US11603294B2
Provided are a method and a system for controlling operation of a crane, and a crane. The method includes: scanning dynamically, by a 3D imaging device, a plurality of objects within an operating range of the crane to obtain 3D spatial information of each of the plurality of objects, wherein the plurality of objects includes the crane and an obstacle, the 3D spatial information includes 3D spatial coordinates; determining a distance from the obstacle to a preset position of the crane based on the 3D spatial coordinates of the crane and the obstacle; judging whether the distance from the obstacle to the preset position is less than a preset distance corresponding to the preset position; and performing an alarm if the distance from the obstacle to the preset position is less than the preset distance corresponding to the preset position.
US11603283B2
Provided is an apparatus for tightening wire, including: a housing (10); a spool (20) mounted to the housing to wind a wire; a winder (30) that engages with the spool to wind the wire or disengages from the same to unwind the wire; a ratchet (40) that allows axial rotation in one direction in which the wire is tightened; a spiral cam (50) where the winder and the ratchet are mounted; and a dial (60) mounted to the spiral cam to axially rotate the winder. The apparatus provides an engagement and disengagement structure that allows the spool and the winder to engage or disengage, so that, by forward and backward rotations, only the wire is wound when the spool and the winder engage and the wire is unwound when the spool and the winder disengage, thereby allowing the winding and unwinding of the wire by simple forward and backward rotating operation.
US11603281B2
A sheet processing apparatus for processing sheets includes: a stack tray on which a sheet is stacked; a discharge roller pair composed of first and second rollers and configured to discharge a sheet onto the stack tray, the second roller being configured to be movable between a pressure contact position to contact with the first roller and a retracting position to separate from the first roller; and a pressure contact/separation mechanism for moving the second roller from the retracting position to the pressure contact position. The pressure contact/separation mechanism changes the timing at which the second roller reaches the pressure contact position according to the type of a sheet to be discharged.
US11603278B2
An image forming apparatus includes a controller to move a sheet, in an image formation process on a first surface, to a standard position in a width direction and move the sheet, in an image formation process on a second surface, in the width direction based on a detected position in a case where a difference between the standard position and a first position in the width direction is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value. The controller moves the sheet, in the image formation process on the first surface, by the predetermined value in the width direction and moves the sheet, in the image formation process on the second surface, in the width direction based on detected positions in a case where the difference between the standard position and the first position in the width direction is larger than the predetermined value.
US11603277B2
A feeder includes: a mount board that moves vertically while allowing sheet-shaped media to be stacked thereon; a transport device that allows an uppermost one of the sheet-shaped media stacked on the mount board to be sucked by a suction portion to transport the uppermost sheet-shaped medium to a transporter and to feed the uppermost sheet-shaped medium to a destination; left and right edge air blowers that blow air to left and right edge portions, when viewed from an upstream side in a transportation direction, of upper ones of the sheet-shaped media stacked; and left and right detectors that are disposed on left and right sides of the suction portion at the same position in the transportation direction, and that individually detect downward or upward bend amounts of left and right edge portions of the uppermost sheet-shaped medium.
US11603270B2
A method for auto-calibration of a sorter is described. The method includes transmitting, by a carrier transmit board of a sorter, a short discharge command to a first section of the sorter. The short discharge command can be generated based on a first clock offset. Further, the method includes receiving at the carrier transmit board a status message indicative of a status of a first motor control board associated with the first section of the sorter. Furthermore, in response to the status message indicating that the first motor control did not receive the short discharge command, the method includes modifying the first clock offset to a second clock offset and retransmitting the short discharge command based on a second clock offset. If the first motor control receives the short discharge command, the method includes configuring a sorter control system based on the first clock offset.
US11603246B2
A beverage container having a straw storage compartment in the base of the container for a self-contained straw is described herein. The beverage container may comprise a container body having a beverage holding chamber and a straw storage compartment configured to enable storage of a removable drinking straw. A removable bottom closure component may be provided for opening and closing the straw storage compartment. The straw-holding structure may be attached to a wall defining the straw storage compartment or attached to an inner portion of the removable bottom closure component, such that when the removable bottom closure component is positioned to close the straw storage compartment, the straw-holding structure is located within the straw storage compartment. When the removable bottom closure component is fully engaged with the container body at an open lower end of the container body, the removable drinking straw may be entirely enclosed within the beverage container.
US11603240B2
The present invention discloses a strap system for securing a payload. The strap system includes a first fastener having a connecting crosspiece, a reversing crosspiece, and a hanger capable of attaching to the payload, and all connected together on each side by lateral members. The strap system also includes a strap attached to the connecting crosspiece of the first fastener and capable of passing around the reversing crosspiece and tightening the strap around the payload.
US11603237B2
A flip-top closure includes first and second polymeric closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion, a sealing mechanism and an annular skirt portion. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band. The closure portions are attached by a line of weakness. The closure portions are further attached via a hinge. The hinge includes a locking tab, a flexible tab and linking segments. The locking tab extends further outwardly from a center of the closure in a closed position than the flexible tab and the linking segments. During the opening of the flip-top closure, the locking tab moves and passes the flexible tab such that the flip-top closure locks in a fully open position.
US11603231B2
A container for supporting a food product includes a tray and a liner. The tray includes a plurality of panels at least extending at least partially around an interior of the tray, the plurality of panels comprising a bottom panel, at least one side panel, at least one end panel, and at least one corner panel. The liner includes a central panel and at least one marginal panel each foldably connected to a gusset. The container is reconfigurable between a first configuration in which the at least one end panel and the at least one corner panel are in generally planar overlying relation with the respective bottom panel and the at least one side panel, with the liner positioned therebetween and with the gusset in a folded arrangement, and a second configuration in which the at least one side panel, the at least one end panel, and the at least one corner panel are generally upright relative to the bottom panel with the gusset in an expanded arrangement.
US11603226B2
A method includes separating a portion of a flattened tube of stock packing material to a custom length to form a pouch pre-form and closing a first end of the pouch pre-form leaving a second end of the pouch pre-form open. The method can include placing product into the pouch pre-form and closing the one open end of the pouch pre-form to form a closed pouch containing the product.
US11603223B2
A machine for dispensing an aerosol precursor composition for use with aerosol delivery devices. The machine may include a plurality of sources of dispensable, liquid aerosol precursor components. The plurality of sources may differ in the liquid aerosol precursor components being dispensable therefrom. The machine may include a user interface configured to allow a user to select an amount of the liquid aerosol precursor components for dispensing. The machine may also include a dispenser for dispensing the aerosol precursor components in response to the selection made on the user interface.
US11603219B2
A method according to certain embodiments generally involves operating a system including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a base station. The base station includes a nest including an upper opening having an upper opening diameter and a lower opening having a lower opening diameter less than the upper opening diameter. The lower opening is accessible from within the base station. The method generally includes landing the UAV within the nest such that a portion of the UAV is accessible via the lower opening, releasably attaching a load to the UAV, and operating the UAV to deliver the load to a destination.
US11603215B2
A flight direction indication system for an aerial vehicle having a plurality of rotors includes: for each of the plurality of rotors, at least one rotor blade having a plurality of light sources arranged along a radial extension of the rotor blade; and a control unit, coupled to the plurality of light sources of the rotor blades of the plurality of rotors. The control unit is configured to effect a coordinated control of the plurality of light sources of the rotor blades of the plurality of rotors, with the coordinated control yielding an image or a sequence of images across the plurality of rotors to an observer of the aerial vehicle and to to control the plurality of light sources of the rotor blades of the plurality of rotors on the basis of a momentary flight direction of the aerial vehicle.
US11603203B2
The present invention includes a distributed propulsion system for a craft that comprises a frame, a plurality of hydraulic or electric motors disposed within or attached to the frame in a distributed configuration; a propeller operably connected to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, a source of hydraulic or electric power disposed within or attached to the frame and coupled to each of the disposed within or attached to the frame, wherein the source of hydraulic or electric power provides sufficient energy density for the craft to attain and maintain operations of the craft, a controller coupled to each of the hydraulic or electric motors, and one or more processors communicably coupled to each controller that control an operation and speed of the plurality of hydraulic or electric motors.
US11603197B2
A modular vehicle system includes at least one body module having at least one body connection interface, and a kit. The kit includes a plurality of utility modules including at least one first utility module (in the form of a fixed-wing utility module) and at least one second utility module (in the form of a rotor-wing utility module). Each first utility module includes at least one utility module connection interface in the form of a first utility module connection interface for coupling with the body connection interface. Each second utility module includes at least one utility module connection interface in the form of a second utility module connection interface, distinct from the first utility module connection interface, for coupling with the body connection interface. Each body connection interface is configured for selective reversible coupling at least with respect to any one of the utility module connection interfaces while concurrently excluding coupling of another utility module connection interface thereto, to provide an air vehicle.
US11603192B2
A foldable blade assembly may include a first blade, a motor configured to rotate the first blade, a second blade of which a rotation center coincides with a rotation center of the first blade, and an actuator configured to move the second blade upward or downward to selectively couple the second blade to the first blade so that the second blade and the first blade are rotated together or configured to release the coupling between the second blade and the first blade.
US11603190B2
A brake actuator for an aircraft braking system, comprising a housing, a sleeve, an annular member mounted to the housing extending radially inwardly for engagement with the ratchet teeth of the sleeve, a piston slidable along an axis (X), a piston head disposed at a first end of the pin portion, a cap disposed at a second end of the pin portion for operative engagement with a brake element of the housing, and a second position in which the piston head is drivingly disengaged from the sleeve.
US11603185B2
A mechanical synchronization device for a distributed system. A plurality of actuators actuate movement of control surface components of an aircraft. Each actuator has a first end coupled to a structure of the aircraft and a second end coupled to a control surface component, and a drive path from a motion provider to the control surface component, the control surface component being configured to move along the respective drive path. A power module controller is operable to simultaneously output motor drive power from a power module through an electrical bus to at least two of the motion providers in a synchronous or nearly synchronous manner to actuate movement of control surface components. The mechanical synchronization device is between at least two of the actuators and transfers torque between the actuators to maintain symmetry between the actuators. A load limiting device may limit the power transferred through the mechanical synchronization device.
US11603172B1
In an aspect the present disclosure is directed to an electric watercraft having a warning light, wherein the electric watercraft includes at least an electric propulsor configured to propel the electric watercraft in a fluid. Electric watercraft further include a plurality of battery packs located beneath a deck of the electric watercraft and configured to poser the at least an electric propulsor. Electric watercraft further include a warning light located on at aft facing surface of the electric watercraft and configured to be viewable from behind the electric watercraft. The electric watercraft further includes at least a controller located on the electric watercraft and in communication with the at least a warning light, wherein the controller is configured to receive at least a warning signal and illuminate the at least a warning light as a function of the at least a warning signal.
US11603164B2
The present invention relates to an electric drive system for a bike comprising a portable electric friction drive device and a bike bracket. A first drive device attachment point is located at a rear part of the friction drive device. A second drive device attachment point is located between the front part of the friction drive device and the rear part of the friction drive device. An inclination control arrangement is configured to control the inclination of the imaginary line between the second drive device attachment point and a contact point of the drive wheel by adjusting the tilt of the friction drive device over the second drive device attachment point. The bike has at least one wheel, comprising the electric drive system, wherein the drive wheel is arranged to be contactable to the tire of said wheel at said contact point.
US11603160B2
A first steer tube has a first upper side and a first lower side. A second steer tube has a second upper side and a second lower side. A first axle mounting structure is configured to connect the first lower side to a first end of an axle assembly of a wheel. A second axle mounting structure is configured to connect the second lower side to a second end of the axle assembly. A first head tube assembly is disposed to the first lower side. A second head tube assembly is disposed to the second lower side. A support structure includes a first pivot connection and a second pivot connection. A first arm connects the first head tube assembly and the first pivot connection. A second arm connects the second head tube assembly and the second pivot connection.
US11603158B2
The present disclosure provides a scooter. The scooter includes a scooter body, a driving portion, a wheel portion, a photographing portion and a control portion; the driving portion is connected with the scooter body; at least part of wheel portion is movably connected with the driving portion; the photographing portion is connected with the scooter body, so that an environment around the scooter body is photographed through the photographing portion; the control portion is connected with the scooter body; the control portion is electrically connected with the photographing portion and the wheel portion; and the control portion controls the driving portion according to a signal collected by the photographing portion, thereby driving the at least part of wheel portion to drive the scooter body to move and avoid an obstacle.
US11603157B2
A vehicle includes an engine, at least three wheels including a front wheel and a rear wheel, a fuel tank above the engine, a seat rearward of the fuel tank, a canister positioned lower than the fuel tank, and a vent hose to supply air therethrough into the canister to desorb the adsorbed fuel evaporative emission from the canister. An upstream end of the drain hose is connected to the vent hose. A downstream end of the drain hose is positioned lower than the canister.
US11603150B2
A system for assembling a vehicle platform includes a robotic assembly system having at least two robotic arms, a vision system capturing images of an assembly frame, and a control system configured to control the robotic assembly system to assemble the vehicle platform based on images from the vision system, force feedback from the at least two robotic arms, and a component location model. The control system is further configured to identify assembly features of a first component and a second component of the vehicle platform from the images, operate the robotic arms to orient the first component and the second component to respective nominal positions based on the images and the component location model, and operate the robotic arms to assemble the first component to the second component based on the force feedback.
US11603146B2
An airflow adjusting apparatus to be provided in a vehicle includes an airflow ejector. The vehicle includes a wheel and a wheel housing including a cavity. The cavity is opened downward and laterally outward of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and houses a portion of the wheel. The airflow ejector is provided, in the cavity, on a front side of the vehicle relative to the wheel. The airflow ejector is configured to eject an airflow that forms a turbulence boundary layer adjacent to a surface of the wheel on a vehicle-widthwise inner side.
US11603144B2
The present application relates to a caravan. The caravan includes a chassis and a body for being carried by the chassis and defining a tapering tail. The tapering tail provides for improved rear clearance and maneuverability when backing into tight spaces. The caravan includes one or more storage modules for being releasably fastenable to the body.
US11603140B2
An instrument panel assembly for a vehicle includes an instrument panel body including a driver-side portion, a center stack portion, and a passenger-side portion. A cross-car beam assembly is configured to at least partially support the instrument panel body and includes a horizontal member extending across at least the passenger-side portion of the instrument panel body. A first lower reinforcement bracket is spaced apart from the horizontal member and extends across the passenger-side portion of the instrument panel body. A second lower reinforcement bracket is coupled with the first lower reinforcement bracket. A vertical reinforcement bracket extends between the horizontal member and the first and second lower reinforcement brackets. The vertical reinforcement bracket includes a curved portion proximate a first end and coupled with the horizontal member. A second end of the vertical reinforcement bracket is coupled with at least one of the first and second lower reinforcement brackets.
US11603137B2
A subframe assembly for a vehicle utilizing straight, parallel extruded longitudinal siderail members. This subframe assembly provides front-end (or rear-end) crash energy absorbance by plastically deforming, crumpling, and bending down to avoid the stackup and occupant cabin intrusion of components, such as the attached engine/motor, engine/motor mounts, steering components, and suspension components. The laterally disposed longitudinal siderail members each provide a straight, substantially uninterrupted lower load path to transfer crash energy from the lower load path crash management system beam and crashboxes or the like to a rear upper load path body in white bracket, and ultimately to the battery frame in the event of a crash, with the siderail members and crashboxes optionally being longitudinally coaxially aligned.
US11603133B2
Provided is a steering apparatus 1 including: a wheel 2; and a steering unit 5 configured to steer the wheel 2, the steering apparatus 1 being fixable to a vehicle body, wherein the steering unit 5 includes: a steering drive source (an electric motor incorporated in an electric motor unit 61) configured to steer the wheel 2 with a steering rotation axis 63a as an axis, the steering rotation axis 63a being a rotation axis when the wheel 2 is steered; and a manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 different from the steering drive source, the manual toe angle adjustment mechanism 7 enabling a toe angle of the wheel 2 to be manually adjusted around the steering rotation axis 63a.
US11603128B2
A steering control method controls the steering of a vehicle having a steer-by-wire steering mechanism. A steering reaction force is set that includes a restoration component for restoring a steering angle of the steering wheel to a reference angle, a viscous component corresponding to a steering angular velocity of the steering wheel, and a friction component corresponding to the steering angular velocity. An actuator is controlled to apply a rotational torque to the steering wheel for generating the steering reaction force. A turning angle of the steered wheel is controlled in accordance with the steering angle. A target travel path is set upon determining the driver is not operating the steering wheel. The actuator is controlled such that the steering angle becomes a target steering angle for causing the vehicle to travel along the target travel path to suppress the friction component of the steering reaction force.
US11603127B2
A work vehicle includes a hydraulic actuator that changes an actual steering angle, an actual steering angle detecting part, an operating unit that performs a steering operation, a relative angle detecting part, a steering control part, and a position adjustment control part. The operating unit includes an operating part, a support part, a rotating part, a biasing part biasing the operating part to a predetermined position with respect to the rotating part, and a position adjusting part that adjusts the rotating part. The relative angle detecting part detects a relative rotation angle of the operating part with respect to the rotating part. The steering control part controls the hydraulic actuator based on a rotation operation of the operating part. The position adjustment control part sets a torque based on the relative rotation angle and uses the torque to control the position adjusting part based on the actual steering angle.
US11603124B2
A motion control assembly for a steering column assembly includes a rake bracket having a first leg and a second leg. Also included is a clamping mechanism intersecting the upper jacket and positioned on the first leg of the rake bracket, the on-center, single-sided clamping mechanism moveable between a clamped condition and an unclamped condition, the clamped condition securing a lower jacket against telescoping movement relative to an upper jacket. Further included is a mechanical fastener extending through the second leg of the rake bracket and at least partially through the lower jacket and operatively coupled to the lower jacket.
US11603123B1
A shopping cart for personal use includes a basket portion for collecting items, a platform supporting the basket portion, and a frame operatively attached to the platform configured to position the cart in an in-use position and in a collapsed position for transport and storage. The frame includes foldable bars constructed with upper and lower bars lockably hinged via a lockably hinged connector, to convert the shopping cart from in-us to the collapsed position. A handle bar is connected across the upper bars, wherein upward pulling on the handle unlocks the cart from the in-use position, allowing the upper and lower bars to hingedly collapse parallel to one another. An upper set of wheels positioned on the platform contacts a ground surface only when the shopping cart is in a collapsed horizontal position.
US11603122B2
An SIL 4 over-speed protection device for a rail vehicle includes a first logical unit configured to be connected to a first power source, a first speed sensor and a first vital supervision circuit and a second logical unit configured to be connected to a second power source, a second speed sensor and a second vital supervision circuit. The first logical unit is configured to determine if the second logical unit is functioning properly and the second logical unit is configured to determine if the first logical unit is functioning properly.
US11603119B2
Methods and systems for out-of-distribution (OOD) detection in autonomous driving systems are described. A method for use in an autonomous driving system may include filtering feature vectors. The feature vectors may be filtered using a first filter to obtain clusters of feature vectors. The method may include assigning one or more images to a respective cluster based on a feature vector of the image. The method may include filtering a subset of the images using a second filter to determine a classification model. The method may include storing the classification model on a vehicle control system of a vehicle. The method may include detecting an image using a vehicle sensor. The method may include classifying the detected image based on the classification model. The method may include performing a vehicle action based on the classified detected image.
US11603115B1
A method for operating an assistance system for automated driving operation of a vehicle involves continuously determining an emergency trajectory along which the vehicle is brought to a standstill in a longitudinally and transversely controlled manner after activation of an emergency operation of the vehicle. In the event of an imminent or already initiated lane change of the vehicle from a starting lane to a target lane according to a determined standard trajectory, a decision is made as to whether the vehicle should be brought to a standstill in the starting lane or in the target lane when emergency operation is activated. This decision depends on the position of the vehicle on the standard trajectory. The vehicle is then brought to a standstill in the starting lane if an emergency trajectory is planned by means of which the vehicle is brought to a standstill in the starting lane within a predefined path length and/or within a predefined time period, and if in the process a predefined comfort value of a transverse acceleration acting on the vehicle is not exceeded and a predefined penetration depth of the vehicle into the target lane is not exceeded.
US11603108B2
Techniques are described for an autonomous vehicle to provide the autonomous vehicle's health-related information, identification information, and/or inspection information to a device that may be used by law enforcement or a government agency or a third-party so that the autonomous vehicle can comply with government regulations and can continue to operate on the road.
US11603106B2
A system for a vehicle seat includes: a functional device able to selectively occupy Np states, where Np is a positive integer; an input interface configured for collecting Nm parameters, where Nm is a positive integer, related to the vehicle and/or to the seat and/or to a user of the seat; a control device configured for changing the functional device from one of the Np states to another of the Np states; a control interface enabling the user to set the functional device, via the control device, to the state to be in; and a data storage unit. The system is configured for sending the values of the Nm parameters to the data storage unit each time the user places the functional device in one of the Np states.
US11603105B2
A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from mobile devices respectively disposed within the vehicles, and may use the data to group the vehicles into multiple groups. A driving pattern for each vehicle may be established and compared against a group driving pattern of its corresponding group to identify outliers. A driver score the outliers may be adjusted positively or negatively based on whether the outlier behaved in a manner more or less safe than its group. Further, unsafe driving events performed by the outlier that were the result of another vehicle's unsafe driving event may be ignored or positively accounted for in determining or adjusting the outlier's driver score.
US11603100B2
A method includes receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a back portion of the vehicle and receiving a driver planned path from a user interface. The driver planned path includes a plurality of waypoints. The method also includes transmitting one or more commands to a drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the driver planned path. The method also includes determining a current vehicle position and an estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes determining a path adjustment from the current vehicle position to the estimated subsequent vehicle position. The method also includes transmitting instructions to the drive system causing the vehicle to autonomously maneuver towards the estimated subsequent vehicle position based on the path adjustment.
US11603099B2
A transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft, the input shaft selectively accepting a torque input from a prime mover, and the output shaft selectively providing torque output to a driveline. A controller determines a shaft displacement angle representing an angle value of rotational displacement difference between at least two shafts of the transmission, and performs a transmission operation responsive to the shaft displacement angle.
US11603096B2
A traveling control apparatus performs a target-following control process on a target to be followed detected by a target detecting unit. Further, the traveling control apparatus calculates a probability that the target to be followed is within an own lane, and determines whether a degree of recognition by the target detecting unit of the target to be followed is in a weakly recognized state where the degree of recognition is weaker than a predetermined degree. The apparatus sets a reliability of the target to be followed on the basis of the probability calculated by a probability calculating process and a determination result by a determining process, and controls acceleration of an own vehicle so that a jerk which is a differential value of the acceleration becomes smaller as the reliability of the target to be followed is lower while the target-following control process is performed.
US11603090B2
A control device, for a vehicle, comprising an electronic control unit configured to: output a first command value, for tightening a pack clearance, to a hydraulic control circuit system prior to output of a second command value, for transmitting cranking torque that raises a rotation speed of the engine, during a transition of switching a control state of a clutch from a released state to an engaged state when an engine is started; and perform, when the engine is started, first control for outputting the cranking torque by an electric motor and second control for starting operation of the engine, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the first command value to a first hydraulic pressure when the engine is started in a first situation, and set the first command value to a higher second hydraulic pressure higher when the engine is started in a second situation.
US11603085B2
An electric booster for a vehicle includes a housing having a cylinder structure capable of supporting a hydraulic pressure formed therein; a screw bolt installed in the housing; a screw nut screwed to the screw bolt; a gear unit configured to transfer a rotational force of a motor to the screw nut; a rotation preventing unit coupled with the screw bolt, and configured to prevent rotation of the screw bolt by being brought into contact with the housing; and a piston moved by being pressed by the screw bolt, and configured to form a hydraulic pressure in the housing.
US11603084B2
The present disclosure relates to a brake device for a vehicle, and a main object of the present disclosure is to provide a brake device for a vehicle which can stably perform an electric parking braking cooperative control process for dynamic parking braking in a state in which the brake device enters a backup mode due to an abnormality or a malfunction generated in a device related to an electric booster in a vehicle equipped the electric booster. In order to achieve the above object, a brake device including a fallback valve which is provided on a hydraulic pressure supply line connected to a wheel brake of a wheel on which an electronic parking brake is installed, and which is configured to selectively shut off brake liquid pressure supplied to the wheel brake, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed.
US11603083B2
A braking capacity decrease determining device including a brake ECU is applied to a vehicle including wheel speed sensors and a brake device. The brake ECU performs a first determination process of determining whether a temporary braking decrease determination condition is satisfied for each of a plurality of wheels provided on the vehicle. The brake ECU additionally performs a second determination process of determining whether there are both a wheel for which the temporary braking decrease determination condition is satisfied and a wheel for which the temporary braking decrease determination condition is not satisfied out of the plurality of wheels and determining that a braking capacity of the brake device has decreased when it is determined that there are both a wheel for which the temporary braking decrease determination condition is satisfied and a wheel for which the temporary braking decrease determination condition is not satisfied.
US11603079B2
The invention relates to a mechanical non-return mechanism for an aircraft application, wherein the aircraft application can be part of a flight control. The non-return mechanism comprises at least one drag brake, at least one main brake, and at least one ball ramp mechanism.
US11603075B1
A seatbelt pretensioner system for use in a seatbelt retractor assembly having a spindle and a frame includes a housing adapted for being mounted to the frame and having an interior cavity, a pretensioner tube including a body portion and an exit portion, and having a first tube end in fluid communication with a gas generator and a second tube end in fluid communication with the interior cavity of the housing, a pinion being rotatably mounted in the housing and fixedly coupled to the spindle adapted for taking up seatbelt webbing during pretensioning, a pretensioner rod disposed inside the pretensioner tube, and a stopper disposed between the gas generator and the pretensioner rod. Further, the exit portion of the tube is formed to neck down such that the exit portion is configured to prevent the stopper from passing therethrough.
US11603067B2
An airbag system for repositioning a seat occupant in a moving vehicle during a crash event includes: a first inflatable airbag disposed proximate to a front portion of a seat pan; a second inflatable airbag disposed proximate to a rear portion of the seat pan; and inflation control device controlling deployment of the first and second inflatable airbags. The inflation control device includes a programmable controller controlling inflation parameters of the first and second inflatable airbags to achieve a desired lift, subject to monument constraints.
US11603066B2
A damper assembly configured to mount an airbag module to a steering wheel including a steering wheel armature includes a damper element configured to engage the steering wheel armature and to extend through an opening in the steering wheel armature. The damper assembly also includes a pin configured to be connected to the airbag module and a cap structure configured to extend through the opening in the steering wheel armature. The cap structure is configured to receive the pin for axial movement so that the airbag module can move axially relative to the steering wheel armature. The damper element isolates the airbag module, the pin, and the cap structure from the steering wheel armature.
US11603063B2
An occupant protection device, which protects an occupant seated in a seat, includes: an airbag; and a holder configured to accommodate and hold the folded airbag. The holder is arranged in front of a waist of the occupant seated on the seat. The airbag inflows inflation gas into the inside and inflates so as to protrude from the holder and toward the occupant side, the airbag including: a lower inflation portion configured to cover an upper surface of the thigh; an upper inflation portion which configured to cover a front surface of an upper body; and a cross-inflation portion arranged between the lower inflation portion and the upper inflation portion. A length dimension of the holder is set to a dimension which secures a space for arranging the inflated cross-inflation portion between the waist and the holder when the inflation of the airbag is completed.
US11603060B2
A system includes a seat belt routing module and a user interface device (UID) control module. The seat belt routing module is configured to: determine a routing of a seat belt relative to an occupant in a vehicle seat based on input from a webbing payout sensor; and determine the seat belt routing based on an input from an in-cabin sensor. The in-cabin sensor includes at least one of a camera, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, and a lidar sensor. The UID control module is configured to control a user interface device to indicate that the seat belt is being worn improperly when: the seat belt routing determined using at least one of the webbing payout sensor and the in-cabin sensor is improper; and the seat belt routing determined using the webbing payout sensor corresponds to the seat belt routing determined using the in-cabin sensor.
US11603059B2
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a quick release grill guard further comprising at least one latching system configured for the quick release and pivot of the grill guard away from the vehicle grill face. In certain embodiments, the quick release grill guard further comprises a grill guard coupling portion, a vehicle coupling portion, a latching portion a hinge, a quick release bar; and a clasping member. In certain embodiments, the grill guard coupling portion is capable of being freely pivoted relative to the hinge by actuation of the clasping member by way of the quick release bar. In exemplary embodiments, the quick release bar is in operable communication with multiple latching systems so as to release the grill guard in a plurality of locations simultaneously.
US11603054B2
A line arrangement for assembly, for at least partial insertion inside a component and/or for guiding through the inside of a component, particularly a chamber of a bodywork component of a vehicle, includes at least one line which is designed in a non-rigid manner with a plurality of rigid segments and with flexible connection elements that connect to the rigid segments.
US11603052B2
An on-road truck body lining for protecting an on-road truck body from wear. The on-road truck body lining includes a plurality of main lining elements and a plurality of edge lining elements. Each main lining element includes a load-facing element having one or more transition sides, each transition side being adapted to meet a corresponding transition side of an adjacent edge lining element. A reinforcement plate having a main portion is fixedly attached to the load-facing element in a stacked configuration and having one or more end portions, each of the one or more end portions protruding out from a transition side of the load-facing element to form a respective flange. In use, the one or more end portions of the reinforcement plate are each arranged to be covered by a respective adjacent edge lining element such that the respective adjacent edge lining element, upon being fixated, clamps the main lining element to the on-road truck body.
US11603050B2
According to one embodiment, a fastener comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side is connected to the second side thereby forming a U-shaped structure. The fastener further comprises a bottom portion wherein the first side and the second side are connected, and a top portion opposite the bottom portion. The first side comprises a first engagement spring. The first engagement spring is connected to the first side in the vicinity of the bottom portion. The engagement springs have inward facing gussets connected to the bottom portion. The second side comprises a second engagement spring. The second engagement spring is connected to the second side in the vicinity of the bottom portion. A cavity is formed between the first side and the second side as will be described below. The engagement springs include an engagement region operable to adapt to variations or movement of a slot.
US11603037B1
A vehicle applique lighting system includes an applique cover of a vehicle; a light source aft the applique cover; and a reflector having a portion that is outside a perimeter of the applique cover. The reflector is configured to reflect light from the light source on the first side to an opposite, second side of the applique cover.
US11603027B1
A lighted guide post assembly for a boat trailer is provided. The assembly includes a square tubular angled support post that attaches to a boat trailer, a translucent circular outer tube that covers the square support post, and strips of lights that suspend within the interior of the outer tube between the outer tube and the square support post. This arrangement allows the guide post to glow on four sides without light bleeding together from adjacent sides of the guide post.
US11603024B2
A seating module having a recessed grip for a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, and a seating arrangement that includes a seating module that has a recessed grip. The seating module includes a shell structure that defines the recessed grip in an upper area of the shell structure.
US11603017B2
The present application describes a system and method for converting a natural language query to a standard query using a sequence-to-sequence neural network. As described herein, when a natural language query is receive, the natural language query is converted to a standard query using a sequence-to-sequence model. In some cases, the sequence-to-sequence model is associated with an attention layer. A search using the standard query is performed and various documents may be returned. The documents that result from the search are scored based, at least in part, on a determined conditional entropy of the document. The conditional entropy is determined using the natural language query and the document.
US11603016B2
A gearbox includes a first divided body and a second divided body, and a shaft projection is formed on and a through-hole is formed in divided surfaces of the first divided body and the second divided body. A second recess on the second divided body side includes a second arc portion formed concentrically with an axis center of a worm wheel, and an upper linear portion and a lower linear portion which extend linearly toward the first divided body side from both ends of the second arc portion. A first recess on the first divided body side includes a first linear portion which extends linearly in a direction orthogonal to an intersecting direction, and an upper arc portion and a lower arc portion which are formed continuous to both ends of the first linear portion.
US11603014B2
An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes: a collision predictor configured to predict a collision of the vehicle; a main airbag configured to deploy toward an occupant from a front of the vehicle when the collision predictor predicts a collision of the vehicle; an occupant center-of-gravity detecting device configured to detect a position of a center of gravity of the occupant; an armrest moving device configured to move an armrest; and a deployment controller configured to cause, when the collision predictor predicts a collision of the vehicle, the armrest moving device to move the armrest upward to guide the center of gravity of the occupant into a proper range on the basis of the position of the center of gravity of the occupant detected by the occupant center-of-gravity detecting device, subsequently cause the armrest moving device to remove the armrest, and thereafter, cause the main airbag to deploy.
US11603012B2
An electric power system for an electric vehicle, including: first charging and discharging current paths connected to a first battery unit; second charging and discharging current paths connected to a second battery unit; third charging and discharging current paths for a connection with an electric control system of the vehicle; a first power switch between the first discharging current path and the third discharging current path; a second power switch between the second discharging current path and the third discharging current path; a controlling unit to set the first and second power switches based on states of the accumulators, at least one of the first and second battery units being swappable. A controller, a method, and a vehicle comprising the system are also disclosed.
US11603002B2
A charge and discharge device for an electric vehicle includes a cable, a holder, and a cable suspending portion. The cable has a distal end at which a charge connector is provided. The charge connector is coupled to an electric vehicle to charge and discharge. The holder holds the charge connector. The cable suspending portion suspends and holds the cable. The holder and the cable suspending portion are disposed at a housing installed on a wall surface. The cable is extracted from the housing. The housing has a side portion at which a tapered surface as a surface facing obliquely ahead is disposed. The holder is mounted on the tapered surface.
US11602998B2
An electrified vehicle, system, and method include an electric machine, a traction battery coupled to the electric machine, and a controller programmed to control wheel slip to provide high wheel slip to traverse deformable terrain, such as sand or loose soil, and lower wheel slip to avoid excessive soil removal beneath the wheels after detecting a vertical acceleration or heave event, such as after landing when driving over a jump or bump. When vehicle vertical acceleration exceeds a first threshold, and a ratio of a wheel angular acceleration to vehicle longitudinal acceleration exceeds a second threshold, the electric machine is controlled to limit wheel slip to a lower value that provides sufficient tractive force to maintain some forward motion. Otherwise, the electric machine is controlled to limit wheel slip to a higher value to accommodate higher vehicle speeds over the deformable terrain.
US11602993B1
A system and method for adjusting the transparency of a digital needle of a digital gauge are disclosed herein. The system and method adjust a transparency of a digital needle based on an operating state of an engine of a vehicle.
US11602992B2
A method for displaying points of interest on a digital map on a display, each point of interest being assigned at least one category and the space in front of the display being segmented into spatial regions where each spatial region is assigned a category. The method includes detecting the position of a hand of a user or part of the hand of the user by sensors, more particularly by cameras, identifying the spatial region in which the position of the hand or the part of the hand lies, identifying the category assigned to the identified spatial region, and displaying or highlighting the points of interest that have been assigned to the identified category.
US11602988B2
A transmission includes a transmission main housing, an intermediate plate secured to the transmission main housing; and a rear housing attached to the intermediate plate. An input shaft is connected to an extension shaft including a plurality of splitter gears selectively couple-able to the extension shaft. A main shaft is rotatably supported on the extension shaft and includes a plurality of main box gears selectively couple-able to the main shaft. A range shaft is drivingly connected to the main shaft and provides input to a planetary gear assembly, the range shaft being supported by a first bearing disposed within the intermediate plate and further including a bore disposed within a forward end. The extension shaft is supported at a first end by a bearing assembly within a partition wall and a second end is supported by a bearing assembly disposed within the bore in the range shaft.
US11602980B2
A tonneau cover that includes a first panel, a second panel, a hinge between the first panel and the second panel, and a torsion element between the first panel and the second panel. The torsion element applies an urging force onto one or both of the first panel and the second panel during movement of the first panel and/or the second panel about the hinge.
US11602979B2
A sun visor assembly for a vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a visor having a transparent portion and a circuit configured to control at least one function of the visor. The visor is pivotable between a first position and a second position.
US11602973B2
A vehicle HVAC system includes a component within a refrigerant system in a vehicle HVAC system, a vibration sensor that generates a vibration signal indicating a vibration of the component, and a controller in communication with the vibration sensor to receive the vibration signal and the refrigerant system. The controller is configured to determine whether the vibration signal corresponds to a predetermined vibration value and for adjusting the operation of the refrigerant system to minimize the system noise if the vibration signal corresponds to the predetermined vibration value.
US11602972B1
A multi-functional control, a control system, and a method of controlling a system in a vehicle. The multi-functional control includes a base plate, a post extending through a slot in the base plate, and at least two stacked knobs, rotatably and tilt-ably attached to the post. The stacked knobs include a display knob and a base knob. The multi-functional control further includes a plurality of sensors. The sensors include a first touch sensor integrated in the display knob, a second touch sensor integrated in the base knob, a first rotary sensor integrated in the display knob, a second rotary sensor integrated in the base knob, a rocker switch connected to the stacked knobs, and a push-button switch connected to the stacked knobs. The multi-functional control also includes a sliding sensor. The post and stacked knobs are mounted to the sliding sensor.
US11602969B2
A suspension control system includes: a first electric current setting unit configured to set a first electric current based on an actual damping speed; a second electric current setting unit configured to set a second electric current based on a model damping speed; a weight coefficient setting unit configured to set a weight coefficient based on the actual damping speed; and a target electric current setting unit configured to set a sum of a first value and a second value as a target electric current of the damper, the first value being obtained by multiplying the second electric current by the weight coefficient, the second value being obtained by multiplying the first electric current by a value obtained by subtracting the weight coefficient from one. The first electric current setting unit is configured to make the first electric current smaller than the second electric current in a prescribed case.
US11602965B2
A vehicle suspension device, including: a carrier; a lower arm and an upper arm each of which is pivotally supported at one end portion thereof by a vehicle body, the other end portion of each of the lower arm and the upper arm being connected to the carrier; a rocking lever supported at one end portion thereof by the vehicle body so as to be rockable; a link one end portion of which is connected to the rocking lever and the other end portion of which is connected to one of the lower arm and the upper arm at a position between the one end portion and the other end portion of the one of the lower arm and the upper arm; and a shock absorber pivotally supported at one end portion thereof by the vehicle body, the other end portion thereof being connected to the rocking lever.
US11602957B2
Provided are a tire with new sidewall pattern and a tire mold, which belongs to the technical field of tire, the tire includes a tire body, a sidewall of the tire body has a labeling region, in which multiple pattern units are provided; the pattern units are provided to protrude from the tire body, the pattern unit includes a curved portion having a curved segment and extension ends provided at both ends of the curved segment. The tire mold is used for manufacturing the tire. The tire has better visual performance and mechanical performance.
US11602946B2
A printed matter exhibiting metallic gloss is provided and includes: a substrate; and a metallic glossy layer, being formed on the substrate, and the metallic glossy layer containing scaly particles having a metal. In the metallic glossy layer, the scaly particles are oriented to be substantially parallel to a surface of the metallic glossy layer; and the surface of the metallic glossy layer has a DOI value of greater than or equal to 20% and a Sa value of less than or equal to 2 μm.
US11602931B2
A liquid discharge method of discharging a liquid from a nozzle of a liquid discharge head by applying a drive pulse to a drive element of the liquid discharge head includes an acquisition step of acquiring a recording condition, and a driving step of applying the drive pulse to the drive element. The drive pulse includes a first potential, a second potential different from the first potential, and a third potential different from the first potential and the second potential. The second potential is to be applied after the first potential, and the third potential is to be applied after the second potential. In the liquid discharge method, in the driving step, the drive pulse having the first potential that varies depending on the recording condition acquired in the acquisition step is applied to the drive element.
US11602930B2
The controller of an inkjet recording apparatus supplies a recording medium onto the conveyor belt with a pair of registration rollers based on a detection result of the trailing edge of the recording medium by a first detection sensor and a detection result of an opening by a second detection sensor. The controller determines whether the recording medium is being placed on the conveyor belt coinciding with the opening that is moved due to the traveling of the conveyor belt, and based on the determination result, the controller controls the recording head to execute flushing and the pair of registration rollers to supply a subsequent recording medium onto the conveyor belt.
US11602928B2
A method of manufacturing a disk drive suspension includes applying an adhesive to an actuator mounting portion, increasing viscosity of the adhesive by emitting light to the adhesive applied to the actuator mounting portion, arranging the piezoelectric element on the adhesive having the increased viscosity, detecting a height of the piezoelectric element arranged on the actuator mounting portion, and correcting an irradiation condition of the light in accordance with the detected height of the piezoelectric element.
US11602927B2
The present application discloses a cutting method for a display panel, a display panel and a display device, the cutting method for a display panel including a cutting stage of a side edge of a binding area and a cutting stage of a side edge of a non-binding area, the cutting stage of a side edge of a non-binding area includes steps of: aligning a cutter according to an alignment mark preset on the side edge of the non-binding area on the display panel, so that a cutter on a second substrate side is closer to a display area of the display panel than a cutter on a first substrate side, and cutting the first substrate and the second substrate by the cutter on the second substrate side and the cutter on the first substrate side respectively.
US11602925B2
The present invention refers to a coated textile product comprising a fabric substrate layer; a resin-based intermediate layer; and a protecting coating upper layer, wherein the protective layer comprises at least a first primer sublayer, a second printing sublayer, a third transparent sublayer, and a fourth protection sublayer, wherein the first sublayer is on top of the resin-based intermediate layer, and the protection sublayer is the most external layer of the textile product. In addition, the invention refers to a manufacture process to produce the coated textile product, including the surface treatment of the intermediate layer carried out to improve the adhesion of top coating layers avoiding the use of foams or adhesives.
US11602924B2
Disclosed are a laminated film including a light transmitting substrate; a hard coating layer; and an optical enhancement layer disposed between the light transmitting substrate and the hard coating layer or at a position facing the hard coating layer with the light transmitting substrate therebetween, wherein the light transmitting substrate includes a polyimide, a poly(amide-imide) copolymer, or a combination thereof, and the optical enhancement layer includes a copolymer comprising a polyimide, and a display device including the laminated film.
US11602916B2
A method and system for forming domes or protruded structures in a flat material such as paper is disclosed. The method includes cutting one or more sheets; applying an adhesive between the one or more sheets, joining the one or more sheets together in a registered manner to form a substrate, encapsulating the one or more sheets in a container to prevent curing of the adhesive, opening the container, and pressing the adhesive under pressure to shape the substrate into a desired shape may include the domes or protruded structures.
US11602904B2
The invention concerns a method for joining a metal component and a polymer component, and a structure comprising said components. In the method, an extrusion die plate with a through hole is placed between the metal component and the polymer component. A probe is rotated and plunged across the thickness of the metal component and eventually through said through hole of the extrusion die plate, thereby extruding a part of the metal component through said through hole of the extrusion die plate into the polymer component. The probe has a rotation axis having an offset to the centre of the through hole during the rotating and plunging action.
US11602902B2
A method and system for a three dimensional printing system are described herein. In one example, the three dimensional printing system has a moveable carriage, an array of laser modules and a print controller. In this example, the moveable carriage has a print head arranged to selectively deposit a printing agent on to a layer of build material as the moveable carriage is moved relative to the layer of build material. The printing agent controls localized fusing of the build material on application of energy. The print controller is communicatively coupled to the array of laser modules and controls activation of individual laser modules of the array of laser modules so as to apply, selectively, energy to addressable sub-regions of the layer of build material on which printing agent has been deposited to control fusing together with the deposited printing agent.
US11602901B2
A device for applying flowable material to a substratum rotated about an axis of rotation, in accordance with image data stored as pixels or vectors of a Cartesian coordinate grid in a first memory, has at least one printing head for discharging material drops of the flowable material, and is arranged above the substratum, and a controller for positioning the substratum in relation to the printing head and controlling the discharge of the material drops. In a second memory, special polar coordinate grid points arranged on circular lines and on first rays having a first angular distance and, in the direction of origin, on further rays having an angular distance from each other that is greater than the first angular distance are stored. The special polar coordinate grid points are transformed into coordinates of the Cartesian coordinate system, and are compared with the pixels of the image file.
US11602896B2
A method of printing a 3D printing a photopolymer composite material includes providing a resin premix material including an acrylate monomer or an acrylate oligomer, an inorganic hydrate, a reinforcing filler, a co-initiator, and an ultraviolet (UV) initiator. A thermal initiator is mixed with the resin premix to form a photopolymer composite resin. The photopolymer composite resin is repeatedly extruded and dual-cured by a 3D printing system to create a photopolymer composite material. The 3D printing system includes a control system, a mixing system, a feeding system in fluid communication with the mixing system, a light curing module controlled by the control system, and a printing head controlled by the control system.
US11602862B2
An example robot includes inks comprising a first link and a second link, together with joints among the links. A joint between the first link and the second link is configured to enable relative movement between the first link and the second link. An end effector is connected in series with one of the joints. A hose assembly is connected to the end effector. The hose assembly includes a hose having a first end for making connection to a vacuum source and a second end for making connection to the end effector. An elasticity of the hose assembly is greater along the length of the hose assembly than along the cross-section of the hose assembly.
US11602856B2
A vacuum transfer device includes: a main body including an arm unit with an internal mechanical part therein and a vacuum seal, and configured to transfer a high temperature substrate in a vacuum; a substrate holder connected to the main body to hold the substrate; a heat transport member provided on a surface of the main body and made of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than that of a material constituting the main body in a creeping direction to transport heat transferred from the substrate to the substrate holder; and a heat radiator configured to dissipate heat transported by the heat transport member.
US11602851B2
A method and a device for controlling a number of robots to emergency stop are provided. The method includes arranging multiple position points in a site where robots work and position identifiers corresponding to the position points, and providing corresponding recognizers at bottoms of the robots; when fault signals reported by the robots are detected, determining, according to the fault signals, whether all the robots in the site need to be controlled to emergency stop, wherein if yes, according to current positions and moving speeds of the robots, position points in the site are allocated to the robots as respective emergency stop positions, the robots are controlled to move to the corresponding emergency stop positions, and thereafter the robots are controlled to stop movement. The device comprises a configuration module, a determination module, an allocation module and a control module.
US11602848B2
A robot control method includes: obtaining force information associated with feet of the robot; calculating a zero moment point of a COM of a body of the robot based on the force information; updating a position trajectory of the robot according to the zero moment point of the COM of the body to obtain an updated position of the COM of the body; obtaining posture information of the robot; updating a posture trajectory of the robot according to the posture information to obtain an updated pose angle; performing inverse kinematics analysis on the updated position of the COM of the body and the updated pose angle to obtain joint angles of legs of the robot; and controlling the robot to move according to the joint angles.
US11602842B2
Disclosed is a lifting robot that includes a housing and a tray. The housing includes a side wall formed by a plurality of enclosing side panels, a projection of the side wall on a horizontal plane is a regular polygon, and at least one of the plurality of side panels is provided with a connection device for connecting to a side panel of another lifting robot. Further disclosed is a robot system including a plurality of the lifting robot described above.
US11602839B2
A method of manufacturing an electrode assembly includes positioning a layer stack comprising an electrode positioned between an electrode insulator and a support polymer in a vacuum bag, removing air from the vacuum bag thereby vacuum coupling the electrode to the electrode insulator, and removing the layer stack from the vacuum bag, where upon removal of the layer stack from the vacuum bag, the electrode remains vacuum coupled to the electrode insulator and the electrode insulator is in direct contact with the electrode, thereby forming an electrode assembly.
US11602822B2
A method of making a coated abrasive article is disclosed. A backing has first and second opposed major surfaces. A make layer precursor is disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface. Magnetizable abrasive particles are disposed onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of an applied magnetic field. At least a majority the magnetizable abrasive particles extend away from the make layer precursor in an orientation substantially aligned with the applied magnetic field. Non-magnetizable particles are then disposed onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of the applied magnetic field. At least some of the non-magnetizable particles are disposed between the magnetizable abrasive particles. Then, the make layer precursor is at least partially cured to provide a make layer.
US11602817B2
A machining system includes: a jig retaining a plurality of workpieces; a measurement device measuring the retained plurality of workpieces; and a machining device machining the retained plurality of workpieces. The jig has a reference part positioned or position detected by the machining device. The measurement device has: a measurement unit measuring a positional relationship of the retained plurality of workpieces relative to the reference part, and an input unit using a recording medium or communication to input measured positional information of the plurality of workpieces to the machining device. The machining device has: a jig coordinate system specifying unit specifying a coordinate system of the jig, by positioning or position measuring the reference part, and a workpiece coordinate system setting unit individually setting coordinate systems of each of the plurality of workpieces, based on the specified coordinate system, and the inputted positional information.
US11602816B2
The invention relates to a method for cutting refractory metals, in which a solid body (1) made of a refractory metal is mechanically machining cut with a cutting apparatus (4, 7), wherein the cutting apparatus (4, 7) is wetted for cutting with a fluid (6) having at least 50 weight % water, wherein the cutting apparatus (4, 7) is brought to a positive electrical potential in relation to the solid body (1) during cutting. The invention also relates to a disc produced from a refractory metal using such a method, and such a disc that has an oxide layer with a thickness of between 2 nm and 1,000 nm on the cutting surface.
US11602814B2
A rotary union includes a housing forming a bore and a piston bore having an open end and disposed at a radially offset distance with respect to the bore. The piston bore is fluidly isolated from the bore. A seal carrier is slidably disposed within the bore, and includes an actuation arm extending radially outwardly relative to the bore such that it overlaps the piston bore. A piston slidably disposed in the piston bore is extendible to releasably abut the actuation arm and urge the seal carrier to displace relative to the bore when the piston displaces relative to the piston bore.
US11602813B2
A suction device for a handheld power tool that is adapted to be driven in oscillation and that is equipped with a gearbox extension housing for mounting of the suction device. The suction device having a body mounted on the gearbox extension housing of the handheld power tool via a mounting section and an air duct formed in the body, the air duct being delimited at one end by an air inlet and at an other end by an air outlet on which a suction apparatus or a dust exhauster is adapted to be detachably mounted. The mounting section of the body is formed essentially as a hollow cylinder and extends between a first plane and a second plane, which are substantially parallel.
US11602811B2
A machine tool includes a headstock that holds a workpiece, a tool post that is movable in a first axis direction parallel to a workpiece rotation axis and in a second axis direction orthogonal to the first axis and holds a tool, an in-machine robot, an opening for communicating the inside and the outside of a working chamber, and a door that opens and closes the opening. The robot includes a root joint fixed in the working chamber and a link unit positioned on a distal end side of the root joint. The root joint is a linear-motion joint extendable in a direction orthogonal to the workpiece rotation axis, and is a linear-motion joint extendable between the length for causing the entire link unit to be positioned inside the working chamber and the length for causing the entire link unit to be positioned outside the working chamber.
US11602796B2
Railway wheel milling tool system including a railway wheel truing cutters and tangential railway wheel milling inserts are disclosed. The tangential milling inserts have at least four indexable cutting edges, each with a central wiper cutting edge segment between two convex cutting edge segments. The milling inserts may allow both the flat portion and curved portion of a railway wheel to be machined with an improved surface finish. The railway wheel truing cutters comprise a plurality of insert pockets structured and arranged to receive the tangential railway wheel milling inserts.
US11602795B2
A rail drill drive train can include a common drive end between a single drive motor and a common gear. A speed train end can extend from the common gear to rotate the drill spindle. A feed train end can independently extend from the common gear to advance and retract the drill spindle. The speed train end can include a sprag gear so that, without unmeshing any gears, the drill spindle is not unnecessarily rotated in the reverse direction when the drive motor is reversed to retract the drill spindle. A rail drill control circuit and related sensors can enable automatic operation throughout the complete drilling cycle without any manual input from the user other than starting the cycle. Such a fully automatic drilling cycle can minimize overall cycle time to preserve battery life and can free the user to perform other tasks between drill moving and clamping operations.
US11602793B2
Disclosed is a deburring tool holder that may be used in combination with a computer controlled machine with a rotating spindle allowing for the provision of biasing forces on the deburring tool in both compression and tension, including a preset or predetermined amount of biasing force independent for compression versus tension.
US11602787B2
Taper plate assemblies are disclosed that may be installed on the top of steel casting ladles to restrain and maintain refractory lining materials in compression during casting operations. The taper plate assemblies include a generally conical taper plate supported by a ring-shaped support flange and a support collar. The taper plate is located at least partially above a refractory top ring that may comprise a castable refractory material, and is designed to maintain the refractory top ring in compression during multiple casting operations.
US11602777B2
A control system for controlling extraction of landfill gas, comprising: at least one sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of landfill gas; at least one flow control mechanism disposed in well piping and configured to control flow of the landfill gas through the well piping; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a measured concentration of a first gas in landfill gas; determine whether the measured concentration of the first gas is either less than a first threshold concentration or greater than a second threshold concentration; when it is determined that the measured concentration is less than the first threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to reduce flow rate of landfill gas; and when it is determined that the concentration is greater than the second threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to increase the flow rate of landfill gas.
US11602775B1
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for automated shuttles for rapid replacement of full containers. In one embodiment, an example system may include a shuttle configured to move adjacent to an array of containers arranged in a first row and a second row, the array of containers having a first container in the first row and a second container in the second row, a first container receptacle portion configured to receive containers, the first container receptacle portion having a first conveyor, and a second container receptacle portion configured to receive containers, the second container receptacle portion having a second conveyor. The system may include a motor configured to cause the shuttle to move laterally adjacent to the array of containers.
US11602762B2
A method for treating a substrate with a volatile liquid, crop-preservative formulation includes transporting a predetermined quantity of the formulation from a reservoir to an injection device and applying the predetermined quantity to the substrate. The substrate may thereafter be in proximity to a crop to be treated by the vapor from the formulation. The substrate is most conveniently a portion of a container in which the crop is stored or shipped.
US11602759B2
An applicator for a syringe is provided that includes a hub configured to be disposed at least partially within a nozzle of the syringe and defining a fluid passage therethrough, with one or barbs on the hub that frictionally and sealingly engage an interior of the nozzle in a manner minimizing void space associated with waste of deliverable material, and an applicator tip extending distally from the hub. The barb(s) may have varying diameters in order to enable the applicator to be engaged and utilized with syringes having different diameter nozzles. Further the fluid passage through the hub and applicator tip is dimensioned to minimize the volume of material that is retained within the applicator after use, thereby increasing the volume of material that can dispensed from the syringe for use in a procedure or procedures and minimize waste.
US11602745B2
A pipette module 10 has a pipette-module frame 12 attachable to the z-axis frame 120 of a liquid handling system 100. A translatory-motion frame 14 attached to the pipette-module frame 12 is movable with respect thereto by a motor 16. A pneumatic aspirator assembly 18 including a cylinder 20, tube 24, tube tip 26 and pressure sensor 28 is attached to the translatory-motion frame 14. A piston 22 disposed in the cylinder 20 is fixedly attached to the frame 12. A controller 30 for the pipette module 10 has a liquid surface detection mode which enables a pressure feedback control algorithm causing the motor 16 to move the translatory-motion frame 14 in a z-axis translator motion until a change in a pressure in the tip 26 as sensed by the pressure sensor 28 indicates that the tip 26 has made contact with the liquid surface 110.
US11602740B2
A high-activity double-metal-cyanide catalyst, a method for fabricating the same, and applications of the same are disclosed. An organic complexing ligand, which is formed via mixing fatty alcohols and alicyclic carbonates, is used to generate a high-activity double-metal-cyanide catalyst. The high-activity double-metal-cyanide catalyst includes at least one double-metal-cyanide compound, at least one organic complexing ligand, and an optional functionalized compound. The double-metal-cyanide catalyst of the present invention has a higher activity than the conventional double-metal-cyanide catalysts. The polyols generated by the present invention has an insignificant amount of high-molecular-weight compounds.
US11602726B2
The disclosure provides a structure that is used in the treatment of a fluid. The packing structure comprises a body having an axis. The packing structure also has at least one curved flow path that rotates around, and extends along at least a portion of, the axis of the body.
US11602720B2
A dry granulator includes a rack, a feeding device mounted on the rack, and a slip roller device. The feeding device includes a vertical feeding screw, a buffer hopper, a stirring paddle, a horizontal feeding screw, and two drive assemblies. The drive assembly includes a drive motor and a drive shaft. The slip roller device includes a servo motor, a trapezoidal screw, a primary slip roller assembly and a secondary slip roller. The primary slip roller assembly includes a support frame, and a primary slip roller. A guide rail is arranged between the servo motor and the secondary slip roller. The support frame is provided with a screw hole. A coupling member is arranged between the output shaft of the drive motor and the drive shaft. The coupling member includes a reserved space. The horizontal feeding screw and the vertical feeding screw are drivingly provided with a transmission member, respectively.
US11602705B2
A protruding portion is formed on an inner tube inserted into a hollow portion of a filter medium so as to protrude upward from a flange portion. The flange portion having a substantially circular plate shape is disposed on a lower side of a second plate. A recessed portion into which the protruding portion is inserted is formed on a surface on a lower side of the second plate provided so as to cover an opening at a lower end of the filter medium.
US11602687B2
A system and method for media-object binding and predicting performance in a media is provided. One or more sets of object data may be associated with the media. One or more media-object bindings between the one or more sets of object data and the media may be formed and stored in one or more databases. The one or more sets of object data may include data about an object displayed during at least the portion of the media. One or more object-object associations between the one or more sets of object data and other stored object data may be formed and stored the one or more databases. The one or more object-object associations may form one or more object aggregations. A determination may for made regarding if any of the one or more object aggregations meet or pass a threshold.
US11602672B2
A leg attachment assembly for a stilt device of the type used to support a user above a base surface. The leg attachment assembly has a curvilinearly extending leg band configured to partially surround an upper leg portion of a user's leg. The leg band is attached to a distal end of a support pole using a pair of spacers and associated fasteners. One or more strengthening ribs extend in a lateral direction between contact locations of the spacers. The strengthening ribs extend beyond the spacers to enhance rigidity of the leg band during use. A securement strap can be used to encircle the user's leg and the leg band to attach the stilt to the leg. The strap can be routed between the spacers and over the top surfaces of the strengthening ribs so that, when the strap is tensioned, the ribs prevent slippage or displacement of the strap.
US11602667B2
A method of predicting the likelihood of a post T-off golf swing or consecutive swings resulting in a ball being sunk in a hole; the method utilizing communication equipped cameras or communication equipped laser rangefinders at known locations to determine accurate ball lie information. Transmission of this location information in real time to a processing facility linked to a database of historical play information incorporating at least ball position information and golf course in order to calculate odds of success of the upcoming swing and/or subsequent swings.
US11602665B2
A seat assembly for adjustably connecting a seat to a seat post is provided. The seat assembly may include a slider configured to slide along the seat post and including an open end, a cam connected to the slider and movable between a first position and a second position, and a saddle shaft connected to the slider for connection with the seat. The first position may compress the open end of the slider to secure the slider to the seat post. The second position may allow the open end to expand to release the slider from the seat post and allow positioning of the slider along the seat post.
US11602659B2
An exercise machine is provided with a loading device. The loading device includes a lever, a coupler, a cylinder unit and a driving unit. The lever includes two ends. The first end of the lever is connected to the exercise machine. The coupler is movable along the lever between the first and second ends. The cylinder unit includes an end connected to the exercise machine and another end connected to the coupler. The driving unit includes a threaded sleeve, a threaded rod and a motor. The threaded sleeve is connected to the coupler. The threaded rod is engaged with the threaded sleeve. The motor rotates the threaded rod relative to the threaded sleeve so that the threaded rod moves the coupler via the threaded sleeve.
US11602654B2
A fusible link assembly including a first detection line, a second detection line, and a fusible link. The fusible link includes, a first substrate with a first end coupled to the first detection line, a second substrate with a first end coupled to the second detection line, and a solder layer directly bonded to a second end of the first substrate and a second end of the second substrate. The solder layer is configured to prevent separation of the first substrate and the second substrate until the solder layer reaches a temperature between 500° F.-575° F.
US11602649B2
The nose mask is intended to be used during an airborne pandemic. The nose mask is a single triangle/cone shape that covers only the nose, that comes with two ear elastic bands or a single head elastic band for support. The nose mask is designed to be disposable with a filter for better protection and to minimize the passage of aerosols, fluids and airborne pathogen agents or to be made with washable material allowing users to re-use it.
US11602646B2
Systems and methods are provided for registering images. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: receiving, at a first time point in a given radiation session, a first imaging slice corresponding to a first plane; encoding the first imaging slice to a lower dimensional representation; applying a trained machine learning model to the encoded first imaging slice to estimate an encoded version of a second imaging slice corresponding to a second plane at the first time point to provide a pair of imaging slices for the first time point; simultaneously spatially registering the pair of imaging slices to a volumetric image, received prior to the given radiation session, comprising a time-varying object to calculate displacement of the object; and generating an updated therapy protocol to control delivery of a therapy beam based on the calculated displacement of the object.
US11602642B2
A method and apparatus for marking a target with a radiopaque marker is disclosed. The method may include providing a radiopaque filament and inserting at least portion of the radiopaque filament into tissue. The filament may extend continuously and at last partially around a perimeter of the target so that the filament is disposed in a plurality of surgical planes to demarcate the target with the radiopaque maker.
US11602632B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for dynamically adjusting a user interface provided by an external unit of a hearing device. In an example method, the external unit determines whether a state of the external unit is one of (i) a coupled state when the external unit and the stimulation unit are coupled or (ii) a decoupled state when the external and the stimulation unit are decoupled. The external unit then provides one of (i) a first user interface when the determined state is the coupled state or (ii) a second user interface when the determined state is the decoupled state.
US11602626B2
Needleless connectors are described. An example needleless connector includes a housing and a compressible valve. The housing may define an internal cavity and may include a body section having a first port and one or more internal contact tabs and a base section having a valve mount and a second port. The compressible valve may be disposed within at least a portion of the internal cavity and be movably retained within the housing. The compressible valve may include a flange portion for securing the compressible valve within the housing. A central longitudinal axis of the housing may be defined by a coaxial arrangement of the first and second port. The one or more internal contact tabs may be arranged to contact an outer side surface of the flange portion such that a radial force substantially orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis is provided for securement.
US11602624B2
A simply lockable quick coupling for releasably connecting a hose to an implantable apparatus, comprises a first attachment piece that can be connected to the hose and a second attachment piece that can be connected to the apparatus, wherein the attachment pieces can be rotated relative to each other in the locked state.
US11602616B2
A needle assembly includes a catheter hub, a catheter tube extending distally from the catheter hub, and a needle hub having a needle having a needle tip extending out the catheter tube. A protective cap is positioned with the catheter hub and covers the catheter tube and the needle tip. The protective cap has a casing having a casing body, a first opening at a proximal end of the casing body, a proximal cavity having the needle tip and the catheter tube located in the proximal cavity, a second opening at an end opposite the first opening and opening into a distal cavity, and a rim at the second opening. A lid is removably attached to the rim at the second opening to seal a solution inside the distal cavity. The solution is dispensable from the distal cavity following separation of the lid from the rim.
US11602615B2
An introducer assembly includes a valve having a first end and an opposite second end; a sheath fixedly secured to and extending axially from one of the first and second ends of the valve; a dilator extending through the valve and sheath; and a lock knob rotatable between locked and unlocked positions to releasably axially lock the tool relative to the sheath without causing corresponding rotation of the tool therewith.
US11602611B2
The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for stress reduction and sleep promotion. A stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes at least one remote device, at least one body sensor, and at least one remote server. In other embodiments, the stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes machine learning.
US11602609B2
A ventilator includes electronic control circuitry configured to control a supply of breathing gas for a plurality of respiratory cycles, measure a volume received by the patient in each of the plurality of respiratory cycles, and determine, for each cycle of the plurality of respiratory cycles, a cycle score corresponding to a deviation between the volume of the cycle and a predetermined target volume. The determined cycle score can be selected from a predetermined number of cycle scores that span positive and negative numbers based on the deviation. A pressure step value can be determined based on a plurality of cycle scores corresponding to the plurality of respiratory cycles, and a current pressure of the breathing gas is adjusted by an amount corresponding to the determined pressure step value. The pressure step value may be generated by dividing a sum of the plurality of cycle scores by a sample size.
US11602606B2
A respiratory mask assembly for use with a patient, and that is suited for use with children ranging in age from about 2-7 years, includes a flexible patient interface structure arranged to interface with and deliver air to the patient's nose, the patient interface structure including cylindrical protrusions extending from respective opposite sides of the patient interface structure adjacent the patient's nares; a frame configured to support the patient interface structure, the frame including a pair of cylinders, each cylinder configured to receive a respective cylindrical protrusion of the patient interface structure; headgear arranged for releasable attachment to the frame; an air delivery tube connected to either one of the cylindrical protrusions; and a plug connected to the other one of the cylindrical protrusions.
US11602602B2
An aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion is provided, the portion including a rigid housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening and a fluid permeable heater assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the fluid permeable heater assembly is fixed to the housing and extends across the opening of the housing. The provided heater assembly that extends across an opening of a liquid storage portion allows for a robust construction that is relatively simple to manufacture and allows for a large contact area between the heater assembly and liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater assembly may be substantially flat, allowing for simple manufacture.
US11602601B2
Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy are disclosed. The system includes a nebulizer operable to aerosolize a medicament, a cylindrical mixing chamber, an impacting cap and a recirculation tube. The mixing chamber has an inlet port, an outlet port, an aerosol port in fluid communication with the nebulizer, and a drainage port. The inlet port receives a flow of breathing gas. The mixing chamber receives the aerosol via the aerosol port, entrains aerosol into the flow of breathing gas, and delivers the breathing gas entrained with aerosol to the outlet port. The impacting cap receives and coalesces a portion of the aerosol into droplets within the space defined by the mixing chamber and the impacting cap. The mixing chamber is also configured to direct rain-out resulting from the droplets to the drainage port. The system also includes a recirculation tube to return the rain-out to the nebulizer.
US11602593B2
An elastomeric pump having at least one sensor for sensing changes in elongation of a bladder of the pump is provided. Also provided is an infusion assembly including an elastomeric pump having a bladder, at least one sensor for sensing changes in elongation of the bladder, and an indicator for providing one or more outputs of the sensor. The sensor may be a flexible sensor positioned in contact with the bladder of the pump, or a dielectric material may be incorporated into the material the bladder is made from such that the dielectric elastomer material of the bladder forms the sensor.
US11602591B2
A fluid delivery device includes: a fluid-filled cartridge comprising an outlet; a syringe comprising a substantially cylindrical syringe barrel having an open end and a fluid dispensing end; and a plunger rod configured to be received within the open end of the syringe barrel. The plunger rod comprises: a first end having a sealing member provided in sealing engagement with an inner wall of the syringe barrel such that a first syringe chamber is provided between the first end of the plunger rod and the fluid dispensing end of the syringe barrel; a second end extending out of the open end of the syringe barrel and having a cartridge-receiving chamber having a connection mechanism positioned therein for connecting the outlet of the cartridge thereto. The plunger rod also includes a fluid channel extending from the connection mechanism to the first end of the plunger rod.
US11602585B2
Provided herein are materials and methods of reducing contamination in a biological substance or treating contamination in a subject by one or more toxins comprising contacting the biological substance with an effective amount of a sorbent capable of sorbing the toxin, wherein the sorbent comprises a plurality of pores ranging from 50 Å to 40,000 Å with a pore volume of 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g and a size of 0.05 mm to 2 cm and sorbing the toxin. Also provided are kits to reduce contamination by one or more toxins in a biological substance comprising a sorbent capable of sorbing a toxin, wherein the sorbent comprises a plurality of pores ranging from 50 Å to 40,000 Å with a pore volume of 0.5 cc/g to 5.0 cc/g and a size of 0.05 mm to 2 cm and a vessel to store said sorbent when not in use together with packaging for same.
US11602579B2
The present invention relates to a biomaterial comprising adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), a ceramic material and an extracellular matrix. In particular, the biomaterial according the present invention secretes osteoprotegerin (OPG), and comprises insulin-like growth factor (IGF1) and stromal cell-derived factor 1-alpha (SDF-1α). The present invention also relates to methods for producing the biomaterial and uses thereof.
US11602565B2
An anti-caking or flow agent is provided herein. The anti-caking or flow agent may include a bamboo extract that may include silica and carbohydrate. The bamboo extract may have a loose density (g/ml) of from about 0.14 g/ml to about 0.18 g/ml or a tapped density (g/ml) of from about 0.18 g/ml to about 0.22 g/ml. The bamboo extract may also include particles of the silica and the carbohydrate, wherein the particles have a size (Dv50) of from about 35 μm to about 55 μm. This anti-caking or flow agent may facilitate the manufacture, packaging, or storage of dry powdered food ingredients and food products such as spices, flavorings, and powdered food mixes as well as pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.
US11602563B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11602560B2
The present invention provides herpesviruses, such as EBV, which lack at least one viral miRNA. Such herpesviruses lacking at least one viral miRNA are advantageously not capable of packaging their genome into the capsid, thereby producing HVLPs, which are substantially free of their herpesvirus genome or the nucleic acid molecule encoding the proteinaceous part of the HVLP and viral miRNA. Such HVLPs may be used as vaccine.
US11602559B2
Embodiments of immunogens based on the HIV-1 Env fusion peptide and methods of their use and production are disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the immunogens are also provided. In several embodiments, the immunogens can be used to generate an immune response to HIV-1 Env in a subject, for example, to treat or prevent an HIV-1 infection in the subject.
US11602551B2
The present invention provides the use of inosine in the treatment of a disease associated with Treg deficiency or Treg dysfunction, in particular immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX). In one embodiment of the invention, the inosine can be provided in the form of a bacterial strain that is capable of stimulating the production of inosine. Methods for stimulating the production of inosine in a subject using said strains are also provided, as are methods for the selection of a bacterial strain capable of stimulating inosine production in a subject.
US11602550B2
A composition comprising at least two bacterial strains selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis 281, Bacillus subtilis 3, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 298 and a functional homolog of any of the preceding, wherein the composition does not comprise more than 5 different species of microbes, wherein: a sample of Bacillus subtilis 281, has been deposited as KCTC 13468BP at the Korean Collection for Type Cultures; a sample of Bacillus subtilis 3, has been deposited as KCTC 13467BP at the Korean Collection for Type Cultures; and a sample of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 298, has been deposited as KCTC 13469BP at the Korean Collection for Type Cultures. Also provided are methods that utilize the bacterial strains or functional homologs of same.
US11602546B2
A composition inhibiting MEIS proteins. The MEIS proteins are effective in proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells. A formulation capable of easily passing through the cell membrane and perform its activity in the cell, and can inhibit MEIS activity in a dose dependent manner. The combination includes isolated cells, medium, growth factors and MEISi inhibitor. The isolated cells are isolated from mouse bone marrow, human bone marrow and human umbilical cord blood. The medium has a pH value of 7.2 and contains bovine serum albumin, recombinant insulin, transferrin, 2-mercaptoethanol and IMDM medium. The growth factors are hematopoietic stem cell factor SCF, fetus liver tyrosine kinase-3 ligand Flt3L, and thrombopoietin. A chemical formula of the MEISi-1 is 4-[2-(benzylamino)-2-oxoethoxy]-N-(2,3-dimethylphenyl) benzamide. A chemical formula of MEISi-2 is 4-hydroxy-N′-[(Z)-(2-oxonaphthalen-1-ylidene)methyl] benzohydrazide.
US11602541B2
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing respiratory symptoms related to viral and bacterial infections are described. The composition includes water, ionic minerals, trace minerals, a niacin-related compound, and an optional ingredient. The optional ingredient is mastic gum, a prebiotic, or both. The niacin-related compound is methyl nicotinate, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, niacin, or a combination of two or more of the foregoing. The method involves nasal, auricular, or oral administration or a combination of two or more of the foregoing routes of administration to a human or other mammal.
US11602539B2
The present invention relates to a hemostatic composition and a method for preparing thereof, and more specifically, relates to a hemostatic composition comprising a cross-linked hyaluronic acid derivative matrix which is suitable to be used for hemostasis and a method of preparation of such a composition.
US11602532B2
Hot-melt extrusion for producing solid solution comprising nanoparticle formulation of decoquinate is disclosed. Aqueous phase comprising the nanoparticles of hot-melt extruding products is homogeneous and stable. Provided is the composition comprising the solid solution of decoquinate and a method of hot-melt extrusion for producing this composition comprising the solid dispersion of decoquinate. Furthermore, provided is the solid solution comprising nanosized decoquinate formulation having improved water solubility and enhanced delivery of decoquinate in digestive system for absorption, increasing bioavailability, and the efficacy against malaria at the liver stage.
US11602530B2
The invention generally relates to the use of nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, of Formula (I) for treating epilepsy in a subject. Subjects can have unprovoked seizures without prior warning that affect one or both hemispheres of the brain. The disclosed methods can reduce the severity and occurrence of these unprovoked epileptic seizures and can result in resolution of epilepsy. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11602528B2
The present invention provides a method for increasing the activity of a mutant or wild-type α-glucosidase enzyme in vitro and in vivo by contacting the enzyme with a specific pharmacological chaperone which is a derivative of 1-deoxynojirimycin. The invention also provides a method for the treatment of Pompe disease by administration of chaperone small molecule compound which is a derivative of 1-deoxynojirimycin. The 1-deoxynojirimycin derivative is substituted at the N or C1 position. Combination therapy with replacement α-glucosidase gene or enzyme is also provided.
US11602527B2
The invention provides methods for treating various conditions using derivatives of cyclopamine having the following formula:
US11602515B2
Pharmaceutical compositions are described comprising (a) dimethyl fumarate, (b) a diluent selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, starch and starch derivatives, calcium and magnesium inorganic salts, sugar alcohols, and mixtures thereof, (c) microcrystalline cellulose and (d) croscarmellose sodium, wherein the dimethyl fumarate is not covered with a gastroresistant coating. These compositions are intended for the treatment of some inflammatory autoimmune diseases or disorders.
US11602508B2
The inventive subject matter is directed to compositions and methods for ready-to-inject norepinephrine compositions with improved stability. Most preferably, compositions presented herein are substantially antioxidant free and exhibit less than 10% isomerization of R-norepinephrine and exhibit less than 5% degradation of total norepinephrine.
US11602491B1
A dental filling material comprising bioactive borate glass particles, wherein the particles are at a concentration of 40-60 wt %, a co-monomer resin blend, a photoinitiator, and a co-initiator is provided. Method for applying the dental filling material to a tooth structure are also provided. The temporary filling material re-mineralizes the tooth structure and is removed after 1-7 days for the placement of a permanent filling material.
US11602490B2
To provide one liquid type dental adhesive composition that exhibits excellent adhesive property to glass ceramics, oxide-base ceramics and tooth substance, and has excellent storage stability, which are contrary features. One liquid type dental adhesive composition contains (a) silane coupling agent represented by general formula (1), (b) acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer, (c) volatile organic solvent, and (d) water. (In the formula, R1 represents an organic group having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acryloyl group, a vinyl group and an epoxy group, R2 represents C4-C8 linear alkyl group, R3 represents C1-C8 alkyl group, and n is integer selected from 1 to 3.)
US11602484B2
A handheld acupuncture tapping device includes a case that is divided into a head and a handheld part. At least one control button is disposed on the outer surface of the case, and at least one light unit, a vibration unit, a control module, and a contact unit are disposed within the case. The control module is electrically connected to the light unit and the vibration unit for driving the light unit and the vibration unit to generate a light and a vibration signal respectively. Further, the user can control the control module by the control button to adjust the intensity of the light and the waveform, frequency and amplitude of the vibration signal. The contact unit is disposed in front of the light unit and the vibration unit, so that the light and the vibration signal are projected on the contact unit and transmitted to an outside. The user can use the light and the vibration signal generated by the handheld acupuncture tapping device to tap or massage the treatment part.
US11602481B2
The dry-immersion bed of the present invention is suitable for intensive care units (ICUs) and fulfills the function of providing treatment for diseases such as capillary leak syndrome. The dry immersion bed fulfills the function of recovering cardiovascular physiology by normalizing the systemic distribution of water, albumin and electrolytes, and improving lymphatic drainage, venous return, cardiac output, cell metabolism and immunity.
US11602472B2
A hydrogen-containing gas supply system includes one or more hydrogen-containing gas suppliers, one or more acquirers, and a controller. The one or more hydrogen-containing gas suppliers supply a hydrogen-containing gas to one or more areas in a building. The one or more acquirers acquire information indicating that a person is present in the one or more areas. When it is determined that a person is present in a certain area of the one or more areas in accordance with the information acquired by the acquirers, the controller causes at least one of the one or more hydrogen-containing gas suppliers to supply the hydrogen-containing gas to the certain area.
US11602461B2
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a negative pressure source, a sensor, and a controller. The negative pressure source can provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to the wound dressing. The sensor can monitor pressure in the fluid flow path. The controller can determine whether the wound dressing is coupled to a wound from a change in magnitude of pressure in the fluid flow path over time being more indicative of a steady state condition than a chaotic condition while the negative pressure source maintains negative pressure in the fluid flow path within a pressure range. In addition, the controller can output a first indication denoting that the wound dressing is coupled to the wound and a second indication denoting that the wound dressing is not coupled to the wound.
US11602458B2
A device for isolating a lenticle in the cornea of an eye. The device includes: a laser beam source to emit pulsed laser radiation having a pulse frequency of 1.2 MHz to 10 MHz, a pulse energy of 1 nJ to 200 nJ and a wavelength penetrating the cornea; a beam-forming unit having beam optics with an image field and that bundles pulsed laser radiation into a focus located inside the image field, and which has a maximum diameter of less than 3 μm; a beam-deflection unit shifting the focus in the cornea and inside the image field, the focus moving along a path when the image field is resting; and a control unit to control the source and the beam-forming unit to isolate the lenticle by specifying the path. The lenticle is delimited by a cut surface which is curved with regard to a front surface of the cornea.
US11602453B2
A sterile dual-purpose closed intermittent urinary catheter system that may be used as either a drain line or a collection bag. A catheter resides within an inner cavity of an extensible sheath and may be extracted from a forward end through an outlet hub for insertion into the urethra. A valve at a rearward end of the sheath may be opened to permit the sheath to function as a drain line, or closed to permit the sheath to function as a collection bag. The sheath has an extended length substantially longer than the catheter length, and may be compressed in an accordion fashion or folded to a compact packaged shape. The urine may be collected in the sheath with the valve closed, or drained straight into a toilet with the valve open. The system may have a source of lubrication to wet the catheter.
US11602452B2
A method and device for limiting the displacement of a human body without restricting natural movements are disclosed. The device is an anchor that is anchored to a bedsheet. The method describes the use of the anchor with a connecting element such as a ribbon. One end of the connecting element is attached to the anchor and the other end to a garment or harness at the perineal region of a human body. The main application of the method and device is to keep a child in a bed without the risk of falling out of bed, but applies to any person, lying down or sitting, regardless of age.
US11602450B2
Real-time cast sensor measurement outputs of a set of cast sensors that each measure a characteristic related to usage of an adjustable removable cast worn by a patient during treatment of congenital talipes equino varus (CTEV) are monitored. A cast usage anomaly relative to a treatment program prescribed for the patient with respect to wearing of the adjustable removable cast is identified according to the real-time cast sensor measurement outputs. Responsive to identifying the cast usage anomaly, real-time corrective treatment feedback is provided to the patient that instructs further and proper use of the adjustable removable cast to improve compliance with the treatment program prescribed for the patient.
US11602446B2
A self-sealing tubular graft is provided for implantation within a patient's body that includes an elongate tubular body including first and second self-sealing cannulation regions and a loop region extending between the first and second cannulation regions. The loop region includes one or more reinforcement members attached to a first length of the loop region and extending at least partially around a circumference of the tubular body. For example, the reinforcement members may include one or more sinusoidal or zigzag members extending along the first length with alternating peaks and valleys extending at least partially around a circumference of the tubular body. Self-sealing patches are also provided that include one or more reinforcement members embedded within base material.
US11602443B1
A method of evaluating a human joint including bones and ligaments under anatomical tension to connect the bones. The method includes: defining a primary datum oriented and fixed in six degrees of freedom; defining at least one secondary datum having fixed origins relative to one of the bones of the joint and relative to a tracking device affixed to the bone; providing an electronic receiving device; associating continuous position and orientation of the at least one secondary datums with respect to the primary datum; while moving the joint, using the electronic receiving device to collect data from the at least one tracking device, wherein the data includes information describing the position and movement in six degrees of freedom of the at least one secondary datum to produce a digital geometric model of at least a portion of the joint; and storing the digital geometric model for further use.
US11602439B2
An expandable includes a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and an adjustable member adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position. The adjustable member has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface of the adjustable member and the bottom surface of the base member form a first angle while the adjustable member is in the first, collapsed position, and the top surface of the adjustable member and the bottom surface of the base member form a second angle while the adjustable member is in the second, expanded position. The first angle is different from the second angle.
US11602438B2
An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space.
US11602436B2
An expandable vertebral body device, system, instrument, and methods of assembly and using the device, system, and instrument are disclosed. The vertebral body device includes a body with a first end and a second end, a first rotating member rotatably coupled to the first end, a second rotating member rotatably coupled to the second end, a first extension member moveably coupled to the first end, and a second extension member moveably coupled to the second end. The expandable cage system comprises a vertebral body device and an insertion instrument. Methods for assembling and using the vertebral body device and instrument are also disclosed.
US11602433B2
This disclosure relates generally to prosthetic valves and methods and systems for deploying, positioning, and recapturing the same. A prosthetic valve includes one or more support structures. At least one of the one or more support structures defines an elongate central passageway of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve can also include a plurality of leaflet elements attached to at least one of the one or more support structures and disposed within the elongate central passageway for control of fluid flow through the elongate central passageway. At least one of the one or more support structures is configured to biodynamically fix the prosthetic valve within a native valve such as, for example, a native tricuspid valve of a heart.
US11602425B2
Disclosed herein are gender-specific implantable mesh for inguinal hernia repair in a patient, comprising: a fabric layer comprising a side defining a surface area wherein the fabric layer is configured to enable tissue adhesion to said mesh; an anti-adhesive barrier comprising a shape configured to prevent direct contact between the fabric layer and both a spermatic cord and a genital nerve upon implantation, wherein the shape covers a part of the surface area on the side of the fabric layer, the part being less than 25%, and wherein the shape is oblique to a horizontally-oriented centerline and a vertically-oriented centerline; and a keyhole configured to fit the genital nerve and the spermatic cord of the patient therethrough without constriction, wherein the keyhole is oblique and inferior to a horizontally-oriented centerline and medial to a vertically-oriented centerline.
US11602412B2
The present disclosure provides a printable composition. The printable composition includes a polymer, a polymerizable component, a temporary solvent, a photoinitiator, and optionally an inhibitor. The present disclosure also provides an article including an integral blend of a thermoset polymer and a second polymer different from the thermoset polymer. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making an article. The method includes (i) providing a printable composition; (ii) selectively curing the printable composition to form a gelled article; and (iii) removing at least a portion of the temporary solvent from the gelled article. The method may optionally include (iv) curing unpolymerized polymerizable component remaining before or after step (iii). Also, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying a plurality of layers of an article, the article including: an integral blend of 8 to 50 wt. %, inclusive, of a thermoset polymer and 30 to 90 wt. %, inclusive, of a second polymer different from the thermoset polymer, wherein the weight percent is based on the total weight of the article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process, the article based on the digital object. A system is provided, including a display that displays a 3D model of an article; and one or more processors that, in response to the 3D model selected by a user, cause a 3D printer to create a physical object of an article.
US11602410B1
Disclosure herein are aerodynamic surgical lights and methods of manufacturing and use thereof. The aerodynamic surgical lights may include a light head made of one or more substantially tubular light housings. The substantially tubular light housings contain and protect a plurality of LED lights and their respective reflectors that aim a light beam toward the lower side of the substantially tubular light housings. The substantially tubular light housings are vertically elongate. The vertically elongated substantially tubular light housings include upper sections that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the light housings. The upper sections of the substantially tubular light housings are made of molded plastic resin reinforced with carbon fibers or glass fibers and the lower sections of the substantially tubular light housings are made of a clear moldable plastic.
US11602405B2
Packaging systems and surgical kits for a tool that has a cutting bur and a shaft. A casing includes a distal section defining a cavity to receive the cutting bur of the tool. A proximal section is coupled to the distal section and receives the shaft of the tool. The proximal section is detachable from the distal section. At least a portion of the distal section comprises a colored indicator to provide a visual indication of a location of the cutting bur of the tool. Instructions are provided on the proximal section and the instructions illustrate one or more steps for installing the tool to a surgical device.
US11602396B2
An OSS foreshortening detection system employing an interventional device (40) including a OSS sensor (20) having shape nodes for generating shape sensing data informative of a shape of OSS sensor (20). The system further employs a OSS foreshortening detection device (80) including a OSS shape controller (90) for reconstructing a shape of a portion/entirety of interventional device (40) derived from a generation of the shape sensing data by OSS sensor (20). Device (80) further includes a OSS foreshortening controller (100) for monitoring any foreshortening of the interventional device (40) within an image of the interventional device (40) including the OSS foreshortening controller (100) detecting a location of any occurrence of a foreshortening of the interventional device (40) within the image of interventional device (40) derived from the reconstruction of the shape of the portion/entirety of interventional device (40) by the OSS shape controller (90).
US11602394B2
An apparatus comprises an end effector, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The end effector is operable to manipulate tissue, the shaft assembly is in communication with the end effector and a portion of the shaft assembly extends proximally from the end effector. The interface assembly is in communication with the shaft assembly. The interface assembly comprises a housing portion, a shaft cartridge, and a base portion. The housing portion can engage the shaft cartridge. The shaft cartridge is able to rotate and articulate the end effector, and the shaft assembly extends from the shaft cartridge. The base portion and the housing portion are able to enclose the shaft cartridge.
US11602387B2
Methods for temporarily fixing an orientation of a bone or bones. Methods of correcting a bunion deformity. Bone positioning devices. Methods of using a bone positioning device. Bone preparation guides. Methods of using a bone preparation guide.
US11602384B2
This disclosure describes exemplary screw and intramedullary devices that are better able to bring bone fragments into close proximity with each other, generate a compressive load, and maintain that compressive load for a prolonged period of time while healing occurs. The devices are made of a shape memory material.
US11602383B2
This disclosure describes exemplary screw and intramedullary devices that are better able to bring bone fragments into close proximity with each other, generate a compressive load, and maintain that compressive load for a prolonged period of time while healing occurs. The devices are made of a shape memory material.
US11602371B2
An ultrasonic surgical system is disclosed including an end effector, an elongate shaft, an articulation joint, and an articulation system. The end effector is rotatable relative to the elongate shaft about the articulation joint. The articulation system includes a distal plate, a first cable, a second cable, and a gear. The distal plate is configured to articulate toward a first side of the gear based on the gear rotating in a first direction and articulate toward a second side of the gear based on the gear rotating in a second direction. The end effector is configured to articulate in a first articulation direction about the articulation joint based on the distal plate articulating toward the first side of the gear. The end effector is configured to articulate in a second articulation direction about the articulation joint based on the distal plate articulating toward the second side of the gear.
US11602368B2
Methods for accessing a disc space of a patient as a part of an interbody fusion, as well as the tools employed therewith. An exemplary method may include inserting a leading end of a tool into the patient's back at a location on the posterior surface that is laterally offset from a patient's spinous process and disc. The tool's initial entry into the patient may be from a posterior approach. As the tool is advanced along its designated path, it begins to deviate from the posterior approach towards a lateral approach. When the leading end reaches the disc, it may access the disc from a lateral or substantially lateral location. The tool may be used to access the disc location, to remove disc material, to deliver a cutting tool for removing the disc material, and other steps associated with the spinal interbody fusion procedure.
US11602363B2
Described herein is a shock wave device for the treatment of vascular occlusions. The shock wave device includes an outer covering and an inner member inner connected at a distal end of the device. First and second conductive wires extend along the length of the device within the volume between the outer covering and the inner member. A conductive emitter band circumscribes the ends of the first and second wires to form a first spark gap between the end of the first wire and the emitter band and a second spark gap between the end of the second wire and the emitter band. When the volume is filled with conductive fluid and a high voltage pulse is applied across the first and second wires, first and second shock waves can be initiated from the first and second spark gaps.
US11602362B2
A reentry catheter for crossing a vascular occlusion includes an elongate flexible tubular body, having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending there through. A reentry zone on the tubular body includes at least two and preferably three sets of opposing pairs of axially spaced exit apertures in communication with the lumen. The apertures are rotationally offset from each other and aligned in a spiral pattern around the tubular body. A method of crossing a chronic total occlusion includes the steps of advancing the reentry catheter across the occlusion via a channel formed in the subintimal space, and advancing a guidewire via a selected exit port into the native lumen distally of the occlusion. The catheter may be removed, leaving the guidewire across the occlusion to guide further interventional devices.
US11602360B2
A patient-specific guide tool for guiding an object toward a glenoid face of a scapula of a patient for implantation of a shoulder prosthetic device is disclosed. The guide tool includes a guide portion that includes a guide surface. The guide surface is configured to guide movement of the object toward the glenoid face. Furthermore, the guide tool includes a patient-specific portion that is operably coupled to the glenoid portion. The patient-specific portion includes at least one patient-specific surface that is three-dimensionally contoured and that is configured to nest and closely conform to a corresponding surface of the scapula to thereby position the guide surface at a predetermined position relative to the glenoid face.
US11602358B2
Examples of robotically controlled planar cutting systems and methods for controlling cutting systems to prepare bone tissue in surgical procedures, are generally described herein. Applicable surgical procedures for the robotically controlled cutting systems and methods include procedures involving the preparation (e.g., removal, surfacing) of bone tissue, such as is performed in knee arthroplasties. In an example, a robotically controlled planar cutting system can include a housing, a cutting element disposed in the housing, and a cutting control mechanism in communication with a robotic controller to control operation of the cutting element to machine a planar surface. The cutting element can be exposed and retracted relative to the housing and can include a plurality of cutting implements arranged to machine the planar surface.
US11602354B2
A surgical assembly, a stabilisation plate and methods are disclosed. The surgical assembly comprises: a jig (100) comprising a body having a tissue-engaging surface shaped to be received by tissue to be re-orientated by a correction factor, said body defining a plurality of alignment apertures, said plurality of alignment apertures being orientated to be parallel with respect to each other on application of said correction factor. In this way, it is possible to determine from the jig itself when the desired correction factor, rotation or displacement has been applied correctly because the alignment apertures become parallel, thereby avoiding the need for additional operative measurement and/or imaging.
US11602347B2
A method of applying a buttress to a surgically cut and stapled site uses an end effector with a buttress applier cartridge assembly to load one or more buttress assemblies to the end effector. The buttress assemblies each include a buttress to support a staple formed therein as well an adhesive for adhering to the end effector. The adhesive of the buttress assemblies can include a pattern to assist in both attachment to the end effector and release from the end effector after cutting and stapling a tissue site. The buttress applier cartridge can include features that accommodate end effectors having various tip configurations, including straight tips and curved or bent tips.
US11602341B2
Compressible adjuncts for use with a staple cartridge are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a compressible adjunct includes a non-fibrous adjunct material formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on a cartridge and configured to be delivered to tissue by deployment of staples in the cartridge. The adjunct material includes a lattice macrostructure having a plurality of drug delivery microstructures formed in the lattice macrostructure, in which each drug delivery microstructure has drug disposed therein. The plurality of drug delivery microstructures are configured to encapsulate the drug to thereby prevent drug release until the plurality of drug delivery microstructures are at least one of thermally ruptured while the adjunct material is stapled to tissue and mechanically ruptured in response to at least one of clamping, stapling, and cutting of the adjunct material. Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are also provided.
US11602337B2
An assembly comprising a drive gear coupled to a shaft and a dial. The drive gear is configured to rotate along a first axis based on movement of the dial. The assembly includes a first linking member located along a second axis and configured to rotate about the second axis based on contact with the drive gear as the drive gear is rotated. The assembly includes a second linking member located along the second axis and configured to rotate about the second axis based on rotation of the drive gear and a coupling between the first linking member and the second linking member. The assembly includes a linking member selector configured to rotate about the first axis and for selecting at least a position corresponding to the first linking member that causes the coupling between the first linking member and the second linking member.
US11602330B2
The present disclosure provides for ultrasound systems and methods to pre-process ultrasound data to distinguish abnormal tissue from normal tissue. An exemplary method can include receiving a set of ultrasound data and partitioning the set into a set of windows. The method can then provide for processing the set of windows to determine a power spectrum for each window. The power spectrum for each window can be processed to determine a normalized power spectrum for each window. This normalized power spectrum can be processed for each window with a machine learning model. The method can then provide for displaying an image where each window of the set of windows is displayed using a unique identifier based on the output of the machine learning model.
US11602329B2
A control device acquires a plurality of images including an ultrasound image and a photoacoustic image taken in an examination, selects a first image and a second image to be displayed superimposed on the first image, based on information relating to the examination, and generates an object for outputting at least information for displaying the second image superimposed on the first image to an external device.
US11602327B2
Method and system for localizing a region of interest in a medium in which cavitation occurs. Method for localizing a region of interest (R) in a medium (M) in which cavitation occurs, the method comprising the steps consisting in: producing cavitation in the region of interest (R), the cavitation generating an acoustic signal, at each of at least three separate positions, detecting a cavitation signal representative of the acoustic signal of the cavitation, for at least two pairs of cavitation signals, determining a delay between the cavitation signals of each pair of cavitation signals, calculating a localization of the region of interest (R) based on the delays and the positions.
US11602321B2
A system (300) includes a memory (324) configured to store an inflammation map generator module (328). The system further includes a processor (322) configured to: receive at least one of spectral projection data or spectral volumetric image data, decompose the at least one of spectral projection data or spectral volumetric image data using a two-basis decomposition to generate a set of vectors for each basis represented in the at least one of spectral projection data or spectral volumetric image data, compute a concentration of each basis within a voxel from the set of vectors for each basis, and determine a concentration of at least one of fat or inflammation within the voxel from the concentration of each basis. The system further includes a display configured to display the determined concentration of the at least one of fat or inflammation.
US11602317B2
A detector sub-assembly for a CT system includes a detector module that includes a mount block having a top planar surface, a Y-axis planar surface that is parallel with the top planar surface, an X-axis planar surface that is orthogonal to the first Y-axis planar surface, and an aperture passing through the X-axis planar surface. The module includes a substrate having a pixelated photodiode positioned thereon, and a two-dimensional anti-scatter grid (ASG) positioned on the pixelated photodiode. The detector sub-assembly includes a support structure including a Y-axis mount surface and an X-axis mount surface, and a second aperture passing through the X-axis mount surface, a mounting screw having an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the aperture and passing through the aperture and into the second aperture when the Y-axis planar surface is on the Y-axis mount surface.
US11602316B2
A method is for capturing projection data. The method includes positioning the first diaphragm jaw and a second diaphragm jaw to set a layer collimation of a fan beam of radiation via the first diaphragm jaw and the second diaphragm jaw; capturing projection data of a region of a patient to be imaged via a detector and radiation source rotated in a plane of rotation, moving the region of the patient to be imaged relative to the plane of rotation, the fan beam penetrating the region of the patient to be imaged and striking the detector; and moving at least one of the first and second diaphragm jaw during the capturing, to dynamically adjust a position of a boundary surface of the fan beam to a position of a boundary surface of the region, to avoid the fan beam penetrating the patient outside the region to be imaged.
US11602306B2
A system for remote transdermal alcohol monitoring includes and/or interfaces with a transdermal alcohol sensing device. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a user device; a supplementary alcohol sensing device; a set of supplementary sensors; a computing subsystem; a user interface; and/or any other components. A method for remote transdermal alcohol monitoring includes: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; and triggering an action based on the set of outputs.
US11602302B1
A system includes a computing device that receives a query thyroid image, where the query thyroid image is an ultrasound image of a thyroid comprising a thyroid nodule of interest. The computing device processes the query thyroid nodule image using a machine learning model to identify at least one labelled thyroid image from a plurality of labelled thyroid images that is similar to the query thyroid nodule image. The plurality of labelled thyroid images are used as training data to generate the machine learning model. The at least one labelled thyroid image has labels associated therewith and comprises an ultrasound image of a thyroid nodule that has a confirmed diagnosis. The computing device generates an output report based on the labels associated with the at least one labelled thyroid image, where the output report indicates whether the thyroid nodule of interest resembles a malignant thyroid nodule or benign thyroid nodule.
US11602300B2
Disclosed are a brain-computer interface based robotic arm self-assisting system and method. The system comprises a sensing layer, a decision-making layer and an execution layer. The sensing layer comprises an electroencephalogram acquisition and detection module and a visual identification and positioning module and is used for analyzing and identifying the intent of a user and identifying and locating positions of a corresponding cup and the user's mouth based on the user intent. The execution layer comprises a robotic arm control module that performs trajectory planning and control for a robotic arm based on an execution instruction received from a decision-making module. The decision-making layer comprises the decision-making module that is connected to the electroencephalogram acquisition and detection module, the visual identification and positioning module and the robotic arm control module to implement the acquisition and transmission of data of an electroencephalogram signal, a located position and a robotic arm status and the sending of the execution instruction for the robotic arm. The system combines the visual identification and positioning technology, a brain-computer interface and a robotic arm to facilitate paralyzed patients to drink water by themselves, improving the quality of life of the paralyzed patients.
US11602298B2
Systems and methods for assessing a cardiac arrhythmia risk of a patient, such as a risk for developing atrial fibrillation, are disclosed. An exemplary medical-device system includes an arrhythmia predictor circuit configured to receive physiologic information of a patient, and in an absence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in the patient, determine a risk of the patient developing future atrial tachyarrhythmia using the physiologic information. In accordance with the arrhythmia risk indication, the system can generate an alert, or initiate more aggressive monitoring of a patient identified as having a high atrial tachyarrhythmia risk.
US11602292B2
A process for calibrating a glucose sensor under sterile conditions includes providing separate, sterile, glucose-containing calibration fluids, each having a different glucose concentration, and in turn providing these fluids to a sensing zone containing a sensing probe of a glucose sensor. Each solution is typically, in turn, propelled into the sensing zone, thus flushing out used fluid already present in the sensing zone. The process provides rapid calibration of a glucose sensor in a sterile fashion and is therefore appropriate for point-of-use calibration.
US11602291B2
Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly.
US11602287B2
Aspects include identifying each of a plurality of audio sources proximate to a user wearing a headset. The audio sources include a primary audio source and a plurality of background audio sources. Aspects include causing the headset to play a set of audio sources to the user by causing each audio source of the set to be unfiltered by the headset. Aspects include determining an acceptance level of the user. Aspects also include determining a background noise filtering adjustment based on the acceptance level and the set of audio sources being played by the headset to the user. Aspects also include causing the headset to adjust a filtering of one or more of the plurality of background audio sources by the headset based on the background noise filtering adjustment.
US11602282B2
A non-invasive method and system is provided for determining an internal component of respiratory effort of a subject in a respiratory study. Both a thoracic signal (T) and an abdomen signal (A) are obtained, which are indicators of a thoracic component and an abdominal component of the respiratory effort, respectively. A first parameter of a respiratory model is determined from the obtained thoracic signal (T) and the abdomen signal (A). The first parameter is an estimated parameter of the respiratory model that is not directly measured during the study. The internal component of the respiratory effort is determined based at least on the determined first parameter of the respiratory model. The first model parameter is determined based on the thorax signal (T) and the obtained abdomen signal (A) without an invasive measurement.
US11602278B2
An apparatus for assessing user frailty is disclosed. In embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing that defines (or is defined by) a body and a handle coupled to the body. The apparatus includes a force sensor at least partially disposed within the handle. The apparatus further includes an inertial sensor at least partially disposed within the housing. The apparatus may further include a user interface device disposed within a cavity of the body. The user interface device may be coupled to the force sensor and the inertial sensor via one or more signal paths. In embodiments, the user interface device includes a controller with a touchscreen coupled to the controller.
US11602276B2
A target image to be corrected is generated by arranging partial images acquired by scanning a tissue of a living body with light and temporally continuously receiving the light from the tissue. A processor of a medical image processing device performs detecting position shift amounts, acquiring a component, and correcting. In the process of detecting position shift amounts, the processor detects the position shift amounts between the partial images (S3). In the process of acquiring, the processor acquires an assumed result of at least one of a component in the position shift amount caused by movement of the tissue, and a component in the position shift amount caused by a shape of the tissue (S4). In the process of correcting, the processor corrects a position of each of the partial images based on the component in the position shift amount (S7).
US11602267B2
An endoscope or other endoscopic instrument is provided with multiple image sensors, each capturing a portion of the image provided from an optical imaging system. One sensor receives two portions of the image light at opposing sides of the image. The output from the multiple sensors is combined and manipulated into a single high resolution image which can then be displayed to the user. A virtual horizon rotation feature is also provided which can rotate a displayed image within a combined field of view including data from the multiple image sensors. Various light directing element designs are provided to direct image light to the multiple sensors.
US11602266B2
An articulating, steerable surgical probe includes an elongated, flexible transfer tube adapted for insertion into a surgical region for endoscopic laryngeal laser surgery. A lumen is defined by an interior of the transfer tube, and a laser fiber extends through the lumen for delivering a therapeutic laser signal to a distal end of the laser fiber. An articulating tip at the distal end of the transfer tube is responsive to articulating forces from a retractable tether for directing the treatment probe in a direction of the articulation, and a linkage to the tether from a control module effects controlled retraction of the tether for articulating the tip towards a surgical target, such that the articulating tip imposing a bend radius based on a signal loss through the laser fiber.
US11602264B2
A method executed by a system for selecting images from a plurality of image groups originating from a plurality of imagers of an in-vivo device includes calculating, or otherwise associating, a general score (GS) for images of each image group, to indicate the probability that each image includes at least one pathology, dividing each image group into image subgroups, identifying a set Set(i) of maximum general scores (MGSs), a MGS for each image subgroup of each image group; and selecting images for processing by identifying a MGS|max in each set S(i) of MGSs; identifying the greatest MGS|max and selecting the image related to the greatest MGS|max. The method further includes modifying the set Set(i) of MGSs related to the selected image, and repeating the steps described above until a predetermined criterion selected from a group consisting of a number N of images and a score threshold is met.
US11602260B2
Devices and methods for treating rhinitis are provided. An integrated therapy and imaging device is provided for single handheld use. The device may have a hollow elongated cannula, a therapeutic element coupled to a distal portion of the cannula, an imaging assembly coupled to the cannula to provide visualization of the therapeutic element, and an articulating region operably coupled to the imaging assembly to articulate the imaging assembly. The imaging assembly may be articulated so as to translate vertically, laterally, axially, and/or rotationally.
US11602247B2
A foldable foot bath device includes a support rod, an upper frame, a base, and a basin wall connected between the upper frame and the base. A cover plate is arranged on the upper frame. The basin wall is made of flexible material and foldable. When the basin wall is unfolded to form a foot bath area, the basin wall is supported by the support rod. The support rod is located in the space surrounded by the basin wall, and an upper end of the support rod is rotatably connected to the cover plate. The support rod is supported between the cover plate and the bottom side of the base after the basin wall is unfolded, thereby forming the support for the basin wall. The support rod is flipped and then approaches the cover plate after the basin wall is folded.
US11602245B2
A food storage container system which includes one or more food storage container assemblies. Each food storage container assembly has a container body and a lid designed and configured to work in functional combination to promote food storage means and with the lid containing timing means for tracking time elapsing during use (when storing food). The food storage container assemblies may be made of glass, plastic or other suitably equivalent material that is food- and dishwasher-safe. The lid of the container will be slidable into the base with an indented handle for sliding in and out of the body. The invention will contain an attachable timer that will slid into frond of container and be locked with a snapable button. The timer may comprise a display screen that shows a digital or non-digital display of time.
US11602243B2
The present disclosure provides a food processor, comprising: a cutter head, wherein a cutter is arranged on the cutter head, the intersecting line of the side wall of the cutter head and the cross section of the cutter head is a cutter head contour line, the maximum inscribed circle or the minimum circumscribed circle of the cutter head contour line is a cutter head base circle, and the central axis of the cutter head penetrates the center of the cutter head base circle; and a cup body arranged on the cutter head, wherein the intersecting line of the cup wall of the cup body and the cross section of the cup wall is a cup body contour line, the maximum inscribed circle or the minimum circumscribed circle of the cup body contour line is a cup body base circle.
US11602237B2
A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution systems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution systems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution systems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution system can engage the voids of another power distribution system without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.
US11602234B1
A vase and vase urn are each equipped with a plurality of windows for mounting photos, lyrics and the like, for adorning tables at weddings, funerals and other ceremonies of note. Retention rings can be of a snap-fit design or press fit to retain the memorabilia in the windows.
US11602231B2
A sensor apparatus includes a mannequin to emulate a human body part. The mannequin includes a core that emulates flexibility of a substantially inflexible skeletal portion of the body part, and a pliant covering. The pliant covering includes a pliant three-dimensional surface that emulates contours of an epidermis of the body part, and at least one pliant three-dimensional interior portion to emulate resiliency of a pliant portion of the body part. At least one pressure sensor is arranged between the three-dimensional surface and the core to sense pressure applied against the pliant three-dimensional surface.
US11602223B2
A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
US11602219B2
A length-adjustable support device, comprising a first rod, a second rod, a bearing formed on the first rod for axially movably mounting the second rod on the first rod such that the second rod is movable in a translation motion relative to the first rod, and a movable fastening element for interlockingly axially fastening the movable second rod to the first rod by interlockingly fastening the fastening element to a mating interlocking-connection element, the mating interlocking-connection element for the interlocking connection to the fastening element. The aim of the invention is that the interlockingly locked length of the support device can be temporarily adjusted by changing the length of the support device.
US11602218B2
The invention is directed to a base for chairs or tables having at least one centrally located column structure. Specifically, the invention is directed to a base composed of several parts, comprising a hub and load-carrying arms radiating therefrom. According to the invention, each arm is separately manufactured and provided with a cavity at least at its proximal end and is individually joined to protrusions on the hub which are inserted into said cavities, and the joint between arms and protrusions is glued.
US11602215B2
The invention relates to a skin treatment device comprising a housing (10) with a handle section (11), a disc-shaped skin treatment element (21), a drive mechanism incorporated in said housing and coupled to said skin treatment element for driving said skin treatment element into rotational movement about a rotational axis, wherein said skin treatment element has a first skin treatment surface (22) and a second skin treatment surface (25), said first skin treatment surface (22) being oriented axially with respect to said rotational axis, said second skin treatment surface (25) being oriented radially with respect to said rotational axis and extending along a circumference of the skin treatment element.
US11602210B2
A hot lather dispenser includes a compartment configured to receive a removable pod, a pump configured to receive liquid from the removeable pod during operation, a heater configured to head the liquid, an auger configured to combine the liquid with air to generate lather, and a nozzle configured to dispense the lather to a user.
US11602209B1
A catch comb comprising a right component and a left component which are joined together. There is a set of fixed teeth, and a set of movable teeth. The movable teeth are actuated by a grip trigger, which also has a position lock. There is also a rotatable angle indicator, so as to allow replication of angled cuts.
US11602208B2
Provided is a hair dryer assembly. An example hair dryer assembly includes a housing and a handle. The housing has a side, an air outlet, and a rear opening. The handle is attached to the side of the housing. The hair dryer assembly further includes a heating wire disposed in the housing and an electric ventilator disposed in the handle. The hair dryer assembly further includes a magnetic ring recessed inside the air outlet of the housing and a diffuser removably attached, via the magnetic ring, to the air outlet of housing.
US11602207B2
Disclosed is an angle deflection type twisted hair styling device, including an upper gripping portion and a lower gripping portion openable and closeable through a hinge structure. An upper clamping head is connected to the upper gripping portion. A lower clamping head is connected to the lower gripping portion. An upper clamping surface is provided on the upper clamping head. A lower clamping surface is provided on the lower clamping head. The upper clamping surface has an upper twisted deflection angle with respect to the upper gripping portion. The lower clamping surface has a lower twisted deflection angle with respect to the lower gripping portion. The upper twisted deflection angle equal to the lower twisted deflection angle. A hairstyle with an inclined angle and a twisted shape can be realized without rotation of a user's hand, and the hairstyle can be completed without major changes to perm action.
US11602205B2
A handbag includes first and second side panels. The first side panel includes oppositely disposed first and second outer sidewalls. A first zipper arrangement of a first profile is coupled to the first outer sidewall. A second zipper arrangement of the first profile is coupled to the second outer sidewall. The second side panel includes oppositely disposed first and second outer sidewalls. A first zipper arrangement of a second profile coupled to the first outer sidewall of the second side panel member. A second zipper arrangement of the second profile coupled to the second outer sidewall of the second side panel member. The zipper arrangements of the first profile can engage with each of the zipper arrangements of the second profile. A compartment is formed by one of the outer sidewalls of the first and second side panels.
US11602203B1
The invention is directed to an umbrella comprising a plurality of shingles attached to a webbed or mesh support. The umbrella includes a plurality of shingles attached in an overlapped orientation to a lower mesh layer. Each shingle is supported by a pair of grommets to prevent the shingles from moving and/or rotating in response to the wind. The shingles and mesh arrangement allow air to be vented through the umbrella canopy. As a result, the umbrella effectively resists wind and air gusts that commonly cause conventional umbrellas to be uprooted from the sand and/or damaged.
US11602195B2
Designs for insoles comprising forefoot support are described herein. In certain embodiments, the forefoot support comprises openings and grooves that confer ventilation and flexibility. Insoles may be customized for individual users and specific types of footwear.
US11602182B2
The inventive glove provides a work glove that detects the presence of AC voltage without compromising its usability as a work glove. Embodiments of the inventive glove include monopole aerials extending into the fingers of the glove. A thin flexible dielectric layer sits between the aerials and inside of the glove, acting as an electrical barrier between the aerials and the user's hand. The aerials are connected to conventional voltage detector circuitry on a circuit board located on the back of the glove. The circuit board is grounded to the user's wrist, which enhances the circuitry's ability to detect the presence of nearby AC voltage at a safe distance.
US11602181B2
A garment, particularly a garment useful in a medical setting, comprising a gown that provides an acceptable barrier between a wearer and certain contaminants as well as easy doffing, the gown having a neck opening, two sleeves, a body portion including a front body portion and a back body portion, one or more panels, and/or one or more doffing features.
US11602179B2
An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a switch control unit. The switch control unit includes a control panel and a button. The control panel includes a power-on control circuit and a power-off control circuit which are electrically connected to the button. The battery assembly is switchable between a lock state and an unlocked state under the control of the button.
US11602167B2
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
US11602166B2
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.
US11602164B2
The present disclosure relates to a flavor delivery article, a mouthpiece, a cartridge, and/or an aerosol delivery device that includes such flavor delivery article. The flavor delivery article includes a hollow elongate unit formed of a substantially continuous wall extending between a first end and a second end and defining an interior storage volume, the substantially continuous wall being formed of a porous material having a graded porosity across a thickness of the substantially continuous wall. The flavor delivery article further includes a flavor liquid contained with the interior storage volume of the hollow elongate unit. The flavor delivery article may be positioned anywhere within an aerosol delivery device (or a mouthpiece or a cartridge of an aerosol delivery device) wherein the flavor liquid may pass through the substantially continuous wall to be entrained in an air stream and/or vapor stream and/or aerosol stream passing through the aerosol delivery device.
US11602161B2
A wrapper for a smoking article has a base web and a plurality of elements each having at least a pair of patch areas where diffusivity is in the range of 0 to about 0.2 cm/sec. Patches of adjacent elements are circumferentially offset from one another along the axis of a smoking article. The add-on material can be applied by gravure printing in a single pass in a chevron pattern such that an apex of the element is co-linear with substantially symmetrically spaced points on a trailing, outer edge of an adjacent element. Testing elements may be simultaneously printed with the add-on material to monitor diffusivity and/or presence of add-on material.
US11602160B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a filler for a smoking article, a smoking article comprising the filler for a smoking article, and a method for manufacturing the filler for a smoking article. In one embodiment, the filler according to the present invention for a smoking article, said filler comprising a gel which contains a gelling agent and one or more gelation promoters, is characterized by having a tap density of 0.05 g/cm3 or less and a degree of suitability to compression filling of more than 60. In one embodiment, the filler according to the present invention for a smoking article is characterized by comprising a gel which contains pectin having an esterification degree of 12% or less and one or more gelation promoters.
US11602159B2
Process for the production of a three-dimensional item by extrusion of a string of dough, comprising a step of providing a viscoelastic food dough inside an extruder comprising a cylindrical tubular body and a piston, an extrusion step by advancing the piston inside the cylindrical tubular body, and a step of interrupting extrusion of the dough by stopping the advancing movement of said piston; a dispensing device comprising such a cylindrical tubular body and such a piston, as well as a printer for the production of an item printed by means of a 3D printing procedure comprising such an extruder, are also described.
US11602158B2
Nano-structures of Aluminum Nitride and a method of producing nano-structures of Aluminum Nitride from nut shells comprising milling agricultural nuts into a fine nut powder, milling nanocrystalline Al2O3 into a powder, mixing, pressing the fine nut powder and the powder of nanocrystalline Al2O3, heating the pellet, maintaining the temperature of the pellet at about 1400° C., cooling the pellet, eliminating the residual carbon, and forming nano-structures of AlN. An Aluminum Nitride (AlN) product made from the steps of preparing powders of agricultural nuts using ball milling, preparing powders of nanocrystalline Al2O3, mixing the powders of agricultural nuts and the powders of nanocrystalline Al2O3 forming a homogenous sample powder of agricultural nuts and Al2O3, pressurizing, pyrolyzing the disk, and reacting the disk and the nitrogen atmosphere and forming AlN.
US11602150B2
A tortilla conveyor transfer system is configured to transfer product from a tortilla press to an oven. The tortilla press outputs batches of product to a press conveyor driven at a press speed. The oven then receives the batches of product at an oven conveyor driven at an oven speed that is slower than the press speed. The tortilla conveyor transfer system is interposed between the press conveyor and the oven conveyor. The tortilla conveyor transfer system has a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a controller. The first conveyor is positioned in series with the press conveyor and the second conveyor, and the second conveyor is positioned in series with the first conveyor and the oven conveyor. In operation, the controller controls and varies the speed of the first conveyor and the second conveyor.
US11602149B2
Food preparation apparatus and associated methods. In one method, dough is proofed in an oven compartment and then baked in the same oven compartment. Temperature and/or humidity can be controlled during proofing and/or baking cycles. A blower may be used, for example, to exhaust gas to ambient to reduce heat and/or moisture in the compartment. For example, the blower may be used between proofing and baking cycles to prepare an environment in the oven compartment for the baking cycle.
US11602145B1
The present disclosure is directed to motion waterfowl decoys and methods of attracting waterfowl using same. The waterfowl decoy mimics the feeding behavior of live waterfowl by moving its head toward a surface without the remainder of their body moving in the same motion. The feeding motion is provided by rotating a spherical ball breast of the decoy, to which the head is attached. When the ball breast rotates, the head moves toward the surface while the body remains in its initial position. Rotation is provided using manually-provided pressure or a battery-driven device, such as a bilge pump or a gear motor. When rotation of the ball breast ceases to be provided, a counterweight in the ball breast returns to its initial position, moving the ball breast and head back to an upright position.
US11602133B2
The present invention relates to a method, a system and an apparatus for treating food items. Such method and device may, for instance, be used to cool down food items, bleed freshly slaughtered fish and treat live fish against parasites. The device and method of the present invention further uses temperature differences and agitation to tread food items. A method for reducing or eliminating sea lice from salmon fish, said method comprising: a) transporting the salmon fish from a reservoir and the feeding salmon fish in liquid into the tubing of a first pumping device, said liquid being at a temperature from +15 to +28° C., b) transporting the salmon fish in liquid through the tubing of the pumping device at a first set time period for treatment in said liquid, c) feeding the salmon fish out of the first pumping device, d) separating the liquid from the salmon fish, and e) transporting the salmon fish back to the reservoir, wherein the liquid media from the pumping device is redirected after separation from the salmon fish in step d) through a heat exchange element back into the pumping device for continued treatment of further salmon fish, and wherein the temperature difference between the liquid used in steps b) and the reservoir is more than 15° C.
US11602122B2
Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
US11602113B1
A novel maize variety designated X03R610 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X03R610 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03R610 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X03R610, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03R610 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03R610 and methods of using maize variety X03R610 are disclosed.
US11602108B1
A novel maize variety designated PH4D79 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4D79 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4D79 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4D79 or a locus conversion of PH4D79 with another maize variety.
US11602102B2
The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 nmol/sec/m2 over a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light.
US11602099B2
The present disclosure refers to a method for operating a round baler. The method comprises providing a nonstop baler type machine; controlling a feeding mechanism for feeding of crop into a prechamber and a main bale forming chamber by a control system of the baler; in a feeding operation, feeding the crop through a first feeding channel into the prechamber; and switching the feeding operation by the control system, thereby, stopping feeding the crop into the prechamber and starting feeding the crop through a second feeding channel into a main bale forming chamber of the baler. The control system is configured to switch the feeding operation in response to a binding material parameter reaching a predetermined parameter value, the binding material provided for wrapping a bale formed in the main bale forming chamber. Furthermore, a round baler is disclosed.
