US11074295B2
A distributed graph embedding method includes: when a preset sampling algorithm is used to perform path sampling on a graph data structure, adding an identification and a current embedding vector of a current sampled vertex to a predefined message data structure; when a data length of the message data structure reaches a window length defined by a word vector algorithm, using the word vector algorithm to calculate an update gradient of an embedding vector of each sampled vertex in an updated message data structure; based on identifications in the updated message data structure, sending each update gradient to a corresponding vertex respectively, and using update gradients to update the current embedding vectors of the sampled vertices that belong to a current computing node; and after a preset convergence condition is met, generating a graph embedding matrix by final embedding vectors of all vertices in the graph data structure.
US11074288B2
The overall architecture and details of a scalable video fingerprinting and identification system that is robust with respect to many classes of video distortions is described. In this system, a fingerprint for a piece of multimedia content is composed of a number of compact signatures, along with traversal hash signatures and associated metadata. Numerical descriptors are generated for features found in a multimedia clip, signatures are generated from these descriptors, and a reference signature database is constructed from these signatures. Query signatures are also generated for a query multimedia clip. These query signatures are searched against the reference database using a fast similarity search procedure, to produce a candidate list of matching signatures. This candidate list is further analyzed to find the most likely reference matches. Signature correlation is performed between the likely reference matches and the query clip to improve detection accuracy.
US11074279B2
Provided is a method of providing an unmanned dialogue service according to an embodiment of the inventive concept. The method includes transmitting or receiving text message data constituting a dialogue to or from a user terminal in an unmanned dialogue model, analyzing the dialogue to determine whether a counselor switching situation has occurred, transmitting a dialogue handover request including information regarding the dialogue to a counselor management apparatus when it is determined that the counselor switching situation has occurred, and automatically switching into a mode for relaying transmission or reception of messages between the user terminal and a counselor terminal that receives a task for processing the dialogue handover request allocated by the counselor management apparatus.
US11074273B2
Described are techniques for providing a framework having a scanning control for selecting a batch of documents using configuration data and a process control for processing the batch of documents. Under control of the framework, the batch of documents is sent to a plurality of subscribed applications serially, wherein the batch of documents is selected based on a high key value stored in the configuration data, and wherein each of the subscribed applications subscribes with the framework to process a document type, and the stored high key value in the configuration data is updated for use in selecting another batch of documents.
US11074270B2
Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives a document from a first computing system that is destined for a second computing system via a network platform. The program further identifies an integration configuration associated with the first computing system. The program also determines a document format of the document. The program further transforms the document format of the document from a first document format to a second document format based on the integration configuration. The program also sends the document in the second document format to the network platform in order for the network platform to forward the document to the second computing system.
US11074261B1
Data processing engines implement format independent data processing for distributed data in local and remote data stores. Requests execute at least a portion of an access request are received from a data processing engine that does not support a data format for data stored in a data store. The data format for the data is identified and the data accessed according to the identified data format. The portion of the access request is applied to the accessed data in order to generate results. The generated results for the portion of the access request are then sent to the data processing engine.
US11074258B2
A system includes reception of a first query including a first temporary materialized view, where the first temporary materialized view associated with a first view and a first temporary table. The first temporary table is refreshed if it is determined that the first temporary materialized view is stale, and the first query is executed using a result set cached in the first temporary table. The first temporary table caches the result set for the remainder of the current database session.
US11074246B2
Implementations of the present specification disclose method, apparatus, and device for processing graph data using a random walk-based process. The process is applicable to either a cluster of machines, a stand-alone machine, or both. In one aspect, the method includes: obtaining, by a cluster, data describing a graph that has nodes and edges between the nodes, wherein the cluster comprises (i) a server cluster that includes a plurality of server machines and (ii) a working machine cluster that includes a plurality of working machines; generating a two-dimensional array based on the data, wherein generating the two-dimensional array comprises generating, for each node included in the graph, a row comprising respective identifiers of adjacent nodes of the node; and generating, based on the two-dimensional array, a random sequence that represents a random walk processing of the data by the cluster.
US11074243B2
The disclosed embodiments include a system for processing data. During operation, the system obtains, for a field in a data object, a set of diffs containing default values for the field and a set of mappings representing a set of conditions associated with the data object. Next, the system matches an attribute associated with an instance of the data object to a condition in the set of conditions. The system then uses the mappings to identify, in the set of diffs, a diff to be applied under the condition. Finally, the system updates the field in the instance with a default value associated with the condition by applying the diff to the instance.
US11074236B2
An example implementation may relate to an apparatus that may identify data content of interest from data in buffers, and may store index entries representing the identified data content in a hierarchical index having different performance levels. The apparatus may include a priority manager that maintains an index scoreboard that tracks where index entries are to be stored among the different performance levels of the hierarchical index based on predetermined polices that prioritize data content of interest or functions that use data content of interest.
US11074225B2
The disclosure herein describes synchronizing cached index copies at a first site with indexes of a log-structured merge (LSM) tree file system on an object storage platform at a second site. An indication that the LSM tree file system has been compacted based on a compaction process is received. A cached metadata catalog of the included parent catalog version at the first site is accessed. A set of cached index copies is identified at the first site based on the metadata of the cached metadata catalog. The compaction process is applied to the identified set of cached index copies and a compacted set of cached index copies is generated at the first site, whereby the compacted set of cached index copies is synchronized with a respective set of indexes of the plurality of sorted data tables of the LSM tree file system at the second site.
US11074221B2
Techniques described herein relate to systems and methods of data storage, and more particularly to providing layering of file system functionality on an object interface. In certain embodiments, file system functionality may be layered on cloud object interfaces to provide cloud-based storage while allowing for functionality expected from a legacy applications. For instance, POSIX interfaces and semantics may be layered on cloud-based storage, while providing access to data in a manner consistent with file-based access with data organization in name hierarchies. Various embodiments also may provide for memory mapping of data so that memory map changes are reflected in persistent storage while ensuring consistency between memory map changes and writes. For example, by transforming a file system disk-based storage into cloud-based storage, the file system gains the elastic nature of cloud storage.
US11074213B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to vector processor architecture having an array of identical circuit blocks are described. In one embodiment, a processor includes a single centralized circuit comprising an instruction decoder and a controller; and a plurality of circuit slices that each comprise an arithmetic logic unit, a multiplier, a register file, a local memory, and a same plurality of logic circuits and a packed data datapath in between, wherein each circuit slice includes a physical port that provides a unique identification value that identifies a circuit slice from the other circuit slices, and the controller is to broadcast a same configuration value to the plurality of circuit slices to cause a first circuit slice to enable a first logic circuit and enable a second logic circuit of the first circuit slice based on its unique identification value and the configuration value, and cause a second circuit slice to enable a same, first logic circuit and disable a same, second logic circuit of the second circuit slice based on its unique identification value and the configuration value.
US11074207B1
A system-on-chip (SoC) includes a processor, a system interconnect (a first bus) connected to the processor, a physical layer protocol (PHY) intellectual property (IP) block, a second bus connected to the processor, and a reset controller connected to the first bus and the second bus. The processor includes a plurality of central processing unit (CPU) cores. The PHY IP block, connected to the first bus, includes a plurality of PHY IPs including physical layers and is connected to external devices. The reset controller detects an abnormal state of the processor based on a signal from the processor, or an absence of a signal from the processor. The reset controller applies a reset signal to the PHY IP block in response to the detected abnormal state. The PHY IP block outputs a corresponding preset data to respective one of the external devices in response to the reset signal during a reset period.
US11074202B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for efficient management of bus bandwidth among multiple drivers. An example method may comprise: receiving a request from a driver to map the driver to a device memory of a device to allow the driver to write data on the device memory via a bus; mapping the driver to a random access memory (RAM) such that the driver is to write the data to the RAM; reading contents of the RAM at a specified interval of time to determine whether the data written by the driver is accumulated in the RAM; responsive to determining that the data written by the driver is accumulated in the RAM, determining whether a bandwidth of the bus satisfies a bandwidth condition; and responsive to determining that the bandwidth satisfies the bandwidth condition, forwarding, via the bus, a portion of the data written by the driver in the RAM to the device memory.
US11074197B2
A computational device receives indications of a minimum retention time and a maximum retention time in cache for a first plurality of tracks, wherein no indications of a minimum retention time or a maximum retention time in the cache are received for a second plurality of tracks. A cache management application demotes a track of the first plurality of tracks from the cache, in response to determining that the track is a least recently used (LRU) track in a LRU list of tracks in the cache and the track has been in the cache for a time that exceeds the minimum retention time. The cache management application demotes the track of the first plurality of tracks, in response to determining that the track has been in the cache for a time that exceeds the maximum retention time.
US11074194B2
Managing direct memory access (DMA) by: defining a translate control entity (TCE) cache flag for cache memory addresses, receiving a DMA TCE related request, checking the TCE cache flag status, and completing the TCE related request according to the TCE cache flag status.
US11074183B2
A method and apparatus for read wearing control for storage class memory (SCM) are disclosed. The read data control apparatus, located between a host and the SCM subsystem, comprises a read data cache, an address cache and an SCM controller. The address cache stores pointers pointing to data stored in logging area(s) located in the SCM. For a read request, the read wearing control determines whether the read request is a read data cache hit, an address cache hit or neither (i.e., read data cache miss and address cache miss). For the read data cache hit, the requested data is returned from the read data cache. For the address cache hit, the requested data is returned from the logging area(s) and the read data becomes a candidate to be placed in the read data cache. For read data cache and address cache misses, the requested data is returned from SCM.
US11074182B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to three tiered hierarchical memory systems are described herein. A three tiered hierarchical memory system can leverage persistent memory to store data that is generally stored in a non-persistent memory, thereby increasing an amount of storage space allocated to a computing system at a lower cost than approaches that rely solely on non-persistent memory. An example apparatus may include a persistent memory, and one or more non-persistent memories configured to map an address associated with an input/output (I/O) device to an address in logic circuitry prior to the apparatus receiving a request from the I/O device to access data stored in the persistent memory, and map the address associated with the I/O device to an address in a non-persistent memory subsequent to the apparatus receiving the request and accessing the data.
US11074177B2
Systems and methods for adapting garbage collection (GC) operations in a memory device to a host write activity are described. A host write progress can be represented by an actual host write count relative to a target host write count. The host write activity may be estimated in a unit time such as per day, or accumulated over a specified time period. A memory controller can adjust an amount of memory space to be freed by a GC operation according to the host write progress. The memory controller can also dynamically reallocate a portion of the memory cells between a single level cell (SLC) cache and a multi-level cell (MLC) storage according to the host write progress.
US11074175B1
This disclosure provides for host-controller cooperation in managing NAND flash memory. The controller maintains information for each erase unit which tracks memory usage. This information assists the host in making decisions about specific operations, for example, initiating garbage collection, space reclamation, wear leveling or other operations. For example, metadata can be provided to the host identifying whether each page of an erase unit has been released, and the host can specifically then command each of consolidation and erase using direct addressing. By redefining host-controller responsibilities in this manner, much of the overhead association with FTL functions can be substantially removed from the memory controller, with the host directly specifying physical addresses. This reduces performance unpredictability and overhead, thereby facilitating integration of solid state drives (SSDs) with other forms of storage. The disclosed techniques are especially useful for direct-attached and/or network-attached storage.
US11074166B1
Aspects directed towards deploying a software-defined data center (SDDC) are disclosed. In one example, an SDDC software package is received at a public cloud computing environment in which the SDDC software package facilitates creating an SDDC on a plurality of host computers. A first test of the SDDC is then performed via a first testing server and a second test is performed via a second testing server. For this example, the first test is a generic test of the SDCC corresponding to a generic deployment of the SDDC software package on the plurality of host computers, whereas the second test is a custom test of the SDCC corresponding to a custom deployment of the SDCC software package. A usability of the SDCC is then validated based on at least one of the first test or the second test.
US11074165B2
Systems and methods to generate testing infrastructure on a cloud for testing software (e.g. an application that runs in a cloud hosted by an AWS server). In one approach, a method includes: generating testing infrastructure on a cloud; and testing, using the testing infrastructure, an application. The method further includes instantiating a browser in the testing infrastructure; importing at least one test case from a repository; and executing the at least one test case for the application.
US11074162B2
A computer-implemented method for automated test script generation for application testing, more particularly for testing one or more functions of Application Under Test (AUT) where, in operation, a test case flow sequence is ascertained, including a data list defining one or more methods, where each method is further representative of an automation code corresponding to a manual step of the test case, and a test class for testing a function of AUT is generated using the test case flow sequence if each of the one or more methods are available in the framework, such that the disclosure provides for generating a test class for testing the function of AUT by automatically generating the one or methods if the methods are not available in the framework.
US11074160B2
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for automatically generating one or more test scripts for at least one software application based on one or more business documents, by: analyzing the business documents to identify one or more screens, including one or more fields on the screens, defined therein; and automatically generating the test scripts for the software application, wherein the test scripts are used to validate the screens, including the fields on the screens, as defined in the business documents.
US11074152B2
A quality score for a computer application release is determined using a first number of unique users who have launched the computer application release on user devices and a second number of unique users who have encountered at least once an abnormal termination with the computer application release on user devices. Additionally or optionally, an application quality score can be computed for a computer application based on quality scores of computer application releases that represent different versions of the computer application. Additionally or optionally, a weighted application quality score can be computed for a computer application by further taking into consideration the average application quality score and popularity of a plurality of computer applications.
US11074147B2
A method for a continuous mutual extended processor self-test is provided. The method is implemented by a system including a plurality of cores. The system sets an operating condition for the continuous mutual extended processor self-test. An assist processor of the plurality of cores executes a test program that implements the continuous mutual extended processor self-test on a core under test of the plurality of cores. The system determines a pattern and a response during the test program execution and repeats the test program until the test program has finished or failed.
US11074141B2
A system includes initiation of recovery from a crash of a database instance and, during the recovery, identification of a subset of pages of a memory image of the database instance which are not reusable and replacement of the identified subset of pages with corresponding pages of the savepoint image.
US11074138B2
Systems and methods for performing backup operations and other secondary copy operations for mail servers, such as Exchange servers, are described. In some cases, the systems and methods perform multi-streaming backup and other copy operations using a single mailbox agent, which launches backup streams via a coordinator that determines when to launch streams, at what mailboxes (or folders) to launch the streams, and so on. The coordinator communicates with controllers at different machines (e.g., servers) to be backed up, and may assign streams, mailboxes, and so on, to the different controllers, which perform the backup operations for their assigned mailboxes and/or clients.
US11074136B2
A method for performing a backup operation includes obtaining, by a backup agent, a backup request, and in response to the backup request: obtaining a complete application listing, wherein the complete application listing specifies a plurality of applications associated with the backup request, comparing the complete application listing to a cloud-based application listing, wherein the cloud-based application listing specifies a portion of the plurality of applications, making a first determination that the complete application listing specifies more than the portion of the plurality of applications, and in response to the first determination, initiating a hybrid workflow, wherein the hybrid workflow specifies backing up each of the plurality of applications.
US11074127B1
A semiconductor memory device includes an ECC circuit; an error information register; a scrubbing control circuit to count refresh row addresses and output a scrubbing address for a scrubbing operation to be performed on at least one sub-page in a first memory cell row each time N refresh row addresses are counted; and a control logic circuit configured to: control the ECC circuit to sequentially read data corresponding to a first codeword, perform error detection on the first codeword, and provide error information based on the error detection, the error information indicating an error occurrence count in the first codeword; and record the error information in the error information register and selectively determine, based on the error information, whether to write back a corrected first codeword in a memory location in which the data corresponding to the first codeword is stored.
US11074126B2
An apparatus comprising a memory array including a plurality of memory cells arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows is provided. The apparatus further comprises circuitry configured to perform an error detection operation on the memory array to determine a raw count of detected errors, to compare the raw count of detected errors to a threshold value to determine an over-threshold amount, to scale the over-threshold amount according to a scaling algorithm to determine a scaled error count, and to store the scaled error count in a user-accessible storage location.
US11074122B2
A computer-implemented system and method detect an error in an application comprising a component having a control that is displayed in a first state on a display device. Responsive to the detecting of the error, the method comprises associating the error with the control, and, upon making this association, the method comprises automatically modifying the component at application run-time. This modification indicates that the control is no longer functional. A display operation of the component is performed where the modified component has: a) the control displayed in a second state on the component, or b) the control is removed from the component. The method may be repeated when other errors occur, and the control may be restored when the underlying error is resolved.
US11074119B2
A method for enabling a root cause analysis for an error originating in a content management system, is provided herein. The method comprises storing an identifier and a version number for each digital content item undergoing a change relating to the digital content item, and rendering a web page including the digital content item. The identifier and the version number are invisibly included in the web page. The method also comprises including the identifier and the version number in a request based on the rendered web page including the digital content item, storing fingerprint data relating to the request, creating an error record if during an execution of the request an execution error occurs, and making available the error record, the identifier and the version number of the related digital content item, as well as the related fingerprint data.
US11074117B2
A copying and pasting method is provided, which includes: obtaining a first to-be-recognized fingerprint; selecting, if the first to-be-recognized fingerprint is a first preset fingerprint, copied content from a to-be-processed interface based on a touch operation acting on a touchscreen; obtaining a pasting instruction; and pasting the copied content into a target area according to the pasting instruction. This application further provides a data processing apparatus and user equipment that may implement the foregoing method. According to this application, copying and pasting efficiency is improved.
US11074112B2
Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein for maintain the responsiveness of a user interface to an application. In an implementation, a synchronous operation is commenced on a main thread of an application. The application monitors for a request by an additional thread to interrupt the synchronous operation in favor of an asynchronous operation. The synchronous operation is canceled in response to the request and is retried after completing the asynchronous operation.
US11074110B1
A computer-implemented method for scheduling a series of recurring events including: receiving one or more requests to allocate resource(s) to a series of recurring events, wherein the one or more requests specify, for each event, a corresponding desired time period over which the resource(s) are to be allocated, and the one or more requests further specify one or more adjustment criteria for defining, for one or more of the events, one or more permissibly adjusted time periods from the desired time period; obtaining, for each event, resource availability data indicative of an availability of the resource(s) during the desired time period; and, for each event: determining, based on the resource availability data, a viable time period, wherein the viable time period is either the desired time period or a permissibly adjusted time period that satisfies the one or more adjustment criteria; and allocating the resource(s) to the viable time period.
US11074105B2
Examples of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods for digital workforce intelligent orchestration. Specifically, embodiments are related to prioritizing and ordering a workflow by managing robotic process automation (RPA) bots.
US11074104B2
Techniques regarding the dispatchment of adapted quantum computer programs are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a dispatch component that can adapt a quantum circuit of a quantum computer program comprised within a queue based on a parameter of a quantum computer that is assigned to execute the quantum computer program.
US11074095B2
Methods and systems for an event-based virtual machine that hosts microservices are disclosed. A method includes: booting, by a computing device, a virtual machine and storing a first process state of the virtual machine in response to completing the booting the virtual machine; initializing, by the computing device, components of the virtual machine and storing a second process state of the virtual machine in response to completing the initializing the components of the virtual machine; preparing, by the computing device, to start a transaction in the virtual machine and storing a third process state of the virtual machine in response to the preparing to start the transaction in the virtual machine; in response to determining that a fault has occurred in the virtual machine, the computing device selecting a stored process state of the virtual machine from the group consisting of the first process state, the second process state, and the third process state; and resetting, by the computing device, the virtual machine using the selected stored process state of the virtual machine.
US11074092B2
A virtual machine migration controller may perform the live migration of a plurality of virtual machines from a first physical host system to a second physical host system. The virtual machine migration controller may determine a memory page dirty rate for each of a plurality of virtual machines. The virtual machine migration controller may additionally identify virtual machines that share memory pages and/or map to different memory pages having, at least in part, identical data or information. The virtual machine migration controller may group virtual machines demonstrating commonality among mapped memory pages. The virtual machine migration controller may determine a projected migration time based on the dirtying rate, the commonality of memory pages, and the available bandwidth. The virtual machine migration controller orders and transfers virtual machine groups based on the projected migration time.
US11074084B2
A method for operating a media agnostic universal serial bus (MAUSB) device includes a compute device having a link connection manager, a USB manager, and a state manager. The compute device establishes a link with a MAUSB device and a session with the MAUSB device. Subsequently to receipt of a sleep command for the compute device, the compute device transitions to a sleep state and terminates the link with the MAUSB device while keeping intact the session with the MAUSB device. The compute device transitions back to an active state in response to receipt of a wake command for the compute device. The compute device sends a wake request to the MAUSB device. If the MAUSB device responds to the wake request with an acceptance, then the compute device reestablishes the previous session with the MAUSB device. If instead an error is received, the compute device terminates the session.
US11074077B1
Reusing executed, flushed instructions after an instruction pipeline flush in response to a hazard in a processor to reduce instruction re-execution is disclosed. An instruction processing circuit detects fetched performance degrading instructions (PDIs) in an instruction pipeline that may cause a flushing of the instruction pipeline. In response to detecting a PDI, the instruction processing circuit is configured to store the PDI and/or its successor younger instructions in a pipeline execution refill circuit. In response to successful execution of such PDI and/or younger instructions, information about their input value(s) and produced output value(s) when executed are captured in the pipeline execution refill circuit. If a newly fetched instruction and its same input value(s) has been previously captured from the pipeline execution refill circuit, the instruction processing circuit is configured to inject the previously captured produced output value into the instruction pipeline without having to re-execute the newly fetched instruction.
US11074072B2
One embodiment provides for a compute apparatus comprising a decode unit to decode a single instruction into a decoded instruction that specifies multiple operands including a multi-bit input value and a bipolar binary weight associated with a neural network and an arithmetic logic unit including a multiplier, an adder, and an accumulator register. To execute the decoded instruction, the multiplier is to perform a multiplication operation on the multi-bit input based on the bipolar binary weight to generate an intermediate product and the adder is to add the intermediate product to a value stored in the accumulator register and update the value stored in the accumulator register.
US11074065B2
Methods, systems, and devices for data processing at a software development kit running in a mobile device are described. A software development kit may receive, from a mobile application running on the mobile device, a logged event indication in response to an event occurring within the mobile application. The software development kit download, from an application server and before receiving the logged event indication, a data payload including a set of triggers, a set of rules associated with the set of triggers, and a set of processing commands associated with the set of rules. The software development kit may then identify the received logged event indication as a trigger from the set of triggers, evaluate a rule associated with the trigger based on the identifying, and process a processing command associated with the rule, where the processing command includes utilizing native code of the mobile application.
US11074063B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) upgrade of an application are provided. A first mapping indicating relationships between UI elements in a first version of the application and UI elements in a second version of the application and a second mapping indicating relationships between one or more UI elements in a first version of an RPA code corresponding to the first version of the application and UI elements in the first version of the application are respectively obtained. A third mapping indicating relationships between the one or more UI elements in the second version of the application and one or more UI elements in a second version of the RPA code corresponding to the second version of the application is determined and based on which the second version of the RPA code corresponding to the second version of the application is generated.
US11074062B1
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for using neural networks to determine the applicability of a software patch to a software code. A system may receive a first code modification associated with first software code, and determine a second code modification associated with second software code, the second software code including the second code modification. The system may determine a first feature vector associated with the second code modification, and may determine a threshold value associated with the first feature vector. The system may determine a second feature vector associated with the first code modification, and may determine that the second feature vector satisfies the threshold value. The system may send an indication to initiate the first code modification to the software code.
US11074061B2
A method includes receiving a text description of a system capability request, and converting the text description into a normalized description of the system capability request. A repository is then queried, based on the normalized description and using a search algorithm, to identify multiple candidate application software units (ASUs). The candidate ASUs are displayed to a user for selection. The user-selected ASU is then deployed, either locally or to at least one remote compute device, in response to receiving the user selection. Deployment can include the user-selected candidate ASU being integrated into a local or remote software package, thus defining a modified software package that is configured to provide the system capability.
US11074051B2
In some embodiments, a real-time event is detected and context is determined based on the real-time event. An application model is fetched based on the context and meta-data associated with the real-time event, the application model referencing a micro-function and including pre-condition and post-condition descriptors. A graph is constructed based on the micro-function. The micro-function is transformed into micro-capabilities by determining a computing resource for execution of a micro-capability by matching pre-conditions and post-conditions of the micro-capability, and enabling execution and configuration of the micro-capability on the computing resource by providing access in a target environment to an API capable of calling the micro-capability to configure and execute the micro-capability. A request is received from the target environment to execute and configure the micro-capability on the computing resource. The micro-capability is executed and configured on the computing resource, and an output of the micro-capability is provided to the target environment.
US11074047B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing operable functionality of input source code files from a software program by identifying candidate code snippets from the plurality of input source code files that meet a similarity threshold measure for library functions stored in the system library and then identifying at least a first validated code snippet from the candidate code snippets that matches a first library function stored in the system memory on the basis of at least first and second matching metrics so that the developer is presented with a library function recommendation which includes the first validated code snippet, the first library function, and instructions for replacing the first validated code snippet with the first library function.
US11074038B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to interaction between a user and an automated assistant during a dialog between the user and the automated assistant. Some implementations are directed to adapting a graphical and/or audible presentation of search results provided by the automated assistant for presentation to the user. The adaptation may be in response to attribute(s), of one or more of the search results, referenced in spoken and/or typed textual input provided by the user during the dialog. Some of those implementations may enable a user to provide textual input to navigate the search results within the dialog and within resource and/or interface constraints associated with the dialog. Some of those implementations may additionally and/or alternatively enable adapting, based on textual input provided by a user to the automated assistant, when and/or whether search results having certain attributes are provided to the user by the automated assistant.
US11074031B1
An audio processing system (100) includes a server complex (102) in communication with a network (103). The server complex (102) receives a digital audio file (104) and one or more analog domain control settings (111) from a client device (101) across the network. A digital-to-analog converter (118) converts the digital audio file (104) to an analog signal (119). One or more analog signal processors (105,106) apply at least one analog modification (181) to the analog signal in accordance with the one or more analog domain control settings. An analog-to-digital converter (124) converts the modified analog signal to a modified digital audio file (125). The server complex can then deliver the modified digital audio file to the client device across the network.
US11074029B2
A value-added remote display service wireless routing server device includes one or more user-end image medium transmission electronic devices, a value-added routing server, a destination-end image medium display device and an actuation device connected to each user-end image medium transmission electronic device and having actuateable operation buttons. Each user-end image medium transmission electronic device transmits image data through a wired or wireless local area network to the value-added routing server, which, based on network band width and data processing capability, presets magnification/reduction resolution and designated displaying location to the image data transmitted from each user-end image medium transmission electronic device and transmits corresponding image display screen data to the destination-end image medium display device for displaying. The actuation device is operable through the actuateable operation buttons to have the user-end image medium transmission electronic device to provide a request for image magnification and location adjustment to the value-added routing server.
US11074028B2
A method or system for displaying of specific types of image on a tiled display system based on addressable display technologies, e.g. pixelated displays especially fixed format pixelated displays where specific images are generated on a plurality of display tiles, positioned adjacent each other to form a large display panel or device. The method or system includes specific pixelated image information displayed on the tiled display device from which artefacts such as seams can be reduced in visibility.
US11074015B2
According to one embodiment, a memory system receives from a host read commands each designating both of a block address of a read target block and a read target storage location in the read target block, and executes a data read operation in accordance with each of the received read commands. In response to receiving from the host a first command to transition a first block to which data is already written to a reusable state of being reusable as a new write destination block, the memory system determine whether an incomplete read command designating a block address of the first block exists or not. In a case where the incomplete read command exists, the memory system executes the first command after execution of the incomplete read command is completed.
US11074014B1
An apparatus includes a data storage medium having a plurality of tracks. The apparatus also includes a write history buffer configured to store a history of prior write commands to the plurality of tracks. The apparatus further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the write history buffer. The controller is configured to receive a new write command directed to a first portion of a first track of the plurality of tracks on the data storage medium. The controller is further configured to determine whether to update ATI contribution measures from the first track based on the history of write commands to the first track.
US11074012B2
A storage device includes: a semiconductor memory; and a memory controller coupled to the semiconductor memory and configured to control the semiconductor memory, wherein the memory controller is configured to store information for translating a logical address into a physical address, and execute a dividing process that includes dividing, upon receiving a computational command, the computational command into a plurality of commands based on the information.
US11074006B2
A nonvolatile memory device may include: a memory cell array operated by a first voltage, and including a plurality of memory cells; a peripheral circuit operated by the first voltage, and configured to store data in the memory cell array or read data from the memory cell array; an operation recorder operated by a second voltage, and configured to record information on an operation being performed in the nonvolatile memory device; and a control logic operated by the first voltage, and configured to control the peripheral circuit such that the nonvolatile memory device performs an operation corresponding to a command received from an external device, and control the operation recorder to store the information on the operation being performed in the nonvolatile memory device.
US11074005B1
Coordinated storage media verification is provided by checking usage of a plurality of storage media, maintaining a storage media check database indicating media verification to be performed for one or more of the plurality of storage media, where the maintaining includes determining and comparing a time since a last load of a selected storage medium to a verification frequency threshold and determining whether media verification of the selected storage medium is to be performed, coordinating media verification of at least one storage medium of the plurality of storage media based on the storage media check database, which coordinating includes selecting at least one storage medium to be verified in an ascertained window of time, and initiating media verification of the selected at least one storage medium.
US11074002B2
Example object storage systems, meta object generators, and methods provide meta objects for replication of configuration data between data object stores. A meta object may be generated that includes configuration data. A meta object identifier may be assigned to the meta object. The meta object may be stored in a first object store with related data objects and may be replicated to a second object data store with the related data objects.
US11073998B2
The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus for processing a disk bad sector, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a target disk that is to be processed, and detecting bad sector data in the target disk; combining bad sector areas represented by the bad sector data, to obtain a usable area different from the bad sector areas in the target disk; and determining, according to a detection result, whether the target disk is usable, reconstructing storage space of the target disk based on the usable area if the target disk is usable, and setting an access parameter for the reconstructed storage space. The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure can improve processing efficiency of a faulty disk while saving a disk resource.
US11073997B2
Provided is a storage system and a data management method of a storage system enabling system-wide data deduplication. The storage system has a plurality of storage apparatuses in which one or a plurality of logical volumes are provided. Based on data information of data obtained through the generation of a request to write to a logical volume in the storage system, one storage apparatus among the plurality of storage apparatuses calculates, for a plurality of combinations of storage apparatus and logical volume in the storage system, a data capacity when duplicate data is removed for each of the storage apparatuses, calculates the total of the calculated data capacities as the total capacity of the whole storage system, and performs optimal arrangement arithmetic processing to output information indicating a combination with the smallest total capacity among the plurality of combinations.
US11073996B2
During preparation for migration of a logical volume from a source data storage appliance to a destination data storage appliance, a determination is made as to whether at least one host that accesses a copy of the logical volume contained in the source data storage appliance is managed by a host administration server. In response to determining that at least one host that accesses the copy of the logical volume contained in the source data storage appliance is managed by the administration server, a rescan request is transmitted to the administration server. The rescan request causes the host administration server to instruct each host that is managed by the host administration server that accesses the copy of the logical volume contained in the source data storage appliance to perform a rescan operation to discover at least one new path to the logical volume.
US11073989B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using mirror indicators to indicate whether to mirror tracks in a data set in a primary volume mirrored to a secondary volume. A table includes a mirror indicator for each of a plurality of tracks in at least one data set in the primary volume indicating whether a track is to be mirrored to the secondary volume. In response to a write command of write data for one of the tracks in the primary volume, creating a record set in a cache for the primary volume including write data for the track to transfer to the secondary volume in response to the mirror indicator for the track indicating that the track is to be mirrored. The write data in the record set is transferred from the cache to the secondary volume.
US11073982B2
A vehicle includes: at least one output device; a motion recognition sensor configured to output a signal for a finger motion of a user; and a controller configured to: determine a finger motion pattern based on the signal for the finger motion; determine a first output device corresponding to the determined finger motion pattern among the at least one output device; determine an operation command corresponding to the determined finger motion pattern; and control the first output device based on the operation command.
US11073967B2
Systems and methods for incorporating additional material in video content are described. Exemplary methods may include identifying the individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback. The methods may include incorporating at least one item of information within at least one of the individual frames identified to produce modified video content. The methods may also include transmitting the modified video content for display.
US11073965B2
In some embodiments, a configuration management application accesses configuration data for a multi-target website. The configuration management application provides the user interface including a timeline area and a page display area. The timeline area is configured to display timeline entries corresponding to configurations of the multi-target website. Based on a selection of a timeline entry, the page display area is configured to display a webpage configuration corresponding to the selected timeline entry. In addition, the page display area is configured to display graphical annotations indicating interaction metrics for the configured page regions. In some cases, the timeline entries, configurations, and interaction metrics are determined based on a selection of a target segment for the multi-target website.
US11073961B2
Provided is a mobile terminal which allows pieces of furniture to be virtually arranged. A mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a wireless communication unit which is capable of communicating with an external server or an external device; a display unit for displaying an execution screen of a certain application; and a control unit, wherein the execution screen at least comprises: a first area for displaying a first image corresponding to a certain area; a second area for displaying information on each of a plurality of pieces of furniture which can virtually be arranged on the first image; and a third area which includes a chat room for exchanging opinions related to the virtual arrangement of the pieces of furniture on the first image, with a user of at least one predetermined external device on which the certain application is installed.
US11073958B2
Provided is an antenna device that performs the reading of information via near field wireless communication by using a plurality of antenna patterns, and that has no insensitive area on the touch surface. An antenna device that reads information via near field wireless communication includes an antenna layer 20 that includes a plurality of antenna patterns 21a to 21l arrayed in parallel with one another, wherein at least a part of the antenna patterns 21a to 21l are arranged so as to overlap with one another when the antenna layer 20 is viewed in a plan view.
US11073957B2
a touch panel and a display device are provided, the touch panel includes: a plurality of columns of touch units, each column of touch units includes a plurality of touch units arranged along a first direction, and at least one touch unit in a same column of touch units comprises a plurality of first electrode patterns and a plurality of second electrode patterns arranged in parallel, each of the first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns has a ribbon shape and extends along the first direction, the plurality of first electrode patterns and the plurality of second electrode patterns are alternately arranged along the second direction, the second direction and the first direction intersect each other, and the first electrode patterns and the second electrode patterns are electrically insulated from each other.
US11073952B2
According to an aspect, a detection apparatus includes: a detection electrode block including detection electrodes arranged in a first direction; a detection circuit configured to be coupled to the detection electrodes to detect detection signals; and a coupling circuit. The coupling circuit has a first mode of coupling the detection electrodes to the detection circuit by r coupling patterns corresponding to a first row to an r-th row of a Walsh Hadamard matrix in a first period, and a second mode of coupling the detection electrodes to the detection circuit by n coupling patterns (n>r) corresponding to the first row to an n-th row of the Hadamard matrix in a second period longer than the first period. The coupling circuit does not couple the detection electrodes to the detection circuit by a coupling pattern corresponding to an (r+1)-th row of the Hadamard matrix in the first mode.
US11073948B2
A modular proximity sensor including a plurality of sensor modules, each sensor module including a housing, lenses, light detectors, each detector positioned along the image plane of a respective lens so as to receive maximum light intensity when light enters the lens at a particular angle, light emitters, each emitter positioned in relation to a respective lens so as to project light into a detection zone, an activating unit synchronously co-activating each emitter with at least one of the detectors, and a calculating unit receiving detector outputs corresponding to amounts of projected light reflected by an object in the detection zone, and calculating a two-dimensional location of the object in the detection zone based on the detector outputs and the particular angle, wherein neighboring sensor modules monitor different detection zones, and a processor receiving outputs from each sensor module and mapping the object location in multiple detection zones over time.
US11073937B2
A capacitive interface device, includes a detection surface with one or more first capacitive electrodes extending in a first direction (X), second capacitive electrodes extending in a second direction (Y), third capacitive electrodes arranged in a matrix between the second capacitive electrodes and facing the one or more first capacitive electrodes, and linking tracks electrically connected within the detection surface to a plurality of adjacent third capacitive electrodes.
US11073931B2
In determining a definitive value, if a measured value detected at one timing changes by an amount less than a reference amount from a definitive value generated at a timing one cycle before the one timing, a definitive-value determination unit of a press detection apparatus determines the measured value detected at the one timing as a definitive value at the one timing, and if the measured value detected at the one timing has changed by an amount equal to or more than the reference amount from the definitive value at the preceding timing, the definitive-value determination unit determines a value obtained by adding the reference amount to the definitive value at the preceding timing as a definitive value at the one timing. This allows a value in which the influence of vibration is limited to be used in a determination of a pressing operation.
US11073928B2
A display device that is capable of being manufactured through a simplified process and at reduced cost is disclosed. The display device is configured such that a plurality of grouped cathode electrodes and a plurality of grouped black matrices intersect each other in the state in which an encapsulation unit is disposed therebetween in order to form a touch sensor, so that a process of forming first and second touch electrodes is omitted and a separate adhesion process becomes unnecessary, whereby structural simplification is achieved while costs are reduced.
US11073924B2
Provided is a display device having an attachable/detachable pattern of which an adhesive force to be attached and detached is freely adjusted and which facilitates removal of bubbles. The display device, having an attachable/detachable pattern, comprising a window and a display and selectively comprising a touch screen includes an attachable/detachable pattern positioned on any one of the window, the touch screen, and the display and having an adhesive force of 0.1 gf/25 mm to 500 gf/25 mm, wherein the attachable/detachable pattern includes an adhesive layer and a curing layer, the adhesive layer occupying an area of 5-95% in the attachable/detachable pattern.
US11073912B2
A magnetic deformable member includes a magnetic portion formed of a magnetic elastic body, and a base portion formed of a non-magnetic elastic body to cover at least a side surface of the magnetic portion. At least the magnetic portion has a magnetic deformable portion in which shape deformation is caused by application of a magnetic field. The magnetic deformable portion is provided at a boundary-side end portion on the boundary with the base portion. A display portion in which the shape deformation is displayed is provided on a front surface s1 of the magnetic deformable member. With the magnetic deformable member, a tactile feel or viewability of the display portion can be varied by deforming the boundary between the magnetic portion and the base portion.
US11073900B2
A device for monitoring respiration by a user determines whether sound represented by audio data corresponds to an exhalation. For example, the device receives audio data representing sound, determines a frequency spectrum for the audio data (e.g., amplitude distributions of one or more frequencies, etc.), and identifies various frequency bands of interest. Here, the device identifies a first frequency band corresponding to respiration, a second frequency band corresponding to noise, and a third frequency band corresponding to voice harmonics. The device applies a gain to the first frequency band to create an amplified first frequency band, filters or nulls the second frequency band, and inverts the third frequency band to create an inverted third frequency band. The device determines the frequency spectrum corresponds to an exhalation based on a slope value over the amplitude distributions of the amplified first frequency band and the inverted third frequency band.
US11073896B2
A storage device comprises a nonvolatile memory, a controller that controls access to the nonvolatile memory, and a power circuit that supplies power to the nonvolatile memory and the controller. The power circuit can control the supply of power to at least parts of the nonvolatile memory and at least parts of the controller. The controller executes a data save process when a sleep transition request is received from the host requesting at least one of a plurality of sleep states according to a requested sleep state of the sleep transition request. The controller provides the host with state transition determination information that includes at one of a power consumption amount for a transition to a sleep state from an idle state and power consumption amount for a transition from the sleep state to the idle state.
US11073894B2
Systems and methods for power management for Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIE) devices allow PCIE termini to enter advanced low-power states while a PCIE link is idle. These advanced low-power states may include scaling a clock frequency up through a complete shutdown of power rails and clocks within the PCIE terminus. Additionally, use of a wakeup signal such as a clock request (CLKREQ or CLKREQ #) signal may allow the terminus to wake relatively quickly and resume operation so as to avoid degradation of the user experience or loss of data.
US11073882B2
In an example, a display device with power inputs includes a first power input to receive a first amount of input power, a second power input to receive a second amount of input power, a power allocator to combine at least a portion of the first amount of power with at least a portion of the second amount of power to form a combined output power, and a universal serial bus (USB) port to output at least a portion of the combined output power to a peripheral device.
US11073879B2
The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first body including a display module for displaying content; and a second body coupled with the first body and including a first processor for generating the displayed content. The second body includes a first opening as a part of a first airflow path for dissipating heat generated by the first processor; and the first opening faces toward the first body.
US11073875B2
A method, apparatus, and system in which an air dam is incorporated into an air ventilation stream of a datacenter to control the temperature of an interior space of the datacenter. The datacenter may include a raised floor in which the ventilation stream is injected through perforations within the raised floor. An air dam may be positioned at an entry region of the under floor plenum to obstruct the flow of air from a supply air plenum. The air dam is used to create a positive pressure across the raised floor at a substantially constant pressure distribution.
US11073872B2
A distributed auxiliary hub for a portable electronic device is disclosed. The distributed auxiliary hub, located on a stacked circuit assembly, can distribute electrical signals to multiple different destinations. The distributed auxiliary hub is displaced and separate from a main logic board, and as a result, can provide supplemental functions. Although the distributed auxiliary hub is electrically coupled to the main logic board, the distributed auxiliary hub includes dedicated integrated circuits responsible for executing functions related to battery charging and powering of electronic components (e.g., haptic feedback module, speaker module, etc.). As a result, the distributed auxiliary hub, when executing these aforementioned functions, is not reliant upon the main logic board to transmit electrical current to the battery and/or electronic components. The distributed auxiliary hub, when electrically coupled to an external resource, is capable of directly transmitting electrical current to electronic components.
US11073861B2
Disclosed is a resonant circuit and method for matched clock and data timing performance for improving timing closure of digital circuits on advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes. The matched resonance circuit comprises pulse generator circuit (202) and plurality of generating latches (206A-N) and plurality of sampling latches (304A-N). The pulse generator circuit (202) comprises plurality of inverters (210A-N), optimum resistance (214) and exclusive OR (Ex-OR) gate (218) which are connected in series and a matched capacitance. The pulse generator circuit (202) generates timing pulse output using one or more buffers and clock inductor. Each generating latch receives clock timing pulse output as timing pulse into plurality of sampling flip-flop latches (304A-N) through clock sample path (CS) to match arrival of timing pulse and outputs of plurality of input data lines that are resonated by connecting one or more of respective load capacitances with at least one shared inductor (208).
US11073859B2
The invention relates an electrical device for providing an output depending on an electrical input. The electrical device (1) is adapted to provide a constant output, if the electrical input is in a first electrical input range, and a dependent output, if the electrical input is in a second electrical input range, wherein the dependent output depends on the electrical input. The output can therefore remain constant, even if the electrical input, which is preferentially a DC grid voltage, fluctuates within the first electrical input range. Moreover, in the second electrical input range the output can be controlled by just controlling the electrical input like the DC grid voltage, without necessarily requiring an additional control construction of the electrical device. A resistance against fluctuations of the electrical input and a controllability of the output can therefore be realized in a relatively simple way.
US11073850B2
The present disclosure describes techniques for improving configuration of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In some embodiments, a control system of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes control circuitry and memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the control circuitry, causes the control circuitry to control air flow supplied to a first building zone by the HVAC system based on a temperature setpoint schedule associated with the first building zone; and control air flow supplied to a second building zone by the HVAC system based on a constant temperature setpoint associated with the second building zone.
US11073849B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing a thermostat-based demand response event. In one aspect, a method includes accessing, for sites, historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature and building a model for each of the sites using the historical readings of HVAC activity, indoor temperature, and outdoor temperature. The method also includes using a simulation engine to achieve a target load shed and load reduction shape for a thermostat-based demand response event, and performing the thermostat-based demand response event based on results of the simulation engine.
US11073845B2
Mass flow controllers and methods for correcting flow inconsistencies associated with parasitic flow of a fluid in mass flow controllers are disclosed. A method includes obtaining a pressure measurement signal of the fluid generated by a pressure sensor and receiving a flow sensor signal of the fluid generated by a flow sensor. An estimated parasitic flow signal is generated using the pressure measurement signal, and the flow sensor signal is accelerated to produce an accelerated flow sensor signal with a bandwidth that is comparable to that of the estimated parasitic flow signal. A corrected flow signal is generated using the accelerated flow sensor signal and the estimated parasitic flow signal to control the mass flow controller.
US11073842B1
A method for perception and fitting for a stair tracker includes receiving sensor data for a robot adjacent to a staircase. For each stair of the staircase, the method includes detecting, at a first time step, an edge of a respective stair of the staircase based on the sensor data. The method also includes determining whether the detected edge is a most likely step edge candidate by comparing the detected edge from the first time step to an alternative detected edge at a second time step, the second time step occurring after the first time step. When the detected edge is the most likely step edge candidate, the method includes defining, by the data processing hardware, a height of the respective stair based on sensor data height about the detected edge. The method also includes generating a staircase model including stairs with respective edges at the respective defined heights.
US11073840B2
Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling vehicle platooning and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a communication device that receives estimated acceleration from a leading vehicle, a radar sensor that measures acceleration of a preceding vehicle, and a controller that calculates corrected acceleration by using the estimated acceleration received from the leading vehicle and the acceleration (hereinafter, referred to as a measured acceleration) of the preceding vehicle measured by the radar sensor and controls the vehicle platooning based on the corrected acceleration.
US11073837B2
An adaptive boundary wire transmitter includes two bridge coupled power amplifiers, a sensing element, a feedback amplifier, a compensation network and an error amplifier. The adaptive boundary wire transmitter is connected to a boundary wire installation, including a boundary wire and feeds the boundary wire with a boundary signal current. By using a feedback amplifier to which the boundary signal current is fed together with the input signal together with compensation network and an error amplifier it is possible to generate a stable output signal from the adaptive boundary wire transmitter to the boundary wire that is independent of the boundary wire length.
US11073824B1
An additive manufacturing system includes one or more processors configured to determine one or more geometrical characteristics of each of multiple segments of a build part at a candidate position of the build part relative to a platform. The one or more processors are configured to generate a quality score for each of the segments at the candidate position based on the one or more geometrical characteristics, The one or more processors are also configured to generate a simulation model of the build part at the candidate position for display. The simulation model includes graphic indicators corresponding to each of the segments. The graphic indicators are representative of the quality scores of the corresponding segments.
US11073820B2
A machining support device for supporting improvement of a machining result of a numerical controller includes: a machining resource information acquisition unit that acquires functions set in advance in the numerical controller as machining resource information; a machining content information acquisition unit that acquires a machining content to be executed by the numerical controller as machining content information; a machining result calculation unit that calculates an expected machining result expected to be obtained when the machining content included in the machining content information is performed on the basis of the machining resource information; a retrieving unit that retrieves software that improves the calculated expected machining result; and an informing unit that informs of the retrieved software.
US11073816B1
A machine tool operation monitoring system which detects an abnormal operation of a machine tool 1 and in which when the operation of each machine tool 1 exceeds a normal operating range of each machine tool 1 and/or when a moving state of a constituent portion of the machine tool 1 and a material exceeds a normal range, wherein the machine tool 1 breaking out an operation abnormality is identified by any one of the following operations: a. monitoring an image obtained by projecting reflected light from a reflecting display plate 22 provided for each machine tool 1 onto a camera 31; and b. monitoring a difference in projecting direction of emitted light from a lamp 21 provided for each machine tool 1 onto an optical sensor 32.
US11073813B2
A selector device for a domestic appliance includes selection means to select a determinate program and/or function of the domestic appliance; drive means able to switch the domestic appliance on or off and positioned in the selection means; and lighting means, suitable to signal that the apparatus is switched on or off and associated with the selection means and with the drive means.
US11073812B2
A system and method of configuring monitor blocks and effect blocks associated with a process control system for a process plant includes causing a display device to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface indicating a first monitor block, a second monitor block, and an effect block. The system and method further includes enabling a user to input configuration data via the input device, including: (i) configuring one of the outputs of the first monitor block to serve as one of the inputs of the second monitor block, (ii) configuring an additional one of the outputs of the first monitor block and one of the outputs of the second monitor block to serve as inputs to the effect block, and (iii) designating at least one of the plurality of cells of each of the first monitor block, the second monitor block, and the effect block as a trigger associated with the respective input/output pair for the respective cell and corresponding to a condition in the process plant.
US11073808B2
A generator system for operation of at least one generator and at least one breaker includes an interface, a database, and a generator controller. The interface is configured to receive an architecture for the generator system. The database includes at least one generator parameter and at least one breaker parameter. The generator controller is configured to determine generator layouts from the architecture for the generator system. The generator controller determines a generator system command based on a comparison of the generator layouts, the at least one generator parameter, and the at least one breaker parameter.
US11073804B2
Systems and methods are provided for interfacing multiple layers of optimization for a model of one or more processes in a processing environment to achieve increased or maximized stability in the underlying layer. To improve consistency between the solutions at the different model levels, the lower level of optimization can have extra constraints added to the optimization problem which target variables at their unconstrained values in the upper layer of optimization. The systems and methods can facilitate selection of variables to receive an external target such that stability of the solution is improved or maximized. This can be achieved, at least in part, by identifying variables that provide a reduced or minimized condition number for a sub-matrix in the lower level model when an additional external constraint is applied. The sub-matrix with the reduced or minimized condition number can correspond to a partitioned portion of the gain matrix that corresponds to unconstrained independent variables and constrained dependent variables.
US11073794B2
A holographic display apparatus capable of providing an expanded viewing window and a display method are provided. The holographic display apparatus includes an image processor configured to provide computer generated hologram (CGH) data to a spatial light modulator, wherein the image processor is further configured to generate a hologram data array comprising information of the holographic image to be reproduced at the first resolution or a resolution less than the first resolution, perform an off-axis phase computation on the hologram data array at the second resolution, and then, generate the CHG data at the first resolution.
US11073785B2
A developing cartridge includes: a casing configured to accommodate therein toner; a developing roller; a supply roller configured to supply the toner to the developing roller; a layer thickness regulation blade in contact with a circumferential surface of the developing roller; a developing electrode electrically connected to the developing roller; and a supply electrode electrically connected to the supply roller and the layer thickness regulation blade. The supply electrode includes: an electrode member electrically connected to a rotation shaft of the supply roller and movable in a direction perpendicular to the rotation shaft; and a connection member in contact with and electrically connecting the electrode member and the layer thickness regulation blade. The electrode member is movable relative to the connection member in the direction perpendicular to the rotation shaft in a state where the electrode member is in contact with the connection member.
US11073778B2
The heater including a substrate, a first heat generation member, a second heat generation member having a length substantially a same in a longitudinal direction as a length of the first heat generation member, a third heat generation member having a length shorter than lengths of the first heat generation member and the second heat generation member in the longitudinal direction, and a fourth heat generation member having a length shorter than length of the third heat generation member in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first heat generation member, the second heat generation member, the third heat generation member and the fourth heat generation member are arranged on the substrate.
US11073753B2
A projection optical system has first and second optical systems disposed in order from a demagnification side toward a magnification side. An intermediate image is formed between demagnification-side and magnification-side imaging surfaces. The second optical system is an optical element having first transmission, reflecting, and second transmission surfaces in order from the demagnification toward the magnification sides. The first transmission and reflecting surfaces are located at one side with respect to an optical axis. The second transmission surface is located at the other side with respect to the optical axis. The reflecting surface has a concavely curved surface shape. The second transmission surface has a convexly curved surface shape protruding toward the magnification side. The optical element has a first member and a second member different in refractive index from the first member. A bonding surface between the first member and the second member has a curved surface shape.
US11073751B2
The present disclosure relates to a wavelength conversion device, a light source and a projection device. A light conversion region and a light path conversion region are provided on one surface of the wavelength conversion device. The light path conversion region includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment and the second segment are configured to alternately receive excitation light and respectively guide the excitation light to different preset light paths. The light conversion region is provided with a wavelength conversion material for receiving excitation light emitted from one of the segments, converting the received excitation light into excited light that has at least one wavelength range different from a wavelength of the excitation light, and emitting the excited light.
US11073749B2
A projection system has a first optical system and a second optical system arranged on a magnifying side of the first optical system. The projection system forms an intermediate image in a position between a demagnifying-side image formation plane and a magnifying-side image formation plane of the projection system. The second optical system is an optical element having a first transmissive surface, a reflective surface, and a second transmissive surface arranged from a demagnifying side toward the magnifying side. The first transmissive surface and the reflective surface are located at one side with respect to an optical axis. The second transmissive surface is located at another side with respect to the optical axis. The reflective surface has a concavely curved shape. The second transmissive surface has a convexly curved shape protruding toward the magnifying side.
US11073740B2
A terahertz-wave generation method of generating a terahertz wave in a direction satisfying a non-collinear phase-matching condition by making pump light incident on a nonlinear optical crystal capable of generating a terahertz wave by optical parametric effect, makes the pump light incident on the nonlinear optical crystal so that a peak excited power density is equal to or greater than a predetermined terahertz-wave lasing threshold and equal to or less than a predetermined laser damage threshold, and an average excited power density, is equal to or less than a predetermined photorefractive effect occurrence threshold, the pump light having a pulse width of 10 ps or more, the pulse width of 1 ns or less, and a repetition frequency of 1 kHz or more.
US11073739B2
A modular routing node includes a single input port and a plurality of output ports. The modular routing node is arranged to produce a plurality of different deflections and uses small adjustments to compensate for wavelength differences and alignment tolerances in an optical system. An optical device is arranged to receive a multiplex of many optical signals at different wavelengths, to separate the optical signals into at least two groups, and to process at least one of the groups adaptively.
US11073728B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal alignment film not only having an excellent alignment property and stability, but also having high film strength, and thus exhibiting excellent durability and a high residual image property, a method for preparing the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
US11073720B2
A jagged display effect may be ameliorated by processing an edge of the display (104-2) into an arc shape, thereby improving display quality. Display units in the color filter substrate (43) are in a one-to-one correspondence with pixel units in the display (104-2). A plurality of display units corresponding to a corner area of the display (104-2) include a ribbon area including K display units. A target boundary line that is of the ribbon area and that is away from the center of the color filter substrate (43) is jagged, and K≥2. In the ribbon area, a light transmittance of a first display unit close to the target boundary line is less than a light transmittance of a second display unit away from the target boundary line, where the light transmittance of the first display unit is greater than 0.
US11073718B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a color conversion display panel including: a light blocking member and a blue light cutting filter disposed on a color conversion substrate; a first color conversion layer and a second color conversion layer disposed on the blue light cutting filter to include nanocrystals; and a transmission layer disposed on the color conversion substrate, wherein the blue light cutting filter overlaps side surfaces of the first color conversion layer, the second color conversion layer, and the transmission layer.
US11073717B2
A display device includes: a display panel, a laminated member, a light blocking layer, and an alignment pattern. The display panel includes a display area. The laminated member is positioned on at least one surface of the display panel. The light blocking layer is positioned outside the display area and is disposed on one of the display panel or the laminated member. The alignment pattern is disposed on the other of the display panel and the laminated member correspondingly to an edge of the light blocking layer, and is configured to measure a misalignment between the display panel and the laminated member.
US11073698B2
An image display device includes an image formation device and an optical system that brings an image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer. 0 (degrees)≤ω2<ω1 is satisfied where an image-formation-device first strike point (CP1) is a point where an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system intersects with an image exit surface of the image formation device, an image-formation-device second strike point (CP2) is a point where an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, ω1 represents an angle between the extended line of the optical axis of the optical system and a first normal line (NL1), and ω2 represents an angle between the extended line of the pupil center line and a second normal line (NL2).
US11073697B1
Embodiments of the disclosure are generally directed to systems and methods for switchable electroactive devices for head-mounted displays (HMDs). In particular, a method may include (1) applying an electric field to an electroactive element of an electroactive device via electrodes of the electroactive device that are electrically coupled to the electroactive element to compress the electroactive element, which comprises a polymer material defining nanovoids, such that an average size of the nanovoids is decreased and a density of the nanovoids is increased in the electroactive element, wherein the electroactive device is positioned at a distance from a user's eye, and (2) emitting image light from an emissive device positioned such that at least a portion of the image light is incident on a surface of the electroactive device facing the user's eye.
US11073694B2
A see-through image display system having a laser-beam-scanner has a very small eyebox when a laser beam is directly projected into eye. This invention provides a solution to increase the size of eyebox using a free-form-mirror to create a real image with high NA without exit-pupil-expander.
US11073685B2
The invention relates to a microscope (1), in particular an ophthalmic surgical microscope having a vitreoretinal viewing system (6), an optics carrier (14) and a support (2). The invention also relates to a method and a motion controller controlling the movement of the vitreoretinal viewing system (6). The optics carrier (14) is attached movably to the support (2). The vitreoretinal viewing system (6) in turn is attached movably to the optics carrier (14). The vitreoretinal viewing system (6) comprises a front piece (30), such as a optics carrier (14). To avoid contact of the front piece (30) with an eye (16) while the optics carrier (14) is moved for focusing a microscope lens (18), the position of the front piece (30) is automatically maintained stationary with respect to the support (2). This is obtained by controlling the vitreoretinal viewing system (6) to perform a counter movement to the movement of the optics carrier (14).
US11073681B2
A lens module includes: a first lens having negative refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having negative refractive power; a fifth lens of which an object-side surface is concave; and a sixth lens having one or more inflection points on an image-side surface thereof, wherein the first to sixth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side of the lens module to an image side of the lens module.
US11073675B2
Camera module autofocus actuator comprising a movable lens carrier, one or more shape memory alloy wires, a first return elastic element, a second return elastic element substantially identical to the and symmetric to the first return elastic element, wherein one end of the one or more shape memory alloy is mounted to the first return elastic element and the other end to another return elastic element.
US11073670B2
A sealed multiport splitter device and method are disclosed. The fiber optic multiport comprises housing with an interior defining a first chamber and an adjacent second chamber. An optical splitter with a plurality of splitter legs connect to a plurality of optical fibers located in the first chamber. Potting material is disposed in the first chamber to physically secure the optical splitter, the splitter legs and the optical fibers. A wall having a first face and a second face separates the first chamber from the second chamber. The wall has a plurality of slots extended from the first face to the second face. The plurality of optical fibers route through the plurality of slots between the first chamber and the second chamber. A blocking material is adjacent to the wall to inhibit ingress of the potting material into the second chamber while the potting material is being cured.
US11073665B2
A method for manufacturing an optical connecting component includes the steps of inserting an optical fiber into one through hole of a plurality of through holes of a connector, rotating the optical fiber around an axis of the optical fiber in the one through hole and aligning and holding the optical fiber at a predetermined position, blocking the end part of a through hole adjacent to the one through hole into which the optical fiber is inserted with a jig on an end face of the connector provided with the plurality of through holes, and fixing the optical fiber to the connector in a state in which the end part of the adjacent through hole is blocked.
US11073652B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, light-emitting elements disposed in a first direction, a third transparent substrate including a main surface and a side surface opposed to the light-emitting elements, and a transparent layer disposed on the main surface and having a lower refractive index than the third transparent substrate. The third transparent substrate is bonded to the first transparent substrate or the second transparent substrate with the transparent layer sandwiched in between. The transparent layer includes strip portions disposed in the first direction and extended along a second direction.
US11073651B1
An edge-illuminating light guide device works with a consumer electronic to provide directional lighting to efficiently emit illumination from the sides of a screen, while maximizing light emission and minimizing power usage. The device utilizes two light guides that join to direct light from a light source across a directional path from the sides of the device. An ingress light guide has a flat, triangular shape that tapers from a narrow light inlet end to a wide light outlet end. The narrow light inlet end connects to a light source. An egress light guide is defined by a flat, rectangular shape. The egress light guide integrally joins with, and is in illuminating communication with the ingress light guide. A composition coats one of the faces of the egress light guide to prevent passage of the light; thereby serving as a color filter. The device is fabricated from a polycarbonate.
US11073630B2
A technique includes receiving data representing a measurement acquired by a tool motion sensor of a downhole sonic measurement tool; and receiving data representing a measurement acquired by a pressure sensor of the sonic measurement tool. The technique includes modifying the measurement acquired by the pressure sensor based at least in part on the measurement acquired by the tool motion sensor to attenuate tool borne noise.
US11073626B2
A scintillator having a columnar crystal structure vapor-deposited on a substrate, wherein each column of the crystal structure contains an alkali halide metal compound as a host material, and further contains, as an additive, a compound of a precious metal as a metal having lower ionization tendency than hydrogen (H), with the additive having a lower melting point than the host material.
US11073623B2
The radiation measuring instrument is configured such that a control unit (12) corrects radiation dose information according to a measured value of a barometer (13) based on both a first ionization current caused by electrons generated by interaction between radiation and air and a second ionization current caused by electrons generated by interaction between the radiation and an incident-side electrode (11b).
US11073621B2
An electronic timepiece includes a dial, a solar battery on a rear surface side of the dial, and an antenna on a rear surface side of the solar battery so as to receive a radio wave. The solar battery includes a solar cell for generating power and a first non-power generating section which transmits the radio wave to the antenna. The solar cell includes a metal electrode, a semiconductor layer on the dial side of the metal electrode, and a transparent electrode on the dial side of the semiconductor layer. The metal electrode and the transparent electrode are excluded from the first non-power generating section, and the semiconductor layer is included within at least a portion of the first non-power generating section. The solar battery further includes a non-conductive member which regulates light transmittance on the dial side of the semiconductor layer in the first non-power generating section.
US11073607B2
Radar signals are generated to have signal characteristics that define multiple sub-pulses in each of a plurality of pulse repetition intervals (PRIs) of a single radar dwell. Electromagnetic radiation is emitted according to the radar signals and the emitted electromagnetic radiation is sensed as radar return signals over a receive interval in each PRI. Coherent integration is performed on a set of the radar return signals and non-coherent integration is performed on another set of the radar return signals.
US11073603B2
A coherent lidar system, a method of operating the coherent lidar system and a vehicle including the coherent lidar system involve a beam steering device to direct output light from the system within a field of view. A first series of positions of the beam steering device defines a first scan pattern within the field of view and a second series of positions of the beam steering device defines a second scan pattern within the field of view. The coherent lidar system includes a controller to provide transition positions to the beam steering device to transition the beam steering device from the first scan pattern to the second scan pattern. The transition positions follow a basis spline (B-spline) function.
US11073602B2
A user identification based control system includes a time of flight ranging sensor configured to sense a distance to a person, where the time of flight ranging sensor is positioned so the sensed distance is a function of a height of the person. Processing circuitry is coupled to the time of flight ranging sensor and configured to identify the person based upon sensed distance and to generate control signals to control peripheral components based upon the identity of the person. The time of flight ranging sensor may also be used to sense speed of the person for identification purposes. In general, the time of flight ranging sensor is positioned a known height over a surface on which the person is present, such as in the doorway or on a ceiling of a room.
US11073584B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes imaging control circuitry and processing circuitry. The imaging control circuitry acquires MR signals in accordance with a first pulse sequence set in an imaging protocol. The processing circuitry determines, during MR signal acquisition according to the first pulse sequence, whether or not additional acquisition of MR signals is necessary based on a determination of image quality based on the acquired MR signals, and if necessity of additional acquisition is determined, adds a second pulse sequence for the additional acquisition to the imaging protocol. The imaging control circuitry acquires MR signals in accordance with the added second pulse sequence. The processing circuitry reconstructs an MR image based on the MR signals acquired through the first pulse sequence and the second pulse sequence.
US11073577B2
Methods and apparatus for a TMR-based sensor having a first magnetic field sensing element comprising a bridge having first, second, third, and fourth legs. Legs of the bridge comprise TMR elements with pillars connected to one or more switch matrixes to adjust total resistances of the bridge legs. Equalizing the resistance of the bridge legs can enhance sensor performance.
US11073576B2
An object of the present invention is to selectively detect a detection magnetic field without separately providing a sensor for detecting an environmental magnetic field. A magnetic field detection device includes a magnetic field detection unit 10 that generates an output signal S1 according to a magnetic field, a first signal generation unit 20 that extracts a predetermined frequency component from the output signal S1 and generates a cancel signal S2 based on the predetermined frequency component, a first magnetic field generation unit 40 that applies a first cancel magnetic field to the magnetic field detection unit 10 based on the cancel signal S2, and a second signal generation unit 30 that generates a detection signal S3 based on the output signal S1 of the magnetic field detection unit 10 to which the first cancel magnetic field is applied. According to the present invention, a cancel signal is generated based on a frequency component of an output signal, and a first cancel magnetic field is applied to a magnetic field detection unit using the cancel signal. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a sensor for detecting an environmental magnetic field. Because this configuration reduces the number of parts, downsizing and cost reduction can be realized.
US11073574B2
A Hall sensor apparatus has a Hall effect field with at least five contacts which are wired to at least five connections, wherein none of the at least five contacts is wired to more than one of the at least five connections, a supply circuit and a measurement circuit. In a first operational phase, a supply current enters the Hall effect field or leaves the Hall effect field through one single connection of the at least five connections, and two differential signals are measured at different common-mode potentials in each case between two of the at least five connections. The measurement circuit is designed to combine the measured differential signals into a total signal.
US11073570B1
Techniques and apparatuses are provided for testing a charge pump. A test circuit detects voltage drop-offs in a voltage signal provided by a charge pump in a test period. A comparator is used to compare the voltage signal to a divided down, delayed version of the signal. A counting circuit is connected to an output of the comparator to determine a number of the drop-offs in the test period. A control circuit such as an on-chip state machine compares the number of drop-offs to a maximum allowable number of drop-offs to set a pass/fail status of the charge pump. The control circuit can configure various parameters of the test, including a ratio of a voltage divider, and the maximum allowable number of drop-offs based on the charge pump being tested.
US11073562B2
An electrical device includes a memory storing a value indicative the remaining available rated capacity of one or more batteries. The stored value is changed in use to reflect reducing capacity. The initial stored value is chosen so that there is a very high (e.g. >99.9%) confidence that the one or more batteries will provide at least the capacity indicated by the initial stored value. This reduces the chance of failure during emergency procedures. The one or more batteries may be integral to the electrical device. An override facility is provided.
US11073557B2
A circuit device is provided with a first codec including a first portion of a logic circuit and a second codec including a second portion of the logic circuit. The circuit device can also include a plurality of first scan chains coupled to the first codec and configured to shift a delayed test vector onto the first codec, wherein the delayed test vector is a test vector with a phase delay. A plurality of second scan chains can be coupled to the second codec and configured to shift the test vector onto the second codec.
US11073555B2
The present disclosure relates to a circuit testing system, including a control circuit and an I/O interface circuit. The control circuit is electrically connected to a test machine, and is configured to receive a scan control signal. The I/O interface circuit is electrically connected to the control circuit, the test machine, the scan chain circuit and a circuit under test. When the scan control signal is at a first level, the control circuit is configured to control the I/O interface circuit to propagate a scan test signal sended from the test machine to the scan chain circuit. When the scan control signal is at a second level, the control circuit is configured to control the I/O interface circuit to propagate a response signal generated by the circuit under test to the test machine.
US11073550B1
A test vehicle, along with methods for fabricating and using a test vehicle, are disclosed herein. In one example, a test vehicle is provided that includes a substrate, at least a first passive die mounted on the substrate, and at least a first test die mounted on the substrate. The first test die includes test circuitry configured to test continuity through solder interconnects formed between the substrate and the first passive die.
US11073549B2
The present application discloses a display panel test circuit and a display panel test device, wherein the test device of the display panel test circuit controls a plurality of switching circuits to be turned on, and a signal generator controls the plurality of switching circuits to be turned off when a first metal layer and the second metal layer are short-circuited.
US11073545B2
A forward-backward Kalman filter for estimating phase noise present in a received signal. Both the forward and backward Kalman filters use hard-decision measurements of the received symbols. The phase noise estimate from the forward Kalman filter is used as a coarse phase noise estimate for the backward Kalman filter and vice versa. The final phase noise estimate is an optimal combination of the forward phase noise estimate and backward phase noise estimate.
US11073541B2
An intelligent home appliance control method includes obtaining power usage data of a device provided with power, generates information related to an optimal usage setting for the device, and controlling power provided to the device, thereby minimizing power usage required for using multiple home appliances at home. At least one of the home appliance control apparatus, an intelligent computing device, a terminal, a server, and an IoT device may be associated with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, a drone (an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to a 5G service, or the like.
US11073537B2
The present disclosure provides a probe card device and a conductive probe thereof. The conductive probe includes a metallic pin, an outer electrode, and a dielectric layer. The metallic pin includes a middle segment, a first connecting segment and a second connecting segment respectively extending from two opposite ends of the middle segment, and a first contacting segment and a second contacting segment respectively extending from the first connecting segment and second contacting segment along two opposite directions away from the middle segment. At least part of the outer electrode corresponds in position to the middle segment and is arranged adjacent to the first connecting segment. The dielectric layer is sandwiched between and entirely separates the metallic pin and the outer electrode, so that the outer electrode, the dielectric layer, and the metallic pin are jointly configured to generate a capacitance effect.
US11073534B2
A component is described, in particular an inertial sensor for detecting acceleration forces, including a substrate, a mass structure, and a spring unit, the mass structure being pivotable along an axis in relation to the substrate with the aid of the spring unit, the spring unit including a first spring web and a second spring web, which are spaced apart from one another along a z direction. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a spring unit is described.
US11073528B2
A pipette tip supply mechanism includes: a pipette tip storage unit for storing a plurality of tapered shaped pipette tips; a belt for transporting a pipette tip supplied from an opening of the pipette tip storage unit; and a belt drive unit that drives the belt in a transport direction. The belt is inclined upwards toward the transport direction so that the pipette tip is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the pipette tip on a surface of the belt and the pipette tip is rolled to orient the longitudinal axis of the pipette tip along the transport direction in conjunction with the drive of the belt in the transport direction.
US11073521B2
A method of obtaining a population of cells enriched in human polymorphonuclear myeloid derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) comprises isolating from a cell suspension those cells which express LOX-1 to provide a population of cells enriched with PMN-MDSCs. A method of monitoring the population of LOX-1+ cells in a cell-containing biological sample is useful for determining the efficacy of treatment or the metastasis or increasing progression of cancer. Other cell isolation and diagnostic methods are also described.
US11073510B2
The present invention relates to a method for screening an inhibitor of ATP11C or CDC50A, comprising determining (a) exposure of phosphatidylserine on cell surface, (b) engulfment of cells by macrophages, or (c) cleavage of ATP11C by caspase. The present invention also relates to a method for inducing engulfment of cells by macrophages, comprising inhibiting ATP11C or CDC50A.
US11073507B2
Devices for controlling the capture, trapping, and transport of macromolecules include at least one fluidic transport nanochannel that intersects and is in fluid communication with at least one transverse nanochannel with (shallow) regions and/or with integrated transverse electrodes that enable fine control of molecule transport dynamics and facilitates analyses of interest, e.g., molecular identification, length determination, localized (probe) mapping and the like.
US11073502B2
This disclosure relates a device for a chromatographic system, comprising: a chamber defining an internal portion, a capillary disposed within the chamber, the capillary having an input, an output, and an elongate body extending between the input and the output, a cold finger having a first portion in thermal contact with a portion of the elongate body to define a capillary trapping zone, wherein the first portion of the cold finger extends to a second portion that is situated external to the chamber, a heater in thermal contact with the trapping zone of the capillary and configured to transfer heat to the trapping zone, a thermal buffer configured to buffer the heat from the heater into the cold finger and thereby retain the heat within the trapping zone of the capillary, a cooling device arranged external to the chamber and thermally connected to the second portion of the cold finger to define a primary conduction zone, wherein the cooling device is configured to generate a cooling temperature zone at the primary conduction zone, a controller configured to selectively alternate the trapping zone between a cooling temperature by turning off the heat and using the cooling device together with its engagement with the cold finger, and an injection temperature using the heater, wherein the heater alternates between an off state and an on state and a user defined frequency.
US11073489B2
A system includes a slurry pipe and a pipe liner disposed within an inner diameter of the slurry pipe. At least one redundant transducer wear ladder sensor is disposed within the pipe liner. A computer controller is operatively coupled to the at least one redundant transducer wear ladder sensor via a flexible ribbon cable. A radio-wave transmitter is operatively coupled to the computer controller. A radio-wave receiver is operatively coupled to the computer controller. A power source is operatively coupled to the radio-wave transmitter and to the radio-wave receiver.
US11073485B2
Embodiments of the disclosure include an extended length core sample scanning apparatus that enables the imaging of extended length core samples using medical-type CT scanners. The extended length core sample scanning apparatus has a frame that defines a U-shaped receptacle that receives core housing containing the core sample when the core sample is placed in a CT scanner. The extended length core sample scanning apparatus may have two or more rollers located in the U-shaped receptacle to enable translation of the extended length core sample through a CT scanner during scanning. The rollers may also provide for a minimum clearance between the core housing and the walls of the U-shaped receptacle. Methods of imaging an extended length core sample are also provided.
US11073480B2
A soot particle sensor includes a laser module including a laser and a detector configured for the detection of temperature radiation. The soot particle sensor provides that the laser is configured to generate laser light, and the soot particle sensor includes an optical element situated in the beam path of the laser of the laser module, which is configured to bundle laser light originating from the laser module in a spot, and the detector is situated in the soot particle sensor so that it detects the radiation originating from the spot.
US11073479B2
An apparatus comprises: a chamber (100) configured to be filled with electrically conductive liquid (102); a first electrode (104) and a second electrode (106) located within the chamber (100); an optical radiation receiver (126); and an electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104) and an electrically conductive contact area (110) of the second electrode (106) are configured to be in contact with the liquid (102) of the chamber (100) wherein the electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104) is configured to be smaller than the electrically conductive contact area (110) of the second electrode (106). The first electrode (104) and the second electrode (106) are configured to receive electric energy and output the electric energy to the liquid (102) in order to cause substance of the liquid (102) to emit optical radiation at the electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104) on the basis of densification of the electric energy due to the smaller electrically conductive contact area (108) of the first electrode (104). The optical radiation receiver (126) is configured to receive the optical radiation for analysis of the liquid (102).
US11073476B2
Provided is a method for developing biological trace evidence on a porous object, including immersing a porous object in a biological fluorescent development reagent or spraying the reagent on the porous object, drying the porous object in an environment having a relative humidity of less than 40% at a temperature of 50° C.-120° C. irradiating the dried porous object with a laser having a wavelength of 532 nm and a full width at half-maximum of less than 1 nm, controlling a surface of the porous object with an illuminance of over 300,000 lux, and using a cut-off filter under 540 nm to develop the biological trace evidence. A raw material formulation of the reagent is, in percent by weight, 0.02%-0.5% of indanedione, 4%-10% of ethyl acetate, 0.5%-1.5% of glycerol, 5%-15.5% of pure alcohol, and 73.5%-90% of petroleum ether.
US11073474B2
The invention relates to a method and device for detecting the presence of specific molecules, comprising, one on top of the other, a first substrate layer, a second reflective layer and a third dielectric layer. The invention is characterized by an antenna array with conductive parts, repeating in one direction, the network forming a plasmonic resonator that can be brought into contact with the molecules and arranged so as to emit at least one thermal radiation peak corresponding to at least one natural mode of thermal vibration of the specific molecules.
US11073471B2
The present disclosure is for a tool for measurement of phases in fluid in downhole applications. The tool includes a light coupler for providing a first light and for detecting a second light. The first light is provided to an optical interface and the second light is received from the optical interface. The optical interface is between the tool and the fluid. An optical path is provided that is integral or coupled to the optical interface. The optical path allows transmission of the first light into the fluid at the optical interface and also allows receiving the second light from the optical interface. The second light includes one or more light components disturbed by the fluid. A processor provides digital data associated with the measurement of phases in the fluid using optical data from at least the second light.
US11073455B2
The present invention belongs to the technical field of mechanical testing devices, and provides a transverse load stepless amplitude modulation device of multiple bolt loosing tester. The transverse load stepless amplitude modulation device of multiple bolt loosing tester consists of four parts: a transverse load stepless amplitude modulation part, a transverse load transmission part, a torque load transmission part and an axial load transmission part. The transverse load stepless amplitude modulation device of multiple bolt loosing tester of the present invention provides stepless amplitude modulation continuous transverse loads for a flange bolt set and guarantees the accuracy of the transverse loads through a feedback control system.
US11073454B2
A method and apparatus for testing the response of protective headgear 104 to impact forces. A high-speed cineradiography imaging system 100 is used to obtain full-field, time-resolved internal monitoring and measurement of headgear component (pads 140 and liners 142) deformation and interaction with a head surrogate (headform 102), deformation of headform components, and stress and strain transfer into the headform. Radiopaque contrast materials (144 & 148) and integration techniques are used to highlight specific regions of interest within the headgear and headform components during the impact loading events.
US11073439B2
A tire pressure monitoring sensor comprises an environmental pressure sensor, a non-volatile memory for storing a first program and a second program, a processing unit for executing the first program, a communication module including a wireless transmitter for transmitting at least one parameter indicative of conditions within a tire and a wireless or wired receiver for loading the second program into the non-volatile memory and a battery for powering the sensor. The second program contains a sensor operation description which is used by the first program.
US11073438B2
A manifold assembly configured to measure differential pressure of fluid. The manifold assembly may have a monolithic body with an internally drilled fluid pathway. The body supports a differential pressure transducer that communicates, on either end, with the internally drilled fluid pathway. This configuration can generate data that defines pressure drop across impellers or other mechanisms on metrology hardware (or “gas meters”). Utilities can use this data to diagnose health or other conditions on the gas meter in the field.
US11073437B2
A control device of a dynamometer system includes a mechanical loss arithmetic unit that generates a loss compensation signal corresponding to loss torque generated in a dynamometer body in a state where a load is connected, on the basis of an angular velocity detection signal, a characteristic vibration suppression control circuit that generates a compensation signal in order to suppress a characteristic vibration of a swinging element, and a torque current command signal generating unit that generates a torque current command signal by subtracting the compensation signal from an upper level torque command signal. The characteristic vibration suppression control circuit is provided with a normative model arithmetic unit, deviation compensator, model input generating unit, and differential compensator that generates a correction signal by subjecting a torque signal obtained by the normative model arithmetic unit to a differential operation.
US11073436B2
A sensor device including a deflectable membrane made of a 2D nanomaterial, a first optical waveguide for guiding light, disposed adjacent to the membrane and extending along the surface of the membrane at least in a first section, as well as a measuring device for measuring, within the first section the influence of the membrane on an evanescent wave range of the light guided along the first optical waveguide. The influence of the membrane on the light guided in the optical waveguide, in particular on the evanescent wave range of the light, can be measured interferometrically by detecting phasing differences or phase shifts. This allows for a force-free readout of the membrane deflection. By using very thin 2D nanomaterials, the membrane can also react to very quick changes in force.
US11073429B2
A process fluid temperature estimation system includes a mounting assembly that is configured to mount the process fluid temperature estimation system to an external surface of a process fluid conduit. A sensor capsule has at least one temperature sensitive element disposed therein. Measurement circuitry is coupled to the sensor capsule and is configured to detect a characteristic of the at least one temperature sensitive element that varies with temperature and provide sensor capsule temperature information. A high temperature spacer has a known thermal conductivity and is configured to be interposed between the external surface of the process fluid conduit and the at least one temperature sensitive element. A controller is coupled to the measurement circuitry and is configured to obtain a reference temperature and employ a heat transfer calculation with the reference temperature, the sensor capsule temperature information and the known thermal conductivity of the high temperature spacer to generate an estimated process fluid temperature output.
US11073426B2
A thermal pattern sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged on a substrate. Each pixel has a pyroelectric capacitance formed by at least one pyroelectric material portion arranged between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The sensor has an abrasion-resistance coating, located on the side opposite the substrate and including pillars embedded in an abrasion-resistance layer, the pillars having a thermal conductivity strictly higher than that of the abrasion-resistance layer. A high thickness of the anti-abrasion protection coating can be achieved with a high rate of thermal transfer through the latter.
US11073422B2
A light detection circuit for a projector is provided. The light detection circuit includes: a light transistor for receiving and sensing reflected light from a side of a color wheel driving motor of the projector, wherein the side of the color wheel driving motor includes a dark region and a bright region; a bias unit coupled to the light transistor for providing a bias voltage; an operation amplifier including a positive input coupled to the bias unit, a negative input coupled to the light transistor and the bias unit, and an output, the base unit providing the bias voltage to the positive input; and a feedback resistor coupled between the negative input of the operation amplifier and the output, wherein, a resistance of the feedback resistor causes the light transistor to be operated in a linear region.
US11073415B2
We disclose herein a flow and thermal conductivity sensor comprising a semiconductor substrate comprising an etched portion, a dielectric region located on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the dielectric region comprises at least one dielectric membrane located over the etched portion of the semiconductor substrate and a heating element located within the dielectric membrane. The dielectric membrane comprises one or more discontinuities located between the heating element and an edge of the dielectric membrane.
US11073403B2
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for locating a vehicle. A pose state estimator may access a previous position for the vehicle at a first time, wherein the previous position is on a first sub-map of a plurality of sub-maps. The pose state estimator may receive from a first localizer a first position estimate for the vehicle at a second time after the first time. The first position estimate may be on a second sub-map of the plurality of sub-maps. The pose state estimator may send to a second localizer a sub-map change message indicating the second sub-map.
US11073395B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for a displaying a route in a first electronic device. A message is received from a second electronic device. First location information is identified in the received message. Based at least on identifying the first location information in the received message, the first location information is obtained from the received message for setting a destination location. Second location information of the first electronic device is obtained. Based at least on the obtained first location information from the received message and the obtained second location information of the first electronic device, a start location and the destination location are set. Based at least on obtaining route information between the start location and the destination location, a route representing the obtained route information between the start location and the destination location is displayed on a display of the first electronic device.
US11073387B2
A level comprising a level body and a bubble vial mounted on the level body is provided. A top opening in the level body interrupts at least a portion of a top wall of the level body to accommodate the bubble vial. An internal support structure is disposed within the tubular configuration of the level body and spanning longitudinally along the level body so as to be disposed on both sides of the top opening to provide structural support to the level body in the vicinity of the top opening. The internal support structure includes a base portion, a pair of legs extending upwardly from the base portion, and an opening disposed between the pair of upwardly extending legs. A carrier structure is disposed in the opening of the internal support structure and positioned beneath the bubble vial and between the internal support structure and the bubble vial.
US11073385B2
Embodiments provide a sensor including a substrate, one or more fragmented carbon nanotube compositions embedded in the substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube compositions include one or more carbon nanotubes, and one or more conductive devices affixed to one or more sides of the fragmented carbon nanotube compositions with an affixation agent. Embodiments further provide a method of fabricating a sensor including embedding a carbon nanotube composition in a substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube composition includes one or more carbon nanotubes, and fragmenting the carbon nanotube composition.
US11073380B2
A system for generating a three-dimensional height image of a reflective test target includes an illumination source configured to generate a patterned illumination on the test target, an imaging system configured to acquire an image of the patterned illumination on the test target, and a variable focus optical system configured to cause the camera to image the test target with at least two distinct focus positions, the illumination source and camera being aligned relative to the test target such that the camera acquires a specular image of the patterned illumination. The system further including a controller coupled to the illumination source, the camera and the variable focus optical system, the controller being configured to generate a height image of the test target based on the acquired image of the patterned illumination using at least two distinct focal positions.
US11073379B2
A camera device for a vehicle for 3-D environment sensing includes at least two camera modules having at least partly overlapping sensing ranges, a camera control unit, an evaluation unit and a point light projector. The point light projector is arranged and configured in such a way that the point light projector projects a light pattern of measurement points into the vehicle environment. The at least two camera modules are arranged and configured in such a way that at least part of the projected light pattern is imaged in the overlapping sensing range. The evaluation unit is configured to determine the 3-D position of measurement points in the vehicle environment from image data captured with the at least two camera modules. The point light projector is configured to produce a series of “pseudo-noise patterns” as the light pattern, the “pseudo-noise patterns” being projected into the vehicle environment in temporal succession.
US11073372B2
The present subject matter at least provides an apparatus for characterization of a slab of a material. The apparatus comprises two or more frequency-domain optical-coherence tomography (FD-OCT) probes configured for irradiating the slab of material, and detecting radiation reflected from the slab of material or transmitted there-through. Further, a centralized actuation-mechanism is connected to the OCT probes for simultaneously actuating elements in each of the OCT probes to cause a synchronized detection of the radiation from the slab of material. A spectral-analysis module is provided for analyzing at least an interference pattern with respect to each of the OCT probes to thereby determine at least one of thickness and topography of the slab of the material. Further, in some embodiments, the slab of material may include a passivation layer. The apparatus may be configured to determine a thickness of the passivation layer.
US11073369B2
An article comprising an electronic safe-arm and fire (ESAF) device for a supercavitating cargo round (SCR) includes discrete electronics, a high-voltage capacitor, a high-voltage switch, and an exploding foil initiator. The discrete electronics includes digital-delay timer circuits, discrete logic circuits, accelerometers, and circuitry for enabling the high-voltage switch. In a method for implementing the safe and arm protocols, sensor readings from sensors on a weaponized UUV are obtained and, when certain conditions are achieved, remove inhibit signals are forwarded to a controller onboard the UUV. When such signals are received in a specified order, and within certain optional specified time delays, the controller arms the ESAF within the SCR. After the SCR fire and leaves the barrel on the UUV, the ESAF monitors certain acceleration/deceleration conditions unique to supercavitation, and applies same to determine whether to detonate the SCR's energetic payload.
US11073367B2
A toy dart having an elongate dart body of a foam material in a substantially cylindrical shape extending from a head end to a tail end in a first, longitudinal direction, an outer surface of the substantially cylindrical shape having a first ridge proximate the head end; a second ridge proximate the tail end; and one or more recessed areas disposed between the first ridge and the second ridge, where the elongate dart body has a first outer diameter at the first ridge and the second ridge that is larger than a second outer diameter at the one or more recessed areas; and a deformable dart cap affixed to the head end of the elongate dart body.
US11073366B2
A flare comprising an illuminant adjacent to a casing of a flare and a liner between the casing and the illuminant. The liner comprises a reaction product of a prepolymer and a curative, and one or more of a zinc oxide material or an aluminum oxide material. Methods of forming a flare are also disclosed.
US11073359B2
Ballistic shields having a convex configuration including a middle section and forward angled left side and right side wings. The shields may also include at least three manual or electro-mechanical roller units, transparent windows or display devices with cameras or other motions sensors, and spikes, electro-shock devices, or non-lethal incapacitating devices.
US11073348B2
The tube cleaning device has a frame having a plurality of top and bottom vertical slots and a first and second upper slotted bracket, each bracket being located above an upper and lower window. First and second lower brackets are located below the windows forming a ledge. First and second riggings engage the slots and releasably connect the frame to a tube bank. A spreader bar is inserted through a window. A releasable connector secures the spreader bar to the frame. A vibrating motor is releasably secured to the frame. Vibration of the motor is passed through the frame to the spreader bar, which vibrates the tubes to effectuate cleaning.
US11073341B2
A basket for an air preheater includes two metallic frames each having two corner pieces and two connector pieces. For each frame, one of the connector pieces is secured to one end of each of the corner pieces and another of the connector pieces is secured to an opposite end of each of the corner pieces thereby forming a rectangular opening in each frame. The basket includes two heavy gauge metallic sheets that are secured to the corner pieces, thereby spacing the frames equally apart from and parallel to one another thereby forming a channel between two of the sheets.
US11073314B2
A falling film evaporator includes a housing and a plurality of evaporator tubes located in the housing. A liquid refrigerant distribution system is positioned in the housing and includes a manifold having a plurality of manifold outlet openings and a baffle positioned between the manifold and a distribution vessel and comprising a plurality of baffle openings. The distribution vessel has a plurality of distribution vessel openings for conveying the liquid refrigerant onto evaporator tubes when in use. A method of operating an evaporator includes conveying a two-phase vapor and liquid refrigerant mixture to a manifold and spraying the mixture out of the manifold through a plurality of manifold openings toward a distribution vessel. The mixture in impinged on a baffle located between the manifold and the distribution vessel and the liquid refrigerant is separated from the mixture via the impingement. The liquid refrigerant is collected at the distribution vessel.
US11073304B2
A device and system for sensing high pressure in a pressurized water system. The high pressure alarm includes a pressure sensor, controller, and timer. A method of installing a high pressure alarm on a pressurized water system. The high pressure alarm is particularly well-suited for installing under a sink, such as a home kitchen sink, though it can also be installed near other plumbing fixtures or appliances in commercial, residential, or industrial facilities and in outside areas.
US11073300B2
A louver type blast valve making use of an aerodynamically configured blade, independently activated by air flow to block a blast shock wave and a subsequent return suction wave. The blast valve (FIG. 6) including a frame and at least one aerodynamically configured blade, independently activated by air flow to block a blast shock and a potentially following return wave. The aerodynamically configured blade having an elongated shape, including at least a steep convex surface and a flat or shallow concave surface, forming a leading edge and a trailing edge at the intersection of the surfaces. The blade being hinged to the frame about a longitudinal axis passing between the steep convex surface and the flat or shallow concave surface.
US11073296B2
This document describes a high efficiency dehumidification system (HEDS) and method of operating the same. The HEDS systems and physical implementations can include a variety of equipment, such as fans, fluid-conveying coils, tubing and pipes, heat transfer coils, vents, louvers, dampers, valves, fluid chillers, fluid heaters, and/or the like. Any of the implementations described herein can also include controls and logic, responsive to one or more sensors or other input devices, for controlling the equipment for each implementation described herein. The HEDS system utilizes heat transfer between the fluid within the fluid-conveying coils and air passing over the coils to convert humid air into dehumidified air.
US11073288B2
A door assembly for a domestic cooking appliance having a cooking compartment for heating a food item includes an outer door skin; an inner door liner; a transparent viewing panel assembly between the outer door skin and the inner door liner, the viewing panel assembly being configured to permit a user to view the cooking compartment when the door assembly is in a closed position; an interior region located between the outer door skin and the viewing panel assembly; a lower air opening in a lower region of the door assembly that fluidly connects the interior region with an environment outside of the door assembly; and a top upper air opening in an uppermost surface of the outer door skin that fluidly connects the interior region with the environment outside of the door assembly.
US11073280B2
A burner system and a retrofit flame control system for an existing burner system are disclosed. The burner system may include burner components, electrodynamic components, and a data interface. The data interface may receive a command for controlling the burner components and prepare a command for controlling the electrodynamic components at least partially based on the command for controlling the burner components.
US11073277B2
Stands for supporting a plurality of candles or decorations around a celebratory item, including a stringer and a platform supported on the stringer, the platform being complementarity configured with the celebratory item and including a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations. In some examples, the stand includes a first stringer and a second stringer horizontally spaced from the first stringer, a first platform supported by the first stringer and the second stringer, and a second platform supported by the first stringer and by the second stringer in a position vertically spaced from the first platform, wherein the first platform and the second platform each include a plurality of support points configured to support the plurality of candles or decorations and are complementarity configured with the celebratory item to support the plurality of candles or decorations in a position adjacent to the celebratory item.
US11073267B1
A solar powered security light is provided which includes a universal mounting bracket. The security light has a mounting recess which receives the mounting bracket and allows the luminaire to be variably installed in an eave, wall, and gutter or pole mount position. The solar charging station includes associated charging circuits to charge storage devices such that the security light does not need directly line voltage connection. Further the charging station may be placed remote from the luminaire housing and include required electronics thereby reducing the footprint of the luminaire housing and increasing the installation locations.
US11073263B2
An installation assembly for a lighting fixture comprises first and second loading bars. The first loading bar is slidably connected to a first side of the lighting fixture and configured to slide in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the first loading bar. The first loading bar comprises a first projecting portion. The second loading bar is connected to a second side of the lighting fixture opposite to the first side and comprises a second projecting portion. The troffer has first and second recessed portions respectively on two opposite inner side walls thereof. The first loading bar is configured to slide to a first position to allow the first and second projecting portions to pass through an opening of the troffer, and configured to slide to a second position, to enable the first and second projecting portions to respectively fit into the first and second recessed portions.
US11073257B2
A light amount adjustment device includes a base member, a rotation member rotatably held with respect to the base member, and a light amount adjustment member engaged with the rotation member and configured to be driven by the rotation member to adjust an amount of passing light. The rotation member includes a first surface area in contact with the base member and a second surface area not in contact with the base member. A surface roughness of the first surface area is greater than a surface roughness of the second surface area.
US11073251B2
A lighting engine, system, and method of fabrication are described. The system includes a chassis with a ridge extending from a bottom that defines inner and outer cavities. A flexible printed circuit (FPC) is disposed in contact with a wall of the inner and outer cavities and on the ridge top and is connected to wiring retained within bosses in the outer cavity. LEDs are mounted on the FPC to emit light toward a center of the cavity. A light guide disposed has an edge that opposes the LEDs and receives light emitted by the LEDs. The FPC has a polyimide insulator coupled with a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), a copper layer on the polyimide insulator, and a high-reflectivity white coverlay on the copper layer. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US11073250B2
An LED tube lamp comprises an LED module for emitting light; and a ballast interface circuit coupled to the LED module and comprising a thyristor device configured to determine whether an input external driving signal is a high frequency or high voltage signal. When the external driving signal is determined to be a high frequency or high voltage signal, the ballast interface circuit causes current conduction in the LED module for emitting light, and specifically the thyristor device is configured to conduct current upon the external driving signal being input. The ballast interface circuit further comprises a transistor, an inductor, and a resistor connected to each other; and the inductor is coupled between a terminal of the thyristor device and the LED module. Upon the thyristor device being turned on a current flowing through the inductor and the transistor maintains the conduction state of the thyristor device.
US11073245B2
Installation and method for storing and dispensing liquefied hydrogen involving a source of gaseous hydrogen, a liquefier, and two storage reservoirs for liquid hydrogen at determined respective storage pressures, wherein the liquefier includes an inlet connected to the source and an outlet connected in parallel, via a set of valves, to a respective inlet of each storage reservoir.
US11073237B2
A gimbal frame includes a guide rod and a locking mechanism mounted at the guide rod. The locking mechanism includes a tightening member disposed at the guide rod, a transmission member disposed at the guide rod and in transmission engagement with the tightening member, an abutting member disposed at one side of the transmission member, and a driving member connected to the abutting member. The transmission member can move in a first direction to drive the tightening member to move in a second direction. The driving member can drive the abutting member to abut the guide rod and to drive the transmission member to move in the first direction.
US11073233B2
Systems, devices and methods for pipe connectors and associated components are disclosed. Features for no hub clamps, for locking mechanisms on no hub clamps, for tools for no hub clamps, and for gaskets are described. The gaskets may be hourglass-shaped or otherwise taper outward near the ends to facilitate assembly onto pipe ends and that compress inward when a clamp is secured over the gasket. The gaskets may reduce in circumference at the gasket ends upon contraction of the gasket by a clamp onto two pipe ends. The gaskets may include collapsible sections that collapse upon contraction of the gasket by a clamp onto two pipe ends. The gaskets may include wedges at the collapsible regions that extend axially and protrude into the channel.
US11073212B1
A split packing cartridge includes a sealing construct and a stabilizing bushing, and is installed in an apparatus directly upon a longitudinally extending shaft of the apparatus, along a site located intermediate opposite ends of the shaft, by assembling component parts of the packing cartridge upon the shaft, and placing of the assembly at the site, without the necessity for dismantling the apparatus.
US11073206B2
A shift device includes a shift main body, an operation body, a resilient engaging member and a restricting portion. The shift main body structures a shift body, which is moved to change a shift position. A first engaging portion is provided at the shift main body. The operation body structures the shift body, and is operated to move the shift body. A second engaging portion is provided at the operation body. The engaging member engages with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion and restricts detachment of the operation body from the shift main body. When the engaging member is pushed, the engaging member deforms and releases the engagement with the first engaging portion or the second engaging portion. The restricting portion restricts pushing of the engaging member after the engagement of the engaging member with the first engaging portion or second engaging portion has been released.
US11073201B2
A hydraulically operated transmission includes: a pressure regulator which regulates pressure of a hydraulic oil supplied to a coupling hydraulic chamber of a frictional coupling element for starting a vehicle; and a lubrication control valve provided at a lubricant oil supplying circuit for supplying the lubricant oil to the frictional coupling element. The lubrication control valve operates, in coupling the frictional coupling element at start of the vehicle, such that the lubricant oil is supplied to the frictional coupling element at a greater flow rate when a regulated pressure regulated by the pressure regulator is lower than a second predetermined pressure, than when the regulated pressure is higher than or equal to the second predetermined pressure. The second predetermined pressure is set to be higher than or equal to a first predetermined pressure, at which the frictional coupling element is completely coupled, and to be lower than a high pressure.
US11073198B1
A gear control system for controlling output torque provided to axles of a vehicle may include a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, and a set of engageable locking mechanisms. Each planetary gear set may include at least a sun gear, a ring gear circumferentially disposed around the sun gear, and a carrier that is coupled to the sun gear and an axle. The set of engageable locking mechanisms may include at least one of a first engageable locking mechanism that is engageable with the first planetary gear set or a second engageable locking mechanism that is engageable with the second planetary gear set. The set of engageable locking mechanisms may be selectively configured to engage or disengage based on a trigger condition being satisfied.
US11073193B2
A planetary carrier includes a first cheek, a second cheek, at least one pin, and at least one bushing. A first axial end of the pin is fixed in the first cheek, and a first axial end of the bushing is fixed in the second cheek. At least a portion of the pin protrudes into the bushing, and a second axial end of the pin is fixed in the bushing. A second axial end of the bushing is free-floating, and the bushing forms at least a first cavity and a second cavity. The portion of the pin that protrudes into the bushing protrudes into the first cavity. The bushing forms a wall that separates the first cavity and the second cavity from each other and at least one stiffening rib extends through the second cavity.
US11073191B2
A fluid-filled tubular vibration-damping device including: an inner shaft member; an intermediate tube member spaced radially outward therefrom; a main rubber elastic body connecting the two members; an outer tube member fastened externally onto the intermediate tube member; a pair of fluid chambers formed between the inner shaft member and the outer tube member so as to be on opposite sides of the inner shaft member; and an orifice passage interconnecting the fluid chambers. In at least one of the fluid chambers, at least one of side walls positioned on axially opposite sides includes a thick central connector positioned in a circumferentially central portion of the side wall and extending in an axis-perpendicular direction, and thin flexible walls that are thinner than the central connector while being positioned and spreading on circumferentially opposite sides of the side wall.
US11073185B2
A gear-position learning device for an automatic clutch transmission includes a transmission configured to be shifted by an operation of a driver of a vehicle, a clutch device disposed in a transmission path between the transmission and an engine and configured to be connected and disconnected by actuation of a clutch actuator, a controller configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device performed by the clutch actuator, a shift drum configured to rotate according to a shift operation that the driver performs on a shift operator and switch the shift stage of the transmission, and a rotational position defining mechanism configured to define a rotational position of the shift drum, wherein the controller has a learning mode for learning a rotation angle of the shift drum and is configured to control connection and disconnection of the clutch device during the learning mode such that the shift drum is at a rotational position determined by the rotational position defining mechanism.
US11073182B2
A viscous coupling may include: a housing part and an input body rotatable relative to the housing part that at least partially delimit an interior space; a shaft rotatable relative to the housing part and on which an output body arranged in the interior space may be formed for conjoint rotation with the shaft; a coupling region formed between the output and input bodies and configured to hold a viscous fluid to assure a coupling between the input body and the output body; a holding chamber for collecting coolant leaking from the coolant pump; a housing wall conformed integrally with the housing part and partially delimiting the holding chamber; and an actuator housing and an electric actuator therein by which a degree of the coupling between the input body and the output body may be adjustable. The actuator housing may at least partially cover the holding chamber.
US11073181B2
A transmission for a motor vehicle is provided. The transmission has a hydraulically or electrically operable gearshift sleeve, a clutch pack, an input shaft, and an output shaft, a gearshift sleeve, a gearshift sleeve claw, and an opposing output claw associated with the output shaft. The gearshift sleeve can be moved from an initial position into a first position, in which the gearshift sleeve transfers an axial force by way of the first ramp element and the second ramp element to the clutch pack for synchronization of the disks, and into a second position, in which the gearshift sleeve claw is connected to the output claw interlockingly in the direction of rotation and thus the input shaft and the output shaft are interlockingly coupled. A method for shifting such a transmission is also provided.
US11073174B2
A barbed staple for installing fencing wire onto a fence post. The staple has a crown section and a leg section. The crown section has an arcuate crown portion and a radiused portion, and the leg section has a pair of leg portions that extend in parallel from the radiused portion of the crown section. At least one barb protrudes from each of the leg portions, the barb having projecting points. The distance between the distal edge of the projecting points defines an outer leg width. The crown portion of the crown section has a greater width than the pair of leg portions in parallel. The outer crown width is greater than the outer leg width.
US11073171B2
A hydraulic system includes: an operation device that outputs an operation signal corresponding to an operating amount of an operating unit; a variable displacement pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a hydraulic actuator; a control valve interposed between the actuator and pump, the control valve changing a meter-in opening area thereof, so an increase rate of the opening area increases in accordance with increase in the operation signal; a regulator that adjusts a tilting angle of the pump; an unloading valve that defines an unloading flow rate, at which the hydraulic oil is released to a tank; and a controller that, when the operation device is operated, determines a control valve required flow rate so rate is proportional to the meter-in opening area of the control valve, and controls the regulator so a discharge flow rate of the pump is a sum of the control valve and unloading flow rates.
US11073169B2
A rotary liquid piston compressor and a power generation system including a first fluid loop. The first fluid loop includes a pump that circulates a liquid. A second fluid loop that generates power by circulating a supercritical fluid. The second fluid loop includes a turbine that rotates and powers a generator as the supercritical fluid flows through the turbine. A rotary liquid piston compressor fluidly coupled to the first fluid loop and the second fluid loop. The rotary liquid piston compressor exchanges pressure between the liquid circulating in the first fluid loop and the supercritical fluid circulating in the second fluid loop.
US11073168B2
A compressor and method are provided, the compressor having elliptically-shaped combustion chambers including a first chamber having a first inlet and a first outlet, and a last chamber having an inlet and outlet. The first inlet is in communication with a low pressure plenum, the first outlet is in communication with the inlet of the last chamber, and the outlet of the last chamber is in communication with a high pressure plenum to define a flow pathway. A volume of gas is introduced into the first chamber at a first pressure. A fuel is injected into the first chamber, alternately at the foci, and ignited to advance the volume of gas along the flow pathway. A fuel is injected into the last chamber, alternately at the foci, and ignited on a schedule synchronized with ignition in the first chamber to further advance the volume of gas along the flow pathway.
US11073162B2
A return stage through which a process fluid is designed to flow along a throughflow direction of a radial turbomachine, wherein the return stage extends in annular fashion about an axis and is defined radially inwardly by an inner delimiting contour and radially outwardly by an outer delimiting contour. At least one guide vane stage including guide vanes extends at least along a part of the third section and segments the return stage in the circumferential direction into flow channels, wherein in each case a profile midline of a profile cross section defines an inner track on the side of the inner delimiting contour and an outer track on the side of the outer delimiting contour. A radial turbomachine includes at least one such return stage.
US11073161B2
A hydraulic construction unit includes a centrifugal pump assembly which includes an electrical drive motor and at least one impeller which is driven by the electric drive motor. At least one valve element is arranged such that the valve element is movable by way of a fluid flow which is created by the impeller. At least one section of a wall delimits a flow path in the hydraulic construction unit and is configured to be movable as a moveable section. The movable section of the wall is part of the valve element or is connected to the valve element for movement. The movable section is movable so as to be at least partly effected by friction forces of a fluid flow which runs along the wall.
US11073149B2
A system and method for the early detection of connecting rod bearing failures in pump power ends using temperature measurements is provided. The system may include a housing enclosing the pump power end, and a crankshaft, connecting rod, and crosshead all disposed within the housing, with the connecting rod coupled between the crankshaft and the crosshead. The system also includes a temperature sensor assembly at least partially disposed on the housing. The temperature sensor assembly is communicatively coupled to a controller located outside the housing, and the temperature sensor assembly is positioned such that the temperature sensor assembly detects a temperature of the connecting rod or the crosshead. A controller may read, store, and monitor temperature data received from the temperature sensor, and output an alert to an operator or shut down the pump upon detecting a temperature that exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11073148B2
The present invention is directed to a method for controlling the outlet temperature of an oil injected compressor or vacuum pump comprising a compressor or vacuum element provided with a gas inlet, an element outlet, and an oil inlet, said method comprising the steps of: measuring the outlet temperature at the element outlet; and controlling the position of a regulating valve in order to regulate the flow of oil flowing through a cooling unit connected to said oil inlet; whereby the step of controlling the position of the regulating valve involves applying a fuzzy logic algorithm on the measured outlet temperature; and in that the method further comprises the step of controlling the speed of a fan cooling the oil flowing through the cooling unit by applying the fuzzy logic algorithm and further based on the position of the regulating valve.
US11073146B1
A system for controlling peristaltic pumps includes a first peristaltic pump configured to drive a carrier fluid, a second peristaltic pump configured to drive a diluent fluid, a third peristaltic pump configured to drive an internal standard, spike or matrix solution, and a controller for adjusting respective flow rates of the first, second, and third peristaltic pumps. The controller is configured to run the second peristaltic pump at least at a minimum predetermined flow rate whenever the third peristaltic pump is active.
US11073141B2
A pressure-driven metered treating chemistry dispensing pump for a laundry treating appliance having a housing having first, second and third chambers, with the first and second chambers each in fluid communication with the third chamber; a fluid inlet fluidly coupling a first fluid to the first chamber; an outlet fluidly coupled to the third chamber; a piston disposed in the housing; wherein, when the piston moves in a first direction in response to the first fluid entering the first chamber via the fluid inlet, the second chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the second fluid from the second chamber into the third chamber, and when the piston moves in a second direction, different from the first direction, the first chamber decreases in volume thereby ejecting at least some of the first fluid from the first chamber into the third chamber to mix the at least some of the first fluid and the at least some of the second fluid to form a mixture in the third chamber, which can be emitted through the outlet.
US11073133B2
A method for controlling the operation of a wind turbine may generally include monitoring a current yaw position of a nacelle of the wind turbine, wherein the current yaw position is located within one of a plurality of yaw sectors defined for the nacelle. In addition, the method may include monitoring a wind-dependent parameter of the wind turbine and determining a variance of the wind-dependent parameter over time, wherein the variance is indicative of variations in a wind parameter associated with the wind turbine. Moreover, the method may include determining at least one curtailed operating setpoint for the wind turbine when the variance exceeds a predetermined variance threshold, wherein the curtailed operating setpoint(s) is determined based at least in part on historical wind data for the yaw sector associated with the current yaw position.
US11073124B2
A hydraulic turbine includes a rotor with a runner, which is concentrically surrounded by a stator, whereby the runner comprises a plurality of runner blades arranged and distributed in a ring around a rotor axis, and each runner blade extends between a runner crown and a runner band; whereby the stator comprises a plurality of guide vanes arranged and distributed in a ring around the rotor axis, and each guide vane extends between an upper stator ring and a lower stator ring; and whereby a predetermined clearance is provided at least between the runner band and the lower stator ring. A substantial reduction of pressure pulsations in the vane-less gap between said runner blades of said runner is achieved by substantially increasing said predetermined clearance.
US11073112B2
An evaporative emission control system for a vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank connected to the engine and a reversible purge pump connected between the fuel tank and the engine. Fuel vapor generated in the fuel tank is supplied to the engine. The purge pump is operable in a first direction to supply the fuel vapor from the fuel tank to the engine and a second direction to supply air to the fuel tank. A purge control valve is connected between the reversible purge pump and the engine to control a flow of the fuel vapor to the engine.
US11073101B2
A method and apparatus to determine values for at least one fuel use characteristic variable which represents a first fuel use process in a first vehicle, are provided. In addition, values are determined for at least one parameter which represents at least one peripheral condition of the fuel use in the first vehicle during the first fuel supply process. A mathematical relationship is determined between one or more supplied values of the at least one fuel use characteristic variable and the corresponding values of the at least one parameter. A profile data record including a data record and/or learning data is supplied on the basis of at least one determined mathematical relationship. At least one further fuel parameter of a fuel which is used by the first vehicle and/or by a second vehicle during a second fuel use process is adapted as a function of the supplied profile data record.
US11073100B2
Calibration techniques for forced-induction engines having low pressure cooled exhaust gas recirculation (LPCEGR) systems include commanding an EGR to a fully-closed position, after the EGR valve has reached the fully-closed position, commanding the engine to operate at fixed steady-state conditions for a calibration period, wherein the fixed steady-state conditions comprise at least a fixed throttle valve angle, a fixed injected fuel mass, and a fixed cylinder air/fuel ratio (AFR), during the calibration period, increasingly opening the EGR valve and monitoring a AFR of exhaust gas produced by the engine, calibrating an EGR fraction estimation and EGR transport delay model based on previously measured and/or modeled total engine flow and the monitored exhaust gas AFR during the calibration period, and storing the calibrated model at a memory of a controller of the engine for future usage to improve engine operation.
US11073097B1
Systems and methods for starting and operating a direct injection engine are described. In one example, the air and fuel are injected into a pre-chamber of a cylinder of an engine while the engine is not rotating. The air and fuel are combusted in the pre-chamber to improve ignition of an air and fuel mixture in the cylinder.
US11073088B2
A gas turbine engine includes a frame member extending generally along an axial direction and defining a plurality of slots spaced along a circumferential direction; and a gearbox including a ring gear, a plurality of planet gears, and a sun gear, the plurality of planet gears each positioned at least partially in a respective slot of the plurality of slots defined by the frame member such that the frame member extends through the gearbox.
US11073081B2
An aircraft engine air inlet lip takes an annular form about a longitudinal axis and delimits an air inlet stream, and includes: a wall having a U-shaped profile having an outer face oriented towards outside of the air inlet lip and an inner face oriented towards interior of the air inlet lip, an inner wall extending inside the wall between two zones of the inner face, so as to close an inner chamber delimited between the wall and the inner wall and filled with a gas, the inner wall having an upstream face oriented towards and a downstream face oriented away from the inner chamber, a fan configured to move the gas contained in the inner chamber, and at least one pipeline fixed to the upstream face and extending all around the air inlet lip and configured to be fed with a heat transfer fluid heated by a heat source.
US11073079B2
A method for operating an internal combustion engine having an engine with a first number of cylinders and a second number of cylinders and a supercharger arrangement, wherein a charge air flow supplied to the engine is compressed by means of at least one compressor and at least one turbine is acted on by an exhaust gas flow discharged from the engine. In a main operating mode, the engine operates the first number of cylinders in two-stroke operation and the second number of cylinders in four-stroke operation. A scavenging gradient of the engine is greater for the cylinders operated in the two-stroke operation than for the cylinders operated in the four-stroke operation.
US11073078B2
An engine includes a crankshaft and a timing gear to be attached to the crankshaft so as to rotate integrally with the crankshaft. A fitting projection is provided on either one of the crankshaft and the timing gear, and a fitting recess to be fitted with the fitting projection, and erroneous-assembling prevention ribs to sandwich the fitting recess in a circumferential direction are provided on the other one of the crankshaft and the timing gear.
US11073073B2
A flow-path structure through which fluid flows includes: a barrel body through which fluid flows in an inner circumference; and a frame body configured to connect a flow path member, the flow path member being configured to guide the fluid into the barrel body, wherein the frame body has: a ring-shaped frame part configured to be fitted into an outer surface of the barrel body; and an inner engagement portion configured to engage with an inner surface of the barrel body so as to hold a state in which the outer surface of the barrel body is brought into contact with the frame part.
US11073072B2
The proposed solution relates to a combustion chamber assembly of an engine (T), in which an overrun of a spark plug is defined with a specific outer cone and a specific inner cone, and mixing air holes of a first arrangement and of at least one second arrangement that lie at least partially in a partial region of the overrun of the spark plug, said overrun being defined by the outer cone and the inner cone and extending downstream of the spark plug as far as an inner apex point (Si) of the inner cone, are formed with a flow cross section which is different from a flow cross section which the mixing air holes adjoining in the circumferential direction (U) of the respective arrangement have.
US11073068B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily support a spark arrester and prevent an occurrence of damage or sound in the spark arrester due to the effect of an exhaust pressure or external vibration. In a spark arrester, at least a flange part is formed of a spring member. The flange part includes a bent part that is telescopically bent by elastic deformation in a direction along a flow of exhaust gas. The bent part is supported between a tail pipe and a muffler in a state where the elastic deformation of the bent part is allowed.
US11073050B2
A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant; and a Kalina cycle energy conversion system including a first group of heat exchangers to heat a first portion of a working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream and a second group of heat exchangers to heat a second portion of the working fluid. The second group of heat exchangers includes a first heat exchanger to heat the second portion of the working fluid by exchange with a liquid stream of the working fluid; and a second heat exchanger to heat the second portion of the working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream. The energy conversion system includes a separator to receive the heated first and second portions of the working fluid and to output a vapor stream of the working fluid and the liquid stream of the working fluid; a first turbine and a generator to generate power by expansion of the vapor stream; and a second turbine to generate power from the liquid stream.
US11073044B2
A turbine is operably connected to drive a compressor, and to drive a fan through a gear drive. A number of intermediate gears connecting an output shaft of the turbine to a fan drive shaft for the fan. An oil channel collects oil thrown outwardly of the gear drive. A bearing support mounts bearings supporting the fan drive shaft. The oil channel and the bearing support each include mating faces that are bolted together by a plurality of bolts. The bolts extend through oil channel holes in the mating face of the oil channel. The oil channel holes have one dimension which closely receives the bolts and another dimension which is larger than an outer diameter of the extending portion of the bolts, such that the bolts may adjust radially within the oil channel holes.
US11073038B2
A blade outer air seal assembly includes a blade outer air seal that has a plurality of segments that extend circumferentially about an axis and are mounted in a support structure. At least two of the segments have a first wall circumferentially spaced from a second wall. A base portion extends from the first wall to the second wall. A first hook extends from the first wall and a second hook extends from the second wall. A wedge seal is arranged between the at least two adjacent seal segments. A clip is configured to bias the wedge seal radially inward.
US11073025B2
An aviation turbine blade (10) includes at least a first lower surface cavity (C2) and a first upper surface cavity (C3), each adjacent to a first through-cavity (C1) and a second through-cavity (C4), the first upper surface cavity (C3) being adjacent to the upper surface wall (24), the first lower surface cavity (C2) being adjacent to the lower surface wall (22), each of the first and second through-cavities (C1, C4) extending from the lower surface wall (22) as far as the upper surface wall (24), the second through-cavity (C4) including a first inner wall (P1) extending from the upper surface wall (24) as far as the first through-cavity (C1), and a second inner wall (P2) extending from the lower surface wall (22) as far as the first through-cavity (C1). The first (P1) and second (P2) inner walls are not connected.
US11073020B2
An impeller includes a disk section having a tube section with a grip section which is fixed by thermal deformation to a rotary shaft that is configured to rotate around an axis line, and a main disk body, which is on another end in an axial direction from the grip section and which extends outward in a radial direction of the rotary shaft; and blade sections that protrude from the main disk body in the axial direction. The disk section has a hoop stress-limiting section with a tube section which extends further towards the other end in the axial direction than the main disk body.
US11073018B1
A self-drilling rock anchor assembly includes: a friction fit tubular sleeve extending longitudinally between leading and trailing ends; a rod extending through the sleeve between first and second ends, and projecting from each sleeve end; a drill bit member engaged with the rod's first end having an exterior surface part of which tapers towards a back end of the member; a backstop element engaged with the rod's second end having a first drive surface; a load bearing element on the rod between the sleeve's trailing end and the backstop that has a second drive surface. The rod moves relative to the sleeve between a drill position, wherein the drill bit is spaced from the sleeve's leading end, and an insertion position, wherein the sleeve's leading end abuts the bit. The drill and insertion positions are achieved by applying a force to the first and second drive surfaces, respectively.
US11073016B2
A bottom hole assembly (BHA) comprising: a first component of a wet latch assembly, the first component configured for coupling, when extended into the interior flow bore of the BHA, with a second component of the wet latch assembly to provide an assembled wet latch assembly, such that an electrical connection can be made between the first component and the second component; and a formation tester operable for performing a formation test, the formation tester electrically connected with the first component of the wet latch assembly, such that power and/or telemetry can be provided to the formation tester via the assembled wet latch assembly during the formation test.
US11073012B2
A method including, without removing a BHA from a wellbore of a well extending into a formation, extending, into an interior flow bore of the BHA, a first component of a wet latch assembly to provide an extended first component of the wet latch assembly, conveying downhole via a wireline cable, from a surface through an interior flow bore provided by a drill string, a second component of the wet latch assembly, and coupling the second component of the wet latch assembly with the extended first component of the wet latch assembly such that an electrical connection is established between the first component and the second component and between the BHA and the surface via the wireline cable, and testing the formation with a formation tester of the BHA, while providing power and/or data telemetry for the formation tester via the wet latch assembly and the wireline cable.
US11073011B2
Methods and systems for evaluating integrity of a tubular located within a wellbore are provided. The method includes measuring an operation parameter of the wellbore, measuring a feature of the tubular two or more times to produce an integrity log each time the feature is measured, and determining a tubular integrity analysis for the tubular by using the integrity logs and the operation parameter. The tubular integrity analysis contains parameter limitations for the tubular. The method also includes determining if tubular integrity is within or outside the parameter limitations. If the tubular integrity is within the parameter limitations, then determine a duration of integrity for the tubular. If the tubular integrity is outside of the parameter limitations, then determine a location on the tubular for loss of tubular integrity.
US11073010B2
A downhole valve assembly comprises a sleeve concentric with a housing and movable relative to a port through the housing to control flow of fluid through the port. A sensor assembly provides indicates the relative positions of the sleeve and housing, and comprises first and second sensors on e.g. the housing which detect markers on e.g. the sleeve. The sensor outputs are produced by processing (e.g. combining, integrating, summing, subtracting or otherwise processing) the signal components of each of the first and second sensors to correct for misalignment of the sleeve with the housing. The sensor output provides position information for more than one plane, and the output signal therefore allows for correction of errors in the position information arising from misalignment of the sleeve with the housing.
US11073003B2
A method for completing a subterranean well with a smart completion system includes drilling the subterranean well to a first depth with a first drill string having a first drill string tubular and a first bottom hole assembly with a first drill bit. The first drill string is retrieved and a casing is cemented within the first depth. The subterranean well is drilled to a second depth with a second drill string having a second drill string tubular, a liner, and a second bottom hole assembly that includes a smart completion and a second drill bit. The liner is set within the casing and the second drill string tubular is retrieved, retaining the liner and the second bottom hole assembly within the subterranean well. Fluid from the subterranean well is produced through the second bottom hole assembly.
US11073001B2
A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with horizontal wells is simulated by sequential solution of reservoir and well equations to simulate fluid flow inside the reservoir and well production rates. Sequential solution of reservoir and well equations treats wells as specified bottom hole pressure wells. This avoids solving large matrices resulting from the simultaneous solution of the reservoir and well equations which can be computationally very expensive for large number of unknowns and require special sparse matrix solvers. Such sequential solution involves regular reservoir system solvers complemented by a small matrix for the numerical solution of the well bottom hole pressures.
US11072967B2
Embodiments of systems, methods, and devices for protecting service personnel by deploying a physical barrier are described. Further embodiments describe additional security features such as lights, sirens, cameras, electronic locks, timers, and/or notifying security personnel or local law enforcement when the system is activated.
US11072964B2
A compact hinge actuating device comprising at least one hinge comprising at least one hinge plate and at least one knuckle. In one embodiment there is at least one sensor and/or fuse element coupled to said at least one hinge and at least one microprocessor coupled to the at least one hinge. There is also at least one drive coupled to the at least one hinge, wherein when the sensor receives input of a condition, and/or the fuse fails then the drive can be actuated. In the electronic version, the microprocessor reads the input as exceeding a minimum threshold value of a predetermined condition, the microprocessor then triggers the at least one drive to close or open the at least one hinge. In at least one embodiment the drive can be a spring, in another embodiment the drive can be a solenoid.
US11072963B2
A method to transfer thermal energy from an interior area includes, among other things, automatically transmitting a request to open a door to provide an opening from the interior area. The opening permits thermal energy to move from the interior area to an exterior area. At least some of the thermal energy within the interior area is generated when charging a vehicle within the interior area. An assembly includes, among other things, a door actuation module that automatically transmits a request to open a door to provide an opening from an interior area. The opening permits thermal energy to move from the interior area to an exterior area. At least some of the thermal energy within the interior area is generated when charging a vehicle within the interior area.
US11072961B2
Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.
US11072958B2
A fluid damper hinge using a fluid damper only and a damper hinge using the fluid damper in combination with a torsion damper, used especially in relation to an opening and closing element such as seat lid and seat for western-style toilet, wherein both have a simple structure, do not require time for assembly and can be manufactured at a low cost.
US11072957B2
A constant force window balance system includes a mounting bracket defining a longitudinal axis, a coil spring, and a shoe. The shoe includes a first arm having a first inner surface and a second arm having a second inner surface. The shoe also includes a member extending between the first arm and the second arm. An opening is defined between the first inner surface, the second inner surface, and the member. The opening is configured to removably receive a portion of a pivot bar. The shoe is moveable between a locked position that prevents movement of the shoe along the longitudinal axis, when the pivot bar is not received within the opening, and an unlocked position that allows movement of the shoe along the longitudinal axis, when the pivot bar is received within the opening.
US11072949B2
A powered latch with manual release includes a forkbolt, a detent lever, and a powered actuator. The forkbolt is pivotable about a first axis to latch and unlatch a striker. The detent lever is pivotable about a second axis and engageable with the forkbolt to secure the forkbolt in the latched position. A power cinching lever is rotatable by the powered actuator to cinch the forkbolt to the latched position. A power release lever is rotatable by the powered actuator to release the detent lever from the forkbolt. A manual release lever is supported for rotation about a third axis and operable by a single manual rotation from outside the powered latch, without operation of the powered actuator, to both: interrupt a power transmission path between the powered actuator and the power cinching lever, and drive the detent lever to release the forkbolt.
US11072940B2
A connector is constructed so as to be embedded in a cementitious member and connect a post or other supported member to the cementitious member, such that the connection formed can resist rotational and bending moment forces transmitted to the connector by the post that it supports.
US11072939B2
The invention relates to an eatery having at least one table element and at least one seating element, a moveable and accessible platform on which the at least one table element and at least one seating element are arranged, is provided. At least one elevation device for raising the platform is arranged in the area below the platform.
US11072928B2
A thermally adaptive glazing panel roofing system is provided. The system includes a glazing panel including at least one notch formed in a side of the glazing panel, two side brackets each including a ledge feature. Opposite sides of the glazing panel are supported by the ledge features. The system further includes at least one panel support plate attached to one of the ledge features and engaged to the notch. The system further includes a first pressure cap affixed to a first side bracket of the two side brackets and a second pressure cap affixed to a second side bracket of the two side brackets. The glazing panel is operable to thermally expand along the ledge features.
US11072923B2
An apparatus for securing pre-fabricated wall panels to foundation anchor bolts is provided. The apparatus includes a mounting block including at least one hole and at least two facing spring assemblies. Each spring assembly includes a mechanical body, a spring, and an armature. The mechanical body is secured to the mounting block, the armature is rotationally pinned to the mechanical body, and the spring is secured by the mechanical body. Each spring is configured to apply a resisting force on the armature. The at least one hole is approximately centered between the two armatures. A pre-fabricated wall panel comprising at least one apparatus for securing pre-fabricated wall panels to foundation anchor bolts is also provided. A method is provided for assembly and installation of the pre-fabricated wall panel.
US11072911B2
An image display apparatus for a shovel that includes a lower-part traveling body, an upper-part turning body turnably placed on the lower-part traveling body, and an attachment mounted on the upper-part turning body, and performs work in a work area by driving the attachment, includes an image display part configured to display the work area to be subjected to the work. An image of the work area captured with an image capturing device is subjected to image processing to add and indicate a distribution of depressions and elevations of the work area, and is displayed on the image display part.
US11072910B2
A plurality of electromagnetic proportional control valves are configured to control a pressure of a pilot oil generated by operation of a first control lever device and a second control lever device and, in accordance with the pressure of the pilot oil, adjust a flow rate of a hydraulic oil supplied to hydraulic cylinders. The plurality of electromagnetic proportional control valves are divided into a first valve block including at least one of the electromagnetic proportional control valves and a second valve block including at least one of the electromagnetic proportional control valves. The first valve block and the second valve block are arranged to be separated from each other.
US11072907B2
A method for mounting a surface-formation equipment to a mobile unit includes an equipment-engaging support and has a traction point in contact with the ground. The method includes configuring the equipment-engaging support of the mobile unit at a minimum height; configuring the surface-formation equipment with respect to the mobile unit in a configuration wherein a lower surface of the surface-formation equipment is in a same plane as the traction point on the ground of the mobile unit. The surface-formation equipment mounts to the equipment-engaging support of the mobile unit with the equipment-engaging support being maintained at the minimum height and with the lower surface of the surface-formation equipment being in the same plane as the traction point on the ground of the mobile unit.
US11072905B2
The invention relates to a low-permeability geotechnical barrier material including a blend of approximately equal parts of: aggregate particles, sand-size particles and manufactured composite particles that include a hydratable sealant material composed of naturally-occurring clay minerals and/or polymer-enhanced clay minerals, such that the actual percentage of clay mineral component is less than 10% by weight in the blended material. In a particular embodiment, the construction of a low-permeability geotechnical barrier using predominantly coarse grain materials by conventional compaction efforts is rarely attempted due to the difficulty of maintaining a uniform mix of well-graded sand and aggregate blends necessary to achieve low permeability. The regularly achievable permeability offered by this material blend when installed with specific proscribed techniques using conventional equipment can be 5×10−8 cm/sec or lower.
US11072900B2
A system is provided for diverting water at a shoreline to prevent erosion. The smart breakwall diversion system provides a resilient design that uses incoming water-flow to reduce the impact of wave action on a shoreline. Features of the system include openings and diverters that absorb and redirect the flow of wave forces. A laser-cut pattern on a steel cover of the front of the system can be artist-designed and act as protection against floating debris, as well as prevent fish and other aquatic life from entering. A step diverter design reduces velocity of incoming water and redirects it back towards the body of water in a controlled manner. The smart breakwall diversion system decreases the impact of wave energy on immediate and surrounding waterfront property.
US11072899B1
A tree and debris pusher for removing and gathering felled trees, such as stands of dead cedar trees, particularly though not exclusively adapted for use on burned land from which dead trees must be cleared. The tree and debris pusher comprises a frame, a pusher bar assembly, a tooth assembly, and plurality of support and connecting structures. The pusher bar assembly forms a generally concave or arcuate shape, including a center section and transverse wings. The tooth assembly extends is contiguous with the pusher bar assembly and comprises a plurality of teeth extruding from therefrom so as to precede the pusher bar assembly in the direction of use of the tree and debris pusher and make first contact with trees and debris which are the object of removal. Support members and connecting members provide additional support and resist loads during operation of the tree and debris pusher. The tree and debris pusher clears trees and debris and piles the dead and debris in a desired location without changing attachments or machinery.
US11072891B2
A tamping machine includes at least one first tamping unit with first tamping tools and a first hydraulic motor provided with a first drive shaft driving the first tamping tools so as to generate tamping movements, and a second tamping unit adjacent the first tamping unit with second tamping tools and a second hydraulic motor provided with a second drive shaft driving the second tamping tools so as to generate tamping movements. The first hydraulic motor and the second hydraulic motor are supplied with power by a common synchronized hydraulic power supply system.
US11072883B2
An ironing system with a coach, comprising an iron; the iron comprising at least one accelerometer; at least one magnetometer; at least one gyroscope; the ironing system further comprising a unit for determining the movement of the iron configured to make use of signals originating from the accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope, and calculate one or more from the list comprising a pitch axis, a yaw axis, a roll axis; and a multimedia learning system configured in particular to make use of the results originating from the movement determining unit, compare the results with an aim to be achieved for these results, and select a multimedia sequence to be presented to the user depending on the comparison.
US11072879B2
A laundry washing machine and method utilize a fluid property sensor to dynamically select between different types of rinse operations, e.g., fill rinse operations or spin rinse operations, performed during a wash cycle.
US11072851B2
Provided is a sputtering target with which it is possible to form a magnetic thin film having a high coercive force Hc. The sputtering target is a sputtering target that contains metallic Co, metallic Pt, and an oxide, wherein the sputtering target contains no metallic Cr except inevitable impurities, the oxide has B2O3, and the sputtering target comprises 10 to 50 vol % of the oxide.
US11072850B2
The present invention describes a process for coating conductive component in a plasma reactor and a conductive component coating, wherein the process includes the steps of cleaning, mechanical support deposition, topographic modification by plasma bombardment, chemical support layer deposition and amorphous carbon layer deposition (Diamond-Like Carbon). In one embodiment, the process is in single cycle. The present invention pertains to the fields of Materials Engineering, Physics and Chemistry.
US11072846B2
A method for hot-dip coating of a steel strip running in a bath of liquid metal such as zinc, or metal alloy contained in a pan is provided. Dross which are formed during the coating and float at the surface of the bath are moved away from the surface of the strip by at least one inductor. Each inductor produces a sliding electromagnetic field oriented along a given direction and generates a magnetomotive force, and the magnetomotive forces displaced the dross towards a container intended to collect them and/or towards an area of the surface of the bath from which they are discharged. For at least one of the inductors, the direction of the respective sliding electromagnetic field is reversed intermittently so as to modify the flows of the dross inside the pan. A hot dip coating facility is also provided.
US11072840B2
The present invention relates to the use of hydrophobically associative copolymers as binders for pelletizing metal containing ores such as iron containing ores. The copolymers comprise monomer units derived from at least one hydrophobically as sociative monomer, preferably at least one unsaturated hydrophobically associating monomer.
US11072837B2
A martensitic stainless steel sheet comprises a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.035% to 0.090%, Si: 0.01% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.01% to 0.90%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.050% or less, Cr: 10.0% to 14.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 0.40%, Al: 0.001% to 0.50%, V: 0.05% to 0.50%, and N: 0.050% to 0.20%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a content of C and a content of N in the chemical composition satisfy C %+N % 0.10% and N % C %, the number of precipitates with a major axis length of 200 nm or more in a surface layer of the martensitic stainless steel sheet is 25 or less per 100 μm2, and the martensitic stainless steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1300 MPa or more, a proof stress of 1100 MPa or more, and an elongation of 8.0% or more.
US11072836B2
A charging device for the heat treatment of workpieces being provided with a hub, comprising a charging support, a shaft and at least one auxiliary hub, wherein the workpiece can be vertically supported on the shaft by auxiliary hub(s) precisely fitted into the hub, and the shaft being supported by the charging support as well as use of auxiliary hubs for the dimensionally stable hardening of gear-wheels in vertical position.
US11072835B2
Provided herein is a high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe. The high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe contains, in mass %, C: 0.05% or less, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.15 to 1.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 14.5 to 17.5%, Ni: 3.0 to 6.0%, Mo: 2.7 to 5.0%, Cu: 0.3 to 4.0%, W: 0.1 to 2.5%, V: 0.02 to 0.20%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.15% or less, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. C, Si, Mn, Cr, Ni, Mo, Cu, and N satisfy a specific formula. Cu, Mo, W, Cr, and Ni satisfy another specific formula. The high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe has more than 45% martensite phase, 10 to 45% ferrite phase, and 30% or less retained austenite phase. The total amount of precipitated Cr, precipitated Mo, and precipitated W is 0.75 mass % or less.
US11072833B2
The present invention provides a wet leather stretching device, including a second bracket (12) provided with a mechanism for adjusting tension of a first belt (17), wherein the mechanism includes: a movable plate (41) coupled to each of left and right side surfaces of the second bracket (12); a support plate (31) coupled to one surface of each movable plate (41); a cylinder (32) having a lower part fixedly coupled to a lower part surface of each support plate (31); a rod (33) protruding a certain length through an upper part of each cylinder (32); a guide end (35) provided on one surface of the movable plate (41) at a distance above the support plate (31); a guide plate (36) connected to the rod (33) and contacting with the guide end (35), and a movable pipe (37) with a predetermined length contacting with the first belt (17).
US11072816B2
The application relates to proteome analysis in single cells. Specifically, disclosed are high throughput methods of detecting proteins in single cells using barcoding, aptamers and single cell sequencing. Solid supports used in recording the cell-of-origin of target proteins and target proteins expressed in the cell-of-origin are disclosed. Additionally, methods of detecting proteins and mRNA in single cells are disclosed. Additionally, methods of detecting protein interactions are disclosed. Additionally, methods of detecting post translationally modified proteins in single cells are disclosed. The application also relates to solid supports or beads and methods of producing said solid supports or beads for use in the described methods.
US11072812B2
The present invention provides haloalkane substrates, and linkers for connecting such substrates to functional elements (e.g., tags, labels, surfaces, etc.). Substrates and linkers described herein find use, for example, in labeling, detection, and immobilization of proteins, cells, and molecules. In particular, the linkers provided herein find use within substrates for dehalogenase variants that form covalent bonds with their haloalkane substrates.
US11072811B2
The present invention provides haloalkane substrates, and linkers for connecting such substrates to functional elements (e.g., tags, labels, surfaces, etc.). Substrates and linkers described herein find use, for example, in labeling, detection, and immobilization of proteins, cells, and molecules. In particular, the linkers provided herein find use within substrates for dehalogenase variants that form covalent bonds with their haloalkane substrates.
US11072809B2
An object of the present invention is to construct a more excellent glucose sensor, and to provide GDH more suitable for the glucose sensor. Provided is FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenase in which the range of molecular weight distribution observed by SDS-PAGE is within 50 kDa when viewed in a molecular weight distribution in which the relative value of band intensity exceeds 60% of the maximum value.
US11072806B2
The present disclosure relates to engineered microorganisms capable of producing gadusol. The engineered microorganisms contain a nucleotide sequence encoding 2-epi-5-valione synthase (EEVS) and a nucleotide sequence encoding methyltransferase-oxidoreductase (MT-Ox). Methods of using the engineered microorganisms to produce gadusol, including the culturing of such microorganisms, are also described.
US11072805B2
The invention relates to a two phase fermentation process for producing an organic compound, in particular an isoprenoid and to a bioreactor comprising a two phase fermentation system for producing an organic compound.
US11072803B2
The invention relates to constructs, vectors, relative host cells and pharmaceutical compositions which allow an effective gene therapy, in particular of genes larger than 5 Kb by using an improved hybrid dual recombinant AAV vector system.
US11072802B2
A cell for immunotherapy of the present invention includes a nucleic acid encoding a Wilms tumor 1 gene product or a fragment of the Wilms tumor 1 gene product, wherein the nucleic acid including (i) a region encoding a fragment of the Wilms tumor 1 gene product, the fragment being indicated by positions 194 to 493 of amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or by positions corresponding to the positions 194 to 493 of amino acid sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO:1 and (ii) only one AUG as a functional start codon, connected to a 5′ terminal side of the region via 3m (m is 124-192) bases intervening between the AUG as the functional start codon and the 5′ terminal side of the region, and a nucleic acid encoding CD1d, wherein the cell has been loaded with a glycolipid recognized by antigen receptor of NKT cell.
US11072799B2
Methods and recombinant vectors for increasing resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB) infection in plants. Exogenous Fhb1 nucleic acids are described to generate transgenic plants having increased resistance to FHB relative to a control plant. The nucleotide sequence of the exogenous nucleic acid comprises SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, or 6; has at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, 2, 4, 5, or 6; encodes a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, or 9; or encodes a protein having at least 95% amino acid identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, 7, 8, or 9.
US11072783B2
An isolated and/or purified α-glucanotransferase from Exiguobacterium Acetylicum, recombinantly engineered variants thereof, active fragments thereof, synthetic nucleic acids encoding the α-glucanotransferase and variants thereof, host cells comprising the synthetic nucleic acids, and compositions comprising the α-glucanotransferase are provided. Methods of using the compositions include the manufacture of oligosaccharides.
US11072780B2
Methods for generating high-yield, high-purity cardiac fibroblasts are described. Differentiation methods comprising chemically defined culture conditions and methods for in vitro maintenance of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac fibroblasts are also provided.
US11072776B2
A method for isolation, enrichment and co-culture of foetal polymix involving two or more components of mesenchymal stem cells derived from, but not limited to, placenta, amnion, amniotic fluid, chorion and umbilical cord and/or other products of conception under hypoxic or otherwise and/or normoxic/general conditions for treatment of a plurality of disorders ranging from congenital to degenerative to developmental to malignant disorders and diseases prior to therapeutic administration.
US11072768B2
Liquid fabric care compositions that includes vinegar and/or acetic acid; fragrance materials; and water; where the fragrance materials are characterized by a log P of less than about 2.5; and where the fabric care composition is characterized by an acidic pH. Related processes of making and using such compositions.
US11072766B2
The present invention relates to a one-shell aminoplast core-shell microcapsule stabilized by a polyisocyanate. It also provides a method for stabilizing aminoplast microcapsules in liquid aqueous surfactant-rich consumer products.
US11072757B2
The present disclosure relates to lubricating oil compositions, and in particular, lubricating oil compositions for slideway applications, additive compositions for the slideway lubricants, and methods of lubricating a machine part, such as a slideway with the lubricating oil compositions. In one aspect, the lubricating oil compositions have a composition that provides both good friction performance and good separability from metal working fluids at the same time.
US11072753B2
The present invention aims a new diesel composition comprising a diesel fuel and from 0.01 to 0.8% by volume of a glycerol acetal or ketal. The new diesel composition shows a higher cetane number and better lubricity performances compared to known diesel compositions.
US11072744B2
A polybrominated flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant material, and an article of manufacture are disclosed. The polybrominated flame-retardant compound includes a cyclododecane moiety, at least two bromo groups, and at least one substituent having a reactive functional group. The process includes forming a polybromocyclododecane (PBCD) compound having at least one reactive functional group and incorporating the PBCD compound into a polymer in a process that includes covalent binding of the PBCD compound. The article of manufacture includes a flame-retardant material that comprises a polymer with a covalently-bound PBCD compound.
US11072738B2
The present disclosure provides a preparation method of an environment-friendly high-temperature resistant water-based drilling fluid plugging anti-sloughing agent, the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing and emulsifying a styrene monomer, an acrylic monomer and an emulsifier MS-1 aqueous solution to prepare a pre-polymerization emulsion; dispersing hydrophilic monomer, cationic monomer and an emulsifier MS-1 in water, adjusting the pH to be within a range of 6.5-8.5, then adding mixed monomers of the styrene monomer and acrylic monomer to blend and emulsify to prepare a post-polymerization emulsion; adding a first cross-linking agent and a first initiator into the pre-polymerization emulsion, uniformly dispersing the mixture and carrying out reaction; subsequently dropwise adding the post-polymerization emulsion, adding a second cross-linking agent and a second initiator, uniformly dispersing the mixture and then continuously carrying out reaction, drying and crushing the reaction product to prepare the plugging anti-sloughing agent.
US11072732B2
A magnetizable abrasive particle comprises a ceramic body having an outer surface and a magnetizable layer disposed on a portion, but not the entirety, of the outer surface. The ceramic body comprises a platelet having two opposed major facets connected to each other by a plurality of side facets. The magnetizable layer completely covers one of the two opposed major facets, and the magnetizable layer has a magnetic dipole oriented perpendicular or parallel to the facet which it completely covers. A plurality of the magnetizable abrasive particles, and abrasive articles including them are also disclosed. Methods of making the foregoing are also disclosed.
US11072729B2
Provided are a self-adsorbable foamed laminate sheet having excellent weather resistance and causing no paste residue, and a composition for a self-adsorbable foamed sheet used to obtain the self-adsorbable foamed laminate sheet. A composition for a self-adsorbable foamed sheet comprises: a copolymer containing an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit and having a solubility parameter (SP value) of 9.7 (cal/cm3)1/2 or less and a glass-transition temperature of −10° C. or less; and a crosslinking agent.
US11072722B2
A pencil lead and a pencil containing the pencil lead wherein the pencil lead is polymer-based, extrudable, non-expanded, non-calcined and comprises graphite, of which 25% to 100% by weight or 50% to 100% by weight of the graphite, in relation to the total weight of the graphite, is expanded graphite.
US11072716B2
Methods and systems of the invention, for achieving a liquid-applicable, aqueous-based coating composition that forms a water-impermeable, vapor permeable barrier coating when applied onto a construction surface and allowed to dry, involve mixing together separate first and second components, wherein the first component comprises an acrylic emulsion, flame retardant, clay, and optionally at least one additive selected from thickeners (e.g., cellulosic), fillers, and other conventional additives; and wherein the second component comprises a freezing point depressing agent with a specific type of thickener selected from the group of associative thickeners, alkali soluble emulsion thickeners, or mixture thereof, to obtain the liquid-applicable coating. The present invention achieves low temperature film formation without reliance upon calcium nitrite, calcium nitrate, or sodium chloride type of freezing point depressing salts. The coating can be applied at low (e.g., sub-freezing) temperatures onto a construction surface such as wood, fiberboard, gypsum, cement, concrete, and other building substrates to achieve an effective barrier membrane.
US11072705B2
A polymer composition that includes a blended resin having a viscosity below 10 pascal-seconds before exposure to actinic radiation is provided. The blended resin includes a first base component that is photocurable, and the first base component includes (i) a first siloxane polymer including a plurality of thiol groups and (ii) a second siloxane polymer including a plurality of functional groups with unsaturated carbon-carbon bond. The blended resin also includes a photoinitiator, a second base component that is condensation curable, and a catalyst. The first base component is configured to polymerize into a primary polymer network and the second base component is configured to polymerize into a secondary polymer network. Furthermore, the primary and secondary polymer networks together form an interpenetrating polymer network.
US11072704B2
Provided is a polyurethane foam having excellent heat resistance and the like. The polyurethane foam is obtained from a material that contains a polyol and a polyisocyanate, in which the polyol contains a polyester polyol, the polyisocyanate contains a diphenylmethane diisocyanate-based isocyanate, it is preferable that the polyester polyol has one or more side chains composed of an alkyl group, and the polyurethane foam may be used as a soundproof material for vehicles.
US11072703B2
Provided is a polycarbonate-based resin composition, including: 50 mass % or more to 99 mass % or less of a polycarbonate-based resin (S) containing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A) containing a polycarbonate block (A-1) formed of a specific repeating unit and a polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) containing a specific repeating unit, and an aromatic polycarbonate-based resin (B) except the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer (A); and 1 mass % or more to 50 mass % or less of a polyester-based resin (C), wherein the polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) has an average chain length of from 50 or more to 500 or less.
US11072699B2
A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U) with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms in a total amount of 4.0 to 10.0 mole-%, wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 0.05 to 1.00 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1 133, a content of xylene cold solubles (XCS) of 4.0 to 17.0 wt.-% determined at 25° C. according to ISO 16152, and a poly dispersity index PI of 2.5 to 4.0 Pa−1 determined by rheological measurements according to ISO 6721-1 and ISO 6721-10.
US11072693B2
A system for continuously treating recycled polymeric material includes a hopper configured to feed the recycled polymeric material into the system. An extruder can turn the recycled polymeric material in a molten material. In some embodiments, the extruder uses thermal fluids, electric heaters, and/or a separate heater. The molten material is depolymerized in a reactor. In some embodiments, a catalyst is used to aid in depolymerizing the material. In certain embodiments, the catalyst is contained in a permeable container. The depolymerized molten material can then be cooled via a heat exchanger. In some embodiments, multiple reactors are used. In certain embodiments, these reactors are connected in series. In some embodiments, the reactor(s) contain removable static mixer(s) and/or removable annular inserts.
US11072689B2
The present application relates to a gel polymer electrolyte, a method for producing a gel polymer electrolyte, and an electrochromic device comprising the same. As the gel polymer electrolyte comprises a block copolymer, the present application can simultaneously satisfy high ionic conductivity, low turbidity and adhesiveness.
US11072685B2
Fiber-reinforced terephthalate-co-4,4′-bibenzoate copolyester behaves like a liquid crystalline polymer, providing fast crystallization, short cycling times, high Tg and Tm, high strength and stiffness, while the viscosity is unexpectedly reduced at a low fiber loading ratio. In an injection molding process, the viscosity of the fiber reinforced copolyester at low fiber loading is reduced by increasing the fiber loading.
US11072681B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods of making high density nucleic acid polymers.
US11072679B2
There is provided an oligomeric polyol composition having (a) an oligomeric network containing residues of at least one polyhydroxylated aromatic compound and residues of at least one polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups; and (b) a plurality of peripheral groups having one or more pendant hydroxyl groups bound to the oligomeric network by a plurality of linking units. The residues of the polyol may optionally contain one or more oxygen ether groups, one or more amino ether groups, or both of one or more oxygen ether groups and one or more amino ether groups. Reaction of the oligomeric polyols with isocyanate monomers affords a new class of polyurethanes having superior heat and water resistance. The new polyurethanes exhibit lower peak exotherms, typically less than 250° F. during in-mold polymerization. Articles prepared from polyurethanes incorporating such oligomeric polyol compositions exhibit flexural strengths and moduli in excess of 10,000 psi and 400,000 psi respectively, and outstanding green strength.
US11072677B2
Selected comb polymers include specified amounts of macromonomer and imide functionalization. Further, a method is useful for the preparation of such comb polymers. Lubricant compositions including such comb polymers are useful for reducing wear and fuel consumption of lubricant compositions, especially of engine oil (EO) compositions.
US11072673B2
A methacrylic resin excellent in moldability, solvent resistance, mechanical properties and heat resistance is provided. A method for producing a methacrylic resin excellent in productivity is provided. A methacrylic resin having 99.1% by mass or more and 99.9% by mass or less of a repeating unit derived from methyl methacrylate, 0.1% by mass or more and 0.9% by mass or less of a repeating unit derived from alkyl acrylate, and a proportion of the molecular weight component of ⅕ or less of the peak molecular weight Mph in the high molecular weight region side obtained from an elution curve by a gel permeation chromatography of the methacrylic resin is 7% or more and 40% or less.
US11072668B2
Large molecular weight alginates which are covalently modified to store and release nitric oxide, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates may be tailored to release nitric oxide in a controlled manner and are useful for eradication of both planktonic and biofilm-based bacteria.
US11072664B2
The present invention provides isolated human monoclonal antibodies that bind to IFNAR-1 and that are capable of inhibiting the biological activity of Type I interferons. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting Type I interferon-mediated disorders using the antibodies of the invention, including methods for treating autoimmune disorders, transplant rejection or Graft Versus Host Disease using the antibodies of the invention.
US11072651B2
An antibody specifically binding to IL-17A or a functional fragment thereof. The antibody or functional fragment thereof includes an IL-17A chimeric antibody and a functional fragment thereof, and an IL-17A humanized antibody and a functional fragment thereof.
US11072649B2
Disclosed herein is a method for producing human antibodies against a pathogen comprising injecting a non-human animal with a pathogen-derived DNA vaccine in at least two locations of the animal; injecting the animal with an adjuvant in a location of the animal different from the location of the DNA vaccine location; collecting plasma from the animal after the injections; and purifying polyclonal antibody from the plasma.
US11072642B2
Analogues of an alternatively spliced form of atrial natriuretic peptide (MANP) that exhibit pGC-A gain of function and can be used to treat cardiorenal and metabolic disease are described herein.
US11072641B2
The present invention relates to a high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) polypeptide, wherein in said HMGB1 polypeptide at least one, preferably two, more preferably three, most preferably all four tyrosine residues at positions corresponding to amino acid positions Y109, Y144, Y155 and/or Y162 of human HMGB1 have been exchanged to an amino acid residue independently selected from glutamic acid, glutamine, aspartic acid, asparagine, homoglutamic acid (2-aminohexanedioic acid), and homoglutamine (2,6-diamino-6-oxohexanoic acid). The present invention further relates to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide according to the present invention, to a vector comprising said polynucleotide, and to a host cell comprising said polypeptide, said polynucleotide and/or said vector. Also, the present invention relates to methods, kits, and uses related thereto.
US11072639B2
Disclosed herein are multifunctional polypeptides comprising a first domain comprising an anti-tau antigen binding domain and a second domain comprising a proteasome-targeting PEST motif, and methods for using these polypeptides in treatment of tauopathies.
US11072637B2
The present invention provides a walnut oligopeptide powder, a preparation method and application thereof. The oligopeptide powder has a peptide content of 80 wt % or higher, in which 95% or more of the peptides have a molecular weight of less than 1,500 Da. The method includes extracting walnut proteins using a highly efficient countercurrent extraction process, and subjecting the extract to filtration, enzymolysis, purification with a microfiltration membrane and an ultrafiltration membrane, concentrating, and spray drying to obtain the oligopeptide powder. The oligopeptide powder has an anti-oxidant activity and provides a protective effect for a neuron, and thus can ameliorate or treat memory deterioration and relieve fatigue.
US11072636B2
Peptide having an angiogenesis inhibitory activity and a use of the peptide, related to the treatment or prevention of excessive angiogenesis-related diseases. Particularly, a novel peptide that binds, in competition with vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), to VEGF receptors and can significantly inhibit the proliferation, migration and differentiation of vascular endothelial cells, thereby being effectively usable as an active ingredient of a composition or a health functional food for preventing or treating diseases, such as macular degeneration, a tumor, arthritis or psoriasis, caused by excessive angiogenesis.
US11072632B2
The present application discloses 17β hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase (17β HSD) type 1, 3, 10 inhibitors and use thereof (alone and in combination) in the treatment of cancer and other afflictions. 17β HSD1 inhibitors include estradiol derivatives with a nieta-carbamoylbenzyl substituent at C 16. 17β HSD3/HSD10 inhibitors include androsterone derivatives substituted at the C3 position with a sulfonamide piperazine. Also disclosed are compounds that are inhibitors of both 17β HSD1 and 17β HSD3 that have a spiro-morpholine substituent at C20.
US11072630B2
The present invention relates to fluorinated and alkylated bile acids.
US11072626B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I, which inhibit Gal-3, and include pharmaceutically acceptable salts, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods using and making such compounds and compositions.
US11072625B2
Compounds, compositions, and methods for treatment and/or prevention of at least one disease, disorder, and/or condition by inhibiting binding of an E-selectin to an E-selectin ligand are disclosed. For example, highly potent multimeric E-selectin antagonist are desorbed and pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the same.
US11072623B2
Provided is a light-emitting element including a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound. The HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound. The LUMO level of the guest material is higher than that of the first organic compound. The HOMO level of the guest material is higher than that of the second organic compound. An energy difference between the LUMO level and the HOMO level of the guest material is larger than an energy difference between the LUMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound. The guest material can convert triplet excitation energy into light emission. The combination of first organic compound and the second organic compound can form an exciplex.
US11072617B2
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula I: wherein R1, RB1, RB2, n, p, q, the A ring and the B ring are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds.
US11072616B2
There is described herein antagonists of α4β7 integrin, and more particularly to cyclic peptide antagonists. Accordingly, there is described herein a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are various substituents; stereocentres 1*, 2* and 3* are each independently selected from R and S; n is 1, 2, 3, or 4 and where n is 2-4, Z is an amino terminus of an amino acid; —C═O— adjacent L is the carboxy terminus of an amino acid; and L along with Z and —C═O— is a peptide.
US11072597B2
Compound that is an inhibitor of at least one of the A2A and A2B adenosine receptors, and compositions containing the compound and methods for synthesizing the compound, are described herein. The use of such compound and compositions for the treatment of a diverse array of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2A receptor and/or the adenosine A2B receptor.
US11072588B2
The present invention relates to bioactive cyclic compounds and their use as antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to barbiturate mimics of Eusynstyelamides or small antimicrobial peptides. The compounds of the invention are represented by Formula (I). (I)
US11072585B2
Described herein are compounds that are LOXL2 inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with LOXL2 activity.
US11072584B2
The present invention provides organic compounds which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide under physiological conditions or pH trigger, and to the use of such compounds for conditioning a cell, tissue or organ, for example, to protect against ischaemic injury during a transplant event.
US11072582B2
The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases.
US11072575B1
A method of preparing a compound of formula (I): is disclosed. The compound of formula (I) can be used as an antioxidant agent. The compound can also be used as an antibacterial agent to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus 18-596 and Staphylococcus aureus 18-596.
US11072570B2
Continuous preparation of polyisobutylene having a content of terminal double bonds of more than 50% by polymerizing isobutene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst customary therefor, by combining a technical 1-butene-, 2-butene- and isobutene-containing C4 hydrocarbon stream together with a stream of pure isobutene and feeding them into the reaction zone in such a way that the steady-state concentration of the isobutene in the combined stream at the feed point of the combined stream into the reaction zone has an average value of at least 40% by weight, and a polymerization plant therefor.
US11072569B2
The present invention discloses processes for producing normal alpha olefins, such as 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and 1-dodecene in a multistep synthesis scheme from another normal alpha olefin. Also disclosed are reactions for converting aldehydes, primary alcohols, and terminal vicinal diols into normal alpha olefins.
US11072568B2
Disclosed is a process for purifying one or more chemical constituents from plant matter using extraction with a fluid that is not a solvent, for example, with a vegetable oil. The extracted chemical constituents may then optionally be further processed by heating in order to induce desired chemical transformations. The extracted chemical constituents are also processed by concentrating at reduced pressure, for example, by distillation.
US11072562B2
A cement-based tile formed from a mixture comprising: a cement in the range of about 0.1 to 88% by wet weight percent; a secondary material in the range of about 0.1 to 50% by wet weight percent, the secondary material comprising limestone, sand, silica sand, gypsum, silica fume, fumed silica, Plaster of Paris, calcium carbonate, fly ash, slag, rock, or a combination thereof; a reinforcement fiber in the range of about 0.5 to 20% by wet weight percent, the reinforcement fiber comprising cellulose fiber, glass fiber, plastic fiber, polypropylene fiber, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber, homopolymer acrylic fiber, alkali-resistant fiber, or a combination thereof; a rheology modifying agent in the range of about 0.5 to 10% by wet weight percent; a water in the range of 10 to 60% of a total wet material weight; and wherein the mixture is extruded or molded to form the cement-based tile.
US11072553B2
A process for producing a glass melting component composed of refractory metal. A surface zone of the glass melting component is densified at least in sections by application of local compressive stress. As a result the surface zone has its porosity reduced compared to a volume section which is located underneath the surface zone and which has residual porosity.
US11072551B2
A point-of-use water filtration system having an idle mode and a filtration mode, the water filtration system including a feed water inlet, a pump in fluid communication with the feed water inlet via a feed water line, and a semi-permeable membrane having an upstream side and a downstream side. A first portion of the upstream side is in fluid communication with a membrane inlet and a second portion of the upstream side is in fluid communication with the concentrate outlet, and the downstream side is in fluid communication with a permeate outlet. The point-of-use water filtration system also includes a permeate line in fluid communication with the permeate outlet and a filtered water outlet, a concentrate line in fluid communication with the concentrate outlet, a flow path configured to selectively connect the permeate line to the feed water line; and a controller configured to anticipate demand for the filtration mode based on operator habit information stored in a memory of the controller when the water filtration system is in the idle mode and to recirculate water in the permeate line through the pump and the semi-permeable membrane in response to the anticipated demand for the filtration mode.
US11072537B2
Ferrite powder of the present invention is ferrite powder detectable with a metal detector, comprising: soft ferrite particles containing Mn of 3.5 mass % or more and 20.0 mass % or less and Fe of 50.0 mass % or more and 70.0 mass % or less. It is preferable that a volume average particle diameter of the particles constituting the ferrite powder is 0.1 μm or more and 100 μm or less. It is preferable that magnetization by a VSM measurement when magnetic field of 5 K·1000/4πA/m is applied is 85 A·m2/kg or more and 98 A·m2/kg or less.
US11072536B2
The present invention discloses a method and a process of producing ammonia from methane extracted from methane-hydrate at the site of methane-hydrate extraction. The method and the process comprise coupled chemical reactions. During the first reaction, carbon dioxide reacts methane-hydrate to produce carbon-dioxide-hydrate and methane: carbon dioxide+methane-hydrate⇄carbon-dioxide-hydrate+methane (CO2+CH4-hydrate⇄CO2-hydrate+CH4). The produced methane is reacted with water to produced carbon dioxide and hydrogen via the second reaction: methane+water⇄carbon dioxide+hydrogen (CH4+2H2O⇄CO2+4H2). One embodiment of the second reaction is a combination of the methane steam reforming reaction (CH4+H2O⇄CO+3H2) and the water-gas shift reaction (CO+H2O⇄CO2+H2), both are widely known in the art. The carbon dioxide produced in the second reaction is recycled and used for the first reaction. The hydrogen produced in the second reaction is reacted with nitrogen produced from an air separation process that is known in the art to produce ammonia via the third reaction: nitrogen+hydrogen→ammonia (N2+3H2→2NH3). One embodiment of the third reaction is the well-known Haber-Bosch process. The current invention is related to co-locating the ammonia synthesis at the methane-hydrate extraction sites to minimize the cost of transporting both methane and carbon dioxide over long distances. The process and the associated method also have the advantage of on-site carbon sequestration. The ammonia product produced via the current invention is easily transportable in liquid form from the production sites to the end-use sites as a carbon-free liquid fuel, a fertilizer and a chemical feedstock.
US11072534B2
Industrial-scale production of diiodosilane through reaction between phenylsilane and iodine is safely and efficiently performed. Provided is a diiodosilane producing method wherein reaction is started between phenylsilane and iodine at a low temperature, the method including at least the step of, after dropping and mixing step finishes, pumping a reaction solution little by little continuously while raising a temperature thereof.
US11072532B2
Described herein is a method for manufacturing an activated carbon for an electrode material, the method including a step of heat-treating an activated carbon material in an atmosphere containing a chlorine-containing gas, wherein the content of metal impurities contained in the activated carbon material after the heat treating step is 0.1 to 20 ppm.
US11072520B2
A machine for mixing and dispensing beverages includes a single manifold, a bottle restraining unit and a randomizing beverage activator. The manifold is connectable to a plurality of separate, pre-filled beverage holders of already prepared beverages and provides pre-defined portions of selected beverages to a dispensing outlet. The bottle restraining unit restrains the pre-filled bottles, which are either plastic bottles or glass bottles. The activator dispenses at least two beverages from the set of the beverage holders by randomizing an attribute of a drink. The attribute is chosen from an amount of the beverages and the beverage holders.
US11072514B2
A flat cable winding device includes: a base plate in which a central shaft for holding one end side of the flat cable is erected on the center of the upper surface; a rotation table disposed on an upper surface of the base plate and rotatably supported around the central shaft; a spiral spring for rotationally energizing the rotation table in the winding direction of the flat cable since the energizing member is interposed between the base plate and the rotation table; and a tubular wall body mounted on the base plate while the spiral spring and the rotation table are accommodated therein, wherein a rib is formed on an inner periphery wall surface of the tubular wall body for preventing the rotation table from popping out of the base plate.
US11072513B2
A lockout system that is configured to limit use of a rolled web material dispenser assembly to dispense only authorized rolls of web material. The lockout system includes respective first and second mating registration elements that removeably cooperate with one another and provide a rotational cooperation therebetween when engaged with one another. One of the registration elements is associated with each authorized roll of web material and the mating registration element is associated with the rolled web material dispenser assembly. The first registration element defines an insert engaged with a bore of discrete authorized rolls of web material. The corresponding and mating second registration element defines a hub that is supported by the roll dispenser. Mating of the first and second registration elements provides a rotatable linkage that facilitates rotation of the roll relative to the dispenser assembly during the dispense activity.
US11072511B2
A sheet pressing device includes a carry-in port that receives a Z-folded sheet having two folds; an additional folding roller disposed downstream of the carry-in port to press the fold; a lower folding guide having a pedestal disposed opposite to the additional folding roller; a first moving mechanism that moves the additional folding roller between a pressing position at which the additional folding roller is made to approach the pedestal and a retreat position at which the additional folding roller is moved relative to the pedestal from the pressing position; a second moving mechanism that moves the additional folding roller along the fold; and a control part. The control part controls the second moving mechanism so as to increase the number of times the additional folding roller is moved along the fold when a sheet section is positioned between the additional folding roller and the fold.
US11072506B2
An imaging system comprises a pair of belt rollers to drive an endless belt along a belt path, the pair of belt rollers comprising a first roller and a second roller. A steering roller is located between the first roller and the second roller. The steering roller is tiltable to engage the endless belt. A wheel is located at an end of the first roller in abutment with an edge of the endless belt, to move along a rotation axis of the first roller, in an outward direction, when the endless belt shifts toward the wheel. A link mechanism transfers a movement of the wheel in the outward direction, to a tilting of the steering roller, in order to urge the endless belt to shift away from the wheel toward the belt path.
US11072504B2
A sheet feeding cassette includes a cassette body storing a sheet, and a cursor and a rack that position the sheet. The rack is disposed on a bottom of the cassette body and has rack-teeth. The cursor includes a cursor body having a contact face, a locking member having locking-teeth, and a handling member. The cursor body moves between a restricting position where the locking-teeth mesh with the rack-teeth to restrict cursor movement and an unrestricting position where the locking-teeth are separated above from the rack-teeth to allow cursor movement. The handling member is supported on the cursor body and is used to move the locking member. The locking member takes tilt-posture when moving between the restricting position and the unrestricting position. In the tilt-posture, the bottom face of the locking body inclines with respect to an imaginary plane including the rack teeth tips with the locking-teeth inclined.
US11072495B2
Provided is a relay goods picking system, the system includes: a plurality of carrying robots, a manual picking rack area, auxiliary pickup tools for manual goods picking which store goods for manual picking, a robot picking rack area provided with a plurality of racks used for storing goods and being carried by the plurality of carrying robots, operating positions and a control system capable of communicating with the plurality of carrying robots and manual picking persons. For a mixed order which involves both goods in the manual picking rack area and goods in the robot picking rack area, under control of the control system, a person-to-goods picking mode and a goods-to-person picking mode are used in series to complete the goods picking in a relay manner.
US11072489B2
A beverage-ingredient cartridge for storing and dispensing beverage ingredients. The cartridge includes a container for storing a first beverage ingredient, and a cap secured within an open upper end of the container that seals the open upper end. The cap includes a storage compartment for storing a second beverage ingredient having a base and a sidewall extending from a the base. A line of weakness defines a separable region of the base, and a column extends from the separable region of the base and is spaced apart from the sidewall. A plastic film is secured to the sidewall and to the column that seals the storage compartment. Upon application of a force to the column, the separable region separates from the base and the plastic film tears such that the storage compartment and container are open to the outside of the beverage-ingredient cartridge.
US11072487B2
A pre-formed bags dispenser comprises a container having an access aperture, a stack of pre-formed bags located in the container and having a first portion (12) deviated, preferably folded, at a transverse bend from a second portion containing mouth ends of the bags, and attachment means in the container separably attached to the mouth ends at lines of weakening, e.g. perforations. Front walls of the bags at the second portion, tensioned by the bending of the stack, are presented towards the access aperture. The bag nearest to the access aperture can be drawn out through the aperture by pulling its front wall, with one hand, relative to the attachment means. As the bag is so pulled its mouth is opened and the separable attachment to the attachment means is released. The attachment means, in one form, comprises a bar block separably joined to the mouths and/or handles of the bags. The container may be in the form of a box substantially closed apart from the access aperture, a tray or a bag.
US11072484B1
A portable cooler configured to have an outer housing and an inner compartment disposed in the interior volume of the outer housing. A void is present intermediate the outer housing and the inner compartment. An insulating sheet material comprised of a first layer and a second layer is circumferentially disposed around the inner compartment within the void. The insulating material is wound around the inner compartment at least twice and includes a void intermediate each wound. The insulating material first layer is manufactured from aluminum faced ceramic cloth and the second layer of the insulating material is manufactured from a flexible mica sheet. The insulating material has a first end secured to an inner surface of the outer housing and a second end secured to an outer surface of the inner compartment. The cooler further includes a hingedly mounted lid.
US11072479B1
A container in a rectilinear configuration has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a plurality of planar sections. A plurality of pneumatic panels are attached to at least some of the sections. A control assembly has a first member to indicate when the pneumatic panels are inflated, a second member to deflate the pneumatic panels, and a valve to receive pressurized air from a source to inflate the pneumatic panels.
US11072478B2
A flexible package having first, second, and third flexible material layers, with the second flexible material layer being disposed between the first and third flexible material layers; a product receiving chamber having a product receiving chamber outer circumference defined by the first flexible material layer; a plurality of spaced first seals disposed around a package circumference, the first seals sealing the first, second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of spaced second seals disposed around the product receiving chamber outer circumference, the second seals sealing the second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of inner expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between adjacent ones of the first seals; and a plurality of outer expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between a second seal and an immediately adjacent first seal.
US11072477B2
A closing device is described for a container for fluids, comprising a valve unit provided with a passage aperture for the fluid and a body, wherein the body comprises shutter means and is mobile with respect to the passage aperture to alternatively define at least a closed configuration in which the shutter means close the passage aperture, and an open configuration in which the shutter means are distanced from the passage aperture.
US11072476B2
A spout is mounted on a plastic film being longitudinally and intermittently fed. The plastic film is punched by a punch blade to form an aperture. A carriage is moved for a distance corresponding to a space between the punch blade and a seal head and between a punch receiver and a seal receiver. The spout is inserted into the aperture. The spout and the plastic film are heat sealed with each other by the seal head.
US11072475B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a device designed to store, dry, transport and otherwise manage water bottles and/or their lids. Providing storage and transport for these and other types of bottles can help promote the use of reusable bottles and ease their transport to locations where multiple bottles may be used.
US11072464B2
In a multi-functional storage container and fitness training system, a storage container of the system includes additional functionality and utility as one or more of a combination of a fitness exercise station, a portable cooler or personal storage container, and a platform to secure smart electronic devices thereon such as smartphones, tablet-like devices, and the like, providing a charging station function to charge these smart devices. The example system may alternatively be understood as a fitness exercise station having multi-functional utility beyond exercise, or a storage container having multi-functional utility beyond the storage of articles.
US11072455B2
A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
US11072440B2
Apparatuses for supporting an aircraft component adjacent to an aircraft and methods for the same are provided. In one example, the apparatus includes an adapter for removably coupling to the aircraft component. A winch subassembly includes an axle that is coupled to the adapter and has a longitudinal axis. A first gear is operatively coupled to the axle to drive the axle to rotate about the longitudinal axis for rotating the adapter. The winch subassembly is configured to couple to a lift to position the adapter adjacent to the aircraft.
US11072433B2
A locking system for locking a cowl to a fixed structure including first and second parts, the first part including a first hook moveable on the cowl and a first shaft fixed to the fixed structure in which the first hook is moveable between locked and unlocked positions, in which the second part includes a handle actuateable between closed and open positions, a second hook and a second shaft fixed to the fixed structure or to another cowl symmetric with the cowl, in which the second hook is moveable between locked and unlocked positions and in which the second hook is mounted where passage of the handle from the closed to open positions causes the second hook to pass from the locked into the unlocked position and vice versa, and in which the locking system also includes a transmission system to move the first hook from the locked into the unlocked position when the handle passes from the closed into the open position, and vice versa.
US11072416B2
Aircraft nacelles having adjustable chines are described. An example apparatus includes a multi-segment chine coupled to a nacelle. The multi-segment chine includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is oriented along a fore-aft direction. The first segment is translatable relative to the nacelle along the fore-aft direction. The first segment includes one or more first airflow openings. The second segment is fixedly coupled to the nacelle. The second segment is oriented along the fore-aft direction. The second segment includes one or more second airflow openings. The second segment is substantially coplanar with the first segment. Translation of the first segment adjusts the transverse alignment of the first airflow openings with the second airflow openings to vary an allowable airflow through the multi-segment chine.
US11072410B1
A balloon system including a balloon, and optionally including a payload and/or a safety module. A balloon, preferably including a balloon envelope and one or more passive vents, and optionally including one or more active valves. A method of balloon system operation, preferably including maintaining a zero-pressure balloon condition and sealing balloon vents, and optionally including ascending, descending, and/or otherwise operating the balloon system in flight.
US11072400B2
A housing arrangement for floating on water is provided with a plurality of interconnected pontoons—The pontoons have a polygon outline. A plurality of shipping containers are arranged on each of the pontoons. The shipping containers are habitable by providing at least one door and at least one window in the shipping containers and by insulating the walls of the shipping containers. A plurality of gangways interconnects the pontoons.
US11072398B2
A system is provided that includes a print head, a conveyance system, an encoding sensor, and at least one processor. The print head defines a print zone, and is configured to print on objects within the print zone. The conveyance system passes through the print zone, and is configured to translate a pallet through the print zone. The encoding sensor is disposed proximate to the conveyance system, and is configured to be oriented toward the pallet and to acquire positional information regarding the pallet. The at least one processor is operably coupled to the print head and the encoding sensor, and is configured to: receive the positional information from the encoding sensor; determine timing information corresponding to when a substrate disposed on the pallet will be in the print zone; and control the print head to print on the substrate when the substrate is in the print zone.
US11072380B2
A front spoiler assembly for a motor vehicle. The front spoiler assembly includes a spoiler lip which is arranged to extend at least partially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle in a front area of the motor vehicle. The spoiler lip includes a front side, a spoiler lip outer edge which faces away from a front part of the motor vehicle, and at least two spoiler areas. At least one actuator device moves the at least two spoiler areas either separately or together from a retracted rest position to an extended spoiler position. The at least two spoiler areas are separated from each other at the front side of the spoiler lip by at least one depression form which extends into the spoiler lip outer edge.
US11072379B2
A tire deflector device configured such that a deflector is disposed on a bottom portion of a vehicle in front of a front wheel is provided. The deflector includes a guide surface extending substantially horizontally in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a vertical wall portion including a surface extending downwardly on a rear portion of the guide surface and extending in a vehicle width direction. An angle defined by a lower portion of a vertical wall portion including at least a lower end of the vertical wall portion and an imaginary orthogonal plane orthogonal to the guide surface lies within a range from 20 degrees to 45 degrees.
US11072376B2
A truck rack, including rack components and rack accessories, to support cargo over a bed of a truck, and methods of constructing, assembling, mounting, adjusting, and using the truck rack. An illustrative truck rack comprises a tower and a base. The tower may have a foot and an upper end portion. The upper end portion may be configured to support a crossbar. The base may be configured to mount the tower on an upper wall region of a truck bed. The base may include a deck on which to support the foot and at least one securing device to secure the foot on the deck. In some examples, the at least one securing device may include a clamp configured to engage opposite edge regions of the foot. In some examples, the clamp may be configured to urge the opposite edge regions downward toward the deck.
US11072374B2
A morphing fender skirt includes a rigid, open-ended arched base, stretchable exterior skin connected across the base, and a structural, bendable rib array connected over the base subjacent to the skin. The rib array is configured to bend between a flattened shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the flattened shape to the skin across the base, and a domed shape over the base, whereby the rib array imparts the domed shape to the skin across the base.
US11072372B2
A front side member includes, at a front portion, a front section in which an upper flange joint protrudes outward in a lateral direction of the vehicle. A reinforcing plate is overlapped with and welded to a laterally-outward side surface of the front section. The reinforcing plate includes a flange that is overlapped with and welded to the upper flange joint of the front side member. A rear end of the reinforcing plate extends to the same position as a rear end of the front section or further rearward. The reinforcing plate reduces deformation of the front section and the upper flange joint, inhibiting collapse of the closed cross sectional structure of the front side member.
US11072365B1
A pneumatic steering system includes a cylinder movable in relation to a through rod, steering tie rods coupled to the cylinder, a control valve that controls motion of the cylinder in relation to the through rod, a spring-biased pivoting actuator operably coupled to a steering linkage and to a control input of the control valve. The actuator is pivotally mounted to a structure attached to the cylinder. The control valve is attached to that structure. The steering linkage is an articulated assembly that transforms rotation of the steering column into pivoting movement of the actuator.
US11072362B2
The vehicle steering system includes a rack shaft and a conversion mechanism that converts rotation of a rotating shaft of the motor into reciprocating motion of the rack shaft. The conversion mechanism includes a drive pulley that rotates with the rotating shaft, a driven pulley rotatable about an axis of the rack shaft and a toothed belt extending around the drive pulley and the driven pulley, and converts rotation of the rotating shaft into reciprocating motion of the rack shaft when rotation of the drive pulley is transmitted to the driven pulley via the toothed belt. The vehicle steering system further includes a determination circuit that determines tooth skipping that is a change in meshing position between the drive pulley and the toothed belt, and a calculation circuit that calculates an integrated value obtained by integrating a prescribed value indicating that tooth skipping is determined by the determination circuit.
US11072348B2
A driving assist device includes a control unit configured to acquire event position information that is position information about a vehicle when it is detected that a driver of the vehicle is in a looking aside state in the vehicle, as an event, and configured to present attention information calling for attention, to a driver who is driving toward a position indicated by the event position information.
US11072346B2
An autonomous driving system includes: a traveling plan creation section that creates a traveling plan of an autonomous driving operation; a traveling state acquisition section that acquires an actual traveling state in the autonomous driving operation; a determination section that verifies the actual traveling state in the autonomous driving operation with the traveling plan of the autonomous driving operation, and determines whether the autonomous driving operation is performed according to the traveling plan; and a notification control section that notifies a determination result of the determination section. The autonomous driving system gives the driver a sense of security.
US11072345B2
A system for controlling operation of a vehicle, the system comprising: a voice synthesizer unit for providing voice communication to a driver; a speech recognition unit for receiving speech from a driver; a breath alcohol sensor unit for detecting a presence of alcohol on the breath of a driver and providing a signal representative of the same; a vehicle operation interface for controlling operation of the vehicle; and a controller for (i) selectively causing the voice synthesizer unit to speak to the driver, (ii) operating the speech recognition unit to detect speech by the driver, (iii) receiving the signal from the breath alcohol sensor unit, and (iv) depending on the signal received from the breath alcohol sensor unit, providing a command to the vehicle operation interface to control operation of the vehicle.
US11072344B2
A method includes receiving acoustic features and phonetic features associated with an utterance from a driver in a vehicle, providing the acoustic features and the phonetic features to a feature fusion sub-network, receiving a feature fusion utterance representation from the feature fusion sub-network, providing one of the acoustic features or the phonetic features to a non-fusion sub-network trained using supervised learning, receiving a non-fusion utterance representation from the non-fusion sub-network, generating an intermediate utterance representation based on the feature fusion utterance representation and the non-fusion utterance representation, providing at least a portion of the intermediate utterance representation to a fully-connected sub-network trained using supervised learning, receiving a valence vector from the fully-connected sub-network, and causing a vehicle control system to perform a vehicle maneuver based on the valence vector.
US11072342B2
A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes navigating the autonomous vehicle based on a set of rules. The method also includes identifying an abnormality in a current driving situation. The method further includes prompting a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to interact with a driver of a first vehicle in response to identifying the abnormality. The method still further includes controlling the autonomous vehicle to violate one or more rules of the set of rules in response to an indication of a successful interaction with the driver.
US11072338B2
An approach is provided for road curvature data. The approach, for example, involves segmenting a road segment or plurality of road segments into a plurality of slices. The approach also involves retrieving location trace data for the plurality of slice. The location trace data, for instance, is collected from one or more location sensors of a plurality of vehicles traversing the plurality of slices. The approach further involves computing respective curvatures for the plurality of slices based on the location trace data. The approach further involves providing the road curvature data for the road segment of plurality of road segments (e.g., comprising an intersection) based on the respective curvatures of the plurality of slices.
US11072335B2
The invention provides to a method for controlling a vehicle (1) with an internal combustion engine (2) and a transmission (3), the transmission being arranged to automatically provide shifts between a plurality of gear ratios between the engine and at least one driven wheel (5) of the vehicle, characterized by the steps of: —registering (S1, S108) a decrease of a demanded torque from an engine control input device (8) of the vehicle, —controlling (S2, S109) in response to the demanded torque decrease the rotational speed of the engine so as to not be below a rotational speed threshold value which is above an idle speed of the engine, and where said rotational speed threshold value is determined so as for a transmission gear down shift to be avoided.
US11072329B2
Ground vehicle control techniques adapted to reduce energy consumption, braking, shifting, travel distance, travel time, and or the like. The techniques can generate a target speed window and a target vehicle performance plan for controlling operation of a ground vehicle along a current and one or more upcoming segments of a roadway responsive to the dynamic driving environment.
US11072325B2
In a drive assist device, a detection result acquiring part acquires detection results of a sensor which detects a presence of other vehicle travelling ahead of an own vehicle on a driving lane. A range estimation part estimates a width direction range of a surface of other vehicle. A safe operation control part performs safe operation of the own vehicle at least one of avoiding occurrence of collision with other vehicle and of reducing collision damage when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied. A condition setting part adjusts the predetermined operating condition to another operating condition of being stricter than the predetermined operating condition to suppress a degree of execution of the safe operation of the own vehicle when other vehicle is presence outside the width direction range, as compared with that when other vehicle is presence within the width direction range.
US11072324B2
A vehicle includes an internal camera configured to acquire the driver's facial data to identify the driver's gaze region; an external sensor configured to acquire object data including at least one of a relative position and a relative speed of the object existing in all directions of the vehicle; and a controller configured to generate an advance warning signal.
US11072323B2
A method for operating an onboard network of a hybrid motor vehicle. The onboard network is connected to an energy storage unit, especially a battery; an electric motor of a hybrid drive train, which also has an internal combustion engine; and actuators of an electromechanical chassis system that can be operated as generators. At least one reserve capacity of the energy storage unit is kept open for the supplying of electrical energy generated by at least one portion of the actuators to the onboard network. The reserve capacity being held open is dynamically adapted as a function of at least one item of driver style information describing the driving style of the driver of the hybrid motor vehicle and/or at least one item of situation information describing the current and/or future operation of the hybrid motor vehicle.
US11072320B2
A driver assistance system has an emergency stop function for a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has an electric parking brake. A parking-brake operating element is used to activate the electric parking brake. The driver assistance system is designed to activate an emergency stop function in accordance with the actuation of the parking-brake operating element and, as part of the emergency stop function, to perform an autonomous emergency stop driving maneuver for the emergency stopping of the vehicle. The driver assistance system is characterized in that the driver assistance system is designed to activate the emergency stop function only in response to an end of the actuation of the parking-brake operating element.
US11072316B2
A braking device for a hydraulic motor vehicle braking system having an electromechanically driven booster stage and a ball screw drive. In order to provide a braking device which is of particularly compact, cost-effective and weight-saving construction and has short pedal strokes, and an easily adjustable pedal characteristic curve, at the same time enabling effective direct action in case of failure of the booster stage and comfortable haptic feedback at the pedal during normal operation, the actuating force from a piston rod is introduced into the spindle, wherein the piston rod can be moved axially to a limited extent relative to the spindle and a spring element is inserted in the flow of force of the actuating force between the piston rod and the spindle, which spring is compressed axially when the actuating force is introduced.
US11072311B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for user recognition and express for an automobile. For one example, a data processing system for an automobile includes a database, a user capture device, and a computer. The database stores at least an image of a user of the automobile. The user capture device captures at least an image of the user. The computer is coupled to the database and the user capture device. The computer allows the user access to the automobile if the user is authenticated as a valid user by determining if stored image of the user match the captured image of the user. The facial features can include two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) images including facial features. The computer allows the user access to the automobile and controls of the automobile if the user is authenticated as a valid user. The computer can also deny the user access to the automobile and controls of the automobile if the user is not authenticated as a valid user. The user can be a driver or a passenger of the automobile. The computer can also configure settings or preferences for the driver or passenger if authenticated as a valid user.
US11072308B2
A seat structure for a vehicle comprises a seat, a seat rail comprising a lower rail and an upper rail, and an anchor bracket fixing an anchor (a first anchor) of a seatbelt device to the upper rail. The anchor bracket includes a first bracket provided with a first bottom portion fixed to the upper rail and a first side portion rising upwardly from the first bottom portion and a second bracket provided with a second bottom portion fixed to the upper rail, a second side portion rising upwardly from the second bottom portion, and an anchor attachment portion where the anchor is attached. The first side portion and the second side portion are joined together, overlapping each other in a vehicle width direction, and the first bracket extends forwardly beyond the second bracket.
US11072307B1
A vehicle includes a body having two pillars spaced from each other. The body includes a rocker extending from one pillar to the other pillar. An airbag is fixed to the rocker and inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag extends outboard of the rocker in the inflated position. The airbag includes a first chamber and a second chamber substantially fluidly separated from each other. The first chamber extends farther outboard of the rocker in the inflated position than the second chamber.
US11072285B2
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing and a reflective element, with the mirror casing adjustably supported at a mirror mount at an interior surface of the vehicle. The mirror casing includes a principal mirror casing portion and a pivotable mirror casing portion that is pivotable relative to the principal mirror casing portion. The reflective element is accommodated at the principal mirror casing portion. An upper portion of the pivotable mirror casing portion is integrally joined with the principal mirror casing portion at an upper region of the principal mirror casing portion. A spring element is coupled to the pivotable mirror casing portion and to a lower region of the principal mirror casing portion. The spring element flexes to adjust an angle of the principal mirror casing portion and the reflective element relative to the pivotable mirror casing portion of the mirror casing.
US11072284B2
A vehicular vision system includes a vehicle camera docking station disposed at a vehicle, a trailer camera docking station disposed at a rear of a trailer, and a camera operable to capture image data and to communicate captured image data to a data receiving device at the vehicle. When the trailer is not hitched to the vehicle, the camera is disposed at the vehicle camera docking station so as to have a field of view rearward of the vehicle. When the trailer is hitched to the vehicle, the camera is removed from the vehicle camera docking station and disposed at the trailer camera docking station so as to have a field of view rearward of the trailer. The camera captures image data and communicates captured image data to the data receiving device, which receives the communicated image data. A display device displays video images derived from the received image data.
US11072270B2
Provided is a truck with a lowerable bed for reducing the height difference between the ground and a payload area to provide easy loading and unloading. A traction system for a truck with a lowerable bed is also provided.
US11072269B2
A tailgate subassembly for a vehicle includes a tailgate and a flexible elongated pulling element. In an open position of the tailgate, the flexible elongated pulling element extends downwardly at least partially from a starting region on an inner face of the tailgate and on the end side comprises a grip portion for a user. In order to provide improved means for closing a tailgate of a vehicle, the elongated pulling element is coupled to a retraction device which is designed to pull up the grip portion in the direction of the starting region when the tailgate is moved into a closed position.
US11072266B2
A vehicle seat, wherein in order to ensure that air reliably flows through the entire sir channel formed on the seat obverse surface side when a blower on the seat reverse surface side is operated while an occupant is seated on the seat, a hole part passing from the surface on the side for seating the occupant through to the surface on the opposite side from the surface on the side for seating the occupant is formed through each urethane pad in a seat back and a seat cushion of the vehicle seat, the interiors of the hole parts formed in the urethane pads are filled with a material that is more breathable than the urethane pads, a plurality of grooves extending from the hole parts are formed on the surface of each of the urethane pads on the side for seating the occupant, and a blower for discharging or intaking air from the surface of each of the urethane pads on the side for seating the occupant through the hole parts filled with the breathable material is provided on the surface of each of the urethane pads on the side opposite the side for seating the occupant.
US11072254B1
This application is directed to an apparatus for providing electrical charge to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a driven mass, a generator, a charger, a hardware controller, and a communication circuit. The driven mass rotates in response to a kinetic energy of the vehicle and is coupled to a shaft such that rotation of the driven mass causes the shaft to rotate. The driven mass exists in one of (1) an extended position and (2) a retracted position. The generator generates an electrical output based on a mechanical input coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the shaft causes the mechanical input to rotate. The charger is electrically coupled to the generator and: receives the electrical output, generates a charge output based on the electrical output, and conveys the charge output to the vehicle. The controller controls whether the driven mass is in the extended position or the retracted position in response to a signal received from the communication circuit.
US11072253B2
Power circuit for power supply in an electrically driven vehicle and stationary energy supply system
The disclosure relates to a power circuit for power supply in an electrically driven vehicle. The power circuit includes a direct voltage connection, an electrical traction drive, and a DC/AC converter. The converter includes an alternating voltage side connected to the traction drive. A DC/DC converter of the power circuit includes two converter sides. The first converter side is connected to a direct voltage side of the DC/AC converter via a coupling point. The direct voltage connection is likewise connected to the coupling point. The disclosure further relates to a stationary energy supply system designed to be complementary and to connect to the power circuit.
US11072248B2
A battery for a motor vehicle, with at least one battery module, which has a plurality of battery cells. The at least one battery module is arranged in a battery housing of the battery. The battery has a cooling device for cooling the battery cells by means of a cooling medium. The cooling device comprises at least one wall of the battery housing, with which the at least one battery module closely fits, and which is formed from a heat-conducting plastic at least in areas. The heat-conducting plastic restricts at least one duct for the cooling medium, with the duct being formed in at least one wall of the battery housing.
US11072236B2
A fuel supply device includes an inlet pipe, a first end of the inlet pipe configured to be connected to an oil supply port and a second end of the inlet pipe configured to be connected to a fuel tank and an air flow path, an upstream side end of the air flow path configured to be open to the outside and a downstream side end of the air flow path configured to be connected to the fuel tank. The air flow path includes a negative pressure valve configured to move a valve body to open a valve port when the pressure in the fuel tank becomes a negative pressure and an air filter disposed upstream of the negative pressure valve.
US11072234B2
A straddled vehicle includes a vehicle body frame supporting a front wheel and a rear wheel, a seat fixed to the vehicle body frame, an engine, a fuel tank, and a canister to adsorb vaporized gas generated by evaporation of a fuel inside the fuel tank. The engine includes a crankshaft that rotates around a crank axis extending in the left-right direction and located lower than the seat. The fuel tank is located farther forward than the seat and higher than the engine. The canister is connected to the fuel tank through a gas pipe. The canister is located farther forward than the crank axis and lower than the fuel tank.
US11072231B1
A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device and a control method thereof, including an input shaft, a split mechanism, a hydraulic transmission assembly, a mechanical transmission assembly, a convergence mechanism, and an output shaft, wherein the input shaft is connected, through the split mechanism, to the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly, wherein the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are connected in parallel, and the hydraulic transmission assembly and the mechanical transmission assembly are each connected to the output shaft through the convergence mechanism. In the hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device, planetary gear structures are combined with engagement/disengagement of brakes and clutches, to implement switching of power split and convergence structural forms.
US11072215B2
A motor vehicle wheel suspension having a wheel carrier connected to the vehicle body or frame. The suspension having a lower transverse link. The wheel carrier connected to the lower transverse carrier at two connection locations. A first connection location on a first side wall of the wheel carrier and second connection location on a second side wall of the wheel carrier. The first connection location including a connector connected to both the lower transverse and the wheel carrier. The second connection location including a connection between the wheel carrier and the lower transverse link.
US11072214B2
A hitch mounting system capable of attaching to a vehicle, where, the vehicle includes a frame and a load bed is disclosed. The hitch mounting system may include at least one rail, the rail being a generally continuous member, where the rail includes at least one end portion, and where the end portion is deformed in a shape capable of attaching to the frame of the vehicle. The hitch mounting system may also include at least one mounting aperture located in the rail, the mounting aperture capable of having secured thereto an accessory.
US11072210B2
A pneumatic vehicle tire (1) having a profiled tread (2) that merges at either side into sidewalls (3), the end of which is formed by a tire bead (5, 6) insertable in an airtight manner into a wheel rim (7) of a vehicle wheel (8), wherein an absorber (10) has been integrated into the pneumatic vehicle tire (1) for sound absorption and the cohesive bond consists of an adhesion promoter (11) applied between the absorber (10) and the inner surface (9) of the pneumatic vehicle tire (1), has been further developed in accordance with the invention in that the inner surface (9) of the pneumatic vehicle tire (1) has mutually alternating adhesion promoter sections (12) and adhesion promoter-free sections (13), the adhesion promoter-free sections (13) having been coated with a separating agent (14).
US11072204B2
An integrated abrasive dispensing material system for a wheeled vehicle is provided. The system having a hopper for dispensing the abrasive material into a dispenser, and then out dispensing pipe at the bottom of the dispenser. The dispenser has a rotating brush roll actuated via a motor, the rotating brush roll having a plurality of bristled flaps extending radially from a cylinder positioned inside the hollow dispenser. The flaps ensure a constant and calculated flow of abrasive material. The flap also make contact with the interior perimeter of the dispenser keeping the abrasive material inside the dispenser in an environment that prevents moisture and cold air flow from entering the dispenser which could cause the abrasive material to form blocks that could jam the system.
US11072202B2
A wheel hub assembly for motor vehicles, having a rotating hub and a bearing unit. The bearing unit including a radially outer ring provided with respective radially outer raceways, a radially inner ring provided with respective radially inner raceways, a plurality of rolling bodies positioned between the corresponding inner and outer raceways, a sensor for detecting the speed of rotation and the associated sensor holder. A cavity is formed in the radially outer ring of the bearing unit and a protuberance is formed on the outer mounting diameter of the sensor holder, the protuberance being able to be inserted inside the cavity to perform an anti-rotation retention function and ensure the mechanical orientation of the sensor holder.
US11072187B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes three or more recording heads. The recording heads contain different inks and eject the different inks sequentially on a recording medium. The different inks each contain a pigment and a polyhydric alcohol monobutyl ether. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected first has the lowest pigment content ratio. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected third and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a pigment content ratio equal to or higher than that of a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected second and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a polyhydric alcohol monobutyl ether content ratio higher than that of a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected.
US11072185B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid supply path coupled to a liquid ejection portion to supply a liquid thereto; a liquid discharge path coupled to the liquid ejection portion to discharge the liquid to be supplied thereto; an upstream damper portion which is provided as a part of the liquid supply path and which includes an upstream damper chamber having a wall partially composed of a flexible membrane with a rubber elasticity; and a downstream damper portion which is provided as at least one of a part of the liquid supply path between the upstream damper portion and the liquid ejection portion and a part of the liquid discharge path and which has a flexible wall composed of a resin film.
US11072184B2
A liquid cartridge is configured to be inserted into a cartridge-attachment section including a casing, a movable member, and an urging member. The casing includes a liquid chamber storing liquid therein; a liquid passage extending in a first direction in an upright posture, and a top surface. The top surface faces upward in the upright posture and formed with a recess. The movable member has a light blocking portion. The light blocking portion in the upright posture is configured to move between a first position and a second position. At least a part of the light blocking portion in the first position is positioned above the top surface in the upright posture. The urging member is configured to urge the movable member toward the first position.
US11072169B2
Maintenance routines that can be used to maintain the operability of one or more DOD print heads in a card processing system. The maintenance routines can include, but are not limited to: a cover routine where a cover or cap is selectively and automatically located over the print head(s) to protect the print head(s); a shake pulse routine that energizes the nozzles of the print head(s) without causing an ejection of ink; a spit routine where the nozzles of the print head(s) are energized to eject one or more drops of ink; and a purge routine where the nozzles are not electrically energized but the pressure holding the ink in the nozzles of the print head(s) is reversed to push ink out of the nozzles.
US11072165B2
An inking system for use in transferring ink to a gravure printing surface in a gravure printing system includes a gravure cylinder r having a printing zone located between first and second recessed bearing contact zones. A radius of the recessed bearing contact zones is less than a radius of the printing zone by at least 0.100 inches. An ink tray includes a floor and first and second end walls. Bearings are mounted outside of the end walls which engage with the first and second bearing contact zones, respectively, thereby positioning the ink tray assembly in a specified position relative to the gravure cylinder. Upper edges of the end walls extend into the recessed bearing contact zones.
US11072162B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to additive manufacturing apparatus and methods. An exemplary additive manufacturing method may include forming a part using additive manufacturing. The method may also include bringing the part to a first temperature, measuring the part along at least three axes at the first temperature, bringing the part to a second temperature, different than the first temperature, and measuring the part along the at least three axes at the second temperature. The method may further include comparing the size of the part at the first and second temperatures to calculate a coefficient of thermal expansion, generating a tool path that compensates for the coefficient of thermal expansion, bringing the part to the first temperature, and trimming the part while the part is at the first temperature using the tool path.
US11072156B2
A method for producing a floorboard having a topside veneer includes forming a multilayer body which includes a starting carrier plate, a plurality of veneers placed on the starting carrier plate so that a gap is formed between neighboring ones of the veneers, a resin layer comprising a resin provided between the starting carrier plate and the veneers, and a balancing layer arranged on a bottom side of the starting carrier plate; joining the starting carrier plate, the resin layer, the veneers and the balancing layer by pressing the multilayer body in a press; separating the multilayer body into individual boards between the neighboring veneers in a region of the gap; profiling the individual boards at side borders of the boards; and providing the individual boards with joining means.
US11072154B2
A decorative material that has higher scratch resistance while preventing defects generated during lamination of a gloss-adjusting layer. In a decorative material according to an embodiment of the present invention, a resin component that constitutes a first gloss-adjusting layer is a mixture of a urethane-based thermosetting resin having a polyol and an isocyanate, and an ionizing radiation-curable resin having an acrylic group or a methacrylic group; and the urethane-based thermosetting resin is contained in an amount within a range of 3 parts by mass or more and 100 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of the ionizing radiation-curable resin.
US11072149B2
A biaxially drawn colored polyester film includes at least two layers: a surface layer (layer A) mainly composed of polyester having a melting point TmA of 230 to 260° C. and modified polyolefin wax, layer A having a polymer component with intrinsic viscosity of 0.46 or more, the modified polyolefin wax with an amount of 0.2 wt % or more based on the weight of the composition, coloring pigment with an amount of 10 wt % or less, and a water contact angle of less than 70° on an outer surface; and a substrate layer (layer B) mainly composed of polyester having a melting point TmB of 230 to 260° C. and coloring pigment, layer B having a polymer component with intrinsic viscosity of 0.46 or more and the coloring pigment with an amount of more than 10 wt % and 50 wt % or less; wherein |TmB−TmA| is 4° C. or less.
US11072146B2
A composite sheet including at least a textile structure and a polyetherimide (PEI), the latter impregnating and densifying the textile structure, the sheet having a porosity of between approximately 3% and approximately 8% by mass of acetone sorption, and preferably between approximately 4% and approximately 5%, as measured by the acetone uptake method; the manufacturing method including continuous or semi-continuous molding; the sheet being used inter alia as a skin of a foamed structure made from PEI.
US11072143B2
In various embodiments, an improved flexible-composite material is described that comprises at least one scrim constructed from at least two unidirectional tape layers bonded together and at least one woven fabric, non-woven fabric, or membrane bonded to the scrim. In various embodiments, the unidirectional tape layers comprise a plurality of parallel fiber bundles comprising monofilaments within an adhesive resin. In various embodiments, the fiber bundles are separated by gaps that can be filled in by adhesive or non-adhesive resin.
US11072142B2
The invention below relates to a doctor blade device with an elongated doctor blade intended to operate continuously against a roll surface (2) and/or a cylinder surface (20) during scraping or wiping off material (IB) on the surface (20), which doctor blade device (5) comprises a carrier beam (10) adapted to the length of the roll surface or cylinder surface, which carrier beam has a clamping arrangement (4) for the positioning of a carrier part (3), arranged, in a groove in the longitudinal direction, to slidably carry the doctor blade (6), wherein the carrier part (3) comprises a carrier blade (30), a lip means (14) arranged at the carrier blade (30) and a spacer element (12) arranged between the lip means (14) and the carrier blade, wherein the carrier blade (30), the lip means (14), and the spacer element (12) are arranged, along a first long side edge of the carrier blade (30) between them, to form said groove (15) for slidable positioning in the longitudinal direction of the doctor blade (6) by support of the carrier blade (30), the lip (14), and the spacer element (12).
US11072139B2
Provided is a mold cleaning system. On the basis of an identification mark assigned to a mold and detected by a mark detector when cleaning the mold, the mold cleaning system obtains shape data for the molding surface of the mold which is stored in a database, and on the basis of the obtained shape data, the mold cleaning system controls the movement of arms using the control device, moves a laser head along the molding surface thereof while irradiating with a laser beam supplied by a laser oscillator, and as a result, removes the dirt adhered to the molding surface.
US11072126B2
A method of producing a golf ball applies ultrasonic welding on two half shells to form at least one intermediate layer, at least one cover layer, or at least one intermediate layer and at least one cover layer. The ultrasonic welding may include pressing the two half shells together, delivering a high power electrical signal to a welding stack, and converting the high power electrical signal at the welding stack to ultrasonic energy. The converting may include converting the high power electrical signal into a mechanical vibration, modifying an amplitude of the mechanical vibration to generate a modified mechanical vibration, and applying the modified mechanical vibration to an interface of the two half shells to weld them together ultrasonically. Aspects also relate to golf balls, or one or more layers thereof, made using ultrasonic welding.
US11072115B2
The present disclosure provides methods of making a vitreous bond abrasive article and a metal bond abrasive article. An abrasive article preform is produced by an additive manufacturing sub-process comprising the deposition of a layer of loose powder particles in a confined region and selective heating via conduction or irradiation to heat treat an area of the layer of loose powder particles. The loose powder particles include abrasive particles and organic compound particles, as well as vitreous bond precursor particles or metal particles. The abrasive article preform produced by additive manufacturing is subsequently heated to provide the vitreous bond abrasive article comprising the abrasive particles retained in a vitreous bond material, or to provide the metal bond abrasive article. Also, the methods include receiving, by an additive manufacturing device having a processor, a digital object specifying data for an abrasive article, and generating the abrasive article with the manufacturing device.
US11072114B2
Additive manufacturing can involve dispensing a powdered material to form a layer of a powder bed on a support surface of a build platform. A portion of the layer of the powder bed may be selectively melted or fused to form one or more temporary walls out of the fused portion of the layer of the powder bed to contain another portion of the layer of the powder bed on the build platform.
US11072112B2
To additively manufacture a 3D object, a layer of material is deposited onto a receiving surface. Droplets are selective deposited onto first portions of the layer with at least some droplets including at least a first color agent. A gas discharge illuminant selectively induces a first amount of heating in the first portions of the layer substantially greater than a second amount of heating in second portions of the layer omitting the first color agent.
US11072101B2
An eartip, mold device for manufacturing the eartip, and method of manufacturing the eartip are introduced, characterized by forming an upper bevel-portion with upper and lower molds of a first mold unit, placing the upper bevel-portion in an upper bevel receiving cavity of a second mold unit, forming a lower bevel-portion with a lower bevel cavity, and joining the upper and lower bevel-portions to form an eartip. The top of the lower hollow-cored guiding tube extends to form a buffer portion which connects and communicates with the upper hollow-cored guiding tube. The upper and lower bevel-portions are made of silicone of different rigidity. The upper bevel-portion thus made is soft enough to reach a user's ear canal deeply. The lower bevel-portion thus made is rigid enough to close the ear canal. An annular buffer cavity is inwardly, concavely formed at the bottom of the lower bevel cavity.
US11072098B2
A method for manufacturing a composite structure in which a first member and a structure material as a second member are integrated, the method including: an arrangement step of arranging a structure precursor including a resin and reinforced fibers in a mold made of the first member; a heating step of heating the structure precursor to equal to or higher than a temperature at which a storage elastic modulus (G′) of the structure precursor is less than 1.2×108 Pa; a shaping step of expanding the structure precursor by heating to form a structure material as a second member, and bringing the structure material into close contact with the first member to obtain a composite structure; and a cooling step of cooling the composite structure.
US11072097B2
A lens-mold producing method includes a position and posture determining step of specifying positions and postures, in space coordinates, of a first mold having a molding surface for forming one optical surface of a lens and a second mold having a molding surface for forming the other optical surface, a mold holding step of rotating and/or inclining, based on the positions and postures in the space coordinates, at least one of the first and second mold, maintaining a rotation angle and/or an inclination angle of a reference plane of the first mold with respect to a reference plane of the second mold, and holding the first and second mold, and an assembling step of arranging the molding surfaces of the first and second mold so as to face each other, fixing outer peripheries of the first mold and the second mold, and assembling a lens mold.
US11072095B1
A method including applying an AC voltage to a mixture of a polymer material and nanoparticles to form a polyolefin-carbon nanomaterial composite. The polyolefin-carbon nanomaterial composite includes electrically conductive pathways that are oriented within the polyolefin-carbon nanomaterial composite. The method forms an electrically conductive polymer-graphene material by a process that includes milling a polyolefin with carbon nanoparticles, then forming a composite plate by press-molding the mixture of polyolefin and graphene while inserting a needle electrode therein. Subsequent application of an AC voltage causes partial dielectric breakdown of the composite thereby forming the electrically conductive pathways.
US11072094B2
A system for direct injection of selected thermal-infrared (IR) wavelength radiation or energy into articles for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. These purposes may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of articles, or stimulating a target item in a range of different industrial, medical, consumer, or commercial circumstances. The system is especially applicable to operations that require or benefit from the ability to irradiate at specifically selected wavelengths or to pulse or inject the radiation. The system is particularly advantageous when functioning at higher speeds and in a non-contact environment with the target.
US11072091B1
Material delivery apparatus for controlled delivery of foam into a mixer for producing foam concrete
A material delivery apparatus for delivering foam into a mixer of a ready-mix truck comprising an elongated bar, a support arm, a guide tube and a delivery tube is disclosed. There is a foam tube having one end mounted to the delivery tube and another end mounted to a foam generator. The delivery tube slides within the guide tube. There is a cable mounted to the delivery tube and to a motor reel on an opposite end. Included is a control panel communicatively coupled to the motor reel and the foam generator. The mixer of a ready-mix truck is aligned underneath the delivery tube. The controller is operated to control volume and rate at which foam is to be delivered by the foam generator. The delivery tube is positioned to accurately delivery the foam in the mixer to mix the foam with concrete to produce foam concrete.
US11072089B2
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a dimensionally stable concrete work-piece characterised in that to produce the concrete work-piece a fully-sealed dimensionally stable form is filled with fresh concrete in a predetermined geometry, during the subsequent and undisrupted hydration a predetermined temperature distribution of the walls of the form surrounding the hydrated concrete is carried out and the concrete workpiece is shaped at a compressive strength of more than 10 MPa.
US11072088B2
According to an example, a three-dimensional (3D) printer may include a spreader to spread build material granules into a layer on a build area platform, a pressing die positioned above the layer of spread build material granules, in which the pressing die is to apply pressure onto the layer of build material granules to fragment the build material granules into primary particles to increase the density of the layer of build material granules, and a printhead to selectively deposit a fusing agent between the primary particles of the spread layer of build material granules.
US11072078B2
A method for measuring a pose of a robotic end tool, including: obtaining a three-dimensional feature of a flange and a three-dimensional feature of the end tool, establishing a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system at the center of the flange and the center of the end tool respectively, calculating a positional offset of the second coordinate system relative to the first coordinate system, and calculating a rotation offset of the second coordinate system relative to the first coordinate system according to each unit vector of the second coordinate system, so as to obtain a pose of the end tool relative to the flange. The method provided in the present application, compared with the manual observation method, the precision and stability of the pose measurement method are high.
US11072072B2
The present disclosure provides a robot recharge docking method. The method includes: obtaining current radar data of a radar of a robot for a scanned obstacle; obtaining a position of a target object by analyzing the current radar data; controlling the robot to move to a predetermined position around the target object; determining whether infrared carrier data is received by the robot recharge docking apparatus from the target object; determining that the target object is a charging station upon receiving the infrared carrier data from the target object; and docking the robot at the target object to charge if the target object is the charging station. In the above-mentioned manner, the present disclosure can prevent the robot from taking an obstacle similar to a charging station in shape as the charging station to dock at, thereby ensuring the safety of the automatic recharging of the robot.
US11072070B2
A trajectory planning apparatus including a joint axis classification unit for classifying a plurality of joint axes of a robot into axis groups, according to joint axis classification information for classifying into the axis groups including at least a path search axis group, a path search unit for searching for a path of an angle of the joint axis classified into the path search axis group that minimizes an evaluation function for evaluating a planed trajectory, based on trajectory start point information representing a posture of the robot at a start point of the planed trajectory and trajectory endpoint information representing a posture of the robot at an end point of the planned trajectory, and an axis group angle calculation unit for calculating an angle of the joint axis classified into each axis group other than the path search axis group during the search of the path.
US11072069B2
Provided is an installation mode determination device capable of determining an installation mode of an automatic machine. The installation mode determination device acquires estimated torque that is required for maintaining a stationary state in which a position of an automatic machine that includes at least one axis that is driven by a servomotor is retained in a set installation mode among a plurality of installation modes applicable to the automatic machine, calculates actual torque that is actually provided by the servomotor for maintaining the stationary state, and determines whether the set installation mode and an actual installation mode of the automatic machine are different or not, based on a difference between the estimated torque corresponding to the set installation mode and the actual torque.
US11072059B2
A slide and pull hammer device includes three major components, namely, a guide sleeve, a drive bar and an impact head. The drive bar is inserted within the guide sleeve. The impact head is secured within the distal end of the guide sleeve, and has a portion which protrudes beyond the guide sleeve distal end. The drive bar is operable to impact both a distal end and a proximal end of the guide sleeve to apply force to objects in at least two opposite force directions. One force applied by the device includes a hammering or compression force, and another force applied by the device includes a tension or withdrawing force.
US11072049B2
Chemical mechanical polishing can be used for “touch-up polishing” in which polishing is performed on a limited area of the front surface of the substrate. The contact area between the polishing pad and the substrate can be substantially smaller than the radius surface of the substrate. During polishing, the polishing pad can undergo an orbital motion. The polishing pad can be maintained in a fixed angular orientation during the orbital motion. The contact area can be arc-shaped. The contact area can be provided by one or more lower portions projecting downward from an upper portion of the polishing pad. A perimeter portion of the polishing pad can be vertically fixed to an annular member and a remainder of the polishing pad within the perimeter portion can be vertically free.
US11072042B2
A wafer producing method includes a peel-off layer forming step of applying a laser beam of a wavelength passing through a hexagonal single crystal ingot with a focal point of the laser beam positioned at a depth corresponding to a thickness of a wafer to be produced from an end face of the hexagonal single crystal ingot to form a peel-off layer, a production history forming step of applying a laser beam of a wavelength passing through the wafer with a focal point of the laser beam positioned inside the wafer at a position corresponding to each of a plurality of devices to be formed on a front surface of the wafer to form a production history, and a wafer peeling step of peeling off the wafer from the hexagonal single crystal ingot.
US11072040B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a sliding surface on a machine element, in particular a cam follower, wherein the machine element is first provided with a coating on at least part of the surface of the machine element, into which coating a surface structure is then introduced by laser structuring. In order to be able to introduce a surface structure that does not penetrate the coating even in the case of low layer thicknesses (s1) of the coating, the introduction of the surface structure is performed by laser interference structuring.
US11072036B2
A method for solid-state, one-shot, butt-welding of multiple coaxial metal pipe subassemblies that have a prescribed annular clearance to allow them to be welded separately yet simultaneously is described. The nested pipes or tubes making up of these subassemblies can thus be joined end to end to form pipelines or wells for oil, gas and geothermal and the like with specific desired advantages over conventional single-wall pipelines or wells casings. The advantages include an ability to monitor the condition of all or selected portions of the pressure envelope constituted by the pipeline or well casing and thereby identify damage with ample advance warning before failure and leakage or major spills occur.
US11072030B2
A detangling device for severing a mooring line is disclosed. The device includes a line cutting assembly, which includes an ignition device, a propellant chamber, a moveable shuttle-knife assembly and a knife. The device further includes a pressure sensor, and a control system configured to monitor the pressure sensor and actuate the line cutting assembly when the monitored pressure sensor indicates a threshold depth is exceeded. The device can be a one-use device, wherein the knife breaks through a water-sealed housing to sever a mooring line when actuated.
US11072027B2
A removable build module to connect to a host apparatus, may include a build platform to support an object-to-be-built, a drive unit to move the build platform, a memory to receive and store build parameters, and an interface circuit to communicate the build parameters to the host apparatus.
US11072023B2
An apparatus includes a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat to a fluid and to absorb heat from the fluid as the fluid flows between a warm end and a cold end of a cryocooler. The heat exchanger includes at least one section having a substrate of at least one allotropic form of carbon and a layer of nanoparticles on or over the substrate. The heat exchanger could include multiple sections, and each section could include one of multiple substrates and one of multiple layers of nanoparticles. The heat exchanger can further include pores through the multiple sections of the heat exchanger, where the pores are configured to allow the fluid to flow through the heat exchanger and to contact the substrates and the layers of nanoparticles. The nanoparticles could include at least one lanthanide element or alloy, and the substrate could include carbon nanotubes or graphene.
US11072013B2
A formed material 1 having a cylindrical trunk portion 10 and a flange portion 11 formed at an end section of the trunk portion is manufactured by performing multi-stage drawing of a material metal sheet. Multi-stage drawing includes: preliminary drawing that forms, from a material metal sheet 2, a preform 20 having a trunk element 20a; compression drawing that is performed at least once after the preliminary drawing and that forms the trunk portion 10 by drawing the trunk element 20a while applying a pressure-adjustable compressive force to the trunk element 20a; and finish-ironing that is performed for securing dimensional precision at least once following the compression drawing.
US11072009B2
The method for automatically adjusting the straightening of metal elements of elongated shape, in particular iron rods, provides to prearrange a drawing and/or straightening assembly (3) for straightening and feeding at least one metal element (2) of elongated shape along a feeding direction (A) on a work plane (5), at least theoretical, and a control assembly, predisposed to send to said drawing and/or straightening assembly (3) adjustment commands for the straightening parameters. Moreover, the method provides to prearrange a detection assembly (10) comprising at least a first detection member (11) arranged on a first detection plane (21), a second detection member (12) arranged on a second detection plane (22), predisposed to detect at least a first datum and a second datum respectively, each indicating the instantaneous value of a respective distance from a cross-section of the metal element (2) of elongated shape in the moment when it crosses the first detection plane (21) and the second detection plane (22) respectively, and an acquisition and processing device of said first datum and second datum.
US11072006B2
A control system for controlling extraction of landfill gas, comprising: at least one sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of landfill gas; at least one flow control mechanism disposed in well piping and configured to control flow of the landfill gas through the well piping; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a measured concentration of a first gas in landfill gas; determine whether the measured concentration of the first gas is either less than a first threshold concentration or greater than a second threshold concentration; when it is determined that the measured concentration is less than the first threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to reduce flow rate of landfill gas; and when it is determined that the concentration is greater than the second threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to increase the flow rate of landfill gas.
US11072004B2
Drain cleaning machines having various fluid management provisions are described. The various fluid management provisions serve to direct and collect fluid and debris carried with a drain cleaning cable undergoing retraction into the machine.
US11071999B2
The present invention relates to an effect pigment dispersion comprising water, a rheology control agent (A), and a flake-effect pigment (B), the flake-effect pigment (B) being an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent substrate is coated with a metal oxide, and the solids content of the effect pigment dispersion being 0.1 to 15 mass %.
US11071998B2
A method for applying a polymer coating to a substrate wherein the resultant layer of polymer on the substrate has a substantial thickness. A mixture of polymer material, including reactor bead polymer and ground polymer, may be used in a powder coating process to achieve thicker polymer layers.
US11071996B2
A liquid material discharge device (20) has a nozzle member (35) provided with a discharge opening (33) through which a liquid material is discharged, a switching valve (51) in communication with the nozzle member, and a discharge controller. The discharge device further includes a pressurization section (60) having a pressurization passage (62) through which the liquid material under pressurization is supplied to the switching valve, and a negative pressure section (70) including a shunt passage (72) where a pressure can be set to be relatively lower than that in the pressurization passage. The switching valve is changed over between a first position at which the discharge opening communicates with the pressurization passage and the discharge opening is cut off from the shunt passage, and a second position where the discharge opening is communicated with the shunt passage and the discharge opening is cut off from the pressurization passage.
US11071978B2
A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be properly fixed for evaluation using the disclosed transporter assembly for carrying a tissue sample and method for fixing an unfixed tissue sample. In one embodiment, the disclosed assembly includes a transport container, a fixative in the transport container, and a cooling device that reduces and/or maintains the temperature of the fixative to perform a pre-soaking process at a temperature of less than about 7° C. The pre-soaking process can, for example, be performed during sample transport or during extended periods of storage, such as over a weekend.
US11071976B2
The invention relates to a compressed salt block comprising a longitudinally extending elongated body having a vertical longitudinal axis, a top horizontal face, a bottom horizontal face. The block portion has a rectangular cross-section taken in a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the vertical longitudinal axis, wherein the rectangular cross-section is defined by a major front exterior surface that is a base surface of the block portion, a major rear surface, and a pair of exterior minor surfaces. An extension portion is formed integrally with the major rear surface of the rectangular cross-section of the block portion as a single compressed salt block, wherein the extension portion has a cross-sectional area in said horizontal plane in the form of a right truncated triangle, the extension portion having a first exterior side that is contiguous with one of the pair of exterior minor side surfaces of the block portion, a second side that is contiguous with the major rear surface of the block portion, and an exterior hypotenuse side that extends at an acute angle relative to the base surface of the block portion from a rear edge of the first exterior side toward the major rear surface of the block portion. A horizontal cross section of the elongated body is constant along the vertical longitudinal axis of the elongated body and the exterior hypotenuse side of the extension portion defines a functional face adapted to abut against a vertical wall or an exterior vertical surface of a tank of a water softener apparatus to position the compressed salt block within said water softener apparatus.
US11071968B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing superabsorbent polymer that has not only excellent permeability and absorption speed, but also minimized absorbency under pressure decrease rate, and superabsorbent polymer prepared thereby.
US11071964B2
The present invention is related to an electrochemical reactor (1) and a microfluidic platform (20) comprising this reactor (1), controlling pH in a closed environment, wherein this reactor (1) comprises at least one cell (2), wherein each cell (2) containing at least one micro-well (3a) able to contain a liquid and reagents and a cap (7) to close the said cell (2) and wherein the cell (2) further comprises at least one working electrode (5) producing reversible REDOX reactions.
US11071945B2
A filter membrane includes a membrane having through holes that selectively separates specific material in processing medium, the membrane including first, second and third layers such that the first layer has first surface that is supplied with processing medium, the third layer has second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and the second layer is formed between the first and third layers. The first layer includes first convex and concave portions, the third layer includes second convex and concave portions each having a larger area than each first concave portion, the second convex portions are formed to surround the second concave portions and connected to one another, the second layer has through holes connecting the second concave portions and first set of the first concave portions, and the first concave portions include second set in regions opposing the second convex portions that is connected to each other.
US11071942B2
A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which a reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; an absorption liquid supply line for supplying the container with the absorption liquid; a heat exchange device, installed inside the container, for heating a liquid inside the container; a circulation line for extracting the liquid inside the container, circulating the liquid and returning the liquid to the container; and a circulation pump installed in the circulation line.
US11071941B2
An improved regenerative separating device for separating impurities from an airflow, in particular a process exhaust airflow, provides a better distribution of the airflow in an annular gap between a rotary separating unit comprising a plurality of filter blocks for adsorbing impurities from the airflow and a circumferential wall of a housing incorporating the rotary separating unit. The airflow inlet provided in the circumferential wall for introducing the airflow into the annular gap and a regeneration system for regenerating the filter blocks of the rotary separating unit by a regenerating stream passing through the filter blocks to desorb impurities adsorbed in the filter blocks are both positioned in the same circumferential sector of maximum 180 degrees.
US11071940B2
A method of controlling an apparatus that removes specified substances from a process gaseous stream can control at least one fan and a rotary wheel that removes the specified substances. The method includes measuring a pressure difference of the process gaseous stream across upstream and downstream sides of the rotary wheel, comparing the measured pressure difference to a predetermined pressure range, and controlling the at least one fan to increase or decrease its speed if the measured pressure difference is outside of the predetermined pressure range so as to change the pressure difference so as to be within the predetermined pressure range.
US11071939B2
A sorbent cartridge retention frame configured for use in an air scrubbing system comprising a first inlet side, a second outlet side, a plurality of compartments each configured to hold a solid-sorbent material, a plurality of respective walls arranged to form and separate the plurality of compartments, a first permeable membrane arranged to cover the first inlet side, a second permeable membrane arranged to cover the second outlet side. The first and/or second permeable membrane are configured for affixation to respective ends of the walls through a process of melting and solidification of the wall material such that wall material bonds with the membrane material.
US11071934B2
Improvements to filtration and vessels such as for filtration and coalescing of gas streams are shown. A filter element with a partial treated region and untreated region such as providing different surface energies or other filtration characteristics are provided. Various keying arrangements for compatibility and/or rotational locking are shown between the filtration vessel, a tubular coalescing baffle, and/or filter element. The tubular coalescing baffle also may include non-louvered pore structure, which provides for more even flow in a two stage type filtration vessel to prevent premature exiting and reduction of flow velocities along the second stage, and/or may additionally or alternatively include drainage apertures such as drain slot formed along a gravitational bottom or otherwise to facilitate additional drainage of coalesced liquid as opposed to letting such liquid be forced through fluid velocity toward the open end of the tubular baffle.
US11071932B2
A filter element is provided and includes a filter medium having an axial channel, end plates each sealingly covering one axial end of the filter medium, one end plate having an opening in fluid communication with the channel, a hole arranged on the liquid path, not on the filter medium, and a closing member which is arranged in the hole and which is configured: to prevent liquid from flowing through the hole when the liquid pressure upstream the closing member is below a predetermined threshold to open at the threshold, to allow liquid to flow through the hole, and, after it has been opened, to remain open. A method is provided for checking the suitability of a filter element, at first use after a filter element change. The method includes monitoring the liquid pressure at a point of the liquid circuit located outside of and near a port of a filter housing receiving the filter element, when an electrical pump of the liquid circuit is restarted for the first time, comparing the evolution of the monitored liquid pressure over time with a predetermined evolution over time of the liquid pressure at the point for a new reference filter element.
US11071930B2
A fluid separator unit includes an elongate body having a circular internal cross-section and a longitudinal axis, an inlet which directs a fluid flow into the body in a rotational flow pattern around the longitudinal axis, a first outlet, a second outlet, a first centrifugal separation zone arranged within the body, a second centrifugal separation zone arranged within the body, a first fluid path from a central part of the first centrifugal separation zone to the first outlet, a second fluid path from an outer periphery of the second centrifugal separation zone to the first outlet, and a third fluid path from the second centrifugal separation zone to the second outlet. A diameter of the second centrifugal separation zone is smaller than a diameter of the first centrifugal separation zone.
US11071929B2
A gas-water separation system may be used for removing water from a wet gas compressed in a water-injected contact-cooled gas compressor. The gas-water separation system may include a tank constructed to hold a quantity of water; a heat exchanger coupled to the tank and constructed to extract heat from the water to chill the water when the water is present within the tank; an inlet port constructed to inject a flow of the wet gas into the chilled water when the water is present within the tank, the chilled water being operative to condense water vapor from the wet gas and reduce the dew point of the wet gas to yield a chilled compressed gas; a biological control system constructed to suppress biological activity in the tank; and a discharge port operative to discharge the chilled compressed gas.
US11071928B2
Method of supercritical fluid or liquid chromatography of a product, including the steps of, continuously in this order: an analytical step according to an analytical route; a switching step comprising a route changing operation between the analytical route and a preparative route; if the preparative route is selected in the switching step, a preparative step according to the preparative route.
US11071921B2
A ride-on toy includes a handle unit; a front leg unit including a front leg and a front wheel mounted to the front leg; a rear leg unit including a rear leg and a rear wheel mounted to the rear leg; a pedal unit; a saddle unit; and a chassis. In a first state, in response to a first downward force applied to the saddle unit and a forward force applied to the handle unit, the front leg moves with the front wheel forward and away from the rear leg, and the rear leg stays still. In a second state, in response to a second downward force applied to the pedal unit and a rearward force applied to the handle unit, the rear leg moves with the rear wheel forward and toward the front leg, and the front leg stays still.
US11071916B2
A system and method for managing and pathfinding using a coarse graph of low-level nodes representing the virtual world of a gaming environment.
US11071915B2
Systems and methods for processing operations for delivering spectator feedback content to a head mounted display (HMD) of an HMD user are provided. A computer-implemented method includes providing a VR scene to an HMD user and capturing images of one or more spectators usable to detect a presence and emotional state of the one or more spectators. The method also includes displaying within the VR scene of the HMD user one or more avatars representing the presence of the one or more spectators. Further, the method includes delivering an indication of the detected emotional state of the one or more spectators via the one or more avatars, respectively.
US11071912B2
Provided is a method, computer program product, and virtual reality system for mapping detected external stimuli to visual stimuli within a virtual reality simulation. A processor may detect an audio stimulus external to a virtual reality simulation. The processor may compare a noise level of the detected external audio stimulus to a threshold noise level relative to internal audio in the virtual reality simulation. The processor may identify, in response to determining that the noise level of the detected external audio stimulus is greater than the threshold noise level, a sound corresponding to the detected external audio stimulus. The processor may retrieve environmental factors of the virtual reality simulation. The processor may map the detected external audio stimulus to a visual stimulus in the virtual reality simulation based on the identified type of sound and the environmental factors. The processor may produce the visual stimulus in the virtual reality simulation.
US11071907B2
There is provided a system and method for adaptive rendered environments using user context. The method comprises determining user context data corresponding to a user of a virtual environment, altering a feature of the virtual environment using the user context data to obtain an altered feature, and rendering the altered feature of the virtual environment for display. The feature may include a non-player character in the virtual environment, such as eyesight focus of the non-player character or a physical action of the non-player character. The user context data may correspond to real world position data of a user and may be determined using a camera, for example through image recognition, or using a user device. Additionally, the virtual environment may include a cinematic, interactive game, or user generated content.
US11071906B2
A swipe input mechanism for a computer-implemented game presented on a touchscreen allows for user-selection of different menu options by swipe gestures in different directions via a swipe menu dedicated to receiving such swipe input. In a third person shooter game or a first-person shooter game user-selection of different character abilities are enabled via the swipe menu. The swipe menu is a floating user interface element that auto-adjusts its on-screen position to register with the position of user touch.
US11071903B2
A blade for an ice skate (e.g., for playing hockey). The ice skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of a user and a blade holder for holding the blade. The blade may be designed to be lightweight yet strong and possibly provide other performance benefits to the user, including by being made of different materials (e.g., at least three different materials) that are strategically arranged and secured to one another.
US11071899B1
A first and second attachment system for attachment of a training rig to an upper edge of an ISO shipping container. Both systems include inside corner brackets that fit inside corner fittings of the container. The first attachment system further includes first attachment means with outside corner brackets which are to be attached to the inside corner brackets, second attachment means for attachment to a frame of the container and longitudinal beams for arrangement between the first and second attachment means or two second attachment means. The second attachment system includes a beam with vertical end plates and two outside corner brackets, wherein the end plates and the two outside corner brackets are to be attached to the inside corner brackets. These systems are attachable to any standard ISO shipping container and do not affect the container at all which means that no specially designed container must be used.
US11071888B2
A smartphone including a near-field communication circuit capable of performing communication with an electronic terminal; a GPS positioning unit which makes a positional measurement; and a CPU. The electronic terminal includes an acceleration sensor used to count a number of steps and measure an intensity of exercise of a user. The near-field communication circuit receives, from the electronic terminal, an exercise log indicative of the number of steps of the user. The CPU displays, on a touch panel display, a route log positioned by the GPS positioning unit and the exercise log in association with each other.
US11071886B1
A multifunctional cardiovascular exercise machine may include a frame including a first and second end attached to one another by a pair of ski rails and a centrally located center frame rail. A flywheel may be operatively mounted to the frame, and a pulley system may be mounted to the frame, the pulley system supporting and routing a pull rope, wherein the pull rope is operatively engaged with the flywheel, and a free end of the pull rope is removably engaged with a pull bar, a pair of ski poles, and/or a pair of pull handles. A sliding seat may be operatively attached to the flywheel and slidably mounted to the center frame rail, and a pair of footrests may be mounted to the frame proximate to the flywheel.
US11071883B2
It is a main purpose of this invention to provide for a mode changing mechanism for use with a pole. A “J” shaped locking/un-locking mechanism is provided on an outer ring of the invention, which enables a user to select between a fixed and a rotating mode for the pole. A switch positioned in the “J” shaped groove enables the alternation between the fixed configuration and the rotating configuration of the pole. The rotating configuration enables the pole to rotate freely and the fixed configuration does not allow the pole to rotate. The pole is mechanically fastened to an inner ring. The inner ring is configured to rotate around an axis member fastened to a base plate of the mechanism. An outer ring is concentrically positioned outside the inner ring, the outer ring having the “J” shaped groove.
US11071875B2
An example of subject may deliver a therapy by delivering energy to tissue. The system may comprise a magnetic field system and an electric field system. The magnetic field system may be configured to provide a magnetic field in a first direction to the tissue. The magnetic field system may include at least one magnetic field source to produce the magnetic field. The magnetic field produced by the at least one magnetic field source may include a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor. The electric field system may be configured to provide an electric field in a second direction to the tissue. The electric field system may include at least one electric field source to provide the electric field and the second direction is non-parallel to the first direction.
US11071869B2
Medical devices allow for the complete removal of a portion of an implantable component that contains a magnet. Such structure allows a recipient to undergo MRI procedures without interference from the implanted magnet. The magnet can also be contained within a larger, non-magnetic chassis that acts as an enlarged lever arm having a greater torque resistance against the generated magnetic forces.
US11071866B2
Systems and methods for pacing cardiac conductive tissue are described. A medical system includes electrostimulation circuit that may generate His-bundle pacing (HBP) pulses for delivery at or near the His bundle. A capture verification circuit may detect, from a far-field signal representing ventricular response to the HBP pulses, a His-bundle response representative of excitation of the His bundle directly resulting from the HBP pulses, and a myocardial response representative of excitation of the myocardium directly resulting from the HBP pulses. A control circuit may adjust one or more stimulation parameters based on the His-bundle response and myocardial response. The electrostimulation circuit may generate and deliver the HBP pulses according to the adjusted stimulation parameters to excite the His bundle.
US11071864B2
An apparatus and method for providing split stimulation currents in a pulse generator. In one embodiment, a current regulator of the pulse generator includes a digitally-programmable analog voltage generator coupled to a first input of an error amplifier that receives a second input controlled by a programmable resistor network configured to control a programmable total stimulation current output. A plurality of current splitting switches are operative to split the programmable total stimulation current output into a corresponding plurality of split current segments, which may be individually mapped to a selected set of lead electrodes across one or more implantable leads associated with the pulse generator.
US11071862B2
There is provided a deep brain stimulation system having k focuses, which comprises: a first electrode and a second electrode, used for connecting one side of a brain scalp; a third electrode and a fourth electrode, used for connecting the other side of the brain scalp; and a first signal generation unit, a second signal generation unit, . . . , a (2k−1)th signal generation unit and a 2kth signal generation unit, wherein the k is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and each of the signal generation units is used for providing the following currents for the first electrode to the fourth electrode: a first current and a second current, which are interfered at a deep portion of a brain to form a first focus; and a (2k−1)th current and a 2kth current, which are interfered at the deep portion of the brain to form a kth focus.
US11071855B2
Nerve stimulation devices and methods for performing non-invasive nerve stimulation are provided that are particularly well suited for performing non-invasive stimulation of one or both of the great auricular nerve and auricular branch of the vagus nerve through a target nerve junction in the neck of the subject. The nerve stimulation devices use dry electrolyte electrodes that (1) are comfortable to use, (2) suitable for long-term use, (3) avoid delivering painful shocks to the subject, (4) do not require soaking of the electrodes in saline solutions or covering them in sticky or wet gels, (5) do not require skin preparation, and (6) avoid causing muscle contraction in areas outside of the target nerve junction containing the great auricular nerve and the auricular branch of the vagus nerve during use.
US11071853B2
This invention provides a system and method for sterilizing an ISO 594 female Luer fitting and an attached catheter using UV light. An optical plug can be inserted into a female Luer fitting, and UV-C light or a combination of UV-C and UV-A light can be radiated through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter, thereby sterilizing the fitting and catheter. A sterilizer device can be used to hold the female Luer fitting and catheter, with an optical plug inserted into the female Luer fitting. The sterilizer device can include a UV light source that radiates UV light through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter. A protective cover can be placed over the optical plug before inserting the optical plug into the female Luer fitting. The protective cover can be disposable.
US11071852B2
A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway includes a substantially transparent housing having a proximal end with a proximal opening and a distal end with a distal opening, and a cavity extending therebetween. The connector provides a substantially visible fluid flow path extending through a substantial portion of the connector.
US11071843B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for dynamically masking audible breathing noises determined to be generated by one or more sleeping partners. According to aspects, a subject's sleep is protected by detecting audible breathing noises in a sleeping environment, determining the audible breathing noises are not generated by the subject, and mitigating the perception of the audible breathing noises that are determined to originate from another subject, such as a bed partner, pet, etc. The dynamic masking reduces the subject's exposure to unnecessary sounds and reduces the chances of masking sounds disturbing the subject's sleep.
US11071829B2
Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for providing controlled delivery of a therapeutic substance during a surgical procedure, the devices and systems including a base, a frame having a proximal end and a distal end attached to the base, an injection subassembly including a plunger shaft, a relative motion subassembly including a lever plate, and a fastener configured to connect the plunger shaft of the injection subassembly and the lever plate of the relative motion subassembly.
US11071817B2
A syringe nest assembly includes a base having a first surface and an opposing second surface and a first plate movably coupled to the base. The base includes a plurality of nesting units extending upwardly away from the first surface of the base. Each nesting unit includes a hollow body having a first open end distal from the first surface of the base and an opposing second open end. The first plate has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first plate includes a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface of the first plate. Each aperture of the first plate is generally aligned with a respective nesting unit of the base.
US11071812B2
Doxorubicin is extracted from blood using anionic material, such as a resin comprising sulfonated polystyrene divinylbenzene beads, and polyethersulfone membrane, or both. After exposing the resin and/or membrane to blood in order to remove doxorubicin therefrom, the doxorubicin maybe extracted from the resin and/or membrane by exposing the material to an extraction solution, sonicating the extraction solution to enhance release of the doxorubicin, and repeating the exposure and sonication in order to remove substantially all of doxorubicin from the resin.
US11071804B2
The present invention provides a hemostatic composite sponge comprising oxidized cellulose and an essentially gelatin-free bioadhesive material stably associated with said sponge and present in an organized pattern on said sponge.
US11071802B2
The device for diffusing volatile substances, comprising a casing (1) wherein at least two respective volatile substance containers (2) are housed, said containers (2) being moveable relative to said casing (1) between at least one first position, where one of the containers (2) is exposed to the environment for diffusing its volatile substances, and a second position, where another container (2) is exposed to the environment, and characterised in that between said casing (1) and the container or containers (2) unexposed to the environment a space (3) is defined, which allows the diffusion of volatile substances from the unexposed container or containers (2) to a lesser extent than the container (2) exposed to the environment. It enables performance to be improved due to the fact that two or more fragrances in two or more containers contribute to the final performance and intensity.
US11071788B2
The present application relates to novel binder drug conjugates (ADCs), to active metabolites of these ADCs, to processes for preparing these ADCs, to the use of these ADCs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use of these ADCs for preparing medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as, for example, cancer diseases. Such treatments can be effected as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
US11071781B2
A method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic immunomodulatory anticancer agent. A further method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic targeted anticancer agent. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cancer. The intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition can comprise an IL chemoablative agent comprising primarily a halogenated xanthene.
US11071770B2
The present invention relates to a method for detecting heart damage in a patient. The invention also relates to methods for treatment of patients identified as having heart damage. The invention further pertains to methods for evaluating the efficacy of an ongoing therapeutic regimen designated to treat a damaged heart in a patient.
US11071765B2
The present invention relates to synergistic compositions comprising extracts or fractions derived from Bacopa monnieri in combination with extracts or fractions derived from Terminalia chebula for improving brain health, memory/mental condition, enhancing brain/mental functions such as cognition, memory, learning, retention, communication and for treating neurodegenerative diseases/disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease etc. The invention further relates to method of improving brain health and brain functions selected from cognition, memory, memory retention, information recall, intelligence, motivation, attention, concentration, learning power and communication and to alleviate disease conditions related to cognition and memory deficits in a mammal by supplementing the mammal with an effective dose of the synergistic composition comprising at least one extract or fraction derived from Bacopa monnieri in combination with at least extract or fraction derived from Terminalia chebula.
US11071760B2
Provided herein are novel Lactobacillus fermentum strains, NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060, compositions containing the NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060 strains, and fermented dairy products and bioactive compounds prepared using the NRRL B-67059 or NRRL B-67060 strains. Also provided are methods of modulating the immune system of a subject.
US11071754B2
A method of treating cancer in a subject includes contacting an enriched population of T-cells obtained from cancer or tumor draining lymph nodes ex-vivo with: an anti-CD3 antibody, an anti-CD28 antibody, and/or functional fragments thereof, and optionally a VEGF inhibitor and/or an IL-2 receptor agonist, at amounts effective to activate and expand the T-cells and administering the activated and expanded T-cells to the subject.
US11071753B2
Engineered dendritic cell vaccines, and methods of forming and applying same, that may be used as effective immunotherapies for cancers.
US11071744B2
Provided are novel prodrug salts of selective aquaporin inhibitors, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and novel processes for their synthesis and novel intermediates for use in their synthesis. Also provided is use of a compound for the prophylaxis, treatment, and control of aquaporin-mediated conditions. Aquaporin inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors of AQP4 and/or AQP2, may be of utility in the treatment or control of diseases of water imbalance, for example edema (particularly edema of the brain and spinal cord), hyponatremia, and excess fluid retention, as well as diseases such as epilepsy, retinal ischemia and other diseases of the eye, myocardial ischemia, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, myocardial infarction, myocardial hypoxia, congestive heart failure, sepsis, and neuromyelitis optica, as well as migraines.
US11071740B2
In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to composition comprising stable particles comprising ganaxolone, wherein the volume weighted median diameter (D50) of the particles is from about 50 nm to about 500 nm.
US11071739B1
Stable oral liquid compositions including chlorpromazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of chlorpromazine, and methods of administering the compositions, are disclosed.
US11071738B2
The purpose of the invention is to develop a novel therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases such as NASH or NAFLD. The invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11071731B2
Disclosed herein are compounds, of the class of amine-bearing heterocycles, which act as positive allosteric modulators and silent allosteric modulators of the mu opioid receptor. These compounds are useful for the treatment of pain, drug addiction, and other CNS derived maladies that are controlled directly or indirectly by activation of the mu opioid receptor. Methods for making and using the allosteric modulators disclosed herein are also provided.
US11071728B2
Aspects of the invention relate generally to the treatment of schizophrenia and to monitoring for specific adverse reactions.
US11071719B2
The inventive subject matter provides ready-to-administer, preferably anti-oxidant free, epinephrine compositions with improved stability, and methods for preparing the same. Contemplated compositions can be packaged using blow-fill-seal technology or packaged into flexible IV bags and maintain degradation of the epinephrine at a level of less than 5 wt % when stored over at least one months at between 2-40° C.
US11071716B2
The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36γ (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
US11071713B2
The present invention provides a novel liposome composition containing eribulin or its pharmacologically permissible salt, and its method of manufacture.
US11071702B2
A method of making a hair care formulation is provided, comprising: providing a hair care system concentrate, comprising: 9 to 15 wt % of a cellulose based cationic polymer; 39 to 60 wt % a polyalkylene glycol; 9 to 15 wt % a film forming nonionic polyethylene glycol polymer; 2.5 to 20 wt % a linear polypropylene glycol; and 10 to 35 wt % a polyethylene glycol diester of stearic acid; providing at least one hair care additive; providing water; adding the hair care system concentrate and the at least one hair care additive to the water to form the hair care formulation.
US11071701B2
The present invention belongs to the fields of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and concerns on the one hand a medicament for the inhibition of and refers also on the cosmetic, non-therapeutic use for the treatment of hyperpigmentation, particularly induced by sun light radiation, preferably induced by visible light radiation.
US11071699B2
The invention relates to a deodorant composition in the form of a solid stick comprising: a) from 24 to 55 wt. % of dipropylene glycol; b) from 4 to 8 wt. % of propylene glycol; c) from 10 to 20 wt. % of glycerol; d) from 20 to 40 wt. % of water; and, e) from 0.5 to 15 wt. % of a structurant; wherein, the weight ratio of dipropylene glycol (a), to propylene glycol (b) is greater than 5:1; and, wherein, the weight ratio of dipropylene glycol (a), to glycerol (c) is from 1:1 to 3:1.
US11071697B2
The present invention relates to an antibacterial composition which, when applied to the surface of a tooth, allows remineralisation of the enamel to occur, said composition having very low toxicity for human use. When applied, the composition leaves no stains and does not alter the visible colour characteristics of the teeth to which it has been applied.
US11071695B2
The present invention relates to cosmetic anti-blemish compositions, in the form of a silicone-containing emulsion, which are particularly useful to fill deep wrinkles, particularly around the lips.
US11071690B2
A sealed sterile device for the aseptic separation and concentration of biological components, which includes: a tube sealed at first end and which has a mouth at second end; a plunger of flexible material, without an actuation rod, installed inside the tube with the possibility of longitudinal movement, and which has a hole for charging with a fluid to be separated and concentrated and discharging the separated fractions, the hole being provide with a valved female Luer lock connection, the plunger also having a purging duct provided with a self-sealing filter for the automatic purging of the air/gas contained in the tube during the filling of the tube with the fluid to be separated and concentrated; and a cap for protecting the connection-plunger assembly, couplable to the mouth of the tube.
US11071687B2
A compression measurement and feedback system which measures the magnitude and the angle of manual CPR force applied to a patient and provides the measured magnitude and direction information as compression data feedback to the person applying CPR to the patient. Any variation in the magnitude or direction of the compression force applied may be calculated from the compression data measured by the compression sensor. A monitor receives the compression data and processes the compression data to generate feedback data to the CPR provider indicating the magnitude and direction of the applied CPR compression along with ideal CPR compression characteristics for comparison.
US11071684B2
A shaking device includes at least one pad, a mover configured to reciprocally move the pad, and a mount configured to support the mover. The shaking device may be connected with a medical device using a feedback system. The shaking device may be configured to change settings based on readings from the feedback system.
US11071679B2
A portable therapeutic device includes a portable body having a recessed central region and a raised outer peripheral edge surrounding the recessed central region and directly engaged with the recessed central region, a plurality of massage balls seated at the recessed central region and spaced inside a perimeter of the raised outer peripheral edge, a thermal-conductive element channeled inside the outer peripheral edge and spaced from the recessed central region, and a power source communicatively coupled to the massage balls and the thermal-conductive element.
US11071666B2
A sleep apparatus, such as a mattress, comprises a head support surface sized to support a person's head, and a torso support surface sized to support a person's torso. The head support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from a first side toward a second side of the mattress, and the torso support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from the first side toward the second side. In some embodiments, the lateral slope of the head support surface is at least about 15°, the lateral slope of the head support surface is greater than the lateral slope of the torso support surface, and/or, the sleep apparatus slopes in the longitudinal direction as well.
