US11059203B2
An undercut processing mechanism includes: a molding core for forming an undercut portion; an inclined pin slidable in a first direction inclined relative to a die opening direction of a molding die during the removal of a molded product from the die; and a guide rail for guiding the movement of the inclined pin. The inclined pin has a slide block movable in contact with the guide rail. The guide rail is so formed as to contact the slide block over the entire stroke of the inclined pin so that the first direction of movement of the inclined pin may be regulated, and is also so formed as to have a shape of a high bending rigidity in a particular direction of the slide block.
US11059201B2
A pre-stressed concrete box culvert includes a three-sided culvert top section having a pre-stressed top slab, a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The first and the second sidewalls extend orthogonally from opposite ends of the pre-stressed top slab, and the first and the second sidewalls each include a free end that has at least one male or female connector. The pre-stressed concrete box culvert includes a three-sided culvert bottom section having a pre-stressed bottom slab and a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall. The third and the fourth sidewalls extend orthogonally from opposite ends of the pre-stressed bottom slab, and the third and the fourth sidewalls each include a free end that has at least one male or female connector to mate with the at least one corresponding male or female connector arranged at one of the respective free ends of the first and the second sidewalls.
US11059200B2
A die includes a die body, a material supply portion, and a slit portion. The material supply portion includes a material supply surface, and a material supply hole that extends in an extrusion direction from the material supply hole. The slit portion includes an extrusion surface that faces the material supply surface across the material supply hole, and a slit that has a grid shape, opens on the extrusion surface, and communicates with the material supply hole. The slit has a grid point. The material supply hole is provided at a position corresponding to the grid point and coaxially with the grid point. An end of the material supply hole in the extrusion direction includes a throttle hole whose diameter decreases toward the grid point, and a guide hole that extends outward from the throttle hole and guides a material to the slit including the grid point.
US11059196B2
Cutting tools are provided for scoring a hose over a fitting. The cutting tool includes a handle with a central pass-through for the hose, and a scoring mechanism adjustably coupled to the handle. The scoring mechanism includes a base member with a central pass-through for the hose, and which is adjustably coupled to the handle. The scoring mechanism further includes an arm-blade subassembly coupled to the base member. The subassembly includes a blade, and an arm with a blade-receiving recess, and a guide surface to contact and travel along a hose. The blade is coupled to the arm within the blade-receiving recess to extend a selected penetration depth from the arm. The arm is radially adjustable with adjustment of the base member relative to the handle to physically contact the guide surface to the hose and insert the blade into the hose the selected penetration depth.
US11059183B2
The disclosure provides an apparatus, system and method for providing an end effector. The end effector may be capable of accommodating semiconductor wafers of varying sizes, and may include: a wafer support; a bearing arm capable of interfacing with at least one robotic element, and at least partially bearing the wafer support at one end thereof; a plurality of support pads on the wafer support for physically interfacing with a one of the semiconductor wafers; and a low friction moving clamp driven bi-directionally along a plane at least partially provided by the bearing arm, wherein the low friction moving clamp retractably applies force to a proximal edge of the semiconductor wafer.
US11059179B2
A robot device includes a receiver and a sender. The receiver receives a character in a virtual space. The sender sends authorization to operate the robot device to an apparatus in return for the received character.
US11059174B2
A system and method of controlling obstacle avoidance of a robot. The method includes acquiring current positioning data of the robot, and determining whether an obstacle, spaced from a current position at a distance shorter than a preset distance, exists in a path from the current position to a target position or not according to the current positioning data and position data of all obstacles in a predetermined moving region; if the obstacle exists, calculating the shortest distance between the robot and the obstacle according to the acquired positioning data, a predetermined 3D model of the robot and a predetermined 3D model of the obstacle; calculating a due movement direction of the current robot according to the acquired positioning data, the calculated shortest distance and the 3D model of the obstacle, and controlling a movement posture of the robot according to the calculated movement direction to avoid the obstacles.
US11059168B2
An automatically positionable joint for a modular tooling assembly includes a first joint member; a second joint member that is rotatably connected to the first joint member; a motor for causing rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member; and a first clutch that is movable between an engaged position in which the first clutch restrains rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member and a disengaged position in which the first clutch permits rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member.
US11059167B2
A multi-joint robot arm including a pair of support sections separated by a specified gap in a width direction; a first arm rotatably supported by a first joint on the pair of support sections and formed from a pair of first side plate members with a level difference such that a gap between the first joint and an end section on an opposite side becomes narrower towards the width direction side; a second arm arranged inside of the pair of first side plate members, rotatably supported by a second joint on the first side plate members, and provided with a level difference such that a gap between the second joint and an end section on the opposite side gets wider towards the width direction side; and a robot hand attached to the second arm on an end portion on the opposite side to the second joint.
US11059162B2
A screwdriver comprises a handle including a butt and a shank extending from the handle and including a tip. The butt includes a first indicating element having a shape corresponding to the tip and a plurality of second indicating elements arranged around the first indicating element. Each of the second indicating elements has the shape.
US11059150B2
An elastic self-lubricating polishing tool includes an elastic grinding layer including an abrasive member and an elastic base layer affixed to the abrasive member, an absorbing layer absorbing and sustainedly releasing liquid inside of the absorbing layer, and an adhesive layer overlappedly connected with the elastic base layer of the elastic grinding layer and the absorbing layer. The elastic self-lubricating polishing tool is elastic and self-lubricating to sand and polish a surface of a workpiece.
US11059149B2
Data indicative of a desired shape of the polishing pad to be fabricated by droplet ejection by the additive manufacturing system is received. The data includes a desired shape defining a desired profile including a polishing surface having one or more partitions separated by one or more grooves on the polishing pad. Data indicative of distortions from the desired profile caused by dispensing of layers by droplet ejection by the additive manufacturing system is generated. Data indicative of an initial layer to dispense by droplet ejection is generated to at least partially compensate for the distortions from the desired profile. The initial layer is dispensed on a support by droplet ejection. Overlying layers are dispensed on the initial layer by droplet ejection by the additive manufacturing system to form the polishing pad.
US11059139B2
A drilling-milling device comprising a housing; a drive shaft; a spindle; and a brake. The drive shaft and the spindle being coupled to one another by a gear mechanism, and the brake being coupled to the spindle and a braking torque of the brake being transmitted to the housing.
US11059136B2
A workpiece holder device for a machine tool has a holder, which has a support part and a holder part. The support part supports the holder on a support device, preferably so that the holder can rotate about an axis of rotation. The holder part is set up to hold a workpiece directly or indirectly. To avoid, or at least minimize deviations from a desired alignment of the holder part based on elastic deformation of the holder due to the weight force of the workpiece, the holder has at least one mechanical or hydraulic pretensioning device arranged on or in it. The pretensioning device can be used to pretension the material of the holder, so that the pretensioning device applies a tensile stress or a compressive stress to at least one part of the holder. This can counteract a deviation of position due to an elastic deformation of the holder.
US11059134B2
The present invention provides an alloy for overlay welding with which an alumina barrier layer containing an Al oxide can be formed on a projection that is overlay welded on an inner surface of a reaction tube, and a reaction tube having a projection that is overlay welded on the inner surface as a stirring member. An alloy for overlay welding according to the present invention is an alloy for overlay welding that is to be used in overlay welding, and the alloy contains C in an amount of 0.2 mass % to 0.6 mass %, Si in an amount of more than 0 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Mn in an amount of more than 0 mass % to 0.6 mass % or less, Cr in an amount of 25 mass % to 35 mass %, Ni in an amount of 35 mass % to 50 mass %, Nb in an amount of 0.5 mass % to 2.0 mass %, Al in an amount of 3.0 mass % to 6.0 mass %, Y in an amount of 0.005 mass % to 0.05 mass %, and Fe and inevitable impurities as a remaining portion.
US11059133B2
A bonded structure, including a Zn-based brazing filler metal and a Cu-based bonding object bonded to each other, wherein the bonded structure includes a joint including a first alloy phase, a second alloy phase and a third alloy phase between the Zn-based brazing filler metal and the Cu-based bonding object, wherein the second alloy phase is formed at an interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase, and wherein, in a cross section parallel to a bonding direction, a ratio of the second alloy phase at the interface between the first alloy phase and the third alloy phase is less than 80%.
US11059131B2
A method for laser processing a substrate stack includes forming a defect in a transparent workpiece of the substrate stack having a black matrix layer. Forming the defect includes directing a portion of a pulsed laser beam into the transparent workpiece. The pulsed laser beam includes a wavelength λ, a spot size wo, and a Rayleigh range ZR that is greater than F D π w 0 , 2 λ , where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater. The pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece of the substrate stack forms a pulsed laser beam focal line disposed within the transparent workpiece, where a center of the pulsed laser beam focal line is offset from an edge of the black matrix layer by a distance that is about 20% or less of a total thickness of the substrate stack and generates an induced absorption within the transparent workpiece.
US11059130B2
The present application relates to a device for generating a jet of liquid propagating along a jet axis, said jet of liquid guiding a laser beam. The device comprises a wall element having a central opening, wherein a nozzle holder comprising a nozzle and a window element comprising the window are arranged one above the other within said central opening, said nozzle holder and said window element being spaced from each other along said jet axis, said spacing defining an acceleration chamber, wherein said connection passage and said distribution chamber are formed within said nozzle holder.
US11059129B2
The invention, according to an aspect thereof, relates to a device (60) for laser micromachining a sample made of a given material, which includes a focusing module enabling a nondiffracting beam to be generated from a given incident beam, said nondiffracting beam being focused along a focusing cylinder that is oriented generally along the optical axis of the focusing module, means (601) for transmitting at least one first light pulse (11) suitable for generating, after said focusing module focuses in the sample, a plasma of free charges by multiphotonic absorption in a volume of the sample located on the side surface of said focusing cylinder.
US11059121B2
A method for welding two or more conduits includes aligning end portions thereof in an abutting relationship to define a gap. The method includes performing a spatter free root weld along the gap to configure a root layer while the inner circumferential surface side is unobstructed. After the root weld is complete, an outward thrust is applied along the inner circumferential surfaces of the conduits. During the application of the outward thrust, a filler weld is performed along the gap to fill the gap and to facilitate shrinkage of the filler and root weld materials longitudinally and radially outward while preventing pressing out of the filler and root weld materials radially inward of the inner circumferential surface.
US11059115B2
A gear machining apparatus creates a gear on a workpiece W by moving a gear cutting tool relatively with respect to the workpiece along the direction of the rotation axis of the workpiece W while synchronously rotating the gear cutting tool and the workpiece. One of a workpiece rotation speed controlling portion and a tool rotation speed controlling portion varies the rotation speed of one of the workpiece and the gear cutting tool and the other one of the workpiece rotation speed controlling portion and the tool rotation speed controlling portion synchronizes the rotation speed of the other one of the workpiece and the gear cutting tool with one of the rotation speed of the workpiece and the gear cutting tool.
US11059111B2
A cutting insert includes a rake face, a seating face facing an opposite side to the rake face and seated on an insert mounting seat, and a flank face extending around the rake face and the seating face, in which two cutting edges each having an arcuate cutting edge portion extending in an arc shape and a linear cutting edge portion which is in contact with the arcuate cutting edge portion are formed on an intersecting ridgeline portion between the rake face and the flank face, a groove portion having a wall surface coming into contact with a projection portion protruding from a bottom surface of the insert mounting seat is formed on the seating face, and the groove portion has a narrow width portion in which a groove width decreases from one end side toward the other end side in a direction in which the groove portion extends.
US11059110B2
A mirror finishing method for mirror-finishing a workpiece includes: a step of performing a first machining operation with a first tool which has a cylindrical portion made of polycrystalline diamond or cubic boron nitride at the tip of a shank thereof and further has a cutting edge formed by forming a linear groove on the cylindrical portion; and a step of, after the first machining operation has been performed, performing a second machining operation with a second tool which has a cylindrical portion made of polycrystalline diamond or cubic boron nitride at the tip of a shank thereof with no cutting edge on the cylindrical portion.
US11059108B1
An apparatus and method to aid in providing a bore through a solvent trap that is both vertical and aligned with the centerline of the solvent trap. The apparatus includes a base, cap, and drill bushing. The base includes an exterior and a first central opening that forms an interior. The first central opening is configured to receive at least a portion of a solvent trap. The cap is configured to be secured to a portion of the solvent trap and includes the drill bushing positioned within a second central opening of the cap. The drill bushing includes a third central opening configured to align a drill bit along a centerline of the solvent trap. The third central opening may be configured to permit passage of various sizes of firearm rounds.
US11059098B2
A method of direct printing or writing of a metallic material involves depositing, with a printing device or writing device, an ink comprising of at least undercooled liquid metallic particles dispersed in a carrier fluid. The ink is deposited on any substrate surface to deposit the undercooled liquid metal particles thereon as one or more layers that can form a desired pattern or layered structure.
US11059097B2
An additive manufacturing build plate system includes a plate body defining a build surface and a rear surface opposite the build surface. A peripheral surface extends between the rear surface and the build surface. At least one gripping feature is defined in the peripheral surface, extending inwardly into the plate body between the build surface and the rear surface.
US11059096B2
An apparatus for manufacturing a powder has: a chamber; a temperature control system for the chamber interior; and a conveyor within the chamber. First, second, and third powder sources supply respective first, second, and third powders along respective first, second, and third powder flowpaths. The second and third flowpaths merge with the first flowpath along the conveyor. The apparatus comprises a vaporizer for vaporizing a solvent to be delivered to the second and third powders along the second and third powder flowpaths.
US11059093B2
A core for use in casting an internal cooling circuit within a gas turbine engine component includes a base core portion and an additive core portion additively manufactured to the base core portion. A method of manufacturing a core for use in casting an internal cooling circuit within a gas turbine engine component including additively manufacturing an additive core portion to a base core portion.
US11059076B2
A method for assisting a user with sorting workpieces disposed on a sorting table uses a positioning system for determining a spatial position of a user's hand. The position can be determined by a sorting assistance unit worn near a hand of the user and the position of which is detected by the positioning system, or by image-based positioning using one or more cameras. The method comprises providing a position data set that includes the positions of the workpieces produced of the machining plan on the sorting table; by the positioning system, detecting a position of the user's hand and comparing it with the positions of the position data set; identifying at least one workpiece that is paired with the position of the user's hand; and outputting a sorting signal which comprises information about the at least one workpiece paired with the position of the user's hand.
US11059068B2
An edge banding machine includes a foundation, an adhesive applying mechanism, a motor, a chain guide and a chain. The adhesive applying mechanism is detachably attached to foundation and includes an adhesive tank and an adhesive shaft that extends into the adhesive tank and has a lower end provided with a first sprocket. The adhesive shaft draws adhesive from the adhesive tank. The motor is fixed to the foundation and has a power-take-off shaft that has a second sprocket. The chain engages with the first sprocket and the second sprocket. The chain guide is attached to the foundation and has a guide wheel extending into the chain for pushing against the chain, so that the chain can move between a tensioned position and a relaxed position.
US11059067B1
An assembly for replacing sprinkler heads includes a sprinkler head housing assembly with a cap, a sprinkler head, a sprinkler head support assembly core, a plurality of spacers, and a base. The sprinkler head housing assembly enables replacement of a damaged inground sprinkler head.
US11059062B2
The present invention provides an airless adhesive spray gun that atomizes adhesive sprayed through it without the use of air atomization. This system provides numerous enhancements to the prior art including limiting overspray “fog,” saving on sprayed material because of a more efficient spray pattern, and providing a stronger bond than that of the air-atomized spray guns of the prior art.
US11059057B2
A shower head, illustratively for a sanitary shower, including a shower head housing, a fluid inlet into the shower head housing, a shower jet outlet out of the shower head housing, a fluid duct within the shower head housing from the fluid inlet to the shower jet outlet, and an overpressure valve pressure-coupled to the fluid duct, including a movable valve body which, in case of an overpressure in the fluid duct, moves from a normal position to an overpressure position. The valve body is illustratively configured to be self-retaining in the overpressure position and returnable to the normal position by user operation, and/or the valve body acts position-dependent on a passage cross-section of the fluid duct, wherein the valve body reduces the passage cross-section in the overpressure position relative to the normal position.
US11059046B2
The invention relates to methods for conducting solid-phase binding assays. One example is an assay method having improved analyte specificity where specificity is limited by the presence of non-specific binding interactions.
US11059041B2
An in vitro microfluidic “organ-on-chip” is described herein that mimics the structure and at least one function of specific areas of the epithelial system in vivo. In particular, a multicellular, layered, microfluidic culture is described, allowing for interactions between lamina propria-derived cells and the associated tissue specific epithelial cells and endothelial cells. This in vitro microfluidic system can be used for modeling inflammatory tissue, e.g., autoimmune disorders involving epithelia and diseases involving epithelial layers. These multicellular, layered microfluidic “organ-on-chip”, e.g. “epithelia-on-chip” further allow for comparisons between types of epithelia tissues, e.g., lung (Lung-On-Chip), bronchial (Airway-On-Chip), skin (Skin-On-Chip), cervix (Cervix-On-Chip), blood brain barrier (BBB-On-Chip), etc., in additional to neurovascular tissue, (Brain-On-Chip), and between different disease states of tissue, i.e. healthy, pre-disease and diseased areas. Additionally, these microfluidic “organ-on-chips” allow identification of cells and cellular derived factors driving disease states in addition to drug testing for reducing inflammation effecting epithelial regions.
US11059037B1
Sample manipulating tools may comprise a handle portion and a tool portion. A sample spreading tool may comprise a head connected to the handle portion by a pivot connection permitting at least pivotal movement of the tool portion with respect to the handle portion. The head may comprise a perimeter section and a bridge section. Another sample spreading tool may comprise a central element and at least two loop segments connected to the central element with each loop segment having a substantially arcuate shape. A sample picking tool may have a loop section forming a reservoir for receiving a liquid sample and a hook portion fixed to the loop section, with a first end fixed to the loop portion and a second end being a free end. A sample scraping tool may comprise a mounting structure to receive a pipette and a scraper structure having a scraping edge.
US11059023B1
Method for preparing acid-resistant Zr-MOF material with selective adsorption of hexavalent chromium
Disclosed is a method for preparing an acid-resistant Zr-metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) material with selective adsorption of hexavalent chromium, which is specifically a method for preparing a MOF material with selective adsorption of hexavalent chromium. The present invention aims to solve the technical problems that the existing MOFs have poor water stability, is unstable in an aqueous solution, and therefore may structurally collapse. In addition, the micropore characteristics of most MOFs have affected the mass transfer rate of the adsorbate, which in turn limits the industrial application thereof. The MOF of the present invention has excellent water stability and acid resistance, showing a strong adaptability and great potential in treating mostly acidic industrial wastewater. As a new functional material for water treatment, the MOF has optimal selective adsorption capacity and a desirable adsorption capacity for hexavalent chromium in water, which improves the recycling and later resource utilization.
US11059019B2
A flow reactor [10] includes a fluidic module [20] having an external surface [22], an internal process fluid path [24], and an input port [I] and an output port [O] connected to the process fluid path [24]. An upstream coupler [30] is connected to the input port [I], and a downstream coupler [40] is connected to the output port [O]. The upstream coupler [30] has a gasket [38] in a gasket groove [36] pressed against the fluidic module [22] and a hollow circular cylindrical post [35] protruding from the upstream coupler [32] and extending into the input port [I]. The downstream coupler [40] has a gasket [48] in a gasket groove [46] pressed against the fluidic module [20] and no hollow circular cylindrical post extending into the output port [O].
US11059014B2
The present invention relates to a nanocluster liquid dispersion where nanoclusters with a predetermined number of atoms are dispersed.
US11059008B2
Mixing devices and associated methods are described herein. Various embodiments of mixing devices can comprise a plate configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of enclosures coupled to the plate. The enclosures can each include (a) at least one sidewall that defines an oblique angle with the plate and (b) a chamber configured to receive a media and a fluid. The enclosures can be fluidly coupled to a fluid source for receiving the fluid in the chambers. When the plate is rotated, the enclosures revolve about the longitudinal axis to mix the media with the fluid in the chambers.
US11059005B2
A mixing machine includes a mixing head and at least one connection means for connecting a mixing container containing material to be mixed to said mixing head for forming a closed mixing container. The mixing head, as part of a pivotable assembly, is pivotably mounted with respect to a frame such that the closed mixing container formed from the mixing head and the mixing container can be pivoted relative to the frame for performing the mixing process. The mixing head carries at least one rotationally-driven mixing tool. The mixing head comprises a head plate having a connecting flange molded thereon which is configured as an annular disc and comprises a planar contact surface. At least two ring seals of differing diameters are arranged in said contact surface of the connecting flange at a spacing between each other, such that mixing containers with different connection diameters of their mixing head side can be connected to said mixing head. The at least one connection means is configured for gripping mixing containers which differ in the diameter of their connection sides.
US11058996B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a porous hollow-fiber membrane satisfying both high strength and high pure-water permeation performance and at the same time, having high bending resistance. The present invention relates to a porous hollow-fiber membrane including a fluororesin-based polymer, in which the porous hollow-fiber membrane has a columnar texture oriented in a longitudinal direction of the porous hollow-fiber membrane and when a photograph of a cross-section parallel to the longitudinal direction of the porous hollow-fiber membrane is binarized into a structure portion and a void portion, the following 1) and 2) are satisfied: 1) a proportion of an area of the void portion is from 20 to 50%, and 2) a value obtained by dividing a total of peripheral lengths of the void portions by a total of areas of the void portions is 2.0 μm−1 or less.
US11058987B2
A process for component separation in a polymer production system, comprising: separating a polymerization product stream into a gas stream and a polymer stream; contacting the polymer stream with a purge gas to yield a purged polymer stream and a spent purge gas stream; introducing the spent purge gas stream to a compressor to produce a compressed gas stream; introducing the compressed gas stream to a first separation unit to produce a first hydrocarbon stream and a membrane unit feed stream; introducing the membrane unit feed stream to a membrane unit to produce a first recovered purge gas stream and a retentate stream; introducing the retentate stream to a second separation unit to produce a second hydrocarbon stream and a PSA unit feed stream; and introducing the PSA unit feed stream to a PSA unit to produce a second recovered purge gas stream and a tail gas stream.
US11058983B2
Provided is a honeycomb filter, including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate having an inflow end face and an outflow end face and including a porous partition wall surrounding a plurality of cells; and a plugging portion disposed at any one of ends of the cells at the inflow end face and at the outflow end face. In a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells, inflow cells have a pentagonal or a hexagonal shape, and outflow cells have a square shape. The cells are configured that the inflow cells surround one outflow cell and one side of an inflow cell and one side of an adjacent outflow cell are parallel to each other. The partition wall is configured that thickness of a first partition wall disposed between the inflow cells and the outflow cells is smaller than thickness of a second partition wall disposed between the inflow cells.
US11058978B2
A method for cleaning a filter arrangement which has a first fluid connector, a second fluid connector and a filter device which is arranged between the first and second fluid connectors and which has a surface to which contaminants can adhere. The method has the following steps: connecting the first fluid connector to a blowing chamber which has a gas connector, at least partially filling the blowing chamber with a liquid, and generating a cleaning pulse, in which gas is conducted under pressure via the gas connector into the blowing chamber for a first time duration, such that a gas-liquid mixture is forced via the first fluid connector through the filter device and out of the second fluid connector.
US11058977B2
A filter medium includes a plurality of layers each including an undulating strip of solidified material.
US11058976B2
A valve-sensor assembly for a filter assembly that filters water from a fluid. The valve-sensor assembly includes a sensor body and a drain valve body. The sensor body includes a filter element engagement portion having a hollow interior that extends longitudinally through a length of the sensor body and a protrusion that extends circumferentially along an exterior surface of the filter element engagement portion. The sensor body further includes one or more water-in-fluid sensors provided at the exterior surface of the filter element engagement portion. The drain valve body includes a main body having a drain port, and a valve extending from the main body and extending at least partially within the hollow interior. The valve has an interior passage in fluid communication with the drain port.
US11058974B2
An oil filter assembly is disclosed for a machine, such as an internal combustion engine, that has an oil output port and an oil input port. A mounting plate is fixed with an outer enclosure. The mounting plate is further adapted to conduct oil from the machine into a peripheral portion of the outer enclosure, and then returning oil from a central portion of the outer enclosure back to the machine. Oil may pass from the peripheral portion to the central portion through a primary filter having a first porosity. A pressure-actuated valve is fixed fluidly between the portions of the outer enclosure.
US11058968B2
Systems and methods for removing solids from a process stream being fed into a flash separator include a solids fluidization device and a solids removal device. The solids fluidization device at the bottom end of the fluid column of the flash separator introduces a swirling motive fluid within the fluid column, while the solids removal device located above the solids fluidization device removes the slurry created by the swirling motive fluid. Systems and methods for fluidizing solids in the fluid column of a flash separator include a solids fluidization device that introduces a swirling motive fluid within the fluid column, means to limit the upward movement of the swirling motive fluid, such as a valve, and removing the solid slurry produced by the swirling motive fluid.
US11058943B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first peripheral device having a controller to store operational settings tailored for a gaming application, interact with the gaming application using the operational settings and user inputs, and share the operational settings with a second peripheral device for use with the gaming application. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US11058941B2
A game apparatus provides a game using three-dimensional game objects rollable regardless of their orientation, and includes a circulating mechanism configured to circulate the three-dimensional game objects. The circulating mechanism includes: a conveyor device configured to transport the three-dimensional game objects from a first position to a second position higher than the first position; a first path configured to move the three-dimensional game objects from the second position to a third position lower than the second position; a supply path for supply of a part of the three-dimensional game objects to a game object utilizer that uses the supplied three-dimensional game objects in the game, the part entering the supply path at a position between the second position and the third position; and a second path configured to move a part of the three-dimensional game objects not entering the supply path, to the first position lower than the third position.
US11058927B2
An automatic string weaving system for weaving strings for a stringed sports racquet, comprising a weave assembly that the strings for the stringed sports racquet are weaved through; and an automated string feeder assembly to automatically weave the strings for the stringed sports racquet through the weave assembly.
US11058920B2
A surface of a sphere is divided by using not only great circles but also small circles, forming a spherical polyhedron. The spherical polyhedron includes two spherical regular pentagons, each having a center at the pole, ten spherical isosceles triangles near the pole, ten spherical pentagons near the equator, and ten other spherical isosceles triangles near the equator. Compared to a related art, dimples are accurately arranged in spherical polygons. Thus, a dimple area ratio is improved and the number of dimples is appropriately maintained.
US11058916B2
A trampoline comprises multiple movement sensors associated with one or more parts of the trampoline which move when the trampoline is bounced on by a user such as the trampoline mat, and an electrical wiring loom which connects to the movement sensors to a controller or a common connector at another end of the wiring loom. Various sensor mount and wiring loom options are described.
US11058915B2
An apparatus and method for training muscle strength and mobility in the neck provides a dynamic resting position without pressure on the neck, of a person when in lying position. The apparatus includes a base element, a head support suspended floating above the base element, and a neck support rising from the base element. The neck support provides a fulcrum that defines head movement to a pivoting motion about a first axis (X) which runs sideways substantially along the shoulder line of the body, a pivot connection between the head support and the base element defines head movement to a pivoting motion about a second axis (Y) transversely to the first axis, and by its floating suspension the head support defines head movement to a pivoting motion about a third axis (Z) running in the longitudinal direction of the neck and body.
US11058912B1
An adaptive device utilizing neuroplasticity for a rehabilitation of stroke victims. The adaptive device includes a base platform, an elongated superstructure, a first axle, at least one interchangeable handle, and a torsional-resistance mechanism. The base platform and elongated superstructure suspend the first axle in an elevated position, wherein the interchangeable handle may freely rotate coaxial to the first axle. The torsional-resistance mechanism is operatively coupled to the first axle, providing a variable resistance to the rotation of the interchangeable handle. Thus, the interchangeable handle is configured to support a repetitive pronation-supination exercise to aid in rehabilitation and physical therapy.
US11058907B2
A fire suppression system is provided including at least one nozzle configured to expel a fire suppression agent into a space. A storage container includes a fire suppression agent and a first pressurized gas at least partially dissolved within the fire suppression agent. At least one canister contains a second pressurized gas. A piping system is configured to fluidly couple the at least one canister to the storage container and to fluidly couple the storage container to the at least one nozzle. When the fire suppression system is inactive, the fire suppression agent within the storage container is pressurized to a storage pressure. The storage pressure is greater than a vapor pressure of the fire suppression agent such that first pressurized gas dissolves into the fire suppression agent. When the fire suppression system is active, propellant pressure in the piping system exceeds the storage pressure of the fire suppression agent.
US11058893B2
Apparatus and methods to deliver kV X-rays toward a target lesion within a body including: a treatment anode configured to receive electron beams and output the kV X-rays through a specially-designed collimator; an electron beam source configured to generate and direct the electron beams toward the treatment anode; and at least one magnet configured to steer and scan the electron beams along the treatment anode to prevent overheating of the treatment anode. The components are mounted on a gantry that rotates about the target lesion to distribute the dose delivered over a large volume of healthy tissue while substantially maximizing the dose delivered to the target lesion.
US11058892B2
Devices, systems and method that allow for delivery of therapeutic radiation beams of differing sizes or shapes during a radiation treatment are provided herein. Such devices can include a rotatable collimator body having multiple collimator channels of differing size or shape defined therein, the channels extending through the collimator body substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The collimator body can include markers thereon to facilitate detection of an alignment position by a sensor of a control system to allow the collimator body to be rapidly and accurately moved between alignment positions to facilitate delivery of differing therapy beams during a treatment.
US11058879B2
A method of reducing bronchial constriction in a subject includes delivering energy to create one or more lesions on a main bronchus so as to transect pulmonary nerves sufficiently to reduce bronchial constriction in a lung of the patient distal to the main bronchus.
US11058877B2
Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one nerve with at least one stimulation pulse; a controller connected to the stimulator for controlling at least one characteristic of the at least one stimulation pulse; an analyzer for identifying the current and future presence of pain-altering patterns based on weather and/or environmental factors; and a processor connected to the analyzer and the controller for modulating the at least one characteristic of the at least one stimulation pulse according to the pain-altering patterns identified by the analyzer.
US11058876B2
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (tLESRs). Individuals with tLESRs may be 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.
US11058870B2
A burr hole plug includes a base having a flange configured to rest on the skull of a patient and a sidewall configured to extend into a burr hole. The burr hole plug also includes a flexible cover configured to be disposed entirely over, and coupled to, the base. The flexible cover includes a skirt to fit around an outer perimeter of the base and a rim that fits inside the sidewall of the base. Between the skirt and the rim is an inset region having a shape corresponding to a shape of the flange of the base. Alternatively or additionally, the burr hole plug may include two lead retention members, each of the lead retention members including a lead engagement surface to engage and hold a lead; and a locking member for locking the two lead retention members in the base.
US11058868B2
One aspect is a manufacturing method including providing at least a first electrically conductive wire with an electrical insulation and a second electrically conductive wire with an electrical insulation, providing a first and a second ring electrode surrounding the wires, electrically connecting the first ring electrode with the first wire and the second ring electrode with the second wire, bundling the ring electrodes and the wires by means of a first sheath surrounding the ring electrodes and the wires to obtain a first ring electrode component, providing a second ring electrode component, bundling the ring electrode components by means of a second sheath surrounding the ring electrode components, and partially removing the first and the second sheaths from the ring electrodes to expose ring electrode portions.
US11058856B2
An apparatus includes a housing and a pushrod. The housing defines a delivery passage and an exit port in fluid communication with the delivery passage. At least a portion of the pushrod is movably disposed in the delivery passage. A distal end portion of the pushrod is configured to move a drug dosage form through at least a portion of the delivery passage to convey the drug dosage form through the exit port when the distal end portion of the pushrod is moved from a first position to a second position. A surface of at least one of the pushrod or the housing defining the delivery passage is nonplanar, curved and/or contoured.
US11058852B2
An interventional medical system (10) comprises an instrument (100) provided with a plug head (120) and a delivery cable (200) provided with a cable head (211), and further comprises a locking sleeve (300) movably sleeved onto the delivery cable (200). The cable head (211) comprises at least one resilient locking piece (123) extending approximately away from a central axis of the cable head (211). When under a radial restraint applied by the locking sleeve (300), the plug head (120) abuts the locking piece (123) such that the plug head (120) is connected to the cable head (211), and when the locking sleeve (300) has moved relative to the delivery cable (200) such that the locking piece (123) is no longer radially restrained, the locking piece (123) elastically moves away from the plug head (120) such that the instrument (100) is separated from the delivery cable (200).
US11058842B2
Nebulizer systems, adapters, methods, and apparatuses are described for a nebulizer adapter that includes a body, an inlet for aerosolized respiratory medications, a breathing gas inlet tube and outlet tube, a barrier or body, and a drain lumen port that passes from the bottom of the barrier or body of the apparatus to the exterior into a port drain. The port drain would be in fluid communication with a receptacle removably attached to the annular lid that is attached to the bottom of the adapter body for collecting condensed moisture, wherein the receptacle comprise an actuator member configured to actuate the air tight seal of the annular lid upon attachment.
US11058841B2
A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula is described. The patient interface has a body portion to be located, in-use upon a face of a user. The body portion has at least one side arm that extends laterally from a central bridge portion to be located about a user's septum region, where each side arm is connected to a resilient, or relatively more rigid, bridge portion element. The interface has at least one, and preferably a pair of, nasal prong(s). The body portion has at least one fluid passageway connected to the nasal prong(s) for supply of a gas to the nare(s) of the user's nose. A cross section of the passageway varies along the length of the body portion to regions of varying flexibility along the body portion. The bridge portion element defines a substantially predetermined spatial relationship for outlet(s) of a gas delivery system supplying gas via each side arm to the outlet(s) from which, for example, the nasal prong(s) may be provided in fluid connection. Each side arm may comprise one or more predefined or predisposed points or localised compensation regions (or sites) positioned along the side arm, or a side arm element, to accommodate or facilitate a compensation of the patient interface in or at one or more of the compensation regions (or sites).
US11058836B2
A vaporizer can include a reservoir for holding oil, a chamber for holding vapor, a feeder for feeding oil from the reservoir to the chamber, and a heater for heating oil. A feeder can be configured to feed oil from the reservoir to the chamber by capillary action. A vaporizer can include a plug sealingly coupled to the reservoir and configured to slide relative to at least a portion of the reservoir. A heater can include at least one of a laser, a resistance heater, a wire, a coil, a wire at least partially disposed in a housing, and a combination thereof. A vaporizer can include a controller and can be configured to heat a to heater to a first temperature for a first time period, reduce the temperature of the heater, and maintain the heater at a second temperature for a second time period.
US11058835B2
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a vaporizer that vaporizes at least one active ingredient of a plant material. In response to receiving a first input to the vaporizer, the plant material is heated, in a first heating step. An indication of the temperature of the plant material is detected, and, in response to detecting an indication that the temperature of the plant material is at a first temperature, the first heating step is terminated, by withholding causing further temperature increase of the plant material. The first temperature is less than 95 percent of the vaporization temperature of the active ingredient. Subsequently, a second input is received at the vaporizer. In response thereto, the plant material is heated to the vaporization temperature, in a second heating step. Other applications are also described.
US11058824B2
A medicament dispensing mechanism is disclosed that is configured to eject successive doses of the medicament from a medicament chamber. An embodiment of the dispensing mechanism includes a housing and a plunger rod configured for ejecting the doses of medicament from the chamber. The dispensing mechanism further includes an actuation mechanism that comprises a trigger associated with the housing and having a ready and a fired position with respect thereto. The trigger is configured for manipulation by a user for successive movement in a generally axial dosing motion from the ready position to the fired position in which the trigger is associated with the plunger rod to cause the plunger rod to eject one of the doses of a predetermined volume and a resetting motion from the fired position to the ready position that comprises axial rotation, wherein the trigger is uncoupled from the plunger rod during the resetting motion.
US11058821B2
An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface and a seal assembly with an interior surface, the interior surfaces of the wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a clean, unsheathed, rigid container needle having a point disposed only partially through the seal assembly in a storage state, and disposed through the interior surface of the seal assembly into the sterile reservoir in a delivery state. Further, the injection may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.
US11058819B2
An auto-injector device comprises a stopper for expelling a medicament out of a medicament reservoir; a driving element which has a first configuration and a second configuration and is configured to change shape from the first configuration to the second configuration when the temperature of the driving element is raised above a shape change temperature, so as to drive the stopper of the syringe mechanism through the medicament reservoir; and a heating mechanism configured to actively heat the driving element. The heating mechanism is a chemical heating element configured to generate heat through an exothermic process or comprises a fluid reservoir for retaining a fluid; a heater configured to heat the fluid in the fluid reservoir; a pump configured to expel the fluid out of the fluid reservoir; and a connecting conduit arranged to carry the fluid from the fluid reservoir to the driving element.
US11058817B2
An expansion/compression mechanism of a piston rod assembly is composed of a bush shaft, a first cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the bush shaft, a second cylindrical piston rod that is screwed with the first piston rod, and a piston rod holding member for housing the bush shaft and these piston rods. Therefore, the piston rods move linearly in multiple stages.
US11058815B2
An access port system, comprising an implantable access port, the access port including an access port body, an access port needle and a fluid flow passage provided within the body and the needle; wherein the needle is fully containable within the body, and the needle is exposable outside the body; wherein the needle is arranged within the body to penetrate outwardly of the subject from within the subject when the access port is implanted in the subject; wherein, when the needle is exposed outside the body, the fluid flow passage is open to a flow of a fluid within the access port in at least a direction entering the access port through the needle and thereafter exiting the access port from the body; and wherein the assess port includes at least one sensor configured to detect the fluid within the fluid flow passage.
US11058810B2
A monitoring device implements a monitoring method that comprises: activating a first monitoring technique that operates to detect the disruption and generate a corresponding alarm signal while a second monitoring technique is deactivated, obtaining at least one of a first count of false alarms generated by the primary monitoring technique and a second count of false alarms generated by the second monitoring technique if activated, and selectively, based on at least one of the first and second counts, activating the second monitoring technique to operate, instead of or jointly with the first monitoring technique, to detect the disruption and generate the corresponding alarm signal. The monitoring device may be connected to or part of an apparatus for blood treatment and operable to detect a disconnection of an extracorporeal blood circuit from a vascular system of a patient, e.g. a venous-side disconnection.
US11058803B2
Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.
US11058793B2
Methods for forming and incorporating microparticles containing one or more active agents into adhesives are described. The methods involve spray drying a liquid of the one or more active agents and obtaining the active agent in a particulate form. The dry powder is then blended or otherwise incorporated with the adhesive of interest. Also described are various medical products utilizing the adhesive and one or more active agents in microparticle form, and related methods of use.
US11058792B2
Novel surgical sutures and novel medical devices made from novel semi-crystalline, glycolide-rich A-B-A triblock copolymers of glycolide and lactide, wherein said B-segment is a fully amorphous random copolymer of glycolide and lactide, for long term medical applications are disclosed. The novel polymer compositions are useful for long term absorbable surgical sutures, meshes and other medical devices, especially for patients with compromised healing. The novel sutures have improved properties and improved breaking strength retention, while still substantially absorbing within about a 120-day period post-implantation.
US11058791B2
A thin nanocomposite film for use in an absorbent article is provided. The film contains an ethylene polymer, a nanoclay having an organic surface treatment, and a compatibilizer that includes an olefin polymer containing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer. The present inventors have discovered that through selective control over the particular type and concentration of the components used to form the film, as well as the manner in which it is formed, the modulus and tensile strength of the film can be significantly improved without having an adverse impact on its ductility.
US11058790B2
An electronic apparatus capable of controlling the air purification performance of a photocatalytic filter according to an air volume of a blowing fan and a concentration of a specific gas. An electronic apparatus having a deodorizing performance recovery function of a photocatalytic filter. The electronic apparatus includes a blowing fan, a filter apparatus configured to purify air introduced by the blowing fan and a controller configured to adjust a current applied to the filter apparatus, wherein the filter apparatus comprises a light emitting module to which a plurality of light emitting portions configured to output ultraviolet light is mounted, a photocatalytic filter provided to face the light emitting portion and a support frame configured to support the light emitting module and the photocatalytic filter to be apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
US11058788B2
Provided is a fragrance discharge apparatus. The fragrance discharge apparatus includes one or more fragrance cartridges configured to store a fragrance material; a body to which the fragrance cartridge is mounted; a controller provided in the body to control the discharge of the fragrance material; and a fan configured to mix air and the fragrance material discharged from the fragrance cartridge and make the mixed air flow to the outside of the body.
US11058786B2
Medical containers are provided, wherein the containers may be used to transport medical devices. The medical container can include a front panel, a rear panel, and a lower panel cooperating to form a cavity. The lower panel may include an absorbent material. The medical container may also include one or more absorbent band members disposed around at least a portion of the circumference of the cavity. An insert portion including a front panel, a rear panel, and a lower panel may be coupled to or disposed within the medical container. The insert portion may be formed from an absorbent material. Methods of using the medical containers are also provided.
US11058784B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a multipurpose ultraviolet (UV) floor curing device. The device includes a mobile carriage, a UV panel, and a control device. The mobile carriage is configured to move on a floor applied with a photocurable coating. The UV panel is coupled to the mobile carriage and removably secures a plurality of radiation units configured to emit UV light of a predetermined intensity capable of curing the photocurable coating. The UV panel is configured to transition between a floor configuration and a non-floor configuration. The control device configured to drive the UV panel for the plurality of radiation units to project the UV light towards the ground substantially underneath the UV panel in the floor configuration and towards elevated surfaces proximate to the ground in the non-floor configuration.
US11058783B2
A UV sterilization device may include a housing defining a cavity therein, and having a door configured to permit access to the cavity, and trays carried within the cavity, each tray configured to receive a mobile wireless communications device. The UV sterilization device may include UV CBAs carried within the cavity respectively adjacent the trays, each UV CBA having LED UV sources configured to irradiate the mobile wireless communications device with UV radiation. The UV sterilization device may include a controller configured to selectively power one or more of the UV CBAs for disinfecting the mobile wireless communications device.
US11058780B2
The present invention relates to a palpable marker composition comprising non-water soluble carbohydrates, wherein at least 50% of the non-water soluble carbohydrates are carbohydrates selected from derivatives of lactose, maltose, trehalose, raffinose, glucosamine, galactosamine, lactosamine, or derivatives of disaccharides with at least two pyranose saccharide units, trisaccharides, tetrasaccharides, or mixtures thereof, and wherein the composition is a liquid before administration into the human or animal body and increases in viscosity by more than 50,000 centipoise (cP) after administration, for use for identifying and/or locating a non palpable tumor. In one embodiment the composition the composition is a liquid before administration into the human or animal body that increases in viscosity by more than 500,000 centipoise (cP) after administration into the human or animal body. In another embodiment the composition is a liquid before administration and has the ability to transform into a crystalline or amorphous solid after administration.
US11058778B2
A method of preparing a nanoparticle pharmaceutical delivery system. A nanoparticle pharmaceutical delivery system. A method of preparing a targeted nanoparticle pharmaceutical delivery system. A targeted nanoparticle pharmaceutical delivery system.
US11058769B2
The present invention relates to a novel anti-PD-L1 antibody formulation. In particular, the invention relates to an aqueous pharmaceutical formulation of the anti-PD-L1 antibody Avelumab.
US11058766B2
The disclosure relates to vaccination compositions, for example, against human papillomavirus, Zika virus, and flu virus. The disclosure also relates to vectors for producing the virus-like particles and immune complex platforms of the vaccination compositions.
US11058760B2
Provided herein are compositions of virus like particles (VLPs) of poliovirus (PV) that have one or more stabilizing mutations that confer a higher degree of thermostability to the N-antigenic form of the VLPs. These VLPs are non-infectious, and thus safer for use in vaccine development and administration to clinical subjects.
US11058753B2
The present disclosure provides (i) isolated immunogenic TAA polypeptides (i.e., an immunogenic MUC1 polypeptides, an immunogenic MSLN polypeptides, and an immunogenic TERT polypeptides), (ii) isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more immunogenic TAA polypeptides, (iii) compositions comprising an immunogenic TAA polypeptide or an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding an immunogenic TAA polypeptide, and (iv) methods relating to uses of the polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules, and compositions.
US11058744B2
The present invention relates to a composition for treating prostate cancer and, more specifically, to a composition for treating prostate cancer, which contains a peptide derived from telomerase and is effective in inhibiting growth and metastasis of prostate cancer cells. In addition, the present invention provides a composition and method for treating prostate cancer, wherein, when prostate cancer is treated, docetaxel and the peptide derived from telomerase are co-administered, thereby having a synergetic therapeutic effect compared with administration alone. Particularly, the present invention provides a treatment method useful for patients who do not have a sufficient anticancer effect merely through administration of docetaxel alone and patients who have hormone resistance.
US11058728B1
The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation.
US11058723B2
Provided herein are modified NK-92® cells comprising one or more nucleic acids encoding i) a homing receptor, ii) Antigen Binding Protein (ABP) or Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) that specifically binds to a target antigen, iii) an Fc Receptor such as CD16 or CD16-158V, and/or iv) a cytokine, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a promoter. Further provided herein are modified NK-92® cells comprising one or more nucleic acids encoding i) IL-12 and/or TGF-beta trap, ii) an Antigen Binding Protein (ABP) or Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) that specifically binds to a target antigen, iii) an Fc Receptor such as CD16 or CD16-158V, and/or iv) a cytokine, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a promoter. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising the modified NK-92® cells, as well as methods of treating cancer using the modified cells.
US11058721B2
The present invention relates to a root canal filler and a dental tissue regeneration method by using the root canal filler.
US11058711B2
Consumption of resistant potato starch results in changes to the gut microbiome in elderly adults, resulting in a healthier gut microbiome profile. Furthermore, consumption of resistant potato starch stimulates an increase in Bifidobacterium abundance in all individuals and also reduces levels of E. coli and Shigella. Furthermore, consumption of MSPrebiotic® increased the relative ratio of butyrate in the elderly and significantly reduced the use of stool softeners in the elderly.
US11058700B2
Described herein, inter alia, are macrocyclic lactones such as ivermectin and methods for their use in treating, for example, hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer.
US11058682B2
The present invention relates to a gastro-resistant pharmaceutical composition comprising a solid solution prepared by hot-melt extrusion, whereby the solid solution contains posaconazole, an enteric polymer and a non-enteric polymer. The composition is preferably a granulate material that can be filled into a capsule or compressed into a tablet.
US11058680B2
Disclosed are compositions for the treatment of emotional pain, physical pain, and insomnia comprising a compound comprising an opioid antagonist that treats pain by blocking Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Examples of opioid antagonist include naltrexone and naloxone, and their use in the treatment, prevention, and reversal of pain.
US11058677B2
The present invention provides formulations, methods and kits for the treatment of dry eye diseases. In particular, stabilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula 1 are described herein for a variety of uses including the treatment of dry eye syndrome. In one aspect, methods and ingredients for improving the stability of compositions of the compound of Formula 1 are described.
US11058671B2
Formulations and methods of manufacturing formulations for use in colonic evacuation are disclosed herein, in an embodiment, a solid dosage formulation includes an intra-granular fraction intermingled with an extra-granular fraction, wherein the intra-granular fraction includes granules comprising at least one osmotic evacuant agent, at least one antacid, and a first pharmaceutically acceptable excipient component, and wherein the extra-granular fraction includes one or more organic acids, a non-metallic lubricating element, and a second pharmaceutically acceptable excipient component.
US11058668B2
Described herein are methods for treating transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis in a subject. The methods include specific dosing regimens that have great efficacy in treating the subjects and that are well tolerated in subjects.
US11058651B2
A topical composition for nociceptive and neuropathic pain relief comprising one or more of menthol, camphor, methyl sulfonyl methane, lidocaine, Arinica montana, harpagophytum tincture, Emu oil, maqui powder, turmeric oil and in some embodiments methyl salicylate or capsaicin with Cannabis sativa.
US11058640B1
A method of making a modified hyaluronate composition including providing an aqueous solution of uncrosslinked hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate in unbuffered 135 to 200 mM NaCl, crosslinking the uncrosslinked hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate in the aqueous solution with a dialdehyde or disulfide crosslinking agent to provide crude modified hyaluronate having a soluble fraction and a crosslinked fraction with a 10% to 98% degree of crosslinking, centrifuging the crude modified hyaluronate and removing at least a portion of the soluble fraction, and optionally repeating the centrifuging and removing until the modified hyaluronate has less than 10% by weight of the soluble fraction based on the total weight of hyaluronate, with a soluble fraction polydispersity (Mw/Mn) of 1 to 1.6, an Rh of the crosslinked fraction of 150 nm to 2000 nm, and an Rz of the crosslinked fraction of 50 nm to 700 nm, wherein Rh>Rz.
US11058638B2
Provided herein are methods comprising providing a tyrosine derivative and a solid particulate material (and, optionally, melanin) and applying force to said tyrosine derivative and said solid particulate material for a time and under conditions effective to impregnate at least one of said tyrosine derivative and said solid particulate material with the other of said tyrosine derivative and said solid particulate material. The invention also provides compositions comprising at least one of a tyrosine derivative impregnated with a solid particulate material and a solid particulate material impregnated with a tyrosine derivative.
US11058637B1
Emulsome compositions comprising phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, tristearin, and one or more lipophilic bioactive agents such as vinpocetine are provided. The emulsomes may further comprise surface modifications of either [N-(carbonyl-methoxypropylethyleneglycol-2000)-1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, sodium salt] (MPEG-DSPE) for peglyation or stearylamine for cationization. Methods of improving brain delivery of lipophilic bioactive agents by intranasally administering such emulsome compositions are also provided.
US11058622B2
Provided herein are methods of treating one or more symptoms of a gastric disorder in the oral cavity of a subject in need thereof, wherein the method comprises applying to the subject's teeth an oral care composition comprising a basic amino acid in free or salt form, wherein the basic amino acid is arginine (e.g., free form arginine); zinc oxide and zinc citrate; and an orally acceptable carrier.
US11058614B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for concealing wrinkles. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention causes diffuse reflection of light on a wrinkled spot without using powder and effectively fills the wrinkled spot of skin, thereby enabling a temporary concealing of the wrinkle. Because powder is not used, the cosmetic composition has an excellent feeling of use when applied to the skin and prolonged adhesion to the skin, with no white turbidity.
US11058611B2
The present disclosure concerns a cosmetic product for modifying the natural color of keratinous fibers, in particular human hair, comprising at least one packaging (VP) and a cosmetic composition (KM) contained in this packaging (VP). The packaging is made of a multi-layer film (F) comprising at least two polymer layers (P1) and (P2) and at least one barrier layer (BS). The cosmetic composition comprises at least one oxidizing agent and at least one thickening agent from the xanthane group. The use of the packaging (VP) in combination with the cosmetic composition (KM) does surprisingly not lead to an inflation of the packaging or an excessive water loss of the agent (KM) during storage.
US11058606B2
An infusion apparatus including a body having an infusion reservoir and one end of the body adapted to receive a pierceable end of a vial, a barrel rotatably disposed in an opposing end of the body and having an internal fluid chamber, and a plunger received in one end of the barrel, wherein the barrel rotates relative to the body between a first position allowing bi-directional fluid flow between the barrel and the vial, and a second position allowing bi-directional fluid flow between the barrel and the infusion reservoir, and wherein the plunger is movable relative to the barrel to control the bi-directional fluid flow between the barrel and the vial and the bi-directional fluid flow between the barrel and the infusion reservoir.
US11058602B2
Among other things, in one aspect, we describe a system for assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The system includes at least one sensor; and one or more processors configured for calculating a chest compliance relationship based on data received from the at least one sensor, and determining a neutral position of chest compression based at least in part on a feature of the chest compliance relationship. The system can take the form of an active compression-decompression device.
US11058597B2
A system and method for safely controlling a device, such as a medical device, via an input unit using a verification unit, wherein the input unit communicates with the verification unit via a communication channel is disclosed.
US11058596B2
A device for providing phototherapy. The device has lights that emit irradiance to provide phototherapy. The lights are positionable to emit the irradiance towards a patient. An enclosure is connected to a base and supports the lights. A control module is operatively connected to the lights and controls the irradiance emitted from the lights. A non-transitory memory module is operatively connected to the control module and stores a control program. A plurality of sensors is operatively connected to the control module and are configured to sense a current position of the lights. The control program is configured to receive inputs that include at least the current position of the lights and to provide outputs to the control module based at least in part on the inputs. The control module controls the irradiance emitted from the plurality of lights based at least in part on the outputs.
US11058583B2
As shown in the drawings for purposes of illustration, a method and system for making physical modifications to intraocular targets is disclosed. In varying embodiments, the method and system disclosed herein provide many advantages over the current standard of care. Specifically, linear absorption facilitated photodecomposition and linear absorption facilitated plasma generation to modify intraocular tissues and synthetic intraocular lenses.
US11058578B2
A system and method for provided a phacoemulsification surgery handpiece including a convertible sleeve for phacoemulsification surgery and irrigation/aspiration procedures. In a retracted state, the sleeve is in a desired relationship with the exposed portion of a phaco tip of the handpiece to support normal phacoemulsification surgery. In an extended state, the sleeve features a distally placed aspiration hole located forward from the distal end of a phaco tip to allow typical irrigation/aspiration procedures. A distal tip segment of the hand piece is overmolded by polyimide materials having a split feature to allow egress of a phaco tip.
US11058571B2
A dental guard (10) for preventing wear of the occlusal surfaces of a user's teeth resulting from bruxism is provided. The dental guard (10) can be can be custom-fitted to the teeth of the wearer. The guard (10) comprises a durable core (14) that is overmolded by a thermoplastic outer layer (12). The outer layer (12) can be softened through exposure to hot, but not boiling, water, and then formed around the user's teeth. The guard (10) may include one or more features (32, 84) that assist the user in proper positioning of the guard within his or her mouth during the custom fitting process.
US11058570B2
The present invention provides devices and methods for creating and/or maintain patency of the upper airway passage. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device includes structural elements designed to optimize comfort, compliance and seal achieved through minimizing the pressure variation along the contact surface of the therapy device.
US11058566B2
Devices, methods, and systems for prosthesis delivery to patient vasculature are provided. A prosthesis delivery device provided herein delivers a prosthesis to the vasculature of a patient and permits an operator to deploy the prosthesis using a single action mechanism to deploy the prosthesis at a standard deployment rate and a dual action mechanism to deploy the prosthesis at an accelerated deployment rate. Deploying the prosthesis at an accelerated deployment rate results in alterations to the deployed prosthesis structure because the prosthesis is deployed with increased axial compression that results in the prosthesis having increased radial force.
US11058564B2
A stent for vascular interventions having a hybrid open cell geometry. Variants of the stent include bare metal stents and drug-eluting stents. Embodiments of the stent include end projections for radiopaque markers or a discontinuous partial radiopaque coating on low-stress or low-strain regions of the peripheral stent. The stents of the invention are characterized by having thin walls, nested rows of struts, high expansion ratio, high and uniform radial force over entire diametric size and length of device, crush resistance up to and including about 90% of its fully expanded diameter, high fatigue resistance and high corrosion resistance.
US11058559B2
An energy storing prosthetic knee actuator and method of using such an energy storing prosthetic knee actuator comprising a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder with a piston and a piston rod, wherein the piston and the hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder are movable with respect to each other, an energy storage accumulator and a control valve provided in piping connecting the hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder with the energy storage accumulator for controlling an exchange of fluid or gas between the accumulator and the cylinder, wherein the cylinder and the piston are connected to a user's upper leg and lower leg respectively or vice versa, and wherein the actuator is arranged to close the control valve when the user is sitting down and to open the control valve when the user is going to stand or is standing up.
US11058555B2
The present invention is directed to a system comprising a medical instrument (e.g. cup implant, 3) and a holding device (2) that interacts with said medical instrument to form a sealable cavity within the combined arrangement of components. An impaction device (1) is also provided, preferably which provides means to allow fluid to be expelled from the cavity but which prevents further fluid from entering the cavity.
US11058554B2
A fitting ring can be provided that is attachable to an edge of a liner for an acetabular shell. The fitting ring can include an alignment portion shaped or configured to engage a lip portion of the acetabular shell as the liner is inserted into the acetabular shell to center the liner and correct any pivoting of the liner relative to the acetabular shell. A driving force can be applied to the liner to drive the liner into the acetabular shell while the fitting ring guides the liner as the liner is inserted into the acetabular shell. Driving the liner into the acetabular shell can also cause the fitting ring to disengage from the liner.
US11058550B2
An allograft implant for fusing a sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”), the allograft implant comprising a body having two opposing faces. Each face has one or more anti-migration features, and each face is configured for abutting contact with a sacrum or an ilium of the SI Joint. A graft window is disposed between the two opposing faces, the graft window providing passage through the body between the two opposing faces. The graft window has a cross-sectional area that is about 35% to about 40% of a first cross-sectional area of the body, and about 60% of an area of each opposing face that makes contact with the sacrum or the ilium of the SI Joint.
US11058542B1
Disclosed are system and methods that use at least one non-threaded anchor and an implant with at least one aperture to join boney structures, where the interaction of the head of the anchor with the implant aperture causes the anchor to move transversely with respect to an initial trajectory. This movement causes compression or distraction of the boney structures which are coupled to the anchors.
US11058540B2
An epicardial device for reducing or preventing regurgitation of blood through a valve of a heart includes a main body having a segment adapted to apply force to an epicardial surface of the heart. A member that applies counterforce to the force applied by the segment is also provided. A foundation is configured to be anchored to the epicardial surface of the heart. The foundation includes a surface configured with attachment features. The device further includes a surface configured with mating attachment features configured to attach to the attachment features of the foundation. The mating attachment features and attachment features are separable and reattachable to allow repositioning of at least a portion of the device relative to the foundation.
US11058534B2
Tubular prostheses are provided for use in airways, upper digestive, and urinary tracts. Each of these uses has its own specific sets of biological specifications, based on what it must contain and exclude and the physical and chemical pressures and stresses to which it is subjected. The prostheses may be made from allogeneic cells. Thus they can be manufactured and stored prior to an individual's personal need arising.
US11058532B2
A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.
US11058528B2
A urinary incontinence prevention clip for men includes: a clip body having an upper frame positioned so as to correspond to the upper part of male genitalia, a lower frame positioned so as to correspond to the lower part of the male genitalia, and a connection part connected to one side of the upper frame and the lower frame and providing elastic force in a direction, in which the upper frame and the lower frame are spread; cushion parts respectively provided on the inside of the upper frame and the inside of the lower frame; and locking parts formed at both ends of the clip body so as to be fastened to each other, wherein the upper frame is formed so as not to press the blood vessels of the male genitalia and the lower frame is formed so as to press the urethras of the male genitalia.
US11058522B2
The present invention discloses a dental implant (30; 130; 230; 330; 430) for preserving soft tissue and promoting bone growth, including an elongated implant body having a coronal end portion (31; 131; 431) and an apical end portion (32; 132; 332; 432); an external thread (40; 140; 240; 440); a flute arrangement (50; 150; 350; 450) having at least one helical flute having a depth; in which the apical end portion forms a blunt tip (39; 139; 339), and in which the helical flute spirals in opposite direction to the external thread, and the flute exits on the face of the blunt tip.
US11058513B2
A stereoscopic visualization camera and platform are disclosed. An example stereoscopic visualization camera includes a main objective assembly and left and right lens sets defining respective parallel left and right optical paths from light that is received from the main objective assembly of a target surgical site. Each of the left and right lens sets includes a front lens, first and second zoom lenses configured to be movable along the optical path, and a lens barrel configured to receive the light from the second zoom lens. The example stereoscopic visualization camera also includes left and right image sensors configured to convert the light after passing through the lens barrel into image data that is indicative of the received light. The example stereoscopic visualization camera further includes a processor configured to convert the image data into stereoscopic video signals or video data for display on a display monitor.
US11058509B2
A medical safety control apparatus that includes processing circuitry that obtains a surgical instrument-biological tissue distance, determine whether the surgical instrument-biological tissue distance is greater than a predetermined first restricted distance, in response to determining that the surgical instrument-biological tissue distance is not greater than the predetermined first restricted distance, issues an instruction for stopping a motion of an arm of a support arm apparatus that supports the surgical instrument, in response to determining that the surgical instrument-biological tissue distance is greater than the predetermined first restricted distance, determines whether the surgical instrument-biological tissue distance is greater than a predetermined second restricted distance, and in response to determining that the surgical instrument-biological tissue distance is not greater than the predetermined second restricted distance, issues a first instruction for restricting a motion speed of the arm.
US11058508B2
A robotic surgical system may include an actuator including a plurality of linearly displaceable drive members, where at least one drive member actuates at least one degree of freedom of a surgical instrument, and a sterile adapter interposed between the actuator and the surgical instrument. The sterile adapter includes a flexible barrier and a plurality of extensible covers integrally formed with the flexible barrier, and the plurality of extensible covers are arranged to receive the plurality of drive members. In some variations, the system may include an interlocked arrangement coupling the actuator and the surgical instrument across the sterile adapter, the interlocked arrangement urging the actuator and the surgical instrument together when the actuator actuates the at least one degree of freedom of the surgical instrument.
US11058501B2
A surgical method is provided for use with a teleoperated surgical system (surgical system), the method comprising: recording surgical instrument kinematic information indicative of surgical instrument motion produced within the surgical system during the occurrence of the surgical procedure; determining respective kinematic signatures associated with respective surgical instrument motions; producing an information structure in a computer readable storage device that associates respective kinematic signatures with respective control signals; comparing, during a performance of the surgical procedure surgical instrument kinematic information during the performance with at least one respective kinematic signature; launching, during a performance of the surgical procedure an associated respective control signal in response to a match between surgical instrument kinematics during the performance and a respective kinematic signature.
US11058496B2
A method, including calculating locations of first sensors attached to a probe that has been inserted into a human patient, and calculating positions of second sensors attached to a sheath via which the probe is inserted. The method also includes calculating respective shapes of the probe and the sheath, to achieve a best fit to the calculated probe sensor locations and sheath sensor positions, while restricting the probe to pass through the sheath. The calculated respective shapes of the probe and the sheath are used to present an image of the sheath aligned with the probe.
US11058493B2
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for navigation path tracing. In one aspect, a system displays a preoperative model of a luminal network is displayed. The system determines a position of an instrument within the luminal network relative to the preoperative model. Based on the position of the instrument relative to the preoperative model, the system determines whether to enter a path tracing mode. In path tracing mode the system displays visual indicia indicative of a path of the instrument with respect to the displayed preoperative model. The visual indicia may be used to visual the navigation path of the instrument and/or to extend the preoperative model.
US11058486B2
Provided in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is a microwave ablation system including an introducer having a lumen therethrough, a stylus configured for slidable engagement within the lumen of the introducer, and a microwave ablation antenna configured to deliver energy to a target during an ablation procedure, wherein the microwave ablation antenna is configured for slidable engagement within the lumen of the introducer.
US11058479B2
An apparatus includes an interface assembly and a shaft assembly. The interface assembly is for use with a robotic system and includes a first drive assembly. The first drive assembly includes a first slot having a distal recess and a transverse recess. The shaft assembly is removably couplable with the interface assembly and includes an end effector and a first coupling feature. The first drive assembly of the interface assembly actuates the end effector of the shaft assembly. The first coupling feature is couplable with the first slot of the first drive assembly to longitudinally fix the shaft assembly relative to the interface assembly.
US11058478B2
Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to a bipolar electrosurgical device for a laparoscopic environment, as well as methods for the use of such a device. Embodiments of the device may include a set of opposing jaws comprising at least one bipolar electrode pair disposed thereon, the set of jaws configured to deliver radiofrequency energy to a target tissue. Embodiments of the set of jaws, when closed, may have a diameter no greater than about 5 mm. The device may further include a shaft with a diameter that may be no greater than about 5 mm. Each of the jaws has a tissue-facing surface of each jaw that may include a complementary self-aligning configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis of the other jaw. Embodiments of the device may further include a pinless rotation assembly formed from rotatably cooperative features of the first jaw and the second jaw that connect the jaws together and enable the jaw set to pivot between an open position and a closed position.
US11058468B2
There is an implant, comprising a plate portion at a first end, and a stem portion at a second end extending away from an end of the plate portion. In one embodiment, the plate portion comprises a first lobe with a first screw hole; and a second lobe with a second screw hole, wherein the first lobe is adjacent to the second lobe. There is also method of inserting an implant, comprising preparing a patient's bones, performing an osteotomy on the patient's bones to form a first bone segment and a second bone segment, aligning the first bone segment and the second bone segment and inserting an implant into an intramedullary canal in the second bone segment.
US11058446B2
An apparatus, including a handle and a first conductive tube that is attached to and extends from the handle. The first conductive tube is biocompatible, and a distal end of the first conductive tube is configured to be inserted into an orifice of a human being for a medical procedure. The apparatus includes a second conductive tube, that is attached to and is enclosed by the first conductive tube. The first and second conductive tubes together act as an antenna for electromagnetic radiation. An insulated conductive coil is fashioned around and is fixed to the second conductive tube, and the coil generates a signal in response to a magnetic field traversing the coil. The apparatus also includes a transceiver that receives the signal from the insulated conductive coil, and in response generates a radiofrequency signal at a preset frequency and conveys the radiofrequency signal to the second conductive tube for radiation therefrom as electromagnetic energy at the preset frequency.
US11058436B2
A measurement system and method for determining a depth of penetration of a working portion of a surgical instrument (e.g., a rotating drill bit in a bore). A first sensor outputs a first signal representative of a displacement of the leading edge of the drill bit in the bore. A second sensor outputs a second signal representative of a force applied to the leading edge of the drill bit. A processor outputs a third signal representative of the depth of penetration of the leading edge of the drill bit when the leading edge of the drill bit passes from a first medium having a first density to a second medium having a second density. The third signal is based on the first and second signals.
US11058434B2
A tissue microfracture apparatus including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end that includes an aperture. The apparatus also includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends with at least one tissue microfracture spike protruding from the distal end. The member operates cooperatively with the housing to expose a portion of the spike through the aperture. The apparatus also includes a disposing facility between the elongated member and the housing to dispose the spike in a home position within the housing. The disposing facility may be a spring element positioned at either the proximal or distal end of the housing. The elongated member may include a force receiving surface on the proximal end for receiving a force that facilitates exposing the portion of the spike. An exposure limiting facility limits the exposed portion of the spike.
US11058421B2
A surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector, a controller, a first actuator, a second actuator, and a display is disclosed. The controller comprises a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The first actuator interfaces with the surgical end effector and the controller. The first actuator is configured to apply a first control motion to the surgical end effector during the first operating mode. The second actuator interfaces with the surgical end effector and the controller. The second actuator is configured to apply a second control motion to the surgical end effector during the second operating mode. The controller prevents activation of the second operating mode until the first operating mode is completed. The display interfaces with the controller to display a position of the second actuator during the second operating mode.
US11058405B2
A surgical tool for use in the treatment of anal fistulas includes an elongate, flexible probe having a channel running there through; a seton attached to a proximal end of the probe; and a wire located within the channel, and movable along the channel; wherein: the probe has a first stiffness and the wire has a second stiffness, the first stiffness being less than the second stiffness.
US11058402B2
Provided is a heartbeat detection signal processing method of an ultrasonic Doppler fetus monitoring device that transmits an ultrasonic wave to the abdomen of a pregnant woman and detects a fetal heartbeat rate by receiving a Doppler variation signal generated according to the fetal heartbeat. The method includes: receiving (S01) a Doppler signal according to a heartbeat, after removing (S02) a noise from the received Doppler signal, after transmitting (S03) it through a band-pass filter, and preprocessing (S04) it to extract an effective signal of the Doppler signal using a moving window average to select a signal of the input Doppler shifted frequency band; calculating a fetal heartbeat rate through an Average Magnitude Difference Function (AMDF) (S05a), an Autocorrelation Function (S05b), and a weighted autocorrelation function (S05c) using the Average Magnitude Difference Function (AMDF) and the Autocorrelation Function to detect a periodicity of a signal that varies according to the heartbeat from the selected signal; configuring (S06) a histogram using each heartbeat rate calculated through the Average Magnitude Difference Function (AMDF), the Autocorrelation Function, and the Weighted Autocorrelation Function; and estimating and determining a fetal heartbeat rate according to a maximum frequency value in the histogram to display it (S07), wherein after a threshold of the noise signal is estimated in the preprocessing (S04) it using the moving window average, it is used again as a noise signal threshold in the removing (S02) of the noise.
US11058396B2
A transceiver includes an array of pMUT elements, where each pMUT element includes: a substrate; a membrane suspending from the substrate; a bottom electrode disposed on the membrane; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode; and a first electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer. Each pMUT element exhibits one or more modes of vibration.
US11058387B2
A radiographic apparatus, comprises a generating unit that generates a composite image using a plurality of radiographic images that have been obtained by a plurality of radiation detecting apparatuses through single radiation irradiation by a radiation generating unit, a determining unit that determines a region to be analyzed so as to eliminate an overlap in an overlapping portion arising from a spatial placement of the plurality of radiation detecting apparatuses, and an obtaining unit that obtains an area dose for the composite image by obtaining an area dose for the region to be analyzed determined by the determining unit.
US11058379B2
The application relates to an X-ray imaging unit for a medical imaging. The unit includes a rotating part with a first X-ray source and an X-ray imaging detector unit configured to provide an image with at least a rotational movement (R) around a rotation axis of the rotating part. The unit includes an upper shelf configured to enable the rotating part to move with respect to the upper shelf with a linear movement (L) and to be attached to a column with a pivoting joint for enabling a pivot movement (P) of the upper shelf around the column. The rotating part is configured to be positioned by the linear movement and the pivot movement during the imaging.
US11058378B2
Medical imaging devices, systems, and methods thereof. The medical imaging system may include a movable station and a gantry. The movable station includes a gantry mount rotatably attached to the gantry. The gantry includes an outer C-arm slidably mounted to and operable to slide relative to the gantry mount, an inner C-arm slidably coupled to the outer C-arm and, an imaging signal transmitter and sensor attached to the C-arms. The two C-arms work together to provide a full 360 degree rotation of the imaging signal transmitter. The movable station may include a motion control system and an imaging control system. In embodiments, the motion control system includes omni-directional wheels for precision controlled-movement of the movable station.
US11058377B2
The present invention relates to a device (1) for determining positioning data for an X-ray image acquisition device (2) on a mobile patient support unit (3), the device comprising: a processing unit (10); and a status detector (11); wherein the status detector (11) is configured to acquire geometry data and type data of a mobile patient support unit (3) and of an X-ray image acquisition device (2) on the mobile patient support unit (3), and to transmit a status signal comprising the geometry data and the type data; wherein the processing unit (10) is configured to receive the status signal and data about region of interest position on the patient; and wherein, based on the status signal and the region of interest position, the processing unit (10) is configured to determine positioning and alignment data for an X-ray image acquisition device (2) on the mobile patient support unit (3), and to provide an image acquisition protocol for the X-ray image acquisition device (2). The device (1) may provide an X-ray image acquisition system having a simple and easy to operate construction.
US11058373B2
An irradiation treatment system comprising: a synchrotron ring defining a border extending vertically from the synchrotron ring; a particle beam generator, an output of the particle beam generator coupled to an inlet of the synchrotron ring and arranged to inject charged particle beams into the synchrotron ring; a field control unit arranged to adjust an electric and magnetic field such that the injected charged particle beams are accelerated; a treatment irradiation source positioned within the defined border, the input of the irradiation source coupled to the outlet of the synchrotron ring and arranged to receive the accelerated particle beams from the synchrotron ring; and a patient support member positioned within the defined border and arranged to support a patient in a predetermined relationship with the output of the treatment irradiation source, the treatment irradiation source arranged to irradiate the supported patient with the accelerated particle beams.
US11058366B2
An apparatus includes a base component having a center axis and at least two index positions. The apparatus also includes a rotational component coupled to the base component. The rotational component is configured to circularly maneuver about the center axis between the at least two index positions. A docking receptacle of the apparatus is coupled to the rotational component and is configured to receive a monitor having an electronic visual display. The apparatus also includes a handle configured to facilitate maneuvering of the rotational component.
US11058359B2
Disclosed is a method of removing motion artifacts from functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals. The method includes: disposing N optodes at a plurality of locations on a scalp, and forming a plurality of channels between the N optodes; calculating a correlation coefficient difference index of a neighbor channel around each receiver optode, and detecting a receiver optode in which a motion artifact has occurred based on the correlation coefficient difference index; and removing motion artifacts based on the detected receiver optode and an arrangement structure of the N optodes.
US11058347B2
Provided herein are systems, methods and devices for the Detection and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers. The system, methods, and devices generally relate to sensors and fluid systems for detecting ulcers and preventing further pain for the patient and allow healthcare providers with valuable information to reposition a patient.
US11058345B2
A method for evaluating a gastrointestinal tract of a subject may comprise using a sensor located in the subject to obtain data regarding qualities of a tissue of the gastrointestinal tract; using the obtained data, determining a measure of perfusion of blood in the tissue; using the obtained data, determining a measure of thickness of the tissue; using the measure of perfusion and the measure of thickness, determining a measure of inflammation of the tissue; and using one or more of the measure of perfusion, the measure of thickness, and the measure of inflammation, classifying a state of the tissue.
US11058336B2
A surgical method aids identification of nerves in a body to help prevent damage to the nerves during surgery to the body proximate the nerves. An electrode introduced to within a body cavity through a catheter is placed proximate a nerve within the body cavity by a laparoscopic or robotic device. An exploratory probe placed in the body cavity is selectively placed along a presumed pathway of the nerve to provide an electrical signal through the nerve to the electrode. An analyzer interfaced with the electrode analyzes the electrical signal received at the electrode to determine the proximity of the exploratory probe to the nerve, allowing mapping of the nerve pathway through the body cavity.
US11058334B1
An apparatus for insertion of a medical device in the skin of a subject is provided, as well as methods of inserting medical devices.
US11058332B2
In-vivo systems and methods for the detection of early signs of post-surgery infection are described. The in-vivo systems include a drain system with a tube configured to drain fluids from a surgery site, at least one sensor unit for sensing the presence of at least one infection biomarker, a processor for processing a signal generated by the at least one sensor unit, a transmitter for transmitting the signal, and a notification system for receiving the signal, analyzing the signal by comparing it to a threshold, determining presence of infection, and generating an indication on the presence of infection.
US11058317B1
A method of non-invasive detection of an analyte includes generating a transmit signal having at least two frequencies each of which is a radio or microwave frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and transmitting the transmit signal into a target containing at least one analyte of interest using at least one transmit antenna/element. At least one receive antenna/element is used to detect response that results from transmitting the transmit signal by the at least one transmit antenna/element into the target containing the at least one analyte of interest. The at least one transmit antenna/element and the at least one receive antenna/element are less than 95% coupled to one another, or less than 90% coupled to one another, or less than 85% coupled to one another, or less than 75% coupled to one another.
US11058316B2
As one example, a fluid monitoring apparatus includes a dielectric microsensor that includes a capacitive sensing structure integrated into a microfluidic channel. The microfluidic channel includes a fluid input to receive a sample volume of a sample under test (SUT). A transmitter provides an input radio frequency (RF) signal to an RF input of the microsensor. A receiver receives an output RF signal from the microsensor. A computing device computes dielectric permittivity values of the SUT that vary over a time interval based on the output RF signal. The computing device may determine at least one permittivity parameter based on the computed dielectric permittivity values over at least a portion of the time interval.
US11058313B2
Non-invasive measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP), for example mean ICP. A probe adjacent the head emits energy, such as ultrasound, and receives reflected signals. A processing unit derives ICP waveform from the signals. A pressure mechanism applies external pressure intermittently to outer surface of the head and incrementally increases the external pressure. The processing unit is configured to detect a decrease in amplitude of the ICP waveform (occurring in some embodiments only after an intermediate period of ICRS compensation), the processing unit configured to determine the ICP of the person from a sum of applied external pressures from a time of the initial value A1 until a final value at which the amplitude remains stable with additional increase in applied external pressure. In some cases, the final value is earlier than that but the processing unit extrapolates the sum to when the amplitude remains stable with additional increases in pressure.
US11058309B2
Disclosed is finger cuff that is connectable to a patient's finger to be used in measuring the patient's blood pressure by a blood pressure measurement system. The finger cuff may comprise a fixed shell and a bladder. The fixed shell may have a finger cavity, in which the finger cavity of the fixed shell may be placed around a patient's finger to surround a large portion of the patient's finger including the middle knuckle to reduce finger movement, and in particular, to reduce relative movement between the middle phalanx and the proximal phalanx. Further, the fixed shell includes a support member that extends away from the finger cavity to abut against the underside of the patient's hand to reduce bending of the finger relative to the hand.
US11058305B2
The present invention is directed to a wearable system wherein elements of the system, including various sensors adapted to detect biometric and other data and/or to deliver drugs, are positioned proximal to, on the ear or in the ear canal of a person. In embodiments of the invention, elements of the system are positioned on the ear or in the ear canal for extended periods of time. For example, an element of the system may be positioned on the tympanic membrane of a user and left there overnight, for multiple days, months, or years. Because of the position and longevity of the system elements in the ear canal, the present invention has many advantages over prior wearable biometric and drug delivery devices.
US11058300B2
Provided herein are medical devices comprising a plurality of biologically interactive devices configured for interacting with a large area biological surface. The biologically interactive devices each may comprise a sensor for measuring a physiological parameter. A wireless controller is configured to wirelessly operate the plurality of biologically interactive devices. A wireless transmitter is configured for wirelessly communicating an output from said plurality of biologically interactive devices to a remote receiver. The medical devices are particularly suited for measuring one or both of pressure and temperature, with compatibility for incorporating additional sensors of interest.
US11058291B2
Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
US11058285B2
An optical signal transmission module is provided, in which a lens surface for condensing light emitted from an LD configured to convert an electrical signal to an optical signal and emit light of the optical signal is integrally formed on an end portion of an optical fiber, a mounting substrate for the LD to be mounted is configured with a specially-shaped substrate, and a fixing portion (a fixing hole portion) for the optical fiber to be fixed is integrally formed on the mounting substrate, at a position where the light emitted from the LD (the light of the optical signal) can be incident on the lens surface.
US11058283B2
An endoscope includes: an insertion unit; an imaging unit to image a subject under examination and output an electrical image signal; a light modulation device to output an optical image signal based on the electrical image signal output from the imaging unit; a first light cable inserted in the insertion unit to transmit light emitted by a communication light source to the light modulation device; and a second light cable inserted in the insertion unit to transmit the optical image signal output from the light modulation device outside the insertion unit. The communication light source is different from an illumination light source emitting an illumination light for illuminating the subject under examination. The light modulation device modulates the light transmitted by the first light cable to generate the optical image signal.
US11058274B2
A surface cleaning machine is proposed which includes an appliance body and a cleaning head which is arranged on the appliance body, wherein at least one driven cleaning roller unit is positioned on the cleaning head and a dirty fluid tank device is arranged on the cleaning head, and a drive motor, wherein a scraper guide device which acts on the at least one cleaning roller unit is associated with the at least one cleaning roller unit, wherein the scraper guide device is arranged at an inlet orifice of the dirty fluid tank device, and wherein the scraper guide device is arranged and formed in such a way that dirty fluid is couplable from the at least one cleaning roller unit via the inlet orifice of the dirty fluid tank device into the dirty fluid tank device without a suction fan.
US11058272B2
An convertible central vacuum system is disclosed allowing for operation in both a cyclonic separation (bagless) mode as well as in a filter bag mode (via an removable filter bag adapter housing). With each mode having its own advantages and disadvantages, the user can readily convert between them as desired.
US11058271B2
A rotating cleaning element configured to be inserted in a cleaning head compartment of a robotic vacuum, the rotating cleaning element including: a drive end including a drive protrusion configured to engage a drive mechanism of the cleaning head compartment; a bearing end and a shroud configured to surround at least a portion of the bearing end to lessen an amount of hair and similar matter that reaches the bearing; and a central member extending between the bearing end and the drive end.
US11058270B2
A robotic vacuum cleaner equipped with a holonomic drive that can drive in a given direction, e.g., north (with its assigned orientation being north) and move in a different direction, e.g., east, north-east, or any direction) while maintaining its assigned orientation or that of any desired portion of the robot such as an intake, bank of sensors, or any other portion of the robot that is needed for a particular maneuver.
US11058265B2
A portable toilet comprises a container-shaped body of which the top surface is opened and the inside is empty. A first toilet cover is provided on the opened top surface and formed in an arch shape, and a second toilet cover is disposed on the opened top surface so as to be symmetrical to the first toilet cover, wherein each of the first toilet cover and the second toilet cover rotates with respect to the body such that each one end portion of the first toilet cover and the second toilet cover can be spaced apart with respect to the body.
US11058261B2
An exemplary dispensing system includes a dispenser, an actuator, a sensor, and a controller. The dispenser includes a container for holding liquid, a liquid pump, an air pump, an outlet nozzle, and a foaming media. The actuator causes the dispenser to dispense liquid or foam. The sensor generates an input signal indicative of a status of the container. The controller receives the input signal, generates at least one output signal, and prevents the dispenser from dispensing liquid or foam if a breach is detected in the container.
US11058233B1
A modular display case having a chamber for holding an item to be displayed, such as a folded flag, as well as a chamber for housing an illuminating LED strip within the base of the case. The case is made from multiple layers of material spaced apart with ring spacers between the front panel and back panel which are connected with fasteners. The front panel of the case is removably attached to the body of the case and is seated within a tray in the integrated base. The item held in the display chamber is visible through slats between the layers as well as through the viewing windows on the front and rear panels of the case. The rear panel of the case is generally solid whereas the front panel is removably attached to the body of the case and thereby permits access to the display chamber.
US11058223B2
A network of devices that include Workspace Fitness Devices, such as Smart Under-the-desk Bikes and Smart Desk Controllers embedded in Smart Sit-and-Stand Desks that connect or “talk” to one another, electronically identify individual users, track their activities, connect to a remote server database, and modify its records. Secondary devices such as smartphones, can connect to this network to remotely monitor and control the settings on the devices such as the desk's height or the required tension in the Smart Under-the-Desk Bike. The performance data captured by this network of devices can be shared to fitness tracking software or devices. By using our invention, we plan to motivate employees that sit behind the desk for numerous hours throughout the day to improve their health, productivity, and overall wellbeing.
US11058222B2
The invention is generally a cabinet hanging system that, in exemplary embodiments, includes a wall cleat hanger and at least one cabinet. The at least one cabinet has a plurality of recesses on its rear exterior edge that are substantially similar to the same shape of the wall cleat hanger. The recesses allow a user to hang the cabinets on their wall without needing to fasten the cabinets to the wall cleat hanger or the wall. This invention alleviates the burden of complicated cabinet systems installations while simultaneously allowing the user to install the cabinet system without the assistance of another person. In an exemplary embodiment, the cabinet has a first elongated recess and a second elongated recess. Terminal cabinets replace one elongated recess with a finished panel and a wall cleat. The wall cleat allows terminal cabinets to securely rest on the wall cleat hanger.
US11058215B2
A product for holding an item. Enclosure shells can be connected together to form a v-shape surface to hold the item when opened. Legs can connect to the sides of the enclosure shells. The legs can be configured to hold up the v-shape surface platform when opened.
US11058210B2
A carrier assembly for a harness for carrying a handheld motor-driven work tool, the carrier assembly including a back plate having connections for shoulder straps, a hip belt, and a manner for attaching the work tool. The back plate is arranged to be connected to the hip belt by a pivotal connection joint to allow rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the back plate.
US11058203B2
Nail products, methods and kits for enhancing nails are disclosed. A tacky substance is applied to a nail followed by a nonwoven substrate. The nonwoven substrate is removed from the nail leaving a fiber residue on the nail. A nail coating such as nail polish is applied to the nail over the fiber residue. If any gaps between fibers in the fiber residue remain after the nail coating is applied, a further nail coating may be applied. A top coat may then be applied to provide for a final finish on the nail.
US11058196B2
Described herein is a modular luggage system (the “MLS”) that includes a modular case system that includes a plurality of interchangeable modular cases having a plurality of interchangeable compartments; a modular transport system that includes a plurality of interchangeable modular transport devices; a first chassis that includes a first chassis inner surface configured to releasably and interchangeably retain an interchangeable modular case selected from the modular case system; and a first chassis frame having attachment regions configured to releasably and interchangeably couple with an interchangeable modular transport device selected from the modular transport system. Also described are a coupling device for a MILS with multiple chassis, and corresponding methods for assembling the above MILS. A kit of parts for assembling the MLS is also described.
US11058191B2
A bracelet including two strands provided with a fastening system which includes at least one longitudinal groove on one of the two strands and at least one longitudinal protuberance on the other strand. The material and the shape of the groove and of the protuberance are configured such that these two elements interlock under pressure exerted by the bracelet user, over two overlapping portions of the bracelet strands. The connection between the strands can easily be separated, preferably by peeling the upper strand away from the lower strand. The bracelet is continuously adjustable in length, without requiring heavy or complex elements.
US11058187B2
A releasable fastener having two portions that slide together to affix two portions of an article. For example, the two portions may include an elongated rail that slides into an elongated slot or tube.
US11058179B2
The present disclosure provides a knitted component for an article of footwear. The knitted component may include a first side and a second side, where the first side and the second side form an overfoot portion. An underfoot portion may be located between the first side and the second side, where at least a portion of the first side and at least a portion of the second side of the knitted component are located on one of a medial side and a lateral side of the overfoot portion, and where a knitted course extends from the first side, through the underfoot portion, and to the second side.
US11058173B2
An article of footwear includes a sole structure with an auxetic structure. The auxetic structure includes an aperture. The sole structure also includes an aggregate that is received in the aperture. The auxetic structure is resiliently deformable between a neutral position and a deformed position. The auxetic structure can move auxetically between the neutral position and the deformed position. The aperture deforms as the auxetic structure moves between the neutral position and the deformed position. The aggregate includes a plurality of particles that support the foot as the auxetic structure deforms between the neutral position and the deformed position.
US11058172B2
A method of forming a fiber reinforced plate for an article of footwear is described. The method includes embroidering a reinforcing strand to a substrate layer with a thread according to a strand configuration. One or more substrate layers with strand configurations are arranged relative to a base plate. The one or more substrate layers are bonded to the base plate to form the fiber reinforced plate. The reinforcing strands may be formed of a heat fusible material so that adjacent segments of the strands bond to one another and/or the substrate layer. Various strand configurations of reinforcing strands embroidered to substrate layers are described. Multiple substrate layers with different strand configurations can be bonded together with a base plate to form a fiber reinforced plate with reinforcement at selected locations based on the strand configurations.
US11058171B2
The present invention provides a shoe material part mainly composed of a coffee ground material, a porous material and a rubber-plastic material, and is made of a recycled waste porous material and recycled waste coffee grounds, which can improve the value of waste recycling and reuse, and reduce environmental pollution, in addition to reducing waste, there will be no residue pollution of natural ecology and other issues in the subsequent environmental recycling, quite in line with environmental requirements. In addition, the present invention has the function of natural deodorization, because the coffee grounds can naturally diffuse the aroma of coffee, and the characteristics of better deodorization and air permeability of the coffee grounds can be used to reduce the foul smell of a user's foot.
US11058163B2
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. The system provides updating an image provided by the user, with apparel designed by the user.
US11058158B2
A head protection hood having an outer surface configured to contact a surrounding environment, an inner surface configured to contact the head of a user, a head passage section, a face opening delimited by an edge at the eyes of the user, and a breathing area is provided. The head protection hood includes a frame connected along the edge of the face opening, that receives a visor and that has a first lip resting against the head of the user at an area situated between the root and the tip of the nose, at the front region, at the temples, and at the infra-orbital regions of the face of the user, thus forming a visual compartment separated from said breathing area. The frame further comprises a second peripheral lip situated between the first lip and the visor, the second peripheral lip extending from the frame towards said surrounding environment.
US11058157B1
A swimsuit for competition swimming is contemplated as being formed with a network of tension bands disposed interior to the external surface of the swimsuit for storing energy and resisting motion, and with a plurality of reinforcement liners configured to complement the functionality of the network of tension bands while maintaining strength and flexibility in targeted locations while prevent intrusion of water from being retained within the components of the suit through a network of strategically positioned drains. The swimsuit may optimize the swimmer's swimming motion with reduced discomfort and without degrading prematurely due to wear.
US11058156B2
A removable underwire attachment that is externally inserted over a cup of a brassiere is provided. The underwire attachment may include a U-shape wire that includes a first curved portion configured with a first end seamlessly coupled to a second curved portion configured with a second end. The first end and the second end may be inserted along a bottom portion of a cup of the brassiere to removably fasten the attachment to the brassiere for additional support and shape.
US11058144B2
A twisting apparatus has a rotor driven around an axis by an electric motor, a microcontroller; three elastomeric balls at ends of pivot arms mounted to a lower surface of the rotor such that arms may pivot to move the elastomeric balls toward or away from the central axis, a clutch mechanism having a clutch plate with pins interacting with the pivot arms such that rotation of the rotor from a stopped position in one direction closes the elastomeric balls toward the central axis, and rotation of the rotor from a stopped position in the opposite direction retracts the elastomeric balls; and a detection device sending a trigger event to the micro-controller. The trigger event closes the elastomeric balls on the cigarette end, then reverses to release.
US11058133B2
A self-contained popcorn popper has an open side provided with an air-flow curtain extending at least partially across the open side and directed inwardly. Effluent from popping flows upwardly into a “U”-shaped vent, through an effluent filter and flows into said air flow curtains to reduce particulate-bearing effluent emitted from the popper cabinet. Heated air is recirculated in a lower warming bin to maintain heat in popped corn dumped from a popping kettle and that air is recirculated in the bin, also to reduce emission of particulars into the environment surrounding the popper.
US11058129B2
The present invention relates to methods of releasing galactose from legumes using polypeptides having alpha-galactosidase activity. The invention also relates to polypeptides having alpha-galactosidase activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of 5 producing the polypeptides. The invention also relates to compositions comprising the polypeptides of the invention and the use of the polypeptides in animal feed.
US11058122B2
A large-scale multifunctional rice noodle making machine, along the direction of materials delivery comprises sequentially a rice lifting machine inlet, a rice lifting machine, a fermenter, a rice feeder, a rice-flour outlet, an auxiliary ingredients machine, a continuously mixing and conveying machine, an outlet, a self-ripening and shaping machine, a hot water circulation tank, a rice-flour feeder, an extruding machine, a conveyor of aging machine, a fan, an aging machine, a first noodle loosen machine, a noodle steamer, an out-feed channel, a second noodle loosen machine, a conveyor, an inlet, an inner packaging machine, a conveyor I, a weighing scale, a metal detector, a conveyor II, a sterilizer, and a rice noodle collector. The present invention relates to a large-scale multifunction rice noodle machine, which can automatically and efficiently produce a variety of rice noodles, such as fermented and non-fermented rice noodles.
US11058115B2
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which X, R1, R2, R3 and n have the definitions given above, to the use thereof as acaricides and/or insecticides for control of animal pests and to processes and intermediates for preparation thereof.
US11058112B2
This application relates to compositions for cleaning and disinfecting unclean surfaces that are contaminated, typically with bacteria, viruses, yeast and molds. Broadly speaking contaminated surfaces includes hard and soft surfaces such as those found in household environments, in industrial environments, and hospitals, as well as surfaces of food products such as fruits, vegetables and meat. Further, the compositions can be prepared with naturally occurring components that are classified as generally considered as safe (GRAS) by the US FDA and/or comply with National Organic Production (NOP) standards of the USDA and can therefore be used in situations where such a classification is required such as organic food production.
US11058111B2
Disclosed herein are the methods of using specific di-cationic or multiple charged cationic compounds, which are derived from primary amine or polyamines through an aza-Michael addition with an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound or from polyamines through both an aza-Michael addition with an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound and a ring-opening reaction with an epoxide, in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system. The disclosed methods or compositions are found to be more effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for reducing microbial or biofilm growth in water systems.
US11058110B2
Techniques regarding polymers with antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can regard a polymer, which can comprise a repeating ionene unit. The repeating ionene unit can comprise a cation distributed along a degradable backbone. The degradable backbone can comprise a terephthalamide structure. Further, the repeating ionene unit can have antimicrobial functionality.
US11058108B2
Novel high-strength herbicidal oil-in-water emulsions containing a water soluble salt of glyphosate and an oil soluble herbicide active ingredient show enhanced stability to oil phase coalescence and active ingredient crystallization by the use of specific surfactants and water immiscible organic solvents.
US11058105B1
A decoy assembly is configured to have an adjustable buoyancy level. The decoy assembly has a head assembly with a decoy head. A decoy body has a body planar bottom surface and a head opening configured to accommodate the head assembly. The head assembly further has a head keel bracket, joined to the planar bottom surface. A head weight is joined to the head keel bracket and configured to lower a head assembly center of gravity. The decoy assembly has body keel brackets and body keel weights joined to the body keel bracket at the planar bottom surface and configured to lower the body assembly center of gravity. Adjusting the body assembly center of gravity independently of the head assembly center of gravity provides lifelike movement for the decoy assembly and allows the orientation of the decoy to be varied for a natural looking presentation.
US11058103B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).
US11058095B2
A working animal reaction handling method monitors reactions of a working animal in an environment to conditions of that environment. The method uses an imaging device to obtain images of the environment, the images providing at least a portion of environmental data about the environment. The method ascertains, based at least in part on the environmental data, a cause of a reaction, of the monitored reactions, of the working animal, electronically signals a handler of the working animal with an alert about the ascertained cause of the reaction of the working animal.
US11058090B2
Provided herein are hybrid True Potato Seeds (TPS). Also provided herein are potato plants grown from the present hybrid True Potato Seeds and the potato tubers produced by these plants. Also provided herein is use of the present potato tubers for vegetative propagation thereof and to the use of the present potato tubers as seed potato for producing potato tubers for consumption and the food processing industry. Specifically, provided herein are hybrid True Potato Seed (TPS), wherein the seed is tetraploid and is produced as an F1 of a cross between a tetraploid male potato line and a tetraploid female potato line and preferably to hybrid True Potato Seed (TPS) wherein said tetraploid male potato line and said tetraploid female potato line have a sufficient degree of genetic and phenotypic uniformity to yield, as F1, hybrid True Potato Seed (TPS).
US11058088B2
A soybean cultivar designated 85120426 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 85120426, to the plants of soybean cultivar 85120426, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 85120426, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 85120426. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85120426. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 85120426, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 85120426 with another soybean cultivar.
US11058087B2
A soybean cultivar designated 84110426 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 84110426, to the plants of soybean cultivar 84110426, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 84110426, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 84110426. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84110426. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84110426, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 84110426 with another soybean cultivar.
US11058082B1
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFAH54 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFAH54, cells from soybean variety 5PFAH54, plants of soybean 5PFAH54, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFAH54. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFAH54 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFAH54, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFAH54, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFAH54. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFAH54 are further provided.
US11058079B2
A novel maize variety designated X90N357 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90N357 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90N357 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90N357, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90N357 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90N357 and methods of using maize variety X90N357 are disclosed.
US11058069B2
A multilayered polymeric film for covering an agricultural structure or greenhouse is described herein, wherein the film contains adjacent layers that are capable of delamination from one another. A method of covering an agricultural structure or greenhouse with the multilayered polymeric film can comprise inserting gas between adjacent layers of the film.
US11058066B2
The system includes a pre-fabricated garden seedsheet, with seeds and soil embedded in water-soluble pods within a weed barrier fabric. Each water-soluble pod is fabricated from dissolvable material, which are affixed together to form cavities in which seeds and soil are applied. The pods are then affixed to the weed barrier matrix in an arrangement dictated by the plant algorithm. Upon contact with water, the pods rapidly dissolve, thereby beginning the germination process in which the seeds sprout and emerge through the aligned openings in the weed barrier fabric. The selection of plants and their physical arrangement within each seedsheet may be determined by a software-driven plant algorithm that extrapolates plant characteristics, environmental requirements, and companion benefits. The algorithm may be used both on the customer-facing software program, as well as the in-house design process to create pre-designed seed sheets.
US11058062B2
A system for controlling the speed of harvested crop as it is discharged from a crop accumulator onto a field comprising a discharge mechanism for imparting a desired rearward travel speed to the harvested crop as it is being discharged from the crop accumulator and a speed measurement device for measuring forward travel speed of the crop accumulator. A processor is in communication with the discharge mechanism and the speed measurement device and is operable to adjust the discharge mechanism for imparting the desired rearward travel speed or the forward travel speed of the crop accumulator, to discharge harvested crop with a rearward travel speed that is substantially equal to the forward travel speed such that the harvested crop has a substantially net zero speed as it contacts the ground.
US11058060B2
A draper header is attached to a harvesting machine by an adapter including a bottom feed draper and an upper feed roller driven by a coupling from an output of the machine rotatable about an axis parallel to the forward direction and a right angle gearbox. The feed roller is mounted at each end allowing independent up and down floating movement of the ends and there is provided a mechanical linkage using two chains and an idler shaft between the output shaft of the gear box an input shaft of the roller with a universal coupling therebetween. The gear box is located at least partly underneath the discharge opening and underneath the feed roller, rearwardly of the rear guide roller of the feed draper, rearwardly of the axis of rotation of the feed roller and underneath a feed pan which is inclined upwardly and rearwardly over the gear box.
US11058059B2
A deck plate extension for a row unit of an agricultural harvester. The deck plate extension configured to attach to the return side of the row unit side thereby preventing a kernel crop from dropping to the ground during harvesting. The deck plate extension is further provided with a kernel channel configured to direct the kernel crop along the return side of the row unit side to the harvest side of the row unit side. The deck plate extension may be provided as part of a deck plate of a row unit side or may be provided as a second plate added to the row unit side. The deck plate extension is configured to be added as original equipment and as a retrofit to existing row units.
US11058057B1
An asparagus harvester includes a chassis movable over a bed of growing asparagus. Spears above a selected height are severed at the ground by a severing assembly. A conveyor receives from a pick-up apparatus and conveys away asparagus spears severed by the severing assembly. The severing assembly includes a severing blade carried by a plunger mounted in a pneumatic cylinder. Conduits couple the pneumatic cylinder to a source of air under pressure through a valve unit operable for actuating the pneumatic cylinder to repeatedly fire and withdraw the plunger for repeatedly moving the severing blade back-and-forth along a stroke path between a raised set position and a lowered severing position proximate to the ground. A heater mounted proximate to the valve unit is configured to sufficiently heat the valve unit to enable the valve unit to operate in the presence of an ambient temperature sufficiently low to impair its operation.
US11058042B2
A method of real-time plant selection and removal from a plant field including capturing a first image of a first section of the plant field, segmenting the first image into regions indicative of individual plants within the first section, selecting the optimal plants for retention from the first image based on the first image and the previously thinned plant field sections, sending instructions to the plant removal mechanism for removal of the plants corresponding to the unselected regions of the first image from the second section before the machine passes the unselected regions, and repeating the aforementioned steps for a second section of the plant field adjacent the first section in the direction of machine travel.
US11064639B2
In a component mounter including a component holding tool configured to hold lead of a lead component, a position of mark given to the component holding tool and a position of a distal end of the lead are calculated based on captured image data, and when a distance between the position of the mark and the position of the distal end of the lead is smaller than a threshold, mounting work is performed, whereas when the distance is equal to or greater than the threshold, the mounting work is not performed. As a result, for example, mounting work on a lead component having a lead which is greatly bent can be avoided, thereby ensuring proper mounting work.
US11064638B2
A component supply device is a feeder which uses a supply tape to supply an electronic component, and includes a main carrier route for carrying the supply tape to a component suction position, a first carrier route for carrying the supply tape from a tape insertion position to a rear end part of the main carrier route, a second carrier route provided so as to be aligned below the first carrier route, a second sprocket which carries the supply tape to the component suction position, a third sprocket which carries the supply tape from the tape insertion position to the second sprocket, and a route switching device provided to a loading unit which automatically changes a carrier route of the supply tape from the first carrier route to the second carrier route when the supply tape is carried to the component suction position.
US11064637B2
A magnetic shielding system that includes a shield that is non-uniform in the axial direction and a shield cap that is non-uniform in the radial direction. Each shield in the system may have a magnetic permeability, thickness, and/or radius that varies in the axial direction to create low-reluctance paths that redirect flux away from a sample towards the ends of the shield. Each shield cap in the system may have a magnetic permeability and/or thickness that varies in the radial direction to create low-reluctance paths that redirect flux away from the sample towards shield walls. An inner shielding layer formed from a material of low permeability and moderate-to-high coercivity may be implemented as the innermost layer of a magnetic shielding system.
US11064630B2
A system for supplying power to at least one power distribution and data hub using a portable battery pack including a battery enclosed by a wearable and replaceable pouch or skin is disclosed, wherein the pouch or skin can be provided in different colors and/or patterns. Further, the pouch or skin can be MOLLE-compatible. The battery comprises a battery element housed between a battery cover and a back plate, wherein the battery element, battery cover, and back plate have a slight curvature or contour. Further, the battery comprises flexible leads.
US11064625B2
An interface circuit includes: a connector connectable to a PC; a communication circuit capable of generating a transmission signal to another electronic device; a first region that is set between the connector and the communication circuit to allow an electrical isolation device to be mounted therein; wiring lines used to connect the communication circuit and the connector to each other through the first region; and wiring lines used to connect the electronic circuit and the connector to each other through a region other than the first region.
US11064622B2
The present disclosure provides a display screen and a display apparatus, pertaining to the field of display technologies. The display screen includes: a backplane, a printed circuit board and a fixing adhesive, wherein the printed circuit board is fixed to the backplane by the fixing adhesive.
US11064613B2
Methods, devices, and systems for encapsulating a flexible electronic device with a waterproof layer are provided. In some embodiments, a manufacturing process is provided where a hotmelt layer is positioned over a flexible substrate that has at least one electronic component. Then, heat and/or pressure are applied to the hotmelt layer causing the hotmelt layer to flow around the at least one component to encapsulate the at least one component and form a waterproof layer. Various embodiments for forming the hotmelt layer and various embodiments of the flexible electronic device with the hotmelt layer are described herein.
US11064611B2
A method for fabricating a printed circuit, comprising: darkening a surface location of a conductive material with one or more ultrafast pulses of laser radiation and ablating the conductive material at the surface location with one or more longer duration pulses of laser radiation to produce traces or micro via patterns on the surface of a PCB. A hole for a blind micro via is produced by ablating the conductive material at the darkened surface location with one or more longer duration pulses of laser radiation and cleaning a second conductive material under the substrate with one or more further longer duration pulses of laser radiation.
US11064605B2
This invention provides a polymer thick film dielectric paste composition, comprising a mixture of titanium dioxide and boron nitride powders, a resin blend of polyol and phenoxy resin, one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a linear aliphatic polyester, a block copolymer, a blocked aliphatic polyisocyanate, and a wetting and dispersing agent, and one or more polar, aprotic solvents. The paste composition may be used to form polymer thick film dielectric layers in electrical circuits subject to thermoforming and in articles requiring stretchable dielectric layers such as wearables.
US11064603B2
Provided is an electronic apparatus capable of improving time margin. The electronic apparatus includes: a base substrate including a substrate base including a plurality of layers and a plurality of wiring layers between the layers; a controller chip and at least one memory semiconductor chip mounted on the base substrate; a signal line disposed in one of the wiring layers and connecting the controller chip to the at least one memory semiconductor chip; and a pair of open stubs disposed in another wiring layer, connected to both ends of the signal line, and extending to face each other with a gap.
US11064602B1
An antenna system includes a first printed circuit board having an array of printed circuit board antenna elements, a second circuit board having a signal distribution network for the antenna elements, and at least one first interconnect structure coupled between a bottom surface of the first printed circuit board and a top surface of the second circuit board. The first interconnect structure can include first vias having an aspect ratio of greater than 10 to 1. The vias electrically connect to respective first contacts on the bottom surface of the first circuit board and to respective second contacts on the top surface of the second circuit board.
US11064595B2
A modular dimmer assembly, including a communications circuit configured to send and receive wireless communication, a control circuit configured to receive an AC input at a first pulse width and adjust the brightness of at least one lighting device, in response to the communications circuit receiving a signal, by producing an AC output at a second pulse width, a regulation circuit, controlled by the AC output, including a flyback switch mode power supply (SMPS) and a capacitor, wherein the flyback SMPS charges the capacitor and the control circuit monitors a voltage of the capacitor to determine the second pulse width, and wherein the modular dimmer assembly is a two-wire device.
US11064594B2
A pairing method for determining communication partners among luminaires and wireless interface (IF) devices, including: generating provisional pairing data by assigning provisional addresses to the luminaires and the wireless IF devices indicated on the layout map and by associating the provisional addresses assigned to the wireless IF devices with the provisional addresses assigned to the luminaires in a one-to-many relationship; in a hardware installation phase in which the luminaires and the wireless IF devices are installed in accordance with the layout map, generating final pairing data by associating the provisional addresses in the provisional pairing data with pre-assigned actual addresses; and notifying the luminaires and the wireless IF devices of each of the actual addresses each is associated with in the final pairing data, and causing the luminaires and the wireless IF devices to store, as an actual address of a communication partner, each of the notified actual addresses.
US11064588B1
An LED driver circuit includes a DC-to-AC inverter that provides a primary AC voltage to the input node of a resonant tank circuit. The resonant tank circuit includes a resonant tank circuit inductor, a resonant tank circuit capacitor and a primary winding of an output transformer. The resonant tank circuit capacitor and the primary winding are connected in parallel between a resonant tank circuit output node and a DC balance node. The DC balance node is coupled to a first bus by a first DC-blocking capacitor and is coupled to a second bus by a second DC-blocking capacitor. The output transformer has at least one secondary winding. An AC output voltage from the secondary winding is rectified to generate a DC voltage, which is applied to a load having a plurality of LEDs. The resonant tank circuit input node is clamped by first and second clamping diodes.
US11064587B2
An LED lighting apparatus including a rectifier to rectify AC voltages having different magnitudes and generate driving voltages corresponding to rectified voltages, a buck converter connected to an output terminal of the rectifier and generate an LED driving current corresponding to the driving voltages, a variable reference voltage comparator to receive the driving voltages, and generate variable reference voltages that fluctuate in correspondence to magnitudes of the output driving voltages, compare the driving voltages and the variable reference voltages, and output signals for controlling an operation of the buck converter, an LED including at least one LED group and driven by the LED driving current generated by the buck converter, and a controller including a converter controller to control the operation of the buck converter and a constant current controller to constant current-control the LED driving current applied to the at least one LED group.
US11064577B2
An induction heating device includes: a working coil set including a first working coil connected to a first resonant capacitor and a second working coil connected to a second resonant capacitor; an inverter that performs a switching operation to apply a resonant current to at least one of the first or second working coil; a current transformer that adjusts a magnitude of the resonant current and that transmits the resonant current having the adjusted magnitude to the working coil set; a first relay that selectively connects a first end of the second working coil to the current transformer or the second resonant capacitor; a second relay that selectively connects a to second end of the second working coil to an end of the first working coil or the second resonant capacitor; and a control unit configured to control operations of the inverter and the first and second relays, respectively.
US11064575B2
An induction heating device includes first and second working coils connected to each other electrically in parallel, an inverter unit configured to cause a resonant current to flow in at least one of the first working coil or the second working coil, a first semiconductor switch configured to turn on and off the first working coil; a second semiconductor switch configured to turn on and off the second working coil; and a control unit configured to apply the resonant current to the first working coil or the second working coil by controlling the inverter unit, the first semiconductor switch, and the second semiconductor switch, and, based on a number of pulses or a frequency of the resonant current, to detect whether a target object is located at a location corresponding to the first working coil or the second working coil.
US11064571B2
The present invention relates to a film type heater and an electroconductive thin-film. The film type heater includes a substrate; and a heat emitting layer that is formed on the substrate and contains a tin oxide doped with one or more metalloids and one or more post-transition metals.
US11064566B2
Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for MulteFire (MF) narrowband (NB) internet of things (IoT) is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise one or more processors configured to: decode a special subframe from a data segment carried on an nframe that is transmitted in a data channel; identify a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) and a guard period (GP) from the special subframe; and switch from receiving in the data channel to transmitting in the data channel during a duration of the special subframe.
US11064562B2
This disclosure is directed to generating and sending an emergency notification short message service (SMS) message to one or more registered contacts of a user when the user's user equipment (UE) is used to call enhanced 911 (E911). The E911 call may be placed either as a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) or as a voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) call. The emergency contacts may be previously designated by the user, and saved to a profile associated with the user. When the user calls E911, a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) system may cooperate with one or more other components of a mobile communications network to route the E911 call to a nearby public safety answering point (PSAP) based at least in part on location information of the UE from which the E911 call was placed. This same location information may be provided in the emergency notification SMS message.
US11064557B2
Provided are a method and device for establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. The method includes: a relay terminal device receiving a first access stratum data packet sent by a remote terminal device, wherein the first access stratum data packet carries a device tag of the remote terminal device and RRC connection request information; the relay terminal device generating a second access stratum data packet on the basis of the first access stratum data packet; the relay terminal device sending the second access stratum data packet to a network device; the relay terminal device receiving a third access stratum data packet sent by the network device, wherein the third access stratum data packet carries the device tag of the remote terminal device and information for establishing an RRC connection; the relay terminal device generating a fourth access stratum data packet on the basis of the third access stratum data packet; and the relay terminal device sending the fourth access stratum data packet to the remote terminal device. The invention thereby allows a terminal device outside a coverage of a network device to generate an RRC connection.
US11064556B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for configuring radio resource control (RRC) connections. A lightweight RRC component in a distributed unit may be configured to process RRC connection requests on behalf of an RRC component in a central unit. The central unit may send lightweight RRC configuration messages indicating information that may be used by the lightweight RRC component to generate RRC connection setup messages.
US11064554B2
To provide a radio communication device and a radio communication method that can surely avoid a state that communication cannot be started because of a disagreement in states in an intermediate layer, which is lower to RRC layer, when transitioning between a connected state (RRC-Connected) and a suspended state (RRC-Suspended) in the RRC layer. UE (100) includes a state controlling unit (120) that controls the RRC layer to be in the connected state or the suspended state, and an interruption processing unit (130) that initializes at least a part of states in the intermediate layer, specifically MAC layer/RLC layer/PDCP layer, after the RRC layer has transitioned from the connected state to the suspended state. The state controlling unit (120) causes the RRC layer to resume from the suspended state to the connected state based on the state of the intermediate layer initialized by the interruption processing unit (130).
US11064549B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for configuration of channel bandwidth that may be specific to a particular user equipment (UE). A UE may be configured with a channel bandwidth that is less than or equal to a channel bandwidth of the serving base station, and may also be different than a channel bandwidth of one or more other UEs that are served by the base station. The base station may signal the UE-specific channel bandwidth in UE-specific signaling, such as UE-specific radio resource control (RRC) signaling.
US11064544B2
A method and system is disclosed for providing applications and devices in a mobile part access to communications between the mobile part and a fixed part and such that prior to completion of authentication of the mobile part with the fixed part certain types of communications between the mobile part and the fixed part are supported by a service connection not requiring completion of authentication. The types of communications able to use the service connection are provided to the mobile part in the form of a pre-authentication filter.
US11064541B2
First identification information is information indicating a Mobility Type supported by a core network, and second identification information is information indicating a Mobility Type allowed by the core network. A communication control method for a terminal apparatus of the present invention includes a step of receiving an ACTIVATE DEFAULT EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST message from the core network via a base station apparatus, the ACTIVATE DEFAULT EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST message including at least the first identification information and/or the second identification information. Accordingly, there is provided a communication procedure that is suited to the determination of a Mobility Type of a terminal.
US11064540B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data sending method, a resource measurement method, an apparatus, and a device. The method includes: generating, by user equipment, communication service data; obtaining competitive resource configuration information used for sending the communication service data; determining, according to the competitive resource configuration information, a competitive resource configured for the user equipment; and sending the communication service data on the competitive resource. Compared with a scenario in which all user equipments simultaneously use a same resource, in the present invention, competitive resources are respectively and flexibly configured for multiple user equipments that perform communication services.
US11064539B2
Mechanisms enabling link-budget-limited (LBL) devices to more effectively perform random access may include: (1) broadcasting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration index (PCI) reserved for LBL devices; (2) configuring LBL devices to use a PCI that is offset from the conventional PCI of current cell; (3) configuring LBL devices to transmit PRACH messages using an alternative set of subframes, different from conventionally-defined subframe set; (4) configuring LBL devices to transmit PRACH messages on odd frames when the conventional PRACH configuration specifies even frames; (5) configuring LBL devices to generate and use extra PRACH preambles that are not used by non-LBL devices; (6) configuring LBL devices to use group B preambles while non-LBL devices are configured to use group A preambles; and (7) boosting power of a random access response message after an Nth random access failure with preamble conforming to an LBL-reserved pattern of preambles.
US11064535B2
The present disclosure provides a random access method and apparatus. The method comprises: receiving random access resource selection criterion information and random access resource information broadcasted by a network side device; determining, from the random access resource information, target random access resource information corresponding to the random access resource selection criterion information; and initiating a random access request to the network side device according to the target random access resource information.
US11064526B2
An electronic apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to select a first interval to be used for an access to a medium when a first condition is satisfied. The first interval has a fixed length shorter than DIFS (distribute coordination function inter frame space) defined in IEEE802.11 standard. The processing circuitry is also configured to select a second interval to be used for the access to the medium when a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied. The second interval has a fixed length equal to or longer than the DIFS defined in the IEEE802.11 standard. The electronic apparatus also includes wireless circuitry configured to access the medium to transmit a radio wave conforming to a first wireless specification different from the IEEE802.11 standard after the medium is idle for the selected first or second interval.
US11064525B2
The disclosure relates to a method performed in an entity for transmitting in a communications system. The method comprises assessing a channel to be available for transmission by establishing an on-going transmission to have a received signal strength such as to allow simultaneous transmission in view of a first clear channel assessment threshold; establishing type of transmission of the on-going transmission; and determining, based on the established type of transmission, whether to transmit or to defer transmitting. A corresponding entity, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.
US11064515B2
Systems and methods for determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a first downlink control channel message that schedules a first downlink shared channel transmission, receiving a second downlink control channel message that schedules a second downlink shared channel transmission, and determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node. The uplink control information comprises Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback for both the first downlink transmission and the second downlink transmission, and determining the uplink control channel resources for transmitting the uplink control information comprises determining the uplink control channel resources based on: (a) signaling received from the network node and (b) resource determination performed by the wireless device based on a latest received one of the first downlink control channel message and the second downlink control channel message. The method further comprises transmitting the uplink control information using the determined uplink control channel resource.
US11064507B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for coordinating wireless communication. Various devices may be configured for wireless communication. The wireless communications may be coordinated via a backhaul communication channel and may minimize interference between the communications.
US11064503B2
A transmission method is implemented by a communications device including a first functional entity and a second functional entity. A first carrier is configured for the first functional entity, and a second carrier is configured for the second functional entity. The second functional entity obtains first information, where the first information is first control information of the first functional entity, or is the first control information and second control information of the second functional entity, the first control information includes a first identifier, and the first identifier is used to indicate the first carrier; and the second functional entity sends the first information by using the second carrier.
US11064499B2
This application provides a communication method and an apparatus, to allocate a resource for wireless transmission between a base station and a terminal. The method includes: determining, by a base station based on a first measurement report, a first resource set that can be used for wireless transmission between the base station and a terminal served by the base station; determining, by the base station based on a second measurement report, a second resource set that can be used for wireless transmission between the base station and the terminal, where the second measurement report is a measurement report currently reported by the terminal; determining, by the base station based on the first resource set and the second resource set, a third resource set that can be used for wireless transmission between the base station and the terminal.
US11064496B2
The objective of the present application is to provide a method, a device, and a system for rewarding a wireless access points. Compared with the prior art, in the present application, after establishing a wireless connection between a user device and a target wireless access point, rewarding prompt information regarding the target wireless access point is presented on the user device. Further, rewarding operation information regarding the target wireless access point submitted by the user according to the rewarding prompt information is sent to a corresponding network device through the wireless connection. Accordingly, the network device receives the rewarding operation information. Further, according to the rewarding operation information, the network device transfers a corresponding rewarding resource from a corresponding account of the user device to a corresponding account of the target wireless access point.
US11064494B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may transmit or drop one or more of a plurality of signals.
US11064491B2
Disclosed herein are front-end modules that support carrier aggregation. Wireless communication configurations are disclosed that include a plurality of such front-end modules to support uplink and/or downlink carrier aggregation. Individual front end modules include a power amplifier module to amplify signals received at a transceiver port and a low-noise amplifier module to amplify signals received at an antenna port. The front-end modules include a multiplexer and an antenna switch module with a plurality of filters and duplexers between them along a corresponding plurality of paths. One path processes frequency division duplex (FDD) signals and another path processes time division duplex (TDD) signals. The front-end modules amplify TDD signals while received FDD signals are directed off module for amplification.
US11064490B2
Embodiments of this application provide a method and a device for transmitting and receiving information. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device on a first downlink carrier, a broadcast message transmitted by a network device, where the broadcast message includes second downlink configuration information corresponding to a second downlink carrier, the second downlink configuration information includes second downlink frequency information and/or physical cell identifier information of the second downlink carrier, the first downlink carrier and a second uplink carrier are serving carriers of the terminal device, the second downlink carrier is not a serving carrier of the terminal device, and the second downlink carrier and the second uplink carrier are paired carriers on a system level. Signal transmission on an LTE low-frequency uplink carrier based on LTE low-frequency downlink carrier configuration information carried on an NR high-frequency downlink carrier helps improve system performance in an NR-LTE coexistence scenario.
US11064487B2
Provided in an implementation of the present invention are a radio communication method and device capable of realizing feedback acknowledgement for a downlink channel repeatedly transmitted in a 5G system. The method comprises: a terminal transmitting feedback information at a first time unit, wherein the feedback information comprises feedback acknowledgement information corresponding to a first downlink channel transmitted by means of a target resource set, resource units in the target resource set belong to the same carrier, and repeated transmission of the first downlink channel occupies multiple resource units in the target resource set.
US11064480B2
The present invention is designed so that cross-carrier scheduling is carried out adequately even when the number of component carriers that can be configured in a user terminal is expanded compared to that of existing systems. A user terminal can communicate by using six or more component carriers, and has a receiving section that receives downlink control information including a carrier indicator field (CIF); and a control section that controls a receiving process of a downlink shared channel and/or a transmission process of an uplink shared channel in a predetermined component carrier based on the CIF, and the receiving section receives downlink control information including the same CIF value from different component carriers; and the control section determines the predetermined component carrier, considering an offset that is configured to a CIF value of each component carrier that transmits downlink control information including the CIF.
US11064478B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in nodes for wireless communication. A first node receives a first signaling, and operates a first radio signal; the first field indicates time duration of a first time window in time domain; the first time window comprises K first-type time units; a type of multicarrier symbols comprised by any of the K first-type time units is one of a first type, a second type and a third type; the K first-type time units include K1 first-type time unit(s); the second field is used for determining K1 type indication set(s), the K1 type indicating set(s) is(are) respectively used for indicating a type of multicarrier symbols comprised by the K1 first-type time unit(s). The present disclosure designs to create a connection between a first field and a second field, thus simplifying the indication of a slot format on unlicensed spectrum.
US11064474B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine a scrambling sequence for a control channel, wherein the scrambling sequence is determined using a same identifier irrespective of whether the control channel is associated with a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) or another type of RNTI, and wherein the scrambling sequence is determined based at least in part on an identifier associated with the wireless communication device and a value associated with an RNTI of the wireless communication device; and transmit or receive the control channel. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11064468B2
A communication method for a terminal device is disclosed. The communication method includes transmitting first channel state information report, second channel state information report, and a scheduling request. The communication method also includes in a certain subframe, transmitting, in a case that there is only the first channel state information report, the first channel state information report on a first Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource, and transmitting, in a case that there are the first channel state information report and the second channel state information report, the first channel state information report and the second channel state information report on a second PUCCH resource different from the first PUCCH resource. The communication method uses the second PUCCH resource for transmission of the scheduling request, the first channel state information report, and the second channel state information report.
US11064466B2
A method for component carrier configuration is provided. The method includes: generating, by a Base Station (BS), secondary cell (SCell) configuration information and transmitting it to a User Equipment (UE); transmitting, by the BS, an SCell activation request for the UE to a micro BS and receiving from the micro BS an SCell activation response to the SCell activation request; and transmitting, by the BS, SCell activation information to the UE if the received SCell activation response indicates that the SCell activation request is accepted by the micro BS. The SCell configuration information contains group numbers and indices of SCells associated with the BS and the micro BS, respectively, and indicates a secondary primary cell (S-PCell) associated with the micro BS. The present invention also provides a BS and a UE. With the method for component carrier configuration and the corresponding BS and UE according to the present invention, the channel state information of the UE can be fed back on an uplink working of the micro cell base station.
US11064455B2
Infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the infrastructure equipment operable to transmit a first radio signal to a terminal device located within one of a plurality of predetermined geographical regions, wherein the value of one or more predetermined parameters indicative of the one of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions within which the terminal device is located is determinable by the terminal device on the basis of the first radio signal, each of the plurality of predetermined geographical regions being associated with a different respective value of the one or more predetermined parameters which is indicative of that predetermined geographical region.
US11064449B2
The described technology is generally directed towards over the air synchronization of network nodes. In general, the techniques disclosed herein can be implemented by a first base station node device and a second base station node device. A wireless backhaul connection between the base station node devices allows the first base station node device to connect to a core network via the second base station node device. The techniques disclosed herein can be implemented as a protocol including communications back and forth between the base station node devices, which enables measurement of communication delays such as propagation delays and processing delays. The base station node devices can then use the measured communication delays to better synchronize clocks used to time radio frequency transmissions.
US11064446B2
Provided herein are apparatus and methods for wideband receivers. In certain configurations, a radio frequency (RF) communication system includes two or more receiver slices that operate in parallel with one another to process an RF input signal. The receiver slices generate digital signals by processing different sub-bands of the RF input signal. For example, the RF communication system can include a first receiver slice that processes a first sub-band of the RF input signal and that generates a first digital signal representing the first sub-band, and a second receiver slice that processes a second sub-band of the RF input signal and generates a second digital signal representing the second sub-band. The RF communication system further includes a clock generation circuit that generates one or more clock signals to control timing of the receiver slices, and a sub-band processing circuit that processes the digital signals from the receiver slices.
US11064441B2
An accessory for a mobile device includes a battery pack comprising a battery, battery pack memory, and battery data stored in the battery pack memory. The battery is an auxiliary power source for the mobile device when the accessory is electrically coupled to the mobile device. The accessory additionally includes accessory memory and accessory data stored in the accessory memory. The accessory data and the battery data may be obtained by the application on the mobile device when the accessory is electrically coupled to the mobile device.
US11064440B2
Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for implementing scalable power in a wireless device. Multiple radio access technology architectures running different operating clock frequencies are supported by providing a scaled static clock frequency and dynamic clock frequencies by dynamically switching parallel paths of processing resources.
US11064430B2
A communication system capable of preventing unnecessary switching of an energy saving cell between a normal operation state and an energy saving state. An energy saving cell (ES cell) is in a dormant state that is the energy saving state. In this case, when being notified of a wake-up request message from a communication terminal device (UE), the ES cell executes access restriction control to judge whether the UE can access its own cell. If judging that the UE can access its own cell, the ES cell switches on its own cell and shifts from the dormant state to an active state that is the normal operation state.
US11064429B2
Methods and apparatus for transmitting information are provided. The method includes: a terminal device receives state indication information sent by a network device, the state indication information is used for indicating that the network device will switch from an ON state to an OFF state; and the terminal device performs cell selection according to the state indication information.
US11064423B2
Example systems, methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for wirelessly modifying detection characteristics of portable devices are disclosed herein. Example portable devices disclosed here include a microphone and radio frequency circuitry to scan for a radio frequency beacon at a first scanning rate. Disclosed example apparatus also include a processor to trigger activation of audio monitoring, in the portable device, of an audio signal obtained via the microphone. In some disclosed examples, the audio monitoring is to be triggered in response to a first connection being made via the radio frequency circuitry with a first transmitter of the radio frequency beacon. In some disclosed examples, the audio monitoring is to collect research data from the audio signal.
US11064421B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio access control method. The method includes that a terminal device receives access control information sent by an access network device, wherein the access control information indicates a barred service type and a barred data transmission attribute to the terminal device; and the terminal device determines whether to send a radio resource control (RRC) connection request to the access network device based on the barred service type and the barred data transmission attribute; wherein the data transmission attribute comprises a transmission scheme type, the transmission scheme type is used to indicate a transmission scheme used by the terminal device for transmitting service data used by the terminal device. Thereby improving network resource utilization.
US11064419B2
A mobile device system and related method are disclosed by which the device is able to communicate wirelessly not only via a Wide Area Network (WAN) link but also via an alternate link such as a Wi-Fi link. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a command from a remote server, via the WAN link, to establish a Wi-Fi link when possible. The method further includes, upon establishing the Wi-Fi link, sending a message for receipt by the server indicating that the Wi-Fi link has been established, and receiving software update information from the server, the information being communicated to the mobile device via the Wi-Fi link. Further, the method includes one or both of (1) sending an acknowledgement for receipt by the server indicating that the information has been received and (2) receiving an instruction from the server that communications via the Wi-Fi link be ended.
US11064415B2
A wireless communication method, includes: acquiring network information of a cellular communication network perceived by a wireless access point (AP), wherein the network information is configured to indicate a type of the cellular communication network; transmitting the network information to a terminal; and receiving a connection establishment request transmitted by the terminal, wherein the connection establishment request is transmitted when an intersection between the type of the cellular communication network indicated by the network information and a type of a cellular communication network supported by the terminal exists.
US11064410B2
A base-station apparatus includes: a communicator that performs wireless communication; and a controller. During communication with at least a first terminal apparatus, when a communication volume used for communication that is newly stated with a second terminal apparatus becomes smaller than or equal to an un-used communication volume, the controller transmits, to a target terminal apparatus that is one of the first and second terminal apparatuses, a communication instruction for communication with a second base-station apparatus having a coverage range in which the target terminal apparatus is located, and when a communication volume used for communication with the target terminal apparatus exceeds the un-used communication volume, the controller transmits a callback instruction for callback from the second base-station apparatus to the base-station apparatus to the target terminal apparatus or the second base-station apparatus.
US11064400B2
The present technique provides a first terminal device for exchanging signals with a wireless telecommunications network and a plurality of second terminal devices, the first terminal device configured to exchange signals with each of the plurality of second terminal devices, when the first terminal device provides a local cell for providing wireless connectivity for the plurality of second terminal devices, and to exchange signals with one or more infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network, and receive, from each of the plurality of second terminal devices served by the first terminal device when providing the local cell, suitability information indicative of the suitability of each of one or more other terminal devices or infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network to exchange signals with that second terminal device to provide for that second terminal devices another local cell.
US11064397B2
The present disclosure provides a method for cell reselection in a wireless communication system in which various radio access technologies (RATs) coexist with each other. In a wireless communication system in which heterogeneous networks coexist with each other, the method of cell reselection between heterogeneous networks for a user equipment may include: receiving a system information block (SIB) containing cell reselection parameters from a corresponding base station; checking whether cell reselection parameters based on a cell selection quality value (Squal) are configured in the received SIB; and performing, when cell reselection parameter based on Squal are not configured, cell reselection based on a cell selection receive level value (Srxlev). The present disclosure may prevent the user equipment from performing unnecessary cell reselection.
US11064394B2
A method for processing signals by a relay node in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) configuration from a network; when a field included in the received SDAP configuration is a special value, establishing an SDAP entity for control data based on the SDAP configuration; and transmitting and receiving the control data via the SDAP entity, wherein the special value is excluded from identities for a PDU session for user data.
US11064391B2
A web-based radio survey service is provided to client devices. The client devices individually conduct a radio survey. The radio surveys are sent to a central server for analysis. The central server evaluates the radio surveys and determines a least congested radio channel for common use by all the client devices. The client devices may thus all switch to the least congested radio channel to ensure reliable radio service with an access device.
US11064390B2
Disclosed is a traffic control method applied to a satellite network, comprising: after accessing a wireless local area network, a terminal determines the type of the accessed wireless local area network; send a networking data packet of an application to a network element when it is determined that the wireless local area network is a wireless local area network of a satellite network; the network element determines whether to control traffic of the application according to the networking data packet and preset rules. Also disclosed are a system, a terminal, a traffic control device applied to a satellite network, and a storage medium.
US11064389B1
Methods and apparatus for providing data services to devices at a customer premises. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: switching from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation with respect to providing data services to a user equipment device located at a customer premises upon detection of a first condition at the customer premises by a wireless base station; receiving, after switching into the second mode of operation, at the wireless base station a first data service request from the user equipment device; transmitting, in response to the first data service request, one or more data packets of a first data packet stream to the user equipment device via a first transmission path and transmitting one or more additional data packets of the first packet stream to the user equipment device via a second transmission path.
US11064388B2
A traffic distribution method through a multi-access network in a network and a network entity performing the same. A first device belonging to the network may trigger a change to an ATSSS (access traffic steering, switching, and splitting) rule corresponding to an established multi-access PDU session (MA PDU session) when the MA PDU session is established. A session management function (SMF) may transmit a first message including the changed ATSSS rule to an access and mobility management function (AMF).
US11064387B1
One exemplary implementation involves performing operations at an electronic device with one or more processors and a computer-readable storage medium. The device establishes a wireless communication link with a host device. The device receives, from the host device, a left eye frame and a right eye frame via a sequence of left eye frame transmissions and right eye frame transmissions. The device switches data transmissions schemes according to wireless commination link quality or eye gaze tracking. Adjusting transmission format based on transmission quality of the wireless communication link allows the devices to take advantage of greater bandwidth when available to save power. An additional transmission format is based on alternately transmitting left eye and right eye frames for very low bandwidth.
US11064386B2
System and techniques for uplink congestion mitigation are described herein. A packet acknowledgement (ACK) rate may be measured in a transmission queue to detect when the ACK rate exceeds a threshold. In response to the ACK rate exceeding the threshold, ACKs may be removed from the transmission queue in accordance with a time-based uplink reduction function. ACKs that remain in the transmission queue after ACKs are removed in accordance with the time-based uplink reduction function may then be transmitted.
US11064382B1
Systems and methods to understand the roadways (roads, highways, etc.) where customers are experiencing network congestion and the time of day when customer experience is degraded are disclosed. The method receives and aggregates data from a variety of sources, including customer data (e.g., speed, experience throughputs, reported coverage, etc.), network data (site coverage—RSRP/RSRQ, site capacity—users and bandwidth), maps/traffic data (speed limit), etc. to measure both vehicular congestion and network congestion on roadways. Ultimately, the method can generate an enhanced map that merges vehicular traffic congestion and network traffic congestion to present feature-added routes to a user. A user can then use the enhanced map to better plan their trip to ensure maximum network coverage during their trip.
US11064377B2
A mobile station for performing communication using component carriers which belong to a plurality of base stations includes a reception unit configured to receive configuration information about a scheme of reporting a data amount of uplink data from a base station; a buffer status management unit configured to manage the data amount of uplink data stored in a transmission buffer; a transmission control unit configured to select a base station to which the data amount of uplink data is to be reported according to the configuration information about the scheme of reporting the data amount of uplink data; and a transmission unit configured to report the data amount of uplink data to the selected base station.
US11064369B2
[Object] To provide a communication control device, a base station, a terminal device, a communication control method, and a wireless communication method which are capable of improving user throughput by performing more flexible frequency control. [Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: a communication unit configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used; a setting unit configured to set an event and set a frequency to be used by the base station using occurrence of the set event as a trigger; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire information for the setting by the setting unit.
US11064367B2
A spectrum access method and an apparatus utilizing the same. A spectrum management apparatus includes at least one processor configured to: determine location information and antenna angle information of each of at least one secondary apparatus; in response to a request for accessing an idle spectrum of a primary apparatus, determine, according to the location information and the antenna angle information of each of the at least one secondary apparatus, a secondary apparatus to grant access to the idle spectrum; and provide, to a serving base station of each of the secondary apparatuses having the access granted, the location information and the antenna angle information of all of the secondary apparatuses having the access granted, to enable the serving base station to perform interference alignment precoding.
US11064366B2
A wireless communication device may conduct first wireless communications over a first frequency band according to a first radio access technology (RAT), and may detect second wireless communications conducted over the first frequency band according to a second RAT while the wireless communication device is conducting the first wireless communications. The wireless communication device may then adjust characteristics and/or parameters associated with the first wireless communications based on the detected second wireless communications. In a specific example, a wireless communication device conducting Wi-Fi communications in the 5 GHz band may detect cellular communications (e.g. LAA/LTE-U communications) also conducted in the 5 GHz band while the wireless communication device is conducting the Wi Fi communications. The wireless communication device may then adjust characteristics and/or parameters associated with its Wi-Fi communications based on the detected signals/frequencies of the cellular (LAA/LTE-U) communications.
US11064362B2
A communication device may send a public key externally; receive a specific signal from a first external device; determine whether a radio field intensity of the received specific signal is equal to or greater than a threshold value; receive an authentication request from the first external device; in a case where it is determined that the radio field intensity is equal to or greater than the threshold value and the authentication request is received from the first external device, send an authentication response to the first external device; after the authentication response has been sent to the first external device, receive connection information from the first external device; and establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device.
US11064359B2
A wireless communications system operating in a coverage area of a wireless network includes a radiofrequency (RF) front end and a base station coupled to the RF front end, the base station receiving signals data from received transmissions from wireless devices; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a program of machine instructions executable by a processor in signal communication with the base station. The processor executes the instructions to receive from the base station, the received signals data, process the received signals data to determine a characteristic of the wireless device, determine, based on the characteristic, whether the wireless device is allowed to continue transmissions in the wireless network, controlling the base station to lock the wireless device to the base station when continued transmissions are not allowed, and redirecting the wireless device to attempt access to the wireless network when continued transmissions are allowed.
US11064357B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and an apparatus for managing an embedded universal integrated circuit card eUICC. The eUICC is installed in a terminal, a profile is installed in the eUICC, the profile is locked according to a policy rule, and the method includes: determining, by the terminal, identifier information and verification information of the profile that needs to be unlocked, where the identifier information of the profile is used to identify the profile installed in the terminal; and sending, by the terminal, a first unlock message to the eUICC, where the first unlock message carries the identifier information and the verification information of the profile, and the first unlock message is used to instruct the eUICC to determine the profile, and unlock the profile according to the policy rule after verification performed according to the verification information succeeds.
US11064349B2
Certain embodiments provide a method including obtaining data at a first time using at least one sensor associated with a mobile computing device, the at least one sensor arranged to gather data regarding at least one operating factor for the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device configured to receive market data and execute a trading application. The example method includes analyzing the data obtained from the at least one sensor to determine the at least one operating factor. The example method includes determining a first operating state of the mobile computing device based on the at least one operating factor. The example method includes altering a function of the mobile computing device with respect to the trading application based on the first operating state.
US11064339B2
An emergency event detection and response system detects an occurrence of an event associated with a user and initiates an emergency response flow. A user may be associated with a wearable device and have in his home a base station and portable or stationary wireless devices containing sensors capable of detecting an emergency event. The emergency event may be detected based on voice or non-voice audio input from the user, data monitoring by the wearable device, base station, and/or portable or stationary wireless device, or by physical button press. Responsive to determining that an emergency event has occurred, the system triggers an emergency response flow by notifying a call center and contacting one or more caregivers associated with the user. Caregivers may access a response system application to receive updates regarding the detected emergency and to contact the user and/or a provider associated with the call center.
US11064332B2
It is disclosed a method for supporting a machine-to-machine communication over a mobile communication network. The communication involves machine-to-machine devices that connect to the mobile communication network through a gateway including a transceiver module to connect to the mobile communication network over a radio link. The method includes determining whether a radio carrier is present over the radio link, and in the absence of the radio carrier, switching off the transceiver module for a first time period. After the first time period elapsed, the transceiver module is switched on for a second time period. The method further includes, after the second time period elapsed, repeating steps above. The first time period and the second time period are determined on the basis of a number of parameters whose value depend on at least one set of values provided to the gateway by the mobile communication network.
US11064327B2
Method for a service provider to launch a targeted service implemented by an application belonging to a security domain of an eUICC embedded into a communication device. The security domain and application being respectively called transversal security domain and transversal application, the eUICC comprising a set of at least one profile allowing the communication device to access to a specific mobile network infrastructure, one profile being activated at a time by receiving by the eUICC from an SM-SR server on a communication interface a command for enabling a profile, the command having an identifier of the transversal security domain; interpreting by the eUICC the command for enabling a profile as a command for transmitting a subscription address associated to the profile which is activated in the eUICC; sending an SMS message comprising a subscription address associated to the profile which is currently active; establishing between the server operated by the service provider and the eUICC a communication channel, this establishment being initiated by the server operated by the service provider using the subscription address transmitted by SMS; receiving by the eUICC on said communication channel a command for launching the targeted service; launching by the eUICC the targeted service.
US11064325B2
A method of discovering services provided by a network function, NF, in a Service Based Architecture, SBA, based telecommunication network, wherein said network function is registered, in a Network Repository Function, NRF, comprised by said telecommunication network, using a service name, a service address and a selection rule, wherein said selection rule defines a further service address and a precondition for applying said selection rule, said method comprising the steps of receiving, by said NRF, a discovery request, from a Network Function, NF, consumer, wherein said discovery request comprises said service name, determining, by said NRF, that said selection rule applies by determining that said precondition is met based on said received discovery request and transmitting, by said NRF, to said NF consumer, a discovery response, wherein said discovery response comprises said further service address.
US11064318B2
A method, apparatus and system for social networking is provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of mobile devices that can directly connect to each other via a peer-to-peer connection. The devices can additionally connect to a server. The server maintains a profile schema which can be used to generate profiles for users for each of the mobile devices.
US11064317B2
Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for providing seamless PTT services to a user. In an embodiment, a push-to-talk (PTT) component provides, to the user, PTT services with a talk group through connectivity to a data channel in a mobile network. A voice monitoring component monitors attributes of data connectivity on the data channel to determine when a voice quality falls below a threshold. When the voice quality is determined to fall below the threshold, a connectivity component requests the user to switch the connectivity to a voice channel. Then, the connectivity component dials a telephone number through the voice channel to access a voice conference bridge that provides the PTT services. To provide the PTT services, the voice conference bridge sets up a routing path to a session initiation protocol (SIP) session for the talk group, and routes voice communication through the SIP session.
US11064313B2
An in-vehicle wireless communication device stores calibration information used in combination with a radio wave intensity of a mobile terminal in a state of identifying the mobile terminal, performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal in a state of identifying the mobile terminal, detects the radio wave intensity of a radio wave received from the mobile terminal during the wireless communication, and detects distance information to the mobile terminal based on the radio wave intensity of the radio wave received from the mobile terminal and the calibration information stored for the mobile terminal.
US11064311B2
A processing system receives device registration information from a registered user of a website. The device registration information includes a registered telephone number assigned to a mobile communications device. The processing system receives a request for a homepage of the website from a requesting mobile communications device coupled to the processing system via a mobile carrier communications system. The Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the request is obtained, and the processing system obtains a telephone number currently associated with the IP address from a mobile carrier communications system. The processing system attempts to automatically login the requesting mobile communications device to the website by matching the telephone number currently associated with the IP address to the registered telephone number, and conditionally transmits different versions of the homepage based on whether the requesting mobile communications device has been automatically logged in to the website.
US11064310B2
Diffuse or spatially large audio objects may be identified for special processing. A decorrelation process may be performed on audio signals corresponding to the large audio objects to produce decorrelated large audio object audio signals. These decorrelated large audio object audio signals may be associated with object locations, which may be stationary or time-varying locations. For example, the decorrelated large audio object audio signals may be rendered to virtual or actual speaker locations. The output of such a rendering process may be input to a scene simplification process. The decorrelation, associating and/or scene simplification processes may be performed prior to a process of encoding the audio data.
US11064301B2
For many hearing assistive devices, the user's speech is received at a larger amplitude signal than the speech of someone speaking to the user. Since the user's speech is also picked up by the microphone and feed through the speaker causing an acoustic feedback effect, the user may have to constantly adjust the volume of the hearing assistive device to achieve a more comfortable volume based on where the speech is coming from. Therefore, mitigating the acoustic feedback effect of assistive hearing devices can generate a more efficient and comfortable hearing device.
US11064295B2
Systems and methods for scrambling data-port audio in SOUNDWIRE™ systems include a scramble enable feature that allows a data source to scramble an outgoing channel content with a cyclic linear feedback shift register (LFSR) using a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) such as, but not limited to, the PRBS defined in the SOUNDWIRE specification. Data ports for audio sinks receiving the scrambled content descramble the content for use by the audio sink. In a specific exemplary aspect, an output of the LFSR is added or subtracted with the audio data to make the microphones independent of one another and reduce crosstalk.
US11064291B2
A microphone array system or microphone array unit for a conference system is provided that includes a front board, side walls and a plurality of microphone capsules arranged in or on the front board mountable on or in a ceiling of a conference room. The microphone array system or unit is adapted for generating a steerable beam within a maximum detection angle range. The microphone array system or microphone array unit includes a processing unit which is configured to receive the output signals of the microphone capsules and to steer the beam based on the received output signal of the microphone array. The processing unit is configured to control the microphone array to limit the detection angle range to exclude at least one predetermined exclusion sector in which a noise source is located.
US11064287B2
A speaker includes a frame, a first tuning portion, a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system. The frame has a lateral wall, a bottom wall, an accommodation space defined by the lateral wall and the bottom wall and an opening end located at a top end of the accommodation space. The first tuning portion is formed on the lateral wall of the frame. The vibration system is disposed in the accommodation space of the frame and has a vibration film vibrating along an axial direction of the frame. A rear chamber is defined by the vibration film and the bottom wall of the frame. The magnetic circuit system is disposed in the accommodation space of the frame. When the vibration film vibrates, an airflow generated in the rear chamber flows along the first tuning portion on the lateral wall and exits, so as to form a first tuning path.
US11064286B1
The present disclosure provides a vibrator apparatus and an electronic device. The vibrator apparatus is fixed in the body of the electronic device. The vibrator apparatus includes a plurality of vibrators separately disposed in the body and configured to vibrate to generate sound, and the vibrator includes a bonding face configured to be bonded to the body. Two or more vibrators of the plurality of vibrators have at least one of the following different qualities: thicknesses, different areas of the bonding faces and different shapes of the bonding faces. The thickness of the vibrator is a dimension measured along a direction perpendicular to the bonding face.
US11064281B1
A system and method includes a first device (e.g., a primary wireless earbud) connected to a second device (e.g., a secondary wireless earbud) using a first wireless connection. The first device is also connected to a third device (e.g., a smartphone or smart watch) using a second wireless connection. The second device receives data, such as packets, sent from the third device to the first device by monitoring the second wireless connection. If the second device does not receive a packet, it informs the first device, which sends the packet to the second device.
US11064279B2
A headphone device having an earcup that is configured to form a portion of an acoustic assembly of a headphone device. The earcup includes a seamless three-dimensional cover. The cover is formed from a continuous fabric of interlocking yarn. The cover can include portions having different performance characteristics, such as acoustic properties and/or comfort properties, that can be provided using different knit patterns and/or different fabric materials.
US11064278B2
An audio apparatus and a camera including the audio apparatus. The audio apparatus includes an audio transducer electronically connectable to a camera unit, and an audio transducer holder being mechanically connectable to the camera unit and having an audio transducer container being configured to receive the audio transducer and being provided with a spring element allowing the audio transducer to be pushed into the audio transducer container in a first direction and resiliently forcing the audio transducer outward relative to the audio transducer container such that, when the audio apparatus is installed in the camera and the camera is in an assembled state including the removable cover, the audio transducer is forced into abutment against an inside of the removable cover of the camera.
US11064271B2
Examples of selective state change of a remote metering device are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a connection between a mobile communication system and a remote metering device is established. A command to selectively change a delivery state of a valve of the remote metering device is then sent by the mobile communication system.
US11064266B2
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for clarifying media content. In one aspect, a method is performed at a client device that includes a microphone, memory, and one or more processors. The method includes: (1) while a media content item is playing on a second client device in proximity to the client device, receiving, via the microphone, a verbal query from a user of the client device; (2) sending a request to a remote server system; (3) receiving from the remote server system information responsive to the verbal query for a portion of the media content item; and (4) presenting the information to the user.
US11064259B2
The present disclosure discloses an interaction data distribution control method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. The method includes: determining a maximum amount of interaction data distributed to each client within a set time based on a time interval for processing the interaction data of each client, wherein the interaction data is data that a user interacts with a live broadcast display interface of the client; distributing linkage interaction data to each client, wherein the linkage interaction data is used to indicate each client that receives the linkage interaction data to generate a matched interaction response, and the linkage interaction data is not greater than the maximum amount of the interaction data, and the matched interaction response is an interaction response generated by each client based on the linkage interaction data.
US11064256B1
The provided techniques improve user engagement and more efficient use of computing resources by dynamically configuring video stream arrangements based on an aspect ratio of an available display area and a target aspect ratio. Such techniques provide dynamically optimized user interface arrangements that accommodate any given shape of an available display area. The techniques can also help viewers maintain focus on the salient content of a multi-stream display when users resize a display window, move a window to a random shape, rotate a device, join a communication session, leave a communication session, present content streams, remove content streams, etc. A target aspect ratio can be utilized in a process to recursively divide a display area horizontally or vertically to accommodate any number of stream renderings. An adjustment of the target aspect can allow for an optimal display any number of video stream renderings for any shape of a display screen.
US11064250B2
A method, executed by a processor, is used to determine presence of a viewer at a media device. The method includes receiving viewer biometric data captured by a biometric capture device associated with the media device; determining a category of the viewer based on the captured viewer biometric data; comparing the captured viewer biometric data to a reference to determine a possible identity of the viewer, by: determining a presence probability for the viewer based on a match between the biometric data and the reference, and determining a confidence level for the probability; and when the probability and confidence level equal or exceed a threshold, determining the viewer is present at the media device.
US11064245B1
The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for automatically synchronizing a first stream of media data with a second, and outputting a third by decoding the streams into channels, splitting the channels into a plurality of piecewise segments defined by control points that the control points with the same index are to be synchronized in time across all the channels, automatically and intelligently adjusting the length of the media data in each segment in an optimal and hybrid manner using a linear or non-linear digital signal processing algorithm, synchronizing and mixing all the processed segments, and outputting the final mixed and encoded data stream. Specifically, one of the media data is video and the other is audio or a translation voice in a different language. With a controlled minimized distortion, one can achieve faster post-processing speed and optimal synchronization quality, therefore save both time and cost for video language localization services.
US11064242B2
On-screen item grid control method and device, and corresponding display device and ancillary device
A method and device for moving an indicator on an on-screen keyboard depicted on a display device is described. A series of signals transmitted from a remote-control unit are received at the display device. The indicator on a grid depicted on the display device is moved based on the received signals. A time for moving the indicator on the grid varies based on the series of signals received from the remote-control unit.
US11064239B1
Centralized storage and playback of user-recorded television programming eliminates the need for expensive DVR devices to be deployed in the field. Further, the methods used to initiate storage and provide playback of stored media respect copyright principles.
US11064229B2
A transmitting device includes: a generator that generates an encoded stream by using rate control satisfying a determined definition of a receiving buffer model; and a transmitter that sequentially transmits a transmitting packet, and the receiving buffer model includes a first buffer that converts a packet into a first packet where the packet includes a packet header of a variable length, and the first packet includes a packet header of a fixed length of a decompressed header, a second buffer that converts the first packet into a second packet including a payload of a variable length, a third buffer that converts the second packet into a Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit, and a fourth buffer that outputs an access unit generated from a plurality of sequentially accumulated NAL units to a decoder at a timing of a decoding time corresponding to the access unit.
US11064225B2
A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position.
US11064215B2
A method, device, and computer program for motion vector prediction in scalable video encoder and decoder. The method concerns the process to determine motion information predictor in the enhancement layer of a scalable encoding scheme also known as motion derivation process. The method comprises a correction of the position in the reference layer used to pick-up the more relevant motion information available due to the compression scheme. Accordingly, motion information prediction is improved.
US11064214B2
A system and method for compressing video is disclosed, in which video frames that are only between consecutive I-frames are grouped into a video data set. The video data set is split into separate homogeneous files, and each of the homogeneous files are individually compressed. In one embodiment, the individually compressed files are multiplexed to form a bit stream.
US11064211B2
A method, apparatus, system and computer-implemented non-transitory memory may encode h.264/AVC compliant video with region of interest compression, wherein a hybrid region of interest of each frame may include both an enlarged luminance region of interest of each frame and in addition thereto an excess portion of an enlarged chrominance region of interest of each frame, in excess of the enlarged luminance region of interest of each frame.
US11064206B2
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes inter prediction with refinement, are described. An exemplary method of video processing includes determining to use, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a first linear optimization model for the conversion using a first coding mode, the first linear optimization model being derived from a second linear optimization model that is used for the conversion using a second coding mode, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion. Another exemplary method of video processing includes determining to use, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a gradient value computation algorithm for a bi-directional optical flow tool, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion.
US11064205B2
An intra prediction method performed by a decoding device, according to the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block; deriving neighboring samples of the current block; deriving reference samples for a target sample of the current block among the neighboring samples on the basis of the intra prediction mode; deriving weighted values of the reference samples for the target sample; and deriving a prediction sample of the target sample on the basis of the reference samples and the weighted values.
US11064201B2
A method for image decoding includes: a step of parsing division depth information and division direction information of a block to be decoded; a step of acquiring division structure information, of a unit to be decoded in the block, corresponding to the parsed division depth information and division direction information; a step of acquiring, based on the division structure information, one or more prediction quantization parameters from at least one neighboring unit corresponding to the unit to be decoded; a step of acquiring a differential quantization parameter for the unit to be decoded; a step of acquiring a quantization parameter from the differential quantization parameter and the one or more prediction quantization parameters; and a step of performing decoding corresponding to the unit to be decoded, by using the acquired quantization parameter.
US11064200B2
An encoding apparatus includes: a circuit; and a memory. The circuit, using the memory: writes a first parameter that specifies an arrangement order for a plurality of parameters which includes a second parameter, into a header; writes a second parameter for a block into a bitstream according to the arrangement order wherein the second parameter, when positioned earlier in the arrangement order than later in the arrangement order, is written with less bits; and performs encoding operation for a block using the second parameter.
US11064198B2
An image coding apparatus configured to divide an image into one or more slices each including a plurality of blocks and to code each slice on a block-by-block basis includes a first coding unit configured to code blocks included in a first portion of the slice, and a second coding unit configured to code blocks included in a second portion of the slice, wherein, when the second coding unit codes an initial block in the second portion, the second coding unit codes the initial included in the second portion by referring to a first quantization parameter provided to the slice as an initial value and referred to by the first coding unit when the first coding units codes the initial block in the first portion.
US11064193B2
A method for decoding a data stream representative of an image sequence. At least one current block of a current image in the image sequence is encoded using a predictor block of a reference image, the predictor block being identified in the reference image via location information. An information item enabling the reference image to be identified from a set of reference images is obtained. When the reference image satisfies a predetermined criterion, the location information of the predictor block is decoded using a first decoding mode, otherwise the location information of the predictor block is decoded using a second decoding mode, the first and second decoding modes including at least a different decoding parameter. The current block is then reconstructed from the predictor block.
US11064182B2
An imaging apparatus includes a large imaging section, a plurality of small imaging sections, and an image processing section. The plurality of small imaging sections are smaller in optical size than the large imaging section. The large imaging section captures an image of a subject outside the imaging apparatus. The plurality of small imaging sections are provided at positions around the large imaging section to capture images of the subject. The image processing section generates data to be output on the basis of the image captured by the large imaging section and the images captured by the plurality of small imaging sections.
US11064177B2
An image processing apparatus includes a first generator configured to generate a first distance image corresponding to a first distance from an imager, by using an image captured by the imager; a second generator configured to generate a second distance image corresponding to a second distance that is further away from the imager than the first distance, by using an image captured by the imager; a reducer configured to reduce the first distance image; a first detector configured to detect a body positioned within the first distance, based on the first distance image reduced by the reducer; and a second detector configured to detect a body positioned within the second distance, based on the second distance image.
US11064175B2
A method for creating a video that is generated based on the occurrence of pertinent events within a period of time. This video may be a summary video that includes video segments from multiple sources. The video may be augmented to display data describing pertinent events that occur.
US11064167B2
A method includes receiving, by a processor of an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), an input in response to a press or a touch of a button of the A/V device. The method further includes determining, by the processor based on the input, that the button was pressed or touched for a threshold period of time. Upon determining that the button was pressed or touched for the threshold period of time, the method further includes activating, by the processor, a command input mode. During the command input mode the processor analyzes visual data captured by a camera of the A/V device. The method further includes determining, by the processor based on the visual data, a command input entered during the command input mode. The method further includes executing, by the processor, an action based on the command input.
US11064163B2
An integrated security system operating over a network includes networked video sources, networked monitor appliances and networked monitor appliance controllers. Video streams are processed by the networked monitor appliances for display on a monitor. The configuration of networked video sources, networked monitor appliances and networked monitor appliance controllers can be controlled by an application on a smart device acting as a remote. A remote control application is provided for use on smart devices to remotely control the configuration of a networked monitor appliance and verify configuration changes.
US11064158B2
Provided is a home monitoring method and apparatus. A home gateway executes receiving, from a mobile terminal, a request message for requesting home monitoring, providing, to the mobile terminal in response to the request message, monitoring information associated with a camera module included in at least one home device registered in advance and/or a position to be monitored, receiving, from the mobile terminal, selection information indicating a first camera module selected based on the monitoring information, transmitting, to the mobile terminal, image data captured and collected by the first camera module in response to the reception of the selection information, receiving, from the mobile terminal, a control command with respect to the first camera module, and transmitting the control command to a first home device including the first camera module.
US11064155B2
Rectilinear viewport extraction from a region of a wide field of view is described using messaging in the video transmission field. Some embodiments pertain to a method that includes receiving a wide field of view video, receiving position data from a remote coupled user device, selecting a region of interest in the video based on the received position data, extracting the region of interest from the video, generating region metadata describing the extracted region of interest, encoding the extracted region of interest of the video, and transmitting the encoded video with the region metadata to the user device.
US11064153B2
Apparatus and methods for encrypting captured media. In one embodiment, the method includes capturing media data via use of a lens of an image capture apparatus; obtaining a number used only once (NONCE) value from the captured media data; obtaining an encryption key for use in encryption of the captured media data; using the obtained NONCE value and the obtained encryption key for encrypting the captured media data; and storing the encrypted media data. In some variants, the media is encrypted prior to storage, thereby obviating any instances in which the captured media data resides in a wholly unencrypted instance. Apparatus and methods for decrypting encrypted captured media are also disclosed.
US11064151B2
An image processing unit identifies the shape of an obstacle that is identified from an area that appears in a peripheral image based on an image captured by a camera. The shape of the obstacle includes at least a tilt of a section of the obstacle in a road-surface direction. The section of the obstacle faces a vehicle. The image processing unit generates a superimposed image in which a mark image that is generated as a pattern that indicates the identified obstacle is superimposed onto a position that corresponds to the obstacle in the peripheral image. At this time, the image processing unit variably changes properties of the mark image based on the tilt of the obstacle identified by an obstacle identifying unit. The image processing unit then displays the generated superimposed image on display apparatus.
US11064149B1
Provided are systems and methods for integrating encoded identifiers (e.g., Quick Response (“QR”) codes) with changing arrangements into different video frames of a video in a manner that blends the encoded identifiers with the pixels, coloring, and/or pattern of the video frames and that allows a particular message to be decoded from each encoded identifier. The blended integration of encoded identifiers may include clustering a first set of images from a video based on an amount of variation in the first set of images, determining visual properties for pixels at a particular location within the first set of images, generating an identifier as a two-dimensional pattern with different colored blocks that encode a particular message using coloring that is derived from the visual properties for the pixels at the particular location, and integrating the identifier into the first set of images at the particular location.
US11064144B2
The present technology relates to an imaging element, an imaging apparatus, and electronic equipment which are capable of accurately detecting phase difference. The imaging element includes a first light-receiving part that receives incident light entering through a first on-chip lens, a first phase detecting pixel which is placed between the first on-chip lens and the first light-receiving part and which has a shading film to limit an amount of light reaching the first light-receiving part, and a second phase detecting pixel which has a second light-receiving part to receive incident light entering through a second on-chip lens, with the second light-receiving part being divided into a plurality of light-receiving regions. The technique disclosed herein is applicable to imaging apparatuses having the autofocusing function.
US11064139B2
An imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a first signal line connected to the first pixel; a second signal line connected to the second pixel; and a power-supply line connected to at least one of the plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels includes a first pixel and a second pixel that are located in a same column. Two or more voltages that differ from each other are applied to the power-supply line. When a distance between the power-supply line and the first signal line is denoted by d1, and a distance between the power-supply line and the second signal line is denoted by d2, d1
US11064133B2
A method includes obtaining multiple image frames of a scene using at least one sensor of an electronic device. The multiple image frames include a first image frame and a second image frame having a longer exposure than the first image frame. The method also includes generating a label map that identifies pixels in the multiple image frames that are to be used in an image. The method further includes generating the image of the scene using the pixels extracted from the image frames based on the label map. The label map may include multiple labels, and each label may be associated with at least one corresponding pixel and may include a discrete value that identifies one of the multiple image frames from which the at least one corresponding pixel is extracted.
US11064120B2
An imaging-element inclination adjustment mechanism including at least one adjustment member attached to an imaging-element unit in a manner that a position of the adjustment member is adjustable relative to the imaging-element unit, the imaging-element unit holding an imaging element; at least one support member secured to a housing; and at least one securing member engaged with the adjustment member and attached to the support member. The position of the adjustment member is adjusted relative to the imaging-element unit to adjust a position of the imaging-element unit relative to the support member. The support member supports the imaging-element unit via the adjustment member at each of at least three positions.
US11064118B1
An image capture device may capture visual content during a capture duration. The context of capture of the visual content by the image capture device may be assessed and used to determine values of stabilization parameters for the visual content.
US11064117B2
An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing unit that continuously captures an optical image to generate continuous images, a metadata generating unit that generates multiple pieces of metadata corresponding to the respective continuous images, a shooting mode setting unit, and a control unit that controls the continuous images and the multiple pieces of metadata so as to be recorded as one image file. The control unit switches recording positions of the multiple pieces of metadata generated by the metadata generating unit in the image file in accordance with a shooting mode set by the shooting mode setting unit.
US11064111B1
An alignment guide may be provided in the field of view of a camera associated with a mobile device used to capture an image of a check. When the image of the check is within the alignment guide in the field of view, an image may be taken by the camera and provided from the mobile device to a financial institution. The alignment guide may be adjustable at the mobile device. The image capture may be performed automatically by the camera or the mobile device as soon as the image of the check is determined to be within the alignment guide. The check may be deposited in a user's bank account based on the image. Any technique for sending the image to the financial institution may be used.
US11064110B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include receiving, by an image signal processor, one or more input image signals from one or more image sensors; determining a mapping based on the input image signal(s), wherein the mapping includes records that associate image portions of an output image with corresponding image portions of the input image signal(s); sorting the records of the mapping according to an order of the corresponding image portions of the input image signal(s); applying, by the image signal processor, image processing to image portions of the input image signal(s) to determine image portions of one or more processed images in the order; and determining, by the image signal processor, the image portions of the output image based at least in part on the mapping and the corresponding image portions of the processed image(s) in the order.
US11064109B2
A shooting control apparatus obtains image data from an imaging unit that obtains the image data based on light from an imaging optical system, and detects an object from the image data. The apparatus controls rotational driving of the imaging unit and a zoom mechanism included in the imaging optical system based on a result of detection of the object by determining a target zoom position and a shooting direction of the imaging unit. The apparatus determines the target zoom position and the shooting direction so that the object falls within a partial region of a field of view of the imaging unit including a center of the field of view, based on a size and position of the object.
US11064104B2
There are provided systems and methods for synchronized media capturing for an interactive scene. A user at a venue may watch an event unfold at the venue. The venue may include wireless beacons established throughout the venue. The wireless beacons may be configured to establish short range wireless communications with the user's device. Once a connection is established, the wireless beacons may instruct the user's device to capture media of an instance during the event. The wireless beacons may similar instruct other user's devices to capture media of the instance at the same time, thereby synchronizing media capturing of a particular instance during the event. The user may review the media and select to delete the media or upload the media to a media sharing service. The server may further process the media into an interactive scene.
US11064100B2
A stereo camera, including an imaging sensor, and an optical apparatus comprising first and second apertures separated by an interocular distance and configured to focus first and second images on the imaging sensor in a side by side arrangement. An imaging system including the stereo camera, and at least one image processor, configured to receive first and second frames of image data from a stereo camera, and construct volumetric image data based on binocular disparity between the first and second frames.
US11064096B2
Video processing, including: generating first tracking information using a first tracking system coupled to a camera which moves during a video sequence forming a shot including multiple frames, wherein the first tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating second tracking information using a second tracking system coupled to the camera which moves during the video sequence, wherein the second tracking information includes information about six degrees of freedom motion of the camera synchronized to the multiple frames in the shot; generating, by a tracking tool, a timeline with a first track for the first tracking information and a second track for the second tracking information, wherein the tracking tool is coupled to the first tracking system and the second tracking system, and receives the first tracking information and the second tracking information.
US11064095B2
An image display system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to: synchronize a first relative position of a first area in an area of a first panorama image and a second relative position of a second area in an area of a second panorama image, and display at least the first area in the first panorama image and at least the second area in the second panorama image on the display. The processor is further configured to change the first area displayed which is displayed in response to change the second area.
US11064090B2
A management apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus for managing usage of the image forming apparatus is disclosed. The management apparatus includes a user data storage part for storing user identification data and use restriction data corresponding to the user identification data, and a use restriction data acquiring part for acquiring the use restriction data corresponding to the user identification data.
US11064089B2
A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.
US11064088B2
When a print instruction is input to a general-use printing program implemented in an OS, the supporting program implemented in a PC determines whether a switching condition is satisfied based on a print parameter or print data generated by the general-use printing program. The switching condition is a condition for switching a port to be used to transmit the print data from a first port to a second port. The first port is a port used by the general-use printing program. When it is determined that switching condition is satisfied, the supporting program switches the port to the second port, and performs a process for transmitting the print data to the printer.
US11064087B2
An information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register information on a certain person before acquiring image data to be printed, a specification unit configured to specify a number of certain persons in the image data to be printed based on the image data to be printed and the information on the certain person, a determination unit configured to determine a number of copies to be printed based on a number of people obtained by subtracting the specified number of certain persons from a number of people detected from the image data to be printed, and an instruction unit configured to give an instruction for printing the determined number of copies.
US11064086B1
A label modification system is disclosed herein. The label modification system may determine a physical configuration of a rewriteable label. The label modification system may select a laser containment structure that is associated with the physical configuration. The laser containment structure may be one of a plurality of laser containment structures that are accessible to a placement device. The label modification system may cause the placement device to position the laser containment structure in association with the rewriteable label to form a sealed enclosure that includes a laser printhead. The label modification system may perform, based on a seal status associated with the laser containment structure and the rewriteable label, an action associated with the rewriteable label.
US11064085B2
An image, processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an original, a transmission unit configured to transmit image data to an external apparatus, a printing unit configured to print an image, a display unit configured to display the image, and a control unit configured to suspend a job executed by the printing unit in response to a selection of a key for suspending a currently executed job display a list of jobs on the display unit, and cancel a job selected by a user from the displayed list of the jobs. The control unit displays a list of transmission jobs for the transmission unit to transmit the image data generated when the reading unit reads the original in response to the selection of the key during display of a main menu screen for accepting a selection of a function to be used.
US11064083B2
A document reading apparatus including: a detector configured to detect presence of a document on a document tray; a conveyance unit configured to convey the document; a reading unit configured to read the document conveyed by the conveyance unit at a first position; and a reference member. When the detector detects the presence of a document, the reading unit reads the reference member to determine a shading correction value while being moved from a second position to a third position located between the first position and the second position. When the shading correction value is to be determined again in a period from when the shading correction value is determined until when a receiver receives an instruction to start reading, the reading unit reads the reference member while being moved from the second position toward the first position after having been moved from the third position to the second position.
US11064077B1
Traditional fax servers may be improved to interoperate with secure fax servers, enabling high-resolution, color fax receipt by the traditional fax server in addition to traditional low-resolution, black-and-white fax receipt. A process for authenticating and registering allows the traditional fax server to receive digital faxes sent through the secure fax server. Further, an automated registration process allows sending to any existing fax number through the secure fax server. If no verified destination is known, a traditional fax is sent. If that reaches a interoperable traditional fax server, the number may be verified, digital fax retrieved, and all future faxes to that number through the secure fax server delivered as high-resolution color digital faxes. This enables seamless fax quality upgrades within existing fax servers.
US11064074B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method of processing messages received in an asynchronous communication system. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a message from a customer communication device, determining that a conversation is already established in association with the customer communication device, including the message among a plurality of messages that are already assigned to the conversation, analyzing the message to determine a topic classification and a topic confidence score for the message, and based on the analysis of the message, determining whether the topic classification determined for the message corresponds to a continuation of a topic classification for the plurality of messages or whether the topic classification determined for the message corresponds to a different topic classification than the topic classification for the plurality of messages.
US11064072B1
In a call center, voice recordings of calls with callers can be analyzed to determine an emotional state metric, e.g. based on the pitch, volume, etc. of the voice sample waveform. A sentiment metric can be determined from words spoken in the sample. The emotional state metric and the sentiment metric may be combined to generate a caller state metric. The caller state metric may trigger subsequent actions, such as transferring calls to call agents or supervisors, and identifying points within voice scripts that can be improved.
US11064068B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, generating reminders on a wearable device. For example, a reminder user interface may be presented on a wearable device. Additionally, in some examples, if a first portion of the user interface is selected, an attributed associated with the reminder may be presented. In some examples, if a second portion of the user interface is selected, the reminder may be marked as complete.
US11064061B2
The present application provides a mobile terminal shell, a preparation method, and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal shell comprises: a substrate made of metal; an enhanced part provided on at least a part of the surface of one side of the substrate and made of a first material; an antenna slot provided on the substrate and filled with a second material, wherein the strength of the first material is higher than the strength of the second material.
US11064060B2
Provided is a foldable electronic device. The electronic device may include: a foldable housing including: a hinge structure; a first housing structure including a first surface, a second surface, and a first side surface; and a second housing structure including a third surface, a fourth surface, and a second side surface, and foldable with the first housing structure with the hinge structure, wherein, in a folded state, the first side surface and the second side surface are aligned; a flexible display; first side keys including a first sensing panel reflecting a change in force applied to the first side surface; second side keys including a second sensing panel reflecting a change in force applied to the second side surface; and a sensor generating a signal based on a change in the force detected by the first sensing panel or the second sensing panel. It is possible to provide other embodiments.
US11064059B2
The present application discloses a method and a communication device for transmitting data, and the method includes: determining a type of a packet data convergence protocol service data unit PDCP SDU; determining a duration of a discard timer according to the type of the PDCP SDU; and processing the PDCP SDU or a data unit generated based on the PDCP SDU according to the discard timer.
US11064050B2
A virtual reality network provides access to a number of virtual reality representations, each virtual reality representation representing a location in a virtual universe and defined by VR data stored on the network. The VR data can be in a simplified data format. A database stores the network address and the location in the universe of each virtual reality representation. A database server provides access to the database. The database server generates a list of locations in response to a location query from a visitor, and provides the network address of the virtual reality representation of a selected location. A visitor connects to the database server with a client host to visit the locations in the virtual universe.
US11064049B2
Embodiments related to predictive cloud-based presimulation are described herein. For example, one disclose embodiment provides, on a computing device, a method comprising receiving an input of state from a client device and executing a server simulation of a digital experience based on the input of state, the server simulation configured to run concurrently with, and ahead of, a client simulation on the client device. The method further comprises generating a plurality of simulation results from the server simulation, selecting one or more simulation results from the plurality of simulation results based on a likelihood the client simulation will utilize a particular simulation result, and sending the one or more simulation results to the client device.
US11064039B2
Embodiments described include systems and methods for receiving push notifications for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. Push notifications may be received by an agent or notification listener provided by a client application of a client device. The listener may receive and display notifications for a large plurality of SaaS applications, regardless of whether the SaaS applications are currently active in a browser of the client device. The listener agent may be lightweight, consuming very little memory or processor resources, while being able to handle very large numbers of notifications. This may free up resources on the client device, consume less battery for mobile devices, and provide notification functionality for SaaS applications using native notification techniques without requiring the SaaS application developers to rewrite notification systems or switch to an operating system-provided notification system.
US11064031B2
There is disclosed a method for associating at least two resources, a communication terminal and a communication node device. The method comprises detecting a connection state for entities respectively corresponding to the at least two resources; and sending a first request to a common service entity to establish an association between the at least two resources after it is detected that the connection state is established by the entities.
US11064027B2
A method for dynamic license plate renumbering includes: identifying, by a processing device of a processing server, a new plate number for a dynamic license plate; storing, by the processing server, the identified new plate number in a data entry with a vehicle identifier associated with the dynamic license plate; transmitting, by a transmitter of the processing server, the identified new plate number to the dynamic license plate; and displaying, on a display device of the dynamic license plate, the new plate number.
US11064026B2
A method for sharing security threat information, performed by an apparatus for sharing security threat information, includes downloading a detection rule from a TAXII server and storing the same in a detection rule and result storage unit; performing detection for a detection target, which includes at least one of an Observed Data object, a file that is not in a STIX format, and a PCAP file, using the detection rule; generating a detection result, which is a result of the detection, using at least one of a Sighting object, a File object, and an Artifact object; and uploading the generated detection result to the TAXII server in order to share security threat information including the detection result.
US11064024B1
A distributed data system divides an original file into N different block files and distributes the block files to a number of servers of N or more in a distributed manner. The distributed data system includes an encoding unit configured to separate the original file into pieces of data at the same interval, separate the separated pieces of data into N pieces again, respectively multiply the N pieces of data which are separated again by coefficients corresponding to servers to which the pieces of data are to be distributed, and total the values to compress data into one piece of data, and a decoding unit configured to acquire a linear equation for collecting and decoding encoded data from the selected N servers, and obtaining the N block files from the respective servers.
US11064023B2
A method for actively allocating available bandwidth to consumer nodes by a resource node delivering time-sensitive multimedia content in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The method comprises performing a check if the resource node can allocate bandwidth to at least one additional consumer node from the consumer nodes; selecting at least one consumer node from a list of consumer nodes addressable by the resource node; and sending an availability notification to each of the selected at least one consumer node from the list of consumer nodes.
US11064022B2
A device receives a notification indicating a failure of a first server device responsible for a primary message queue that includes messages at a time of the failure. A second server device is responsible for a standby message queue to which the messages are replicated, where a position in the standby message queue and a message time are assigned to each of the replicated messages. The device obtains a record time that identifies the message time of one of the messages that was last obtained from the primary message queue prior to the failure, compares an adjusted record time and the message time of one or more of the messages of the standby message queue to determine a starting position in the standby message queue, and processes messages obtained from the standby message queue beginning at one of the messages assigned to the position that matches the starting position.
US11064020B2
An example system comprises a first access node in a first rack configured to engage in a connection with a client, and a second access node in a second rack. The first and second racks form a multi-rack distributed storage system. The system includes a distributed database including a first load indicator designating a first processing load of the first access node and a second load indicator designating a second processing load of the second access node. The distributed database is accessible to the first and second access nodes. The system further includes a connection relocation manager configured to relocate the connection with the client from the first access node to the second access node when the second processing load is less than the first processing load.
US11064018B1
The disclosure provides an approach for workload migration. Embodiments include receiving logical network resource capacity information and logical network resource utilization information relating to a plurality of host computers and to one or more logical network resources. Embodiments include determining that a virtual computing instance (VCI) is to be run on one of the plurality of host computers and determining for each respective host computer of the plurality of host computers, a respective realization cost of the VCI for the respective host computer, wherein the respective realization cost relates to the one or more logical network resources. Embodiments include selecting, based on the logical network resource capacity information, the logical network resource utilization information, and the realization cost, a target host computer for the VCI from the plurality of host computers and loading the VCI on the target host computer.
US11064006B2
A listening device that identifies, based on receiving the digitized voice stream, a first keyword of a plurality of keywords in the digitized voice stream. For example, the keyword may be a name associated with a service provider (e.g., “Google”). In response to identifying the first keyword of the plurality of keywords in the digitized voice stream the listening device identifies a first communication address of a first communication server of a first service provider associated with the first keyword of the plurality of keywords in the digitized voice stream. The listening server then routes the digitized voice stream and/or information associated with the digitized voice stream to the first communication server of the first service provider using the first communication address.
US11064001B2
Implementations are provided herein for atomically committing related stream data across multiple, distributed resources. Transactions can be established that are distributed across multiple hosts, and their data can be made to appear atomic to an observing process. A master status for the transaction can be used to flag to other processes that the transaction is being committed. A stream to which the transaction is being appended to can be locked until the transaction data is committed in full. It can be appreciated that one an event to a transaction is acknowledged, and the transaction is merged, its commitment is guaranteed.
US11063968B2
Provided are a communication system and method that can block transmission of an abnormal message while allowing transmission and reception of an authorized message. The communication device includes a communication processing unit that sequentially outputs a binary transmission message, a first switch connects a first wire of a bus to a first potential and a second wire to a second potential, an abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality in a message transmitted on the bus, a switching control unit switches, if an abnormality has been detected, the first switch so that the first wire is connected to the first potential and the second wire is connected to the second potential, and a second switch connects the first wire and the second wire via a second resistor. The communication device transmits a message if no abnormality has been detected, and transmits a message if an abnormality has been detected.
US11063960B2
According to one embodiment, a web application layer attack detector (AD) is coupled between an HTTP client and a web application server. Responsive to receipt of a set of packets from the HTTP client carrying a web application layer message that violates a condition of a security rule, the AD transmits an alert package to an automatic attribute value generation and rule feedback module (AVGRFM). The AVGRFM uses the alert package, and optionally other alert packages from the same AD or other ADs, to automatically generate a new set of attribute values for each of a set of attribute identifiers for use, by the AD or other ADs, in a different security rule than the violated security rule. The new set of attribute values may be used in an attack specific rule to detect a previously unknown web application layer attack.
US11063958B2
A method of communicating in a secure communication system, comprises the steps of assembling a message at a sender, then determining a security level, and including an indication of the security level in a header of the message. The message is then sent to a recipient.
US11063953B2
In some aspects, a method for revoking access to a network application on a client device. The method includes establishing, by a client application on a client device responsive to authenticating a user, access to one or more network applications of one or more first servers of a first entity via an embedded browser of the client application, receiving, by the client application, a notification from a second server of a second entity that access for the user to a network application of the one or more network applications is to be revoked, and performing, by the client application responsive to the notification, one or more revoking actions based at least on a policy.
US11063951B1
A method is described. The method includes generating an access model that simulates a transformation of existing new technology file system (NTFS) permissions for a plurality of shared folders. The method also includes creating permission groups for the plurality of shared folders based on the access model. The method further includes updating the NTFS permissions of the shared folders based on the access model and permission groups.
US11063947B2
An integrated activity management system and method for a firm comprising at least one user is disclosed. The system includes at least one communicator, at least one firm unit, a firm network, and a firm administrator. The communicator includes a unique carrier identification, a subscriber identification module (e.g., SIM card), a user memory, and a local processor to generate a log of the time spent on firm activities. The firm unit comprising a firm memory, and a firm processor to determine output based on the user information and firm information stored in the firm memory. The administrator is coupled to the firm unit to selectively grant access to the firm network to the communicator and the firm unit whereby secured communication between the at least one communicator and the at least one firm unit is provided.
US11063946B2
The present disclosure includes a feedback framework that receives feedback for a component of an information technology platform. The component includes the feedback framework, the information technology platform, a software application, a web browser, a client device, a client instance, or a virtual server. The feedback framework obtains context information associated with the feedback. The context information includes a system log, a screenshot, a web address of a web browser of the client device, version information, and/or the like. The feedback framework also determines an identity of the component by executing a handler. The feedback framework then determines a notification to send based on the identity of the component, and sends the notification with the feedback and the context information. In this manner, the feedback framework provides sufficient context information associated with the feedback to diagnose and address issues while delivering the feedback and context information quickly and efficiently.
US11063942B2
A system increases security for personal devices. An authenticating authority receives an authentication request from a personal device. The authenticating authority obtains a current location of the personal device from a location server, where the location server transmits the current location to the authenticating authority. The location server receives location information associated with the personal device, where the location information is transmitted to the location server by a location updating daemon running on the personal device. The authenticating authority compares the current location received from the location server to a zone associated with the personal device to determine processing of the authentication request. The zone is retained by the authenticating authority.
US11063938B2
A system and method are disclosed that leverage multi-factor authentication features of a service provider and intelligent call routing to increase security and efficiency at a customer call center. Pre-authentication of customer support requests reduces the potential for misappropriation of sensitive customer data during call handling. A contactless card uniquely associated with a client may provide a second factor of authentication to reduce the potential for malicious third-party impersonation of the client. Pre-authorized customer support calls are intelligently and efficiently routed in a manner that reduces the opportunity for malicious call interference and information theft.
US11063931B2
The traditional authentication mechanism of using a public username and a constant secret password needs to be improved upon. A framework and a method is described which allows for much more secure authentication compared to the traditional username/password method. The method is useful for first party authentication as well as non-repudiation of digital information. The non-repudiation is achieved as a by-product of high entropy of the authentication method. The method relies on generation of high entropy tokens (called flakes) as a by-product of authentication. Since these tokens do not exist before being created, and their creation relies on user input, they are non-persisted proofs of user presence.
US11063924B2
The present invention relates to a communication system and method, an information processing terminal and method, and an information processing device and method which enable simple and secure restricted access. When a PDA 11 is brought close, a reader 2 of a personal computer 1 reads a device ID form an IC tag 12. The personal computer 1 registers device IDs on a connection permission list, and permits only devices registered on the list to connect. When being instructed to perform accessing, the PDA 11 controls a communication unit to access the personal computer 1 and to transmits its device ID. The personal computer 1 determines whether or not the transmitted ID is registered on the connection permission list, and permits the connection when determining that the ID is registered. The present invention can be applied to various information processing devices such as a personal computer and a PDA.
US11063920B2
Dynamic key cryptography validates mobile device users to cloud services by uniquely identifying the user's electronic device using a very wide range of hardware, firmware, and software minutiae, user secrets, and user biometric values found in or collected by the device. Processes for uniquely identifying and validating the device include: selecting a subset of minutia from a plurality of minutia types; computing a challenge from which the user device can form a response based on the selected combination of minutia; computing a set of pre-processed responses that covers a range of all actual responses possible to be received from the device if the combination of the particular device with the device's collected actual values of minutia is valid; receiving an actual response to the challenge from the device; determining whether the actual response matches any of the pre-processed responses; and providing validation, enabling authentication, data protection, and digital signatures.
US11063917B2
An apparatus that includes a memory configured to store encryption keys and encrypted data entries. The apparatus further includes an encryption service engine configured to periodically re-encrypt the encrypted data element, which includes determining that an encryption wait time period has lapsed, obtaining a first encryption key using a first key index, and decrypting the encrypted data element using the first encryption key to recover the original data. The encryption service engine is further configured to obtain a second encryption key, encrypt the original data using the second encryption key, and modify the metadata linked with the encrypted data element with a second key index referencing the second encryption key. The encryption service engine is further configured to receive a data request for the encrypted data element, to send the encrypted data element, and to limit the bandwidth of a data channel used to send the encrypted data element.
US11063914B1
A secure end-to-end communication system is implemented via one or more security processing devices. In one embodiment, a method includes: loading, by a key manager, a first set of keys into a security device; encrypting first data with the first set of keys using the security device; and sending, over a network, the encrypted first data to an external site or a mobile device. The method may further include: requesting the encrypted data from the external site or mobile device; receiving, over the network, the encrypted first data; and decrypting the received encrypted first data with the first set of keys using the security device.
US11063910B2
Disclosed herein are enhancements for operating a web application firewall to reduce load. In one implementation, a method of operating a content server for a web application comprising running a web accelerator with a plurality of threads on the content server. The method further provides receiving a request for content which will be provided to a web application, filtering the request and determining that the content will be requested from a second server. After determining that the content will be requested from a second server, reviewing the request with a web application firewall operating at a network layer 7, forwarding the request, receiving the content, and providing the content. Further, the web application firewall is controlled by a plurality of sets of rules, which can be updated without restarting the web accelerator.
US11063909B1
Enterprise users' mobile devices typically access the Internet without being protected by the enterprise's network security policy, which exposes the enterprise network to Internet-mediated attack by malicious actors. This is because the conventional approach to protecting the mobile devices and associated enterprise network is to tunnel all of the devices' Internet communications to the enterprise network, which is very inefficient since typically only a very small percentage of Internet communications originating from an enterprise's mobile devices are communicating with Internet hosts that are associated with threats. In the present disclosure, the mobile device efficiently identifies which communications are associated with Internet threats, and tunnels only such identified traffic to the enterprise network, where actions may be taken to protect the enterprise network.
US11063903B2
The method for a virtual machine to use a port and loopback IP addresses allocation scheme for full-mesh communications with transparent transport layer security tunnels is presented. In an embodiment, the method comprises detecting, at a redirect agent implemented in a first machine, a packet that is sent from a client application executing on the first machine toward a server application executing on a second machine; and determining, by the redirect agent, whether a first redirect rule matches the packet. In response to determining that the first redirect rule matches the packet, the redirect agent applies the first redirect rule to the packet to translate the packet into a translated packet, and provides the translated packet to a client agent implemented in the first machine to cause the client agent to transmit the translated packet to a server agent implemented in the second machine.
US11063897B2
A method includes receiving a message, enqueueing the message, dequeueing the message by a fraud detection service, analyzing the message using a trained machine learning model, analyzing an isolated domain name, storing the message, and causing a mitigation action. A computing system includes a transceiver, a processor, a memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the system to receive a message, enqueue the message, dequeue the message, analyze the message using a machine learning model, analyze an isolated domain name, store the message, and cause a mitigation action. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive a message, enqueue the message, dequeue the message by a fraud detection service, analyze the message using a machine learning model, analyze an isolated domain name, store the message, and cause a mitigation action.
US11063893B1
Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for sharing live video while maintaining an asynchronous copy of the video. According to some embodiments, a user begins to record video and shares the video with selected other users. If one of the other users opts to join the original user, the shared video upgrades to a live video conversation. If no one (or only some participants) joins the original user, the recorded video becomes an asynchronous artifact in the users' messaging history. In some embodiments, the live video may be recorded and shared in response to a first user initiating a video call with at least a second user, but receiving no answer. The first user begins to share a live video (which may become an asynchronous artifact). If the second user joins the call while the video is being recorded, the conversation may upgraded to a video conversation.
US11063878B2
A network and a communication method are described. The network comprises: source nodes, receiver nodes, and coding nodes. The coding nodes are connected with input links for communication of input signals to the coding nodes and output links for communication of output signals from the coding nodes. The output signals are a linear combination of the input signals. The coefficients of the linear combination are deterministically chosen based on local information available locally at the coding node.
US11063866B2
A method by an access point in a wireless local area network to solicit an immediate acknowledgement from a station in the wireless local area network. The method includes generating and transmitting a downlink multi-user physical layer protocol data unit that includes a frame for which the access point solicits an immediate response from the station in an uplink multi-user transmission, wherein an ACK Policy field of the frame is set to a binary value of ‘01’ to indicate that the station is to provide an immediate acknowledgement for the frame to the access point if the station receives trigger information included in the downlink multi-user physical layer protocol data unit and the station is not to provide an immediate acknowledgement for the frame if the station does not receive trigger information included in the downlink multi-user physical layer protocol data unit.
US11063858B2
Various embodiments include computing devices and methods for testing a router device. A processor of the computing device may receive one or more Border Monitoring Protocol (BMP) messages collected from a production router. The processor may obtain header information from a header portion of the one or more BMP messages. The processor may modify an origination address in the header information to match an address of a first test network element. The processor may modify a next hop address in the header information to match an address of a second test network element. The processor may convert the one or more BMP messages including the modified header information to one or more Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) messages. The processor may send the one or more BGP messages to a router under test in the test network.
US11063856B2
The subject disclosure relates to methods for monitoring virtual network functions (VNFs) using mirror-ports provided on a virtual switch. A method of the technology can include steps for detecting an instantiation of a virtual network function (VNF), receiving a plurality of operating parameters for the VNF, connecting the VNF with a virtual switch, and automatically discovering an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the VNF. In some aspects, the method can further include operations for instantiating a mirror-port on the virtual switch, the mirror-port configured to provide a communications interface for monitoring the VNF based on a monitoring parameter. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US11063850B2
A reporting device communicates with a master device by a first component and a daisy-chained second component. The reporting device receives a signal from the master device via the first component. The signal triggers the reporting device to transmit synchronously a telemetry data packet on the daisy-chained second component when a downstream device is coupled to the second component. The reporting device receives a first header packet having an address of the reporting device, transmits the telemetry data packet to the downstream device, and transmits a second header packet having an address of the downstream device.
US11063849B1
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for automated software testing, such as by verifying operations are complete based on user interface and/or network traffic indications, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly directed to utilizing a network sniffer to detect specific network traffic to verify completion of network requests and/or responses associated with an operation included in a workflow for performance by a software under test (SUT). In many embodiments, the detection of specific network traffic may be used to accurately time operation durations and/or efficiently perform workflows to evaluate the SUT.
US11063843B2
An application awareness system for a virtualized infrastructure. The application awareness system may use commands in standardized protocols to obtain data from virtual entities in the virtualized infrastructure. The data may be processed to indicate applications on specific virtual entities. The application awareness system may interact with those applications to gain information about the configuration of the application, or for a distributed application, components of the application on each of the plurality of virtual entities. These techniques may be applied to both virtual machines and containers, generating data that may be used in any of multiple management functions performed on the virtual infrastructure, such as backup, monitoring and resource allocation.
US11063839B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training and using machine learning models to classify network traffic as IoT traffic or non-IoT traffic and managing the traffic based on the classification. In some implementations, machine learning parameters of a local machine learning model trained by the edge device is received each of at least a subset of a set of edge devices. The machine learning parameters received from an edge device are parameters of the local machine learning model trained by the edge device based on local network traffic processed by the edge device and to classify the network traffic as Internet of Things (IoT) traffic or non-IoT traffic. A global machine learning model is generated, using the machine learning parameters, to classify network traffic processed by edge devices as IoT traffic or non-IoT traffic.
US11063835B2
In one example of the technology, a mapping is established between: IoT devices that are tenants of an IoT support service, and tenants of a first third-party cloud service. On the IoT support service, device twins are stored, such that each device twin corresponds to a corresponding IoT device, and such that each device twins includes at least a first section that includes properties of the corresponding IoT device, and a second section that includes properties associated with the first third-party cloud service. The IoT support service is used to invoke a first method associated with at least one IoT device based on metadata in at least one corresponding device twin. The first method is associated with the first third-party cloud service.
US11063834B2
A system and method utilizes a data integration input routine receive raw data set(s) from identity data storage media resources, generate an edge type from each data set, and store the edge type from each data set in a first temporary storage media, from which a graph construction module retrieves the edge types and combines them to produce a consolidated edge store, a search of which is used to find graph component paths. Current paths are joined against the consolidated edge store to find edges that extend each path in the consolidated edge store, those paths that extend are stored in a graph component table, from which a sample of graph paths are downloaded and a graph is constructed. A circuit analysis engine is used to perform a circuit analysis and a selectivity module is used to selectively modify the scope of the circuit analysis and results.
US11063825B1
A system and method for failover in a distributed system may comprise a computing device that receives client-provided information that groups computing nodes into ordered subsets. The subsets, or nodes in the subsets, may be associated with client-provided instructions for evaluating the health of a node. A node may be selected for failover based on executing the instructions and evaluating associated performance metrics. When a node is selected for failover, a replacement node may be selected based on the ordering of the subsets and the health of candidate nodes as determined based on executing the client-provided instructions.
US11063816B2
An information processing device includes a storage unit, a controller, a storage processor, and a transmitter. When communication with a log management server is unavailable, the controller causes a log of an operation of storing or retrieving data with respect to a storage area on a network to be stored in the storage unit in association with the data. In a case in which the data stored in the storage unit is stored in the storage area and the log associated with the data exists, the storage processor performs a process of storing the log in the storage area in association with the data. In a case in which communication with the log management server is available and a log is stored in association with data in the storage unit, the transmitter transmits the log to the log management server.
US11063812B2
An Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) acceleration method, an apparatus, and a system, where the method includes generating, by an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) device, an IKE link establishment session packet according to an IPSec configuration parameter and a security policy in a security policy database (SPD), sending, by the IKE device, the IKE link establishment session packet to a peer device, establishing a security association (SA) with the peer device, and sending, by the IKE module, the SA to a data forwarding device. The IKE device and the data forwarding device are discrete devices. In this way, the IKE device and the data forwarding device can be deployed in different devices in order to increase the IPSec speed.
US11063808B2
A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.
US11063807B2
A method for uplink multiuser data transmission and a system for uplink multiuser multiple input multiple output are provided. The method implemented by an access point (AP) includes: sending, indication information to at least two stations (STAs), wherein the indication information indicates that the at least two STAs perform an uplink multiuser data transmission; receiving, uplink data sent by the at least two STAs through channels, respectively; and demodulating, the uplink data using receiving beams corresponding to pre-estimated channels, respectively. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the AP receives the uplink data from multiple STAs through different channels from the STAs to the AP respectively, and demodulates data using the receiving beams corresponding to the channels respectively, thereby realizing that the AP performs separation and demodulation of the uplink data sent by multiple STAs and realizing the uplink multiuser data transmission.
US11063805B2
A signal generation method includes phase-changing baseband signals with respective phase changing patterns to generate respective phase-changed signals, each of the phase changing patterns being different from each other, and inverse-fast-Fourier-transforming the phase-changed signals to respective orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission signals. Each phase changing pattern has N candidates for an amount of change in a phase, N being an integer greater than two, and each candidate is periodically selected from the N candidates based on subcarriers of the respective OFDM transmission signals, a phase of the respective baseband signals being changed by the each candidate.
US11063795B2
A method performed in a scheduler entity is provided for adapting load on a fronthaul network in a radio access network comprising a central baseband unit and a remote radio unit. The central baseband unit and the remote radio unit are interconnected by the fronthaul network over which baseband signal information is exchanged. The method comprises obtaining information related to capacity of the fronthaul network, and adapting, based on the obtained information, air interface performance for at least one type of conveyed baseband signal information such as to enable adapting of load on the fronthaul network. A scheduler entity, method in a fronthaul module, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.
US11063788B2
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving an uplink in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefore. Specifically, a method for uplink transmission by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may include: receiving, from a base station, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) configuration information, wherein the SRS configuration information includes a parameter set for power control of SRS for each SRS resource set and the SRS resource set includes one or more SRS resources; determining a transmission power of the SRS, based on the parameter set for power control of the SRS; and transmitting the SRS to the base station.
US11063782B2
A method includes: a controller node receiving, via a message sent on a first segment of a control session path, identity information of at least one specific network termination node, or of an access node port of a specific line termination node used by the at least one specific network termination node; upon a lookup request message being sent to at least one repository node or repository functionality by the controller node, a lookup response message being sent by the at least one repository node or repository functionality, based on the identity information, the lookup response message comprising an indication of a specific external service edge node; and based on the indication of the specific external service edge node, set up or establishment of a second segment of the control session path towards the specific external service edge node being performed.
US11063781B2
Systems and methods herein can convert downstream group addressed packets to unicast packets and send them to Workgroup Bridges (WGBs) by Downlink (DL) Multiple-User (MU) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) (DL-MU-OFDMA). A Wireless Controller (WLC)/Access Point (AP) can extend current Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP) messages for broadcast and deploy Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) processing for multicast messages. The APs can maintain WGB entries for each group address. When there is a downstream broadcast packet received at the AP, the AP can search the entries in the domain and can build a 4-address unicast packet for each WGB, then transmit those converted packets in parallel by DL-OFDMA. After receiving those converted packets over the air, the WGB simply rebuilds 802.3 packets and forwards the 802.3 packets to the corresponding VLAN domain.
US11063769B2
Implementations of the specification include receiving transaction data associated with the transaction, the transaction data comprising: data representative of a plurality of assets, a first commitment hiding a first random number and a transaction amount of the transaction, a second commitment that hides a second random number and a change, the transaction amount and a third random number both encrypted by a public key of the second node, the change and a fourth random number both encrypted by a public key of the first node, and a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP); determining, based on the ZKP, whether the transaction is valid based on determining if the first random number is equal to the third random number, the second random number is equal to the fourth random number, and the transaction amount hidden in the first commitment is equal to the transaction amount encrypted by the public key of the second node.
US11063767B2
An apparatus serves as a node device included in a distributed data sharing network, and shares, by using a blockchain, a piece of event information related to an event generated in a terminal, among node devices included in the distributed data sharing network, where the blockchain is a continuously growing list of blocks which are linked and secured using cryptography. The apparatus generates a piece of event data including the piece of event information related to the event, and causes the generated piece of event data to be stored in one of the node devices included in the distributed data sharing network.
US11063762B1
A computing system for inter-application communication between a client emitter application and a client consumer application executing on a mobile computing device is disclosed herein. The client emitter application receives an indication of a programmatic task to be performed by the client consumer application. The client emitter application transmits data to a server emitter application executing on a first server computing device causing a session token to be generated, the session token indicating that a server consumer application executing on a second server computing device has authenticated the client emitter application. The server emitter application forwards the session token to the client emitter application. The client emitter application includes the session token in a call indicative of the programmatic task to the client consumer application. The client consumer application and the server consumer application authenticate the client emitter application and the client consumer application, respectively, based on the session token. The client consumer application then performs the programmatic task.
US11063760B2
A mechanism for registering a device with an Internet of Things (IoT) edge network is disclosed. The manufacturer of the device stores credentials of the device in a secure storage of the device. The manufacturer also stores the credentials on a public blockchain with sensitive parameters hashed or encrypted. A certifying node accesses the credentials from the public blockchain to establish a secure connection with the device and to verify its credentials. The device sends the credentials to the certifying node, only if the certifying node is able to decrypt a device access parameter from the public blockchain. Upon verifying the credentials of the device, the certifying node issues a digital certificate to the new device and it is stored on a permissioned blockchain within the IoT network. Other nodes in the IoT network may use the digital certificate on the permissioned blockchain for secure communication with the device.
US11063755B2
An indication of a key generation function may be received from a server. A random value may be received based on a volatile memory of a device. A cryptographic key may be generated based on the key generation function from the server and the random value that is based on the volatile memory of the device. The cryptographic key may be stored at a non-volatile memory of the device.
US11063753B2
A system is provided for distribution of device key sets over a network in a protected software environment (PSE). In the system, a client device includes a connection interface for receiving a crypto hardware (CH) token belonging to a user, untrusted software, a quoting enclave, and a PSE for generating a provisioning request for a device key set. An attestation proxy server (APS) receives the provisioning message using a first network connection, and transmits the provisioning message to an online provisioning server (OPS) using a second network connection. The OPS constructs a provisioning response and an encrypted device key set, and delivers the provisioning response to the untrusted software using the first and second network connections. The PSE decrypts the encrypted device key set to obtain the device key set, re-encrypts the device key set with a local chip-specific key, and stores the re-encrypted device key set.
US11063747B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for using a local ledger block chain for secure updates. An embodiment includes a memory, and circuitry configured to receive a global block to be added to a local ledger block chain for validating an update for data stored in the memory, where the global block to be added to the local ledger block chain includes a cryptographic hash of a current local block in the local ledger block chain, a cryptographic hash of the data stored in the memory to be updated, where the current local block in the local ledger block chain has a digital signature associated therewith that indicates the global block is from an authorized entity.
US11063746B2
Disclosed herein is a method for generating a blockchain, which includes selecting, by a first master node that generated a first block, second candidate nodes from a node pool according to a consensus node selection scheme using a nonce, and selecting, by the first master node, a second master node using the result of a vote taken by first candidate nodes. Here, among candidate blocks generated by the second candidate nodes, the candidate block generated by the second master node is locked as a second block.
US11063742B2
One example includes a frame synchronization module. The module includes a search correlator configured to find a first unique word (UW) pattern in a first set of digital sample blocks of a first data frame and a second UW pattern in a second digital sample blocks of a second data frame. The module also includes a buffer configured to store the first and second data frames and to concurrently release the buffered first and second data frames for downstream processing in response to time-aligning the first and second UW patterns of the respective first and second sets of digital sample blocks being aligned to a clock index.
US11063737B2
There is provided a reception device including a data signal receiver circuit, a clock signal receiver circuit, and a discrimination circuit. The data signal receiver circuit receives a data signal through a data signal line, and receives a data blanking signal through the data signal line in a blanking period of the data signal. The clock signal receiver circuit receives a clock signal and a clock blanking signal through a clock signal line, the clock blanking signal outputted in synchronization with the blanking period of the data signal. The discrimination circuit discriminates communication modes on a basis of one or both of a signal value of the data blanking signal and a signal value of the clock blanking signal.
US11063735B2
Provided is an electronic device that may include: an antenna; a duplexer configured to separate a Tx signal that the antenna transmits and an Rx signal that the antenna receives; an amplifier configured to amplify an input signal and to transmit the amplified input signal to the duplexer; a memory storing a digital pre-distortion (DPD) table; a transceiver; and a processor configured to: control the transceiver to transmit, to the amplifier, a first signal in a first frequency band corresponding to the Tx signal; determine whether to perform pre-distortion of the first signal, based on a reception performance of the Rx signal in a second frequency band; perform the pre-distortion of the first signal by making reference to the DPD table configured to decrease a strength of the first signal in the second frequency band; and control the transceiver to transmit the pre-distorted first signal to the amplifier.
US11063734B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for configuring periodic signals in time division duplex (TDD). In one embodiment, a method for a network node includes configuring at least one periodic signal of the WD based at least on at least one parameter, the at least one parameter corresponding to a TDD pattern. In another embodiment, a method for a WD includes communicating at least one periodic signal to the network node based at least on at least one parameter, the at least one parameter corresponding to a TDD pattern.
US11063732B2
A device may determine one or more parameters relating to a network. The device may detect a trigger to alter a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration for the network based on the one or more parameters relating to the network. The device may determine an alteration to the HARQ configuration based on detecting the trigger to alter the HARQ configuration. The device may communicate with a distributed unit or a centralized unit of the network to cause the alteration to the HARQ configuration.
US11063726B2
Described is an apparatus of a first User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to establish a parameter set defining 5G Physical Downlink Control Channel (xPDCCH) transmission to the UE. The second circuitry may be operable to generate, for transmission to the UE, one or more messages including the parameter set.
US11063724B1
A method for reducing channel sounding overhead in a MU-MIMO WLAN system, and apparatus for performing the method are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a sparse set of pilot symbols in a pseudorandom distribution across a plurality of subcarriers, from a plurality of antennas to one or more client devices on a plurality of spatial streams; receiving a sparse set of channel estimates in the frequency and spatial domains, from the one or more client devices as beamforming feedback based on the sparse set of pilot symbols; and recovering the channel in a compressed sensing framework.
US11063723B2
This application provides a communication method, a network device, a terminal device, and a system. The communication method includes: determining, by a network device, a plurality of pieces of quasi co-location information, where the plurality of pieces of quasi co-location information correspond to a plurality of antenna port sets of a first control resource set, and each piece of quasi co-location information in the plurality of pieces of quasi co-location information is used to indicate a quasi co-location characteristic of an antenna port set corresponding to each piece of quasi co-location information; and sending, by the network device, the plurality of pieces of quasi co-location information to a terminal device. In embodiments of this application, the plurality of pieces of quasi co-location information are used to indicate the quasi co-location characteristics of the antenna ports to the terminal device, to improve communication efficiency.
US11063722B2
A signal processing method and apparatus, a device, and a computer readable storage medium are provided, which relate to the field of communication technology, to reduce collisions of physical broadcast channel (PBCH) demodulation reference signals (DMRSs). The signal processing method provided by embodiments of the present disclosure includes: generating a plurality of candidate PBCH DMRS sequences; acquiring a mapping relationship between PBCH DMRS sequences and resource element (RE) groups; and transmitting the candidate PBCH DMRS sequences by using RE groups corresponding to the candidate PBCH DMRS sequences according to the mapping relationship. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure may reduce collisions of PBCH DMRSs.
US11063720B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that support sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission in low latency wireless transmissions. A set of shortened transmission time intervals (sTTIs) for uplink transmissions of a first wireless service may be identified; the set of sTTIs located within subframe time boundaries of a subframe of a second wireless service with a longer TTI than the sTTIs. Two or more sTTIs within the set of sTTIs may be used for SRS transmissions within the subframe time boundaries.
US11063717B2
When a user equipment transmits a random access preamble, a base station transmits a random access response to the user equipment in response to the random access preamble. The base station may include CSI measurement configuration information in the random access response and then transmit the random access response. The user equipment may perform a CSI report on the basis of the CSI measurement configuration information.
US11063714B2
A method for configuring a frame structure executed by an orchestrating device. The method includes obtaining information of requirements of services accessed in a network and current status of the network and generating a frame structure for the services according to the information of the requirements of the services and the current status of the network based on a preconfigured universal frame structure blueprint. Accordingly, a device for configuring a frame structure and a storage medium are also disclosed.
US11063711B2
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting pulse-shaped signaling based on a pulse-shaped waveform using a transmission power, the transmission power being based on an Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) parametrisation for pulse-shaped signaling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
US11063709B2
A segment retransmission method includes: if a receiving RLC function entity has not received, within a preset time period, all segments of a data packet identified by a serial number, the receiving RLC function entity sends a retransmission request to a sending party, where the retransmission request includes the serial number, to request the sending party to retransmit an unreceived segment of the data packet identified by the serial number, and thus reduces an average data packet transmission latency.
US11063697B2
Methods and devices are described for determining reliabilities of bit positions in a bit sequence for information bit allocation using polar codes. The reliabilities are calculated using a weighted summation over a binary expansion of each bit position, wherein the summation is weighted by an exponential factor that is selected based at least in part on the coding rate of the polar code. Information bits and frozen bits are allocated to the bit positions based on the determined reliabilities, and data is polar encoded as the information bits. The polar encoded data is then transmitted to a remote device.
US11063693B2
A loss correction encoding device having an improved capability of loss correction using LDPC-CC includes a rearranging unit that rearranges information data contained in n information packets according to the constraint length Kmax and the encoding rate (q−1)/q of a check polynomial of the loss correction code used in a loss correction encoding unit. Specifically, the rearranging unit rearranges the information data in such a way that continuous Kmax×(q−1) pieces of information data after rearrangement are contained in different information packets. The rearranging unit distributes the information data to information blocks from n information packets, where n satisfies the formula Kmax×(q−1)≤n.
US11063692B2
Techniques and apparatus for rate matching physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) around zero power (ZP) channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resources in slot aggregation scenarios are described. In one technique, an indication that triggers a set of ZP CSI-RS resources is received in a first slot of a plurality of aggregated slots. A rate matching behavior for processing a PDSCH transmission received in the first slot and at least a second slot, subsequent to the first slot, of the plurality of aggregated slots is determined. The PDSCH transmission received in the first slot and at least the second slot is processed in accordance with the rate matching behavior.
US11063690B2
A scheduler and method for scheduling data transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The scheduler buffers data packets in a buffer and monitors status of the buffer. The buffered data packets will remain in the buffer, until the buffer contains a data packet which is associated with a priority level higher than a priority level of a predefined priority threshold. Then, the scheduler selects a modulation and coding scheme for the buffered data packets and sends the buffered data packets to a radio unit for transmission.
US11063677B2
Embodiments relate to machines comprising a movable part, transceiver circuitry configured to transmit a radio signal towards the movable part and to receive a reflection of the radio signal from the movable part, evaluation circuitry configured to determine a position or a speed of the movable part based on at least the received radio signal. A distance between an antenna of the transceiver circuitry and the movable part is less than 5 cm.
US11063674B2
An underwater communications system is provided that transmits electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated signals. The receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving a compressed, modulated signal. A demodulator is provided for demodulating the signal to reveal compressed data. A de-compressor de-compresses the data. An appropriate human interface is provided to present transmitted data into text/audio/visible form. Similarly, the transmit system comprises appropriate audio/visual/text entry mechanisms.
US11063673B2
Apparatus and methods to implement post accident communications in a coal mine, in compliance with the MINER Act and MSHA regulations, are disclosed. Acoustic waves are transmitted bidirectionally through-the-earth in a simple robust half-duplex architecture in combination with signal-to-noise reduction techniques which ensure the ability to communicate using simple tools available in a mine. A personal electronics device, designed to be carried by each miner, automatically decodes acoustically transmitted text messages sent by rescue operations, and automatically encodes text messages by a miner to synchronized impulses manually produced by the miner. Signals are synchronized, in time of day protocol, between the miner and rescue operations. Digital signal processing techniques are disclosed.
US11063665B2
An optical wireless communication (OWC) receiver apparatus for receiving data streams from at least one transmitter apparatus, each data stream encoded on abeam of light of a respective different wavelength or range of wavelengths propagating through free space between the at least one transmitter apparatus and the receiver apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a wavelength-selective element configured to receive the beams after their propagation through free space and to direct a selected at least one of the beams having a selected wavelength or range of wavelengths to a detector, wherein the detector is configured to receive said selected at least one of the beams and in response to output a detection signal; at least one control element operable to control at least one physical property of the wavelength-selective element thereby to select said at least one of the beams for direction to the detector.
US11063659B2
A control station includes: a location managing unit that calculates communicable times for combinations of a satellite station and an earth station that can perform communication with each other, based on a location of a satellite station and locations of earth stations serving as candidates to which the satellite station transmits the data; a data managing unit that holds information on a retention state of the data in the satellite having generated the data; and a transmission predicting unit that calculates data transmission completion times for one or more transmission paths from the satellite station to the earth station, based on the communicable times and the information on a retention state of the data, and generates control information for satellite stations and the earth station in a transmission path determined based on the data transmission completion times, to transmit the data in the determined transmission path.
US11063658B2
A satellite antenna ground station service includes a plurality of ground stations and associated data centers, wherein the data centers are part of a provider network. Clients may reserve satellite antenna access time-slots via a user interface of the satellite antenna ground station service and store data directly to a data center of the provider network or to the client's premises via a direct connection between the client and the provider network. In some embodiments, the provider network may offer a plurality of network-based services, such as a compute service, a data storage service, a machine learning service, or a data analytics service, and a client may utilize one or more of these services to analyze and process downlinked data received from a satellite of the client via a satellite antenna ground station of the satellite antenna ground station service of the provider network.
US11063653B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a best antenna beam. The method includes obtaining a training model, wherein the training model has been trained to provide a best antenna beam based on a plurality of feedback values, determining a first plurality of feedback values indicative of partial estimates of channels of a first plurality of wireless signals and determining a best antenna beam, based on the first plurality of feedback values and the obtained training model.
US11063648B2
Methods and devices for channel state reporting in wireless communications are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for wireless communication includes determining, by a user device, a first reference signal received power (RSRP) value. The first RSRP value is a maximum measured value of a RSRP group. The method also includes determining, by the user device, a second RSRP value based a differential of the first RSRP value and reporting the first RSRP value and the second RSRP value to a base station.
US11063643B2
The present disclosure provides a method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communications. The UE receives first information, the first information being used for indicating a first precoding matrix; and transmits a first radio signal through a first antenna port group within a first time-domain resource in a first sub-band, or, drops wireless transmission through a first antenna port group within a first time-domain resource in a first sub-band. The first precoding matrix is used for determining K transmission parameter groups, K being a positive integer greater than 1; a first transmission parameter group is one of the K transmission parameter groups, and the first transmission parameter group is used for generating the first antenna port group, the first antenna port group comprising a positive integer number of antenna port(s). The method helps enhance the chance of uplink channel access, thereby improving the system capacity.
US11063639B1
A communication system supports communication between an end node of a vehicle and a remote correspondent node via a fixed network which comprises a plurality of wireless access points with a directional antenna arrangement for mm wave radio communication using directional beams. A vehicle comprises wireless modems employing electronically steerable beamforming directional antennas for establishing mm wave radio communication links to the access points. The access points communicate in a frequency channel alternately selected from one of two disjoint sets and a first wireless modem (111) is constrained to communicate using a frequency channel from the first set and a second wireless modem (701) is constrained to communicate using a frequency channel from the first set. A data session controller (705) communicates data of the data session over links provided by the first wireless modem and the second wireless modem.
US11063637B2
Systems and methods for using near-field inductive coupling between an implanted system and an external transceiver are discloses. In several embodiments, the data link system is based on a free-running oscillator tuned by coupled resonators. The use of an oscillator-based power link can allow for stable power over different inductor distances, or coil distances. In some embodiments, the data link system includes receivers on both sides of the link, where each receiver is composed of a detector, such as but not limited to an analog front-end (“AFE”), and a clock and data recovery (“CDR”) loop.
US11063632B2
A network node includes a pushbutton to provide a button-press event and a pairer to receive the button-press event while not being in a secure domain. In response to the button-press, the pairer alternates between acting as an endpoint node and acting as a temporary domain master, until pairing is completed. In an alternative embodiment, the node includes a multi-pairer to receive the button press event and, in response, to open a pairing window, to become a domain master of a secure network and to join more than one other network node receiving a button press event to the secure network until the pairing window closes.
US11063628B2
A communication device capable of echo cancellation includes a digital circuit, a transmitter circuit, a hybrid circuit, an adjustable capacitor circuit, and a receiver circuit. The digital circuit transmits a digital transmission signal and receives a digital reception signal. The transmitter circuit outputs an analog transmission differential signal according to the digital transmission signal. The hybrid circuit outputs a transmission signal to an external circuit via an adjustable capacitor circuit according to the analog transmission differential signal, and outputs an analog reception differential signal to a receiver circuit according to at least one of the analog transmission differential signal and a reception signal from the external circuit. The adjustable capacitor circuit controls a delay difference between positive-end and negative-end signals of the transmission signal according to an echo cancellation control signal. The receiver circuit outputs the digital reception signal to the digital circuit according to the analog reception differential signal.
US11063625B2
Wireless devices, and particularly mobile devices such as cellphones, PDAs, computers, navigation devices, etc., as well as other devices which transmit or receive data or other signals at multiple frequency bands utilize at least one steerable antenna, and may be configured to transmit and receive using plurality of different bands (e.g., GSM cellular communication band; Bluetooth short range communication band; ultrawideband (UWB) communications, etc.). These wireless devices can determine zones or spans of directions in which to avoid radiating beams at 10 GHz or above, and can receive signals on either the steerable antenna or another antenna. In addition, the wireless devices can be configured for radiating in a pattern that is different from the receiving pattern.
US11063618B2
An IQ mismatch estimation circuit includes a raw channel estimation circuit, a reference channel estimation circuit, a digital predistortion (DPD) bin identification circuit, a channel estimate pruning circuit, and an IQ correction coefficient generation circuit. The raw channel estimation circuit generates raw channel estimates for a plurality of frequency bins of a baseband signal. The reference channel estimation circuit identifies a reference channel estimate based on the raw channel estimates. The DPD bin identification circuit identifies, based on the reference channel estimate, the frequency bins for which the raw channel estimates are based on a DPD expansion signal. The channel estimate pruning circuit generates pruned raw channel estimates by discarding the raw channel estimates of the frequency bins identified by the DPD bin identification circuit. The IQ correction coefficient generation circuit generates IQ mismatch correction coefficients based on the pruned raw channel estimates.
US11063615B2
A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.
US11063614B1
In some examples, a polar decoder for implementing polar decoding of a codeword can be configured to implement alogarithmic likelihood ratio (LLR), an even bit, and an odd bit buffer, respectively. The polar decoder can be configured to employ a list-to-buffer mapping state register for the LLR buffer for loading LLR values for each path at a given stage of a decoding graph. The polar decoder can be configured to update and store LLR values for each path at the given stage. The polar decoder can be configured to employ a list-to-buffer mapping state register for the even bit buffer for loading even bit values from the even bit buffer and loading odd bit values from the odd bit buffer, and updating even or odd bit values for each path at the given stage of the decoding graph.
US11063613B2
Techniques are described herein to terminate a list decoding operation before its completion based on performing one or more error check processes. A transmitted codeword encoded using a polar code may include one or more error check vectors interspersed with one or more information vectors. Upon receiving the codeword, a decoder may perform a list decoding operation on the received codeword. Upon decoding one of the error check vectors, the decoder may determine whether at least one candidate path used in the successive cancellation list decoding operation passes an error check process based on the error check vector. If no candidate paths satisfy the error check process, the decoder may terminate the list decoding operation. In some examples, the decoder may recheck whether candidate paths satisfy the error check operation at intermediate positions between error check vectors. Such rechecking may occur while decoding information vectors.
US11063605B2
The code block segmentation method includes: a base station determining whether to use the maximum length of a first pre-set information bit for code block segmentation or to use the maximum length of a second pre-set information bit for code block segmentation; if it is determined to use the maximum length of the first pre-set information bit for code block segmentation, the base station segmenting a transport block into one or more segments by taking the maximum length of the first pre-set information bit as an upper limit; and if it is determined to use the maximum length of the second pre-set information bit for code block segmentation, the base station segmenting a transport block into one or more segments by taking the maximum length of the second pre-set information bit as an upper limit, wherein the maximum length of the first pre-set information bit is greater than the maximum length of the second pre-set information bit.
US11063604B2
An analog-to-digital converter of the present disclosure includes: a ΔΣ modulator including a quantization circuit unit; a splitter that divides a digital output of the quantization circuit unit into an even-numbered digital value and an odd-numbered digital value; two-system transmission paths that transmit the even-numbered digital value and the odd-numbered digital value separately; and a digital filter that processes the even-numbered digital value and the odd-numbered digital value transmitted by the two-system transmission paths, and outputs the even-numbered digital value and the odd-numbered digital value as an analog-to-digital conversion value.
US11063599B2
An apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a phase locked loop (PLL) configured to generate a reference signal; a sub-sampling PLL (SS-PLL) connected to the PLL and configured to sub-sample the reference signal; and a first pre-charge circuit connected to the SS-PLL and configured to allow an output voltage of the SS-PLL to transition to an operating voltage to indicate that a difference between two voltage inputs is zero on average.
US11063596B1
A frame decoding circuit implemented in an IC die includes a frame synchronizer, receiving an input clock signal and an input frame signal in serial form, to provide an output clock signal. A phase shift of the output clock signal is adjusted according to a detected code by sampling the input frame signal at a center point for every two bits and the detected code being not a correct type. The input clock signal is divided in frequency with the phase shift for providing the output clock signal. A de-serializer unit receives the input frame signal, the input data, the output clock signal from the frame synchronizer, a delay-locked-loop clock signal to de-serialize the input frame signal and the input data for output.
US11063574B2
A quartz crystal resonator unit that includes a substrate, a lid, and an adhesive member that joins the substrate and the lid to each other to form an enclosure; a quartz crystal resonator disposed in the enclosure; and an adjustment member on the quartz crystal resonator and that includes a material whose volatilization amount per unit time and unit volume increases as humidity increases.
US11063573B2
A quartz crystal resonator that includes a substrate including a vibration portion, a frame portion that surrounds the vibration portion, and first to fourth coupling portions that couple the vibration portion and the frame portion to each other; and first and second excitation electrodes. An intersecting point of diagonal lines of a quadrangle formed by first to fourth connection portions is located on the positive side of the z axis relative to the x axis.
US11063564B2
A leakage compensation circuit includes a buffer amplifier, a link coupling element, and a leakage compensation element. The buffer amplifier has an input coupled to a sense node, and an output. The link coupling element has an input coupled to the output of the buffer amplifier, and an output, wherein the link coupling element is unidirectional in a direction from the input to the output thereof. The leakage compensation element has a first current terminal coupled to the sense node, a control terminal coupled to the output of the link coupling element, and a second current terminal coupled to a reference voltage terminal.
US11063553B2
A solar tracking carport comprises a supporting structure including a foundation and at least two columns connected or connectable to the foundation; a three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck having a length from a first edge to a second edge of at least one car, the three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck including one or more upper blocks, each of the upper blocks being rigid at least in its longitudinal direction, each of the upper blocks including at least one solar panel; a deck frame configured to support the one or more upper blocks, the deck frame including a torque transmitting member; a rotation enabling connection configured to rotatably connect at least the torque transmitting member of the three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck to the at least two columns of the supporting structure; and a drive system configured to control tilting of the three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck about the supporting structure over one axis of rotation to a first maximum angle in a first direction and to a second maximum angle in a second direction, the first maximum angle preventing the first edge of the three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck from going below a first minimum threshold height, the second maximum angle preventing the second edge of the three-dimensionally rigid canopy deck from going below a second minimum threshold height.
US11063551B2
A solar cell module includes a solar cell section and a step forming plate. The solar cell section includes a front side transparent plate, a back surface member, and a solar cell sealed therebetween. The step forming plate is disposed on a front side of the front side transparent plate, overlapping partly with the front side transparent plate and forming a step between the solar cell section and the step forming plate.
US11063550B2
An active harmonic filter (AHF) and regenerating energy control (REC) apparatus for an adjustable speed drive (ASD) includes an inverter and a controller operatively coupled to the inverter to selectively control operation thereof. The controller is programmed to operate the inverter in different modes in order to manage different conditions that occur during operation of the ASD. In an AHF mode, the controller operates the inverter to filter harmonics present at an input to an ASD. In an REC mode, the controller operates the inverter to control regenerating energy flowing into the inverter from the ASD.
US11063534B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for providing power conversion between a direct current (DC) source and an alternating current (AC) power grid. According to one embodiment, a power converter device includes a transformer having a first winding and a second winding. The power converter device further includes zero voltage switch circuitry and zero current switch circuitry. The zero voltage switch circuitry is electrically coupled to the first winding, and configured to be electrically coupled to a DC voltage source via a first port and a second port. The zero current switch circuitry is electrically coupled to the second winding of the transformer and configured to be electrically coupled with an AC power grid.
US11063532B2
A power conversion device includes a three-phase voltage inverter, a two-phase/three-phase converter, a tertiary harmonic wave generator, an adder, a PWM controller, and a tertiary harmonic wave amplitude determining unit. The tertiary harmonic wave generator generates a sinusoidal tertiary harmonic wave signal synchronized with three-phase voltage command signals and having a frequency which is three times as high as that of the three-phase voltage command signal. Further, the tertiary harmonic wave generator includes a tertiary harmonic wave amplitude determining unit for determining the amplitude of the tertiary harmonic wave signal at which the power loss of a three-phase voltage inverter is minimized, based on a voltage amplitude command value responding to two-phase voltage command signals and an output power factor command value responding to an output request to a power system.
US11063529B2
A signal generator generates a control signal that causes an inverter to supply a drive current in an AC voltage waveform to each phase of a motor. The signal generator alternately repeats a first energization cycle in which only a switch on an upper side of an arm is set to an ON state and a second energization cycle in which only a switch on a lower side of the arm is set to the ON state in the AC voltage waveform having a third energization cycle therebetween, changes the switches on the upper side and the lower side of the arm to the ON state and an OFF state in order in the third energization cycle, continuously changes an output voltage of the switch that has been further changed to the ON state, and generates a control signal to cause waveforms of the preceding and succeeding first energization cycle and second energization cycle to be continuous with the third energization cycle by varying a phase of the first to the third energization cycles in each phase.
US11063526B2
Power conversion equipment has a first input terminal and a second input terminal to which an AC input voltage is applied, a plurality of AC-DC converters which are series-connected between the first input terminal and the second input terminal and each of which converts a divided input voltage obtained by dividing the input voltage into a full-wave rectified voltage in a state of being insulated electrically, and a first output terminal and a second output terminal through which the full-wave rectified voltages converted by the plurality of AC-DC converters are output commonly.
US11063525B2
The present disclosure provides a power supply module and a manufacture method thereof, belonging to the technical field of power electronics. According to the present disclosure, a unibody conductive member is employed to connect a conductive part in a passive element to a conductive layer in a substrate. This is advantageous in simplifying the structure of the passive element, and enabling a structurally compact power supply module at a reduced cost. Additionally, stacking the passive element with the substrate may allow for a further compact structure for the power supply module, improving the space utilization rate for the power supply module, while enhancing the external appearance of the power supply module with tidiness, simplicity and aesthetics.
US11063524B2
An electrical device with a semiconductor circuit that is configured for a high voltage and is arranged in a housing. The housing is formed of a plurality of housing parts which are electrically insulated from one another. Different electrical potentials can be assigned to the housing parts. There is also described an converter with the electrical device.
US11063518B1
A topology for an isolated, bi-directional, DC-DC converter, that provides step-up and step-down functionality, with a reduced transformer turns ratio, allows a simplified transformer design with reduced cost and increased efficiency. This topology also has a very small level of re-circulating current, relative to other topologies regarding cost and performance.
US11063517B2
A power supply circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes n capacitors, m power branches, and a control chip, where the m power branches include at least one first-type power branch and at least one second-type power branch, the first-type power branch includes a pre-boost topology structure and an open-loop topology structure connected in series to the pre-boost topology structure, the pre-boost topology structure is connected to the control chip, the pre-boost topology structure includes a straight-through state and a closed-loop state, and the control chip is configured to control, based on an output voltage of the power source, the pre-boost topology structure to switch between the straight-through state and the closed-loop state, so that the pre-boost topology structure pre-adjusts the output voltage of the power source and outputs a voltage range that meets a requirement of the open-loop topology structure.
US11063515B2
A power converter is provided. The power converter includes a switched-capacitor conversion circuit and an inductor buck circuit. The switched-capacitor conversion circuit receives an input voltage and operates according to a first operation frequency to convert the input voltage to an intermediate voltage. The inductor buck circuit is coupled to the switched-capacitor conversion circuit in series. The inductor buck circuit receives the intermediate voltage and operates on a second operation frequency to generate an output voltage at a conversion output terminal according to the intermediate voltage. The first operation frequency is determined according to the second operation frequency.
US11063512B1
A power conversion system includes a first and a second energy storage element, a first boost circuit, a switching element, a control circuit and a detection circuit. The first boost circuit is coupled between the first and the second energy storage element. The switching element is coupled to the first boost circuit in parallel. When the first voltage value is lower than a first preset level, the control circuit turns off the switching element and drives the first booster circuit to maintain a second voltage value according to the first voltage value, so that the power conversion system operates in a first state. When the first voltage value is equal to or larger than the first preset level, the control circuit turns on the switching element and turns off the first boost circuit, so that the power conversion system operates in a second state.
US11063509B2
A step-up switching power supply circuit executes a step-up operation for stepping up an input voltage supplied through an input terminal. The step-up switching power supply circuit includes: an inductor; a switching element enlarging a current flowing through the inductor when the switching element is turned on; a step-up control circuit controlling the switching element to execute the step-up operation; a fault detection control circuit controlling the switching element to detect a fault of the switching element; a current detection unit detecting a current flowing through the switching element; and a switching unit executing switchover between the step-up control circuit and the fault detection control circuit to control the driving the switching element, Prior to execution of the step-up operation, the switching unit switches the fault detection control circuit to control the switching element.
US11063505B2
A motor control apparatus includes: a converter configured to convert AC voltage input from an AC power supply side into DC voltage, and then output the DC voltage to a DC side; an inverter configured to convert DC voltage input from the DC side into AC voltage for driving a motor, and then output the AC voltage; and a boosting unit configured to step up DC voltage input to the inverter from the DC side, according to a deviation between a speed command to the motor and speed information acquired from the motor.
US11063504B2
A multi-degree of freedom electromagnetic machine includes a spherical body, an outer structure, a plurality of magnets, and a plurality of windings. Each of the plurality of windings includes a flexible dielectric substrate and an electrical conductor. The flexible dielectric substrate has an inner surface and an outer surface, and the inner surface of the flexible substrate facies the outer surface of the spherical body. The electrical conductor is disposed on at least one of the inner or outer surfaces of the flexible dielectric substrate.
US11063502B2
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a stator, where, for one or both layers of a two-layer winding, a tool with receiving regions is respectively provided on an end face of a laminated core. A relative arrangement of the receiving regions corresponds to a relative end position for conductor ends of the conductor elements. In a positioning process, the tool is moved into a first turning position and each conductor end of a first group of the conductor elements is respectively inserted into one of the receiving regions. Then the tool is turned into at least one further turning position and each conductor end of a further group of the conductor elements is respectively inserted into one of the receiving regions until the conductor ends of all the conductor elements of the layer are in the relative end position in relation to one another.
US11063488B2
The present disclosure relates to a stator for an electric rotating machine, the stator comprising a stator core comprising teeth and slots, and a stator coil comprising a plurality of hairpins configured to be inserted into the slots of the stator core in a predetermined pattern. Each of the plurality of hairpins comprises a conductor and a coating layer surrounding an outer surface of the conductor. The plurality of hairpins comprise a first hairpin configured to be placed in a first section of the stator coil predetermined from an end to which power is to be input, and a second hairpin placed in a section after the first section. The first hairpin provides better insulation performance than the second hairpin, and the first section has a higher voltage distribution ratio than the section including the second hairpin.
US11063481B2
A radial flux electrical machine is disclosed. The machine comprises a body of the stator having a body that defines a longitudinal axis a substantially cylindrical inner surface and an inner volume, and having a plurality of electromagnetic elements, each of which includes a stator core of ferromagnetic material and a winding of electrically conductive material located around at least part of the stator core of the electromagnetic element, the electromagnetic elements being arranged around the inner surface of the stator, and operable to induce a magnetic flux field in a radial direction in the inner volume of the stator, and a rotor located within the inner volume of the stator, and rotatable with respect to the stator. The inner surface of the body of the stator and the electromagnetic elements of the stator define cooperating engagement features of shape that serve to prevent relative rotation between the body of the stator and the electro-magnetic elements, and which allow relative longitudinal movement between the body of the stator and the electromagnetic elements.
US11063478B2
Wirelessly distributed and multi-directional power transfer systems and related methods are described herein. An example system for distributing power across a wireless medium can include a plurality of wireless modular power packs connected across a wireless medium to a wireless power receiver circuit that is connected to a load. Each wireless modular power pack can include a respective wireless power transmission circuit directing a respective wireless power signal to the wireless power receiver circuit. The system can also include a power source positioned within each of the wireless modular power packs. Each power source transmits a respective power signal across an internal power interface to a respective wireless power transmission circuit within a respective wireless modular power pack.
US11063477B2
A power transmission apparatus has a power transmission function of sending power to a power receiving apparatus in wireless power transmission, and a communication function of performing communication using a frequency different from a frequency of an electromagnetic wave used in the wireless power transmission. The power transmission function limits the power to be sent to the power reception function in a case where the communication function is performing the communication.
US11063463B2
Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a wearable device. According to an embodiment, a wearable device including a wireless charging device may include: a housing of the wearable device; first and second straps connected to the housing; first and second buckles provided on the first and second straps; a reception resonator provided in the housing to receive power transmitted from the outside; and a wireless power reception module provided in the housing and electrically connected to the reception resonator. Various other embodiments can be made.
US11063461B2
The present invention discloses a mobile phone APP control-based energy-saving charger, including a bridge rectifier circuit, a switch control circuit, a high-frequency transformer, and a low-voltage output circuit that are sequentially connected in series. The charger further includes: an electronic switch connected in series between the bridge rectifier circuit and the switch control circuit, an APP signal demodulation circuit for demodulating a mobile phone-side APP control signal and outputting a power-off control signal, an isolating drive circuit for isolating the control signal, and a power-on self-holding circuit connected to the isolating drive circuit and a control end of the electronic switch, where the power-on self-holding circuit controls on and off of the electronic switch according to the isolated control signal and provides a short-time ON level to the control end of the electronic switch at the beginning of power-on of the charger so as to keep the electronic switch on.
US11063459B2
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
US11063449B2
A plurality of electronic devices including batteries and being connected to each other may respectively include battery managing apparatuses that may enable the electronic devices to share power of the batteries included in the electronic devices, more particularly, battery managing apparatuses that may change a mode or a manner to connect the batteries to the electronic devices by comparing states of charge (SoCs) of the batteries.
US11063445B2
Multi-cell battery management devices, systems, and method of operation are disclosed herein. A multi-cell battery pack includes a power output terminal and a plurality of battery cells each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal connected in series. Each cell of the plurality of battery cells includes: i) a cell control processor to monitor cell voltage, cell current, cell temperature, and cell fuse status; ii) a programmable cell balance shunt controlled by the cell control processor that varies the internal resistance of each cell of the plurality of battery cells; and iii) a data communications circuit connected to the cell control processor and to the positive terminal and the negative terminal of each cell, the communications circuit enabling data communications over the positive terminal and the negative terminal of each cell, and wherein the cell control processor responds to commands received via the data communications circuit to vary an operating state of the programmable cell balance shunt.
US11063443B2
A resonance-type contactless power supply has the characteristic that an inductor current has a maximum value when it operates at a resonance frequency. Sampling values of the inductor current in two successive cycles are compared with each other. A frequency of an inverter circuit is adjusted in a manner the same as that in a previous cycle in a case that the inductor current increases, and is adjusted in a manner opposite to that in the previous cycle in a case that the inductor current decreases. Thus, the resonance-type contactless power supply can be properly tuned without the need for zero-crossing detection.
US11063440B2
A system and method for combining power from DC power sources. Each power source is coupled to a converter. Each converter converts input power to output power by monitoring and maintaining the input power at a maximum power point. Substantially all input power is converted to the output power, and the controlling is performed by allowing output voltage of the converter to vary. The converters are coupled in series. An inverter is connected in parallel with the series connection of the converters and inverts a DC input to the inverter from the converters into an AC output. The inverter maintains the voltage at the inverter input at a desirable voltage by varying the amount of the series current drawn from the converters. The series current and the output power of the converters, determine the output voltage at each converter.
US11063428B2
A switch circuit includes a first switch, a current protection component, a current detection circuit, and a controller. The first switch conducts a primary side coil. The current protection component generates a detection voltage. The current detection circuit outputs a protection voltage. When the detection voltage is not greater than a first threshold, the current detection circuit generates a first voltage corresponding to the detection voltage as the protection voltage. When the detection voltage is greater than the first threshold, the current detection circuit generates a second voltage corresponding to the detection voltage as the protection voltage, where the first voltage is different from the second voltage. The controller is suitable for making the first switch selectively conducting and not conducting. When the protection voltage is greater than a second threshold, the controller does not increase a proportion of a conduction time to a non-conduction time of the first switch.
US11063426B2
A system includes a module having at least one input/output (I/O) channel. The system also includes a terminal block having terminals configured to provide electrical connections for the at least one I/O channel. The system further includes a barrier assembly having one or more intrinsic safety (IS) barriers. Each IS barrier is configured to receive at least one data or power signal, limit an amount of energy in the at least one data or power signal, and output the at least one energy-limited data or power signal. Each IS barrier includes at least one limiter circuit configured to limit the amount of energy in the at least one data or power signal. Each IS barrier is configured to be mounted on the terminal block. Each IS barrier could be configured to provide galvanic isolation between multiple devices or systems coupled to the IS barrier. Each limiter circuit could include a current limiter.
US11063425B2
Fault detection, isolation and restoration systems for electric power systems using “smart switch” points that autonomously coordinate operations to minimize the number of customers affected by outages and their durations, without relying on communications with a central controller or between the smart switch points. Each smart recloser can be individually programmed to operate as a tie-switch, a Type-A (normal or default type) sectionalizer, or a Type-B (special type) sectionalizer. The Type-A recloser automatically opens when it detects a fault, uses a direction-to-fault and zone-based distance-to-fault operating protocol, and stays “as is” with no automatic opening when power (voltage) is lost on both sides of the switch. The Type-B sectionalizer does the same thing and is further configured to automatically open when it detects that it is deenergized on both sides for a pre-defined time period, and to operate like a tie-switch once open.
US11063420B2
Disclosed are an overload protection apparatus and method, and a storage medium, a compressor and an electric appliance. The apparatus includes: a first overload protection mechanism and a second overload protection mechanism, wherein the first overload protection mechanism is arranged to perform overload protection on the pressure of a compressor to be protected, and/or the second overload protection mechanism is arranged to perform overload protection on at least one of the temperature and the current of the compressor to be protected.
US11063417B2
The present invention provides, in various embodiments, a push on cap for an electrical cable that can be both temporary and permanent. The cap includes an extension that can be folded back for temporary installation of the cap on the cable, and unfolded onto the cable for permanent installation.
US11063407B1
An addressable vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array may generate structured light in dot patterns. The VCSEL array includes a plurality of traces that control different groups of VCSELs, such that each group of VCSELs may be individually controlled. The VCSEL groups are arranged such that they emit a dot pattern, and by modulating which groups of VCSELs are active a density of the dot pattern may be adjusted. The VCSEL array may be part of a depth projector that projects the dot pattern into a local area. A projection assembly may replicate the dot pattern in multiple tiles.
US11063402B2
Methods and apparatus for providing dispersion-managed dissipative Kerr solitons on-chip are provided. Microresonators are also provided for producing such solitons. The solitons may be enabled by real-time dynamical measurements on frequency combs. Methods are further provided to determine the temporal structure of the intracavity field in both the fast time axis, with ultrafast time-lens magnifiers at 600 fs timing resolutions, and the slow time axis via optical sampling with a synchronized fiber frequency comb reference. An order-of-magnitude enlarged stability zone of the dispersion-managed dissipative Kerr solitons is achieved versus the static regimes.
