US11306767B2
The invention provides a design method for a connecting rod. The connecting rod includes a first end, a shank and a second end; and the shank is connected between the first end and the second end. The design method includes: determining a weight m1 of a standard steel connecting rod; determining a weight m2 of a nodular cast iron connecting rod having the same size with the standard steel connecting rod; and simulating to reinforce the shank with a reinforcement material having a preset weight m, and calculating a size of the reinforced shank; where m1>m2, and m
US11306759B2
A fastener structure and an assembling method thereof are introduced. The fastener structure includes a head portion and a body portion. The body portion is movably connected to the head portion and includes a connecting section for assembling to an intermediate member. The intermediate member includes a material retaining section and can be further connected to an object. Partial material of the object would move or flow into the material retaining section when the intermediate member is forcefully pressed against the object, so that the intermediate member and the object are connected together. Since the body portion can be assembled to the intermediate member and the intermediate member can be further connected to an object, and the fastener structure can be fastened to and released from a target object, at least two objects can be repeatedly and quickly connected to and disconnect from one another using the fastener structure.
US11306757B2
A recessed lighting fixture includes an elongated body including a flange and a pair of swing arms. The swing arms are deployable between a stowed configuration adjacent to the elongated body, to a deployed configuration wherein the swing arms extend radially from the elongated body. In the deployed configuration the swing arms are translatable along threaded members extending along the elongated body in order to clamp a ceiling or other surface between the swing arms and the flange to secure the recessed lighting fixture into a hole in the ceiling. The swing arms comprise removable portions that can be used to increase the range of thicknesses of surface in which the recessed lighting fixture can be installed.
US11306748B2
A controller for a valve assembly that is configured to meet requirements for use in hazardous areas. These configurations may regulate flow of instrument air to a pneumatic actuator to operate a valve. The controller may comprise enclosures, including a first enclosure and a second enclosure, each having a peripheral wall forming an interior space, and circuitry comprising a barrier circuit disposed in the interior space of one of the enclosures that power limits digital signals that exits that enclosure. In one example, the peripheral wall of enclosures are configured to allow instrument air into the interior space of the first enclosure but to prevent instrument air from the interior space of the second enclosure.
US11306744B2
A pump comprises: a vertically-extending conduit having an intermediate portion extending between lower and upper portions, the intermediate portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the upper portions, a lift arrangement including an array of ports arranged over a length of the lower portion, each port of the array having a terminus at the lower portion and extending horizontally away from the terminus such that the working fluid is directed towards a center of the conduit; and an injector having a terminus at the top of the intermediate portion and extending vertically downwardly such that the working fluid is directed vertically upwardly, the terminus of the injector being defined by a cylindrical groove, an annular chamber surrounding the injector, having a length and communicating with the injector through a row of apertures spaced a distance from the junction of the transition portion and the intermediate portion.
US11306742B2
A submersible pneumatic canister pump system for pumping liquid from a tank or underground location by incorporating a valve inside the pump for preventing air from exiting with the liquid discharge. The floating-ball valve is located near the lower end of the pump and communicates with the discharge pipe. When liquid level approaches the lower end of the pump, a ball of lighter density than the liquid rests on a seat and prevents further discharge of liquid and the passage of air out of the pump. Also various pump control arrangements can be used to operate the pump and a quick-passage check valve can be used to enhance operation.
US11306737B2
An inflator with an air guiding sleeve includes a chassis, a core and a drive motor installed in the chassis, an air guiding sleeve and a cooling fan. The air guiding sleeve has an air guiding hole penetrating through the air guiding sleeve. The drive motor includes a main body and a shaft rotatably installed to the main body, and the shaft has an end protruded from the main body and provided for driving the core to move and the other end protruded from the main body and provided for connecting the cooling fan. The air guiding sleeve includes a positioning shell and an air guiding ring connected to the positioning shell, and the positioning shell is installed to the chassis and/or the drive motor, and the air guiding ring is sheathed onto the external side of the cooling fan and installed around the cooling fan.
US11306732B2
A centrifugal impeller including a wheel cover, a wheel disc, and a plurality of blades disposed between the wheel cover and the wheel disc. The wheel cover and the wheel disc each includes a sheet metal, and the plurality of blades includes a composite material. The wheel cover includes an air inlet. The wheel disc includes a central part and a motor mounting base disposed on the central part. Every two adjacent blades form an air channel including an air outlet. The plurality of blades each includes a metal frame, and a plastic shell disposed on the metal frame. Two ends of the metal frame are connected to the wheel cover and the wheel disc, respectively. The metal frame is integrated with the plastic shell through injection molding. The plastic shell is wrapped around at least a part of the metal frame.
US11306730B2
A fan motor includes: a motor housing; a rotating shaft; a rotor; a stator disposed outside the rotor; an impeller having at least one blade and a hub; and an impeller cover surrounding an outer circumference of the impeller and defining an air suction inlet. The impeller cover includes: a shroud having an inner diameter that expands in an air flow direction; and a non-metallic coating layer coated on an inner circumferential surface of the shroud and having a lower strength than the blade. The non-metallic coating layer includes: a first area having a first thickness; a second area having a second thickness thinner than the first thickness and defining a stepped portion with the first area, thereby minimizing leakage flow caused by the pressure difference from a pressure-side surface to a suction-side surface of the blade to reduce flow path loss and improving efficiency of the fan motor.
US11306726B2
A bearing system includes a bearing housing that includes a sleeve and a mounting structure for connecting the bearing system to a compressor housing. The sleeve has a radial inner surface that defines a cylindrical bore, and includes a locking feature located along the radial inner surface. The mounting structure is located radially outward from the sleeve. The bearing system also includes a foil bearing assembly positioned within the cylindrical bore. The foil bearing assembly includes an outer foil, an inner foil, and a bump foil positioned between the outer foil and the inner foil. At least one of the outer foil and the inner foil includes a bearing retention feature cooperatively engaged with the locking feature to maintain the foil bearing assembly within the bearing housing at a fixed rotational position.
US11306718B2
A vane pump includes a housing, a rotor, a vane and a reed valve. A position at which the sliding direction of the vane with respect to the rotor is inverted from outward to inward is defined as a reference position, and a section of the pump chamber on the discharge hole side with respect to the reference position is defined as a discharge section. A pressure relief groove is disposed in a portion of the bottom wall portion corresponding to the discharge section with a clearance secured between the peripheral wall portion and the pressure relief groove. When the vane overlaps the pressure relief groove, a pair of the working chambers communicate with each other via the pressure relief groove.
US11306681B2
Conventional commercial engine exhaust systems are defined with axi-symmetric surfaces (e.g., conical or nearly conical surfaces), which create an annular exhaust for the fan (bypass) nozzle of roughly constant duct-height around the circumference. In one example configuration, the fan sleeve has been sheared upward (towards the wing or pylon) causing a larger area and duct height near the pylon relative to the portion away from the pylon. For a given thrust generated by the turbofan engine housed in the nacelle, the shear toward the pylon mount realigns the thrust in the direction of flight which may, in some examples, reduce noise experienced downstream of the turbofan engine and decreases fuel consumed in the engine core.
US11306679B2
The invention relates to an aircraft turbine engine module (10), comprising a degassing tube (14) and an ejection cone (12). The tube and the cone comprise centring means engaging together. The invention also relates to a locating and adjusting tool for assembling said module.
US11306672B2
A system and method for a variable displacement internal combustion engine using different types of pneumatic cylinder springs on skipped working cycles to control engine and aftertreatment system temperatures are described. The system and method may be used to rapidly heat up the aftertreatment system(s) and/or an engine block of the engine following a cold start by using one or more different types of pneumatic cylinder springs during skipped firing opportunities. By rapidly heating the aftertreatment system(s) and/or engine block, noxious emissions such as hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, NOx and/or particulates, following cold starts are significantly reduced.
US11306669B1
A system, apparatus, and method for controlling an engine system can provide fuel reactivity compensation control for an engine of the engine system. The control can include controlling pilot fuel quantity supplied to an engine based on a pilot fuel offset value; and controlling air-to-fuel ratio (AFR) for the engine based on an AFR control trim value. A NOx error value can be used to generate one of the pilot fuel offset value or the AFR control trim value, and an exhaust temperature error value can be used to generate the other of the pilot fuel offset value or the AFR control trim value.
US11306666B2
A method detects coking in the inlet section of an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection, a throttle valve and a variable inlet valve lift controller. A correction value calculated by the inlet valve lift controller as an offset value with a preset valve lift is determined. In parallel, a first quantity deviation test is carried out by which a first air ratio value is determined, which is formed from a first lambda value measured during the first quantity deviation test and a desired lambda value of the fuel combustion in the combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine, wherein, in the first quantity deviation test a load control process is carried out by way of the variable inlet valve lift controller. In a second quantity deviation test, a second air ratio value is determined which is formed from a lambda value measured during the second quantity deviation test and a desired lambda value of the fuel combustion. In the second quantity deviation test a load control process is carried out by way of the throttle valve. A comparison value is formed from the first air ratio value and the second air ratio value. Whether coking is present in the inlet section of the internal combustion engine is determined by combined evaluation of the comparison result and of the correction value.
US11306665B2
A throttle device includes a throttle body, a throttle valve, a throttle shaft, a throttle gear, and a coil spring. A cylindrical spring guide disposed in the coil spring is provided on the throttle body. A full-close stopper and a full-open stopper arranged at a prescribed interval in a circumferential direction are provided on the spring guide. A fully closed opening regulation lever includes a full-close abutment configured to abut against the full-close stopper and full-open abutment configured to abut against the full-open stopper.
US11306661B1
Methods and apparatus to operate a gas turbine engine with hydrogen gas are disclosed. An example combustor nozzle apparatus of a gas turbine engine includes a first circuit to transport a blend of hydrogen gas, inert gas, and/or other combustible gas from a supply to a gas turbine combustor, the blend of hydrogen gas, inert gas, and/or other combustible gas including between 100% hydrogen gas, 100% inert gas, or 100% other combustible gas, a second circuit to transport water from the supply to the gas turbine combustor, and a nozzle tip. The nozzle tip includes a first outlet in connection with the second circuit to provide the water to the gas turbine combustor, and a second outlet in connection with the first circuit, the second outlet concentrically positioned within the first outlet to provide the blend of hydrogen gas, inert gas, and/or other combustible gas to the gas turbine combustor.
US11306658B2
A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section having a high pressure compressor and a core casing surrounding the compressor section and defining an inlet. The gas turbine engine also includes a cooling system for cooling air in or to the compressor section. The cooling system includes a fluid tank for storing a volume of cooling fluid and a fluid line assembly in fluid communication with the fluid tank. The fluid line assembly includes an outlet positioned upstream of the high pressure compressor and downstream of the inlet defined by the core casing for injecting cooling fluid into an airflow upstream of the high pressure compressor.
US11306656B2
A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a passageway configured to permit fluid to drain back into a bearing compartment. The passageway has an inlet outside the bearing compartment and an outlet inside the bearing compartment. The outlet is spaced-apart from a central rotational axis of a towershaft gear.
US11306648B1
An internal combustion engine has a cylinder head having a cylinder roof defining first and second intake ports. The cylinder head supports a spark plug positioned between a central axis of the cylinder roof and a fuel injector. A combustion pre-chamber is connected to and extends outwardly from the roof. The pre-chamber encapsulates the spark plug, and is offset from the central axis and positioned between the central axis and the first and second intake ports. The pre-chamber defines an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture positioned along a spray streamline of the fuel injector, and defines first and second side apertures. Each side aperture is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the first and second intake ports. A method of operating an engine having a pre-chamber is also provided.
US11306643B2
A plant for the absorption of individual components, such as pollutants or recyclable materials, in gases, in which an absorption solution is brought into contact with the gas in an absorption chamber, where the absorption solution is fed into the absorption chamber through spray nozzles and the gas can be fed into the absorption chamber from below through a vertical inlet duct, where the inlet duct is covered by a roof structure. The roof structure is made up of a large number of lamellae placed one on top of one another and with spaces in between.
US11306635B2
The invention relates to a method for regenerating a particulate filter in the exhaust gas channel of a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive consisting of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine. In this context, the internal combustion engine is lugged by the electric motor in order to regenerate the particulate filter. The internal combustion engine transports oxygen-rich air into the exhaust gas channel, a process in which the soot retained in the particulate filter is oxidized by the oxygen and the particulate filter can thus be regenerated. In this process, during the regeneration of the particulate filter, the quantity of air is controlled by a throttle valve in the air supply means of the internal combustion engine in order to allow the particulate filter to be regenerated as quickly and efficiently as possible. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, whereby the hybrid drive has a control unit to carry out such a method for the regeneration of the particulate filter.
US11306625B2
A valve rotating device has an annular main body, an annular cover body, and an annular axial spring element. The main body has multiple pockets of variable depth so that raceways are formed for balls situated therein, wherein tangential springs press the balls against ends of the pockets in the circumferential direction. The cover body is rotatable relative to the main body about an axis and is axially displaceable, and has an annular first support element, an annular second support element, and a connection, wherein the support elements are axially spaced apart from one another and the connection connects the support elements so that they are fixed relative to one another. The axial spring element at a first end rests on an annular stop surface of the main body, and at a second end rests on a surface of the first support element, wherein the axial spring element is situated between the first support element and the second support element. A surface of the second support element facing away from the axial spring element rests against the balls, and the balls and the axial spring element are arranged in an overlapping manner in the axial direction.
US11306615B2
There is disclosed a rotor for a turbocharger, wherein the rotor has a rotor shaft, a carrier sleeve, a bearing collar and an oil diverting ring. The oil diverting ring is arranged on the carrier sleeve and is spaced apart from the rotor shaft in the radial direction by means of the carrier sleeve.
US11306608B2
A gas turbine casing made of composite material from fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix. The casing includes at least one stiffener portion extending at a radius greater than the radius of upstream and downstream portions of the casing that are adjacent to the stiffener portion so as to form an annular recess in the inside surface of the casing.
US11306607B2
A steam valve has a tubular stop valve configured to move toward an upper/lower end side along a direction of an axis when the stop valve is opened/closed; and a valve main body accommodating the stop valve, wherein a base end portion including an end portion of the stop valve at the upper end side is accommodated in a first accommodation space formed in the valve main body, the base end portion has a plurality of inclination surfaces formed on an outer circumference of the base end portion which are inclined such that a distance from the axis to each of the plurality of inclination surfaces decreases toward the upper end side, and a plurality of contact surfaces are formed in the first accommodation space to come in contact with the plurality of inclination surfaces respectively when the stop valve moves toward the upper end side.
US11306602B2
In a guide vane according to an embodiment of the invention, where in a section perpendicular to a guide vane rotation axis, a curvature of a contour line forming a runner side vane surface of the guide vane is referred to as a positive curvature when the contour line is formed to be convex, while the curvature of the contour line is referred to as a negative curvature when the contour line is formed to be concave, a negative curvature portion where the curvature of the contour line becomes negative is provided on the runner side vane surface. The negative curvature portion is formed from an upper end portion to a lower end portion of the runner side vane surface.
US11306589B2
A rotary displacement piston pump is disclosed having rotatable single or dual valve/port plate(s). The valve plate, being rotatable forward and/or rearward with respect to the rotation of the piston carrier, alters the phasing of the land area of the pumping action thereby altering the phasing of piston speed inasmuch as the land area can be moved to a position to accelerate the piston(s) in a pre or decompression phase. In this way, pump noise, from colliding pressure fronts within the respective high and low pressure plenums, can be “tuned” out of the pump by adjusting the phasing and position of the valve plate(s) and raising or lowering the pre and decompression pressure(s) as necessary. Pump volume can also be controlled by advancing or retarding the valve plate(s), either in or out of synch, so as to shorten intake/exhaust piston stroke and overlap fluid flow between respective intake/exhaust plenums.
US11306585B2
An industrial machine comprising a chassis, a cutting head supported by the chassis, and a controller. In one embodiment, the controller, having an electronic processor and memory, is configured to receive an input via an operator, indicating at least one selected from a group consisting of a desired volume of a material to be mined and a desired weight of the material to be mined, determine a sump depth of the cutting head based on the input, and control the industrial machine based on the sump depth.
US11306582B2
Inversion-based workflows are provided for real-time interpretation of the electromagnetic (EM) look-around and look-ahead measurements. The profile of a look-around zone is determined by interpreting EM measurements of a look-around zone. The profile of the look-around zone characterizes formation dip as well as vertical resistivity or resistivity anisotropy of one or more formation layers of the look-around zone. The profile of a look-ahead zone is determined by interpreting EM measurements of the look-ahead zone. The profile of the look-ahead zone characterizes formation dip as well as horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity or anisotropy of one or more formation layers of the look-ahead zone. The workflows can also involve interpretation of look-around resistivity measurements to aid in the characterization of the look-around zone.
US11306581B2
A method of validating a directional survey includes measuring the gravity and magnetic field vectors using a surveying tool and computing an overall statistical distance of the measurement. The statistical distance may be calculated from reference values associated with the surveying tool using corresponding surveying tool codes with error values. In a further aspect, an error covariance matrix may be used to determine whether the new errors m a survey are consistent or not with errors from one or more previous surveys.
US11306577B2
Methods and devices used to calibrate EM corrosion detection tools may estimate the effects of the presence of a core on measurements to enable more accurate corrosion detection in the well line. The methods may involve sending voltages to a core of a well tool disposed in the well line to obtain signals while the core is in a saturated and unsaturated state. Subsequent measurements using the core may be calibrated using a constant resulting from the division of the signals achieved at the core in the saturated and unsaturated states.
US11306574B2
Compositions of nanoparticle-based stimulation fluids and methods of use for acid diversion from high permeability zones into low permeability zones to achieve deep penetration of wormholes in subterranean formations, such as carbonate formations. Certain embodiments include a gel precursor composition comprising metal oxide nanoparticles, such as silicon dioxide nanoparticles as a gelling agent, and magnesium chloride.
US11306571B2
A method for injecting non-condensable gas or application of in-situ combustion to recover remaining oil in a heavy oil reservoir with bottom water includes: drilling a new horizontal well in an oil layer between the existing horizontal production well location and the bottom water layer; preheating the new horizontal well; after the horizontal section of the horizontal well is in thermal communication with the upper steam/gas chamber, performing gas injection in existing wells to maintain pressure slightly higher or similar to the pressure of the bottom water layer, and converting the horizontal well into a continuous production well; drilling a vertical well in the unswept reservoir area; establishing a fluid communication in the oil layer between the vertical well and the horizontal well, injecting air or oxygen into the vertical well; and in the later stage of the horizontal well, stopping gas injection and gradually reducing the pressure in the steam/gas chamber.
US11306569B2
A flow control device including a housing sized to be disposed within a wellbore; a valve portion disposed within the housing and operable to control the flow of fluid therethrough, the valve portion having at least one valve having a first configuration and a second configuration; an actuator operable to adjust the at least one valve between the first configuration and the second configuration; and a conduit coupled with an exterior surface of the housing and in fluidic communication with the at least one valve.
US11306561B2
A completion assembly defines a throughbore and comprises an isolation valve configurable between an open state (permitting fluid to flow through the throughbore) and a closed state (preventing fluid from flowing through the throughbore). A method for use in installing the assembly into a wellbore in a single trip comprises running the assembly into the wellbore with the valve in the open state until a downhole end of the assembly reaches a target position; injecting a fluid through the throughbore and the valve when the valve is in the open state; configuring the valve into the closed state; and performing a pressure integrity test of the throughbore above the valve. The valve is configurable between the open and closed states without any requirement for the valve to be mechanically engaged by an activation member or a tool whilst the valve receives power from a power source.
US11306556B2
An assembly disposed within a subterranean wellbore can include a first dislodging tool coupled to a bottom end of a tubing string, wherein the first dislodging tool, when enabled at a first time, performs a first action to free at least one service tool, disposed below the first dislodging tool in the subterranean wellbore, from being stuck.
US11306555B2
Presented herein are apparatus and methods that alleviate incidence of stuck pipes in downhole environments. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods described herein include a drill pipe for drilling operations including: a dissolvable layer deposited on a portion of an outer surface of the drill pipe; and a tunnel connected to the dissolvable layer.
US11306551B2
A method of seal condition monitoring may determine the state of the annular seal, the state of one or more sealing elements, take actions to maintain the annular seal as one or more sealing elements transition from new to worn, and provide advance notice of the impending failure of one or more sealing elements so as to avoid a catastrophic annular seal failure while the marine riser is pressurized. Advantageously, operations may be conducted proactively rather than reactively, and one or more sealing elements may be replaced well in advance of failure, but potentially later than a conventional maintenance schedule would dictate. The one or more failing sealing elements may be proactively replaced without depressurizing the marine riser, prior to seal failure or replacement may be planned well in advance and coordinated with other rig operations to improve efficiency and maintain the safety of the drilling rig and personnel.
US11306534B2
A connector for coupling to a bead chain is disclosed. In use, the connector is arranged and configured so that the connector can pass over a bearing. In one example of an embodiment, the bearing is positioned in a tensioner so that the connector moves through the tensioner, which is operatively coupled to the bead chain. In one example embodiment, application of a force on the bead chain to move the covering between an extended position and a retracted position, self-orients the connector so that a top portion of the connector faces and/or contacts the bearing so that the connector smoothly passes across an exterior arcuate surface of the bearing. In one example embodiment, the top portion includes a curved surface to contact the curved surface of the bearing.
US11306530B1
A garage floor barricade is inserted into a seam between two slabs of concrete at a garage floor entrance of a garage for prohibiting fluid and debris from traveling past the garage floor entrance (e.g., ground level) into the garage. The barricade includes a single and continuous body having a flanged bottom edge adapted to be inserted into a seam between two slabs of concrete at the garage floor entrance of the garage. An adhesive member adapted to be deposited into the seam and configured to be engaged with the flanged bottom edge such that a planar medial portion of the body remains sufficiently upright above the seam between the two slabs of concrete.
US11306522B2
A furniture fitting includes at least one rotatably mounted screw for fixing the furniture fitting to a furniture part. The furniture fitting further includes at least one drive element separate from the screw, and the drive element is movement-coupled to the screw and has a tool receiving device. The at least one screw is configured to be driven by rotating the tool receiving device with the aid of a tool.
US11306517B2
A rotary drive actuation system for actuating a latch including: an output shaft having a member affixed at one end of the output shaft for coupling to a component of the latch; a common drive element affixed to the output shaft at the other end of the output shaft; and a plurality of motors coupled to the common drive element for simultaneously driving the common drive element and the output shaft in a first rotary direction to effect actuation of the latch.
US11306516B2
A motor vehicle latch, in particular a motor vehicle door latch, that in its basic structure is equipped with a locking mechanism essentially consisting of a catch and at least one pawl. Furthermore, an operating lever mechanism for the locking mechanism having at least one coupling lever and one release lever is realized. In its “coupled position,” the coupling lever connects the release lever mechanically to the locking mechanism, and in its “uncoupled” position separates the release lever from the locking mechanism. In addition, an inertia element for guiding the coupling lever is provided. According to the invention, the inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever, which guide contour in a crash event separates the coupled coupling lever from the release lever and transfers the coupling lever to its “uncoupled” position without further mechanical contact.
US11306515B2
A resettable inertia lock assembly may include a chassis configured to be mounted within an access closure of a motor vehicle, a cassette, a reset structure defined on one of the chassis and the cassette, a resettable locking apparatus carried by the cassette and including an inertia-activated member and an engagement coupler, the engagement coupler movable between a first position securing the inertia-activated member in an inertia-activated position and a second position in which the engagement coupler does not secure the inertia-activated member in the inertia-activated position, and a movement device for producing a relative movement between the chassis and the cassette to cause the reset structure to engage and move the engagement coupler from the first position to the second position thereof to allow the inertia-activated member to move from the inertia-activated position to a home position.
US11306512B2
An exemplary closure assembly includes a swinging barrier, a pushbar assembly mounted to a first side of the barrier, a remote trim assembly mounted to a second side of the barrier, and a transmission assembly that extends at least partially through the barrier and couples remote trim assembly and the pushbar assembly. The pushbar assembly includes a latchbolt and a pushbar operable to retract the latchbolt. The remote trim includes a handle that is operably coupled with the latchbolt via the transmission assembly such that the handle is operable to retract the latchbolt. The handle is positioned above the pushbar such that a vertical offset distance is defined therebetween. The offset distance is selected such that a user having a height within a selected range of heights is able to actuate the pushbar assembly, but cannot actuate the trim assembly.
US11306509B2
A bottom opening password lock comprises a lock case and a liner arranged in the lock case as well as a shackle connected with a top of the lock case, and a fork, a password assembly and a locking mechanism are installed and arranged on the liner; the password assembly comprises a pin shaft and a second spring, a clutch sleeve, a password wheel, a code adjusting lever and a washer sleeved on the pin shaft. One end of the second spring is abutted against an inner side of the washer, and the other end is abutted against the clutch sleeve away from the code adjusting lever. The bottom opening of the present invention adjusts a password through the code adjusting lever, the code adjusting lever is toggled manually, the code adjusting lever directly pushes the clutch sleeve to move and separate from the password wheel, and the pin shaft is motionless. The code adjusting lever is located at the bottom of a lock body, which is convenient to adjust, may not be lost, and is more convenient for users to use.
US11306507B2
A locking system has a lock housing having first pin slots, a lock cylinder having second pin slots and being supported within the lock housing such that rotation of the lock cylinder is dependent upon a position of tumbler pins within the pin slots, and an idler block defining a keyway to receive a deviated key in which the idler block is rotatable relative to the lock cylinder between an entry position and a pin position aligning the key with the pin slots. One or more translating shields in the idler block are movable from an open position in which the keyway is unobstructed by the shield to allow for insertion or removal of the deviated key and a closed position in which the translating shield protrudes at least partway into a path of the keyway without interfering with rotation of the deviated key with the idler block.
US11306504B2
A fitting includes a functional lock part with a restraining area for a door element, and first and second fitting elements. Each of the fittings includes at least sectionwise a locating portion, which includes an intermediate layer able to contact the door element. The fitting elements delimit the restraining area. The functional lock part includes a third fitting element disposed between the first and second fitting elements. The fitting further includes an adjusting mechanism disposed between the fitting elements, with which a position alignment of the functional lock part can be performed.
US11306496B2
A method is defined for attaching mounted parts on a mounting substrate formed of concrete or masonry, having a group of anchors wherein the following is true for the ratio VSd/NSd of the rated value for the transverse load VSd and of the rated value of the tensile load NSd of at least one anchor in the anchor group: VSd/NSd≥0.3, preferably VSd/NSd≥0.6 and particularly preferably VSd/NSd≥1.0, and wherein the characteristic resistances of these anchors to transverse loading VRk or to tensile loading NRk satisfy the following relationship: VRk/NRk≤1.1. The at least one anchor of the anchor group is inclined at an angle αAnker to the perpendicular to the surface of the mounting substrate in such a manner that the following is true: αAnker=k*¾*arc tan (VSd/NSd) for NSd>0, and αAnker=k*67.5° for NSd=0, where: 0.8≤k≤1.34, providing that αAnker≤75°.
US11306495B2
A fall protection system can include towers configured to be coupled together with horizontal lifelines. Each tower can have a base removably coupled to a bottom of the frame. A lower slip sleeve can be slidably coupled to the base. The lower slip sleeve can have an elongate opening extending therethrough. An internal piece can be slidably received in the elongate opening and coupled to the lower slip sleeve. In addition, an upper slip sleeve can be coupled to an exterior of the internal piece such that the upper slip sleeve is not movable relative to the internal piece. Further, a mount plate can be slidably coupled to an exterior of the upper slip sleeve and mounted to a top of the frame. Finally, a stanchion can be slidably received in the upper elongate opening and coupled to the upper slip sleeve.
US11306491B2
Devices for anchoring objects to structural elements such as rafter beams and other similar objects are disclosed. Such anchoring devices include coupling devices configured to grasp beams nondestructively and may include multiple coupling devices to enable supporting extended structures too large or heavy to be supported by a single anchoring point in areas where hanging or supporting objects might otherwise be difficult.
US11306487B2
A rigid polymeric modular flooring plank can be one continuous piece having a top surface, a bottom surface and multiple sides defining the edges of said rigid polymeric modular flooring plank. The rigid polymeric modular flooring plank can include the appearance of multiple tiles or one tile as part of the top surface, with each of the multiple tiles having multiple simulated sides and a decorative surface, and each tile is completely surrounded by simulated grout lines that have a depth and either have a full width W or a half width ½W. Any simulated grout line that is located at any of said multiple sides has the half width and all other simulated grout lines have the full width. The rigid polymeric modular flooring plank has at least a polymeric base layer, a decorative layer, and a wear layer located above the decorative layer.
US11306482B1
A slab anchor that is resizable in the field to accommodate different thicknesses of slabs. The anchor may have a top assembly and a bottom assembly that are joined by pipe such as widely available PVC pipe. A contractor can simply determine the desired width of the slab (which determines the height of the anchor) and cut a PVC pipe to the length necessary to make a slab anchor of the needed height. This system allows contractors to keep on hand only a single type of slab anchor, and to customize this anchor easily at the last minute for each slab. The top assembly of the anchor may have a coil that a fastener screws into after the concrete is poured; a coil protector screw may be placed into the coil during pouring so that concrete does not fill the coil, and removed thereafter to install the fastener.
US11306477B2
A streamlined body, apparatus for suppressing vibrations of an enclosure, and a method for hoisting a tower are provided. The streamlined body surrounds the enclosure, and the streamlined body has a streamlined leading edge. The leading edge can faces towards the upwind incoming flow, to allow the upwind incoming flow to form a positive attack angle or a negative attack angle. In this solution, the enclosure is surrounded by the streamlined body, and when the upwind incoming flow flows around the enclosure to come into contact with the streamlined body, the aerodynamic configuration is changed, and the aerodynamic coefficient becomes small, thus the vibrations are reduced. Moreover, the direction and path of the airflow are changed, which disrupts the correlation of the upwind incoming flow near the streamlined body, and disrupts the consistence of frequencies of vortex shedding of the airflow at the streamlined body and other positions.
US11306475B2
An anchor bolt fastener assembly with specialized connection capabilities and features for attaching building components to concrete slabs, walls, ceilings, and/or structural surfaces. Compression force can be established and maintained over time using a compression washer in combination with a specialized fastener stud that is designed to exploit the compression washer benefits. Methods of using exemplary embodiments include installing the anchor bolt fastener assembly relatively flush with the surface of the concrete slurry by direct insertion in the slurry using a specialized threaded anchor bolt float. Once the slurry hardens, the anchor bolt and anchor bolt float embedded in the concrete slurry cooperate with the specialized fastener stud to secure the building component to the concrete.
US11306468B2
The commode having a catch basin attached to the water reservoir tank at a position above the water reservoir tank water line. A pressurized water line is used to supply fresh water to a nozzle mounted in the catch basin. An actuator allows water to be dispensed through the nozzle for the purposes of moistening toilet paper. The catch basin includes a lower drain hole in fluid communication with the flush tank to drain water therein at a predetermined rate, and an upper opening draining into the flush tank to prevent overflowing of said catch basin.
US11306463B2
Example aspects a hydrant shoe assembly and a method for assembling a hydrant shoe assembly are disclosed. The hydrant shoe assembly can comprise a shoe body defining a shoe body outer surface and a shoe body inner surface, the shoe body inner surface defining a void, the void defining an inlet end and an outlet end, an opening extending from the shoe body inner surface to the shoe body outer surface, the opening oriented proximate to the inlet end; a harness received in the void, the harness defining a harness inner surface and a harness outer surface, a protuberance extending radially outward from harness outer surface, the protuberance engaging the opening; and a pipe extending into the void through the inlet end, the harness inner surface engaging the pipe.
US11306456B2
Provided are a helical pile and a bracket module comprising the same. The helical pile includes a column body, at least a helical blade and a loading member. The column body has a fixing end, a loading end opposite to the fixing end, and a body section between the fixing end and the loading end. The helical blade is disposed on the column body between the fixing end and the loading end. The loading member is connected to the loading end of the column body and includes a flange. The ratio of the body diameter of the column body to the blade diameter of the helical blade ranges from 1:3 to 1:7. The helical pile features excellent compression bearing capacity and uplift bearing capacity due to its specific element-size ratio, and is applicable for installation in areas subject to harsh conditions or with peculiar geological features or soil conditions.
US11306453B2
A one-piece metal plate foundation suitable for guardrails and other structures includes a longitudinally extending main plate body; a rear flange extending at an angle from at least a longitudinal portion of the main plate body in a first direction at a rear edge of the main plate body; a front flange extending at an angle from a longitudinal portion of the main plate body in a direction opposite the first direction at a front edge of the main plate body; an integral offset spacing plate coupled to a front edge of the main plate body above the front flange and extending laterally forward of the front flange; and a mounting flange extending at an angle from at least a longitudinal portion of the offset spacing plate at a front edge of the offset spacing plate, wherein the mounting flange is configured for mounting of a guardrail.
US11306445B2
A hydraulic system for a working machine includes a feeding pump; and a plurality of variable displacement hydraulic machines being connected in parallel to the feeding pump; At least one of the variable displacement hydraulic machines is adapted to drive a ground engagement element of the working machine, and at least one of the variable displacement hydraulic machines is adapted to drive a vibrator for vibrating a ground engagement element of the working machine.
US11306436B2
Provided herein is a process for treating dregs for the application thereof as vulcanization activator of rubbers, putting an end to this residue generated in the cellulose industry and providing vulcanized rubbers with similar or enhanced properties in relation to those already known. The process for treating dregs includes the steps of: (a) drying the dregs; and (b) micronization of the dry dregs to an average particle size (d50) from 2 to 45 micrometers. Further provided herein are treated dregs, a use of treated dregs as vulcanization activator, and a process for vulcanizing rubber and the vulcanized rubber.
US11306435B2
This disclosure pertains to the use of black liquors from kraft pulp mills as a source of catalysts for the thermochemical conversion of organic matter feedstocks to bio oils. More particularly, some embodiments pertain to integrated kraft pulp mill and thermochemical conversion systems, which include: a Kraft pulp mill comprising a digester for digesting a lignocellulosic material with white liquor to produce pulp and black liquors; a thermochemical conversion subsystem comprising: at least one mixing tank for combining pulping liquors received from the pulp mill with an organic matter feedstock and water to produce a reaction mixture; a reactor vessel for treating the reaction mixture received from the mixing tank at a reaction temperature and pressure suitable for conversion of all or a portion of the organic matter in the reaction mixture into a product mixture comprising a bioproduct and an aqueous stream containing both organic and inorganic compounds; and a depressurizer for depressurizing product mixture received from the reactor vessel; and one or more conveyors for conveying the pulping liquors from the pulp mill to the mixing tank.
US11306417B2
The invention relates to the textile industry, and specifically to methods for processing bast-fiber materials, for instance the fiber of flax, hemp, jute, nettle, kenaf, and others. The technical result which the present invention aims to achieve consists in: enhancing the quality of a cottonized fiber, when processing bast-fiber materials, by means of high-voltage electric pulse discharges following preliminary biochemical and final minimal mechanical processing; and in enhancing the physical/mechanical and spinning properties thereof, which, overall, allows for an optimized, efficient production process. Said technical result is achieved in that a bast-fiber material processing method includes a technological sequence of processes involving feeding raw material into a bale breaker, which is provided with a decompactor, and into a dosing system, processing using high-voltage electric pulse discharges, rinsing with emulsifying reagents, washing and press-drying in a drum-type installation, decompacting, final drying and light decompacting; the raw material is biochemically treated prior to being fed into high-voltage electric pulse discharge chambers.
US11306411B2
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for growing a large-size crystal by laser assisted heating and a dedicated device. The device comprises a laser core heating device, a xenon lamp surface heating device, a base, a vacuum cavity and etc. When a crystal is prepared, seeding and crystal growing are implemented by a xenon lamp-laser synergetic heating mode. According to the present invention, the structure and functions of the dedicated device are designed to introduce, at the center of a float melting zone, a laser heating source having high precision and strong controllability, so that a composite heating mode with xenon lamp surface heating and laser core heating is formed; and combined with the control of process, the method and the device solve the difficulty in growing a large-size test crystal bar and enable the growth of the crystal bar having a diameter up to 35 mm so as to facilitate engineering uses.
US11306406B2
Electrochemically aligned and compacted molecules, nanoparticles and microparticles with ampholytic nature, such as collagen, elastin, keratin and charged nanoparticle materials, methods of making and using the materials and associated production-related devices. In one embodiment, a device for producing continuous electrochemically aligned strands, threads or fibers is disclosed. In a further embodiment, fabrication of compositionally and geometrically complex anatomical forms by 3D-electrochemical compaction of biomolecules is disclosed. In yet another embodiment, methods for fabricating patterned lattice structures, in particular having controlled pore size and morphology, and the lattice structures themselves are also disclosed.
US11306393B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for an atomic layer deposition (ALD) chamber. In one embodiment, a lid assembly is provided that includes a multi-channel showerhead having a plurality of first gas channels and a plurality of second gas channels that are fluidly isolated from each of the first gas channels, and a flow guide coupled to opposing sides of the multi-channel showerhead, each of the flow guides being fluidly coupled to the plurality of second gas channels.
US11306392B2
In a preliminary deposition for producing an optical film in which multilayered optical thin-film is formed on a film substrate, a plurality of sputtering chambers are simultaneously energized to deposit a stacked body of thin-films made of two or more different materials on the film substrate, and the thicknesses of the plurality of thin-films are calculated from the optical properties obtained by the optical measuring unit (80) equipped in a sputtering apparatus. Measurement of the thicknesses and adjusting the deposition conditions for thin-films are repeated until the optical properties obtained by the optical measurement unit or the thickness of the respective thin-films calculated from the optical properties falls within a prescribed range.
US11306384B2
The present disclosure provides a method, system, and apparatus that adds one or more reinforcing structures to a thermally sprayed layer of metallic material onto a substrate to reinforce and/or further support the formed substrate coating. The reinforcing structure may be a metallic or non-metallic wire, filament, whisker, mesh, or similar structure and may be coupled to the substrate before or during the thermal spray process, thereby embedding the reinforcing structure(s) into the resulting thermal spray matrix. The type, material, size, shape, and application technique of the reinforcing structure is variable based upon the desired characteristics of the ultimate coating. The durable coating may be formed by a plurality of separate and/or distinct layers. The resultant coating (e.g., the reinforcing structure(s) with the one or more thermal spray layers) provides numerous benefits, including increased strength and resistance to spalling, breaking, cracking, deforming, crack formation, and corrosion.
US11306381B2
Provided are a hot-dip zinc plated steel material and a method for preparing same, the hot-dip zinc plated steel material comprising: base iron comprising 0.01-1.6 wt % of Si and 1.2-3.1 wt % of Mn; a Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating layer; and an Al-rich layer formed on the interface of the base iron and Zn—Al—Mg alloy plating layer, wherein the rate of occupied surface area of the Al-rich layer is 70% or higher (including 100%).
US11306379B2
The present invention relates to an aluminum alloy for the manufacture of thick blocks comprising (as a percentage by weight), Zn: 5.3-5.9%, Mg: 0.8-1.8%, Cu: <0.2%, Zr: 0.05 to 0.12%, Ti<0.15%, Mn<0.1%, Cr<0.1%, Si<0.15%, Fe<0.20%, impurities having an individual content of <0.05% each and <0.15% in total, the rest aluminum, The alloy may be used in a process comprising the steps of: (a) casting a thick block of an alloy according to the invention (b) solution heat treating said cast block at a temperature of 500 to 560° C. for 10 minutes to 20 hours, (c) cooling said solution heat treated block to a temperature below 100° C., (d) tempering said solution heat treated and cooled block by heating to 120 to 170° C. for 4 to 48 hours, In this process, said block is not subjected to any significant deformation by working between the casting and the tempering. The alloy and the method according to the invention are particularly useful for the manufacture of molds for injection-molding plastics.
US11306377B2
The present invention provides a high strength, high toughness, heat-cracking resistant bainite steel wheel for rail transportation and a manufacturing method thereof. Components are: carbon 0.10-0.40%, silicon 1.00-2.00%, manganese 1.00-2.50%, copper 0.20-1.00%, boron 0.0001-0.035%, nickel 0.10-1.00%, phosphorus ≤0.020%, and sulphur ≤0.020%, where the remaining is iron and unavoidable residual elements, 1.50%≤Si+Ni≤3.00%, and 1.50%≤Mn+Ni+Cu≤3.00%. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, by using design of the chemical compositions of steel and wheel manufacturing processes, especially a heat treatment process and technology, a rim of the wheel obtains a carbide-free bainite structure, and a web and a wheel hub obtain a metallographic structure based on granular bainite and a supersaturated ferritic structure. The wheel has comprehensive mechanical properties such as high strength, high toughness, heat-cracking resistant performance and good service performance, thereby improving a service life and comprehensive efficiency of the wheel, bringing specific economic and social benefits.
US11306371B1
Described herein is a method for quenching a hot metal part. The method may comprise selecting a first node located at about a slowest cooling point of the metal part and a second node located at about a fastest cooling portion of the metal part. The method may also comprise quenching the metal part to a finish temperature with the requirement that there is a temperature difference of between about 5° C. and about 30° C. during a quench cycle. The quench cycle may start from a first time when the second node is about 5° C. above a martensite start temperature of the specific metal or metal alloy of the metal part, and end at a second time when the first node is at a temperature which is about or below a martensite finish temperature of the specific metal or metal alloy.
US11306367B1
Disclosed herein are methods of detecting viral nucleic acids in a sample that include contacting the sample with one or more sets of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) primers specific for a viral nucleic acid of interest (such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis E virus, human immunodeficiency virus, West Nile virus, or Dengue virus nucleic acids) under conditions sufficient to produce an amplification product and detecting the amplification product(s). In some examples, the amplification product is detected by gel electrophoresis, while in other examples, the amplification product is detected by detecting signal from a label included in one or more of the LAMP primers. Primers and kits for use for detection of viral nucleic acids by LAMP are also disclosed herein.
US11306349B2
The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PTOCE (PTO Cleavage and Extension) assay. The present invention detects a target nucleic acid sequence in which the PTO (Probing and Tagging Oligonucleotide) hybridized with the target nucleic acid sequence is cleaved to release a fragment and the fragment is hybridized with the CTO (Capturing and Templating Oligonucleotide) to form an extended duplex, followed by detecting the presence of the extended duplex. The extended duplex provides signals (generation, increase, extinguishment or decrease of signals) from labels indicating the presence of the extended duplex and has adjustable Tm value, which are well adoptable for detection of the presence of the target nucleic acid sequence.
US11306347B2
Disclosed herein are means for the detection and characterization of neurotoxins such as botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) or tetanus neurotoxin. The present disclosure provides methods for determining potency and activity of neurotoxins in vitro and in vivo. Also disclosed are polypeptides comprising N- and C-terminal fragments of a reporter protein that are split by a linker comprising a neurotoxin cleavage site. Cleavage of the linker by a neurotoxin decreases reporter protein activity, thereby indicating activity of the neurotoxin. Compositions and kits comprising the disclosed polypeptides, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such polypeptides, and cells expressing such polypeptides are also disclosed.
US11306346B2
The present invention provides an in vitro method for concentrating infectious pathogens found in a biological sample obtained from an individual who is suspected of being infected with the pathogens. Provided herein is also an in vitro method for reducing or eliminating blood cells from a sample obtained from an individual suspected to being infected with an infectious pathogen. The present invention also provides a method for diagnosing malaria and a method for determining if an individual is infected with a pathogen. Provided herein is also a concentrator and a kit for use with the methods.
US11306339B2
A method for the production of a rhamnolipid. The method includes culturing in a fermentation medium an organism capable of producing a rhamnolipid to form a fermentation broth comprising at least one rhamnolipid and having a pH>5; extracting at least one lipophilic impurity from said fermentation broth; acidulating said fermentation broth to form an aqueous medium of pH<5 comprising the at least one rhamnolipid; extracting the at least one rhamnolipid from said acidulated fermentation broth; and separating the at least one rhamnolipid to obtain a purified rhamnolipid.
US11306338B2
Disclosed is a new tagatose 6-phosphate 4-epimerase, which is capable of converting fructose 6-phosphate into tagatose 6-phosphate and vice versa. Also disclosed is an application of the enzyme in tagatose production.
US11306337B2
An industrial process using kestose hydrolases to enable the use of sugar mixtures containing 1-kestose in the industrial production of sucrose (as crystallized sugar) by providing a method for the conversion of 1-kestose into sucrose and fructose in a sugar solution, containing kestose and more than 10 mM sucrose (3 g/L), and comprising the enzymatic hydrolysis (preferably using 1-FEH enzymes—EC 3.2.1.153) of 1-kestose. The process further provides a method of producing a polypeptide having 1-kestose hydrolase activity and a composition comprising the polypeptide.
US11306330B2
The invention is directed to an engineered yeast including an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a glucoamylase comprising SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:4, or a variant thereof. The engineered yeast are able to provide glucoamylase into a fermentation media and cause degradation of starch material generating glucose for fermentation to a desired bioproduct, such as ethanol. High titers of bioproduct (e.g., 70 g/kg of ethanol) can be achieved, along with low residual glucose levels. Further the yeast exhibit good growth and bioproduct product at temperatures of 32° C. or greater.
US11306323B2
A process for the production of a target polypeptide is provided. The process comprises expression of an expression vector for expressing a target polypeptide in a host cell, preferably a mammalian cell, the expression vector comprising an expression cassette comprising a polynucleotide encoding a recombinant polypeptide operably linked to a fibronectin secretion leader sequence; and recovering the target polypeptide.
US11306321B2
The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding transcription factors and methods of using these nucleic acids to modulate nicotine production in plants and to produce plants having modulated nicotine production.
US11306312B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods of making and using MYC mRNA antisense inhibitors. In a particular embodiment, the invention features compositions and methods useful for the treatment of a condition (e.g., cancer).
US11306309B2
Provided herein are methods for inducing CRISPR/Cas-based gene regulation (e.g., genome editing or gene expression) of a target nucleic acid (e.g., target DNA or target RNA) in a cell. The methods include using modified single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) that enhance gene regulation of the target nucleic acid in a primary cell for use in ex vivo therapy or in a cell in a subject for use in in vivo therapy. Additionally, provided herein are methods for preventing or treating a genetic disease in a subject by administering a sufficient amount of a modified sgRNA to correct a mutation in a target gene associated with the genetic disease.
US11306308B2
Provided herein is an improved method for performing CRISPR/Cas based screening that is not dependent on viral cloning methods.
US11306307B2
Disclosed herein are compositions, methods and kits useful for epigenetic analysis based on the use of transposons that are targeted to specific regions of chromatin based on DNA-DNA interactions, protein-protein interactions, RNA-RNA interactions, and nucleic acid-protein interactions.
US11306304B2
There is provided an engineered host cells comprising (a) one or more mutations in one or more endogenous genes encoding a protein associated with iron metabolism; and (b) at least one gene encoding a polypeptide having xylose isomerase activity, and methods of their use thereof.
US11306298B1
The present disclosure provides new RNA-guided nuclease systems and engineered nickases for making rational, direct edits to nucleic acids in live cells.
US11306297B2
Hybrid nuclease molecules and methods for treating an immune-related disease or disorder in a mammal, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating an immune-related disease in a mammal.
US11306294B2
The invention relates to a virus-like particle comprising an autoantigen and an immunoregulatory molecule exposed on its surface. The invention also relates to the use of said particle in the treatment of an autoimmune disease.
US11306290B2
The invention provides a method of producing human immature dental pulp stem cells (hIDPSCs) expressing CD44 and CD13 and lacking expression of CD146. The invention also provides compositions for use in the treatment of a neurological disease or condition selected from the group consisting of Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, autoimmune encephalomyelitis, diabetic neuropathy, glaucomatous neuropathy, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease (HD), autism, schizophrenia, stroke, ischemia, a motor disorder, and a convulsive disorder.
US11306284B2
Methods for introducing exogenous material into a cell are provided, which include exposing the cell to a transient decrease in pressure in the presence of the exogenous material. Also provided are devices for performing the method of the invention.
US11306281B2
A culture device and a culture method by which a substance to be cultured can be three-dimensionally cultured, and the substance thus cultured can be removed as an integrated product with multiple tubes; and a cultured organ produced by the culture method. The culture device comprises a sealed container (2) which contains the substance to be cultured (A) and is disassembled after the culture is completed; multiple ducts (3, 4, 5) arranged in the sealed container (2) and having a plurality of micropores formed on the outer peripheral surface; a culture medium-feeding device (6, 7) for feeding/circulating the culture medium (B) to at least one duct (3 or 5); an excretory device (8) connected to at least one duct (4) for excreting the waste product (C)permeating into the duct (4) through the micropores of the duct (4) from the substance to be cultured to the outside of the sealed container.
US11306275B2
The present invention relates to treatment compositions containing polymer systems that provide stability and benefit agent deposition as well as methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as through the wash and/or through the rinse fabric enhancers as well as unit dose treatment compositions.
US11306271B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing ethyl esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids, comprising transesterifying triacylglycerols in extracted plant lipid.
US11306267B2
A method of separating a feed stream in a distillation tower. Vapor is permitted to rise upwardly from a distillation section of the distillation tower. A feed stream is introduced into a controlled freeze zone section of the distillation tower, the controlled freeze zone section being situated above the distillation section. The feed stream is released above a level of a liquid retained by a melt tray assembly in the controlled freeze zone section. Vapor from the distillation section is directed into the liquid retained by the melt tray assembly. A solid is formed from the feed stream in the controlled freeze zone section.
US11306262B2
Disclosed are a pretreatment method and system for a fraction oil for the production of alkylbenzene, the method comprising: adding a fraction oil, a weak base solution and an inorganic salt solution into a reactor, and leaving same to stand and layering same after the reaction is complete; adding water and an inorganic salt solution into an oil phase for washing with water; extracting same with a polar solvent having a high boiling point, and then adsorbing same with an adsorbent to separate oxygen-containing compounds in the neutral fraction oil; sending the extraction agent containing the oxygen-containing compounds to an extraction agent recovery unit; and then sending the neutral fraction oil to an alkylation reactor for a reaction.
US11306258B2
Systems and methods for steam and catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon inlet stream comprising hydrocarbons. Systems and methods can include a catalyst feed stream, where the catalyst feed stream comprises a fluid and a heterogeneous catalyst, the heterogeneous catalyst operable to catalyze cracking of the hydrocarbons on surfaces of the heterogeneous catalyst a steam feed stream, where the steam feed stream is operable to effect steam cracking of the hydrocarbons, and where the steam feed stream decreases coking of the heterogeneous catalyst; and a downflow reactor, where the downflow reactor is operable to accept and mix the hydrocarbon inlet stream, the catalyst feed stream, and the steam feed stream, where the downflow reactor is operable to produce light olefins by steam cracking and catalytic cracking, and where the downflow reactor is operable to allow the heterogeneous catalyst to flow downwardly by gravity.
US11306254B2
A pot furnace low-temperature calcination process may ensure that, by controlling the flame path temperature and discharge speed of the pot furnace, that the range of the temperature at which the petroleum coke is calcined in the pot is from 1150° C. to 1220° C., and that the discharge speed is 10 to 20% higher than the normal discharge speed and reaches 110˜120 kg/h, reducing the amount of desulfurization of the petroleum coke during the calcination so that the true density of the calcined coke is between 2.05 and 2.07 g/cm3.
US11306250B2
Provided is a surface protection composition excellent in anticorrosion property for preventing metal corrosion as well as excellent in uniform applicability and heat resistance, and a terminal-fitted electric wire treated with the composition. The surface protection composition contains a phosphorus compound (a) represented by the general formula (1) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of phosphorus element with respect to the total amount of the composition, at least one selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus compound (b1) represented by the general formula (2) and a carboxylic acid compound (b2) represented by the general formula (3) in an amount of 5.0 to 60 mass % with respect to the total amount of the composition, a metal-containing compound (c) in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mass % in terms of metal element with respect to the total amount of the composition, and a lubricant base oil (d).
US11306243B2
A light-emitting composition including: semiconductor fine particles as component (1); and a compound represented by Formula (X) or a modified product thereof as component (2).
US11306226B2
The sprayable olefin-based hot melt adhesive and absorbent articles comprising the adhesive are disclosed. The sprayable olefin-based hot melt adhesive is particularly suitable for spraying at low application temperatures. The sprayable low application temperature hot melt adhesives have high green strength, excellent bond strength and aging performance. Moreover, the sprayable low application temperature hot melt adhesives allows for thin bond lines without bleed-through and burn-through risks for heat-sensitive substrates.
US11306225B2
The electrically conductive adhesive agent composition comprises a metal particle (Q) and a prescribed organophosphorus compound (A), and the metal particle (Q) comprises a first metal particle (Q1) made of a single metal selected from the group of copper, nickel, aluminum and tin or an alloy comprising two or more metals selected from said group.
US11306224B2
Articles comprising pressure-sensitive adhesives with enhanced adhesion to wet surfaces, obtained from crosslinking a pre-adhesive composition comprising poly(meth)acrylate macromolecules that comprise a number-average molecular weight of from about 25000 to about 200000, and methods of using such articles.
US11306219B2
It is provided a coating composition comprising an ionic liquid, and a crosslinked polymeric ionic liquid, wherein the crosslinked polymeric ionic liquid and the ionic liquid are not linked through covalent bonds, and wherein the crosslinked polymeric ionic liquid is linked to a substrate surface. It is also provided a process for its preparation, as well as an article of manufacture at least in part coated with the coating composition as defined above.
US11306218B2
A multi-coat coating system having an undercoat composition and an overcoat composition, wherein the undercoat, overcoat or both the undercoat and overcoat contain a polymer having segments of a specified formula and are substantially free of polyhydric phenols having estrogenic activity greater than or equal to that of bisphenol S. The coating system is suitable for use on a food-contact surface of food or beverage containers.
US11306206B2
A composite and method for producing the composite by incorporating wood or wood pulp fibres with a suitable thermoplastic polymer and coupling agent are described. Homogeneous, void-free transparent/translucent thermoplastic materials in the form of pellets, films or three-dimensional moldable products are produced. The wood pulp fibres can be discrete natural fibres, and flexible assemblies of nano to micro elements, e.g., assemblies of aggregated carbon nanotubes. It is also possible to use our vacuum-assisted co-extrusion process to produce hybrid composites comprising the wood pulp fibre and a further rigid fibre, like glass or carbon fibres, and a flexible fibre or fibrillar network, like cellulose fibres or cellulose filaments. The thermoplastic resin can be, but not limited to, polyolefins, like polypropylene or polyethylene, or polyesters, like polylactic acid, or co-polymers, like acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer.
US11306204B2
A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A); an aromatic vinyl compound block copolymer (B) containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an epoxy group and an isocyanate group; and an alkoxysilane compound (C) containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an amino group and an isocyanate group; wherein a phase structure of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is a sea-island structure in which the polyphenylene sulfide resin (A) forms a sea phase, and the aromatic vinyl compound block copolymer (B) forms an island phase dispersed in a number average dispersed particle size of 1,000 nm or less.
US11306199B2
A shaped article is formed from a cured rubber composition comprising EPDM and a diene rubber. The shaped article exhibits a coefficient of friction greater than 0.1.
US11306197B2
The invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at most (1.0) wt % based on the propylene-ethylene copolymer, wherein the amount of propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene copolymer is at least (98) wt %, for example at least (98.5) wt %, preferably at least (99) wt %, more preferably at least (99.5), for example at least (99.75) wt % based on the polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition has a melt flow rate in the range of (0.10) to less than (0.70) dg/min as measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230° C.), an Mw/Mn in the range from (7.0) to (13.0), wherein Mw stands for the weight average molecular weight and Mn stands for the number average weight, an Mz/Mn is in the range from (20) to (50), wherein Mz stands for the z-average molecular weight and wherein Mw, Mn and Mz are measured according to ASTM (D6474-12).
US11306194B2
Provided are: a nucleating agent capable of simultaneously improving the thermal stability and the transparency of a polyolefin resin; a polyolefin-based resin composition containing the same; and a molded article of the composition. The nucleating agent contains a compound represented by Formula (1) below where R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium atom. In this nucleating agent, the mass ratio of phosphorus atoms and sodium atoms, P/Na, is in a range of 1.200 to 1.500.
US11306189B2
A heat energy storage system may have a shape-stabilized composite prepared using an easy impregnation method involving a porous Ca2+-doped MgCO3 matrix and PEG as the functional phase. The heat storage capability, microstructures, and interactions with the PEG/CaMgCO3 composite can be characterized by DSC, SEM imaging, FT-IR spectroscopy, and TGA. Likely because of the synergistic phase change effect of CaMgCO3 and PEG, the PEG/CaMgCO3 composites can have high thermal enthalpies, and their enthalpy efficiencies are substantially higher than those of traditional shape stabilized PCMs. The functional material PEG can permeate porous CaMgCO3 matrices under capillary action. Liquid PEG can be stabilized within the porous matrix, and/or the CaMgCO3 matrix can improve the thermal stability of the PEG. The high heat energy storage properties and good thermal stability of such organic-inorganic composites offers utility in a range of applications, including thermal energy storage.
US11306186B2
A method for preparing an intelligent antibacterial and antioxidative film involves preparing a PVA solution; adding nano-TiO2 to the PVA solution to obtain a PVA-TiO2 solution; determining the optimal amount of nano-TiO2; preparing a PSPC solution; preparing a PSPC-TiO2-PVA solution; and producing a PSPC/TiO2/PVA film. The film has better mechanical performance than saccharide and protein films. Shelf life of food is prolonged as the film possesses antibacterial and antioxidative properties. Furthermore, the film shows different colors in various pH environments. The film has a wide range of applications in food packaging owing to the integration of color development and antibacterial and antioxidative properties.
US11306182B2
An oligomer including two ends and a main chain located between the two ends, a group represented by Chemical Formula 1 at one end and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 or Chemical Formula 3 in the main chain: wherein, in Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, R1, Ar1, and Ar2 are the same as defined in the detailed description.
US11306180B2
Provided are a polycarbonate having an appropriate refractive index and an appropriate Abbe number, and comprehensively excelling in heat resistance, total light transmittance, and hue, and a molded article thereof. The polycarbonate includes a constituent unit represented by Formula [I] and a constituent unit having a hydrocarbon group containing a cyclic structure. In Formula [I], R1 and R2 each independently denote a hydrocarbon group, and each R3 independently denotes a hydrogen atom, a heteroatom-containing group, a halogen atom-containing group, a linear alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or a group including an aryl group and having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
US11306161B2
A process for preparing isobutene homo- or copolymer derivatives by (i) polymerizing isobutene or an isobutene-comprising monomer mixture in the presence of an iron halide-donor complex, an aluminum trihalide-donor complex, or an alkylaluminum halide-donor complex, (ii) reacting a resulting high-reactivity isobutene polymer with a compound which introduces a low molecular weight polar group or a substructure thereof, and (iii) in the case of reaction with a substructure, further reacting to complete the formation of the low molecular weight polar group. The homo- or copolymer derivatives include a radical of a hydrophobic polyisobutene polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 110 to 250 000 and low molecular weight polar groups including amino functions, nitro groups, hydroxyl groups, mercaptan groups, carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivative functions, sulfonic acid or sulfonic acid derivative functions, aldehyde functions and/or silyl groups.
US11306154B2
The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
US11306152B2
The present invention provides a cancer cell-specific anti-podoplanin antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof having an epitope in a Thr85-containing region of an amino acid sequence of human podoplanin represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, the Thr85 having a sialylated O-glycan added thereto.
US11306149B2
Provided herein are agonistic antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, that bind to human CD40 and comprise improved heavy and light chain variable regions that impart improved yield and reduced aggregation. The invention also provides methods of treatment of cancer or chronic infection by administering the antibodies of the invention to a subject in need thereof.
US11306142B2
There is described bispecific antibodies which selectively bind to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR1) and the CD3 subunit of the T-Cell Receptor (TCR), their production and their use. Also described is the use of the bispecific antibodies in the treatment of cancer.
US11306136B2
A selective IL-6-trans-signalling inhibitor can be used to treat a variety of IL-6-mediated conditions, including inflammatory diseases and cancer. The inhibitor can safely be administered to humans at a variety of doses.
US11306130B2
This invention is in the field of medicinal pharmacology. In particular, the invention relates to protease activated receptor type 3 (PAR3) modulating compounds (e.g., mimetic peptides), compositions comprising such modulating compounds, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of conditions involving PAR3 activity.
US11306128B2
Methods of purifying mucin, purified mucin, and products comprising the purified mucin. The methods include combining a mucin-containing substance with water and one or more purification agents to form a purification mixture, incubating the purification mixture for a time sufficient to form a mucin precipitate in a liquid phase, and separating the mucin precipitate from the liquid phase. The purification agents include one or more of a surfactant, a chelating agent, and a protic solvent. The mucin purified from the methods can be used alone or in combination with a biopolymer such as a tannin and chitosan and can be used to generate materials in the form of a gel, a foam, a film, or a powder.
US11306124B2
The present invention relates to cyclic peptides mimetics of the C-terminal binding domain of TSP-1. The present invention also relates to the use of these cyclic peptides as agonists of CD47 and their ability to trigger programmed cell death (PCD). The present invention further relate to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of diseases associated with defects in PCD such as cancers and immunological disorders (including chronic inflammation) and comprising at least one cyclic peptide according to the invention.
US11306118B2
The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I) with enhanced absorption of UV-B irradiation. The present invention also relates to an UV-B tolerant plant and a method for enhanced production of compounds according to general formula (I) in a plant or plant cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence SEQ-ID No. 1 encoding FPT2 catalyzing the production of compounds according to general formula (I). The invention further relates to compositions comprising compounds according to general formula (I). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of conferring UV-B tolerance to a plant as well as an UV-B tolerant plant comprising the nucleic acid sequence SEQ-ID No. 1 encoding FPT2 catalyzing the production of compounds according to general formula (I).
US11306113B2
A process for the production of cellulose, lignocellulosic sugars, lignosulfonate, and ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The process comprises steaming, pretreatment, chemical recovery, saccharification, and optionally fermentation. The pretreatment conditions use only sulfur dioxide and water, simultaneously resulting in high glucan conversion to glucose at low enzyme charges, high recovery of hemicellulose-derived monomeric sugars, high lignosulfonate yield, and the absence of lignin precipitates. High-yield production of ethanol through fermentation can be obtained using this process.
US11306112B2
The disclosure relates to chemical synthesis, and more particularly to a biphenyltetradentate phosphite compound and a preparation and application thereof. The compound has a structure of formula(I):
US11306111B2
Provided herein are organophosphates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds.
US11306109B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing silicon-containing heterocycles of the general formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen; R2 and R3 are same or different and are, independently from one another, selected from a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl or C6-C18 aryl residue which may be interrupted by at least one heteroatom; R4 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C20 alkylene residue which may be interrupted by at least one heteroatom; R5 and R6 are same or different and are, independently from one another, selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl or C6-C18 aryl which may be interrupted by at least one heteroatom, and a C4-C8 cycloalkyl, or R5 and R6 may form a ring, a 4- to 8-membered alkyl ring; and n is 0, 1 or 2, 2, said method comprising a one-step reaction of at least one epoxide compound of the general formula (II) and at least one aminoalkoxysilane having a primary amino group in the presence of a catalyst wherein R5 and R6 are the same as defined for the general formula (I) above; as well as the use of the silicon-containing heterocycles of the general formula (I).
US11306103B2
The present invention relates to a novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compound, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof. The novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compound according to the present invention is synthesized via an aza-[3+3] cyclization addition reaction using BOP, wherein the compound is obtained by synthesizing a 4-arylthiophen-3-amine in which aryl groups such as 4-piperidyl-C6H4, 4-pyrrolidyl-C6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, 3,4,5-(MeO)3C6H4, C6H5, 4-C6H5C6H4, and 4-F3COC6H4 are introduced via a synthesis process by a bromination reaction, a hydrolysis reaction, a decarboxylation reaction, and a Suzuki coupling reaction of methyl 3-aminothiophene carboxylate, and by synthesizing 4-arylthiophen-3-amine and mono-methyl fumarate via a formal aza-[3+3] cyclization addition reaction using BOP and conjugation. Accordingly, novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compounds according to the present invention have fluorescence properties with a wide range of emission wavelengths and thus may be utilized in various industrial fields such as physics, chemistry, and biomedical research.
US11306098B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.
US11306095B2
The present invention relates to a pteridinone derivative serving as an EGFR inhibitor and use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula I, pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the following formula I, and use of the compound in preparation of drugs for treating EGFR-mediated diseases or inhibiting EGFR.
US11306093B2
A process for preparing the compound of formula I comprising: a) coupling a compound of formula 2 wherein a leaving group O—SO2—R is selected from the triflate group, the tosylate group, the mesylate group, the besylate group, the nosylate group or the brosylate group, with a suitable boronic acid, a trifluoroborate or a boronic acid ester under argon condition and in the presence of a catalyst and a base in a suitable solvent and then isolating the product as an acid addition salt to afford the compound of formula Ia and b) converting the acid addition salt of formula Ia wherein the acid HX comprises suitable organic or inorganic acids into the compound of formula I by treatment with at least a stoichiometric equivalent of a suitable base.
US11306092B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or salts thereof, wherein G, R1, R5, R7, R8, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of signaling through Toll-like receptor 7, or 8, or 9, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
US11306091B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing an organofluoro compound including [18F]fluorine, and by using a solvent represented by Formula 1 in nucleophilic fluorination reaction, an organofluoro compound may be prepared at a high yield. In addition, since the solvent has very excellent solubility for a precursor compound, the solvent is suitable for the automated synthesis of 18F-labeled radiopharmaceuticals.
US11306080B2
The present invention provides a novel crystalline form of verubecestat (Crystalline Form II of Verubecestat) and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, each of which may be useful in treating, preventing, ameliorating, and/or delaying the onset of an Aβ pathology and/or a symptom or symptoms thereof. Non-limiting examples of such Aβ pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment, are disclosed herein.
US11306066B2
The present disclosure relates generally, but not exclusively, to compounds and their use in therapy, to compositions and agents comprising said compounds, to methods of treatment using said compounds, and their use in the manufacture of medicaments. The disclosure further relates to inhibitors of IRAP and their use in the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease and the treatment and prevention of memory and cognitive disorders.
US11306062B2
The present disclosure relates to novel forms of fedratinib dihydrochloride (diHCl) and processes for the preparation of the various forms. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel forms of fedratinib dihydrochloride and methods for treating disease using the forms.
US11306054B2
The present invention relates to propanediol monoacetate mononitrate as well as the use thereof as antimicrobial agent, in particular for cosmetic applications.
US11306051B2
The present invention relates to the use, in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, of at least one compound of formula (I): in which: R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl radical; R3 represents a linear C1-C12 alkyl radical, optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group; or a linear C2-C12 alkenyl radical, optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group; as a preserving agent. The invention also relates to certain novel compounds and to the cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US11306040B2
A halogen-containing compound as shown in a formula I can be used as a ligand for an ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition. The ethylene oligomerization catalyst composition containing the halogen-containing compound can be used to catalyze ethylene oligomerization, trimerization and tetramerization reactions. As a ligand of a catalyst for ethylene oligomerization, a fluoropolymer can effectively improve the catalytic performance of a catalyst system, and particularly exhibits improved activity and selectivity in an ethylene oligomerization reaction.
US11306039B1
Embodiments of a system and method are disclosed for obtaining high-energy fuels. In some embodiments, the system and method produces one or more fused cyclic compounds that can include one or more bridging points. The fused cyclic compounds are suitable for use as a high-energy fuels, and may be derived from biomass.
US11306033B2
According to some embodiments there is provided a process for the recovery of SOP from Sulphate bearing mineral and Carnallite or Sylvenite, comprising: Dissolving Carnallite in water to obtain Sylvenite and high Magnesium Chloride brine; Adding Sodium Sulphate to said Carnallite to produce mixture of Kainte\Leonite, KCl and NaCl precipitant and brine containing Mg Cl2, KCl, NaCl; Separating the NaCl from the mixture; Obtaining a precipitant mixture of Leonite with KCl; Filtering said Leonite and washing with water to yield pure mixture of Leonite with KCl; Adding KCl to the Leonite with the KCl; and Decompose said Leonite with the KCl to SOP.
US11306030B2
Provided is a method for preparing a graphene-copper calcium titanate CCTO based ceramic composite dielectric material, which includes: dissolving metal ion sources in respective solvents to obtain respective solutions, and mixing the solutions evenly to obtain a precursor collosol of the CCTO based ceramic; allowing the precursor collosol of the CCTO based ceramic to stand for aging, followed by adding a graphene oxide dispersion to mix with the precursor collosol evenly, drying the resulting mixture to obtain dry precursor powders of the graphene-CCTO based ceramic, which are then grinded into fine powders, followed by irradiating by a low-power laser to obtain graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite powders; and compacting and molding the graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite powders, followed by catalytic synthesis with a high-power laser to obtain the graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite dielectric material.
US11306028B2
This invention provides low dust low density gypsum wallboard products having high total core void volumes, corresponding to low densities in the range of about 10 to 30 pcf. The wallboards have a set gypsum core formed between two substantially parallel cover sheets, the set gypsum core preferably having a total void volume from about 80% to about 92%, and made from a slurry including stucco, pregelatinized starch, and a naphthalenesulfonate dispersant. The combination of the pregelatinized starch and the naphthalenesulfonate dispersant also provides a glue-like effect in binding the set gypsum crystals together. The wallboard formulation, along with small air bubble voids (and water voids) provides dust control during cutting, sawing, routing, snapping, nailing or screwing down, or drilling of the gypsum-containing products. This invention also provides a method of making the low dust low density gypsum products including the introduction of soap foam in an amount sufficient to form a total void volume, including air voids, preferably from about 80% to about 92% in the set gypsum core, corresponding to a set gypsum core density from about 10 pcf to about 30 pcf. The wallboards produced by the method generate significantly less dust during working.
US11306022B2
A casing includes a plate-shaped cover glass for use in an exterior portion of an article; an inorganic coating which covers an end surface of the cover glass; and a resin coating which is at least partially overlaid on the inorganic coating, and which forms an outer edge of the cover glass.
US11306018B2
An optical fiber manufacturing method includes: drawing an optical fiber preform to form a bare optical fiber; cooling the bare optical fiber by a non-contact direction changer; adjusting a temperature of the bare optical fiber in a temperature adjusting unit disposed downstream of the non-contact direction changer and upstream of a coating unit; disposing, in the coating unit, an uncured coating layer that comprises a resin precursor on an outer periphery of the bare optical fiber; and curing the uncured coating layer in a curing unit.
US11306014B2
A wash water processing method and a wash water processing apparatus in a simple structure capable of effectively decomposing organic matters and killing bacteria contained in wash water, extending the life of a filter of a filtration apparatus and an ion-exchange resin and, furthermore, extending a bacteria-killing/washing interval of a washing processing part. In the wash water processing apparatus (11) and the washing method, a wash water accommodation part (12) into which processed water processed in a washing processing part (10) flows and a filtration mechanism part (14) are connected and the wash water accommodation part has connected in a circulatable manner thereto an inflow flow path and an outflow flow path of a sterilization and purification unit which organically couples respective functions of an ozone supply part which supplies ozone, an ultraviolet irradiation part which irradiates with ultraviolet rays, and a photocatalysis part which causes a photocatalyst to act.
US11306013B2
An object is to provide an efficient treatment method for organic compounds using constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium strain N23. As a means for achieving the object, a biodegradation treatment method is provided, wherein organic compounds are biodegradation-treated with strain N23, which is a constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium deposited under Accession No. NITE BP-02032, under a condition of pH 3.0 or higher but no higher than 5.5.
US11306012B2
A process for constructing a soil-based rhizosphere flow-through system to break down contaminants in contaminated water. The process includes the steps of: providing plants planted in soil in a test bioreactor, the plants providing a rhizosphere; exposing the rhizosphere to the contaminated water; extracting microorganisms from the rhizosphere following their exposure to the contaminated water; preparing a microbial suspension from the extract; subjecting the microbial suspension to growth conditions to increase the concentration of the microorganisms, thereby preparing a soil conditioner; adding the soil conditioner to soil in a contained area having a water flow inlet and outlet; and planting a plurality of plants in the soil, the plants being of the same species as the plants of the test bioreactor.
US11306006B2
A water purification system with a centrifugal system and a frictional heating system consists of a centrifugal unit, a cavitation unit, a cooling condenser, a vertical shaft, and a pitot tube. The centrifugal unit and the cavitation unit are mounted along the vertical shaft so that the rotational movement of the vertical shaft is transferred onto the centrifugal unit and the cavitation unit. Non-potable water is directed into the centrifugal unit to separate heavy solids. Less populated water from the centrifugal unit is transferred to the cavitation unit via the pitot tube. The cavitation unit uses friction to generate phase change in the volume of less populated water which is then directed to the cooling condenser to produce potable water.
US11306004B2
Chalcogen-containing compound, its preparation method and thermoelectric element comprising the same
A chalcogen-containing compound of the following Chemical Formula 1 which exhibits excellent phase stability at a temperature corresponding to the driving temperature of a thermoelectric element, and also exhibits an excellent thermoelectric performance index (ZT) through an increase in a power factor and a decrease in thermal conductivity, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric element including the same: V1-xMxSn4-yPbyBi2Se7-zTez [Chemical Formula 1] In the above Formula 1, V is a vacancy, M is an alkali metal, x is greater than 0 and less than 1, y is greater than 0 and less than 4, and z is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.
US11306000B2
Provided are a graphene-based compound, a preparation method thereof, a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound, and a graphene quantum dot. Specifically, provided are a graphene-based compound prepared from a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound including hydrocarbyl amine, a hydroxyl group-containing carbon source, and an acid, a preparation method thereof, a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound, and a graphene quantum dot.
US11305999B2
A graphene nanoribbon precursor having a structural formula represented by a following chemical formula (1), wherein in the following chemical formula (1): n is an integer greater than or equal to 0; X is bromine, iodine or chlorine; and Y is hydrogen or fluorine.
US11305993B2
An hBN powder containing an aggregate of primary particles of hBN, the hBN powder having a ratio of an average longer diameter (L1) to an average thickness (d1) of the primary particles, [L1/d1], of 10 to 25, a tap density of 0.80 g/cm3 or more, and a BET specific surface area of less than 5.0 m2/g, in which a particle size distribution curve showing a frequency distribution based on volume of the hBN powder is a bimodal distribution curve having a first peak and a second peak in a range of a particle size of 500 μm or less and having a peak height ratio of a second peak height (HB) to a first peak height (HA), [(HB)/(HA)], of 0.90 or less, a method for producing the same, and a resin composition and a resin sheet each comprising the hBN powder.
US11305990B2
The present invention has as its object the provision of a processing method that can perform a sterilization process and a deodorization process utilizing ozone with high efficiency, without humidification of a target object. A processing method of the present invention includes obtaining an ozone-containing gas by irradiating an ozone material gas with ozone generation light that does not include light in an ozone decomposition wavelength range and does include light having a wavelength of not more than 200 nm; and exposing a target object to the obtained ozone-containing gas in a low humidity condition having a relative humidity of not more than 55% to process the target object.
US11305983B2
A hermetic housing is disclosed (10a) for an optoelectronic component (11) or a MEMS device configured to form an enclosure (12) within which a low pressure or vacuum prevails. The hermetic housing includes: an optical window (14) transparent for at least one wavelength of interest (λ); and a layer of a getter material (15a) configured to capture gases present in said enclosure and deposited on the optical window opposite the enclosure. This layer of getter material has a thickness (e_t), greater than 60 nanometers, and a porosity (P) in the range from 10 to 70% to satisfy the following relation: (1−P)*e_t<λ/2πk with λ corresponding to the at least one wavelength of interest, and k corresponding to the extinction coefficient of the material of the layer of getter material for the at least one wavelength of interest of the optical window.
US11305980B2
A method for treating a micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) component is disclosed. In one example, the method includes the steps of providing a first wafer, treating the first wafer to form cavities and at least an oxide layer on a top surface of the first wafer using a first chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, providing a second wafer, bonding the second wafer on a top surface of the at least one oxide layer, treating the second wafer to form a first plurality of structures, depositing a layer of Self-Assembling Monolayer (SAM) to a surface of the MEMS component using a second CVD process.
US11305979B2
The present invention provides a smart and automated system that is used for refueling of frac truck tanks during fracturing operations. The system is used to refuel the frac truck tanks which are constantly working in the high pressure and high-temperature zone for the fracturing of the wellbore to extract oil and gas. For safety, the system is equipped with explosion/fire free wiring system. The system incorporates inventive fuel valve to avoid the fuel clogging that increases the frac truck performance. The system employs artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based software for ease of operation and to maximize economic performance. The system is equipped with artificial intelligence and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) software and incorporates charge pump and loop systems which maintain a predetermined pressure (in Pounds per Square Inch (PSI) unit) in each loop so as to maximize the performance and control function in the refueling system.
US11305977B2
A container-filling system includes a product-dispenser system and a control system. The product-dispenser system includes a conveyor defining a predetermined path, a container loader, and a container filler. The predetermined path has a sensing station, a loading station, and a filling station. The control system determines if a container is present at the sensing station. The cup loader provides a container at the loading station. The cup filler dispenses a product into the container at the filling station.
US11305969B2
A method of positioning a movable structure of an overhead crane, the movable structure being either a trolley or a bridge of the overhead crane, the method comprising providing a position reference for the movable structure, controlling with a state-feedback controller the position of the movable structure, the position of the movable structure and a sway angle of the load being state variables of the system used in the state-feedback controller. Further the method comprises determining the position or speed of the movable structure and the sway angle of the load or angular velocity of the load, providing the determined position or speed of the movable structure, the determined sway angle of the load or angular velocity of the load and the output of the state-feedback controller to an observer, producing with the observer at least two estimated state variables, forming a feedback vector from the estimated state variables or from the estimated state variables together with determined state variables, using the formed feedback vector as a feedback for the state-feedback controller, and providing the output of the controller to a frequency converter.
US11305963B2
Provided is a cable laying method using a cable laying apparatus capable of changing a direction of a cable, the cable laying method including: (A) installing a frame unit; (B) arranging a trailer bogie loaded with a cable drum inside the frame unit without additional loading work; (C) rotating the cable drum, which is loaded in the trailer bogie, by an under roller part; (D) changing a withdrawal direction of a cable unwound from the cable drum by a traverse part of the frame unit; (E) supplying the cable, the withdrawal direction of which is changed by the traverse part, to a cable unwinding part located at the rear of the traverse part; and (F) supplying the cable passing through the cable unwinding part to a required place through a curvature guide part located at the rear of the cable unwinding part, wherein the traverse part is configured to change a direction of the cable withdrawn in a radial direction of the cable drum to an axial direction of the cable drum.
US11305962B2
Elastic yarn wound body packages able to simplify processing of a tail yarn of an elastic yarn when manufacturing a fabric, or the like, continuously by simultaneous vertical take-up unwinding of a multistage elastic yarn through providing elastic yarn wound body packages on a multistage stand are provided. The elastic yarn wound body package comprises a paper tube and an elastic yarn wound body, wherein: the paper tube has a groove in the circumferential direction, perpendicular to the paper tube axis, between an end portion of the elastic yarn wound body and an end portion of the paper tube; a tail yarn of the elastic yarn wound body is wound into the groove; and a wire-shaped object or tape-shaped object that crosses at least a portion of the yarn bundle of the tail yarn is held thereby. Also provided are paper tubes comprising, in the vicinity of at least one end, a tail thread wrapping groove having parallel edges along a circumferential direction perpendicular to the axis of the paper tube, the paper tube comprising a recession, the maximum width of which is greater than the width of the tail thread wrapping groove and the deepest part of which is deeper than the tail thread wrapping groove, over the tail thread wrapping groove or an extension of the tail thread wrapping groove and elastic thread reel packages comprising these paper tubes.
US11305952B2
A wine cabinet, which comprises a main cabinet body, and further comprises a transparent display cabinet body arranged at a top end of the main cabinet body, a control mechanism, a driving mechanism connected with the control mechanism, and an automatic lifting and sliding mechanism connected with the driving mechanism. A display chamber of the display cabinet body is separated from a storage chamber of the main cabinet body by a laminated plate, the control mechanism, the driving mechanism and the automatic lifting and sliding mechanism are arranged in the storage chamber, and an opening is arranged at a side of the top end of the display cabinet body. The opening is covered with a transparent movable cover plate and the automatic lifting and sliding mechanism is connected with the movable cover plate.
US11305947B1
A pass-through conveyance system and method includes a main assembly comprising at least a platform that is translatable along a radius and movable between two separate environments, an opening between the two separate environments and at least one opening sealing member. The platform is adapted to receive an object; e.g, article, container or package, loaded thereon from a first environment by manual or mechanical ways and translate the object through an opening to a second environment.
US11305945B2
The invention relates to a container conveyor device (10) in a packaging machine having a container carrier (13) with a plurality of container receptacles (15). At least two rotary-driven linear conveyors (11, 28) are provided, and the container carrier (13) has at least one engagement part (14) which can be brought into engagement with the linear conveyors (11, 28). Two curved conveyors (20, 34) each have a curved guide track (21, 35) with which at least one projection of the container carrier (13) can be brought into engagement. A plurality of container carriers (13) can be transported along the upper linear conveyor (11) in a row with a mutual first spacing of less than 30 mm and at an average speed V0. The container carriers can be transported along the lower linear conveyor (28) with a mutual second spacing which is greater than the first spacing and at an average speed Vu, where Vu≥1.5 V0.
US11305940B2
A holder transport apparatus according to an embodiment includes, an elevator device comprising a conveyance member which includes an ascending path and a descending path arranged along an ascending and descending circulation path that circulates, and a plurality of support plates which are attached to the conveyance member and support a holder which holds a sample container in an erect state.
US11305939B2
A transport device for transporting upright containers arranged in a single row, comprising a first clamping belt and a second clamping belt, between which the containers arranged in a single row are held and transported, and at least one first rotary cylinder and one second rotary cylinder, around which the containers held by the clamping belts are transported. The containers and the clamping belts are guided one after the other around the at least two rotary cylinders in such a way that the containers are each pressed against the respective rotary cylinder by the radially outer clamping belt.
US11305936B2
A configurable modular robotic autonomous guided vehicle having an engine module and multiple different ones of selectably interchangeable logistic or material handling accessory modules. The engine module has motors, sensors and a control system integrated with each other for autonomous navigation freely throughout a travel area forming a logistic space. A module interface is located at one end of the engine module for modular coupling of the engine module with a handling accessory module of the vehicle. Each of the handling accessory modules has a different predetermined logistic or material handling characteristic that on integral coupling with the engine module define a different logistic or material handling autonomous guided vehicle type. Selectable coupling of the handling accessory module with the engine module configures the vehicle so as to change the vehicle type from a first vehicle type to a second vehicle type different than the first vehicle type.
US11305929B2
An inflatable web includes an inflation zone, a first inflatable panel in fluid communication with the inflation zone, and a second inflatable panel in fluid communication with the inflation zone. The first inflatable panel includes a first sheet juxtaposed on a second sheet. The first and second sheets are sealed together to form inflatable chambers. The second inflatable panel include a third sheet juxtaposed on a fourth sheet. The third and fourth sheets are sealed together to form inflatable chambers. The inflatable film is configured to be inflated by an inflation and sealing machine configured to direct gas into the inflatable chambers of the first and second inflatable panels via the inflation zone and to individually seal the inflatable chambers of the first and second inflatable panels.
US11305923B2
A closure comprises a polymeric top wall portion, a polymeric annular skirt portion, a polymeric liner and a polymeric disc. The polymeric annular skirt portion depends from the polymeric top wall portion. The annular skirt portion includes an internal thread formation for mating engagement with an external thread formation of a container. The polymeric disc has an exterior surface. The polymeric disc is located between the polymeric top wall portion and the polymeric liner. The polymeric disc includes a plurality of channels formed therein. The plurality of channels assists in allowing liquid to travel on the exterior surface of the polymeric disc and between the polymeric annular skirt portion and an external finish of a container.
US11305922B2
A closure for a container has a base and a lid. The base is attachable to the container. The lid is pivotally connected to the base and moveable between open and closed positions. The lid or the base has operating tabs on its periphery. Each operating tab has an actuation portion and an engagement portion. The engagement portion is moveable between engagement and disengagement positions. When the lid is in the closed positioned, the engagement portion engages the other of the lid and the base in the engagement position and disengages from the other of the lid and the base in the disengagement position. The actuation portion of the operating tab is resiliently deflectable radially outward relative to the one of the lid and the base to move the engagement portion to the disengagement position whereupon release of the actuation portion, the engagement portion returns to the engagement position.
US11305920B2
A cap for a fluid container includes a main body, an actuator ring slidable along the main body and having an annular groove, and a plurality of latches having secure and release states and that may be placed in the release state by contact with the actuator ring. A closure system for a fluid container includes the cap, and a lip attached to a fluid container that is engaged by the latches of the cap. The lip may be integral with a fluid container or part of an adapter that is connected to the fluid container. A method of automated handling of a container includes engaging an annular groove of an actuator ring of a cap using a robotic arm, driving the actuator ring, and removing the cap from the container. The method may further include transporting the container via engagement of the robotic arm with the cap.
US11305909B2
A label applicator guide including a base configured to be attached to an elongated object label applicator, and a controller including a first support extending from the base and a second support extending from the first support such that the first support is configured to be planar with a portion of the wrapping mechanism. The controller is moveably secured to the base through a first knuckle of the controller pivotably connected to a second knuckle of the base, with a pin extending through the first knuckle and second knuckle.
US11305906B2
A system and method are provided for packaging and sterilizing analyte sensors. The packaging system provides a structure for securing the analyte sensors in a fixed position and fixed orientation within the package.
US11305904B2
A device for transporting and filling bags, preferably open bags, comprising a filling device, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, having multiple filling openings distributed over the circumference of the filling device, and comprising a feeder, using which an empty bag can be fed to a filling opening, wherein the feeder comprises at least one holding unit for a bag, which is movable normally to the axis of rotation of the filling device, wherein the holding unit has two separate holders, wherein the holders are each movable forward and backward along the same open trajectory, wherein the first holder is mounted so it is movable on the filling device, while the second holder is mounted so it is movable on a spatially-fixed guide.
US11305898B2
An automatic packager including a cartridge and a cartridge mechanism is provided. The cartridge for the automatic packager includes a reservoir for storing a plurality of medications and a wheel including a bottom portion placed in the reservoir. The cartridge also includes a scooping member provided on the wheel to rotate with the wheel and singulate a medication from the reservoir. The cartridge mechanism for the automatic packager includes a platform configured to receive a medication from a cartridge and a camera system. The cartridge mechanism also includes an electronic processor coupled to the camera system configured to dispense the medication from the cartridge in response to determining that the expected medication is delivered to the platform and return the medication to the cartridge in response to determining that the expected medication is not delivered to the platform.
US11305892B2
A unit for handling an aircraft turbojet engine includes a frame, a front cradle and a rear cradle designed for supporting the turbojet engine, and a plurality of electric actuators. The cradles include devices for securing the turbojet engine. The plurality of electric actuators includes three electric actuators, where a first one and second one are arranged opposite each other, on either side of a longitudinal axis of the frame, connected to the front cradle and arranged for moving same in vertical translation, and where a third actuator is connected to the rear cradle and arranged for moving the same in vertical translation. The handling unit further includes a device for rotary driving of the front cradle about a longitudinal axis of the turbojet engine.
US11305888B2
Automated launch and retrieval of a “tail-sitting” VTOL aircraft is accomplished by exploiting the natural stability of hover when restrained in tension by an upwind wing tip. For retrieval, a flexible rod is lifted into contact with the trailing edge of the upwind wing as the aircraft translates downwind overhead. Sliding between the rod and wing leads to interlocking of hooks at the rod end and wing tip, while the aircraft swings into a stable tethered hover downwind of the rod. The rod is then used to pull the aircraft upwind into a fixture for secure parking and servicing. After servicing, the aircraft lifts-off into tethered hover, and power margin for climb is assessed. If the aircraft is judged to have sufficient power safely to proceed, then the interlocking hooks are disengaged, leaving the aircraft to climb away in free flight.
US11305882B2
In order to bring the primary structure of an engine mounting pylon of an aircraft as close as possible to a wing box: an aircraft wing includes a wing box made partly by a front spar and an intermediate spar; a mounting pylon including a primary structure in the form of a box having transverse reinforcement ribs; and attachment means for attaching the primary structure of the mounting pylon on the wing box. These attachment means include a row of bolts along which each bolt passes through a structural part of the pylon on one hand, and on the other hand a fitting attached to one of the front and intermediate spars.
US11305876B2
An apparatus for an aircraft cabin may include a body and a personal electronic device (PED) holder. The body may include a sloped surface between a top surface and a recess surface with a plurality of recess protrusions configured to support a PED. The body may be couplable to a surface within the aircraft cabin via one or more couplers. The PED holder may include a paddle and at least one hinge coupler. The paddle may be located opposite the sloped surface within the recess. The paddle may be dimensioned to fit within the recess when the PED holder is in a closed position. The paddle may be configured to support the PED when the PED holder is in an open position. The PED holder may be configured to rotate about an axis through the at least one hinge coupler between at least the open position and the closed position.
US11305875B2
A method for operating a vehicle chassis includes providing the vehicle chassis including a main body and at least one compartment arranged on the vehicle chassis, selectively receiving one or more components in the compartment, and effecting an operational state of a vehicle comprising the vehicle chassis based on a type of at least one of the one or more components that are selectively received in the compartment. The one or more components is selected from a plurality of components of different types.
US11305870B2
An aircraft undercarriage including a wheel, a support, a drive system, a mover system, a first pair of links, and a locking actuator. The drive system drives rotation of the wheel and is mounted to move relative to the support between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The mover system moves the drive system between the engaged and disengaged positions. The first pair of links are hinged to each other about a first hinge axis to pivot during the movement of the drive system between the engaged and disengaged positions. The locking actuator acts on a first target to lock or unlock the drive system. The first target is carried by one of the links.
US11305867B2
A hub assembly for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a plurality of stator supports, a first integral fitting that attaches to first ends of the stator supports, and a second integral fitting that attaches to second ends of the stator supports. The first fitting includes a plurality of motor attachment portions configured to locate and support a motor of the ducted-rotor aircraft, a plurality of fairing mounts configured to support attachment of an aerodynamic fairing to the hub assembly, and a plurality of stator locators configured to locate respective ones of the plurality of stator supports for attachment to the hub assembly. The first fitting has a body portion with an annular wall that supports the motor attachment portions, the fairing mounts, and the stator locators. The first fitting may be fabricated as a monolith that includes the body portion, motor attachment portions, fairing mounts, and stator locators.
US11305865B2
A wing for an aircraft is disclosed having a fixed wing, and a foldable wing tip portion mounted to the fixed wing via a tip hinge rotatable about a tip hinge axis between an extended position and a folded position. An arresting device is provided that allows to arrest the foldable wing tip portion with respect to the fixed wing in a very precise position and at the same time can be engaged in a simple and quick manner, is achieved in that the wing includes an arresting system including a first hook mounted to the foldable wing tip portion and a second hook mounted to the fixed wing, wherein the first hook and the second hook are configured to be moved relative to one another between an arrested position, where the first and second hooks are engaged and relative movement of the first and second aircraft components is inhibited, and a release position, where the first and second hooks are disengaged and relative movement of the first and second aircraft components is allowed.
US11305858B2
A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
US11305856B2
A steering apparatus for an outboard motor is provided, which stabilizes a steering load of the outboard motor to realize good steering performance, and further is excellent in durability even when a load acts on a steering handle from above. Between a steering bracket (15) and a swivel bracket (14), a steering load adjustment device (20) that adjusts a loaded load to a steering operation following steering of a steering handle (18), and a suspension portion (40) that allows the steering load adjustment device to be supported by the steering bracket are included, and load absorbing portions (44, 22b) that absorb a load applied to the steering bracket from above are provided respectively at the suspension portion and the steering load adjustment device.
US11305850B1
A marine front light apparatus for supplemental navigational visibility on front running lights includes a post having a post top end, a post bottom end, and a post sidewall. The post is selectively engageable with a running light mount of a boat. A running light housing is coupled to the post top end. A pair of running lights includes a red running light coupled to a running light housing sidewall and a green running light coupled adjacent the red running light. The pair of running lights has a plurality of connection leads in operational communication with the boat. A light housing is coupled to the post sidewall. A navigational light is coupled within the light housing and is in operational communication with the pair of running lights. A power switch is coupled to the running light housing and is in operational communication with the navigational light.
US11305835B2
A brake module is provided. The brake module includes a first brake lever, a second brake lever, a moveable member, a first cable, a second cable, a first brake unit, a second brake unit, a third cable and a fourth cable. The first cable connects the first brake lever and the moveable member. The second cable connects the second brake lever and the moveable member. The third cable connects the first brake unit and the moveable member. The fourth cable connects the second brake unit and the moveable member. When a lever force is applied to the first cable or the second cable, the third cable applies a first brake force to the first brake unit, the fourth cable applies a second brake force to the second brake unit, and the lever force is smaller than the sum of the first brake force and the second brake force.
US11305831B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a mobile performance system, and methods of making and using such a mobile performance system, whereby the mobile performance system includes: a frame; a front wheel coupled to the frame proximate a frame front end; a pair of rear wheels coupled to the frame proximate a frame rear end; a drive mechanism coupled to the frame, the drive mechanism operable to drive travel of the mobile performance system along a travel path; a steering assembly coupled to the frame, the steering assembly operable to steer the mobile performance system along the travel path; and a platform coupled to the frame, the platform adapted to support a performer performing a performance while the mobile performance system travels along the travel path.
US11305830B2
The present application is directed to motor driven vehicles. In one embodiment the motor driven vehicle is a trike that utilizes a customized three wheel rear truck assembly to create a completely novel riding experience. The rear truck assembly of the motor driven vehicle may be comprised of a skateboard truck and wheels along with a third center caster wheel on a custom caster assembly that allows the center cater wheel to rotate 360° independently from the outer skateboard wheels. The size parts of the motor driven vehicle may be varied in size, such as the wheels and mounting plates thereof, according to the needs of a rider. The center wheel may comprise a bracket assembly that holds the wheel at a fixed distance that is lower than the outer wheels.
US11305829B2
A track system for traction of a vehicle (e.g., a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) etc.) including a track and a track-engaging assembly for driving and guiding the track around the track-engaging assembly. The track system has features to enhance its performance. The track may include reinforcing material (e.g., reinforcing polymeric material) that is stronger (e.g., stiffer, harder, and/or more resistant to wear) than elastomeric material of the track, such as to improve rigidity characteristics of the track, reduce noise generated by the track system, improve a resistance to wear of the track, enhance heat management (e.g., improve heat dissipation or reduce heat build-up) within the track, and/or reduce a weight of the track. The reinforcing material may be provided as one or more thin layers constituting at least part (e.g., of a periphery) of one or more components of the track (e.g., a carcass, traction projections, and/or drive/guide lugs).
US11305816B2
The disclosure provides an electric quad vehicle, a control system, and method of operation. The electric quad vehicle may include a central hub and four legs, each pivotably mounted to the central hub, each leg including an electric motor rotatably coupled to a wheel. Each leg may include a joint allowing the leg to bend to a retracted state with the wheel adjacent the central hub. The electric quad vehicle may include handle bars extending from the central hub including rider controls of acceleration and steering. The electric quad vehicle may include a control system configured to translate rider input to the rider controls into control signals for each of the electric motors.
US11305813B2
An emergency steering apparatus of an MDPS (Motor Driven Power Steering) system may include: a steering angle sensor configured to sense a steering angle of a steering wheel; a vehicle speed sensor configured to sense a vehicle speed; an assist rack force detector configured to detect an assist rack force of the MDPS system using the steering angle sensed by the steering angle sensor and the vehicle speed sensed by the vehicle speed sensor; and a command current detector configured to detect a command current of a motor using the assist rack force detected by the assist rack force detector
US11305808B2
A steering assembly includes a pinion shaft. The steering assembly also includes a clamp yoke defining a central opening for axially receiving the pinion shaft and defining a counter bore for receiving a fastener that couples the pinion shaft to the yoke. The steering assembly further includes a blocking assembly fixed to the clamp yoke. The blocking assembly includes a resilient member having a first leg, a second leg and a connecting end. The blocking assembly also includes a blocking member coupled to the first leg and the second leg of the resilient member, the blocking member rotatable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position, the blocking position blocking the counter bore in an initial position and rotatable upon contact with the pinion shaft to be clear of the counter bore in the non-blocking position.
US11305791B2
The present disclosure discloses a rail transport system. The rail transport system includes: a rail, where the rail is provided with an escape passage; and a rail vehicle, where the rail vehicle includes a vehicle body and a plurality of bogies, the plurality of bogies respectively movably straddles the rail, and the vehicle body is connected to the plurality of bogies and pulled by the plurality of bogies to travel along the rail; and the vehicle body includes a plurality of compartments hinged sequentially along a length direction of the rail. The rail transport system according to this embodiment of the present disclosure has advantages such as facilitation of evacuation of passengers in an emergency, low costs, small occupied space, small rail weight bearing, high stability, and large passenger capacity.
US11305782B2
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for a monitoring system for autonomous vehicle operation. In some embodiments, a vehicle may perform self-tests, generate a report based on the results, and transmit it to a remote monitor center over one or both of a high-speed channel for regular data transfers or a reliable channel for emergency situations. In other embodiments, the remote monitor center may determine that immediate intervention is required, and may transmit a control command with high priority, which when received by the vehicle, is implemented and overrides any local commands being processed. In yet other embodiments, the control command with high priority is selected from a small group of predetermined control commands the remote monitor center may issue.
US11305780B2
A road condition status prediction method is performed by a server and includes obtaining historical road segment information, the historical road segment information including road condition statuses and classification events that are used to classify the road condition statuses, and the classification events being determined based on content of the classification events, and obtaining an occurrence probability of each of the classification events, based on the obtained historical road segment information. The road condition status prediction method further includes obtaining a conditional probability of each of the classification events in each of the road condition statuses, based on the obtained historical road segment information, and predicting a road condition status of a road segment, based on the obtained occurrence probability of each of the classification events and the obtained conditional probability of each of the classification events in each of the road condition statuses.
US11305773B1
A method for controlling a vehicle includes monitoring the vehicle speed for a first threshold in conjunction with a driver request for negative torque, after which the method comprises increasing a friction braking ratio. The method further comprises monitoring the speed of the vehicle for a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is lower than the first, after which the method comprises solely using the friction braking for braking holding torque.
US11305771B2
The present application discloses a method for controlling cruise of a vehicle. The method includes: acquiring a pre-established three-dimensional trajectory map of the vehicle from a starting point to a destination; acquiring current positioning information of the vehicle; intercepting a target trajectory at a preset distance currently ahead of the vehicle from the three-dimensional trajectory map according to the current positioning information; acquiring a target point from the target trajectory according to the current positioning information; acquiring a wheelbase and a current speed of the vehicle, and calculating an angle that front wheels of the vehicle are required to rotate, according to the target point, the current positioning information, the wheelbase, and the current speed; controlling a movement of the vehicle according to the angle.
US11305769B2
A vehicle control system includes: a recognizer that recognizes a surrounding environment of a vehicle; a driving controller that performs speed control and steering control of the vehicle regardless of an operation of an occupant on the basis of a recognition result obtained by the recognizer; and a wiper controller that controls a wiper attached to a window of the vehicle, wherein the wiper controller changes a degree of operation of the wiper according to a boarding position and a degree of approach when the vehicle moves to the boarding position at which an occupant boards the vehicle after the vehicle starts traveling under the control of the driving controller or when the vehicle starts traveling to move away from the boarding position under the control of the driving controller after the occupant alights from the vehicle.
US11305764B2
An object detection apparatus applied to a vehicle having a sensor unit mounted on a predetermined member provided to the vehicle, the sensor unit being provided with an object detection sensor that detects position information of an object present around the vehicle and a tilt sensor that detects a tilt angle as inclination with respect to a predetermined direction, and performing a process of detecting the object based on the position information of the object detected by the object detection sensor, the object detection apparatus comprising a detachment state determination section that determines a detachment state of the predetermined member based on the tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor.
US11305761B2
Provided is a collision avoidance control apparatus for a vehicle including a first sensor configured to detect a first object present in a first area; a second sensor configured to detect a second object present in a second area; and a controller configured to execute collision avoidance control when determining the first object and the second object as the same object, in which the controller is further configured to determine the first object and the second object as the same object when determining that the first object enters the first area, and determining that at least part of the second object is present in a specific region, the specific region being a region which includes a first object region in which the first object exists, and which includes a part of a region contiguous to the first object region and outside of the first area.
US11305756B2
A parking control method includes: performing parking control of moving a vehicle to a target parking position on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle; and when the parking control to the target parking position is suspended and the vehicle leaves the target parking position, moving the vehicle so that at least part of the vehicle is present within a predetermined range from the operator.
US11305746B2
A brake release system for a vehicle is described to transfer mechanical movement between two hydraulic actuators. The system includes a first hydraulic system on a removable portion of the vehicle and a second hydraulic system on a main chassis of the vehicle. The two hydraulic systems are mechanically engaged with each other where the removable portion of the vehicle attaches to the main chassis. In this way, a force applied to the removable portion of the vehicle when the vehicle's tow hook is engaged may be transferred to release the parking brake on the main chassis without a hydraulic connection between the removable portion and the main chassis. This may be useful when a removable battery frame with a tow hook makes up a separable rear portion of an electric vehicle, allowing the battery frame to be quickly and efficiently removed from the main chassis of the vehicle.
US11305745B2
Systems and methods for shutoff valve control are provided. The system may receive a first hardware logic input, a second hardware logic input, and a weight-on-wheels (WOW) status wherein each of the first hardware logic input, the second hardware logic input, and the WOW status report a binary true or a false. The system may open the shutoff valve when each of the first hardware logic input, the second hardware logic input, and the WOW status report true. The system may close the shutoff valve when any of the first hardware logic input, the second hardware logic input, and the WOW status report false.
US11305743B2
A hydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprises a vehicle dynamic control system which comprises a first brake circuit which acts on at least one first wheel brake, and a second brake circuit which acts on at least one second wheel brake, the first brake circuit comprising a first hydraulic pressure generator and the second brake circuit comprising a second hydraulic pressure generator, which can be actuated electrically for control interventions. Furthermore, the hydraulic motor vehicle brake system comprises an electrically actuable third hydraulic pressure generator, and a controller which is configured to detect failure of at least one of the two brake circuits and a requirement of a control intervention on the at least one brake circuit, to actuate at least the third hydraulic pressure generator for assisting the control intervention.
US11305740B2
This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife, a sensor cover, and a sensor motor. The sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. The sensor motor may be used to rotate the sensor cover. The air knife may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.
US11305738B2
The invention relates to a wiper arm spraying device (10a; 10b) for coupling to a wiper arm (12a; 12b), comprising at least one valve unit (14a; 14b) which is designed to supply a nozzle unit (16a; 16b) with wiper fluid. According to the invention, the valve unit (14a; 14b) is designed for integration into a wiper arm tube unit (18a; 18b).
US11305737B2
A cleaning device (100), intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of a sensor of an optical detection system, said cleaning device comprising at least one conveying body (1) and a delivery ramp (2) for delivering one or more cleaning and/or drying fluids, and attachment means (101) for attaching a connecting portion (20) of the delivery ramp (2) to an end of the conveying body (1). The attachment means (101) comprise an elastic interlocking assembly (102) and a foolproofing assembly (103) formed respectively by elements carried by the conveying body (1) and complementary elements.
US11305731B2
Upon autonomous travel control of a subject vehicle having an autonomous travel control function based on a remote operation command from a remote operation device located outside the subject vehicle, when start of a remote operation by the remote operation device is input, a predetermined authentication code stored in the subject vehicle is displayed inside or outside the vehicle so as to be visible, the displayed authentication code is acquired by the remote operation device, a determination is made whether or not the authentication code acquired by the remote operation device matches the authentication code stored in the vehicle, and upon matching, a paring process between the vehicle and the remote operation device is completed.
US11305730B2
A method for controlling access to a vehicle. An electronic key for accessing one or multiple vehicle components is deactivated after the vehicle is switched off in order to park the vehicle in a parking position, so that an attempt with the aid of the deactivated electronic key to access the one or multiple vehicle components of the vehicle parked in the parking position may be prevented. Moreover, a system for controlling access to a vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, an access control system for controlling access to a vehicle, a vehicle, a user for a communication network, a method for operating a user for a communication network, and a computer program, are described.
US11305728B2
A control device includes a communication unit configured to acquire control information on a vehicle from an information processing device in a wired or wireless communication, and a processing unit configured to execute a process of starting vehicle control based on the control information. The processing unit continues or suspends the process of starting vehicle control depending on a result of an authentication process on usage authority of the control information, and the authentication process is executed while the process of starting vehicle control is executed.
US11305722B2
A vehicle airbag control system includes an airbag module, a temperature detector and an electronic controller. The airbag module is for a vehicle. The airbag module has an airbag with a vent. The temperature detector configured to detect an ambient temperature of the vehicle. The electronic controller is programmed to control the airbag module between an active venting condition and a non-venting condition based on a detected result detected by the temperature detector. The vent is in an open state in the active venting condition. The vent is in a closed state in the non-venting condition.
US11305721B2
A curtain airbag system of a vehicle is provided and omits a front or rear pillar area of a roof/side frame for a space for accommodating an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is guided by a connection tether for a deployment direction to deploy the airbag cushion to a protection zone for an occupant. Additionally, the airbag cushion is folded in a zigzag form to expose the connection tether, thereby guiding the airbag cushion for the deployment direction and securing a deployment speed.
US11305719B2
A curtain airbag device may include: an inflator configured to generate operating gas; a bracket part installed in a shape to abut on a side surface of the inflator, and having one side installed so as to be inclined in a direction away from the inflator; a cushion part inserted into a mounting space formed between the inflator and the bracket part, and inflated by the operating gas generated through the inflator; and a clamping part installed in a shape to surround outsides of the cushion part and the bracket part.
US11305709B1
A battery boosting device adapted to be affixed internally to a vehicle, the battery boosting device comprising two or more sets of cables adapted to jump start an internal batter and/or an external battery.
US11305701B2
A crossbar assembly for a motor vehicle having a detachable roof and a roll bar includes a stanchion having a first connection portion configured to connect in a first configuration the stanchion to the roof when the roof is attached to the roll bar, the stanchion having a second connection portion configured to connect in a second configuration to the roll bar when the roof is removed from the roll bar. A crossbar is connected to the stanchion.
US11305698B2
A center console may include a moving portion, a motor, and a controller. The moving portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. The motor may be configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position. The controller may be configured to, responsive to moving the moving portion in a first direction towards the first position, a number of motor position increments exceeding a first threshold within a period, and an absence of location data of a position of the moving portion, stop the motor.
US11305694B2
A system is disclosed and includes a vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors including a first set and a second set. The vehicle includes a mirror assembly that includes a mirror body and one or more actuators that are actuable to move the mirror assembly between an extended position and a retracted position. The second set is positioned on the mirror assembly. The vehicle includes a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the one or more actuators, and the controller causes the one or more actuators to adjust a position of the mirror body based on information received from the first set. The controller selectively activates the second set based on the position of the mirror body. The controller calibrates the second set of the plurality of sensors while the position of the mirror body is being set to the extended position.
US11305693B2
A mirror assembly can comprise a blind spot mirror hingedly linked to other structures. Through various means, the mirror assembly can be placed and the blind spot mirror adjusted so as to provide a user with enhanced visibility into the blind spot of a vehicle.
US11305684B1
A cargo securing system which incorporates synthetic chains in a manner which addresses the increased pitch of the synthetic link and the increased elongation of the synthetic chain, while still allowing the usage of conventional prior art load binders in a timely and safe manner. The system includes a length-adjusting coupling device for connecting a load binder to a section of chain.
US11305683B1
A car door camper includes a connecting platform formed as a triangular platform having a connecting platform adapter edge, a platform inside edge, and a platform door edge. The platform door edge is configured to engage a door panel of a vehicle door. The platform inside edge is configured to engage a vehicle door frame at a door frame outside lower edge. A folding table has a table connecting edge engaging the connecting platform adapter edge. A latch loop strap having a latch loop hook is configured to engage a door latch loop on a vehicle door frame. The latch loop strap is mounted to a door latch loop corner formed at a junction between the platform door edge and the connector platform adapter edge.
US11305681B2
A resilient seal for living quarters that is for sealing around a slide out room that has an aperture slidably receiving a slide out room. The resilient seal has a pair of attaching members extending along the inside and outside surfaces of the main living area wall at the aperture and includes a connecting member that extends between the attaching members and along the edge of the wall defining the aperture. A wiper seal extends from the connecting member for sealing against a wall of a slide out room. A bulb portion is integrally joined to a bridge wall that is bonded to L-shaped tabs on the attaching portion. The bridge wall may be severed from the L-shaped tabs to reveal a groove connector to receive a separate bulb portion connectable thereto. This facilitates replacement of the integral bulb portion.
US11305678B2
A belt mount for a vehicle seat or a vehicle bench seat in a vehicle is proposed, wherein the belt mount comprises an attachment mechanism for attaching to a vehicle structure in the region of a vehicle floor such that a lower end section of the belt mount can be fixed in the region of the vehicle floor, wherein the belt mount comprises a support arrangement with a support member for supporting on the vehicle structure of the vehicle. According to the invention, the support member, protruding forward in the driving direction, is present on the belt mount such that it is spaced apart at the top from the lower end section of the belt mount and is formed in such a way that the support member can be connected in the region of the vehicle structure of the vehicle which is present above the vehicle floor.
US11305675B2
A disturbance cancellation and generation seat system includes a seat mounted to a structure of a vehicle. The seat is accelerated due to a disturbance acceleration received in the structure and transferred to the seat. A seat control unit generates a force cancellation command signal. An actuation device is connected to the structure and is in communication with the seat control unit. The actuation device in response to receipt of the force cancellation command signal induces a cancellation acceleration motion into the seat which is equal but opposite to and therefore cancels an acceleration motion of the seat induced by the disturbance acceleration.
US11305674B2
System and methods for nullifying one or more of lateral and longitudinal acceleration forces experienced by an occupant of a vehicle in a seated or standing position while the vehicle is traveling along a travel plane, including: a chassis structure; an occupant cell one of coupled to and defined by the chassis structure; and one or more of a seat assembly configured to receive the occupant in a seated position and a standing platform assembly configured to receive the occupant in a standing position disposed within the occupant cell; wherein the one or more of the seat assembly and the standing platform assembly is/are configured to pivot one or more of: laterally at a longitudinal pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane; and longitudinally at a transverse pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane.
US11305672B2
A spindle drive (10), having a gear housing (15) which is connected to a drive motor (12), the gear housing (15) having a housing main body (16; 16a) and at least one housing cover (18; 18a, 20; 20a) which is connected to the housing main body (16; 16a), the housing main body (16; 16a) and the at least one housing cover (18; 18a, 20; 20a) delimiting a receiving space (24) for a drive element (25) which interacts with the drive motor (12), the drive element (25) being connected to a spindle (28) which penetrates the receiving space (24), means (37) being provided, in particular in the form of a shaft ring, for arranging the drive element (25) in the receiving space (24) in a manner which is free from axial play, and the means being arranged in a receiving region (39) in the receiving space (24).
US11305662B2
A charging station for charging the battery of a vehicle, comprising: a base portion configured for mounting in a substructure; a charging portion having a charging outlet for connection to a vehicle; and a retraction mechanism for moving the charging portion between an extended position in which it extends out of the base portion and a retracted position; and a controller for controlling the retraction mechanism; the controller being configured to: determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the most recent charging from the charging outlet ceased; and cause the retraction mechanism to move the charging portion to the retracted position if the predetermined period of time is determined to have elapsed since the most recent electrical supply from the outlet.
US11305653B2
An electric vehicle drive device includes: a first motor; a second motor; a transmission mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor; and a control unit configured to control operation of the first motor and the second motor based on a drive signal. The transmission mechanism includes: a sun gear shaft coupled to the first motor; a first planetary gear mechanism; a second planetary gear mechanism; and a one-way clutch configured to restrict a rotation direction of a first carrier to a predetermined positive rotation direction. The drive signal includes gear change information indicating a first state in which the second motor is controlled based on torque or a second state in which the second motor is controlled based on rotation speed, and throttle information indicating an acceleration of rotation speed of a wheel.
US11305652B2
A regenerative braking control system for a motor-driven vehicle is configured to provide a continuous assistant braking force by continuous reverse torque of an electric motor by enabling surplus electrical energy produced by an electric motor to be easily converted into thermal energy in generative braking, using both of a brake resistor and a heater to convert electrical energy into thermal energy, and being able to obtain an interior heating effect by using thermal energy converted by the brake resistor and the heater as heat source for interior heating without discharging the thermal energy to the outside.
US11305642B2
The vehicle of the present application includes a vehicle frame; a muffler supported by the vehicle frame; and a supporting unit comprising a rubber damper, located between the muffler and the vehicle frame and, connected to the vehicle frame such that the muffler is suspended from the vehicle frame and supported by the vehicle frame. The supporting unit comprises a first bracket and a second bracket on the first bracket.
US11305641B2
A construction machine in which an electrical unit can be reliably cooled at low cost by effectively utilizing an intake pipe connected to an intake port of an engine. This construction machine includes: an engine; and a hood covering the engine, wherein a space inside the hood has a placement space in which an electrical unit is placed and which communicates with outside air, and a distal-end opening of an intake pipe connected to an inlet port of the engine is disposed in the placement space to cause outside air sucked into the intake pipe due to a suction pressure occurred in the intake pipe to pass through the placement space to form a cooling air path in the placement space.
US11305640B2
A vehicle caravan comprising electric vehicles configured for coordinated movement and airflow control comprising: a lead vehicle and a chase vehicle, the lead vehicle disposed at the front of the caravan and the chase vehicle disposed behind the lead vehicle in a chase pattern. Each lead and chase vehicle comprising: a vehicle chassis and a front rotatable vehicle drive axle; a selectively movable electric propulsion motor comprising a rotatable motor shaft and a motor axis configured to be oriented in a substantially vertical direction; an air duct configured to direct an airflow to the propulsion motor; an airflow shutter in the front end of the air duct to selectively control the airflow within the air duct; and a vehicle controller; the caravan and the chase pattern configured for coordination of the motor position and the open/closed position of the lead vehicle and the chase vehicle shutters while the caravan is moving.
US11305639B2
A body structure includes a generally trough-shaped first structural member having a floor, two opposed side walls having respective top edges, and an open top along a length of the first structural member defining a generally U-shaped cross-section. The first structural member has a first portion with a first flow direction therethrough and a second portion with a second flow direction therethrough different from the first flow direction, the first portion having opposed first and second ends with a first opening in the first end, the second portion having opposed third and fourth ends with a second opening in the fourth end, wherein the second and third ends are in fluid communication with each other. The first portion has a first average depth and the second portion has a deepened portion having a second average depth larger than the first average depth.
US11305636B1
A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle may include, a first shaft fixedly connected to an engine, a second shaft selectively connectable to the first shaft and fixedly connected to a motor-generator, a third shaft disposed on a same axis with the first shaft and selectively connectable to the second shaft, a fourth shaft disposed coaxially with the third shaft without rotational interference therebetween, a fifth shaft disposed in parallel with the third shaft and the fourth shaft and externally gear-meshed with the third shaft and the fourth shaft, a sixth shaft disposed in parallel with the third shaft and the fourth shaft and externally gear-meshed with the third shaft and the fourth shaft, a planetary gear set having three elements, one element being fixedly connected to the second shaft, another element being selectively connectable to a transmission housing, and a remaining element being fixedly connected to the fourth shaft, and four gear sets forming external gear engagements between the first shaft, the second shaft, the third shaft, the fourth shaft, the fifth shaft and the sixth shaft.
US11305632B2
A hybrid drivetrain for a hybrid powered vehicle, having an electric machine and a combustion engine, whose power output shaft acts in alternating manner either on a first input shaft or on a coaxial second input shaft of a dual clutch transmission across two separating clutches of a dual clutch, wherein a respective first and second subtransmission can be activated using the input shafts, and wherein fixed and idler gearwheels are arranged in wheel planes on the two input shafts and a common axially parallel driven shaft, said fixed and idler gears being combined into gear sets which form gear stages, in which the idler gearwheels can be coupled to the shafts by means of gear-shifting elements.
US11305626B1
A tonneau system for use with a bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau system includes a tonneau cover and latch assemblies to retain the tonneau cover to the bed of the truck. The cover is moveable between an unfolded positon where the cover encloses the bed and a folded position where the bed is uncovered. The latch assemblies can include latch bases that define discreet mounting positons for a latch handle assembly that employ retention members to retain the latch handle assembly in a particular mounting positon. Another latch assembly includes a latch base having an endless belt to positon the latch handle assembly. A rail attachment is also provided to mount to the bed and provide an anchor point for keep in to tonneau cover engage over the bed.
US11305611B2
An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle may include a radiator module; a refrigerant module; a hot portion for heat-exchanging with a condenser and a heater core of an internal air-conditioning module; a cold portion for heat-exchanging with an evaporator and a cooling core of the internal air-conditioning module; an electric portion for heat-exchanging with an electric component; a battery portion for heat-exchanging with a high-voltage battery; a connection module for connecting the hot portion, the electric portion, or the battery portion to any one or more radiators among a first radiator, a second radiator, and a third radiator; and a control unit configured of controlling the operations of a compressor and a valve.
US11305600B2
A controller 10 as a generation mechanism control portion includes a base control portion 15 that determines a lower limit value on an instruction signal (i.e., a base instruction value) that serves as a lower limit on a force to be generated by a variable damper 6 (a force generation mechanism) according to at least a running speed of a vehicle. The base control portion 15 corrects the base instruction value by a base instruction value calculation portion 28 based on a result of a determination about a road surface output from a road surface determination portion 26 (i.e., a result of detection by a road surface state detection portion). A vehicle behavior control apparatus is configured to variably control a damping force characteristic of the variable damper 6 according to a road surface state with use of an instruction value output from the controller 10.
US11305593B2
A tire management system includes a control valve and a check valve. A method for managing a tire includes: determining a pressure parameter value, determining an operational parameter for a valve based on the pressure parameter value, and controlling the valve based on the operational parameter.
US11305588B2
Tread (1) having tread surface (10) axially bounded by edge parts (11), and provided with cuts (3, 4) delimiting material parts forming raised elements (2), each raised element (2) comprising contact face (20), there being formed, in a plurality of raised elements (2), a ventilation cavity (5) having a depth at least equal to 70% of the thickness of the tread material to be worn away, each ventilation cavity (5) being delimited by wall surface (50) ending at bottom surface (530). Each ventilation cavity (5) comprises first cavity part (51) continued into the depth by second cavity part (52). The first cavity part (51) is situated between the tread surface and intermediate depth level H1 situated at between 30% and 70% of maximum depth H of ventilation cavity (5), the mean relief angle A of the wall is at least equal to 20 degrees. In the second cavity part (52), mean relief angle B of the wall is at most equal to 15 degrees.
US11305586B2
A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of land portions that are partitioned by the plurality of main grooves; the plurality of land portions include at least one shoulder land portion arranged in outwardmost fashion in a tire width direction; the at least one shoulder land portion comprises a plurality of width grooves of groove width not less than 2 mm; and at least one of the plurality of width grooves extends as far as an outside end in the tire width direction of the at least one shoulder land portion and comprises, at a location toward the exterior in the tire width direction from a contact patch end, a wide portion at which groove width increases toward a groove bottom.
US11305582B2
A tire (1) comprises a tread (3), a crown with a crown reinforcement (2), two sidewalls (5), two beads (4), a carcass reinforcement (6) anchored to the two beads (4) and extending from one sidewall (5) to the other, the tread comprising (a) an elastomeric matrix which comprises predominantly one or more thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, and (b) a crosslinking system based on one or more peroxides. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the tire.
US11305577B2
A lightweight wheel is provided, which includes a flange, a plurality of titanium alloy spokes and a carbon fiber rim, herein the flange is positioned at a middle part of the carbon fiber rim, the plurality of titanium alloy spokes are connected between the flange and the carbon fiber rim, and the plurality of titanium alloy spokes are uniformly distributed in pairs along the circumference; and one end of each of the titanium alloy spokes combined in pairs is fixed on the flange in a centralized mode, and another end is fixed separately at the carbon fiber rim, making the titanium alloy spokes combined in pairs a fan shape. An automobile is also provided.
US11305576B2
The multi pen dry erase marker consists of two to six color dry erase pens that are spring loaded into an ergonomic housing and designed to be used with one hand only. Changing of colors is easy to do by pushing a button to add a pen color. To remove a color the pen is pushed back into the housing which locks it back in place. The end cap of the marker has a large felt or sponge tip to easily erase using a standard whiteboard. A storage cap protects the pens from drying out when being stored.
US11305573B2
In case of simultaneously performing a punching process and a finishing process other than the punching process in an image forming apparatus, in order to prevent an unnecessary (ineffectual) finishing process from being performed, an information processing controller unit of a multifunction peripheral performs control of permitting to set in combination a double-punching center setting and a bookbinding setting, and of prohibiting to set in combination a punch setting, other than the double-punching center setting, and the bookbinding setting.
US11305567B2
A hardware detection system according to one example includes a moveable contact body to contact a hardware item to be detected; an switching unit operatively coupled to the contact body; a reset device operatively coupled to the switching unit; and a control unit to receive a signal from the switching unit in response to a movement of the contact body and to issue a signal to the reset device in response to the signal from the switching unit.
US11305559B2
A fuser includes an endless belt; a heat source to heat the endless belt; a pressing roller to press the endless belt to form a heating nip, through which a printing medium is to pass, the pressing roller to rotate the endless belt; a pair of supporting members spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the endless belt; and a pair of rotational members that are loosely inserted into an inner portion of the endless belt, respectively at two side end portions of the endless belt, the pair of rotational members to be rotatably supported by the pair of supporting members and rotated with the endless belt.
US11305542B2
A method comprising: soaking a portion of a web in a printing device with printing liquid from a first print head (110) of the printing device; and wiping at least one nozzle of a second print head (120) in the printing device with the soaked portion of the web. The method provides a servicing method for print heads in the printing device.
US11305541B2
The disclosure relates to a portable system for cleaning ink jet print heads. Specifically, the disclosure relates to external, portable systems and jig assemblies for cleaning clogged nozzles of ink jet print head under controlled pressure. The jig assembly can be self-contained and detachable, and can be programmed to operate upon receiving various signals indicating clogged nozzle plate or portion thereof, and/or as a routine maintenance operating procedure.
US11305540B2
A print head cap comprising a base element extending along a longitudinal direction and a first wall element extending along the longitudinal direction and connected to the base element. The base element comprises a cleaning element of a cleaning material on an inner side of the base element facing the first wall element. The first wall element comprises a first attachment element to removably attach the print head cap to a print head. The first attachment element allows removing the print head cap from the print head while the cleaning element remains in contact with the printing area of the print head by sliding the print head cap along the longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to an ink depositing direction of the print head.
US11305536B2
A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
US11305531B2
A liquid ejection head includes a substrate; an energy generator that is provided on the substrate; an electrode portion that is provided on the substrate; a liquid ejection face that is provided near a surface of the substrate having the electrode portion; and flexible printed circuits including a conductive pattern and a base material having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having the conductive pattern, the second surface being provided on the opposite side from the first surface. The base material of the flexible printed circuits has a leading region from the terminal end of a region having the conductive pattern to an end of the base material near the energy generator, without formation of the conductive pattern in the leading region, and at least a part of the second surface of the leading region inclines toward the substrate.
US11305530B2
A printing apparatus includes: a variable resistance circuit including a plurality of resistors intercoupled and one or more drive elements that feed currents through the respective resistors; an optical sensor coupled to the variable resistance circuit; a shift register that outputs signals to select one or more of the drive elements and to turn on the selected drive elements; and a controller that acquires a detection value of the optical sensor and that controls the shift register based on the detection value.
US11305526B2
A system and control method for embossed-in-register of a sheet is provided. The system comprises a printed film winding/releasing mechanism, a film laminating roller and a pattern roller spaced from the film laminating roller, wherein the printed film is provided with first identifiers at intervals, and the pattern roller is provided with second identifiers at intervals; the system further comprises: a color code sensing mechanism configured to detect the first identifiers, an encoder configured to detect a rotation position of the pattern roller, and a control system; the control system comprises a storage unit, a data acquisition unit and a control unit; wherein, the control unit is configured to calculate a deviation of a pattern position, corresponding to a current first identifier, of the printed film and a pattern position, corresponding to a current second identifier, of the pattern roller in a same pattern, and generating a control signal of the pattern roller based on the deviation. According to the present application, a high-precision adjustment signal of the pattern roller may be generated, an EIR effect is guaranteed, the outturn percentage is increased, and the production cost is reduced.
US11305517B2
A new laminated glass structure for automotive glazing, architectural window and other applications that includes two sheets of relatively thin, optionally chemically strengthened glass, such as Corning® Gorilla® Glass, with a composite interlayer structure that includes at least one relatively stiff layer having relatively high Young's modulus of 50 MPa or higher and a relatively softer polymer layer having a relatively low Young's modulus of 20 MPa or lower.
US11305511B2
The present invention relates to a flexible sheet of wood strips for use in the fabrication of engineered floor boards or wood sheets and including the machine and method of manufacture of the flexible sheet of wood strips. The wood strips provide a wood floor which has much more stability than a solid wood plank which is much more affected by the temperature in a room and the moisture under the floor board. Also solid wood planks are much more expensive than engineered wood planks where only a very thin layer of quality wood material is utilized. The transverse wood strips are constructed of inferior wood material. Two or more treads of flexible material may be secured transversely to the wood strips to provide additional retention of the wood strips in the flexible sheet.
US11305502B2
A tire uniformity correcting drum comprises: a lower drum to be in contact with a portion of an inner circumferential surface of a tire; an upper drum provided to be movable up and down with respect to the lower drum and configured to press another portion of the inner circumferential surface of the tire which is not in contact with the lower drum; and a hydraulic driving unit configured to connect the lower drum and the upper drum and move up and down the upper drum with respect to the lower drum. A contact area of the upper drum with the inner circumferential surface of the tire is smaller than a contact area of the lower drum with the inner circumferential surface of the tire.
US11305496B2
A system for applying a fastening material to a substrate is provided. The system may include a first material source including the substrate. The substrate may define a first length extending from a first edge to a second edge and the first material source may feed the substrate in a first direction transverse to the first length. The system may additionally include a second material source including the fastening material. The fastening material may define a second length extending from a third edge to a fourth edge, whereby the second length is substantially equal to the first length and the second material source feeds the fastening material in a second direction transverse to the second length. The system may also include an applicator system that secures the fastening material to the substrate.
US11305487B2
Some examples include a fusing system for an additive manufacturing machine including a carriage movable across a build zone along the x-axis, a thermic source mounted to the carriage, and a roller mounted to the carriage adjacent to the thermic source. A longitudinal section of an exterior surface of the roller is exposed to indirect heat from the thermic source. The roller is controlled to rotate during and outside of a spreading operation of the build material. The carriage is to maintain the roller within a radiative heat transfer area of the thermic source.
US11305485B2
A system, method and apparatus for additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes fluidizing particles with a medium to form a fluidized bed and additively manufacturing an article formed from the particles. The article has an open porous structure defining a plurality of pores and a plurality of fluid paths through the article. The method further includes flowing the particles and the medium through the fluid paths while the fluid paths are being formed. The article may be additively manufactured by selectively sintering the particles at target areas on the article which are near the surface of the fluidized bed.
US11305479B2
A cartridge (1) for a 3D printer, wherein the cartridge (1) has a nozzle or is designed in such a way that a predefined nozzle can be formed in the cartridge (1). The cartridge (1) contains a dental composite material, and the dental composite material comprises a curable, in particular a light-hardenable, matrix and only fillers having a maximum particle size of <5 μm. The dental composite material has a viscosity, in a non-cured state, in the range of 1 to 10,000 Pa*s, preferably 10 to 2,000 Pa*s, more preferably between 50 to 800 Pa*s.
US11305478B2
A multi-sheet component for a utility vehicle that includes at least one gap between at least two of the sheets, thereby providing a component that enhances worker safety by increasing component stiffness and reducing component thickness. The component is manufactured through multi-sheet thermoforming and uses a conical frustum corrugation to increase stiffness.
US11305471B2
Resin supply system in which resin material is stored in a pouch in a degassed state ready for use. The pouch comprises a body portion forming a reservoir for resin material and a connector portion in fluid communication therewith. The connector portion includes an outlet which is configured to be connected to an injector head of an injector assembly, the injector head being connectable to a mould by means of connecting tubing to provide a resin supply thereto. The pouch is configured to be mountable in a housing of the injector assembly and is compressed by hydrostatic pressure of water surrounding the pouch in a chamber of the housing. The application of pressure by a piston moving in a direction transfers pressure to the water and then to the pouch in a controlled manner to provide the resin supply to the mould. After use, the pouch is removed and discarded thereby substantially eliminating the need for cleaning of the housing after use.
US11305470B2
The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing moulded products, for example building panels, and in particular, but not exclusively, to manufacturing a panel comprising natural stone or rock set into a polymeric layer. The method of manufacturing a moulded product as described herein comprises at least one article being set into a polymeric layer, followed by placing the at least one article and particulate ferrous material in a container so that at least a portion of the or each article is embedded in the particulate ferrous material, introducing a polymeric material into the container to form the moulded product, and removing the moulded product from the container.
US11305463B2
A process of 3D scanning lactating women's breasts to generate an AutoCAD model of the maternal nipple is disclosed. The 3D scanning and generation of a plurality of maternal nipple shapes for creation of breastfeeding accessories and molds is intended to closely mimic a specific mother's unique nipple shape, which can vary widely from one woman to another. The embodiments eliminate nipple confusion in infants being introduced to a bottle nipple and pacifier, in order to promote prolonged breastfeeding. Mimicking a mother's unique nipple shape helps create accessories that better fit a mother's unique nipple size and shape and decrease pain (i.e. pump flange and nipple shield).
US11305461B2
A small piece supplying apparatus includes: a raw material supplying section that supplies a raw material sheet; a coarse crushing section that coarsely crushes the raw material sheet supplied from the raw material supplying section to produce small pieces; and a reservoir section in which the small pieces produced by the coarse crushing section are accumulated. The raw material supplying section includes a feeder roller that feeds out the raw material sheet, and a contact section that changes a course of the raw material sheet by contact with an edge of the raw material sheet fed out by the feeder roller.
US11305457B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for pressure casting ceramic bodies. Methods and apparatus are provided for rapid ejection of cast ceramic bodies from a mold. A mold is described that has an impermeable cavity surface to provide dry release of the cast body. Ceramic bodies produced by the methods and apparatus have smooth, non-tacky surfaces after ejection from the mold.
US11305455B2
A shaped ceramic or metallic object is formed by sectioning a model of a shaped body into 2-dimensional slices. For each slice, a toner material is electrostatically printed on a polymer sheet. The toner material includes solid particles. The printed sheets are assembled into a stack and the stack is depolymerized and sintered to form the ceramic object.
US11305445B1
A surface texturing apparatus is disclosed comprising an actuated tool holder, at least two independent actuators, a cutting tool, and a guide for positioning an article in relation to the apparatus. A method of replicating a circular saw milled texture in the surface of the article is further disclosed. A first actuator draws the cutting tool across the surface of the article along an arcuate path having a predetermined effective radius, carving a groove into the surface of the article which replicates a circular saw milling mark of a circular saw blade having the predetermined effective radius. A second actuator modulates distance between or overlap of the cutting tool and the surface. As the article is advanced along the surface texturing apparatus, a plurality of replicated circular saw milling marks are carved into the surface of the article, replicating the circular saw milled texture.
US11305440B2
A knife includes interchangeable blades that are secured within the handle using a locking mechanism having a lock pin disposed between the distal end of the lock bar and the blade. In addition to strengthening the lock, the lock pin also serves as a safety catch n the unlikely event of lock failure, resisting rotation of the blade into a position in which the user's fingers would be cut.
US11305433B2
In a robot, an actuator causes the robot to operate. A processor is configured to acquire, when a holding portion is held by a predetermined target, physical information on a physical function of the predetermined target, and cause, by controlling the actuator depending on the acquired physical information, the robot to perform at least one of an examination operation for examining the physical function of the predetermined target and a training support operation for training the physical function of the predetermined target.
US11305427B2
A robot system includes a robot, an image acquisition part, an image prediction part, and an operation controller. The image acquisition part acquires a current image captured by a robot camera arranged to move with the end effector. The image prediction part predicts a next image to be captured by the robot camera based on a teaching image model and the current image. The teaching image model is constructed by a machine learning of teaching image which is predicted to capture by the robot camera while the movable part performs an adjustment operation. The operation controller calculates the command value for operating the movable part so that the image captured by the robot camera approaches the next image, and controls the movable part based on the command value.
US11305418B2
An individual linkage mechanism for a finger of an exoskeleton glove with sections that are interconnected with joints to enable changing their mutual angular orientation, which linkage mechanism includes a first linkage attached to the glove, a second linkage connected to the first linkage through a first joint, a third linkage connected to the second linkage through a second joint, and a fourth linkage connected to the third linkage through a third joint, wherein the fourth linkage is provided with a finger orthosis, and the second linkage, the third linkage and the fourth linkage are capable to assume a mutually parallel placement wherein the finger orthosis is adjacent to the second joint at a farthest end from the glove, and the third joint is closer to the glove than the second joint.
US11305417B2
A service robot includes a robot main body, a robot housing and a shielding structure. The robot main body is arranged in the robot housing, and the robot housing is fixed on the robot main body by means of a fastener. The shielding structure is fit on the robot housing to block the fastener. The service robot blocks the fastener exposed outside the robot housing by means of the shielding structure, so as to effectively improve the aesthetics and integrity of the overall appearance of the service robot.
US11305415B2
A fixing apparatus that fixes a robot having a robot main body mounted on a truck to an external structure in a positioning state, the truck being capable of traveling on a floor surface, the apparatus including: a first unit provided in one of the robot and the external structure; a second unit provided in the other of the robot and the external structure; a positioning mechanism that determines relative relation between the truck and the robot, and the external structure by use of the first unit and the second unit; and a lock mechanism that locks the truck and the robot, and the external structure.
US11305413B2
A holding apparatus for being detachably attached to a machine tool housing of a machine tool and for receiving a hook for hanging the machine tool from the hook is provided. The holding apparatus has a fastening portion for fastening the holding apparatus to the machine tool housing, a securing device for securing the holding apparatus on the machine tool housing, and a receiving portion which has an opening and is intended for receiving and rotatably supporting an insertion portion of the hook, the receiving portion defining an axial direction. The fastening portion has a first interlocking connector to engage with a first mating interlocking connector provided on the machine tool housing, the interlocking connection between the first interlocking connector and the first mating interlocking connector allowing movement of the holding apparatus in a sliding direction and preventing movement perpendicular to the sliding direction, and in that the securing device can be moved between an open position and a locked position, the securing device being designed to prevent the holding apparatus from moving in the sliding direction in the locked position and to allow movement in the open position.
US11305409B2
A retrieving device is adapted to be installed in an electric nail gun. The retrieving device includes at least one stationary seat that is adapted to be connected to a swing arm of the nail gun and that has at least one stationary elongated hole being elongated in an extending direction, at least one moving seat that is adapted to be co-movably connected to a movable impact member of the nail gun, and at least one resilient member that interconnects the at least one stationary seat and the at least one moving seat, and that has at least one first end coil extending through the at least one stationary elongated hole and being movable parallel to the extending direction along the at least one stationary elongated hole.
US11305402B2
In a clamping device (1), in particular vice, the clamping device comprising: a housing (2) which is U-shaped in cross-section and in which one or two guideways (8) extending in a linear direction are incorporated, at least one base jaw (11) which is mounted in the guideway (8) and in which an internal thread (12) is provided, and a drive spindle (9) which is rotatably mounted in the respective housing (2), is arranged parallel to the guideway (8) and is drivably coupled to the respective base jaw (11), the threads (10) worked into the drive spindle (9), through which the torques from the crank are transmitted for the linear displacement of the base jaws (11), should be permanently encapsulated in a watertight and airtight manner irrespective of the position of the base jaws (11) or the drive spindle (9), and on the other hand the adjustment travel (Δs) of the base jaws (11) or clamping jaws (13) should be as large as possible in order to clamp workpieces with configurations that can be completely different without the need for time-consuming and complicated conversion measures. This is achieved in that a right-hand thread and a left-hand thread (10) are worked onto the drive spindle (9) in regions, in that the respective thread (10) of the drive spindle (9) is enclosed or encapsulated by a cover sleeve (21), in that the cover sleeve (21) has a right-hand thread and a left-hand internal thread (22), which are drivably coupled to the respective thread (10) of the drive spindle (9), in that a right-hand and a left-hand external thread (23), which is in engagement with the respective internal thread (12) of the base jaw (11), is worked on to the cover sleeve (21).
US11305400B2
A device is proposed for machining a workpiece using a robot which holds and moves the workpiece, in which the robot has a drive unit which is suitable for fixing the workpiece in a clamping device. According to the method the workpiece is placed in a clamping device by a robot and then machined after the workpiece has been fixed in the clamping device by means of the robot.
US11305395B2
A thermal displacement compensation system detects a state quantity indicating a state of a machine, infers a thermal displacement compensation amount of the machine from the detected state quantity, and performs a thermal displacement compensation of the machine based on the inferred thermal displacement compensation amount of the machine. The thermal displacement compensation system generates a learning model by machine learning that uses a feature quantity, and stores the generated learning model in association with a combination of specified conditions of individual difference of the machine.
US11305393B2
To provide an improved technique for improving operability in an operation using a power tool with a dust collector attached thereto, a hammer drill to which a dust collector is attached has a body and a handle. The dust collector has a dust collecting part and a male plug. The dust collector is attached to the hammer drill by connecting the male plug to the handle of the hammer drill.
US11305391B2
A zero-positioning mechanism of a metalworking machine contains: a base, a locking jig, and a pneumatic cylinder. The base includes at least one installation area. The locking jig includes a body, a slider assembly, and a fixing plate. The pneumatic cylinder includes the piston and a push unit. The body includes a through orifice, the slider assembly includes two pushers and four sliders. A respective pusher has a lower fringe, two beveled fringes, and multiple receiving orifices. A respective receiving orifice is configured to accommodate a respective one of multiple resilient elements. A respective slider is arranged on the respective beveled fringe of the respective pusher and has a conical positioning portion. The fixing plate includes a first face and a second face. The first face has multiple coupling apertures and four locking apertures, and the second face has a groove with multiple chutes.
US11305386B2
A heat exchanger includes a flat tube and a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins are arranged on the flat tube and inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the flat tube. The plurality of fins may be inclined at different angles with respect to the axis of the flat tube. The flat tube may include a straight portion on which the plurality of fins are arranged, and a bend on which at least one fin other than the plurality of fins is arranged. The at least one fin extends perpendicularly to the axis of the flat tube.
US11305372B2
Method of assembly of a first element (I) and a second element (II) each having an assembly surface, at least one of the assembly surfaces comprising recessed metal portions (6, 106) surrounded by dielectric materials (4, 104) comprising: A) a step to bring the two assembly surfaces into contact without application of pressure such that direct bonding is obtained between the assembly surfaces, said first and second assemblies (I, II) forming a stack with a given thickness (e), B) a heat treatment step of said stack during which the back faces (10, 110) of the first (I) and the second (II) elements are held in position so that they are held at a fixed distance (E) between the given stack thickness+/−2 nm.
US11305367B2
A non-consumable electrode arc-welding method is provided for causing a welding machine to output or stop a welding current in accordance with at least an ON state and an OFF state of a start signal. In the method, a start signal is switched between an ON state and an OFF state, thereby controlling the on/off operation of the welding machine. Further, an operation mode instruction signal is switched between a normal mode and an interval mode, thereby controlling the operation mode of the welding machine. When the operation mode instruction signal indicates the interval mode and also the start signal is in the ON state, the welding current is outputted in a welding current output period. Then, the output of the welding current is suspended in a welding current interval period successively following the welding current output period.
US11305365B2
Provided are a logic switching device and a method of manufacturing the same. The logic switching device may include a domain switching layer adjacent to a gate electrode. The domain switching layer may include a ferroelectric material region and an anti-ferroelectric material region. The domain switching layer may be a non-memory element. The logic switching device may include a channel, a source and a drain both connected to the channel, the gate electrode arranged to face the channel, and the domain switching layer provided between the channel and the gate electrode.
US11305364B2
A solar cell connecting method for manufacturing a solar cell string, includes placing first interconnectors on a working table by a first fixing member fixing both sides of the first interconnectors in a longitudinal direction and transporting the first interconnectors in a state that the first interconnectors are spaced apart from each other at intervals; placing a first solar cell on the first interconnectors, fixing the first solar cell and the first interconnectors by an exhaust adsorption, and releasing the first fixing member from the first interconnectors; and placing second interconnectors on the first solar cell and the working table by the first fixing member fixing both sides of the second interconnectors in a longitudinal direction and transporting the second interconnectors in a state that the second interconnectors are spaced apart from each other at intervals.
US11305356B2
Building cylinders, for use in machines for the layer-by-layer production of 3D objects by sintering or melting powdered material by a high-energy beam, and having a main body and a piston part movable on an inner side of the main body along a cylindrical axis, are disclosed. The piston part has a base element for the growth of a 3D object, and a powder seal bearing against the inner side of the main body for sealing the powdered material. The piston part has a seal carrier on which the powder seal is mounted, and an insulator, e.g., a circumferential insulation ring, mounted on the seal carrier. The base element is mounted on the insulator and is arranged at a distance from the seal carrier and from the powder seal.
US11305351B2
The present disclosure provides for compositions of magnetic nanoparticles and methods of making magnetic nano-particles with large magnetic diameters.
US11305350B2
A preparation method using micro-nano bubbles as crystal seeds to induce spherical or spherical-type silver power production, said method specifically comprising the steps of: pre-adding a prepared dispersing agent solution to a reaction vessel, within the reaction vessel, simultaneously adding a prepared oxidizing solution (an aqueous solution containing silver ions or a silver ammonia solution) and a reducing solution (an aqueous solution containing one or a plurality of hydroxylamine compounds, vitamin C, formaldehyde or hydrazine hydrate), performing a reduction reaction under vigorous stirring, and using the pre-generated micro-nano bubbles within the dispersing agent solution as crystal seeds, the micro-nano bubbles crystal seeds effectively controlling the particle size of reduced silver particles throughout the reduction reaction. The method effectively controls the particle size of the silver powder during production, and also controls the crystal nucleus growth rate and dispersibility.
US11305348B2
Embodiments of a methods for producing gas turbine engine rotors and other powdered metal articles having shaped internal cavities are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes consolidating a powdered metal body utilizing a hot isostatic pressing process to produce a rotor preform in which elongated sacrificial tubes are embedded. Acid or another solvent is directed into solvent inlet channels provided in the elongated sacrificial tubes to chemically dissolving the elongated sacrificial tubes and create shaped cavities within the rotor preform. The rotor preform is subject to further processing, such as machining, prior to or after chemical dissolution of the elongated sacrificial tubes to produce the completed gas turbine engine rotor.
US11305347B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a sintered component, which can suppress occurrence of edge chipping when a through-hole is formed in a powder-compact green body and also has a good productivity. The method for manufacturing a sintered component includes a molding step of press-molding a raw material powder containing a metal powder and thus fabricating a powder-compact green body; a drilling step of forming a hole in the powder-compact green body using a drill; a sintering step of sintering the powder-compact green body after drilling, wherein the drill used for drilling has a circular-arc shaped cutting edge on a point portion thereof.
US11305346B2
A method for manufacturing a poppet valve or mushroom valve includes providing a mixture of metal powder and a binder, filling and pressing said mixture in a mold, to obtain a green product, removing the binder from the green product, and thermally sintering the green product to a poppet valve blank, by hot isostatic pressing. A poppet valve is also provided that is manufactured with this method.
US11305344B2
The present invention disclosed an improved process for the preparation of bimetallic core-shell nanoparticles by using facile aqueous phase synthesis strategy and their application in catalysis such as selective hydrogenation of alkynes into alkenes or alkanes and CO hydrogenation to hydrocarbons.
US11305332B2
Forging dies are formed from a plurality of layers stacked together to form an assembly, or laminate. Each respective layer may be cut to form a portion of a die cavity, and the layers may be stacked together such that the cut portions are aligned to form the die cavity. The layers are fastened together to form a first die half and/or a second die half of disclosed forging dies. Each layer may be selectively removable from the die half for maintenance and/or replacement. Disclosed forging dies may be formed of lower grade materials as compared to conventional forging dies, and the number and thickness of layers may be varied to accommodate the specific part geometry of the part being forged. Related methods of making said forging dies and using said forging dies to make parts are also disclosed.
US11305329B2
A method of forming a heat exchanger tube, particularly suited for condensing applications, contemplates cold-rolling a metallic strip to emboss a hydrophobic surface texture, to thereby form an embossed surface on the metallic strip. The method includes roll forming the metallic strip to a tubular shape, with the embossed surface on the exterior of the tubular shape, and welding the edges of the roll-formed strip to form a heat exchanger tube. Cold-rolling to emboss a hydrophobic surface texture exhibiting a contact angle of at least about 75° is contemplated, with processing including heat-treatment to minimize degradation of the hydrophobic surface texture, and roll-forming to avoid deformation of the hydrophobic surface texture,
US11305326B2
A process and a system for forming of a workpiece using a press including a pressure generator, a forming tool, and an at least in part elastically deformable element, are disclosed. At least one of the workpiece or the forming tool is heated, and the workpiece is formed using the press so as to obtain a formed workpiece. The heating of at least one of the workpiece or the forming tool is such that the temperature of the at least one of the workpiece or the forming tool during the forming of the workpiece by way of forming pressure generated by the pressure generator is higher than the ambient temperature.
US11305321B2
A hydraulic forming machine, including a body provided with a feed inlet penetrating a first mounting surface, a cutting mechanism, a forming die, an ejector arranged on the forming die, and a driving mechanism. The forming die includes a movable die and a fixed die matched with each other. The cutting mechanism and the fixed die are provided on the first mounting surface of the body and respectively at two sides of the discharge end of the feed inlet. The movable die is arranged on the driving mechanism and driven by the driving mechanism to move close to or away from the fixed die in a direction perpendicular to the first mounting surface. The cutting mechanism is configured to cut a blank at an output end of the conveying inlet. The blank cut by the cutting mechanism is extruded between the fixed die and the movable die.
US11305313B2
An apparatus for transmitting ultrasound comprises a curved oscillating body having a coupling surface for coupling a converter, wherein the oscillating body is curved and has a recess.
US11305311B2
The present disclosure provides a coating method for suppressing variations in a coating amount, a coating apparatus and a method for manufacturing a component. A coating method is employed, which includes: discharging a coating needle adhering to an adhesive from a nozzle; separating the adhesive into the tip of the coating needle and the nozzle; and adhering the adhesive to a first member. A coating apparatus is employed, which includes: a nozzle which holds the adhesive; a coating needle which is discharged from the nozzle in a state where the adhesive is adhered to the tip; and a control unit which controls moving speed of the coating needle to separate the adhesive into the tip of the coating needle and the nozzle.
US11305303B2
The present disclosure discloses provides a water outlet assembly and a shower. The water outlet assembly comprises a body, an inclined water body, a rotation driving member, and a shutter. A first side of the body comprises a water inlet end, and a second side of the body comprises a plurality of water outlet holes. The inclined water body, the rotation driving member, and the shutter are disposed in the body. The inclined water body comprises one or more inclined water outlet holes. Water flows from the one or more inclined water outlet holes to the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to rotate, and the rotation driving member drives the shutter to rotate. The shutter rotates to block some of the plurality of water outlet holes.
US11305300B2
Disclosed is a switching device, comprising: an operating member, a drive element, a sealing assembly and a water dividing member; the sealing assembly are disposed above the water dividing member and spaced arranged along the circumference of the water dividing member; the sealing assembly is disposed with a sealing unit corresponding to the water dividing hole of the water dividing member; the drive element is linked to the operating member, and the drive element is disposed with a transmission mechanism that is in driving engagement with the sealing unit; when the operating member drives the drive element to move, the transmission mechanism and the sealing assembly move relative to each other, when the transmission mechanism is moved to be engaged with the sealing unit, the sealing unit moves along the transmission direction generated by the transmission mechanism, making the sealing unit separated from the corresponding water dividing hole, and the water dividing hole is opened. The present invention provides an outlet water switching structure and a shower head equipped with the structure, and the sealing assembly moves up and down along the axial direction to achieve closing or opening of the water dividing hole.
US11305299B2
One object is to generate, without the need for a motive power source and a high level of machining accuracy, micro-bubbles containing a large amount of fine air bubbles. Another object is to provide a micro-bubble generator that switches between micro-bubble water, which contains micro-bubbles, and foamed water containing a large amount of air and having a tender texture. The micro-bubble generator includes: a water passage that includes a smaller diameter portion and a larger diameter portion disposed on the downstream side of the smaller diameter portion; an air inlet disposed in the larger diameter portion and an elastic body disposed in the air inlet and configured to isolate the water passage from external air. The elastic body is compressible by negative pressure generated in the water passage, causing the external air to be sucked into the water passage through the air inlet and over the compressed elastic body.
US11305296B2
A multiphase fluid manifold comprises a cylindrical enclosure having, at one longitudinal end, an inlet orifice and, at an opposite longitudinal end, a plurality of cylindrical outlet orifices of the same right section that are regularly distributed around a longitudinal axis of the enclosure and that are aligned in a common plane extending transversely to the enclosure, each of the inlet and outlet orifices leading to or from the inside of the enclosure along a direction that is substantially tangential to the enclosure.
US11305287B2
An apparatus and kit for performing water testing and a method for using the same.
US11305285B2
A cap closes a sample vessel for the microwave treatment of samples. The cap contains a closure body for closing the sample vessel. The closure body is fitted to the sample vessel and closes the sample vessel at a sealing surface. A spring-loaded pressure relief valve and a vent duct are provided. The vent duct, the pressure relief valve and the closure body are configured in such a manner that the vent duct connects the closure body via the pressure relief valve to the surrounding area such that when a defined first pressure level is exceeded at the closure body excess pressure can escape through the vent duct into the area surrounding the cap. A reservoir is provided. The reservoir and the vent duct are configured such that condensate precipitating in the vent duct accumulates in the reservoir when the cap is in the state fitted to the sample vessel.
US11305283B2
Biological activity in holding pens in a micro-fluidic device can be assayed by placing in the holding pens capture objects that bind a particular material of interest produced by the biological activity. The biological material of interest that binds to each capture object can then be assessed, either in the micro-fluidic device or after exporting the capture object from the micro-fluidic device. The assessment can be utilized to characterize the biological activity in each holding pen. The biological activity can be production of the biological material of interest. Thus, the biological activity can correspond to or arise from one or more biological cells. Biological cells within a holding pen can be clonal cell colonies. The biological activity of each clonal cell colony can be assayed while maintaining the clonal status of each colony.
US11305281B2
There is provided a microchip comprising: a main flow path through which a liquid containing microparticles flows; and a branch flow path that branches from the main flow path. A cross-sectional area of a portion of the main flow path is substantially constant up to a branch start position or decreases toward the branch start position, and a radius of curvature R of a side wall that connects a side wall of the main flow path and a side wall of the branch flow path is 0.5 mm or less and more than 0 mm.
US11305278B2
A cartridge for analyzing a biological sample, wherein the cartridge includes a fluid system having a plurality of channels and at least one valve, wherein the valve is covered on the outside by a cover, and wherein the valve is configured to be actuated by deforming a wall of the valve.
US11305272B2
An ion exchanger filled cartridge accommodated inside an accommodating container of a metal removing column and in which an ion exchanger is filled is provided. The ion exchanger filled cartridge includes a cylinder portion, an upper lid in which a through hole for a liquid to be treated is formed and which is provided on an upper end of the cylinder portion, a lower lid in which a through hole for a treated liquid is formed and which is provided on a lower end of the cylinder portion, an insertion pipe connected to the lower lid, having an O-ring attached to an outer side, and inserted into a treated liquid discharge pipe provided on a bottom portion of the accommodating container of the metal removing column, and the ion exchanger filled inside the cylinder portion.
US11305268B2
The present application discloses complexes useful as catalysts for organic chemical synthesis including hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of unsaturated compounds or dehydrogenation of substrates. The range of hydrogenation substrate compounds includes esters, lactones, oils and fats, resulting in alcohols, diols, and triols as reaction products. The catalysts of current application can be used to catalyze a hydrogenation reaction under solvent free conditions. The present catalysts also allow the hydrogenation to proceed without added base, and it can be used in place of the conventional reduction methods employing hydrides of the main-group elements. Furthermore, the catalysts of the present application can catalyze a dehydrogenation reaction under homogenous and/or acceptorless conditions. As such, the catalysts provided herein can be useful in substantially reducing cost and improving the environmental profile of manufacturing processes for variety of chemicals.
US11305267B2
Provided is a catalyst for preparing high-purity taurine, and the catalyst is N,N-disubstituted aminoethanesulfonic acid and has a structure represented by Formula I, in which R1 and R2 are each independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, benzyl, sulfhydryl, thioether group, aryl, heteroaryl, amino, amide, imide, cyano, aldehyde group, carbonyl, carboxyl, sulfonic acid group, or ester group. Also provided is a method for preparing high-purity taurine, which adds the catalyst in an ammonolysis step for preparing taurine, thereby having effects of high yield, inhibition of impurity production and a reduced amount of ammonia used, etc. The catalyst has advantages of low cost, stable physical properties, and easy separation from the product. The preparation method is simple to operate with easily available raw materials and high yield, and can be employed for industrial production. Moreover, the purity of the prepared taurine can be up to 98% or higher.
US11305265B2
An aromatization catalyst and preparation process and use thereof is set forth. The catalyst comprises an inorganic oxide and a modified Ga-ZSM-5 zeolite, which comprises a modified ZSM-5 zeolite with a hierarchical macro-meso-microporosity and gallium deposited in channels of and/or on surfaces of the modified ZSM-5 zeolite. The hierarchical porosity of the modified ZSM-5 zeolite in the catalyst can reduce diffusion resistance of products during the aromatization reaction, thereby retarding carbon depositing rate and substantially improving catalytic activity, aromatic hydrocarbon selectivity, stability and lifetime of the catalyst. When being used in aromatization of propane, the catalyst exhibits a high stability, a lifetime of more than 320 hours, and a selectivity to aromatic hydrocarbons of up to 73.3 wt. %.
US11305262B2
An efficient photocatalyst nanocomposite comprising reduced graphene oxide, noble metal, and a metal oxide prepared by a one-step method that utilizes date seed extract as a reducing and nanoparticle determining size agent. The photocatalyst of the invention is a more effective sunlight photocatalyst than that prepared by traditional method in the photo decomposition of organic compounds in contaminated water.
US11305260B2
A catalyst for gasoline engine exhaust gas after-treatment, comprising Pt and optionally at least one other platinum group metal on a hydrothermal stable support material which is coated onto a gasoline particulate filter. The catalyst oxidizes particulate matter trapped in the gasoline particulate filter under low temperature and abates NOx, CO and HC. Also a process for preparing the catalyst is disclosed, and a method for after-treatment of gasoline engine exhaust gas using the catalyst is disclosed.
US11305259B2
A functionalized silica sorbent is described. The sorbent comprises mesoporous silica nanoparticles having a surface functionalized with a conjugated system comprising an azole and a phenyl. The surface may be functionalized by a Cu-catalyzed click reaction. The nanoparticles have an average particle size of 10-80 nm, and may be used to adsorb phenolic contaminants from aqueous solutions.
US11305253B2
High surface area coatings are applied to solid substrates to increase the surface area available for solid-phase synthesis of polymers. The high surface area coatings use three-dimensional space to provide more area for functional groups to bind polymers than an untreated solid substrate. The polymers may be oligonucleotides, polypeptides, or another type of polymer. The solid substrate is a rigid supportive layer made from a material such as glass, a silicon material, a metal material, and plastic. The coating may be thin films, hydrogels, microparticles. The coating may be made from a metal oxide, a high-κ dielectric, a low-κ dielectric, an etched metal, a carbon material, or an organic polymer. The functional groups may be hydroxyl groups, amine groups, thiolate groups, alkenes, n-alkenes, alkalines, N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS)-activated esters, polyaniline, aminosilane groups, silanized oxides, oligothiophenes, and diazonium compounds. Techniques for applying coatings to solid substrates and attaching functional groups are also disclosed.
US11305252B2
An ultra low density film and an ultra low density solid material are produced by the steps of providing a vessel, introducing two immiscible fluids into the vessel, adding nanocrystals to at least one of the two immiscible fluids, applying a shear force to the two immiscible fluids and the nanocrystals in a manner that causes the nanocrystals to self-assemble and form colloidosomes. The colloidosomes amass and evaporation of the two fluids produces dried colloidosomes. The ultra low density self-assembled colloidosomes are hollow self-assembled colloidosomes, which are formed into the ultra-low density film and the ultra-low density solid.
US11305242B2
Provided is a water carbonation unit including: at least one water feed and at least one pressurised carbon-dioxide feed; a merging duct extending between a first, closed end and a second end, the at least one water feed and at least one carbon-dioxide feed opening into said duct at said first end; said second end opening into a mixing chamber linked to a carbonated water outlet; the carbonated water outlet configured to restrict outflow of carbonated water from the chamber to thereby maintain pressure within the chamber while carbonated water flows out of the carbonated water outlet.
US11305230B1
A system for large scale capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide while exposed to air and weather in an outdoor environment, includes a large flat slab with a perimeter wall projecting above its surface; one or more rotary fans, providing uniform, high volume, low velocity, turbulent air flow over the entire slab surface; a transport system transferring powder—a particulate material mixed with air—to and from all locations on the slab or on an overlying mesh screen, a kiln, closed to outside air, and a compressor. The transport system includes either a vacuum/deposition system or a conveyor system with one or more conveyors. The kiln heats the particulate material, delivered by the transport system from the slab, to output released carbon dioxide, previously absorbed by the particulate material in the powder, to the compressor for compression, and either the heated particulate material, or a processed version of it.
US11305228B2
The present invention provides a new method for fixing carbon dioxide. The method for fixing carbon dioxide of the present invention includes a contact step of bringing a mixed liquid containing sodium hydroxide and further containing at least one of a chloride of a Group 2 element or a chloride of a divalent metal element into contact with a gas containing carbon dioxide.
US11305223B2
A fluid trap for minimizing the escape of contaminated fluids from the fluid trap when an orientation of the fluid trap changes during removal or transport includes a front cover, a rear cover coupled to the front cover, and an interior chamber defined by the front and rear covers. The front cover defines an inlet port extending a first distance into an interior chamber of the fluid trap. The rear cover defines an exhaust port extending a second distance away from the rear cover of the fluid trap and positioned above the inlet port when the fluid trap is in an upright position. The interior chamber has a maximum fluid volume defined as the lesser of a fluid reservoir volume, a front cover volume, and a rear cover volume.
US11305221B2
The present disclosure is directed towards filter elements whose overall length can be adjusted such that the filter element can be installed through an opening in an air cleaner opening having a relatively smaller dimension than the maximum dimension of the filter element. In one aspect, the filter element can include a radial seal member disposed on a positionable coupling element circumscribing at least a portion of a filter medium pack. The filter element has a first axial length when the positionable coupling element is in an extended position and has a second axial length when the positionable coupling element is in a collapsed position, wherein the first axial length is greater than the second axial length. In some examples, the filter element includes two positionable coupling elements.
US11305206B1
A toy comprises a resiliently deformable member, a first contactor defining a first contacting surface, and a second contactor defining a second contacting surface. At least one of the first and second contactors defines a concave surface. The resiliently deformable member supports the first and second contactors for movement along a main axis between an engaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is contact with the second contacting surface and a disengaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is disengaged from the second contacting surface. The resiliently deformable member biases the first and second contactors in opposite directions along the main axis. Application of force to displace the first and second contactors along the main axis creates a sound when the first and second contactors are disengaged from each other.
US11305204B1
According to one embodiment, a toy figure featuring at least a body element, a head support element, a head element, and a head covering element. The head support element includes a second connector for coupling with a first connector of the body element. The head support element includes a base partially surrounded by sidewalls extending upwardly from a perimeter of the base to form a cavity and an opening between these sidewalls. The head element includes a conduit for slidably engaging the second connector and residing within the cavity. The head element includes a plurality of facial expressions, each placed on a different sidewall of the head element. A selected facial expression is aligned with the opening of the head support element. The plurality of facial expressions enables alteration of the selected facial expression of the toy figure based on rotation of the head element.
US11305202B2
Provided herein are systems that include bogie systems configured to travel along track members that define a ride path, to detach certain track members from adjacent track members, and to re-attach the detached track members to other track members that may not be orthogonal or coplanar. By employing the embodiments described herein, the system may be able to seamlessly change the direction of travel of a ride vehicle from a lateral direction to a longitudinal direction, from a lateral direction to a vertical direction, or from a vertical direction to the longitudinal direction, to name but a few.
US11305199B2
A method of using, computer software implementing, and a system for allowing a fantasy sports contest application to provide to a user the ability to substitute bench players for active players prior to or during a corresponding live game. The method is implemented by computer software executed on a system comprising plurality of computers, including: a user interface, a player performance stats tracking mechanism configured to track stats from each player's game, a game clock reader that reads a game clock from each player's game, a database configured to store game clock times and player stats, including player active and inactive statuses, a substitution mechanism configured to substitute a bench player for an active player, a point tallying mechanism configured to tally points based on active player stats, and a stats projection update mechanism configured to provide real-time player stats projection updates.
US11305195B2
Techniques are described herein for presenting an extended environment based on real data obtained from a real-world environment. The techniques include pairing an XR capable user device and an onboard diagnostics (OBD) accessory device. Upon pairing, the XR capable user device receives vehicle data of a vehicle equipped with the OBD accessory device in a real-world environment. Based at least on the vehicle data, a virtual location and a virtual position of a user in an extended environment are determined, wherein the user operates the XR capable user device in the real-world environment represented in the extended environment. Upon determining the virtual location and the virtual position, the extended environment is presented via the XR capable user device.
US11305194B2
A process to track and provide positional information for display on a remote device includes receiving, on a first recurring basis, time-stamped position information of participant(s) in a competition. The time-stamped position information is captured by a telemetry tracking system during the competition and describes a time-stamped position of each of one or more corresponding participants in a predetermined spatial region. The process includes communicating at least a subset of time-stamped position information to the remote device on a second recurring basis. The remote device uses the time-stamped position information to overlay a representation of one or more of said participants onto a first virtual reproduction of at least a relevant portion of the predetermined spatial region to produce and display an instance of a compiled virtual scene that shows a respective position of each of the participant(s) on the first virtual reproduction of the predetermined spatial region.
US11305193B2
Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein provide an editor hub that can host a virtual environment and allow multiple game developer systems to connect to. The editor hub can manage all change requests by connected game developers and execute the change requests into the runtime version of the data. The connected game developers can receive the same cached build results from the build pipeline, which can allow for simultaneous updates for a plurality of game developers working together on the same virtual content.
US11305183B2
The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for tactile signal generation, and a computer device. The method includes: obtaining target scene tactile information, the target scene tactile information including a target scene category and a target tactile sensation category corresponding to the target scene category; obtaining a basic frequency band tactile signal set corresponding to the target scene category, the basic frequency band tactile signal set including a plurality of basic frequency band tactile signals, and generating a target tactile signal based on the target tactile sensation category and the basic frequency band tactile signal set. In this way, the generation of the tactile sensation can be more flexible and diverse.
US11305179B1
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for live action gaming.
US11305178B2
A chess variant includes (a) one of an 8 by 8 board, a 8 by 10 board, or a 10 by 10 board; (b) a conventional chess piece set; and (c) a novel non-conventional chess piece set, wherein the pieces of the non-conventional chess piece set perform non-standard movements with rules associated therewith to govern how the pieces move and capture upon the board. Additionally, the set of rules governing how the rules of movement for the piece can undergo a change when a non-conventional chess piece reaches the furthest rank, akin to the process of promotion in standard chess.
US11305176B2
The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a user with key performance indicators of a basketball player relating to accuracy, precision and improvement. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to a system of sensors coupled to a basketball backboard adapted to provide an accurate tracking of a shot in a given three-dimensional space and extract features manipulated to yield key performance indicators based on establishing whether, how often and where the ball center passes the rim plane at a sub-cm resolution over a period of no more than 200 msec.
US11305172B2
A green simulation apparatus may comprise a covering forming a configurable upper surface with a changeable contour and being flexible such that the covering is movable between a base condition in which the upper surface has a substantially planar configuration and a contoured condition in which the upper surface has a contoured configuration. The apparatus may also comprise a covering support assembly configured to support the covering in the base condition and the contoured condition.
US11305161B2
An intelligent ball passing system is provided, including: a ball passing robot configured for carrying out a ball passing action according to human body postures, including: a video capture device configured for acquiring human body posture data, a movement mechanism configured for driving the ball passing robot to move according to a ball passing instruction, and a central processing module connected to the movement mechanism and the video capture device respectively; and a software system configured for controlling the ball passing robot to carry out the ball passing action, the central processing module recognizing and classifying the human body postures by using the software system that uses a BP neural network.
US11305157B2
A weight training method, a weight training apparatus and a weight training system are provided. In the method, a weight of a load of a user operating the weight training apparatus is detected by a load sensor, a motion of the load is detected by an activity sensor, and thereby an operation power of the weight training apparatus is calculated. A force applied by the muscle portion when the user operates the weight training apparatus is detected by at least one biophysical quantity sensor disposed on at least one muscle portion of the user and used to calculate an energy power consumed by the user. An exercise efficiency value of the user is calculated by using the energy power and the operation power, and the user is prompted to adjust an operation performed on the weight training apparatus when the exercise efficiency value drops beyond a preset ratio.
US11305156B2
A foot exercise device is described. In some embodiments, a foot exercise device includes a base structure and a forefoot structure coupled to the base structure. The base structure is configured to remain stationary. The forefoot structure is configured to be moved by a forefoot of a user while the base structure remains stationary. In some embodiments, a foot exercise device includes a base structure and a heel structure coupled to the base structure. The base structure is configured to remain stationary. The heel structure is configured to be moved by a heel of the user while the base structure remains stationary.
US11305153B2
An exercise apparatus having a pulley, a pair of stabilizing assemblies each configured to couple a front portion of a respective pedal element to each side of the pulley, a looped belt configured to couple the pulley to a resistance assembly, a tension stabilizer configured to maintain a tension of the looped belt on the pulley, and the resistance assembly configured to assert an adjustable resistance to the pedal elements through the looped belt. The exercise apparatus also comprises a transport mechanism with a handle for transporting the exercise apparatus.
US11305151B2
A water-resistance rowing machine has a frame body, a water-resistance unit, at least one blade wheel, a pulling strap, and a seat. The frame body has an elongated beam and a pulley rotatably mounted on the frame body. The water-resistance unit has a water tank extending along the elongated beam, a rotating shaft disposed in the water tank and extending along and being parallel to the elongated beam, and a strap wheel assembly connected with the rotating shaft to drive the rotating shaft to spin. The at least one blade wheel is mounted on and rotated with the rotating shaft. The pulling strap is wrapped around the pulley and has an end connected with the strap wheel assembly and a handle formed on another end of the pulling strap. The seat is mounted on the elongated beam.
US11305150B2
An exercise apparatus includes a support frame unit, a crank wheel unit disposed on the support frame unit, a resistance unit for providing resistance to the crank wheel unit, and two link units respectively disposed on left and right sides of the support frame unit. Each link unit includes a first pivot arm pivotally connected to the support frame unit, a pedal rod pivotally connected to the first pivot arm, a second pivot arm pivotally connected between the support frame unit and the pedal rod, a drive rod pivotally connected between the first pivot arm and the crank wheel unit, and a foot plate disposed on the pedal rod.
US11305147B1
A support garment for use during resistance training. The support garment includes a segment of elastomeric material having two ends and upper and lower perimeters. The segment of material also has a chest support segment located between the two ends. Each end is positioned and attached to the upper perimeter of the segment of material to form a sleeves band. Each sleeve band has an opening on opposite sides of the support garment. Each sleeve band is also configured to accommodate an arm of a user of the garment and are biased inwardly by the chest support segment. The user positions one arm in each sleeve band and positions the chest support segment across a chest of the user during resistance training.
US11305145B2
The present invention relates to a body resistance physical exercise device with monitoring and fitness tracking ties comprising: a) an electrical monitoring element configured to measure information relative to exercise parameters during repetitive motions performed with said device; and b) an elastomeric band adapted to enable the repetitive motions, wherein the resistance of the elastomeric band is capable of being adjusted.
US11305144B2
The potential for substance abuse involving residual amounts of abusable substances remaining in used skin-worn patches is reduced by the provision of a system and method for combining the abusable substance with a separate anti-abuse substance agent as part of a removal or disposal procedure.
US11305137B1
An adjustable mouth shield device provides an adjustably fitted mouth shield with adjustable headband for secure fit. An adjustable headband is fastened to a padded earpiece. A straight first extension from the earpiece is angled downwardly and forwardly to terminate in a swivel joint providing almost 360 degrees of swivel. A second extension is arced both downwardly and forwardly. A mouthpiece is fitted to an adjustable spring mount for horizontal pivot of the mouthpiece. The mouthpiece may, by virtue of the swivel joint and the spring mount, be moved completely away from a user's mouth and, in turn, pivoted and swiveled to be directly in front of the user's mouth. A filter is releasably attachable to the mouthpiece to shield a user's breath from objects, foods and other materials.
US11305136B2
The present disclosure delineates both active as well as passive respiratory filtration systems. The respiratory filtration systems are configured to be worn by a user, providing the user protection from the ambient environment, possibly containing microorganisms, pathogens, particulate matter, and the like. The respiratory filtration system is also designed to protect others by filtering the exhalation air released into the environment by the user. The disclosed respiratory filtration system(s) includes one or more hygienic materials. The hygienic materials are carefully selected and disposed at predetermined locations within the respiratory filtration system, so to optimize user to the observer(s) communications, especially the oronasal cover. Optimized communications include the transmission of distortion-free speech and/or unobstructed view of the user's oronasal area, especially the mouth.
US11305133B2
We provide a novel technique for coupling focused ultrasound into the brain. The ultrasound beam can be used for therapy or neuro-modulation. We excite a selected Lamb wave mode in the skull that mode converts into longitudinal waves in the brain. The benefits of our approach is in improved efficiency, reduction in heating of the skull, and the ability to address regions in the brain that are close or far from the skull.
US11305127B2
A method includes locating the triangle of Koch region in the right atrium of a patient's heart; securing at least one electrode of an implantable lead or device to cardiac tissue from the triangle of Koch region to deliver ventricle-from-atrium (VfA) cardiac therapy; and testing the location or depth of the at least one electrode to configure VfA cardiac therapy. Locating the target implant region in the triangle of Koch region may include detecting an atrial slow pathway potential (ASP) or atrial pacing output.
US11305125B2
An implantable medical device (IMD) that includes a housing, a first electrode secured relative to the housing, a second electrode secured relative to the housing, and a gyroscope secured relative to the housing. The IMD may include circuitry in the housing in communication with the first electrode, the second electrode, and the gyroscope. The circuitry may be configured to determine and store a plurality of torsion data measurements, from which a representation of a twist profile may be determined.
US11305121B2
We report a method of automatically titrating an electrical therapy administered to a patient by an implanted medical device to a target dosage, comprising programming the medical device with a programmed electrical therapy comprising a first target value for a first therapy parameter; programming at least one titration parameter for automatically adjusting the first therapy parameter from a first value to the first target value over a titration time period initiating the electrical therapy, wherein the first therapy parameter comprises said first value; and automatically titrating the electrical therapy by making a plurality of adjustments to the value of the first therapy parameter, whereby the first electrical therapy parameter is changed from the first value to the first target value according to a titration function. We also report a medical device system configured to implement the method.
US11305118B2
Systems, devices, and methods for use in delivering stimulation to the head of a patient, including examples directed to delivering electrical or other stimulation to the eye of the patient. In some examples eyepieces or eyepatches are configured to deliver electrical or other stimulus to the eye of a patient by being worn on the face of the patient.
US11305114B2
A system for treating disordered breathing of a human being includes an implantable transvenous stimulation lead having at least one stimulation electrode and a sensor configured to detect activity level of the human being. The system includes an energy source, a pulse generator and circuitry, the circuitry operative to receive a signal indicative of the activity level of the human being from the sensor, wherein the circuitry is configured to cause the energy source and the pulse generator to deliver spaced apart stimulation signals to the at least one stimulation electrode while the activity level of the human being is sufficiently low to be indicative of sleep. Spaced apart stimulation pulses from the electrode are configured to extend a duration of a time of at least one breath being defined as the time from an onset of inhalation to the onset of inhalation of a successive breath.
US11305112B2
A bone implant kit includes an implant and first and second electrical stimulation anchors. The implant defines an inner surface inner configured to face a bone to which the bone implant kit is configured to attach, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The implant further defines first and second bone fixation holes that each extend from the inner surface to the outer surface. The first and second bone fixation holes are spaced from each other along a longitudinal direction. The first electrical stimulation anchor can be sized and configured for insertion into the first bone fixation hole, and the second electrical stimulation anchor can be sized and configured for insertion into the second bone fixation hole. The first and second electrical stimulation anchors can be configured to respond to a magnetic field so as to generate an electric field between the first and second electrical stimulated anchors.
US11305105B2
Cannula assemblies and methods of manufacturing cannula assemblies are provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a pigtail extension coupled to the cannula. The pigtail extension includes a proximal section having a first stiffness and a distal section having a second stiffness, the first stiffness greater than the second stiffness. The proximal section of the pigtail extension is positioned between the cannula and at least a portion of the distal section.
US11305104B2
The present disclosure relates to a saccular cavopulmonary assist device, including a shell, an inflow tube (6) and an outflow tube (4), wherein a blood storage cavity (A) and a power cavity (B) are arranged in the shell, and the power cavity (B) is used for providing contraction and relaxation power for the blood storage cavity (A); the inflow tube (6) is arranged at a position corresponding to the power cavity (B) on the shell, an outer end is used for communicating with the vena cava, and an inner end communicates with the blood storage cavity (A) after passing through the power cavity (B); the outflow tube (4) is arranged at a position corresponding to the blood storage cavity (A) on the shell, an outer end is used for communicating with the pulmonary artery, and an inner end communicates with the blood storage cavity (A). This device can assist the cavopulmonary circulation of the single ventricle, realize repeated blood drawing and pumping actions, provide the required power for the pulmonary circulation of the patient, and restore the biventricular blood flow in the human body; and because the arrangement of the inflow tube in the power cavity, the internal structure of this device is more compact, the overall shape is smaller, and the energy of the power cavity can be fully utilized.
US11305101B2
An applicator for medical-use liquids includes a handle having a hollow cylindrical member, a container incorporated in the cylindrical member, and a cleaving member of the container; and an applying section having an attachment plate of an application pad (integrally) fixed to a lower end of the cylindrical member to be an inclined cross section and the application pad fixed to the attachment plate. The attachment plate has a bank section formed thick at a peripheral edge, a base bottom section formed as a recess in a center, an inclined outflow hole opened inclinedly with respect to the base bottom section near the base bottom section center such that the solution flows out toward an attachment plate distal end direction, and a weir provided in an arcuate or crescent shape. A flow of the solution flowed out from the inclined outflow hole is reversed to flow backward by the weir.
US11305099B1
A bi-stable popper valve and a device for detecting blockage in a flow of a fluid are provided. The valve includes a membrane supporting two conformations: in a first conformation the membrane is convex in relation the upstream fluid, and in a second conformation the membrane can be concave in relation to the upstream fluid, such that in the first conformation the flow of the fluid through the membrane is prevented and in the second conformation the flow of the fluid through the membrane is permitted through a pore defined by the membrane in only the second conformation. The membrane changes from the first conformation to the second responsive to a pressure of the fluid meeting or exceeding an opening pressure value of the membrane. A sensor can detect a shift from the first conformation to the second conformation, indicating a flow, or absence of flow, of the fluid.
US11305093B2
The invention relates to a cannula comprising a tip and an outlet, the cannula having a reduction in the internal diameter, which reduction is designed as a conically tapering tip the end of which has a length that is shorter than the internal diameter of the adjoining portion of the cannula.
US11305091B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and a system for managing circadian rhythm. The apparatus includes an illuminance measuring portion which measures a bio illuminance value of external light using a circadian lambda filter which passes the external light along according to a circadian rhythm sensitivity curve and a visual lambda filter which passes the external light along according to a visual sensitivity curve, a controller which outputs a control signal for reinforcing a user's circadian rhythm on the basis of the bio illuminance value, and a circadian rhythm reinforcing portion which emits light of a circadian wavelength band toward the user according to the control signal.
US11305084B2
A respiratory mask for providing positive pressure therapy and a bias-flow venting system configured to reduce discernable draft generated by exhausted air are disclosed herein. The respiratory mask has a ball jointed elbow, one or more detachable forehead pieces and a headgear with a spacer fabric region. The elbow is configured to be removable when oriented to a predetermined position. The forehead pieces are provided in one or more sizes. The spacer fabric region having two or more layers wherein the raw edges are turned to the inside of the layers. The seal having improved seal performance and accommodating a wider variety of facial geometries. The bias-flow system having a tube and exhaust holes radially aligned on a bead of the tube. The bias-flow system also having an annular component exhaust holes and a shroud having a plenum chamber around the exhaust holes.
US11305070B2
A needle protection device (10) for protecting a needle has a needle carrier (12) for carrying said needle (14) and being translatable along a longitudinal axis X between a first, deployed, position (D) and a second, protected, position (P); a shuttle (16) surrounding said needle (14); a hub (24) for receiving the needle carrier (12); a sleeve (26) being rotatable around each of said needle carrier (12), said shuttle (16) and said hub (24); a first driving mechanism (30) between said needle carrier (12) and said shuttle (16) to cause axial displacement of said shuttle (16) in a first direction (A) between a first, retracted position R and a second, deployed position Ds upon axial displacement of the needle carrier (12) along axis X; and a second driving mechanism (32) between said needle carrier (12) and said sleeve (26) to cause axial displacement of the carrier (12) in said first direction (A) upon rotational displacement of the sleeve (26).
US11305064B2
A mixing vial having a hollow interior chamber with a tubular portion having distal and proximal open ends and a stopper positioned in sealing relationship in the tubular portion, the stopper having a hollow interior chamber with an open end and a dislodgeable plug positioned in and sealing the open end.
US11305063B2
A medicament delivery device comprises a housing and a syringe axially movable in the housing and the syringe having a barrel. The device further comprises a stopper axially movable in the barrel and which separates a first chamber and second chamber from one another. The stopper is axially movable in the barrel in response to a vapour pressure being received in the second chamber. The device also includes a biasing mechanism to axially move the syringe in the housing between a first syringe position and a second syringe position in response to a first reduction in the vapour pressure in the second chamber. In the first syringe position venting of the propellant from the second chamber through a first fluid pathway is permitted to enable the first reduction in the vapour pressure in the second chamber while venting of the propellant from the second chamber through a second fluid pathway is substantially prevented. In the second syringe position venting of the propellant from the second chamber through the second fluid pathway is permitted to enable a second reduction in the vapour pressure in the second chamber.
US11305049B2
A suction instrument includes a grip portion and a cannula. The grip portion includes a suction port and defines a first lumen. The cannula extends distally from the grip portion. The cannula defines a second lumen in fluid communication with the first lumen of the grip portion. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the cannula defines a first portion of the second lumen. The first portion of the second lumen has a first cross-sectional area. The distal portion terminates into an open distal end. The distal portion of the cannula defines a second portion of the second lumen. The second portion of the second lumen has a second cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area.
US11305042B2
The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for supplying dialysate. The invention also relates to a dialysis apparatus comprising an apparatus for supplying dialysate. The apparatus for supplying dialysate has a balancing device 8, which comprises at least one balancing chamber 9, 10 for balancing fresh and used dialysate, and a metering device 28 for filling the at least one balancing chamber with permeate and concentrates in a specified mixing ratio for producing dialysate. The metering device 28 is designed such that specified volumes of concentrates are conveyed into the at least one balancing chamber 9, 10 in successive working cycles. Given that the specified volumes of concentrates are not added simultaneously, the concentrates can be conveyed using just one single metering pump. This is advantageous in that the metering pump is a relatively expensive component of the mixer circuit. In practice, the design is simpler and compact and the maintenance costs are reduced.
US11305040B2
Dialysis systems and methods are described which can include a number of features. The dialysis systems described can be to provide dialysis therapy to a patient in the comfort of their own home. The dialysis system can be configured to prepare purified water from a tap water source in real-time that is used for creating a dialysate solution. The dialysis systems described also include features that make it easy for a patient to self-administer therapy. For example, the dialysis systems include disposable cartridge and patient tubing sets that are easily installed on the dialysis system and automatically align the tubing set, sensors, venous drip chamber, and other features with the corresponding components on the dialysis system. Methods of use are also provided, including automated priming sequences, blood return sequences, and dynamic balancing methods for controlling a rate of fluid transfer during different types of dialysis, including hemodialysis, ultrafiltration, and hemodiafiltration.
US11305039B2
The present invention relates generally to shape memory polymer devices that are porous. The porosity of the device may generate advantageous neovascularization, decrease inflammation, and decrease fibrosis. The device may include a surface having a pore size of 500-750 microns and a pore spacing of 220-250 microns.
US11305032B2
The present invention is a compact and portable personal ultraviolet air irradiation system having an ultraviolet air irradiation unit, a breathing tube, and a face mask. Unfiltered air passes through the ultraviolet air irradiation unit and is purified to ensure biological material has been neutralized by utilizing UV LEDs in the germicidal wavelengths of 100-280 nm. The ultraviolet air irradiation unit may further purify air of air particulates, gases, vapors, and biological material by utilizing a HEPA filter. The ultraviolet air irradiation unit may provide variable pressure to the mask to meet the breathing demands of the user. Flow through the ultraviolet irradiation unit may be reversible to irradiate the exhalations of a user who may be infected with a virus or other disease spread through exhalations.
US11305023B2
An improved method for diagnosing and characterizing peripheral nerve lesions to permit early identification and characterization of peripheral nerve injuries that will require surgical intervention.
US11305012B2
Provided herein are antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that bind the extracellular domain of the HER3 receptor and inhibit various HER3 receptor related functions via ligand-dependent and/or ligand-independent mechanisms. Also provided are compositions with increased half-life, as well as compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with HER3 mediated signal transduction.
US11305006B2
The disclosure relates to the technical field of veterinary biological products, and discloses an avian influenza and fowl adenovirus type 4 bi-combined genetic engineering subunit vaccine. An antigen in the vaccine is a fusion antigen; the fusion antigen has a) avian influenza virus HA protein; b) fowl adenovirus fiber2 protein; c) a specific linker peptide located between the avian influenza virus HA protein and the fowl adenovirus fiber2 protein; the amino acid sequence of the specific linker peptide is as shown in SEQ ID NO:2. This vaccine contains the fusion antigen which can induce poultries to produce a high-level specific antibody to protect poultries from avian influenza and fowl adenovirus infection. Meanwhile, the disclosure also discloses a method for preparing the vaccine.
US11305005B2
This application relates to the field of prevention of pneumonia by administration of a high-dose influenza vaccine.
US11304995B2
This disclosure relates to recombinant FXa polypeptides that can be used as antidotes to completely or partially reverse an anti-coagulant effect of a coagulation inhibitor in a subject, preferably a direct factor Xa inhibitor. Disclosed herein are recombinant factor Xa proteins and a method of completely or partially reversing an anti-coagulant effect of a coagulation inhibitor in a subject.
US11304993B2
Embodiments of the invention provide shaped masses comprising one or more drugs such as proteins or polypeptides and methods for forming such shaped masses. One embodiment provides a shaped mass comprising a drug such as a protein or polypeptide having a biological activity in the body of a mammal. The shaped mass is formed by compression of a precursor material comprising the drug wherein an amount of biologically active drug in the mass is a preserved above a minimum level. Drugs which may be incorporated into the shaped mass may include one or more glucose regulating proteins such as insulin, incretins; and immunoglobulins such as TNF-inhibiting antibodies or interleukin neutralizing antibodies. Embodiments of the shaped mass may be incorporated into a tissue penetrating member which is inserted into the intestinal wall allowing for the oral delivery of proteins and peptides which would otherwise be degraded in the intestinal tract.
US11304992B2
A method for treating hyperglycemia and/or diabetes in a subject is provided. In particular, the method is directed for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have a fasting blood glucose concentration greater than about 8 mM, wherein the patient is administered a formulation comprising a GLP-1 molecule and a diketopiperazine by pulmonary inhalation with a dry powder inhalation system.
US11304991B2
The present application discloses a method for treating microbial infection using an antimicrobial composition comprises antimicrobial peptide which contains at least one VGFPV motif.
US11304988B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting tumor cell transendothelial migration by inhibition of kinesin light chain 1, variant 1 (KLC1C) expression and/or activity, and treatment or prevention of cancer and/or metastasis therewith.
US11304987B2
The application provides compositions, in particular dermatological compositions comprising extracts from argan tree for the treatment and prevention of dermatological conditions. More particularly, a composition comprising argan oil (AO), argan leaf extract (AL) and argan stem cells (ASC) is provided. Further provided is a method for reducing photoaging of the skin of a subject due to exposure to UV radiation which comprises applying the composition of the invention to the subject prior to exposure to UV radiation.
US11304986B2
A method for extracting bioactive compounds from plant materials using supercritical glycerin and at least one inert co-solvent that lowers the effective supercritical point of the supercritical glycerin to its boiling point, and the extracts obtained from the method.
US11304985B2
The disclosure provides compositions and dosage forms for promoting healthy microbial flora in a mammal, for example, a human. The disclosure further provides compositions and dosage forms for disrupting biofilm or preventing formation of biofilm containing pathogenic bacteria and/or pathogenic fungi in a particular region of a subject. The dosage forms contain (i) an isolated non-pathogenic fungal strain that is viable in the region of the subject, (ii) an isolated non-pathogenic bacterial strain that is viable in the region of the subject, and optionally (iii) an enzyme capable of disrupting the biofilm. The present disclosure also provides methods of disrupting a biofilm or preventing formation of a biofilm with such a composition or dosage form, methods of identifying a subject suitable for treatment with such a composition or dosage form, and methods of improving nutrient absorption using such a composition or dosage form.
US11304983B2
Medicated honey and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed honey is obtained by feeding honeybees with bee-feed obtained from medicinal plants. The medicated honey disclosed herein is such that it has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. The embodiments disclosed herein may be instrumental in strengthening the immune system, as an anti-cancer agent and as an anti-oxidant.
US11304981B2
The invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising a platelet lysate and its use to treat a wound, an anal fissure, vaginal atrophy or a wrinkle.
US11304978B2
Compositions comprising and methods for the treatment of cancer using a neoTCR based cell therapy with a CD8 expression construct.
US11304970B2
Provided are an EGFR gene expression-suppressing siRNA, a precursor sequence of same, and uses thereof.
US11304968B2
Disclosed herein are hydroxyethylquercetin glycosides, including compounds of Structural Formulas I, II, III and IV. The compounds disclosed are useful for inhibiting norepinephrine metabolism and treating antenatal and postnatal depression in subjects in need thereof.
US11304957B2
Chemical entities that are kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.
US11304947B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating and preventing lung injuries due to or associated with coronavirus infections that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, including COVID-19. More specifically the present invention provides methods for treating or preventing the lung injuries associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, such as acute lung injury (ALI), lung fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein kinase inhibitor compound having MAP3K2/MAP3K3 inhibition activity, such as pazopanib or nintedanib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or prodrug thereof, to a patient in need thereof. The present invention also provides devices for administering the compositions.
US11304945B2
A solid dispersion, a method for preparing same, and a solid preparation including the solid dispersion. The solid dispersion contains (R)-4-amino-1-(1-(but-2-ynylacyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)-3-(4-(2,6-difluorophenoxy)phenyl)-1,6-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyridazine-7-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a carrier material. The carrier material is selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate.
US11304944B2
The present invention relates to modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of preventing, inducing, causing or increasing weight loss, treating obesity and/or treating metabolic syndrome utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control, reducing insulin levels and/or improving leptin sensitivity utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors.
US11304925B1
The invention relates to a method for treating cancer or a symptom associated with cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for treating cancer or a symptom associated with cancer, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition comprising a Cannabis extract that comprises Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in an amount of from 50% to 99% by weight of the pharmaceutical composition.
US11304924B2
The present disclosure provides nitroxyl donating pharmaceutical compositions comprising N-substituted hydroxylamine derivatives. The compositions are highly efficacious in treating cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart failure), have a suitable toxicological profile, and are sufficiently stable for intravenous or oral administration.
US11304919B2
One object of the present invention is to provide an inhibitor for renal injuries induced by an iodinated contrast medium. In this invention, cilastatin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is used.
US11304918B2
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for the treatment of diverticulosis. It is more specifically directed to compositions including L-glutamine, its salts, or its derivatives, and uses of such compositions in the treatment of diverticulosis. In a method aspect, the present invention provides a method of treating diverticulosis. The method includes ingestion of 0.05 g/kg body weight to 10.0 g/kg body weight of L-glutamine, an L-glutamine salt or an L-glutamine derivative per day by a person who has diverticulosis.
US11304916B2
Methods for treating Shiga toxicosis, caused by infection with Shiga toxin bacteria, are provided. The methods include administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one or more active agents selected from tamoxifen, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, endoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene, bazedoxifene, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the methods further include the administration of an antibiotic or a manganese compound to the subject. Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of Shiga toxicosis are also described.
US11304914B2
Disclosed herein are polymorphic and amorphous forms of anhydrate, hydrate, and solvates of (R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-(2,4,5-trimethyl-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dienyl)butanamide and methods of using such compositions for treating or suppressing oxidative stress disorders, including mitochondrial disorders, impaired energy processing disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and diseases of aging. Further disclosed are methods of making such polymorphic and amorphous forms.
US11304911B2
The present disclosure provides compositions which shown preferential targeting or delivery of a nucleic acid composition to a particular organ. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a steroid or sterol, an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a PEG lipid, and a permanently cationic lipid which may be used to deliver a nucleic acid.
US11304908B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US11304906B2
Pharmaceutical granulations having a functional coating surrounding a core containing a water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient are disclosed. The functional coating provides for immediate release or controlled release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. The pharmaceutical granulations can be used in oral pharmaceutical compositions.
US11304899B2
The invention provides novel compositions of fluorocarbon nanoemulsions comprising one or more of fluorosurfactants and phospholipids, and methods of preparation and use thereof for enhanced oxygen delivery.
US11304895B2
Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade to release the drug into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US11304889B2
An oral care composition including a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase is disclosed. The hydrophobic phase may include a source of hydrogen peroxide and an acyl donor, and the hydrophilic phase may include an enzyme having perhydrolytic activity that catalyzes the generation of peracetic acid between the source of hydrogen peroxide and the acyl donor.
US11304888B2
An oral care composition including a base formulation, sodium bicarbonate, and nisin, wherein the oral care composition removes biofilm from a tooth surface more effectively than the base formulation with the sodium bicarbonate or the nisin alone.
US11304865B2
A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A user interface is employed to control the powered devices. The user interface is designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices with fewer buttons, while retaining functionality in using powered devices.
US11304860B2
A patient transport apparatus transports a patient over a floor surface. The patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure and support wheels coupled to the support structure. An auxiliary wheel is coupled to the support frame to influence motion of the patient transport apparatus over a floor surface. The auxiliary wheel is movable to a deployed position with the auxiliary wheel engaging the floor surface and a stowed position with the auxiliary wheel spaced a distance from the floor surface. An actuator assembly including a lift actuator a biasing device, and a biasing load adjustment assembly. The lift actuator is operable to move the auxiliary wheel to the deployed position and to the stowed position. The biasing device configured to bias the auxiliary wheel towards the deployed position. The biasing load adjustment assembly configured to adjust a biasing force being applied by the biasing device to the auxiliary wheel.
US11304846B2
The hilotherapy wrap includes a conventional removable internal water bladder, an exterior cloth cover enclosing the bladder and a detachable strap assembly that allows the wrap to be donned and doffed by the user without assistance and using only one arm. The strap assembly includes a pair of elastic straps detachably connected to the cover by hook and loop fasteners affixed to a strap anchor and one of the strap ends. The strap assembly also includes a quick connect buckles and a slide or D-ring that allows both ends of the straps to be connected to the cover before tensioned snugly around the user.
US11304839B2
A lifting belt includes a lifter configured to generate a tractive force in a longitudinal direction of a spinal column by expansion, a left connector and a right connector respectively disposed on a left side and a right side of the lifter, and a central connector attachable to or detachable from the left connector and the right connector.
US11304836B2
A delivery device can provide sequential delivery of a plurality of intraluminal devices or tacks held in a compressed state on the delivery device. Delivery platforms on the delivery device can hold a tack in a compressed position and be positioned between annular pusher bands that may also be radiopaque markers. The annular pusher bands can be made of wire or sections of material to increase flexibility while remaining radiopacity. A post deployment dilation device can be included. The post deployment dilation device can be a plurality of expansion filaments, a bellows, or a balloon. A tack deployment method can include allowing a self-expanding tack to expand, aligning the post deployment dilation device under the tack, and causing the post deployment dilation device to expand radial to push outward on the tack.
US11304833B2
The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as an artery, and a method for making it from a single length of tubing. The stent consists of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common axis and interconnected by one or more links. A Y-shaped member comprised of a link and a U-shaped member has relief dimples formed in the curved portion of a valley to reduce localized stress and thereby reduce fatigue failure that can lead to link structure failure.
US11304824B2
According to some embodiments, a method of inserting a lateral implant within an intervertebral space defined between an upper vertebral member and a lower vertebral member includes creating a lateral passage through a subject in order to provide minimally invasive access to the intervertebral space, at least partially clearing out native tissue of the subject within and/or near the intervertebral space, positioning a base plate within the intervertebral space, wherein the base plate comprise an upper base plate and a lower base plate and advancing an implant between the upper base plate and the lower base plate so that the implant is urged into the intervertebral space and the upper vertebral member is distracted relative to the lower vertebral member.
US11304815B2
This set comprises glenoid components that each include a body defining, on two of its opposite faces, respectively, a joint surface, intended to cooperate with a humeral head, and a bearing surface bearing against the socket of a shoulder blade. In this set, the glenoid components are provided in several different sizes, respectively defined by the dimensions of the joint surface of their body. At least two glenoid components of which the bearing surfaces respectively have different dimensional geometries are provided so as to allow the surgeon to improve the durability of the mechanical cooperation between the implanted component and the operated socket.
US11304803B2
A method for implanting a replacement heart valve within a diseased valve includes accessing a patient's heart by piercing a myocardium, advancing a guidewire into the patient's heart, and installing an access device in a wall of the heart. The access device preferably has at least one valve mechanism. A valve delivery device is advanced over the guidewire and through the access device. The valve delivery device has a replacement heart valve disposed along a distal end portion thereof. The replacement heart valve preferably includes an outer support structure and a leaflet valve disposed within the outer support structure. The replacement heart valve is radially expanded within the diseased valve. During implantation, the outer support structure conforms to a diameter of the diseased valve and the leaflet valve expands to a fixed size having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the diseased valve.
US11304797B2
Methods for replacing a native heart valve. An anchor comprises coils adapted to support a heart valve prosthesis. The anchor is positioned at a native heart valve. An expansible heart valve prosthesis is delivered into the anchor and expanded inside the coils. This moves at least one coil from a first diameter to a second, larger diameter while securing the anchor and the heart valve prosthesis relative to each other. The heart valve prosthesis comprises a seal on the expansible heart valve prosthesis. Additional apparatus and methods are disclosed.
US11304792B2
A prosthetic heart valve delivery catheter includes an embolic filter to provide integrated embolic protection to inhibit the release of emboli into the aorta, the aortic arch or branch vessels, and other vasculature during transvascular heart valve replacement procedures. The embolic filter will usually be fixedly or movably attached to a shaft of the delivery catheter proximal of the prosthetic heart valve.
US11304790B2
The invention relates to a prosthesis (1) comprising a textile (2) of elongate shape defining a longitudinal axis A, and a reinforcing element comprising at least one semi-rigid elongate structure (8) connected to said textile, said structure being substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis A and having a distal end provided with at least one fastening element (4) distinct from said textile and capable of cooperating with a part of a tool (10) that is able to pass through said trocar, in order to temporarily couple said prosthesis to said tool.
US11304786B2
A dental apparatus container, including a main body to receive at least one of a dental apparatus and cleaning fluid therein, and a lid connected to the main body to cover at least a portion of the main body.
US11304781B2
A detachable orthodontic bracket and wire system includes bracket bases, brackets, and an arch wire for guiding alignment of teeth. The bracket bases are positioned on a lingual surface and/or a facial surface of the teeth. Each bracket base includes a first surface, a second surface, and at least one first interlocking element. The first surface is rigidly attached to the lingual surface and/or the facial surface of the teeth. The second surface opposes the lingual surface and/or the facial surface of the teeth. The first interlocking element is attached to and positioned in a direction substantially perpendicular to or parallel to the second surface of each bracket base. The brackets include at least second interlocking element that interlocks with the first interlocking element. The arch wire is inserted through a slot channel of each bracket. The bracket and the arch wire are infused and rigidly anchored within enclosing layers.
US11304768B2
Surgical tools include an end effector mounted to an instrument shaft for articulation relative to the instrument shaft. A surgical tool includes an instrument shaft, an intermediate member pivotally coupled to the instrument shaft, an end effector and four tension members. The end effector includes an end effector base that is pivotally coupled to the intermediate member. The end effector base includes four attachment features. Each of the four tension members interfaces with an associated one of the four attachment features. The four tension members extend distally within a lumen of the instrument shaft and are arranged in diagonally opposed pairs.
US11304766B2
A surgical apparatus comprises an instrument shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, an end effector coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a sheath disposed on an external surface of the instrument shaft. The sheath has a first section made of ePTFE and a second section made of a second material, wherein the second section provides a friction seal with the shaft, and wherein the ePTFE is gas-permeable.
US11304765B2
An interface structure for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface structure comprising a main body; and a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of the surgical instrument; the drive transfer element being movable relative to the main body so as to enable transfer of drive between the surgical robot arm and the surgical instrument.
US11304762B2
An arrival position information estimation unit that estimates arrival position information at which an extension line of a peripheral branch included in a bronchial region arrives at a surface of a lung region, and estimates assumed mapping information other than the arrival position information of a specific peripheral branch on the basis of a preset condition in a case where the specific peripheral branch is set as a target branch, and a display control unit that generates a mapping image obtained by mapping the arrival position information of the specific peripheral branch and the assumed mapping information to a surface of the lung region and displays the mapping image on a display unit are included.
US11304759B2
Systems, methods, and media for presenting medical imaging data in an interactive virtual environment reality are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises a head mounted display (HMD) that: determines that a transparent 3D object overlaps a 3D model of a portion of anatomy based on a medical imaging scan; sets values for pixels corresponding to portions of the 3D model not occluded by the transparent object by performing a shading operation; sets values for pixels corresponding to portions of the 3D model at the boundary of the transparent object to intensity values taken from the medical imaging data; displays the 3D model with an exterior surface shaded to evoke a 3D object, and internal surfaces at the boundaries of the transparent object not shaded to preserve details embedded in the medical imaging data.
US11304754B2
A circular microwave ablation antenna is provided with a chamber for accommodating the coaxial cable and the conduit, the chamber and the conduit extend forward to the front end of the antenna. An emission window of the antenna is at least partially located in the conduit to enable the cooling medium to cool the emission window area of the antenna. The conduit of the microwave emission area is made of an insulation material, so that the microwave can radiate outward, and the rest of the conduit is made of a microwave shielding material. The choke ring located at the rear side of emission area is hermetically fixed to the conduit, so that the choke ring acts to block the microwave. A gap exists between the choke ring and the needle bar, and the gap is used for the backflow of the cooling medium.
US11304753B2
Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for treating heart failure. In some variations, a catheter for forming an anastomosis in a heart may comprise a first catheter comprising an electrode. A second catheter may be slidably disposed within the first catheter. The second catheter may comprise a barb and a dilator comprising a mating surface configured to engage the electrode.
US11304750B2
Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.
US11304744B2
A bipolar surgical instrument comprises a body, first and second opposed jaws located at the distal end of a shaft, the first jaw being movable with respect to the second jaw between an open position in which the first and second jaws are spaced apart from one another, and a closed position in which the first and second jaws are adjacent one another. The first and second elongate jaw members have respective first and second electrodes. A controller is operable to determine a boiling point for tissue between the jaws using a measure of impedance therebetween.
US11304743B2
An electrosurgical forceps includes a pair of first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another, an end effector assembly coupled to the pair of first and second shaft members, a knife, and a biasing member. The biasing member is disposed about the knife and configured to resiliently bias the knife toward a retracted position.
US11304741B2
A surgical system includes a surgical instrument having a body, a shaft extending distally from the body, an ultrasonic transducer supported by the body, and an end effector at a distal end of the shaft. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade configured to be driven by the ultrasonic transducer with ultrasonic energy, and an RF electrode operable to seal tissue with RF energy. A generator is operatively coupled with the surgical instrument and is operable to generate a combined drive signal having an ultrasonic energy component and an RF energy component. Filter circuitry arranged externally of the body of the surgical instrument is operable to convert the combined drive signal to an ultrasonic drive signal configured to energize the ultrasonic transducer to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and an RF drive signal configured to energize the RF electrode with RF energy sufficient to seal tissue.
US11304740B2
An orthopedic clamp to assist in reducing the displacement between bone ends of a fracture, and to position a fixation device, during open fracture reduction surgery is described. The clamp includes a holder to hold the fixation device against the bone. The clamp may also swivel in relation to the holder while the position of the fixation device remains unchanged. The clamp may be modular so that components thereof may be released and/or attached.
US11304739B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for mixing and injecting fluid treatment, such as cement to treat bone or hard tissue. In some embodiments, a mixing apparatus may facilitate mixing within a syringe. Additionally, the syringe may be configured to extract bone cement from a cement mixer. A syringe for mixing and injecting cement may include a detachable handle that may be detached after extracting bone cement from a mixer to facilitate coupling to a high-pressure syringe for injection.
US11304734B2
A cervical plate assembly is disclosed. The cervical plate assembly includes a base plate including: (1) at least two bone screw seats, each bone screw seat including a borehole dimensioned to receive a bone screw, and (2) a first blocking seat positioned between the at least two bone screw seats. The cervical plate assembly includes a blocking mechanism retained within the first blocking seat of the base plate. The blocking mechanism is selectively positionable between a closed position in which the blocking mechanism obstructs at least one bone screw seat to retain a bone screw with the base plate, and an open position in which the bone screw seats are unobstructed.
US11304729B2
A spinal distraction system includes a distraction rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured for affixation to a subject's spine at a first location, the distraction rod having a second end containing a recess having a threaded portion disposed therein. The system further includes an adjustable portion configured for affixation relative to the subject's spine at a second location remote from the first location, the adjustable portion comprising a housing containing a magnetic assembly, the magnetic assembly affixed at one end thereof to a lead screw, the lead screw operatively coupled to the threaded portion. A locking pin may secure the lead screw to the magnetic assembly. An O-ring gland disposed on the end of the housing may form a dynamic seal with the distraction rod.
US11304716B2
A surgical instrument includes a housing including a touch sensor having a sensor surface disposed thereon. The touch sensor is configured to sense an actuation pattern input on the sensor surface. A shaft extends distally from the housing and includes an end effector disposed at a distal end thereof. An actuation assembly is disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the end effector. A control module is operably coupled between the sensor surface and the actuation assembly. The control module is configured, in response to input of an actuation pattern on the sensor surface, to actuate the actuation assembly such that a function is performed at the end effector.
US11304708B2
A microfracture device for creating small holes in a bone. The microfracture device includes a handle having a body extending along a central longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end; a shaft connected to the distal end of the body, the shaft having a distal tip; wherein the distal tip extends at first angle relative to the central longitudinal axis; a sliding mechanism slidably engaged with a surface of the body and moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration; and wherein the sliding mechanism further comprises a striking surface extending therefrom, wherein the striking surface is positioned at a second angle to the central longitudinal axis that is at least substantially similar to the first angle.
US11304703B2
A ligation clip removal device includes an elongate body, a tool assembly, and a drive member. The tool assembly is supported on a distal portion of the elongate body and includes a first jaw and a second jaw pivotably supported in relation to the first jaw between an open position and a clamped position. Each of the first and second jaws includes a clip engagement surface that defines a recess having a longitudinal portion and a first transverse portion that intersects the longitudinal portion. The longitudinal portions of the recesses are configured to receive a leg of a ligation clip and the first transverse portion of the recess is configured to receive a portion of a boss of the ligation clip. The drive member is engaged with and movable in relation to the tool assembly to move the first and second jaws between the open and clamped positions.
US11304698B2
A shunt device for creating a shunt in an atrial septum includes magnets coupled to inner loops of a coil comprising at least two inner loops and two outer loops, with a diameter of each of the inner loops being less than a diameter of the outer loops. The coil is made of a shape memory alloy (SMA) and is adapted to exert a compressive force upon layers of tissue caught between the inner loops of the coil. The magnets are adapted to provide additional compressive force to adjacent inner loops of the coil, thereby further causing the coil to cut through the layers of tissue and create a shunt. The diameter of the resultant shunt is less than the diameter of the outer loops, thereby preventing the outer two loops from passing through the created shunt. At least one end of the coil has a connection means for connecting with a delivery device.
US11304695B2
A surgical instrument assembly comprising a proximal shaft assembly comprising a proximal drive member and a distal shaft assembly attachable to and detachable from the proximal shaft assembly is disclosed. The distal shaft assembly comprises a distal drive member configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the proximal drive member, wherein the distal drive member is configured to be actuated through a drive stroke by the proximal drive member. The drive stroke comprises a beginning of stroke position, an end of stroke position distal to the beginning of stroke position, and a home position. The proximal drive member and the distal drive member are configured to be coupled to and decoupled from each other when the proximal drive member and the distal drive member are in the home position, wherein the home position is not at the beginning of stroke position or the end of stroke position.
US11304684B2
A device for collecting exhalation gas and aiding measurement of a trace component in the exhalation gas and the usage method thereof are disclosed. The device comprises an alveolar air bag for storing alveolar air collected from the breath of a subject, a cavity channel air bag for storing cavity channel air from the subject, a three-way pipe, and a mouthpiece. The three-way pipe comprises a first branch pipe, second branch pipe, and third branch pipe communicating with each other. The first branch pipe and the second branch pipe respectively extend in opposing directions along the same axis. The third branch pipe extends along a radial direction of the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe. The mouthpiece communicates with the first branch pipe. An air hole of the cavity channel air bag communicates with the second branch pipe.
US11304679B2
Ultrasound image devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system includes an interface coupled to an ultrasound imaging component and configured to receive a plurality of image data frames representative of a target tissue; and a processing component in communication with the interface and configured to determine a delay profile for the ultrasound imaging component in relation to the target tissue based on the plurality of image data frames; and determine a phase aberration correction configuration for a sequence of one or more shear wave pulses based on the delay profile, the sequence of one or more shear wave pulses associated with the ultrasound imaging component and a stiffness measure of the target tissue.
US11304678B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for confidence mapping of shear wave measurements are disclosed. Confidence maps of shear wave image measurements may be generated from one or more confidence factors. Masking of graphical overlays of tissue stiffness values, based at least in part on the confidence map is disclosed. The confidence map and/or masked graphical overlays of tissue stiffness values may be superimposed on ultrasound images and provided on a display.
US11304671B2
A device and methods for performing a simulated CT biopsy on a region of interest on a patient. The device comprises a gantry (22) configured to mount an x-ray emitter (24) and CT detector (26) on opposing sides of the gantry, a motor (28) rotatably coupled to the gantry such that the gantry rotates horizontally about the region of interest, and a high resolution x-ray detector (172) positioned adjacent the CT detector in between the CT detector and the x-ray emitter.
US11304666B2
A method for creating a virtual patient model includes acquiring image data of the patient from a number of directions and in a number of positions of the patient. A virtual patient is created based upon the acquired image data. The virtual patient is adjusted to a posture of the patient during a planned examination with a medical engineering examination apparatus. A patient model creation apparatus is also described. Moreover, a medical engineering examination system is described.
US11304657B2
Example systems, methods, and apparatus, including cognitive platforms, are provided for computing performance metrics of an individual based at least in part on user interaction(s) with computerized tasks and/or interference and at least one physiological measure of the individual, where the performance metric provides an indication of the cognitive abilities of the individual. The apparatus can be coupled to at least one physiological component to perform the physiological measurement of the individual. The apparatus also can be configured to adapt the tasks and/or interferences to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities.
US11304653B2
A magnetic resonance imaging system can include a magnetic field generator, an image acquisition region and a radiofrequency system including at least one radiofrequency antenna. The radiofrequency system can emit a radiofrequency excitation pulse into the image acquisition region and receive magnetic resonance signals from the image acquisition region. The magnetic field generator can include at least one magnet to generate a magnetic field in the image acquisition region, a magnet holder to carry the at least one magnet and a rotation system to position the magnet holder along a rotation trajectory.
US11304644B2
A system for simulating a medical procedure includes: a physical model of an organ including a sensor mesh; directed at the physical model; a user input device including a distal end inserted within the physical model; a display device; and a simulation controller coupled to the sensor mesh, the camera system, the user input device, and the display device, the simulation controller including a processor and memory storing instructions to cause the processor to: initialize a simulation of the organ; display, on the display device, a state of the simulation; compute a location of the distal end within the physical model of the organ based on contact data from the sensor mesh and images received from the cameras; receive user input from the user input device; update the state of the simulation of the organ in accordance with the user input; and display the updated state of the simulation.
US11304643B2
The present disclosure relates to a maternal monitoring transducer (20), comprising a housing (60), a substrate board (72), particularly a PCB (70), disposed in the housing (60) and comprising control components (74), and a displacement measurement arrangement (76) comprising a displacement-sensitive structure (78) that is arranged to detect deformations of a deflectable measurement section (80) of the substrate board (72), wherein the maternal monitoring transducer (20) supplies a signal that is representative of maternal motion. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating a maternal monitoring transducer (20).
US11304641B2
Systems, interfaces, and methods are described herein for evaluation and adjustment cardiac therapy. The systems, interfaces, and methods may utilize, or include, a graphical user interface to display various information with respect to a plurality of external electrodes and electrical activity monitored using such external electrodes and to allow a user to adjust what information to display.
US11304637B2
The invention generally relates to enclosed desorption electrospray ionization probes, systems, and methods. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a source of DESI-active spray, in which a distal portion of the source is enclosed within a transfer member such that the DESI-active spray is produced within the transfer member.
US11304634B2
A non-invasive blood sensor includes a body configured to mate with a tissue surface; a blue light source disposed on the sensor body; and a photodetector disposed on the sensor body at a suitable position for capturing light emanating from the tissue surface after emission from the blue light source, e.g., by one of: transmission, reflection, and transflection. The sensor bodies may further include a green, a red and/or an infrared light source. The light source(s) and photodetector(s) may be supported on a support structure configured to register with a corresponding portion of human anatomy in a predetermined fashion, and support the light sources and photodetectors in a defined spatial relationship. The sensor or an integrated meter may include a controller programmed to receive signals from the photodetector and calculate blood glucose value as function of the signals received from the photodetector after emission by the light source(s).
US11304630B2
A method includes receiving during a first time interval associated with a path of motion of a dynamic body, image data associated with a plurality of images of the dynamic body. The plurality of images include an indication of a position of a first marker coupled to a garment at a first location, and a position of a second marker coupled to the garment at a second location. The garment is coupled to the dynamic body. During a second time interval, an image from the plurality of images is automatically identified that includes a position of the first marker that is substantially the same as a position of a first localization element relative to the dynamic body and a position of the second marker that is substantially the same as a position of the second localization element relative to the dynamic body.
US11304624B2
A method for analyzing an audio respiratory signal comprises capturing the audio respiratory signal from a subject using a microphone and partitioning the audio respiratory signal into a plurality of overlapping frames. The method further comprises calculating a fourier transform for each frame and determining a magnitude spectrum using the fourier transform of the plurality of overlapping frames. Additionally, the method comprises extracting a spectrogram using the magnitude spectrum and analyzing the spectrogram to determine characteristics pertaining to wheeze sounds in the audio respiratory signal.
US11304610B2
A system for determining reference signatures for use in assisting identification of a body state in a biological subject, the system including at least one processing device that obtains reference data for each of a plurality of reference individuals, the reference data including at least one reference impedance indicator obtained by performing at least one impedance measurement on the reference individual, a body state indication indicative of any body states associated with the reference individual and characteristic data indicative of one or more physical characteristics of the reference individual and analyses the reference data to establish one or more reference signatures, each reference signature being indicative of at least one reference impedance indicator associated with a respective body state for respective physical characteristics.
US11304608B2
A method and apparatus for evaluating foot inflammation each uses at least one temperature detection modality to form a first thermogram and a second thermogram of the sole of at least one foot. Each thermogram forms a substantially continuous set of two-dimensional temperature values across the sole of the (at least one) foot. The thermograms have features; namely, the first thermogram has first features and the second thermogram has second features. The method and apparatus thus control a device to apply at least one transformation to the first and second thermograms to align the first features with corresponding second features, and determine, at any thermogram location, if at least one of the thermograms presents one of a plurality of patterns indicative of inflammation. Finally, the method and apparatus each produce output information indicating the result of the determination of whether the thermograms present one of the plurality of patterns.
US11304596B2
An exemplary apparatus for obtaining data for at least one portion within at least one luminal or hollow sample can be provided. For example, the apparatus can include a first optical arrangement configured to transceive at least one electromagnetic radiation to and from the portion(s). The apparatus can also include a wavelength dispersive second arrangement, which can be configured to disperse the electromagnetic radiation(s). A housing can be provided with a shape of a pill, and enclosing the first and second arrangements.
US11304591B2
An optical connection module for an endoscope includes: an optical fiber having a fiber end surface and configured to guide a part of emitted light emitted from a light source and incident on the fiber end surface; a ferrule having a ferrule end surface with an opening of a through-hole into which the optical fiber is inserted, the ferrule including a scatterer configured to scatter, in an inside of the ferrule, a part of the emitted light incident on the ferrule end surface, the ferrule being configured to emit scattered light generated by scattering from a side surface; and an optical sensor arranged in the periphery of the side surface of the ferrule and configured to receive the scattered light.
US11304575B2
An auto cleaning toilet seat assembly with a cover coupled to a toilet seat and defining a fluid transport conduit surrounding the toilet seat. The cover also includes an air deflector formed as part of the upper wall and at the front end of the cover, wherein the air deflector includes two opposing surfaces converging together away from the inner surface of the outer sidewall. The assembly is operably to emit a liquid on a rear portion of a toilet seat and induce a gas to transport that liquid from the rear of the toilet seat to the front of the toilet, whereby the air deflector directs the liquid and air through the fluid transport conduit and into a toilet bowl utilizing the two opposing surfaces of the air deflector.
US11304574B1
A system for a seat cushion including a cushion assembly and a seat assembly is disclosed. The seat cushion includes a cushion that is circular, or horseshoe shaped. The seat cushion is filled with a gel shock absorbing material to provide comfort to a user sitting on the cushion for prolonged periods of time. The cushion is removably mounted to a bedpan, a commode, a commode seat or a toilet seat. The cushion includes front dual attachment straps to secure the cushion to the bedpan or the commode. The dual attachment straps include openings to be engaged by a fastening member on an opposite one of dual attachment straps. The cushion is easily cleaned once removed from the bedpan or the commode.
US11304554B2
A method of brewing a beverage using a beverage maker having a brew container, a first cylindrical section having a first diameter and a second section attached to the first cylindrical section having a portion with a second greater diameter; a liquid reservoir; a liquid delivery system to deliver the liquid to the brew container; a plunger assembly having a filter portion to filter the substance to produce the beverage from the liquid and a gasket to form a seal between the plunger assembly and an inner wall of the brew container in the first cylindrical section. As the plunger assembly is raised through the liquid a vacuum is formed between the plunger assembly and the bottom of the brew container and the filter traps and separates the substance to produce the beverage from the beverage.
US11304548B2
A novel portable plate, cup and silverware device that improves portability, usability and stability is disclosed. The present invention includes a plate of the type used for food at meals, gatherings, parties and the such. The plate includes an adjustable strap, hidden in a compartment under an openable and closeable cover on the underside of the plate, to provide stability while a user holds the plate. The plate also includes a cup holder on the top of the plate, a cup with an internal straw and a lid, as well as comfort grip utensils that can be attached and detached from the rim of the plate. The device can be manufactured from multiple reusable, disposable or recyclable materials. This embodiment of the invention also includes an adjustable tray for attachment to various fixed surfaces and a notched cup for easy stacking of multiple cups.
US11304547B2
An apparatus and method are disclosed having a key having a punch pin and a flat magnet keeps the punch pin in place in a metal v-notch hanger on a back side of a picture frame while a user levels a top edge of the picture frame to mark nail locations. A deck, a turret mounted on a top end of the deck, wherein the turret protrudes from the top end of the deck and the turret is gripped by a user as a handle while hanging a picture on a wall using the apparatus; a hook hanger attached to the front side of the deck for hanging a picture frame from a wire on a back of the picture frame; and a hole through the deck for aligning a push pin to pass through the hole and mark a location for an anchor from which the picture frame hangs.
US11304536B2
A bedding includes: a cushion layer which is formed with a filament three-dimensional bonded member and which is breathable; a breathable water-repellent layer which is provided on the upper side of the cushion layer and which is breathable and water-repellent; and a breathable water-retentive layer which is provided on the upper side of the breathable water-repellent layer and which is water-retentive and is breathable during water retention.
US11304534B1
A bed cooling assembly includes a blower unit that is positionable adjacent to a bed for sleeping. A pair of hoses is each of the hoses is fluidly coupled to the blower unit to direct the air blown by the blower unit. A pair of restraints is each removably attachable to a respective one of the hoses to mount the respective hose to the sleeping bed. A pair of exhaust vents is each fluidly coupled to a respective one of the hoses to receive the air from the blower unit. Each of the exhaust vents is positionable between the sleeping bed and a blanket on the sleeping bed to direct the air onto a user sleeping on the sleeping bed thereby cooling the user.
US11304531B1
A volumetrically efficient mechanism for raising and lowering sitting assemblies to provide ready access below them. A scissors assembly is selectively moved from a collapsible to an extended (raised) configuration by an electric motor with a telescopic arm that acts on hingedly mounted U-shape frames. The distal ends of the frames include wheels that ride over a lower support assembly. The telescopic arm is mounted to one of the distal upper member of the frames and the motor is rigidly mounted to the upper end of the other U-shape frame or to the lower support assembly causing them to selectively move between the two extreme configurations.
US11304530B1
An auxiliary chair includes a supporting unit and a seating unit. The supporting unit includes a plurality of chair legs. The seating unit includes a seat cushion and a cushion frame installed on a bottom surface of the seat cushion. The cushion frame includes two spaced support tubes and two spaced connecting plates. The first and second ends of each support tube are respectively connected to one of the chair legs through a cushion connection tube, so that the seating unit is supported by the chair legs of the supporting unit. A lug extends from each of the first and second ends of each support tube. The connecting plates straddle the first end and the second end of the support tubes respectively. The connecting plates are combined with the lugs of the support tubes by connecting members, so that the support tubes and the connecting plates are detachably combined.
US11304527B1
Dresser includes a frame having a front, a drawer slidable into and out of the frame, and a drawer retention mechanism between each side wall of the drawer and the frame alongside the side wall. The retention mechanism includes a track on the side wall defined between upper and lower parts, and a rail on the drawer movable in the track. A first stop is on the upper part and a second stop is on the drawer. The first and second stops are positioned to cause contact of a front surface of the second stop and rear surface of the first stop to prevent sliding of the drawer out of the frame and such that an angled rear surface of the second stop comes into contact with and slides over an angled front surface of the first stop during insertion of the drawer.
US11304518B1
A table stabilization system allows multiple tables to be quickly and efficiently joined together by a single or multiple bonding devices. The bonding device slides over the joint between two tables and holds the stationary. The bonding device also provides a planer surface on which objects can be placed without tipping or falling over.
US11304510B1
A portable standing desk configured for use in at least a storage position and a first use position includes a first and second tray portion, and an end cap. The first tray portion can have a main body including a first plurality of fingers, a first plurality of landing surfaces, first hinge posts and first guide arms. The first tray portion has a first working surface and a first inside surface. The second tray portion has a main body including a second plurality of fingers, a second plurality of landing surfaces, second hinge posts and second guide arms. The second tray portion has a second working surface and a second inside surface. The first and second hinge posts couple with the second and first guide arms to form a hinge that defines a pivot axis such that the first and second tray portions are selectively rotatable relative to each other.
US11304508B2
A height-adjustable table including a length-adjustable support, a motor assembly configured to drive adjustment of the length-adjustable support, a motor housing supporting the motor assembly. The length-adjustable support includes a telescopic column assembly comprising an exterior tube, an interior tube, and a spindle assembly. The spindle assembly includes spindle rod fixedly coupled to a first end of the exterior tube, the spindle rod being threadingly engaged with a spindle guide coupled to a first end of the interior tube, whereby rotation of the spindle rod causes the distance between the first ends to change in order to telescope the interior tube into or out of the exterior tube. Illustratively, force from rotation of the spindle rod is transferred through the spindle guide and into the first end of the interior tube. In illustrative embodiments, the spindle guide may extend through an aperture of a support plate coupled to the first end of the interior tube, thereby permitting transfer of force from the spindle rod to the interior tube.
US11304501B1
Disclosed herein is a novel configurable strap apparatus that may comprise end clasps attachable to zipper sliders disposed on a zipper edge of the strap. An end clasp may attach to a zipper slider creating a strap loop that facilitates wearing the strap around the neck, or over the shoulder. An accessory, such as a carrying pouch, may be attached to and thereby suspended from an end clasp. Alternatively, an end clasp may attach to a zipper slider creating a strap loop that facilitates capturing and thereby suspending an accessory such as a beverage bottle.
US11304496B2
A lipstick container, including: a container main body and a cap, in which the container main body includes a middle plate body provided with a screw pin, a middle cylindrical body, an inner cylindrical body in which a spiral groove into which the screw pin screwed is formed, and an outer cylindrical body, and one of the middle plate body and the inner cylindrical body moves up to a fixed position through rotation of the outer cylindrical body, and once the one reaches the fixed position, the other of the middle plate body and the inner cylindrical body moves up through rotation of the outer cylindrical body.
US11304488B2
A handle fastener for a personal bag having two or more handles includes a body having a top and a bottom, a first arm and a second arm, and a ring. The first arm is coupled to the bottom of the body and pivotally coupled to the second arm to selectively grasp one or both of the handles of the personal bag for coupling the handles together. The ring is slidably coupled to the second arm and configured to selectively attach to the personal bag.
US11304487B1
A doll or charm includes a main plate having a front, a back and side edges and an outline in the shape of a body, head, two arms and two legs. The back of the main plate has attachment places such as pegs. At least one sheet sized to cover at least part of the front of the main plate has peripheral attachment complements such as loops. The sheet can be placed on the front of the main plate and the peripheral attachment complements of the sheet can be passed around the edge of the main plate to extend around respective ones of the attachment places, such as pegs, to retain the sheet on the front of the main plate.
US11304485B1
A bezel making device is provided which may be used for the manufacture of fancy bezels, castellated bezels, serrated bezels, and other jewelry structures using a bezel material. In some embodiments, the device may include a front plate and a back plate. The front plate may have a first crenellated edge, the first crenellated edge having a plurality of first merlons and first crenels, in which each first merlon of the plurality of first merlons and first crenels is separated from an adjacent first merlon by a first crenel. The back plate may have a second merlon (preferably of a second crenellated edge having a plurality of second merlons and second crenels) and the bezel material may be held between the front plate and back plate by tensioning the bezel material between the plurality of first merlons and first crenels and the one or more second merlons.
US11304481B1
First and second buckle members can be secured in a buckled configuration and can be separated in an unbuckled configuration by moving the buckle member(s) along an extraction direction. In the buckled configuration a row of one or more teeth of the first buckle member and a row of one or more teeth of the second buckle member can cooperate in responding to a tension force pulling the first buckle member away from the second buckle member along the extraction direction by opposing movement of the first buckle member away from the second buckle member along the extraction direction, and using the tension force to guide the first buckle member and the second buckle member laterally toward a centered position. A buckle can include this centering feature, a spring ejection mechanism, an obstruction to inhibit engagement with less than a predetermined number of teeth rows, and/or other features.
US11304478B2
Systems and methods for securing a removable heel that is otherwise removably attached to a heel receiver of a shoe. The heel receiver has a fixed hook portion and a movable hook portion including a body received by an internal cavity of the heel receiver and disposed opposite the fixed hook portion. The movable hook portion is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position, where the removable heel is secured to the shoe when the movable hook portion is in the extended position. Securing the heel includes inserting a locking pin into the internal cavity to prevent movement of the hook portion from the extended position to the retracted position.
US11304477B2
A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear includes a control bar having a center segment, a medial side arm extending from the center segment, and a lateral side arm spaced from the medial side arm and extending from the center segment. The device may include an extension extending toward the control bar. At least a portion of the control bar may be elastically deformable under an applied force depressing the control bar toward the extension, and the extension may limit movement of the control bar. The control bar may be adapted to return to an unloaded position upon removal of the applied force.
US11304468B2
A hat includes a first and second overlapping panel in the rear of the body and an elastic band. The overlapping panels each comprise an arcuate edge. When overlapped, the arcuate edges define an aperture. An elastic band attaches to the arcuate edges and transitions from the first arcuate edge to the second arcuate edge in a looping manner. When a wearer pulls her hair through the aperture, the aperture increases in size. Once the wearer's hair is pulled through the aperture, the aperture decreases in size and provides a secure fit around the wearer's hair. The elastic loop supports the long hair upwards in a manner that prevents the hat from riding up or the hair from falling onto a rear brim.
US11304466B1
A retaining sleeve includes a strip of elastic fabric having a rectangular, square or arcuate shape. The sleeve has two lateral sides, which are sewn onto the fabric of an underlying item of apparel. The sleeve has two open ends, which have a width equal to or less than the length of the lateral sides, and through which a retained object is received. Since the length of the sleeve's lateral sides is less than the length of the retained object, the ends of the retained object protrude beyond the sleeve ends and can be readily grasped when the object is needed.
US11304462B2
A hospital gown including an upper body portion and a lower body portion. The upper body portion includes a neck opening, a front opening extending vertically along the upper body portion and in communication with the neck opening, and a series of complementary closures disposed vertically along the front opening so that the front opening is configured to transition between an open condition and a closed condition. The lower body portion includes a pair of legs extending downwardly from the upper body portion, an opening extending vertically along the inseam of each leg of the pair of legs, and a series of complementary closures disposed vertically along each opening such that each opening is configured to transition between an open condition and a closed condition.
US11304461B2
The present disclosure provides for a unitary article of clothing, typically referred to as a jumpsuit, comprising a jacket section and a pant section, one connected to the other by means of a joiner band. The joiner band is attached to both the jacket and pant sections and serves to provide additional warmth to a midsection of a user by providing at least three layers of fabric over the user's midsection. In addition to providing additional warmth, the joiner band also gives the jumpsuit the appearance of being a two-piece suit comprised of a sweater independent from the jogging pants. The jacket portion is also comprised of a closeable opening to allow a user to get into the pant section of the jumpsuit and subsequently also wear the jacket portion.
US11304458B2
The present invention provides a winged bra that can be worn reversibly. The winged bra includes a pair of cups attached together from one end. An adhesive wing is fixed at the other end of each cup wherein adhesive is applied to both sides of the wing. The winged bra is strapless and reversibly wearable by the user by peeling off a protective layer from either side of the adhesive wing to be attached to the torso of the user, and attaching the bra to the torso.
US11304450B2
A device for storing and vaporizing liquid media can comprise an annular liquid media storage tank and a heater configured to vaporize liquid stored in the annular liquid media storage tank.
US11304426B2
A bacon analogue or a reconstructed bacon product having a first component with about 42% lean meat, such as a lean pork muscle and about 58% fat and a second component with at least about 85% lean meat, such as a lean pork muscle is provided. The bacon analogue may have a ratio of first to second components of between about 35:65 to about 65:35 and a total fat percentage of about 28% to about 48%. In another configuration, the ratio of first to second components is about 25:75 to about 75:25. In one approach, the bacon analogue is free from alginate binders and free of emulsified meat. In one configuration, the first and the second components are ground to a size of about 0.125-inch to 0.5-inch. After the first and second components are separately mixed and cured, the components are pumped together into a marbled slab having an appearance similar to a pork-belly, which may then be sliced.
US11304421B2
An grooved pizza peel that when transferring an uncooked pizza to a pizza oven the invented grooved pizza peel retains dusting powder, wherein an adaptation includes a plurality of elongate grooves in a leading planar region of the pizza peel, wherein each of the elongate grooves is proximate to a frontal portion of the pizza peel, wherein the frontal portion has a sloped arced front portion with a bottom edge and an upper edge; wherein the grooves extend to the sloped arced front portion and the plurality of elongate grooves are straight and about parallel to each other. The adaptation ensures that even with a heavy loading of the dusting powder any excess dusting powder is retained. The plurality of elongate grooves have a preferred width of about 0.25 inches±about 0.1 inches. The adaptation retains as much as 85% of the dusting powder.
US11304419B2
The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.
US11304418B2
Disclosed are N-(1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)aryl carboxamides of formula (I) or the salts (I) thereof as well as the use thereof as herbicides.
US11304415B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an integrated and packaged control system that can be implemented in and compatible with different types of decoys such that the decoys can be remotely controlled via a user's personal computing device. In an illustrative example, the control system may include a package that houses a package that houses a processing engine, a communication interface, a connector, and a data store. The data store may contain different settings of different types of decoys and corresponding control signals. The input/output terminal may be configured to communicate electrical signals between the interior of the package and the exterior of the package. By providing the control system, different types of decoys may be controlled remotely.
US11304406B2
An animal treadwheel assembly includes a plurality of curved platforms each manufactured as a single injection molded part. A first end of one platform is configured to be disposed adjacent to a second end of an adjacent platform in a repeatable manner wherein the plurality of platforms are configured to form a singular and continuous cylindrical surface. A plurality of elongated curved connectors are manufactured as a single injection molded part, each elongated curved connector having a first connector end disposed opposite a second connector end. The first connector end of one elongated curved connector is fixedly connectable to the second connector end of an adjacent elongate curved connector in a repeatable manner forming a left side and right side self-supporting rigid and continuous ring. The self-supporting rigid and continuous rings are fixedly connectable to the singular and continuous cylindrical surface forming a self-supporting rigid cylindrical treadwheel.
US11304403B1
An elevator support (10) for holding a block (16) of an animal consumable substance includes a body (22). The body includes a central hub (24) and a plurality of radially outward extending arms (26). A ground face side (32) of the body includes a recess (36) or a projection (112) for engaging the body with a top of a vertically extending post (40, 120). The body is positioned above ground level (12) at a height that is appropriate for the animals that are to consume the substance. The body includes a plurality of spaced apertures (46). A plurality of pins (56) are selectively locatable in the apertures for purposes of holding various sizes and configurations of blocks of animal consumable material in intermediate relation of the pins and in supported relation on the body.
US11304399B2
A teat cleaning cup (130) for cleaning a teat (120) includes a teat cleaner (300) having an inner body (270) forming a central cavity (280) for enclosing the teat (120), the inner body (270) including an inner surface (271), an outer surface (272), and a set of apertures (275) extending from the outer surface (272) to the inner surface (271); an exterior part (220) enclosing the inner body (270); a set of channels (291, 292), which set of channels (291, 292) connects to the set of apertures (275); a lower part (230) removably attached to the teat cleaner (300), which lower part (230) includes at least one cleaning liquid valve (240, 260), and a drain (250); and a seal (235) configured to distribute liquid from the cleaning liquid valve (240, 260) into the set of channels (291, 292).
US11304384B2
A horticultural plant growing assembly includes a pair of casings, each with a bottom and a side wall. Each side wall includes an upper edge configured to engage one another to define a cavity between the casings. The plant growing assembly further includes a light system, and a plurality of frame members that are connectable together to form a frame, with the light system being attachable to the frame. The plant growing assembly is configurable into a packaged configuration and an assembled configuration. In the packaged configuration, the frame members and the light system are contained within the cavity, and in the assembled configuration the frame members are connected together to form the frame with the light system attached to the frame. One of the casings includes a shelf adapted to support a plant with the light system disposed above the shelf.
US11304382B2
A method for cultivating a plant, especially an orchid, is provided. The method involves a seedling at least partly surrounded by a substrate being introduced into a plant pot, the plant pot being introduced into one of multiple cells of a tray and the plant pot being immobilized in the cell, wherein the plant pot is introduced into the cell of the tray until a cell wall which is impenetrable for roots and especially unbreached towers above the plant pot.
US11304372B2
The present invention relates to an automatic bale strapping mechanism for dispensing, cutting, and securing strapping material around a bale of material being formed by a baling press. The automatic bale strapping mechanism can be an integral component or series of components to a conventional baling press. The bale strapping mechanism includes a draw and cutter assembly comprising a mobile draw carriage that draws strapping material a predetermined distance for cutting. The bale strapping mechanism can also include a dispensing mechanism which dispenses strapping material and an insertion assembly which carries strapping material through an extrusion chamber chute of a baling press. Methods of automatically drawing and cutting strapping material are also an aspect of the present invention.
US11304369B2
A combine harvester has multiple working mechanisms for carrying out specific treatment subprocesses of an overall treatment process for processing crop, and a driver assistance system for controlling the working mechanisms, which includes a memory for storing data and a computing device for processing the data stored in the memory, wherein the driver assistance system, together with the particular working mechanisms provided for carrying out the treatment subprocesses, forms independently operating automated adjusting mechanisms which are utilized for optimizing the control of the working mechanisms for carrying out the treatment subprocesses, wherein a process supervisor is assigned to the driver assistance system for controlling individual automated adjusting mechanisms and a data exchange of the automated adjusting mechanisms with one another.
US11304366B2
A knife blade for a cutting apparatus has two cutting edges which are arranged at a substantially triangular cutting portion extending longitudinal to a fastening portion, wherein the cutting edges have areas with different tooth pitches from tooth pitches in other areas.
US11304365B2
The present invention provides a rake system for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds. The rake system includes: a handle; a frame that includes a first cutting member, a second cutting member, one or more entrapment meshes, a floating member; and a line connected the proximal end of the handle. Methods for removing floating and submerged vegetation and debris from ponds are also disclosed.
US11304361B2
A method including adjusting a changeable component of a seed planting machine when switching from a first variety of seed to a second variety of seed during planting, wherein the adjusting is based on a location of the planting machine.
