US11603729B2
A single-tube double-wellhead drilling and production apparatus is provided, which includes a suction pile, two first wellhead heads, two second wellhead heads, two second guiding pipes, two tubings, two tubing hangers, and two plugs located inside and connected with a corresponding second wellhead head. Each second wellhead head is connected to a corresponding first wellhead head and is connected through a connecting pipeline which is provided with a control valve and a check valve. One end of each first wellhead head is connected with a corresponding first guiding pipe connected with the suction pile. Each second guiding pipe is located inside a corresponding first guiding pipe and is connected to an end of a corresponding second wellhead head. Each tubing hanger is located in and connected with a corresponding second wellhead head, is located below and communicates with a corresponding plug, end of which is provided with a corresponding tubing.
US11603726B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and system, and a method of using the same, comprising An apparatus comprising: a first outer pipe; a central housing attached to the first outer pipe, an annular piston that can impact a brittle barrier, the annular piston comprising an impact surface; a brittle barrier, wherein the brittle barrier is separated from the impact surface by a distance, and wherein the brittle barrier comprises a set of materials; and a second outer pipe attached to the central housing, wherein the central housing is positioned between the first outer pipe and the second outer pipe; wherein the brittle barrier is positioned within one or more of the central housing and the second outer pipe; wherein the annular piston is attached to one or more of the first outer pipe and the central housing via a releasable fastener.
US11603723B2
A cuttings processing unit may include a conveyor interface configured to interface with a mud cleaning complex to receive drill cuttings. The cuttings processing unit may further include a breaker mill module operably positioned to receive the cuttings via the conveyor interface, a cuttings tank module operably positioned beneath the breaker mill module, and a pump module operably positioned beneath the cuttings tank module. The breaker mill module may be configured to grind the cuttings into a finer composition. The cuttings tank module may be configured to agitate the finer composition and create a slurry. The pump module may be configured to move the slurry.
US11603720B2
The present disclosure provides a method for running a drilling rig or a workover rig including a plurality of stands into a wellbore. In step 1, position information of the stands in a finger board area may be recorded with a control system. In step 2, the stands may be placed. In step 3, a position of a traveling block may be adjusted so as to move a power elevator to a second waiting position of a racking platform. In step 4, the stands may be pushed with the pipe racking device. In step 5, the second stand may be moved and stabbed in the first stand with an iron floor man. In step 6, a joint between the first stand and the second stand may be made up. In step 7, the traveling block may be moved downward. In step 8, the traveling block may be moved upward.
US11603719B2
A utility umbilical module may include an expandable frame, a plurality of extendable fluid lines arranged on the expandable frame and configured for fluid coupling between a utility plant and a drill rig, an expandable and retractable electrical system configured for electrically coupling a utility plant to a drill rig, and a ground engaging portion configured for over-the-road transport of the module.
US11603717B2
An exemplary derrick assembly includes a frame, a hydraulic cylinder assembly, a drive assembly, and a hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic cylinder assembly is mounted to the frame, and includes a piston rod, a single-tube cylinder body, and a hydraulic chamber. The piston rod is secured to the frame, and the cylinder body is mounted to the piston rod for reciprocal movement between proximal and distal positions. The hydraulic chamber is defined in part by the piston rod and the cylinder body, and expands and contracts with movement of the cylinder body. The drive assembly is mounted to the cylinder body for movement with the cylinder body. The hydraulic assembly configured to charge hydraulic fluid into and out of the hydraulic chamber to cause the hydraulic chamber to expand and contract, thereby moving the cylinder body and the drive assembly between the proximal position and the distal position.
US11603708B2
A linkage assembly for a drilling machine includes a first arm, a second arm, an actuation member, and a connector assembly. A first end of the first arm is pivotally coupled to a positioning member at a first pivot joint. A first end of the second arm is pivotally coupled to a feed table at a second pivot joint. A first end of the actuation member is pivotally coupled to the feed table at a third pivot joint. The connector assembly is fixedly coupled to a second end of the first arm, and pivotally coupled to a second end of the second arm and a second end of the actuation member. The linkage assembly is adapted to pivot the feed table relative to the positioning member about a pivot axis based on movement of the actuation member between an extended position and a retracted position.
US11603705B2
A screen enclosure frame can include a post rail having a post rail body with front, rear, right, and left sides defining a post rail cavity, a first flange extending from and perpendicularly to the right side and having a first spline groove, a second flange extending from and perpendicularly to the left side and having a second spline groove. Optionally, a frame can further include a rear bracket for securing the post rail to a floor, and optionally, can further include at least one side bracket for further securing the post rail to a floor. Also optionally, a frame can further include a track rail having a track rail body with proximate, distal, and upper sides, an upper flange extending perpendicularly from the upper side and having an upper spline groove, and a lower flange extending perpendicularly from the upper side. The upper and lower flanges can be coplanar.
US11603695B2
A method for mounting a door drive including a door actuator with a mounting section for the attachment to a counter-mounting section of a door, an attachment device for the attachment to a counter-attachment section of the door and a lever mechanism with a first end and with a second end, for the mobile support of the door actuator at the attachment device between a closing position and an opening position, where the attachment device is disposed at the first end of the lever mechanism and an axle assembly of the door actuator at a second end of the lever mechanism, and with an actuating unit of the door actuator for moving the axle assembly of the door actuator.
US11603686B2
A door hinge comprising: a frame mount configured to be mounted to a door frame which is disposed about a doorway; and a door mount configured to be mounted to a door which is to selectively close off the doorway; wherein the door mount is pivotally connected to the frame mount about an axis of rotation, and further wherein the door hinge is configured such that when the frame mount is mounted to a door frame, and when the door mount is mounted to a door, the axis of rotation of the door hinge is disposed outwards of the point of attachment of the door hinge to the door frame, and laterally outboard of the doorway.
US11603678B2
The present invention relates to a tower damper adapted to be mounted in a wind turbine tower, the tower damper comprising a pendulum structure adapted to be suspended in the wind turbine tower; a plurality of springs arranged to dampen movements of the pendulum structure; a suspension arrangement for suspending the pendulum structure; and a chamber holding a damping liquid into which damping liquid the pendulum structure is at least partly immersed. The present invention further relates to a wind turbine comprising a tower damper.
US11603673B2
A support head for attachment to a formwork support for creating the formwork for a floor using a large number of floor formwork elements which each have a form surface. The support head has two support portions suitable for supporting at least one pair of adjacent floor formwork elements of the large number of floor formwork elements. The support head has an adjustment device for moving a first support portion into an arrangement in which the floor formwork element which can be mounted on the first support portion can be mounted thereon on at least one subjacent mounting point which is at a lower mounting height than a formwork mounting height. The mounting point of the second support portion remains at the formwork mounting height.
US11603672B2
A floor tapping block is described. The floor tapping block includes a planar base having a front downward facing tongue extending below the planar base. The planar base has a track attached to a top surface thereof. A handle portion having a groove can be fitted over the track on the planar base. The handle portion having a front face configured to be hit with a hammer. This portion can be a flat portion raised from the handle. A locking pin to secure the handle portion to the planar base. The locking pin may be a spring biased pin that locks into predefined locking holes in the planar base. The locking pin may also be a combination of a screw and a nut.
US11603670B2
A fastener unit and related method for securing a board to a support is provided. The fastener unit includes a spacer block, a grip element extending from the spacer block and configured to fit in and engage a groove of the board, and one or more board engagement elements extending from a portion of the spacer block. The board engagement elements can clamp the board, between an upper and/or lower surface of the board and a groove of the board, thereby securing the spacer block in a position adjacent the groove to establish a gap between the board and another board. Related methods of use also are provided.
US11603664B2
A metal shingle having a body with left, right, top and bottom parts. The body is substantially planar and rectangular and has a front, a rear, left and right sides, a top and a bottom. The left and right parts extend from the left and right side respectively. One of the left and right parts is folded over the front and the other is folded over the bottom. The top and bottom parts extend from the top and bottom respectively. One of the top and bottom parts is folded over the front and the other is folded over the bottom. In use, the shingles are positioned in each of side-to-side and top-to-bottom abutting relation so that adjacent sides are interlocked. The body defining a hollow adjacent to one of the interlocking top and bottom parts.
US11603661B2
A dynamic acoustic locking ceiling baffle and a dynamic acoustic locking ceiling system, that includes a single piece of material folded into acoustic locking ceiling baffles, using locking pieces and locking mechanisms, to quickly and easily install the acoustic locking ceiling baffle onto construction ceiling hangers to provide an aesthetically pleasing image, along with a reduction in unwanted noise or room acoustics.
US11603660B2
A steep slope roofing panel system includes an underlayment and a plurality of roofing panels installed atop the underlayment. The panels may be installed to provide both protection from the environment and watershedding. Alternatively, the panels and the underlayment may share the watershedding functions of the roof, with one as a primary watershedding component and the other as an auxiliary watershedding component. The roofing system may be custom manufactured off-site based upon predetermined measurements and characteristics of a roof and its protrusions. Alternatively, the roofing system may be custom manufactured at the job site based upon such measurements and characteristics. Each panel may be assigned to a location on the roof and may include imprinted instructions regarding cutting and/or bending the panel to form flashing, drip edges, or other features, as well as the panel's location and installation sequence on the roof.
US11603658B2
A beam and bolting construction method and an example dwelling (10) according to the method are provided. The method involves preliminary steps of selecting a site and determining a bolt array (19) and selection of dimensions and materials. Actual construction steps include forming a foundation slab (14) having vertical bolts (18) embedded therein in accordance with the bolt array (19). Alternating layers of beams (B), having aligned bolt bores (52) for receiving the bolts, are successively laid down over the bolts (18), with sides meeting at corners (29) with alternating sides encompassing the corner bolt. Once a desired height is achieved, washers (72) and nuts (78) are placed on the bolts and are tightened to desired pressure levels. The dwelling (10) is formed with beams (42) compressed together by threaded bolts (18) in a bolt array (19).
US11603640B2
A deployable cofferdam web-supporting frame assembly for a cofferdam system configured to be installed within a body of water to at least partially delimit therein an enclosure. The deployable cofferdam web-supporting frame assembly comprises first and second frame-supporting structures comprising first and second apexes and first and second groups of longitudinally extending frame-supporting legs each having a waterbed-engaging end, the first and second frame-supporting structure being configurable into a usage configuration wherein the frame-supporting legs are connected to each other with the waterbed-engaging ends thereof being spaced apart from one another, and a storage configuration wherein the frame-supporting legs are substantially parallel to each other; and a connecting assembly connecting the first and second apexes to each other. It also concerns a cofferdam system comprising the same and a corresponding method for delimiting an enclosure within a body of water.
US11603639B2
The invention concerns a method for installing a tubular metal pile (28) in a rocky ground, successively comprising drilling the rocky ground (6) in order to form a cavity (14) of predetermined diameter and depth, filling the cavity with a granular material (18), arranging the granular material present in the cavity by vibration, and installing the pile in the cavity.
US11603635B2
A crash cushion includes a number of spaced-apart supports or bulkheads; energy absorbing modules positioned between the supports; overlapping side panels that interconnect the supports and envelop the energy absorbing modules; front and rear fixed anchors; and reinforcing cables extending between the anchors. The cables extend through cable guides formed in the supports so as to stabilize the supports and facilitate controlled collapse of the supports during vehicle impacts.
US11603631B2
The self-propelled construction machine according to the invention, in particular road-milling machine, recycler, stabiliser or surface miner, comprises a machine frame 2, which is supported by a chassis 1, which has wheels or tracks 1A, 1B. A milling drum 4 is arranged on the machine frame. The wheels or tracks 1A, 1B and the milling drum 4 are driven by a drive unit 8. Furthermore, the construction machine comprises a control unit 19 for controlling the drive unit 8 and a signal-receiving unit 18 for detecting at least one measurement variable M(t) which is characteristic of an operating state of the milling drum 4. The construction machine is characterised in that the rotational speed of the milling drum 4 is adapted, on the basis of at least one measurement variable M(t) which is characteristic of a critical operating state of the milling drum, to the operating conditions of the construction machine in such a way that the milling drum is operated in a non-critical operating state. The adaptive open-loop control of the milling drum rotational speed allows the construction machine to be operated at an optimum operating point with respect to the milling drum rotational speed.
US11603630B2
To provide a surface sizing agent for papermaking, which has good low foamability and mechanical stability and has an excellent sizing effect. The surface sizing agent for papermaking is a surface sizing agent for papermaking, comprising a composition obtained by polymerizing unsaturated monomers in the presence of a starch, wherein the amount of the starch is 25 to 40 mass % based on the total amount of the starch and the unsaturated monomers, the unsaturated monomers comprise at least a styrenic compound and a (meth)acrylic ester compound, and the amount of the styrenic compound is 10 mass % or more and less than 30 mass %, and the amount of the (meth)acrylic ester compound is 20 to 50 mass %, based on the total amount of the starch and the unsaturated monomers.
US11603629B2
A container and a preparation method thereof are provided. A material forming the container includes at least two types of oxidized nanocelluloses interlaced with each other, the at least two types of oxidized nanocelluloses being configured to have different degrees of expansion after absorbing moisture in a same environment. In a dry condition, the at least two types of oxidized nanocelluloses do not expand, so the structure of the container is relatively dense and the air permeability is poor, which can sufficiently maintain moisture of an article stored in the container. In case the article itself or other reasons cause high humidity, different oxidized nanocelluloses of the container expand after absorbing moisture, so that gaps between different oxidized nanocelluloses becomes larger, and the air permeability of the container becomes better, which can discharge excessive moisture, enabling the container to self-adjust the air permeability based on humidity.
US11603627B2
By sequentially performing: a step (I) of dissolving fullerene C60 in a polyalkylene glycol to prepare a fullerene solution; a step (II) of immersing a material carbon fiber in the fullerene solution; and a step (III) of extracting the carbon fiber from the fullerene solution, washing the extracted carbon fiber with water, and drying the carbon fiber washed with water, a carbon fiber on which fullerene C60 adsorbs is obtained.
US11603625B2
A cart coat adapted to seat within a laundromat cart includes an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer defines an inner surface and an outer surface of the cart coat, and the outer layer further defines a pouch. The inner layer is retained within the pouch and can be detachable or removable from the outer layer. The inner layer includes a health protection material. A cart coat transport system may include the cart coat and an article of apparel configured to be worn on an upper part of a wearer's body. The cart coat is selectively attachable to the article of apparel.
US11603624B2
A laundry appliance uses a determination of volumetric airflow rate after a steady state condition is reached to determine the accumulation of lint in filter. Based on the determination, various actions can be taken including notifying the user, shutting off the appliance, initiating an automatic cleaning sequence for one or more lint filters, and combinations thereof. One or more temperature sensors, relative humidity sensors, and weight sensors are used to provide measurements for determining the volumetric airflow rate.
US11603621B2
A household cleaning appliance having a treating chamber and a non-bulk dispensing system coupled with the treating chamber and having a portion of material configured to be removable wherein the non-bulk dispensing system is configured to receive a removable cartridge containing a treating chemistry when such material is removed.
US11603620B2
A washing machine includes a washing tub rotatably disposed to accommodate laundry, a pulsator rotatably disposed in the washing tub, a drive shaft to rotate the pulsator, a dehydration shaft to be connected to the washing tub and through which the drive shaft passes, a solenoid to form a magnetic field when a current is applied, a fixing core to surround the solenoid, and a clutch to couple and uncouple the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft. The clutch includes an armature to be lifted by a magnetic force of the solenoid, and a clutch coupler to be elevated along the dehydration shaft, perform coupling between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a first position, and perform uncoupling between the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft in a second position lifted from the first position.
US11603615B2
A fluid flow system for a laundry appliance includes a blower that delivers process air along an airflow path having a heat exchanger. A drain channel receives condensate from the heat exchanger and fluid spray from a spray nozzle for directing lint particles to the drain channel and on to a sump for collecting fluid, including the condensate. A pump seat and a fluid outlet are integrally formed in a sump cover. A pump directs the fluid from the sump to the fluid outlet. A fluid level sensor detects at least minimum and maximum capacities of the fluid in the sump. When the fluid is below the minimum capacity, the pump defines an idle state. When the fluid reaches the minimum capacity, the pump defines an active state. When the fluid exceeds the maximum capacity, the pump directs the fluid to the fluid outlet.
US11603611B2
Described is a composite made from a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, or a knitted face fabric and a non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is needle punched such that fibers protrude into the non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric has a first polymer having a first melting point and a second polymer having a second melting point being higher than the first melting point. The nonwoven backing material comprises a third polymer having a third melting point and a fourth polymer having a fourth melting point being higher than the third melting point. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is further bonded to the nonwoven backing material applying heat to at least partially melt or soften the first polymer and the third polymer such that they bond together.
US11603607B2
A furnace for thermal treatment, in particular for carbonization and/or graphitization, of material, in particular fibers, in particular fibers of oxidized polyacrylonitrile PAN. During the thermal treatment, a pyrolysis gas is released from the material. The furnace includes a housing, a process space, which is located in the interior of the housing and is delimited by a process space housing and through which the material can be fed, a heating system for heating a process space atmosphere prevailing in the process space, and an extraction system for suctioning process space atmosphere laden with pyrolysis gas from the process space. The extraction system has at least one suction device having a suction channel, which is delimited by a channel wall and which is connected to the process space by means of a suction opening. The suction opening is arranged in a region of the process space in which, during operation of the furnace a temperature prevails at which no or only moderate chemical reactions occur between the pyrolysis gas and the process space housing and/or the channel wall.
US11603605B2
Included are multiple component elastic fibers prepared by a solution-spinning process such as dry spinning or wet spinner of spandex fibers including polyurethaneurea and polyurethane compositions. These fibers have a cross-section including at least two separate regions with definable boundaries wherein at least one region defined by the boundaries of the cross-section includes a polyurethaneurea or polyurethane composition. One region of the fiber includes a fusibility improvement additive to enhance adhesion to itself or to a substrate.
US11603604B2
One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a spinning pack, a yarn manufacturing apparatus including the spinning pack, a yarn manufacturing method using the yarn manufacturing apparatus, and yarn manufactured by the manufacturing method. The spinning pack includes a spinneret having a nozzle unit, a heating unit for heating the nozzle unit, a pack body surrounding at least a part of the spinneret, and a spinning block surrounding the pack body, wherein the spinneret includes a first surface which defines a storage space while facing at least one surface of the spinning block, and a second surface facing the first surface, wherein the nozzle unit includes a plurality of discharge holes and protrudes from the second surface; and wherein the heating unit is disposed at the outer side of the nozzle unit.
US11603571B2
There are provided a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having a tensile strength of 980 MPa or more and a production method therefor. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a predetermined component composition and a microstructure containing 75.0% or more by area and less than 97.0% by area of a primary phase composed of an upper bainite phase, the primary phase having an average grain size of 12.0 μm or less, and more than 3.0% by area and 25.0% or less by area of a secondary phase that is a structure composed of one or two of a lower bainite phase and/or a tempered martensite phase, and a martensite phase, in which the number density of grains of the secondary phase having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.5 μm or more is 150,000 grains/mm2 or less, and the steel sheet has an arithmetic mean surface roughness of 2.00 μm or less.
US11603568B2
Although tumor-associated macrophages have been extensively studied in the control of response to radiotherapy, the molecular mechanisms involved in the ionizing radiation-mediated activation of macrophages remain elusive. Here the present inventors show that ionizing radiation induces the expression of interferon-regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) promoting thus macrophage activation toward a pro-inflammatory phenotype. They reveal that the activation of the Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase is required for ionizing radiation-elicited macrophage activation, but also for macrophage reprogramming after treatments with γ-interferon, lipopolysaccharide or chemotherapeutic agent (such as cis-platin), underscoring the fact that the kinase ATM plays a central role during macrophage phenotypic switching toward a proinflammatory phenotype. They further demonstrate that NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2)-dependent ROS production is upstream to ATM activation and is essential during this process. They also report that hypoxic conditions and the inhibition of any component of this signaling pathway (NOX2, ROS and ATM) impairs pro-inflammatory activation of macrophages and predicts a poor tumor response to preoperative radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer. Altogether, these results identify a novel signaling pathway involved in macrophage activation that may enhance effectiveness of radiotherapy through the re-programming of tumor infiltrating macrophages.
US11603567B2
Provided is a non-invasive method for diagnosing colorectal cancer in a subject by detecting enrichment or reduction of certain bacterial species. A kit and device useful for such methods are also provided. In addition, a method for reducing the risk of colon cancer by regulating the pertinent bacterial species in human colon is also provided.
US11603566B2
The current disclosure relates to therapeutic treatments and diagnostic methods for esophageal cancer based on the expression level of biomarker miRNAs. Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of treating esophageal cancer (EC) in a patient, said method comprising: diagnosing the patient with esophageal cancer when the patient is determined to have an elevated or decreased level of expression of one or more miRNAs selected from mir-15b, miR-17, mir-18a, mir-21, mir-23a, mir-24-2, mir-25, mir-27a, mir-93, mir-103, mir-106b, mir-129-2, mir-139, mir-146b, mir-148a, mir-151, miR-155, mir-181a-1, mir-181a, mir-181b-1, mir-181b, mir-182, mir-183, mir-192, mir-194-1, mir-194-2, mir-196a-1, mir-196a-2, mir-196b, mir-205, mir-215, mir-223, mir-224, mir-335, mir-338, mir-375, mir-421, mir-484, mir-505, mir-769, mir-944, mir-1468, mir-3648, and let-7i in a sample from a patient relative to the expression level of the one or more miRNAs in a control sample; and administering an effective amount of an esophageal treatment to the diagnosed patient.
US11603562B2
The present disclosure provides a method and systems for processing or analyzing a nucleic acid molecule. A method for processing or analyzing a double-stranded nucleic molecule may comprise providing the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a double-stranded adapter. The double-stranded adapter may comprise a nicking site within a sense strand or an anti-sense strand of the double-stranded adapter. The double-stranded adapter may then be coupled to the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, and the double-stranded nucleic acid molecule coupled to the double-stranded adapter may be circularized to generate a circularized double-stranded nucleic acid molecule.
US11603561B2
A method for direct quantification of nucleic acids in real time qPCR. The invention discloses a method for specific quantification of nucleic acids in real time qPCR. The disclosed invention can be achieved in three ways; 1) using a modified primer for qPCR quantification; 2) using strand displacement based probes for qPCR quantification; 3) using label-free endonuclease probe for qPCR quantification. The mechanism of quantification is based on the fact that, DNA, RNA or modified oligonucleotide based light-up dye-aptamer system, where dye is not fluorescent in free state but its fluorescence increases multi-fold when it binds to its specific aptamer.
US11603560B2
Provided is a particle measuring method for measuring, based on image data containing an image of a plurality of particles, a size of each of the particles included in the image data. The particle measuring method includes: acquiring a position of each of the plurality of particles from the image data; extracting two particles vicinal to each other; and calculating the size of each of the particles based on a distance between the two vicinal particles.
US11603554B2
The disclosure provides methods for separating and/or purifying one or more molecules released from one or more fluid compartments or partitions, such as one or more droplets. Molecules can be released from a fluid compartment(s) and bound to supports that can be isolated via any suitable method, including example methods described herein. The disclosure also provides devices that can aid in isolating supports bound to molecules.
US11603548B2
An Fc-binding protein exhibiting improved alkaline resistance, a method for producing the protein, an antibody adsorbent obtained by immobilizing the protein on a carrier, and a method for separating an antibody using the adsorbent.
US11603544B2
Genomic safe harbors (GSH) for genetic therapies in human stem cells and engineered nanoparticles to provide targeted genetic therapies are described. The GSH and/or associated nanoparticles can be used to safely and efficiently treat a variety of genetic, infectious, and malignant diseases.
US11603542B2
The present invention relates to adeno-associated viral (AAV) particles encoding siRNA molecules and methods for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
US11603539B2
Methods for developing engineered T-cells for immunotherapy that are both non-alloreactive and resistant to immunosuppressive drugs. The present invention relates to methods for modifying T-cells by inactivating both genes encoding target for an immunosuppressive agent and T-cell receptor, in particular genes encoding CD52 and TCR. This method involves the use of specific rare cutting endonucleases, in particular TALE-nucleases (TAL effector endonuclease) and polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, to precisely target a selection of key genes in T-cells, which are available from donors or from culture of primary cells. The invention opens the way to standard and affordable adoptive immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer and viral infections.
US11603533B2
The present disclosure relates to modulation of protein expression.
US11603529B2
Provided herein are RNAi molecules for treating Huntington's disease. Further provided herein are expression cassettes, vectors (e.g., rAAV, recombinant adenoviral, recombinant lentiviral, and recombinant HSV vectors), cells, viral particles, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the RNAi. Yet further provided herein are methods and kits related to the use of the RNAi, for example, to treat Huntington's disease.
US11603523B2
The invention relates to a novel inhibitor pharmacophore of PCSK9 and heteroaryl compounds that bind the PCSK9 protein.
US11603507B2
The present invention relates generally to corn dry-milling, and more specifically, to methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol and a system therefore. In one embodiment, a method for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct includes, in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol, separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a thin stillage portion. The thin stillage portion is separated into a protein portion and a water soluble solids portion. Next, the protein portion is dewatered then dried to define a high protein corn meal that includes at least 40 wt % protein on a dry basis.
US11603502B2
Provided are marine fuels or fuel blending compositions, methods of making such fuels or compositions and methods of potentially reducing the life cycle carbon intensity of marine fuels or a fuel blending compositions. The marine fuel or fuel blending composition disclosed herein includes at least 20 vol % of a resid-containing fraction, and from 5 vol % to 80 vol % of one or more renewable fuel blending components. The one or more renewable fuel blending components includes one or more fatty acid alkyl esters. Optionally the one or more renewable fuel blending components may include gas-to-liquid hydrocarbons from renewable synthesis gas, hydrotreated natural fat or oil, hydrotreated waste cooking oil, hydrotreated tall oil, pyrolysis gas oil, or combinations thereof. Optionally, the resulting marine fuel or fuel blending composition can have a BMCI−TE difference value of 15 or less.
US11603501B2
A method for producing a bio-jet fuel includes a reaction step of hydrogenating, isomerizing, and decomposing a crude oil obtained by a deoxygenation treatment of a raw oil containing a triglyceride and/or a free fatty acid, by using a hydrogenation catalyst and an isomerization catalyst in a hydrogen atmosphere under conditions of a reaction temperature of 180° C. to 350° C. and a pressure of 0.1 MPa to 30 MPa.
US11603500B2
A process to catalytically transform natural gas liquid (NGL) into higher molecular weight hydrocarbons includes providing an NGL stream, catalytically dehydrogenating at least a portion of the NGL stream components to their corresponding alkene derivatives, catalytically oligomerizing at least a portion of the alkenes to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and recovering the higher molecular weight hydrocarbons. The NGL stream can be extracted from a gas stream such as a gas stream coming from shale formations. The higher molecular weight hydrocarbons can be hydrocarbons that are liquid at ambient temperature and ambient pressure.
US11603476B2
A photoluminescent coating material which contains: a hydrocarbon-based solvent (A) that has an aniline point of 40° C. or higher; a resin (B1) that is incompatible with the hydrocarbon-based solvent (A); a solvent (C) that is compatible with the hydrocarbon-based solvent (A) and the resin (B1) while having a lower boiling point than the hydrocarbon-based solvent (A); and a scale-like aluminum (D).
US11603469B2
The present invention relates, in one aspect, to a thermosetting resin composition including an epoxy resin, an isocyanate resin, a polyrotaxane resin, and a curing agent, wherein the isocyanate resin includes a hexamethylene skeleton and at least one selected from a biuret skeleton, an isocyanurate skeleton, an allophanate skeleton, a neopentyl skeleton, a butylene skeleton, and a dicarboxyl skeleton in a structure thereof.
US11603454B2
A static discharge device is formed of an electrical conductor to dissipate static charge from materials including fabrics, clothing and hair. The static discharge device can be used in a clothes dryer. Electrons can migrate to the electrical conductor to dissipate the static charge from materials. The static discharge device can be formed of a conductive thermoplastic material including a polymer and strands of metal or carbon.
US11603452B2
Embodiments of polymer compositions and articles comprising such compositions contain at least one multimodal ethylene-based polymer having at least three ethylene-based components, wherein the multimodal ethylene-based polymer exhibits improved toughness.
US11603444B2
A method of forming foam material is provided, which includes mixing 100 parts by weight of a compound having cyclic carbonate groups and a foaming agent to form a foaming composition, wherein the foaming agent includes 3 to 13 parts by weight of carbamate salt and 15 to 65 parts by weight of amino compound. The foaming composition is heated to 100° C. to 170° C. for decomposing the carbamate salt into CO2 and amino compound, and the amino compound is reacted with the compound having cyclic carbonate groups to form the foam material.
US11603424B2
The invention relates to a crosslinkable composition, which comprises a component a) at least one halogenated bisphenol A diglycidyl ether tetra(meth)acrylate and a component b) at least one diluent from mono(meth)acrylates of a monoalcohol comprising a biphenyl structure, and at least one optional component from components c), d), e), f) and g). It also relates to its use for coatings or materials, in particular for 3D printed articles for optical applications, as it also relates to the crosslinked composition and to the finished product, in particular the 3D article which results therefrom.
US11603423B2
The invention relates to an acrylonitrile copolymer binder and application thereof in lithium ion battery, belonging to the field of lithium ion battery. The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide an acrylonitrile copolymer binder comprising the following structural units in percentage by weight: 78-95% of acrylonitrile unit, 1-10% of acrylic ester unit and 2-15% of acrylamide unit. For the binder of the invention, acrylonitrile monomer is taken as the main body, and acrylic ester monomer, acrylamide monomer or acrylate salt monomer with strong polarity is added to acrylonitrile for copolymerization to enable the flexibility of a polymer membrane, the affinity of an electrolyte and the proper swelling degree in the electrolyte while keeping strong adhesion or intermolecular force of acrylonitrile polymer molecules, so as to fit the periodic volume changes of electrode active materials along with lithium ion intercalation/deintercalation in charging and discharging processes, thereby improving the energy density and cycle performance of the lithium ion battery.
US11603422B2
There is provided a polymer which is the copolymerization product from a mixture including: (a) 10-50 mol % of at least one addition polymerizable arylcyclobutene monomer; (b) 15-50 mol % of at least one addition polymerizable diene monomer; and (c) 15-60 mol % of at least one addition polymerizable aromatic vinyl monomer. The polymer can be used in electronic applications.
US11603405B2
The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD3. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind PSMA. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD3 and PSMA. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind IL1RAP. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD33. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD3 and IL1RAP. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD3 and CD33. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind TMEFF2. The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind CD3 and TMEFF2. The present invention relates to fragments of the antibodies, polynucleotides encoding the antibodies or fragments thereof, and methods of making and using the same.
US11603402B2
The invention provides agonistic anti-human VISTA antibodies and antibody fragments. These agonist antibodies and antibody fragments may be used to potentiate or enhance or mimic VISTA's suppressive effects on T cell immunity and thereby suppress T cell immunity. These agonist antibodies and antibody fragments are especially useful in the treatment of autoimmunity, allergy, inflammatory conditions, GVHD, sepsis and transplant recipients. Screening assays for identifying these agonists are also provided.
US11603401B2
The present invention relates to immunoglobulins that specifically bind Aggrecan and more in particular to polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; to methods for preparing such polypeptides; to compositions and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such polypeptides, for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. In particular, the immunoglobulins of the present invention inhibit the activity of Aggrecan.
US11603386B2
Insect-repellent compositions containing compounds of Formula I: wherein R is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbon-containing ring, having zero, one, two, or three double bonds, and having zero, one, two, or three heteroatoms, wherein the one, two, or three heteroatoms, if present, are selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; “x” is an integer from 0 to 5; and “y” is an integer from 1 to 10.
US11603380B2
The present invention concerns a compound having the following formula (I): as well as its use as a medicament, especially for its use for treating viral infections.
US11603378B2
The present invention relates to a specific azole silane compound, an oligomer thereof, a mixture comprising said compound and/or said oligomer, as well as a respective storage and working solution. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a synthesis method for said specific azole silane compound, and the use of said working solution as a surface treatment solution.
US11603377B2
The disclosure provides compounds and salts that show high selectivity and inhibitory activity for mTORC1 and uses thereof for the treatment of disease, such as Formula X: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11603374B2
Provided herein are compounds of the Formula I: [INSERT FORMULA I] and tautomers, stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2 and Ry have the meanings given in the specification, which are inhibitors of RET kinase and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a RET kinase inhibitor, including RET-associated diseases and disorders.
US11603373B2
Presently provided are inhibitors of cellularly expressed TD02 and IDO1, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; and treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer.
US11603360B2
Disclosed is a purified dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD) vapor composition containing at least 99.5 wt. % DAFD; 5-(alkoxycarbonyl) furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC) that, if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, alkyl-5-formylfuran-2-carboxylate (AFFC) that, if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, 5-(dialkoxymethyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (DAFCA) that if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, and alkyl 5-(dialkoxymethyl)furan-2-carboxylate (ADAFC) that if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, in each case based on the weight of the DAFD vapor composition.
US11603350B2
The present invention provides a compound, a composition, a cured object, an optically anisotropic body, and a reflective film which have high refractive index anisotropy Δn and excellent light resistance, and which exhibit liquid crystallinity. The compound of the present invention is a compound represented by General Formula (1).
US11603347B2
A highly unsaturated fatty acid or a highly unsaturated fatty acid ethyl ester that has been produced using as a feedstock oil a fat or oil that contains highly unsaturated fatty acids as constituent fatty acids and which has been reduced in the contents of environmental pollutants, wherein among the dioxins contained, polychlorinated dibenzoparadioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are contained in amounts of less than 0.05 pg-TEQ/g and coplanar PCBs (Co-PCBs) in amounts of less than 0.03 pg-TEQ/g. Also disclosed is a method for producing the highly unsaturated fatty acid or highly unsaturated fatty acid ethyl ester by the steps of removing free fatty acids and environmental pollutants by thin-film distillation from a feedstock oil, ethyl esterifying the resulting fat or oil, and refining the same by rectification and column chromatography.
US11603346B2
The present invention relates to polyethylene glycol derivatives and use thereof.
US11603345B2
The present application discloses methods for the efficient preparation of high purity compounds of the Formula I, and their methods of use.
US11603344B2
A process for producing methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) comprising introducing a butane feed stream (n-butane, i-butane) and hydrogen to a hydrogenolysis reactor comprising a hydrogenolysis catalyst to produce a hydrogenolysis product stream comprising hydrogen, methane, ethane, propane, i-butane, and optionally n-butane; separating the hydrogenolysis product stream into a first hydrogen-containing stream, an optional methane stream, a C2 to C3 gas stream (ethane, propane), and a butane stream (i-butane, optionally n-butane); feeding the butane stream to a dehydrogenation reactor to produce a dehydrogenation product stream, wherein the dehydrogenation reactor comprises a dehydrogenation catalyst, and wherein the dehydrogenation product stream comprises hydrogen, i-butane, and isobutylene; and feeding the dehydrogenation product stream and methanol to an etherification unit to produce an unreacted methanol stream, an unreacted isobutylene stream, and an MTBE stream.
US11603338B2
According to this disclosure, there is provided a pyrolysis reaction system and a direct non-oxidative methane coupling process using the same by which it is possible to reach the selectivity for good C≤10 hydrocarbons and at the same time to inhibit coke from being generated while a good methane conversion is maintained during direct conversion of methane into C2+ hydrocarbons through non-oxidative pyrolysis.
US11603330B2
A coated glass substrate is disclosed as well as a method of making the coated glass substrate. The coated glass substrate comprises a glass substrate and a coating on a surface of the glass substrate wherein the coating includes a binder. The binder may include an interpenetrating network. For example, the network may include a crosslinked polyacrylate and a crosslinked polyacrylamide. In addition, the transparency of the coated substrate after one of the following conditions may be within 10% of the transparency of the coated substrate prior to the condition: (i) wherein the coated substrate is stored at a temperature of 0° C. or less and then exposed to an environment at 21° C. and 70% humidity or (ii) wherein the coated substrate is positioned within 100° C. steam for one minute.
US11603327B2
Provided are a water treatment method and a water treatment device wherein in a biological treatment of ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated, the water to be treated can be treated stably at a high treatment speed even when the nitrogen concentration of the water to be treated is high. This water treatment device biologically treats ammonium nitrogen-containing water to be treated. The water treatment device (water treatment method) is provided with: a nitrification device (nitrification step) for oxidizing ammonium nitrogen to nitrite or nitrate nitrogen using nitrifying bacteria including autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria contained in microbial activated sludge; and a nitrification rate control means which maintains a molybdenum compound in the nitrification device in such a manner as to control the molybdenum concentration of the water to be treated to 0.025 mg Mo/gN or more, and controls the nitrification rate for the sludge to 0.11 [kgN/(kgVSS·day)].
US11603323B2
This publication relates to a method and a system for producing freshwater through a reverse osmosis process in a submerged membrane system requiring a differential pressure over the membrane system. The differential pressure is provided by introducing gas bubbles in the riser device (2) downstream the outlet (7) for fresh water in the riser device (2). The system comprises at least one submerged, reverse osmosis unit (1), with an inlet (4) for water and an outlet (7) for fresh water, a riser device (2) extending from the outlet (7) of the submerged membrane system to at, above or below sea level and a system for providing a low pressure side for the reverse osmosis process.
US11603318B1
A hydrated lime product which can be provided to an end user in dry form and which can be formed into a slurry which will comprise lime hydrate with sufficiently increased reactivity over that of traditional hydrated lime slurries to be competitive in reaction time with on-site produced slaked lime slurries.
US11603312B2
A microelectromechanical device comprising a mobile rotor in a silicon wafer. The rotor comprises one or more high-density regions. The one or more high-density regions in the rotor comprise at least one high-density material which has a higher density than silicon. The one or more high-density regions have been formed in the silicon wafer by filling one or more fill trenches in the rotor with the at least one high-density material. The one or more fill trenches have a depth/width aspect ratio of at least 10, and the one or more fill trenches have been filled by depositing the high-density material into the fill trenches in an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process.
US11603307B2
A system is provided for dispensing a hair dye formulation into a customer container. The system includes a conveyer belt configured to transport the customer container along a fill line; a plurality of dispensing mechanisms, each connected to a respective container having a different bulk hair dye color, the plurality of dispensing mechanisms being disposed over a conveyer belt along the fill line. The system is configured to receive a formula for filling the customer container with one or more bulk hair dye colors from among the plurality of containers having the different bulk hair dye color, and control each of the plurality of dispensing mechanisms to perform a dispensing operation to dispense an amount of bulk hair dye color or to not perform a dispensing operation at a time when the customer container is transported to each of the plurality of dispensing mechanisms along the fill line.
US11603306B2
Methods and systems for the production and delivery of lithium metal of high purity are provided herein. In one or more embodiments, a liquid lithium delivery system contains a liquid lithium delivery module fluidly coupled to a lithium refill container. The liquid lithium delivery module contains a lithium storage region operable to store liquid lithium and containing a fluid supply line fluidly coupling an outlet port of a liquid lithium storage tank, and a flow meter positioned downstream from the lithium storage region along the fluid supply line and operable to monitor the flow of the liquid lithium through the fluid supply line.
US11603304B2
A beverage pod for a beverage machine is provided. The beverage pod can include a container having an internal space and a container flange defining an opening to the internal space, a plug sealing the opening of the container, and a cap secured to the container flange. A beverage medium can be located within the internal space of the container. The cap can be operable to selectively engage a portion of the plug to release the beverage medium through the plug and the cap.
US11603299B2
A forklift includes a cabin and a seat for use by a driver arranged in the cabin. The cabin has a lateral opening to enter and exit the cabin, and the seat is mounted rotatably relative to the cabin. There is a safety bracket for preventing the driver from involuntarily exiting the cabin through the lateral opening, and for providing lateral impact protection. The safety bracket is mechanically connected to the seat to be rotatable together with the seat.
US11603293B2
The present invention relates to an assembly for rotating a suspended load around a substantially vertical axis, the assembly comprising an inner rim configured to have a fixed relationship with the suspended load to be rotated, an outer rim engaging the inner rim in a manner so that the inner and outer rims are configured to perform rotational movements relative to each other during rotation of the suspended load, and a drive unit for performing the relative rotational movement between the inner and outer rims. The assembly of the present invention may be secured to a lifting yoke for lifting wind turbine related components, such as entire wind turbine towers, wind turbine tower sections, nacelles, rotor blades or containers.
US11603287B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a stairlift overspeed safety system are disclosed. The overspeed safety system may include a centripetal cam assembly, a trigger assembly, and a jammer assembly. The centripetal cam assembly may include a spring-loaded plate and a plurality of centripetal cams connected to the spring-loaded plate, configured to move to an extended position when the rail speed exceeds the speed threshold. The trigger assembly may include a trigger plate configured to be pushed by at least one of the centripetal cams when moved to the extended position. Pushing the trigger plate may cause a switch to open to shut off power to the motorized stairlift. The jammer assembly may include a jammer configured to wedge between teeth of a rack and pinion of the motorized stairlift to initiate a deceleration to stop movement of the motorized stairlift.
US11603286B2
A method and a device for determining an operating state of an elevator system include determining a current/time profile of a current supplied to the elevator system via a power supply line, identifying at least one current profile segment of the current/time profile, and deriving a current profile pattern of the identified current profile segment. The operating state of the elevator system is determined based on comparing the current profile pattern to at least one reference pattern. The method and the device may also be easily used by personnel without electrical training and may be used in elevator systems that are not known in detail.
US11603279B2
A package structure of a roll-shaped thin film includes a thin film roll and a buffer layer. The thin film roll includes a winding core and a thin film wound around the winding core, and the buffer layer is wound around an outer circumference of the thin film. An end portion of the buffer layer is covered with an inner surface of an end portion of the thin film, and the thickness of the buffer layer is in a range of 1-20 mm.
US11603274B2
A paper feeding mechanism includes a feeding path, a driving motor, a bidirectional transmission mechanism, at least one feeding roller, a unidirectional transmission mechanism and at least one blocking roller. The driving motor is controllable to output a driving force towards a forward direction or a driving force towards a reverse direction. The bidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor. The at least one feeding roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one feeding roller is connected to the bidirectional transmission mechanism. The unidirectional transmission mechanism is connected to the driving motor. The at least one blocking roller is mounted in the feeding path. The at least one blocking roller is disposed to a downstream of the at least one feeding roller. The at least one blocking roller is connected to the unidirectional transmission mechanism.
US11603271B2
The disclosure relates to a diversion device for a transport device for transporting products. The diversion device comprises a first element mounted to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation and a second element mounted to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation, where the axes of rotation form an angle with one another and the first and the second elements overlap in a region so that the first and the second elements enclose a diversion region. A product supplied to the diversion region can be diverted in the diversion region by rotating the first and the second elements and can exit the diversion device after having passed the diversion region due to mass inertia.
US11603268B2
A conveyor system includes a fixed, non-powered rail defining a conveyor path. An automated conveyor carrier (ACC) is supported by the rail and drivable along the rail by an on-board motor in a self-driving trolley of the ACC, the motor powering a drive wheel. The rail defines a first section and a second section separate from the first section. The conveyor system is adapted to provide a first amount of traction for the ACC on the rail in the first section and a second amount of traction, greater than the first amount of traction, in the second section.
US11603257B2
A double pressurized container 11, 31 includes an outer container 13, 33; an inner container 14, 34 stored inside the outer container 13, 33 and having flexibility; and a plug 15, 35 welded to the outer container 13, 33 and the inner container 14, 34 and sealing both of the outer container 13, 33 and the inner container 14, 34. An inside of the inner container 14, 34 is a concentrate chamber for charging a concentrate C, and a space between the outer container 13, 33 and the inner container 14, 34 is a pressurizing agent chamber for charging a pressurizing agent P, and the plug 15, 35 is provided with an openable seal part 15d, 44 to open the concentrate chamber. A discharge product 11a, 31a has the double pressurized container 11 filled with the concentrate C and the pressurizing agent P.
US11603249B2
A packing device includes an object to be packed, a packing box, and a cushioning part arranged between the object to be packed and an inner wall of the packing box. The cushioning part is formed of first to fourth cushioning elements assembled together. The cushioning part in an assembled state can be disassembled by having the first to fourth cushioning elements move in a direction of disassembly. The second cushioning element and the third cushioning element forming the cushioning part have a multilayer structure formed of plate-like members stacked on each other. The first to fourth cushioning elements forming the cushioning part are in contact with the object to be packed or the inner wall of the packing box and thus have their movement in the direction of disassembly regulated.
US11603248B1
A foldable corrugated corner element including at least some of a portion of material extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end; a first corner element leg and a second corner element leg, each having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, wherein the second corner element leg extends from the first corner element leg; a notch formed in at least a portion of the first corner element leg, defined by converging sidewalls, wherein the notch allows the second corner element leg to be folded; and one or more apertures formed through a portion of the second corner element leg, wherein if the second corner element leg is folded, the apertures expand and hinges defined between adjacent apertures provide continuity for a portion of the second corner element leg.
US11603238B2
A beverage container lid comprising a body having drinking hole and an air hole, and a slide-seal automatic Open and Close retention mechanism that comprises a sealing arm pivotally connected to the body, a movement and position retention linkage structured and operable to move the sealing arm between an Opened and a Closed position, a control mechanism slidingly disposed within the body and operably connected to the movement and position retention linkage such that movement of the control mechanism will control movement of the sealing arm between the Opened and Closed positions, and a biasing device structured and operable to exert constant force on the sealing arm, such that force exerted by the biasing device in combination with the structure and operation of the movement and position retention linkage will selectively retain the sealing arm in the Opened position and in the Closed position.
US11603218B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) storage and launch system, including: a UAV pod having an interior; and a telescoping UAV landing surface disposed in the interior of the UAV pod; where the telescoping UAV landing surface may translate up toward a top opening of the UAV pod, translate down into an interior of the UAV pod, or rotate relative to the UAV pod.
US11603213B2
A method of aircraft operation, the method comprising accepting a human pilot's selection of at least one checklist from among plural checklists stored in computer memory; and, responsive to the pilot's selection, using a processor for automatically performing all operations included in the individual checklist.
US11603212B1
A strut system for a RAT includes a strut body, a strut first end is connected to the aircraft and rotate about a first axis, a strut second end is spaced apart from the strut first end by the strut body and is connected to the RAT turbine generator unit, the strut has a strut conduit extending from the strut first end toward the strut second end; and a damper rod that includes a rod body and disposed within the strut conduit, the damper rod having a rod first end that is fixed within the strut conduit at the strut first end, and a rod second end that is spaced apart from the rod first end by the rod body and is located intermediate the strut first end and the strut second end, wherein the rod second end moves along a second axis that is parallel to the first axis.
US11603201B2
A system is provided for sending a drone to a target on request. The system includes a server provided in communication with a plurality of mobile technology platforms, each of which having an instance of a particular software installed therein. The software contains programming instructions configured to transmit a request from a user for a drone. The system, upon receiving a transmitted request for a drone from one of the plurality of mobile technology platforms, dispatches a drone to fly to a specified target and provides the user with at least partial control of the drone's flight or of media capture by the drone based on the location of the drone relative to a geofence associated with the target.
US11603200B2
Various arrangements for managing network channels are presented. A backend system may receive data from one or more data sources. The backend system may determine, based at least in part on the data received from the one or more data sources, a triggering event and a location related to the triggering event. The backend system may transmit, to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), first location data associated with the location related to the triggering event. The backend system can receive, from the UAV, network congestion information associated with a connection between one or more devices and the UAV. Based at least in part on the network congestion information, the backend system may send second location data to the UAV.
US11603195B2
Aircraft having hybrid propulsion are disclosed. A disclosed example propulsion system for an aircraft. The propulsion system includes an engine, an electric motor, a first propeller mounted to an aerodynamic body of the aircraft, the first propeller driven by the engine, a second propeller mounted to the aerodynamic body and positioned outboard relative to the first propeller, the second propeller driven by the electric motor, and a selector to control whether the propulsion system is operated in a hybrid mode in which the first and second propellers are driven.
US11603194B2
An aircraft having a high efficiency forward flight mode. The aircraft includes an airframe having at least one wing. A distributed propulsion system is attached to the airframe and includes a first plurality of propulsion assemblies and a second plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. The aircraft is configured for thrust-borne lift in a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and wing-borne lift in the forward flight mode. In the vertical takeoff and landing flight mode, each of the propulsion assemblies is configured to generate vertical thrust. In the forward flight mode, the propulsion assemblies of the first plurality of propulsion assemblies are configured to generate forward thrust and the propulsion assemblies of the second plurality of propulsion assemblies are configured to shut down.
US11603187B2
Systems and methods are provided for door alignment of an aircraft landing gear door. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a plurality of adjustable rods configured to temporarily install in an aircraft to stand in place of a final adjustable part, each of the adjustable rods configured to position a block for stopping a door of the aircraft. Each of the adjustable rods includes a telescopic body configured to extend and retract in length, and a spring configured to compress to reduce the length of the telescopic body, and to expand to extend the length of the telescopic body. Each adjustable rod also includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the telescopic body at a fixed length to prevent expansion of the spring, and to unlock the telescopic body to release the spring and adjust the telescopic body to an adjusted length.
US11603182B1
A variable camber wing for mounting to a vehicle chassis has an actuator shaft and a static pin extending from the chassis. The wing's nose segment defines a proximal edge and a distal edge and has a channel therethrough between the proximal and distal edges, an arcuate aperture therethrough aft of the channel, and a second aperture therethrough aft of the arcuate aperture. The wing has a first linkage defining a clevis on a proximal end and hingeably connected to the nose segment. The clevis can rotatably engage with the static pin extending through the arcuate aperture. A second linkage defines a second clevis on a proximal end and a distal edge. The second linkage is configured to hingeably connect to the first linkage.
US11603181B2
A supporting wing structure for an aircraft, in particular for a load-carrying and/or passenger-carrying aircraft, preferably an aircraft in the form of a vertical take-off and landing multicopter having a plurality of electrically driven rotors which are disposed in a distributed manner. The supporting wing structure has a plurality of struts. A first number of the struts are at least largely disposed in a first direction, while a second number of the struts are at least largely disposed in a second direction, the second direction being oriented orthogonal to the first direction. At least the struts of the second number have an aerodynamic profile in cross section, and/or in the struts are connected to one another at least in pairs between neighboring struts by a connecting structure, preferably from individual connecting segments, and the connecting structure or the connecting segments have an aerodynamic profiling. Furthermore an aircraft is provided equipped with such a supporting wing structure.
US11603171B2
A motor device for providing propulsion of a floating vessel includes an electrical motor and a propeller arrange inside a propeller house, a hollow rotatable or non-rotatable mid-section arm, a battery and controlling unit. A controlling logic for motor control is arranged inside the rotatable or non-rotatable mid-section arm. The controlling logic includes a heat conductive substrate arranged to contact the inner surface of the rotatable or non-rotatable mid-section arm in a portion of the inner circumference of the rotatable or non-rotatable mid-section arm.
US11603169B2
Watercraft docking apparatus including a spreadable clamp attachable to a watercraft to be docked, an elongated pole attached at one end to the spreadable clamp, and structure attaching mechanism attached to an opposite end of the elongated pole. The spreadable clamp and the structure attaching mechanism are both designed to prevent lateral horizontal movement of the elongated pole.
US11603168B2
The present invention provides a folding cleat. The folding cleat includes a base, a handle component and an elastic component. The base includes a pivot slot and an accommodation space connected with each other. The handle component includes a supporting portion and a handle portion. The supporting portion includes a rotating shaft disposed at an end of the supporting portion and is pivotally connected to the base. The handle portion extends outward from the other end of the supporting portion. The rotating shaft includes a first positioning element and a second positioning element disposed on an outer peripheral edge of the rotating shaft, respectively. The elastic component is fixed to the base and includes a pushing portion. The pushing portion spatially corresponds to the first positioning element and the second positioning element.
US11603167B2
A chain guide is disclosed herein. The chain guide includes a backplate and a chain guide. The backplate has an elongated opening therein. The chain guide includes a guide to orient a chain with respect to the sprocket. The chain guide also includes a retaining assembly to removably and adjustably frictionally couple the guide at a given location along the elongated opening in the backplate, such that when the guide is rotated axially about the retaining assembly, the guide is retained at the given location.
US11603163B2
A motor mounting assembly of an electric bicycle has a motor-installation mount, a motor unit, and at least one adapting piece. The motor-installation mount has a mounting frame and a lateral cover. The mounting frame is annular and has a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a lateral opening disposed on the first lateral side. The lateral cover is assembled to the first lateral side and covers the lateral opening. The motor unit is received within the motor-installation mount. Each one of the at least one adapting piece has two fastening portions. One of the fastening portions of each adapting piece is connected to the motor unit. The other fastening portion is clamped between and is connected to the lateral cover and the mounting frame.
US11603161B2
The disclosure provides a bicycle caliper including a casing assembly and a plurality of pistons. The casing assembly has a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet, a first fluid channel, a plurality of piston chambers, and a second fluid channel. The first fluid channel has a first connection opening and a second connection opening opposite to each other. The first connection opening and the second connection opening of the first fluid channel are respectively in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet and the second fluid inlet. The first fluid channel penetrates through the piston chambers. Two opposite openings of the second fluid channel are respectively in fluid communication with the first connection opening and the second connection opening of the first fluid channel, and the second fluid channel does not penetrate through the piston chambers. The pistons are respectively and movably disposed in the piston chambers.
US11603159B2
The present invention provides a straddle type vehicle, comprising: a taillight disposed in a rear portion of a vehicle and configured to emit light to rearward of the vehicle and a detection unit configured to emit radio waves and detect surrounding conditions behind the vehicle, wherein the taillight includes a light source and a housing for accommodating the light source, the detection unit is provided inside the housing, the housing has a transmitting portion that includes a first region for transmitting light emitted from the light source and a second region for transmitting the radio waves emitted from the detection unit, and the first region has an uneven shape for diffusing the light emitted from the light source, and the second region does not have the uneven shape.
US11603155B2
The invention relates to a bicycle saddle having a saddle shell, on the underside of which a frame is arranged. A saddle pad is arranged on the upper side of the saddle shell. According to the invention, the saddle pad has two padding elements for improved comfort, wherein in a preferred embodiment the inner padding element is made of TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane).
US11603151B2
A system for removing, storing and precisely re-installing removable automobile doors. This system includes a mobile base for positioning near the vehicle and moving stored doors to their storage location. The base of this system provides mounting positions for 2 or more lifting/storing/re-installation devices, accommodating full service (removal, storage and re-installation) of up to 4 doors at once. The lifting/storage/re-installation devices contain full 3 axis precise adjustment and rigid coupling to each of the vehicle's doors. Without this precision, the weight and non-balance of removing/re-installing the doors can cause the door to tilt into or away from the vehicle, possibly crushing a human body part (finger, hand) and/or damaging the vehicle or door. By rigidly coupling the door to the precisely adjusted device, precise vertical lifting and lowering may be used to remove and re-install the doors, including accommodating surface variations encountered from removal to re-installation time.
US11603149B2
New mobility components are provided that can enable a vehicle to traverse difficult terrain. In a particular aspect, vehicle leg components are provided that utilize unique degrees of freedom that can facilitate mobility. In a further aspect, vehicles are provided that contain such components.
US11603132B2
A steering control method for a vehicle including a steer-by-wire type wheel-turning mechanism in which a steering wheel and steered wheels are mechanically disconnected, the method including: detecting an actual steering angle of the steering wheel; calculating a target steering angle of the steering wheel on a basis of a target wheel-turning angle of the steered wheels; applying a steering reaction force to the steering wheel according to an angle deviation between the actual steering angle and the target steering angle; detecting a steering operation of the steering wheel by a driver; and when the steering operation by the driver is detected, reducing the steering reaction force according to the angle deviation compared with when the steering operation by the driver is not detected.
US11603131B2
A control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform a route acquisition process for acquiring route information indicating a target route of a vehicle. The processor is configured to perform a behavior optimization process for correcting, based on at least one of a plurality of state quantities indicating a behavior of the vehicle during traveling, each of a left turning command value and a right turning command value such that the behavior of the vehicle becomes a target behavior. The processor is configured to perform a locus stabilization process for correcting, based on at least one of the state quantities indicating the behavior of the vehicle during traveling, a steering command value such that the vehicle travels on the target route.
US11603120B2
A novel autonomous driving co-driver switch mode certification system securely determines and certifies an autonomous machine driving mode, which is activated in a permitted route under conditions approved by a regulatory agency. The autonomous driving co-driver switch mode, when enabled, allows a commercial vehicle driver to utilize the vehicle's autonomous driving capability as long as the commercial vehicle driver and the vehicle are also meeting the regulatory agency-defined safety and regulatory requirements before and during the autonomous machine driving mode. The autonomous driving co-driver switch mode is deemed trustworthy and certified by the regulatory agency, if the vehicle's ECU, ELD, and sensory readouts confirm a tamperproof validation of the agency-approvable state of the commercial vehicle driver and the vehicle. The novel autonomous driving co-driver switch mode certification system improves the public trustworthiness of autonomous driving modes intended to increase fleet productivity, fuel efficiency, and safety in commercial vehicles.
US11603114B2
A travel path data generation apparatus for generating travel path data inside an intersections for automated driving includes a travel path data generator that generates the data of the travel path in such a way that, using an absolute trajectory of actual traveling of a vehicle inside the intersection, the travel path data generator fits an estimated trajectory of the actual traveling of the vehicle inside the intersection into data of lane network connected to the intersection.
US11603111B2
A vehicle controller includes processing circuitry and a storage device. The storage device stores relationship specifying data that specifies a relationship between a vehicle state and an action variable. The processing circuitry is configured to execute an obtaining process obtaining the vehicle state, an operating process operating an electronic device based on a value of the action variable, a reward calculation process assigning a reward based on the vehicle state, an updating process updating the relationship specifying data using the vehicle state, the value of the action variable, and the reward as inputs to an update mapping. When a value of the action variable designated by the relationship specifying data is a first value, a process in which the operating process operates the electronic device in accordance with the first value is executable in a first situation and is not executable in a second situation.
US11603094B2
An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a transport, that the transport is approaching a traffic control marking on a road, providing a notification related to the detecting to one or more occupants of the transport, receiving from one or snore other transports, at a server, one or more indications of a crossing of the traffic control marking by the transport, determining, by the server, a consensus of the crossing based on the one or more indications, and performing, by the server, an action to correct the crossing.
US11603082B2
A dual input master cylinder, comprising a housing having a first input, a piston base positioned within the housing, and a piston rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston rod abutting the piston base and the second end of the piston rod acting as a second input of the dual input master cylinder, wherein the piston rod is capable of being spaced apart from the piston base.
US11603074B1
A safety belt presentation system includes a safety belt presentation track extending from a first position to a second position spaced from the first position, a latch that includes a tongue disposed between a first side of the latch and second side of the latch and a first coupling portion, and a driving mechanism that includes a second coupling portion configured to releasably couple the first coupling portion of the latch. The driving mechanism is configured to control the latch to move from the first position to the second position along the safety belt presentation track when the first and second coupling portions are coupled.
US11603073B2
An outside protection apparatus includes: an outside airbag device including an expandable member expandable rearward from a front portion of a body of a vehicle so as to be overlaid on a hood of the body, and an inflator that expands the expandable member; a collision detector that predicts or detects a collision between the body and a outside person outside the vehicle; and a controller that expands the expandable member when the collision detector predicts or detects a collision. The expandable member includes: a front bag portion expandable at the front portion of the body so as to be overlaid on the hood; a rear bag portion expandable in a location closer to rear than the front bag portion; and a tensile member coupled together with the rear bag portion to the body. The rear bag portion is expandable by the tensile member to stand on the hood.
US11603072B2
A dual stage inflator for an inflatable vehicle safety device includes a second stage combustion cup having a first member and a second member. The first and second members are formed separately from one another and cooperate to define an interior for receiving a second stage gas generant material.
US11603062B2
A protection system for a motor vehicle having a sensor for determining an angle of inclination of the motor vehicle about its longitudinal axis. An airbag attached on an outside of the motor vehicle. A processing device designed to detect a risk that the motor vehicle may tip over, on the basis of the inclination angle determined, and in that case activates the airbag. The airbag can be pivoted in the vertical direction from an area close to the ground.
US11603046B2
Provided is an escape tool housing member to be wound around an assist grip of a vehicle, in which a main body is to be wound around a grip portion, and a housing portion housing an escape tool is arranged to abut against an inner side of the grip portion. By pinching and then pulling with fingers a left convex portion, a pull portion, a concave portion and a right convex portion that are positioned on a front surface side of the grip portion, a left inner fixation portion and a left outer fixation portion will be disconnected from each other, and a right inner fixation portion and a right outer fixation portion will be disconnected from each other as well, thereby allowing the escape tool housing member to be removed from the assist grip.
US11603044B2
A multi-function rearview device for use with a vehicle includes a housing configured to be attached to the vehicle and to be moveable relative to the vehicle, a rearview element including at least one of a reflective element, a camera and a display element, a bezel formed at an outer portion of the multi-function rearview device surrounding the rearview element, with the rearview element being attached to at least one of the bezel and the housing, one or more light assemblies providing at least one or more light function indications, including a Human Machine Interface (HMI), and at least one sensor, the sensor controlling the one or more light assemblies or the display element.
US11603043B2
Provision of a sense of distance by motion parallax is easily realized. A display image is obtained by superimposing an image showing a vehicle on a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle. For example, the image showing the vehicle is a computer graphics image. For example, a change is made in a superimposed positional relationship between the captured image and the image showing the vehicle in accordance with motion of a viewpoint of a driver. Since the display image is not only made from the captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from the vehicle, but the display image is obtained by superimposing the image showing the vehicle on the captured image, it is possible to easily provide a sense of distance by motion parallax.
US11603035B2
To suitably irradiate with a high beam according to a situation in front of the own vehicle. A vehicle headlight system installed in an own vehicle provided with an automatic brake controller which automatically activates a brake system depending on a situation, including: a lamp unit which irradiates at least with a low beam and a high beam; and a controller which is connected to the automatic brake controller and the lamp unit and is configured to control the operation of the lamp unit; where, when the lamp unit is not performing irradiation of the high beam, the controller is configured to control the lamp unit to irradiate with the high beam in the situation in which state of the automatic brake controller transitions from a standby state to a state which activates the brake system to a hard braking or to a preparation state thereof.
US11603032B2
A camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a lens module; an image sensor; a light source; and a mirror module, the light source is disposed so that light emitted from the light source intersects an optical axis of the lens module in the first area, the light source being disposed in a second area outside the first area, the mirror module includes a mirror that is formed to rotate about one side thereof located in the second area as a rotation axis so as to switch between a first state where at least a portion of the mirror is moved to and disposed in the first area and a second state where the mirror is moved to and disposed in the second area, a light path of the lens module is disposed to be reflected by the mirror and directed to the light source in the first state, and the light path of the lens module is disposed to be directed to the image sensor in the second state, and the camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus operates as a puddle lamp in the first state and operates as a camera in the second state.
US11603028B2
Various accessories for motor vehicles with removable doors are described herein. In particular, the accessories may be mounted to a motor vehicle when a traditional, or factory, door is removed. Example accessories include covers, grab handles, tube doors, and pieces of furniture, each of which may include one or more lights or other electrically powered devices.
US11603023B2
The technology provides a lockout assembly that covers a latching mechanism, where the latching mechanism would enable a passenger to fold down the rear seat(s) of a vehicle. This can be particularly beneficial when the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode, because certain areas within the vehicle may be restricted from passenger access. For instance, access to the trunk or cargo area may be limited to authorized service personnel. The lockout assembly includes a base unit and a cover. The cover is releasably secured to the base unit using one or more clip members. The base unit is fixedly secured to a receptacle of the latching mechanism using one or more fastener members, such as a screw. Once the cover is releasably secure, it may be completely or substantially flush with an inner edge of the receptacle.
US11603021B2
Disclosed are a seat frame assembly and a method of manufacturing the same whereby adhesion of a reinforcing material attached to a seat frame is improved to secure rigidity of the seat frame and process speed is improved. According to one embodiment disclosed herein, seat frame assembly includes: a frame configured such that a portion of each of opposite sides is bent forward, and supporting an upper body of an occupant; and side members joined to the opposite sides of the frame, respectively, each of the side members including a groove formed in a surface being in close contact with the frame, wherein a portion of the frame that is surface-joined to each of the side members is provided with a protrusion inserted into the groove.
US11603015B2
A method can be used for automatic lateral repositioning of a child safety seat on a back seat of a motor vehicle. The child safety seat is configured to move laterally across the back seat between lateral sides of the motor vehicle. The method includes determining the lateral position of the child safety seat on the back seat of the motor vehicle, determining a current or intended parking situation of the motor vehicle, deciding which lateral side of the motor vehicle is a preferred access side for the determined parking situation, and laterally repositioning the child safety seat to a preferred position at the preferred access side of the motor vehicle.
US11603009B2
A vehicle battery exchange system includes: a battery charger configured to store multiple batteries therein, and including a first battery locking device that is configured to be unlocked when each of the batteries is withdrawn from the battery charger and is configured to be locked when the batteries are stored in the battery charger, the battery charger charging a battery among the stored batteries when a state-of-charge of the corresponding battery is insufficient; and a server configured to: communicate with the battery charger and a vehicle and guiding the vehicle to a position of the battery charger when a charge request is received from the vehicle, control the first battery locking device to be unlocked when the vehicle is authenticated, and control the first battery locking device to be locked when exchange of batteries between the authenticated vehicle and the battery charger is completed.
US11603006B2
The vehicle dispatching system accepts a dispatch request from a user, selects an autonomous vehicle matching with the dispatch request from among a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and dispatches a selected autonomous vehicle to the user. The plurality of autonomous vehicles include a plurality of battery-mounted vehicles having an in-vehicle battery capable of being charged externally as an energy source. Each of the plurality of battery-mounted vehicles performs charging at a charging station when a charging level of the in-vehicle battery decreases. The vehicle dispatching system comprises a management server including a processor for executing programs stored in memory, the management server programmed to act as a charging planning unit that changes an upper limit charging level of the in-vehicle battery when charging at the charging station according to a time slot.
US11603003B1
One thermal control system for use during electric vehicle battery charging includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid to one of a vehicle thermal loop or a vehicle heat exchanger. Another thermal control system includes a charging station thermally conditioning a fluid and sending the fluid to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid and sends the fluid back to the charging station. In another thermal control system, a vehicle thermal loop supplies a fluid at a first temperature to a vehicle charge inlet. The vehicle charge inlet thermally conditions the fluid to a second temperature and returns the fluid to the vehicle thermal loop.
US11603001B2
Module-based energy systems are provided having multiple converter-source modules. The converter-source modules can each include an energy source and a converter. The systems can further include control circuitry for the modules. The modules can be arranged in various ways to provide single phase AC, multi-phase AC, and/or DC outputs. Each module can be independently monitored and controlled.
US11602997B2
An ecological system for use in land or marine vehicles is provided, which uses wasted airmass making it to pass through two subsystems which allow lighten the load of the moving vehicle and generates electrical energy. Therefore, showing an economy in fuel, tires, and general maintenance savings, as well as a decrease of contaminants thrown to the environment.
US11602991B2
A system comprising an interface module (IM) for receiving input and generating outputs, the IM being associated with processor (17) and memory (19); a controller module (18) (CM) that is operable independently of and communicatively connected to the IM and that is associated with processor (20) and memory (22) and that receives inputs and generates outputs to control accessories wherein each memory stores a copy of a parameter list (38) and rules governing generation of the outputs, wherein each of the IM and CM is configured such that responsive to each input, the processor of the respective module IM, CM defines a state in the associated copy of the list and communicates with the other module IM, CM to cause the state to be defined in the other copy, wherein each rule requires a state to be present in the list for generation of an associated output by each module.
US11602989B2
An axle assembly having an input shaft, an output shaft, and an interaxle differential unit. The interaxle differential unit includes a first side gear, a second side gear, a spider, at least one pinion gear, and a case. The case encircles the first side gear and the spider and has an integral drive gear.
US11602987B2
A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
US11602986B2
A tank made of resin provided with a barrier layer, which prevents the barrier layer from rolling up and has improved durability. In a tank made of resin that includes a barrier layer provided on an inner surface of a tank body made of resin, an opening part is provided in the barrier layer, a thick part projecting toward an inside or an outside of the tank body is provided in a resin layer at an outer peripheral part of the opening part, and the barrier layer and a casting flange part at a base of an oil filling port tubular part are molded with the resin of the tank body in a state in which the casting flange part is located at the thick part.
US11602977B2
A heat pump system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner circulating a refrigerant through a refrigerant line, a coolant circulation device circulating a coolant through a coolant line, a first chiller connected to the coolant circulation device through the coolant line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first refrigerant connection line, and heat-exchanges a selectively introduced coolant with a refrigerant supplied from the air conditioner to control a temperature of a coolant, and a second chiller connected to the coolant circulation device through the coolant line, connected to a second refrigerant connection line so that a refrigerant is supplied from the air conditioner, and increases a temperature of a refrigerant by heat-exchanging a coolant and a refrigerant so that waste heat is recovered from a coolant selectively flowing thereinto, wherein the air conditioner includes a gas injection part that bypasses some of a refrigerant passing through a condenser to a compressor to increase a flow rate of a refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant line.
US11602976B2
An air vent for a vehicle or vehicle canopy includes an external and an internal duct. The external duct has an inlet and an outlet. The height of the outlet is less than that of the inlet. The inlet and the outlet are arranged such that, in use, an uppermost point of the inlet is located above an uppermost point of the outlet. The internal duct is in fluid communication with the external duct via one or more openings arranged in the internal duct or at a junction between the internal duct and the external duct. The internal duct is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of the vehicle via a slot defined by the vehicle. The or each opening is arranged such that, in use, the uppermost point of the outlet of the external duct is located below a lowermost point of the or each opening.
US11602974B2
A method, a system, and a computer program product may be provided for generating map data associated with one or more objects in a region. The method includes receiving point cloud data associated with the region. The method further includes generating a georeferenced top down raster image of the region, based on the point cloud data. The georeferenced top down raster image is indicative of a top surface of each of the one or more objects. The method further includes determining boundary data of the top surface of each of the one or more objects, based on the georeferenced top down raster image and generating the map data associated with the one or more objects, based on the boundary data of the top surface of each of the one or more objects.
US11602966B2
A work vehicle includes a chassis. An independent linear suspension system couples to the chassis. The independent linear suspension system includes a driveshaft that couples to the chassis and to a transmission. A wheel hub couples to the driveshaft and rotates a wheel in response to rotation of the driveshaft. A spindle couples to the wheel hub. A spindle carrier couples to the spindle. The spindle carrier defines a first aperture and a second aperture. A first pin extends through the first aperture. A second pin extends through the second aperture. The first pin and the second pin block rotation of the spindle carrier. The spindle carrier moves linearly along the first pin and the second pin.
US11602962B2
The present invention provides an articulated safety hitch which is a more secure and flexible replacement for the conventional hitch and ball towing systems long used in light to heavy duty towing, thus improving safety, longevity, strength, serviceability, and ease of manufacture. Instead of a single ball typically used in conventional hitch and ball towing systems, the inventive articulated safety hitch can move in all directions with wide bearing separation and without binding up or slipping off. In addition, the inventive articulated safety hitch is simple to build and uses readily available, off-the-shelf components as wearable items, such as existing trailer tongues and ball coupler designs.
US11602958B2
A tire parameter monitoring system has an electronic module with a fitting for a snap-in valve, an adapter with first lamellae couplable to the fitting, a valve stem for a clamp-in valve with second lamellae that are interleavable with the first lamellae, and a pin. The first lamellae have a first hole extending substantially perpendicularly to a major surface of the first lamellae and the second lamellae have a second hole extending substantially perpendicularly to a major surface of the second lamellae. The first and second holes are aligned when the first and second lamellae are interleaved. The pin is inserted into the first and second holes to secure the adapter and the valve stem together and to allow rotational movement of the adapter and the valve stem around a longitudinal axis of the pin such that the valve stem is positionable at different angles to the electronic module.
US11602955B2
This disclosure relates to a wheel assembly (1) comprising a wheel, a deformable chamber (6) containing a transition substance (15) comprising jamming particles and an interstitial gas, and an actuator (14) configured to transform the transition substance (15) between a fluid state in which the deformable chamber (6) can deform into a conformal state as the wheel encounters an obstacle during use, and a rigid state by evacuation of the interstitial gas in which the transition substance is rigidified to maintain the deformable chamber (6) in said conformal state to provide increased purchase on said obstacle.
US11602952B2
A wheel end assembly having a spindle, a hub, and a rotary seal assembly. The spindle defines a spindle air passage, a vent passage, and a spindle hole. The hub defines a hub air passage. The rotary seal assembly fluidly connects the spindle air passage to the hub air passage. The vent passage fluidly connects an inboard cavity to the spindle hole.
US11602947B2
A method of producing a photocured structure comprising a backing layer for coupling to a relief image printing plate or as an integral all-in-one structure comprising a backing layer and a relief image printing layer. The photocured structure may be formed using a continuous liquid interphase method or three-dimensional plating to selectively crosslink and cure a photocurable composition. The backing layer may comprise a lattice or series of openings of the lattice where the placement and density of the openings is controlled.
US11602939B2
A printing system for printing on sheets of media having a non-uniform thickness profile. A user interface is controlled to instruct the operator to load a media tray with a stack of media having a specified pattern of media orientations. A media transport system picks sequential sheets of media from the media tray. A front end supplies sequential image data having orientations in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations. A printing module sequentially prints the supplied image data on the sheets of media in accordance with the specified pattern of media orientations.
US11602936B2
A controller extracts an image resolution in a first direction of image data stored in a memory; determines, based on the image data, whether a code image is included in an image to be printed on a recording medium, the code image being formed with a plurality of print regions and a plurality of non-print regions; in response to determining that the code image is included, determines whether a print resolution in the first direction is lower than the extracted image resolution in the first direction; in response to determining that the print resolution is lower than the extracted image resolution, updates the print resolution in the first direction with a value equal to or higher than the extracted image resolution in the first direction; and controls a print engine to perform printing on the recording medium with the updated print resolution in the first direction.
US11602934B2
A liquid ejection head, a liquid ejection apparatus, and a liquid ejection method are capable of sufficiently suppressing the thickening of a liquid in an ejection orifice. The liquid ejection head includes a pressure chamber, a channel in which a liquid is caused to flow through the pressure chamber, an ejection orifice communicating with the pressure chamber, and an ejection energy generation element configured to eject the liquid in the pressure chamber from the ejection orifice. A meniscus of the liquid is formed at an end portion of the ejection orifice communicating with the pressure chamber.
US11602933B2
According to one embodiment, a liquid ejection head includes a pressure chamber that contains a liquid, an actuator to change the pressure in the pressure chamber according to an applied drive signal, and a drive circuit to apply a first drive signal to the actuator when a single droplet is to be ejected from the pressure chamber and a second drive signal to the actuator when two or more droplets are to be ejected in series from the pressure chamber. The first drive signal has a first auxiliary pulse before a first ejection pulse. The second drive signal has a second auxiliary pulse before the first ejection pulse. A pulse width of the first auxiliary pulse is greater than a pulse width of the second auxiliary pulse.
US11602926B2
A biaxially oriented polyester reflection film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a core layer having a plurality of voids, and containing homo-polyester, copolymer polyester, a resin incompatible with polyester, and inorganic particles; and a skin layer formed at least one surface of the core layer, and containing homo-polyester, copolymer polyester, and inorganic particles, wherein the biaxially oriented polyester reflection film is formed to have a plurality of light focusing structures, each of which has a concave center portion, and which are arranged in a grid pattern.
US11602923B2
System with at least two layers as a mean or system for transferring electrically conductive ink adapted to receive and transfer said ink on a textile substrate by a thermal transfer.
US11602921B2
A composite fabric which is elastic and conductive and thus able to detect a user's limb and body movements includes a fabric layer and an elastic conductive layer of elastomer and conductive filler formed on the fabric layer. A resistance value and a strain increments of the fabric satisfy a relationship of RT=R+nε or RT=R+m enε, wherein ε denotes the strain increment, R denotes the resistance value when the strain increment is 0, and RT denotes the resistance value when deformed through the increments. The m and n are coefficients, being a whole number or a fraction. A user can immediately detect and know the movements of his limbs according to the resistance value of the elastic conductive composite fabric.
US11602920B2
Adding silica particles having specified collective characteristics to a fluororubber formulation enhances direct adhesion between the fluororubber formulation and a copolymer upon curing. Specifically, as measured before being mixed into the fluororubber formulation, the silica particles have an average value of the product “(particle size)×(circularity)” that is 17.5 nm or higher and 500 μm or lower. The silica particles may also have an average particle size of between 25.0 nm inclusive and 500 μm inclusive, and an average circularity of 0.80 or higher. Alternatively, as measured after being incorporated into the fluororubber formulation and then cured, the silica particles have an apparent average value of the product “(particle size)×(circularity)” that is 32.0 nm or higher and 500 μm or lower. The silica particles may also have an apparent average particle size of between 40.0 nm inclusive and 500 μm inclusive as measured after being incorporated into the fluororubber formulation and then cured.
US11602918B2
A gimmick expression medium producing method forms a gimmick expression medium 300. The gimmick expression medium 300 includes a retroreflective medium 1. A printing medium 301 placed on the retroreflective medium 1 includes a light-transmission layer 302. A gimmick print 303 which varies color of reflective light of the retroreflective medium 1 to produce a gimmick effect is printed on the light-transmission layer 302. The printing medium 301 is provided with a light-blocking layer 304 which partially blocks reflective light reflected by the retroreflective medium 1. The light-blocking layer 304 is composed of a white printing layer, and a reflection picture print 305 is printed on the light-blocking layer 304. The reflection pattern printing 305 and the gimmick print 303 are placed in adjacent to each other using a stripe-shaped (or dot-shaped) lattice pattern 306, printing which can be seen on a printed matter under normal illumination and printing which can be seen under light source such as flash light can be printed at one time (one-pass) by the same printer.
US11602917B2
A binding device includes: an upper teeth portion having at least one teeth row that forms unevenness in a recording material bundle; a lower teeth portion having at least one teeth row that forms unevenness in the recording material bundle and being paired with the upper teeth portion; and at least one holding portion that holds the recording material bundle at a position different from a position where the upper teeth portion and the lower teeth portion have a binding function, when binding processing is performed by the upper teeth portion and the lower teeth portion.
US11602911B2
A method for producing an accommodative intraocular lens includes providing first and second components and a support body with an interior space and open to the top, fastening the first component to the support body, generating pressure which is higher in the exterior space than in the interior space such that the first component deforms downward, producing an adhesive surface on the upper side of the first component and/or on the second component, applying a liquid to the first component from above into the latter's downwardly deformed region, the liquid at no time contacting the adhesive surface, fastening the second component to the first component with the adhesive surface, as a result of which the accommodative intraocular lens is formed and the liquid is encapsulated with the first component and the second component in a cavity arranged in the interior of the intraocular lens.
US11602905B2
A butt fusion machine for joining of polyethylene pipe comprises a carriage assembly and a carriage controller disposed in the fusion machine. Programmed instructions stored in a non-volatile memory of the carriage controller control the carriage assembly for selectively operating in at least manual, automatic, and semi-automatic modes of the butt fusion process. The butt fusion process, after a setup sequence includes (1) selecting a sequence of operating steps of an automatic mode, a semi-automatic mode, and a manual mode; and (2) executing the selected operating mode. The semi-automatic mode includes at least one step requiring intervention by an operator to confirm proceeding to a next step.
US11602900B2
An automatic calibration system for calibrating the parallelism between a printing plane of a 3D printer and a virtual plane on which the extruder of the 3D printer moves, to align the printing plane with the virtual plane on which the extruder moves, includes: at least one extruder, or a printing head on which the extruder itself is mounted, movable on a horizontal plane; at least one device for measuring the distance of the printing plane associated with the extruder or with a printing head; a movable printing plane along the vertical axis Z, the plane being equipped with at least three non-aligned actuators, which are controllable and operable independently of each other; a central control unit (MCU or PLC) of the calibration system and of all the parts thereof.
US11602899B2
A method of making a three-dimensional object from an object geometry data file that includes (a) slicing said object geometry data file to produce a rasterized image sequence file; (b) generating a signed distance field from said object geometry data file; (c) selecting, from a library of procedural texture functions, a procedural texture function defining a continuous internal or external set of features; (d) modifying said rasterized image sequence to include said internal or external set of features based on said signed distance field to thereby produce a modified image sequence file; and then (e) producing said three-dimensional object by additive manufacturing from said modified image sequence file, said three-dimensional object having said selected internal feature included therein and/or external feature included thereon.
US11602898B2
Systems and methods for generating graded lattice structures that can be used as infill for additively manufactured articles. Tailored sectioning and field-based smoothing are modified polygon, e.g., circle, packing algorithms that adjust the size of the circles based on physical field data to adapt the infill generation process to a field expected to be experienced by the article. Molecular dynamically generated lattice infill is based on force balancing a node distribution instead of a circle packing. Field data can be utilized to adjust the spacing of the node distribution according to a force balance equilibrium model that accounts for the field expected to be experienced by the article being additively manufactured. The resultant non-uniform honeycomb structures from tailored sectioning, field-based smoothing, and force-balancing robustly and efficiently address the connection issues with traditional non-uniform lattice structures.
US11602895B2
In one embodiment, an additive manufacturing system includes a dispensing nozzle configured to dispense material to be used to manufacture a component, a barrel to which the nozzle is mounted, the barrel being configured to deliver the material to the dispensing nozzle, a barrel heater that surrounds the barrel, the barrel heater including a heating element configured to heat the barrel heater, the nozzle, and the material contained within the nozzle before it is dispensed from the nozzle, and a supplemental heater configured to heat previously deposited material so as to increase bonding and merging of the material that is being dispensed with the previously deposited material.
US11602893B2
A build-plate with integrally-formed spinal implant constructs and a method used in forming spinal implant constructs on the build-plate and machining the spinal implant constructs formed on the build-plate to manufacture spinal implants is provided. The spinal implant constructs can be formed via additive manufacturing processes by adding material to an upper surface of the build-plate, and then the spinal implant constructs can be subjected to subtractive manufacturing processes to form the spinal implants.
US11602891B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to recoater systems for use with additive manufacturing systems. A recoater assembly may be used to deposit a material layer onto a build surface of an additive manufacturing system. In some instances, the recoater assembly may include a powder entrainment system that trails behind a recoater blade of the recoater assembly relative to a direction of motion of the recoater blade across a build surface of the additive manufacturing system. The powder entrainment system may generate a flow of fluid across a portion of the build surface behind the recoater blade that at least temporarily entrains powder above a threshold height from the build surface to mitigate, or prevent, the formation of defects on the build surface with heights greater than the threshold height.
US11602885B2
The present invention is a printing device using multiple inks and a printing method using thereof, and more specifically, relates to a three-dimensional printing method of a printed product with a cross-sectional pattern comprising a step of providing different inks into each partitioned spaces and applying the same pressure condition to the inks retained in the ink-receiving part, thereby extruding the inks into a single extruding port to prepare and print an extruded ink product, using the printing device comprising an ink extruding member comprising an ink-receiving part receiving the multiple inks in each partitioned space, and an ink-extruding part equipped with a single passage in which the multiple inks received in the ink-receiving part are passed together.
US11602884B2
A spiral pipe-forming apparatus includes a non-circular guide portion which is rotatable with respect to an apparatus frame around a rotary axis. The non-circular guide portion is configured to be applied to a peripheral surface of a preceding spiral pipe portion. An acting portion is configured to act such that the non-circular guide portion follows a peripheral surface of an existing pipe.
US11602883B2
A liquid colorant for use in molding or extruding plastic products comprises pigment dispersed in cottonseed oil.
US11602881B2
A weatherstrip manufacturing method is a method for manufacturing a weatherstrip which includes a trim portion where an insert is embedded. The insert includes short connecting portions that connect strips at substantially regular intervals, and a long connecting portion having a larger length than each length of the short connecting portions. The method includes an extrusion molding step for covering the insert with a polymer material, a cut-off portion forming step for cutting off a part of a long interval portion including the long connecting portion in the long interval portion where the long connecting portion is embedded to form a cut-off portion, and a cutting step for cutting the cut-off portion in a crossing direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction to divide the weatherstrip in the longitudinal direction.
US11602879B2
A polyurethane-based display, in particular for a vehicle, includes a decorative element with at least one cutout. At least one printed sheet is disposed in the at least one cutout such that the printed part of the printed sheet is visible. The printed sheet is coated with a first polyurethane layer.
US11602876B2
A molding shrinkage ratio is predicted according to molding conditions set in advance in designing a mold. A machine learning device includes an input data acquiring unit that acquires input data including any molding condition including a type of resin, a type of additive, a blending ratio of the additive, a surface temperature of a mold, and a product of a holding pressure and a holding pressure time for any article molded by any injection molding machine, a label acquiring unit that acquires label data indicating a molding shrinkage ratio in a flow direction and a molding shrinkage ratio in a vertical direction perpendicular to the flow direction of a resin measured of the article molded at the molding condition, and a learning unit that executes supervised learning using the input data and the label data, and generates a learned model.
US11602874B2
A multilayer core molding method includes an upstream process of molding using an upstream process molding apparatus, which includes a first upstream process mold including a first upstream process mold cavity surface, and a second upstream process mold including a second upstream process mold cavity surface. The upstream process includes an inner core arrangement step and a covering step to obtain an intermediate molded body, which includes the inner core, and the unvulcanized or semi-vulcanized first outer core material covering only part of a surface of the inner core and integrated with the inner core.
US11602870B2
A bulk roll cutting apparatus with a safety linkage is used to prevent inadvertent gravitational falls of a blade. The apparatus has a frame holding the blade, the blade is movable between a cutting position and a retracted position. In the cutting position, the blade is positioned proximate to an arbor. At least one link arm is movably connected to the frame. An actuator connects between the at least one link arm and the blade. An adjustment device connects between the at least one link arm and the frame. The adjustment device controls a cutting depth of the blade relative to the arbor. A safety linkage connects between the at least one link arm and the frame, and the safety linkage prevents an inadvertent gravitational fall of the blade.
US11602863B2
A device, a method and a program, by which a weight and/or a position of a gravity center of a load attached to a movable part of a robot can be estimated by a simple configuration. The device has a torque sensor configured to detect a torque applied to an axis for driving the movable part of the robot, and a calculation section configured to calculate the weight of the article, by using: a first torque applied to the axis, when the article attached to the movable part is positioned at a first position and represents a first posture; a second torque applied to the axis, when the article attached to the movable part is positioned at a second position different from the first position and represents the first posture; the first position; and the second position.
US11602847B2
Robots are deployed for handling different tasks in various field of applications. For the robots to function, task planning is required to be done. During the task planning, goal setting is done, as well as actions to be executed for corresponding to each goal are decided. Traditionally, this is carried out first and then the robots start executing the task plan, thereby failing to capture any change in the environment the robots operate, post the task plan generation. Disclosed herein is a method and system for robotic task planning in which a task plan is generated and is executed. However if the task execution fails due to change in any of the parameters/factors, then the system dynamically invokes an adaptation and re-planning mechanism which either updates the already generated task plan (by capturing the change) or generates a new task plan, which the robot can execute to achieve the goal.
US11602845B2
Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a method of moving a mobile robot within an area. The movement of the mobile robot and the emission of ultraviolet (UV) light may be stopped when a human and/or animal is determined to be within the area. Using at least one sensor, the method may be determine whether there is at least one of human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the area for a predetermined period of time. When there is no human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, UV light may be emitted and the drive system may be controlled to move the mobile robot within the area. When there is at least one of human identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, a light source may be controlled to prohibit the emission of UV light.
US11602841B2
Systems and methods for remote operating and/or monitoring of a robot are disclosed. In some exemplary implementations, a robot can be communicatively coupled to a remote network. The remote network can send and receive signals with the robot. In some exemplary implementations, the remote network can receive sensor data from the robot, allowing the remote network to determine the context of the robot. In this way, the remote network can respond to assistance requests and also provide operating commands to the robot.
US11602840B2
A medical system includes a manipulator arm including a movable distal portion, a proximal portion coupled to a base, and joints between the distal portion and the base. A processor coupled to the manipulator arm performs operations including calculating a first movement of the joints in a null-space of a Jacobian of the manipulator arm, the first movement being calculated in accordance with a first objective for arm-to-patient collision avoidance. The operations further include calculating a second movement of the joints in the null-space, the second movement being calculated in accordance with a second objective for arm-to-arm collision avoidance, and combining at least the first and second movements into a combined movement in a manner allowing the first objective to overpower the second objective, and driving the joints to effect the combined movement.
US11602835B2
The present device is a cutting table for supporting a workpiece above a support surface while cutting the workpiece with a tool. The cutting table is comprised of at least one foam table piece that includes a top side, a bottom side, and at least one peripheral edge. Two or more foam standoffs project upwardly from the top side of the foam table piece a common height and each terminate at a top surface adapted for contacting and supporting the workpiece. The two or more standoffs allow the workpiece, when supported by the foam table piece, to be cut with the tool even if some of the standoffs are damaged by the tool. Preferably a portion of the area of the top surfaces of the standoffs to an area of the top side of the foam table pieces is less than 50%, preferably being between either 20-30% or 45-50%.
US11602832B2
A hand-held power tool is provided that includes a housing, a motive source, a front endbell, an output shaft, a front housing, and a gear set assembly. The output shaft protrudes from an output end at the front endbell of the housing. The output shaft is also functionally coupled to the motive source such that the output shaft rotates in response to activation of the motive source when the motive source is supplied with power. The gear set assembly is located in an interior space of the front housing, and is configured to transfer rotation from the motive source to an output spindle. The gear set assembly also includes a ring gear that surrounds a portion of the output shaft and abuts the front endbell of the housing. A set of piloting features is provided that is configured to prevent movement of the ring gear relative to the motive source and the front housing, or the front housing relative to the housing.
US11602826B2
The electric screwdriver apparatus control method is executed by an electric screwdriver apparatus. A processing module of the electric screwdriver apparatus loads a configuration data, and the processing module controls a motor module to accelerate a rotational speed to a target rotational speed. When a revolution number exceeds a first revolution number, the processing module controls the motor module to decelerate to a first rotational speed. When a torque value exceeds a first torque value, the processing module determines whether a fastening process of a screw ends with a hard stop or a soft stop according to the configuration data. If the fastening process ends with the hard stop, then the screw is additionally tightened for a hard stop angle, vice versa. The processing module tightens the screw according to the configuration data, the torque value and a rotational speed value, improving the process of fastening the screw.
US11602824B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adjustable torque clamping fixture, including a clamping body driven by a threaded rod to move and used for clamping an object. The threaded rods implements an axial movement thereof by means of screw thread transmission. An adjustable torque handle is configured at the rear end of the threaded rod. The maximum clamping force is adjusted by the adjustable torque handle. When the maximum clamping force is attained, continued application of a torque on the threaded rod by the handle results in slippage, so that no larger clamping force can be applied, thus implementing precision clamping, and preventing the clamped object from being damaged by an excessive torque. The adjustable torque clamping fixture overcomes the shortcoming of a manual clamping fixture known to inventors of which the magnitude of the clamping force is difficult to determine during use.
US11602815B2
Improvements in machining systems that utilize machining fluids comprising a supercritical fluid are described. Some systems may provide centralized distribution of a supercritical machining fluid and/or a lubricant to a plurality of machining tools in a machining facility. Other systems may allow for selective delivery of multiple machining fluids to a machine tool. For example, a supercritical machining fluid and a non-supercritical machining fluid may be selectively delivered to a machining tool as desired for a particular machining process.
US11602812B2
Provided is a compact tool changer. The vertical machine tool includes a frame, a spindle, a moving device for moving the spindle, a magazine including a plurality of pots that move up and down installed in a pot holder, a pot lifter for moving up and down the pot at a pot tool changing position, and an intermediate arm assembly that moves among a magazine position, an intermediate position, and a spindle position. The intermediate arm assembly includes an arm having a first gripper and a second gripper, and an arm rotation device for positioning the first gripper or the second gripper to either a pot phase or a spindle phase.
US11602808B2
Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a solder preform, comprising: a solder alloy body, the solder alloy body comprising at least one opening; and a flux core embedded in the solder alloy body, the flux core comprising a thermochromic indicator, wherein during reflow soldering, the flux core comprising the thermochromic indicator is configured to flow out of the at least one opening of the solder alloy.
US11602806B2
A method and apparatus for using a laser to form and release an element of an actuator. The method comprising forming an actuator from sheet stock using a laser, where the actuator is three dimensional; and releasing an element of the actuator from the sheet stock using the laser.
US11602805B2
A decoating method for the edge decoating of glass sheets, the glass sheets having at least on one of their two glass surfaces a protective coating in the form of a peel-off protective film or in the form of a polymer protective layer that cannot be peeled off, and preferably having a functional coating situated under the protective coating, the protective film being partially mechanically removed, in particular ground away, for the edge decoating, in the form of at least one film strip, laser traces being introduced into the protective film before the mechanical removal of the film strip, and the laser traces being introduced in such a way that the film strip is removed in the form of individual film strip partial pieces separated from one another by the laser traces; or the polymer protective layer being removed using laser radiation.
US11602801B2
A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed. It includes an input circuit, a dc bus, an output circuit, and a control module. The input circuit receives power and provides an intermediate signal to the bus. The output circuit receives the dc bus and provides an ac welding-type output. The output circuit includes a half-bridge output inverter with at least first and second switches. The output inverter further includes an output control circuit. The output control circuit provides freewheeling paths that includes control switches, the output, antiparallel diodes. The control module has a four quadrant control module that provides control signals to the half bridge output inverter and provides modulating control signals to the first and second output control switches. The modulating signals cause the output control switches to be turned on and off multiple times to control a rate of change of output current.
US11602797B2
A wood cutting band saw blade includes a band having a continuous band portion and having on at least one length-wise edge a plurality of teeth. The plurality of teeth extend upward from the continuous band portion, and the length-wise edge extends in a horizontal direction. Each tooth includes a cutting edge and a back angle edge defining a tip. Each tooth also includes a gullet having a forward edge extending upward from a location at a lowest extent of the gullet to the back angle edge. The gullet further includes a rearward edge extending upward from a vertical level at the lowest extent of the gullet to a cutting edge of an adjacent tooth. The location at the lowest extent of the gullet is closer to the tip than to a tip of the adjacent tooth.
US11602794B2
A balancing adapter for a balancing device has a clamping device for clamping a workpiece. The clamping device has a clamping sleeve element with a clamping sleeve, and a clamping element that can be moved relative to the clamping sleeve element. The clamping sleeve has a taper, and the clamping element has a mating taper corresponding to the clamping sleeve taper. The clamping diameter of the clamping sleeve can be adjusted, and thus a workpiece can be clamped, by moving the clamping element relative to the clamping sleeve element. The clamping sleeve element is releasably connectable to a base body of the balancing adapter. Accordingly, for connection to the base body, the clamping sleeve element has an annular flange by which, in the connected state of the clamping sleeve element and the base body, the clamping sleeve element rests on an end wall of the base body.
US11602791B2
A process for additive manufacturing of a metal alloy material is provided that includes: a) providing a feedstock powder comprising base powder particles with nanoparticles attached to surfaces of the base powder particles; b) providing an additive manufacturing system with a laser power source relatively movable at a scan speed; c) wherein the additive manufacturing system has a process window for the feedstock powder; and d) exposing the feedstock powder to a predetermined power input from the laser power source at a predetermined scan speed to produce the metal alloy material. The concentration by volume of nanoparticles within the feedstock powder is such that independent first and second microstructures may be produced within the metal alloy material.
US11602783B2
The invention relates to an apparatus (1; 1a; 1b; 1c; 1d; 1e) for producing a casting (36) formed from an amorphous or partially amorphous metal, which comprises a casting mold (3; 3a; 3b; 3c; 3d; 3e) having at least one filling opening (16; 16a; 16b, 41; 16c; 16d; 16e) for introducing a casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e) forming the casting (36) and a device for melting the casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e). The melting device expediently has at least one region (13; 13; 13b; 40, 13c; 13d; 13e) which is provided for melting the casting material (15; 15a; 15b; 15c; 15d; 15e). Advantageously, an apparatus is created that allows a particularly targeted application of melting energy into the casting material. In an embodiment, the melting device comprises a means for forming at least one electric arc (30; 30a, 39) in the at least one melting region (13; 13; 13b; 40, 13c; 13d; 13e), which in particular comprises at least two electrodes (32; 32a, 38; 32b; 32c) arranged at a distance from one another, between which the at least one electric arc (30; 30a, 39) can be formed.
US11602778B2
Devices and techniques related to landfill gas extraction are disclosed. A technique for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill through a gas extraction system is described. The method may include measuring a plurality of values indicating conditions associated with the landfill; computing, based at least in part on the plurality of values and on a model of the landfill, a predicted future state of the landfill; determining, based at least in part on the predicted future state of the landfill, one or more control parameters for one or more respective control devices configured to control operation of the gas extraction system; applying the one or more control parameters to the one or more respective control, and with the one or more control devices, controlling extraction of the landfill gas from the landfill based, at least in part, on the one or more respective control parameters.
US11602773B2
A system and method for enhanced monitoring and sorting of delivery items, such as packages, which are moved and sorted via a delivery service conveyor device. Conventional systems may employ photocells, which detect interrupted light beams, to identify packages or delivery items along a conveyor path. The present system and method enhances photocell function by adding image detection and analysis to the mail path; and further by modifying the photocell signals to the sorter/conveyor control. The present sensing system is located in the same area on the transport as the photocell, and uses a camera to capture an image of the mail path in the photocell area. The system and method then analyzes a package image to formulate a more accurate item detection signal, based on photocell data and image data, for input to the sorter/conveyor control system.
US11602771B2
An ultrasonic transducer and a manufacturing method thereof, an ultrasonic transducer array and a display device. The ultrasonic transducer includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, an insulation layer on a side of the first electrode away from the substrate, and a second electrode on a side of the insulation layer away from the first electrode. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode, and the ultrasonic transducer further includes a through hole penetrating both the substrate and the first electrode and a chamber in the insulation layer. The chamber is opposite to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively, the chamber is communicated with the through hole, and the second electrode is not in contact with the chamber.
US11602758B2
A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment stage positioned below an inlet conduit. A pistol grip handle is provided at the rear end of the hand vacuum cleaner. An arm member extends from the inlet conduit linearly rearwardly to the upper end of the pistol grip handle. A housing is provided at a lower end of the pistol grip handle. All operating components of the hand vacuum cleaner are located between a lower end of the housing and the inlet conduit.
US11602752B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction and a fluorescence detection device for reaction analysis. The nucleic acid amplification apparatus of the present invention uses a plurality of blocks having different reaction temperatures by independent temperature control and the movement between the blocks is performed along sliding recesses formed in the blocks, enabling to greatly shorten the total amplification time (TAT). In the fluorescence detection device of the present invention, the positions of the light source and the photodetector are very unique for the reaction vessel in which an excitation light is provided and an emission light is generated.
US11602751B2
A liquid evaluation system can include a cartridge including a channel configured to pull a liquid into the channel by capillary action. The cartridge can include a first plate and a second plate located in close proximity to the first plate. An internal facing surface of each plate can include a corresponding region forming the channel. Each of the regions can have an affinity for the liquid. The close proximity of the plates and the regions having an affinity for the liquid cause the liquid to be pulled into the channel by capillary action. The cartridge can include one or more additional attributes and/or the system can include one or more additional components for performing the evaluation.
US11602749B2
In some embodiments, the present invention is a device, including: a swab including an absorptive component attached to a stem, an extraction chamber configured to receive the swab and position the absorptive component of the swab configured to be in fluid communication with an extraction reagent, a test strip configured to be brought in fluid communication with the extraction reagent following extraction of the analyte from the biological sample, including: a sample receiving portion configured to accept a sample, a site on the strip where the analyte-specific labeled reagent has been incorporated, such reagent configured to bind the analyte from the biological sample, a capture portion configured to receive: the analyte from the biological sample and the analyte-specific labeled reagent so as to result in displaying a positive or negative result at the completion of the assay, and an adsorbent pad attached to the test strip.
US11602744B2
A pipette with an adjustable dosing volume comprises a housing connected to at least one seat configured to releasably hold a pipette tip. A displacement device is positioned within the housing and configured to aspirate and discharge liquid from the pipette tip. A stroke rod is coupled to the displacement element and configured to be longitudinally displaced relative to the housing to displace the displacement device. A catch sleeve is rotatably mounted within the housing and is connected to the stroke rod. An adjusting sleeve configured to engage a transducer shaft that is rotatably mounted within the housing and comprises a countershaft of a gearbox that is configured to be shifted between different shift stages. Each shift stage comprises different gear ratios between a rotational speed of the adjusting sleeve and a rotational speed of the catch sleeve. The different gear ratios enable coarse volume adjustment and fine volume adjustment.
US11602742B2
Provided is an exhaust gas purification device that ensures an improved purification performance and a suppressed pressure loss. An exhaust gas purification device of the present disclosure includes a honeycomb substrate and an inflow cell side catalyst layer. disposed on a surface on the inflow cell side in an inflow side region of the partition wall. When a gas permeability coefficient of an inflow side partition wall portion including the inflow side region of the partition wall and the inflow cell side catalyst layer is Ka and a gas permeability coefficient of an outflow side partition wall portion including an outflow side region at least from the predetermined position to an outflow side end of the partition wall is Kb, a ratio Ka/Kb of the gas permeability coefficients is within a range of 0.4 or more and 0.8 or less.
US11602736B2
Methods and compositions related to a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising iron and vanadium, wherein the vanadium is present as (1) one or more vanadium oxides, and (2) metal vanadate of the form FexMyVO4 where x=0.2 to 1 and y=1−x, and where M comprises one or more non-Fe metals when y>0.
US11602735B1
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a multi-stage process for upgrading pyrolysis oil comprising polyaromatic compounds to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) includes upgrading the pyrolysis oil in a slurry-phase reactor zone to produce intermediate products, wherein the slurry-phase reactor zone comprises a mixed metal oxide catalyst; and hydrocracking the intermediate products in a fixed-bed reactor zone to produce the BTEX, wherein the fixed-bed reactor zone comprises a mesoporous zeolite-supported metal catalyst.
US11602732B2
Polymer sorbents selectively remove cytokines and bacterial endotoxins from whole blood and other body liquids, in particular blood plasma, lymph etc., as well as from aqueous protein solutions and aqueous organic compound solutions, also containing inorganic salts. The sorbent is able to remove both cytokines and bacterial endotoxins, improve selectivity of the polymer sorbents in respect to the compounds as well as provide a simple and effective method of producing said sorbent.
US11602727B2
The reduction of the acid gas concentration in the flue gas of combustion units that is produced in waste incinerators, by contacting the flue gas with a powder composition including an alkaline earth metal salt and an ammonium salt. The contact may be carried out in a combustion furnace and/or in a post-combustion chamber of the combustion units.
US11602725B2
A device for rapidly preparing β-Si3N4 by gas-solid reaction and a method thereof, and relates to the technical field of recycling and reuse of waste fine silicon powder. The bottom of a stock bin communicates with a first opening and closing passage, a first connection passage, and the top of a first transitional bin; the bottom of the first transitional bin communicates with the first opening and closing passage, a second connection passage, and the top of a reaction bin; the bottom of the reaction bin communicates with a second opening and closing passage, the first connection passage, and the top of a second transitional bin; the bottom of the second transitional bin communicates with the top of a conveying passage through the first opening and closing passage; a material outlet of the conveying bin communicates with the collection bin.
US11602723B2
The present invention relates to a modular reactor system for carrying out processes comprising mixing, chemical reactions, heat exchange and/or separations, the reactor system comprising of at least one additive manufactured module, the module each performing at least one process unit operation, and optionally, an external housing.
US11602721B2
A method of forming cured microparticles includes providing a poly(glycerol sebacate) resin in an uncured state. The method also includes forming the composition into a plurality of uncured microparticles and curing the uncured microparticles to form the plurality of cured microparticles. The uncured microparticles are free of a photo-induced crosslinker. A method of forming a scaffold includes providing microparticles including poly(glycerol sebacate) in a three-dimensional arrangement. The method also includes stimulating the microparticles in the three-dimensional arrangement to sinter the microparticles, thereby forming the scaffold having a plurality of pores. A scaffold is formed of a plurality of microparticles including a poly(glycerol sebacate) thermoset resin in a three-dimensional arrangement. The scaffold has a plurality of pores.
US11602717B2
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of regenerating at least one filter medium comprising: providing at least one filter medium, wherein the at least one filter medium comprises: at least one catalyst material; and ammonium bisulfate (ABS) deposits, ammonium sulfate (AS) deposits, or any combination thereof; flowing a flue gas stream transverse to a cross-section of a filter medium, such that the flue gas stream passes through the cross section of the at least one filter medium, wherein the flue gas stream comprises: NOx compounds comprising: Nitric Oxide (NO), and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2); and increasing an NOx removal efficiency of the at least one filter medium after removal of deposits.
US11602714B2
A process for absorbing carbon dioxide from a gas stream containing carbon dioxide, including the steps of contacting the gas stream with an aqueous composition including a substituted heteroaromatic compound having a six-membered heteroaromatic ring with from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms in the heteroaromatic ring and at least one substituent wherein at least one of the substituents is of formula —R1NH2 wherein R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkylene and ethers of formula —R2—O—R3— wherein R2 and R3 are C1 to C3 alkylene.
US11602709B2
Port protection device particularly suited for an encapsulated filter unit. In certain embodiments, the protection device comprises a main body defining an internal region configured to receive a port or the like protruding from an encapsulated filter. In certain embodiments, the main body includes a slot that allows for easy removal of the protection device from the port or the like. A tube management system may be provided to receive and hold tubing. One suitable tube management system includes two spaced tangs that extend from the main body of the protection device and are configured to cooperatively receive and hold tubing between them.
US11602702B2
Provided are a method for producing a purified Salacia genus plant extract having improved flavor by increasing the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the extract without significantly reducing the recovery rate of the extract concomitantly with purification; and a purified Salacia genus plant extract. The method for producing a purified Salacia genus plant extract includes an extraction step of bringing a Salacia genus plant-containing raw material extract including at least one of a Salacia genus plant, a Salacia genus plant extract, and a Salacia genus plant ground product, into contact with 0.1 to 20 mass % of activated carbon in the presence of an extraction solvent.
US11602693B2
A method and apparatus for providing a game are provided. According to embodiments of the present, the method for providing a game comprises determining a map for game play, variably determining a first area in the map, and providing a second play environment different from a first play environment of the first area to outside the first area, wherein an item or vehicle is not spawned or a spawn rate of the item or vehicle is lower than the first play environment in the second play environment. According to the method, an In-Game play environment is variably provided each time a game is played, thereby the unexpectedness of the game play can be enhanced and the utilization and lifespan of the game map can be remarkably improved.
US11602690B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a virtual camera in a game are disclosed. In the present disclosure, it is detected whether a movement of a virtual character toward a first direction satisfies a preset condition, when the preset condition is satisfied, a shifting direction of the virtual camera is determined, and the virtual camera is controlled to shift toward the shifting direction while moving according to a change of position of the virtual character, thereby a game scene image captured by the shifted virtual camera is displayed on a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
US11602679B2
A golf club head includes a striking face having a face center and a virtual striking face plane generally parallel to the striking face. The golf club head further includes a sole portion, a top portion, a rear portion, and a loft L no less than 40°. A virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the striking face plane passes through the face center. A club head center of gravity is spaced from the virtual vertical plane in the heel-to-toe direction by a distance D1 that is no greater than 6.0 mm. The golf club head further includes a hosel including an internal bore configured to receive a golf shaft. The internal bore includes a peripheral side wall and a shaft abutment surface configured to abut a tip end of the golf club shaft. The hosel further comprises an auxiliary recess extending sole-ward from the abutment surface of the internal bore.
US11602675B2
The present invention relates generally to a novelty golf ball that has a plurality of internal electrical components capable of storing and playing a sound recording when motion of the novelty golf ball is detected. The body of the novelty golf ball may be of unitary construction or comprised of two separate halves that may be removably attached to one another to allow a user to access the electrical components stored on the interior of the novelty golf ball.
US11602663B2
A reformer exercise apparatus is disclosed that has a generally rectangular frame, a carriage movably supported on the frame, and a foot support member supported by the side rail portions of the frame. The foot support member has an inverted U shape carbon fiber tube having ends each fixed to a foot bar support member having a cylindrical base, a cylindrical post welded to the base, and a foot bar support arm welded to one end of the cylindrical base, for connection to a foot support assembly operable to selectively position the foot support member at various positions along the side rail portions of the frame.
US11602660B2
A gait trainer adapted for use with a treadmill and, optionally, a spinning cycle, provides greater accessibility for therapeutic and rehabilitative gait pattern training to individuals confronting injury, illness, or disability. The gait trainer is adjustable, to accommodate a wide variety of users with different stride lengths and needs.
US11602656B2
A computer identifies, based on sensor data from one or more sensors located in proximity to a fire site and on a corpus of firefighting knowledge, one or more firefighting goals. The computer generates, based on the one or more firefighting goals and the corpus of firefighting knowledge, one or more firefighting recommendations. The computer scores, using the corpus of firefighting knowledge, the one or more firefighting recommendations based on historical effectiveness of prior firefighting actions.
US11602655B2
Disclosed is a system that includes a first device of a plurality of devices operatively connected over a network for responding to a detected hazard, wherein the first device: monitors the network for self-identifying broadcasts the plurality of devices, and when the first device receives over the network self-identifying broadcasts from a second device, the first device retransmits the self-identifying broadcasts into the network.
US11602645B2
A method of optimizing a radiation treatment plan of ion treatment, in which the optimization procedure is interrupted, some but not all low-weight spots are discarded and the optimization procedure is resumed with a reduced set of spots. The weight of one or more remaining spots may be increased before resuming the optimization procedure, for example by adding the spot weight of one or more of the discarded spots to one or more of the remaining spots.
US11602640B2
An irradiation device capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation at variable beam angles, comprises, a housing assembly including a longitudinal shell, the longitudinal shell having a first end and a second end, a first end cap assembly provided at the first end of the longitudinal shell, and a second end cap assembly provided at the second end of the longitudinal shell. Further, the irradiation device comprises a rotate and lock mechanism adapted to allow rotational adjustment of the longitudinal shell, a plurality of lenses provided along with the longitudinal shell, wherein each one of the plurality of lenses has a distinct set of optical characteristics when compared with other lenses of the plurality of lenses and a radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, provided within the longitudinal shell.
US11602639B2
A method and medical device for detecting a cardiac event that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes forming a first sensing vector and a second sensing vector, identifying the cardiac event as one of a shockable event and a non-shockable event in response to first processing of a first interval sensed along the first sensing vector during a predetermined sensing window and a second interval simultaneously sensed along the second sensing vector, performing second processing of the first interval and the second interval, different from the first processing, in response to the cardiac event being identified as a shockable event, and determining whether to delay identifying the cardiac event being shockable in response to the second processing of the first interval and the second interval.
US11602637B2
The capsule comprises a tubular body and a front-end unit with an helical screw for anchoring the capsule to a wall of a patient's organ. The front-end unit is mobile in relative axial rotation with respect to the tubular body. A disengageable frictional coupling member allows this relative rotation when, for implantation, the tubular body receives an external rotational stress, and that until a predetermined limit torque triggering the disengagement. At explantation, this disengagement is prevented to allow a joint rotation of the tubular body and of the front-end unit and the unscrewing of the helical screw. It is provided for that purpose two conjugated plates facing each other, with flat surfaces such as circular sectors offset in opposite directions with respect to a radial reference plane, in such a way as to form steps providing an anti-disengagement abutment function.
US11602630B2
A medical electrode array system comprising a thin-film substrate, a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on the thin-film substrate, and a plurality of traces. The plurality of electrode contacts is configured to provide electrical contact points. The plurality of traces is electrically connected to the plurality of electrode contacts. A electrode contact of the plurality of electrode contacts has a dedicated trace of the plurality of traces that provides electrical connectivity to the electrode contact. The thin-film substrate is configured to flex to maintain continuous contact with contours of patient anatomy. The plurality of traces includes flexible spring-like portions to add flexibility to the thin-film substrate.
US11602627B2
A minimally invasive circulatory support platform that utilizes an aortic stent pump or pumps. The platform uses a low profile catheter-based techniques and provides temporary and chronic circulatory support depending on the needs of the patient. Also described is a catheter-based temporary assist pump to treat patients with acute decompensated heart failure and provide circulatory support to subjects undergoing high risk percutaneous coronary intervention (“PCI”). Further described is a wirelessly powered circulatory assist pump for providing chronic circulatory support for heart failure patients. The platform and system are relatively easy to place, have higher flow rates than existing systems, and provide improvements in the patient's renal function.
US11602620B2
A dilator, dilating a narrowed part of a paranasal sinus, includes an end effector, and the end effector includes a pair of treatment pieces openable and closable relative to each other. Each of the treatment pieces includes a treatment surface facing a side on which the treatment piece opens, and each of the treatment surfaces includes an inclined surface inclined to be closer to a side on which the treatment piece closes as a distance to a distal end of the treatment piece decreases. The pair of inclined surfaces become parallel or substantially parallel to each other when the treatment pieces are opened to a maximum angle. The end effector opens anisotropically.
US11602617B2
A thrombectomy catheter system can include a catheter configured for insertion into vasculature of a patient. The system includes a pressure chamber configured to isolate an internal volume from a surrounding environment. The system can include an infusion container including an infusion fluid therein. The pressure chamber can receive the infusion container. A drive unit can pressurize a working fluid in the pressure chamber with the infusion container received in the pressure chamber. In an example, pressurizing of the working fluid correspondingly compresses the infusion container to pressurize the infusion fluid and transfer the infusion fluid to the catheter. In an example, the infusion fluid is isolated from the working fluid by the infusion container when the working fluid is pressurized in the pressure chamber.
US11602612B2
A support system, a support method, and a support program in the form of a non-transitory computer readable medium, which supports selection of a medical instrument and selection of a use form of the medical instrument. A support system includes the data acquisition unit that acquires health care worker data on a health care worker, medical institution data on a medical institution, patient data on a patient, and operation data on a past operation experience of the health care worker, a learning unit that performs machine learning using the health care worker data, the medical institution data, the patient data, and the operation data, and a presentation unit that presents a medical instrument recommended for use in operation on the patient and a recommended use form of the medical instrument based on a result of the machine learning.
US11602600B2
A storage device (30) for storing a pen needle assembly (10) includes a housing (30) having first wells (44) with a dimension for receiving the pen needle assembly and second wells (46) for receiving an inner shield (24) of the pen needle assembly. The second wells (46) have a diameter less than a diameter of the first wells (44). An ejector (40) in the housing (34) can be actuated to eject the used needle hub (16) and outer covers (22) from the first well (44) and the inner shield (24) from the second well (46) for disposal. A method of coupling a pen needle delivery device to a needle hub positions a needle hub assembly (18) in the first well (44) and inserts the coupling end of the delivery device (10) into the first well (44) and is coupled to the needle hub. The needle hub is pulled from the outer cover (22). The inner shield (24) is inserted into the second well (46) to remove the inner shield from the needle hub.
US11602597B2
A jet injector that includes a prefilled syringe. The syringe includes a fluid chamber that contains a medicament. The syringe also has an injection-assisting needle, and a plunger is movable within the fluid chamber. A housing is configured for allowing insertion of the needle to a penetration depth. The housing includes a retractable guard and an interference component, e.g., a lock ring, adjacent to the retractable guard that interferes with the movement of the retractable guard. An energy source is configured for biasing the plunger to produce an injecting pressure to jet inject the medicament from the fluid chamber through the needle to an injection site.
US11602594B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device, an apparatus, and a method for controlling infusion. The device may include a multi-port container assembly and a liquid flow controller. The multi-port container assembly includes a multi-port container having a plurality of inlets and an outlet, a detector configured to detect amount of liquid in the multi-port container, a first communication subassembly, and a first controller. The first controller may send a first signal to the liquid flow controller via the first communication subassembly in response to the detector detecting that the amount of liquid is lower than a first predetermined threshold. The liquid flow controller may turn off a first infusion tube currently used and turn on a next first infusion tube in response to receiving the first signal.
US11602589B2
A peristaltic pump includes a first motor shaft, a second motor shaft, a first pump head, a second pump head, and a motor. The first pump head is operably coupled to the first motor shaft such that the first pump head is rotated in response to rotation of the first motor shaft. The second pump head is operably coupled to the second motor shaft such that the second pump head is rotated in response to rotation of the second motor shaft. The motor is configured to rotate the first and second motor shafts. The pump head has a first mode in which the first pump head is rotated and the second pump head is idle and a second mode in which the first pump head is idle and the second pump head is rotated.
US11602586B2
Systems and methods for monitoring for an occlusion in an aspiration line during an ophthalmic surgical procedure. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a first aspiration pump located in a handpiece, a second aspiration pump located away from the handpiece such as in a console, and a pressure sensor located between the first aspiration pump and the second aspiration pump. The pressure sensor is adapted to monitor for an occlusion in the aspiration line upstream of the first aspiration pump. The second aspiration pump may be operated at the same flow rate as the first aspiration pump and/or to maintain a constant pressure between the second aspiration pump and the first aspiration pump. Systems and methods as disclosed allow for a handpiece pump located close to the working tip while providing reliable occlusion detection with a pressure sensor located away from the handpiece.
US11602584B2
The present invention relates to an integrated system for monitoring physiological variables in cardiopulmonary bypass process, which utilizes a transducer specifically intended to act directly on the cardiopulmonary bypass. Said system according to the present invention comprises at least two components, one is a CPB transducer and a minimonitor, coupled to each other by means of a cable and an electrical connector.
US11602576B1
A breathing air compressor having an inlet air ultraviolet C light radiation emitter and viral and bacterial filtration system for air introduced into the air compressor. The viral and bacterial filtration system includes a cylindrical housing that includes a UVC radiation emitter mounted in a flow-through UVC radiation chamber, an inlet air particulate filter, and a flowmeter for measuring the volume and rate of flow of air to destroy viruses and bacteria present in any air flowing through the UVC chamber that is input air to an air compressor. The air compressor is typically used for generating breathing air for persons such as firemen and SCUBA divers. A controller and monitor unit is connected to the UVC radiation emitter and the flowmeter to shut down the air compressor to prevent air starvation.
US11602573B2
The present invention relates to a system, and the method of application thereof, for washing and decontamination comprising nebulizing means (8) of a mixture of at least one first gas and at least one first liquid, and pressurizing means (1) of said first gas, wherein said pressurizing means (1) are in fluid communication with a first pressure-regulating valve (3) and with a second pressure-regulating valve (4), the first pressure-regulating valve (3) being in fluid communication with a first pressurized tank (5) through first inlet means (31) of said first gas, the first pressurized tank (5) being configured to contain the first liquid, and comprising first outlet means (30) of said first liquid to the nebulizing means (8) through a first valve (6), at a first pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure, and wherein the second pressure-regulating valve (4) is in fluid communication with said nebulizing means (8), and is configured to pressurize the gas at a second pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure.
US11602571B2
A method of manufacturing an aqueous freshening composition having a plurality of particles suspended by a structurant system is provided. The method includes the steps of: mixing an aqueous carrier and at least 80 wt. % of ion-forming water-soluble ingredients of the freshening composition to form an aqueous premix; subsequently mixing a first polysaccharide into the aqueous premix; mixing a second polysaccharide into the aqueous premix after mixing the first polysaccharide into the aqueous premix to form a structured aqueous composition; and dispersing a plurality of particles into the structured aqueous composition to form the freshening composition.
US11602569B2
Provided herein are isolated DNA vectors comprising a heterologous gene, wherein the DNA vector is devoid of bacterial plasmid DNA and/or bacterial signatures, which can abrogate persistence in vivo. The invention also features pharmaceutical compositions (non-immunogenic pharmaceutical compositions) including the DNA vectors of the invention, which can be used for induction of long-term, episomal expression of a heterologous gene in a subject. The invention involves methods of treating a subject by administering the DNA vectors of the invention, including methods of treating disorders associated with a defect in a target gene.
US11602568B2
Provided are engineered B lymphocytes modified to express one or several different types of microRNAs or anti-miRs where in one embodiments the lymphocytes contain multiple copy numbers of nucleic acids encoding the one or several different types of miRs or anti-miRs. Provided are compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating, or preventing a cancer cell, a breast cancer cell or a triple negative breast cancer, or a breast cancer cell that tests negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or HER2, comprising or by administering a composition, formulation or pharmaceutical composition comprising a microRNA or anti-miR. Provided are methods for treating an inflammation, a disease, a condition, infection or cancer capable of being treated by modulation or inhibition or expression of an miRNA or anti-miRs by administering to an individual in need thereof a B lymphocyte that secretes a microRNA or anti-miR, or a B lymphocyte supernatant, extracellular vesicle or exosome having a microRNA or anti-miR.
US11602566B2
The present application provides a method for preparing a medical product for covering tissue, the method comprising providing nanofibrillar cellulose, providing a bioactive molecule, and covalently bonding the bioactive molecule to the nanofibrillar cellulose. The present application also provides a medical product for covering tissue comprising a bioactive molecule covalently bound to nanofibrillar cellulose.
US11602562B2
A composition includes at least one polymer doped with graphene oxide to induce conductivity in the polymer and at least one agent immobilized at least one of (i) on graphene oxide extending from the surface of the composite material or (ii) within the composite material.
US11602561B2
A plasma activated ophthalmic solution generating device operable to generate a therapeutic ophthalmic solution for curing epidemic keratoconjunctivitis includes a plasma generating electrode operable to generate a plasma activated ophthalmic solution for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, wherein the plasma generating electrode is arranged surrounding an insert space where a unit dose ophthalmic eyedrop container with a container body, which seals a certain solution in a sterile state, is inserted; a power supply unit; and a high voltage generating unit, which is connected to the power supply unit, operable to be supplied with power source from the power supply unit and to apply high voltage electric current to the plasma generating electrode. This configuration makes it possible to provide a novel and effective therapeutic ophthalmic solution for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).
US11602552B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a novel lactic acid bacterium, Lactobacillus plantarum KBL396 (KCTC13278BP), culture of the strain, lysate of the strain and extract of the strain, and its use for food and medicine. The strain and composition according to the present invention has an excellent effect on improvement of neurological diseases, particularly improvement of mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, and has no risk of side effects in a human body, and thus it can be usefully utilized as a use for improvement of neurological diseases.
US11602548B1
A fibrous birth tissue composition fabricated from placental tissue is provided. Methods of processing a mammal's placental tissue to form a fibrous birth tissue composition are provided. Regenerative methods are also provided.
US11602540B2
In a method of treating a patient having low blood flow that may be caused by diffused plaque and/or a plaque mass associated with Peyronie's disease in a penile region, a predetermined amount of carbon dioxide is injected into affected corpus cavernosum at a location that is adjacent to, but spaced away from the plaque mass. In addition, either before and/or after the injection of the carbon dioxide, a decalcifying agent(s) may be injected directly into the plaque mass.
US11602534B2
The present invention relates to a kinase inhibitor, comprising a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, acid, metabolite or prodrug thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the kinase inhibitor, and to uses and methods for using these compounds and compositions to inhibit the activity of wild-type FLT3, mutant FLT3-ITD, PDGFRα and/or PDGFRβ kinase in a cell or a subject, as well as uses and methods of these compounds and compositions to preventing or treating kinase-associated conditions in a subject.
US11602531B2
Vacuole- or exosome-inducing indole-based chalcone and substituted triazole-hydrazone compounds that induce endosomal vacuolization and increase exosome yield, but do not trigger growth arrest or cell death, and methods of making and using are described.
US11602524B2
Disclosed herein is a method of inhibiting T Follicular Helper (TFH) cell-mediated differentiation and/or activation in a subject. This method involves administering to a subject in need of treatment for an autoimmune disorder a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) inhibitor to inhibit TFH cell-mediated differentiation and/or activation in the subject. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting T Follicular Helper (THF) cell differentiation or TFH cell activity.
US11602520B2
The invention discloses a c-Met regulatory composition and its method for treating liver disease, a main component of the c-Met regulatory composition comprises Antrodin A and/or DMB (4,7-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,3-benzodioxole) capable of effectively regulating gene expression related to cell regeneration and cytothesis in hepatic cells, such as c-Met, Notch, etc., to achieve efficacies of repairing damaged hepatic cells and promoting hepatocyte regeneration.
US11602514B2
The present application provides a medicament having an anti-inflammatory bowel disease function, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The medicament has a structure as represented in formula I or formula II. The medicament and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a prodrug, a tautomer, a stereoisomer, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof provided by the present application have a good effect on inflammatory bowel diseases, can be used for preparing medicaments for treating the inflammatory bowel diseases, and have important clinical significance and wide application prospects.
US11602503B2
The present invention relates to a new delivery system for nutritional ingredients (nutraceuticals). These nutritional ingredients are useful for gut and metabolic health in monogastric animals, especially in humans.
US11602500B2
The invention pertains to a method for treating a neoplasm, such as colorectal cancer, using hollow silica spheres (“HSS”). It also is directed to a method for making uncalcined HSS, calcined HSS from which phenyl groups have been removed, and HSS incorporating particles of Fe3O4, as well as compositions containing HSS.
US11602496B2
The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of at least one compound of general formula (I): in which: R1 represents a methyl or ethyl radical; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl radical; R3 represents a linear C1-C6 or branched C3-C6 alkyl radical, or a linear C2-C6 or branched C3-C6 alkenyl radical; and X represents ═O or —OH, as an agent for reducing and/or delaying the signs of skin ageing.
US11602489B2
An oral varnish comprising a combination of two different viscosity dimethicone components, wherein the difference between the two different viscosity dimethicone components is about 2.0 million cP or greater; and comprising at least one active ingredient, which is preferably a fluoride donor.
US11602488B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a connected pill dispenser configured to treat a patient's illness with a robotic arm adapted to deliver a prescribed medication dose to a patient in their home, analyze the patient's response to the dose based on various sensor inputs, automatically determine whether the patient took the medicine and send the provider the result of providing the medication dose to the patient. In an illustrative example, the patient may be a chronic, acute, or terminal illness patient. The medication dose may be, for example, a medication prescribed by a doctor to be taken in a specific amount at specific times. In some embodiments, the connected pill dispenser may automatically notify the patient when a medication dose is due. Various embodiments may determine if the patient consumed a medication dose based on machine vision, audio, or other sensor data, permitting caregiver notification of patient medication adherence, medication compliance, or non-adherence and sensor inputs as data on potential effectiveness and/or side effects.
US11602487B2
An arrangement includes a housing and a flexible container. The flexible container is arranged in the housing and filled with a medicine or another liquid which occurs in a pharmaceutical production process. The housing is at least partially lined with an elastic foam configured to compensate for an increase in volume of the flexible container that occurs upon freezing.
US11602480B2
A visual field observation training lens is disclosed, along with corresponding training eyewear. An associated method for training visual observation toward a designated field of view is provided.
US11602477B2
An instrument hose support device includes a rod that supports an instrument hose at a position higher than an instrument that is held by a holder, a pulley support portion that is supported by a distal end of the rod, a pulley that is supported by the pulley support portion and over which the instrument hose is looped. The distal end has a groove in which a taper is formed. A first member of the pulley support portion has a shaft protrusion, and a gap is formed between the shaft protrusion and the groove. The gap serves as the range of motion of the pulley support portion, and the pulley support portion follows the movement of the instrument hose and, relative to the rod, swings freely toward the front and the back and toward the sides and rotates freely with a movable axis (X) as an axis.
US11602475B2
A surgical table having a tabletop to be rotatable about a trend axis, the trend axis extending in a transverse direction across the tabletop; and an actuator mechanism coupled to the movable framework and arranged to raise and lower the movable framework relative to the column and to raise and lower the trend axis and to rotate the movable framework about the trend axis, and a control mechanism arranged to control the actuator mechanism to cause (i) the height of the trend axis to be translationally variable within a first dimensional range having a lowermost position, at which the trend axis extends through the column, and an uppermost position, at which the trend axis is above the upper end of the column the trend axis and is spaced at spacing height above the upper end of the column, and, simultaneously and/or independently (ii) the location of the trend axis in a lateral direction orthogonal to the trend axis to be translationally variable within a second dimensional range extending between first and second end positions.
US11602474B2
Apparatus and methods for providing a surgical table base with sufficient stiffness and adjustable support members with force feedback are described herein. In some embodiments, a base for a surgical table includes a base body to which other components of a surgical table can be coupled. A surgical table, and optionally a patient supportable by the surgical table, and any equipment to be carried by the surgical table, collectively representing a table load to be carried by the base body to support the surgical table on a surface. The base further includes a support assembly coupled to the base body to support the base body on the surface. The support assembly includes at least four support members. Each support member has a surface-engaging end and can transmit a portion of a total load represented by the weight of the base and the table load through the surface-engaging end to the surface. The surface-engaging ends of any three of the four support members define a plane. One of the support members is adjustable to move the one support member relative to a plane defined by the three of the other support members and thereby to change the portion of the total load carried by one of the support members. The base further includes a load sensor operably coupled to the support assembly and disposed to detect the portion of the total load carried by one of the support members.
US11602473B2
A mobilization module for mobilizing a body part of a patient includes a body part support, a movement mechanics and a drive unit. The body part support is coupled to the movement mechanics. The movement mechanics is adapted to induce a controlled cadenced displacement of the body part support. The controlled cadenced displacement moves the body part support by at least 1 cm or at least 3 cm and preferably by at least 5 cm. The drive unit is connected to the movement mechanics to actuate the movement mechanics.
US11602471B2
An overhead lift apparatus includes a mounting structure and a rotatable assembly configured to attach a lift unit to the mounting structure. The rotatable assembly is rotatable with respect to the mounting structure about an axis of rotation. The apparatus also includes a rotatable electrical interface disposed in the rotatable assembly, the rotatable electrical interface comprises a static portion and a rotatable portion attached to the rotatable assembly such that the rotatable portion rotates in conjunction with the rotatable assembly. The apparatus also includes a first electrical connector extending from the static portion to a power source connector configured to be connected to an external power source for the lift unit. A second electrical connector extends from the rotatable portion such that the rotatable electrical interface is configured to provide power from the power source to an end of the second electrical connector via the first electrical connector.
US11602469B2
A lifting mechanism has a base to which a pivot of a parallelogram structure. A spring extends from a first link of the parallelogram to an adjustable termination point on a second link of the parallelogram to form a lifting triangle. The spring termination point is displaced from a main pivot of the parallelogram to create an adjustable “lever arm” to vary the lifting force. A lifting power adjustment mechanism adjusts the position of the spring termination point. An extension is in fixed relation to one of the parallelogram links and maintains its angle with respect to the horizontal when angles of the parallelogram are varied upon raising or lowering the lifting mechanism between a sitting mode and a standing mode. The extension serves as a base for a rear seat section. A front seat section is pivotally attached to the rear seat section allowing it to swing downward upon elevation of the lifting mechanism.
US11602462B2
A compression garment includes a main body including a central portion and a plurality of straps that extend from the central portion. The central portion has a lateral edge having first regions from which the straps extend from the central portion, and second regions from which the straps do not extend. A connecting portion is fixed to the main body and is fixed to at least a portion of the second regions. The straps are moveable to reverse the compression garment between a first state and a second state. The straps may be moveable around the connecting portion, or may be feedable through the connecting portion, to reverse the compression garment between the first state and the second state. The connecting portion and the main body may define a plurality of slits through which the straps are insertable to reverse the compression garment.
US11602459B2
An ophthalmic system may comprise an imaging device having a field of view oriented toward the eye of the patient; a patient interface housing defining a passage therethrough, having a distal end coupled to one or more seals configured to be directly engaged with one or more surfaces of the eye of the patient, and wherein the proximal end is configured to be coupled to the patient workstation such that at least a portion of the field of view of the imaging device passes through the passage; and two or more registration fiducials coupled to the patient interface housing in a predetermined geometric configuration relative to the patient interface housing within the field of view of the imaging device such that they may be imaged by the imaging device in reference to predetermined geometric markers on the eye of the patient which may also be imaged by the imaging device.
US11602456B2
A method of implanting a continuous iris-expanding ring in an eye involves ejecting the continuous iris-expanding ring from a distal end of a cannula toward an iris of the eye, securing a distal portion of the continuous iris-expanding ring device ring to the iris of the eye, and securing a proximal portion of the continuous iris-expanding ring to the iris of the eye. The continuous iris-expanding ring is in a collapsed configuration in the cannula prior to being ejected and in an expanded configuration when the proximal portion and the distal portion of the continuous iris-expanding ring are secured to the iris of the eye and extend across the pupil.
US11602447B2
Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member having a stent receiving region. A stent may be disposed along the stent receiving region. The system may also include a deployment sheath axially slidable relative to the inner member. The deployment sheath may have a proximal end region. A rack may be coupled to the proximal end region of the deployment sheath. An outer shaft may be disposed along at least a portion of the deployment sheath. The deployment sheath may be rotatable relative to the inner member, the outer shaft or both.
US11602435B2
A medullary rod has a peripheral wall defining the outer shape of the medullary rod, and inwardly delimiting a hollow space. The medullary rod also has a plurality of first partitions. The first partitions are generally parallel to one another, extend between the inner side of the medullary rod located along the inner edge of the long bone after implantation, and the outer side of the medullary rod located along the outer edge of the long bone after implantation. Each of the first partitions is integral with the peripheral wall at these inner and outer sides of the medullary rod.
US11602431B2
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes a coaption element, a pair of paddles, and barb portions. The barb portions extend directly from at least one of the coaption element and the pair of paddles.
US11602430B2
A prosthesis for implantation at a native semilunar valve includes a prosthetic distal valve, which includes a pliant material configured to collapse inwardly towards a longitudinal axis of the prosthesis during diastole, and to open outwardly during systole, and a distal fixation member configured to be positioned in a downstream artery of the subject. The apparatus also includes a proximal fixation member coupled to the distal fixation member, and configured to be positioned at least partially on a ventricular side of the native semilunar valve. The proximal fixation member is shaped so as to define a lattice that is shaped so as to define an intermediary portion that is coupled to the pliant material of the valve and diverges outwardly from the longitudinal axis, and a distal portion that is distal to the intermediary portion and diverges outwardly from the intermediary portion of the lattice. Other embodiments are also described.
US11602429B2
A prosthetic valve may be used to repair a diseased or otherwise damaged heart valve such as the mitral valve. The prosthetic valve may include atraumatic anchor tabs which may be radiopaque or echogenic. A cinching mechanism may also be coupled to the prosthetic valve to control radial expansion of the prosthetic valve. The cinching mechanism may include a wire lasso or a belt. The prosthetic valve may include an expandable frame which has a reduced number of strut connection nodes to allow a lower profile collapsed configuration and tighter crimping. The commissure posts of the prosthetic valve may extend beyond an edge of the ventricular skirt portion of the device.
US11602427B2
Intraocular lenses that include a central portion and one or more peripheral portions. The IOLs includes a sensor housing and a communication member, both of which are secured to the central portion.
US11602423B2
This invention relates to a method of providing an indication of the oncoming parturition in livestock and an apparatus for carrying out the method. A tail mounted sensor is mounted on the tail of an animal such as a cow or a horse and the tail mounted sensor detects whether the tail is raised or lowered. Each time that the tail is raised by at least a fixed angle Θ of, say 10°, for a certain period of time T1, the sensor records this as a contraction. The sensor then monitors the number of contractions over a given second period of time, T2. When the number of contractions in the second period of time equal or exceed a certain amount, an alarm is raised. The method and system are such that they can be adjusted for different animals. It is envisaged that less false alarms and less missed births will result as a consequence of this method and apparatus.
US11602422B2
A chassis of an oral cleansing device is provided. The oral cleansing device may include a first chassis half including a first threaded portion, a second chassis half including a second threaded portion, and a nut threaded onto the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion to at least partially secure the first chassis half to the second chassis half. The threaded portions may be defined on respective ends of the first chassis half and the second chassis half. The nut may engage chamfered edges of the first chassis half and the second chassis half. Engagement of the nut with the first chamfered edge and the second chamfered edge may produce a radial compressive force on the chassis halves. The first chassis half and the second chassis half may at least partially define a chassis that is positioned within a handle of the oral cleansing device.
US11602421B2
A method of forming an orthodontic aligner from an aligner digital model, the method comprising the steps of: three-dimensionally printing an intermediate structure comprising fused filaments from a biocompatible thermoplastic according to the aligner digital model via fused deposition modelling; coating the intermediate structure with a biocompatible translucent photopolymer; and irradiating the coating with ultraviolet light to cure the coating on the intermediate structure, thereby forming the orthodontic aligner.
US11602402B2
A drill guide fixture may be configured to prepare a skull for attachment of a cranial insertion fixture. The drill guide fixture may include a central drill guide and a bone anchor guide at a base of the drill guide fixture. The central drill guide may define a central drill guide hole therethrough, wherein the central drill guide hole has a first opening at a base of the drill guide fixture and a second opening spaced apart from the base of the drill guide fixture. The bone anchor drill guide may define a bone anchor drill guide hole therethrough, and the bone anchor drill guide hole may be offset from the central drill guide hole in a direction that is perpendicular with respect to a direction of the central drill guide hole. Related cranial insertion fixtures, robotic systems, and methods are also discussed.
US11602400B2
A surgical arm is presented. The surgical arm comprises a first interface configured to receive a device for performing or assisting a surgical procedure and multiple adjustment members configured to adjust the surgical arm relative to a respective adjustment axis. The surgical arm further comprises at least two operating members configured to operate different ones of the adjustment members wherein the operating members are marked with different visual codings. Further a method for providing visual guidance for operating the surgical arm according to a pre-determined surgical approach is presented.
US11602397B2
A surgical system is provided. The surgical system includes a camera operable to capture images and/or video. A projector is operable to project light, and a controller is communicatively coupled with the camera and the projector. The controller is operable to track movement of bone in real-time during surgery based on the images and/or video captured by the camera, and control the projector to project the light including a cutting line on the bone to indicate a cutting plane for cutting the bone during surgery.
US11602393B2
Surgical systems can include evacuation systems for evacuating smoke, fluid, and/or particulates from a surgical site. A surgical evacuation system can be intelligent and may include one or more sensors for detecting one or more properties of the surgical system, evacuation system, surgical procedure, surgical site, and/or patient tissue, for example.
US11602390B2
An electrosurgical apparatus is provided including a housing, a flexible shaft, and a distal tip. The housing may further be coupled to an electrosurgical generator and gas supply. The distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus may be grasped by a grasping tool, such that the orientation and position of the distal tip relative to the housing may be manipulated to achieve a plurality of positions. The electrosurgical apparatus provides electrosurgical energy and inert gas to an electrode within the distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus to generate a plasma beam. In one aspect, the electrode is a retractable blade such that the electrosurgical apparatus can be used for mechanical and electrosurgical cutting during surgery when the electrode is in an extended position and for cold plasma applications during surgery when the electrode is in a retracted position.
US11602386B2
A bone positioning guide may be used as part of a bunion correction procedure. The bone positioning guide can include a bone engagement member configured to be positioned on a medial side of a first metatarsal of a foot and a tip separated from the bone engagement member by a distance effective to position the tip on a lateral side of a second metatarsal and in an intermetatarsal space between the second metatarsal and a third metatarsal. The bone positioning guide can also include a mechanism operable to reduce the distance between the bone engagement member and the tip, thereby causing the first metatarsal to move in at least a transverse plane to reduce an intermetatarsal angle between the first metatarsal and the second metatarsal.
US11602382B2
A device for fixation of inner and outer bone fragments comprises at least three fixation means (5), at least one tilting preventing means (6) and a securing plate (7). The fixation means (5) are configured to allow, during secondary compression of the inner and outer bone fragments (2, 3), a sliding movement of the fixation means and said outer bone fragment relative to one another and thereby an interruption of an engagement of the securing plate (7) with the outer bone fragment (3) without affecting the angular position of the fixation means relative to the securing plate and relative to one another. The tilting preventing means (6) is configured to allow, during said secondary compression, a sliding movement of the at least one tilting preventing means and said outer bone fragment (3) relative to one another and thereby an interruption of the engagement of the securing plate (7) with the outer bone fragment. The tilting preventing means (6) is also configured to prevent or counteract tilting of the device.
US11602379B2
Embodiments herein are generally directed to derotation systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal derotation procedures, as well as methods of installation. The derotation systems may include a plurality of derotation towers and clamp members.
US11602374B1
A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the lumen of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the lumen of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's lumen serving as an insufflation tube.
US11602372B2
Techniques for aligning a medical instrument for percutaneous access to a location within the human anatomy can include determining an orientation of the medical instrument, determining a target location within the human anatomy, and determining a target trajectory for percutaneous access of the target location. Further, the techniques can include causing display of an interface that includes an instrument-alignment element indicative of an alignment of the orientation of the medical instrument to the target trajectory.
US11602367B2
Apparatus for excising and removing a clip or suture joining leaflets of a native heart valve. The apparatus includes an elongate shaft configured for remote access to a native heart valve, the elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen defined therein, and a clamp at the distal end of the elongate shaft, the clamp configured to receive a clip or suture joining native leaflet tissue, the clamp including a passageway extending along a length thereof in communication with the lumen. The apparatus further includes a cutter moveable within the passageway to encompass a clip or suture joining native leaflet tissue received within the clamp and cut native leaflet tissue proximate the clip or suture.
US11602366B2
A surgical instrument comprising a jaw assembly is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises a motor-driven drive system configured to open the jaw assembly. The surgical instrument also comprises a control system configured to control the drive system and, also, control a power supply system configured to supply electrical power to electrodes defined in the outer surface, or outer surfaces, of the jaw assembly. In use, the surgical instrument can be used to apply mechanical energy and electrical energy to the tissue of a patient at the same time, or at different times. In certain embodiments, the user controls when the mechanical and electrical energies are applied. In some embodiments, the control system controls when the mechanical and electrical energies are applied.
US11602364B2
A surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic waveguide extending through a body assembly. An ultrasonic blade connects to the ultrasonic waveguide. A clamp arm assembly of the surgical instrument is able to move from an opened position for receiving a tissue toward a closed position for clamping the tissue. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp body and a clamp pad facing the ultrasonic blade. A clamp arm actuator of the surgical instrument is able to move from a first position toward a second position to direct the clamp arm assembly from the opened position toward the closed position. A modular coupling of the surgical instrument connects to the clamp pad such that at least the clamp pad can be disconnected relative to the ultrasonic blade for replacement thereof.
US11602353B2
Cutting guides for use in orthopedic surgery are disclosed. In some embodiments, the cutting guides comprise monolithic polymer cutting blocks with one or more slots and guide inserts to allow for the provision of various desired surgical cuts to a bone by a cutting saw. In other embodiments, the cutting guides may comprise adjustable guide bars with one or more slots and inserts to allow for various desired surgical cuts to a bone. The location and directionality of the cuts may be configured to match the geometry of a surgical implant.
US11602351B2
A method of providing retrograde perfusion of a patient's brain includes occluding a jugular vein of a subject at a jugular occlusion location, and passively shunting arterial blood from an artery of the subject to a location in the jugular vein distal to the jugular occlusion location.
US11602339B2
A suture device is utilized in forming a purse string suture during, e.g., laparoscopic end to end anastomosis procedure, to effect joining of two opposing intestinal sections. The suture device is utilized in other procedures such as, e.g., transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for removal of low rectal and ultra-low rectal tumors and preservation of anal sphincters to avoid permanent stomas. In particular, the suture device is utilized in forming surgical stitches used to close an internal anal structure or to narrow a passage for performing further transanal dissection to create total mesorectal excision.
US11602336B2
The embodiments described herein can be used in a variety of sample retrieval, grasping, cutting, and manipulating operations. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongated member and a retention member movably coupled to the elongated member. The elongated member includes a cutting portion configured to cut a target sample when moved, and defines an internal volume within which at least a portion of the target sample can be received. The retention member includes an engagement portion configured to move between a first position and a second position when the retention member is actuated. The engagement portion is configured to extend within the internal volume to exert a force on the target sample within the internal volume when the engagement portion is in the second position.
US11602326B2
Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including an improved actuator to compensate for a weight of an input/output device. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a main body, an input/output device coupled to the main body and configured to receive information from a user or output information received from the main body, and a connection device to connect the main body and the input/output device, wherein the connection device includes a shaft having a shaft body, a link frame having a frame body and a shaft coupling portion extending from the frame body to be coupled with the shaft, and an actuator including a torsion spring having a first end supported by the shaft and a second end supported by the link frame, so as to compensate for a weight of the input/output device.
US11602318B2
A new and improved anatomical imaging system which includes a new and improved movement system, wherein the movement system comprises an omnidirectional powered drive unit and wherein the movement system can substantially eliminate lateral walk (or drift) over the complete stroke of a scan, even when the floor includes substantial irregularities, whereby to improve the accuracy of the scan results and avoid unintentional engagement of the anatomical imaging system with the bed or gurney which is supporting the patient.
US11602305B1
The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep.
US11602304B2
Provided is a non-invasive system and method for determining a fuel value for a target muscle and potentially at least one indicator muscle. The method includes receiving an ultrasound scan of a target muscle; evaluating at least a portion of the ultrasound scan to determine fuel value within the target muscle; recording the determined fuel value for the muscle as an element of a data set for the muscle; evaluating the fuel data set to determine a value range; and in response to the range being at least above a pre-determined threshold, establishing a target score for the muscle as based on an upper portion of the value range. The method may be repeated to identify ranges for a plurality of muscles, the muscle with the greatest range being identified as an indicator muscle. Based on these findings the muscles estimated fuel level, fuel rating and energy status may be determined. An associated system is also disclosed.
US11602289B2
A reusable sensor is disclosed for producing a signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of tissue. The sensor can include a sensor housing that has a distal opening, a wire lumen, and a proximal opening. The distal opening can include a lumen extending through the body of the sensor housing and the wire lumen can be located on the outside of the sensor housing. The sensor can also include a first component located on a top surface of the sensor housing and along the pathway of the wire lumen. The sensor can also include a second component located on the bottom surface of the sensor housing opposite of the first component. The second component can also be located along the pathway of the wire lumen. The sensor can also include a wire coaxially disposed within the wire lumen and connecting the first component and second component.
US11602285B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of orthopedics, and more particularly to a pelvic referencing guide and methods of using the guide in orthopaedic surgery, specifically total hip arthroplasty.
US11602284B1
The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to method of sleep diagnosis and treatment.
US11602277B2
An endoscope system includes: a processor that generates first and second feature amount distribution images of a living tissue from an imaged image of the living tissue and generates a second feature amount distribution processed image from these distribution images; and a display that displays the second feature amount distribution processed image. The processor generates a mask image of the second feature amount distribution image by, in the first feature amount distribution image, setting a pixel whose pixel value representing the first feature amount is less than a lower limit value as a non-transmissive pixel having a transmittance of zero and setting a pixel between an upper limit value and the lower limit value as a transmissive pixel while giving the pixel a transmittance determined continuously or stepwise in accordance with the pixel value in the first feature amount distribution image.
US11602274B2
An informatics system that can be head-worn under a helmet and used to provide a wearer's vital statistics and other information to a remote monitoring station, for example in connection with pre-hospital emergency care.
US11602268B2
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a laryngoscope. The laryngoscope includes a blade. The blade includes a first end and a second end extending along the longitudinal axis of the blade. The blade further includes a first edge defining a first side of the blade, as well as a second edge defining a second side of the blade, and the first edge and the second edge extend along a longitudinal axis of the blade. The blade further includes a first curvature from the first end to the second end extending upward along a vertical axis, and a second curvature from the first edge to the second edge also extending upward along the vertical axis. The second curvature allows for considerable tongue control without the need for a large flange that typically causes significant risk of damage to a patient's teeth and other sensitive surrounding tissue.
US11602259B2
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional data of dentition including a plurality of teeth in an oral cavity, a generator that generates multi-image data of a plurality of images different in point of view toward the dentition based on the three-dimensional data acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output unit that outputs the multi-image data generated by the generator to a display.
US11602256B2
A multi-layer sponge assembly is disclosed which contains a magnetic button that mates with a separate magnetic element to allow the sponge to be elevated in a suspended position to dry.
US11602254B2
A cleaning device includes: a liquid container; a heating element; and a pump for conveying liquid out of the liquid container in a direction of the heating element. The heating element at least partially vaporizes the liquid. The heating element is connected to a cleaning head, from which the vaporized liquid exits. A compensating device is arranged between the pump and the heating element.
US11602253B2
A robotic device comprising: an energy storage device; and a controller configured to determine whether a quantity of energy stored in the energy storage device is below a predetermined energy level, wherein: the robotic device is configured to perform a cleaning task if the determined quantity of energy is not below the predetermined energy level; if the determined quantity of energy is below the predetermined energy level: the controller is configured to estimate a likelihood of the robotic device being capable of locating a recharging base station; and in dependence on the estimated likelihood, the robotic device is configured to seek the recharging base station or perform the cleaning task.
US11602251B2
A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.
US11602236B2
Systems and methods for smooth attended or unattended package delivery and retrieval may be provided through a container locker. Delivery companies and their respective delivery means may interact with the container locker wirelessly, through handheld devices, or through mechanisms provided on the container locker itself. The processes of receiving or pickup of a parcel or other item may be facilitated, regardless the user's presence or absence from the delivery/pickup location. Systems and methods may receive, secure, maintain, and temporarily house delivery or pickup items and concomitantly document, verify, confirm, and communicate data in varied forms to the parties interested or engaged in such deliveries or retrievals through a variety of connected networks, communication means and the use thereof.
US11602230B1
A leveling assembly including a levelling bit with a first portion that engages a screw head of a levelling screw in a base of a gondola assembly and a second portion that countersinks around a portion of the leveling screw. The levelling assembly further includes an alignment measuring system configured to measure alignment of slots in the gondola assembly. The alignment measuring system includes a first bar attached to a retractable cord and a second bar movable along the cord. The first bar is shaped for insertion into a first slot of a first upright and the second bar is shaped for insertion into a second slot of a second upright. The cord is shaped to extend along a face of a third upright between the first and second upright when the first bar is inserted into the first slot and the second bar is inserted into the second slot.
US11602222B1
The present invention relates to a physiotherapeutic rocking chair device that is primarily comprised of a seating area, a main frame assembly on each side of the seating area, and a seating area frame assembly. The main frame assembly is comprised of at least one skid plate member that has a convex bottom edge that allows the device to easily rock back and forth. The seating area frame assembly is further comprised of a footrest that a user can press against to rock the device back and forth. In this manner, the device can be used to strength and/or rehabilitate the lower body/legs of a user. The seating area and seating area frame assembly and further be positioned such that they are parallel to a ground surface in order to allow a non-ambulant user to be easily transferred on to the device.
US11602217B2
A wall mount system for mounting a plurality of monitors on a wall. The system has a plurality of wall mount assemblies, a plurality of monitor interfaces adapted to receive an electronic display respectively, and a depth adjustment feature operably coupling each monitor interface to one of the wall mount assemblies and enabling the monitors to be positioned and adjusted to account for recesses or raised portions of the wall and present a continuous, planar monitor display surface.
US11602214B2
A brush tip for a cosmetic applicator which is hygienic by preventing the growth of bacteria and other germs in the area of the brush tip not impregnated with the application fluid, as well as the manufacturing method of the brush tip and a cosmetic applicator using the brush tip. This brush tip for a cosmetic applicator includes brush tip filaments and serving as an applying part of the cosmetic applicator having a cosmetic storage for storing a cosmetic fluid, with the rear end of the brush tip attached to the front end of the cosmetic storage. The brush tip incorporates a discharge port that communicates with the cosmetic storage of the cosmetic applicator, and a coating of an antimicrobial agent is formed on the surface of the brush tip filaments, located behind the discharge port inside the brush tip.
US11602211B2
One pouch for storage of multiple components of a mixture is described with a first compartment and a second compartment. At least one channel is defined between the first compartment and the second compartment and at least one seal is installed within the channel. An agitator is installed in the first compartment. The seal is breakable and the agitator is removable. Another pouch separates two pockets with an air compartment. The air compartment is breakable.
US11602196B2
Articles of footwear and methods of making articles of footwear including one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may extend tangential to an opening on a thread pattern or an upper. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may define a portion of an upper and extend through a sole for an article of footwear. In some embodiments, thread patterns defined by the continuous thread(s) may be bonded to each other around a sheet to form an upper material for an upper.
US11602192B2
A footbed for use in footwear is provided. The footbed assembly includes a resilient, flexible material (e.g. EVA or PU foam) that extends the entire length of the footbed. a heel plate made from a material that is more rigid (plastic, carbon fiber) than the resilient foam attaches to the flexible material. The shape of the resilient footbed defines a geometry that provides support and comfort to the user by reducing peak pressures, improving cushioning, and enhancing foot support. The resilient foam and heel plate defines the shape of the midfoot R2 and rearfoot R1 of the footbed while the resilient flexible foam continues forward to define the shape of the forefoot R3 region of the footbed.
US11602190B2
A sandal has a sole with a front hole and a pair of rear holes, a toe thong that includes a center portion and a pair of side straps, the center portion having an oversized front plug, and each of the side straps having a rear plug.
US11602184B2
A protective hand covering has a flexible shell with an open end and a closed end, and a constricted region between the open and closed ends. The constricted region defines a passage for receiving the child's hand. The hand covering may be worn by an infant or small child during sleeping or other activities, A gripping material is disposed on an inside surface of the shell at the constricted region and around the passage. The gripping material has a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of the material of the flexible shell, such that the hand covering is discouraged from coming off of the child's hand.
US11602172B2
The present disclosure relates to a porous component and an electronic cigarette including the same. The porous component includes a porous substrate, an atomizing portion located on the porous substrate; a liquid guiding portion located on the porous substrate, a porosity of the liquid guiding portion being greater than a porosity of the atomizing portion; and a functional portion located on the porous substrate. A porosity of the functional portion is greater than a porosity of the liquid guiding portion, and a thermal conductivity of the functional portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the atomizing portion and the liquid guiding portion.
US11602171B2
An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes an e-liquid tank; a first seal ring; a limit cover; a second seal ring; a piece of cotton; a heating wire; a third seal ring; a seal plug; a base; a joint; an insulation sleeve; and a connection sleeve. The battery assembly includes a pair of electrodes; a magnet; a fourth seal ring; an indicator light; a secondary support; a pneumatic switch; a silicone sleeve; a primary support; a battery; a USB plate; a housing. The piece of cotton wraps the heating wire. The piece of cotton and the heating wire are disposed on the base. The limit cover is disposed on the piece of cotton. The first seal ring and the second seal ring are disposed on two ends of the limit cover.
US11602165B2
A nicotine delivery device (200) for generating a mist containing nicotine for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).
US11602153B2
This invention relates to making and using a stabilizer that is effective in small amounts and, particularly useful for stabilizing low solids liquids, e.g., dispersions, emulsions, and suspensions, used in foods, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and similar industrial applications, which comprises, microcrystalline cellulose, (preferably, colloidal hydrolyzed MCC); a first carboxymethyl cellulose having a viscosity of 30-85 cP at 2% in deionized water; and, a degree of carboxymethyl substitutions of 0.60 to 0.85, and a second carboxymethyl cellulose having a viscosity of 400-800 cP at 2% in deionized water, and a degree of carboxymethyl substitutions of 0.80 to 0.95; and, the stabilizer may be made by preparing a moist MCC “wetcake”; thoroughly mixing the wetcake with a dry blended mixture of low DS and medium DS, CMCs; preferably, in a MCC/low DS CMC/medium DS CMC ratio range of about 88/6/6 to about 92/4/4, adding that mixture to an extruder; preparing a slurry of the extrudate in deionized water; and, optionally, pumping the slurry to a spray dryer to produce a powder.
US11602147B2
Disclosed herein is a method for controlling nematode populations, particularly soil nematode populations. Certain embodiments comprise applying 4-hydroxybenzylalcohol, Sinapis alba plant extract, Sinapis alba seed meal, or a combination thereof, to soil, optionally in the presence of a trap crop. A hatching factor and/or a nematicide may also be applied to the soil, either substantially simultaneously with the 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, Sinapis alba plant extract, Sinapis alba seed meal, or combination thereof, or sequentially in any order. Certain embodiments concern applying 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol to soil that contains potato cyst nematode eggs. The 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol may be obtained by an aqueous extraction of Sinapis alba plant material.
US11602143B2
Disclosed herein are methods, devices, modules, and systems which may be employed for automated weed identification, control, and eradication. These methods, devices, modules, and systems provide an alternative to hand cultivation or chemical herbicides. Devices disclosed herein may be configured to locate, identify, and autonomously target a weed with a beam, such as a laser beam, which may burn or irradiate the weed. The methods, devices, modules, and systems may be used for agricultural crop management or for at-home weed control.
US11602132B2
A system configured to receive video and/or images from an image capture device over a livestock path, generate feature maps from an image of the video by applying at least a first convolutional neural network, slide a window across the feature maps to obtain a plurality of anchor shapes, determine if each anchor shape contains an object to generate a plurality of regions of interest, each of the plurality of regions of interest being a non-rectangular, polygonal shape, extract feature maps from each region of interest, classify objects in each region of interest, in parallel with classification, predict segmentation masks on at least a subset of the regions of interest in a pixel-to-pixel manner, identify individual animals within the objects based on classifications and the segmentation masks, and count individual animals based on identification, and provide the count to a digital device for display, processing, and/or reporting.
US11602131B2
A pet tether comprising a flexible and stretchable cord comprising first end and a second end, a first cord clamp and a second cord claim. The first cord clamp is configured to clamp the first end of the cord when the first end of the cord passes through the first cord clamp and loops back into the first cord clamp. The second cord clamp is configured to clamp the second end of the cord when the second end of the cord passes through the second cord clamp and loops back into the second cord clamp.
US11602129B2
The present disclosure is directed to products and methods useful for a dental chew toy capable of stimulating and/or cleaning the tooth surfaces and/or gums of a domesticated animal. The dental chew toy includes a plurality of flexible dental elements extending outward from a core member. A relatively flexible outer cover surrounds the core member and the plurality of dental elements. A plurality of apertures formed in the outer cover allow passage of the dental elements when the outer cover is compressed via chewing action of the animal. Hollow tubes may surround the dental elements to guide the dental elements through the apertures formed in the outer cover.
US11602119B2
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FIS-XJ16-6524. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIS-XJ16-6524 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIS-XJ16-6524 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US11602117B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R245B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R245B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R245B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R245B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11602116B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R236B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R236B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R236B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R236B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11602110B1
A novel maize variety designated 6HHJI7071 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 6HHJI7071 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 6HHJI7071 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 6HHJI7071 or a locus conversion of 6HHJI7071 with another maize variety.
US11602104B2
An apparatus for controlling conditions in a plant cultivation facility includes a lighting system arranged in connection with plants present in an environmentally sealable and closable cultivation facility; a hydronic cooling arrangement for lowering or impeding the rise of temperature in the cultivation facility, the cooling arrangement comprising a cooling manifold present in connection with plants in the cultivation facility and a heat recovery arrangement for utilizing excess heat generated in the cultivation facility. The heat recovery arrangement includes a heat storing system. The heat recovery arrangement includes one or more condenser dryers/coolers for collecting water and/or heat absorbed in the indoor air of a cultivation facility and a heat pump assembly for transferring the heat, accumulated in the heat storing system by way of the cooling arrangement's circulation water and/or the condenser dryer's/cooler's circulation water, into an independent secondary circuit.
US11602103B2
The present invention provides structures that maximize the use of minimal ground space or pot soil by providing generally vertical outward-sloping multiple cords or net trellis such as to offer increasing volume for plant foliage with height, which is adjustable to the user's desire. A compact kit includes at least two elongated leg member, and at least one elongated support, and can be assembled into structures up to approximately twice as wide at the top as at the base where the plants begin growing in soil. Flaccid replaceable cords when installed incline generally outward and upward to top horizontal rods supporting wining plants to grow generally vertically and even horizontally across the top.
US11602100B2
An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber for the compression of crop material into bales. The bale chamber has a floor that comprises an inlet opening. The baler also has a plunger for forcing the crop material from an inlet end of the bale chamber towards an outlet end, and a feeder duct communicating with the bale chamber through the inlet opening. The feeder duct has an upper end facing generally upwardly and communicating with the inlet opening in the bale chamber and a lower end facing generally in a forward direction. The feeder duct also has a top wall and a bottom wall extending between the lower end and the upper end of the feeder duct. The baler also has one or more actuators that are configured to move the top wall and/or the bottom wall; and a controller configured to activate the one or more actuators during a baling operation in order to adjust the volume of the feeder duct.
US11602095B2
An agricultural machine includes a seeding system having a seed transport mechanism configured to transport a seed along a transport route, a seed sensor configured to sense presence of the seed at a first location along the transport route, and a motor configured to drive movement of the seed transport mechanism to transport the seed from the first location to a second location in which the seed is released from the seed transport mechanism. A processing system is configured to track a position of the seed along the transport route based on an indication of the sensed presence of the seed at the first location and detected movement of the seed transport mechanism, and generate a motor operating parameter based on the tracked position of the seed and a target parameter for releasing the seed. The motor of the seeding system is operated based on the motor operating parameter.
US11602093B2
In one aspect, a system for controlling the operation of a seed-planting implement may include a furrow-forming tool configured to form a furrow in soil present within a field. Furthermore, the system may include a sensor configured to capture data indicative of a topographical profile of the soil within the field. Additionally, a controller of the disclosed system may be configured to identify a topographical feature within the field based on the data received from the sensor. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to determine a position of the furrow-forming tool relative to the identified topographical feature. Additionally, the controller may be configured to initiate a control action to adjust the position of the furrow-forming tool when it is determined that the relative position between the furrow-forming tool and the identified topographical feature is offset from a predetermined positional relationship defined for the furrow-forming tool.
US11606885B2
Disclosed are liquid cooling devices for high power density electronics. The liquid cooling devices may include multiple integrated cooling channels for cooling the electronics in various configurations of the cooling channels and fluid distribution paths. A fluid input port and a fluid output port are connected to the supply and return loops of an external cooling source to distribute cooling liquid to the electronics and to return the liquid. The fluid input port may be connected to an inlet channel that distributes the cooling liquid to multiple inlets of the multiple integrated channels. The fluid output port may be connected to an outlet channel that provides a converging channel for the fluid existing from the multiple integrated channels. The multiple cooling fins and channels, inlet channel, outlet channel, fluid inlet port, and fluid outlet port may be integrated into multiple frames that are stacked to assemble the liquid cooling device.
US11606872B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a device body and a rotating member rotatably coupled with the device body. The device body is provided with a sliding member, where the sliding member is slidable relative to the rotating member and abuts against the rotating member, enabling the rotating member to be rotatable relative to the device body along a predetermined trajectory.
US11606867B2
Various foldable, or flexible, displays and associated methods are enabled. For instance, a screen comprises a first rigid display at a first end of a surface of a flexible substrate. A second rigid display is at a second end of the surface of the flexible substrate. A flexible display is on the surface of the flexible substrate, between the first rigid display and the second rigid display, wherein a first section of the flexible substrate underneath the flexible display is thicker than a second section of the flexible substrate underneath the first rigid display or the second rigid display, and the first rigid display and second rigid display, and flexible display are covered with a protective foldable layer.
US11606859B2
A stretchable circuit board includes a stretchable base material; a stretchable conductive pattern formed on at least one main surface of the stretchable base material and having stretchability; and a reinforcing base having higher rigidity than the stretchable base material, wherein the reinforcing base reinforces the stretchable base material by being directly or indirectly laminated on the stretchable base material so as to surround at least a part of a formation region of the stretchable conductive pattern in the stretchable base material in a plan view.
US11606855B1
Disclosed is a static eliminator having an offset voltage reducing structure capable of improving antistatic performance for a charged body by reducing an ion offset voltage. The present static eliminator comprises a static eliminator body having an air passage through which high-pressure air is supplied, a plurality of discharge structures installed at the lower end of the static eliminator body to supply the high-pressure air passing through the air passage, and generating positive/negative ions by discharging using the applied high voltage, and an offset voltage reduction unit having a plurality of openings formed to allow the positive/negative ions and high-pressure air to pass therethrough, and installed to cover at least some of the plurality of discharge structures.
US11606853B2
A light control method and apparatus based on boundary identification, and a storage medium are disclosed. The light control method based on boundary identification includes: acquiring video data information from a video source device; identifying an invalid edge picture region in the video data information according to a preset rule; obtaining picture color data information of pixels in a preset valid picture region in a frame picture according to the invalid edge picture region; generating a corresponding light control signal according to the picture color data information; and outputting the light control signal to a lamp bank to control an operating state of the lamp bank to match a valid picture content.
US11606852B2
A control device, lighting device including the control device, a lighting system and a method for controlling the lighting device are provided. In embodiments, the control device may comprise a communication unit and a controller. The communication unit may be operable to communicatively connect with a remote controller via a first wireless network and operable to communicatively connect with at least one mobile device via a second wireless network. The controller may be coupled to the communication unit and the lighting device, and configured to control the lighting device based on at least one signal of those received by the communication unit from the remote controller and the at least one mobile device. The first wireless network and the second wireless network operate at different bands. The lighting system may include the lighting device and the remote controller.
US11606845B2
Apparatuses, systems, and/or methods for providing an induction heating system are disclosed. The induction heating system includes an induction power supply and an induction heating tool configured to receive induction-type power from the induction power supply through one or more ports. The ports may be part of the induction power supply and/or an associated junction box. The induction heating tool may include a heating coil attached to one or more plugs via one or more cables. The ports of the induction power supply and/or junction box are configured to receive the plugs of the induction heating tool. A communication device may be positioned adjacent the ports. The communication device may be configured to read data from one or more memory devices of the induction heating tool (e.g., in/on the plugs) via close proximity communication.
US11606844B2
An optical heating device includes: a chamber that accommodates a workpiece; a supporter that supports the workpiece in the chamber; a plurality of solid-state light sources emitting heating light toward a main surface of the workpiece; a plurality of reference light sources that emit reference light toward the main surface of the workpiece when power of the same power value is supplied to each of the reference light sources; a plurality of photodetectors that corresponds to the respective reference light sources, and that output signals in response to the intensity of the reference light that has been received; and a controller that executes a reference mode and a heating mode, the reference light sources and the corresponding photodetectors are arranged to face each other through the workpiece, and the photodetectors are configured to receive the reference light emitted from the reference light sources and transmitted through the workpiece.
US11606841B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-link operation. A device may configure a single N×N transmit (TX)/receive (RX) radio to a plurality of 1×1 TX/RX radios, where N is a positive integer. The device may monitor a first channel of a plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may monitor a second channel of the plurality of channels to determine its availability. The device may identify a first control frame received from an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) on the second channel. The device may cause to send a second control frame to the AP MLD on the second channel. The device may configure back to a single N×N TX/RX radio to receive a data frame.
US11606838B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises a communication module, a processor electrically connected to the communication module, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory, when executed, can store instructions for allowing the processor to: establish a first communication connection with a first external electrode device through the communication module; receive, from a server through the communication module, information related to at least one external electronic device, which is related to a first user account and is registered therewith; receive a command for connecting a second external electronic device of the external electronic devices, of which there is at least one, to the first external electronic device; release the communication connection with the first external electronic device on the basis of the command; and transmit, to the server through the communication module, a request for connecting the second external electronic device and the first external electronic device. Additional various embodiments are possible.
US11606833B2
Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for synchronizing radio link control re-establishment between a user equipment (UE) and a base station distributed unit (DU) with Packet Data Convergence Protocol PDCP data recovery. A method performed by a Control Plane data processing apparatus comprises: obtaining an indication that an uplink and/or downlink outage has occurred between the base station DU and the UE; and transmitting a request to a user plane, UP, data processing apparatus to instruct the UP data processing apparatus to retransmit any data protocol units previously transmitted to the UE which were unacknowledged by the UE.
US11606828B2
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for estimating the reliability and/or latency of a transmission in communication systems are provided. One method may include identifying at least one user equipment requiring dual connectivity or multi connectivity support. The method may then include configuring, by an anchor network node, at least one secondary network node to serve as a duplication set for the at least one user equipment. The duplication set may include one or more secondary network nodes that are capable of transmission of a duplicated packet to at least one user equipment. The method may also include receiving, from the at least one secondary network node, estimates of supported latency and reliability for the at least one user equipment. The configuring may include selecting the duplication set that minimizes a probability of outage and minimizes latency of the transmission of the duplicated packet to at least one user equipment.
US11606826B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to intra-basic service set (BSS) signaling for multiple access points (APs). A device may determine one or more access points (APs), wherein the one or more APs are in a set of multiple basic service sets (BSSs) identified as intra-BSS. The device may include, in a first frame, a high-efficiency operation element comprising a bit associated with an indicator of the set of multiple BSSs. The device may include, in a second frame, an association identification (AID) value, wherein the AID value is associated with the device. The device may cause to send the first frame a first station device of one or more station devices. The device may cause to send the second frame to a second station device of the one or more station devices.
US11606816B2
A method for avoiding collision between a parent node and a child node in a time-slotted-channel-hopping (TSCH) mesh network is provided. For example, each node in the TSCH network can be configured to obtain a transmit offset index. At the beginning of a timeslot, the node determines its transmission priority based on the transmit offset index and an absolute slot number (ASN) of the timeslot. If the transmission priority of the node is an early transmission priority, the node transmits data packets according to the normal transmission process of the TSCH network. If the transmission priority of the node is a late transmission priority, the node enters a listen before talk (LBT) mode to listen for incoming communication on the network. If no incoming communications are detected during the LBT mode, the node then transmits data packets according to the normal transmission process of the TSCH network.
US11606815B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include receiving, from a base station over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, a broadcast message including system information, the system information indicating a LBT mode of the base station and a set of random access channel resources associated with a fixed frame period, monitoring a wireless channel of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the fixed frame period for control information from the base station based on the indicated LBT mode, determining, based on the monitoring, that the base station has access to the wireless channel during the fixed frame period, and performing, based on the determining, a random access channel transmission during the fixed frame period using the set of random access channel resources.
US11606807B2
Aspects described herein relate to configuring and indicating radio resource control (RRC) message types in wireless communications, to support new UE categories, new operation modes, new use cases, or a combination thereof. Configuration and indication methods that may support co-existence of new and legacy RRC message types and/or user equipment (UE) procedures for decoding new RRC message type are also described.
US11606799B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In one example, a base station may dynamically configure a user equipment (UE) to monitor or avoid monitoring for a preemption indication. Accordingly, the UE may have a lower chance of monitoring for a preemption indication when it is unlikely that an uplink or downlink transmission will be preempted. In another example, a base station may transmit a control message indicating whether future indications received from the base station are to be interpreted as preemption indications or permission indications. Accordingly, the base station may choose to use either preemption indications or permission indications (e.g., based on the probability of collisions between mobile broadband (MBB) and low latency transmissions) to facilitate MBB and low latency communication multiplexing with limited signaling.
US11606798B2
A terrestrial communication systems, specifically a signal collision avoidance system between a terrestrial transmitter and an airborne receiver, is disclosed. The terrestrial communication system includes an electronic processor configured to determine a receive frequency from a nearby airborne receiver, determine a transmit frequency from a communicatively coupled terrestrial transmitter, and modify the transmit frequency of the terrestrial transmitter based on the determined receive frequency and transmit frequency. To modify the transmit frequency, the electronic processor compares the receive frequency and the transmit frequency to determine a channel type. Based on the determined channel type, including co-channel and adjacent-channel, the electronic processor modifies a spectrum signature of the transmit frequency so that the transmit frequency does not interfere with the receive frequency of the airborne receiver.
US11606793B2
A base station receives channel state information from a wireless device. The base station transmits to the wireless device one or more data packets on a data channel employing a first precoding matrix identifier. The base station transmits one or more control packets on a control channel to the wireless device employing a second precoding matrix.
US11606788B2
The present disclosure provides a method including: determining, by a network device, a resource element group corresponding to a control channel, where the resource element group includes a first resource element for carrying downlink control information and a second resource element for carrying a reference signal, and the reference signal is used to demodulate the downlink control information carried by the resource element group; and sending the downlink control information by using the control channel, wherein resource elements comprised in the resource element group are distributed in all symbols of a time domain resource occupied by the control channel. This provides a possibility of supporting forward compatibility.
US11606775B2
Provided are a system message transmission method and device, which relate to the field of wireless communications. According to the system message transmission method, a system message is transmitted at a preset resource location; and a physical downlink channel is transmitted according to the system message. The system message may include at least one of: frequency domain location information of a system, configuration information of a physical shared channel carrying a system message, configuration information of terminal access, available resource information of the physical downlink channel, and radio frame information.
US11606772B2
A method may include obtaining connection-related data associated with user equipment (UE) devices operating in a network, wherein the UE devices include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and devices other than UAVs. The method may include storing the connection-related data; identifying, in the stored connection-related data, data associated with known UAVs and filtering the stored connection-related data based on a distance associated with a known UAV. The method may further include training a machine learning classifier using the filtered data and executing the machine learning classifier to identity UAVs operating in the network.
US11606762B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a synchronization signal block (SSB)-level sleep mode. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining, from a synchronization signal burst set, a first set of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to forgo performing measurements on using one or more receive beams based, at least in part, on one or more previous measurements associated with the determined first set of SSBs and performing measurements on only one or more remaining SSBs in the synchronization signal burst set using the one or more receive beams.
US11606759B2
Disclosed is a wireless signal receiving device and method capable of making different adjustments for different kinds of wireless communication to configure the device itself adaptively. The device includes an analog-front-end receiving circuit and a media access control (MAC) and post-processing circuit. The analog-front-end receiving circuit receives a first (second) communication signal through first (second) wireless communication in a first (second) duration and then generates a first (second) reception signal according to the first (second) communication signal. The MAC and post-processing circuit adjusts at least one parameter of the first (second) wireless communication according to updated setting of the first (second) wireless communication and thereby configures the device adaptively, wherein the updated setting of the first (second) wireless communication is determined according to the first (second) reception signal or first (second) subsidiary information dependent on the first (second) wireless communication.
US11606755B2
Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. Performance of such devices is improved with reduced time to first fix of location operations in conjunction with low-power operations. In one embodiment, low-power circuitry manages high-speed circuitry and location circuitry to provide location assistance data from the high-speed circuitry to the low-power circuitry automatically on initiation of location fix operations as the high-speed circuitry and location circuitry are booted from low-power states. In some embodiments, the high-speed circuitry is returned to a low-power state prior to completion of a location fix and after capture of content associated with initiation of the location fix. In some embodiments, high-speed circuitry is booted after completion of a location fix to update location data associated with content.
US11606749B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station on multiple component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregation (CA) configuration. The base station may transmit an indication to the UE that identifies a new power mode (e.g., a power mode adjustment) that the UE is to implement. The power mode may identify communication parameters that the UE is to adjust. The UE may determine a delay for applying the new power mode on the CCs. The delay may provide the UE time to activate or deactivate components or elements based on the new power mode. In some examples, the UE may determine the delay based on one or more selected CCs and then apply the delay across the CCs. The UE may implement the power mode on one or more (or all) of the CCs following the delay.
US11606746B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may identify a plurality of cells associated with serving a user equipment (UE), where each cell of the plurality of cells has been either selected for serving the UE or deselected for serving the UE. The first wireless communication device may transmit an indication of the plurality of cells associated with serving the UE to a second wireless communication device, where the indication includes information indicating whether each cell of the plurality of cells has been selected for serving the UE or has been deselected for serving the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11606744B2
Network slice information indicating a characteristic of a wireless network to be provided by a base station is acquired, and whether the base station provides a predetermined network slice is determined based on the acquired network slice information. If a determination that the base station does not provide the predetermined network slice is made, connection processing for connection between a communication apparatus and the base station is canceled, or connection between the communication apparatus and the base station is disconnected.
US11606743B2
A radio access network (RAN) for a wireless communication network transmits, to user equipment (UE), information about NPN services provided by a non-public network (NPN) supported by the wireless network, where the UE is not subscribed to the NPN. In some embodiments, the NPN service information is periodically broadcasted to the UE; in other embodiments, the information is transmitted in response to receiving a request from the UE. In response to receiving the NPN service information, the UE transmits and the RAN receives an on-boarding request from the UE to on-board the UE to the NPN, which the RAN forwards to an on-boarding network (OBN) of the wireless network. In response, the RAN receives NPN credentials for the UE from the OBN, which the RAN forwards to the UE, which uses the NPN credentials to register to the NPN, thereby enabling the non-subscribing UE to subscribe to the NPN.
US11606736B1
A gateway device for providing a dynamic network activation and/or handover is disclosed herein. The gateway device may determine a first location of the gateway device and identify a first geographical area from a network provider map. The gateway device may identify network desirability information associated with the first geographical area and identify, based at least in part on the network desirability information, a first network provider. The gateway device may determine a second location and a second geographical area from the network provider map. Based at least in part on network desirability information associated with the second geographical area, the gateway device may perform or not perform a network activation and/or handover.
US11606730B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
US11606721B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may receive, from a repeater having a first interface and a second interface, information associated with one or more capabilities of the repeater, the second interface being different from the first interface. The base station may determine an operation mode for the repeater based at least in part on the information associated with the one or more capabilities of the repeater, and may communicate with the repeater via the first interface or the second interface. In some aspects, a repeater may transmit, to a base station via a first interface, information associated with one or more capabilities of the repeater, and may communicate via the first interface or via a second interface in accordance with an indicated operation mode, the second interface being different from the first interface. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11606712B2
Some embodiments provide a method for quantifying quality of several service classes provided by a link between first and second forwarding nodes in a wide area network (WAN). At a first forwarding node, the method computes and stores first and second path quality metric (PQM) values based on packets sent from the second forwarding node for the first and second service classes. The different service classes in some embodiments are associated with different quality of service (QoS) guarantees that the WAN offers to the packets. In some embodiments, the computed PQM value for each service class quantifies the QoS provided to packets processed through the service class. In some embodiments, the first forwarding node adjusts the first and second PQM values as it processes more packets associated with the first and second service classes. The first forwarding node also periodically forwards to the second forwarding node the first and second PQM values that it maintains for the first and second service classes. In some embodiments, the second forwarding node performs a similar set of operations to compute first and second PQM values for packets sent from the first forwarding node for the first and second service classes, and to provide these PQM values to the first forwarding node periodically.
US11606711B2
A terminal device includes an estimation unit and a distribution unit. The estimation unit estimates the radio transmission capacity of a second radio transmission path on the basis of a reception level of a radio signal from each of a first radio transmission path and the second radio transmission path. The second transmission path includes at least one radio repeater and is divided into two with the radio repeater disposed in between so that one side thereof towards the communication apparatus serves as a first radio section and the other side thereof opposite to the one side serves as a second radio section. The distribution unit distributes the data input thereto to the first radio transmission path and to the second radio transmission path on the basis of the radio transmission capacity of the first radio transmission path and the estimated radio transmission capacity of the second radio transmission path.
US11606708B2
The present disclosure relates to managing measurement results in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by wireless device in a wireless communication system, the method comprises: receiving, from a first cell, a first frequency list for a measurement comprising a specific frequency; performing a measurement on the specific frequency to obtain a measurement result for the specific frequency; receiving, from a second cell to which a cell reselection is performed, a second frequency list for a measurement; and upon identifying that the specific frequency is different from all frequencies included in the second frequency list, releasing the measurement result for the specific frequency.
US11606703B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a multi-Het Net Gateway (HNG) distributed Self Organizing Network (dSON) for a wireless network. The dSON ascertains information from at least one of User Equipment (UE) reports and neighbor detection for a mobile EnodeB attached to an HNG. A configuration is adjusted for the mobile eNodeB based on location and a state of neighbors obtained from the UE report and neighbor detection. The mobile eNodeB configuration includes at least one of Physical Cell Identification (PCI) allocation, Tracking Area Code (TAC) allocation, reference Transmit (Tx) power management, and Automatic Neighbor Relations (ANR) table.
US11606698B2
Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for dynamically sharing wireless signature data. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a wireless signature emitted from an information handling device at a network-connected device and record wireless signature information for the information handling device based on the wireless signature. The code is executable by the processor to receive a request to share the wireless signature information with a requesting party. The code is executable by the processor to share the wireless signature information with the requesting party from the network-connected device in response to determining that the requesting party is an authorized party for receiving the wireless signature information.
US11606692B2
An automobile device receives first data from one or more transmitters located in an automobile. A random access preamble is transmitted on an uplink carrier to a base station in response to a pre-defined condition being met based on at least one of the following: the first data; a value of an internal timer; and a user input. A first message is transmitted to a network server via the base station over a bearer. The first message is configured to trigger establishment of a connection to the network server. A second message is received from the network server via the base station over the bearer. The second message is configured to cause transmission of the first data to the network server. The first data is transmitted to the base station via an established bearer.
US11606686B2
One or more sensors of an electronic device detect either authorization of an authorized user or a cessation of physical contact between an authorized user of the electronic device and the electronic device. A location detector determines a location of the electronic device when the authorization of the authorized user occurs or where the cessation of physical contact occurs. A geofence manager establishes a geofence about the location in response to detecting the authorization of the authorized user or the cessation of physical contact. One or more processors operate the electronic device in a normal mode of operation while the electronic device remains within the geofence and in an enhanced security mode of operation when the electronic device exits the geofence.
US11606685B2
Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage media are provided for implementing a trusted subscription management platform. An example server device is configured to transmit, to a trusted UI client of a mobile station, information regarding a set of virtual SIM cards associated with the mobile station, and receive, from the trusted UI client of the mobile station, a request to provision a particular virtual SIM card. The server device is further configured to initiate, by an SM-SR module and via a trusted baseband client of the mobile device, a secure proxy channel between the server device and a profile manager that hosts the particular virtual SIM card, and transmit, via the secure proxy channel and to the profile manager, an instruction regarding the particular virtual SIM card. Corresponding methods and computer readable storage media are provided.
US11606684B2
A method for resolving a dual Subscriber Identity Module (DS) paging conflict, applied to user equipment (UE), includes: acquiring a Connected Discontinuous Reception (cDRX) long cycle for paging a data service Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle for paging a call service SIM; in response to determining that the cDRX long cycle equals the DRX cycle, sending a DRX cycle changing request to a base station associated with the call service SIM; and resetting the DRX cycle based on a DRX cycle changing response sent by the base station.
US11606675B2
A system for testing one or more electric circuits simultaneously includes one or more wireless testing devices connected to one or more electric circuits through wired connection, and a receiver device communicatively coupled to the one or more wireless testing devices through wireless connection. Each wireless testing device includes an input unit for converting a physical electrical input received from corresponding electric circuit, into an electrical signal, a generator unit configured to generate one or more variable service set identifier (SSID) communication signals based on corresponding input electrical signal, and a transmitter unit configured to transmit the one or more SSID communication signals to one or more receiver devices simultaneously. The receiver device is configured to receive and monitor the one or more SSID signals, to troubleshoot, verify, analyze, monitor, control and identify the one or more electrical circuits simultaneously.
US11606668B2
A system to assist in monitoring and improving services in hotels, motels and other lodging facilities. The system includes a plurality of fixed-location wireless devices that are situated throughout the facility and each service provider or asset to be monitored or tracked is provided with a cooperating mobile wireless device. The mobile devices may periodically transmit beacons that are received by the fixed location devices. The system may determine location based on evaluation of signal strength across a plurality of fixed devices. The system may include premapped calibration data on signal strength to assist in determining location. The location information may help to assess employee performance, to assist in improving performance and to provide improved services. The system may also interact with an application running on a hotel guest's electronic device to allow the system to track guest location. Guest location information can be used to provide improved guest services.
US11606667B2
A location system, comprises multiple nodes, each of which receiving and transmitting signals from and to user equipment. The system further comprises a processor configured to determine a location of the user equipment in a space having at least one node. The system is configured to interprets the location of the user equipment based on power of at least one signal transmitted to at least one of the nodes, a received signal strength of the user equipment at one of the nodes, and distances between the user device and at least two nodes.
US11606659B2
Techniques for adaptive cross-correlation are discussed. A first signal is received from a first audio sensor associated with a vehicle and a second signal is received from a second audio sensor associated with the vehicle. Techniques may include determining, based at least in part on the first signal, a first transformed signal in a frequency domain. Additionally, the techniques include determining, based at least in part on the second signal, a second transformed signal in the frequency domain. A parameter can be determined based at least in part on a characteristic associated with at least one of the vehicle, an environment proximate the vehicle, or one or more of the first or second signal. Cross-correlation data can be determined based at least in part on one or more of the first transformed signal, the second transformed signal, or the parameter.
US11606655B2
A mobile electronic device (device) operating with other devices form a group for wireless coordinated playout of audio media content. The processor performs operations that determine a common time sync shared with the other devices, and determine a timing of occurrence of a sound transient sensed relative to the common time sync. The operations receive timing reports from the other devices, where each of the timing reports indicates a timing of occurrence of the sound transient sensed at a respective one of the other devices relative to the common time sync. The sound transient sensed by the devices is generated at a preferred listening location. The operations coordinate timing of playout of audio media content by the group of devices responsive to comparison of the timing of occurrence of the sound transient sensed by the microphone of the device and the timing of occurrences indicated by the timing reports.
US11606649B2
In embodiments of the invention, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system, the contact hearing system including: an ear tip, the ear tip including a transmit coil wherein the transmit coil is wound around a core including, at least in part, a ferromagnetic material; and a contact hearing device including a receive coil wherein the receive coil is wound around a core including, at least in part, a non-ferromagnetic material.
US11606645B1
A loudspeaker includes a housing, a driver module and a vibrator module. The housing has a first wall section, and a second wall section that is spaced apart from the first wall section in a first direction. The driver module is mounted to the housing and includes at least one driver cone. The vibrator module includes a pair of first vibrators that are disposed on the first wall section and that are respectively located at two opposite sides of the driver module in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a pair of second vibrators that are disposed on the second wall section and that are respectively located at two opposite sides of the driver module in the second direction.
US11606624B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a user device that attaches to a radio access network of a mobile network and requests services. The user device creates a virtual network function on the device to support the service. The virtual network function may include a user plane virtual network function, a control plane virtual network function, or both. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11606622B2
A system for browsing, searching and/or viewing video content includes at least one user device and a server computer operably connected to the at least one user device. The server computer includes at least one processor operably connected to an electronic storage device, and the at least one processor is programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the server computer to present a first video on a user interface to the at least one user device, wherein the user interface presents scenes of the first video and semantic labels associated with the scenes of the first video, and wherein the user interface further presents confidence parameters associated with the scenes of the first video and the semantic labels. The server computer also obtains, during presentation of a first scene of the first video, a selection of a semantic label from a user of the at least one user device, then causes, during the presentation of the first scene of the first video, a jump from the first scene to a second scene of the first video based on the selection of the semantic label, the second scene being associated with the selected semantic label, and the jump from the first scene to the second scene causing the second scene to be presented on the user interface, and then updates the presentation of the semantic labels and the confidence parameters based on the jump from the first scene to the second scene such that the updated presentation of the semantic labels and the confidence parameters on the user interface are associated with the second scene.
US11606619B2
A display device is disclosed. The disclosed display device comprises a display, a communication unit, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions configured such that the processor: controls the communication unit, thereby allowing a request instruction, for requesting transmission of an image obtained using a camera included in a refrigerator, to be transmitted to the refrigerator when receiving an input for requesting information related to the refrigerator; controls the communication unit, thereby receiving at least one image from the refrigerator through the communication unit in response to the request instruction, obtaining first information related to the names of food ingredients according to recognition of food ingredients included in the at least one image, transmitting to first information to a server, and receiving cooking broadcast content obtained by the server; and controls the display so as to display the cooking broadcast content and the image together, wherein the cooking broadcast content can be obtained by the server using the first information and second information related to cooking information recognized from media content prestored in the server. In addition, at least a portion of the server can use a rule-based model or an artificial intelligence data recognition model learned according to at least one of machine learning, a neural network, or a deep learning algorithm. The rule-based model or the artificial intelligence data recognition model can estimate the cooking broadcast content by using food ingredient information as an input value.
US11606611B2
A media presentation and distribution system includes a verification server that handles dynamic verification of playback of media assets on a client device. The client device receives an asset stream of media assets that comprises one or more tags embedded in the media assets. The client device detects an asset identifier associated with each of the media assets during playback of each media asset on the client device, based on identification of a tag of the one or more tags. The verification server verifies the playback of the media assets on the client device based on received support information from the client device. The playback of the media assets are verified to satisfy defined asset delivery criteria and to identify and debug a deviation or one or more errors with the playback of the media assets.
US11606609B1
Systems and methods for a computer-based process that determines when a viewer is likely to skip over supplemental content and adjusts supplemental content presentation to compensate. Systems of embodiments of the disclosure may utilize various inputs to determine the likelihood of skipping supplemental content, including cursor position at or near specified icons or other UI elements, as well as user actions such as gaze direction, various motions or actions, controller manipulations, and the like. Once a likelihood of skipping supplemental content is determined, various actions may be taken in response, including without limitation selection of supplemental content that conveys its intended message prior to skipping, supplemental content that can be played at increased speed, and designation of supplemental content slots as skippable or non-skippable.
US11606604B2
A system according to one embodiment disclosed in the present document may comprise at least one network interface, at least one processor, and at least one storage apparatus, wherein the storage apparatus includes instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: store uploaded video data in the storage apparatus, without transcoding video data to be streamed; receive a first request for streaming of the video data; when the video data to be streamed at the first request is not available on the storage apparatus, transcode the video data in order to stream same; stream the transcoded video data to a first external device through the interface; receive a second request for streaming of the video data; and stream the stored transcoded video data to a second external device through the interface, without additionally transcoding the video data.
US11606599B2
Improved technical functionality is provided to dynamically select and seamlessly play advertisements immediately before playing of a recorded program upon selection of the recorded program for playing, or upon other detected events and conditions associated with the set-top-box (STB) or user. In some embodiments, this is performed by using metadata which may be delivered to and stored on a digital video recorder (DVR) prior to recording the program, providing a technical solution to enable opportunities for additional advertisement impressions. Playing of the advertisement may also or instead occur upon the recorded program finishing playing. Thus, the technical solution provides the additional opportunity for the content creator and/or the satellite television or cable service provider to sell advertising spots in addition to those already sold for breaks within the recorded program.
US11606588B2
An example method includes detecting over a particular time-period and at a periodic interval, match data indicating whether reference fingerprints representing content transmitted by a non-local content-distribution system on a particular channel matches query fingerprints representing content received by a content-presentation device on the particular channel. The method also includes based on the match data, identifying three time-periods within the particular time-period, the middle of which being a time-period (i) in which there is a threshold consistent lack of matching for a threshold duration and (ii) that corresponds to a detected portion of the received content that serves as a placeholder for local content to be inserted by a local content-distribution system. The method also includes based on the three identified time-periods, detecting, that the local content-distribution system inserted local content into the content received on the particular channel in connection with the detected portion, and responsively performing an action.
US11606584B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a set of traffic counters, wherein the traffic counters provide a profile of viewing habits of a user, and wherein the traffic counters are extracted from video streaming by the user; predicting a size of a video buffer based on the traffic counters selected; and building the video buffer based on the predicted size. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11606579B2
A method for decoding an image by a decoding device, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: acquiring image information; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the image information.
US11606570B2
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes generating, for a conversion between a current video block of a video including multiple video blocks and a bitstream representation of the video, a most probable mode (MPM) list for a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) tool based on a rule, where, the MIP tool includes determining, during the conversion, a prediction block of the current video block by performing, on previously coded samples of the video, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and selectively followed by an upsampling operation, and where the rule specifies a mapping between a number of MIP modes and dimensions of the multiple video blocks; and performing the conversion based on the generating.
US11606568B1
A video encoder comprises an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) video encoding unit configured to receive via an interface in a processing order, quantized transform coefficients for a transform unit of a frame of a video being encoded. The ASIC unit is configured to analyze at least a portion of the quantized transform coefficients in the processing order to identify one or more end-of-block candidate positions in the processing order. The ASIC unit is configured to translate the one or more end-of-block candidate positions for the at least a portion of the quantized transform coefficients to one or more scan order versions of the one or more end-of-block candidate positions. The ASIC unit is configured to determine a true end-of-block position for the quantized transform coefficients using the one or more scan order versions of the one or more end-of-block candidate positions.
US11606567B2
Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.
US11606551B2
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding a first flag indicating whether a node having a parent node different from a parent node of a current node is to be referred to in encoding of the current node included in an n-ary tree structure of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data; selecting a coding table from N coding tables according to occupancy states of neighboring nodes of the current node, and performing arithmetic encoding on information of the current node using the coding table selected, when the first flag indicates that the node is to be referred to; and selecting a coding table from M coding tables according to the occupancy states of the neighboring nodes of the current node, and performing arithmetic encoding on information of the current node using the coding table selected, when the first flag indicates that the node is not to be referred to.
US11606546B1
A method of generating a composite image includes capturing a video image of a physical scene with a camera, identifying a green-screen region within the video image, identifying a viewpoint and a position and/or orientation of the green-screen region relative to the viewpoint, and generating a modified video image rendered from the viewpoint onto a display surface in which the green-screen region is replaced with an image of a virtual object. The image of the virtual object is generated by projection rendering of a model of the virtual object based on the position and/or orientation of the green-screen region relative to the viewpoint such that the virtual object is constrained within the green-screen region.
US11606545B2
A system and method for displaying image data comprise receiving 2D video data, generating, from the video data, a first plurality of intensity values of virtual primaries of a first virtual color gamut and a second plurality intensity values of a second virtual color gamut, the first plurality of intensity values being below a luminance threshold and approximating a predefined color gamut and the second plurality of intensity values being above the luminance threshold, converting the first plurality of intensity values into a third plurality of intensity values of predefined primaries of a first projection head of a display system and the second plurality of intensity values into a fourth plurality of intensity values of predefined primaries of a second projection head of the display system, and dynamically adjusting pixel levels of spatial modulators of the display system based on the third plurality and the fourth plurality of intensity values.
US11606540B2
A system for controlling laser drivers of lasers, incorporated into optical devices which seek to provide e.g. project laser images including at least one laser image whose pixels are non-uniformly distributed, the system comprising memory which stores desired pixel location data; and a location-to-time converter e.g. hardware processor configured by software or firmware, which is configured to translate the desired pixel location data into time stamps and which, when embedded into an optical device which incorporates a laser having a laser driver, communicates the time stamps to the laser driver.
US11606523B2
An image sensor, including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels connected to row lines extending in a first direction and column lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a ramp voltage generator configured to output a ramp voltage; a sampling circuit including a plurality of comparators, each comparator of the plurality of comparators having a first input terminal connected to a column of the column lines and a second input terminal configured to receive the ramp voltage; and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an output of the plurality of comparators to a digital signal, wherein the plurality of comparators include a first comparator connected to a first column line, and a second comparator connected to a second column line adjacent to the first column line in the first direction, wherein each of the first comparator and the second comparator includes a first transistor and a second transistor disposed sequentially in the second direction, and wherein a gap between the first transistor of the first comparator and the second transistor of the first comparator is different from a gap between the first transistor of the second comparator and the second transistor of the second comparator.
US11606519B2
The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of achieving miniaturization and height reduction of a device configuration, reducing generation of a flare or a ghost, preventing separation of a lens. A size relation of “solid-state imaging element>lens non-effective region>lens effective region” is established in a vertical direction with respect to an incident direction of incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging device.
US11606513B2
There is disclosed an information handling system, including a camera, which may include an input lens, and an image signal processor, which may include circuitry that converts an analog image received at the input lens to a digital image data structure; a device interface may include circuitry that provides the image data structure to an information handling device, and a modifier circuit that modifies human features of the digital image data structure before the digital image data structure is provided to the device interface.
US11606512B2
A system and method for model-based camera tracking and image occlusion removal for a camera viewing a sports field (or other scene) includes receiving a synthesized data set comprising at least one empty field image of the field, the empty field image with at least one occlusion graphic, and camera parameters corresponding to the empty field image, training a neural network model to estimate the empty field image and the corresponding camera parameters by providing the model with an input training image comprising the empty field image with occlusion graphic, and providing the model with model output targets comprising the empty field image and the corresponding camera parameters as targets for the model, receiving by the neural network model, alive input image comprising a view of the field with live occlusions, and providing by the neural network model, using trained model parameters, estimated live camera parameters or an estimated empty field image associated with the live input image.
US11606476B2
An information processing apparatus includes at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions. The set of instructions includes instructions to acquire color data from an application, set a generation method for generating gray image data from color data by selecting a method from a group including at least a first generation method and a second generation method different from the first generation method, generate PDL data of gray image data based on the acquired color data and the set generation method, and transmit the generated PDL data to a printing apparatus.
US11606470B2
In a case where an image processing apparatus and a terminal display screens in an associated manner, if the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, and the terminal transmits information about the operation as it is to the image processing apparatus, processing not intended by the user may possibly be performed. Therefore, when the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, the terminal does not transmit the operation information as it is to the image processing apparatus.
US11606467B2
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to acquire read image data of an image formed on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire output target image data according to which the image is formed. The circuitry is configured to generate, based on the output target image data, inspection image data for inspection of the read image data. The circuitry is configured to compare the read image data corrected based on an amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium with the inspection image data generated, to detect an image abnormality. The circuitry is configured to highlight and output a position of a portion of the image abnormality in the read image data before correction, based on the amount of deviation caused by conveyance of the recording medium, in response to the image abnormality being detected.
US11606466B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including detecting, by a processing system comprising a processor, wireless communication servers that are available for providing content via first wireless communication links to a wireless communication system, receiving unused data capacity information from the wireless communication servers, aggregating comprising a processor, the unused data capacity information from the wireless communication servers to identify broadband bandwidth, receiving, by the processing system, a request for first content from a customer premises device, assigning a first portion of the broadband bandwidth for receiving the first content from the wireless communication servers, requesting the first content from the wireless communication servers according to the assigning, receiving the first content from the wireless communication servers, and transmitting the first content to the customer premises device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11606463B1
A virtual assistant system for communicating with customers uses human intelligence to correct any errors in the system AI, while collecting data for machine learning and future improvements for more automation. The system may use a modular design, with separate components for carrying out different system functions and sub-functions, and with frameworks for selecting the component best able to respond to a given customer conversation.
US11606451B2
A smartphone case includes an integrated pager processor and pager antenna. The pager processor interfaces with the smartphone via physical connection such as USB or a wireless connection such as Bluetooth. A battery embedded in the smartphone case powers the pager processor and may be shared with the smartphone via a physical connection. The pager processor may display messages via the smartphone or independently via a speaker embedded in the smartphone case. The smartphone may communicate with a paging source via a cellular network to confirm receipt of one or both of a pager signal or a cellular network signal so that the paging source may produce maps of where various communication methods are useable.
US11606450B2
This disclosure describes features and methods of formation of a data port for a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a device housing having a wall defining a data port opening. An anchoring feature is formed along a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. A structural support member is positioned within the data port opening and reinforces the data port opening. A polymer material fills a gap between the structural support member and a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. The polymer material engages the anchoring feature to retain the structural support member within the data port opening.
US11606449B2
A mobile phone/device case or cover having a 3D camera, realized by integrating or connecting two cameras and a 3D viewer sheet integrated on the phone/device case or cover; wherein the 3D camera comprises: a V-shaped optical component having left and right arms, which act as light guides to guide the light from an object, onto an image sensor, and a focusing lens for focusing an image on the image sensor, where two images are formed of any object in the field of view of the V-shaped optical component.
US11606447B2
Systems and methods of a smart and efficient agent integrated with an agile software architecture to collect and present telemetry data from a field deployed device. The collected telemetry data from the field deployed device is streamed to the service provider's streaming and analytics platform, where it is analyzed and presented to a hierarchical color-coded dashboard that is available to both the customer associated with the field deployed device, and the service provider's care agent associated with the field deployed device.
US11606442B2
The disclosed technology is generally directed to blockchain technology. In one example of the technology, a modified block is provided in response to at least an edit transaction that indicates a transaction in an original block in a blockchain. The modified block includes: transactions of the original block except the indicated transaction, a hash of the indicated transaction, and a header that includes a link to a hash of a block that precedes the original block. A new block is provided. The new block includes a reference associated with the edit transaction, and that the reference may include a link to the modified block. Subscription metadata associated with subscribers to changes in the transaction is retrieved from a stored registry. The subscribers are caused to be notified of the edit transaction.
US11606438B2
Empirical data of exit nodes are continuously monitored and each exit node's overall performance and available capacity are calculated. The empirical data can include monitoring the number of concurrent requests currently being executed by each exit node and the disconnection chronology of each exit node. Further, each exit node is tested by benchmark requests and ping messages and each exit node's quality rate is calculated. Additionally, systems and methods are provided to select an exit node with the highest quality and available capacity value, from a particular pool to route the user request.
US11606435B1
As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for establishing an application interface in an echo system. In use, a plurality of end points in a plurality of applications installed on an echo system are identified. Each end point of the plurality of end points is analyzed to generate a classification for the end point according to one or more parameters. An interface is created between a pair of end points of the plurality of end points, based on the classification generated for each end point in the pair of end points. The interface is established in the echo system for enabling communication between the pair of end points.
US11606434B1
The present disclosure discloses an industrial internet of things with an independent sensor network platform and control methods thereof, comprising: a user platform that interacts with users; a service platform that extracts and processes information required for processing the user platform from a management platform, and sends the information to the user platform; a management platform controls the operation of the object platform and receives feedback data from the object platform; a sensor network platform is configured as a communication network and a gateway for the interaction between the object platform and the management platform; an object platform is configured as production line devices and production line sensors that perform manufacturing. The service platform and management platform adopt a centralized layout, and the sensor network platform adopts an independent layout.
US11606433B2
A device configured to process data comprised in data messages passing on message buses of a rolling stock comprises: a universal input interface receiving data messages complying with the three following physical layers: RS232; RS485; CAN. From the message buses, the data messages comprise data; a processing engine receiving a remote requested configuration comprising one or more processing rules; a standardizing unit decoding the data messages into standardized data streams in function of the remote requested configuration; and wherein the processing engine further applies one or more of the one or more processing rules of the standardized data streams in function of the remote requested configuration.
US11606420B1
A method comprising: obtaining a first instruction for a first service, the first instruction being associated with a routing preference; generating a second instruction for the first service based on the first instruction; associating the second instruction with the routing preference; and providing the second instruction to the first service, wherein associating the second instruction with the routing preference includes at least one of inserting an indication of the routing preference in the second instruction.
US11606415B2
An access request processing method for a content delivery system includes obtaining a file access request; judging, according to a preset unpopular file judgment policy, whether a file corresponding to the file access request is an unpopular file; in response to determining that the file is an unpopular file, judging whether bandwidth usage state information obtained in advance conforms to a preset judgment policy for full use of bandwidth; and triggering, in response to determining that the bandwidth usage state information conforms to the judgment policy, an unpopular file management node to respond to the file access request. The unpopular file management node stores the file corresponding to the file access request.
US11606414B2
In some examples, a system comprises a memory device for storing instructions and a processor which executes instructions causing the system to perform operations comprising receiving an instruction to transfer a state of a first device to a second device, and packaging information relating to the state of the first device in a file. The packaging of the information relating to the state of the first device includes recording each application executing on the first device in a list maintained in the file, and transferring the file containing information relating to the state of the first device to the second device, either directly or indirectly based on an availability of connections between the first device and the second device. The file, when processed by the second device, causes the second device to reproduce the state of the first device. In some example, reproducing the state of the first device includes the second device downloading, from one or more of the locations, one or more of the applications.
US11606411B1
Response delay associated with a state-based client-server application can be reduced with utilization of an application state server-side cache. A server caches data for a set of one or more possible states of a client-server application that may follow a current state of the application. The server rapidly responds to a client request with data that corresponds to an appropriate new state of the application in accordance with the application state server-side cache. The server determines that the application will transition to the appropriate new state from the current state of the application with the application state server-side cache based, at least in part, on an operation indicated by the client request.
US11606409B1
Provided is a method and system for a network-assisted Quality of Experience (QoE)-based smart and proactive video streaming framework to be deployed at Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) servers. Quality of Experience (QoE) levels for a plurality of video sessions streamed from a cloud server to computing devices through a central edge server are estimated based on one or more metrics associated with the plurality of video sessions. Additionally, channel status of one or more neighboring edge servers proximate to the central edge server is determined. The QoE levels of the plurality of video sessions are then maximized based on the estimating, by employing a local optimization, a global optimization and a combination of both the local optimization and the global optimization based on the one or more metrics and the channel status determined for the one or more neighboring edge servers.
US11606405B2
One disclosed example method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, video frames from a plurality of existing participants in a video conference; receiving, by the video conference provider, a request from a new user to join the video conference, and in response: generating, by the video conference provider, an instantaneous decoder refresh (IDR) frame; determining, by the video conference provider, one or more prior video frames previously acknowledged by each existing participant of the plurality of existing participants; generating, by the video conference provider, a benchmark frame for each of the plurality of existing participants based on at least one of the determined one or more prior video frames and the IDR frame; transmitting, by the video conference provider, the IDR frame to the new user; and transmitting, by the video conference provider, a message comprising the benchmark frame to each of the plurality of existing participants.
US11606404B2
[Problem] When a communication apparatus that is the communication partner is called via a relay device, the transmission control mode of a voice signal can be switched according to the capability of the communication partner. [Solution] A relay device (2) includes a telephone relay unit (3), a network communication relay unit (4), and a wireless communication relay unit (5). The wireless communication relay unit (5) includes a plurality of external apparatus interfaces, and an analog repeater (25), a digital repeater (27), or the like is connected to each external apparatus interface. If an SIP telephone (20) has called an analog transceiver (27), the relay device (2) obtains the address and apparatus type of the analog transceiver (27) from call information, and transmits a voice signal to the analog transceiver (27) using a transmission control mode (VOX mode) that suits the analog transceiver (27).
US11606397B2
An operating method of a server, comprising, mediating a video call session between a first terminal and a second terminal; receiving satisfaction information on the video call session of a user of the first terminal from the first terminal; preparing combination of a specific type of personal information about a user of the first terminal and facial characteristic information about a user of the second terminal; calculating a correlation between the combination and the satisfaction information corresponding to the combination; receiving a video call mediating request from a third terminal and from a plurality of candidate terminals, and predicting satisfaction information of a user of the third terminal with respect to each of the candidate terminals; and choosing a fourth terminal among the candidate terminals.
US11606393B2
Methods and systems for detecting and responding to anomalous nodes in a network include inferring temporal factors, using a computer-implemented neural network, that represent changes in a network graph across time steps, with a temporal factor for each time step depending on a temporal factor for a previous time step. An invariant factor is inferred that represents information about the network graph that does not change across the time steps. The temporal factors and the invariant factor are combined into a combined temporal-invariant representation. It is determined that an unlabeled node is anomalous, based on the combined temporal-invariant representation. A security action is performed responsive to the determination that unlabeled node is anomalous.
US11606390B1
In some examples, a system includes a router device and a first adapter device in communication with the router device. The first adapter device includes processing circuitry configured to: communicate with the router device, wherein the router device is incapable of communicating in accordance with the MACsec protocol. The processing circuitry is further configured to establish an encrypted connection in accordance with the MACsec protocol between the first adapter device and a remote device, determine that the encrypted connection is offline, and output a message to the router device that the encrypted connection is offline. The router device is configured to communicate with the remote device via a second adapter device configured to communicate in accordance with the MACsec protocol and bypass the first adapter device.
US11606389B2
Methods and systems for detecting and responding to an intrusion in a computer network include generating an adversarial training data set that includes original samples and adversarial samples, by perturbing one or more of the original samples with an integrated gradient attack to generate the adversarial samples. The original and adversarial samples are encoded to generate respective original and adversarial graph representations, based on node neighborhood aggregation. A graph-based neural network is trained to detect anomalous activity in a computer network, using the adversarial training data set. A security action is performed responsive to the detected anomalous activity.
US11606380B2
Methods and apparatus for evaluating collected data relating to online activity, and modification of services within a service provider network. In one embodiment, a service provider collects data relating to the online activity of users of third-party services and correlates the data with subscribers of the service provider to generate useful products and analytics (e.g., classifications, behavioral models, etc.) containing information relating to the subscribers' online activity. The generated products may be used to determine whether and how to modify services provided to individual subscribers, exported for use by third parties, or for other purposes.
US11606379B1
Techniques are described for processing anomalies detected using user-specified rules with anomalies detected using machine-learning based behavioral analysis models to identify threat indicators and security threats to a computer network. In an embodiment, anomalies are detected based on processing event data at a network security system that used rules-based anomaly detection. These rules-based detected anomalies are acquired by a network security system that uses machine-learning based anomaly detection. The rules-based detected anomalies are processed along with machine learning detected anomalies to detect threat indicators or security threats to the computer network. The threat indicators and security threats are output as alerts to the network security system that used rules-based anomaly detection.
US11606372B2
Techniques are disclosed for mitigating against malicious login attempts. In some examples, a computer system receives a plurality of login attempts to the system, the plurality of login attempts being originated from an Internet Protocol (IP) subnet. The computer system determines a ratio of successful login attempts to unsuccessful login attempts of the plurality of login attempts. Then, in response to determining that the ratio of a number of successful login attempts to total login attempts is below a predetermined threshold, the computer system denies a future login attempt to the system that is associated with the IP subnet for a first time period.
US11606368B2
A method including: establishing an internal swarm intelligence network including security agent modules of a plurality of interconnected network nodes of a local computer network, collecting data related to the respective network nodes, sharing information based on the collected data in the established internal swarm intelligence network, and using the collected data and information received from the internal swarm intelligence network for generating and adapting models related to the respective network node nodes. In case a new threat is identified, the threat is verified and contained, a new threat model is generated and the generated new threat model is shared. The security alert and/or the generated new threat model is transmitted to a security service network for enabling the security service network to share the received security alert and/or the new threat model.
US11606366B2
In one embodiment, a sender node in a serial network identifies a message identifier for a packet to be sent by the sender node. The sender node selects a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) initialization vector associated with the message identifier. The sender node generates a CRC value for the packet, based on the selected initialization vector. The sender node sends the packet via the serial network. The sent packet includes the message identifier and the generated CRC value. In turn, a receiver node that receives the packet uses the generated CRC value to authenticate the sender node.
US11606363B2
A method and apparatus for generation and implementation of location-based testing and verification is provided. In various implementations, location-based testing is generated and administered in response to a user requesting verification of an account with a location or other community trait. In various further implementations, location-based testing is improved by soliciting and utilizing digital representations of traits or locations to improve testing procedures. In various further implementations, machine learning and verified community feedback is employed to improve location-based testing.
US11606352B2
A Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) validator is interposed between a principal and a network service. The validator interacts with a mobile application (app) on the mobile device associated with the principal to dynamically supply a validator secret. The secret and, perhaps, other information are processed by the app to generate a TOTP when the principal attempts to access a protected resource of the network service. The validator independently generates the TOTP and compares the app generated TOTP, and on a successful match, a principal's access device is redirected for access to the protected resource.
US11606343B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for securely identifying a computing device via a web browser utilizing a customized digital font. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate a customized digital font and install the customized digital font on a computing device. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods utilize the customized digital font to identify the computing device. In particular, one or more embodiments include systems and methods that identify an element of a webpage rendered by the computing device utilizing the customized digital font and identify the client device based on the rendered element of the webpage.
US11606340B2
A method for anonymizing user identifiable information to be transmitted outside of a local network includes generating a network entity hash input based on (i) a first MAC address assigned to a client station of the local network, (ii) a second MAC address assigned to the network gateway device of the local network, and (iii) an identifier of a cloud entity of an external network to which data of the client station is to be transmitted. The method further includes generating a hash value output based on the network entity hash input and a random token value using a hashing function, generating an anonymized MAC address associated with the client station based on the hash value output, and transmitting the anonymized MAC address associated with the client station to the cloud entity of the external network.
US11606337B2
A device to provide fog-enabled multipath VPN (virtual private network) is disclosed. A first endpoint device is configured to form a fog-enabled communication path in a fog network with at least one neighboring device having at least one first IP (internet protocol) address so as to enable at least one VPN tunnel communication path, via said at least one neighboring device, between the first endpoint device and a second endpoint device with a second IP address and to enable multipath VPN tunneling between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device. In another embodiment, a multipath VPN AP (access point) is disclosed, where the VPN AP uses at least one fog network to provide multipath VPN, and on the other hand, enables sharing of the multiple VPN by a multitude of endpoint devices that connect to the VPN AP through another fog network.
US11606336B2
Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for determining permissions in privacy firewalls are provided. At least part of a content of a data collection may be analyzed to determine a subject matter. A permission corresponding to the data collection and at least one user may be determined based on the subject matter. A request of the at least one user to access at least part of the data collection may be received. In response to a first determined permission, the requested access to the at least part of the data collection may be provided, and in response to a second determined permission, the request may be denied.
US11606334B2
A communication security apparatus includes a communicator that receives a packet from a first device and transmits the received packet to a second device, a memory that retains address authentication information containing pairs of a physical address and a logical address of one or more devices, and a controller. After a learning period of receiving and transmitting packets, the controller determines whether a pair of a physical address and a logical address of the first device and the second device match any one of the pairs of the physical address and the logical address of the one or more devices in the packet, and discards the packet when the pair of the physical address and the logical address of the first device and the second device do not match any one of the pairs of the physical address and the logical address of the one or more devices.
US11606330B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for provide alternative domain names for a single Internet website to different users in results of search queries. The systems and methods can perform operations including maintaining alternative domain names for a single webpage of a content provider and associated context information of the alternative domain names. The operations also include receiving a request for the context information and providing the context information in response to the request. The operations further include receiving a notification of usage of an alternative domain name based on the context information. Additionally, the operations include determining usage metrics for the plurality of alternative domain names of the content provider based on the usage information. Moreover, the operations include periodically culling alternative domain names of the content provider based on the usage metrics.
US11606324B2
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to per-session invocation of priority services based upon network available information. A service architecture can include a service architecture core and a service execution runtime framework in which a priority service application is executable to perform operations to provide a priority service for a communications session. The priority service application can determine whether a priority service should be invoked for the communications session based upon priority criteria. If a determination is made that the priority service is to be invoked for the communications session based upon the priority criteria, the priority service application can invoke the priority service for the communications session. If a determination is made that the priority service is not to be invoked for the communications session based upon the priority criteria, the priority service application can cause the communications session to be coordinated without the priority service.
US11606313B2
A network switch includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) and a processor. The FPGA is configured to transfer a processing target packet to a transfer destination, based on transfer definition information, and to transfer a copy of the processing target packet to the processor. The processor is configured to delete an entry of the transfer definition information based on a transfer record information, and to update the transfer record information based on the copy of the processing target packet.
US11606290B2
Some embodiments provide a method that receives (i) definition of a group of virtual datacenters and (ii) addition of at least two virtual datacenters to the group. Each virtual datacenter is defined in a public cloud and includes a set of network management components and a set of network endpoints connected by a logical network that is managed by the network management components of the virtual datacenter. Based on the definition of the group, the method configures a gateway router to which each of the virtual datacenters of the group connect. The gateway router is for routing traffic between the virtual datacenters of the group. The method also configures, at each respective virtual datacenter, a respective router to route data traffic between the respective virtual datacenter and the other virtual datacenters to route traffic for the other virtual datacenters to the gateway router.
US11606289B2
This application discloses a packet processing method and an LSR. The method includes: receiving, by an Ingress LSR of a first MPLS tunnel, a first notification packet that is based on an IGP, where the first notification packet includes an ELC flag, which is used to indicate that the first Egress LSR has ELC; after learning from the first notification packet that the first Egress LSR has ELC, inserting a label into a first packet, to generate a second packet, where the label forms an MPLS label stack, which includes, from bottom to top, a first EL, a first ELI, and a first TL; and sending the second packet to the first Egress LSR through the first MPLS tunnel.
US11606287B2
A system and method for identifying packets in a that may be stuck in a loop includes logically organizing the network as a tree and modifying packets with an artifice to identify the packets intended directionality within the tree. If the actual directionality conflicts with the intended directionality, a potential loop is indicated. The artifice is a flag in the link header, link address, or IP address associated with the packet.
US11606283B1
A request is received from a browser (e.g., a tool that runs on top of or in a browser). The request is to authenticate via an authentication credential provided from a communication device that is external to a test communication device running the browser. The request is queued in a request queue. The authentication credential is received from an interceptor that intercepts the authentication credential in the external communication device. The authentication credential is sent to the browser, which in turn sends the authentication credential to the application under test. This completes the authentication process in the application under test. The request is then removed from the request queue. This allows for an automated multi-factor authentication process that can be used for testing the application under test.
US11606282B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a method and a device for detecting network reliability. The method includes: A detection apparatus obtains a first quantity of data packets included in a first packet sent by a first network node to a second network node. The detection apparatus obtains first feedback information sent by the second network node, where the first feedback information includes a second quantity of data packets included in the first packet received by the second network node. The detection apparatus calculates communication service availability of a network channel from the first network node to the second network node based on at least one of the first quantity or the second quantity. Embodiments of this application can quickly and accurately detect and evaluate the network reliability.
US11606281B2
Systems and methods are disclosed to monitor real-time digital data for degradation. In one embodiment, an intelligent electronic device (“IED”) in an electric power system may include an interface to receive a stream of digital data, the stream of digital data comprising a plurality of data frames. A protective action subsystem may monitor the sampled digital data and implement a protective action based on the stream of sampled digital data. A digital data degradation detection subsystem may analyze a plurality of digital metrics associated with the plurality of data frames and make a determination regarding degradation of a communication channel based on whether the plurality of digital metrics fails at least one threshold. In response to the determination, the digital data degradation detection subsystem may implement a response to the determination that the plurality of digital metrics fails at least one threshold.
US11606276B2
Techniques for detecting a loss of a received frame are provided. The communication apparatus 101 includes a receiving unit 813 for receiving a frame including a plurality of data, a first memory 806 for temporarily storing a plurality of data, a second memory 811 for storing a transfer rule of each data, a plurality of third memories 809 to which each data is allocated, a processor 810 associated with each third memory 809, and a memory control unit 805 for controlling transfer of each data. The memory control unit 805 outputs an error when the first data is not the last data of the frame or the size of the first data is larger than the size defined by the second data in the case where the second data includes the last data flag.
US11606275B2
A network quality measurement method includes obtaining feature parameter of a to-be-measured data packet set, where the to-be-measured data packet set is in a packet flow and is based on an encrypted transmission protocol, the to-be-measured data packet set includes at least two to-be-measured data packets, and the feature parameter are parameter read from headers of the to-be-measured data packets based on the encrypted transmission protocol, determining a data transmission mode of the to-be-measured data packet set based on the feature parameter of the to-be-measured data packet set, determining, based on the data transmission mode, a measurement index of network quality measurement, and performing, based on the measurement index, the network quality measurement on the to-be-measured data packets corresponding to the feature parameter.
US11606273B1
A network device includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors are configured to configure a proxy server to forward a request for data from a client device to a data server and to forward, from the data server to the client device, a response message that is responsive to the request for data. The one or more processors are further configured to receive an indication of a set of header fields for the response message that indicates a first time specifying when the data server received the request for data and a second time specifying when the response message was sent by the data server and generate a metric for a performance of the data server based on the first time and the second time.
US11606272B1
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described. A system may analyze a set of communication metrics associated with a communication process flow that controls electronic communications between a tenant and a set of users corresponding to the tenant. The system may detect an occurrence of an anomaly based on a communication metric of the analyzed set of communication metrics satisfying a communication metric threshold. The system may generate, based on detecting the occurrence if the anomaly, a data object comprising metadata associated with the anomaly. In some cases, the system may transmit, to a communication platform, a request that includes the data object, where the request is configured to cause posting of an entry of the data object into a communication channel of the communication platform that is associated with the tenant.
US11606270B2
Techniques for enabling secure access to data using data blocks is described. Computing device(s) can provide instruction(s) to a component associated with an entity, wherein the instruction(s) are associated with an identifier corresponding to a data block of a plurality of data blocks. The computing device(s) can receive, from the component, data associated with the component, wherein the data is associated with the identifier and is indicative of a state of the component. The computing device(s) can store the data in the data block and monitor, using rule(s), changes to the state of the component based at least partly on the data in the data block. As a result, techniques described herein enable near real-time—and in some examples, automatic—reporting and/or remediation for correcting changes to the state of the component using data that is securely accessed by use of data blocks.
US11606267B1
A latency processing system detects traffic at a cloud service end point and analyzes packets in the detected traffic to identify a network configuration of a client that is accessing the cloud service. Latency components corresponding to different parts of the network configuration are identified and quantified. A recommendation engine is controlled to generate and surface an output indicative of recommendations for reducing network latency.
US11606260B1
Systems and methods are disclosed for a consensus-based node retirement in a mesh network. An example system includes: a mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes, including a first node, a second node, and a mesh controller; a processor; and memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, may cause the first node to: send, to the second node, a request for a performance status; and receive a response to the request; and identify a deficiency in a performance metric of the second node. The deficiency may be based on a failure of the performance metric of the second node to satisfy a first membership rule of a mesh membership contract. After a consensus by the mesh network for the identified deficiency, the first node may cause a removal of one or more capabilities of the second node from the mesh network.
US11606252B2
In general, techniques are described for remotely monitoring, controlling, and/or adjusting configuration settings related to network access points located within a rental property. In some implementations, rental data that indicates a property that has been rented for a specified rental period is received. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of the property during the specified rental period is obtained. A current occupancy of the property during the specified rental period is determined from the sensor data. Network data indicating network activity over a network access point of the property is obtained during the specified rental period. The network access point is configured during the specified rental period based at least on the network activity indicated by the network data and the current occupancy determined for the property from the sensor data.
US11606251B2
Techniques for deploying a server stack having a cross-server dependency are disclosed. A deployment engine initiates a deployment process for a server stack. The deployment engine provisions servers of one server type (“requisite servers”). The deployment engine attempts to provision servers of another server type (“dependent servers”). The deployment engine executes a test that requires the dependent servers to invoke a service executed by the requisite servers. Based on the test results, the deployment engine determines that an operational requirement of the dependent servers is not satisfied. The deployment engine modifies a configuration for the requisite servers to satisfy the operational requirement of the dependent servers. The deployment engine re-provisions the requisite servers using the modified configuration. The deployment engine completes the deployment process for the server stack.
US11606249B1
Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services using managed systems are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, the managed systems and/or communication devices may need to operate in a predetermined manner conducive to, for example, execution of applications that provide the computer implemented services. To manage communications in such systems, a highly available service may, upon changes in topology of a deployment including managed system and communication devices, initiate a cooperative process for determining how to communicate in the deployment. The process may be performed to select a new global maximum transmission unit (MTU). Once selected, the deployment may be reconfigured based on the selected global MTU to limit the size of network data units. The global MTU may be selected to limit network data unit fragmentation, network data unit dropping, and unused space in data transmissions.
US11606245B1
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to validating endpoints in a service mesh of a distributed computing environment. In one example, a processor can receive configuration settings applied to an endpoint in a data plane of a service mesh in a distributed computing environment. The processor can receive configuration data associated with a configuration of hardware components and software components in the distributed computing environment. The processor can determine a discrepancy between the configuration settings and the configuration data. The processor can then output the discrepancy for use in resolving an operational error relating to the service mesh.
US11606240B1
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit to receive and downconvert a RF signal to a second frequency signal, the RF signal comprising an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission; a digitizer coupled to the RF front end circuit to digitize the second frequency signal to a digital signal; and a baseband processor coupled to the digitizer to process the digital signal. The baseband circuit comprises a first circuit having a first plurality of correlators having an irregular comb structure, each of the first plurality of correlators associated with a carrier frequency offset and to calculate a first correlation on a first portion of a preamble of the OFDM transmission.
US11606239B2
In one aspect, performing, by a wireless communication device, a non-coherent encoding operation on first data to generate a first transmission, wherein the non-coherent encoding operation encodes data independent of channel state information (CSI); and transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the first transmission, wherein the first transmission is non-coherently encoded. In another aspect, receiving, by a wireless communication device, a first transmission, wherein the first transmission is non-coherently encoded independent of channel state information (CSI); and performing, by the wireless communication device, a non-coherent decoding operation on the first transmission to decode the first transmission. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
US11606236B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for time aligning full-duplex communications. A method that may be performed by a base station (BS) includes transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE): an indication of a first uplink timing advance (TA) determined based on a first propagation delay between the BS and the first UE, and an indication of a first cyclic prefix (CP) length determined based on the first uplink TA. In certain aspect, the method also includes transmitting, to the first UE, a first downlink communication comprising a downlink CP, during a first time window comprising a plurality of time periods.
US11606235B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an mobile station (MS) may receive an indication of a cyclic prefix (CP) length for one or more subsequent communications and an indication that MS-specific information is to be transmitted before the CP for the one or more subsequent communications. The MS may receive the one or more subsequent communications having the MS-specific information transmitted before the CP. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11606226B2
An example method for a programmable infrastructure gateway for enabling hybrid cloud services in a network environment is provided and includes receiving an instruction from a hybrid cloud application executing in a private cloud, interpreting the instruction according to a hybrid cloud application programming interface, and executing the interpreted instruction in a public cloud using a cloud adapter. The method is generally executed in the infrastructure gateway including a programmable integration framework allowing generation of various cloud adapters using a cloud adapter software development kit, the cloud adapter being generated and programmed to be compatible with a specific public cloud platform of the public cloud. In specific embodiments, identical copies of the infrastructure gateway can be provided to different cloud service providers who manage disparate public cloud platforms; each copy of the infrastructure gateway can be programmed differently to generate corresponding cloud adapters compatible with the respective public cloud platforms.
US11606217B2
A first user device may be used to request provisioning of a secure credential on a second user device. A provisioning system may facilitate the provisioning in a manner that ensures security and privacy of the requesting parties. The provisioning requests may be made using an application on the first user device such as a third-party application or using a web application via a browser. The credential may be added to a digital wallet on the second user device. The credential may be useable by the second user device to perform one or more contactless transactions.
US11606213B2
A communication device stores a first secret key and a first public key, and the on-vehicle authentication device stores a second secret key, a second public key and a signature verification key. The on-vehicle authentication device acquires the first public key, verifies the authenticity of the electronic signature using a signature verification key, encrypts the second public key using the authentic first public key and transmits the encrypted second public key. The communication device receives the encrypted second public key, decrypts the encrypted second public key using the first secret key, encrypts the first public key using the decrypted second public key. The on-vehicle authentication device receives the encrypted first public key, decrypts the encrypted first public key using the second secret key, and authenticates that the communication device is an authentic device when the decrypted first public key has been determined to be authentic.
US11606206B2
Disclosed herein is a data storage device comprising a data path and an access controller. The access controller generates a recovery private key, generates encrypted authorization data based on the recovery private key, stores the encrypted authorization data, and sends the recovery private key to a manager device. When recovery is desired, access controller receives a recovery public key, calculated based on the recovery private key, from a recovery manager device, decrypts the encrypted authorization data based on the recovery public key, generates a challenge for the recovery manager device based on the decrypted authorization data, sends the challenge to the recovery manager device over the communication channel that is different from the data path, receives a response to the challenge from the recovery manager device over the communication channel, and based at least partly on the response, enables decryption of the encrypted user content data.
US11606204B2
Methods and systems are provided for supporting efficient and secure “Machine-to-Machine” (M2M) communications using a module, a server, and an application. A module can communicate with the server by accessing the Internet, and the module can include a sensor and/or an actuator. The module, server, and application can utilize public key infrastructure (PKI) such as public keys and private keys. The module can internally derive pairs of private/public keys using cryptographic algorithms and a first set of parameters. A server can authenticate the submission of derived public keys and an associated module identity. The server can use a first server private key and a second set of parameters to (i) send module data to the application and (ii) receive module instructions from the application. The server can use a second server private key and the first set of parameters to communicate with the module.
US11606194B2
The present disclosure provides a system for securing wireless data communication. The system includes a launcher and a projectile. The launcher has a random number generator, a launcher memory, a launcher encryption/decryption module, and a launcher transceiver. The projectile has a projectile memory, a projectile encryption/decryption module, and a projectile transceiver. Both the launcher encryption/decryption module and the projectile encryption/decryption module are configured to use the one-time pad to encrypt and to decrypt data. The system is configured to establish a temporary datalink at a point in time in which the projectile and the launcher are substantially collocated so that the one-time pad can be transmitted from random number generator located in the launcher to the projectile memory using the temporary datalink.
US11606189B2
A method is provided for decrypting data encrypted according to a cipher key according the advanced encryption standard (AES). The method includes precomputing a product of each element value of an InvMixColumn matrix and each possible value of an input state array and deriving a set of round keys from the cipher key and the set of round keys. The deriving includes providing an initial round key and a plurality of further round keys, performing an initial decryption round, and performing N full decryption rounds at least in part using the precomputed product of each element value of an InvMixColumn matrix and each possible value of the input state array.
US11606185B2
In a method for establishing a communication link between a first network interface device and a second network interface device comprises, the second network interface device receives a training signal transmitted by the first network interface device. The training signal is for timing synchronization between the second network interface device and the first network interface device. The second network interface device determines, based on at least one physical characteristic of the training signal, a physical layer (PHY) parameter of the first network interface device. A controller of the second network interface device configures one or more components of the second network interface device to operate in a mode that corresponds to the determined PHY operating parameter of the first network interface device.
US11606178B2
A DCI transmission method, a terminal, and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving DCI, wherein when there is simultaneously in a network a paging message for an idle-state terminal and a change of system information, the DCI carries PDSCH scheduling information for the paging message and a short message; otherwise, the DCI carries the scheduling information or the short message, where the short message is used to indicate the change of system information; and obtaining at least one of the scheduling information or the short message from the DCI.
US11606173B2
For a wireless communications system, scalable orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) numerology is incorporated in a manner that can apply to radio link transmissions in future wireless network for frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) communications.
US11606156B1
A method, system, and apparatus for determining delay between clocks, in response to a trigger event, buffering DSP symbol information in a symbol capture buffer; wherein the amount of DSP symbol information buffered corresponds to the amount of symbols captured during a buffer storage interval; and extracting a synchronization packet from the symbol capture buffer.
US11606147B1
An optical bench utilizing narrowband optical filters on precision rotary stages that can provide custom tuning of the operational frequencies of the optical bench while maintaining the ability to switch between narrowband and wideband operation thereof. The precision rotary filters may further provide dynamic reconfiguration of the optical bench to alternate frequencies for intersystem compatibility, the enablement of additional self-test capabilities, and easing the manufacturing tolerances thereof.
US11606146B2
A plurality of electromagnetic radiation capture units are positioned under a focusing unit such as a dome, such that incoming electromagnetic radiation incident on the dome is deflected by it, to reach each of the capture units with a different timing and intensity. The profile for the timings and intensities can be determined for a given transmitter using a calibration signal, and the profile is then used to extra data from data signals transmitted by the transmitter.
US11606143B2
A system for improvement of waveform transmission and event detection includes a first transducer configured to receive acoustic waveforms, and a first transducer processor and transmitter configured to invert the phase of the received waveforms of the first transducer and transmit the inverted waveforms via light to a second transducer. The second transducer is configured to receive light waveforms from the first transducer processor and transmitter, receive acoustic waveforms from the second transducer, convert the first transducer light waveforms and the second transducer acoustic waveforms into electrical waveforms, and transmit a combined electrical waveform onwards.
US11606140B2
Embodiments relate to a bidirectional free space optical (FSO) communications system. Specifically, data-encoded FSO beams are transmitted and received between two terminals. A transmit (Tx) direction of a beam transmitted from the first terminal is dithered by a beam steering unit (BSU). As the dithered beam is received by the second terminal, the power levels of the beam are measured. The power levels are then encoded in a data-encoded FSO beam transmitted to the first terminal. This allows the first terminal to decode the received FSO beam and determine the power levels. The power levels allow the first terminal to determine Tx direction misalignments and adjust the Tx direction for the Tx beam sent to the second terminal. This process may be repeated to reduce Tx misalignments and may be performed by both terminals such that each terminal sends power level information to the opposite terminal.
US11606138B1
An orbiting multiple access transceiver communicates with terrestrial mobile stations which are also capable of communicating with terrestrial base stations. The multiple access transceiver is configured to sample a signal when a terrestrial mobile station of interest is not transmitting to produce a sample signal. The sample signal may be processed to produce an out-of-phase signal that may be applied to a signal when the terrestrial mobile station of interest is transmitting to produce a clearer signal from the terrestrial mobile station of interest.
US11606135B2
A method of auto-aligning a beam within a receiving electronically steered antenna system comprising a plurality of antenna elements is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a list of codes, wherein each code is embedded in signals transmitted by a respective transmitting entity, and identifies the transmitted signal as originating from said transmitting entity; selecting a transmitter and identifying a corresponding code for that transmitter; and for each antenna element: receiving a first communications signal; receiving a second signal representative of first communications signals received by each of the plurality of antenna elements; correlating the first and second signals with the identified code to generate first and second output signals; comparing the first and second output signals and determining a phase shift and/or time delay for minimizing the difference between the first and second output signals; and applying the phase shift and/or time delay to the first received communication signal.
US11606134B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a plurality of first conductive traces oriented in a first direction in a first layer and plurality of second conductive traces oriented in a second direction in a second layer coupled by vias to define first hierarchical networks. A plurality of third conductive traces oriented in the first direction in a third layer and a plurality of fourth conductive traces oriented in the second direction in a fourth layer are coupled by vias to define second hierarchical networks. Open ends of the first or second traces at a last stage of the first hierarchical networks comprise first ends and open ends of the third or fourth traces at a last stage of the second hierarchical networks comprise second ends. A first end and a corresponding second end are non-collinear to each other and perpendicular to a major plane of the first layer.
US11606131B2
A lens antenna array system is provided that includes a plurality of communication links. The lens antenna array system uses beam index modulation to select an active subset of communication links from the plurality of communication links. The selection of the active subset of the communication links constitutes the transmission of a digital word.
US11606121B1
Described embodiments provide devices and methods for directing portions of signals to reduce power consumption. A wearable device may comprise N antennas configured to wirelessly receive and/or transmit incoming and/or outgoing signals. The N antennas may be spatially disposed on the device to enable at least one of the N antennas to be clear from blockage by a body part of a user when the device is maintained or worn against the body part, wherein N is an integer value greater than or equal to 2. The wearable device may comprise N receive chains coupled to the N antennas via transmit-receive couplers, the N receive chains configured to process the incoming signals. The wearable device may comprise a transmit chain configured to generate the outgoing signals. The wearable device may comprise a RF controller circuitry configured to direct portions of the generated outgoing signals via the transmit-receive couplers to the N antennas.
US11606119B2
An inductive charging system for inductive charging of electronic devices is disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a substantially planar inductive charging coil parallel to the surface of the inductive charger or the electronic device. The system further includes a metallic layer positioned proximate to and substantially parallel to the inductive coil to cover a surface of the inductive coil. The metallic layer comprises multiple substantially concentric rings or polygons, with each of the concentric rings or polygons having multiple sections separated by gaps such that each concentric ring or polygon is discontinuous. Adjacent sections of each concentric ring or polygon are electrically isolated from one another to avoid eddy current generation and heating of the metallic layer during inductive power transfer.
US11606110B2
A device and method for a receiver configured to perform timing recovery decoupled feed-forward equalizer (FFE) adaptation. The receiver device can include an analog front-end (AFE) device, which is coupled to a time-interleaved (TI) interface. The TI interface is coupled in a timing recovery feedback loop to FFE equalizers, a digital signal processor (DSP), a delay timing loop (DTL) device, and a clock device, which feeds back to the TI interface. The DSP has an additional pathway to the FFE equalizers, which has an additional pathway to the DTL device. The DTL loop is equipped with an interleave specific enable/disable vector Q[1:N] that can turn on/off the contribution of the specific time interleave errors to the timing recovery loop, which allows the FFE adaptation process to be decoupled from the timing recovery loop.
US11606103B2
A data compression method includes inputting a data sequence that includes first data strings and second data strings alternating with each other, each of the first data strings containing one or more first data all of which have a same predetermined value, each of the second data strings containing one or more second data different from the predetermined value, determining first numbers and second numbers from a beginning of the input data sequence sequentially, each of the first numbers being a number of the first data in a respective one of the first data strings, and each of the second numbers being a number of the second data in a respective one of the second data strings, and arranging the first numbers, the second numbers, and the second data strings in a cyclic manner to generate compressed data.
US11606102B2
A sigma delta modulator comprises an input configured to receive an input analog signal; a summing junction configured to subtract a feedback analog signal from the input analog signal; a first stage including a low pass filter coupled to the summing junction, wherein the low pass filter is configured to generate a first filtered signal; a second stage coupled to the low pass filter, configured to generate a second filtered signal by an active filter; a back-end stage coupled to the second stage, wherein the back-end stage comprises an analog to digital converter configured to convert the 2nd filtered signal to a digital output signal by sampling at a predetermined sampling frequency (fs); and a feedback path for routing the digital output signal to the summing junction, wherein the feedback path comprises a digital to analog converters, DAC, converting the digital output signal to the feedback analog signal.
US11606094B2
A dual-edge aware clock divider configured to generate an output clock based on the input clock and a ratio of an integer M over an integer N is disclosed herein. The frequency of the output clock is based on a frequency of the input clock multiplied by the ratio (M/N), wherein M may be set to a range up to N. The output clock includes M pulses within a sequence time window having a length of N periods of the input clock. The output clock includes one or more rising edges that are substantially time aligned with one or more rising edges and one or more falling edges of the input clock, respectively. The dual-edge aware clock divider is configured to generate the output clock based on inverted and non-inverted portions of the input clock. A hybrid clock divider including the dual-edge and single-edge aware techniques is provided.
