US11053597B2
A flow-through electrolysis cell includes a hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode. A method of reducing CO2 includes flowing the CO2 through the hierarchical nanoporous metal cathode of the flow-through electrolysis cell.
US11053595B2
Compositions and methods for etching cobalt chromium alloys are disclosed. The compositions generally include at least two mineral acids, certain component metals of the alloy to be etched, and optionally iron (Fe). For example, when etching a cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy, the metals may include chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), and optionally, cobalt (Co). The at least two mineral acids may include hydrochloric acid (HCl), nitric acid (HNO3), and hydrofluoric acid (HF). The methods provide for etching an entire surface of a substrate or etching a surface of a substrate in a pattern using selective coating patterns and/or coating removal. Thus, unlimited patterns, as well as etch depths and variations in etch depths are achievable using the compositions and methods disclosed.
US11053590B2
A nozzle for uniform plasma processing comprises an inlet portion and an outlet portion. The inlet portion has a side surface substantially parallel to a vertical axis. The inlet portion comprises a plurality of gas channels. The outlet portion is coupled to the inlet portion. The outlet portion comprises a plurality of outlets. At least one of the outlets is at an angle other than a right angle relative to the vertical axis.
US11053580B2
A method includes providing a substrate, where the substrate has a patterned substrate surface, wherein the patterned substrate surface comprises a first surface region and a second surface region. The method may also include directing a depositing species to the patterned substrate surface; and directing angled ions to the patterned substrate surface, wherein the depositing species forms a deposit on the first surface region and does not form a deposit on the second surface region.
US11053578B2
A method for removing a coating including a rare earth silicate from a substrate including a ceramic or ceramic matrix composite may include contacting a coating comprising a rare earth silicate with a liquid comprising an active species. The active species may include at least one of a mineral acid or a base. The method also may include working the coating to cause removal of at least a portion of the coating.
US11053561B2
Provided is a steel sheet with excellent abrasion resistance as well as excellent low-temperature toughness and ductility of a base material while having a high strength of a tensile strength of 1,100 MPa or more. The steel sheet is a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of 1,100 MPa or more, wherein the components in the steel satisfy a defined composition, A-value represented by a defined formula (1) is 0.0015 or less, while E-value represented by a defined formula (3) is 0.95 or more, and a Brinell hardness HBW (10/3000) in a position at a depth of 2 mm from a surface of the steel sheet is 360 or more and 440 or less.
US11053558B2
The present invention relates to methods of processing lignocellulosic material to obtain hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose and other high-value products. Also provided are hemicellulose sugars, cellulose sugars, lignin, cellulose, and other high-value products.
US11053549B2
Disclosed is an in vitro method to diagnose or determine the risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease in a subject based on the determination of the methylation pattern in certain regions of mitochondrial DNA from the subject or the determination of the nucleotide at the polymorphic position 16519 in the mitochondrial DNA of the subject. Also, disclosed are nucleic acids suitable for the in vitro method to diagnose or determine the risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease in a subject.
US11053525B2
The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism for producing putrescine or ornithine, and a method for producing putrescine or ornithine using the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium capable of producing putrescine or ornithine, in which an activity of the transcriptional regulator of sugar metabolism (SugR) is weakened, an activity of the citrate synthase (GltA) is enhanced, or both are applied; and a method for producing putrescine or ornithine using the same.
US11053520B2
The present disclosure pertains to a recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum strain for production of glutaric acid and a method for production of glutaric acid by using the same. When used to produce glutaric acid, the recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum strain guarantees an excellent output and allows the selective production of glutaric acid without generation of byproducts, which needs no isolation and purification processes and thus leads to an economical benefit. Consequently, the recombinant strain is useful for production of glutaric acid.
US11053518B2
What is described herein relates to a method of selectively hydrolyzing an enantiomer of an alpha haloalkanoic acid according to formula I employing a polypeptide having dehalogenase activity comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1 or SEQ ID NO. 4 or a sequence with at least 80% sequence identity to either of said sequences and to the use of said method.
US11053515B2
The present invention relates to methods for editing the genome of a microbial host cell in one or more rounds of transformation. The method allows the introduction of genetic edits into the genome of a microbial host cell in a pooled and/or iterative fashion that does not require the use of functional counterselection following at least one round of transformation. It can be used to rapidly stack genetic edits in the genome of a microbial host cell. Compositions and kits for performing the methods are also disclosed.
US11053512B2
Disclosed herein are methods of altering tissue succulence in plants. In some examples, a disclosed method includes overexpressing a modified helix-loop-helix transcription factor CEB1 in a plant cell, thereby altering plant succulence. The disclosed methods can be used to improve the drought and salinity tolerance of plants, such as in plants in arid or saline environments, and also enhance the ability of plants to perform. Also disclosed are CEB1 nucleic acids and transgenic plants containing such nucleic acids.
US11053507B2
The present disclosure provides automated multi-module instrumentation and automated methods for performing recursive editing of live cells with curing of editing vectors from prior rounds of editing.
US11053506B2
The present invention relates to methods for editing the genome of a microbial host cell in successive rounds of transformation. The method allows the introduction of genetic edits into the genome of a microbial host cell in an iterative fashion that does not require the use of functional counterselection following at least one round of transformation. It can be used to rapidly stack genetic edits in the genome of a microbial host cell. Kits for performing the methods are also disclosed.
US11053500B2
Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing PKK mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate PKK-associated diseases, disorders, and conditions.
US11053495B2
The present invention relates, in general to, compounds, compositions and methods useful for modulating gene expression of multiple target nucleic acids by a single chemical entity.
US11053493B2
Systems and methods for isolating DNA molecules that can include the steps of: providing a transposon mutant collection, the transposon mutant collection being stored in a plurality of wells; dispatching aliquots from each well in the transposon mutant collection to a set of pools in a combinatorial pooling array that uses pool address coordinates, the aliquots being dispatched to the set of pools based on a location of the aliquots within the transposon mutant collection; constructing an amplicon library, the amplicon library including a sequencing dataset; parsing the sequencing dataset to a set of putative transposon insertion locations and pool address coordinates; calculating a likelihood for each location and pool address coordinates within the set of putative transposon insertion locations and pool address coordinates using a Bayesian inference algorithm informed by internal self-consistency; and generating a progenitor collection catalog based on location and pool address coordinates verified in the calculating step.
US11053492B2
A system and method for reversibly controlling clustering of proteins around an engineered multivalent nucleus is disclosed. The system and method utilize clustering, which may be controlled by light activation or deactivation. The system and method enable the spatiotemporal control of protein supramolecular assemblies, including liquid-like droplets under some conditions, and solid-like gels under other conditions. The system and method can be utilized for segregating or locally concentrating desired proteins and/or RNA in cells or cell lysate, which may be useful for protein purification purposes, or for assembling single or multiple membraneless bodies within specific sub-regions of the cells. These synthetically assembled bodies may recruit both transgenic and endogenic proteins and other biomolecules, thus can be linked to affect and even trigger a plethora of cellular processes, including both physiological and pathological (e.g., protein aggregation) processes.
US11053479B2
A modified transferrin DNA binding domain. The transferrin is lactotransferrin (LTF), serotransferrin (TF), melanotransferrin (MTF) or ovotransferrin (OTF), and the N terminal of each transferrin has one homologous DNA binding domain, wherein the 10th site and 20th site of the DNA binding domain are C; and the amino acid sequence of the modified transferrin DNA binding domain is as follows: C in the 10th site and 20th′ site is replaced by other amino acids so that no disulfide bond can be formed. The present invention also discloses a recombinant DNA polymerase and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the step of coupling the modified transferrin DNA binding domain with a DNA polymerase. The present invention also discloses a PCR test kit containing the recombinant DNA polymerase.
US11053478B2
A method for separating virus-like particles from a cell suspension of host cells. The virus-like particles having at least one envelope protein embedded in a lipid double membrane including at least a portion corresponding to a small envelope protein of a virus of the family Hepadnaviridae. The host cells are disrupted to obtain a first suspension. A supernatant containing the virus-like particles is separated from the first suspension. Then, an adsorbent is added to the supernatant and separated off. Then, the virus-like particles are desorbed from the adsorbent by adding a desorption buffer. A soluble calcium salt is added to a supernatant separated from the second suspension to form a precipitate, the precipitate formed is separated off and transferred to a third suspension. The virus-like particles are separated from the third suspension and purified.
US11053476B2
Methods, kits and compositions for generating cancer stem cells are provided.
US11053471B1
The method and preparation for the delivery of selective small molecule phytochemical based and pharmacologically active media through a cell membrane to enhance food groups for health protection and benefits is a method of selectively delivering a pharmacologically active small molecule phytochemical (referred to as a selective small molecule P and P active media) to specifically targeted cells within a body. The method comprises attaching the pharmacologically active small molecule phytochemical to a nutrient. The nutrient is selected such that the nutrient is selectively brought into the targeted cells as part of the metabolic process. The selected nutrient brings the pharmacologically active small molecule phytochemical through a cell membrane with the selected nutrient.
US11053464B2
A method and composition for removing contaminant material from industrial equipment are disclosed herein. The method includes providing a solvent composition having methyl soyate, N-methylpyrrolidinone, an additional solvent, and a cationic surfactant. The method also includes contacting the contaminant material with the solvent composition and allowing the solvent composition to react with the contaminant material such that at least a portion of the contaminant material is no longer attached to the industrial equipment.
US11053458B2
Methods employing detergent compositions effective for reducing hard water scale and accumulation on hard surfaces, namely within food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications are disclosed. The detergent compositions employ phosphinosuccinic acid adducts in combination with an alkalinity source and optionally polymers, surfactants and/or oxidizers, providing alkaline compositions having a pH between about 10 and 13.5.
US11053445B2
The present disclosure relates to a heat transfer tube including an inner surface and an outer surface. The heat transfer tube further includes a first mixing element and a second mixing element disposed on the inner surface of the tube and projecting inwardly toward a central longitudinal axis of the tube. Adjacent mixing elements are separated by a gap arc distance of about 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) or greater. The first helical row has an angle (Θ) from about 15 degrees to about 85 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis of the tube. The tube has an inner diameter of about 1.85 inches (4.7 cm) or less.
US11053441B2
A liquid crystal composition and the use thereof are provided. The liquid crystal composition comprises 15-30% by weight of three or more compounds of general formula I; the general formula I must comprises at least two compounds of general formula I-1; wherein, by weight of the total amount of the liquid crystal composition, the total amount of the compounds of general formula I-1 is no lower than 10%, and the content of each of the compounds of general formula I-1 is no higher than 8%. The liquid crystal composition has appropriately high optical anisotropy, higher dielectric anisotropy, lower threshold voltage, suitable elastic constant, suitable temperature range of nematic phase, good reliability and heat stability, and good low-temperature intersolubility.
US11053439B2
The invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures with strong blue light absorbance, particularly core/shell nanostructures comprising an In(1-x)GaxP core and ZnSe and/or ZnS shell layers, wherein 0
US11053437B2
Provided are a compound capable of more improving the performance of organic EL devices, an organic electroluminescent device having a more improved device performance, and an electronic device including such an organic electroluminescent device; precisely, a compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein N*, Ar, *a, R11 to R15, R21 to R27, R31 to R37, R41 to R45, and R51 to R55 are as defined in the description, an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an electronic device including such an organic electroluminescent device.
US11053431B2
Treatment fluids including a base fluid; and fly ash microspheres, wherein the fly ash microspheres are of a material selected from the group consisting of Class C fly ash, Class F fly ash, and any combination thereof, wherein the fly ash microspheres have a diameter in the range of from about 0.1μηη to about 150μηη, and wherein the fly ash microspheres are present in the treatment fluid in an amount in the range of from about 0.001 ppg to about 1 ppg of the treatment fluid.
US11053429B2
Various embodiments disclosed relate to demulsifier compositions for treatment of subterranean formations or produced petroleum comprising an emulsion. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation. The method includes placing in the subterranean formation a demulsifier composition. The demulsifier composition includes an alkanolamide surfactant that is a (C1-C50)hydrocarbyl amide having groups R1 and R2 substituted on the amide nitrogen, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of —H, —(C1-C50)hydrocarbyl, and —(C1-C50)hydrocarbylene-OH, wherein at least one of R1 and R2 is —(C1-C50)hydrocarbylene-OH. The demulsifier composition includes an alkoxylated alcohol surfactant that is a (C1-C50)hydrocarbyl-OH having a —((C2-C3)alkylene-O)n-H group on the —OH group, wherein n is about 1 to about 100. The demulsifier composition also includes an amine-oxide surfactant. At each occurrence the (C1-C50)hydrocarbyl and (C1-C50)hydrocarbylene are substituted or unsubstituted and are independently selected.
US11053419B2
A grinding tool includes a substrate, and at least an abrasive particle affixed to the substrate. The abrasive particle has a base, and four tips adjacent to one another protruding from the base, the base having a cavity of a generally cross shape extending between the four tips, the cavity including a material discharge surface disposed between two adjacent ones of the four tips, the material discharge surface being located at an end of the cavity and adjacent to a side surface of the base, an inner material angle between the material discharge surface and the side surface being between about 120 degrees and about 160 degrees. Moreover, embodiments described herein include a method of manufacturing the grinding tool.
US11053411B2
A reusable attaching apparatus includes (a) a reversible adhesive comprising a shape memory polymer and (b) a mounting structure bonded to the reversible adhesive. The shape memory polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) and comprises a deformable state at temperatures above the Tg and a rigid state at temperatures below the Tg.
US11053407B2
To provide a fluorinated coating material capable of forming a coating film excellent in water repellency and substrate adhesion. Further, to provide a method for producing the coating material, a coated article and its production method. A fluorinated coating material comprising a fluorinated polymer having the following units F, the following units 1 and the following units 2: units F: at least one type of units selected from the group consisting of units based on CF3—CH═CHF and units based on CF3—CF═CH2; units 1: at least one type of units selected from the group consisting of units having a carboxy group, units based on allyl alcohol and units based on a hydroxyalkyl allyl ether; units 2: at least one type of units selected from the group consisting of units based on a vinyl ether, units based on a vinyl ester, units based on an allyl ether (excluding a hydroxyalkyl allyl ether), units based on an allyl ester and units based on a (meth)acrylic acid ester.
US11053406B2
An ink for inkjet textile printing is disclosed that contains a pigment, a water-dispersible urethane resin having a film elongation of 600% to 2,000%, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, wherein the weight ratio between the pigment and the water-dispersible urethane resin is from 1:3 to 1:16. An ink set and a method for producing a printed item are also disclosed.
US11053400B2
Electron beam curable compositions comprising poly(alkylene oxide) containing substances, and any blend of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and oligomers. The poly(alkylene oxide) components of the said substances may include poly(ethylene glycol)s, poly(propylene glycol)s and higher poly(alkylene oxide)s, as well as poly(alkoxylated) alcohols and amines, and the substances are essentially free of any ethylenically unsaturated groups.
US11053396B2
Stable star-structured functional polyolefins and methods of making them, the functional polyolefins comprising a polyolefin bound at any position along its chain length to at least one nucleophile-containing silane of the following formula: wherein Y is a di- or trivalent linker group selected from heteroatoms, C1 to C10 alkylenes, and other groups disclosed herein; Nu is a nucleophilic atom or unsaturation group; R5 is selected from hydrogen, and C1 to C10 alkyls, and other groups as disclosed herein; X is a divalent group selected from linear and branched alkylenes and heteroatom-alkylenes, and other groups as disclosed herein; and PO is a polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of at least 400 g/mole; with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is selected from the same or different functional polyolefin moieties. Star-structured functional polyolefins are useful as filler dispersive additives in tire formulations and processing aids.
US11053394B2
The present invention provides a hybrid polyester-fluorocarbon powder coating composition which is a dry blend of a polyester powder coating composition A and a fluorocarbon powder coating composition B, wherein: —polyester powder coating composition A comprises a first polyester polymer and a curing agent for the first polyester polymer; and —fluorocarbon powder coating composition B comprises a fluorocarbon polymer, a curing agent for the fluorocarbon polymer, and a second polyester polymer and a curing agent for the second polyester polymer; wherein the weight ratio of polyester powder coating composition A and fluorocarbon powder coating composition B is in the range of from 25:75 to 75:25, wherein the first polyester polymer is a carboxyl functional polymer having an acid value in the range from 18 to 70 mg KOH/g polymer and wherein the second polyester polymer is a hydroxyl functional polyester polymer having a hydroxyl value in the range of from 70 to 350 mg KOH/g polymer. The invention further provides to a method for coating a substrate with such hybrid polyester-fluorocarbon powder coating composition.
US11053391B2
This invention provides for a method for producing polymer modified asphalt using base asphalt (bitumen) blended with partially air blown (“puffed”) asphalt which is further modified with polymers and additives to attain desired properties for industrial applications. The partially blown or blown asphalt is oxidized to a target softening point to suit the application. In another embodiment, the base asphalt is blended with hard PEN asphalt (“Zero PEN Asphalt”) which is further modified with polymers and additives to attain desired properties. By using the partially oxidized asphalt or blending the base asphalt with partially oxidized asphalt or hard PEN asphalt, the amount of polymers and additives needed to achieve desired properties and performance are significantly reduced. This technique can be used to attain polymer modified asphalt having a highly desirable combination of characteristics not otherwise attainable using the base asphalt.
US11053386B2
Provided are a resin composition containing poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate), the resin composition enabling a film or a sheet to be stably produced under practical processing conditions by inflation molding; and a method for producing the resin composition. The resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) and 5 to 15 parts by weight of an ester compound, and having a ratio of 3.5×10−2 to 4.8×10−2 (sec/[Pa·s]) between a melt viscosity (Pa·s) and a drawdown time (sec).
US11053382B2
The present invention provides a resin composition containing a maleimide compound (A), and at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic compound (B) having an acidic site and an organic compound (C) having an acid anhydride site.
US11053381B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising from 5 phr to 30 phr of a PEDM terpolymer having 1 to 10 wt % diene, 13 to 40 wt % ethylene, and 15 to 85 wt % propylene, based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer. The composition further comprises from 70 phr to 95 phr of an ethylene-based copolymer comprising an ethylene content different than the first polymer, a C3 to C12 α-olefin, and, optionally, one or more dienes.
US11053380B2
The present invention is directed to a heterophasic polypropylene composition (HECO1) and the use thereof to reduce the amount of flow marks of an injection moulded polyolefin composition. Further, the present invention is directed to a polyolefin composition (C) comprising a polyolefin (PO), said heterophasic polypropylene composition (HECO1) and optionally a filler as well as an article comprising said polyolefin composition (C).
US11053371B2
Melt-blown webs having a widened process window and better barrier properties (3rd drop, cm H2O resp. mbar). The melt-blown webs are made from so-called “controlled rheology” propylene (CR-PP), which has been visbroken without the use of peroxide but with a specific type of visbreaking additive.
US11053365B2
The present inventive concept relates to a method of preparing an ion-exchange membrane using a chemical modification and an ion-exchange membrane prepared thereby. More specifically, the present inventive concept relates to a method of preparing an ion-exchange membrane, which is characterized by modifying sulfonic acid groups of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane with carboxyl groups and includes chlorinating sulfonic acid groups of a perfluorinated sulfonic acid electrolyte membrane; nitrilating the chlorinated electrolyte membrane; and hydrolyzing the nitrilated electrolyte membrane, and an ion-exchange membrane chemically modified thereby.
US11053364B2
There is provided a carbon fiber sheet molding composition including a vinyl ester resin type system. The carbon fiber distribution is random. The carbon fiber length is from about 0.5 inches to two inches. The carbon fiber loading is from about 35% to 65%, and includes epoxy sized carbon fiber and vinyl sized carbon fiber effective to achieve predetermined significant increase in desired mechanical properties.
US11053360B2
Methods to make a silica and carbon black elastomer composite with a destabilized dispersion that includes silica are described, along with particle reinforced elastomer composites made from the methods. The advantages achieved with the methods are further described.
US11053349B2
A polymer hydrogel having a polymer formed by the crosslinking reaction of a polymeric unit A according to formula (I), with a crosslinking unit B according to formula (II) and water, wherein n=100-10,000, preferable 250-2500, more preferable 500-1500; m=independently 2-10, preferably 3 or 4; FG is a functional moiety that can be covalently coupled to the complementary functional moiety F1 or F2 of the crosslinking unit (B); k=0.01-0.05; h=0, 1 or 2; the spacer is an organic moiety, having a main chain comprising at least two functional moieties F1 and F2, wherein the length of the crosslinker in the extended conformation as determined by molecular modeling (including spacer and functional groups F1 and F2) is between 2.5 and 12 nm, or wherein the length is between 20 and 80 atoms.
US11053345B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of polymer materials, and in particular, relates to a polyurethane polymer and a method for preparing the same and use thereof. The present invention discloses use of aminoimidazolinone-based compound in preparing an end-capped polyurethane polymer product, by which the polyurethane polymer capable of achieving repeated self-healing for multiple times without adding any self-healing agent and any external stimulation can be prepared. The present invention further provides a polyurethane polymer capable of achieving repeated self-healing for multiple times without any external stimulation and having a compressive strength restored to at most 96% of the one before compression, and a method for preparing the same.
US11053343B2
Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which has improved ultraviolet absorbing capability, mechanical characteristics, hydrolysis resistance, transparency, and blooming resistance and is used for protecting an article used outdoors from ultraviolet light. A problem is solved by a thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition which is a reaction product of an isocyanate component (A1) containing an aliphatic polyisocyanate, a chain extender (A2), and a polyol component (A3) containing a polycarbonate diol having a side-chain alkyl group and contains an ultraviolet absorber (B1) having a benzotriazole skeleton, an ultraviolet absorber (B2) having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range from greater than or equal to 250 nm to less than or equal to 290 nm and having a triazine skeleton, a hindered amine light stabilizer (C), and an antioxidant (D).
US11053340B2
Disclosed are HCFO-containing isocyanate-reactive compositions, foam-forming compositions containing such isocyanate-reactive compositions, rigid PUR-PIR foams made using such foam-forming compositions, and methods for producing such foams, including use of such foams as insulation in discontinuous foam panel applications. The isocyanate-reactive composition can exhibit a long shelf life, be shelf-stable, and produce a foam with good physical properties.
US11053336B2
A method for manufacturing high heat resistant and high scratch resistant water-based polyurethane, which can improve the mechanical strength and water resistance of water-based polyurethane by using acrylate graft modification, is provided. In particular, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (2-HEA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), ethyl acrylate (EA), acrylic acid (AA), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and triallyl isocyanuric acid ester (TAIC) are used to dilute polyurethane prepolymer. As a result, the prepolymer has a good dispersing effect, and further, waterborne bridging agent and cellulose nanofiber are added to the water-based polyurethane to obtain water-based polyurethane which has high heat resistance and scratch resistance.
US11053330B2
An esterification method of a copolymer is disclosed. The esterification method includes the steps of: (A) mixing a copolymer having a carboxylic acid group, an alcohol or an aminoalcohol compound, a catalyst of formula (I), and a first solvent to obtain a first mixture; (B) reacting the first mixture at a predetermined temperature to obtain a second mixture; and (C) adding the second mixture into a second solvent; wherein the catalyst of formula (I) is shown below: [M(O)a]m+Xbn− (I) wherein M, X, a, b, in, and n are defined in the specification.
US11053308B2
For example, therapeutic methods and the like for novel IL-8-related diseases using an IL-8 signal inhibitor are provided. Alternatively, for example, therapeutic methods and the like for known or novel IL-8-related diseases using a novel anti-IL-8 antibody are provided.
US11053306B2
Provided herein are fusion protein constructs that can bind a complement-associated antigen, comprising a targeting moiety and a complement modulator protein, or a fragment thereof or a variant thereof. The targeting moiety is an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, in some examples. Further provided are methods of using the fusion protein constructs, for example, in treating complement mediation conditions.
US11053305B2
Provided herein are fusion protein constructs that can bind a complement-associated antigen, comprising a targeting moiety and a complement modulator protein, or a fragment thereof or a variant thereof. The targeting moiety is an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, in some examples. Further provided are methods of using the fusion protein constructs, for example, in treating complement mediation conditions.
US11053304B1
This disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that are derived from 6nb6 and that can be administered to an individual that is infected or suspected of being infected with a virus. Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments herein can be capable of treating or curing the virus, and which may provide protection against the virus for up to several weeks. Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments herein can be used to diagnose a SARS CoV 2 infection.
US11053299B2
Contemplated compositions and methods comprise chimeric molecule complexes that advantageously provide activating signaling to immune competent cells when bound to ALL cells. Furthermore, chimeric molecule complexes include an Fc portion to extend serum half live time and facilitate purification.
US11053291B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing age related macular degeneration and other conditions involving macular degeneration, ocular neovascularization, or inflammation, including ocular inflammation. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering an expression vector that delivers a secretable and cell penetrating Nrf2 to a subject in need thereof.
US11053288B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for generating transgenic animals, including transgenic mammals, as well as plasma cells that allow for cell surface capture of secreted immunoglobulin molecules produced endogenously in the plasma cells.
US11053287B2
Methods for increasing carbon-based chemical product yield in an organism by increasing carbon uptake and/or altering a pathway to or from an overflow metabolite in the organism, nonnaturally occurring organisms having increased carbon-based chemical product yield with increased carbon uptake and/or an altered pathway to or from an overflow metabolite, and methods for producing a carbon-based chemical product with these organisms are provided.
US11053273B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) comprising the steps of a) reacting a compound of formula (II) with a silylating or an acylating agent to produce compound of formula (III), wherein P1 is a protecting group selected from R2—Si—R3R4 or R1CO—, R1 is a group selected from C1-6alkyl or C3-6cycloalkyl, each group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from fluoro or C1-4alkyl; R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a group selected from C1-6alkyl or phenyl, each group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from fluoro or C1-4alkyl; b) halogenation or sulfinylation of the compound of formula (III) to produce a compound of formula (IV); wherein X is halo, or —O—SO—R5, and R5 is a group selected from C6-10aryl or heteroaryl, each group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from chloro or C1-4alkyl; c) dehalogenation or desulfinylation of the compound of formula (IV) to produce compound of formula (V); and d) reacting the compound of formula (V) with a reducing agent to produce compound of formula (I).
US11053267B2
To provide an electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I): where X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and X8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R1 and R2 are each independently a monovalent substituent; A− and B− are each independently a monovalent anion; and Y is represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): where X9, X10, X11, X12, X13, X14, X15, X16, X17, and X18 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent.
US11053266B2
Disclosed herein are caged haptens and caged hapten-antibody conjugates useful for enabling the detection of targets located proximally to each other in a sample.
US11053262B2
The present invention relates to compound (I) or a salt thereof which has a RORγt inhibitory action. In the formula (I), each symbol is as defined in the specification.
US11053261B2
The present disclosure encompasses solid state forms of Ixazomib Citrate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also disclosed are processes for preparation of Ixazomib Citrate.
US11053257B2
The present invention provides a production method of a thienopyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof which has a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonistic action with high quality in high yield. The present invention provides a method of producing a thienopyrimidine derivative, which comprises reacting 6-(4-aminophenyl)-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-dimethylaminomethyl-3-(6-methoxypyridazin-3-yl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione or salt thereof, 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole or a salt thereof and methoxyamine or a salt thereof, and the like.
US11053248B2
The present invention relates to novel [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-yl derivatives as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention and treatment of disorders in which PDE2 is involved, such as neurological and psychiatric disorders.
US11053247B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (1): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
US11053235B2
The application describes dihydropyrimidine derivatives which are useful in the treatment or prevention of HBV infection or of HBV-induced diseases, more particularly of HBV chronic infection or of diseases induced by HBV chronic infection, as well as pharmaceutical or medical applications thereof.
US11053233B2
An anhydrous disordered crystalline (S)-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(7-morpholin-4-yl-quinazolin-4-yl)-phenyl]-(6-methoxy-pyridazin-3-yl)-methanol can be used in pharmaceutical compositions.
US11053230B2
The invention relates to a compound of Formula (I): Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable enantiomers, or salts thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of compounds of Formula (I) as selective inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. The invention also relates to the use of the compounds of Formula (I) for the treatment or prevention of diseases cancer, infections, central nervous system disease or disorder, and immune-related disorders, either as a single agent or in combination with other therapies.
US11053229B2
A compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R7, R11 to R18, L1 to L3, a to c, n, and Ar are as defined in the description, provides an organic electroluminescence device having an emission efficiency and a device lifetime further improved.
US11053222B2
Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided.
US11053203B2
2-substituted benzimidazoles and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. The compositions may include a compound or salt thereof, an acid, and a polar aprotic solvent. The compositions may be used to inhibit corrosion of a metal surface in contact with an aqueous system, and provide enhanced protection against corrosion of metals in the aqueous system.
US11053198B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds and method for the manufacture of inhibitors of deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs). In particular, the invention relates to the inhibition of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 (USP30). The invention further relates to the use of DUB inhibitors in the treatment of conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction and cancer. Compounds of the invention include compounds having the formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R12, Z, Y and m are as defined herein.
US11053197B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein Q, R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R6a, R6c, R7a, R7b, R7c, and R7d are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
US11053196B2
The present invention concerns substituted indoline derivatives, methods to prevent or treat dengue viral infections by using said compounds and also relates to said compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent dengue viral infections. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of dengue viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
US11053193B2
The preparation and use of mixed salts of hydroxyalkane sulfinic acids and optionally hydroxyalkane sulfonic acids as a reducing agent are disclosed. The reducing power of the salts is significantly higher than the reducing power of the corresponding zinc salt. The storage stability of the salts as solids and as aqueous solution is significantly higher than one of the corresponding sodium salts.
US11053187B2
A process for the production of methyl acetate by carbonylating dimethyl ether with carbon monoxide at a temperature of 250 to 350° C. in the presence of a zeolite catalyst and hydrogen such that the molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide is at least 1, and one or more compounds containing a hydroxyl functional group and in the absence of any added methyl acetate.
US11053184B2
The disclosure relates to downstream processing of fatty alcohol (FALC) and provides a novel purification method that provides FALC at high purity and yield.
US11053173B2
Disclosed are methods and systems for the conversion of poultry waste into useful products. Some embodiments are directed to a process for forming a product solution from poultry waste. The process includes providing a feedstock that contains greater than 60 percent poultry waste, and anaerobically digesting the feedstock to produce a digestate that has a solids content of about 5% to about 15% by weight. The process also includes separating and classifying the digestate into multiple high solids fractions and a first filtrate. The process also includes adding the high solids fractions to an acid solution to form a slurry that is then separated and classified into multiple second solids fractions and a second filtrate. The process also includes clarifying the first and second filtrates to produce a first and a second centrate. The process also includes mixing the first centrate with the second centrate to form the product solution.
US11053168B2
A method of treating a carbon/carbon composite is provided. The method may include infiltrating a carbonized fibrous structure with hydrocarbon gas to form a densified fibrous structure. The method may include treating the densified fibrous structure with heat at a first temperature range from about 1600 to about 2400° C. to form a heat treated densified fibrous structure. The method may include infiltrating the heat treated densified fibrous structure with silicon to form a silicon carbide infiltrated fibrous structure.
US11053167B2
Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.
US11053166B2
Provided is a transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic that has a highlight transmission rate and can be mass produced. The transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic is represented by general formula R3Al5O12 (R is an element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements having an atomic number of 65 to 71) and includes Si and Y as sintering aids, or is represented by general formula R3Al5O12 (R is an element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements having an atomic number of 65 to 70) and includes Si and Lu as sintering aids.
US11053161B2
A multi-layer glass phosphor powder sheet and its preparation method, and a light-emitting device. The preparation method for the multi-layer glass phosphor powder sheet includes: mixing a first optical functional material, a glass powder and an organic carrier to obtain a first slurry, and mixing a second optical functional material, the glass powder and the organic carriers to obtain a second slurry; coating the first slurry on a first substrate, and drying it at a first temperature so that at least some of the organic carrier is volatilized, to obtain a first functional layer, the first temperature being lower than a softening point of the glass powder; coating the second slurry on the surface of the first functional layer, to obtain a second functional layer; and sintering the first substrate on which the functional layers are coated at a second temperature, to obtain the multi-layer glass phosphor powder sheet.
US11053157B2
This invention provides a manufacturing method for an optical fiber. In this invention, when the core layer loose body and the cladding layer loose body are deposited, the oxyhydrogen flame is used make a temperature of an interface between the core layer and the cladding layer rise, such that silicon dioxide at the interface appropriately contracts to form an isolation layer with a relatively high density. In addition, in this invention, a hollow glass tube is used as a target rod, and the hollow glass tube which is the target rod is directly connected with the core layer loose body. During the subsequent dehydration, not only a dehydration atmosphere penetrates from the outside to the inside of the cladding layer loose body, but also the dehydration atmosphere directly enters the core layer through the hollow glass tube.
US11053149B2
A water hygiene improving system and method are provided which may include and utilize one or more water hygiene improving devices which may be coupled to a building water supply network at any number of locations so that water passing through each water hygiene improving device is returned to the building water supply network. The water hygiene improving device may include one or more membrane filtration systems and optionally one or more bioreactors. The system and method include a new and innovative approach for surviving or improving water hygiene within the whole water supply network of new or existing buildings, for prevention of their contamination with Legionella or other pathogens, general limitation of biofilm growth and their negative effects on water hygiene, also at point of use (POU), and water distribution within new or existing buildings by limitation of incoming nutrients, bacteria and other microorganisms at point of entry (POE) of buildings or at other locations of the water supply network within the building.
US11053147B2
A horizontal flow water treatment method and wetland biofilter apparatus provides a chamber with impermeable outer walls spaced away from permeable interior walls of a media filtration bed such that a catch basin is formed between the outer walls and the interior walls. The catch basin creates an open area around the perimeter of the interior walls for influent water to fill within the open area before penetrating the filtration media, providing a large surface area for influent water to interact with the media filtration bed. The influent water enters the catch basin in a horizontal flow path to provide for pre-settling of particulates before making contact with the filtration media. The biofilter design increases the available surface area of the media filtration bed by up to four times for a given volume of water, and thereby minimizes the loading or infiltration rate on the media filtration bed.
US11053141B2
A device (1) for purification of water driven by gravity through a purification unit between an upper dirt water container (2) and a lower clean water tank (3). A backwash system may be integrated, the system comprising a receptacle (8) for accumulation of the backwash water to prevent consumption thereof by mistake.
US11053139B2
A method of binding a target metal in solution. The method of binding a target metal comprises contacting a solution containing i) a target metal with ii) an encapsulated exudate of a culture of algal flagellate, or a fraction thereof; or an encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or a fraction thereof, to form a complex between the target metal, and the encapsulated exudate or fraction thereof, or the encapsulated dried Euglena biomass or the fraction thereof; and optionally separating the complex from the solution. The disclosure also relates to a biosorbent element, as well as methods of using same in binding a metal in solution.
US11053137B1
A water filter cartridge is provided for gravity-feed water filtration applications, and includes a granular filter media made from a mixture of titanium dioxide particles interspersed with granular activated charcoal. The granular filter media is placed in a filter housing having an upper inlet opening and a lower outlet opening. A seal may be disposed around an outer periphery of the housing at its upper region, and may include a flange region that flexes upwardly upon insertion of the sidewall into a filter cartridge opening. Optionally, the filter media is arranged in several distinct layers, such as a top media layer that is a mixture of agglomerated nanoparticles of titanium dioxide interspersed with granular activated charcoal, an intermediate media layer in the form of agglomerated nanoparticles of titanium dioxide, and a lower media layer that is another mixture of agglomerated nanoparticles of titanium dioxide interspersed with granular activated charcoal.
US11053135B2
Producing CoxFe100-x, where x is an integer from 20 to 95, nanoparticles by: (a) providing a first aqueous hydroxide solution; (b) preparing a second aqueous solution containing iron ions and cobalt ions; and (c) depositing measured volumes of the second aqueous solution into the first aqueous solution whereby coprecipitation yields CoFe alloy nanoparticles, wherein step (c) occurs in an essentially oxygen-free environment. The nanoparticles are annealed at ambient temperatures to yield soft nanoparticles with targeted particle size, saturation magnetization and coercivity. The chemical composition, crystal structure and homogeneity are controlled at the atomic level. The CoFe magnetic nanoparticles have Ms of 200-235 emu/g, (Hc) coercivity of 18 to 36 Oe and size range of 5-40 nm. The high magnetic moment CoFe nanoparticles can be employed in drug delivery, superior contrast agents for highly sensitive magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic immunoassay, magnetic labeling, waste water treatment, and magnetic separation.
US11053128B2
The present invention belongs to the field of material preparation, and particularly relates to a two-dimensional clay based composite phosphorus removing agent and a preparation method. The two-dimensional clay based composite phosphorus removing agent provided by the present invention takes two-dimensional clay, hydroxide (such as lanthanum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide) and urea as raw materials, and the composite phosphorus removing agent with high property is prepared by a roasting method. Through a combined physical and chemical method, phosphorus in the phosphorus-containing wastewater is effectively removed by the synergic interaction between components of the composite phosphorus removing agent. The invention overcomes the defects of large consumption and secondary pollution easily caused by using metal hydroxides, metal oxides and metal salts separately as chemical phosphorus removing agents, and simultaneously expands the application fields of the two-dimensional clay.
US11053121B2
A nanoparticle or agglomerate which contains connected multi-walled spherical fullerenes coated in layers of graphite. In different embodiments, the nanoparticles and agglomerates have different combinations of: a high mass fraction compared to other carbon allotropes present, a low concentration of defects, a low concentration of elemental impurities, a high Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) specific surface area, and/or a high electrical conductivity. Methods are provided to produce the nanoparticles and agglomerates at a high production rate without using catalysts.
US11053111B2
A closure (1) for a beverage keg (90) is provided, the closure (1) comprising an inlet for admitting a pressurised gas into a headspace of the beverage keg (90) and a valve housing (20) defining at least a portion of the closure (1). The valve housing (20) has a housing wall (21) that defines at least a portion of the valve housing (20). The closure (1) is provided with a barrier (29), separate from the inlet, that is integrally formed with the housing wall (21) and configured to seal the closure (1) such that the closure (1) is able to retain the pressurised gas within the keg (90) in an unvented configuration. The barrier thickness is configured such that the barrier (29) ruptures by internal pressure from within the keg (90) in order to switch the closure (1) into a vented configuration in which fluid communication between the headspace of the keg (90) and an exterior of the closure (1) is possible, through the ruptured barrier (29).
US11053110B2
A dispensing assembly that can include first and second elements is provided. The first element can define a first outlet through which a first liquid is dispensed. The second element can define a second outlet through which a second liquid is dispensed. The first liquid can form an internal liquid stream when dispensed through the first outlet. The second liquid can form an annular liquid column around the internal liquid stream when dispensed through the second outlet.
US11053102B2
A gantry system has at least one crane assembly, at least one support post, and at least one hoist. The crane assembly has a stationary base, a rotating base, and a crane arm. The rotating base is attached to both the stationary base and the crane arm in such a ways as to allow the rotating base and the crane arm to rotate while the stationary base remains stationary. The crane arm is supported on its far end by a support post. The crane assembly is configured such that the support post rests on an in-place girder. A hoist is attached and can move along the crane arm to position a railway component, such as a replacement girder and/or a precast panel.
US11053100B1
A system and method for detecting a configuration of a crane winch assembly and activating a mode of operation of an aerial device based at least in part on the configuration is shown and described herein. The aerial device may comprise a crane winch assembly with a sensor for detecting that the crane winch assembly is stowed or deployed. When the crane winch assembly is deployed, a crane mode of the aerial device may be active. When the crane winch assembly is stowed, an aerial mode of the aerial device may be active. Further, certain operations of the aerial device may be active and inactive based on an anti-two block system of the aerial device.
US11053082B2
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for handling piece goods (2) moved one after another being transported to a seizing range (4) of at least one manipulator (5). Hereby at least two transported piece goods (2) are seized, spatially separated from the closed formation (F) and brought into a specified relative first target position (P1) and/or target alignment in relation to the subsequent piece goods (2). There at least one of the piece goods (2) is released. The at least one second piece good (2) seized from the formation (F) is seized again and is brought into a specified relative second target position and/or target alignment that is spaced apart from the first target position (P1).
US11053079B2
In an aspect, a mounting bracket for use with an automotive conveyor system is provided. A base portion has a set of apertures, the first set of apertures being elongated along a first direction, each of the set of apertures being dimensioned to receive a fastener for fastening the base portion to a trench wall. A cross-member coupler is coupled to the base portion and securable to a cross-member.
US11053070B2
The present invention provides a waste receptacle comprising an outer bag having a flexible construction forming an opening at a top side and at least a pair of upper straps capable of attaching the receptacle to a rail, a lid attached at a top of bag to close the opening. The receptacle having an inner bag having a backbone circumferentially disposed around the inner bag to help maintain the inner bag in a generally cylindrical shape, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag and a pull string to disposed at the top of the inner bag being capable to cinch the top of the inner bag closed and a bouyant float member disposed in the outer bag.
US11053068B1
An aerosol spray can has a can body, a valve assembly, a dip-tube assembly and a rigid tube. The valve assembly is mounted on the can body. The dip-tube assembly is connected to the valve assembly and has a head end channel-linked to the valve assembly. The dip-tube assembly has a flexible tube and a weight piece. The two ends of the flexible tube are connected to the valve assembly and the weight piece respectively. The rigid tube is sleeved around the flexible tube to constrain excessive bending of the flexible tube. The flexible tube protrudes from the rigid tube. The weight of the weight piece drives the tail end freely toward the ground. Therefore, the tail end stays submerged under a liquid product when less than a half of the liquid product is left inside the can body even when the can body is tilted or horizontal.
US11053067B2
A discharging nozzle mounted to an aerosol container in which the foamable contents are filled is provided with an inner passage extending in an axial direction of the discharging nozzle, a closing part which closes a top end of the inner passage, and an opening part which opens in a side of the inner passage. Further, an opening inner peripheral surface configuring an opening part is provided with a pair of side surfaces which controls a discharging direction of the foamable contents discharged outside through the opening part from the inner passage.
US11053062B2
A food tray has a lower tray containing a first food product and an upper tray nested stably at least partly inside the lower tray, with the upper tray containing a second food product. An air permeable interface is provided between the upper tray and lower tray to allow venting of steam from the lower tray during cooking. A cover is provided for the food tray. Each of the lower tray and the upper tray are formed of a material that is suitable for use in a microwave or conventional oven. Various constructions may be used to create the air permeable interface, such as lugs, ledges and lips. The upper tray may sit above the lower tray. The trays are nested loosely for ease of removal of the upper tray from the lower tray. Various configurations of cover may be used such as a sleeve, carton or lid. The upper tray may contain the higher value food product.
US11053053B2
A lid apparatus for a multi-chambered container. The lid apparatus has a top-lid that is hingedly attached to a bottom-cap. The top-lid includes one or more openings for fluid filling multiple passages that extend from the bottom-cap. A lower bottom-cap includes welding features for welding to the multi-chambered container.
US11053052B2
A storage container includes a container body and a lid that has a first lid portion, a second lid portion, and a hinge portion between the first and second lid portions. Two sides of the hinge portion are formed with a first inclined surface connected to the first lid portion and a second inclined surface connected to the second lid portion, respectively. The first inclined surface is provided with at least one first engaging unit. An outer wall surface of the first engaging unit has a first stopper. The first stopper is parallel to or perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the lid. The second inclined surface is provided with at least one second engaging unit. An inner wall surface of the second engaging unit has a second stopper. The second stopper is perpendicular to or parallel to the horizontal plane, and is perpendicular to the first stopper.
US11053044B2
A labelling apparatus for labelling a tray while the tray is conveyed by a conveyor means. A label feeder device is configured to place a label onto a top surface of the tray. A first tucker device is arranged sidewise to the conveyor means and includes an applicator block. A first moving mechanism is configured to move the applicator block in a back and forth direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the tray. The applicator block is movable from an initial position to a labelling position where the applicator block presses the portion of the label exceeding a side surface of the tray such that the applicator block follows the shape of the side surface of the tray via a rotational movement of the applicator block around the rotation axis.
US11053040B1
A container and cap stores and measures material. A container has a cap removably attached to a double-walled container section. The cap has a housing between a base and a scale tray. The housing contains electronic components including a display, microcontroller, a sensor array and functional buttons. The scale tray includes a ring of LEDs that direct into the container section to sanitize and illuminate. The sensor array of the cap includes a scale transducer and humidity and temperature sensors. The container can be flipped over so the base on an underlying surface and so that the material the container falls down onto the scale tray, so the contents can be weighed. The cap can be removed and used as a stand-alone scale. The functions of the electronics can be controlled by an external devices, like a smartphone, through a software application.
US11053038B2
A packaging apparatus comprising a base surface, in turn comprising a first end and a second end is disclosed. The packaging apparatus further comprises a feed tube between the first end and the second end of the base surface, a transporter between the first end of the base surface and the feed tube, a first sealer between the feed tube and the second end of the base surface, and a second sealer between the first sealer and the second end of the base surface.
US11053037B2
A medical vial filling system is adapted to fill a medical vial with a solution and cap the filled medical vial. A purging system includes a manifold disposed between a filling station and a capping station. The manifold includes a filling inlet port and a plurality of output ports. The output ports are positioned in a space proximate the filling station and in a space over the transport mechanism. A stoppering block includes a capping chamber for receiving a bushing positioned at the capping station. The stoppering block comprises a stoppering inlet port, a first nozzle opening into the capping chamber and a second nozzle extending into the capping chamber and directed into the medical vial when the medical vial is position in the capping station. A supply of non-reactive gas at the filling inlet port directs flow of the non-reactive gas out the manifold outlet ports to evacuate air and substitute the non-reactive gas in the filled medical vial and at the stoppering inlet port directs flow of the non-reactive gas in a flood zone surround a space above the medical vials when the medical vial is positioned in the capping station and in a stream directed into the medical vial when the medical vial is positioned in the capping station.
US11053033B1
A method for constructing a packaging and displaying assembly utilizes a hand held punch or other punching device equipped with a specially designed template and a strip of card stock that is dimensioned to hold and display the item for sale. The template produces two cutouts in the top of the strip which is thereafter folded down to form a flap leaving upright a rounded tab with a centered opening. The item for sale may be affixed directly to the card stock under the flap or placed within a transparent envelope that is similarly affixed to the card stock. The resulting package with the item clearly visible is placed onto a display bar by threading the bar through the centered opening. The card stock may contain informative or decorative indicia to make the packages appealing for sale.
US11053023B2
The disclosure relates to a method for guiding a pilot of an approaching aircraft to a stop position at a stand, said method being characterized by: monitoring a position of the approaching aircraft within a volume at the stand, comparing said monitored position with a first area, said first area enclosing the stop position, comparing said monitored position with a subsection of the first area enclosing the stop position, if said monitored position is inside said subsection: transmitting information to a display to show an indication to the pilot to proceed approaching the stand, and if said monitored position is inside the first area but not inside said subsection: transmitting information to the display to show an indication to the pilot to stop the aircraft. The disclosure further relates to an aircraft docking system.
US11053019B2
Hybrid propulsion engines for aircraft are described herein. An example hybrid propulsion engine includes a propulsor and a gas turbine engine having a first drive shaft. The hybrid propulsion engine also includes an electric motor having a second drive shaft, and the propulsor is coupled to the second drive shaft. The hybrid propulsion engine further includes a clutch coupled between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft to enable the gas turbine engine to drive the propulsor, via the clutch, during a first mode of operation and to enable the electric motor to drive the propulsor during a second mode of operation.
US11053017B1
A vehicle which includes a flight controller that is configured to receive one or more desired forces or moments associated with a plurality of rotors in the vehicle and determine a plurality of motor control signals for the plurality of rotors based at least in part on the desired forces or moments and an expected rotor noise produced by at least one of the plurality of rotors. The vehicle further includes the plurality of rotors, where the plurality of motor control signals is used to control the plurality of rotors.
US11053015B2
An engine pylon that is used for supporting an engine, the engine pylon including a pylon body having an upper pylon and a lower pylon. The pylon further includes a fairing that covers the pylon body such that the upper pylon and fairing define a predetermined region. Moreover, the pylon includes a first drain that is configured to discharge a flammable liquid leaking from a pipe provided within the predetermined region into outside air; and a ventilation path configured to bring the inside of the predetermined region into communication with the outside air. The first drain includes a drain port and a drain pipe, wherein the drain pipe extends in a rear direction from the drain port and has an outlet at a rear end of the drain pipe, the outlet being located past a rear end of the upper pylon and a rear end of the lower pylon.
US11053014B2
A method for operating a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes modifying a first variable component of a wing associated with a first portion of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans relative to a second variable component of the wing associated with a second portion of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans to adjust an exposure ratio of the first portion of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans relative to the second portion of the plurality of vertical thrust electric fans.
US11053006B2
In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages. Some embodiments provide an unmanned delivery system comprising: a rotational drive shaft; a crane motor cooperated with the drive shaft that is rotated by the crane motor; a first crane system with a first cord fixed with the first crane system, wherein the first crane system is configured to cooperate with the drive shaft to control the first crane system in controlling the spooling and retraction of the first cord; a control circuit coupled with the crane motor; and a stop switch electrically coupled with the control circuit and positioned to be contacted by a package release hanger secured with the first cord when the first cord is retracted to a first threshold; wherein the control circuit is configured to stop the crane motor in response to receiving a signal from the stop switch.
US11053001B2
A rotorcraft includes a main rotor system coupled to a mast and a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a yoke comprising a rotor coupling, a first damper mount attached to the rotor coupling, a rotor extension configured to couple to the rotor coupling and comprising a second damper mount, a damper coupled to the first and second damper mounts, and a fairing enclosing the damper and the yoke.
US11052999B2
A fully compounding rotorcraft includes a fuselage having first and second wings extending therefrom and configured to provide lift compounding responsive to forward airspeed. A twin boom includes first and second tail boom members that extend aftward from the first and second wings. An empennage is coupled between the aft ends of the tail boom members. An anti-torque system includes a tail rotor that is rotatably coupled to the empennage. An engine is disposed within the fuselage and is configured to provide torque to a main rotor assembly via an output shaft and a main rotor gearbox. An auxiliary propulsive system is coupled to the fuselage and is configured to generate a propulsive thrust to offload at least a portion of a thrust requirement from the main rotor during forward flight, thereby providing propulsion compounding to increase the forward airspeed of the rotorcraft.
US11052998B2
A multirotor aircraft with at least two thrust producing units, the multirotor aircraft being adapted for transportation of passengers and comprising an aircraft operating structure that is adapted for operation of the multirotor aircraft in failure-free operating mode, and a redundant security architecture that is at least adapted for operation of the multirotor aircraft in case of a failure of the aircraft operating structure in operation, the redundant security architecture being provided to comply with applicable authority regulations and certification requirements regarding passenger transportation.
US11052992B2
Mini-spoilers for enhancing the effectiveness of lateral-control surfaces of aircraft wings are described. An example aircraft includes a wing, a lateral-control surface, and a mini-spoiler. The lateral-control surface is movably coupled to the wing. The lateral-control surface is movable between a neutral position, a first upward deflected position, and a second upward deflected position extending beyond the first upward deflected position. The mini-spoiler is located on or forward of the lateral-control surface. The mini-spoiler is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The mini-spoiler is configured to be moved from the retracted position to the deployed position based on the lateral-control surface being moved from the neutral position to or toward the first upward deflected position.
US11052978B2
A floating structure and basic module of a floating structure are presented. The floating structure includes multiple lower floating bodies, an upper structure, and intermediate connection structures. The multiple lower floating bodies include multiple distributed elongated floating bodies. The floating bodies are spaced from each other by a certain distance. The sum of the displacement volumes of the floating bodies is greater than the displacement volume when the floating structure as a whole is fully loaded. The intermediate connection structures include at least multiple connection structures in a first direction, the first direction intersecting the horizontal plane. A connection structure in the first direction corresponds to a single elongated floating body connected to three or more spaced structures. The cross-section width of each intermediate connection structure in the horizontal direction is less than the width of the corresponding elongated floating body.
US11052976B2
A wave riding hoard is provided herein that has a body including a top, a bottom, a right edge, a left edge, a front, a rear and a length defined from the front to the rear. The bottom of the body includes one or more steps. A first channel is defined at least partially between the one or more steps. The first channel extends along at least a portion of the length of the body. At least one of the one or more steps extends at least partially around the left edge or the right edge of the body.
US11052966B2
A bicycle pedal crank arm hole protection device. The device comprises an insert installed into the crank arm hole when pedals have been removed. A mechanism to aid in the installation and removal of the device along with further protection of the device itself when removed for storage.
US11052964B2
There is provided a bicycle assembly including a front frame portion having at least one front frame support member. The bicycle assembly also includes a rear frame portion having at least one upper rear frame support member and at least one lower rear frame support member. At least one junction member is removably coupled with the front frame support member, the junction member having a lower frame member coupling end portion and an upper frame member coupling end portion. The lower rear frame support member is coupled with the lower frame member coupling end portion. The upper rear frame support member is coupled with the junction member between the lower frame member coupling end portion and the upper frame member coupling end portion. There is thereby provided a modular bicycle frame assembly wherein components may be removed and replaced to accommodate user biomechanics and terrain aspects.
US11052961B2
A pawls-type one-way clutch selectably connects and disconnects an electric motor and drive system with the front sprocket of a bicycle. Laterally-extending pivotable pawls on a first rotatable member engage cam surfaces on a frictionally rotatable plate and cause the pawls to either engage with or disengage from corresponding teeth in a ratchet wheel attached to a second rotatable member. Sensors and a controller determine whether a rider is pedaling the bicycle and applying rotational power in the first rotational direction, and if so, the motor applies power in the forward rotational direction, causing the clutch to engage and power to be transmitted to the front sprocket. Otherwise, the motor applies power in the rearward rotational direction, causing the clutch to disengage the front sprocket from the electric motor, which allows the bicycle to be rolled backwards freely without attempting to back-drive the electric motor and drive system in reverse.
US11052960B2
A central wheel structure transportation device with fore-aft auto-balancing. The auto-balancing is selectively enabled (and disabled) to improve rider experience, safety and ease of mounting and use. In one embodiment, during mounting, auto-balancing is not enabled until the lateral tilt angle of the device is below a given threshold from vertical. Fore-aft sensors, lateral tilt sensors, foot presence sensors, and/or accelerometers, or the like, may be used in various combinations to affect device operation and performance.
US11052959B1
The battery-powered endless track drive motorcycle is a track cycle comprising a front track assembly, a rear track assembly, a battery, and a frame. The front and rear track assemblies use an endless track circulating around a driven sprocket, bogie sprockets, and idlers to distribute the weight of the vehicle and provide greater traction than a tire would provide. The track assemblies are driven by electric motors that receive electricity from the battery that mounted to the frame within a battery enclosure. A seat is mounted to the top of the frame. The front track assembly is steerable using handlebars and a suspension system pivotably mounted to the front of the frame.
US11052957B2
A cross-link for a track of a tracked vehicle, in particular a snow groomer, configured to advance along delicate ground, and which extends along a designated plane and has a mounting member comprising a wall configured for being arranged in contact with the delicate ground; a blade, which protrudes from the wall, is fixed to the wall and has a free edge, wherein the wall and the blade are configured so as to define two support surfaces extending on opposite sides of the blade to enable the sinking of the blade into the delicate ground and prevent the sinking of the mounting member.
US11052954B2
A vehicular straightening device includes: a straightening member disposed in front of a front wheel of a vehicle so as to be movable upward and downward with respect to a vehicle body; a drive unit that moves the straightening member up and down with respect to the vehicle body between a storage position on a vehicle body side and a straightening position where the straightening member protrudes downward from the vehicle body; and a connecting mechanism that connects the straightening member and the drive unit and releases a connection between the straightening member and the drive unit when an external force acts on the straightening member at the straightening position.
US11052951B2
A device can be used for reinforcing a vehicle body, which includes a front side inner panel and a side outer reinforce complement assembled to the front side inner panel. The device includes a bulkhead section formed in a closed space between the front side inner panel and the side outer reinforce complement. The front side inner panel and the side outer reinforce complement are cross-linked to each other by the bulkhead section.
US11052950B2
Embodiments include a vehicle pillar member, which has a length and includes a plurality of steel sheets welded along at least one joint line transverse to the longitudinal direction, and for each joint line, the strengths of the steel sheets just above and below the joint line are different. The joint lines may include one or more first joint lines inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle pillar member.
US11052938B2
An apparatus for connecting an electric machine and a worm for an electric power steering system, including an electric machine, an electric machine shaft connected to the electric machine, and a worm. An end of the electric machine shaft is provided with a first mounting flange, and an end of the worm is provided with a second mounting flange. The apparatus includes at least one disk between the first mounting flange of the electric machine shaft and the second mounting flange of the worm. The apparatus for connecting an electric machine and a worm for an electric power steering system provided in the present invention is structurally simple, and at the same time transfers electric machine torque with high efficiency, and can effectively compensate for radial deviation and axial deviation between the electric machine shaft and a worm shaft.
US11052933B2
A moving carrier comprises a bottom frame assembly, a first support member and a link assembly. A first end portion of the first support member is connected with the bottom frame assembly. The link assembly includes a link member, a first connect member, a second connect member, and two adapter members. The link member is disposed at a second end portion of the first support member. The first connect member and the second connect member are disposed on the link member and connected to the second end portion through the link member. The adapter members are disposed corresponding to ends of the first connect member and the second connect member, and each adapter member has an adapter portion. In the process of changing positions of the first connect member and the second connect member relative to the link member, the adapter portions are oriented to the same direction.
US11052927B2
Disclosed is a railway hopper car comprising a car body (6), a top cover (1, 2), a bogie (24), a braking device (21), a coupler buffer device (22), and a bottom door (25, 28) and a bottom door opening and closing mechanism (23) mounted at a discharge port at the bottom of a chassis. The railway hopper car further comprises a longitudinal saddle (31) disposed in the center of the car body (6) in the length direction thereof and arranged along the longitudinal direction of the car body (6). By providing the longitudinal saddle (31), the sequential requirement to close the left bottom door (25) and the right bottom door (28) is eliminated, thereby simplifying the structure of the linkage bottom door opening and closing mechanism and reducing manufacture and maintenance costs thereof.
US11052923B2
The present disclosure relates to a human machine interface (1) for a vehicle (2). The human machine interface (1) includes a first output device (10) for outputting information relating to a vehicle system (VS). The human machine interface (1) includes a controller (3) having at least one processor (4) having an input for receiving a driver status signal (DSTAT). A memory device (5) is coupled to the at least one processor (4) and has instructions stored therein. The at least one processor (4) is configured to determine an operating state of said vehicle system (VS) and to control said first output device (10) to output information relating to the determined operating state. The at least one processor (4) is configured to compose the information to be output in dependence on the received driver status signal (DSTAT). The present disclosure also relates to a method of controlling the output of information relating to an operating state of a vehicle system (VS).
US11052919B2
A system for creating a digital map for driver assistance systems of a vehicle, includes a communications unit for exchanging messages between vehicles. A position acquisition unit acquires the position of the individual vehicle. A map unit stores and processes a digital map. A detection unit detects ambiguities of a driving situation in relation to a position in the digital map. Upon detection of an ambiguity, a message including map data and/or a warning message is/are output.
US11052917B2
A vehicle control device includes at least one processor configured to perform operations including: performing a function related to autonomous driving based on a sensor signal from a sensing unit of a vehicle; autonomously driving the vehicle based on performance of the function related to autonomous driving; in a state in which the vehicle is autonomously driven, receiving an update request related to a first sensor of the sensing unit from a communication unit of the vehicle; determining presence of a second sensor configured to provide the sensor signal for performance of the function related to autonomous driving; and in response to reception of the update request, updating information related to the first sensor based on presence of the second sensor.
US11052912B2
The invention relates to a driver-assistance device for assisting with driving a motor vehicle (1) following a road (2), this device comprising: a sensor suitable for acquiring a signal representative of the presence of an obstacle in the interior of a detection field (110) of this sensor, and a control module that is programmed to control a driver-assistance function for assisting with driving the motor vehicle, depending on the signal acquired by said sensor, and: a) to detect, on the basis of a position of the motor vehicle and of characteristics of said road, a section (20) of this road located outside of the detection field of said sensor, and b) in case of detection of this road section, to control said driver-assistance function while taking into account the potential presence of an obstacle on said road section. An associated driver-assistance method is also described.
US11052907B2
A parking control device includes a detector and a determiner. The detector receives, from an ultrasonic sensor which transmits an ultrasonic wave and receives a reflected wave corresponding to the ultrasonic wave, a signal based on the reflected wave. The detector further detects a detection point group being an aggregate of a plurality of detection points of two parked vehicle groups adjacent to a parking space between the two parked vehicle groups, based on the signal. The determiner determines whether the parking space is an end-on parking space or a parallel parking space based on a position of at least a depression shape in at least a contour pattern being a pattern of the detection point group.
US11052905B2
A vehicle control system and a method for the same, which are configured for rapidly stabilizing a behavior of a vehicle when an unstable behavior of the vehicle occurs while the vehicle is turning, and, if excessive oversteering occurs, securing a driving characteristic of a vehicle by minimizing intervention of an electronic stability control (ESC) device of the vehicle, may include an ESC device, a steering control device, and a rear wheel steering device, and configured for immediately enhancing stability of a vehicle through cooperative control between the ESC device, the steering control device, and the rear wheel steering device even when excessive oversteering occurs.
US11052901B2
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first MG, a second MG, a planetary gear mechanism, and an HV-ECU. The engine includes a supercharger and a purge device. The purge device introduces fuel vapor into an intake passage of the engine. Upon request for fuel purge, when an operating point of the engine is included in an area A, the HV-ECU controls the engine and the first MG to move the operating point to outside of the area A.
US11052896B2
A cruise control method includes: receiving, by a controller of the vehicle, a set speed, a maximum allowed speed, and a minimum allowed speed, wherein each of the maximum allowed speed and the minimum allowed speed is a speed boundary of an allowed speed range; commanding, by the controller, a propulsion system to produce a commanded axle torque to maintain the set speed; monitoring a current speed of the vehicle; monitoring an elevation of a terrain at predetermined-upcoming locations of the vehicle based on upcoming elevation data from a map database; generating an elevation look-ahead table using the elevation of the terrain at the predetermined-upcoming locations of the vehicle; and determining projected speeds of the vehicle at each of the predetermined-upcoming locations of the vehicle as a function of the current speed of the vehicle and the elevation of the terrain at the predetermined-upcoming locations.
US11052890B2
An integrated power brake unit (20) includes an input rod (30) operable to receive a driver braking input force, a booster operable to boost the driver braking input force, a master cylinder, a pump operable to provide pressurized fluid for braking, in lieu of the master cylinder, in response to the driver braking input force, and a fluid reservoir (36) defining a main chamber. The fluid reservoir (36) has first and second outlet ports (P1, P2) in fluid communication to supply the master cylinder, and a third outlet port (P3) in fluid communication to supply the pump, each of the first, second, and third outlet ports (P1, P2, P3) being provided in a bottom wall (48) of the fluid reservoir (36). The fluid reservoir (36) includes a sub-chamber (42) within the main chamber, the sub-chamber (42) covering the third outlet port (P3), and defining an opening (56) to the main chamber at a forward-most end of the sub-chamber (42).
US11052888B2
A cuboid hydraulic block for a slip-controlled hydraulic power vehicle braking system and provides applying ports for wheel brakes along a transverse side or along a longitudinal side in a large side of the hydraulic block.
US11052884B2
The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a braking device of a rail vehicle, wherein a pressure characteristic curve of the braking device is changed by means of characteristic curve change device as a function of a frictional characteristic of a type of brake lining used in the braking device.
US11052879B2
Power dollies can be used for moving moveable objects such as trailers. A power dolly could include a frame, a mount and a plurality of wheel sets. The mount could couple the power dolly to a moveable object. One or more of the plurality of wheels sets could be powered. The plurality of wheels sets could be separated into a primary wheel set and one or more support wheel sets. The wheels of the primary wheel set could extend farther from the frame that the wheels of the support wheel sets.
US11052878B2
A stabilizing system includes a plurality of jacks, each operated by a corresponding hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic fluid transfer pump supplies hydraulic fluid to and receives hydraulic fluid from one or more pressure chambers of the actuator. A pilot-operated check or directional valve may be provided in fluid communication with one or more of the pressure chambers and configured to regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid to and from the pressure chamber. A directional control valve may connect the pump output with the jacks via respective pilot-operated directional valves. The directional control valve may include a plurality of switch positions respectively connecting the pump output with pairs of the jacks.
US11052877B2
A cleaner using a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) module is provided. The cleaner connects a ventilation fan for the HVAC module and a suction fan for vacuum cleaning to a single motor to independently drive the ventilation fan when the HVAC module is operated and to independently drive the suction fan when vacuum cleaning is performed. Accordingly, the number of components and production cost are reduced and, simultaneously, package assembly capability is improved.
US11052876B2
A wiper arm includes a spring for applying a biasing force to the rotation of an arm main body with respect to an arm head and enables the thickness of the wiper arm to be thinner while ensuring the suitable biasing force. The wiper arm also includes a coil spring and a spring plate. The arm main body includes a hinge block rotatably connected to the arm head through a hinge pin and a shaft section extending from the hinge block. The spring plate includes a front end wall including an insertion hole into which the shaft section is inserted and leg sections rotatably attached to the arm head through a roller pin. The coil spring is disposed to be coaxial with the shaft section and is held to be sandwiched between the front end surface of the hinge block and the front end wall of the spring plate.
US11052874B2
The invention relates to a method for authenticating a vehicle user. In the method, movement data of a sensor identification circuit are detected by sensors. The detected movement data are supplied to a self-learning system. The self-learning system ascertains a movement profile based on the supplied movement data and assigns this to a vehicle user. Upon approach of the vehicle by a vehicle user, it is checked whether movement data detected at the point in time of the approach corresponds to a movement profile, which is assigned to a vehicle user authorized to use the vehicle. In the event of a match, the vehicle user approaching the vehicle is authorized to use the vehicle.
US11052868B2
A seat belt retractor with a belt shaft rotatably supported in a frame for winding up a seat belt. A blocking device blocks the belt shaft in the winding off direction. A control disk (1) is spring-loaded in the direction of winding up and with a cogging (2). A sensor device (3) inertia mass (4) and a blocking lever (5) can be deflected by the inertia mass (4), which blocks the control disk (1) by deflecting the inertia mass (4) and an engagement of the blocking lever (5) into the cogging (2) of the control disk (1). A counter gear unit (6) driven by the rotary movement of the belt shaft, and a first switching device (7) is activated by the counter gear unit (6) and blocks the control disk (1) after a first belt webbing withdrawal (A) and frees it again after a second belt webbing intake (B). A second switching device (8) is activated by the counter gear unit (6) and fixes the blocking lever (5) after a belt webbing intake (C) in a non-engagement position into the cogging (2) of the control disk (1).
US11052867B1
An emergency secondary release system is provided. The seatbelt's lap belt section is split into a lower belt section and an upper belt section. A release latch upper section terminates the lower belt section. A release latch lower section terminates the upper belt section. A connection mechanism in the form of a connection pin, cotter pin, hitch pin or clevis pin releasably connects the release latch upper section to said release latch lower section. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention.
US11052863B2
In one example, an apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a deflated condition and an inflated condition. The protection device includes a first panel having a centerline and first and second openings. A second panel is secured to the first panel to define an inflatable volume. First and second self-adaptive vents are secured to the first panel over the first and second openings on opposite sides of the centerline for selectively releasing inflation fluid from the inflatable volume in response to penetration of the occupant into the protection device. A first reinforcing stitching extends through the first panel and around a portion of the first self-adaptive vent. A second reinforcing stitching extends through the first panel and around a portion of the second self-adaptive vent. Each of the first and second reinforcing stitchings is spaced entirely from the respective first and second self-adaptive vents.
US11052860B2
A gas distribution system for airbag inflation in a vehicle can include: a passenger airbag including a plurality of inflatable chambers; an airbag inflation device configured to produce a gas when a collision involving the vehicle is sensed and to supply the gas to the passenger airbag, causing deployment of the passenger airbag; and an inflation gas distributor disposed at least partially between the airbag inflation device and the passenger airbag, the inflation gas distributor including a rotatable distributor belt, the inflation gas distributor configured to allow passage of the gas from the airbag inflation device to a first subset of the plurality of chambers, and to impede passage of the gas from the airbag inflation device to a second subset of the plurality of chambers, by rotating the distributor belt to a gas distribution position selected among a plurality of predetermined gas distribution positions.
US11052856B1
A foldable brake pedal apparatus for an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. A brake pedal is exposed to the interior of the vehicle allowing a driver to manipulate the brake pedal in a manual driving mode and the brake pedal is prevented from being exposed to the interior of the vehicle to prevent the driver from manipulating the vehicle in an autonomous driving situation.
US11052853B2
A passenger protection system for a vehicle includes: a seat which slides forwards and backwards and rotates laterally, where the seat has a seat belt equipped with a belt airbag, and a side airbag provided on a side of a seatback of the seat; a front airbag provided in a front structure located in front of the seat of the vehicle to be deployed towards the seat; a curtain airbag provided in a pillar trim on an upper end of a vehicle door to be deployed downwards; and a controller to selectively deploy the belt airbag, the side airbag, the front airbag and the curtain airbag, depending on a sliding position and a rotating direction of the seat and a detection or a predicted direction of a vehicle collision.
US11052844B2
A bumper arrangement of a passenger car has an upper and a lower load path. A spring element is provided on the transverse support of the lower load path, which, in the event of a collision of a pedestrian with the passenger car, exerts an additional force on the lower leg of the pedestrian, so as to support the movement of the pedestrian in the direction of the front hood of the passenger car.
US11052842B2
A vehicle control device includes: first and second power supplies, and a control unit controlling to, when a remaining capacity difference between the first power supply and the second power supply is large, to reduce a first operating range, in which the connection state with the electrical load is controlled to be series connection state of the power supplies, and increase a second operating range, in which the connection state with the electrical load is controlled to be the parallel connection state of the power supplies or the single connection state of one of the power supplies having a larger remaining capacity, as compared with a case where the remaining capacity difference is small.
US11052838B2
An engaging member is formed by a binding member and a body member separate from the binding member being combined. The binding member has a belt portion that winds around an outer periphery of a wire routing material, and a buckle portion capable of fixing both ends of the belt portion. The body member includes, as an engaging portion for assembly into a vehicle body, a pillar portion to be inserted in a fixing hole of the vehicle body, and an elastic latch piece that is inserted, together with the pillar portion, in the fixing hole, is elastically deformed so as to approach the pillar portion when inserted, is elastically restored in the inserted state, is latched by and against a peripheral portion of the fixing hole. The pillar portion has a buckle storing portion in which the buckle portion is stored.
US11052837B2
A wire harness is provided. The wire harness includes a connector holder, a connector held in the connector holder, and an electric wire extending from the connector toward a predetermined routing direction. The electric wire is to be held at a predetermined attachment position on an outer wall surface of the connector such that the electric wire extends toward the routing direction passing through the attachment position. The attachment position is configured to be changeable to a plurality of different positions according to the routing direction.
US11052831B1
An exemplary display moving apparatus capable of moving a display in a vehicle includes: a center rail unit to slide along a length direction of the vehicle; a swing unit that is disposed below the center rail unit and rotates relative to a height direction of the vehicle; an expansion unit that is connected to the swing unit and may slide along a width direction of the vehicle; a folding unit that includes a fixed bracket mounted to a bottom of the expansion unit, and a folding bracket rotatably connected to the fixed bracket through a hinge pin; and a height adjusting unit that is connected to the folding unit and slides the display along the height direction of the vehicle.
US11052825B2
The invention concerns a side clearance device for motor vehicle comprising: a first section comprising a first end fixed with a fastening plate; the said first section extending according to a first direction (XI); a second section comprising a first end connected with a second end of the said first section; and the said second section extending according to a second direction (X2); the said first and second sections having a drag coefficient of under 0.45; the said second section possessing a terminal surface (20) between 40 and 600 mm2, opposite to the said first end of the said second section; the said terminal surface (20) being designed to extend in the field of vision of the driver when the said fastening plate is fixed onto a vehicle.
US11052817B2
Connection systems, apparatus, and related methods for use with vehicle electronic components are disclosed. A disclosed connection system for a vehicle includes an electronic component of the vehicle and a primary connector positioned on the electronic component. The connection system also includes a mounting feature positioned on a portion of the vehicle. The mounting feature includes a substrate and an aperture defined by the substrate. The mounting feature is configured to electrically couple the electronic component to a wiring system of the vehicle in response to insertion of the primary connector in the aperture.
US11052803B2
A roof handle for vehicles comprises a carrier which can be fixed to a vehicle roof and on which a handle body is pivotably mounted in order to be pivotable between a holding position, in which a user exerts a substantially downwardly directed weight force on the handle body, and a starting position, in which the handle body is pivoted by a spring into a folded-up position with respect to the vehicle roof, the carrier comprising a molded body made of plastic on which at least one insert made of metal is provided, and the handle body being held on the insert made of metal via bearing elements. As a result, the roof handle can have a low dead weight and be optimally adapted to the geometry of a vehicle roof.
US11052802B2
A device (219) includes a housing (301) and a link (320) displaceably arranged in the housing (301) and having an input port (323) configured to receive an input force (269) oriented along a first axis (91), a first output port (321) configured to provide a first output force (261) based on the input force (259, 269), and a second output port (322) configured to provide a second output force (262) based on the input force (259, 269). The link (320) is configured to move the first output port (321) from a start position (291) to a stop position along the first axis (91) by a first distance in response to receiving the input force (269) and to move the second output port (322) from the start position (291) to the stop position (294) along the first axis (91) by a second distance (422) in response to receiving the input force (259, 269). The first distance is smaller than the second distance.
US11052794B2
A seat having a seating region including a seat portion and a backing region including a back portion utilizes pairs of wing portions which are hingedly connected to the seat portion and to the back portion adjacent the sides thereof. In addition, each of the wing portions includes a distensible envelope which can be altered in shape between a deflated condition at which the wing portion contributes to the overall width of the seating region or of the backing region and an inflated condition at which the wing portion provides a partition adjacent the corresponding side of the seat portion or of the back portion so that when the distensible envelopes of all of the wing portions are in the inflated condition, the partitions provided by the wing portions reduce the size of the seating and backing regions of the seat.
US11052792B2
A release mechanism generates a force on a cable to operate an adjustment mechanism or the like in a seat or other device. The release mechanism includes a rotor, a housing, a spring, and a cover that attaches to the housing. The spring generates a torque, and the spring also axially biases the rotor into engagement with the cover to prevent rattling.
US11052790B2
A vehicle seat structure includes: a first side frame (11a) extending in a front-rear direction along one side portion of a seat cushion (4); a second side frame (11b) extending in the front-rear direction along the other side portion of the seat cushion (4); posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) mounted on the first side frame (11a) and capable of changing the posture of the seat cushion (4), and reinforcement members (R1, R2) provided at a portion of the second side frame (11b) where the reinforcement members (R1, R2) overlap the posture changing mechanisms (6, 7) in a side view.
US11052789B2
A vehicle seat slide device is capable of improving an operational feeling of an unlocking member. The vehicle seat slide device includes: a lower rail; an upper rail that is movably attached to the lower rail and supports a seat; a lock spring that is attached to the upper rail, has a lock part engaging with the lower rail to restrict movement of the upper rail, and is formed in an annular shape; and an unlocking member that is attached to the upper rail and displaces the lock spring to disengage the lock spring and the lower rail to clear the restriction on the movement of the upper rail. The unlocking member is positioned more inside than the lock spring as seen in both a longitudinal direction and a width direction of the upper rail.
US11052785B2
A seating layout of an autonomous automobile, which is aligned in a roughly rounded, circular or elliptical arrangement is disclosed. The seating layout comprises of a seating area and a cabin structure to provide a unique travelling experience in terms of atmosphere and feelings for the passengers along with different aspects of travel such as comfort, safety, ergonomics, etc. The seating area and the cabin structure are aligned and assembled together in such a way that the passengers are oriented towards a common focal area. This arrangement stimulates interaction and in turn, provides a communal atmosphere to the passengers. The novelty of this layout in an autonomous automobile will result in a visually unique interior.
US11052783B2
System and method of controlling operation of a device having multiple rechargeable packs configured to store energy. The multiple rechargeable packs include at least one primary pack characterized by a first capacity and at least one auxiliary pack characterized by a second capacity, the first capacity being greater than the second capacity. A controller is configured to selectively command one or more of the multiple rechargeable packs to begin at least one of discharging and charging. When an estimated end of trip time is less than or equal to a discharging time of the at least one auxiliary pack, the discharging of the at least one auxiliary pack is begun. When the estimated end of trip time is greater than the discharging time, the discharging is delayed until the respective state of charge of the at least one primary pack reaches a first threshold.
US11052781B2
A non-contact power supply system supplies electric power in a non-contact manner from a plurality of power transmission coils disposed on a road to a power receiving coil mounted on a vehicle traveling on the road. The non-contact power supply system includes a first estimation unit configured to estimate a future position of the vehicle, based on a speed of the vehicle, and a specifying unit configured to specify a power transmission coil that has to be in an activated state that is a state of being able to supply electric power to the power receiving coil, among the power transmission coils, based on the estimated future position.
US11052777B2
When batteries of a plurality of electric autonomous moving bodies are charged, each of the electric autonomous moving bodies sends charging state information indicating a charging state of the battery of the electric autonomous moving body. A controller executes control for switching a charging state and a non-charging state of the battery of each of the electric autonomous moving body based on the charging state information of the batteries of the respective electric autonomous moving bodies in such a way that the total amount of current that flows through the batteries of the respective electric autonomous moving bodies does not exceed an allowable current of a charger unit and a power supply line.
US11052776B2
A vehicle charging station according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cooling system configured to communicate a cooling airflow to a portion of a thermal management system located onboard an electrified vehicle, the cooling system including a fan and a chiller assembly.
US11052761B2
A control device in a vehicle display system includes: a gazed image display output unit configured to display a normal gazed image in a part of each of main screen areas; a gazed image visual recognition determination unit configured to determine, based on a line-of-sight state, whether an occupant visually recognizes a normal gazed image in one of the main screen areas; and a main screen area selection unit configured to select, based on an input unit, the main screen area corresponding to the normal gazed image determined to be visually recognized by the occupant. Earlier selection display information displayed in an earlier selection main screen area selected earlier by the main screen area selection unit is displayed in a later selection main screen area selected later.
US11052748B2
A controlling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment is a controlling apparatus of a hybrid vehicle 30 including a motor generator 3 that is mechanically connected to an internal combustion engine 2 and that can generate power in response to rotation of the internal combustion engine 2 and provide torque to the internal combustion engine 2, the controlling apparatus 1 including a rotation information acquiring unit 11 that acquires rotation information of the motor generator 3 with a higher resolution than rotation information of the internal combustion engine 2 and an assist determining unit 12 that makes a determination regarding the start assist by the motor generator 3 based on the rotation information of the motor generator 3.
US11052738B2
Provided is a deflector structure for a sunroof device to inhibit an arm portion from being pivoted when a vehicle traveling, with a simple structure. The deflector structure includes: a fixed part fixed to a side frame; an affected part arranged anterior to the fixed part and affected by onrushing air; an arm portion having one end pivotally connected to the fixed part and the other end holding the affected part, and vertically pivoted about the fixed part; and a lock member having one end pivotally connected to the arm portion and the other end pivoted in conjunction with the arm portion being pivoted, wherein the lock member is configured such that a lock main body of the lock member is in contact with the fixed part and raised, at a predetermined pivot position, to lock the arm portion being pivoted downward.
US11052736B2
A front link of a sunroof apparatus shifts, based on power transmitted from a first guide shaft of a front shoe, among a full-close corresponding position that allows a movable panel to be arranged in a full-close position, a front-up corresponding position that allows the movable panel to be arranged in a front-up position and a full-open corresponding position that allows the movable panel to be arranged in a full-open position. In a side view from a width direction of the front link, a first guide groove, through which the first guide shaft is inserted, extends so as to intersect with a line segment connecting a front connection shaft and a front support shaft.
US11052734B2
A vehicle door structure that can displace inward a region directly above a lower end of a door built-in center pillar while preventing displacement of a door lower surface to absorb lateral collision energy immediately after lateral collision is provided. In the vehicle door structure including a door built-in center pillar extending from an upper end to a lower end at a front end in a rear door of a biparting door system, a reinforcement is provided on a door lower surface below the door built-in center pillar, a part of the lower end of the door built-in center pillar is mounted to the reinforcement, and a low rigidity portion having lower rigidity than an upper part the door built-in center pillar is provided directly above the lower end of the door built-in center pillar.
US11052732B2
A shading device for a vehicle, comprising a dimming glass plate capable of changing a light transmittance thereof, wherein the dimming glass plate is provided at a portion of a vehicular window glass to separate an interior of vehicular compartment from outside of the vehicular compartment or provided at a portion of a surface of the vehicular window glass that faces inside of the vehicular compartment; a display apparatus formed of a light transmitting material and disposed at a surface of the dimming glass plate that faces inside of the vehicular compartment, with a display portion facing inside the vehicular compartment; an image pickup device to capture an area outside of a vehicle to generate image pickup data, wherein the area is at an opposite surface on the dimming glass plate, the opposite surface being opposite a surface on which the display apparatus is provided; a data processing circuit to generate display image data to be displayed on the display portion based on the image pickup data generated by the image pickup device; and a switch to change light transmittance of the dimming glass plate.
US11052730B2
An interior component of a vehicle includes a visible component facing the vehicle interior in the mounted state and a functional component connected to the visible component, wherein an axle component is provided on which, on the one hand, the visible component and, on the other hand, the functional component are mounted.
US11052728B2
A method for operating an air inlet in a vehicle includes setting, via a touch-sensitive operator control unit in an air stream of the air inlet, a temperature and/or a volume flow of air flowing into an interior of the vehicle through the air inlet. The method also includes controlling a color of one or more luminous elements of the operator control unit depending on the setting of the temperature and/or of the volume flow. An apparatus for an inflow of air includes an air inlet, the air inlet configured to provide an inflow of an air stream into a vehicle interior, and a touch-sensitive operator control unit positioned in front of the air inlet such that the touch-sensitive control unit is disposed in the air stream, the touch-sensitive control unit being configured to set first and second operating parameters of the air inlet.
US11052726B2
The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle in which an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case and a blower unit is disposed at a side of an engine room relative to a dash panel, and a distribution duct having a defrost vent, a face vent, and a floor vent is disposed in the interior of a vehicle relative to the dash panel so as to distribute cold air and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the interior of the vehicle, wherein the floor vent is placed on one side of an area, in which a relatively large amount of hot air flows, in a mixing chamber of the distribution duct where cold air and hot air are mixed, i.e. a side adjacent to the dash panel.
US11052725B2
A climate control system for a vehicle comprises a defroster assembly having a temperature sensor that detects an interior temperature of an interior of the vehicle, a camera disposed within the interior that has a lens facing a windshield, and at least one vent directed at the windshield. A body controller that, responsive to a temperature of the interior being less than a temperature threshold, and a light refractive index of the windshield being less than an opacity threshold, outputs a status of the windshield. A telematics communication system that, responsive to the status from the body controller, transmits a notification to an application stored on a mobile telecommunications device.
US11052723B2
An air conditioning system for use with unenclosed mowers is provided. The system is designed for installation on unenclosed mowers to provide conditioned air to operators of such mowers. The system comprises an air conditioning unit and a compressor drive assembly. The air conditioning unit is configured to generate and emit conditioned air and comprises a compressor, condenser, and evaporator unit. The compressor drive assembly may interconnect the mower's engine to the air conditioning unit such that rotational motion generated by the engine is transmitted to the air conditioning unit. To this end, the compressor drive assembly may include a crankshaft pulley assembly, a gearbox having two pulleys, and a plurality of pulley belts. The system may also include an alternator.
US11052721B2
This stabilizer device is provided with first and second stabilizers and a joint device that can be switched between and ON-state and an OFF-state. The ON-state is a state in which a force inputted to one of the stabilizers can be transmitted to the other stabilizer, and the OFF-state is a state in which said transmission is disabled. The joint device has at least one engagement part that can be displaced to an engagement position and a non-engagement position. In addition, the joint device assumes the ON-state when the at least one engagement part is in the engagement position, and assumes the OFF-state when the at least one engagement part is in the non-engagement position.
US11052717B2
The present invention provides a suspension system capable of adjusting a vehicle height in a short time. The suspension system includes a front wheel-side suspension and a rear wheel-side suspension each provided between a vehicle body and an axle and configured to adjust a vehicle height according to supply and discharge of hydraulic fluid, a pressurization device configured to pressurize the hydraulic fluid, and a first tank and a second tank configured to store therein the hydraulic fluid pressurized by the pressurization device. When the suspension system lowers the vehicle height by each of the front wheel-side suspension and the rear wheel-side suspension, any one of the front wheel-side suspension and the rear wheel-side suspension discharges the hydraulic fluid to the first tank, and the other of the front wheel-side suspension and the rear wheel-side suspension discharges the hydraulic fluid into the second tank by the pressurization device.
US11052699B2
A multicolor marker assembly for making a multicolored mark on a bingo card includes a bottle that has a plurality of chambers being integrated therein. Each of the chambers contains a fluid pigment of a respective color. An applicator is removably coupled to the bottle and the applicator is comprised of a fluid permeable material to absorb the fluid pigment contained in each of the chambers. Additionally, the applicator releases the fluid pigment in each of the chambers when the applicator is pressed against a surface to make a mark comprising a plurality of colors. A cap is positionable over the applicator to inhibit the applicator from releasing the fluid pigments.
US11052696B2
A sheet bundle discharging apparatus, including: a guide unit configured to guide a sheet bundle with a spine as a leading end; a receiving unit configured to receive the spine of the sheet bundle guided by the guide unit; and a discharging unit configured to discharge the sheet bundle, wherein the receiving unit includes: a first surface configured to receive the spine at a first position; a second surface configured to push the sheet bundle in a rotation direction of the receiving unit; and a third surface configured to regulate a movement of the sheet bundle in the rotation direction while the receiving unit rotates from the first position to a second position, and wherein a friction coefficient between the sheet bundle and the third surface in a direction away from the first surface is larger than a friction coefficient between the first surface and the sheet bundle.
US11052689B2
A printing apparatus includes a rotary drum that is provided with a cylindrical body, a rotary shaft, and arm portions, an ejecting unit, a first cooling fan that uses a section formed in the circumferential direction between the arm portions as a passageway of air and that supplies the air, and a first air guide member that is retrofitted to the passageway of the air. The first air guide member is provided with a number a of first guides, a being an integer of 2 or more. The number a of the first guides are configured to guide the air from the first cooling fan to regions that are different positions of the inner surface of the cylindrical body and that are obtained by dividing up the inner surface of the cylindrical body by the number a in the direction along the rotary shaft.
US11052687B2
An object printer is configured to generate a three-dimensional map of a surface of an object to be printed and determine which areas in the three-dimensional map can be printed by a printhead movable in three-dimensional space. Areas can be printed when the printhead is positioned opposite an area where no inkjet in the printhead is closer than a minimum distance for accurate ink drop placement and all of the features in the area are within a maximum distance for accurate ink drop placement from the printhead. The areas that cannot be printed are deleted from the map and the map is displayed so a user can select where an ink image is to be formed on the object. The printer then operates an articulated arm to move the printhead opposite the surface at positions corresponding the selected area and operates the printhead to form the ink image.
US11052678B1
An inkjet printer includes a dryer configured to attenuate cockle in the substrates under the heater of the dryer and reduce ink transfer from ink images during duplex printing without adversely affecting the cooling of the substrates exiting the dryer. The dryer has at least two plenums with at least one plenum opposite a heater and at least one plenum opposite an air vent. A platen covers the plenum opposite the air vent and the platen has a plurality of protuberances arranged in a non-linear arrangement so the protuberances contact substrates being carried by a plurality of endless belts over the plenum to prevent the substrates from contacting a surface of the platen. Another platen covers the plenum opposite the heater and this platen has non-linear members on its surface to support the substrates and reduce cockle while the ink is dried by the heater.
US11052675B2
The disclosure discloses a printer including a controller. The controller performs a width acquisition process, a width determination process, a first printing determination process, and a first print formation process. In the width acquisition process, a first width direction dimension of the print-receiving tape is acquired. In the width determination process, a magnitude relation between the first width direction dimension and a second width direction dimension correlated with a template. In the first printing determination process, it is determined whether or not printing using N or less of the extraction print zones is performable, in the case that the first width direction dimension is smaller than the second width direction dimension. In the first print formation process, the printing head and the feeder form a print using a print object arranged in the extraction print zone in the case that the printing using the extraction print zones is performable.
US11052668B2
The liquid container includes a housing member including an external circumferential wall surrounding a liquid storing chamber, an opening surrounded by an end portion of the external circumferential wall, and a closing wall opposing the liquid storing chamber at a position deep inside with respect to the opening, an external edge portion of the closing wall coupled to an end portion of the external circumferential wall, in which the liquid outlet portion is provided in the external circumferential wall; a valve provided in the liquid outlet portion, the valve being opened by having both a first pipe through which atmospheric air flows and a second pipe through which the liquid flows inserted therein when the liquid is made to flow out from the liquid storing chamber; a flexible wall sealing the opening portion; and an inner wall that extends from the closing wall towards an opening portion side in an area surrounded by the external circumferential wall and that is in contact with the flexible wall.
US11052662B2
Inkjet printhead cleaning methods and systems control an articulation structure (that is connected to a wiper blade) to move the wiper blade to contact an inkjet printhead to wipe the inkjet printhead. These methods/systems further control the articulation structure to move the wiper blade to contact a blade cleaning structure to clean the wiper blade. The blade cleaning structure comprises a fluid manifold and bundles of fibers mounted in brush openings of the fluid manifold, and cleaning fluid is in the fluid manifold. The mounting ends of the bundles of fibers are mounted in the brush openings of the fluid manifold and the cleaning ends of the bundles of fibers are positioned to contact the wiper blade. The blade cleaning structure is positioned so as to gravity feed the cleaning fluid from the mounting ends of the fibers to the cleaning ends of the fibers.
US11052654B2
A droplet jetting apparatus includes: a nozzle that ejects a jet of liquid droplets; a detector that detects a hand or an object in a flight path of liquid droplets from the nozzle; a pump including a suction portion for suction of liquid, and a discharge portion which is connected to the nozzle and discharges the liquid which has been sucked into the suction portion; a driver which by rotation of a cam, sucks liquid into the pump and discharges the liquid in a compressed state; and controller which actuates the driver. When the detector detects the hand or object, the controller actuates the pump by rotation of the cam, and ejects a jet of liquid in droplet form from the nozzle.
US11052652B2
The invention is about a valve system to grip a sleeve over a mandrel in a press, in particular on how the gripper is brought toward and away from the mandrel and sleeve assembly. The gripper is disengaged from the sleeve, following first a straight path and then a helicoidal path, thanks to an ad-hoc slot machined on an axle. This allows to disengage the gripper and set it out of the way for handling the sleeve, with a single motor and a single instruction.
US11052649B2
A resin powder for solid freeform fabrication, having a melting point of 100 degrees C. or higher as measured according to ISO 3146 regulation and a ratio of melt mass-flow rate B to melt mass-flow rate A of greater than 0.80 to 1.20, wherein the melt mass-flow rate A and the melt mass-flow rate B are respectively measured at 15 degrees C. higher than the melting point under a load of 2.16 kg according to JIS K7210 format before and after the resin powder is maintained at a temperature 15 degrees C. lower than the melting point under a pressure of 0.1 kPa for four hours.
US11052647B2
In an embodiment, a system includes a three-dimensional (3D) printer, a neutral feedstock, a p-doped feedstock, an n-doped feedstock, and a laser. The 3D printer includes a platen and an enclosure. The platen includes an inert metal. The enclosure includes an inert atmosphere. The neutral feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The neutral feedstock includes a halogenated solution and a nanoparticle having a negative electron affinity. The p-doped feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The p-doped feedstock includes a boronated compound introduced to the neutral feedstock. The n-doped feedstock is configured to be deposited onto the platen. The n-doped feedstock includes a phosphorous compound introduced to the neutral feedstock. The laser is configured to induce the nanoparticle to emit solvated electrons into the halogenated solution to form, by reduction, layers of a ceramic comprising a neutral layer, a p-doped layer, and an n-doped layer.
US11052633B2
A method for providing a honeycomb core assembly that includes obtaining a honeycomb core having at least first and second cells that each define a cell interior having an open bottom and an open top, contacting the honeycomb core with a liquid foaming adhesive, contacting a hardening agent with the liquid foaming adhesive, and allowing the hardening agent and liquid foaming adhesive to react to harden and form a first barrier member that spans the cell interior of the first cell and a second barrier member that spans the cell interior of the second cell, thereby forming the honeycomb core assembly.
US11052624B2
An apparatus for applying pressure to at least a portion of an edge surface, which bridges opposing faces of a workpiece, comprises a frame, a first roller, a second roller, a rotation-control member, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member. The first roller and the second roller are coupled to the frame, are rotatable relative to the frame about a first pivot axis, and are translationally fixed relative to the frame. The rotation-control member is coupled to and is movable relative to the frame, controlling rotation of the first roller and the second roller relative to the frame. The first biasing member is coupled to the first roller and to the second roller and is configured to operate in tension. The second biasing member is positioned, in compression, between the frame and the rotation-control member.
US11052623B2
A tire cure mold has a tire molding face, a mounting groove provided to the tire molding face and a stencil plate mounted into the mounting groove. The stencil plate has a front face that faces a cavity, a back face that faces a bottom face of the mounting groove, and a through hole extending from the front face to the back face. A recessed portion for forming a protruding identification mark on the outer surface of the tire is provided to the front face. A first protruding portion corresponding to the recessed portion is provided to the back face. A second protruding portion that protrudes toward the bottom face of the mounting groove is provided to an outer edge portion of the stencil plate at least at a periphery of the through hole.
US11052619B1
One embodiment of a method according to the present disclosure may use a fixture with one or more boot recesses formed therein. An embedded member may be engaged with a boot and placed in a boot recess. Substrate lay-up may be placed around all or a portion of the embedded member and an outer member may be positioned over the substrate lay-up. A cover may be positioned over the outer member and engaged with the fixture. The pressure within an interior portion of the fixture may be reduced to less than ambient pressure and resin may be introduced to interact with the substrate lay-up and allowed to cure.
US11052618B2
Tape layup systems and associated methods. A tape layup system includes a feed spool and an uptake spool. The feed spool is configured to carry a tape roll of tackifier tape that includes a tackifier material and a backing material, and the uptake spool is configured to carry a backing material roll of the backing material. The tape layup system further includes a torque transmission system configured to convey a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool. The tape layup system is configured such that conveying a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool operates to draw the backing material onto the backing material roll. A method of operating a tape layup system includes generating tension in a tackifier tape to rotate a feed spool and consequently rotating an uptake spool to draw a backing material onto a backing material roll.
US11052614B2
A Thermal Bonding Method and Apparatus to thermally bond sheets of fill in a cooling tower fill pack. The apparatus creates a hemispherical joint extending through two fill sheets to provide a substantial joint between said sheets.
US11052609B2
A molding system to manufacture a three-dimensional object corresponding to a three-dimensional model. The molding apparatus includes a slice data generation unit to generate slice data from three-dimensional shape data of the three-dimensional model, and a lamination unit to laminate a layer of a molding material on the basis of the slice data. The slice data generation unit analyzes data, and, if a region in which a layer of a second molding material different from a first molding material is to be laminated on a layer of the first molding material and in which it is difficult to laminate the layers is extracted, modifies the data of a region of at least one of an ith layer and an (i+1)th layer to data in which a portion in which the first molding material is disposed and a portion in which the second molding material is disposed.
US11052607B2
Powder module (1) for an apparatus (2) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, which powder module (1) comprises a holding device (5) adapted to hold a build plate (3) of the powder module (1), wherein the holding device (5) comprises at least one clamping unit (6) connectable with and disconnectable from a recess (7) in the build plate (3), wherein the clamping unit (6) is moveable between a first position in which the clamping unit (6) is connected with the build plate (3) and a second position in which the clamping unit (6) is disconnected from the recess (7).
US11052604B2
In a 3D-printing system, a deposition head comprising a band assembly having a body and a band for compacting a filament onto the surface of an object being manufactured. One or more actuators are mounted on the assembly body and are used to shape the band to a desired contour. The band is connected to the one or more actuators, and is capable of being driven along its length by one or more drive wheels. For example, the band can be in the form of a loop, arranged such that the front of the loop is in contact with a front wheel, the back of the loop is in contact a rear wheel, and the bottom of the loop faces toward the surface of the object. The band assembly further comprises a compaction support supporting the band and comprising a roller that permits the band to move along its length.
US11052593B2
The present invention provides a spider for a die head and die tooling that utilizes curved flow guides to direct the flow of plastic through the die head and die tooling. The spider leg splits the stream of plastic flowing through the spider into two independent streams at the upstream end. The downstream end comprises two curved flow guides that are configured to direct the two streams of plastic towards a longitudinal center plane of the spider leg. The turbulence caused by the curved flow guides creates obtuse or acute angled welding lines between the two streams of plastic. These obtuse and acute angled welding lines provide stronger bonds than the known spider legs that create butt welding or right angled welding lines.
US11052585B2
A method produces a foamed decorable support part for a motor vehicle, wherein a sheet with a base layer, an adhesive layer and a protective layer is laminated in an injection-molding process.
US11052583B2
Lightweight and strong components may be manufactured using foam material compositions and resin coating materials by the processes described herein. One or more mandrels and/or a molding tool may be coated with resin coatings, the one or more mandrels may be inserted into the molding tool, and a foam material composition may be injected into the molding tool. After closing the molding tool, the foam material composition may expand and cure to form a component, and heat may be applied to cure the resin coatings into skins. For example, an external skin may be formed by the resin coatings on an exterior surface of the component in contact with surfaces of the molding tool, and one or more internal skins may be formed by the resin coatings on one or more interior surfaces of negative space spars of the component in contact with surfaces of the one or more mandrels.
US11052581B2
A molding method and a molding system for improving a molding speed of a resin molded member. In the method, firstly a thermoplastic resin composite material is filled in a metal mold (i.e., at time T0), and subsequently a mold-clamping process gets started. As the mold-clamping process progresses, a first decompression circuit starts to decompress an inside of a cavity when the cavity is closed by a sealing member provided on the metal mold. Then, as the mold-clamping process further progresses, the thermoplastic resin composite material thus filled in the metal mold contacts an upper mold of the metal mold (i.e., at time T2). After that, a second decompression circuit starts to decompress the inside of the cavity, thereby to complete the mold-clamping process (i.e., at time T3).
US11052580B2
The invention relates to a method of producing a sound proofing trim panel comprising the steps of providing an elastically compressible lower layer, heating the lower layer and placing it in a mould to shape it to form a spring layer of a spring-mass type damping system. The method further includes associating the lower layer with an upper layer, to form the mass of the spring-mass system. According to the invention, the lower layer comprises a blend of elastically compressible foam flakes forming at least 80 wt.-% of the lower layer and being mixed with binder fibres. The fibres comprising a core and a sheath that is fusible at a moderate temperature, and the flakes being bonded to one another by means of the fusing of the sheath forming a binder, such that the lower layer takes the form of a bonded foam.
US11052579B2
A method for forming a vacuum insulated structure using a prepared core material includes preparing a powder insulation material defining a bulk density, pre-densifying the powder insulation material to form a pre-densified insulation base, crushing the pre-densified insulation base into granular core insulation to define a core density of the granular core insulation, disposing the granular core insulation having the core density into an insulating cavity defined within an insulating structure and expressing gas from the interior cavity of the insulating structure to further densify the granular core insulation to define a target density. The granular core insulation defines the target density disposed within the insulating structure defines the vacuum insulation structure, wherein the target density defines a density in the range of from approximately 80 grams per liter to approximately 350 grams per liter.
US11052577B2
An oven for cleaning molds, die nozzles and components for apparatuses for processing plastic materials in general, comprising a basket adapted to contain the molds to be cleaned, and a heating bell adapted to heat the molds contained in the basket, the bell can be moved away and upward with respect to the die-carrying basket in order to facilitate access to the die-carrying basket.
US11052573B2
A method of fabricating a woven fiber preform that is impregnated with a matrix-precursor resin, the resin, in the raw state, presenting a glass transition temperature Tg0, includes: impregnating yarns or strands with the resin; feeding a loom with the impregnated yarns or strands maintained at a temperature in the range Tg0 to Tg0+10° C.; and weaving the yarns or strands in the loom in order to obtain the resin-impregnated woven fiber preform.
US11052563B2
A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a punching step and a pillar mounting step. In the punching step, a punch punches at least one of a plurality of portions from a base material of a sheet to form at least one pillar. Each of the plurality of portions is surrounded by a corresponding one of a plurality of loop-shaped grooves in the base material. In the pillar mounting step, the at least one pillar is mounted on a surface of a first substrate including a glass pane.
US11052561B2
A system for separating cut food products includes a flow inlet, a flow outlet, and at least one drum connecting the flow inlet and the flow outlet. The flow inlet may be oriented to direct the cut food product tangentially into the at least one drum. The flow inlet may be oriented to direct the cut food product into the at least one drum at a right angle to a longitudinal axis of the at least one drum. The at least one drum may be a plurality of drums including a first drum having the flow inlet and a second drum having the flow outlet. The system may include a passageway providing fluid communication from the first drum to the second drum. The passageway may include a tapered section. The flow inlet may be aligned with the flow outlet.
US11052548B2
Handling device for an apparatus for the additive manufacture of three-dimensional objects, which handling device is equipped to handle an additively manufactured three-dimensional object, comprising: a handling chamber, which comprises a handling chamber interior delimited by one or more handling chamber walls, wherein at least one handling chamber wall comprises an access opening allowing access, in particular for a user, into the handling chamber interior, wherein the at least one access opening is openable and closable via a thereto assigned sliding-door-like closure element, which is mounted such that it is slidingly movable in a vertical direction between an open setting, in which the sliding-door-like closure element opens up the at least one access opening, and a closed setting, in which the sliding-door-like closure element closes off the access opening, relative to the handling chamber wall comprising the access opening.
US11052545B2
A method of attaching a tip to a pipette, which is executed in a robot system, includes: making an end effector of a robot hold a pipette; bringing a vicinity portion of a distal end of the pipette into contact with or close to an edge of an opening formed in a base of a tip while tilting an axis direction of the pipette by a predetermined angle with respect to an axis direction of the tip; attaching the tip to the pipette by inserting the distal end of the pipette and the vicinity portion of the distal end of the pipette into the tip while raising the pipette such that the axis direction of the pipette is aligned with the axis direction of the tip; and separating the pipette and the tip attached to the pipette from the predetermined spot.
US11052542B2
A robot system and a control method of a robot are provided. A robot, a liquid application part, an application thickness measurement part and a control part are provided, the liquid application part being provided on the robot, the application thickness measurement part measuring an application thickness of a liquid applied by the liquid application part, the control part, in a case where the application thickness measured by the application thickness measurement part is greater than a predetermined thickness, driving the robot in a manner of moving the liquid application part closer to an application object, and in a case where the application thickness measured by the application thickness measurement part is less than the predetermined thickness, driving the robot in a manner of moving the liquid application part away from the application object.
US11052541B1
An indication of a task to be performed in a network data center is received. A robotic manipulator of an autonomous robot is controlled to autonomously perform at least a portion of the task. It is determined that an assistance is required in performing an identified limited portion of the task. A notification of a request for the assistance is provided. A remote assistance from an operator in performing the identified limited portion of the task is received. Autonomous performance of the task is resumed after completion of the remote assistance for the identified limited portion of the task.
US11052528B2
A power tool including a drive, and a planetary gear speed reducer reducing the speed of rotation transmitted from the drive. The planetary gear speed reducer has a positioning ball between a first sun gear and a second sun gear. The first sun gear has an annular engagement portion smaller in diameter than the positioning ball, and the second sun gear has a ball-retaining recess accommodating at least half of the positioning ball and retaining the positioning ball at a position on a rotation axis of the second sun gear. The ball-retaining recess has a bottom surface substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and a cylindrical inner surface to retain the positioning ball at a point on the rotation axis. A gap is formed between the first sun gear and the second sun gear when the positioning ball is sandwiched between the annular engagement portion and the bottom surface.
US11052524B2
Hammering power of a hydraulic hammering device is improved by shortening a piston stroke, while keeping hammering energy. The device includes a cylinder, a piston slidingly fitted in the cylinder, and a piston front chamber and a piston rear chamber defined between an outer circumferential surface of the piston and an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and disposed separately from each other at front and rear, respectively, in an axial direction. The device also includes a switching-valve mechanism driving the piston by switching at least one of the piston front or rear chamber into communication with at least one of a high pressure circuit or a low pressure circuit, and an acceleration piston disposed behind the piston and coming in contact with the piston during a retreat stroke of the piston to urge the piston forward in cooperation with braking force by pressurized oil acting on the piston.
US11052519B2
The present disclosure relates to an insert and system of installing the same. The insert includes a tapered core and a cylinder. The core releasably secures to an installation device which includes a depth stop or a depth control to control the installation depth of the insert. The insert may be provided in a tray that allows for easier handling of the inserts and installation thereof in installation holes, for example in a hydraulic manifold. In some cases, the core includes a threaded hole to releasably secure the insert to the installation device, thus allowing the installation device to pull the core into the cylinder. The core and cylinder may be made of metallic materials such as steels, steel alloys and others. In some cases the insert can withstand blow out pressures of 40,000 psi or higher.
US11052512B1
A clamping apparatus has first and second clamping members extending in an opposed, spaced-apart relation along a central axis from proximal end portions to distal end portions with inside surfaces of the clamping members facing each other. A gap between the proximal end portions is adjustable to releasably secure an object between the distal end portions. A clamp actuator has a handle and a wedge, moving the handle to a first handle position moves the wedge linearly along the clamp central axis in engagement with the inside surfaces of the proximal end portions to increase the gap. Moving the handle to the second handle position moves the wedge in an opposite direction along the central clamp axis, thereby permitting the gap to decrease. In embodiments, the clamping force is adjustable.
US11052511B2
An outer blade cutting wheel is provided comprising an annular thin disc base and a blade section of bonded abrasive grains on the periphery of the base. Provided that an imaginary range is delineated by two imaginary planes extending parallel to the planar surfaces of the base and tangent to widthwise side portions of the blade section and two imaginary circumferences defined about the rotational axis and extending tangent to inner and outer perimeters of the blade section, the blade section occupies 10-40% by volume of the imaginary range minus the region of the base, and the widthwise side portions of the blade section have a dented shape relative to the imaginary planes. The cutting wheel is capable of cutoff machining at a high feed speed while maintaining a high accuracy and a low cutting load.
US11052497B2
A method and system for automatic assembly of a curved surface part are provided. First, a space coordinate system is established, and a first unit normal vector of the space coordinate system is determined. Then, coordinates of three measurement points on the surface of a curved surface part in the space coordinate system are acquired; and a second unit normal vector to the surface of the curved surface part are determined according to the coordinates of the measurement points. Finally, a rotation angle of the end effector is calculated according to the first unit normal vector and the second unit normal vector; and the end effector is adjusted according to the rotation angle, such that a third unit normal vector of the end effector after adjustment coincides with the second unit normal vector. The method and system enhance the automatic assembly quality of the curved surface part.
US11052492B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an alloy as a brazing alloy for an electric switch braze joint, an electric switch braze joint, an electric switch and a method of producing an electric switch braze joint. The alloy composition of said the alloy consists of at least one element selected from each of group I and group II listed below, and a balance of impurities, Ag, and at least one of Cu, and Zn. Group I encompasses Cd, Mn, Ni, P, Sb, Si, Sn, Ti, and oxides thereof in a total amount of 0.5 to 45.0 wt. %. Group II encompasses Bi, Mo, Te, W, and oxides thereof, oxides of Cu and Zn in a total amount of 0.1 to 15.0 wt. %.
US11052491B2
A galvano scanner that irradiates an object with a laser beam to perform machining, the galvano scanner comprising: an emission unit that emits the laser beam; a protective glass that protects the emission unit from a scattered matter generated in machining; and a glass holding mechanism that holds the protective glass, the protective glass at least including a triple structure in a vertical direction, the glass holding mechanism holding the protective glass that is the lowermost layer in the protective glass having the triple structure so that the protective glass that is the lowermost layer can be fallen off downward.
US11052487B2
A method for laser shock peening of a component, in particular at points that are difficult to access, includes the steps of: supplying a first end of a flexible optical waveguide, which end is designed in the form of an optical waveguide brush having a plurality of divergent optical waveguide fibres, to a point of the component to be treated by laser shock peening; generating laser shock pulses, which are coupled in at a second end of the optical waveguide, by a laser beam source; and discharging the laser shock pulses by the optical waveguide brush into a process zone at the point of the component to be treated. A use of an optical waveguide brush, a system for laser shock peening of a component, and a mobile laser shock treatment station are also described.
US11052478B2
A device and method of tapping an engine component to orient a spark plug includes measuring a tap pitch, measuring a first distance between a tap end surface and a full tap tooth center at a first rotational location, calculating a phantom first tap tooth based on the pitch and first distance, determining a tap rotational offset from the first location to a location where the end surface intersects the phantom first tooth, calculating a tap rotational starting orientation that is the first location minus the tap rotational offset minus a spark plug offset, rotating a tool head to the rotational starting orientation, positioning the tap so the end surface is a pitch incremental distance away from the engine component, synchronizing a rotating speed of the tool head and a feed rate to the tap thread pitch, and operating the tool to cut or form threads in the engine component.
US11052474B2
A cable cutter includes stationary and moveable clamps, each comprising a respective pivot opening and a cutting edge spaced from the pivot opening. A pivot joint connects the clamps to allow the movable clamp to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the stationary clamp. The pivot joint includes a threaded connector having a head and a shank extending from the head along the pivot axis through the pivot openings in the clamps. A collar has opposing faces and an opening extending through the collar. A nut is threaded on the shank and the clamps are sandwiched between the head and the collar with the head adjacent one of the clamps. The collar is engaged to rotate with the shank the about the pivot axis.
US11052469B2
A self-adjusting pocket hole jig includes a base having a clamp end and a toggle end, a guide carried by the base and reciprocally movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A clamp assembly is carried by the base and reciprocally movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. An adjustment mechanism is coupled between the guide and the clamp assembly. The adjustment mechanism is arranged to move the clamp assembly in a forward direction to the engaged position and correspondingly move the guide in a downward direction to the lowered position, and arranged to move the clamp assembly in a rearward direction to the disengaged position and correspondingly move the guide in an upward direction to the raised position.
US11052461B2
The present invention is a method of producing silicon compound coated oxide particles in which at least a part of a surface of a metal oxide particle is coated with a silicon compound, wherein wettability and color characteristics are controlled by controlling a ratio of Si—OH bonds contained in the silicon compound coated oxide particles. By the present invention, silicon compound coated oxide particles having controlled wettability such as hydrophilicity, water repellency or oil repellency, and controlled color characteristics of either reflectivity, molar absorption coefficient or transmittance can be provided.
US11052458B2
Various embodiments provide methods in which a metal matrix composite (MMC) material is incorporated into a metallic structure during a one-step near-net-shape structural forming process. Various embodiments provide in-situ selective reinforcement processes in which the MMC may be pre-placed on a forming tool in locations that correspond to specific regions in the metallic structure. Various embodiment near-net-shape structural forming processes may then be executed and result in various embodiment metallic structural components with selectively-reinforced regions that provide enhanced mechanical properties in key locations.
US11052449B2
A method for manufacturing a grid-stiffened structure includes: regularly arranging triangular or quadrangular cells on one surface of a sheet member and setting a lattice-like pattern which is provided with rib configuring regions, each of the rib configuring regions being provided between the cells; providing through-holes in positions in the sheet member, where the rib configuring regions intersect, so as to separate the rib configuring regions; forming ribs which protrude from the one surface of the sheet member by folding the rib configuring regions of the sheet member; and mutually connecting ends of the rib in a position of each of the through-holes.
US11052440B2
An outer layer of a rolling roll having a chemical composition comprising by mass 1.3-2.8% of C, 0.3-1.8% of Si, 0.3-2.5% of Mn, 0-6.5% of Ni, 1-10% of Cr, 0.9-6% of Mo, 0-8% of W, 0.5-6% of V, 0-3% of Nb, and 0% or more and less than 0.01% of B, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and meeting the formulae (1): 1000≤1177−52C+14Si−11Mn+6.8Cr+1W+0.65Mo+12V+15Nb≤1115, and (2): 5≤Cr+Mo+0.5W+V+1.2Nb≤15, wherein C, Si, Mn, Cr, W, Mo, V and Nb represent % by mass of these elements, and a structure containing eutectic carbide without graphite.
US11052435B2
A way of using narrowband irradiation to de-ice or release ice from a surface is provided. The methodology can be applied to a range of different types of de-icing from windshield de-icing to aircraft wing de-icing to releasing ice from the ice tray of an ice making machine. While there are many different specific applications, the concept and methodologies taught remain similar across all of them.
US11052434B2
A positive air pressure system resists debris accumulation on an active surface and comprises a frustum-shaped shroud with a baffle plate therein dividing the shroud into baffles, including a positive pressure chamber and a passive back pressure chamber interconnected through an orifice in the baffle plate. An inlet opening is formed in the shroud and in fluid communication with the proximal baffle and a positive pressure air source and to receive air through the inlet opening from the positive pressure air source and create a high-pressure region, greater than a pressure region in the passive back pressure chamber, and in front of the active surface and to expel air out of the positive pressure chamber and into the passive back pressure chamber through the orifice in the baffle plate.
US11052431B2
The present technology relates to various cleaning compositions and their methods of use in industrial facilities such as ethanol and biofuel producing vessels. Cleaning compositions according to the present technology may be Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) as designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The cleaning compositions of the present technology may effectively remove biofilm buildup and/or spent grain residue from industrial fermentation vessels and associated apparatus. Various embodiments of the cleaning composition may comprise various surfactants, chelators, acids, bases, and/or defoamers. Some embodiments of the cleaning composition may comprise a gluconate, a glucoside, a strong acid or base, and/or a defoamer.
US11052428B2
A method of installing a vibratory shaker screen in a vibratory shaker, including placing a first end of the vibratory shaker screen in a retainer, wherein the retainer is a component of the vibratory shaker; pivoting a second end of the vibratory shaker screen toward a screen installation position on the vibratory shaker, deflecting a tab on one of the vibratory shaker screen and the vibratory shaker through contact of the vibratory shaker screen to another retainer of the vibratory shaker, and connecting the vibratory shaker screen to the vibratory shaker, where the tab fixedly connects the vibratory shaker screen to the vibratory shaker.
US11052423B2
A device for applying UV radiation to substrates in a field of application. The device includes: a radiation source, which emits both UV radiation and visible light and infrared radiation in a spatial angle; and a radiation-selective deflecting mirror, which mostly reflects the UV radiation and mostly transmits the VIS and IR radiation. The deflecting mirror includes at least two flat mirror strips, which are tilted with respect to each other.
US11052421B2
The present disclosure provides a glue-saving mechanism, a glue gun handle, a glue gun and a use method thereof, and relates to the technical field of gluing tools, wherein the glue-saving mechanism is applicable to the glue gun and includes a body and a locking piece; a top end of the locking piece is connected with a rear end of the body, the locking piece is provided with a assembling hole for glue gun ejector rod penetrating the locking piece, and the angle between a front surface of the locking piece and the horizontal direction is greater than 0° and smaller than 90° when a length extension direction of a glue gun ejector rod in a working condition that the glue gun ejector rod is assembled to the glue gun is regarded as a horizontal direction; a guiding structure is provided on the body, and the guiding structure is used for guiding the body to slide forward and backward relative to a glue gun handle in a working condition that the glue-saving mechanism is assembled at a top end of the glue gun handle; and the glue gun handle is mounted with the glue-saving mechanism, and the glue gun has the glue gun handle. The present disclosure has the advantageous effect of controlling the glue to stop outflowing when the glue gun stops gluing so as to save glue.
US11052417B2
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a nozzle of a liquid dispensing device is disclosed. The cleaning apparatus includes a base member supporting a receiving head including a receiving opening for receiving a portion of the nozzle to be cleaned, a gas inlet for receiving pressurized gas, and an outlet at the receiving head for applying pressurized gas to the nozzle for flushing the nozzle. The receiving opening can include a sealing edge for sealing the receiving head against the nozzle when the nozzle is received in the receiving opening. The cleaning apparatus can also include at least one of a discharge tube, a collection vessel and a filter element.
US11052416B2
A dosing dispenser for dosing of at least one material component respectively received in a receiving compartment. In a dosing dispenser for the discharge of material components that has a double-walled structure of the pump unit, a ventilation path is provided leading from the outer environment to the receiving compartment through the pump unit.
US11052410B2
A sanitary shower device including a shower body including a fluid inlet configuration, a jet disk and an interposed fluid guidance, wherein jet output elements of the jet disk each have a first and a second fluid input opening and discharge fluid supplied via the first fluid input openings as a first shower jet with a first jet pattern and fluid supplied via the second fluid input openings as a second shower jet with a second jet pattern differing from the first jet pattern, a fluid control device including a fluid outlet connection configuration and a user-operated fluid control unit, and a fluid conduit configuration for fluid coupling of the fluid inlet configuration to the fluid outlet connection configuration.
US11052394B2
A method and device for transfecting a cell to introduce an exogenous material into the cell. The method includes exposing the cell to a region of unsteady flow in the presence of an electric field to encourage introduction of the exogenous material into a cell without lysing the cell.
US11052392B2
Methods for separating cells from a sample (e.g., separating fetal red blood cells from maternal blood) include introducing a sample including cells into one or more microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, the device includes at least two processing steps. For example, a mixture of cells is introduced into a microfluidic channel that selectively allows the passage of a desired type of cell, and the population of cells enriched in the desired type is then introduced into a second microfluidic channel that allows the passage of the desired cell to produce a population of cells further enriched in the desired type. The selection of cells is based on a property of the cells in the mixture, for example, size, shape, deformability, surface characteristics (e.g., cell surface receptors or antigens and membrane permeability), or intracellular properties (e.g., expression of a particular enzyme).
US11052389B2
This invention provides devices, systems, and methods for performing point-of-care, analysis, including multiplexed analysis, of a biological fluid analyte, such as blood. The invention includes a cartridge for collecting the biological fluid analyte. The cartridge is configured to be inserted into an assay reader, in which one or more assay reactions may be performed. The assay reader is designed to read and report the results of the one or more assay reactions.
US11052386B2
A processing method of a base material sheet includes winding out the base material sheet wound up by a first core and a first porous sheet wound up by a second core, winding up by a third core the base material sheet and the first porous sheet to be overlapped with each other, and processing the base material sheet by a first processing liquid held in the first porous sheet; and winding out the base material sheet and the first porous sheet overlappingly wound up by the third core, winding up the first porous sheet by the second core, and winding up the base material sheet by the first core.
US11052384B2
The present invention relates to a chrome compound composed of non-coordinating anions and a trivalent chrome cation, a reactant of the chrome compound and a bidentate ligand, an ethylene oligomerization reaction catalyst system using the chrome compound and the reactant, and a method for preparing an ethylene oligomer using the catalyst system. Through the above conformation, the present invention can selectively produce 1-hexene and 1-octene with high activity while omitting the use of methylaluminoxane (MAO), and can provide an ethylene oligomerization process more suitable for mass production.
US11052375B2
An adsorptive cooling system includes: a first highly adsorptive structure positioned to receive thermal energy from a thermal energy source, the first highly adsorptive structure including: a first substrate; and a first carbon aerogel adhered to the first substrate, a second highly adsorptive structure positioned to receive thermal energy from the thermal energy source, the second highly adsorptive structure including: a second substrate; and a second carbon aerogel adhered to the second substrate, a cooling unit; and a circulation system adapted for circulating the refrigerant from at least one of the first highly adsorptive structure and the second highly adsorptive structure to the cooling unit to provide cooling from the thermal energy source and to return the refrigerant from the cooling unit to at least one of the first highly adsorptive structure and the second highly adsorptive structure.
US11052371B2
The present invention refers to a method and an equipment for the extraction of compounds from grapes by means of ultrasound in vinification processes generated through a sonoplate coupled to the walls of the pipe/duct through which the crushed grapes flow. During this extraction the transfer of phenols responsible for color from the solid portion (skin) to the liquid portion after crushing the grapes takes place as a consequence of the phenomenon known as cavitation, which allows the breaking of the skin cells and makes the phenolic compounds responsible for the color available to the liquid medium to be integrated in said liquid medium enhancing wine color.
US11052368B2
The present invention generally relates to microfluidics and labeled nucleic acids. For example, certain aspects are generally directed to systems and methods for labeling nucleic acids within microfluidic droplets. In one set of embodiments, the nucleic acids may include “barcodes” or unique sequences that can be used to distinguish nucleic acids in a droplet from those in another droplet, for instance, even after the nucleic acids are pooled together. In some cases, the unique sequences may be incorporated into individual droplets using particles and attached to nucleic acids contained within the droplets (for example, released from lysed cells). In some cases, the barcodes may be used to distinguish tens, hundreds, or even thousands of nucleic acids, e.g., arising from different cells or other sources.
US11052366B2
An erosion monitoring system of components exposed to wear for use in systems equipped with a fluidized catalyst comprising a bundle of fiber optic sensors, said optical fibers being provided with one or more Bragg gratings, a processing unit and the fiber optic sensors depart off from the bundle and are positioned transversely to the wall exposed to erosion wear due to the erosion of the components to be monitored.
US11052361B2
A wetting agent according to Formula (I): wherein R1 is selected from a branched alkyl group or linear alkyl group or a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group, each having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R3 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R4 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R5 is selected from methyl or ethyl; x ranges from 0 to 5; y ranges from 0 to 10; z ranges from 1 to 10; with the proviso that when x ranges from 1 to 5, R2 is different from R3; and with the proviso that when x=0, R3 is different from R4. The wetting agent also imparts anti-foam properties to aqueous solutions while reducing surface tension.
US11052354B2
The invention relates to a membrane, and method of manufacture of a membrane for reverse osmosis having a porous substrate, and a layer adjacent the porous substrate comprising a two dimensional nanosheet material and crosslinked polymer. The two dimensional nanosheet material is preferably chosen from the group comprising graphene oxide including reduced graphene oxide, holey graphene, holey graphene oxide, laminated graphene oxide and holey reduced graphene oxide.
US11052351B1
The present invention is directed to rigid filtration apparatus comprising a filter support and filter membrane. Such filter support is comprised of a central core. Radiating from the central core are a plurality of pleats composed of two angled walls terminating at a contact point. Such longitudinal walls circumscribe a longitudinal channel situated between the walls wherein the longitudinal channel is in communication with the central core. The longitudinal walls are comprised of a plurality of openings along the walls. A filter membrane having biocidal components may be utilized with the filter support to effectively treat contaminated fluid, gas or air. Alternatively, the composition of the rigid central core and the rigid pleats may be composed of different materials to selectively remove chemicals, biological components or pharmaceuticals in a multi-stage treatment process.
US11052350B2
The invention relates to a method of determining a permeation property of hollow-fibre membranes wherein the permeation property of the hollow-fibre membrane is determined on a hollow-fibre membrane bundle which has been introduced into a housing and has terminally open hollow-fibre membranes at a first end of the hollow-fibre membrane bundle and terminally closed hollow-fibre membranes at a second end of the hollow-fibre membrane bundle. The invention more particularly relates to a method of determining the ultrafiltration rate and/or the ultrafiltration coefficient of hollow-fibre membranes.
US11052348B2
A method for removing boron is provided, which includes (a) mixing a carbon source material and a silicon source material in a chamber to form a solid state mixture, (b) heating the solid state mixture to a temperature of 1000° C. to 1600° C., and adjusting the pressure of the chamber to 1 torr to 100 torr. The method also includes (c) conducting a gas mixture of a first carrier gas and water vapor into the chamber to remove boron from the solid state mixture, and (d) conducting a second carrier gas into the chamber.
US11052347B2
Described are bulk process gas purification systems and related methods, including systems that are adapted to use a volume of gas at an exterior surface of a vessel, e.g., a flow of the gas, to control a temperature of the vessel interior during a recharging step, during a cooling step that follows a recharging step, or both.
US11052345B2
A facility and method for membrane permeation treatment of a feed gas flow containing at least methane and carbon dioxide that includes a compressor, a pressure measurement device, at least one valve, and first, second, third, and fourth membrane separation units for separation of CO2 from CH4 to permeates enriched in CO2 and retentates enriched in CH4, respectively. The at least one valve adjusts the number of membranes combined and connected to the flow of gas entering into at least one of the membrane separation units as a function of the pressure recorded by the pressure measurement device.
US11052340B1
A cartridge cleaning device comprising a cleaning nozzle joined to means for vertically displacing the nozzle, a power unit, and a rotatable platform. Fluid is introduced to the device and split into two streams, one stream providing fluid to the cleaning nozzle and the other stream directed to the power unit and effectuating rotation of a power wheel, thereby generating a torque which is transferred to the means for vertically displacing the nozzle and the rotatable platform. The torque to the means for vertically displacing the cleaning nozzle effectuates vertical displacement of the nozzle. The torque to the rotatable platform effectuates rotation of the rotatable platform on which at least one cartridge is placed during cleaning operations. The cleaning nozzle directs a stream onto the cartridge surface and perpendicular to the cartridge longitudinal axis and is displaced vertically in concert with cartridge rotation.
US11052338B2
Systems and methods of filtering particulate matter from a fluid are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a system for filtering particulate matter from a liquid comprises a filter having a filter housing, inlet and outlet ports, and compressible filter media with synthetic fibers. Further, the filter media is disposed in the housing between the inlet and outlet ports and is operable to filter particulate matter from the liquid. Also, a pressure difference between the inlet and outlet ports with the filter media disposed in the housing is no more than four pounds per square inch differential. In addition, the system includes a pump that is operationally coupled to the filter and operable to move the liquid through the filter media with a flux rate of at least eighteen gallons per minute per square foot of the filter media while operating at less than one electrical horsepower.
US11052332B2
A method for manufacturing a filter includes providing a computer-readable three-dimensional model of the filter, the three-dimensional model being configured to be converted into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the filter, and successively forming each layer of the filter by additive manufacturing.
US11052326B2
A counter-flow simultaneous heat and mass exchange device is operated by directing flows of two fluids into a heat and mass exchange device at initial mass flow rates where ideal changes in total enthalpy rates of the two fluids are unequal. At least one of the following state variables in the fluids is measured: temperature, pressure and concentration, which together define the thermodynamic state of the two fluid streams at the points of entry to and exit from the device. The mass flow rate of at least one of the two fluids is changed such that the ideal change in total enthalpy rates of the two fluids through the device are brought closer to being equal.
US11052315B2
Image generation system which provides, to a plurality of players through individual terminals, image of a game which progresses through cooperation of plurality of individually manipulated characters, image generation system including: game image generating means that generates image of game space in which the plurality of manipulated characters act, as game screen directed at the plurality of players; and determining means that determines if a game event that occurs based on manipulation information input by the plurality of players or the manipulation information fulfills given conditions, game image generating means including insert image generating means that generates, when the given conditions are fulfilled, two or more images related to manipulated characters of cooperating players having cooperated with the fulfillment, insert images to be inserted into game screens of cooperating players, and the insert image generating means generating the insert images respectively directed at cooperating players in accordance with manipulated characters.
US11052311B2
A trained machine learning model(s) is used to determine scores (e.g., trust scores) for user accounts registered with a video game service, and the scores are used to match players together in multiplayer video game settings. For example, sensor data received from client machines can be provided as input to the trained machine learning model(s), and the trained machine learning model(s) generates scores as output, which relate to probabilities that the game control data received from those client machines was generated by handheld devices, as opposed to having been synthesized and/or modified using software. In this manner, subsets of logged-in user accounts executing a video game can be assigned to different matches (e.g., by isolating non-human players from human players) based at least in part on the scores determined for those logged-in user accounts, and the video game is executed in the assigned match for each logged-in user account.
US11052308B2
An object control system in a location-based game, in which a character in a virtual world is linked with and moved along with a movement of a user in a real world, is provided with: a location information acquiring unit which detects a current location and displacement in the real world of the user; a virtual display data generating unit which selects a boundary line on real map information so as to be an area and a shape according to the current location of the user in the real world and information density on the real map information corresponding to the current location, and generates a virtual fantasy block that partially covers the real map; and a synthesis processing unit which superimposes and displays the fantasy block generated by the virtual display data generating unit on the real map information.
US11052305B2
A curling game apparatus including a main body, a curling table provided on the upper end of the body, and a curling ball formed in the perfect spherical shape as a rigid body and moved on the curling table. The curling table includes an upper plate provided along a bottom surface and a periphery of an upper end of the main body, a plurality of cushion bars provided inside the upper plate, and an upper plate surface portion horizontally provided on a surface of the upper plate. The upper plate surface portion is provided with at least one hit line for hitting the curling ball and at least one target to which the curling ball starts from the hit line by hitting to reach. The curling ball is reflected by the cushion bars to move to the target while the curling ball rotates with the hitting point thereof.
US11052297B2
A sports practice apparatus includes one or more target areas, one or more tunneling sections, and mounting apparatus. A first tunneling section is operably associated with a first target area. The first tunneling section has a receiving end and a target end and narrows from the receiving end towards the target end. The narrowing of the first tunneling section follows a trajectory that conforms to desired trajectory of a sports ball set into motion during practice. The first tunneling section is constructed of a material that prevents the sports ball from existing the first tunneling section other than at the target end.
US11052295B2
A golf club head includes a main body having a topline and an opposing sole. The main body includes a striking face extending between the topline and sole, and a rear face in opposed relation to the striking face. A sole body is proximate the rear face and extends at least partially along the sole. A peripheral flange extends at least partially about the rear face and is of a flange height, HF, relative to the rear face. A truss protrudes from the rear face and includes a at least a first truss arm which is of a first truss arm height, HT1, relative to the rear face, wherein the difference between HF and HT1 is less than about 0.25 mm.
US11052294B2
A golf club having a head with a series of tracks forming a three-dimensional pattern; weights for positioning along channels; and a mechanism for securing the weights at positions along the channels so as to customize center of gravity and moment of inertia. The channels can all interconnect to allow a weight to be moved from one to another. The club can include a removable cover for at least a portion of the surface to cover the channels and the weights. The weights can comprise a spherical member disposed in a channel; a member external to a surface of the head; and a coupling between the spherical member and the external member to allow the spherical member and the external member to capture between them a wall in which a track is formed. The channels may be in the removable cover, or below the removable cover, in the head.
US11052293B1
A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head.
US11052291B2
The golf ball 1 includes a surface having multiple dimples thereon. When a lift coefficient measured under conditions with a Reynolds number of 80000 and a spin rate of 2000 rpm is CL1, and when a lift coefficient measured under conditions with a Reynolds number of 70000 and a spin rate of 1900 rpm is CL2, CL1 and CL2 satisfy 0.990≤CL2/CL1.
US11052289B2
A swim cap for persons having long hair includes a shell preferably having at least two interconnected compartments for receiving and encapsulating the hair of a user. The swim cap is secured around the head of a user by at least one draw string or adjustable band positioned within a channel near the open end of the swim cap as well as a chin strap extending downwardly from the cap. The interconnected compartments can be inflated to provide buoyancy. The shell further includes an outer layer and an inner layer defining a space therebetween that can also be inflated, or comprised of buoyant material, to provide buoyancy. A pump, compressed air canister or manual filler tube in communication with the interconnected compartments or space within the shell can be used to provide inflation. A pair of ear flaps extends downwardly from the swim cap around a user's head.
US11052287B2
A digital-optical tracking device and methods for tracking and timing swimmers are disclosed. The digital-optical tracking device is waterproof and submersible, and includes a stereo optical system that takes digital stereo images of an underwater region. The stereo optical system includes at least two optical elements, each of which forms an image in the stereo image. The tracking methods involve repeatedly determining distances to swimmers by measuring distances between stereo copies of the swimmers in successive, time-stamped stereo images. The methods may use predictive algorithms to determine regions of interest within the stereo images in which the swimmers are likely to be found. Once tracking data is established, it is displayed to the swimmers during their workouts and may be shared among multiple trackers in a peer-to-peer configuration, saved for later reference, and sent to a coach station or stations for real-time analysis.
US11052286B2
A footwear system that includes a left having a left toe region, left forefoot region, a left arch region and a left heel region, a left outsole, a left upper secured to the left outsole, and a left sensor system that includes at least a first left heel pressure sensor positioned in the left heel region, and at least a first left forefoot pressure sensor positioned in the left forefoot region. The footwear system also includes a right shoe that includes a right toe region, a right forefoot region, a right arch region and a right heel region, a right outsole, a right upper secured to the right outsole, and a right sensor system that includes at least a first right heel pressure sensor positioned in the right heel region, and at least a first right forefoot pressure sensor positioned in the right forefoot region.
US11052285B2
A system and method for using weather applied metrics for determining the impact of weather conditions on the flight of a ball at an outside sports venue. Historical and current data for weather parameters, including wind, air pressure, humidity, temperature, and rain, are obtained to calculate the influence of each parameter on the flight of a ball. The influences of each of the parameters are summed to model the flight of the ball based on the current weather conditions. Weather instruments, such as weather sensors, anemometers, LiDAR and SODAR devices, weather consoles, data routing devices, and processors can be included in a system for using weather applied metrics to predict the flight of a ball based on current weather conditions.
US11052282B2
A device and method for influencing the movement and muscular function in the neck, includes a helmet, the helmet has a rim, said rim has notches along the edge, on top of the helmet there is attached a vertical rod, on top of this vertical rod there is attached at least two laser sights pointing forward, at least one rod is attached at one end to the vertical rod, and the at least one rod can rotate around the vertical rod.
US11052281B2
A multipurpose exercise device is provided. The device includes features which allow the device to exhibit self-stabilizing features. The device includes a weighted body characterized by at least three substantially-loop-shaped handles which have dimensions and arrangements that are effective to cooperatively urge the device into one of several predetermined self-stabilizing rest positions. The rest positions are characterized by engagement portions of two of the provided handles resting against a support surface, while an elongated device bore extending along a center axis of the device is maintained in a substantially-horizontal orientation. The device may be stored safely in a variety of arrangements, including on a rack typically used for dumbbell storage.
US11052274B2
A system for capture, storage, and usage of electric energy generated by humans during exercise activities, including exercise devices having a modular control-power storage unit that incorporates energy conversion units arranged to transform mechanical energy of the at least one human participant into different storable forms of energy, at least one energy storage module arranged to store energy in at least one storage medium, and at least one control unit arranged to provide digital or analog control for the at least one modular control-power storage unit. The system may also have a communication and networking subsystem structured as a networking device and arranged to connect to and communicate bay exchanging information with at wired and/or wireless network.
US11052273B2
An adjustable exercise apparatus is an apparatus that engages both halves of an antagonist muscle group during the extension and retraction of specific movements and exercises. The apparatus includes a base frame, a first track, a second track, a crossbar, a first resistance-piston system, a second resistance-piston system, a first lockable mount, and a second lockable mount. The base frame stabilizes the upright orientation of both the first track and the second track along the ground. The crossbar reinforces the position and the orientation of the first track and the second track with each other. The first resistance-piston system and the second resistance-piston system provides an adjustable resistance to a variety of movements and exercises throughout use. The first lockable mount and the second lockable mount secures the desired position of the first resistance-piston system and the second resistance-piston system along the first track and the second track, respectively.
US11052263B2
The present invention relates to a body insertable device having an outer body being bent; and an inner body positioned inside the outer body, having an accommodation space in which the resource soured is accommodated, and being capable of rotating inside the outer body, wherein a radiation emission direction is continuously adjusted by rotation of the inner body.
US11052261B2
The present invention provides both methods and devices for termination of arrhythmias, such as ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmias. The device and method involves application of alternating current (AC) for clinically significant durations at selected therapeutic frequencies through the cardiac tissue to a subject experiencing arrhythmia. Methods are also provided to minimize or eliminate pain during defibrillation.
US11052258B2
A ventricularly implantable medical device that includes a sensing module that is configured to identify a search window of time within a cardiac cycle to search for an atrial artifact. Control circuitry in the ventricular implantable medical device is configured to deliver a ventricular pacing therapy to a patient's heart, wherein the ventricular pacing therapy is time dependent, at least in part, on an atrial event identified in the search window of time.
US11052254B2
Methods for electrically stimulating body tissues to improve function or reduce symptoms provide an electrical stimulation system having two or more electrodes that are capable of being switched independently from a hyperpolarizing (depolarizing) state to a hypopolarizing state. Multiple combinations of hyperpolarizing electrodes and hypopolarizing electrodes are created by polarity switching to determine a polarity configuration having the best performance as determined by symptom reporting and clinical diagnostic tests. Polarity switching is triggered manually or is programmed to be switched automatically. Determining the configuration providing electrical stimulation resulting in the greatest benefit allows the system to be operated with one or more electrodes in a hypopolarizing state, thereby reducing energy requirements, tissue tolerance, and tissue fatigue.
US11052251B2
A device for the transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the trigeminal nerve is provided. The device has an elongated symmetrical support with at least one electrode pair, and the support can be applied on a person's forehead in the supraorbital region to cover the afferent paths of the supratrochlear and supraorbital nerves of the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve. Each electrode pair contacts a self-adhesive conductive gel that at least partially covers one surface of the support for attaching the support to the forehead to be applied to two lateral zones with the exception of an insulating central zone. Each lateral zone has one electrode of the electrode pair, an electric circuit for supplying to the electrode pair electric pulses that have a predefined intensity, and a measurement means for measuring the intensity of the supplied pulses that is connected to the electric circuit.
US11052249B2
Neuromuscular stimulation is widely used for rehabilitation and movement assist devices, due to its safety, efficacy, and ease of operation. For repeatable and accurate muscular contractions, a voltage controlled current sources (VCCS) with high compliance is required. Conventional VCCS design requires high-voltage rated operational amplifiers, which are expensive and consume large power. Moreover, conventional stimulators are not viable for simultaneous stimulation of muscle synergies, as they require multiple VCCS operating at the same time. This invention presents a neuromuscular stimulator with a multistage driver circuit wherein, a VCCS connected to an output driving stage comprising of folded-cascode transistor buffers and a bidirectional current mirror circuit. The multistage driver circuit uses inexpensive low-voltage rated operational amplifiers that consume 95% less power. Additionally, we disclose a stimulation method wherein only a single current source drives several output drivers connected in series or parallel to simultaneously stimulate multiple muscles or muscle synergies.
US11052248B2
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of achalasia. Individuals with achalasia are treated by implanting a stimulation device within the patient's lower esophageal sphincter and applying electrical stimulation to the patient's lower esophageal sphincter, in accordance with certain predefined protocols. The presently disclosed devices have a simplified design because they do not require sensing systems capable of sensing when a person is engaged in a wet swallow and have improved energy storage requirements.
US11052245B2
The present invention relates to a device exploiting magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) for localized delivery of material into a target or extraction of material from a target. The device includes a frame (101) comprising a space (102) for conductive fluid and the material, at least one pair of electrodes (103A, 103B) facing each other, a source of electric current (105), a magnet (105), and an opening (106). The electric current and the magnetic field are synchronized so that the material can be moved from the volume between the electrodes through the opening towards the target or from the target through the opening towards the volume. According to the invention the volume is ≤2000 mm3, in proviso that mean distance between tips of the electrodes is ≤20 mm.
US11052236B2
In an embodiment, a connector or connector assembly for attaching a nasal cannula with a gas delivery hose includes a sensor port for a sensor probe positioned near an end of a nasal cannula, which can allow the sensor probe to be placed closer to the patient's nostrils than previous connector parts allowed. The connector can be configured to advantageously allow the nasal cannula to rotate relative to the gas delivery hose, thereby allowing a patient or healthcare provider to untangle or otherwise straighten the hose or the cannula. The connector assembly can be configured to automatically align locking protrusions on a first component with locking recesses on a second component, where insertion of the second component within the first component causes the second component to rotate relative to the first component, thereby aligning the locking protrusions with associated locking recesses.
US11052234B2
Connector with integrated non-return check valve for extension tubing and urology collection systems
A connector-with-integrated-check-valve for minimizing microbial migration to catheter-tubing is formed from three parts: a connector-for-catheter-tubing that is hollow and with an internal valve seat; an elastomer gate (sometimes with disc and stem); and a connector-for-extension-tubing that is hollow and with support-surfaces. When one end of the connector-for-catheter-tubing is attached to one end of the connector-for-extension-tubing, a pocket is formed where the seat is disposed opposite and facing the support-surfaces; the gate is disposed within this pocket; such that when the gate contacts this seat due to urine backflow (reflux), the connector-with-integrated-check-valve is closed to such urine backflow; and where a remaining end of the connector-for-catheter-tubing is attachable to catheter-tubing; and where a remaining end of the connector-for-extension-tubing is attachable to the extension-tubing, such that there is a continuous urine flow path from the catheter-tubing, to the connector-with-integrated-check-valve when open, and to the extension-tubing.
US11052223B2
A seat assembly includes a seat having a seat base and a seat back, an electronic control unit (ECU), a sensor assembly, and/or a response assembly. The ECU may be configured to determine via the sensor assembly whether an occupant disposed in the seat is in a first state, a second state, or a third state. The ECU may be configured to control the response assembly to change the state of said occupant from the first state to the second state and from the third state to the second state. The ECU may be configured to determine at least one of a breathing rate, a heart rate, and a heart rate variability of said occupant via the sensor assembly.
US11052222B2
A sleep induction device includes at least one sensor for detecting a physiological characteristic of the user, a stimulator configured to provide successive stimuli to the user to anticipate on the detected physiological characteristic, which successive stimuli define a guidance path, and which guidance path is to be followed by the user to induce a change during the sleep session of the user, a memory which is arranged to store values of detected physiological characteristics, and provided stimuli during the sleep session, and a processing unit including a control programme which is programmed to determine a current sleep state of the user, which current sleep state is based on at least one detected physiological characteristic measured by the at least one sensor and which control programme is programmed to generate an initial guidance path to induce a change from the determined current sleep state to another sleep state.
US11052217B2
A humidifier comprises a water reservoir and a reservoir dock configured to receive the water reservoir in an operative position. The water reservoir is configured to hold a volume of liquid. The water reservoir includes a chamber and a single conduit providing an inner opening arranged within the chamber. The reservoir dock includes a dock inlet conduit arranged to receive the flow of air from the RPT device. The dock inlet conduit is structured and arranged to extend within the single conduit of the water reservoir when the water reservoir reaches the operative position such that the dock inlet conduit and the single conduit at least partially overlap one another. The dock inlet conduit includes an inner opening arranged adjacent the inner opening of the single conduit when the water reservoir reaches the operative position, the inner openings of the dock inlet conduit and the single conduit arranged to provide an inlet for the flow of air into the chamber and an outlet for delivering a humidified flow of air from the chamber.
US11052216B2
An anti-explosion gas generator for health use is provided. The anti-explosion gas generator for health use includes an electrolysis device for electrolyzing water to produce a gas mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. The gas generator for health use further includes a gas mixing system coupled to the electrolysis device for receiving the gas mixture. The gas mixing system mixes the gas mixture with water vapor, an atomized medicine, a volatile essential oil or a combination thereof to produce a health gas. The health gas is provided for being inhaled by a user.
US11052209B2
The present document describes a facial interface comprising a flexible face contact layer configured to cover a user's face; and a nasal layer configured to sealably cover an external nose region of said user. The flexible face contact layer and nasal layer provide fluid circulation of air through said user's nostrils.
US11052208B2
An exhaust valve shroud for a personal protection respiratory device, the shroud comprising a main body defining an inlet for receiving exhaled air from an exhalation valve, an outlet for emitting exhaled air from the shroud, and a perimeter flow conduit for carrying the exhaled air from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the perimeter flow conduit includes a bifurcated transition section which receives air from the inlet in a substantially forward facing direction and directs the air into first and second substantially downwardly extending flow passages, each of which passages are in communication with the outlet.
US11052207B2
The present disclosure pertains to an apparatus configured to facilitate monitoring of gas in a therapeutic gas delivery system with a catalytic sensor. The gas delivery system comprises a pressure generator having an inlet and an outlet, and a gas delivery flow path configured to communicate the gas between the pressure generator and a subject. The apparatus comprises a receiver body configured to receive the catalytic sensor such that the catalytic sensor removably couples with the receiver body, the receiver body located remotely from/outside the gas delivery flow path; a delivery port configured receive a portion of gas obtained from the gas delivery system that has passed through the pressure generator outlet and guide the received portion of gas toward the catalytic sensor; and a return port configured to exhaust the received portion of gas from the receiver body to the gas delivery system through the pressure generator inlet.
US11052204B2
A delivery device for and method of modulating a condition relating to sodal cognition and/or behaviour in a human subject using oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof, comprising: providing a nosepiece to a first nasal cavity of the subject; and providing a supply unit for administering less than 24 IU of oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and/or antagonists thereof through the nosepiece to an upper region posterior of the nasal valve which is innervated by the trigeminal nerve.
US11052183B2
The present disclosure provides devices and methods of using same for cleansing a solution (e.g., a salt or used dialysis solution) of urea via electrooxidation, and more specifically to cleansing a renal therapy solution/dialysis solution of urea via electrooxidation so that the renal therapy solution/dialysis solution can be used or reused for treatment of a patient. In an embodiment, a device for the removal of urea from a fluid having urea to produce a cleansed fluid includes a urea decomposition unit and an electrodialysis unit.
US11052174B2
A non-tubular material for nerve regeneration induction, which can be used for the regeneration of a damaged part in a nerve, and which comprises: (A) a crosslinked form produced by crosslinking a low-endotoxin bioabsorbable polysaccharide having a carboxyl group in the molecule with at least one crosslinkable reagent selected from a compound represented by general formula (I) and a salt thereof via covalent bonds; and (B) a bioabsorbable polymer. R1HN—(CH2)n—NHR2 (I) [wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula: —COCH(NH2)—(CH2)4—NH2, and n represents an integer of 2 to 18]. Thus, a medical material that can induce the regeneration of a damaged part in a nerve is provided.
US11052171B2
A method of hemostasis includes the step of applying a hemostatic agent to an affected site of a subject, the hemostatic agent consisting of a first agent comprising a gelatin derivative having a hydrophobic group bonded to the gelatin via an imino group, wherein the gelatin derivative has (a) a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 50,000, (b) the hydrophobic group, which is an alkyl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms; and (c) a molar ratio of imino group/amino group of the gelatin derivative ranging from 1/99 to 30/70; and a second agent including a crosslinking agent for the gelatin derivative.
US11052160B2
Disclosed herein is a selective delivery molecule comprising: (a) an acidic sequence (portion A) which is effective to inhibit or prevent the uptake into cells or tissue retention, (b) a molecular transport or tissue retention sequence (portion B), and (c) a linker between portion A and portion B, and (d) cargo moieties (portion DA and DB).
US11052156B2
The present invention relates to therapeutic immunoconjugates comprising SN-38 attached to an antibody or antigen-binding antibody fragment. The antibody may bind to Trop-2 or CEACAM5 and the immunoconjugate may be administered at a dosage of between 4 mg/kg and 16 mg/kg, preferably 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, or 16 mg/kg. When administered at specified dosages and schedules, the immunoconjugate can reduce solid tumors in size, reduce or eliminate metastases and is effective to treat cancers resistant to standard therapies, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Surprisingly, the immunoconjugate is effective to treat cancers that are refractory to or relapsed from irinotecan.
US11052154B2
A Ras protein degradation inducing molecule that can induce degradation of Ras proteins, and a pharmaceutical composition that contains this Ras protein degradation inducing molecule are provided. The Ras protein degradation inducing molecule is a conjugate of a Ras protein affinity molecule which has affinity to Ras proteins, and a proteolysis-inducing tag which has affinity to protease and does not inhibit proteolysis of proteins by the protease.
US11052147B2
Described herein are compositions and pharmaceutical compositions including poxviruses, in particular vaccinia virus such as modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus, a sulfate salt at a concentration between about 5 mM and 300 mM and a buffer, wherein the composition has a pH of between about 6.0 and 8.5. Also described are methods for stabilizing a poxvirus composition by preparing said viral formulation.
US11052146B2
The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection.
US11052138B2
A nucleic acid encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) operatively linked to a signaling domain that polarizes a macrophage to an M1 macrophage; wherein the nucleic acid is operatively linked to a macrophage specific promoter; and wherein the scFv is specific for a human antigen. Monocytes or macrophages comprising such a nucleic acid.
US11052134B2
Methods of treating an age-related disorder in a subject are provided. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject a nucleic acid vector including a coding sequence for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and/or telomerase RNA (TR). Gene therapy methods are also provided. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, e.g., nucleic acid vectors and kits, etc., that find use in methods of the invention.
US11052132B2
The present disclosure provides a method of treating diseases or disorders associated with CFTR protein dysfunction, including Cystic Fibrosis, by administering stable, long-lasting vasoactive intestinal peptide therapeutic agents. These agents include one or more elastin-like peptides and can be administered at a low-dose.
US11052128B2
The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions which contain polypeptides having at least two antigen-binding domains and are especially suited for subcutaneous administration. The invention provides liquid compositions which minimize the formation of undesired polypeptide aggregates (dimers and/or multimers). The present invention further provides a method for minimizing the aggregation of polypeptides having antigen-binding domains in liquid compositions.
US11052127B2
The invention relates to a healthcare product comprising (i) a component selected from the group of heat shock proteins from alfalfa and heat shock protein hydrolysates from alfalfa, the product further comprising imiquimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof. Further, the invention relates to a healthcare product for use in the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of a skin disorder. Further, the invention relates to HSP for use for use in preventing the occurrence of a negative-side effect of a treatment with imiquimod, or alleviating such side effect.
US11052123B2
A method comprising the stages of: olive input, separation of the stone from the olive skin and pulp, with the removal of the whole stone; electric pulsing of the olive paste generated in the previous stage, process of dehydration of the pulsed olive paste up to a humidity of less than 30% in a continuous vacuum drying machine and subsequent separation of the oil by centrifugation of the olive oil, followed by dehydration of the degreased pulp up to a humidity of less than 10%; and lastly, application of supercritical fluids (CO2 with or without modifier) to the degreased and dehydrated pulp, under agitation, pressure, temperature and time conditions, obtaining olive extracts and olive flour. The generation of waste, consumption of water, use of highly toxic solvents and loss of the sensory quality of the oil is avoided, the yields improved and the necessary times reduced.
US11052116B2
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens.
US11052115B2
The present invention provides improved and/or shortened methods for expanding TILs and producing therapeutic populations of TILs, including novel methods for expanding TIL populations in a closed system that lead to improved efficacy, improved phenotype, and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period, while allowing for reduced microbial contamination as well as decreased costs. Such TILs find use in therapeutic treatment regimens.
US11052099B2
The present invention provides the use of Cimicifugae rhizoma triterpenoid saponin extract, Cimicifugae rhizoma, actein, deoxyactein, or a composition formed by actein and deoxyactein in the preparation of a medicament or a functional health product for autoimmune diseases. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition for autoimmune diseases and a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting inflammatory cytokines. The invention provides new applications of Cimicifugae rhizoma triterpenoid saponin extract, Cimicifugae rhizoma, actein, deoxyactein, etc., and widens the application field of medicines or functional health products for autoimmune diseases. The raw materials source is plenty, the cost is low, and it has a broad market application value.
US11052098B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an araloside-based compound and, more particularly, to a composition for external application to skin, the composition comprising, as an active component, an araloside-based compound, including araloside X, araloside V and araloside VII. Thus, the composition restores skin markers damaged by external environmental stress, such as harmful substances or fine dusts, and reduces the expression of skin inflammatory factors to help the recovery of damaged skin, thereby providing effects, such as anti-oxidation, skin trouble suppression, anti-inflammation, or skin barrier improvement.
US11052097B2
The present invention relates to the use of a galactooligosaccharide composition for preventing or reducing the risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
US11052095B2
Provided herein is an ophthalmic composition formulated in deuterated water. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating, ameliorating, or reducing ophthalmic conditions or diseases by administering to an eye of an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an ophthalmic composition as described herein.
US11052090B2
Compounds, compositions, and methods of treatment and prevention of HIV, including HIV-1 and HIV-2, Dengue, and Chikungunya infection are disclosed. The compounds are TREM-1 inhibitors. Combinations of these TREM-1 inhibitors and additional antiretroviral compounds, such as NRTI, NNRTI, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, protease inhibitors, JAK inhibitors, macrophage depleting agents, and the like, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the combinations include a combination of adenine, cytosine, thymidine, and guanine nucleoside antiviral agents, optionally in further combination with at least one additional antiviral agent that works via a different mechanism than a nucleoside analog. This combination has the potential to eliminate the presence of HIV, Dengue, or Chikungunya virus in an infected patient.
US11052087B2
The invention provides compounds having Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, processes for their preparation, and methods of treating and preventing HIV infection by their administration.
US11052082B2
The invention relates to novel strategies for the treatment of cancer patients based on a combination of an opioid receptor agonist and an anticancer compound.
US11052075B2
A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (3-(6-(1-(2,2-difluorobenzo [d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) cyclopropanecarboxamido)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl)benzoic acid), and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a diluent, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a binder, a glidant and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Methods for treating a patient in need thereof include administering an oral pharmaceutical formulation of Compound 1 to the patient.
US11052062B2
The present invention relates to controlled release pharmaceutical compositions comprising fumaric acid ester(s) as active substance(s). The compositions are suitable for use in the treatment of e.g. psoriasis or other hyperproliferative, inflammatory or autoimmune disorders and are designated to release the fumaric acid ester in a controlled manner so that local high concentrations of the active substance within the gastrointestinal tract upon oral administration can be avoided and, thereby, enabling a reduction in gastro-intestinal related side-effects.
US11052058B2
A use of a poultry crude protein extract for preparing an anti-fatigue composition is provided. The poultry crude protein extract is obtained by extraction of poultry meat at high temperature and high pressure and the removal of fat by oil and water separation, and the poultry crude protein extract includes at least branched-chain amino acid (BCAA), histidine, threonine, lysine, and phenylalanine, wherein anti-fatigue entails increasing muscle glycogen concentration, helping to increase exercise tolerance, helping to increase blood urea nitrogen metabolism, and helping to inhibit lactic acid production.
US11052055B2
A modular transdermal drug delivery system is provided, the system including: an upper module in which an outer backing layer is laminated to a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is covered by a removable release liner prior to assembly; and a lower module with a porous drug reservoir layer laminated to a skin-contact adhesive that affixes the system to the skin during drug delivery, where the skin-contact adhesive is, in one embodiment, an adhesive layer that is substantially co-extensive with the porous drug reservoir layer and, prior to use, protected with a second removable release liner. Methods of manufacture and use are also provided, as is an assembled transdermal drug delivery system fabricated by affixing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the upper module to the porous drug reservoir layer of the lower module.
US11052051B2
Provided are a drug-containing particle capable of suppressing dissolution of a drug in the oral cavity to suppress an unpleasant taste thereof and having excellent dissolution of the drug in the digestive tract after passing through the oral cavity; a method for preparing the drug-containing particle; a coating composition used for preparing the drug-containing particle; and a solid preparation having the drug-containing particle. More specifically, provided are a coating composition having 100 parts by weight of a cellulose-based enteric base and 50 parts by weight or less of a water-soluble cellulose ether; a drug-containing particle having a drug-containing core and a coat portion obtained by coating the core with the coating composition; a solid preparation having the drug-containing particle; and a method for preparing a drug-containing particle having a step of coating the drug-containing core with the coating composition.
US11052047B2
The invention relates to an oral tablet suitable for fast release of active pharmaceutical ingredients comprising a population of particles, the population of particles comprising directly compressible (DC) and non-directly compressible (non-DC) sugar alcohol particles, the non-DC particles providing the tablet with a plurality of discrete non-DC areas, and the non-DC areas promoting fast release of active ingredients upon mastication of the tablet.
US11052046B2
Methods for preparing micro-particles using a double emulsion technique combining a membrane and a micro-sieve are provided. Particularly the present invention relates to method for preparing micro-particles comprising: preparing a first phase comprising an active agent; preparing a second phase comprising a carrier and a solvent; passing the first phase and the second phase through a membrane to form a primary emulsion; passing the primary emulsion through a micro-sieve in a continuous phase to form a secondary emulsion; and removing the solvent to form the micro-particles.
US11052043B2
A composition which comprises a biologically active agent and a polymer that exhibits a reverse thermal gelation at a physiological temperature, in a carrier, and in which the active agent is in an undissolved form is disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are methods utilizing the compositions for treating subjects, including non-human subjects, as well as kits for preparing and using a composition. The composition is preferably a sustained release formulation, and is particularly useful for treating animals, where single-dose treatment is desired.
US11052040B1
The present invention relates to a composition for boosting immunity in a person comprising a plurality of minerals, a plurality of vitamins, activated charcoal, coffee beans, vitamin B complex and a carrier, wherein the carrier is an oil-based substance. The composition is an aggregation of the active agents/ingredients conventionally prepared. The present invention allows absorption of multiple active agents/ingredients in the body, consistently. The blend of vitamin and minerals get easily absorbed in the body of a patient without affecting the function of the liver.
US11052037B2
A cosmetic composition for temporarily shaping hair includes, in a cosmetically acceptable support—respectively with respect to the total weight of the composition— e) from about 0.5% to about 8% by weight of a wax with a melting point of more than about 37° C., f) from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a fatty alcohol, g) from about 0.2% to about 2% by weight of a vinylpyrrolidone-containing polymer or copolymer, and h) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of composite powder comprising (A) powdered particles of a silicone elastomer, and (B) particles of silicon dioxide, wherein the particles of silicon dioxide (B) are immobilized on the surface of the powdered particles of the silicone elastomer (A).
US11052036B2
A colored surfactant composition includes (i) an anhydrous surfactant; (ii) a vegetable oil, a vegetable butter or mixture thereof; and (iii) an oil dispersible water insoluble coloring.
US11052029B2
A cationic compatible metal oxide and oral care compositions containing the metal oxide are disclosed. Preferably, the oral care compositions contain a cationic compatible metal oxide and a cationic ingredient, such as for example, a cationic antibacterial agent such as cetyl pyridinium chloride (“CPC”). The cationic compatible metal oxide, e.g. silica, comprise metal oxide particles having a substantially negative surface charge and a vitamin deposited onto or reacted with the surface of the metal oxide particles in an amount sufficient to provide a substantially positive surface charge on the metal oxide particle. Processes for making and using the vitamin modified metal oxide in oral care compositions are also disclosed.
US11052024B2
A feeding system for medical patients comprises a storage assembly, dispensing assembly, and extension set including, in part, a reservoir, a pump, a feeding tube, a check valve and an adapter. The reservoir is configured to hold at least one feeding of nutritional substance. The dispensing assembly is connected to the storage assembly and pumps the at least one feeding of nutritional substance from the reservoir to the feeding tube connected to an outlet of the pump. The check valve unit is connected to a second end of the feeding tube by means of a check valve connection point and is configured to allow the flow of nutritional substance in only one direction. The at least one feeding of nutritional substance is passed through the adapter unit connected to the check valve unit.
US11052020B2
A pharmaceutical pack and the method for making the same are provided. The pharmaceutical pack includes a blister layer and a lidding sheet disposed over the blister layer. The blister layer defines at least one opening. The lidding sheet includes a first layer and optionally a second layer. The first layer includes at least one hologram, and is disposed on the second layer, which is a plastic film. The blister layer and the lidding sheet define at least one cavity so as to hold at least one pharmaceutical dosage form therein.
US11052017B2
A massage unit includes a base member, a treatment element driven unit, and a slide mechanism. A lower portion of the treatment element drive unit is fitted to the base member to be rotatable about a first rotation axis. One end of the slide mechanism is fitted to a lower portion of the base member. The other end of the slide mechanism is fitted to the treatment element drive unit. At least one of the following structures is adopted: a structure where the one end of the slide mechanism is fitted to a lower portion of the base member to be rotatable about a second rotation axis; and a structure where the other end of the slide mechanism is fitted to the treatment element drive unit to be rotatable about a third rotation axis.
US11052016B2
Generally, a system for soothing a baby during imaging by an imaging device is provided. The system can include: a capsule incubator for positioning the baby within the imaging device, the capsule incubator can include: a bottom portion having an inner surface, a bed positioned on top of the inner surface for positioning the baby thereon, and one or more members coupled to the bottom portion that are positioned in a first position to open the capsule incubator and a second position to close the capsule incubator; a vibrational device including a vibrational element that extends from outside of the capsule incubator into the capsule incubator and is coupled to the bed to cause the bed to vibrate with a predetermined vibrational frequency, thus causing the baby to vibrate with the predetermined vibrational frequency.
US11052015B2
The present invention discloses a deep vein thrombosis (“DVT”) device that is portable, tubeless, and battery-operated, which ensures that the patient will have maximum mobility during recovery. The DVT device provides a pneumatically controlled bladder portion, which is actuated by an electronically controlled air pump, where the pump/bladder combination is enclosed in a “pocket” of a wrap or cuff during use. All pump, battery, and control components are protectively housed in a plastic case that is permanently attached to the bladder portion. Once the pump/bladder combination is placed in the “pocket” the wrap or cuff will be sealed. The wraps or cuffs are single use, disposable garments designed to provide an absorbent barrier during use, where the bladder portion and air pump remain clean during use and can be reused by the patient or hospital staff. Tabs or extensions may be used to secure the pump/bladder combination after insertion into the “pocket” of the wrap or cuff.
US11052010B2
A training device suppresses unintended operation of an operation rod when executing an operation mode in which operation of the operation rod is controlled based on a force applied to the operation rod. The training device includes the operation rod, a motor, a force detector, a rotation information output sensor, a first command calculator, and a force corrector. The operation rod moves a limb. The motor operates the operation rod in a direction of degree of freedom. The force detector detects a force component and outputs a force component signal. The rotation information output sensor detects an operation position of the operation rod in a corresponding direction of degree of freedom. The force corrector calculates a corrected force component value based on operation positions of the operation rod and force component signal. The first command calculator calculates a first motor control command based on the corrected force component value.
US11052008B2
A surgical frame and a method for use thereof facilitates transfer of a patient from and to a surgical table/gurney. The surgical table includes a main beam positionable such that a surgical table/gurney with patient laying thereon can be positioned under the main beam. The main beam includes componentry for supporting a patent thereon, and the main beam can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of the main beam to facilitate transfer of a patient from the surgical table/gurney to the main beam and transfer from the main beam to the surgical table/gurney.
US11052006B2
An aspirator includes a pump, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The pump is driven by a piezoelectric element and has a suction portion and a discharge portion. The detecting unit includes a current detector and a regulator, and detects a closed state of the suction portion. The control unit includes the regulator and a voltage controller, and regulates an output voltage for the piezoelectric element in accordance with the closed state of the suction portion detected by the detecting unit.
US11052000B2
A vehicle, such as a car, camper or van including a seat, is mounted in the vehicle, with a seat surface; and a carrier arranged close to the seat and mounted in the vehicle, and provided with a drive for adjusting the carrier between a first position, in which an edge of the carrier runs parallel to the main direction of travel of the vehicle and lies in line with and adjoins the seat surface of the seat, and a second position in which, relative to the first position, this edge of the carrier is arranged at a distance from the seat surface in a direction transversely of the seat surface. The invention further relates to a carrier with a drive.
US11051996B2
Sensor devices and systems for monitoring the basic needs of an infant comprising feeding, sleeping, and/or voiding (urinating and/or defecating) are described herein.
US11051991B2
A method for inspecting absorbent articles is provided. The inspection is performed using an inspection algorithm generated with a convolutional neural network having convolutional neural network parameters. The convolutional neural network parameters are generated by a training algorithm. Based on the inspection, characteristics of the absorbent articles, such as defects, can be identified. Absorbent articles having identified characteristics can be rejected, or other actions can be taken.
US11051986B2
A knit hemostatic bandage provided herein can include a continuous rayon fiber and a continuous glass fiber. The knit hemostatic bandage can have a gauge of between 10 and 30 stitches per inch. The knit hemostatic bandage can have a Young's modulus of elasticity of less than 50 MPa.
US11051978B2
Ophthalmic surgical devices, systems, and methods for regulating aspiration from a patient's eye are provided. A vacuum pump in fluid communication with an aspiration line provides fluid aspiration from a vitreous chamber of the eye through the aspiration line. A sensor disposed adjacent to or inside the eye determines sensor data relating to an intraocular pressure (IOP). The controller receives the sensor data and regulates the aspiration in response to changes in the IOP, such as by controlling the vacuum pump. The controller may determine whether a fluid infusion to the vitreous chamber through an infusion line is below a maximum infusion level, regulate the infusion in response to the IOP being below a threshold value and the infusion being below the maximum infusion level, and regulate the aspiration in response to the IOP being below the threshold value and the infusion being at or above the maximum infusion level.
US11051962B2
A plurality of scents that produce a particular effect on an individual's appetite are identified. The plurality of scents are delivered to produce the particular effect on the individual's appetite. The particular effect may include one of suppression of the individual's appetite and enhancement of the individual's appetite. Identifying a plurality of scents that produce a particular effect on an individual's appetite may include delivering a second plurality of scents to the individual, detecting a response of the individual to each respective one of the second plurality of scents, and identifying the plurality of scents that produce the particular effect on the individual's appetite based on the responses detected. A schedule for delivery of scents may be generated based on data relating to the individual's responses, and the plurality of scents may be delivered in accordance with the schedule.
US11051959B2
An intravascular device configured to treat an aneurysm that includes a support structure including metal struts configured to be positioned in a body lumen and defining a central fluid passage that extends axially along the support structure, and a knitted mesh cover disposed over an exterior thereof and across a radial arc and along a length of the support structure sufficient to exceed an opening of an aneurysm to be treated, and the cover includes a polymer fiber having a diameter of at least 40 nanometers to 30 microns and apertures therethrough, the apertures being sized to prevent blood from passing through the device to prevent further expansion of the aneurysm. Devices including apertures that are at least 20 microns and sized to minimize or prevent an aneurysm-filling material from exiting the aneurysm through the knitted mesh cover and support structure, and methods of stenting, are also encompassed.
US11051952B2
A spinal fusion system may include an interbody fusion cage, a fixation plate, and an implanter. The interbody fusion cage may include a proximal region, a distal region opposite the proximal region, a superior region, an inferior region opposite the superior region, and an open volume between the proximal and distal regions. The superior and inferior regions are located between the proximal and distal regions and are configured such that, when the interbody fusion cage is implanted in the disc space, the superior region contacts the inferior end plate and the inferior region contacts the superior end plate. The fixation plate is receivable in the open volume of the interbody fusion cage and includes a superior blade and an inferior blade. At least one of the blades includes a first opening defined therein. The fixation plate is displaceable between a non-deployed state and a deployed state.
US11051946B2
The present invention relates to an articular joint replacement system. The system has first and second components. Each component has a tapered head piece for covering the end of a bone and for acting as an articular surface, an integrally formed screw stem having a length sufficient to extend into the medullary canal, and inwardly angled bone grips affixed to the underside of the head piece to allow solid fixation to the bone by compression press fit. The head piece of the first component is provided with a shaped exterior surface which complements the shaped exterior surface of the head piece of the second component and which allows motion in three planes.
US11051945B2
Prosthetic device suitable for being implanted in a bone or joint site of the human body, including a prosthetic body, wherein the prosthetic device includes or can be added with antibiotic or a medical substance.
US11051943B2
An implantable inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder includes an outer tube member having a longitudinal axis, an inner tube member contained within the outer tube member, and one or more tensile support members within the inner tube member. The inner tube member includes at least one inflatable chamber section, at least a portion of which is defined by a wall of the inner tube member. The one or more tensile support members extend between interior surfaces of the wall, and are placed in tension when the at least one chamber section is in an inflated state.
US11051941B2
Medical devices, systems, and methods reduce the distance between two locations in tissue in a minimally invasive manner, often for treatment of congestive heart failure. In one embodiment, an anchor of an implant system may, when the implant system is fully deployed, reside within the right ventricle in engagement with the ventricular septum. A tension member may extend from that anchor through the septum and an exterior wall of the left ventricle to a second anchor disposed along an epicardial surface of the heart. Deployment of the anchor within the right ventricle may be performed by inserting a guidewire through the septal wall into the right ventricle. The anchor may be inserted into the right ventricle over the guidewire and through a lumen of a delivery catheter. Delivering the anchor over the guidewire may provide improved control in the delivery and placement of the anchor within the right ventricle.
US11051934B2
A mitral valve prosthesis includes an hourglass shaped inner frame and a bulbous outer frame. A valve body having a plurality of leaflets is positioned within an interior region of the inner frame. The leaflets are shaped to substantially conform to an interior surface of the inner frame when the leaflets are in an open position. As a result, the gap between the leaflets and the inner frame is decreased, thereby reducing the likelihood of thrombus formation. Ventricular anchors are preferably provided along a distal end of the inner frame. The anchors extend proximally for placement behind native mitral valve leaflets. A fabric skirt may extend along an inner or outer surface of the outer frame. In preferred embodiments, the fabric skirt extends distally beyond a distal end of the outer frame and is adapted for forming a seal along the mitral valve annulus.
US11051918B2
Quartz solid solution glass ceramics and precursors thereof are described, which are characterized by very good mechanical and optical properties and in particular can be used as restoration material in dentistry.
US11051917B2
The invention relates to a dental prosthesis comprising a prosthesis base and teeth which are attached in or to the prosthesis base (14), wherein the prosthesis base (14) comprises a ventilation element, in particular a ventilation valve (12).
US11051916B2
A dental zirconia system to produce translucent zirconia sintered bodies comprises at least two separate zirconia green bodies. At least one zirconia green body comprises zirconium oxide and a lower content of at least one other oxide summing to between 6.5 wt % to 20 wt % based on a total weight percent of the zirconia green body. At least another zirconia green body comprises zirconium oxide and a higher content of at least one other oxide summing to between 7.5 wt % to 20 wt % based on a total weight percent of the zirconia green body. The at least two zirconia green bodies each have at least some particles with a diameter of 100 nanometers to 1000 nanometers. The at least two zirconia green bodies have different amounts of the at least one other oxide with respect to one another.
US11051914B2
A method of using AR for dentistry and orthodontics is provided. An image of a dental arch is received, the image having been generated by an image capture device associated with an augmented reality (AR) display. A processing device registers the image to previous image data associated with the dental arch, compares one or more areas of the dental arch from the image to one or more corresponding areas of the dental arch from the previous image data, determines a position of an area of interest on the dental arch based on the comparing, generates a visual overlay comprising an indication of the area of interest, and outputs the visual overlay to the AR display, wherein the visual overlay is superimposed over a view of the dental arch on the AR display at the position of the area of interest.
US11051904B2
A marker for use in a living body includes an indicator part to be placed in a living body for a predetermined period of time, and the indicator part is configured to indicate information on the living body or information on the indicator part by means of a difference in X-ray image. Thus, there are provided the marker for use in a living body and an instrument set for inserting the marker for use in a living body capable of identifying a predetermined site in a living body easily and accurately.
US11051897B2
A medical manipulator system includes: a first manipulator configured to change a position of an imaging section that images a target portion in a body; a second manipulator configured to change a position of an end effector that treats the target portion; a display section configured to display images from the imaging section; an operation section configured to generate an operation command for operating the first manipulator or the second manipulator; and a control section configured to select one of a plurality of control modes and control the first manipulator or the second manipulator based on the operation command.
US11051896B2
For bending a manipulator without excessive increase in a tensile force acting on a driving power transmitting member, a manipulator is provided with: an end effector; a driving unit; a guide member to which the end effector is attached at one end thereof and the driving unit is attached at the other end thereof; and a driving power transmitting members that transmit the driving power from the driving unit to the end effector, wherein the guide member includes a guide tube that has lumens, and an outer sheath that has a greater rigidity than the guide tube and that covers an outer circumference of the guide tube, and one end of the outer sheath is movable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the end effector or the driving unit.
US11051890B2
Data characterizing a mother video feed acquired by an endoscopic video capture device can be received. The mother video feed can be for characterizing an operative field within a patient. One or more predefined markers can be identified within the mother video feed. Each of the one or more predefined markers can be associated with a surgical instrument in the operative field. Using the data characterizing the mother video feed, a daughter video feed comprising a sub-portion of the mother video feed can be generated. At least one of a location of the daughter video feed within the mother video feed and a zoom of the daughter video feed can be based on the identified one or more predefined markers. The daughter video feed can be provided. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US11051888B2
Systems and methods for registering and tracking multiple anatomical structures, e.g., multiple vertebrae, as a single functional unit for surgical procedures are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system can include a bone bridge for attaching a navigation marker to multiple vertebrae and for limiting or preventing movement between the multiple vertebrae. Various ways of attaching the bone bridge are disclosed, including fasteners that extend through gaps or throughholes formed in the bridge, bridges having a jaw portion that clamps the underlying bone, and bridges formed of adhesive or cement and directly attached to the bone. Various adjustment features are also disclosed, including joints that allow the position and/or orientation of the bridge to be adjusted in one or more degrees of freedom, and bridges that include telescoping portions or other features for adjusting a length of the bridge.
US11051885B2
A method and system for predicting a measure of hemodynamic compromise as a result of transcatheter cardiac treatment. The method includes providing a patient-specific anatomical model representing cardiac region and an implant model representing a three-dimensional representation of a cardiac implant. The method includes virtually deploying said implant model into said patient-specific anatomical model. A deformation of the patient-specific anatomical model is calculated as a result of implant model deployment A measure of hemodynamic compromise is determined from the virtually deployed implant model and the deformed patient-specific anatomical model.
US11051861B2
This disclosure describes example embodiments of rod reduction instrumentation and other rod and vertebrae manipulation instruments. The rod reducers can be used during the installation of a rod based surgical fixation system to help urge the rod into the fixation anchors. The reducers described provide various configurations delivering large reduction distance capabilities, strong controlled reduction coupled with an ability to quickly advance the reducer if desired, and reduction of bulk through the surgical corridor.
US11051846B2
A catheter device (1) for providing access to a body cavity of a patient comprises a tube (10) and an inserting shell (11) arranged on the tube (10) and constituted to be fastened to an insertion guide (3) for inserting the catheter device (1) into a body opening (C) of a patient (P). Herein, the inserting shell (11) comprises an opening (111) into which a thread (300) of the insertion guide (3) is insertable for fastening the catheter device (1) to the insertion guide (3). In this way, a catheter device is provided which, in an easy and efficient manner, allows for the fastening to an insertion guide.
US11051843B2
A needle array guide for a skin graft expansion apparatus includes: a lower side having openings; and guide channels respectively leading to the openings and converging closer toward one another as the guide channels approach the openings, the guide channels configured to receive a plurality of hollow needles, arranged in a needle array and having respective tips to be attachable to minced skin particles obtained from a skin graft, to thereby guide movement of the plurality of hollow needles when the plurality of hollow needles are being protruded from the openings toward the minced skin particles and when the plurality of hollow needles are being retracted toward the openings. The needle array guide may be included as part of a skin graft expansion apparatus that further comprises the needle array. The skin graft expansion apparatus may be included as part of a skin grafting system.
US11051838B2
A method of forming a component of an ultrasonic surgical instrument includes accessing a file including a digital model representing the component. The component includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion includes a contact portion. The distal portion includes an ultrasonic blade. The contact portion is configured to transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the ultrasonic blade when the component is acoustically coupled to a complementary portion of an acoustic waveguide of the ultrasonic surgical instrument. The file is used to fabricate the component via an additive manufacturing process. Once the component has been fabricated, the distal portion is secured to a distal end of the complementary portion of the acoustic waveguide.
US11051835B2
An ultrasonic instrument comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a pivoting member. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The ultrasonic blade is positioned distal to the shaft assembly. The pivoting member is pivotable with respect to the blade from an open position to a closed position to thereby clamp tissue between the pivoting member and the blade. One or both of the shaft assembly or the pivoting member comprise a guide feature. The guide feature is configured to provide lateral alignment of the distal portion of the pivoting member with the blade as the pivoting member is pivoted to the closed position.
US11051826B2
Described herein are compositions comprising, a polymer; a non-physiological solution; and a visualization agent; wherein the polymer is soluble in the non-physiological solution and insoluble at physiological conditions. Methods of preparing the compositions are disclosed as well as methods of using these compositions to treat vascular conditions.
US11051809B2
A method is used to manufacture an end effector of a surgical instrument. The end effector includes first and second opposing jaws. The first jaw includes a body and an elongate cap. The method includes providing the elongate cap and the body of the first jaw of the end effector. The body includes an elongate channel and at least one alignment feature. The method also includes aligning the elongate cap with the elongate channel that extends completely through the body using the at least one alignment feature of the body that is disposed adjacent the elongate channel. The method also includes welding the elongate cap onto the body to at least partially enclose the elongate channel.
US11051802B2
Suturing devices and systems used to close openings into a biological structure. The suturing device can comprise an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, one or more arms, and one or more needles. One or more sheaths may be used with the device to maintain or substantially maintain haemostasis while the device is used and while a procedure is performed in the biological structure.
US11051798B2
An orthopedic distraction device is provided. The orthopedic distraction device includes a first upper paddle for engaging a first bone of a joint, a lower paddle for engaging a second bone of the joint and a displacement mechanism. The displacement mechanism includes a drive assembly operable to move the upper paddle relative to the lower paddle. The lower paddle is releasably connected to the displacement mechanism.
US11051797B2
An eyelid speculum, a kit containing the eyelid speculum, and a method of using the eyelid speculum in the diagnosis and/or treatment of a patient are provided. The eyelid speculum includes a central ring having an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner side surface, an outer side surface, a first end, and a second end. The first end and the second end are separated by a gap, and the central ring defines an opening. The eyelid speculum also includes first and second eyelid margin holders that extend outwardly from the outer side surface of the central ring at the first end and second end, respectively, where each eyelid margin holder has an upper portion and a lower portion. In addition, the eyelid speculum includes finger tabs that extend upwardly from the upper portions of the first and second eyelid margin holders.
US11051796B2
A screw-based retractor comprises an elongate rack having a rack axis, a plurality of arms slidably supported for translational movement on the rack, and a plurality of blades, one each supported by a respective arm at a distal portion thereof. At least one of the arms includes at its distal portion a blade releasably attached thereto. Such blade is attached to a blade receptacle movably attached to the at least one arm in a manner to provide articulation of the blade receptacle and hence the attached blade about an articulation point spaced from and not located on such arm. Such blade is additionally movable relative to the rack in multiple degrees of freedom.
US11051795B2
A tissue retrieval bag includes a brim selectively transitionable between a first configuration in which a bag mouth is biased open and a second configuration in which the brim is compressed. A bag body extends from the brim and defines a pouch for holding a tissue specimen. The bag body includes at least one spine operably associated with the brim. The spine reversibly furls and unfurls the bag body. A first release tab is operably coupled to the brim to contain the brim in the second configuration. The first release tab, upon release thereof, transitions the brim from the second configuration to the first configuration. At least one second release tab is operably coupled to the brim to maintain the bag body furled about the brim. Upon release of the at least one second release tab, the at least one spine unfurls the bag body from the brim.
US11051787B2
Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus connected to wireless ultrasound probes and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a communicator connected with a plurality of different wireless probes through a wireless communication method by receiving pairing reception signals from the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; a controller configured to control the communicator to wirelessly connect the ultrasound diagnosis apparatus with the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes and to wirelessly receive status information regarding the connected plurality of wireless ultrasound probes; and a display configured to display a user interface (UI) indicating the received status information regarding the plurality of wireless ultrasound probes.
US11051777B2
A method of imaging to permit calculation of left:right striatum uptake ratios is provided, and the degree of asymmetry used to assist in the diagnosis of neurological diseases. Also provided are a method of diagnosis, method of patient selection, and method of therapy monitoring using the imaging method, and software tools for use in the method.
US11051773B2
A system is provided that includes at least one detector and a processing unit. The at least one detector is configured to acquire imaging information. The processing unit is operably coupled to the at least one detector, and is configured to acquire the imaging information from the at least one detector. The processing unit is configured to acquire patient scanning information for an imaging operation, determine a target activity based on the patient scanning information, determine a target time for performing the imaging operation corresponding to the target activity, perform the imaging operation at the target time to acquire targeted imaging information; and reconstruct an image using the targeted imaging information.
US11051772B2
Systems and method for performing X-ray computed tomography (CT) that can improve spectral separation and decrease motion artifacts without increasing radiation dose are provided. The systems and method can be used with either a kVp-switching source or a single-kVp source. When used with a kVp-switching source, an absorption grating and a filter grating can be disposed between the X-ray source and the sample to be imaged. Relative motion of the filter and absorption gratings can by synchronized to the kVp switching frequency of the X-ray source. When used with a single-kVp source, a combination of absorption and filter gratings can be used and can be driven in an oscillation movement that is optimized for a single-kVp X-ray source. With a single-kVp source, the absorption grating can also be omitted and the filter grating can remain stationary.
US11051765B2
A health status detecting system includes a first acquisition device configured to collect a plurality of images of a finger of a user; a second acquisition device configured to obtain an electrocardiogram of the user; and a processor configured to process the plurality of images to obtain a pulse wave of the user and configured to obtain a blood pressure of the user based on the pulse wave and the electrocardiogram of the user.
US11051764B2
A blood flow disorder detection device includes: a sensor sheet including a flexible substrate and a plurality of sensors provided on the flexible substrate; and an analyzer that analyzes outputs of the plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors measure different types of blood flow information of a living tissue, the blood flow information being obtained by attaching the sensor sheet to the living tissue. The analyzer detects a blood flow disorder in the living tissue by analyzing the different types of blood flow information from the plurality of sensors.
US11051763B2
In a method and medical imaging apparatus for determining a feature characterizing intentional breath-holding by an examination object for acquiring medical raw data with breath-holding algorithm, an algorithm, the algorithm being designed to allocate at least one feature characterizing intentional breath-holding to at least one physiological property. The algorithm includes or accesses trained artificial neural network. A physiological property of the examination object is detected during free breathing of the examination object. The feature characterizing intentional breath-holding by the examination object is determined by the computer, by executing the algorithm with the detected physiological property of the examination object, as an input to the algorithm.
US11051758B2
A wearable electronic device with a function of detecting a wearing state, comprising: at least one electrode; a capacitance calculating circuit, coupled to the electrode, configured to calculate a capacitance variation generated by at least one of the electrode; and a wearing state determining circuit, coupled to the capacitance calculating circuit, configured to determine the wearing state according to the capacitance variation. By this way, the wearing state can be auto detected and the wearable electronic device can be correspondingly control according to the wearing state.
US11051754B2
A monitor recorder optimized for electrocardiography and respiratory data acquisition and processing is provided. The recorder includes a sealed housing and an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing, which includes an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to an externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through electrodes provided on the patch; the micro-controller interfaced to one or more respiratory sensors, the micro-controller operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals, to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more signals from the one or more respiratory sensors, to buffer each of the respiratory event samples, to compress each of the buffered respiratory event samples, to buffer each of the compressed respiratory event samples, and to write the buffered compressed respiratory event samples and the samples of the electrocardiography signals into an externally-powered flash memory; and the memory interfaced with the micro-controller.
US11051752B2
The invention relates to a system for characterising the sleep of an individual, the characterisation system comprising: a measuring device for measuring a brain activity signal representing the brain waves; a central electronic unit for identifying, in a range of frequencies of between 9 and 16 Hz, a smaller range of sleep spindles of the individual, the smaller range of sleep spindles comprising the brain wave frequencies of the sleeping individual, having an amplitude higher than 15 μV and a duration of between 0.5 seconds and 2 seconds, and comparing, with a threshold, at least one parameter of the brain activity signal of the awake individual in the range of frequencies corresponding to the smaller range of sleep spindles; and a communication interface connected to the central unit and used to emit a warning signal perceptible by the individual when the parameter of the brain activity signal in the range of frequencies corresponding to the smaller range of sleep spindles exceeds the threshold.
US11051746B2
Atrial fibrillation information can be determined from ventricular information or a ventricular location, such as using ventricular rate variability. An ambulatory medical device can receive indications of pairs of first and second ventricular rate changes of three temporally adjacent ventricular heart beats. A first count of instances of the pairs meeting a combined rate change magnitude characteristic and a second count of instances of the pairs in which both of the first and second ventricular rate changes are negative can be used to provide atrial fibrillation information.
US11051745B2
A method and system for filtering a detected ECG signal are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises filtering the detected ECG signal using a plurality of digital filters. The method includes adaptively selecting one of the plurality of digital filters to maintain a minimum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In a second aspect, the system comprises a wireless sensor device coupled to a user via at least one electrode, wherein the wireless sensor device includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device stores an application which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to carry out the steps of the method.
US11051744B2
Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of chronic inflammatory disorders that include an implantable microstimulator and an external charger/controller wherein the microstimulator is configured to operate using closed-loop feedback. The feedback for the microstimulator can be electrical activity of the vagus nerve and/or heart sensed by the microstimulator. The feedback can be used to modulate the stimulation duration, intensity, frequency, on-time and off-time.
US11051741B2
Electrocardiography (ECG) signals contain important markers for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). State of the art systems and methods rely on clinically available multi-lead ECG for CHD classification which is not cost effective. Moreover the state of the art methods are applied on digital ECG time series data only. Also, discriminative HRV markers are not often present in short ECG recordings necessitating long hours of ECG data to analyze. In accordance with the present disclosure, systems and methods described hereinafter extract ECG time series from ECG images obtained from commercially available low-cost single lead ECG devices through a combination of image and signal processing steps including Histogram analysis, Morphological operation-thinning, Extraction of lines, Extraction of Reference Pulse, Extraction of ECG and interpolating missing data. Further, domain independent statistical features such as self-similarity of raw ECG time series and average Maharaj's distance along with domain specific features are used for classifying CHD.
US11051739B2
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for neural activity interpretation. The method, computer program product and computer system may include a computing device that presents a first user with a stimulus and monitors and maps the neural activity of the first user. The computing device may receive the first user's verbal reaction to the stimulus and map the linguistic data of the first user's verbal reaction to form a high dimensional vector based on the relationships of the mapped neural activity and the mapped verbal reaction of the first user. The computing device may associate the high dimensional vector with the stimulus presented resulting in a thoughts model. The computing device may receive a second user's neural activity and compare that second user's neural activity to the thoughts model to identify the neural activity in the second user.
US11051729B1
An oxygen saturation measuring apparatus capable of measuring arterial blood oxidation saturation (SpO2), and tissue oxygen saturation (rSO2), safely, easily and economically at a desired position of a biological body for a long time continuously. A ROM stores the distance information between a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit situated corresponding to the depth of a target intended to be measured for tissue oxygen saturation, a light emission driving unit makes the light emitting unit emit light in an amount of light corresponding to the distance information, MPU makes the light emitting unit emit a pulses capable of measuring the tissue oxygen saturation, MPU applies pulse capable of measuring the tissue oxygen saturation from the light emission driving unit to the light emitting unit, and the pulse increasing unit increases the amount of pulses from MPU for a predetermined time to pulses capable of measuring the arterial blood oxygen saturation.
US11051728B2
An apparatus comprising: a light detector; a light source, laterally offset from the light detector by a first lateral offset; optics configured to receive light emitted by the light source and output the received light, wherein a majority of the light output is directed towards an offset region laterally offset from the light detector by at least a second lateral offset different from the first lateral offset.
US11051725B2
Devices associated with on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. These devices include any of packaging and/or loading systems, applicators and elements of the on-body sensor units themselves. Also, various approaches to connecting electrochemical analyte sensors to and/or within associated on-body analyte sensor units are disclosed. The connector approaches variously involve the use of unique sensor and ancillary element arrangements to facilitate assembly of separate electronics assemblies and sensor elements that are kept apart until the end user brings them together.
US11051723B1
A single remote controlled encrypted wireless visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) system for use in estimating audiometric thresholds in young children or patients with developmental delays is disclosed. The visual reinforcement audiometry system utilizes an encrypted wireless signal that does not allow for frequency overlap on adjacent VRA systems, it does not require direct line of site transmission or placement of sensors throughout the audiometric suite.
US11051721B2
Disclosed are a system, a method, and a program for initializing an attachment location of a measurement sensor. The method of determining an initial attachment location of at least one measurement sensor includes at least: retrieving, by the terminal, identification information of the at least one measurement sensor selected from a user, as the terminal receives a selection input for the at least one measurement sensor attached to a particular location of a body of the user, from the user; and matching, by the terminal, the retrieved identification information with the particular location of the body where the at least one measurement sensor is configured to be attached such that the initial attachment location of the at least one measurement sensor is determined.
US11051715B2
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a recording medium for recording the same, the image processing apparatus including a storage configured to comprise a standard database (DB) established based on information about a predetermined anatomical entity; and at least one processor configured to obtain a local motion vector by registration between a first medical image and a second medical image taken by scanning an object including the anatomical entity, use a predictive local motion vector generated from the standard DB to normalize the local motion vector according to a plurality of regions in the anatomical entity, and make information about conditions of the anatomical entity based on the normalized local motion vector be provided according to the plurality of regions. By the normalization according to the regions, it is possible to provide distinguishable information about difference between the local motion vector of a pulmonary disease patient to be subjected to a diagnosis and a predictive local motion vector of a normal person generated from the standard DB through the statistical modeling using bio-information of a patient.
US11051699B2
A method and system for estimating fractional fat content of an object of interest. The method and system include a thermoacoustic imaging system comprising an adjustable radio frequency (RF) applicator configured to emit RF energy pulses into the region of interest and heat tissue therein and an acoustic receiver configured to receive bipolar acoustic signals generated in response to heating of tissue in the region of interest; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are able to process bipolar acoustic signals received by the acoustic receiver in response to RF energy pulses emitted into the region of interest using the RF applicator to determine a setting for the RF applicator that yields bipolar acoustic signals with at least one enhanced metric thereof, determine an impedance of the RF applicator used to yield acoustic bipolar signals with the enhanced at least one metric, and estimate fractional fat content of the object of interest using the determined impedance.
US11051692B2
Optical instrument for measuring the density of the macular pigment in the eye and associated method
Optical instrument for measuring the density of macular pigment in the eye and associated method. The instrument includes: a light source (500), several lenses L1, L2, L3 between the light source and the eye, a diaphragm D1 conjugate to the eye pupil plane, a photodetector (520), a mirror M that directs the light exiting the eye to the photodetector (520), a diaphragm D2 conjugated to the pupil plane of the eye, at least one lens L4 between diaphragm D2 and the photodetector (520), the light source (500) has a central part (501) and a peripheral part (502), the light source (500) being modulated at four different frequencies corresponding to green light in the central part and in the peripheral part, blue light in the central part and in the peripheral part, projecting the light from the light source (500) on the fundus of the eye.
US11051688B2
Devices, systems, and methods that facilitate optical analysis, particularly for the diagnosis and treatment of refractive errors of the eye. An optical diagnostic method for an eye includes obtaining a sequence of aberration measurements of the eye, identifying an outlier aberration measurement of the sequence of aberration measurements, and excluding the outlier aberration measurement from the sequence of aberration measurements to produce a qualified sequence of aberration measurements. The sequence of aberrations measurements can be obtained by using a wavefront sensor. An optical correction for the eye can be formulated in response to the qualified sequence of aberration measurements.
US11051687B2
A machine for treating a medical apparatus, such as an endoscope washer-disinfector, can be integrated into a wall at an opening of the wall. The wall can separate a first enclosure with a controlled/non-controlled atmosphere from a second enclosure with a non-controlled/controlled atmosphere. The machine may include first and second openings configured to allow the medical apparatus to be loaded into/unloaded from the machine. The machine may also include first and second doors sealingly closing the openings. The machine may include a partitioning interface attached to the wall that closes the opening in the wall and a movable part that can be removed from the partitioning interface. The movable part can at least partially carry a pump and solenoid valve of the treatment system. The movable part can be positioned immediately adjacent to the partitioning interface when the treatment machine is in an operating position.
US11051685B2
In some embodiments, endoscopy systems and/or methods of using endoscopy systems are described. In some embodiments, an endoscopy system comprises a shaft having an image sensor within a distal tip of the shaft. The shaft can have an expandable cuff disposed on an outer surface of the shaft. The expandable cuff can be moved from a contracted configuration to a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, an outer surface of the expandable cuff can inhibit, reduce, or prevent fluid (e.g., blood) flow in the vessel. Inhibiting or preventing the fluid flow can permit direct visualization of the interior of the vessel by the image sensor without interference from the fluid.
US11051668B2
A vacuum assembly having a hand vacuum configuration and a wand vacuum configuration may include a dust cup, a suction motor fluidly coupled to the dust cup, and a power source. The suction motor and the power source may be transitionable between a wand vacuum position and a hand vacuum position. When the suction motor and the power source are in the wand vacuum position, the dust cup, the suction motor, and the power source may be arranged serially. When the suction motor and the power source are in the hand vacuum position, the suction motor and the power source may be arranged in parallel with the dust cup.
US11051662B1
A towel holder includes a fixing unit and a holder unit. The fixing unit includes a fixed element and a connecting element. The fixed element has a receiving surface inclined relative to the horizontal axis to form an angle therebetween. The fixed element includes a mounting portion formed in the middle thereof and detachably mounted with the connecting element. The holder unit is detachably mounted to the connecting element and includes a holder element that has a mounting surface abutting against the receiving surface, and top and bottom edges connected to the mounting surface and vertically and horizontally spaced apart from each other such that two opposite ends of the towel hung on the holder element are spaced apart from each other by a horizontal distance greater than that between the top and bottom edges.
US11051660B2
The disclosure relates to a fluid pump including a plastomer spring with a captive valve element provided in an integrally formed valve chamber. The spring includes a first end portion and a second end portion and one or more spring sections connecting the first end portion to the second end portion, which spring sections can be compressed in the axial direction from an initial condition to a compressed condition and can subsequently expand to their initial condition. The valve chamber is formed in the first end portion.
US11051652B1
Provided is an automatic rotating grill machine which can be used at home or elsewhere so that an ordinary user can enjoy new pleasure and leisure time. An automatic rotating grill machine is a machine that cooks a food item that is a cooking target, by heating while rotating the food item held on a rotating skewer member. The automatic rotating grill machine includes a housing, a wheel attached to the housing, a heating portion including a heating source provided in the housing or a heating source placement tool on which the heating source is to be placed, a driving device which rotates the rotating skewer member in a given position where the food item can be heated by the heating portion, and a driving control device configured to supply power to a driving source for the driving device and to control driving.
US11051631B2
A coil-in-coil spring is provided that exhibits a variable and non-linear loading response upon compression. The spring comprises a continuous wire including a first spring portion having a first spring constant, a second spring portion having a second spring constant less than the first spring constant, and a third spring portion having a third spring constant less than the first spring constant and less than the second spring constant. In the coil-in-coil spring, the first spring portion forms an outer coil of the coil-in-coil spring and the second spring portion, the third spring portion, or both the second spring portion and the third spring portion are positioned within the first spring portion and form an inner coil of the coil-in-coil spring. A multi-coil spring is also provided that includes an outer coil, an intermediate coil positioned within the outer coil, and an inner coil positioned with the intermediate coil.
US11051630B1
The rocking bed base is configured for use with a mattress. The rocking bed base is configured to fit inside of the existing bed frame or replace the bed frame and box spring traditionally associated with a mattress. The rocking bed base comprises a pedestal, a mattress container, the mattress, and a personal data device. The mattress container attaches to the pedestal. The mattress is contained within the mattress container. The mattress container is motorized such that the mattress container will rhythmically rotate around an axis of rotation that is parallel to the major axis of the pedestal. The personal data device controls the rotation of the mattress container. The personal data device further controls the sleeping environment in the space around the rocking bed base.
US11051628B2
A disassemble bed frame includes two longitudinal supporting arms, a plurality of bed slats, and a plurality of clearance lockers. Each of the supporting arms has a plurality of engaging slots spacedly formed at an inner side thereof, such that the engaging slots along the supporting arms are aligned when the supporting arms are extended parallelly. Two end portions of each of the bed slats are received at two of the engaging slots of said supporting arms respectively, such that the bed slats are spacedly extended between the supporting arms. The clearance lockers are detachably coupled at the supporting arms and are biased against the end portions of the bed slats to minimize clearances of the end portions of the bed slats within the engaging slots and to prevent the bed slats being detached from the supporting arms.
US11051618B2
A rocking foldable chair includes a body frame and a support portion. A connecting portion bent upward is fixed at the first end of the support portion. The connecting portion and the support portion are formed into a piece. One end, away from the support portion, of the connecting portion is fixedly connected to the body frame. The second end of the support portion extends toward the rear of the body frame. The connecting portion is elastically deformed by an external force, so that the body frame rocks back and forth. The body frame further comprises a first support rod, a second support rod and a second connecting rod. The second support leg is further provided with a pop-up device capable of providing the second support leg with a resilient force.
US11051616B2
Two tables in the form of concentric circular rings provide seating positions for people on the interior of the inner ring table and the exterior of the outer ring table. People on the interior face outwards, and people on the exterior face inwards. At least one table rotates relative to the other, such that each person positioned on the interior of the inner ring table will interface with each person positioned on the exterior of the outer ring table during one full revolution of the at least one rotating table.
US11051613B1
A cabinet can include a housing that defines at least a first interior space and a second interior space. The first interior space and the second interior space can be separated from one another by at least one sealed partition. The first interior space can be configured to support a basket assembly, and the second interior space can be configured to support a hamper assembly. The cabinet can also include a door that provides access to the first interior space and/or the second interior space. The cabinet can include a base cabinet housing and a pull-out cabinet insert that can extend from the base cabinet housing to provide access to the basket assembly. The cabinet can include a slide out support mechanism to extend the pull-out cabinet insert from the housing, and a cable management device connected to the pull-out cabinet insert to route wiring to the cabinet insert.
US11051612B2
A portable table top formed from a base having multiple legs and brackets for accommodating various positions. Extension brackets are attached to side edges which engage a mounting tab slidably insertable into a cavity formed on each side edge of the base. A centrally positioned support having a first end pivotably mounted to a lower surface of the base provides a three point support. Legs are provided if the base is to be used on flat table as an angled work surface.
US11051609B2
An oral cleaning device (10) for characterizing a position of a brush head of the device. The oral cleaning device includes: a body portion (12); a brush head (14) extending from the body portion, where at least a portion of the brush head is configured to move relative to the body portion; a controller (30); and an optical sensor (28) positioned relative to the brush head member and body portion and being in communication with the controller, where the optical sensor is configured to obtain optical sensor data resulting from a deflection or rotation of the brush head member relative to the body portion; the controller being configured to receive the optical sensor data and determine the deflection or rotation of the brush head member relative to the body portion.
US11051605B2
An oral care implement comprises a head and a handle made of a first material. The handle has a distal end and a proximal end closest to the head. The handle comprises a thumb rest made of a second material, the second material being different from the first material. The thumb rest comprises an area from about 202 mm2 to about 360 mm2 and has a concave shape. The thumb rest comprises a portion being inclined with respect to a remaining portion of the thumb rest by an angle α of about 20° to about 25°, the angle α being defined by a first line and a second line. The first line extends between a most elevated point and a lowest point of the thumb rest, and the second line extends between the lowest point and an end point of the thumb rest, the end point of the thumb rest being closest to the distal end of the handle.
US11051604B2
A toothbrush for infants includes an elongate grasping region with a head at one end and a bottom at the other end. The head of the toothbrush includes a plurality of bristles, which may be formed from a soft, resiliently compressible material. The elongate grasping region may have dimensions that enable it to be held by an infant's hand while preventing its insertion and, thus, over-insertion of the toothbrush, into the infant's mouth. Various other features may be included to guide an infant's hand to an appropriate location on the toothbrush, as well as to enable an infant to grip the grasping region, particularly when moisture is present on the surface of the grasping region.
US11051591B2
An item of jewelry includes a first and second glass component. The first component includes a base layer with cremains deposited on a front surface. The second component is the same size and shape as the first component so that its outer edges align with those of the first component. The second component includes an image of a print placed on a substrate. The first component is placed on, and annealed to, the second component such that the cremains are sandwiched between the base layer and the substrate to form a durable image of the print on glass.
US11051589B2
Provided is a cam buckle including a body having at least one slot, and a cam arm movably coupled to and pivotable relative to the body. The cam arm has teeth for engaging a webbing and at least one boss for engaging the at least one slot. The cam arm is biased in an unlocked position where the teeth are configured to engage the webbing, and the cam arm is movable to a locked position where the teeth are configured to be disengaged from the webbing and the at least one boss is held in the at least one slot.
US11051580B2
A shoe includes: a shock-absorbing member formed from a foam body including a thermoplastic resin; a solid-form soft member including a polymer resin, having a greater weight per unit volume and a lower hardness than the shock-absorbing member, and having a smaller volume change per unit volume, than the shock-absorbing member, for a change in external pressure within a predetermined external pressure range; and an outsole including a thermoplastic resin, having a tread surface, and rolled up upward along at least a part of an outer edge thereof, thereby defining an accommodating portion to accommodate the soft member between the outsole and the lid, wherein: the shock-absorbing member forms the lid to lid the soft member from a side of an upper; and the soft member is wrapped in the accommodating portion, being in contact with at least a part of inner surfaces of the shock-absorbing member and the outsole.
US11051579B2
A footwear includes a shoe sole, a shoe upper member coupled on the shoe sole, and a toe guider device which includes first and second spacers. Bottom ends of the first and second toe spacers are retained by the shoe sole while top ends of the first and second toe spacers are retained by the shoe upper. The first toe spacer is retained for being worn between first and second toes of a wearer. The second toe spacer is retained for being worn between second and third toes of the wearer.
US11051577B1
A footbed having at least one of a thickness adjustment panel and a lateral adjustment fin, each configured to be moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, the first and second configurations providing different fits of a shoe into which the footbed is inserted.
US11051571B2
A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. As the user designs the garment, the system provides the user insight in their design process.
US11051563B2
The present invention relates to an air cooling blower and a piece of air-cooled clothing on which the air cooling blower is mounted. An air intake port is provided on a first end side of a tubular fan case, and an air outlet is provided on a second end side. First lock portions are provided in portions of a mounting flange or in portions of the tubular fan case near the portions of the mounting flange, and a second lock portion is provided in a portion of the mounting flange that opposes the first lock portions via a central axis of the tubular fan case interposed therebetween or in a portion of the tubular fan case near the portion of the mounting flange that opposes the first lock portions via the central axis of the tubular fan case interposed therebetween.
US11051553B2
An atomizer with an upgraded air passage structure includes a housing, a heating piece and an air passage disposed in the housing; the heating piece is disposed inside an atomizer chamber, a blocking piece is disposed in the air passage and configured for blocking an airflow; the blocking piece divides the air passage into an air inlet area and an air outlet area; the air outlet area and the air inlet area are both disposed at a different axial position with the atomizing chamber; the atomizing chamber is respectively communicated with the air inlet area and the air outlet area; the airflow in the air inlet area flows downwards to the atomizing chamber, then flows upwards to the air outlet area. An electronic cigarette having the aforementioned atomizer is further disclosed.
US11051552B2
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and defining an opening at an end thereof; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the portion and including an arrangement of one or more electrically conductive flat filaments; a capillary material disposed between the portion and the heater assembly and being configured to convey the substrate to the one or more filaments; and conductive contacts, disposed in electrical contact with corresponding contacts of the heater assembly, the portion being disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and a first airflow channel being disposed at a second side of the heater assembly, and the first airflow channel defining an airflow pathway that extends in a direction orthogonal to the plane and to a surface of the capillary material.
US11051549B2
The invention relates to a liquid reservoir/wick portion and to an electronic smoking device comprising a liquid reservoir/wick portion. In order to avoid different liquids undesirably mixing in a wick of the electronic smoking device, the liquid reservoir/wick portion comprises a wick. The wick comprising a liquid receiving side coupled to a liquid storage volume of the liquid reservoir/wick portion, and a liquid supply side coupled to an atomizing element of the electronic smoking device.
US11051542B2
An apparatus for washing a set of objects. The apparatus includes a washing chamber and a ROX generator fluidically connected to the washing chamber via a fluid conduit having a distal end that terminates at the washing chamber. The ROX generator is configured to provide reactive oxidizers to a carrier liquid to form a cleaning liquid with ROX cleaning bubbles, wherein the cleaning liquid is transported through the fluid conduit and into the washing chamber.
US11051532B2
This disclosure describes methods for purifying protein, and more particularly to methods for purifying protein that minimize the development of undesirable odors and flavors in the purified protein and increase protein yield.
US11051530B2
The present invention relates to a chocolate-like food containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil, and the objective of the present invention is to provide such a chocolate-like food that is suppressed in change in the flavor over time. The present invention is able to suppress change in the flavor over time of a chocolate-like food containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil by adjusting the pH thereof to a value within a predetermined range. It is preferable to use a highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil which has been subjected to antioxidation treatment. It is preferable that the antioxidation treatment is carried out by dispersing water phases, in each of which a predetermined amount of a water-soluble antioxidant is dissolved, in the highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing fat or oil such that the water phases have particle diameters of 300 nm or less.
US11051529B2
The invention relates to a caffeine-templated MIP copolymer matrix and devices employing these polymers that exhibit high absorbance or binding capacity for caffeine while retaining rapid caffeine uptake kinetics, and which function in both cold and hot aqueous environments to selectively remove caffeine from a beverage with a high selectivity factor in order to better preserve the sensory aspects of the decaffeinated beverage, and which can easily be used by a typical consumer to treat their beverage within a short time frame of less than about one minute. More specifically, the invention relates to copolymeric MIP matrices produced according to methods wherein the template to polymer ratio is dramatically increased in order to raise the affinity of the resulting MIP materials, and hyper-crosslinked MIP matrices produced using higher amounts of crosslinking agents to produce high affinity copolymer matrices that better maintain a high degree of selectivity towards caffeine while minimizing the uptake of congeners to better maintain the sensory characteristics of the decaffeinated beverages. The invention further relates to manual and mechanical devices employing the inventive MIP matrices in a variety of physical forms and configurations that enable a user to decaffeinate a beverage manually or automatically within one minute or less, or select a level of decaffeination by controlling the exposure time to said devices.
US11051521B2
The invention relates to a method for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product, comprising the steps of placing an individual meat product on a carrier; moving the meat product towards a liquid applier; applying a consumable treating liquid to a meat product; forcing excess liquid towards the bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier, and controllably removing the excess liquid from the meat product and/or the carrier by a liquid remover. The invention also provides a device for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product.
US11051518B2
The present invention provides a strain of Pseudozyma churashimaensis RGJ1, which is isolated from a pepper plant and leads to induced systemic resistance against plant pathogens or plant viruses; a microbial preparation for controlling plant diseases or increasing plant yields, including, as an active ingredient, the strain or a culture thereof; a method for preparing the microbial preparation, including a step of culturing the strain; and a method for controlling plant diseases, including a step of performing dipping treatment, soil drenching treatment or spraying treatment onto aerial foliage for a plant seedling with the strain or the culture thereof.
US11051513B2
An object of the invention is to provide compounds of formula (1) or salts thereof which are effective as agricultural and horticultural fungicides. In the formula, R1 represents, for example, a hydroxy group or a cyano group, R2, R3 and R4 are independent of one another and each represent, for example, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, R5 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Y represents, for example, a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, and the bond including the broken line represents a double bond or a single bond.
US11051504B2
A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin.
US11051500B2
An adjustable fishing rod butt includes a first elongate member hingeably attached to a second elongate member. The first elongate member includes an opening on a bottom surface thereof extending at least into an interior thereof, and an alignment locking member secured about the opening on the bottom surface thereof. The alignment locking member includes an opening coaxially aligned with the opening in the first elongate member. The second elongate member includes an adjustable reel seat portion on an upper surface, and an angle positioning arm extending from a bottom surface and oriented to be received by the openings in the first elongate member and the alignment locking member. A locking pin locks the angle positioning arm to provide the butt with a specific angular relationship.
US11051495B2
A system and method to promote biological responses within incubated eggs using lighting devices within an incubation chamber. A light supporting device is installed within the incubation chamber in spaced relation to an incubation device housing a plurality of eggs. The light supporting device is positioned to direct light at pre-determined wavelengths into the interior cavity of the incubation device to irradiate the plurality of eggs to promote a biological response within the eggs.
US11051494B2
A bird feeding system that can be filled after pressing a release button on a cap assembly connected to a body that includes a reservoir. The cap assembly may be opened to provide access to the reservoir. A lid of the cap assembly is released by depressing a first side of the release button. The lid is moved from a closed position to an open position using a bias of a spring assembly upon the release of the lid. The lid moves from the closed position to the open position along a rotation path created by a hinge at a second side. The lid is held in the open position by the spring bias, and the open position provides access to the reservoir through the cap opening. Birdseed is received through the cap opening into the reservoir.
US11051487B2
A foldable pet apparatus has a rigid platform member, a rigid barrier member, and a support member. The rigid barrier member is attached to one end of the rigid platform member by a hinge. The support member is attached to the rigid platform member at its other end with a hinge. The support member may be attached to a vertical wall below a pet door opening. When the foldable pet apparatus is in a deployed position, the rigid platform member provides a place for a pet to stand after it passes through the pet door. The rigid barrier member prevents the pet from going straight off of the end of the rigid platform member. The pet must turn to the right or left to leave the platform. When the foldable pet apparatus is in the collapsed position, it blocks the pet door opening.
US11051478B2
A soybean cultivar designated 2705849 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2705849, the plants of soybean 2705849, to plant parts of soybean 2705849, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2705849 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2705849, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2705849, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2705849 with another soybean cultivar.
US11051469B2
A breeding method of a polyploid rice photo-thermo-sensitive genetic male sterile line includes determining a diploid rice line with photo-thermo-sensitive genetic male sterility or PMeS characteristic as a parent; carrying out hybridization on a diploid photo-thermo-sensitive genetic male sterile line and a diploid PMeS gene line, carrying out doubling culture on a young ear of a hybrid plant into a hybrid tetraploid; back-crossing the hybrid tetraploid with a tetraploid photo-thermo-sensitive genetic male sterile line; selecting a tetraploid male sterile plants from the back-crossed progeny, self-crossing during a low-temperature and short-day fertile period, and then carrying out composite hybridization with another tetraploid rice line having PMeS gene; selecting tetraploid male sterile plants, and detecting the stability of tetraploid male sterile plants after multiple generations of continuous self-crossing; and determining the stable and consistent tetraploid rice sterile line as the polyploid rice photo-thermo-sensitive genetic male sterile line, named as PSXXX.
US11051460B2
Described herein are biodegradable plant pots comprising an additive such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyvinyl acetate (PVAC), lime, a wax emulsion, or a combination thereof. The additives may be incorporated into the biodegradable plant pots during production, or impregnated into an additive-free biodegradable plant pot. Also described herein are methods and kits for making a biodegradable plant pot.
US11051451B2
A cutting blade replacement jig for replacing a cutting blade of a utility unit, the cutting blade being attached to a peripheral edge part of a disk by a first fastening member and a second fastening member fastened to the first fastening member, the first fastening member passing through a disk through hole formed in the peripheral edge part and a cutting blade through hole formed in the cutting blade. The cutting blade replacement jig includes: a fastening member holder configured to hold the second fastening member; and a cutting blade holder configured to hold the cutting blade on the second fasting member held in the fastening member holder in a state where a center line of the cutting blade through hole and a center line of the second fasting member are aligned.
US11058039B2
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding articles and methods of producing and using the same are described. The articles include electrically conductive fillers and silsesquioxane-like (SSQ-like) particles distributed inside a polymeric matrix material. In some cases, adding the SSQ-like particles leads to increased porosity of the articles which improves EMI absorbing performance.
US11058035B2
An electric power inverter may include a capacitor board having a plurality of capacitors, and at least one semiconductor board each having a plurality of power semiconductors. The capacitor board and the at least one semiconductor board may be mutually stacked in a stacking direction, with a clearance, in a stack formation, and may be electrically interconnected. The capacitors may be arranged in the stacking direction, and fitted to a side facing the at least one semiconductor board. The capacitors may be arranged on the capacitor board to form at least one open location space between the capacitors, each positioned to accommodate one semiconductor board. Each semiconductor board may be arranged within the respective location space with a clearance to the capacitor board. At least some of the capacitors may be arranged in the middle of the capacitor board and each semiconductor board may be arranged on an edge of the capacitor board, so that current paths on the capacitor board may extend generally radially from the middle to the edge of the capacitor board.
US11058028B2
Technologies for managing hot spots in a compute device with use of a vortex tube are disclosed. Cold air from one or more vortex tubes can be routed to hot spots of one or more compute devices, providing effective spot cooling. This approach may allow for cooling of components that might otherwise be difficult to cool, such as components where would be difficult or impossible to cool with a heat sink. This approach may also be effective in cooling components that are downstream of a heat sink and would otherwise only be cooled by air that was already heated by the heat sink.
US11058026B1
A head-mounted device includes a housing configured to be worn on a head of a user. The housing includes an inlet port and an outlet port. An air circulation device is mounted to the housing and configured to produce a flow of air through an air flow path in the housing that extends from the inlet port to the outlet port. A display assembly is mounted to the housing and has a surface in the air flow path of the housing. An air deflector mounted to the surface of the display assembly and configured to reduce a turbulence of the flow of air through the air flow path.
US11058013B2
A method of manufacturing an interconnect board (ICB) assembly for a battery module, the ICB assembly having a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and a carrier frame, includes depositing solder paste onto a printed circuit board (PCB) and/or a flexible printed circuit (flex circuit). The flex circuit has a conductive foil substrate coated with insulating material, and defines tabular flying leads radially-projecting from the flex circuit's periphery. The method may include positioning the PCB adjacent to the flex circuit such that the PCB and flex circuit are in direct contact along a flex interface surface of the PCB, and integrally joining the PCB and flex circuit along the interface surface to form the PCBA. The PCBA connects to the carrier frame to construct the ICB assembly. The battery module may be manufactured by connecting the ICB assembly to battery cells of the battery module.
US11058001B2
A structure comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit, an inductor, and a magnetic flux closure layer. The inductor is integrated into a multilevel wiring network in the semiconductor integrated circuit. The inductor includes a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding that turns around in a generally spiral manner on the outside of the planar laminated magnetic core. The planar laminated magnetic core includes an alternating sequence of a magnetic layer and a non-magnetic layer. The magnetic flux closure layer is disposed within about 100 μm of a face of the planar laminated magnetic core, the face of the planar magnetic core parallel to a principal plane of the planar laminated magnetic core. A second magnetic flux closure layer can be disposed within about 100 μm of an opposing face of the planar laminated magnetic core.
US11058000B1
The present disclosure provides a flexible display device including a flexible display panel, a flexible printed circuit board, and a reel. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first binding area provided with a first pad and an element area provided with an integrated circuit. The flexible display panel includes a display area, and a second binding area provided with a second pad. The first pad is bound to the second pad. The reel has a cavity, and the reel includes an inner surface facing towards the cavity and an outer surface facing away from the cavity. The inner surface includes a first surface, and the first surface is flat. The element area of the flexible printed circuit board is provided on the first surface, and the display area of the flexible display panel is rollable along the outer surface of the reel.
US11057988B2
The present disclosure provides an electrostatic protection circuit, a circuit board, and an electrostatic protecting method. The electrostatic protection circuit includes a first relay and a second relay, wherein a control terminal of the first relay and a control terminal of the second relay are configured to be connected to a power supply of a system circuit respectively, and wherein the first relay and the second relay are connected in series between the system circuit and a ground terminal to form a charge release path, and the first relay is switched from an open circuit state to a short circuit state when the system circuit is powered off, and the charge release path is in a turn-on state after the first relay is switched to the short circuit state, thereby releasing an electrostatic charge in the system circuit.
US11057981B2
A system and method for providing high power factor wired lamp control that include receiving a lighting control input though a switch that is associated with at least one of: an operation and a function of at least one lamp. The system and method also include processing a digital data packet that includes at least one electronic data command associated with the lighting control input. The system and method additionally include implementing at least one powerline interruption associated with an AC power cycle to communicate the digital data packet to the at least one lamp. The system and method further include controlling the at least one lamp to operate based on the lighting control input based on the receipt of the digital data packet communicated through the AC power cycle.
US11057978B2
An objective of the present invention is to control vehicle cabin lighting with suppressed unnecessary turning on. The objective is achieved by a lighting control system comprising a vehicle cabin lighting for illuminating from above an interior of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle with a front seat and a rear seat; an information acquisition unit for acquiring distance measurement information about the interior of the vehicle cabin from a front side reference position in the vehicle cabin, a determination unit for determining based on the distance measurement information from the information acquisition unit at least whether a front seat passenger sitting on the front seat performed a head turning action in which he turned his head toward a side of the rear seat, and a control unit for performing on/off-control of the vehicle cabin lighting at least based on a determination result from in the determination unit.
US11057967B2
A radio frequency heating system includes a radio frequency heating chamber, a fluorescence temperature measuring transmitter, and a central control unit connected to the fluorescence temperature measuring transmitter. A radio frequency heating container is arranged at the bottom of the radio frequency heating chamber. The radio frequency heating container comprises a fluorescent material with temperature-sensitive fluorescent characteristics, which is excitable by excitation light to produce fluorescence. A light path is provided between the radio frequency heating container and the fluorescence temperature measuring transmitter. The fluorescence temperature measuring transmitter includes a light emitting device for generating excitation light and a driving circuit thereof, a photoelectric converter device for receiving fluorescence, and a signal processing and output circuit for processing output signals of the photoelectric converter device.
US11057966B2
Device and method for plasma arc melting through magnetostatic soft-contact stirring and compounding
The present invention discloses a device for plasma arc melting through magnetostatic soft-contact stirring and compounding, which includes a furnace body, where a water-cooled copper crucible and a tungsten electrode are mounted in the furnace body, the tungsten electrode is located above the water-cooled copper crucible, and a groove for containing a metal raw material is opened in the water-cooled copper crucible; and a drive shaft penetrates through a side wall of the water-cooled copper crucible, one end, located at the exterior of the water-cooled copper crucible, of the drive shaft is connected with a stepper motor, one end, located in the water-cooled copper crucible, of the drive shaft is sleeved with two rotary tables, magnets having reverse magnetisms are interleaved in the rotary table, and the rotary tables are located on two sides of the groove.
US11057962B2
Techniques described herein may be used to enable User Equipment (UE) to efficiently and reliably report supported band combinations to a wireless network. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) may determine eNB-supported bands combinations for carrier aggregation scenarios, create a simplified representation of the eNB-supported bands combinations (e.g., using a highest order band combination, groups of band combinations, etc.), and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the UE. The UE may determine UE-supported band combinations that are among the eNB-supported bands combinations, create a simplified representation of the UE-supported band combinations, and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the eNB. The eNB may use the UE-supported band combinations to allocate appropriate carriers to the UE for carrier aggregation.
US11057961B2
A base station interface module included in a distributed antenna system includes: a separator configured to separate a base station signal input from a base station and output first and second base station signals; a pre-compensator configured to compensate for at least one of an amplitude and a phase of the first base station signal based on a preset compensation value; a first attenuator configured to attenuate the compensated first base station signal and to output the attenuated first base station signal to the distributed antenna system; and a second attenuator configured to attenuate the second base station signal and to terminate the attenuated second base station signal.
US11057959B2
A radio terminal according to an embodiment is used in a mobile communication system. The radio terminal includes a controller configured to, if the radio terminal is in an RRC connected state, perform a predetermined function according to configuration parameters configured from a network. The controller is configured to invalidate at least a part of the configuration parameters in response to the transition of the radio terminal from the RRC connected state to a specific state. The specific state is a state in which signaling is reduced as compared with the RRC connected state and context information of the radio terminal is maintained in the network.
US11057956B2
The method for a user equipment (UE) performing packet duplication comprises receiving a duplication activation command for a duplicate radio bearer (RB); and applying the packet duplication for the duplicate RB if each of transmission paths of the duplicate RB is mapped to at least one activated cell.
US11057951B2
A communication apparatus operable to perform communication with another communication apparatus that supports a first version of a predetermined communication method or a second version of the predetermined communication method different to the first version, registers a version of the communication method that the other communication apparatus supports, transmits, in a case where the version of the communication method that the other communication apparatus supports is registered, a signal according to the first version or the second version that is registered, and transmits, in a case where the version of the communication method that the other communication apparatus supports is not registered, both a signal according to the first version and a signal according to the second version.
US11057944B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that enable multi-cast transmissions (e.g., Physical Multi-cast Channel (PMCH) transmissions) on carriers in unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a radio access node to enable multi-cast transmissions on a carrier in an unlicensed spectrum comprises performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure on a carrier in an unlicensed spectrum based on random backoff and a contention window size prior to a multi-cast transmission. The method further comprises transmitting the multi-cast transmission if the LBT procedure determines that the carrier in the unlicensed spectrum is Idle. In this manner, multi-cast transmissions on the carrier in the unlicensed spectrum are enabled.
US11057941B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an uplink access method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: sending, by a base station, N signals and N pieces of physical random access channel PRACH resource indication information, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; and receiving, by the base station, a random access preamble sequence of the user equipment on PRACH resources indicated by the N pieces of PRACH resource indication information. Based on the foregoing solution, a quantity of random access preamble sequences sent by the user equipment is reduced, and uplink access complexity is reduced.
US11057939B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for transmitting a preamble. The UE may transmit a preamble to a base station in a random access channel (RACH). The RACH may be located in unlicensed spectrum. The bandwidth of the preamble may cover a majority of a nominal channel bandwidth of the RACH. The UE may receive a random access response and establish a connection with the base station in response to receiving the random access response.
US11057938B2
A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication that enables a UE to generate a PRACH message based on an SSB/CSI-RS for a first cell or first band and to transmit the PRACH message via another cell or another band. Aspects enable a base station to select an SSB index for transmitting downlink communication to the UE on the first cell/first band. A UE receives an SSB/CSI-RS from a base station through a first cell and transmits a random access message for the SSB/CSI-RS to the base station through a second cell. In another aspect the UE receives the SSB/CSI-RS from a base station through a first frequency range and transmits a random access message based on the SSB/CSI-RS to the base station through a second frequency range.
US11057937B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support node connection techniques in wireless systems, such as relay node connections in a wireless backhaul network. A first node, which may be a new node or a node seeking to re-establish a connection, may initiate a connection establishment through transmission of a synchronization signal (SS). The first node, responsive to the SS transmission, may receive a response signal from one of the other nodes, and may establish a link with the other node. In some cases, the response signal may be an SS transmission from the other node, and the first node may transmit a random access request to the other node to initiate establishment of the link. In other cases, the response signal may be a random access request from the other node to initiate establishment of the link.
US11057935B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. Random access procedures may include various types of procedures, such as four-step or two-step random access procedures.
US11057925B2
A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising configuration parameters for a plurality of cells comprising a secondary cell. A deactivation timer may be disabled for the secondary cell in response to the configuration parameters comprising periodic resource allocation configuration parameters for configuring a periodic resource allocation of the secondary cell. A downlink control information (DCI) indicating activation of the periodic resource allocation may be received. The DCI may comprise a radio resource assignment. One or more transport blocks (TBs) employing the radio resource assignment may be transmitted.
US11057922B2
Methods and apparatus for communicating in a wireless network. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device may generate a first frame that includes at least a first aggregated media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU). The first A-MPDU may include one or more media access control protocol data units (MPDUs). The first wireless communication device may set a first recipient address (RA) field to a first value in a first MPDU, and set a first field in the first MPDU to a second value that represents an identifier of a second wireless communication device. In one aspect, the first wireless communication device may set a second field in the first MPDU to a third value that represents an identifier of a third wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may output the first frame for transmission to at least the second and third wireless communication devices.
US11057920B2
A base station is disclosed, including an information size adjusting section configured to adjust a size of control information based on a first basic information size of control information mapped on a user equipment (UE) specific search space in a first component carrier. The base station also includes a transmitter configured to transmit the control information mapped on the UE specific search space. A first determination method for determining the first basic information size is different from a second determination method for determining a second basic information size of control information mapped on a common search space in the first component carrier. The first determination method for determining the first basic information size is different from a third determination method for determining a third basic information size of control information mapped on a search space in a second component carrier that is different from the first component carrier.
US11057917B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information configuring one or more occasions of a periodic channel state information reference signal (P-CSI-RS) without associated quasi co-location (QCL) information for the one or more occasions of the P-CSI-RS. The UE may receive an occasion of the P-CSI-RS, of the one or more occasions of the P-CSI-RS, using a QCL relation determined based at least in part on whether a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is scheduled for a same set of symbols as the occasion of the P-CSI-RS. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11057916B2
Embodiments of this disclosure provide an indication information transmission method and an apparatus, and relate to the communications field. The method includes: generating, by a network device, indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate an existence status of a downlink control signal in a first time period; and sending, by the network device, the indication information to a terminal device.
US11057911B2
A wireless speaker system includes a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver is configured to establish a first wireless link with a data source for receiving a plurality of data packets, and to establish a second wireless link with a second transceiver for transmitting a set of parameters to the second transceiver to enable the second transceiver to sniff the plurality of data packets from the data source. The first transceiver is further configured to send a second acknowledgment to the data source via the first wireless link upon failure to receive the plurality of data packets from the data source via the first wireless link and upon receiving a first acknowledgment from the second wireless transceiver via the second wireless link.
US11057910B2
A wireless communication device is configured to perform resource access in device-to-device (D2D) communication. A user equipment (UE) is provided with processing hardware comprising application processing circuitry and baseband processing circuitry. The application processing circuitry assigns a per-packet priority to data packets in the application layer. The baseband processing circuitry maps the per-packet priority to a transmission priority in the physical layer and prioritizes access to a wireless resource pool depending upon the transmission priority. A UE having the application processing circuitry and baseband processing circuitry is also provided. A computer program product is also provided. An evolved Node B (eNodeB) allocates a resource quota to a UE based upon priority information from the UE corresponding to a D2D communication to be transmitted by the UE. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11057908B2
Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting data. The method includes: a network device sending configuration information to a terminal device, the configuration information including at least one of the following: information for indicating a starting position for transmission of an uplink data block, information for indicating an end position for transmission of an uplink data block, and information for configuring a reference signal for transmission of an uplink data block; and according to the configuration information, the network device receiving an uplink data block sent by the terminal device.
US11057893B2
A base station may determine an SS block index associated with an SS block for transmission, and may scramble information based on at least a portion of the determined SS block index. The information may include at least one of a reference signal, data, paging information, control information, broadcast information, or a CRC associated with control information. The base station may transmit the SS block and scrambled information to a UE. A UE may receive an SS block and information scrambled based on at least a portion of an SS block index associated with the SS block. The information may include at least one of a reference signal, data, paging information, control information, broadcast information, or a CRC associated with control information. The UE may descramble the scrambled information based on the at least the portion of the SS block index.
US11057891B2
A method for wireless communications is provided. The method, performed by a User Equipment (UE), includes receiving, on a first cell, a first search space configuration and a second search space configuration, and a portion of the second search space configuration being different from the first search space configuration; monitoring, on the first cell, a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) of the first cell, based on the first search space configuration; and monitoring, on the first cell, a second PDCCH of a second cell cross-carrier scheduled by the first cell, based on the second search space configuration.
US11057890B2
Provided herein are a method for performing wireless communication by a first apparatus and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method may include the steps of receiving a configuration related to a Uu bandwidth part (BWP) from a base station, and receiving a configuration related to a sidelink (SL) BWP from the base station. Herein, based on a numerology of the Uu BWP and a numerology of the SL BWP being different, the first apparatus may not perform SL communication on the SL BWP.
US11057885B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for frame-based initiator device operations. A wireless device may be operating within a frame-based equipment communications system, where a frame may include a channel occupancy time period and a minimum idle period. An initiating device may be configured to initiate autonomous uplink communications during the channel occupancy time period of its frame, while the device may not initiate communications during an idle period of its frame. In some cases, a frame-based equipment communications system may include more than one initiating device, where the idle periods for different initiating devices may occur at different times. In some cases, the initiating device may be configured to initiate communications during the idle period for another initiating device. This may allow the wireless system to decrease system overhead associated with a minimum idle period per frame.
US11057879B2
A system for controlling a network is provided. The system may include a circuit configured to provide interface support to a plurality of remote radio heads. Each remote radio head may support multiple radio access technologies. The system may include a controller configured to control the circuit and the plurality of remote radio heads. The controller may be configured to control the circuit and the plurality of remote radio heads based on statistical information inferred from the data traversing through the circuit and the real time network state information of the network. The circuit may be connected to each remote radio head of the plurality of remote radio heads via one or more respective fronthaul links.
US11057878B2
This application relates to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to a communication method, an apparatus, and a system in a wireless communications system. In the method, a terminal device detects a physical downlink control channel PDCCH sent by a network device, the PDCCH carries indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate a type of system information; the terminal device determines, based on the indication information, a physical resource carrying the system information; and the terminal device receives the system information on the physical resource. Based on this method, a network device can flexibly indicate a type of system information that needs to be sent.
US11057874B2
A communication control device comprises: a transmission unit which transmits, to each of a plurality of communication devices that perform communication using previously allocated communication resources, allocation information indicating the allocation of the communication resources to be used when the communication devices perform communication; and an intermediate state generation unit which, when the allocation of the communication resources to the respective communication devices is changed from a first allocation state to a second allocation state, generates an intermediate state indicating the allocation of the communication resources, on the basis of the first allocation state and the second allocation state, wherein the transmission unit transmits the allocation information to each of the communication devices such that the allocation changes from the first allocation state to the second allocation state via the intermediate state generated by the intermediate state generation unit.
US11057869B2
In a base station that transmits data to a first terminal in coordination with a coordination-providing base station, and functions as a connection-making base station that instructs the coordination-providing base station on a transmission parameter that is used for coordinated communication, a reception processor receives first CSI between the connection-making base station and the first terminal from the first terminal, and, receives, from each of at least one or more second terminals other than the first terminal, second CSI between the connection-making base station and a second terminal, and third CSI between the coordination-providing base station and at least one second terminal, a CSI estimator configures the third CSI which corresponds to a terminal, to which the first CSI and the second CSI are the closest, of the at least one or more second terminals, as an estimation value of CSI between the coordination-providing base station and the first terminal.
US11057849B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna array including a plurality of elements arranged to perform beamforming, wherein a first number corresponds to a total number of the plurality of elements, a processor operatively connected to the antenna array, and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to identify a second number of the plurality of elements that are performing the beamforming, determine a first backoff value stored based on the second number, and perform a power backoff operation according to the first backoff value.
US11057846B2
Method for transmitting capability information including power class information and wireless device
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for a wireless device to transmit capability information. The method may comprise the steps of: generating the capability information including power class information; and transmitting the capability information to a serving cell. The power class information may be configured for each new radio access technology (NR) band. The power class information may be determined on the basis of minimum peak effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), maximum output limit, and spherical coverage.
US11057841B2
The disclosure relates to a communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
US11057834B2
A low power wake on radio circuit detects if an RF signal is present on an input to the wake on radio circuit. An RF sense circuit supplies an RF sense signal indicating whether the RF signal is present on the input. The RF sense signal is used to incrementally turn on digital decode logic to determine if a radio transmission that is unique to the wake on radio circuit has been received. If the unique radio transmission have been received, the wake on radio circuit supplies a wakeup signal to the rest of the system.
US11057833B2
Cross-layer sleep control in a wireless device. In an embodiment, parameter(s) are stored in association with a system component and each of a plurality of power-saving configurations. When a predetermined type of event is detected, a next event and a time span until the next event is anticipated to occur is determined. For each system component required for the next event, the parameter(s) associated with the system component are retrieved for each power-saving configuration, and one of the power-saving configurations is selected based on the retrieved parameter(s) and the time span. Each system component is then control to transition to its selected power-saving configuration.
US11057832B2
Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a wake-up signal in a wireless communication system supporting a wake-up radio (WUR) operation. The method performed by a network entity comprises transmitting a first wake-up signal for waking up a specific terminal to a specific access point (AP); transmitting a second wake-up signal to all APs within the coverage of the network entity if a response for the first wake-up signal is not received before a first timer expires; and transmitting, to a base station, a response message including control information indicating whether the specific terminal exists.
US11057825B2
The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). A method of a user equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a first bandwidth part for a cell and a second bandwidth part for the cell through a radio resource control signaling, wherein each of the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part is defined with a corresponding subcarrier spacing and frequency domain location; identifying a first control resource set on the first bandwidth part and a second control resource set on the second bandwidth part through the radio resource control signaling; and acquiring second downlink control information for the second bandwidth part based on the first control resource set on the first bandwidth part being activated.
US11057818B1
A multi-node communication network may include a plurality of nodes, which may include normal value nodes, a clusterhead node, and a high value node. Each of the plurality of nodes may include a communication interface and a controller. The high value node may be defined as high value relative to the normal value nodes during mission data fill. The high value node may be configured to locate the clusterhead node, register the high value node's membership to the clusterhead node, and send position-location information (PLI) to the clusterhead node during registration. Upon receipt of a PLI request, each of the normal value nodes may be configured to send current PLI to the clusterhead node. Upon receipt of the PLI request, the high value node may remain silent.
US11057808B2
The present application discloses a method and a device for managing a Pcell or a PScell, used to resolve the technical issue in the prior art of a lack of effective management in switching of a Pcell or a PScell in CU-DU architecture, and provides a timely and efficient strategy for switching a PScell, so as to improve communication system resource utilization efficiency. The method comprises: a CU determining a Pcell or a PScell of a UE; and the CU transmitting a Pcell/PScell change message to a DU, wherein the Pcell/PScell change message comprises a cell identifier of the cell required to be switched to the Pcell or the PScell, and the CU and the DU jointly serving the UE.
US11057804B2
Provided are a method for a terminal adjusting a random access backoff parameter in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving priority information; initiating a random access procedure while executing a handover; receiving, from a base station, a random access response including a backoff indicator; and on the basis of the priority information, adjusting a random access backoff parameter indicated by the backoff indicator.
US11057802B2
A method and a device for roaming a wireless STA are provided. The method and the device may be applied to an access controller (AC) in a wireless local area network. According to an example of the method, an STA of interest to be roamed from a first Access Point (AP) to a second AP is determined and the STA of interest is roamed from the first AP to the second AP by controlling the STA of interest to be switched from a working channel of the first AP to a working channel of the second AP.
US11057801B2
The present disclosure relates to a source base station. The source base station comprises a processing circuitry that generates a user equipment packet duplication status. The user equipment packet duplication status includes information on the status of uplink packet duplication performed by a user equipment with the source base station and at least one further base station. The information on the status of uplink packet duplication is per uplink radio bearer, one or more uplink radio bearers being established between the user equipment and the source base station. The source base station further comprises a transmitter that transmits the user equipment packet duplication status to a target base station which is the target of a handover from the source base station performed for the user equipment.
US11057798B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that enable predictive device mobility session management in a wireless network. A wireless communications network is able to maintain IP session continuity as a wireless device roams among wireless access points of the communications network by ensuring that the wireless device maintains communications with its home wireless access gateway.
