided for generating a vibratory motion. In this, it is provided that each squeezing drive is supported on a console having a ring-shaped housing section which is mounted on an eccentric section, associated with the squeezing drive, of the eccentric shaft.
US11608593B2	Wire rope, sheave and drum An object of the present invention is to further improve upon the strength and durability of a wire rope. A wire rope has a core rope made of steel; a covering layer, which is made of a composite resin, covering the outer peripheral surface of the core rope; and multiple side strands, which are made of steel, wound on the outer peripheral surface of the core rope covered with the covering layer. The composite resin constituting the covering layer is obtained by blending cellulose nanofibers with polypropylene serving as a matrix.
US11608588B2	Damage processing method and manufacturing method for textile product The present invention relates to provision of a textile product having a naturally faded appearance. A damage processing method for a textile product includes: irradiating a surface of the textile product with a laser beam (S1); washing the textile product irradiated with the laser beam with a phosphoric acid aqueous solution (S5); and exposing the washed textile product to ozone gas (S7).
US11608585B2	Systems and methods for preventing laundry tangles Systems and methods for attaching large articles of bedding such as bed sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, and quilts, as well as other machine-washable large items such as sleeping bags, tablecloths, shower curtains, and shower curtain liners, in order to prevent or greatly reduce said articles from twisting, tangling, balling and/or wadding either independently or with each other in either or both the automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer. Exemplary fabric securing devices include a rigid base having keyholes and slit-holes, and flexible straps or tongues having a hollow post to engage a base keyhole and a crescent-shaped beveled edge to engage a base slit-hole.
US11608582B2	Washing machine A washing machine includes a first washing tub, and a second washing tub detachably coupled to the first washing tub. The second washing tub includes a container containing laundry, a lower cover coupled to a top of the container and having an inlet configured to receive a water stream moving upwards in the container when the first washing tub rotates, and an upper cover coupled to a top of the lower cover and having an opening for putting the laundry into the container. A flow path is provided between the lower cover and the upper cover to discharge the water stream introduced through the inlet to an outside of the second washing tub. A slide lock is provided on the upper cover, movable between a binding position and an unbinding position, bound to the lower cover in the binding position, and separated from the lower cover in the unbinding position.
US11608577B2	Sewing machine The sewing machine includes a projector and a controller. The controller determines a sewing area inside an embroidery hoop such that the sewing area is greater than a projection area where the projector projects a projection image. The controller determines an embroidery pattern and a position of the embroidery pattern located relative to the sewing area. The controller determines, in the sewing area, a target area corresponding to the projection area. The controller generates projection image data representing a part or a whole, which falls in the target area, of the embroidery patter relative to the sewing area, and controls the projector to project a projection image based on the projection image data after moving the embroidery hoop.
US11608575B2	Knitted shoe upper with integral eyelets The present invention relates to a shoe upper including a knitted component having a plurality of integrally knitted lines of loops including a set of consecutive lines, wherein each line in the set of consecutive lines includes a plurality of consecutive loops which are interlooped with adjacent loops of the respective line and not interlooped with loops of a line which is not contained in the set, and wherein the set of consecutive lines forms at least a portion of an eyelet which is configured to receive a lace.
US11608569B2	Low etch pit density, low slip line density, and low strain indium phosphide Methods and wafers for low etch pit density, low slip line density, and low strain indium phosphide are disclosed and may include an indium phosphide single crystal wafer having a diameter of 4 inches or greater, having a measured etch pit density of less than 500 cm−2, and having fewer than 5 dislocations or slip lines as measured by x-ray diffraction imaging. The wafer may have a measured etch pit density of 200 cm−2 or less, or 100 cm−2 or less, or 10 cm−2 or less. The wafer may have a diameter of 6 inches or greater. An area of the wafer with a measured etch pit density of zero may at least 80% of the total area of the surface. An area of the wafer with a measured etch pit density of zero may be at least 90% of the total area of the surface.
US11608567B2	Crucible for ingot grower The present invention relates to a crucible for an ingot growing apparatus capable of increasing the life span of a graphite crucible. One embodiment of the present invention provides a crucible for an ingot growing apparatus including: a quartz crucible containing a silicon melt and having a lower surface part with a curved shape; a graphite crucible accommodating the quartz crucible and having a body shape divided into at least two parts with respect to a lower surface thereof; and an inner supporter supported between the lower surface of the quartz crucible and the graphite crucible.
US11608566B2	High resistance virtual anode for electroplating cell A high resistance virtual anode for an electroplating cell includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of first holes through the first layer. The second layer is over the first layer and includes a plurality of second holes through the second layer.
US11608564B2	Helical plated through-hole package inductor Devices and methods including a though-hole inductor for an electronic package are shown herein. Examples of the through-hole inductor include a substrate including at least one substrate layer. Each substrate layer including a dielectric layer having a first surface and a second surface. An aperture included in the dielectric layer is located from the first surface to the second surface. The aperture includes an aperture wall from the first surface to the second surface. A conductive layer is deposited on the first surface, second surface, and the aperture wall. At least one coil is cut from the conductive layer and located on the aperture wall.
US11608557B2	Simultaneous selective deposition of two different materials on two different surfaces In some embodiments, methods are provided for simultaneously and selectively depositing a first material on a first surface of a substrate and a second, different material on a second, different surface of the same substrate using the same reaction chemistries. For example, a first material may be selectively deposited on a metal surface while a second material is simultaneously and selectively deposited on an adjacent dielectric surface. The first material and the second material have different material properties, such as different etch rates.
US11608555B2	Sputtering apparatus A sputtering apparatus includes a base on which a substrate is mounted, an annular member disposed at an outer periphery of the base to surround a side surface and a backside of the substrate without in contact with the substrate, and an edge cover that covers an outer edge of an upper surface of the substrate mounted on the base. The annular member has a first surface facing the backside of the substrate mounted on the base with a gap, a second surface facing the side surface of the substrate mounted on the base with a gap, and a tapered surface formed at a corner portion between the first surface and the second surface.
US11608550B2	Hot working die steel with high thermal strength and high toughness and manufacturing process thereof The present application relates to the technical field of die steel, and particularly discloses a hot working die steel with high thermal strength and high toughness and a manufacturing process thereof. The hot working die steel with high thermal strength and high toughness includes the following components in percentage by mass: 0.20-0.40% of carbon, 0.05-0.20% of silicon, 0.30-0.60% of manganese, 1.00-4.00% of chromium, 0.50-1.50% of molybdenum, 0.20-0.60% of vanadium, 0.60-1.00% of cobalt, 0.06-0.16% of titanium, 0.03-0.08% of yttrium, 0.03-0.08% of niobium, 0.005-0.012% of phosphorus, 0.003-0.008% of sulfur, and a balance of iron and inevitable impurities.
US11608548B2	Maraging steel alloy and methods of making the same Provided are maraging steel alloys having improved microstructures. Some variations provide maraging steel alloys including a base maraging steel alloy, a grain refiner, and optionally, a strengthening element. The base maraging steel alloy is surface-functionalized with the grain refiner. Other variations provide a method of method of manufacturing maraging steel including mixing a base maraging steel alloy with a grain refiner resulting in a maraging steel mixture, melting the maraging steel mixture, and solidifying the maraging steel mixture forming an equiaxed microstructure.
US11608545B2	Conductive supporting member and method for producing the same A conductive supporting member includes an outer portion that includes a Cu matrix phase and a second phase dispersed in the Cu matrix phase and containing a Cu—Zr compound and that has an alloy composition represented by Cu-xZr (x is atomic % of Zr and 0.5≤x≤16.7 is satisfied) and an inner portion that is present on an inner side of the outer portion, is formed of a metal containing Cu, and has higher conductivity than the outer portion.
US11608540B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor A grain-oriented electrical steel sheet of an embodiment of the present invention comprises Si: 1.0% to 7.0% and Y: 0.005% to 0.5% by wt %, and the remainder comprising Fe and other inevitable impurities, and 10 pieces or less of inclusions comprising Y and having a diameter of 30 nm to 5 μm per area of 1 mm2.
US11608534B2	Methods of detecting an EML4-ALK fusion tumor biomarker Disclosed are a tumor biomarker and application thereof, and a tumor detection kit. Patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer, containing an EML4-ALK or SLC34A2-ROS1 fusion gene, have a specific circular RNA in blood. The base sequences of the circular RNA are represented by SEQ ID NOS. 1-6. The circular RNA is associated with non-small cell lung cancer, stably and constantly exists in plasma samples, and has high specificity and effectiveness, and thus can be used as a biomarker for tumor detection. Reagents such as primers and probes for detecting the circular RNA can be used for preparing the tumor detection kit.
US11608526B2	Methods and systems for detecting genetic variants Disclosed herein in are methods and systems for determining genetic variants (e.g., copy number variation) in a polynucleotide sample. A method for determining copy number variations includes tagging double-stranded polynucleotides with duplex tags, sequencing polynucleotides from the sample and estimating total number of polynucleotides mapping to selected genetic loci. The estimate of total number of polynucleotides can involve estimating the number of double-stranded polynucleotides in the original sample for which no sequence reads are generated. This number can be generated using the number of polynucleotides for which reads for both complementary strands are detected and reads for which only one of the two complementary strands is detected.
US11608517B2	Antigen binding molecules and methods of use thereof Isolated antigen binding molecules that specifically binds to a molecule comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of GSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTKG (SEQ ID NO: 1), GSGKPGSGEG (SEQ ID NO: 2), GKPGSGEG (SEQ ID NO: 3), SGKPGSGE (SEQ ID NO: 499) and KPGSG (SEQ ID NO: 500) are provided. The antigen binding molecules can be used in the methods provided herein.
US11608511B2	Methods for modifying genomic DNA Compositions and methods concern the sequence modification of an endogenous genomic DNA region. Certain aspects relate to a method for site-specific sequence modification of a target genomic DNA region in cells comprising: contacting the cells with an activating composition; transfecting the cells with a transfection composition comprising (a) donor DNA and (b) a DNA digesting agent; wherein the donor DNA comprises: (i) a homologous region comprising nucleic acid sequence homologous to the target genomic DNA region; and (ii) a sequence modification region; and wherein the genomic DNA sequence is modified specifically at the target genomic DNA region.
US11608510B2	Recombinant adeno-associated virus capsids with enhanced human pancreatic tropism The present invention relates to variant AAV capsid polypeptides, wherein the variant AAV capsid polypeptides exhibit increased transduction and/or tropism in human pancreatic tissue or human islets as compared non-variant parent capsid polypeptides.
US11608508B2	Method for establishing modified host cell An object of the present invention is to establish a cell line that is useful as a host cell for use in recombinant protein production, highly expresses transgenes stably, and grows stably. The present invention provides a method for establishing a cell line for recombinant protein production capable of stably expressing two or more foreign genes, comprising transferring a gene of a non-coding RNA suppressing the expression of NfkBia to a cell.
US11608505B2	Genome-edited plant production method It was found that it is possible to construct a genome-edited plant in which no exogenous gene is incorporated in a genome by performing negative selection using morphological defects and the like as indices in a regenerated plant originated from a plant cell in which a gene that induces regeneration of the plant and a gene of the genome editing enzyme are introduced.
US11608502B2	RNAi nano-preparation, preparation method thereof and application thereof in TMV prevention and control The invention belongs to the field of genetic engineering technology and application thereof, and in order to solve the problems of lack of high efficient TMV-resistant RNAi nano-preparation at present, complicated preparation process of medicament, poor stability and delivery efficiency of dsRNA, the invention provides an RNAi nano-preparation, preparation method thereof and application thereof in TMV prevention and control. The RNAi nano-preparation is prepared from dsRNA and chitosan nano materials, wherein, dsRNA is a highly TMV-resistant RdRP3 gene with a length of 313 bp obtained from screening, with nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.1, and the volume ratio of the chitosan to 1 μg/μl dsRNA is 10:(1-6). The RNAi nano-preparation provided by the invention has the advantages of stronger stability and better durability of dsRNA, good biocompatibility, good biodegradability, no harm to crops, environmental friendliness and the like, and has a good application prospect in the field of TMV virus prevention and control.
US11608499B2	Methods for modification of target nucleic acids Methods for modification of target nucleic acids. The method involves a construct in which guide RNA is covalently linked to donor RNA (fusion NA) to be introduced into the target nucleic acid by homologous recombination and is based on the introduction of a nuclease, e.g. CRISPR or TALEN, into the cell containing the target nucleic acid. The fusion NA may be introduced as a DNA vector.
US11608498B2	Nucleic acid library methods Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for removing a portion of a sequence in a member of a nucleic acid library.
US11608497B2	Methods for cell label classification Disclosed herein are methods and systems for classifying cell labels, for example identifying a signal cell label. In some embodiments, the method comprises: obtaining sequencing data of barcoded targets created using targets in cells barcoded using barcodes, wherein a barcode comprises a cell label and a molecular label. After ranking the cell labels, a minimum of a second derivative plot of a cumulative sum plot can be determined. Using the methods, a cell label can be classified as a signal cell label or a noise cell label based on the number of molecular labels with distinct sequences associated with the cell label and a cell label threshold.
US11608493B2	Trichoderma filamentous fungus mutant strain and method of producing protein A mutant strain of a filamentous fungus of the genus Trichoderma having a reduced function of a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2; and a method of producing a sugar from a cellulose-containing biomass, the method including: step a of producing a cellulase by cultivating a Trichoderma reesei mutant strain having a reduced function of a polypeptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, and step b of saccharifying the biomass by using the cellulase obtained in the step a.
US11608489B2	Compositions and methods for performing magnetibuoyant separations The methods of the invention employ targeted magnetic particles, preferably targeted nanomagnetic particles, and targeted buoyant particles such as buoyant microparticles and microbubbles. Among the benefits of the invention is the ability to combine targeted magnetic particles with differentially targeted buoyant particles to achieve separation of two or more specifically cell targeted populations during the same work flow.
US11608488B2	Enhanced metabolite-producing yeast Metabolites produced by a microorganism using oxaloacetate, pyruvate and/or acetyl-CoA as substrate or co-substrate upstream in the biosynthesis pathway, and more particularly using oxaloacetate. There is indeed a need in the art for transformed, in particular recombinant, microorganisms having at least an increased ability to produce oxaloacetate, pyruvate and/or acetyl-CoA, and in particular oxaloacetate, thus allowing an increased capacity to produce metabolites produced using oxaloacetate, pyruvate and/or acetyl-CoA as substrate or co-substrate upstream in the biosynthesis pathway, and in particular amino acids and their derivatives thereof, fatty acids, derivatives from the mevalonate pathway (in particular farnesyl, squalene, lanosterol, cholesterol and derivatives, and dolichols), flavonoides and/or polyketides. The solution proposed is the use of a genetically modified yeast comprising many modifications as described in the present text.
US11608477B1	Engine oil formulations for low timing chain stretch A lubricating oil composition and method for controlling timing chain stretch, wherein the composition contains greater than 50 wt. % of base oil, zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to provide 350-2200 ppm zinc, molybdenum-containing compound(s) to provide >1-3000 ppm molybdenum, and magnesium-containing detergent(s) to provide <2050 ppm magnesium, all based on the total weight of the composition. The composition has a total TBN of less than 7.5 mg KOH/g, measured by ASTM D-2896 and a weight ratio of ppm of zinc from zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate(s) to ppm of molybdenum from molybdenum-containing compound(s) of <10. The method employs the lubricating oil composition to control timing chain stretch to a level of 0.1% or less.
US11608471B2	Composition for etching silicon nitride film and etching method using same An etching composition for silicon nitride comprising: a phosphoric acid compound; water; and at least one of a silane compound represented by Formula 1, below, and a reaction product thereof, and an etching method using the same are disclosed,
US11608468B2	Process of fracturing subterranean formations Process of fracturing subterranean, oil-and/or gas-bearing formations by injecting an aqueous fracturing fluid into a wellbore at a rate and pressure sufficient to penetrate into the formation, and to initiate or extend fractures in the formation, wherein the aqueous fracturing fluid is obtained by mixing at least an aqueous base fluid and an aqueous polyacrylamide concentrate having a concentration of 3.1 to 14.9% by weight of polyacrylamides, relating to the total of all components of the aqueous polyacrylamide concentrate, and wherein at least a part of the aqueous fracturing fluid injected additionally comprises a proppant.
US11608466B2	Solid drag reduction additive and method of using same Methods of reducing drag in a flowing hydrocarbon include introducing to the flowing hydrocarbon an amount of a solid drag reducing additive effective to improve the flow, the solid drag reducing additive including a polymer particle prepared from at least one polar monomer and a percent by weight (wt %) of liquid of 50 wt % or less. Methods also include producing a solid drag reducing additive that includes forming a polymer from at least one polar monomer by emulsion polymerization; and disrupting the emulsion by adding at least one demulsifier and at least one anti-blocking agent to form the solid drag reducing additive. Compositions include a solid drag reducing additive comprising a polymer prepared from at least one polar monomer and having an average particle size in a range of about 100 μm to about 500 μm, wherein the solid drag reducing additive comprises less than 50 wt % of liquid.
US11608465B2	Multi-functional compositions for enhanced oil and gas recovery and other petroleum industry applications The subject invention provides multi-functional biochemical compositions, as well as their use in enhancing oil recovery from an oil-bearing subterranean formation. Advantageously, the compositions and methods of the subject invention are operationally-friendly, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly. More specifically, in preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides a multi-functional composition for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) comprising one or more surfactants, one or more chelating agents, and one or more solvents.
US11608462B2	Drilling fluids comprising deep eutectic solvents and methods for drilling wells in subterranean formations A drilling fluid comprises one or more deep eutectic solvents in an amount greater than or equal to 70 wt. % based on the total weight of the drilling fluid. Each deep eutectic solvent comprises at least one hydrogen bond acceptor compound and at least one hydrogen bond donor compound. A molar ratio of the total moles of the hydrogen bond donor compounds to the total moles of the hydrogen bond acceptor compounds in each deep eutectic solvent is from 0.1 to 1.0. The drilling fluid has a density greater than or equal to 200 kg/m3. The drilling fluid has a viscosity greater than or equal to 0.5 Pa·s when measured at 25° C. Methods for drilling wells in subterranean formations using the drilling fluid are also disclosed.
US11608459B2	Shaped abrasive particles and method of forming same An abrasive particle including a shaped abrasive particle including a body having a plurality of abrasive particles bonded to at least one surface of the body of the shaped abrasive particle.
US11608457B2	Two-component solventless adhesive compositions and methods of making same The present disclosure provides a two-component solventless adhesive composition comprising a polyol component and an isocyanate component. The polyol component comprises a phosphate functional compound, and at least one polyol selected from polyester, polyether, and the combination thereof; and the isocyanate component comprises isocyanate prepolymer that is the reaction product of at least one isocyanate monomer and at least one polyol selected from polyester, polyether, and the combination thereof.
US11608453B2	Bonding tools for bonding machines, bonding machines for bonding semiconductor elements, and related methods A bonding tool for bonding a first workpiece to a second workpiece on a bonding machine is provided. The bonding tool includes a body portion for bonding the first workpiece to the second workpiece on the bonding machine. The bonding tool also includes a curing system for curing an adhesive provided between the first workpiece and the second workpiece.
US11608436B2	Soil biodegradable blown film bag formulation A blown film of soil biodegradable aliphatic polyesters produced primarily from diacid and diol monomers. The diacid monomers may be of any type including succinic acid, adipic acid, and hexanedioic acid. The diol monomer may be of any type including ethylene glycol, propanediol, butanediol, and hexanediol. Commercial aliphatic polyesters produced from diacid and diol monomers include polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene adipate succinate (PBAS), and polybutylene adipate (PBA). Comonomers may also be added. Such comonomers include chemicals with a single carboxylic acid, hydroxy, or amine moiety, which act as chain terminators, chemicals with three or more carboxylic acid, epoxy, and/or hydroxy moieties which, act as branching agents.
US11608433B2	Formulation and processing solution for dicing process, and method for processing A formulation for a wafer dicing process comprises 1.0 to 1.5 mass % of a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a polymerization degree of 200 to 400 and a saponification degree of 75 to 85 mol %; 0.4 to 0.6 mass % of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene glycol ether having a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 20,000 with a polymerization ratio of polyoxyethylene to polyoxypropylene of 75:25 to 85:15; and pure water (all mass % based on 100 mass % of formulation). The formulation is used in the form of a processing solution obtained by diluting it 10,000 to 100,000 times by pure water and flowing it on a dicing blade in a wafer dicing process to effectively remove dicing offcuts from the wafer and minute pieces of adhesive released from an adhesive layer of a dicing tape.
US11608430B2	Electrically conductive tread chimney compound A rubber composition for a tire tread chimney component includes a sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer and an electrically conductive polymer. The rubber composition is further defined by an absence of electrically conductive carbon black. The sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, styrene butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, and combinations thereof. The sulfur-vulcanizable elastomer and the electrically conductive polymer are substantially evenly mixed together. In the tire, and upon curing, the tire tread chimney component provides a dissipative pathway for static electricity from the tire to the ground in operation.
US11608426B2	Polycarbonate resin composition Provided is a polycarbonate resin composition that can block ultraviolet light as well as light on the visible light side therefrom at wavelengths of 400 to 420 nm, and that is free of the problem of gas generation during molding. The polycarbonate resin composition characteristically comprises, per 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A), (i) 0.02 to 1 parts by mass of a sesamol group-containing benzotriazole ultraviolet absorber (B1) having a maximum absorption wavelength of at least 375 nm in the absorption curve determined according to JIS K 7105 using the following formula, or (ii) 0.08 to 1 parts by mass of a sesamol group-containing benzotriazole ultraviolet absorber (B2) having a maximum absorption wavelength of at least 360 nm and less than 375 nm in the absorption curve determined according to JIS K 7105 using the following formula; and 0.01 to 0.5% by mass of a stabilizer (C).
US11608425B2	Rubber composition for tire, and pneumatic tire A rubber composition for a tire contains a diene rubber, silica, and a specific modified butadiene polymer, wherein the diene rubber contains an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene rubber A and at least one rubber component B selected from an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene rubber b1 other than the rubber A and a butadiene rubber b2 having a weight average molecular weight of ≥15000. A content of the aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene rubber A is from 30 to 90% by mass, and a content of the rubber component B is from 10 to 70% by mass, an average TG of the diene rubber is lower than −20° C., a content of the silica is from 80 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and a content of the modified butadiene polymer is from 1.0 to 25.0% by mass with respect to content of the silica.
US11608423B2	Polyamide composition containing a metallic pigment The polymer composition containing a polyamide resin, a metallic pigment, and a carrier is disclosed that exhibits a metallic appearance.
US11608421B2	Method of making dispersions Dispersions of silicate particles are formed in a polyol phase. The polyol, an alkoxysilane, water and catalyst are combined and reacted under specific temperature conditions to form the silicate particles in-situ in a liquid polyol phase. The dispersions are characterized in having excellent stability.
US11608418B2	Method of preparing self-adhesive polyester elastomer composite membrane and composite strip A method of preparing self-adhesive polyester elastomer composite membrane includes the following steps: mix methyl formate or ethyl acetate with thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE) powder or granules; add a modifier, a photo initiator or a thermal initiator; continue mixing to prepare uniformed mixture; after drying uniformed mixture prepare a polyester elastomer membrane through an injection laminating process and apply pressure sensitive adhesive on one side of the polyester elastomer membrane. Prepared membrane poses good bonding characteristics to textile materials and can be used in production of clothing.
US11608409B2	Fabrics with interpenetrating polymer networks of breathable elastomeric composites for nanoscale diffusion control and protection An interpenetrating network (IPN) polymer membrane material includes a soft polyurethane interspersed with a crosslinked conducting polymer. The material can be reversibly “switched” between its oxidized and reduced states by the application of a small voltage, ˜1 to 4 volts, thus modulating its diffusivity.
US11608405B2	Polycarbonate polyol and polyurethane Provided is a polycarbonate polyol used as a raw material of a polyurethane that has an excellent balance of flexibility, mechanical strength and solvent resistance. The polycarbonate polyol includes structural units derived from a polyhydric alcohol and has a hydroxyl value of 20 to 450 mg KOH/g. The polyhydric alcohol includes: a diol (A) containing not less than 70% by weight of a specific oxyalkylene glycol (A1); and a trihydric to hexahydric branched alcohol (B) having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. In the polycarbonate polyol, structural units derived from the branched alcohol (B) is contained in an amount of 0.005 to 5.0% by mole in the structural units derived from the polyhydric alcohol. A ratio of a structural unit (X1) represented by the following Formula (X1) in the structural units derived from the branched alcohol (B) is not higher than 50% by mole.
US11608396B2	Catalysts for control of long chain branching Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. A catalyst composition is provided that includes a catalyst compound supported to form a supported catalyst system, the catalyst compound including: where each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and X are as discussed herein.
US11608379B2	Anti-inflammatory polypeptides This invention concerns anti-inflammatory agents, compositions, and methods for treating inflammatory disorders.
US11608377B2	Enhanced depletion of targeted cells with CD47 blockade and an immune costimulatory agonist Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including without limitation tumor cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of agents that modulate immunoregulatory signaling. Immunoregulatory modulating agents include (i) an agent that blockades CD47 activity; and (ii) an agent that agonizes an immune costimulatory molecule, e.g. CD137. The regimen may further comprise an agent that specifically binds to the target cell, e.g. an antibody or biologically active fragment or derivative thereof. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single immunoregulatory modulating agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single immunoregulatory modulating agent is used.
US11608375B2	Binding molecules specific for ASCT2 and uses thereof This disclosure provides ASCT2-binding molecules, e.g., anti-ASCT2 antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof. In certain aspects, the ASCT2-binding molecules are conjugated to cytotoxic drugs, e.g., ASCT2 antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). In certain aspects, the anti-ASCT2 antibodies and fragments thereof can be hybridoma-derived murine monoclonal antibodies, and humanized versions thereof. In certain aspects, the ASCT2-binding molecules bind specifically to cells expressing ASCT2, and in some instances, are internalized into the cells. In addition, this disclosure provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases or disorders characterized by ASCT2 overexpression, e.g., certain types of cancer. In a particular embodiment, the disclosure provides methods for treating cancer using ASCT2 ADCs.
US11608364B2	Steviol glycoside transport The disclosure provides a recombinant cell capable of producing a steviol glycoside, wherein the cell comprises a nucleic acid coding for a variant of a parent polypeptide, wherein the variant has steviol glycoside transport mediating activity, wherein the variant comprises an amino acid sequence which, when aligned with the amino acid sequence of the parent polypeptide, comprises at least one modification of the amino acid residue corresponding to any of the amino acids in the amino acid sequence of the parent polypeptide, wherein the variant has an improved ability to produce rebaudioside M and optionally other steviol glycosides extracellularly if compared with the parent polypeptide when measured under the same conditions.
US11608362B2	Hepatitis B vaccines and uses of the same Provided herein are engineered hepatitis B virus (HBV) molecular vaccine constructs. Vaccine constructs can also include ligand-inducible engineered gene switch systems for modulating expression of heterologous genes, such as a cytokines, in host cells.
US11608360B2	Wet adhesive peptides Peptides that form adhesive bonds, even in aqueous and/or saline environments, are disclosed. When aggregated, the peptides may be used in methods for producing hydrogels and/or adhesive materials. Synthetic peptide analogs are provided that are designed based on protein sequences found in barnacle adhesive, and may optionally be augmented with chemistry from other organisms that secrete proteins that adhere to substrates. The peptides may be used, for example, in biomedical and aqueous applications. Methods of using the aggregated peptides as adhesives are also provided.
US11608354B2	Prodrugs of a JAK inhibitor compound for treatment of gastrointestinal inflammatory disease The invention provides compounds which are prodrugs of a JAK inhibitor agent for the targeted delivery of the JAK inhibitor to the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of using the compounds to treat gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing the compounds.
US11608350B2	Compositions and methods comprising conductive metal organic frameworks and uses thereof Compositions and methods comprising metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and related uses are generally provided. In some embodiments, a MOF comprises a plurality of metal ions, each coordinated with at least one ligand comprising at least two sets of ortho-diimine groups arranged about an organic core.
US11608347B2	Octahydropyrido[1,2-alpha]pyrazines as MAGL inhibitors The invention provides new heterocyclic compounds having the general formula (Ie) wherein R1, R1a and R7 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11608341B2	Substituted tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines and tetrahydropyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidines as C5A receptor modulators The present invention relates to derivatives of formula (I) wherein Ring A, X, Y, Z, RA, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as C5a receptor modulators.
US11608338B2	Imidazolonylquinolines and the use thereof as ATM kinase inhibitors Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R3, Het1 and HET have the meanings given in claim 1, are ATM kinase inhibitors and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer.
US11608335B2	Somatostatin modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
US11608331B2	Anti-SARS CoV-2 inhibitors by dual viral-host targeting The present invention discloses novel SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors for therapeutic formulations and methods for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections. The compounds exhibit unique pharmacophoric features including conformational flexibility and spatial orientation within the binding sites of the targeted proteases. The present invention also discloses methods for treating SARS-CoV-2 infections, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more pharmaceutical excipients.
US11608319B2	Beta-amino acid derivative, kinase inhibitor and pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and method for performing an in vivo related application that benefits from the inhibition of a kinase A compound represented by Formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, hydrate, solvate or crystalline form thereof is provided: The compound represented by Formula (I) is a β-amino acid derivative, and in Formula (I) X is a single bond or O; Y is NH or C═O; Z is C═O, C═S, NH, W is C or N; A is a single bond, O, OH, OCH2, a heterocycle or N3; R1 is H or F; R2 is H, F, OH, CF3, CH2OH, CHO or R3 is H; n is 0 or 1; and m is 0 or 1.
US11608318B2	Solid state forms of Omecamtiv mecarbil and Omecamtiv mecarbil diHCl The present disclosure relates to solid state forms of Omecamtiv mecarbil and Omecamtiv mecarbil diHCl, processes for preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US11608316B2	Compound, photopolymerization initiator containing said compound, and photosensitive resin composition containing said photopolymerization initiator This compound which has excellent solvent solubility and compatibility with a resin, and which can generate bases and radicals with high efficiency by being irradiated with active energy rays, is represented by formula (1), where, in formula (1), R1, R2, R3, R5 and R6 represent a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group; the R4's independently represent an organic group containing a thioether bond; R7 and R9 independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbons; R8 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. A photopolymerization initiator can include said novel compound; and a photosensitive resin composition can include said photopolymerization initiator, from which a cured product can be obtained that has high sensitivity and no metal corrosion.
US11608314B2	Crystalline form of 3-((L-valyl) amino))-3, 3-dideuterium-1-propanesulfonic acid, preparation method and uses thereof The present invention relates to a crystalline form of compound 3-((L-valyl)amino)-3,3-dideuterium-1-propanesulfonic acid, preparation method and uses thereof.
US11608313B2	Adamantylmethylamine derivative and use thereof as pharmaceutical The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a cognitive disease or disorder, comprising a compound represented by Formula (I), an enantiomer thereof a diastereomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11608305B2	Ethylene oxide purification An improved process for the recovery of high-purity ethylene-oxide water feed streams to EO purification and MEG reaction units when both are operating in EO plants that incorporate EO Stripper bypass technology, by installing a second lights stripper to exclusively degasify the diluted EO feed to the MEG reactor, thus permitting the use of additional bypassed (gasified) EO absorbate as the diluent and resulting in a substantial increase in the total amount of EO absorbate that can bypass the EO Stripper.
US11608296B1	Polymer masonry unit and method therefor A polymer-based compound, useful as a polymer masonry unit is disclosed that can include a polymer added to a quarry byproduct to manufacture a quality brick unit. The present disclosure solves the technological problem of providing a structurally sound brick or concrete alternative without the need for kiln firing, using traditionally unusable waste material. By combining quarry byproduct and a polymer, a polymer masonry unit can be fabricated having compressive strength and architectural utility. In one exemplary embodiment, fiber elements can be added to the byproduct and polymer mixture to increase structural stability. The present disclosure improves the performance of the system itself by providing a basic block or brick unit using an environmentally responsible manufacturing process that reduces cost and waste. The manufacturing process includes a polymer/base material that can be poured into molds that cures over a predetermined period, without the need for kiln firing.
US11608288B2	Methods and apparatus for pressing glass or glass-ceramic preforms to form shaped plates, methods for manufacturing liquid lenses, and liquid lenses A method includes pressing a preform with a mold including a mold body and a plurality of mold protrusions extending from the mold body at a pressing temperature and a pressing pressure sufficient to transform the preform into a shaped article including a plurality of cavities corresponding to the plurality of mold protrusions. The preform is formed from a glass material, a glass-ceramic material, or a combination thereof. The mold body is formed from a porous material. The plurality of mold protrusions is formed from a non-porous material.
US11608279B2	Ultraviolet irradiation of fluids Ultraviolet irradiation of liquids for purposes of sterilization, disinfection, cleaning and/or treatment. A liquid collection reservoir can receive an inflow of a liquid. A filtering unit can filter the inflow of liquid received by the liquid collection reservoir. A liquid chamber stores the liquid. Ultraviolet light emitting sources located about the liquid chamber irradiate the liquid in the liquid chamber with ultraviolet light. A control unit, operatively coupled to the ultraviolet light emitting sources, controls the irradiation of the liquid in the liquid chamber with the ultraviolet light emitting sources. The control unit is configured to control an intensity and a duration of the irradiation as a function of time that the liquid is stored in the liquid chamber and the amount of the liquid that is in the liquid chamber.
US11608278B2	System for treating bio-contaminated wastewater and process for decontaminating a wastewater source A system and process for decontaminating a bio-contaminated wastewater fluid as from a slaughterhouse or similar facility. The system and process recovers purified vapor/steam through a decontamination unit having a plurality of alternating rotating trays and fixed baffles in a processing vessel producing separate purified and contaminant streams. One or more filter/strainer units are disposed in parallel before the decontamination unit, and may be used alternately while the other is cleaned. A rotating shaft connected to the rotating trays may also connected to an electrical generator to provide electricity for circuits and controls in the system.
US11608277B1	Portable, hand-carried system and method for providing accessible electrical power and for producing a source of consumable water either through filtration or desalination A universal water purification system and method that can desalinate salt water or just filter fresh water. Preferably, the system is portable and relatively lightweight and provides for emergency or recreational safe power and water accessibility. The components of the system can be installed on an aluminum frame and preferably include a waterproof front control panel, four pre-filters, a reverse osmosis membrane, ultraviolet (UV) LED lamp, a high pressure reverse osmosis (RO) pump and a low pressure water supplying pump, an electro valve preferably with a manual override in case of power loss, an additional electro valve, a plurality of quick connect couplings (preferably three), a power bank, an internal inverter, a universal power supply and battery charger preferably disposed within a military style suitcase. In a preferred embodiment, the suitcase can be a PELICAN brand case. The system can provide a power bank, universal power supply (12V, 24 V, 90-260V 409-70 HZ), wide range battery charger, and water filtration and desalination unit for both outdoor and indoor applications.
US11608268B2	Method and device for preparing carbon nanotube and carbon nanotube prepared thereby A method and a device for preparing a carbon nanotube and a prepared carbon nanotube. The method includes: adding iron pentcarbonyl and nickel tetracarbonyl into a multi-stage series fluidized bed and performing decomposition to obtain a catalyst, and discharging the carbon monoxide generated; adding a carbon source and injecting an inert gas into the series fluidized bed for reaction under heating at 600-800° C. for 40-90 min, the ratio of the mass of carbon in the carbon source to the mass of the catalyst being 5-7:3-5. Further provided are a device for preparing a carbon nanotube according to the above method and a carbon nanotube prepared by the above method.
US11608264B2	Method for manufacturing a substrate having a region mechanically decoupled from a support, method for manufacturing at least one spring, and a substrate A method for manufacturing a substrate including a region, which is mechanically decoupled from a support and has at least one component situated on the region; at least one recess being introduced on a front side of the substrate; an etching pattern being prepared on a back side of the substrate and etched anisotropically in such a manner, that vertical channels are produced on the back side of the substrate; and subsequently, a cavity being introduced at the back side of the substrate; the at least one recess on the front side of the substrate being connected to the cavity on the back side of the substrate; and in at least one region between the front side of the substrate and the cavity, at least two recesses or at least two segments of a recess being interconnected by at least one channel.
US11608261B2	Robotic servicing system A robotic servicing system. The robotic servicing system includes an evacuation system, a refill system and a robotic assembly. The evacuation system includes a first quick connect fitting configured to mate with a quick connect valve of a vehicle. The refill system includes a second quick connect fitting configure to mate with the quick connect valve of the vehicle. The robotic assembly is couplable to the evacuation system and the refill system, and is configured to autonomously connect the first and second quick connection fittings to the quick connect valve of the vehicle.
US11608260B2	Water cooler pan of bottle filler fountain A bottle filling station may include a liquid dispenser configured to dispense liquid. A pan may be configured to collect at least a portion of the dispensed liquid. A sensor may detect a presence of a liquid container. A controller may control the liquid dispenser to dispense liquid when the liquid container is approximately near the sensor.
US11608256B1	Clamp with replaceable wear shoes A lift truck clamp assembly with replaceable wear elements. The clamp assembly comprises a clamp plate, a shoe plate, a plurality of wear elements, and one or more grip elements. The shoe plate is harder and more wear resistant than the clamp plate and is detachably coupled to a lower inside surface of the clamp plate. The wear elements are coupled to a bottom edge of the shoe plate and extend below the clamp plate. Through the shoe plate pass a plurality of grip element holes. Each grip element has a plateau and a lip. The lip is on a periphery of the grip element, surrounding the plateau. Each of the grip elements is positioned with the pad plateau protruding through one of the plurality of grip element holes, with the pad lip held between the shoe plate and the inside surface of the clamp plate.
US11608247B2	Caliper brake for an elevator system used as a holding and safety brake An elevator system caliper brake includes first and second brake levers each with a brake pad wherein the brake levers move the brake pads relative to one another along an actuation axis. The first brake lever is rotatably mounted at a stationary first mounting point at a housing of the brake, and the second brake lever is rotatably mounted at a second mounting point on an intermediate lever that is rotatably mounted at the brake housing. A tension element can be moved approximately parallel to an actuation axis and is connected to the brake levers at mounting points between the respective brake pads and the brake lever mounting points. A closing spring moves the first and second brake levers to decrease the distance between the brake pads and a linear spindle drive connected to the intermediate lever selectively counteracts the closing spring to increase the distance between the brake pads.
US11608245B2	Reel with automatic line extension An automatic line reel includes a flexible line wound onto a motor-driven reel assembly. A processor controlling the motor detects contact pressure between the flexible line and a triangular pressure transducer, automatically extending the flexible line when the contact pressure exceeds a preset threshold. Line extension stops when contact pressure falls below a second preset threshold. The flexible line may be retracted and rewound around the reel assembly by activation of a switch on a wireless remoted control, by a switch on the automatic line reel, or by activation of a smart phone application program in data communication with the processor controlling the reel assembly. A reel assembly is optionally configured to maintain uninterrupted fluid communications through the automatic line reel as the reel assembly rotates. The reel assembly may optionally be configured to maintain uninterrupted electrical signal communication through the automatic line reel.
US11608241B2	Document feeder and image forming apparatus A document feeder includes a document placing tray on which a document is placed; a document discharging tray on which a document discharged from a document discharging port in a discharging direction is stacked; and a light source that radiates light to the document discharging tray. The document discharging tray is disposed below the document placing tray. The document discharging tray has a protruding portion protruding upward from the surrounding area. The light source is disposed within a region having a width that is the same as a document having a maximum size in the width direction.
US11608236B2	Press on sweep wheel treads A sweep auger system having a driveshaft with auger flighting and a backboard extending a length from an inward end to an outward end. An input of a gearbox is connected to an outward end of the drive shaft and a sweep wheel having a plurality of notches, arms and feet is connected to an output of the gearbox. A drive shield is placed around a rearward side of the sweep wheel that forms a channel that is configured to capture grain agitated by the sweep wheel. A guide plate is connected to the gearbox and covers a portion of the gearbox. The guide plate angles from an upper outward edge downward and forward to a lower inward edge that is configured to urge the grain captured within the channel of the drive shield to move in front of the sweep auger system reducing grain left in the grain bin.
US11608232B2	Grouping station for loading pallets A grouping station includes first conveyor tracks for moving loading pallets to the grouping station and second conveyor tracks for forwarding the loading pallets from the grouping station. The first conveyor tracks and the second conveyor tracks are both arranged for two different handling directions of the loading pallets.
US11608229B2	Storage system and purge method in storage system A storage system includes shelves each with a nozzle to supply clean gas into containers, flow amount controllers to control a supply amount of clean gas to a nozzle, a transport apparatus to transfer the containers to and from the shelves, and a controller to control the transport apparatus and the flow amount controllers. The controller makes an assignment of at least one shelf in preparation to store an incoming container and before the occurrence of the incoming container, and controls a flow amount controlling device to supply clean gas to the nozzle in the at least one shelf, based upon the assignment.
US11608223B2	Rapidly cooling food and drinks Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
US11608218B2	Blank for forming an article carrier Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel (40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.
US11608214B2	Device for squeezing out tubes The disclosure relates to a device for emptying tubes. The device has at least one first and one second tooth roller, a housing, and an electric motor. The housing has at least one opening in the region of the two tooth rollers, the first tooth roller is arranged within the housing above the second tooth roller. The first tooth roller is freely rotatable, and the second tooth roller is driven by the electric motor. The two tooth rollers are in this case arranged one above the other such that a tube that is passed through the opening and between the two tube rollers with the tube fold at the front is drawn in by the rollers and the tube content can be pressed out of the tube.
US11608204B2	Heat-shrinkable film, heat shrink label, and package The invention provides a heat-shrinkable film that has (1) a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 90-140° C.; (2) shrinkage of 12% or less in a main shrinkage direction when treated in glycerin at 80° C. for 10 seconds; (3) shrinkage of 12% or less in a direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction when treated in glycerin at 140° C. for 10 seconds; (4) shrinkage of 30%-80% in the main shrinkage direction when treated in glycerin at 140° C. for 10 seconds; (5) a tensile elongation at break of 10% or more both in the main shrinkage direction and the orthogonal direction after aging of 672 hours at 50° C. and 70% RH; and (6) a difference of 5% or less between shrinkage at 140° C. in the main shrinkage direction after aging of 672 hours at 50° C. and 70% RH, and shrinkage at 140° C. in the main shrinkage direction before the aging.
US11608202B2	Binding machine A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit, a binding unit, a curl guide and an inductive guide. The inductive guide has a converging passage through which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit and curled by the curl guide passes, and a cross-sectional area of the converging passage decreases along an entry direction of the wire from an opening end portion that the wire enters. The inductive guide has an entry angle regulation part configured to change an entry angle of the wire entering the converging passage, and the inductive guide is provided on an inner side with respect to a virtual line interconnecting the opening end portion and a narrowest part of the converging passage at which the cross-sectional area is the narrowest.
US11608200B2	Device for the hold-down and controlled release of space satellites installed on launchers and loads installed on space satellites A device for the hold-down and controlled release of space satellites installed on launchers and loads installed on space satellites, includes a blocking member made up of segments radially displaceable from a mutually approached retaining position to a mutually spaced-apart release position of a connecting screw. In order to control the radial displacement of the segments between the retaining position and the release position there are provided a rotatable element coaxial with the blocking member, an articulated mechanism which operatively connects the rotatable element with the segments of the blocking member, and linear motors for driving the controlled rotation of the rotatable element and, through the articulated mechanism, the simultaneous displacement of the segments of the blocking member.
US11608196B2	Directing light for thermal and power applications in space Solar collectors can provide power for electricity, thermal propulsion, and material processing (e.g., mining asteroids). In one aspect, an apparatus for collecting solar energy and simultaneously protecting against damage from a resulting energy beam includes a solar energy collection system including at least one concentrator and a target configured to use, store, or convert the solar energy, the collection system configured to cause solar energy to focus on the target, at least one sensor configured to detect misalignment of the concentrator by determining that some or all of the collected solar energy is offset from the target, and a safety system configured to redirect the energy or interpose a safety structure for shielding other non-target systems from receiving too much solar energy from the collection system.
US11608195B1	Spacecraft orbit determination system The present invention relates to a resident space object orbit determination system comprising a high efficiency module for determining a resident space object's orbit and a highly efficient method for determining same. Applicants developed a method and system to determine the orbits of residence space objects including resident space objects that do not reflect energy that is directed at them and/or may be coated to minimize the ability to accurately see such resident space objects. Thus, a method, a module and a system for making such determinations that can easily and inexpensively be added to an early warning reentry system is provided.
US11608188B2	Hybrid propulsion for an aircraft Hybrid propulsion is obtained by arranging, around a conventional turbomachine, a reversible electric machine linked to the low-pressure shaft via a mechanical movement transmission, a one-way clutch being arranged on the low-pressure shaft between the fan and a low-pressure compressor. The low-pressure shaft includes two aligned portions which can be separated and reconnected. A casing includes a first portion able to tilt around a horizontal transverse axis of the aircraft relative to a second portions of the casing. One portion of the low-pressure shaft, the fan and the reversible electric machine are mounted on the first portion of the casing, and the other portion of the low-pressure shaft is mounted on the second portion of the casing. This device facilitates electric taxiing of the aircraft, using the machine as a motor, whereas the rear of the low-pressure shaft remains stationary.
US11608186B2	Impedance balancing for noise filtering in electric drive systems An electric drive system including an impedance balancing noise filtering circuit is disclosed. The electric drive system includes a direct current (DC) power source configured to output DC power to an output port and an inverter configured to convert the DC power output by the DC power source into alternating current (AC) power that is provided to an input port of an AC load. The impedance balancing noise filtering circuit includes an impedance bridge electrically intermediate the output port of the DC power source and the input port of the AC load. The impedance balancing noise filtering circuit includes different sets of passive components that are positioned on both the DC-side and the AC-side of the inverter. These sets of passive components are configured to facilitate impedance balancing that reduces common-mode (CM) electromagnetic interference (EMI) emission at the output port of the DC power source.
US11608174B2	Power distribution panel A power distribution panel with a backplane, an insulating panel covering the backplane, and at least one electronic component mounted to the insulating panel. A set of feet can be mounted to the insulating panel and configured to absorb stress applied to the insulating panel where the set of feet are located in the same plane as the backplane.
US11608164B2	Tilting system for propeller of aerial vehicle A tilting system for a propeller of an aerial vehicle, may include a propeller provided in front of the opening portion of the housing and configured to be selectively tilted with respect to the housing; a link assembly provided in the internal space of the housing, a first end portion of which is connected to the housing and a second end portion of which is connected to the propeller, and configured to tilt up or tilt down the propeller as the link assembly is extended from the housing or retracted into the housing; and an actuator coupled to the link assembly and configured to provide power for extension or retraction to the link assembly.
US11608163B2	Rebound valve systems and methods A snubber assembly may comprise a snubber having a snubber body with an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of valve receptacles disposed in the outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of radial apertures disposed through the snubber body, each radial aperture in the plurality of radial apertures disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles; and a plurality of restrictor valves, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves including an orifice disposed through a blade.
US11608162B2	Aircraft wheel torque bar spacer A torque bar assembly for use in an aircraft wheel is disclosed. In various embodiments, the assembly includes a torque bar; and a spacer configured for positioning between the torque bar and a wheel well of the aircraft wheel and to thermally insulate the wheel well from the torque bar, wherein the spacer includes a first anodized metal oxide layer on a first surface of the spacer configured to contact the torque bar. In various embodiments, the spacer includes a second anodized metal oxide layer on a second surface of the spacer configured to contact the wheel well.
US11608147B1	Marine communication system and method of use A marine communication system allows drivers to communicate by the use of lights to indicate their status, direction of motion, or speed. A detector determines the position of the throttle in the boat and sends a signal to a light with a corresponding pattern of emission. One pattern indicates forward motion, another a neutral motion, and yet another a reverse motion.
US11608146B2	Quick release mast mounting assemblies for hydrofoil sports boards This disclosure extends to systems, apparatus, and methods for quick release mast mounting assemblies for board mounted hydrofoil assemblies. In one exemplary system, a quick release mounting assembly may include board mountable base receiver for mounting to a sports board, which defines a longitudinal receiving recess. A resilient locking member is disposed at a front end of the base receiver. A separate mast connection member formed as a body configured for connection to an upper end of a hydrofoil mast, corresponds to the longitudinal receiving recess, and includes a counterpart structure for forming a secure connection with the resilient locking member. The mast connection member may include opposite shoulder or wing members that extend laterally orthogonal to the longitudinal axis thereof and the receiving recess may include counterpart slots for receiving these members. The resilient locking member may include a separate spring assembly or be a unitary member.
US11608131B2	Reinforcement structure and method employing bulkheads A structural reinforcement device for insertion into a cavity of a structure and method for making the same including a first reinforcement section that has at least one projection of a first expandable polymeric material secured to it; and a separate second reinforcement section mated with the first reinforcement section, the second reinforcement section being configured to include at least one cavity, into which the at least one projection penetrates upon mating, and at least one aperture defined therein through which the expandable material flows during expansion and where it will remain upon curing of the material, thereby causing the first reinforcement section to be coupled with the second reinforcement section.
US11608123B2	Vehicle tailgate with fold out step A tailgate system for a vehicle comprises a tailgate and a support system. The tailgate includes a movable tailgate portion movably connected to the tailgate and configured to cover an access opening in the tailgate. The support system is selectively operable between a connected state connected to both the tailgate and the movable tailgate portion and a disconnected state. The support system in the connected state is configured to support the movable tailgate portion in a step position pivoted downwardly from the tailgate in an open position thereof to provide a step. The support system in the disconnected state is configured to allow the movable tailgate portion to pivot downwardly from the tailgate in a closed position to the downwardly extending open position. The angle of pivotal movement of the movable tailgate portion relative to the tailgate is greater in the downwardly extending open position than in the step position.
US11608120B2	Sill frame arrangement and a vehicle body arrangement comprising a sill frame arrangement of this type A sill frame arrangement for a vehicle body arrangement includes: a battery arrangement provided in a floor region of the vehicle body arrangement, which has at least one frame arrangement having frame longitudinal members and frame cross members which surround and support at least one battery module, the frame longitudinal members resting on sill elements of a sill arrangement, the sill arrangement including wall elements which form sill chambers. Over an entire height of the sill arrangement, only one wall element directed toward the frame arrangement is provided, at least one additional sill element being provided on each sill element, the sill element and the at least one additional sill element being integrally bonded and interlockingly connected to one another.
US11608117B2	Rear strut gusset plates for reinforcing an off-road chassis An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes a chassis strut support. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. The chassis strut support includes one or more pairs of rear strut gusset plates for distributing loading on a rear strut crossmember by rear struts to at least a seat crossmember comprising the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates generally comprise thick sheet-members configured to be attached to a vertical brace between an upper mount and a lower stay comprising the chassis to reinforce the vertical brace and impart increased strength to the chassis. The rear strut gusset plates are configured to be attached to the vertical brace by way of bolts, rivets, welding, or any combination thereof.
US11608116B2	Front vehicle-body structure of vehicle A front vehicle-body structure is provided that allows for lower deceleration for occupants by facilitating breakage of frame members in the event of an oblique collision. Embodiments include a suspension housing formed with a suspension damper supporting portion, an upper arm supporting portion, and a lower arm supporting portion. A first frame connects an upper portion of the suspension housing and an upper portion on a vehicle-width-direction inner side of a dash panel, a second frame connects the upper portion of the suspension housing and an upper portion of a hinge pillar, and a third frame connects a lower portion of the suspension housing and a lower portion on the vehicle-width-direction inner side of the dash panel. In the event of an oblique collision, the first frame and the second frame break inward in vehicle plan view, and the third frame breaks in a Z-shape in vehicle plan view.
US11608109B2	Systems and methods for detecting magnetic turn counter errors with redundancy Systems and methods for detecting magnetic turn counter errors with redundancy are provided. In one aspect, a magnetic field turn sensor system includes a magnetic field angle sensor having a sine bridge and a cosine bridge and first to third comparators configured to compare the outputs from the sine and cosine bridges. The system further includes a processor configured to receive outputs from each of the first to third comparators, determine that a combination of the outputs from the first to third comparators corresponds to an invalid state, and indicate a fault in response to determining that the combination of the outputs from the first to third comparators corresponds to the invalid state.
US11608102B2	Vehicle and in-vehicle control method A vehicle comprising a steering wheel; a steering switch disposed on the steering wheel; an other-vehicle-detector for detecting another vehicle; a tactile sensation presentation unit for presenting a tactile sensation to an operator by vibrating the steering switch; and a controller configured to, according to detection by the other-vehicle-detector, cause the tactile sensation presentation unit to vibrate the steering switch to present a tactile sensation to the operator.
US11608100B2	Wheelbarrow braking assembly A wheelbarrow braking assembly for slowing or stopping a wheelbarrow includes a brake rotor that is attachable to a wheel of a wheelbarrow. A caliper is mountable to the wheelbarrow such that the caliper is aligned with the brake rotor for slowing or stopping the wheelbarrow. A brake handle is provided that is mountable adjacent to an end of a respective rail of the wheelbarrow. In this way the brake handle is accessible to the user when the user is maneuvering the wheelbarrow. The brake handle is in mechanical communication with the caliper and the caliper is engaged when the brake handle is squeezed.
US11608093B2	Level control system for adjusting the level of a vehicle A level control system adjusting the level of a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, and includes at least one level control cylinder and a level control piston, which is at least partially movably accommodated in the level control cylinder. Accordingly, the level control piston may have a substantially continuous outer diameter.
US11608088B2	Optics based detection of hands on-off and hand gesture based function selection for human driver A number of illustrative variations may include a method or product for sensing driver intervention in an autonomous steering system.
US11608085B2	Automatic driving control device Included are: a timing determining unit for determining timing for preparing for transfer of driving authority to a driver on the basis of current position information of the vehicle, route information of the vehicle, and vehicle information of the vehicle; an awakening level calculating unit for calculating an awakening level of an occupant on the basis of occupant information; an authority transfer determining unit for determining whether the transfer of the driving authority is allowed on the basis of the calculated awakening level; and a vehicle state controlling unit for performing control to change a state of the vehicle before switching to the manual driving is announced to the occupant of the vehicle when it is determined that the transfer of the driving authority is not allowed.
US11608082B1	Roof-top autonomous vehicle control system A novel roof-top autonomous vehicle control system for converting a non-autonomous vehicle into an autonomous vehicle includes a weatherproof housing that removably attaches to the roof of a host vehicle. The housing supports modular attachment of various sensors, receivers, computers, and other electrical components that can be installed, removed, and/or interchanged without disrupting the initial calibration thereof. In a particular embodiment, various internal electrical components of the system are mounted on a tray which can be mounted in, and removed from, the housing without disrupting the initial calibration of the various sensors. In a more particular embodiment, the housing includes a plurality of removable panels and windows that provide access to the inside of the housing.
US11608080B2	Method for regulating the movement of a vehicle in an automated driving operation and device for carrying out the method Vehicle movement in an automatic driving operation is regulated in an automatic driving operation, which is switchable between a regular operating mode and an emergency operating mode when a functional impairment of a main control device is established. In the regular operating mode, the regular desired trajectory, the emergency operation desired trajectory, and the lane course of a driving lane driven along by the vehicle are continuously determined in a coordinate system, fixed to the vehicle, of the main control device. The determined emergency operation desired trajectory and the determined lane course are supplied to the ancillary control device and stored there. In the emergency operating mode, the lane course of the driving lane driven along by the vehicle is determined in a coordinate system, fixed to the vehicle, of the ancillary control device. In the emergency operating mode, based on the lane course stored in the ancillary control device and the lane course stored in the ancillary control device, an angle error between the coordinate systems of the main control device and the ancillary control device is determined and its influence on the regulation carried out by the ancillary control device is compensated for.
US11608070B2	System and method for monitoring driver A system for monitoring a driver comprises that a first sensor configured to detect first physical condition information of the driver, a second sensor configured to detect first driving state information of a vehicle; and a controller configured to determine whether a physical condition of the driver is abnormal on the basis of the first physical condition information, and determine whether a driving pattern of the driver is abnormal on the basis of the first driving state information.
US11608067B2	Probabilistic-based lane-change decision making and motion planning system and method thereof A system and method for providing probabilistic-based lane-change decision making and motion planning that include receiving data associated with a roadway environment of an ego vehicle. The system and method also include performing gap analysis to determine at least one gap between neighboring vehicles that are traveling within the target lane to filter out an optimal merging entrance for the ego vehicle to merge into the target lane and determining a probability value associated with an intention of a driver of a following neighboring vehicle to yield to allow the ego vehicle to merge into the target lane. The system and method further include controlling the ego vehicle to autonomously continue traveling within the current lane or autonomously merge from current lane to the target lane based on at least one of: if the optimal merging entrance is filtered out and if the probability value indicates an intention of the driver to yield.
US11608064B2	Method for accelerating a vehicle from rest A method for accelerating a vehicle from rest. The method includes receiving a mode indication indicating a launch control mode selected; receiving a brake-on indication; controlling the engine according to a launch control strategy; determining an accelerator position; for an accelerator position greater than zero, controlling the engine to: increase open a throttle valve and control the engine to limit engine torque output; receiving a brake-off indication; controlling the engine according to the standard control strategy, controlling the engine according to the standard control strategy with the braking system having been released causing the vehicle to accelerate from rest, a first rate of acceleration from rest of the vehicle being greater than a second rate of acceleration from rest of the vehicle for corresponding changes in accelerator position, the first rate corresponding to accelerating from rest after controlling the engine according to the standard and launch control strategies.
US11608060B1	Speed planning for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to identifying and adjusting speed plans for controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. In one example, an initial speed plan for controlling speed of the vehicle for a first predetermined period of time corresponding to an amount of time along a route of the vehicle is identified. Data identifying an object and characteristics of that object is received from a perception system of the vehicle. A trajectory for the object that will intersect with the route at an intersection point at particular point in time is predicted using the data. A set of constraints is generated based on at least the trajectory. The speed plan is adjusted in order to satisfy the set of constraints for a second predetermined period of time corresponding to the amount of time. The vehicle is maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode according to the adjusted speed plan.
US11608057B2	Navigation at alternating merge zones A navigation system for a host vehicle may include a processing device including circuitry and a memory storing instructions that when executed by the circuitry cause the at least one processing device to receive images acquired by a camera representative of an environment of the host vehicle, and analyze the images to identify a double merge scenario including a first flow of traffic and a second flows of traffic in a same direction that merge to form a merged flow of traffic in a merged lane. The instructions that when executed by the circuitry may further cause the processing device to cause a navigational change in the host vehicle based on a trajectory of a first target vehicle in the first flow of traffic and a trajectory of a second target vehicle in the second flow of traffic.
US11608054B2	Vehicle and vehicle control method A vehicle adapted to an automated valet parking service in a parking lot includes a recognition sensor that recognizes a mark around the vehicle. The vehicle performs a self-position estimation process for identifying a vehicle position in the parking lot based on an installation position and a recognition result of the mark by the recognition sensor. The vehicle performs vehicle traveling control for causing the vehicle to automatically travel in the parking lot based on the vehicle position. The automated valet parking service includes an additional service implemented on the vehicle during a period in which the vehicle is left in the parking lot. When restarting the vehicle traveling control after completion of the additional service, the vehicle executes the self-position estimation process in a return space where the mark is installed to acquire a latest vehicle position, and restarts the vehicle traveling control based on the latest vehicle position.
US11608049B2	Charge mode ECO A method and a device for optimizing fuel consumption includes using a charge mode of a plug-in hybrid vehicle.
US11608047B2	Method for operating a vehicle with a hybrid drive train The operation of a hybrid powertrain system is optimized with respect to a desired state-of-charge trajectory, taking account of the estimated anticipated vehicle drive power. The hybrid powertrain system has an internal combustion engine and an electrically operated torque machine. The internal combustion engine and the torque machine are controlled by a control device and are connected to an output element via a hybrid transmission. Before the start of the prediction period Δt, an experience-based state-of-charge trajectory for the anticipated route, covering at least the prediction period Δt, is retrieved from an external database. The desired state-of-charge trajectory is established based on the experience-based state-of-charge trajectory by modifying it with at least one optimization constraint. The experience-based state-of-charge trajectory can be established based on operating data from hybrid powertrain systems of multiple vehicles and/or from operating data from multiple comparable journeys with the same vehicle.
US11608043B2	Vehicle electric brake device An electric brake device for a vehicle, including: a rotation body that rotates with a wheel; a friction member; and an actuator including (a) a piston configured to come into engagement with the friction member, (b) two electric motors each as a drive source, and (c) a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a rotating motion of each of the two electric motors into an advancing and retracting movement of the piston, the actuator being configured such that the piston is advanced to push the friction member against the rotation body so as to generate a braking force and the piston is retracted to move the friction member away from the rotation body so as to cancel the braking force.
US11608040B2	Traction control based on friction coefficient estimation Method and apparatus are disclosed for traction control based on friction coefficient estimation. An example vehicle includes a plurality of sensors to measure qualities of a surface of a road and an anti-lock brake system module. The anti-lock brake system module (a) estimates confidence values for different road surface types based on the qualities of the surface of the road, (b) estimates a coefficient of friction between the road and tires of the vehicle based on the confidence values, and (c) adapt a traction control system by altering a target slip based on the coefficient of friction.
US11608034B2	Vehicle cleaning system A vehicle cleaning system for cleaning a vehicle including a processor and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations include determining that a passenger compartment of the vehicle requires cleaning and identifying a type of cleaning required. The operations also include that at least one of a fragrance system, a dry particulate removal system, and a wet particulate removal system is activated in response to the type of cleaning required.
US11608027B2	Method and apparatus key-centric portable vehicle state settings A system includes a processor configured to detect a vehicle key and display a key identification on a vehicle display. The processor is also configured to receive a request to export vehicle system and state settings to a key memory. The processor is further configured to access a plurality of predefined settings, designated as key-storable settings, from a vehicle CAN bus, responsive to the request, and transmit the predefined settings to the key, including instructions to store the settings to the key memory.
US11608025B2	Protection system for persons and goods comprising an inflatable structure with long duration of action A protection system comprises at least one inflatable safety structure, each associated with a gas generator that can be activated by an external command, wherein the external command comprises an electrical signal from an automated system that is responsible for the critical safety functions of a vehicle, corresponding to predictive information about an impact. The gas generator is configured to generate a gas over a time period such that the total inflation time of the inflatable structure is greater than 50 milliseconds. The inflatable structure may be waterproof.
US11608024B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes an actuator of a configuration that causes a string-form coupling member extending from an airbag to be coupled, and controls an inflation aspect of the airbag by causing a state of coupling with the coupling member to be maintained or terminated. The actuator includes a gas generator that can eject a combustion gas and a holder portion that can hold the coupling member. The holder portion includes a holding wall portion, which can hold the wound coupling member on an outer peripheral face side, and a top wall portion that closes a leading end side of the holding wall portion, and a contact region in which the combustion gas can be brought into contact with the coupling member is disposed in a region of the holding wall portion. The actuator causes the coupling member to be severed by causing the combustion gas to come into contact with the coupling member in the contact region, whereby a state of the coupling member being held in the holder portion can be terminated.
US11608022B2	Roof airbag for vehicle A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle in which an airbag deploys downward from the interior roof and protects occupants seated in seats and the airbag has a bending shape by a tether so that the restraint on occupants is secured and the occupants are safely protected.
US11608017B2	Vehicle front body structure A vehicle front body structure is provided for reliably transferring a collision load to a crash can and a front frame by preventing a bumper beam from buckling during a small overlap collision. Bending rigidity of the bumper beam in a vehicle width direction is such that 1) a bending moment generated on the bumper beam when a collision load in a direction toward a vehicle rear side is applied to an extending section, which extends outward in the vehicle width direction from a crash can fixed section, is the highest in a vehicle width direction inner end portion of the crash can fixed section on a side where the collision load is applied, and 2) the bending moment is continuously reduced as a distance from the vehicle width direction inner end portion in the vehicle width direction increases.
US11608016B2	Enhanced management of electrical resources for electric vehicles Devices, systems, and methods for management of electrical resources for electric vehicles. A method may include receiving, by a vehicle, sensor data indicative of a first luminosity of a location, and determining that the first luminosity of the location exceeds a luminosity threshold. The method may include determining, based on the first luminosity exceeding the luminosity threshold, a second luminosity to apply to lights of the vehicle while the vehicle is at the location, the second luminosity greater than zero. The method may include applying the second luminosity to the lights while the vehicle is at the location.
US11608013B2	Vehicle frunk trim The present invention relates to a vehicle frunk trim. A storage-box accommodation space is formed on one side of the frunk trim, and a flexible storage box is mounted on an inside surface of a sidewall, positioned in the direction of the storage-box accommodation space, of a body portion. For use, the storage box may extend to a desired length from the storage-box accommodation space. Articles is put in order outside the storage box and is stored in the storage box without unoccupied spaces in the storage box. Thus, a state where the articles are put in order is maintained, and noise due to collision between the articles is reduced.
US11607993B2	Vehicle interior lighting apparatus A vehicle interior lighting apparatus is disclosed. It includes an elongate light guide having at least one end-side light input coupling surface, a longitudinal light deflection surface and a longitudinal light output coupling surface opposite the light deflection surface, and at least one light source, the light of which is able to be coupled into the light guide at the at least one light input coupling surface and able to be coupled out of the light guide at the light output coupling surface by way of a light deflection at the light deflection surface. At least one light deflection prism is disposed optically downstream of the light output coupling surface and there is at least one jump between two refractive indices in a light path between the light guide and the at least one light deflection prism and the at least one light deflection prism is disposed between two adjacent light deflection regions when viewed perpendicular to the light output coupling surface. A vehicle has at least one vehicle interior lighting apparatus. An application for the disclosed apparatus includes door lighting.
US11607992B2	Ambient lighting system for motorcars and related motorcar Ambient lighting system (3) for motorcars (2) comprising: an optical system (4) comprising: RGB LED light sources (41); a structural support (40) on which said light sources (41) are placed; a diffusive module (42) adapted to diffuse light rays. The ambient lighting system (3) comprising a capacitive touch sensor (6), the latter being locally integrated in the ambient lighting system (3); and light guide modules (43), interposed between the light sources (41) and said diffusive module (42), and being adapted to guide light rays emitted by the light sources (41) and being designed to isolate the light rays emitted by each light guide module (43), in order to realize sectors (C) adapted to be illuminated with sharp contrast with the rest of the ambient lighting system (3), defining the position of at least one soft button (B), the latter being realized by means of the capacitive touch sensor (6).
US11607988B2	Lighting apparatus for vehicle A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include: a housing installed inside the front of a vehicle and formed one side thereof with an opening, a plurality of light emitting units installed inside the housing and configured to emit light toward the opening, and a plurality of flap units rotatably installed in the housing, disposed to face the plurality of light emitting units, and configured to open or close the opening.
US11607978B2	Seat accessory to enable a sleep and rest surface A seat accessory for an automobile vehicle includes a seat accessory configuration oriented to be releasably deposited onto a seat base and a seat back of an automobile vehicle seat when the seat back is positioned in a seat back fully reclined and horizontal position. The seat accessory includes a seat base contact portion defining a triangular-shape positioned onto the seat base. A seat back contact portion defining a triangular-shape is positioned onto the seat back. A connecting member directly connects the seat base contact portion to the seat back contact portion.
US11607976B2	Recliner mechanism having bracket A recliner mechanism includes a housing plate and a recliner heart. The housing plate includes a plate body. The recliner heart is mounted to the housing plate and operable in an unlocked state permitting relative rotation between a seat back and a seat bottom, and a locked state preventing relative rotation between the seatback and the seat bottom. The housing plate includes a fore end proximate a front of the seat bottom and an aft end opposing the fore end and proximate a rear end of the seat bottom. The plate body includes a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom at or near the aft end.
US11607973B2	Passenger seats and doors for an autonomous vehicle An autonomous can include one or more configurable passenger seats to accommodate a plurality of different seating configurations. For instance, the one or more passenger seats can include a passenger seat defining a seating orientation. The passenger seat can be configurable in a first configuration in which the seating orientation is directed towards a forward end of the autonomous vehicle and a second configuration in which the seating orientation is directed towards a rear end of the autonomous vehicle. The passenger seat can include a seatback rotatable about a pivot point on a base of the passenger seat to switch between the first configuration and the second configuration. Alternatively, or additionally, the autonomous vehicle can include a door assembly pivotably fixed to a vehicle body of the autonomous vehicle such that a swept path of the door assembly when moving between an open position and a closed position is reduced.
US11607972B2	Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with battery indicator and venting opening A system includes a terminal and a power supply assembly. The terminal includes a user interface configured to receive user input for generating a first input signal or a second input signal. The power supply assembly includes a communication interface configured to receive the first input signal or the second input signal from the terminal, a power supply configured to power an unmanned vehicle, and a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the power supply. The power supply circuit is configured to switch the power supply between a plurality of operational modes in response to the first input signal, or display a level of charge or remaining capacity of the power supply in response to the second input signal.
US11607966B2	Control device for mobile body, control method therefor, and mobile body A control device for a mobile body is equipped with a charging and electrical power supplying unit including a first smoothing capacitor positioned on a connector side and a second smoothing capacitor positioned on a battery side, and a control unit configured to control the charging and electrical power supplying unit. When the battery is charged using electrical power supplied from the electrical power source device, the control unit completes precharging a first smoothing capacitor and a second smoothing capacitor using electrical power supplied from the battery, before the electrical power from the electrical power source device starts to be supplied to the charging and electrical power supplying unit.
US11607958B2	Cold-formed glass article and assembly process thereof Embodiments of an article comprising a cold-formed glass substrate in a curved shape, a plurality of separate mechanical retainers, and a frame are disclosed. The cold-formed glass substrate has a first major surface, and a second major surface opposing the first major surface. In one more embodiments, the plurality of separate mechanical retainers are attached to the second major surface of the cold-formed glass substrate. The mechanical retainers may be attached to the frame to define a position for each of the plurality of mechanical retainers, such that the mechanical retainers define the curved shape. Embodiments of processes to form such articles are also provided. Such processes can include attaching a plurality of separate mechanical retainers to a flexible glass substrate such that the glass substrate maintains its flexibility, and attaching the mechanical retainers to a frame, such that the mechanical retainers attached to the frame define a cold-formed curved shape for the flexible glass substrate.
US11607957B1	Accent lighting based display systems and associated methods thereof Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.
US11607956B2	Trailing vehicle traction control system with a disconnect device A traction control system for a trailing vehicle includes an electric machine, a ground engaging apparatus in contact with a ground surface, and a disconnect device connected between the electric machine and the ground engaging apparatus. The traction control system includes one or more speed sensors to determine a differential speed of the disconnect device. The traction control system includes a controller determines when to disengage the disconnect device based in part upon the speed of the ground engaging apparatus exceeding an upper threshold.
US11607951B2	Power take-off device for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle drive train A power take-off device for a motor vehicle has a drive input, two drive outputs and a clutch. The first drive output channels drive torque from the power take-off device to propel the motor vehicle. The second drive output channels drive torque from the power take-off device to an auxiliary unit to drive the auxiliary unit. The clutch selectively couples the drive input to the first and second drive outputs. The clutch has three shift positions. In the first shift position, the drive input is coupled to the first drive output and decoupled from the second drive output. In the second shift position, the drive input is coupled to the second drive output and decoupled from the first drive output. In the third shift position, the drive input is coupled to both the first and second drive outputs.
US11607943B2	Roll rod for vehicle and manufacturing method thereof A roll rod for a vehicle includes: a front insulator connected to a powertrain; a rod bracket to mount the front insulator on a front end portion of the rod bracket; a case bracket disposed outside the rod bracket and fastened to a vehicle body; a stopping rubber formed at a rear end portion of the rod bracket and disposed in an inner space defined by the case bracket; and a rear insulator formed between the rod bracket and the case bracket, where the rear insulator is secured to an outer side surface of the rod bracket and an inner side surface of the case bracket. The roll rod enhances an insulation rate against vibration of a powertrain and improves durability while reducing manufacturing costs through the simple structure and application of an extrusion molding method.
US11607942B2	Mounting structure for power electric module and vehicle body provided with the same A power electric module mounting structure may include a front side member provided in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and including a side surface formed in an internal direction of the vehicle body and an upper surface connected to the side surface, a bulk head mounted inside the front side member, and a mounting bracket connected to the side surface and the upper surface of the front side member through the bulk head to mount a power electric module on the mounting bracket.
US11607913B2	Pneumatic tire In a state in which a pneumatic tire is mounted on a specified rim, inflated to 92% of a specified internal pressure, and loaded with a load of 75% of the maximum load capacity, an average thickness of an undertread rubber is smaller in a center region than in a shoulder region, a ratio (CAO/UAO) is 0.15 or more and 0.95 or less, a ratio (UAI/UAO) is less than 1, and a ratio (L/W) is 0.29 or more and 0.51 or less, in a tire meridian cross-sectional view, where CAO, UAO and UAI are cross-sectional areas of the cap tread rubber, the undertread rubber, and the undertread rubber in the center region, respectively, L is a tire width direction dimension from a defined intersection point to a ground contact edge, and W is a tire width direction dimension of each shoulder region.
US11607911B2	Non-pneumatic tire with structural reinforcement member in tread part A non-pneumatic tire includes a rim part configured to be coupled to an axle; a tread part formed in a shape of surrounding an outer side of the tire in a circumferential direction thereof and being in contact with the ground; a spoke part which is formed between the rim part and the tread part and is provided with an upper arch bodies and lower arch bodies of an arch shape to absorb impacts transmitted from the ground to the tread part; and a structural reinforcement part which is inserted into the inside of the tread part and is provided with a cord sheet member comprising a plurality of wires to perform load support and stress distribution of the spoke part.
US11607908B2	Hub, in particular for bicycles A hub for partially muscle-powered vehicles, including a hollow hub axle with a cylindrical inner through hole for the passage of a clamping axle, a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub axle by two hub bearings, a rotor rotatably supported relative to the hub axle, and a freewheel device with a hub-side freewheel component and a rotor-side freewheel component, each having axial engagement components for engagement with one another. The hub shell is rotatably supported relative to the hub axle in a rotor-side end region by a rotor-side hub bearing, and in an opposite end region of the hub shell by another hub bearing. The hub-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the hub shell. The rotor-side freewheel component is non-rotatably connected with the rotor and is movable in the axial direction relative to the rotor and the hub shell between a freewheel position and an engagement position.
US11607906B2	Trim part with locking slide on a motor vehicle rim Decorative trim panel on a motor vehicle wheel consisting of at least one plate-shaped trim part which at least partially covers the visible side of the motor vehicle wheel and which can be settleable in a load-transmitting manner to the spokes and/or to the rim ring of the wheel by a counter holder and/or latch, the counter holder/latch on the trim part side are formed from at least one latching foot which is integrally formed on the surface of the trim part, a hook head integrally formed thereon, and in that the latching foot is part of a latching connection on the trim part, the bending of which is effected by a locking slide formed to be displaceable and lockable in a latching gap of the latching connection and selectively consolidates or releases the latching connection and thereby bends or returns the latching foot towards the rim side.
US11607890B2	Print fluids refills Aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device comprising a controller. The controller to determine a volume of print fluid in a first tank of the electronic device, monitor current printing conditions of the electronic device disposing print fluid on a substrate, determine, based on the volume of print fluid and the current printing conditions, whether an adverse printing condition exists, responsive to the volume of print fluid being less than a threshold and the adverse printing condition not existing, control a pump to refill the first tank from a second tank at a flow rate determined at least partially according to the determined volume, and responsive to the volume of print fluid being less than the threshold and the adverse printing condition existing, control the pump to refill the first tank from the second tank at a default flow rate determined independent of the determined volume.
US11607886B2	Ink tank with integrated filter An ink tank for an ink delivery system includes: a housing having an ink inlet port and an ink outlet port; an air vent communicating with a headspace of the ink tank; a filter positioned in the housing for filtering ink supplied from the ink tank via the ink outlet port; and a baffle plate positioned in the housing between the ink inlet port and the filter. The baffle plate is configured for directing air bubbles entering the ink tank via the ink inlet port towards the headspace of the ink tank. A baffle opening is positioned towards a base of the ink tank, thereby allowing ink to flow from the ink inlet port towards the ink outlet port via the baffle opening.
US11607880B2	Recording device and recording method A recording device includes a recording head and a control unit. When recording a raster line forming a partial image of a image, using, of a nozzle row, a plurality of OL nozzles in a positional relationship to record a common raster line, the control unit performs recording using the OL nozzles of a first range, in a range of the OL nozzles in a first direction, when a recording condition is a first recording condition, and performs recording using the OL nozzles of a second range narrower than the first range, of the range of the OL nozzles in the first direction, when the recording condition is a second recording condition in which a density difference, in the image, between the partial image and an image other than the partial image is greater than in the first recording condition.
US11607874B2	Steam peeling device for automobile tinting film The embodiments disclosed are related to a steam peeling device for an automobile tinting film which includes: a wire frame banding module, a wire frame sleeve stainless pipe; a wire frame stent top plate; a pair of tapered slit fitting members; a U-shaped groove; a pair of gripping parts; a wire frame fixing groove; a cover plate; and a plurality of rivet holes. The steam peeling device of the present invention solves the problem of the conventional case that the wire frame banding is loosened during the steam peeling operation, the steam tarpaulin is separated, or a part of the steam is released, and thereby solves the trouble of resetting the wire frame banding during operation, thereby lowering the product unit cost through product productivity and function improvement, and reducing the time and labor costs further without resetting during operation along with the convenience of operation.
US11607873B2	Printing pad, method of manufacturing window using the same, and method of manufacturing electronic device using the printing pad A method of manufacturing a window includes: providing an ink pattern to a printing pad; providing the printing pad and the ink pattern to a target substrate; and removing the printing pad from the target substrate, the ink pattern including: a first bezel line surrounding at least one hole; and a second bezel line surrounding the first bezel line, the printing pad including: a top surface; a bottom surface; and a side surface connecting the top surface and the bottom surface, the side surface including a first pattern portion, in which the first bezel line is formed, and a second pattern portion, in which the second bezel line is formed. The first pattern portion has an inclination angle equal to or greater than about 46 degrees and equal to or smaller than about 90 degrees based on the bottom surface of the printing pad.
US11607866B2	Hybrid ionic graphene nanocomposite with layered structure A material can have a layered structure with at least a first layer, including a carbon-based material or a substrate of a material other than a carbon-based material, a second layer, including a carbon-based material, and a third, intermediate layer that separates and interconnects the first and second layers. The carbon-based material includes at least 50 at. % carbon, has a hexagonal lattice and the layer or layers including the carbon-based material has/have a thickness of 1-20 times the size of a carbon atom. The intermediate layer is a layer that includes a salt having ions that include at least two separate cyclic, planar groups that are capable of forming π-π-stacking with the material of the second layer and that the third, intermediate layer is connected to at least the second layer by π-π-stacking caused by said cyclic planar groups of the salt ions.
US11607863B1	Functional materials between deformable bonded layers A deformable assembly may include a first structural layer, a first bonding layer bonded to the structural layer, and a pattern of functional material entrapped between the first structural layer and first the bonding layer. The functional material has a viscous characteristic, an elastic characteristic and/or a viscoelastic characteristic. The assembly may further include a second structural layer bonded to the first bonding layer. The first structural layer may include a first piece of fabric, the second structural layer may include a second piece of fabric, and the functional material may be electrically conductive. The functional material may include a conductive gel. The assembly may further include a second bonding layer bonded to the first bonding layer and the first structural layer, and the pattern of functional material may be entrapped between the first and second bonding layers.
US11607861B2	Materials for fire protection A composite material for fire protection comprises: a) an inorganic fibre core comprising inorganic fibres interlocked or entangled to form a coherent body resistant against separation laminated between b) at least two layers of phyllosilicate insulation the material further comprising a barrier integral to the material to hinder ingress of humidity to edges of the inorganic fibre core.
US11607856B2	Porous membrane wipes and methods of manufacture and use A microporous membrane wipe and a method of using such microporous membrane wipe are disclosed. The microporous membrane wipe may be uniaxially or biaxially oriented microporous membrane. The uniaxially or biaxially oriented microporous membrane may be made from one or more block and/or impact copolymers of polyethylene and/or polypropylene. A method of using such a microporous membrane wipe for skin oil blotting is also disclosed. Further disclosed is a method of using such a microporous membrane wipe for cleaning a surface for the removal of fingerprints, smudges and the like, where such surfaces may include, for example, eyeglasses, electronics, cell phones, displays, optical devices, camera lenses, microscope lenses and other precision optics, and/or the like.
US11607854B2	Guiding device Disclosed is a guiding device having a guide roller that is rotatable about a roller axis and that has an exterior guide surface extending in a circumferential direction about the roller axis, wherein the guide roller includes a plurality of roller segments juxtaposed in an axial direction along the roller axis for forming the exterior guide surface, wherein the plurality of roller segments are movable relative to each other to enable the guide roller to be positioned in a maximum bend state in which the roller axis extends along an arc, wherein the plurality of roller segments are interlocked to rotate together about the roller axis in a maximum bend state, wherein the plurality of roller segments extend over an arc length along the arc of the roller axis, wherein the arc length is at least ninety degrees in the maximum bend state.
US11607852B2	Resistance welding methods and apparatus Disclosed is a method of resistance welding between composite articles. A conductive element is provided between faying surfaces, having a plurality of lower resistivity electrode portions spaced apart along the length of the contact area between the composite articles. The electrode portions can be used to spot weld across the electrode portions, and along a longitudinal portion of the conductive element between the electrode portions by application of an electrical current. Also disclosed are apparatus for use in the resistance welding methods and composite articles and structures and elements incorporating the conductive element.
US11607843B2	Three-dimensional object production An example apparatus to produce a three-dimensional object comprises a controller, a build area configured to receive a layer of particulate material, a printhead, and an ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source. The controller is to cause the printhead to deposit a liquid which absorbs ultraviolet radiation onto the layer of particulate material. The controller is further to cause the ultraviolet light emitting diode energy source to irradiate the liquid, after the liquid has been deposited onto the layer of particulate material, thereby to heat the liquid and cause a portion of the particulate material to solidify.
US11607836B1	Heated polymeric sheet material feeding process A heated polymeric sheet material feeding process. The process may include heating a polymeric sheet in a heating zone to a forming temperature to form a heated polymeric sheet material. The process may further include transferring, while under a feeding vacuum range, the heated polymeric sheet from the heating zone to feed the heated polymeric sheet material into a forming zone under the feeding vacuum range.
US11607835B2	Station for heating thermoplastic sheet-like blanks for thermoforming lines A station for heating thermoplastic sheet-like blanks for a thermoforming line includes a heating carousel which can rotate continuously about a central axis and which has a number of heating heads radially spaced apart from the central axis. Each heating head is adapted to receive at least one respective thermoplastic sheet-like blank at a first peripheral region which is outside the carousel, to retain the at least one blank during the rotation of the carousel while supplying heat to it, and to release the at least one blank to a second peripheral region which is outside the carousel and is angularly spaced apart from the first region.
US11607833B2	Container and method of manufacture A method for manufacturing a container includes injecting a first material into a first mold to form a top portion of a preform. The first material and a second material are injected into the first mold to form a bottom portion of the preform. The preform is disposed in a second mold. The preform is blow molded into a finished container.
US11607829B2	Core molding device A cavity includes a first cavity portion, and a second cavity portion that is formed between the first cavity portion and a runner and that corresponds to a baseboard. There is adopted a configuration in which a foamed admixture is supplied to the first cavity portion via the second cavity portion upon being supplied to the cavity via the runner. A collision portion with which the foamed admixture supplied to the cavity can collide before reaching the first cavity portion is formed at the second cavity portion.
US11607819B2	Anti-clogging razor Anti-clogging manual razor cartridge equipped with an arrangement of rollers and cutting blades arranged in an alternating manner with each other, namely, a leading roller, a leading cutting blade, a trailing roller, a trailing cutting blade and a final cutting blade. Each of the cutting blades are bent to obliquely angle two portions thereof with one of the two portions terminating into a sharpened edge. The arrangement is such that the sharpened edge of the leading cutting blade is over the leading roller, the sharpened edge of the trailing cutting blade is over the trailing roller, the sharpened edge of the final cutting blade is over the trailing cutting blade.
US11607814B2	Robotic cooperative system An automatic method for autonomous interactions between robots, comprising an action of automatically receiving, by a transport robot, a request for transporting a service robot. The method comprises an action of automatically computing a location of the service robot. The method comprises an action of automatically moving the transport robot to the location of the service robot. The method comprises an action of automatically sending a signal from the service robot to the transport robot using a signal emitter incorporated into a mechanical element attached to the service robot. The method comprises an action of automatically coupling, using the signal, the mechanical element to a carrier element attached to the transport robot.
US11607812B2	Conveyance control system, conveyance control program, and conveyance control method A conveyance control system according to the present disclosure is a conveyance control system configured to control a conveyance robot to autonomously move and convey a conveyance object to a destination, including: a reception unit configured to receive, from a scheduled recipient of the conveyance object, an instruction that the conveyance object is to be collected halfway through conveyance of the conveyance object; and an execution unit configured to execute a predetermined process for enabling collection of the conveyance object halfway through conveyance of the conveyance object when the reception unit receives the instruction.
US11607810B2	Adaptor for food-safe, bin-compatible, washable, tool-changer utensils Robots, including robot arms, can interface with other modules to affect the world surrounding the robot. However, designing modules from scratch when human analogues exist is not efficient. In an embodiment, a mechanical tool, converted from human use, to be used by robots includes a monolithic adaptor having two interface components. The two interface components include a first interface component cabal be of mating with an actuated mechanism on the robot side, the second interface capable of clamping to an existing utensil. In such a way, utensils that are intended for humans can be adapted for robots and robotic arms.

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