US11650892B1
Disclosed is using service-based controllers to manage test agents and performance of multi-agent tests running on a network, a connection-interrupted agent losing connection to a first controller, calling home after the loss, and being connected to a second controller which, after being connected to the agent, accesses a list of active tests which should be running, directing the agent to stop running tests that are not on the list and receiving from the agent a state report on running tests on the list. Additionally, instantiating and setting states of fresh primary and peer coordination FSMs using the state report from the test agent, establishing coordination interactions with additional controllers of additional test agents that are participating with the connection-interrupted agent in the active tests, and the connection-interrupted agent continuing to conduct active tests and directing results to the second controller without need to tear down and restart the active tests.
US11650887B2
Systems and methods for retrieving optimal firmware recovery image in an information handling system
A method may include receiving telemetry data from an information handling system communicatively coupled to the information handling system and store the telemetry data based on uniquely identifying information of the information handling system, generating a firmware recovery image for the information handling system based on the telemetry data, storing the recovery image in a recovery image database indexed by the uniquely identifying information, responsive to a condition for initiating firmware recovery of the information handling system, retrieving the firmware recovery image for the information handling system from the recovery image database, and communicating the firmware recovery image to a companion device associated with the information handling system, such that preboot firmware of the information handling system may load and execute the firmware recovery image from the companion device to restore the information handling system.
US11650884B2
Systems and methods of error handling in a network interface card (NIC) are provided. For a data packet destined for a local virtual machine (VM), if the NIC cannot determine a valid translation memory address for a virtual memory address in a buffer descriptor from a receive queue of the VM, the NIC can retrieve a backup buffer descriptor from a hypervisor queue, and store the packet in a host memory location indicated by an address in the backup buffer descriptor. For a transmission request from a local VM, if the NIC cannot determine a valid translated address for a virtual memory address in the packet descriptor from a transmit queue of the VM, the NIC can send a message to a hypervisor backup queue, and generate and transmit a data packet based on data in a memory page reallocated by the hypervisor.
US11650869B2
Quantum computing service with local edge devices supporting multiple quantum computing technologies
A quantum computing service includes connections to multiple quantum hardware providers that are configured to execute quantum circuits using quantum computers based on multiple quantum technologies. The quantum computing service also includes at least two edge computing devices at the quantum hardware provider facilities. The edge computing devices are configured to be controlled by the quantum computing service to cause quantum jobs to be performed on the quantum computers at the quantum hardware provider facilities.
US11650868B2
The current document is directed to methods and systems that sample log/event messages for downstream processing by log/event-message systems incorporated within distributed computer facilities. The data-collection, data-storage, and data-querying functionalities of log/event-message systems provide a basis for distributed log-analytics systems which, in turn, provide a basis for automated and semi-automated system-administration-and-management systems. By sampling log/event-messages, rather than processing and storing every log/event-message generated within a distributed computer system, a log/event-message system significantly decreases data-storage-capacity, computational-bandwidth, and networking-bandwidth overheads involved in processing and retaining large numbers of log/event messages that do not provide sufficient useful information to justify these costs. Increase in efficiencies of log/event-message systems obtained by sampling translate directly into increases in bandwidths of distributed computer systems, in general, and to increases in time periods during which useful log/event messages can be stored.
US11650867B2
In some implementations, a user device may access a media presentation that includes metadata describing related content item(s). The user device viewing the media presentation is allowed to access content related to portions of the media presentation at times appropriate for the particular related content item(s). The related content item(s) may be provided automatically or based on user input triggering download or copying of a particular related content item, such as to a clipboard of the user device. A computing device may generate a media presentation that includes related content item(s) as metadata in some implementations. The media presentation may be generated by recording a live presentation, assembling one or more media portions, and/or obtaining a complete media presentation and modifying the media presentation to add the related content item(s) and when, while presenting the media presentation on a user device, to allow access to the related content item(s).
US11650866B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product relating to notification requests and callback requests in indirect communications are provided. In the context of a method, the method includes sending a service request for selection of a service consumer. The service request is one of a notification request or a callback request. The method further includes indicating a version of a programming interface configured to support the service request.
US11650865B1
In one implementation, systems and methods are provided for processing digital experience information. A computer-implemented system for processing digital experience information may comprise a central data location. The central data location may comprise a connector that may be configured to receive information belonging to a category from an information source; an event backbone that may be configured to route the information received by the connector based on the category; a translator that may be configured to transform the received information into a common data model; and a database that may be configured to store the received information. The event backbone may be further configured to send information to the connector from the event backbone and the database based on one or more criteria.
US11650862B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing a Service Bus for telecommunications infrastructure. The services bus provides a communications system between mutually interacting software applications, including a plurality of microservices, each microservice comprising: an internal bus; a data store in communication with the internal bus; a data access object in communication with the internal bus; a message exchange object in communication with the internal bus; a MAPReduce engine in communication with the internal bus; and a restful Application Programming Interface (API) bus in communication with the data access object, the message exchange object and the MAPReduce engine. The Service Bus provides a messaging service, a synchronization service and a persistence service, and routes messages between services, monitors and controls routing of message exchange between servers, resolves contention between communicating service components, controls deployment and versioning of services, marshals use of redundant services, and provides commodity services.
US11650851B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and machine-readable storage media of an edge computing device using an edge server CPU with dynamic deterministic scaling is disclosed. A processing circuitry arrangement includes processing circuitry with processor cores operating at a center base frequency and memory. The memory includes instructions configuring the processing circuitry to configure a first set of the processor cores of the CPU to switch the operating at the center base frequency to operating at a first modified base frequency, and a second set of the processor cores to switch the operating at the center base frequency to operating at a second modified base frequency. A same processor core within the first set or the second set can be configured to switch operating between the first modified base frequency or the second modified base frequency.
US11650847B2
The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for an automatic recovery job execution through a scheduling framework in a cloud environment. One or more recovery jobs are scheduled to be performed periodically for one or more registered service components included in a service instance running on a cluster node of a cloud platform. Each recovery job is associated with a corresponding service component of the service instance. A health check operation is invoked at a service component based on executing a recovery job at the scheduling framework corresponding to the service component. In response to determining that the service component needs a recovery measure based on a result from the health check operation, a recovery operation is invoked as part of executing a set of scheduled routines of the recovery job. Implemented logic for the recovery operation is stored and executed at the service component.
US11650835B1
Multiple independent endpoint devices can be emulated using a single system on chip (SoC) device. Such a SoC can have multiple cores that can emulate ports according to a specified protocol, such as the peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) protocol useful for data communications. An emulation agent can manage various aspects of these emulated endpoint devices in software, including serving interrupts for relevant emulated devices according to a determined priority scheme. Interrupts can be registered for each device, and data structures allocated dynamically for a determined number and type(s) of PCIe endpoint devices to be emulated. Each PCIe core on the SoC can function as a separate PCIe endpoint device endpoint for communicating with one or more hosts or other such devices.
US11650832B1
Systems and methods for managing user input for a remote application session between a client device and a remote server are provided. Input command data is received from a client device for an application executing within a remote session established between the client device and the remote server. The input command data specifies a plurality of points within a graphical user interface where the input command data was captured on the client device. Spline curves are calculated based on a first subset of sequential points from the plurality of points. Simulated input events are generated that specify intermediate points calculated along the spline curves. The simulated input events are injected into the remote server for the application.
US11650830B2
Systems, devices, and methods discussed herein are directed to modifying aspects of a compute instance. A user may request a change to the compute instance. The system may derive a state object indicating a future state of the compute instance were the change to be applied. A hash of a subset of the state object's attributes may be computed and provided to the requesting computing component. The system may subsequently proceed with applying the change. A current state object indicating a current state of the compute instance may be derived based on applying the change. An additional hash of the subset of the current state object's attributes may be computed and provided to the requesting computing component. The two hashes may be configured to enable the requesting computing component to verify the change to the compute instance has been implemented.
US11650829B2
A network switch can be configured using a boot loader after a reset of a controller within the network switch. The boot loader configures switching logic within the network switch prior to an operating system becoming operational. By allowing the boot loader to configure the switching logic, the network switch can become operational as fast as possible.
US11650822B1
Instruction processing circuitry comprises fetch circuitry to fetch instructions for execution; instruction decoder circuitry to decode fetched instructions; execution circuitry to execute decoded instructions; and program flow prediction circuitry to predict a next instruction to be fetched; in which the instruction decoder circuitry is configured to decode a loop control instruction in respect of a given program loop and to derive information from the loop control instruction for use by the program flow prediction circuitry to predict program flow for one or more iterations of the given program loop.
US11650821B1
A system can include a microprocessor having a prefetch queue including a plurality of slots configured to store program counter values (PCVs) and instructions, a pipeline configured to receive instructions from the prefetch queue, and a select circuit coupled to the prefetch queue. The select circuit may selectively freeze a first slot of the plurality of slots and selectively output a frozen PCV and a frozen instruction from the first slot while frozen. The microprocessor can include write logic coupled to the prefetch queue and a comparator circuit coupled to the prefetch queue and the select circuit. The write logic may load data into unfrozen slots of the prefetch queue. The comparator circuit may compare a target PCV with the frozen PCV to determine a match. The select circuit indicates, to the pipeline, whether the frozen instruction is valid based on the comparing.
US11650817B2
A processor includes a register file comprising a length register, a vector register file comprising a plurality of vector registers, a mask register file comprising a plurality of mask registers, and a vector instruction execution circuit to execute a masked vector instruction comprising a first length register identifier representing the length register, a first vector register identifier representing a first vector register of the vector register file, and a first mask register identifier representing a first mask register of the mask register file, wherein the length register is to store a length value representing a number of operations to be applied to data elements stored in the first vector register, the first mask register is to store a plurality of mask bits, and a first mask bit of the plurality of mask bits determines whether a corresponding first one of the operations causes an effect.
US11650811B2
Disclosed is a method of updating a control unit for a vehicle, the method including: generating raw difference data by comparing an old version of data with a new version of data; generating divided difference data by dividing the raw difference data for each memory sector; and updating the old version to the new version by using the divided difference data.
US11650807B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to automatically providing updates to at least one vehicle. Operations may include receiving, at a server remote from the at least one vehicle, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) activity data from the at least one vehicle, the ECU activity data corresponding to actual operation of the ECU in the at least one vehicle; determining, at the server and based on the ECU activity data, a software vulnerability affecting the at least one vehicle, the software vulnerability being determined based on a deviation between the received ECU activity data and expected ECU activity data; identifying, at the server, an ECU software update based on the determined software vulnerability; and sending, from the server, a delta file configured to update software on tree ECU with a software update corresponding to the identified ECU software update.
US11650800B2
Attestation of operations by tool chains is described. An example of a storage medium includes instructions for receiving source code for processing of a secure workload of a tenant; selecting at least a first compute node to provide computation for the workload; processing the source code by an attestable tool chain to generate machine code for the first compute node, including performing one or more conversions of the source code by one or more convertors to generate converted code and generating an attestation associated with each code conversion, and receiving machine code for the first compute node and generating an attestation associated with the first compute node; and providing each of the attestations from the first stage and the second stage for verification.
US11650795B2
A multi-level memory cell NAND structure of a memory device is utilized to extract uniqueness from the memory device. Certain unreliable characteristics of a NAND-based storage are used to generate a true random number sequence. A method for generating such sequence is based on a physically unclonable function (PUF) which is implemented by extracting unique characteristics of a NAND-based memory device using existing firmware procedures.
US11650786B2
An input at a physical interface of a first playback device is detected. The input may indicate a playback command. Via the first playback device, the second playback device is determined to be currently playing media content. Based on determining that the second playback device is currently playing media content and based on receiving the input at the physical interface, the first playback device is caused to play the media content synchronously with the second playback device.
US11650785B1
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for streaming audio between devices. The program and method provide for receiving, from a first device associated with a first user, an indication that audio output of the first device is via an external audio output device; providing the indication to a second device associated with a second user, the first user and the second user corresponding to contacts in a messaging application; receiving, from the second device and in response to the providing, audio input and a request to stream the audio input to the first device; and providing, to the first device, the audio input for streaming on the first device.
US11650770B2
Provided are an image enlargement/reduction rate calculation apparatus, an image enlargement/reduction rate calculation method, and an image enlargement/reduction rate calculation program which are capable of outputting an image with a small blurriness degree. A blurriness value is calculated for each image area, and the smallest blurriness value is decided (step S24). Resolution of a printer that prints the image is read (step S25). An enlargement/reduction rate in which the blurriness value is equal to or smaller than a second threshold value is calculated based on the decided blurriness value (step S26).
US11650769B2
Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method includes selecting a plurality of elements on a design page and, for each selected element, determining a plurality of edge bleed pairs, each edge bleed pair including a particular edge and a particular bleed of the design page. Each edge bleed pair is processed to determine whether the selected element should be resized, the determination being based on the position of the particular edge relative to the particular bleed. If the determination is that the element should be resized, the method involves resizing the selected element so that the element covers a greater portion of the particular bleed than was originally covered by the element.
US11650768B2
An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor that causes the information processing apparatus to receive image data and quality request data from an order system, transmit the image data to a production system, and receive a measurement result obtained by the production system about a measurement item specified by the quality request data from among items that are able to be notified by quality data. In addition, the quality data including the measurement result about the measurement item specified by the quality request data based on the measurement result is generated, and the quality data is transmitted to the order system.
US11650766B2
An apparatus is disclosed that automatically generates a set of recommended printer settings 300 for a print job 100 submitted to a printer 10. The apparatus comprises at least one processor which executes computer program code from at least one memory, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: receive a submitted print job for a printer, the submitted print job including content to be printed by the printer and a set of user input printer settings for the printer; analyze the content to be printed by the printer; designate a classification for the submitted print job based on said analysis; obtain historical data from a knowledge database, the historical data being related to prior print jobs run on the printer and indicating printer settings used when running the prior print jobs on the printer; and output a set of recommended printer settings based at least in part on one or more of the received print job, the designated classification and the obtained historical data.
US11650763B1
IO traces on a high-speed memory that provides temporary storage for multiple storage volumes are stored in a trace buffer. IO operations on different storage volume are considered separate workloads on the high-speed memory. Periodically, the IO traces are processed to extract workload features for each workload. The workload features are stored in a feature matrix, and the workload features from multiple IO trace buffer processing operations are aggregated over time. A HDBSCAN unsupervised clustering machine learning process is used to create a set of four workload clusters and an outlier cluster. A dominant feature of each workload cluster is used to set a policy for the workload cluster. IO percentages for clusters with the same policies are used to set minimum sizes for policy regions in the high-speed memory. Histograms based on the workloads are used to determine segmentation rules specifying slot sizes for the policy regions.
US11650753B2
In response to receiving an exception indication, an exception-handling state variable in state information is asserted. Firmware instruction(s) are selected from a plurality of firmware instructions based at least in part on: (1) a conditions table that includes condition(s) for handling the plurality of firmware instructions and (2) the state information that includes the exception-handling state variable. It is determined how to handle the selected firmware instruction(s) based at least in part on: (1) the conditions table and (2) the state information that includes the exception-handling state variable where. The plurality of firmware instructions includes: (1) a non-exception-handling set of firmware instruction(s) and (2) an exception-handling set of firmware instruction(s). The conditions table prioritizes execution, by the hardware, of the exception-handling set of firmware instructions over that of the non-exception-handling set of firmware instructions in the event the exception-handling state variable is asserted. A storage media device is communicated with via an interface.
US11650744B2
An electronic device may implement a virtual elastic queue in memory, where, as needed, the virtual elastic queue grows in size to accommodate more queue elements, or shrinks in size to free up queue-element capacity and space in the memory. The virtual elastic queue may include a virtual queue and one or more physical queues, where the virtual queue provides a mapping to the one or more physical queues, and where a data structure may represent queue elements in the one or more physical queues. Notably, the virtual queue may point to the one or more physical queues, and the one or more physical queues may point to physical queue memory where data elements are enqueued and dequeued. Note that the virtual elastic queue may not have a predefined memory size and, up to a size of the memory, may not be constrained.
US11650740B2
The present disclosure relates to a memory device comprising: an array of memory cells; and an access management architecture providing a secure access to a test mode of the array of memory cells, the access management architecture comprising: a register group comprising data identifying the memory device; a cryptographic algorithm calculating an internal signature having a mechanism for ensuring data freshness; a non volatile memory area storing specific data to be used by the cryptographic algorithm for calculating the internal signature; a comparison block for comparing the calculated internal signature with a user provided signature to generate an enable signal allowing access to a test mode of the array of memory cells. The disclosure also relates to a System-on-Chip (SoC) component comprising a memory device as well as to a method for managing access to a memory array into a test mode.
US11650733B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a first device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a display. The method includes displaying, on the display, a device control transfer affordance while operating the first device based on user input from an input device that is in communication with the first device. The method includes receiving a device control transfer user input from the input device selecting the device control transfer affordance that is displayed on the display of the first device. In response to receiving the device control transfer user input, the method includes configuring a second device to be operated based on user input from the input device and ceasing to operate the first device based on user input from the input device.
US11650728B2
Systems, computer program products, and computer-implemented methods for visualizing and interacting with a plurality of models that collectively represent a real-world system depicted in a graphical user interface. The system described herein may generate an interactive graphical user interface with multiple modes and a plurality of panels associated with the plurality of models. These panels and modes lay the framework for how a user can properly visualize and analyze the models at a particular point in time or over a period of time. The systems, computer program products, and computer-implemented methods may thus, according to various embodiments, enable a plurality of models that collectively represent a real-world system be interacted with and visualized by a graphical user interface.
US11650714B2
A portable electronic device includes a display, an operation receiver, and a controller. The display displays a menu screen including menu items. The operation receiver receives a user operation on the menu screen. The controller controls the display according to the user operation via the operation receiver. The menu screen further includes: first tab information indicating a category for classifying the menu items; second tab information indicating a plurality of sub categories included in the category; and third tab information indicating, for each of the sub categories, a menu item set number in which menu items in one sub category are partitioned to be displayed per a set on the menu screens. The controller changes menu items to be displayed on the menu screen, according to a user operation input via the operation receiver with the first, second, and third tab information displayed on the menu screen.
US11650703B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for providing a detection function of detecting that an external approaching object approaches a sensor region of a touch sensor, without increasing an area of the touch sensor and making a circuit complex. According to an aspect, a display device includes a first detection electrode that detects a position of an external approaching object within a detection surface, and plural second detection electrodes that detect that the external approaching object approaches the detection surface. The second detection electrodes extend in a second direction and are arranged in a first direction intersecting the second direction. The second detection electrodes overlap the first detection electrode in a plan view.
US11650696B2
Disclosed is a noise detection circuit comprising: a control module configured to control a drive module such that a to-be-detected capacitor is charged with a first voltage in a first period, and the control module controls a cancellation module such that a cancellation capacitor is charged with the first voltage in the first period, or such that both terminals of the cancellation capacitor are connected to the first voltage; the control module controls the cancellation module such that a first terminal of the to-be-detected capacitor is connected to a first terminal of the cancellation capacitor in a second period; the control module controls a charge transfer module such that charges of the to-be-detected capacitor and charges of the cancellation capacitor are converted in a third period to generate an output voltage; and a processing module configured to determine a noise value at least based on the output voltage.
US11650681B2
Provided is a display device that includes a display panel including a plurality of light emitting areas and a non-light emitting area between the light emitting areas, an insulating layer disposed on the display panel, a first conductive pattern overlapping the non-light emitting area and directly disposed on the insulating layer, a color filter layer overlapping the light emitting areas and disposed on the insulating layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive pattern and the color filter layer and in which opening parts overlapping the light emitting areas are defined, and a second conductive pattern overlapping the non-light emitting area and disposed on the first insulating layer.
US11650664B2
A piezoelectric vibration module has a first soft circuit board and a plurality of piezoelectric units. The first soft circuit board includes a plurality of cutting areas. Two adjacent cutting areas are spaced with a cut through groove. Each piezoelectric unit is respectively configured below each cutting area.
US11650661B2
An electronic device includes: a gaze detecting unit configured to detect a position of gaze input on an image displayed on a display unit; a subject detecting unit configured to detect from the image a subject of a specific type and a region included in the subject of the specific type; and a control unit configured to execute control so that, in a case where a position selected prior to a user operation on an operating member is not on the subject in the position of gaze input, a region corresponding to the user operation, which is included in the subject in the position of gaze input, is selected in response to the user operation, regardless of the position selected prior to the user operation.
US11650656B1
A voltage detector has a diode ladder with one or more diodes connected in series between a battery voltage input and an upper measuring node. A measuring diode is connected between the upper measuring node and a lower measuring node. A resistor and a power-down switch are connected in series between the lower measuring node and a ground. An analog input to an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) is connected by a switch to the upper measuring node to generate an upper digital value. Then the switch connects the analog input to the lower measuring node to generate a lower digital value. The difference between the upper and lower digital values is the diode voltage drop across the measuring diode and is multiplied by a number of diodes in the diode ladder and added to the upper digital value to generate a battery voltage measurement.
US11650646B2
A system comprising a power source, a RASPBERRY PI Hardware Attached on Top (RPI HAT) with an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), and a RASPBERRY PI (RPI) is provided. The power source provides power to the RPI via the RPI HAT. The RPI HAT comprises a super-capacitor (SC) back-up system comprising an SC power bank and compatibility circuitry configured to charge the SC power bank to a sufficient level such that the SC power bank is usable as a back-up power supply in response to the loss of power from the power source. The SC back-up system is electrically coupled to the power source such that the power source is capable of charging the SC power bank and the SC power bank discharges and provides power to the RPI in response to a loss of power from the power source to the RPI.
US11650635B2
An image display device includes a display panel which displays an image, a back cover disposed along the back surface of the display panel, a circuit substrate which is disposed on the back surface of the back cover and which is for driving the display of the image on the display panel, and a FPC which connects the circuit substrate and the display panel. The back cover has a recess recessed inward from the edge of the back cover in a plan view. The FPC is disposed so as to pass through the recess.
US11650620B2
Disclosed are methods and systems to improve the time synchronization of power distribution systems and/or other distributed device networks. The disclosure relates to nesting selection algorithms to elect a grand master clock from among groups of devices in a network.
US11650618B2
A referenceless frequency acquisition scheme locks to an unknown data frequency by feedback of sampled data to a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). A received data signal is converted to deserialized outputs, then by a phase detector to symbol streams of phase updates. Each symbol stream is converted to a lower rate sum, for which absolute values are computed and periodically summed. Absolute value sums are obtained for each frequency over a range of test frequencies to obtain totals, each corresponding to a different test frequency. A critical value is determined from among the totals. The DCO is set to the test frequency corresponding to the critical value as a coarse approximation for the unknown frequency. In subsequent iterations, proportional feedback to the DCO of lower rate sums of symbol streams is combined with integral feedback of codes representing finer approximations of the unknown data frequency swept over successively narrowing bands, and the DCO is locked to the finest approximation that lies between consecutive codes corresponding to sums having opposite signs.
US11650617B2
A method of performing a multiplication operation in the optical domain using a device (100) comprising: an optical waveguide (101), and a modulating element (102) that is optically coupled to the optical waveguide (101), the modulating element (102) modifying a transmission, reflection or absorption characteristic of the waveguide (101) dependant on its state, wherein the state of the modulating element (102) is adjustable by a write signal (103). The method comprises: encoding a first value to the write signal (103), using the write signal (103) to map the first value to a state of the modulating element (102); encoding a second value to a read signal (104); producing an output signal intensity as the transmitted or reflected read signal, wherein the product of the first value and the second value is encoded in the output signal intensity.
US11650615B2
A voltage generator circuitry includes first to third bipolar transistors having commonly-connected base electrodes, first and second current mirror circuitries, first and second differential amplifiers; a first resistor; and a current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors and to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The second current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors, and s to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first and second differential amplifiers control the first and second current mirror. The current-voltage conversion circuitry converts a sum current of the first and second currents into an output voltage.
US11650609B2
Circuits and methods that provide for fast power up and power down times in a multi-stage LDO regulator. In one embodiment, a multi-stage LDO regulator circuit includes, for each stage for which fast power up and/or power down times are desired, at least one transconductance amplifier coupled and configured to compare a primary reference voltage to one of a secondary reference voltage for the stage or an output voltage of the stage, and coupling and configuring the at least one transconductance amplifier to charge and/or discharge an associated capacitor to achieve a desired charge level within a specified time independently of the value of the associated capacitor. In general, the transconductance amplifiers of each stage are configured to charge and/or discharge an associated capacitor in synchronism with a voltage present on the primary reference voltage input.
US11650607B2
Two problems with existing electronically controlled mixing valves for domestic use is their size and difficulty accessing and repairing them. Their size means that they often become hidden behind wall linings, and because of the way in which they are plumbed into the pipework of a house, they are difficult to access and remove for repair or replacement. Disclosed is a compact and replaceable mixing valve cartridge that can be mated to a fixed fitting that is permanently plumbed into the pipework of a house. The compact size allows the cartridge to be positioned behind the type of removable face plates that are often installed over existing manually operated mixing valves. Simplified valve actuators and a compact mixing and temperature sensing configuration have facilitated the compact size. The valve cartridge can simply be accessed, unbolted and removed, without the need for extensive plumbing re-work.
US11650603B2
The technology relates to determining general weather conditions affecting the roadway around a vehicle, and how such conditions may impact driving and route planning for the vehicle when operating in an autonomous mode. For instance, the on-board sensor system may detect whether the road is generally icy as opposed to a small ice patch on a specific portion of the road surface. The system may also evaluate specific driving actions taken by the vehicle and/or other nearby vehicles. Based on such information, the vehicle's control system is able to use the resultant information to select an appropriate braking level or braking strategy. As a result, the system can detect and respond to different levels of adverse weather conditions. The on-board computer system may share road condition information with nearby vehicles and with remote assistance, so that it may be employed with broader fleet planning operations.
US11650597B2
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a sensor; a camera; a memory; and a processor configured to be connected to the sensor, the camera, and the memory. The memory includes an artificial intelligence model trained to identify at least one object. The processor is further configured to: detect an object based on sensing data received from the sensor; based on the detected object being identified as having a height less than a predetermined threshold value, warp an object region, including the detected object, in an image acquired through the camera based on distance information of the object region; and identify the detected object by inputting the warped object region into the artificial intelligence model.
US11650589B2
A management system for a work vehicle, includes: a traveling condition data generation unit configured to generate traveling condition data that causes a work vehicle to enter with forward movement, from an entrance of a workplace to a work point of the workplace, and exit with backward movement, from the work point to an exit of the workplace; and an output unit configured to output the traveling condition data to the work vehicle.
US11650587B2
One or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural work machine. The one or more information maps map one or more agricultural characteristic values at different geographic locations of a field. An in-situ sensor on the agricultural work machine senses an agricultural characteristic as the agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts a predictive agricultural characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values in the one or more information maps and the agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control.
US11650584B2
Example systems and methods enable an autonomous vehicle to request assistance from a remote operator in certain predetermined situations. One example method includes determining a representation of an environment of an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data of the environment. Based on the representation, the method may also include identifying a situation from a predetermined set of situations for which the autonomous vehicle will request remote assistance. The method may further include sending a request for assistance to a remote assistor, the request including the representation of the environment and the identified situation. The method may additionally include receiving a response from the remote assistor indicating an autonomous operation. The method may also include causing the autonomous vehicle to perform the autonomous operation.
US11650578B2
Two or more computational services are defined that each represent a respective different manufacturing capability used to partially create a target part model. A common space shared among the computational services is defined to reference the target part model and manufacturing primitives corresponding to each capability. The computational services are queried to construct a logical representation of the planning space based on intersections among the primitives. One or more process plans are formed using the different manufacturing capabilities to manufacture the part.
US11650571B2
To provide a control device, a control method and a control program that enables normal restart of the execution of a machining program. A numerical controller includes an execution control unit configured to execute a machining program for controlling operation of a machine tool from a designated block, a start processing unit configured to set, when a subsequence called from a predetermined block in the machining program is started, a flag indicating that the subsequence is under execution, and a termination processing unit configured to reset the flag following termination of the subsequence. When the execution control unit is instructed, following interruption of execution of the machining program, to restart the machining program from a block succeeding the predetermined block, if the flag is set, the execution control unit suspends the execution of the machining program.
US11650569B2
A tool including a tool surface and further including coding indicia linked, at least indirectly, with the surface of the tool, the coding indicia capable of being detected by a sensor, the coding indicia functioning as a pointer to information relating to said tool or its use.
US11650567B2
A system includes sensors for monitoring pressure, flow, pump speed, temperature, and/or other signals at the output of a main hydraulic pump, and a processing system executes one or more methods for identification of hydraulic system events, from the signals, corresponding to state changes and performance of the system and/or its subcomponents. Event identification is performed with classification and/or other machine learning algorithms, with generation of novel training data sets. The sensor(s) can also be used to determine power consumption information about the system and/or its subcomponents. The system processes event-associated outputs for execution of actions for improving system performance, along with other downstream applications.
US11650559B1
A controller of a computing device determines devices that are currently connected at the building. Based on the devices currently connected at the building, the controller determines recommended devices to connect and recommends the recommended devices by displaying the recommended devices on a display of the computing device. In some embodiments, the controller also determines property information of the building. The controller then determines recommended devices to connect based on the property information and/or the devices currently connected at the building. The controller recommends the recommended devices by displaying the recommended devices on the display of the computing device. In this manner, the disclosed systems and methods may recommend devices to connect at the building, making the devices and/or appliances of the building operate more efficiently and/or adding security to the building.
US11650558B2
A method and a device for checking the integrity of modules of a technical facility. The technical facility has multiple modules and sets of controls for controlling the technical facility. For starting up each set of controls and the overall technical facility, a master key is used which is utilized for decrypting an encrypted region of the set of controls. The master key for starting up a set of controls of the technical facility is derived from features of all sets of controls installed in the technical facility, and a start or a start-up of the technical facility can take place only when the master key is found to be satisfactory.
US11650556B2
A method for monitoring and controlling multiple utility consumption in a building includes: obtaining, by a first server, real-time utility usage data from a plurality of utility devices associated with the building; parsing the utility usage data obtained by the first server to generate individual data streams including utility consumption information; and storing the individual data streams in a database. The method further includes: obtaining, by a second server, at least a subset of the individual data streams from the database based on a client request for the utility consumption information; parsing and aggregating, by the second server, at least the subset of the obtained individual data streams and returning the parsed and aggregated data streams to a requesting client; and displaying the parsed and aggregated data streams, presenting to the client information regarding the multiple utility consumption associated with the building in a prescribed format controlled by the client.
US11650553B2
A priori geo-referenced vegetative index data is obtained for a worksite, along with field data that is collected by a sensor on a work machine that is performing an operation at the worksite. A predictive model is generated, while the machine is performing the operation, based on the geo-referenced vegetative index data and the field data. A model quality metric is generated for the predictive model and is used to determine whether the predictive model is a qualified predicative model. If so, a control system controls a subsystem of the work machine, using the qualified predictive model, and a position of the work machine, to perform the operation.
US11650549B2
Provided is a method for deploying multiple solar power units to a location. The method comprises determining a location to which a solar power unit is deploying. The method further comprises determining that a second solar power unit is deploying to a same location as the solar power unit. A redeployment plan for the second solar power unit is generated. The redeployment plan is provided to the second solar power unit. The method further comprising deploying the solar power unit to the location.
US11650516B2
Provided is a developing device including: a toner; and a developer carrying member. The developer carrying member includes an electroconductive substrate and a surface layer on the substrate, the surface layer being a single layer and including a matrix containing a crosslinked urethane resin as a binder, wherein E1 ≥200 MPa and 10 MPa≤E2 ≤100 MPa, where E1 is an elastic modulus of the matrix in a first region from an outer surface of the surface layer to a depth of 0.1 and E2 is an elastic modulus of the matrix in a second region from a depth of 1.0 to 1.1 μm from the outer surface. The toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin and a colorant and having a Martens hardness of 85 to 1,100 MPa when measured under a condition of a maximum load of 2.0×10−4 N.
US11650500B2
A system and method for depositing a photoresist and utilizing the photoresist are provided. In an embodiment a deposition chamber is utilized along with a first precursor material comprising carbon-carbon double bonds and a second precursor material comprising repeating units to deposit the photoresist onto a substrate. The first precursor material is turned into a plasma in a remote plasma chamber prior to being introduced into the deposition chamber. The resulting photoresist comprises a carbon backbone with carbon-carbon double bonds.
US11650499B2
There is provided a highly sensitive colorant-containing photosensitive resin composition that can form an excellent crack resistant cured product for use in the formation of organic EL element barrier ribs. One embodiment of the photosensitive resin composition for use in organic EL element barrier ribs comprises: (A) a binder resin; (B) a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing compound having a molecular weight of 260 to 5,000 and a phenolic hydroxyl group equivalent of 80 to 155; (C) a radiation sensitive compound; and (D) a colorant selected from the group consisting of black dyes and black pigments.
US11650498B2
The present disclosure provides a method for building a three-dimensional object using a printable composition including high viscosity polymerizable components. The method includes the steps of a) providing a printable composition comprising a high viscosity polymerizable component and a temporary solvent; b) selectively curing the printable composition to form an article representing the shape of the three-dimensional object; and c) removing a substantial amount of the temporary solvent from the article. The method is particularly well suited to making an orthodontic clear tray aligner. Also disclosed are a variety of printable compositions including high viscosity polymerizable components, such as polyurethane methacrylates, and temporary solvents.
US11650496B2
The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for forming a pattern in an imprint material on a substrate using an original, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of the substrate; and a processor configured to perform, based on fine-detection marks and rough-detection marks in the image obtained by the image capturing unit, an alignment process of the original and the substrate in forming the pattern in the imprint material, and overlay inspection of the substrate and the pattern formed in the imprint material, wherein the processor is configured to change, between the alignment process and the overlay inspection, a rough-detection mark group to be used to specify positions of fine-detection marks in the image obtained by the image capturing unit.
US11650494B2
The substrate with a multilayer reflective film includes a substrate and the multilayer reflective film configured to reflect exposure light, the multilayer reflective film comprising a stack of alternating layers on a substrate, the alternating layers including a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer, in which the multilayer reflective film contains molybdenum (Mo) and at least one additive element selected from nitrogen (N), boron (B), carbon (C), zirconium (Zr), oxygen (O), hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D), and the crystallite size of the multilayer reflective film calculated from a diffraction peak of Mo (110) by X-ray diffraction is 2.5 nm or less.
US11650489B2
The invention provides an optical engine module and a projector including the optical engine module. The optical engine module includes a casing, a light valve, a prism assembly and a fan assembly. The casing has an assembly port. The light valve is disposed at the assembly port and defines an accommodating space with the casing. The prism assembly is disposed in the accommodating space, and the light valve is configured to convert an illumination beam from the prism assembly into an image beam. The prism assembly includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes a light incident surface of the prism assembly, and a temperature of the second region is higher than a temperature of the first region. The fan assembly is disposed in the accommodating space. Airflow provided by the fan assembly circulates in the accommodating space.
US11650486B2
Apparatus for use with an electronic communication device having a camera to take a selfie picture or video comprising a hand mirror comprising a housing and a mirror surface engaged with the housing. The apparatus further comprises a fastener adapted to engage directly to the mirror surface and the electronic communication device to position the camera in front of the mirror surface. The apparatus further comprises a light source. The apparatus further comprises a control circuit. The apparatus further comprises an input device connected with the control circuit. The input device comprising a first button to activate the camera and a second button to activate the light source.
US11650483B2
An accessary that is attachable to a camera body, includes a first power terminal to which a first drive power is supplied from the camera body; a second power terminal to which a second drive power is supplied from the camera body; a first ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the first drive power; a second ground terminal that is a ground terminal corresponding to the second drive power; and a communication terminal group consisting of a plurality of terminals used for a first data communication with the camera body and a second data communication with the camera body, the second data communication being independent of the first data communication. The plurality of terminals of the communication terminal group are arranged directly adjacent to each other, and the first ground terminal is arranged between the first power terminal and the communication terminal group.
US11650482B2
An optical system is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a light-quantity adjustment module. The first optical module, the second optical module, and the light-quantity adjustment module are arranged in a direction of an optical axis. The first optical module and the second optical module are movable in the direction of the optical axis.
US11650479B2
A passive photonics reservoir computing system comprises an optical waveguide based structure comprising a plurality of discrete nodes and a plurality of passive waveguide interconnections between the nodes for propagating the at least one photonic signal between the nodes, in which each discrete node is adapted for passively relaying the at least one photonic wave over the passive waveguide interconnections connected thereto, wherein the optical waveguide based structure comprises at least one multimode Y-junction configured for connecting three waveguides using a taper section wherein the taper section is not perfectly adiabatic. A training scheme uses a passive photonics computing system.
US11650469B2
A method for manufacturing a display device includes a pixel circuit formed on a substrate, wherein a manufacturing process of the pixel circuit includes a patterning step of a metal film performed in the following procedures (a) to (e): (a) forming the metal film on the substrate; (b) forming a first resist pattern on the metal film by a photolithographic method; (c) etching the metal film with the first resist pattern to form a first metal pattern; (d) forming by the photolithographic method on the metal film formed in the first metal pattern, a second resist pattern including a pattern shape smaller than a pattern shape of the first resist pattern; and (e) etching the metal film with the second resist pattern to form a second metal pattern.
US11650464B2
According to an aspect, an optical element includes: a first substrate including a first electrode; a second substrate stacked on the first substrate and including a second electrode; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a sealing member extending along an outer periphery of the liquid crystal layer; a first spacer provided on an inner side of the sealing member; and a conductive column provided on an outer side of the sealing member and electrically connecting the first electrode and the second electrode. The conductive column and the first spacer include the same material.
US11650461B2
A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate; a sealant on the base substrate; and a contact layer between the base substrate and the sealant, the contact layer being in contact with the sealant. In the display substrate, a contact layer surface of the contact layer, which is away from the base substrate, is not flat at a contact position where the contact layer is in contact with the sealant.
US11650460B2
According to an aspect of the invention, a display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a second substrate opposing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to overlap the display area, and a seal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the liquid crystal layer. At least one corner of the seal projects toward the non-display area.
US11650459B2
A spatial light modulator for suppressing a fringe field effect includes: a transparent electrode layer; a reflective electrode layer including a pixel electrode, in which a pixel area is surrounded by a boundary of the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer located between the transparent electrode layer and the reflective electrode layer to establish a pixel formed by the liquid crystal layer covering the pixel area in the pixel electrode; and an alignment film having a first pattern and a second pattern and covering the pixel area. The first pattern and the second pattern in the pixel area make liquid crystals in the liquid crystal layer of the pixel generate arrangements of a first azimuth angle and a second azimuth angle, respectively, and the first azimuth angle is different from the second azimuth angle.
US11650453B2
The present invention provides a display panel including a liquid crystal display layer and a light-transmitting display layer. The light-transmitting display layer includes a first pixel, and the liquid crystal display layer includes a second pixel. A size of the first pixels close to the liquid crystal display layer is less than a size of the first pixels away from the liquid crystal display layer, and/or a size of the second pixels away from the light-transmitting display layer is less than a size of the second pixels close to the light-transmitting display layer.
US11650452B2
Disclosed are display devices and methods of fabricating the same. The display device comprises a display panel, an optical layer on the display panel, and a backlight unit that is below the display panel and provides the display panel with light. The optical layer includes a plurality of optical fiber segments, and an air layer between the optical fiber segments. The light generated from the backlight unit is provided to the optical fiber segments through the display panel, and the light is diffused by the optical fiber segments and an air layer dispersed among the optical fiber segments.
US11650438B2
A method is provided for operating one or more one solid-state electro-optic device to provide an electrically switching shutter. The method includes forming an alternating stack of first semiconductor layers having a first dopant and second semiconductor layers having a second dopant to form at least one superlattice semiconductor device. The method further includes applying to the at least one superlattice semiconductor device a first voltage to induce a transparent state of the alternating stack such that light is transmitted through the alternating stack, and applying to the at least one superlattice semiconductor device a second voltage different from the first voltage to induce an opaque state of the alternating stack such that light is inhibited from passing through the alternating stack.
US11650436B2
An optical communication device may include a driver component, arranged to achieve a driving voltage, and a modulator component, including a laser or arranged to receive light from a laser. The modulator component may be arranged to achieve a modulated light signal modulated based on the driving voltage. The device may include a transmission line arranged to transfer the driving voltage between the driver component and the modulator component. The transmission line may not impedance matched to the driver component, the transmission line may have an impedance which is at least 20% lower than an output impedance of the driver component, and the transmission line may be impedance matched with respect to signal reflections to the modulator component.
US11650433B2
A device can include glasses including one or more lenses that permit a wearer a broad view of the environment from a first perspective and contact members having one or more contact-surfaces formed to secure the glasses to a head of the wearer while the wearer is wearing the device. The device can include one or more loupes, each loupe including a redirection member structured to redirect image light that is received by the loupe; one or more magnifying members structured to magnify the image light; a viewport structured to allow passage of the magnified image light. The loupe is secured through one of the lenses such that the magnified image light is presented though the viewport to an eye of the wearer while the wearer is wearing the device.
US11650414B2
Disclosed are an optical structure, and a camera module and an electronic device including the same. The optical structure includes a transparent substrate; a first moisture-proof layer disposed on the transparent substrate and including a first organic material having moisture-proof properties; and a first near-infrared absorbing layer disposed between the transparent substrate and the first moisture-proof layer and including a copper complex, wherein the first organic material having moisture-proof properties has a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of less than or equal to about 100 g/m2/day measured at a thickness of 100 μm.
US11650411B2
In an optical device, when viewed from a first direction, first, second, third, and fourth movable comb electrodes are respectively disposed between a first support portion and a first end of a movable unit, between a second support portion and a second end of the movable unit, between a third support portion and the first end, and between a fourth support portion and the second end of the movable unit. The first and second support portions respectively include first and second rib portions formed so that the thickness of each of the first and second support portions becomes greater than the thickness of the first torsion bar. The third and fourth support portions respectively include third and fourth rib portions formed so that the thickness of each of the third and fourth support portions becomes greater than the thickness of the second torsion bar.
US11650407B2
An imaging condition set in a first region of a three-dimensional model of a subject and an imaging condition set in a second region of the three-dimensional model are different from each other. A processor of an observation device determines whether or not the imaging condition that has been set in the first region or the second region including a position on the three-dimensional model is satisfied. The position is identified on the basis of a position of an imaging device and a posture of the imaging device. The processor displays observation information on a display on the basis of a result of determination. The observation information represents whether or not the first region or the second region including the position on the three-dimensional model has been observed.
US11650403B2
An example device may include a light source, an optical element, and, optionally, an encapsulant layer. A light beam generated by the light source may be received by the optical element and redirected towards an illumination target, such as an eye of a user. The optical element may include a material, for example, with a refractive index of at least approximately 2 at a wavelength of the light beam. The light source may be a semiconductor light source, such as a light-emitting diode or a laser. The optical element may be supported by an emissive surface of the light source. Refraction at an exit surface of the optical element, and/or within a metamaterial layer, may advantageously modify the beam properties, for example, in relation to illuminating a target. In some examples, the light source and optical element may be integrated into a monolithic light source module.
US11650402B2
A freeform surface off-axial three-mirror imaging system is provided. The freeform surface off-axial three-mirror imaging system comprises a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a compensating mirror. The primary mirror, the secondary mirror, and the compensating mirror are located adjacent and spaced away from each other. A surface shape of each of the primary mirror and the secondary mirror is a quadric surface. The primary mirror is used as an aperture stop. A surface shape of the compensating mirror is a freeform surface. A light emitted from a light source is reflected by the primary mirror, the secondary mirror, and the compensating mirror to form an image on an image plane.
US11650397B2
An imaging lens system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens disposed in order from an object side, and a stop disposed on an image side of one of the first to sixth lenses, and one or more of the second to seventh lenses, disposed on an image side of the stop, each has a positive refractive power and a negative refractive index temperature coefficient.
US11650395B2
A fixed focal imaging lens includes two lens sets and an aperture stop. One of the two lens sets is disposed between a magnified side and the aperture stop. The other one of the two lens sets is disposed between the aperture stop and a minified side. The lens set disposed between the magnified side and the aperture stop includes an aspheric lens and a compound lens, wherein the aspheric lens is a lens closest to the magnified side in the lens set, and the compound lens includes a plurality of lenses combined together. The lens set disposed between the aperture stop and the minified side includes a compound lens and an aspheric lens, wherein the compound lens includes a plurality of lenses combined together, and the aspheric lens is a lens closest to the minified side in the lens set.
US11650391B2
A resistance heater may include a polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) material, arranged in a ring shape that defines a heater body; and an electrode assembly, comprising two or more electrodes arranged in contact with the heater body at two or more locations, wherein PPTC material comprises: a polymer matrix, the polymer matrix defining a PPTC body; and a conductive filler component, disposed in the polymer matrix.
US11650385B2
A housing for an electronic device includes a panel, where the panel includes a window. A cage includes a plurality of panels and a first end and a second end that opposes the first end. The cage further includes an opening at its first end and an enclosure disposed between the panels of the cage. Connecting structure is disposed at the first end of the cage, where the connecting structure secures the first end of the cage to the panel. The cage is suitably dimensioned to receive and retain a portion of an optical module within the enclosure when the optical module is inserted within the opening at the first end of the cage.
US11650384B2
Heat dissipation and electric shielding techniques and apparatuses are disclosed to enable the operation of OSFP modules at higher bandwidths. OSFP compatible techniques are discussed including the use of water cooling, addition of heat pipes, use of intercoolers, air-fins and air-foils, optimization of cooling fins, use of vapor chambers are discussed.
US11650380B2
The present disclosure provides embodiments of fiber optic cable connectors, sleeves for fiber optic cable connectors, fiber optic cable adapters and fiber optic connector assemblies that incorporate intelligent systems that can identify presence and exchange information.
US11650377B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for optically connecting circuit elements and optical fiber systems. In one embodiment, an optical waveguide module includes an optical light guide having opposite first and second planar surfaces extending between a first side edge and a second side edge. The optical light guide can be configured with a substrate supporting one or more optical pathways extending between the first and second side edges. The waveguide module can further include one or more first and second edge connectors, each of which has an adapter port and a first alignment slot opposite the adapter port. The alignment slots extend over the first and second planar surfaces at the first and second side edges to align the adapter ports with the one or more optical pathways in a first direction.
US11650374B2
The present disclosure relates to optical fiber alignment devices and systems for use in implementing optical splices between optical fibers. In certain examples, the optical fiber alignment devices and systems can include fiber alignment structures capable of clamping optical fibers in a co-axially aligned orientation.
US11650360B2
Color filter array patterns are provided for enhancing an image sensor's light sensitivity while preserving a color accuracy for image signal processing applications. In one example, an image sensor can include a substrate layer containing a first set of photodiodes and a second set of photodiodes, wherein each of the first set of photodiodes is larger than each of the second set of photodiodes; a first color filter array (CFA) covering the first set of photodiodes, wherein the first CFA includes a first set of color filters and a portion of the first set of color filters includes one or more clear filters; a second CFA covering the second set of photodiodes, wherein the second CFA includes a second set of color filters that is different than the first set of color filters; and one or more lenses covering the first CFA and the second CFA.
US11650357B2
An anti-glare film is attached on a surface of a display, and includes an anti-glare layer. The anti-glare layer is set to have a sparkle value falling within a range from 6 to 10, which is defined based on a value of a standard deviation of luminance distribution of the display under a state in which the anti-glare film is attached on the surface of the display, a value of specular gloss of 30% or less, which is measured with 60-degree specular gloss, a value of transmission image clarity of 60% or less, which has an optical comb of 0.5 mm, and a haze value of 50% or less. Consequently, satisfactory anti-glare property can be provided while appropriately suppressing sparkle on the display.
US11650353B2
A cut pattern for a film or film laminate used in the fabrication of optical articles such as lenses.
US11650350B2
An experimental apparatus comprises a centrifuge basket experiment module, a structural deformation device, an image reflector and a geomorphometer; the centrifuge basket experiment module is installed on a cantilever of a drum centrifuge in a hanging manner during an experiment; the structural deformation device is configured for extending and compressing experimental materials; a mirror panel of the image reflector reflects images inside an experiment box through a transparent window; the geomorphometer can simulate rainfall and recover wastewater, and the apparatus can also heat the experimental materials. An image acquisition device is installed on a bulkhead of the experiment module and the cantilever of the centrifuge to acquire top and side images of the experiment box.
US11650340B2
An optical communication system that enables any deployed fiber-optic cable to function as an earthquake-detection sensor. In an example embodiment, a WDM optical transmitter of one network node operates to transmit a CW optical signal together with legacy data-carrying optical signals. At another network node, a low-complexity, low-latency coherent optical receiver is used to obtain time-resolved measurements of the Stokes parameters of the CW optical signal. The signal-processing chain of the optical receiver employs digital filtering to select frequency components of the measurements streams corresponding to seismic disturbances of the fiber-optical cable connecting the nodes. The selected frequency components are then used to compute values of an earthquake indicator, which are reported to a network controller. Based on such reports from three or more nodes, the network controller can determine the epicenter and magnitude of the earthquake and, if warranted, may generate a tsunami forecast.
US11650329B2
Methods, systems, and devices for asset travel monitoring are provided. An example method for asset travel monitoring involves monitoring a motion sensor of an asset tracking device located at an asset to determine whether the asset has entered into a travelling state, upon determination that the asset has entered into the travelling state, monitoring the motion sensor to determine whether the asset has left the travelling state, and, upon determination that the asset has left the travelling state, obtaining a present location of the asset tracking device and transmitting the present location to a remote server.
US11650326B2
A wearable training computer includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna arrangement configured to provide a group of antenna configurations for receiving a GNSS signal, wherein each antenna configuration provides different radio frequency properties. The wearable training computer further includes a measurement circuitry configured to measure performance of the GNSS antenna and a processing circuitry configured to select, based on at least an activity type of a user of the wearable training computer, a subset of the antenna configurations from the group of the antenna configurations, and further configured to select, from the subset of the antenna configurations based on the measured GNSS antenna performance, an antenna configuration for receiving the GNSS signal.
US11650325B2
Systems and methods for providing a health coaching message are disclosed. The method may include processing an electronic audio file to generate audio pace data, storing the audio pace data, receiving the electronic audio file and pace data, collecting electronic fitness data during a fitness activity; generating activity pace data; and playing the electronic audio file based on a comparison of the audio pace data and the activity pace data.
US11650323B2
A meteorological lidar performs highly precise meteorological observation by primarily removing elastically scattered light and by detecting rotational Raman-scattered light without filtering it out. The meteorological lidar according to embodiments measures scattered light of a laser beam, and includes: a diffraction grating diffracting rotational Raman-scattered light contained in scattered light in accordance with the wavelength of rotational Raman-scattered light; a detector detecting the diffracted rotational Raman-scattered light; and a removing element primarily removing elastically scattered light of a specific wavelength contained in the scattered light.
US11650322B2
A method for detecting incident laser radiation on a spacecraft, whereby incident radiation is detected separately in several discrete spectral ranges, the radiation recorded in the spectral ranges is converted into further processable electrical signals, and the signals are evaluated together. A device for detecting incident laser radiation on a spacecraft is configured to perform such a method.
US11650305B2
A vehicle radar system (3) including a control unit arrangement (8) and at least one radar sensor arrangement (4) arranged to transmit signals (6) and receive reflected signals (7). The vehicle radar system (3) acquires a plurality of measured radar detections (10, 11, 12, 13) at different times. The control unit arrangement (8) engages a tracking algorithm using the present measured radar detections (10, 11, 12, 13) as input such that at least one track is initialized. For each track, the control unit arrangement (8) calculates a calculated previous radar detection (14) that precedes the present measured radar detections (10, 11, 12, 13), and to re-initialize the tracking algorithm using the present measured radar detections (10, 11, 12, 13) in combination with the calculated previous radar detection (14).
US11650302B2
Disclosed is a method for detecting a faulty state of an FMCW-based fill level measuring device. For this, a correlation coefficient is ascertained by correlation, especially cross correlation, of the measurement signal with a reference signal. The faulty state is accordingly detected when the correlation coefficient subceeds a predefined minimum value. In this way, the functioning of the fill level measuring device can be monitored with a degree of safety allowing the fill level measuring device to be applied also in process plants and measuring environments, which require extremely reliable measuring apparatuses, and measurement data.
US11650291B2
A LIDAR sensor includes a fiber laser configured to emit an electromagnetic pulse through a fiber cable, and a fiber cable splitter to split the fiber cable into a first fiber cable and a second fiber cable. The electromagnetic pulse is split into an output pulse that propagates through the first fiber cable and a calibration pulse that propagates through the second fiber cable. The LIDAR sensor includes a pulse receiving sensor configured to detect the calibration pulse and a second pulse corresponding to the output pulse being reflected by a surface external from the LiDAR sensor. A processor is included to receive information from the pulse receiving sensor indicating a position of the surface relative to the LiDAR sensor. The processor further measures an intensity of the calibration pulse and determines a reflectance of the surface based at least in part on the intensity of the calibration pulse.
US11650290B2
Determining a target's range profiles is an important issue for coastal surveillance radars because it can give us the knowledge about the target, for example, target's type, target's structure and its length along radial direction. Some modern radars nowaday are equipped with the feature of target's range profile extraction, but the results are not accurate due to limitations in processing algorithms. The invention “system and method of determining target's range profiles for coastal surveillance radars” solves the above problem in the direction of proposing a system of technical solutions and associated algorithm improvements.
US11650287B2
This application relates to a jamming signal generating apparatus. In one aspect, the jamming signal generating apparatus includes a signal analyzer configured to perform measurement and analysis of a radar reception signal, and a radio frequency (RF) source signal output device configured to receive the radar reception signal and to output a video signal by reflecting the measurement and the analysis. The jamming signal generating apparatus may also include a frequency up converter configured to output a jamming signal and a jamming transmission signal measurement device configured to receive the video signal and the jamming signal and to obtain a jamming to signal ratio (JSR).
US11650285B2
The disclosure provides a radar apparatus. The radar apparatus includes a transmit unit that generates a first signal in response to a reference clock and a feedback clock. The first signal is scattered by one or more obstacles to generate a second signal. A receive unit receives the second signal and generates N samples corresponding to the second signal. N is an integer. A conditioning circuit is coupled to the transmit unit and the receive unit. The conditioning circuit receives the N samples corresponding to the second signal, and generates N new samples using an error between the feedback clock and the reference clock.
US11650281B2
An excitation region setting method according to an embodiment includes: receiving a designation of a first region from a user, the first region being designated in a distortion-corrected image that is a magnetic resonance image in which an effect of a distortion of a magnetic field has been corrected; calculating an actual excitation region where a subject is to be excited, based on the designated first region and the effect of the distortion of the magnetic field; and correcting imaging conditions including at least one of an orientation of a slice plane that defines the actual excitation region, or a frequency of a high-frequency magnetic field applied to the subject, in such a manner that the calculated actual excitation region becomes closer to an ideal excitation region represented as the first region.
US11650275B2
A magnetic resonance (MR) system may include a MR device and a MR-compatible drive. The MR device may include a scanner with a basic magnet for generating a homogeneous basic magnetic field. The MR-compatible drive may include an electric motor with a stator. The stator of the electric motor may include a dominant component of the basic magnetic field of the basic magnet.
US11650271B1
The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor based on a Wheatstone bridge and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic sensor according to an embodiment includes a magnetic field sensing unit that is provided with a plurality of magneto resistors forming a resistance bridge, a magneto resistor monitoring unit that monitors resistance values of the plurality of magneto resistors, and an offset adjusting unit that adjusts a resistance value of a thin film variable resistor connected to at least one terminal among a plurality of current terminals provided in the resistance bridge based on the monitoring result of the resistance values.
US11650268B2
An all-band magnetic sensor is provided. The all-band magnetic sensor comprises an induction coil, a voltage measurement module, and an integrator; the induction coil is used for generating an induced electromotive force according to magnetic flux passing therethrough; an impedance transformation circuit is connected to the output end of the induction coil and used for improving the loop resistance of the induction coil; the voltage measurement module is electrically connected to the impedance transformation circuit, and used for measuring the induced electromotive force generated by the induction coil; and the integrator is electrically connected to the voltage measurement module, and used for expanding a bandwidth.
US11650267B2
A magnetic field sensor arrangement includes a magnetic field sensor element configured to provide a sensor output signal responsive to a magnetic field, wherein the sensor output signal is representative of a magnetic field amplitude; a processing module configured to provide a processed sensor output signal representative of the sensor output signal; a switching level calculation module configured to calculate a switching level, (1) during a power up mode, based on a default switching level, and (2) during a running mode, based on the processed sensor output signal; a comparator module configured to compare the processed sensor output signal with the switching level, and to provide a comparator output signal based on the comparison; and a storage module configured to store the default switching level, provide the default switching level during the power up mode, and update the default switching level during the running mode.
US11650264B2
The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for monitoring a capacitance-coupled voltage transformer (CCVT) in electrical communication with the electric power delivery system, the CCVT comprising a stack of capacitors and an electrical contact to a first ground connection. A first current transformer is disposed between the stack of capacitors and the first ground connection. The current transformer provides an electrical signal corresponding to a current associated with the CCVT. A second transformer is disposed to provide a second electrical signal related to the CCVT. The second signal may be a voltage signal or a current signal. An intelligent electronic device (IED) in electrical communication with the current measurement devices monitors a health factor comprising a ratio of magnitudes or a difference between phases from the transformers at a single frequency. The health factor is compared against an acceptable range and an alarm is generated when the range is exceeded.
US11650263B1
The power consumption associated with use of an application is determined by causing one or more devices to execute the application. The state of the power source for each device is determined before, during, and after execution of the application. The state may include an amount of power discharged by the power source, an amount of power used to maintain a charge level of the power source, or a difference between a baseline power use and the amount of power consumed during use of the application. The determined states for the power sources of each device are used to generate an output that indicates periods of high and low power use. The output may associate these periods of power use with different characteristics of the functions that were performed during those time periods or of the devices. Using the output, a developer may optimize power use associated with an application.
US11650260B2
A method of evaluating a power storage device includes at least [a] to [f] below. [a] A power storage device is prepared. [b] A charge level of the power storage device is adjusted to produce a first potential difference between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. [c] The positive electrode or the negative electrode is selected as a reference electrode. [d] After the charge level is adjusted, an operation to insert a conductive rod-shaped member into a stack portion along a direction of stack of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is performed while a second potential difference between the reference electrode and the rod-shaped member is measured. [e] The rod-shaped member is stopped. [f] The power storage device is evaluated based on a state of the power storage device after the rod-shaped member is stopped.
US11650258B2
An embodiment system for identifying a controller causing an electrical discharge of a vehicle includes a signal delay unit communicatively connected to controllers within the vehicle and configured to transmit a wake-up trigger signal after a predetermined first time passes when the wake-up trigger signal is input from a first controller among the controllers, and a microcontroller unit configured to enter into a wake-up mode after the first time passes when the microcontroller unit is in a sleep mode and the wake-up trigger signal is received through a single-channel transceiver connected to the first controller and store an identification of the first controller when the wake-up trigger signal is received from the signal delay unit.
US11650257B2
A voltage detection unit includes a voltage detection terminal, an electric wire, a housing including a terminal accommodating concave and an electric wire accommodating concave, and a cover. The cover includes an extension piece extending in a first direction in which the cover is attached to the housing. The housing includes an accommodating hole to accommodate the extension piece. The electric wire accommodating concave includes an inclined surface and a guide surface. The inclined surface is inclined with respect to the first direction such that a first thereof end is provided closer to the accommodating hole than a second end thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and being parallel to the housing. The guide surface is continuous with the inclined surface and continuous with an inner wall surface of the accommodating hole.
US11650255B2
A chamber and a system for real-time analysis of gas generated inside a secondary battery. The chamber and system are capable of adjusting temperature while directly applying heat to the secondary battery. The system may include a chamber, a pump module, and an analysis module. The chamber may include a first housing which is insulative, and configured to house the secondary battery mounted in an inner space surrounded by the first housing, a second housing which is thermally conductive and surrounding the first housing, an inlet connected to the pump module, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the secondary battery or a temperature inside the chamber, and a first heat generation member configured to heat the secondary battery, the first heat generation member being configured to be inserted into the second housing.
US11650254B2
A battery management system includes a microcontroller unit which transmits and receives communications information through a communications input/output terminal, a fault generator unit which generates fault information and transmits the fault information through a fault information output terminal, and a battery cell monitoring unit which is coupled to the communications input/output terminal and the fault information output terminal and diagnoses an operation of internal function based on the fault information transmitted from the fault generator unit and outputs an internal diagnosis result value to the microcontroller unit.
US11650249B1
Examples described herein generally relate to wafer testing and structures implemented on a wafer for wafer testing. In an example method for testing a wafer, power is applied to a first pad in a test site (TS) region on the wafer. The TS region is electrically connected to a device under test (DUT) region on the wafer. The DUT region includes a DUT. The TS region and DUT region are in a first and second scribe line, respectively, on the wafer. A third scribe line is disposed on the wafer between the TS region and the DUT region. A signal is detected from a second pad in the TS region on the wafer. The signal is at least in part a response of the DUT to the power applied to the first pad.
US11650247B2
Regulation of a voltage gradient may be provided. A plurality of test voltage values associated with a corresponding plurality of locations associated with an electronic device may be received. Then, based on the plurality of test voltage values, a target setpoint may be determined for a power supply that supplies power to the electronic device. The target setpoint may be configured to cause a maximum of voltage values at the plurality of locations to be below a maximum voltage level defined by a specification for the electronic device. The target setpoint may also be configured to cause a minimum of the voltage values at the plurality of locations to be above a minimum voltage level defined by the specification for the electronic device. The power supply may then be driven at the target setpoint.
US11650244B2
A test circuit includes one or more sensors adapted to be formed on a wafer, each sensor detecting one or more wafer characterization data in a stressed condition; a stress generator controlling the one or more sensors to place the one or more sensors under stress during wafer manufacturing; memory coupled to the one or more sensors to store wafer characteristics under the stressed condition; and an interface coupled to the memory to communicate the wafer characterization data to a tester.
US11650243B2
An automobile lighting unit is provided that includes a lighting device provided with one or more OLED light sources, and an electronic device configured in such a way as to control an OLED light source by means of a pilot signal which has a trailing edge wherein the pilot signal varies between a high value and a low value, to determine an electrical quantity indicative of the electrical behaviour of the OLED light source in a measurement time interval (toff) following the trailing edge of said pilot signal, and to determine a failure condition of the OLED light source on the basis of an electrical quantity.
US11650241B1
A technique and a system are used to analyze incremental quantities. The instantaneous electrical measurements associated with a loop in a multiple-phase electric power delivery system are obtained before a fault occurred on the loop and after the same fault occurred on the same loop, and differences between the instantaneous electrical measurements at different times are used to determine incremental quantities, which are used to determine a location of the fault on the loop. Multiple loops in the multiple-phase electric power delivery system are monitored to determine corresponding fault locations on each loop.
US11650239B2
A main electrical cabling is subject to variations in ambient temperature over its length. A detection system for detecting fault in the main electrical cabling able to cause a serial arc, or heating within a connection, includes a monitor electrical cabling placed as a return loop alongside the main electrical cabling, a monitoring device, and a return cable bringing back electrical potential at the output of the main electrical cabling to the monitoring device. The monitoring device includes a controllable current generator injecting, into the monitor electrical cable, a current dependent on current flowing through the main electrical cabling. Electronic circuitry determines a difference in voltages at inputs and outputs of the main electrical cabling and of the monitor electrical cabling, to detect a potential fault in the main electrical cabling leading to a serial arc or increase in temperature. A fault in the main electrical cabling is detected despite variations in temperature.
US11650237B2
In a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit involving performing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) test, a weak frequency band is detected by sequentially radiating a plurality of first electromagnetic waves on a first test board including the integrated circuit. First peak-to-peak voltage signals are detected by sequentially radiating the plurality of first electromagnetic waves on a second test board including an electromagnetic wave receiving module. A frequency spectrum is detected by radiating a second electromagnetic wave on a housing including a third test board including the electromagnetic wave receiving module. A second peak-to-peak voltage signal is generated based on the weak frequency band, the first peak-to-peak voltage signals and the frequency spectrum. An ESD characteristic associated with an electronic system including the integrated circuit is predicted based on the second peak-to-peak voltage signal.
US11650235B2
Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for power metering are described herein. One or more embodiments include a power metering device, comprising a number of sensors configured to output pulses corresponding to a quantity of power consumed over a period of time, a first module configured to receive the pulses from the number of sensors, and meter power consumption using the output pulses. In addition the power metering device includes a second module configured to communicate with the number of sensors using a plurality of communication protocols.
US11650229B2
Fluxgate current transducer including a fluxgate device comprising a saturable soft magnetic core and an excitation coil, and a processing circuit comprising a control circuit and a voltage generator connected to the control circuit for generating an alternating current in the excitation coil, the voltage generator generating a voltage oscillating between a maximum positive voltage (+U) and a maximum negative voltage (−U) configured to alternatingly saturate the soft magnetic core. The signal processing circuit comprises an overload circuit portion connected to the control circuit, configured to generate overload currents through the excitation coil over time windows (Tn) after detection of the excitation coil current reaching positive and negative threshold currents (+S3, −S3) representative of saturation of the magnetic core, during at least one of a plurality of alternating voltage periods (P).
US11650217B2
When a user creates a template to be used for the creation of an analysis report, a check result record area can be set at an appropriate location in a basic template. The content of the information and other elements to be placed in the check result record area can also be set. With this function, the check result record area can be set for each report item to be checked, with the following elements arranged in the area: a dropdown list for selecting the check result which indicates acceptance/rejection of the content; a character string in which the date and time of checking and the checker's name are automatically inserted; and a text box for describing the reason for rejection (if rejected). In the checking process, the checker inputs those items of information, whereby the result of the check of the content is electronically recorded for each report item.
US11650212B2
The invention relates to a method of diagnosing or screening for 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) deficiency in an animal comprising: determining in a biological sample the intensity signal by mass analysis of at least a bile alcohol glucuronide and a C24- or C27-bile acid or a conjugate thereof, comparing the intensity signals to a control sample or control value, and determining 27-hydroxylase (CYP27A1) deficiency based on said comparison.
US11650211B2
Compositions and methods for isolating HLA-peptides from cells. A universal platform and methods for profiling the HLA-peptidome, enabling identification of endogenously presented HLA-peptides from cell lines expressing any possible class I or II construct.
US11650210B2
A method of proteolyzing a protein, including immobilizing a protein in at least one pore of a porous body, and contacting the protein immobilized in the pore and a protease immobilized on a solid surface such that the protease selectively accesses a site of the protein and proteolyzes the protein at the site.
US11650209B2
The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide including an Fc-gamma receptor mutant. The Fc-gamma receptor mutant of the present disclosure is optimized by substituting a part of an amino acid sequence of an Fc-gamma receptor with a different amino acid sequence, so as to provide an excellent selective binding ability to immunoglobulins. Therefore, it can be usefully used for increasing in vivo half-life of drugs, detecting and purifying immunoglobulins, inhibiting organ transplant rejections, or preventing or treating autoimmune diseases.
US11650208B2
A method includes applying distinct isobaric tags to each of a plurality of samples; combining the samples; performing a separation of species within the combined samples; isolating and fragmenting labeled parent ions within a m/z range to produce a plurality of reporter ions, each reporter ion corresponding to one of the isobaric tags; determining intensities of the plurality of reporter ions and ions representative of a parent species at a plurality of points along a peak; and fitting the intensity of the ions representative of a parent species and the plurality of reporter ions at the plurality of points to obtain a relative abundance of the parent species in each of the plurality of samples.
US11650203B2
Disclosed are a one-pot biosensor and an immunoassay method using the same. The one-pot biosensor includes a photocatalyst substrate deposited with metal nanoparticles; and a reaction pad which is disposed on an upper surface of the photocatalyst substrate and includes a first binding material-fluorescent material complex specifically binding to a molecule to be detected, and the immunoassay method using the same. The one-pot biosensor may detect a target by once solution injection and has a size enough to be portable. Accordingly, since the one-pot biosensor can detect the target by only once solution injection without a washing step, because of a sensor platform capable of being easily used by an individual other than a diagnostic expert, it is predicted to be positioned as a means capable of confirming the health condition of the individual without seeing the doctor, such as a pregnancy diagnostic kit which has been currently commercialized.
US11650193B2
Identifying a stable phase of a binary alloy comprising a solute element and a solvent element. In one example, at least two thermodynamic parameters associated with grain growth and phase separation of the binary alloy are determined, and the stable phase of the binary alloy is identified based on the first thermodynamic parameter and the second thermodynamic parameter, wherein the stable phase is one of a stable nanocrystalline phase, a metastable nanocrystalline phase, and a non-nanocrystalline phase. In different aspects, an enthalpy of mixing of the binary alloy may be calculated as a first thermodynamic parameter, and an enthalpy of segregation of the binary alloy may be calculated as a second thermodynamic parameter. In another example, a diagram delineating a plurality of regions respectively representing different stable phases of at least one binary alloy is employed, wherein respective regions of the plurality of regions are delineated by at least one boundary determined as a function of at least two thermodynamic parameters associated with grain growth and phase separation of the at least one binary alloy.
US11650188B2
Various embodiments described herein relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for recovering gas sensors from silicone poisoning. In an example embodiment, a method of recovering a gas sensing apparatus from silicone poisoning is provided. The method includes exposing the gas sensing apparatus to a predetermined hydrogen concentration for a period of hydrogen exposure time. The predetermined hydrogen concentration breaks down the silicon oxide bonds formed on a catalytic bead of the gas sensing apparatus. The method also includes providing a methane concentration to the gas sensing apparatus for a period of methane exposure time. The method further includes determining that the gas sensing apparatus satisfies a predetermined calibration sensitivity based on the reaction of the gas sensing apparatus to the methane concentration.
US11650182B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method for real-time visualization of a material during ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of showing a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a composite laminate constructed of a series of two-dimensional (2-D) cross sections. The GUI is capable of displaying the 3-D image as each additional 2-D cross section is scanned by an ultrasonic testing apparatus in real time or near real time, including probable defect regions that contain a flaw such as a hole, crack, wrinkle, or foreign object within the composite. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system includes an artificial intelligence capable of highlighting defect areas within the 3-D image in real time or near real time and providing data regarding each defect area, such as the depth, size, and/or type of each defect.
US11650179B2
Analyte measurement devices and methods of measuring an analyte in a sample. At least one of the methods include: applying an electrical analysis signal to the sample during a measurement time interval (MT), wherein the electrical analysis signal, when transferred into a frequency space, comprises a superposition of two or more non-zero frequency components at least at a sampling time; measuring at least one electrical response signal from the sample; analyzing the electrical response signal; and determining the amount of the analyte in the sample based on the analyzing.
US11650176B2
A method of sensing a target gas in an environment in which a response of a semiconducting gas sensor device upon exposure to the environment is measured. The semiconducting gas sensor device includes first and second electrodes in electrical contact with a doped organic semiconductor layer and is, e.g., an organic thin film transistor or organic chemiresistor. The measured response may be indicative of a cumulative amount of a target gas that the semiconducting gas sensor device has been exposed to. A gas sensor module containing the semiconducting gas sensor device may be connectable to a reader configured to read the semiconducting gas sensor device after exposure to the environment. The connection may be wired or wireless. The target gas may be 1-methylcyclopropene.
US11650169B2
A system and methods for measuring soil properties characteristics, the system comprising: at least one probe configured to be inserted into the soil, the probe comprising a plurality of antennas; a radio link characterization unit for transmitting a radio signal from at least one of the antennas and receiving a propagated radio signal from at least one of the antennas to yield at least one radio link; and a processor for converting the radio link characteristics into the soil properties characteristics.
US11650163B2
An apparatus for inspection of IV bags includes a base having a working surface. A conveyor is raised above the working surface with conveyor supports and includes a plurality of bag clips, each adapted to hold one of the IV bags in an inverted position at one of a plurality of workstations. A controller moves the conveyor such that the bag clips each move from one workstation to the next at set intervals. A loading workstation places one of the IV bags into one of the bag clips. A bubble mitigation station agitates a fluid within the IV bag to dislodge any air bubbles. Two particle agitation stations agitate the fluid and any debris particles. An inspection station includes a backlighting apparatus, a camera, a display, and a rejection chute leading to a disposal receptacle. An unloading workstation unloads IV bags that have passed inspection.
US11650161B2
A CMOS-based chip having multiple sensing modalities that are able independently to detect multiple metabolites present in a sample. In particular, the chip provides multiple sensing modalities capable of performing detection within the same physical test volume, i.e. the chip can simultaneously detect a plurality of chemical reactions occurring in the test volume, where each chemical reaction yields a result that is independently detectable. The chip may comprise an optical sensor (e.g. photodiode) and a chemical sensor (e.g. pH sensor, embodied as an ISFET). With this technique, multiple metabolites may be measured in real time using a small scale point-of-care device.
US11650160B2
A three-dimensional Raman image mapping measuring device for a flowable sample according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is designed to be capable of measuring a flowable sample during mapping measurement of a three-dimensional image that is a region of a confocal Raman by using a micro Raman spectrometer and a three-axis sample stage (Piezo stage). The three-dimensional Raman image mapping measuring device for a flowable sample includes at least one piezo element; an element holder equipped with the piezo element and having an opening, a sample stage for supporting the element holder equipped with the piezo element, an objective lens mounted in the opening in the element holder, a sample holder for controlling vertical movement of the flowable sample disposed under the lower portion of the sample stage, and a transparent window disposed between the sample stage and the sample holder.
US11650159B2
The present invention relates to a method of predicting a performance characteristic of a plant or yeast hydrolysate, wherein a plant or yeast hydrolysate sample is measured with 2D fluorescence spectroscopy in powder form. Said method comprises the steps for providing a model based on a predetermined value of a manufacturing parameter of interest. For this purpose a training set consisting of predetermined manufacturing parameter of interest (e.g volumetric productivity parameter, virus titer or cell number) and fluorescence spectroscopic data is used. The fluorescence spectroscopic data is correlated to the values of the manufacturing parameter of interest to obtain a calibration model/model parameters by applying multivariate data analysis. This calibration model is being used to predict the manufacturing parameter of interest for new samples dedicated for the manufacturing process. This prediction is used for a decision to accept or reject the lot which corresponds to the respective sample for use in the manufacturing process or for further evaluation depending on the pre-defined range of the manufacturing parameter of interest. The invention further relates to a method for preparation of a cell culture medium, preferably an animal protein free cell culture medium, a method for cultivating cells, a method for producing a recombinant target protein, a method for producing an immunogenic composition, whereby the above method of predicting a performance characteristic has been used for selecting the plant or yeast hydrolysate to be used in the manufacturing process.
US11650156B2
Techniques are described for reducing the number of angles needed in structured illumination imaging of biological samples through the use of patterned flowcells, where nanowells of the patterned flowcells are arranged in, e.g., a square array, or an asymmetrical array. Accordingly, the number of images needed to resolve details of the biological samples is reduced. Techniques are also described for combining structured illumination imaging with line scanning using the patterned flowcells.
US11650153B2
Plasmonic optical fibers, plasmonic optical sensors and methods of manufacturing the same. A fiber core conveys an optical signal therewithin and provides a plasmonic sensing area exposed to a fluid. The plasmonic sensing area is formed only on a section of an external surface of the fiber core. The plasmonic sensing area provides an interface within the section of the external surface for the conveyed signal to at least partially exit the fiber core and cause a modified optical signal to be conveyed in the fiber core. An optical signal generator may provide the optical signal to the plasmonic optical fiber, an optical signal receiver may discriminate the conveyed optical signal from the modified optical signal and a processor module may analyze the modified optical signal and identifies physical characteristics of the fluid present at the sensing area.
US11650142B2
A measuring system for reducing the effort necessary to measure tree strength that includes support posts, a winding device configured to wind a cable supported by the support posts, a winding device configured to wind the cable, a hoisting device coupled to the cable and configured to move in air when the cable is wound by the winding device, and a measuring device hung from the hoisting device and configured to measure the strength of a tree.
US11650141B2
An actuator control system, mechanical testing system, and method for adaptive control of an actuator of a mechanical testing device is provided. The method includes applying a mechanical load to the specimen with the actuator, resulting in receiving a load sensor signal from a load sensor and a displacement sensor signal from a displacement sensor, deriving lumped dynamics of the mechanical testing device by analyzing a phase and magnitude relationship between a current command of a motor of the mechanical testing device and a resultant deflection of the specimen, and controlling the actuator based on the derived lumped dynamics of the mechanical testing device such that the controlling results in a stable motion.
US11650130B1
The present disclosure is directed to a method and system to develop finite element (FE) models of as-manufactured turbomachinery blades using a combination of optical topography measurements, mesh morphing and strain gauge measurements. The method and system improves strain gauge to blade tip timing correlation using as-manufactured blade dimensions with finite element modeling.
US11650127B2
In some examples, an optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) device may include a laser source to emit a plurality of laser beams. Each laser beam may include a different pulse width. A control unit may analyze, for each laser beam, a backscattered signal from a device under test (DUT). The control unit may generate, for each backscattered signal, a trace along the DUT. Further, the control unit may generate, based on an analysis of each trace along the DUT, a combined trace that identifies optical events detected along the DUT.
US11650125B2
A method and apparatus for a structured light measuring device, having a preferable VCSEL array in its previous illuminated cross plane, using the laser array to be projected through said device's objective and collect the reflected beams through the same objective lens. A motorized stage is attached to the objective focusing, enabling back and forth focusing on different external planes. A software algorithm running on a computer device will analyze the reflected laser beam and find its central point and further translate it to angular deviations, similar to Autocollimation principles. Furthermore, this could be displayed as a cross on the user GUI for better user interface. The focusing function has the capability to focus the laser array at various planes, and analyze if the reflected beam is at its best focal point or deviates. By moving the focal point back and forth, a 3-D reconstruction can be achieved, preferable for lenses and calculating the center location relative to the device's line of sight.
US11650124B2
The present invention relates to a phase separation sensor which can easily change its direction due to its flexible feature without using a corner connector even at a position limited in space or at a narrow space, and can separate and sense water and chemical solution so as to be easily used in outdoor environment exposed to rain, snow, hail or others. The phase separation sensor includes: a detection part (100) having a pair of detection lines (110, 120) spaced apart from each other in a width direction to be arranged side by side; and an insulation part (200) having insulation films (210, 220), which have detection holes (210a, 220a) formed at equal intervals in a longitudinal direction to be opposed to the detection part (100) and adhesive layers (211, 221) formed at areas of the insulation films (210, 220), which touch the detection lines (110, 120).
US11650122B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for analyzing a battery case, specifically, to the apparatus for analyzing the durability of various types of battery case, such as a pouch type or can type. The apparatus comprises a first plate which is in close contact with an outer surface of a first sheet, the first sheet forming one side of the battery case; a gas injection tube which is inserted into the battery case while penetrating through the first plate and extends along an inner surface of the first sheet; and a pressure gauge which is connected to the gas injection tube.
US11650114B2
A torque detection device includes a base, a load sensing member, a push member, a transmission module, and a drive module. The push member has a first extension wall and a second extension wall. The transmission module includes two adjustable transmission sets each including a torque transmission part. The torque transmission part respectively rests on the first extension wall and the second extension wall of the push member. The torque transmission part of the transmission module applies a force to push and press the push member reciprocatingly. The push member transmits the force of the torque transmission part to the load sensing member which cooperates with an electronic device to measure the maximum static friction torque of a detected workpiece.
US11650112B1
A discontinuous deformation measurement method based on infrared and visible light cameras may include: preparing a conductive film and a random speckle pattern on a surface of the conductive film; obtaining a visible image and an infrared image under a loading stage; applying a crack boundary detection to the visible image to obtain an initial coordinate of a micro-crack, determining an range of the micro-crack based on a temperature-rising region from the infrared image and the initial coordinate; setting a position corresponding to the range of the micro-crack in the visible image as a new region of interest; obtaining full-field principal tensile strains by a DIC method, and locating an accurate boundary of the micro-crack based on gradient distribution of the full-field principal tensile strains; analyzing displacement and strain fields around the micro-crack using the DIC method.
US11650105B2
Temperature probe systems and methods include a probe body having a sharp end adapted to penetrate an edible substance, a plurality of temperature sensing elements distributed along a length of the probe body, electrical components operable to receive data signals from the plurality of temperature sensing elements, the electrical components disposed in the probe body between the sharp end and at least one of the temperature sensing elements, and an insertion aid. The electrical components may include wireless components to facilitate communications with a host cooking appliance, and the temperature sensing elements may be used to measure temperature and communicate the temperature measurements via the wireless components to the host cooking appliance. The insertion aid, the probe body, and the temperature sensing elements may include one or more heat resistant materials.
US11650101B2
A dual-comb spectrometer comprising two lasers outputting respective frequency combs having a frequency offset between their intermode beat frequencies. One laser acts as a master and the other as a follower. Although the master laser is driven nominally with a DC drive signal, the current on its drive input line nevertheless oscillates with an AC component that follows the beating of the intermode comb lines lasing in the driven master laser. This effect is exploited by tapping off this AC component and mixing it with a reference frequency to provide the required frequency offset, the mixed signal then being supplied to the follower laser as the AC component of its drive signal. The respective frequency combs in the optical domain are thus phase-locked relative to each other in one degree of freedom, so that the electrical signals obtained by multi-heterodyning the two optical signals are frequency stabilized.
US11650098B2
A device for measuring a light radiation pressure is provided which includes a torsion balance, a laser, a convex lens, and a line array detector. The laser is configured to emit a first laser beam. The convex lens is located on an optical path of the first laser beam and configured to focus the first laser beam to a surface of the reflector. The line array detector is configured to detect a reflected first laser beam reflected by the reflector. The disclosure also provides a method for measuring the light radiation pressure using the device.
US11650092B2
A method (100) for estimating a volume of fuel available in a fuel tank (6) of a transport vehicle (1), the tank (6) comprising a tank wall inside which a space is defined for containing fuel, the method (100) comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) exciting (101) a vibration of the tank (6); b) acquiring (102) a response signal correlated to a frequency response produced by the tank (6) due the excited vibration; c) processing (103) the acquired response signal to obtain an estimate of the initial volume of fuel available in the tank (6); d) gradually taking (104) fuel from the tank (6) with the transport vehicle (1) in use; e) estimating (105) a quantity of fuel taken gradually from the tank (6); f) estimating (106) the volume of fuel available in the tank (6) based on the initial volume and quantity estimate of fuel taken gradually.
US11650088B2
The invention comprises a thermal flow sensor for determining the temperature and the flow velocity of a flowing measuring medium, comprising: a functional element which is configured to determine the temperature of the measuring medium and to influence the temperature of the measuring medium; and a control and evaluation unit which is configured to determine the temperature of the measuring medium in a first interval of time by means of the functional element and to determine the flow velocity of the measuring medium in a second interval of time following the first interval of time, and a method for determining the temperature and the flow velocity of the measuring medium by means of the thermal flow sensor according to the invention, and a sensor system comprising such a thermal flow sensor and a further sensor type.
US11650086B2
A method for calibrating a rotary encoder for capturing rotational angle position of a machine shaft. The rotary encoder includes an exciter unit which is rotationally fixed to the machine shaft, and a stationary sensor unit which interacts therewith. The method includes rotating the machine shaft to perform a rotational movement at a predefined rotational speed at a first sensor temperature, capturing a first position measured value at a first predefined rotational angle position at the first sensor temperature, heating or cooling the sensor unit to a second sensor temperature, capturing a second position measured value at the first predefined rotational angle position at the second sensor temperature, determining a first deviation between at least the second position measured value and a first desired position measured value, and correcting an output signal from the rotary encoder via the first deviation.
US11650083B2
A sensor module includes at least one sensor configured to generate sensor information and processing circuitry configured to generate a sensor signal based on the sensor information. The sensor signal includes a sync frame, including two sync signal edges defining the sync frame and indicating a pre-determined synchronization time interval, and the sensor signal further includes a plurality of data signal portions, including at least one data signal portion transmitted within the sync frame. The at least one data signal portion is provided within the sync frame located between the two sync signal edges, wherein each of the at least one data signal portion is defined by at least one data signal edge interposed in the sensor signal between the two sync signal edges.
US11650072B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide computer-implemented methods, computer program products and systems. Embodiments of the present invention can receive position and location information. Embodiments of the present invention can generate a risk score for one or more maneuvers associated with a predicted trajectory of a vehicle. Embodiments of the present invention can generate a visual representation for each of the one or more maneuvers associated with the predicted trajectory of the vehicle based on the generated risk score associated with each maneuver. Embodiments of the present invention can integrate the generated visual representation into a user display.
US11650069B2
Provided are a content visualizing device and method that changes positions and shapes of route guidance content and driving related content based on a distance to an adjacent object, a current driving state, and an occurrence of a driving related event.
US11650062B2
A domestic destinator having an entry means is provided that is portable and may have a charging means, cable, wireless capabilities and or is an application suitable to run on computing devices and can include a monitor with a screen having a mounting accessory comprised of a base with a connecting means to a surface and a shaft. A domestic destinator capable of receiving destination entry to organize a list of locations in various visiting scenarios to display routing and navigation maps.
US11650056B2
A physical quantity detection circuit includes a passive filter that receives a first analog signal based on an output signal of a physical quantity detection element, an analog/digital conversion circuit, and a precharge circuit that includes an operational amplifier, a first chopper circuit provided between the passive filter and the operational amplifier, and a second chopper circuit provided between the operational amplifier and the input capacitance of the analog/digital conversion circuit and precharges an input capacitance of the analog/digital conversion circuit, the first and the second chopper circuits perform a chopping operation in synchronization with an operation that the analog/digital conversion circuit samples the second analog signal at the input capacitance, based on an output signal of the passive filter.
US11650050B2
A surface sensing device is mounted on an articulating probe head of a coordinate measuring machine. The device includes an elongate probe holder which is rotatable about an axis. An elongate sensing module includes a surface finish or surface roughness probe with a stylus tip. This is connected to the probe holder via an adjustable knuckle joint. To determine the geometry of the surface sensing device, including the tip normal and drag vector of the stylus tip, the orientations of the probe holder and the sensing module are determined by probing points which are spaced along their lengths, using a separate probe.
US11650047B2
Disclosed is a method and associated apparatus for measuring a characteristic of interest relating to a structure on a substrate. The method comprises calculating a value for the characteristic of interest directly from the effect of the characteristic of interest on at least the phase of illuminating radiation when scattered by the structure, subsequent to illuminating said structure with said illuminating radiation.
US11650038B1
A measurement device and/or system for measuring a material length, such as for a human-operated cutting device, includes an elongate band located in a band housing. The elongate band can be extended from the band housing under tension in response to a catch attached to an end of the elongate band grabbing onto an end of a material that is extended beyond an opening at which the catch is located. A computing unit can calculate a length of the material using length data acquired by one or more length acquisition devices, and a measurement interface can provide a user with information corresponding to the calculated length in order to assist the user with accurately cutting the material at a desired location.
US11650033B2
The system and method of a steering a moving object using a control plate-based control actuation system on the moving object. The control plate-based control actuation system having a control plate with at least four fin linkages for connecting at least four fins to the control plate; and three actuators configured to move the control plate to produce movement in two or more of the at least four fins. The system produces roll, pitch, and yaw moments for the moving object using three actuators acting on the control plate and thus moving two or more of the at least four fins all with no loss of performance as compared to systems with four actuators.
US11650032B2
A modified bullet cartridge having a score line formed around a primer bore. The score line may be positioned symmetrically or asymmetrically about the primer bore. The score line may have a regular or irregular two-dimensional geometric shape. A modified bullet cartridge having a counter-bore formed superposed about a primer bore. The counter-bore may have a vertical counter-bore extension and/or a radial counter-bore extension. Adhesive is positioned in the counter-bore about a primer secured in the primer bore. The primer may have a radial flange extending radially from an exterior sidewall of the primer. The flange registers against a bottom surface of the counterbore, or within a radial flange extension if present. Adhesive is used to lock the primer flange against the counter-bore and/or radial counter-bore extension. The combination of the counter-bore, adhesive and optionally the flanged primer locks the primer to the bullet cartridge to render the cartridge unusable after one use. The bullet cartridge is rendered waterproof with the use of the adhesive.
US11650030B2
A lubric gel composition for personal defense includes a fatty acid at a concentration ranging from 5 wt % to 10 wt % of the composition, a thickening agent at a concentration ranging from 1.75 wt % to 8.75 wt % of the composition, a detergent at a concentration ranging from 1.03 wt % to 4.07 wt % of the composition, a surfactant at a concentration ranging from 2 wt % to 15 wt % of the composition, and water at a concentration ranging from 66 wt % to 90.21 wt % of the composition.
US11650023B2
A selective fire firearm may be provided having a fully automatic open bolt and a semi-automatic closed bolt mode of operation. The firearm may include a trigger group having a trigger prop that ensures that, when the trigger is released in the fully automatic open bolt mode, the bolt carrier stops in an open bolt position held by an open bolt sear. The trigger prop may include a foot that, following a first trigger pull in the fully automatic open bolt mode, slides under and props a rear end of the trigger in a position that allows the open bolt sear to catch the bolt carrier when the trigger is released and propped but prevents the trigger sear from engaging the hammer.
US11650020B2
Delayed action magazine-based self-loading firearm with gas piston action. Delay action prevents the movement of the self-loading firearm's slide and lock during the actual shot and will keep them closed. The construction of the delayed action stores the energy from the powder gas either mechanically or pneumatically, to be used later for the operation of the firearm's load-lock mechanism. The delayed action mechanism of a delayed action firearm consists of the body (E) and a guide (C) with its openings (D) placed inside it, through which the high-pressure powder gas escapes through the firearm's barrel (A) onward to the gas piston (F), which moves pierced by a pole (H), with the pole (H) being attached to the bottom piece (I). A spring (G) may be connected to the pole (H), with the pressure of the powder gas compressing either the spring (G) or alternatively the air by the gas piston (F) against the bottom piece (I). The retainer (K) stops the gas piston (F) into its back position leaving the spring (G) or air into compression. Through the action of the shooter or a separate automatic mechanism on the releaser (M) the bottom piece (I) is allowed to dash backwards with the help of the spring (G) or air. The bottom piece (I) is fixed to the firearm's slide (O), which uses the firearm's load and lock mechanism to perform the cartridge case removal and loading actions.
US11650019B2
A fluid disperser includes a plate body installed in a channel, having a first wall portion in a middle region of a first surface facing the upstream side, and provided with a plurality of holes allowing a fluid to flow in from the upstream side to the downstream side, and a second wall portion provided on the first surface and having an inner surface intersecting with a line extending from the middle region to a circumferential edge of the first surface.
US11650013B2
A conveying system (1) for conveying a material along a conveying path. The system (1) includes a system housing (3) having a conveying chamber (5), in which the conveying path is arranged, and having at least one secondary chamber (6 to 8), which is connected to the conveying chamber (5) by at least one passage opening and has a fluid atmosphere that is physically and/or chemically different from the fluid atmosphere in the conveying chamber (5). The at least one passage opening (9, 10) and the fluid atmospheres in the conveying chamber (5) and the at least one secondary chamber (6 to 8) set a defined fluid flow in the system housing (3).
US11649997B2
A sensor control system includes: a refrigerant leak sensor configured to, when powered, measure an amount of a refrigerant present in air outside of a heat exchanger of a refrigeration system, where the heat exchanger is located within a building that is at least one of heated and cooled by the refrigeration system; and a power control module configured to one of: continuously power the refrigerant leak sensor; and disconnect the refrigerant leak sensor from power when a blower that moves air past the heat exchanger is on.
US11649991B2
A thermoacoustic refrigeration assembly includes a resonating tube having a first end and a second end; a first mechanical oscillator at the first end; a second mechanical oscillator at the second end; and a thermoacoustic stack sandwich disposed along a length of the resonating tube through which gas travels. The stack sandwich includes a first outboard heat exchanger on a first side of the stack sandwich facing the first mechanical oscillator, a second outboard heat exchanger on a second side of the stack sandwich facing the second mechanical oscillator, and a center heat exchanger disposed between the first outboard heat exchanger and the second outboard heat exchanger.
US11649987B2
A solar heat collector includes a container, a transparent cover plate located on the container, a thermal insulation material located inside of the container to form an insulation space, and a heat absorption plate located in the insulation space. The heat absorption plate includes a base and a coating located on the base, and the coating includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other to form a network structure and a plurality of carbon particles in the network structure.
US11649980B2
An air conditioner is disclosed. An air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a casing including a compressor, an inlet, and an outlet; a fan motor, installed inside the casing, for blowing air; a discharge vane provided movably in the outlet; a vane motor for operating the discharge vane; a communication unit for communicating with a moving agent moving in an indoor space; and a processor for receiving feature information related to a structure of the indoor space acquired by the moving agent, acquiring the type of the indoor space by using the feature information, and adjusting at least one of a set temperature, an airflow volume, and a wind direction by controlling at least one of the compressor, the fan motor, and the vane motor.
US11649978B2
A Thermal Performance Forecast approach is described that can be used to forecast heating and cooling fuel consumption based on changes to user preferences and building-specific parameters that include indoor temperature, building insulation, HVAC system efficiency, and internal gains. A simplified version of the Thermal Performance Forecast approach, called the Approximated Thermal Performance Forecast, provides a single equation that accepts two fundamental input parameters and four ratios that express the relationship between the existing and post-change variables for the building properties to estimate future fuel consumption. The Approximated Thermal Performance Forecast approach marginally sacrifices accuracy for a simplified forecast. In addition, the thermal conductivity, effective window area, and thermal mass of a building can be determined using different combinations of utility consumption, outdoor temperature data, indoor temperature data, internal heating gains data, and HVAC system efficiency as inputs.
US11649973B2
A fluid management system and method includes a thermal management system disposed within a housing that includes conduits extending between a source and a destination of a first fluid. The first fluid exchanges heat with cooling devices as the first fluid moves between the source and the destination. A fluid mixture including the first fluid and a second fluid, and an exhaust are generated responsive to the first fluid exchanging heat with the cooling devices. The exhaust directed toward an outlet of the housing. A separator assembly fluidly coupled with and disposed downstream of the thermal management system receives the fluid mixture and separates the first fluid from the second fluid. The first fluid is directed in a first direction out of the separator assembly and the second fluid is directed toward the outlet to be combined with the exhaust.
US11649966B1
A turbine engine having a combustion section. The combustion section can have a combustor, at least one fuel cup, and at least one ignition tube. The combustor can include a combustor liner and a dome wall, which together at least partially define a combustion chamber. The at least one fuel cup can include a swirler and a fuel injector. The at least one ignition tube can include an outlet directly fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber.
US11649958B2
An elongated lighting module having an asymmetric illumination source formed from at least two rows of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that extend along the long axis of the module and are independently controllable. The illumination source is rectangular and oriented so that the rows of LEDs extend along the long axis of the module. The module has couplings at each end that allow additional modules to be interconnected therewith using a linking member and a clamp. The lighting modules are powered via a wiring harness that extends down a support pole to a power converter stack having LED drivers to control the modules.
US11649954B2
A housing for retaining an integrated-lighting-module within the housing may have a main-housing-member that is an elongate hollow member, that is capped at both a top-end and at a bottom-end, by a top-cap and by a bottom-cap, respectively. The integrated-lighting-module may have one or more LEDs (light emitting diodes). The main-housing-member may have internal structural member(s), such as, at least one internal-rib. The main-housing-member may have teeth attachment structures for removable attachment to the bottom-cap. The bottom-cap may have its own teeth attachment structure for removable attachment to a bottom of the integrated-lighting-module. The bottom-cap may have a seat annular shelf structure for supporting and preventing downward movement of the integrated-lighting-module located within the housing. The housing may be implemented as a ceiling-mounted downlight, a track-lighting mounted light, a pendant downlight, or a sconce.
US11649950B2
A luminaire, including a shade, a mounting base, a first end cap, a second end cap, a light source module and a drive power source. The shade has two first folded edges opposite to each other, and the mounting base has two second folded edges opposite to each other; the first folded edges are in snap-fit with the second folded edges; the luminaire further includes a shade pushing assembly, and the shade pushing assembly includes a force-exerting key and a pushing piece; one end of the force-exerting key is connected to the pushing piece, and the other end of the force-exerting key extends out of the mounting base; the pushing piece abuts against a first end face of at least one of the first folded edges.
US11649946B2
A lighting device includes a light source configured to emit a light beam through an afocal projection optics along a propagation path of the light beam from a negative lens to a positive lens. The lighting device includes a further negative lens interposed and mobile along the propagation path of the light beam from the negative lens to the positive lens. The lighting device also includes an optical element interposed in the propagation path of the light beam between the negative lens and the further negative lens. The optical element includes a cylindrical lens, a prism or an axicon.
US11649942B1
The invention is an album cover lamp comprising a lamp having a body and a light assembly. An album cover, such as provided when purchasing a vinyl music album is adhesively attached to the body having a design side facing outward from the body. The handle and light assembly may comprise a plumbing type piping arrangement on the side and top of the body having a cord passageway extend from the handle to the light assembly.
US11649940B2
A lighting apparatus includes a light source part having a first light source and a second light source provided away from the first light source, a reflective part provided away from the first light source and second light source and reflecting light emitted from the first light source and second light source, and a support part facing the reflective part and supporting the light source part. The reflective part includes a plurality of reflective plates which are continuously provided. Each of the reflective plates provided adjacent to one another has a reflective surface which is shaped differently from one another.
US11649937B1
A decorative light applicable for landscaping includes an expandable and collapsible main body and a lighting portion. The main body includes a plurality of first elongated members and a plurality of second elongated members that are pivotally connected to and overlap the first elongated members. The main body is expandable and collapsible between its two opposite lateral sides through pivotal movement of the first and the second elongated members. The lighting portion includes a power supply unit and a plurality of light strings. The light strings are electrically connected to the power supply unit and extend into the first and the second elongated members respectively. Each light string is provided with a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) lamp beads that are arranged at intervals.
US11649929B2
A system for cryogenic gas delivery includes a cryogenic tank configured to contain a cryogenic liquid and a gas within a headspace above the cryogenic liquid. The system also includes first and second vaporizers and a use outlet. A first pipe is configured to transfer gas from the headspace through the first vaporizer to the use outlet. A second pipe is configured to transfer liquid from the tank through the first vaporizer so that a first vapor stream is directed to the use outlet. A third pipe is configured to build pressure within the tank by transferring liquid from the tank through the second vaporizer so that a second vapor stream is directed back to the headspace of the tank. A first regulator valve is in fluid communication with the second pipe and opens when a pressure on an outlet side of the first regulator drops below a first predetermined pressure level. A second regulator valve is in fluid communication with the third pipe and opens when a pressure inside the tank drops below a second predetermined pressure level. The first predetermined pressure level is higher than the second predetermined pressure level.
US11649917B2
Cable handling devices, methods, and systems for securing and deploying or retracting one or more cables or hoses into or out of a pipe or cavity allowing inspection of the pipe or cavity. In an exemplary embodiment, a hand-held device with a housing for at least partially enclosing one or more cables or hoses, at least one coupling mechanism integrally attached to the housing, and a coupling control for coupling and decoupling the one or more cables or hoses is provided. The cable handling device and the one or more cables or hoses can be coupled and moved together, or decoupled enabling the cable handling device and the one or more cables or hoses to move independently of each other. One or more of the cables may be connected to a camera for facilitating inspection of a pipe or cavity.
US11649898B2
A valve stem retainer device may include a housing that holds a valve stem. The housing may prevent the valve stem from closing without control. The device may include at least one bracket that holds on to the housing. The device may include a steel rod that holds on to the housing. The steel rod may support the at least one bracket. The device may include a double set of a washer and a nut that ensures a tight and secure connection between the at least one bracket and the housing.
US11649896B2
A control valve that includes a split valve body. The split valve body includes a first body portion, a second body portion, a flow path, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The flow path passes through the first body portion and the second body portion. The first body portion is coupled to the second body portion. The control valve also includes a valve seat. The valve seat is disposed between the first body portion and the second body portion. The control valve also includes a valve plug. The valve plug is movable relative to the valve seat to control fluid flow through the control valve.
US11649894B2
A sleeve in the shift control device includes a sleeve main body and a first convex section. The first convex section is annular in shape and protruded radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve main body. The shift fork includes a fork main body, a second convex section, a ring, and a joining member. The fork main body is annular in shape and disposed radially outside the sleeve main body. The second convex section is annular in shape, axially disposed side by side with the first convex section, and protruded radially inward from the inner circumferential surface of the fork main body. The first convex section is axially sandwiched between the ring and the second convex section. The joining member is disposed in a space that is formed by a first groove formed in the ring and a second groove formed in the fork main body.
US11649891B2
The invention relates to a transmission (10), preferably a bevel helical transmission, having a transmission housing (1) and having a drive shaft (2.1), on which a fan (9) is mounted, and comprising a ring cooler (4), which surrounds the drive shaft (2.1), oil lines (7.1, 7.2) for transporting transmission oil in an oil circuit from the interior of the transmission housing (1) to the ring cooler (4) and from the ring cooler (4) into the interior of the transmission housing (1), and an air-guiding hood (3.1, 3.2) surrounding the ring cooler (4) for guiding air suctioned by the fan (9) onto the ring cooler (4).
US11649889B2
A continuously variable transmission for a vehicle includes a drive clutch, a driven clutch operably coupled to the drive clutch, and a belt extending between the drive and driven clutches. The continuously variable transmission also includes an inner cover and an outer cover removably coupled to the inner cover. At least one of the inner and outer covers includes an air inlet for providing cooling air to the drive and driven clutches and the belt.
US11649884B1
A vehicle powertrain may include a differential assembly having a housing disposed partially in a lubrication reservoir. The differential assembly translates rotational motion of a pinion gear to a pair of axle shafts extending from the housing and permits different rotational speeds of the axle shafts. One or more components of the differential assembly, e.g., one or more side gears, may include a plurality of radial grooves configured to distribute a lubricant from the lubrication reservoir while the first side gear rotates.
US11649883B1
A torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly can include a torque converter cover having a first axially extending flange, a reaction plate having a second axially extending flange, and a torque converter pump having a third axially extending flange. The first axially extending flange, the second axially extending flange, and the third axially extending flange are connected to each other via a single connection. In one aspect, the single connection comprises a weld.
US11649879B2
A portal unit is provided. The portal unit includes a deceleration gear train and a housing. The housing includes an inner side wall that is formed with an input opening at a position above a rotation axial line of a driving wheel, an outer side wall that is formed with an output opening at a coaxial position with the rotation axial line of the driving wheel, and an intermediate wall that connects peripheral edges of the inner side wall and the outer side wall. The inner side wall is provided, at a radially outward position of the input opening, with mount bolts for the suspension unit. The mount bolts each include a shaft portion protruding inwardly in a vehicle width direction.
US11649878B2
A clamping device (10) for clamping an elongate article (100) is disclosed. The clamping device (10) includes a body (12) and a clamping arrangement (26) in the body (12). The clamping arrangement (26) includes a clamping member (28) and an urging member (30) for urging the clamping member (2B) into clamping engagement with the elongate article (100). The body (12) has a reaction formation (56) along which the elongate article (100) can extend. The reaction formation (56) applies a reaction force to the elongate article (100) when so engaged by the clamping member (28). The clamping device (10) further includes a carriage (32) on which the clamping member (28) is provided, and a release member (42) on the carriage (32) for releasing the clamping member (28) from engagement with the elongate article (100). The release member (42) extends outwardly from the body (12).
US11649873B1
A shock absorber may include an elongated housing that contains damping medium, a piston rod with a first piston that divides the elongated housing into a rebound volume and a first compression volume, a second piston configured to move through a second compression volume, a third piston configured to move through a third compression volume, and a mount cap for the elongated housing. The mount cap may include a bleed circuit that leads from the third compression volume to the first compression volume. The second and third pistons may be configured so as only to be engaged when necessary to prevent the shock absorber from bottoming out in a compression stroke. A user-accessible adjuster mechanism on an outside of the shock absorber can be manipulated to close, open, or partially open the bleed circuit and thereby adjust the damping characteristics of the second and third pistons.
US11649867B2
A brake pad state estimation device estimates a brake pad state including at least one of a wear volume and a temperature of a brake pad of a vehicle. The brake pad state estimation device acquires sensor detection information including a vehicle speed and a brake pressure, and calculates the brake pad state based on the sensor detection information during braking of the vehicle. The brake pad state estimation device variably sets a sampling period for acquiring the sensor detection information from a sensor according to a driving environment for the vehicle. The sampling period in a case where the wear volume or the temperature of the brake pad is expected to be lower is set to be longer than the sampling period in a case where the wear volume or the temperature of the brake pad is expected to be higher.
US11649861B2
A double clutch unit for a transmission, having an outer clutch pack and an inner clutch pack each having a clutch pack input and a clutch pack output, wherein a clutch unit input hub rotationally fixed to the outer clutch pack input side and the inner clutch pack input side, a clutch unit inner output hub attached in fixed rotational relation to the outer clutch pack output side, a clutch unit outer output hub attached in fixed rotational relation to an inner clutch pack output side, and an oil distributor rotationally fixed to the inner clutch pack input side, are axially slidable relative to a stator, and a spring-loaded bolt is attached to the engine side of a clutch unit inner power output shaft maintaining the inner output hub, clutch unit outer output hub and oil distributor in axial alignment with respect to the stator.
US11649860B2
A drive train assembly (200) for a personal care device (10), comprising a torsion spring (210) suspended between a first end mount (220) and a second end mount (230), the torsion spring comprising a first end mounted to the first end mount and a second end mounted to the second end mount, wherein the first and second ends of the torsion spring each comprises a cross flexure spring hinge (250, 260).
US11649858B2
An assembly having an outer component, an inner component, and a ring positioned between the outer component and the inner component, where the ring has at least one radially extending projection adapted to seat within at least one groove in the inner component or outer component, and where the projection is adapted to compress radially to allow rotational or axial movement between the inner component and the outer component upon application of rotational or axial force respectively to at least one of the inner component or the outer component.
US11649856B2
A ball bearing cage has a radially encircling, annular body, on which in the circumferential direction, substantially evenly distributed, axially projecting webs having a predefinable axial length are arranged. The webs form a plurality of axially open ball pockets on one side for accommodating a corresponding number of balls having a predefinable ball diameter. At least for one web, a guide section is formed to bring same into an engagement with a running groove of a ball bearing ring. The axial length of the webs corresponds to at least the ball diameter. There is also described a ball bearing having such a ball bearing cage.
US11649855B1
A processing system includes a housing having an interior chamber and a central vertical axis extending through the interior chamber. A rotor is disposed within the housing interior chamber and is configured to support one or more work pieces. At least one lift actuator is configured to linearly displace the rotor along the central vertical axis between a lower, inactive vertical position and an upper, transfer vertical position. At least one levitation actuator is spaced above the rotor and is configured to exert a magnetic pulling force on the rotor to levitate the rotor upwardly from the transfer vertical position to a working vertical position. Further, an annular stator assembly is coupled with the housing, is disposed about and spaced radially outwardly from the rotor and includes a motor stator, the at least one lift actuator being configured to vertically displace the rotor relative to the stator assembly.
US11649850B2
The present invention achieves a high mechanical load capacity of a rod end by means of a component loop that passes around a bearing, where the component may be made of continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix and where the continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix may extend into a threaded stem of the rod end, and the component made of continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix may be enclosed by short-fiber reinforced, long-fiber reinforced, or unreinforced thermoplastic. The threaded stem can be implemented with an external or an internal thread.
US11649841B2
The tie rod assembly union includes a tube sleeve and a tie rod shaft that extends into the tube sleeve such that the tie rod shaft and the tube sleeve overlap with one another. In the overlapping area, each of the tie rod shaft and the tube sleeve has at least one set of openings. A C-shaped clamp is disposed about the tube sleeve. The clamp has a curved inner surface which engages both tube sleeve halves. The clamp has a first set of apertures which are spaced outwardly from the curved inner surface and a second set of apertures which extend to the curved inner surface. A first fastener extends through the first set of apertures to tighten the clamp onto the tube sleeve. A second fastener extends through the second set of apertures and through aligned openings in the tie rod shaft and tube sleeve.
US11649840B2
A locking device includes an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion has a bore formed at least partially axially therethrough and a channel formed laterally therethrough. The inner portion is positioned at least partially within the bore. A first link is positioned at least partially outside of the outer portion and coupled to the inner portion through the channel. A second link is coupled to the outer portion. A pin is coupled to the first link and the second link. The locking device is in an unlocked state when the inner portion is fully positioned within the bore, and the locking device is in a locked state when an end of the inner portion extends axially out of the bore.
US11649838B2
A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic circuit, a heater, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The hydraulic circuit includes a reservoir configured to store hydraulic fluid, a pump coupled to the reservoir, a driver positioned to drive the pump to pump the hydraulic fluid from the reservoir and throughout the hydraulic circuit, and an actuator positioned to selectively receive the hydraulic fluid from the pump to operate a controllable machine component. The driver is independent of a prime mover of the machine. The heater is positioned to facilitate selectively heating the hydraulic fluid. The temperature sensor is positioned to acquire temperature data indicative of a temperature of the hydraulic fluid. The controller is configured to monitor the temperature of the hydraulic fluid and selectively activate at least one of the heater or the pump to thermally regulate the hydraulic fluid to maintain the hydraulic fluid within a target temperature range.
US11649834B2
Disclosed examples include a retrofit fan frame assembly, comprising: a leading edge adjustment component coupleable to an airfoil, the leading edge adjustment component of variable chord length, the variable chord length to increase and then decrease along a radial length from a hub end of the airfoil to an opposite tip end of the airfoil; and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the leading edge adjustment component to a leading edge of the airfoil.
US11649827B2
Systems and methods for preventing rotation of an ESP motor when the motor is not powered on, thereby preventing the motor from acting as a generator when fluid flowing through the pump section of the ESP applies a torque to the motor. In one embodiment, an ESP has a motor section, a pump section. The ESP may include a directional coupling that allows unidirectional rotation between the motor shaft and a pump shaft of the pump section, and a directional lock that allows unidirectional rotation between the motor shaft and a housing of the motor section. The directional coupling and directional lock allow the pump shaft to freewheel in the forward direction without causing the motor shaft to rotate, and prevent the pump shaft and motor from rotating in the reverse direction.
US11649817B2
Changing a cumulative pumping rate of multiple pump units by adjusting individual pumping rates of the pump units, wherein each temporary dip or spike of an individual pumping rate of one of the pump units is automatically offset by a predetermined temporary adjustment of an individual pumping rate of another one or more of the pump units to thereby reduce effects of the temporary dip or spike on the cumulative pumping rate of the pump units.
US11649814B2
A fluid device including a fluid chamber which is designed for receiving a fluid and which is commonly delimited by a device housing and a bending-elastic membrane element. The membrane element with a peripheral edge section is fixed to the device housing in a fluid-tight manner and has a membrane working section which is framed by the peripheral edge section and which for the change of the volume of the fluid chamber can be elastically deflected by a piezoactuator. The membrane element consists of a rubber-elastic material, wherein the piezoactuator comprises a drive section which extends along the membrane working section, is embedded into the membrane element and is enveloped by the rubber-elastic material of the membrane element.
US11649807B2
Providing is a heating arrangement for bonding a protective shell to a wind turbine blade, including a heating blanket with a first portion and a second portion of a heatable structure, wherein the first portion and the second portion adjoin at a fold of the heating blanket, wherein the fold is curved equally or substantially equally to a curvature of an edge of the wind turbine blade or of a segment of an edge of the wind turbine blade, wherein the heating blanket is mountable to a surface of the wind turbine blade in such manner that the fold abuts the edge or the segment of the edge and that the first portion and the second portion each abuts the surface of the wind turbine blade.
US11649806B2
A method of installing a wind turbine generator onto a floating foundation. The floating foundation has variable buoyancy and is pre-ballasted to float at a predetermined vertical position before installation of a wind turbine generator component onto the floating foundation. A wind turbine generator component supported by lifting equipment is brought towards the floating foundation until contact is made with the floating foundation. Ballast is removed from the floating foundation to increase the buoyancy of the floating foundation such that weight of the wind turbine generator component supported by the floating foundation is increased from substantially zero to substantially the entire weight of the wind turbine generator component. The vertical position of the floating foundation is substantially unchanged during transferring weight of the wind turbine generator component onto the floating foundation.
US11649804B2
A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine of a wind farm. Accordingly, a controller implements a first model to determine a modeled performance parameter for the first wind turbine. The modeled performance parameter is based, at least in part, on an operation of a designated grouping of wind turbines of the plurality of wind turbines, which is exclusive of the first wind turbine. The controller then determines a performance parameter differential for the first wind turbine at multiple sampling intervals. The performance parameter differential is indicative of a difference between the modeled performance parameter and a monitored performance parameter for the first wind turbine. A second model is implemented to determine a predicted performance parameter of the first wind turbine at each of a plurality of setpoint combinations based, at least in part, on the performance parameter differential the first wind turbine. A setpoint combination is then selected based on the predicted performance parameter and an operating state of the first wind turbine is changed based on the setpoint combination.
US11649801B2
A method and system are disclosed which provides for power generation from oceanic wave motion which utilize: a double concave sided buoy flotation device, a recoil mechanism, an alternating-to-direct motion converter with gears having gravitational unidirectional collapsible teeth thereon and an underwater ramp to direct waves toward the buoy.
US11649790B1
A control method and a control apparatus are provided. A main control circuit board in a controller receives an initial control command via a CAN bus from an ECU after being powered on, controls a fault detection circuit board to detect initial states of the controller and all devices connected to the controller based on the initial control command to obtain initial state information, transmits the initial state information to the ECU via the CAN bus, receives a first target control command via the CAN bus from the ECU, and controls a conduction control circuit board to turn on at least one MOS in a MOS array based on the first target control command to output a control signal to a heater connected to the controller to control the heater to operate, thereby realizing a closed-loop control on the heater and adjusting a power of the heater at any time.
US11649777B2
An internal combustion engine is operated at fuel-rich conditions by adjusting one or more operating parameters such as, for example, a throttle, an ignition timing, a load coupled to the engine, a fuel pressure, power to a supercharger, and power to a preheater to maintain a specified engine speed and a temperature of an exhaust gas. Operating the engine under these conditions allows the engine to function as a reformer producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
US11649769B2
An airtight seal configured to be mounted on a first turbomachine member, such as a door of a bleed valve, and to bear against a second member of the turbomachine, such as a hub of an intermediate casing, the airtight seal including a retaining device for mounting the seal on the first member; a sealing lip ensuring airtightness through contact and intended to bear against the second member; an anti-return device for the sealing lip reinforcing the rigidity of the airtight seal at the base of the sealing lip.
US11649768B2
A pump system for a gas turbine engine including a first pump connected to a fluid flow demand line for delivering fluid to a fluid flow demand and a second pump connected, in parallel to the first pump, to the fluid flow demand line and supplementing fluid to the actuation or burner system based on the fluid flow demand. A pressure regulating valve (PRV) is fluidly connected to the flow demand line for bypassing flow to a pump inlet pressure of the first pump and second pump, and controlling a modulated pressure flow signal to a bypass valve, wherein the bypass valve is in fluid communication with the second pump and the PRV for receiving modulated pressure from the PRV and regulating delivery of fluid from the second pump to a bypass flow line.
US11649761B1
An exhaust heater system includes an exhaust heater and an air supply tube disposed within the exhaust heater. Relatively hot exhaust gas from an engine is directed into the exhaust heater, whereby heat from the exhaust heats the interior of the air supply tube. The heat partially vaporizes liquid methanol injected into the air supply tube. To control the amount of heating, the exhaust can be directed to the air supply tube as well as an exhaust bypass, whereby exhaust directed to the exhaust bypass does not heat the interior of the air supply tube.
US11649759B2
A system is provided that may include a pressure sensor coupled to a radiator. The pressure sensor may determine plural pressure readings of a radiator fluid in the radiator. The system may also include a vehicle controller of a vehicle system that includes one or more processors. The one or more processors may repeatedly determine the plural pressure readings of the radiator fluid, and determine a pressure variance of the plural pressure readings that is repeatedly determined. The one or more processors may further be configured to identify a pressure condition based on the pressure variance that is determined.
US11649757B2
Systems and devices are disclosed for controlling fluid flow to piston cooling nozzles with a fluid flow control device configured to open when an internal combustion engine requires piston cooling at high speed but remains open for a period of time after the engine speed drops below a threshold to prevent heat soak damage to the pistons.
US11649756B2
A saddle-riding type vehicle exhaust structure includes: an exhaust pipe that is connected to an exhaust port connecting to a combustion chamber of an engine and has a circular cross-sectional shape which is orthogonal to an exhaust flow direction; and a muffler that is connected to a downstream side in the exhaust flow direction of the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust pipe includes a muffler connection part that is connected to the muffler, an exhaust pipe upstream part that is connected to an upstream side in the exhaust flow direction of the muffler connection part, and an exhaust pipe downstream part that is connected to a downstream side in the exhaust flow direction of the muffler connection part, a cross-sectional area that is orthogonal to the exhaust flow direction of the muffler connection part is larger than each of a minimum value of a cross-sectional area that is orthogonal to an exhaust flow direction of the exhaust pipe upstream part and a minimum value of a cross-sectional area that is orthogonal to an exhaust flow direction of the exhaust pipe downstream part, and a vehicle width direction size of the cross-sectional shape of the muffler connection part and a vertical direction size of the cross-sectional shape of the muffler connection part are different from each other.
US11649751B2
An embodiment control device for discharging condensed water includes a signal receiver configured to receive a power-starting off signal, a temperature receiver configured to receive outdoor air temperature information, and a controller configured to perform a condensed water discharge mode maintaining an engine under an idling condition during a preset power-starting maintenance period in response to the power-starting off signal being received by the signal receiver and the outdoor air temperature information received from the temperature receiver being equal to or lower than a set temperature value.
US11649747B2
A liquid filter device may include a filter housing and a ring filter element arranged in the filter housing. The filter housing may include a filter housing cover and a filter housing pot connectable tightly therewith via a housing seal. A discharge channel, a central clean channel, and a vent channel may be disposed in the filter housing pot. The ring filter element may include an upper end plate, a lower end plate, and a pleated star. When the liquid filter device is in an operating state, a pin arranged on the lower end plate may be disposed in and seal the discharge channel via a first seal, a second seal arranged on the lower end plate may be disposed against a surface of the clean channel, and a third seal arranged on the upper end plate may be disposed against a surface of the vent channel.
US11649736B2
A turbofan gas turbine engine includes, in axial flow sequence, a heat exchanger module, a fan assembly, a compressor module, a turbine module, and an exhaust module. The fan assembly includes a plurality of fan blades defining a fan diameter. The heat exchanger module is in fluid communication with the fan assembly by an inlet duct, and the heat exchanger module including a plurality of heat transfer elements for transfer of heat from a first fluid contained within the heat transfer elements to an airflow passing over a surface of the heat transfer elements prior to entry of the airflow into an inlet to the fan assembly. Each heat transfer element may be individually and independently fluidly isolated from the remaining heat transfer elements.
US11649733B1
Flexible seal assemblies having a relatively low torsional rigidity and high longitudinal flexure to thereby allow the flexible seal assembly to flex between adjacent components and maintain a seal, even when movement between adjacent components occurs, is described. In some embodiments, the flexible seal assembly includes one or more layers of metal matrix material, the metal matrix material being comprised of a plurality of short segments of thin wire arranged randomly and sintered together to form a semi-rigid sheet. The one or more layers of metal matrix material can be sandwiched between an upper casing and a lower casing of a metal alloy casing. In various embodiments, additional features are provided for helping to make sure the seal assembly stays together, such as spot welds formed through the seal assembly, an S-shaped casing, and a recess/protrusion feature provided on adjacent layers of metal matrix material.
US11649732B2
An assembly includes first and second core gaspath walls. Each of the core gaspath walls defines a core gas path side and a non-core gas path side. The first and second core gaspath walls are arranged next to each other and define a gap therebetween. There is a seal arranged on the non-core gas path side that bridges over the gap to seal the gap. A spring device has a plurality of spring elements. The spring elements bias the seal against the non-core gas path sides of the first and second core gaspath walls.
US11649731B2
Airfoils bodies having a first core cavity and a second core cavity located within the airfoil body that is adjacent the first core cavity. The second core cavity is defined by a first cavity wall, a second cavity wall, a first exterior wall, and a second exterior wall, wherein the first cavity wall is located between the second core cavity and the first core cavity and the first and second exterior walls are exterior walls of the airfoil body. The first cavity wall includes a first surface angled toward the first exterior wall and a second surface angled toward the second exterior wall. At least one first cavity impingement hole is formed within the first surface and a central ridge extends into the second core cavity from at least one of the first cavity wall and the second wall and divides the second core cavity into a two-vortex chamber.
US11649730B2
A turbofan gas turbine engine includes, in axial flow sequence, a heat exchanger module, a fan assembly, a compressor module, a turbine module, and an exhaust module. The fan assembly includes fan blades defining a fan diameter. The heat exchanger module is in communication with the fan assembly by an inlet duct, and the heat exchanger module further includes radially-extending hollow vanes arranged in a circumferential array, with a channel extending axially between hollow vanes. Each hollow vane accommodates at least one heat transfer element to transfer heat from a first fluid contained within the or each heat transfer element to a corresponding vane airflow passing through the hollow vane and over a surface of the or each heat transfer element. Each hollow vane further includes a flow modulator configured to regulate airflow in proportion to total airflow entering the heat exchanger module in response to a user requirement.
US11649729B2
An anti-vortex tube (AVT) retaining ring and bore basket is provided and includes a unitary body having an inboard portion, an outboard portion and an intermediate portion. The inboard portion includes a first ring-shaped body with an outer diameter. The outboard portion is configured to support an array of AVTs and includes a second ring-shaped body with an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first ring-shaped body. The intermediate portion includes a flange extending between the outer and inner diameters of the first and second ring-shaped bodies, respectively.
US11649727B2
An electronically commutated hydraulic machine is coupled to a drivetrain. Working chambers of the hydraulic machine are connected to low and high pressure manifold through electronically controlled valves. The phase of opening and closing of the valves has a default. In order to avoid cycle failure due to acceleration events, for example due to backlash in the drivetrain, the phase of opening or closing of the electronically controlled valves is temporarily advanced or retarded from the default timing.
US11649721B2
Systems and methods for evaluating hydrocarbon properties. At least one of the systems includes: a drilling machine configured to drill a borehole; a plurality of infrared cameras configured to capture infrared image data representing a plurality of infrared images of at least one core sample extracted from the borehole; a computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions, in which when the at least one processor is executing the computer-executable instructions, the at least one processor is configured to carry out operations including: receiving the infrared image data captured by the plurality of infrared cameras; determining, based on the infrared image data, at least one hydrocarbon weight value of the at least one core sample.
US11649720B2
A downhole system has a plurality of telemetry systems and a control system configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration of a controller may be changed so as to change which information is transmitted on a given telemetry system and how the information is to be transmitted on the given telemetry system.
US11649718B2
The present disclosure is directed to methods for evaluating a gravel pack, a frac-pack, or cement in a wellbore. In at least one embodiment, a method for evaluating a gravel pack, frac-pack or cement in a wellbore, includes pumping a first material into the wellbore, wherein the first material comprises a first tracer that is not radioactive. The method includes pumping a second material into the wellbore, wherein the second material comprises a second tracer that is not radioactive. The method includes obtaining a set of data using the downhole tool in the wellbore after the first and second materials are pumped into the wellbore. The method includes obtaining a baseline using the downhole tool in the wellbore in a depth interval without the first or second material. The method includes comparing the set of data with the baseline.
US11649716B2
A borescope may include a housing including a transparent viewing window, a bumper surrounding at least a portion of a periphery of the transparent viewing window, wherein the bumper is configured to be pressurized by a fluid, and at least one imaging assembly configured to visualize a field of view exterior of the housing through the transparent viewing window.
US11649707B2
Methods for optimization of liquid oil production by huff-n-puff in shale reservoirs to achieve an improved (and optimal) oil recovery factor. The process determines and utilizes the optimum huff and puff times, number of cycles and soaking time under practical operation and reservoir conditions. The huff time in the process is a period so long that the pressure near the wellbore reaches the set maximum injection pressure during the huff period. The puff time in the process is the time required for the pressure near the wellbore to reach the set minimum production pressure during the puff period. Soaking is typically not necessary during the huff-n-puff gas injection in shale oil reservoirs. The number of huff-n-puff cycles is determinable by the time in which the economic rate cut-off is reached.
US11649700B2
A method of optimizing production of a hydrocarbon-containing reservoir by measuring low-frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing (LFDAS) data in the well during a time period of constant flow and during a time period of no flow and during a time period of perturbation of flow and simultaneously measuring Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) data from the well during a time period of constant flow and during a time period of no flow and during a time period of perturbation of flow. An initial model of reservoir flow is provided using the LFDAS and DTS data; the LFDAS and DTS data inverted using Markov chain Monte Carlo method to provide an optimized reservoir model, and that optimized profile utilized to manage hydrocarbon production from the well and other asset wells.
US11649694B2
A multi-zone single trip open hole completion system includes an outer tubular assembly including an uphole end, a downhole end, an inner tubular assembly, an anchor arranged on the outer tubular assembly, and an anchor setting assembly provided on one of the outer tubular assembly and the inner tubular assembly. The anchor setting assembly is operable to selectively set the anchor. An isolation flow path is in the outer tubular. A flow control system is arranged on the inner tubular assembly. The flow control system selectively blocks flow through the inner tubular assembly. A remotely operated valve is arranged in one of the inner tubular assembly and the outer tubular assembly. The remotely operated valve is operable to close fluid flow through the tubular. An isolation packer is arranged along the outer tubular assembly. Closing the remotely operated valve enables the anchor, and the isolation packer to be set.
US11649688B2
A tool (1) for manipulating a target with combustion products from a propellant, includes a housing (2) defining a chamber (12), a propellant source located within the chamber (12), an ignition mechanism (28) for igniting propellant (26) at the propellant source, and at least one chamber outlet (30) for combustion products from the propellant source. The tool (1) is configured to automatically open the chamber outlet (30) from a closed condition, following ignition of the propellant (26) at the propellant source. Methods of manipulating a target using the tool are also described.
US11649684B2
A perforating gun with one or more centralizing charge tube inserts and, optionally, an orienting centralizer, used in oil and gas completions operations. A gun string including the perforating gun and one or more additional perforating guns substantially identical to the perforating gun.
US11649681B2
The present disclosure provides a fixed-cutter drill bit including a bit body defining a bit rotational axis, a plurality of blades each having an inner end that is radially closer to the bit rotational axis than a remainder of the respective blade, a central bit surface, and a plurality of cutters disposed on the blades and including an innermost cutter located closest among all of the plurality of cutters to the bit rotational axis and having a flattened cutting surface, a cutting arc, and a relief having ends which is located within and interrupts the cutting arc such that the cutting arc includes at least two portions located on opposite ends of the relief. The disclosure also provides a drilling system including the drill bit and a drill string attached to the drill bit and a surface assembly to rotate the drill string and drill bit.
US11649677B2
Disclosed is a movable ladder formed by a structural element composed of a rear part and two sides, the lower part of the vertical structural elements of the ladder terminating in lateral projections in the form of an inverted “U” that provide the ladder with reliable support on the floor. The ladder is characterised in that it is provided with two collapsible lateral platforms and four wheels that can be raised or lowered to facilitate the movement of the ladder toward the work area.
US11649671B2
A window shade mounting system for use with a curtain wall structure comprising: a mounting plate secured to a building material and the mounting plate is disposed in a cavity defined by a curtain wall assembly, the building material, a fire block; a support plate removable carried by the mounting plate; a bracket attached to the mounting plate having a first end configured to bear against the mounting plate; a member included in the bracket wherein the member is configured to engage a roller window shade assembly and the member configured to limit rotation of at least a portion of the roller window shade assembly; a passage defined in the bracket for receiving a wire that travels from the cavity, through the passage and connects to a roller shade assembly motor included in the roller window shade assembly; and, a decorative plate attached to the support plate.
US11649669B1
The present soft barrier includes sheeting and a frame. The frame includes longitudinal and lateral support members. The sheeting is in a relaxed state when the lateral support members are in a retracted state. The sheeting is in a taut state when the lateral support members are in an extended fixed state. The sheeting may be in either the relaxed state or taut state when the longitudinal support members are in a retracted state or an extended state. A first adjustment mechanism for increasing or decreasing the longitudinal length of the barrier is a quick slide mechanism. A second adjustment mechanism for finely increasing or finely decreasing the longitudinal length of the barrier is a rotatable mechanism.
US11649668B1
A barrier employed to keep children and/or pets in or out of certain areas in the house. The barrier includes four panels. Two main panels slide parallel to each other to lengthen or shorten the barrier as a whole. Two side panels stabilize the main panels and extend to the front and rear faces of the main panels to provide a self-supporting in-house barrier. Each of the panels includes a wooden frame. The wood lends less weight, less sharp edges, and more pleasing aesthetics than, for example, a metal gate. Legs are connected to the side panels to further stabilize the side panels and main panels.
US11649667B2
Provided is an adjustable barrier having a central hinge having a cylindrical post and an axis of rotation; a first expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a first connector; and a second expandable section coupled to the cylindrical post of the central hinge by at least a second connector. At least one of the first and second expandable sections is configured to articulate around the axis of rotation of the central hinge forming an articulation angle between the first and second expandable sections.
US11649665B1
An overhead garage door trim system includes a plurality of trim pieces and at least one panel. Each trim piece has a trim piece inner surface and at least one trim piece undercut formed in the trim piece inner surface along a trim piece inner edge, the trim pieces configured to be installed spaced-apart along at least one section of the overhead garage door with respective trim piece inner edges opposed. And the at least one panel is configured to be positioned on the at least one section of the overhead garage door and secured thereon by the plurality of trim pieces, each panel having edges configured to be secured within opposite trim piece undercuts of spaced-apart trim pieces. In use the at least one panel is clamped and retained on the overhead garage door so as to float within the respective trim piece undercuts.
US11649661B2
A system to barricade a door from forced entry is disclosed. The system includes an anchor insertable by a user into a receptacle mounted into a floor on the inside on the door, and a lock affixable to the door. The anchor includes an upper portion designed to connect with the lock, and a lower portion that preferably fits within the receptacle. The lock includes a stop designed to contact the outside surface of the door, and a key plate on the inside of the door. When the anchor is vertically inserted into the receptacle, the upper portion of the anchor engages the key plate of the lock affixed to the door, which in conjunction with the stop prevents the door from swinging outwards. The anchor can be removed from the receptacle when the user doesn't desire to barricade the door.
US11649655B2
A closure for a strand lock having a securing strand, a locking pin with a latch, and a locking housing defining a receptacle for the locking pin is provided with a rotatable coupling element on the locking pin. Rotation of the coupling element secures the latch in the housing.
US11649649B2
Disclosed herein is a concrete form apparatus that can be utilized to establish a rigid perimeter within which concrete can be poured for curing. A first component of the concrete form apparatus can be composed of a flat rigid material that is rectangular in shape and includes perforations along the lengthwise dimension of the material such that, when the material is folded along the perforations, an internal cavity is formed. The second component of the concrete form apparatus can be composed of a material having dimensions sized in accordance with the internal cavity of the folded material such that the first component can be folded along the perforations in the manner described above to encapsulate the second component within the internal cavity. Adhesive layers can be applied to prevent the concrete form apparatus from separating, and layers of the concrete form apparatus can be coated with a waterproofing substance.
US11649647B2
A system and device for leveling and aligning tiles and a method for leveling and aligning tiles are disclosed. In one embodiment of the tile leveling system, a tile leveling device includes an upright body having a head and base at opposite ends thereof. The base and the upright body are integral prior to a frangible separation. The tile leveling device is selectively threaded through a line-of-sight opening of a wedge device for use in an operational configuration.
US11649639B2
An insulated panel assembly having improved insulative R-value. The insulated panel assembly comprises a cover panel, a first insulation layer, and at least one additional insulation layer, wherein the at least one additional insulation layer has a higher R-value than the first insulation layer. The first insulation layer is secured to the cover panel. The first insulation layer further forms at least one recessed portion. The at least one additional insulation layer is positioned in the at least one recessed portion of the first insulation layer. Examples of the at least one additional insulation layer may include vacuum insulated panels and modified atmosphere insulation panels.
US11649631B2
Described herein is a building panel and related building systems, the building panel having a first major surface opposite a second major surface, the building panel comprising a core comprising a first body comprising a first fibrous material; and a second body comprising a second fibrous material, a veneer facing layer coupled to the core, the veneer facing layer comprising a plurality of perforations.
US11649624B1
A dispenser system includes at least one main tubular element, at least one nozzle, and openings formed on the main tubular element. The at least one nozzle receives and injects a first fluid inside the main tubular element. The openings in conjunction with the nozzle (20) enable fluid circulation between inside and outside of the main tubular element.
US11649623B2
A drain arrangement that comprises a drain valve housing which has a first channel section with an inlet opening, a second channel section with an outlet opening, and a valve seat situated between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. There also is a valve body, an actuating unit by way of which the valve body is movable, and an outflow pipe into which the second channel section opens by way of the outlet opening thereof. A first central axis extends centrally through the first channel section, and an outflow pipe central axis extends centrally through the outflow pipe. The outflow pipe central axis intersects the first central axis, and the drain arrangement furthermore comprises an overflow unit, which has a first connecting pipe, an overflow pipe and a second connecting pipe.
US11649605B2
A compact utility loader compact utility loader comprising a frame, and a pair of loader arms supported by the frame. The frame includes a right side, a left side, and a bottom side extending between the right side and the left side. The compact utility loader additionally includes an engine mount secured to the bottom side of the frame and spaced apart from each of the left side and the right side of the frame. The compact utility loader further comprises an engine supported on the engine mount.
US11649604B2
There is provided a height adjustment mechanism for a manhole assembly. The height adjustment mechanism includes an annular lower body having a bore. The height adjustment mechanism includes an annular upper body shaped to selectively fit partially within the bore of the lower body. A first of the lower body and the upper body includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart recessed receptacles of varying depths. A second of the lower body and the upper body includes at least one protrusion extending outwards therefrom. The at least one protrusion is shaped to at least partially fit within respective ones of the receptacles.
US11649599B1
A snow and ice evaporating device that is an untethered device easily usable by an individual. The device has elements that resemble a traditional snow blower as well as a lawn mower, but that includes a salt hopper and a propane tank. The snow blower end operates much like a traditional snow blower with augers that break up snow and ice that are then expelled through a blower end. On the top of the device is a propane tank that provides flames to the bottom of the device, protected by a shroud that heat the surface being treated to melt both ice and snow. A salt hopper is situated on the back of the device which provides a means for applying salt to the treated surface to prevent refreezing. All portions of the device are easily controlled by and extended handle that the user uses to control these functions. The extended handle operates much like a lawn mower in that it allows the user to easily push the device which rolls on wheels and includes a kill switch to turn off the device in an emergency situation.
US11649597B2
A self-propelled sweeping machine, having a chassis comprising at least one driven drive axle with wheels, for cleaning drivable, preferably solid, ground surfaces such as roads, streets, paths and cycle paths, squares or the like, consists of a refuse collection container which is built onto the chassis for receiving refuse which is lifted from the ground surface by means of generated suction air and/or suction force of a suction air unit comprising a suction air blower, by a suction device provided at the front end of a suction air line, and which is supplied via the connected, preferably rising, suction air line to the interior of the refuse collection container, wherein the refuse collection container has a screening device which is arranged spaced apart from the upper container wall for separating the refuse and, for conducting the suction air, has a downstream air outlet line for the suction air to be discharged, and wherein for the emptying process the refuse collection container is configured at the rear end so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis arranged transversely to the forward direction of movement, and for emptying refuse the inner face of the rear wall of the refuse collection container is configured as a sliding surface which rises, respectively is inclined, to the rear, wherein the suction air unit, which is line-connected by a suction air opening to the interior of the refuse collection container, is arranged on the outer face of the rear wall of the refuse collection container configured with an internal sliding surface.
US11649592B2
A railroad sleeper (1) for fixation of at least a pair of rails (2,2′) of a railroad network is disclosed, including a contact surface (3), wherein each rail of the pair of rails (2,2′) is fixed spaced apart from each other, the railroad sleeper (1) being configured by including a hollow sector (4) delimited by association of the contact surface (3) with the anchorage walls (5,5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and opposite the contact surface (3). An embodiment in which the hollow sector (4) of the railroad sleeper is delimited by a support surface and the process of manufacturing a railroad sleeper is also disclosed.
US11649589B2
An improved adhesive composition having increased insulative properties is provided. The adhesive composition having improved insulative properties includes a starch component; an alkaline component; sodium tetraborate; water; and a plurality of expandable microspheres. Products having improved insulation capabilities and methods of making the products having improved insulation capabilities are also provided. The present adhesive and products including the adhesive is environmentally friendly.
US11649588B2
Paper with a grammage of 10-100 g/m2 including at least 20 wt. % of microfilaments and at least 20 wt. % of a non-resinous binder, the microfilaments having an average filament length in the range of 2-25 mm and titer less than 1.3 dtex, the non-resinous binder comprising at least one of fibrid or pulp. The paper shows high strength and other attractive properties.
US11649585B2
Silk performance apparel and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, and other materials that are coated with aqueous solutions of pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments. In some embodiments, coated apparel products exhibit surprisingly improved moisture management properties and increased resistance to microbial growth.
US11649581B2
A clothes treating apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a hanger on which clothes are hung and a blower unit having an air vent for blowing wind toward the clothes hung on the hanger. The hanger includes a supporter connected to the air vent of the blower unit, wherein a wind receiving space is formed inside the supporter, and a shoulder supporter extending from the supporter and forming a wind discharging space connected to the wind receiving space, wherein shoulder portions of the clothes are hung on the shoulder supporter. The wind discharging space includes a body wind path formed to blow wind toward a body portion of the clothes, and sleeve wind paths formed to blow wind toward sleeves of the clothes and diverging at an entrance of the body wind path. The body wind path includes an enlarged wind path portion which is formed at an exit of the body wind path and of which a wind path is enlarged downstream.
US11649580B1
The present invention relates to a collapsible clothes rack. The rack includes a lateral center bar with ends distal to each other, each end being attached to a center hinge assembly. A pair of foldable wing assemblies are attached to the center hinge assemblies and extend transversal to the lateral center bar. A pair of collapsible main leg assemblies are each attached to the center hinge assemblies, and wherein the center hinge assemblies are configured to pivot the main leg assemblies to a predetermined angle from each other to define a base on a surface. Finally, a leg support assembly secured between the pair of collapsible main leg assemblies, and wherein the leg support assembly includes leg support hinges configured to permit the pair of collapsible main leg assembles to pivot away from each other at the predetermined angle.
US11649577B2
Provided are a washing machine that can be manufactured in a large capacity without deterioration in function, and a manufacturing method thereof. A washing machine includes a drum, a drum back, and a spider. The drum back includes a coupling portion formed to protrude in a front direction of the drum at a portion of the drum back to which the spider is coupled so as to correspond to a shape of the spider, a first forming portion formed to be recessed in a back direction of the drum at a portion of the drum back to which the spider is not coupled, and a reinforcement portion formed to additionally protrude in the front direction of the drum at a portion of the coupling portion that is adjacent to the first forming portions.
US11649573B2
A loom includes a loom frame including a pair of side frames, and heddle frame guides. An inner wall of at least one side frame has, as a reference position, a position of a part, which supports the heddle frame guide in a warp direction, of an inner surface of the inner wall with respect to a width direction of the loom and at least one support part is formed to be an offset support part at which an inner end in a support position of a bearing is located on a more inner side of the loom frame than the reference position.
US11649550B1
Carbon-neutral fuels are produced from aragonite in a solar thermal decomposition process in which the carbon dioxide generated from the aragonite is catalytically converted to methane, ethanol, or Fischer-Tropsch liquids. Advantageously, heat from the aragonite production can be recovered and used in downstream processes to thereby minimize the carbon footprint of the fuel production.
US11649546B2
A method for selectively depositing a metal oxide film is disclosed. In particular, the method comprises pulsing a metal or semi-metal precursor onto the substrate and pulsing an organic reactant onto the substrate. A reaction between the metal or semi-metal precursor and the organic reactant selectively forms a metal oxide film on either a dielectric layer or a metal layer.
US11649541B2
The present invention discloses a PVD coating process for producing a multifunctional coating structure comprising the steps of producing a HEA ceramic matrix on a substrate and the targeted introduction of a controlled precipitate structure into the HEA ceramic matrix to generate a desired specific property of the coating structure.
US11649540B2
A deposition mask includes: a first surface and a second surface, in which a plurality of through-holes are formed; a pair of long side surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, and defining a profile of the deposition mask in a longitudinal direction of the deposition mask; and a pair of short side surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, and defining a profile of the deposition mask in a width direction of the deposition mask. The long side surface includes a first portion that is recessed inside and includes a first end portion positioned along the first surface, and a second end portion positioned along the second surface and positioned inside the first end portion. The through-hole includes a first recess formed on the first surface, and a second recess formed on the second surface and connected to the first recess through a hole connection portion.
US11649538B2
A workpiece made from a self-passivating metal and having one or more surface regions defining a Beilby layer as a result of a previous metal shaping operation is activated for subsequent low temperature gas hardening by exposing the workpiece to the vapors produced by heating a non-polymeric N/C/H compound.
US11649533B2
The iron alloy particle is a particle including an iron alloy. The particle includes multiple mixed-phase particles, each including nanocrystals of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less (i.e., from 10 nm to 100 nm) in crystallite size and an amorphous phase; and a grain boundary layer between the mixed-phase particles. Also, the iron alloy has a composition containing Fe, Si, P, B, C, and Cu.
US11649524B2
A method for extracting noble metals from mining tailings and other solids is provided. The method uses a Lewis acid, Brønsted acid, complexing agent and oxygen to provide excellent extraction without the need for chorine gas or cyanide.
US11649519B2
Provided are: a SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate having excellent low-temperature toughness and post-heat treatment characteristics; and a method for manufacturing the same. The SOUR-resistant heavy-wall steel plate of the present invention comprises: in terms of weight %, 0.02-0.06% of C; 0.5% or less of Si (excluding 0%); 0.8-2.0% of Mn; 0.03% or less of P; 0.003% or less of S; 0.06% or less of Al; 0.01% or less of N; 0.005-0.1% of Nb; 0.005-0.05% of Ti; 0.0005-0.005% of Ca; one or more selected from 0.05-0.5% of Ni, 0.05-0.5% of Cr, 0.02-0.4% of Mo, and 0.005-0.1% of V; and the remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the heavy-wall steel plate satisfies relational expressions 1-3, and has a percent ductile fracture of 85% or more in the drop weight tear test (DWTT) at −20° C.
US11649516B2
A method for manufacturing thin-specification high-Ti wear-resistant steel NM450 comprises the steps of preparing melted iron in a blast-furnace, preprocessing the melted iron, smelting the melted iron in a converter, refining the melted steel in a LF furnace, refining the melted steel in a RH furnace, conventional slab continuous casting, heating the slab in a heating furnace, dephosphorizing the slab by high-pressure water, heating the slab in a hot continuous rolling mill, performing ultra fast cooling, reeling, flattening, heating, quenching, tempering and finishing.
US11649512B2
The invention relates to the use of a polysaccharide having at least four saccharide units, such as stachyose, as a glass-forming agent for the freeze-drying of a reaction mixture comprising an enzyme. In particular, the enzyme is a polymerase useful in a nucleic acid amplification reaction such as a Polymerase Chain Reaction. Compositions comprising such polysaccharides as well as methods for preparing them, kits containing them and methods for using them form further aspects of the invention.
US11649510B2
The present invention relates to a screening method for materials that suppress the characteristic body odor of elderly people. The screening method of the present invention is designed such that test substances are screened with olfactory receptors responsive to substances responsible for the characteristic body odor of elderly people to select candidate substances for materials that suppress the characteristic body odor of elderly people, and this method comprises adding a test substance and a substance responsible for the characteristic body odor of elderly people to at least one olfactory receptor polypeptide selected from the group consisting of (a) OR2C1, OR2J2, OR4E2 and OR5P3, and (b) polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence sharing an identity of at least 80% with the amino acid sequence of any of the polypeptides in (a) and which are responsive to the substance responsible for the characteristic body odor of elderly people; measuring the response of the olfactory receptor polypeptide to the substance responsible for the characteristic body odor of elderly people; and identifying a test substance that suppresses the response of the olfactory receptor polypeptide on the basis of the measured response. Moreover, the present invention relates to a screening method for trans-2-nonenal odor suppressors and a screening method for trans-2-octenal odor suppressors.
US11649504B2
The present invention relates to a set of genes for use in a method of predicting the likelihood of a breast cancer patient's survival or of predicting the likelihood of a recurrence and/or aggressiveness of a breast cancer in a breast cancer patient. The present invention also relates to a method for predicting the likelihood of a breast cancer patient's survival or the likelihood of the recurrence or aggressiveness of a breast cancer in a breast cancer patient, as well as to a kit for use in such method.
US11649498B2
Implementations of a method for seeding sequence libraries on a surface of a sequencing flow cell that allow for spatial segregation of the libraries on the surface are provided. The spatial segregation can be used to index sequence reads from individual sequencing libraries to increase efficiency of subsequent data analysis. In some examples, hydrogel beads containing encapsulated sequencing libraries are captured on a sequencing flow cell and degraded in the presence of a liquid diffusion barrier to allow for the spatial segregation and seeding of the sequencing libraries on the surface of the flow cell. Additionally, examples of systems, methods and compositions are provided relating to flow cell devices configured for nucleic acid library preparation and single cell sequencing. Some examples include flow cell devices having a hydrogel with genetic material disposed therein, and which is retained within the hydrogel during nucleic acid processing.
US11649497B2
Disclosed herein include systems, methods, compositions, and kits for determining expressions of proteins and genes simultaneously, and for sample indexing. The method can comprise extending a cellular component-binding reagent specific oligonucleotide hybridized to an oligonucleotide barcode to generate an extended cellular component-binding reagent specific oligonucleotide. The extended cellular component-binding reagent specific oligonucleotide can be separated from the oligonucleotide barcodes. The separated extended cellular component-binding reagent specific oligonucleotide can be amplified separately from barcoded cDNA.
US11649491B2
Disclosed herein in are methods and systems for determining genetic variants (e.g., copy number variation) in a polynucleotide sample. A method for determining copy number variations includes tagging double-stranded polynucleotides with duplex tags, sequencing polynucleotides from the sample and estimating total number of polynucleotides mapping to selected genetic loci. The estimate of total number of polynucleotides can involve estimating the number of double-stranded polynucleotides in the original sample for which no sequence reads are generated. This number can be generated using the number of polynucleotides for which reads for both complementary strands are detected and reads for which only one of the two complementary strands is detected.
US11649488B2
A bioinformatics process which provides an improved means to detect a JAK-STAT1/2 cellular signaling pathway in a subject, such as a human, based on the expression levels of at least three unique target genes of the JAK-STAT1/2 cellular signaling pathway measured in a sample. The invention includes an apparatus comprising a digital processor configured to perform such a method, a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a digital processing device to perform such a method, and a computer program comprising program code means for causing a digital processing device to perform such a method. Kits are also provided for measuring expression levels of unique sets of JAK-STAT1/2 cellular signaling pathway target genes.
US11649486B2
Nucleic acid probes for detection of a target nucleic acid molecule by an RCA reaction in the presence of the target nucleic acid molecule, comprise a first circular template strand which is capable of acting as a template for RCA, and is protected from RCA in the absence of the target nucleic acid molecule by at least a second protector strand which comprises a region of complementarity to the first template strand and is hybridised thereto to form a double-stranded circular structure containing the first template strand inside the protector strand(s). At least one of the second and/or any further protector strands comprises a target binding site, such that upon binding of the probe to the target nucleic acid molecule the probe is able to undergo a strand displacement reaction which allows RCA of the first template strand. Methods of detecting target analytes use such probes.
US11649478B2
A method for identifying in situ presence of a hydrocarbon reservoir or of a pipeline leakage is disclosed. The method can include obtaining a sample from an area of interest, such as a sediment sample or water column sample near a hydrocarbon seep or near an offshore pipeline; analyzing the sample to detect nucleic acid, protein or metabolite signatures that are indicative of cold-shock response; identifying the relative abundance of the cold-shock signatures present in the sample in comparison to the surrounding environment.
US11649475B2
Dioxetane compounds represented by Formula I below, and methods of using the dioxetane compounds in the detection of presence or absence, quantification, and identification of microorganisms including bacteria, bacterial fragments (e.g., LPS, endotoxin), viruses, and fungi by means of chemiluminescence.
US11649471B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of one or more fermentation product from a sugar composition, comprising the following steps: a) fermentation of the sugar composition in the presence of a yeast belonging to the genera Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Candida, Pichia, Schizosaccharomyces, Hansenula, Kloeckera, Schwanniomyces or Yarrowia: and b) recovery of the fermentation product, wherein the yeast comprises the genes araA, araB and araD and the sugar composition comprises glucose, galactose and arabinose.
US11649470B2
The present disclosure relates to processes for producing hydrocarbon fuels from lignocellulosic biomass. A process may include introducing biomass to a pretreatment system, and a first separation system forming a pentose-rich stream and a pentose-lean stream. The pentose-lean stream may be introduced to a hydrolysis system forming a hydrolysate and the hydrolysate introduced to a second separation system forming a hexose-rich stream and a lignin stream. Additionally, at least one of the pentose-rich stream or the hexose-rich stream may be introduced to a bioreactor containing microorganisms configured to produce hydrocarbon fuels. Additionally, the present disclosure also relates to systems for the production of hydrocarbon fuels. A system may include a pretreatment system, a first separation system, a hydrolysis system, a second separation system, and one or more bioreactors. Alternatively a system may include a pretreatment system, a hydrolysis system, a sugar separation system, and one or more bioreactors.
US11649457B2
The present disclosure provides small hairpin nucleic acid molecules capable of stimulating interferon production. The nucleic acid molecules of the present disclosure has a double-stranded section of less than 19 base pairs and at least one blunt end. In certain embodiments, the molecule comprises at least one 5′-triphosphate and/or at least one 5′-diphosphate. In certain embodiments, compounds and/or compositions of the disclosure are useful for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing SARS-CoV-2 viral infection, and/or ameliorating, minimizing, reversing, and/or preventing persistent SARS-CoV-2 viral infection, and/or minimizing or preventing SARS-CoV-2 viral infection-derived mortality and/or lethality, in a subject. In certain embodiments, compounds and/or compositions of the disclosure are useful for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing SARS-CoV-2 viral infection in a tumor-bearing subject. In certain embodiments, compounds and/or compositions of the disclosure are useful for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing SARS-CoV-2 viral infection in an immune-compromised and/or immunodeficient subject.
US11649452B2
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods and compositions for sequencing a plurality of template nucleic acids.
US11649449B2
This disclosure provides improved cell lines for manufacture of protein-based pharmaceutical agents, considerably reducing the cost of commercial production. The cell lines are obtained by selecting cells from a mixed population for one or more characteristics that support protein production on a non-specific basis, such as the level of endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and/or other desired phenotypic features, compared with other cells in the starting mixture. Particularly effective producer cell lines can be obtained by preparing the cells for functional selection by making cell hybrids. A gene encoding a therapeutic protein of interest may be transfected into the cells before or after one or more cycles of fusion and selection. Depending on the protein product being expressed, cell lines may be obtained that produce eight grams or more of protein per liter of culture fluid.
US11649439B2
A biological composition has a mixture of mechanically selected allogeneic biologic material derived from bone marrow. The mixture has non-whole cellular components including vesicular components and active and inactive components of biological activity, cell fragments, cellular excretions, cellular derivatives, and extracellular components. The mixture is compatible with biologic function.
US11649434B2
The invention disclosed herein generally relates to methods and systems for converting stem cells into specific tissue(s) or cells through directed differentiation. In particular, the invention disclosed herein relates to methods and systems for promoting functional basal-like cells from pluripotent stem cell-derived lung bud tip progenitor organoid tissue through activation of SMAD signaling via activation of TGFβ1 (and/or the TGFβ signaling pathway) and BMP4 (and/or the BMP signaling pathway).
US11649426B2
This disclosure relates to equipment utilized to manufacture chemical agents, particularly biopharmaceuticals, using Disposable Containers (DCs).
US11649425B2
An apparatus comprising a culture dish and a removable lid, wherein the culture dish comprises a main body having a side wall defining a reservoir region for receiving a quantity of liquid media, and the removable lid is arranged to cover the reservoir region during normal use, wherein the lid comprises a gas permeable material and includes an engagement portion formed of a resilient material adapted to cooperatively engage with the side wall of the main body of the culture dish so as to compress a part of the engagement portion of the removable lid against the side wall to form a vapour-tight seal for the reservoir region when the removable lid is coupled to the culture dish. The lid fitted to the culture dish enables a substantial portion of the culturing media to remain in the environment enclosed between the reservoir and the lid without use of a cover media to limit evaporation while allowing gaseous exchange therethrough.
US11649416B2
An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion, the emulsion having a particle size of 1 nm to 150 nm b. Free perfume, having an emulsion particle size of 1 nm to 30 μm.
US11649410B2
The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first oxide having a phosphate, a ratio of Brønsted acid sites to Lewis acid sites between 0.05 and 1.00, and a total acidity between 50 μmol/g and 300 μmol/g, where the phosphate is at least one of a functional group covalently bonded to the first oxide and/or an anion ionically bonded to the first oxide.
US11649407B2
Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.
US11649404B2
A non-aqueous extraction process for producing a bitumen product from an oil sands material that includes an ablation stage is provided. The ablation stage can include adding an ablation solvent to an oil sands material to achieve a solvent-to-ore ratio of less than about 10, mixing the ablation solvent and the oil sands material to reduce the size of the oil sands material and produce ablated ore that includes ablated ore fragments having a diameter of less than about 2 inches, and retrieving the ablated ore as a single stream. The ablated ore can be subjected to a reject separation stage to separate reject material therefrom. The reject material can also be subjected to a wash reject stage. The ablated ore can then be subjected to an extraction stage. Examples of ablators are also described, which can include for instance a conveyor, or can be a rotary screen ablator.
US11649397B1
This disclosure relates to water-soluble viscosity reducer complexes for use in reducing the viscosity of heavy oil in oil recovery operations. The viscosity reducer complexes contain a hydrophilic component of polyaromatic-hydrocarbon-based polymers and a hydrophilic component of cyclodextrin-based polymers.
US11649395B2
Some reservoirs have tight oil formations, such as the Changqing reservoir. The surfactant polymer flooding and low tension gas flooding are two potential chemical flooding methods for use in tight oil formations. In these methods, an oil displacement agent, or surfactant, is added. Nonionic surfactants with extended chains (by propylene oxide and ethylene oxide) from dialkyl alcohols or dialkyl amines were tested. A synergistic blend of surfactants was developed between the nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants that lowers interfacial tension and improves surfactant solubility in water and oil.
US11649394B2
A method includes forming an ionic liquid-based product, the ionic liquid-based product including an ionic liquid and mixing the ionic-liquid based product with a fluid. The method also includes injecting the fluid mixed with the ionic-liquid based product into a formation as part of an Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) application.
US11649385B2
An adhesive film for polarizing plates, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display apparatus including the same are provided. An adhesive film for polarizing plates includes: a (meth)acrylic copolymer, a curing agent, a (meth)acrylic oligomer, and an antistatic agent, and has a modulus of about 0.5 MPa or more at about 25° C. and a surface resistance difference ΔSR of about 1.0 log (Ω/□) or less, as calculated by Equation 1 herein.
US11649378B2
Cationic or zwitterionic polymer adhesives, adhesive articles, aqueous polymerizable pre-adhesive reaction mixtures, and methods of preparation that include internal incorporation of a hydrocarbon tackifier. An aqueous polymerizable pre-adhesive reaction mixture includes one or more cationic (meth)acrylate monomers, one or more low Tg nonionic monomers having a (meth)acryloyl group, optionally one or more anionic (meth)acrylate monomers, and one or more hydrocarbon tackifiers.
US11649369B2
Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte battery using an aqueous sealant composition. The aqueous sealant composition comprises an aqueous dispersion in an amount of 70 mass % or more and 97 mass % or less by mass of solid content, wherein the aqueous dispersion comprises an olefinic polymer as a main component, and a water-soluble polymer in an amount of 3 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less by mass of solid content. The aqueous dispersion comprises an olefinic polymer as a main component. The olefinic polymer is a modified olefinic polymer. The modified olefinic polymer is a partial copolymer of a polymer selected from a group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene and ethylene-propylene polymers, and a polymerizable unsaturated organic acid selected from a group consisting of maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and esters thereof.
US11649360B2
An icephobic coating composition forms a coating layer that melts ice and snow upon contract and remains durable after several exposures to winter storms. The icephobic coating composition includes about 2.5% to about 12.5% by weight of latex polymer solids; about 30% to about 70% by weight of an inorganic halide salt; about 15% to about 50% by weight water; and about 1% to about 15% by weight of an organic co-solvent selected from glycerin, glycols, and glycol ethers. An alternative icephobic coating composition includes about 1% to about 20% by weight of a solution polymer instead of a latex polymer, and about 10% to about 40% by weight of a VOC-exempt organic solvent instead of the foregoing water and co-solvent.
US11649358B2
Described herein are borate salts useful as additives, binders, and electrolyte salts for solid state lithium ion batteries. In particular, the borate salts of Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III) as described herein: can be polymerized, or can be bound to an existing polymer, to provide polymeric binders for ceramic solid state electrolytes that are themselves capable of ion transport independent of the ceramic.
US11649355B2
A resin composition comprises, based on 100% by weight of the resin composition: 45-70 wt % of a main resin, 20-45 wt % of a chopped glass fiber, 1-3 wt % of a toughening resin, 0.2-0.5 wt % of an unmodified glycidyl methacrylate, and 0-10 wt % of an auxiliaries. The main resin is selected from at least one of PBT resin and PPS resin. The chopped glass fiber has a dielectric constant of 4.0 to 4.4 at 1 MHz.
US11649354B2
Provided according to the present invention is a substrate for a flexible display device in which the problems of threshold voltage shift-induced current fluctuation and resultant image sticking can be solved by introducing an imide monomer as an organic filler into a polyamic acid composition to enhance thickness and surface direction densities in the film that is manufactured while vulcanization is performed at high temperatures, thereby enhancing thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of the film.
US11649349B2
A thermoplastic elastomeric formulation comprises (i) a water based thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), (ii) a surfactant, (iii) an antioxidant, (iv) a antifoaming agent and (v) a crosslinking agent. The water based TPE is styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) copolymer latex. A glove that is produced using the thermoplastic elastomeric formulation of the present invention is known as water based TPE gloves, such as water based TPE medical exam gloves, water based TPE household gloves and water based TPE industrial gloves in particular water based TPE surgical gloves.
US11649336B2
Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in an extensional flow device. The total energy used to degrade the SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP.
US11649333B2
The present invention provides a method for fabricating patterned cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite nanofibers and thin films for optical and electromagnetic sensor and actuator application, comprising the following steps of: selecting materials for fabricating patterned cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite nanofibers; and fabricating patterned CNCs composite nanofibers by incorporating secondary phases either during electrospinning or post-processing, wherein the secondary phases may include dielectrics, electrically or magnetically activated nanoparticles or polymers and biological cells mechanically reinforced by CNCs.
US11649332B2
A method of processing liquid crystal polymer film is provided. The method includes the following steps. A metal substrate is provided. A liquid crystal polymer film is provided. The liquid crystal polymer film and the metal substrate are laminated to form a composite layer. The composite layer is heated at a first temperature and a processed liquid crystal polymer film is obtained through the separation of the heated liquid crystal polymer film from the substrate. A processing device of liquid crystal polymer film is further provided, including a lamination member, a transport member, a heating member, and a separation member.
US11649331B2
Provided herein are polyethylene films made of the polyethylene blends having improved properties, particularly in Elmendorf tear and puncture resistance. The polyethylene blends include two primary polyethylene blends.
US11649330B2
An aqueous adhesive composition for treating a reinforcing fiber for bonding to a thermosetting polymer matrix and products made therefrom such as power transmission belts. The adhesive composition includes: water as the solvent or dispersing medium; a polyelectrolyte co-curable with the polymer matrix; a primer material compatible with the fiber and co-curable with the polyelectrolyte; and optionally a rubber curative compatible with the polyelectrolyte and the polymer matrix. A fiber-reinforced, composite polymer system may thus include a thermosetting polymer matrix, a reinforcing fiber embedded therein, and an adhesive composition coating the fiber; the adhesive composition including a polyelectrolyte co-curable with the polymer matrix and a primer material compatible with the fiber and co-curable with the polyelectrolyte. The adhesive composition may include a curative compatible with the polyelectrolyte. In one preferred embodiment, the invention is an aqueous adhesive composition including water, an epoxy resin, a maleated polybutadiene derivative, and a curative.
US11649328B2
A core/shell polymer material suitable for three-dimensional printing is provided. The core/shell polymer material may include at least one amorphous polymer as a core particle and at least one semicrystalline polymer as a shell material surrounding the core particle.
US11649324B2
Provided are thionated polymers comprising one or more aromatic groups and at least one Sx group, wherein x is 1-200, wherein the thionated polymer comprises about 50% by weight or less, based on the weight of the thionated polymer, of substituents on the backbone of the thionated polymer that absorb at a wavelength of about 700 to about 6200 nm. Also provided are substrates such as films, glass substrates, and optical devices comprising a thionated polymer and processes for preparing a thionated polymer described herein.
US11649320B2
The present invention provides novel polymer compounds and methods and processes for polymerizing and synthesizing the new polymers by post-modifying conjugated polymers bearing unsaturated functionalities. The post-modifications are facilitated by light-mediated initiators, thermal initiators, redox-based initiators, small molecule-based initiators, or a combination thereof. Syntheses and post-modifications are carried out to high conversion via thiol-ene “click” chemistry-based mechanisms. The products comprise monomeric, oligomeric, and polymeric materials with easily-accessible pendant functionalities which impart new, distinct, and/or improved properties.
US11649314B2
An antistatic agent for thermoplastic resins (Z) containing a block polymer (A) having a block of a hydrophobic polymer (a) and a block of a hydrophilic polymer (b) as structure units, and a C6-C18 branched alkylbenzenesulfonate (S); an antistatic resin composition (Y) containing the antistatic agent (Z) and a thermoplastic resin (E); and a molded article of the antistatic resin composition (Y).
US11649312B2
Provided herein are methods of making (meth)acrylate blocked polyurethanes with zirconium catalysts, dual cure resins containing (meth)acrylate blocked polyurethanes and zirconium catalysts, methods of using the same in additive manufacturing, and products made therefrom.
US11649301B2
An activator-nucleator formulation comprising an activating effective amount of (A) an alkylaluminum(chloride) compound (compound (A)); and a nucleating effective amount of a compound (B) selected from at least one of compounds (B1) to (B3): (B1) calcium (1R,2S)-cis-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (1:1); (B2) calcium stearate (1:2), and (B3) zinc stearate (1:2); wherein the compound (A) is effective for activating a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst to give a Ziegler-Natta catalyst; and wherein the compound (B) is effective for lowering isothermal crystallization peak time period of a semicrystalline polyethylene polymer made in a polymerization process by the Ziegler-Natta catalyst. A method of polymerizing ethylene, and optionally 0, 1, or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in a polymerization process conducted in a polymerization reactor, the method comprising contacting ethylene, and optionally 0, 1, or more alpha-olefin comonomers, with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system to give a semicrystalline polyethylene polymer. The semicrystalline polyethylene polymer made by the method of polymerizing.
US11649295B2
The present invention relates to multispecific antibodies, for example bispecific antibodies, and methods for the isolation or purification of the same. The antibodies of the invention comprise first and second heavy chain-light chain pairings wherein each pairing comprises a distinct selective recognition site including one or more amino acid residues contributed from the heavy chain and the light chain of the pairing. The first and second selective recognition sites differ by at least one amino acid residue and can be differentially bound by first and second selective recognition agents according to the methods of the invention. Such methods facilitate the production of antibody preparations enriched for multispecific antibodies having the correct functional heavy chain-light chain pairings.
US11649293B2
The present invention provides methods for producing antibodies against peptides, proteins, or such to which immune tolerance is easily established, by using antigen-binding molecules comprising a domain that binds to a molecule expressed on the surface of a cell having an immune response-suppressing function and a T cell receptor (TCR) complex-binding domain. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination with therapeutic vaccines and agents for enhancing a humoral immune response, each comprising the antigen-binding molecules as active ingredients.
US11649286B2
The application provides tri-specific antibody monomers having a N-terminal and a C-terminal, comprising in tandem from the N-terminal to the C-terminal, a first scFv domain at the N-terminal, a Fab domain, a Fc domain, and a second scFv domain at the C-terminal. In one embodiment, the first scFv domain, the Fab domain, and the second scFv domain each has a binding specificity against a different antigen.
US11649285B2
The ligand for VISTA is identified (VSIG3) as well as the use of this ligand and receptor interaction in the identification or synthesis of a VSIG3 agonist or antagonist compounds, preferably antibodies, polypeptides and fusion proteins which agonize or antagonize the effects of VSIG3 and/or VISTA and/or the VSIG3/VISTA interaction. These antagonists may be used to suppress VSIG3/VISTA's suppressive effects on T cell immunity, and more particularly used in the treatment of cancer, or infectious disease. These agonist compounds may be used to potentiate or enhance VSIG3/VISTA's suppressive effects on T cell immunity and thereby suppress T cell immunity, such as in the treatment of autoimmunity, allergy or inflammatory conditions. Screening assays for identifying these agonists and antagonist compounds are also provided.
US11649279B2
The present invention provides anti-C1q antibodies and methods of using the same.
US11649278B2
Compositions and methods reduce symptoms of human allergy to cats. The effectiveness of a molecule which specifically binds to Feline domesticus allergen number 1 (Fel D1) is enhanced by prolonging the time the immunoglobulin stays within the mouth of a cat to whom the anti-Fel D1 molecule is administered in a pet food. The compositions and methods use a powder that is a dried hydrogel encapsulating the anti-Fel D1 molecule, and the hydrogel is based on gelatin, collagen peptides, or gelatin and collagen peptides; and carrageenan. The methods of making the powder provide a high encapsulation efficacy, sustained release of the anti-Fel D1 molecule in the cat's mouth, and oral adhesion of the anti-Fel D1 molecule in the cat's mouth.
US11649273B2
The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
US11649272B2
The present invention pertains to inter alia methods for purifying extracellular vesicles including exposing a sample comprising at least one extracellular vesicle to ultrafiltration; and exposing the sample following the ultrafiltration in step (i) to size exclusion liquid chromatography.
US11649264B2
The present invention relates to a virus-derived particle comprising one or more Cas protein(s), as well as to kits and methods using the same for altering a target nucleic acid.
US11649248B2
The present invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the sigma (σ) receptor, and more particularly to oxadiazaspiro compounds having this pharmacological activity, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy, in particular against drug abuse and addiction.
US11649244B2
The present disclosure discloses a method for synthesizing a diaza-bridged compound and a diaza-bridged compound, belonging to the field of organic synthesis. The present disclosure includes the following reaction: in the formula, R is aryl, substituted aryl, alkyl or haloalkyl, Ra is any one of H, 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl, 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl or 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl, n=1 or 2. Since compound 2 and NH3 are used as raw materials, the present disclosure can not only effectively shorten the process flow and save process costs, but also improve the reaction yield to a certain extent. The present disclosure also provides a diaza-bridged compound, where the structural formula thereof is in the formula, Ra is any one of 2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl, 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl or 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl. Since the compound has a higher melting point, is easy to recrystallize to get solid and not easy to form oil under high temperature, the diaza-bridged compound is suitable for long-distance transportation and long-term storage.
US11649232B2
Synthetic, novel dimeric cinchona alkaloid compounds having potent cytotoxic activity against human cancer cells. The compounds are effective agents for inhibiting cellular proliferation, for example, in cancer cells. The compounds cause apoptotic cell death in and cause inhibition of clonogenic growth of human breast cancer, prostate cancer, leukemia, lymphoma cells at nanomolar concentrations. The chemical structure of the compound includes dimeric cinchona alkaloid and derivatives containing various groups attached in their structure. The compounds also possess hydroxy group functionality in the structure to enable the preparation of pharmaceutically applicable salts to enhance their solubility for ease of systemic administration in animals and in humans, for example, in cancer patients.
US11649230B2
Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted fused imidazole derivative, and methods of use in treating renal diseases are provided. The substituted fused imidazole derivatives may control the activity or the amount or both the activity and the amount of heme-oxygenase.
US11649223B2
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D are provided comprising Formula I, I″ and I′″ or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduces the excessive activation of complement.
US11649221B2
Provided are a method of preparing a cannabis processed product having an increased Δ9-THC content in an efficient and economic manner, through a cyclization reaction by microwave irradiation of cannabis using various extraction solvents, and use of the processed product having an increased Δ9-THC content prepared by the method, a fraction thereof, and a single ingredient of THC, in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.
US11649219B2
A process for preparing clomazone is provided, the process comprising reacting 4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone with 2-chlorobenzyl chloride in an aqueous medium in the presence of a base, in particular an alkali metal hydroxide. A method for preparing clomazone is also disclosed, the method comprising (a) crystallizing clomazone from solution in an organic solvent; and (b) isolating the resulting crystals. N-benzene is a particularly suitable solvent. Further, there is provided Form I crystalline 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone (clomazone), wherein the polymorph Form I is characterized by at least one of the following properties: (i) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks expressed in degrees 2θ(+/−0.20° θ) at one or more of the following positions: about 10.63, 16.07, 18.08, 19.11, 19.34, 21.20, 24.78 and 28.80; and (ii) an infrared (IR) spectrum having a characteristic peak: at about 2967 and 2870 cm−1.
US11649218B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a compound that inhibits c-Abl tyrosine kinase (also referred to herein as “c-Abl”). The compound embodiments described herein are novel c-Abl inhibitors that can bind to c-Abl at an allosteric site and inhibit its activity in various pathways. The compound embodiments also are capable of crossing the blood brain barrier and therefore are useful in inhibiting c-Abl activity as it affects pathways and/or proteins in the brain. The compound embodiments described herein are effective therapeutic agents for treating diseases involving c-Abl, such as cancers, motor neuron diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for making and using the c-Abl inhibitory compound embodiments.
US11649213B2
Provided is a process for preparing a compound, comprising the steps of a) Reacting a compound of Formula A (Formula A) with the compound 3 (3) to provide the compound 5 (5) or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein R is a linear or branched C1-C5 alkyl. Further provided is the compound 5 or a salt or solvate thereof. (5) The use of these compounds in the synthesis of 3-[5-Amino-4-(3-Cyanobenzoyl)-Pyrazol-1-yl]-N-Cyclopropyl-4-Methylbenzamide is also provided.
US11649211B2
The present disclosure relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) or anyone of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, in the treatment and/or prevention of an inflammatory disease; wherein: means an aromatic ring wherein V is C or N and when V is N; Q is N or O, provided that R″ does not exist when Q is O; R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group chosen among a (C1-C3)alkyl group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a —COOR1 group, a —NO2 group, a —NR1R2 group, a morpholinyl or a morpholino group, a N-methylpiperazinyl group, a (C1-C3)fluoroalkyl group, a —O—P(═O)—(OR3)(OR4) group, a (C1-C4)alkoxy group and a —CN group, and can further be a group chosen among:
US11649206B2
The present invention provides a production method of a 3-cyanopyrrole compound possibly useful as an intermediate for pharmaceutical products. A production method of compound (II) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst. A production method of compound (III) including subjecting compound (I) to a reduction reaction followed by a cyclization reaction, in which the aforementioned reduction reaction is continuous hydrogenation reaction in a fixed bed reactor filled with a supported metal catalyst.
US11649194B2
This invention refers to a bacterial inoculating formulation based on a microorganism consortium of genus Calothrix sp., to increase yield and quality of vegetable crops, the method for manufacturing the formulation and uses thereof, particularly its use in the industry of bacterial inoculants for field and greenhouse application, and for any other place requiring an enhancement in yield and quality of vegetable crops, without using nitrogen chemical fertilizers. The bacterial inoculating formulation based on a microorganism consortium of genus Calothrix sp., to increase yield and quality of vegetable crops comprises: a) a microorganism consortium of genus Calothrix sp., at a concentration ranging from 0.05% to 10% by weight; b) a substrate or immobilizing vehicle in order to immobilize the microorganisms at a concentration ranging from 2% to 80% by weight; c) a soil pH buffer at a concentration ranging from 0% to 3% by weight, and d) moisture at a concentration ranging from 7% to 97.95% by weight.
US11649192B2
A honeycomb structure includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall disposed to surround a plurality of cells, which serving as fluid through channels extending from a first end face to a second end face, wherein the plurality of cells includes: large opening cells having a large opening area on the first end face and the second end face; and small opening cells having an opening area smaller than that of the large opening cells on the first end face and the second end face, a ratio of an opening diameter of the large opening cells to an opening diameter of the small opening cells is larger than 1.11 and smaller than 1.28, and the opening diameter of the small opening cells is larger than 0.78 mm, and a cell density of the honeycomb structure body is larger than 93 pcs/cm2 and smaller than 104 pcs/cm2.
US11649191B2
A method of fabricating a brake component made from a ceramic matrix composite is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes infiltrating a carbon fabric with a slurry containing a ceramic powder and a sintering aid; laying up the carbon fabric in a desired geometry to form a raw component; warm pressing the raw component to form a green component; and sintering the green component via a spark plasma sintering process to form a sintered component.
US11649190B2
This document describes processes for preparing ceramics, especially lithium-based ceramics. The ceramics produced by this process and their use in electrochemical applications are also described as well as electrode materials, electrodes, electrolyte compositions, and electrochemical cells comprising them.
US11649183B2
A water treatment plant includes a central monitoring device, a control device, a control device, and a computation unit, and causes a water treatment apparatus and a water treatment apparatus to execute water treatment. The central monitoring device monitors the water treatment apparatus and the water treatment apparatus. The control device performs a first control for the water treatment apparatus. The control device performs a second control for the water treatment apparatus. The computation unit is located outside the central monitoring device and performs a first computation related to the first control using a first calculation model generated by a first machine learning.
US11649178B2
A system for producing steam includes a source of superheated water with superheated water output; a membrane filtration system in fluid communication with the superheated water output and including a membrane filter with a permeate side and an opposing retentate side. The membrane filter includes a separation membrane constructed to reject organic molecules. The system may be used for removing organic compounds, such as anti-corrosion agents or contaminants, from superheated water to produce steam. A method for producing steam includes directing a cross-flow of heated pressurized water including a first concentration of an organic compound across a membrane filter. The membrane filter includes a separation membrane constructed to reject the organic compound; and one or more support layers adjacent the separation membrane. A steam permeate including a second concentration of the organic compound is collected, where the second concentration is lower than the first.
US11649174B2
An aqueous stream cleaning system including a circulation pump to receive a waste fluid and/or a concentrated liquid bottoms stream, and expel a circulation stream. The aqueous stream cleaning system can also include a primary heat exchanger to receive the circulation stream from the circulation pump. The primary heat exchanger can have a plurality of heat exchange plates that define an internal surface area for heat transfer from a distillate stream to the circulation stream to produce a cooled distillate stream and a heated circulation stream. The plurality of heat exchange plates can be spaced to facilitate free flow of solids in the circulation stream between the plurality of heat exchange plates. A mass flow rate and pressure of the circulation stream can be configured to minimize build-up of solids in the primary heat exchanger. The aqueous stream cleaning system can further include an evaporation unit to receive the heated circulation stream from the primary heat exchanger. The distillate stream is formed when steam in the heated circulation stream evaporates in the evaporation unit, and the concentrated liquid bottoms stream is formed from a portion of the heated circulation stream that does not evaporate.
US11649170B2
This invention relates to a method for the preparation of lithium carbonate from lithium chloride containing brines. The method can include a silica removal step, capturing lithium chloride, recovering lithium chloride, supplying lithium chloride to an electrochemical cell and producing lithium hydroxide, contacting the lithium hydroxide with carbon dioxide to produce lithium carbonate.
US11649164B2
A synthesis gas plant for producing synthesis gas, said synthesis gas plant including an electrically heated reforming reactor system including a first catalyst active for catalyzing steam methane reforming reaction, said electrically heated reforming reactor system being arranged to receive a feed gas comprising hydrocarbons and outletting a first synthesis gas stream. The synthesis gas plant also includes a post converter downstream the electrically heated reforming reactor system, said post converter housing a second catalyst active for catalyzing steam methane reforming/methanation reactions and reverse water gas shift reaction, said post converter being arranged to receive at least part of said first synthesis gas stream and outletting a second synthesis gas stream. Furthermore, the synthesis gas plant includes means for adding a heated CO2 rich gas stream to the at least part of the first synthesis gas stream upstream the post converter and/or into the post converter.
US11649158B2
A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a MEMS device body connected to a first mooring portion and a second mooring portion. The MEMS device body further includes a first cantilever and a second cantilever and connected by a spring. The spring is in operable communication with the first cantilever and the second cantilever.
US11649148B2
A cork screw bottle lock is used to secure a cork within a bottle and to facilitate removal of the cork from the bottle using a screw on/off mechanism. A cork screw bottle lock may include a retainer configured to secure a cork onto a bottle by a screw-on attachment of the retainer to the bottle. A method may include adding contents to a bottle and sealing the bottle using a cork secured to the bottle using a cork screw bottle lock.
US11649147B2
The various embodiments described herein generally relate to an autonomous material transport vehicle, and systems and methods for operating an autonomous material transport vehicle. The autonomous material transport vehicle comprises: a sensing system operable to monitor an environment of the vehicle; a drive system for operating the vehicle; a processor operable to: receive a location of a load; initiate the drive system to navigate the vehicle to the location; following initiation of the drive system, operate the sensing system to monitor for one or more objects within a detection range; and in response to the sensing system detecting the one or more objects within the detection range, determine whether the load is within the detection range; and when the load is within the detection range, operate the drive system to position the vehicle for transporting the load, otherwise, determine a collision avoidance operation to avoid the one or more objects.
US11649145B2
Components and systems for a flexible tensioning member for construction equipment. A tensioning member is comprised of a fiber having a specific tensile strength greater than 1,000 kilonewton meters per kilogram. The tensioning member connects two components and has an attachment allowing the tensioning member to flex relative to a component. The attachment may provide a system for connecting multiple tensioning members.
US11649126B2
To prevent a failure or the like caused by winding of a tape in a reverse direction to a proper direction, a paper sheet circulation device includes a travelling-direction mark having a pattern that is formed along a travelling-direction of a detection tape and indicates the difference of the travelling-direction of the tape, and a sensor module that detects the travelling-direction mark and outputs a detection signal. The paper sheet circulation device determines a travelling-direction of the tape from a pattern signal in accordance with the travelling-direction of the tape acquired on the basis of a temporal change of the detection signal, and determines a winding direction of the tape on a drum from the travelling-direction of the tape and a rotation direction of the drum.
US11649121B2
Seal apparatus for dock levelers are disclosed. An example loading dock includes a dock leveler movable between a standard loading position, a cross-traffic position and a below-deck loading position. The dock leveler has deck and lip movably coupled to the deck. A seal assembly is coupled to the loading dock adjacent a forward edge of the dock leveler. The seal assembly sealingly engages a front surface of a lip of the dock leveler and a rear surface of the lip when the dock leveler is positioned in a cross-traffic position or a below-dock position.
US11649118B2
Conveyor assembly for in a lying position, in X-direction from an inlet to an outlet, conveying products serially supplied in transverse series comprising: —an inlet conveyor situated on the inlet side; —a drive for driving the inlet conveyor for in X-direction conveying the transverse series of products lying thereon; —a first recording device for recording the position of the products within a transverse series, in a Y-direction that is horizontally transverse to the X-direction; —a first correction device for influencing the positions in Y-direction of the products within a transverse series; —a programmable control unit which is configured for receiving and processing the recording data from the first recording device and for controlling the first correction device, if the products within the recorded transverse series are not in the wanted position in Y-direction, —wherein the first correction device comprises a first conveyor and a first drive for it for conveying the products in X-direction, —wherein the first conveyor comprises a number of first sub-conveyors positioned next to each other for respective conveyance in X-direction of the products situated in a transverse series, according to paths that are situated next to each other, —wherein the first correction device further comprises first sub-drives for individually from each other setting the upstream ends of the first sub-conveyors in position in Y-direction, which first sub-drives can be controlled for that purpose by the control unit in response to the recording data received from the first recording device relating to the positions of the products in a transverse series in Y-direction, —wherein the first conveyor is situated downstream of the inlet conveyor.
US11649117B2
A device for inspecting transport bags (14) that can be conveyed in a suspended manner with a bag interior (16) for receiving piece-goods units (5), the transport bag having a bag opening (17) of the bag interior, includes a device for opening and/or keeping open the bag opening of a transport bag that is to be inspected; and a detection device (70) that is configured to receive at least one two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional image of at least part of the bag interior of the transport bag to be inspected.
US11649116B2
A vertical coin roll conveyor includes a number of coin roll carriers attached to a conveyor belt that moves the carriers along an endless path that includes a vertical ascending or descending portion. Each coin roll carrier is configured to convey a coin roll and includes a support leg that supports the coin roll on the coin roll carrier and a barrier that impedes the coin roll from rolling or sliding off the coin roll conveyor during conveyance of the coin roll along the vertical portion of the conveyor path.
US11649114B2
Processing a list of customer orders with a control system and a preparing station, which includes a picking position, an insertion position and local recirculation. The control system: selects a reference in the greatest number of order lines of the list; determines a set E of all the NE orders each containing an order line containing the selected reference; creates a group G of N orders that are the NE orders, if NE≤Nmax with Nmax being a predetermined threshold, or the Nmax first orders of the NE orders sorted according to decreasing order of priority, if NE>Nmax; builds a list LC of the K order lines in the N orders of the group G; and controls the system to bring source loads to the picking position and ship loads to the insertion position and to make the shipping loads recirculate to the insertion position, according to the list LC.
US11649111B2
A carry can includes a container defining a refuse compartment and an articulating collection arm coupled to the container. The articulating collection arm includes an extension mechanism, a lift mechanism coupled to the extendable arm, and a grabber mechanism coupled to the lift arm. The extension mechanism includes an extendable arm and a first actuator positioned to facilitate extending and retracting the extendable arm. The lift mechanism includes a lift arm and a second actuator positioned to facilitate pivoting the lift arm about a pivot axis. The second actuator includes (i) a transmission device coupled to the lift arm and positioned along the pivot axis and (ii) a rotational actuator coupled to the transmission device and positioned along an offset axis that is parallel to and is offset from the pivot axis. The grabber mechanism includes grabber arms and a third actuator positioned to facilitate opening and closing the grabber arms.
US11649105B2
The invention is drawn to a container comprising a bottom wall and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall terminates in an edge and has an inner and an outer surface. The bottom wall and the at least one sidewall form a container interior. A flexible bag having an open end is disposed within the interior of the container and over the top edge of the container. A slide ring extends at least partially circumferentially about the outer surface of the sidewall and is affixed to the open end of the bag and frictionally engaged with the outer surface of the sidewall.
US11649091B2
A canister includes a closure configured to mount on a container to close an open mouth into a product storage region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid retainer coupled to the lid. The lid retainer is configured to mate with an external thread on the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.
US11649089B2
A collapsible snack caddy has an open rectangular box-like configuration for carrying snacks and a closed flat configuration. The caddy has a bottom, front and back sides, left and right ends, and an open top. The caddy is hinged at all four corners. The sides and ends are hinged to the bottom. The sides have diagonal living hinges to allow a triangular portion to fold upon the trapezoidal portion. The bottom, and both sides are hinged in the middle so that opposite portions of the ends, sides, and the bottom can fold upon each other.
US11649087B2
Disclosed are rigid multi-compartment recloseable packages. A package may comprise a rigid tray comprising a product surface to hold food products. The tray may comprise a raised lip along a perimeter of the product surface to laterally secure the food products thereon. The tray may have a tray skirt horizontally extending outward from a top edge of the lip, and dividing features upwardly extending from the product surface to form distinct compartments on the product surface for receiving the food products therein. Furthermore, such an exemplary package also comprises a recloseable rigid lid having an upper surface substantially coextensive with the product surface, and at least one sidewall downwardly extending from the upper surface. The lid may also comprise a lid skirt horizontally extending outward from a bottom edge of the at least one sidewall, where the lid skirt is coextensive and complimentary in shape with the tray skirt.
US11649065B2
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, there is provided a system for aircraft power. The system includes a DC/DC converter having a DC input and a DC output and a switching circuit connecting the DC input to the DC output operable to vary voltage at the DC output. A control module is operatively connected to the switching circuit for variable control of the DC output. The control module includes machine readable instructions to cause the control module to receive input indicative of altitude and control the switching circuit to vary voltage of the DC output as a function of environmental conditions such as altitude and humidity. In embodiments the altitude sensor is operatively connected to the controller.
US11649063B2
An acoustic panel for an aircraft nacelle air intake comprising a resistive skin perforated by noise absorption holes and a core against which the resistive skin extends, wherein the resistive skin has a smooth visible face and a castellated rear face with alternating ribs and grooves. The noise absorption holes are formed exclusively in the grooves, i.e., in a zone where the skin is less thick, which enables the holes to have a diameter that is both greater than the thickness of the skin and small enough not to have any impact on drag. The mechanical strength of the resistive skin provided by the ribs ensures that the lesser thickness of the resistive skin in the grooves does not render the resistive skin overly flexible.
US11649060B2
A system for stowable propulsion in an electric aircraft that includes at least a propulsor mounted on at least a structural feature that includes at least a rotor and at least a motor mechanically coupled to the at least a rotor, where the motor is configured to cause the rotor to rotate as a function of an activation datum, at least a sensor communicatively coupled to the at least a propulsor configured to detect a position datum as a function of the configuration, generate a clearance datum as a function of the position datum, transmit the clearance datum to a flight controller, and a flight controller communicatively coupled to the at least a propulsor and the at least a sensor configured to receive the clearance datum from the at least a sensor and generate the activation datum as a function of the clearance datum.
US11649055B2
Processes and systems for determining that a piece of luggage has been left behind in an overhead bin of a vehicle. When a passenger places a piece of luggage into the overhead bin, it is associated with that passenger by detecting that the passenger has sat down in a particular seat after the luggage has been placed into the overhead bin. When it has been determined that the passenger has deboarded the vehicle, and the luggage has not been removed, reminder signals are sent.
US11649052B2
An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
US11649049B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting items between locations includes a frame and a propulsion system coupled to the frame, the propulsion system including at least one transmission and at least one motor. The UAV also includes a load support area of the frame, the load support area comprising at least one of a different material than the frame or structural supports.
US11649047B2
Disclosed is an aircraft having ducted fans inside ducts that are incorporated into an aircraft body design to configure an undercambered bottom. Two forward ducts intake above the body (creating lift) and expel air downward and slightly outward at the front of the craft. Two rear ducts also intake above the body, but expel air downwardly and outwardly at the rear of the craft. The overall volume and footprint for the craft enables use in existing parking and other environmental structures normally used to accommodate automobiles.
US11649037B2
Low latency pitch adjustable rotors are disclosed. A disclosed example rotor includes a rotor hub to rotate about a rotational axis, rotor blades coupled to the rotor hub, the rotor blades being pitch adjustable and having corresponding pitch angles, and a reaction hinge operatively coupled between the rotor hub and the rotor blades, the reaction hinge to move relative to the rotor hub in response to an angular acceleration or deceleration of the rotor hub to adjust the pitch angles.
US11649030B2
A method and modular desulfurization-decarbonization apparatus for removing contaminants from exhaust gas is described. The apparatus comprises discrete modular units with distinct functions. The modular units may be housed in standard shipping containers and installed on cargo ships. The modules can be removed and replaced while docking with minimal disruption to ship and port operations.
US11649026B2
A propeller having a plurality of blades extending radially outward from a hub, the blades forming a loop. Each loop having an intake portion, an exhaust portion and a tip portion extending radially outward from the hub and a gap between the intake root and the exhaust root. The tip portion of each of the blades is 30%-75% of the blade, the tip portion beginning at a first deviation from zero of the roll value and extending to 90 degrees, wherein roll value is zero in a plane parallel to the hub axis, and wherein the blades have a vertical angle between −45 degrees and 45 degrees throughout.
US11649025B2
A buoyancy control device for scuba diving comprising at least two shoulder straps, each shoulder strap having an upper portion and a lower portion joined by a closing buckle comprising a male buckle element and a female buckle element, which has a first connection means for connecting to the upper portion of the shoulder strap and a second connection means for connecting to the male buckle element, wherein the female buckle element comprises a first part that has the first connection means, a second part that has the second connection means, and an articulated connection pin for connecting the first part to the second part.
US11649024B2
An escape system comprises a slide for facilitating evacuation of from a structure to water, wherein the slide comprises at least one helical inflatable path. The or each helical inflatable path may be configured to extend generally vertically between the structure and the water. The slide may comprise a plurality of helical inflatable paths. The slide may comprise spacing means for controlling the pitch between helix turns of the or each of the helical inflatable paths. A bowsing arrangement for the slide is also disclosed.
US11649020B2
A fender davit device is disclosed. The fender davit device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a fender and a davit comprising a hauling line holding the fender and a winch configured to move the fender by winding or unwinding the hauling line. The fender davit device also includes a hauling line tension maintaining part configured to maintain a tension of the hauling line holding the fender to prevent the hauling line from breaking.
US11649019B2
Navigational running light retrofit system comprises a position tube that is inserted into a U.S. Naval specified navigational running light fixture and is further positioned, aligned and sealed using existing elements of the navigational running light fixture being retrofit. The positioning tube, having a generally tubular form, is a receiver for a commercially available LED navigational running light having cylindrical form. LED navigational running light is modified to secure a plate to the top surface of the assembly. This stabilizer plate has a similar diameter to the inner housing of the navigational running light fixture being retrofit, whereby stabilizing the retrofit system assembly when subjected to extreme mechanical shock. The positioning elements of the navigational running light retrofit system cooperate with the elements of the navigational running light fixture being retrofit to align and maintain alignment of the light exiting the fixture at the direction and angle.
US11648997B2
Disclosed is a vehicle assembly. The vehicle assembly may include various portions, such as body panels. The body panels may be interconnected with various support portions that may interconnect select body panel and/or frame portions.
US11648990B2
A configurable common deck system includes a support frame, and a plurality of decking planks. The support frame is configured to attach to the original equipment (“OE”) chassis of a vehicle. The plurality of decking planks is configured to cover the support frame to create a deck. Wherein, the deck has a customizable size with a length, a width and a height.
US11648988B2
The rear structure for vehicles includes: a rear floor; and a pair of oblique members coupled to a lower surface of the rear floor and configured to be symmetrical with each other about a longitudinal centerline of the rear floor, each oblique member of the pair of oblique members extending from a first side and a second side, respectively, of the rear floor to a rear portion of the rear floor.
US11648983B2
A subframe assembly for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed. The subframe assembly includes a crossmember, a straight arm, and a side bracket. The crossmember includes an end bracket disposed at an end thereof. The straight arm is received into and metallurgically bonded to the end bracket of the crossmember. The side bracket includes a base, and a rear bracket arm. The base is metallurgically bonded to a side of the straight arm adjacent to the end of the crossmember. The rear bracket arm extends from an end of the base and defines a hole adapted to receive a screw or pin for connecting a control arm of a wheel suspension to the subframe assembly. The rear bracket arm is at least partially received into and metallurgically bonded to the end bracket of the crossmember.
US11648976B2
The disclosure describes systems and methods including a mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer. The mobile device provides an intuitive user interface and control input mechanism for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer. The control input mechanism uses the tilt and heading of the mobile device to provide a propulsion command and a steering curvature command.
US11648975B2
A steering shaft for a steering system of a motor vehicle, having at least two steering shaft elements, which can be rotated about an axis of rotation, are coupled to one another in a torque-transmitting manner, and are telescopically slidable one inside the other, via which a steering wheel is mechanically connectable to a steering gear of the steering system, wherein at least one of the steering shaft elements has at least two shaft parts, which are formed separately from one another and are connected to one another in a rotationally-fixed manner and which are assembled and connected to one another with at least one separation point, wherein the steering shaft elements are slidable one inside the other beyond the separation point.
US11648964B2
A travel control device is configured to make an autonomous driving vehicle travel in such a way that the autonomous driving vehicle arrives at a specified position specified by a user who intends to board the autonomous driving vehicle, when the autonomous driving vehicle has reached a predetermined range from the specified position, transmit an information sending request notifying the user terminal that the autonomous driving vehicle has reached a vicinity of the specified position and requesting sending of position identifying information for identifying a position at which the user intends to board the autonomous driving vehicle to the user terminal via a communication circuit, and when receiving the position identifying information via the communication circuit, change a position of the autonomous driving vehicle, based on the position identifying information in such a way that the autonomous driving vehicle comes close to the user.
US11648960B2
A control method and a control device are provided for autonomously controlling a host vehicle when turning across an oncoming lane at an intersection with a signal light being green. A determination is made as to whether or not the host vehicle can make a right or left turn while a signal light is still green at a time of the right or left turn, either while the host vehicle in the left lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the right turn or while the host vehicle traveling in the right lane is waiting in a row of vehicles to make the left turn at an intersection during travel under autonomous driving. The host vehicle then creeps forward to a start position for starting at a next time the signal light is green upon determining the right or left turn cannot be made.
US11648958B2
An autonomous driving system includes: at least one sensor (1) configured to collect environment information around a vehicle; a primary decision unit (21) configured to calculate decision information based on the environment information collected by the at least one sensor (1), and transmit the decision information to a controller (3); an alternative decision unit (22) configured to calculate decision information based on the environment information collected by the at least one sensor (1) in response to detecting that the primary decision unit (21) is abnormal, and transmit the decision information to the controller (3); and the controller (3) configured to calculate vehicle control information based on the received decision information, and transmit the vehicle control information to a bottom vehicle controller. In this way, the stability and reliability of the autonomous driving system can be improved and safety of autonomous driving of the vehicle can be guaranteed.
US11648956B2
A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes a radar assembly disposed in a cabin of a vehicle and operable to capture radar data. The radar assembly is housed in an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and includes at least one radar transmit antenna that is operable to transmit radar waves and at least one radar receive antenna that is operable to receive radar waves. A control includes a data processor for processing radar data captured by the radar assembly. The control, via processing at the data processor of radar data captured by the radar assembly, detects movement of a body part of an occupant present in the cabin of the vehicle. The control, responsive to detecting movement of the body part of the occupant in the cabin of the vehicle, generates a control command associated with at least one operation of the vehicle.
US11648953B2
Systems and methods for monitoring a fleet of self-driving vehicles are disclosed. The system comprises one or more self-driving vehicles having at least one sensor for collecting current state information, a fleet-management system, and computer-readable media for storing reference data. The method comprises autonomously navigating a self-driving vehicle in an environment, collecting current state information using the vehicle's sensor, comparing the current state information with the reference data, identifying outlier data in the current state information, and generating an alert based on the outlier data. A notification based on the alert may be sent to one or more monitoring devices according to the type and severity of the outlier.
US11648949B2
A method of controlling a vehicle having wheels provided with tires resting on a surface, the method using a model of the physical behavior of each tire as a function of a sideslip angle (βij) for each tire relative to the surface. The model is obtained by implementing an adaptive algorithm that selectively applies an affABREGEine model (Z1), a DUGOFF model (Z2), or a constant model (Z3).
US11648947B2
A vehicle body side system has a second data communication unit that receives road surface data transmitted from a first data communication unit, a storage unit that stores teacher data, a road surface determination unit that determines a road surface state on a traveling road surface of a vehicle based on the road surface data and the teacher data, and a tire identification unit that identifies a predetermined type as an identification target and identifies which content the tire corresponds to in the type. The tire identification unit identifies the tire based on the identification data transmitted from the tire side device, and the road surface determination unit determines the road surface state using a teacher data corresponding to the tire identification result, when the road surface determination unit determines the road surface state.
US11648943B2
An apparatus and method for controlling lane following include acquiring front image information through a camera installed at an ego-vehicle during travel of the ego-vehicle; setting a target trajectory of the ego-vehicle using line information and travel information of a preceding vehicle extracted based on the image information; and calculating a steering torque to control steering of the ego-vehicle along the set target trajectory.
US11648939B2
Techniques and methods for performing collision monitoring using system data. For instance, a vehicle may generate sensor data using one or more sensors. The vehicle may then analyze the sensor data using systems in order to determine parameters associated with the vehicle and parameters associated with another object. Additionally, the vehicle may determine uncertainties associated with the parameters and then process the parameters using the uncertainties. Based at least in part on the processing, the vehicle may determine a distribution of estimated locations associated with the vehicle and a distribution of estimated locations associated with the object. Using the distributions of estimated locations, the vehicle may determine the probability of collision between the vehicle and the object.
US11648936B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle is disclosed. The method may include: determining center points of at least two frames of point clouds collected for an identified obstacle during travelling of the vehicle; performing curve fitting based on the determined center points to obtain a fitted curve; determining a moving velocity of the obstacle based on the fitted curve; predicting whether the vehicle is to be collided with the obstacle when the vehicle continues travelling at a current velocity, based on the moving velocity of the obstacle, the traveling velocity of the vehicle, and a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle; and sending control information to the vehicle, in response to predicting that the vehicle is to be collided with the obstacle when the vehicle continues travelling at the current velocity, the control information being used to control the vehicle to avoid collision with the obstacle.
US11648934B2
The parking assistance method using a parking assistance device includes: when parking of a subject vehicle is performed in a manual mode, detecting a parking execution state of the subject vehicle and determining, based on the parking execution state, whether or not the parking toward a target parking space is necessary again; and when a determination is made that the parking toward the target parking space is necessary again, outputting, to a user interface, guidance information for switching a parking mode of the subject vehicle from the manual mode to an automated mode.
US11648927B2
A disc brake assembly that includes a brake caliper, a retainer strap, and a sensor assembly. The retainer strap is mounted to the brake caliper and extends across a brake pad assembly. The sensor assembly is mounted to the retainer strap and generates a signal indicative of a position of the brake pad assembly.
US11648924B2
A brake system, including four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes. Each wheel brake is assigned in each case one outlet valve which is closed when electrically deenergized. Each wheel brake is assigned in each case one inlet valve which is open when electrically deenergized. The brake system furthermore includes a simulator which is actuatable by a brake pedal, wherein two pressure provision devices are provided for actively building up pressure in the wheel brakes, two brake circuits are hydraulically formed, wherein, in each brake circuit, in each case one pressure provision device is hydraulically connected to two wheel brakes, and wherein two separate on-board electrical systems are provided, and wherein each pressure provision device is fed in each case by one of the two on-board electrical systems.
US11648923B2
An on-board brake system mounted in an autonomous vehicle comprises a brake unit, a first brake actuator and a second brake actuator for driving the brake unit, and a main ECU for controlling drive of the first and second brake actuators; the second brake actuator is an accumulating actuator; and when an emergency stop switch is depressed, the main ECU operates only the second brake actuator or operates the second brake actuator with precedence over the first brake actuator.
US11648916B2
An actuator includes a control part, a first rotation sensor, and a second rotation sensor able to detect rotation of an output shaft. The control part performs a first rotation angle acquisition control for acquiring a target rotation angle of the output shaft when a movable part is moved from the second position to the first position as a first rotation angle. The first rotation angle is a rotation angle of the output shaft that is closer to the second position side than when the movable part abuts the first wall part. In the first rotation angle acquisition control, the control part causes the movable part abuts the first wall part, acquires a rotation angle of the output shaft when the movable part has abutted the first wall part, and calculates the first rotation angle based on the rotation angle of the output shaft that has been acquired.
US11648915B2
The invention relates to a gear motor (1) for a motor vehicle wiper system including an electric motor (2) including a rotor (20) and a rotation shaft (22) fixed to the rotor, a reduction gear mechanism (3) including a worm/worm wheel system, a device for generating an axial load configured to offset axial play of the rotation shaft (22), including a retaining wedge (6) mounted in a sliding manner in a radial direction of said rotation shaft (22), said retaining wedge (6) exerting an axial load on the outer race of a ball bearing (5) configured to guide the rotation shaft. According to the invention, said retaining wedge (6) is arranged in an intermediate position between the seat (40) of the bearing support (4) and the worm (30) directly adjacent to the worm wheel (31), said axial load (Fa) exerted by the retaining wedge (6) on the outer race (51) of the ball bearing (5) being in the direction away from the worm (30).
US11648914B2
A vehicle includes a communication interface, a sensor configured to detect biological information for a user of the vehicle, and a controller configured to perform electronic payments. The controller receives authentication information from a first terminal apparatus using the communication interface and acquires the biological information from the sensor when a first authentication using the received authentication information succeeds. The controller acquires authorization information indicating authorization to perform an electronic payment for the user, who is associated with the authentication information, when a second authentication using the acquired biological information succeeds.
US11648905B2
An occupant protection device for protecting an occupant sitting in a seat includes an inflator, a holding member that is adapted to be disposed in front of a pelvic region of the occupant as sitting in the seat, and an airbag that is formed of a sheet material having flexibility and stored in and held by the holding member in a folded form. The airbag is configured to be inflated with an inflation gas fed by the inflator. The airbag includes a shoulder restraining portion that is configured to be deployed in front of shoulders of the occupant, and a supporting inflatable portion that is disposed in a lower end portion of the airbag as deployed for supporting the shoulder restraining portion. The supporting inflatable portion as deployed includes, in the underside, a supported surface that is adapted to be supported by thighs of the occupant.
US11648898B2
The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.
US11648897B2
A crash impact attenuator is adapted for deployment on a vehicle, and includes a cartridge portion having at least one energy absorbing module, as well as a backup system having a backup frame, which is adapted to attach the cartridge portion to the vehicle. The backup system includes an actuator configured to pivot the cartridge portion between a deployed orientation and a stored orientation about a pivot axis disposed on a lower half of the backup system. The backup system further includes a lockout frame member having a contact surface on one end thereof, the lockout frame member being actuatable between a deployed orientation wherein the contact surface engages a portion of the backup frame to support the backup frame against vehicular impact forces and a stowed orientation wherein the contact surface is not engaged with the backup frame.
US11648883B1
Embodiments of active cargo carrier mounting system secure a cargo carrier to a top surface of a vehicle using an outer seal secured to the rooftop of a vehicle, at least one vacuum pump controllably coupled to a microcontroller, a vacuum line fluidly coupled to the at least one vacuum pump, and a plurality of vacuum cups configured to secure the active cargo carrier mounting system to the rooftop of the vehicle.
US11648881B2
A carrier device for securing an accessory to a vehicle is provided. The carrier device includes a support frame, a first suction cup mounted at the first end of the support frame, and a second suction cup mounted at the second end of the support frame. The carrier device also includes a first vacuum pump configured to selectively adjust the pressure within the first suction cup, and a second vacuum pump configured to selectively adjust the pressure within the second suction cup. The suction cups may be pivotally mounted to the support frame such that the rotational position of the first and second suction cups relative to the support frame is adjustable to selectively couple the carrier device to a vehicle. The carrier device may also include a support frame having a length that is adjustable to adapt to the size of a vehicle, and/or to adapt to the size of an accessory.
US11648877B2
A method for detecting an object via a vehicular vision system includes disposing first and second cameras at respective locations at a vehicle so as to have respective first and second fields of view rearward of the vehicle. The locations are vertically and horizontally spaced apart by respective vertical and horizontal separation distances. With the first and second cameras disposed at the respective locations, the first field of view at least partially overlaps the second field of view. An electronic control unit (ECU) is provided that includes an image processor. Image data is captured by the cameras and provided to the ECU and processed at the ECU. The ECU, responsive to processing of captured image data and based on the separation distances, determines presence of an object in the overlapping region of the first and second fields of view and determines the location of the object relative to the vehicle.
US11648869B2
A pickup camper is described. Embodiments of the pickup camper can include, but are not limited to, a camper body and a roof assembly. The camper body can include a front panel, a left-side panel, a right-side panel, a cross-member, and a back panel. The roof assembly can include a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the left-side panel, a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the right-side panel, a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the cross-member, and a roof panel rotatably and removably coupled to the front panel. In a travel configuration, the roof assembly components can be folded down on one another with the roof panel covering the other panels. In a deployed configuration, the roof assembly components can be rotated upwards to increase an overhead height inside the pickup camper.
US11648860B2
A vehicle seat side pillow mounting structure is provided and belongs to the field of vehicle parts installation. The mounting structure includes: a connection bar, two ends of the connection bar being disposed with mounting parts for mounting side pillows; two clamping heads, slidably assembled on the connection bar along a lengthwise direction of the connection bar and for clamping and being fixed on two insertion rods of a vehicle headrest; and locking mechanisms, respectively disposed between the clamping heads and the connection bar and for locking the clamping heads on or unlocking the clamping heads from the connection bar. The mounting structure does not require special customization, can reduce the purchase cost, can install the side pillows on other types of seats and has the advantage of strong practicability.
US11648856B2
A seat cushion for a seat in a high performance off-road racing vehicle. The seat cushion includes two foam layers, namely, a top thin foam layer and a bottom thick energy absorbing foam layer that are secured together, where the combination of the layers are capable of absorbing high energy Z-direction forces. In one non-limiting embodiment, the top layer is a methylenediphenyl isocyanate (MDI) polyurethane foam and is 12 mm thick, and the bottom layer is an open-cell energy absorbing urethane foam and is 38 mm thick.
US11648855B2
Systems and methods for reconfiguring seats of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes obtaining service request data that includes a service selection and request characteristics. The method includes obtaining data describing an initial seat configuration for each of a plurality of seats of an autonomous vehicle assigned to the service request. The initial seat configuration can include a seat position and a seat orientation for each of the plurality of seats. The method includes generating, based on the initial cabin configuration and the service request data, seat adjustment instructions configured to adjust the initial seat configuration of at least one of the seats. The method includes providing the seat adjustment instructions to the autonomous vehicle assigned to the service request.
US11648850B2
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle capable of achieving a charging target in response to environmental change via a charging control method. The charging control method includes: setting reserved charging using external power based on a departure time and a target state of charge (SOC) of a battery; monitoring whether change in charging environment has occurred, determining whether the target SOC of the battery is capable of being achieved at a currently set departure time, when the charging environment has been changed; and performing series charging using an engine and a motor upon determining that the target SOC of the battery is incapable of being achieved.
US11648847B1
Described herein are methods and systems for remote charging of work vehicles using recharge vehicles. A recharge vehicle is equipped with power storage that has a sufficient capacity for propelling the recharge vehicle between a charging station (used for charging the recharge vehicle) and a work location (of the work vehicle) and also for charging the work vehicle at the work location. In some examples, the charging of the work vehicle and even the connection between the vehicles are formed while the work vehicle continues to operate. This approach helps to maximize the operating time of the work vehicle. Furthermore, this approach relaxes the charge rate requirement for charging the recharge vehicle and also for charging the work vehicle as well as the location of the charging station (for charging the recharge vehicle). In some examples, work vehicles and/or recharge vehicles are autonomous vehicles and use vehicle-to-vehicle coordination features.
US11648841B2
A charging cable including a charging line detachably electrically connected at one end using a connection apparatus to an energy storage device to be charged and electrically connected at the other end to an adapter interface detachably connected in a form fit to an adapter. The adapter is detachably electrically connected to an energy supply device in order to transmit, via the charging cable, electrical energy from the energy supply device to the energy storage device to be charged. To obtain a particularly compact and robust charging cable, the adapter interface includes a communication device enabling a wireless communication with the adapter when the adapter is connected to the adapter interface, so that control signals between the energy supply device and an electronics system of the charging cable and/or of an energy storage device connected to the charging cable can be transmitted wirelessly between the adapter and the adapter interface.
US11648838B2
This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for gradually adjusting a displayed state of charge. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a battery, a display configured to display a state of charge of the battery, and a controller configured to adjust the displayed state of charge such that the displayed state of charge gradually converges to an estimated state of charge of the battery.
US11648834B2
A refuse vehicle includes multiple tractive elements, a prime mover, and an independent accessory system. The prime mover is configured to generate mechanical energy to drive one or more of the tractive elements. The independent accessory system includes one or more storage tanks configured to store a fuel, and an accessory primary mover. The accessory primary mover is configured to fluidly couple with the one or more storage tanks to receive the fuel from the one or more storage tanks and operate to pressurize a hydraulic fluid to drive an accessory of the refuse vehicle. The accessory primary mover is configured to pressurize the hydraulic fluid to drive the accessory of the refuse vehicle independently of operation of the prime mover.
US11648831B2
A modular, multi-component hard top assembly for a vehicle having an interior with front passenger seating, rear passenger seating, and a rear cargo area is provided. In one example implementation, the hard top assembly includes a base frame configured to removably couple to a body of the vehicle, and a plurality of removable roof panels selectively coupleable to the base frame to create a substantially contiguous roof over the vehicle interior. Each removable roof panel of the plurality of removable roof panels is separately removable from the base frame to provide an open air configuration at that specific location of the hard top assembly while enabling a user to detach, remove, and transport a smaller portion of the hard top assembly without assistance or specialized equipment.
US11648826B2
There is described a ventilation system for a boat. The windshield body comprises an air scoop in a bottom portion of the windshield body, facing a forward direction of the boat for air entry, the air scoop having an entry which is substantially horizontal and the air scoop extending upwardly within the windshield body to form a conduit having an upward component. The conduit end opens toward an inside of the boat, at a location higher than the entry of the air scoop. A hingeable vent can be installed on the opening inside the boat to be open or closed. The vent may also be sued with a direct opening with the outside. In this case, flaps can be installed in the opening. The flaps can be hingeable about their own respective hinge axis, and move together using a solid link. The flaps may be used without the vent.
US11648824B1
A ventilation system including a housing into which a volume of air is directed in an initial air flow direction. The ventilation system includes an air flow guide extending between a base portion and a tip thereof. The air flow guide is movable between a first position, in which the tip is located at a predetermined first minimum distance from an inlet portion wall, and a second position, in which the tip is located at a predetermined second minimum distance from the inlet portion wall, to partially guide the air flowing into the housing into a first channel and a second channel respectively. The ventilation system includes a number of cross-car vanes that are movable together to direct air flowing through the housing in a selected direction relative to the initial air flow direction.
US11648818B2
Provided is an air-conditioning system including: an air pollution level detector configured to detect each of a pollution level of outside air, which is air outside a vehicle, and a pollution level of inside air, which is air inside the vehicle; and an air-conditioning control device configured to control air conditioning by switching an air-conditioning mode of the vehicle between an inside-air circulation mode and an outside-air introduction mode. The air-conditioning control device switches the air-conditioning mode from the outside-air introduction mode to the inside-air circulation mode based on the pollution level of the outside air acquired from the air pollution level detector, and switches the air-conditioning mode from the inside-air circulation mode to the outside-air introduction mode based on the pollution level of the inside air acquired from the air pollution level detector.
US11648817B2
A method and a device for detecting odor nuisances along a route of a subject transportation vehicle and for predictively initiating measures for preventing the penetration of the odorants of the odor nuisance into the subject transportation vehicle during travel. The method includes collecting swarm data from a plurality of swarm transportation vehicles in the surroundings of the route of the subject transportation vehicle, relating to the odor nuisance of each swarm transportation vehicle, ascertaining locations of an odor nuisance from the collected swarm data, ascertaining the extent of the odor nuisance around the respective location of the odor nuisance, and initiating measures in the subject transportation vehicle when approaching the location of an odor nuisance while taking into account the extent of the odor nuisance along the future route, wherein the measure is implemented at a predefined distance from the extent of the odor nuisance.
US11648815B2
A vehicle air conditioner includes an outlet and an inlet. The outlet is provided on a side surface of a center console that is located, in the vehicle width direction, on the inner side of a seat, in which an occupant of the vehicle is seated. The outlet blows out air toward the occupant. The inlet is provided on a side surface of a door trim, which is located on the outer side of the seat in the vehicle width direction, and draws in air that has been blown out from the outlet.
US11648812B2
Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a torsion bar system. The torsion bar system includes a first torsion bar. The first torsion bar is configured to adjust a ride height of a first wheel of a vehicle. The torsion bar system includes a first actuator. The first actuator is coupled to the first torsion bar. The first actuator is configured to control a load on the first torsion bar. The torsion bar system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the first actuator. The electronic control unit is configured to set a position of the first torsion bar using the first actuator and based on the load on the first torsion bar.
US11648811B2
A spring-damper assembly includes a damper and an adjustable gas spring system coupled to the damper. The spring-damper assembly can be coupled to a vehicle as part of a suspension thereof. The adjustable gas spring system maintains the ride height of the vehicle while absorbing forces from changes in the terrain. The dampers control unwanted movement of the coil spring and dissipate forces from the suspension.
US11648808B2
The present disclosure discloses a tire pressure sensor burning device for burning at least one tire pressure sensor having or being externally inputted an exclusive code and a joint code. The tire pressure sensor burning device includes a burning tool in which a communication protocol is stored, and the burning tool includes a transmitting unit connected with the tire pressure sensor and sending a switch command thereto for switching the mode of the tire pressure sensor from the exclusive code to the joint code. The burning tool sends a burning command to the tire pressure sensor with the transmitting unit, and unilaterally burns the communication protocol into the tire pressure sensor via the joint code.
US11648805B2
A pneumatic tire has paired bead portions, paired sidewall portions, a tread portion, a plurality of lug grooves extending from a shoulder area of the tread portion to reach a buttress area of the sidewall portion, and a block defined by the plurality of lug grooves. The block includes a shoulder block provided in the shoulder area, and a buttress block provided in the buttress area. The buttress area is provided with an annular rib annularly extending along a tire circumferential direction. The lug grooves are comparted into an outside lug groove positioned in an outer side of the annular rib, and an inside lug groove positioned in an inner side of the annular rib. A widened portion is provided in at least part of the plurality of lug grooves so as to enlarge a width of the annular rib.
US11648803B2
A tire has a block pattern. The block pattern includes a plurality of linked block pairs. Each linked block pair includes two blocks 28 and a tie bar 30 interposed between the two blocks 28 and linking the two blocks 28 together. The tie bar 30 has a toe end 40 having a height equal to or smaller than a height of the blocks 28 and a heel end 38 having a height smaller than the height of the toe end 40.
US11648801B2
A non-pneumatic wheel having spokes that are constructed such that collectively the plurality of spokes exhibit a fractional radial stiffness value within a range of 1 N/mm/deg to 10 N/mm/deg and a non-linearity of less than 20% when deflected under normal loading conditions.
US11648796B2
A mechanical pencil has a main body housing a lead-feeding mechanism which includes a chuck and a clamping ring. A tapered member is provided at a front end of the main body, and a slider is mounted to undergo back and forth movement within the tapered member. A lead protection pipe protrudes from a front end of the tapered member when the slider moves forward, and an outer pipe is provided at a front end of the tapered member and surrounds a front end of the lead protection pipe. The slider moves backward as the writing proceeds so the lead protection pipe is not bent by a writing pressure, whereby a lead can be fed by a few knocking operations. The outer pipe is fixed to the tapered member or provided on an outer pipe holder inserted into the tapered member. The outer pipe holder is fixed to the inside of the tapered member or disposed to move back and forth in the tapered member.
US11648794B2
A bending system for separating a page from a cover of a value document, wherein the page is connected to a spine of the cover, the spine separating the cover in first and second cover portions, wherein an angle γ is formed between the first and second cover portions. The bending system includes a bending unit connected to a motor, wherein the motor is configured to operate the bending unit such that the bending unit bends the value document to a first state, where γ is larger than 180°, and then back to a second state, where γ is at least 180° but less than γ in the first state, to separate the page from the cover. Also disclosed is an engraving system for engraving a front side and backside of a page of the value document and a document manufacturing device including the bending system and engraving system.
US11648789B2
A laser printhead assembly for a laser printhead is disclosed herein. The laser printhead assembly may include a laser containment door; and a laser containment housing that is configured to form a sealed enclosure with a label support of a rewriteable label. The sealed enclosure may be configured to include the rewriteable label and the laser printhead. The laser containment door, in a laser-enabled position, may be configured to permit the laser printhead, via a light beam, to modify the rewriteable label and the laser containment door, in a laser-disabled position, may be configured to prevent a light beam from escaping the laser containment housing.
US11648787B2
A supply device configured to supply a medium to a processing unit configured to perform processing on the medium, the supply device including an accommodating unit configured to accommodate a plurality of the media in a state of being stacked therein and a vibration imparting unit configured to contact ends of the plurality of media accommodated in the accommodating unit to impart vibration to the medium.
US11648779B2
In a control part of a printer, a main area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of main areas which are obtained by dividing at least a portion in a facing surface of a head into a plurality of areas in a predetermined direction. A sub-area information holding part holds information prescribing a plurality of sub-areas which are obtained by dividing the main area into a plurality of areas in the predetermined direction. The initial setting part designates the settings relating to corrections in units of the main areas. In a case where correction amounts of darkness based on the initial setting are different between a first main area and a second main area which adjoin each other among the plurality of main areas, the re-setting part maintains or redesignates the settings relating to corrections designated with respect to the first main area in units of the sub-areas.
US11648776B2
There is provided an ink-jet recording apparatus which includes a recording portion, and a contact portion configured to come into contact with an upper surface of the sheet. The contact portion has a storage portion provided on a side of the recording portion and configured to store an ink, and a protruding portion provided between both ends in a width direction intersecting the transporting direction of the storage portion, and which is protruded toward the recording section, and an upper end of the protruding portion is the highest in the contact portion.
US11648772B2
A digital printing system includes a print head and a processor. The print head is configured to jet droplets of ink. The a processor is further configured to translate a required shade of a color, to be printed at a given location on a substrate by the print head, into a sequence of pulses, the sequence including: (a) up to a predefined maximum number of driving pulses that cause the print head to jet respective droplets, and (b) a tickling pulse, which has a smaller amplitude than the driving pulses and which causes the print head to jet a droplet smaller than the droplets jetted in response to the driving pulses. The processor is additionally configured to apply the sequence of pulses to the print head.
US11648762B2
A system includes a separation tool that separates a carrier wafer to form a plurality of chiplet carriers. The carrier wafer having sheets of thin film material attached. A sensor and processor of the system determine an orientation of the portions of the sheets of thin film material relative to the chiplets to determine a mapping therebetween. A fluid carrier of the system places the chiplet carriers on an assembly surface in a disordered pattern. The system includes a micro assembler that arranges the chiplet carriers from the disordered pattern to a predetermined pattern based on the mapping. A carrier of the system transfers the portions of the thin film material from the chiplet carriers to a target substrate.
US11648757B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to multilayer structures. The multilayer structures may include a first layer and a barrier layer. The first layer may include, based on the total weight of the first layer, from 90 wt. % to 99.5 wt. % of an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density of from 0.945 g/cc to 0.970 g/cc and from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % of a compatibilizer. The compatibilizer may include an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin elastomer having a density of from 0.850 g/cc to 0.910 g/cc and a melt viscosity of greater than 200,000 cP, when measured at 177 C.
US11648755B2
Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of enhancing the sound insulating properties of laminated glass, and making foaming less likely to occur in an end part. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer, and a lateral covering part that covers at least part of a lateral part of the first layer, and the first layer has a shear elastic modulus at 25° C. of 0.17 MPa or less, and the lateral covering part has a shear elastic modulus at 25° C. of more than 1 MPa.
US11648751B2
An electrically heatable laminated automotive glazing unit including an exterior glass sheet that is curved and tempered and a thin glass interior sheet that is also tempered, these sheets being joined by means of a thermoplastic interlayer sheet. The glazing unit is configured to receive mechanical moving and/or fastening means and a portion of the exterior sheet is not covered by the thin interior sheet. The glazing unit is fastened in the zone not covered by the thin sheet, and the glazing unit includes at least one electrically heatable zone comprising (i) a substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer and (ii) spaced busbars adapted to supply electrical voltage across the substantially transparent, electrically conductive coating layer. The spaced busbars are placed in the portion of the exterior sheet which is not covered by the thin interior sheet.
US11648741B2
Methods of embedding an elongate susceptor within a thermoplastic body and systems that perform the methods are disclosed herein. The methods include extending the elongate susceptor such that an extended portion of the elongate susceptor extends between a guide structure and a body-contacting structure. The methods also include heating a segment of the elongate susceptor to produce a heated portion of the elongate susceptor. The methods further include pressing a leading region of the heated portion of the elongate susceptor through a body surface of the thermoplastic body and into the thermoplastic body. The methods also include operatively translating at least one of the guide structure, the body-contacting structure, and an application tool that includes the guide structure and the body-contacting structure along an embedment pathway for the elongate susceptor.
US11648733B2
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a container for storing a material for a printing system. The container has a channel structure for conveying the material, the channel structure providing an opening of the container and an axis of the channel structure defining an axial direction. The container also has a valve structure disposed within the channel structure. The valve structure is translatable within the channel structure between a proximal position and a distal position in the axial direction. The valve structure is non-rotatable relative to the channel structure about the axis of the channel structure. The valve structure is arranged to seal the channel structure when the valve structure is in the proximal position.
US11648732B2
In an example implementation, a method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object includes scanning a print bar in a first direction over a build platform of a 3D printer to deposit a liquid agent onto a layer of build powder. The print bar is then indexed in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction before scanning the print bar back over the build platform in a third direction opposite the first direction to deposit additional liquid agent onto the layer of build powder.
US11648717B2
A mould system for producing a tufted body having a curved outer surface, for example one hemispherical half of a spherical toothbrush head, the mould system comprising a mould form having a receptacle and an annular flange circumscribing an open end of the receptacle and at least one slot formed substantially radially in the flange and extending into a sidewall of the receptacle.
US11648712B2
An imprint apparatus that forms a pattern on a substrate by using a mold, the apparatus comprises a supply unit configured to supply an imprint material to the substrate; a contact unit configured to contact the imprint material that has been supplied to the substrate with a mold; a substrate stage configured to move the substrate; a gas supply unit that is provided between the supply unit and the contact unit, and supply gas toward the substrate; and a flow volume adjustment unit configured to adjust a flow volume of the gas that is supplied from the gas supply unit, while the substrate stage moves the substrate from a supply position at which the imprint material is supplied by the supply unit to a contact position at which the imprint material is contacted with the mold by the contact unit.
US11648710B2
A method for manufacturing a plastic substrate having excellent thickness uniformity, and a plastic substrate having excellent thickness uniformity manufactured thereby.
US11648704B2
A router incudes a router body and a router base adjustably connected to the router body. A motor is housed in the router body and an output member is driven by the motor. The router base includes a mounting rod, a latching lever and an adjustment lever. The latching lever and the adjustment lever are both mounted on the mounting rod.
US11648700B2
A handle for a shaver including a manipulation portion, a connection portion that connects to a razor cartridge, and a first flexible portion connecting the manipulation portion to the connection portion, the first flexible portion including a plurality of deformation cells of one or more predetermined shapes between the manipulation and connection portions.
US11648691B2
An adaptive tooling interface comprises a plurality of motors, disposed at least partially within a housing, which are operatively in communication with a controller and where a first power output is operatively in communication with a first motor of the plurality of motors and a second power output operatively in communication with a second motor of the plurality of motors. A drive interface, comprising a tooling adapter, is operatively in communication with the plurality of motors and configured to mate with and provide power to one or more tools, which comprise a matching subsea tool tooling interface, via the first power output and the second power output. The adaptive tooling interface may be connected to or otherwise integrated into a subsea vehicle system comprising a subsea vehicle.
US11648689B2
A gripping mechanism includes a frame and two or more spheres. The frame houses the two or more spheres. At least two spheres of the two or more spheres grip an object. Preferably, the frame includes two or more side plates. The number of the two or more side plates is the same as the number of the two or more spheres. Each of the two or more side plates is inclined toward a center axis of the frame. Each of the two or more spheres is in contact with at least one side plate of the two or more side plates.
US11648685B2
A mobile robot includes a processor connected to a memory and a wireless network circuit, for executing routines stored in the memory and commands generated by the routines and received via the wireless network circuit. The processor drives the mobile robot to a multiplicity of accessible two dimensional locations within a household, and commands an end effector, including at least one motorized actuator, to perform mechanical work in the household. A plurality of routines include a first routine which monitors a wireless local network and detects a presence of a network entity on the wireless local network, a second routine which receives a signal from a sensor detecting an action state of one of the network entities, the action state changeable between waiting and active, and a third routine which commands the end effector to change state of performing mechanical work based on the presence and on the action state.
US11648679B2
A robotic device includes one or more actuators to position an end effector in a plurality of degrees of freedom. A navigation system tracks an actual position of the end effector. A controller identifies a condition wherein the actual position of the end effector contacts a virtual constraint. The controller determines that an anticipated movement of the end effector from an actual position to the home position would cause a collision between the end effector and a virtual constraint and computes a target position of the end effector that avoids the collision. The target position is spaced from the actual position and computed with respect to the virtual constraint. The one or more actuators are controlled to move the end effector from the actual position to target position along the virtual constraint.
US11648672B2
An acquisition unit acquires operation data for expressing real-time motions of a plurality of robotic devices. A virtual robot control unit uses the operation data regarding the plurality robotic devices to move a plurality of virtual robots corresponding to the plurality of robotic devices in the same virtual space. An image generating unit generates an image of the virtual space in which the plurality of virtual robots are in motion. The virtual robot control unit makes the plurality of virtual robots compete in a virtual sports venue.
US11648670B2
A machine tool system is disclosed which can shorten time required for generating a robot program even for a machine tool user who has no experience in using a robot. A machine tool controller includes an operation panel and an interactive program generator, and sets an operation parameter of the robot using a template screen prepared for each stylized operation of the robot. The interactive program generator generates a robot preprogram using the set operation parameter, reads the robot preprogram during execution of a machine tool program, and transfers the program to a robot preprocessor. The robot preprocessor interprets the robot preprogram and outputs a control command to a robot controller.
US11648658B2
A screwdriver structure includes a main body, a switch set assembled with the main body, and a press set assembled with the main body and the switch set. The main body is provided with a drive portion, a first chamber, a second chamber, a resting edge, and at least one first slide. The switch set includes two first clamping portions. When the switch set is pressed, the two first clamping portions are moved toward each other or moved away from each other. The press set is pressed and moved in the first chamber to push the switch set, so that the two first clamping portions are moved to clamp and lock the press set. When the press set is pressed again, the two first clamping portions are moved to release the press set.
US11648654B2
The invention relates to a power tool and battery pack assembly including a battery pack for connection with the power tool to provide power for the operation of the power tool when connected thereto. The battery pack includes a plurality of power cells and connection means are provided to allow the selective supply of power at least a first or second voltage level to the power tool from the battery pack.
US11648651B2
The installation tool for a wire thread insert includes: a drive unit which provides a switchable rotation movement between a first and a second direction, a mandrel body with a drive section for rotating the mandrel body and with a drive section for rotating the mandrel body and with a thread section onto which the wire thread insert can be screwed or rotated on, an installation blade as well as a torque clutch consisting of a form-fit and force-fit clutch upper and lower parts engaging each other, of which the upper part is connected with the drive unit in a torque-proof manner and the lower part is connected with the mandrel body in a torque-proof manner. With a decoupled relative rotation between the clutch parts, caused by exceeding a limit torque between the clutch parts, relative movement between the mandrel body and the installation blade can be generated.
US11648646B2
An abrasive article includes a first plurality of abrasive particles and a second plurality of abrasive particles. The first plurality of abrasive particles differ in at least one of a size, an average weight and a shape from the second plurality of abrasive particles. The first plurality of abrasive particles are spaced from the second plurality of abrasive particles by at least a minimum distance in the x-axis direction, and both the first plurality of abrasive particles and the second plurality of abrasive particles extend in similar paths to one another with respect to the y-axis.
US11648644B2
A polishing pad conditioning apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present inventive concept includes an apparatus body, a pivot arm provided on the apparatus body and including a housing having an internal space and provided at a distal end portion of the pivot arm and a head unit disposed at the distal end portion of the pivot arm. The head unit includes: a rotary motor provided in the internal space of the housing, the rotary motor including a rotary shaft; a foreign material blocking member connected to the rotary shaft; a disk holder connected to the rotary shaft; and a conditioning disk coupled to the disk holder. The foreign material blocking member includes a fluid flow groove configured to guide a movement of fluid for preventing foreign objects from entering the housing on an outer surface of the foreign material blocking member.
US11648634B1
A pair of grippers movable with respect to each other and each of which comprising a body presenting an annular ring oriented perpendicular with respect to a longitudinal length of the end effector. The annular ring of each gripper of the pair of grippers is oriented facing each other so that a space between the annular ring of each gripper of the pair of grippers increases and decreases as the pair of mounting blocks move laterally towards and away from each other.
US11648631B2
Provided are flux for resin flux cored solder, flux for flux-coated solder, resin flux cored solder using the flux for resin flux cored solder, flux-coated solder using the flux for flux-coated solder, and a soldering method, which have low residue and are excellent in processability. The flux for resin flux cored solder or flux-coated solder contains a solid solvent in an amount of 70 wt % or more and 99.5 wt % or less, and an activator in an amount of 0.5 wt % or more and 30 wt % or less.
US11648624B2
A laser processing apparatus emits processing light, measurement light, processing guide light, and measurement guide light with which a surface of a workpiece is irradiated. Respective wavelengths of the processing guide light and the measurement guide light are set to wavelengths at which a deviation amount between an irradiation position of the processing guide light and an irradiation position of the measurement guide light due to a chromatic aberration of magnification of a lens, and a deviation amount between an irradiation position of the processing light and an irradiation position of the measurement light due to the chromatic aberration of magnification of the lens are equal to each other. Therefore, positioning of spot positions of a plurality of laser lights having different output differences can be realized with high accuracy and high speed.
US11648622B2
A method of operating a welding power supply during a welding process in which an electric arc between a consumable electrode and a work piece is generated while feeding the consumable electrode and moving the arc in relation to the work piece along a welding track, wherein a transition between a DC power output of the welding power supply and an AC power output of the welding power supply, or vice versa, is made without interruption of the welding process.
US11648621B2
Systems and methods to design part weld processes using media libraries are disclosed. An example system to generate weld instructions for display to a weld operator during a welding sequence, the system including: a processor; and a machine readable storage device comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: provide an interface to define a weld program comprising a sequence of weld instructions for display to a weld operator during a weld sequence; in response to an input specifying a location of an object in a media library, defining an element in the weld program based on an identifier of the object in the media library; and generating the weld program by including the identifier of the object in the media library in association with the element.
US11648619B2
Method and device for marking a workpiece surface (2A) of a metal workpiece (2), in which a welding torch (3) comprising a welding wire electrode (4) is guided along the workpiece surface (2A) to be marked and meanwhile a wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is moved towards and away from the work-piece surface (2A) to be marked, wherein an electric voltage (U) present at the welding wire electrode (4) and/or an electric current (I) flowing through the welding wire electrode (4) bring about electric sparks, which bring about material removal and/or material alteration at the workpiece surface (2A) of the metal workpiece (2) to mark the workpiece surface (2A).
US11648614B2
A coil slitting tool in the form of a rotary serrator knife for use on coil slitting machines includes a plurality of serration undulations disposed on one or more faces about the outer periphery. The rotary serrator knife tool may incorporate a concentrically located bore about an inner diameter for mounting on an arbor and may further incorporate a keyway. The rotary serrator knife may be formed from an assembly having, a central rotary disk about which mount one or more removable inserts including the serration undulation portion. The one or more removable inserts may include serration undulations on one side or two sides and mount substantially to the perimeter of a mounting disk by use of fasteners.
US11648611B2
Provided is a novel sintered oil-impregnated bearing superior in wear resistance and cost performance under a severe use condition where the bearing collides with a shaft due to a high load and vibration, such as a condition associated with an output shaft of an electric motor installed in a vehicle and a wiper motor installed therein. The sintered oil-impregnated bearing contains: 15 to 30% by mass of Cu; 1 to 4% by mass of C; and a remainder consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a metal structure with copper being melted therein is provided at least on a bearing surface; pearlite or a pearlite with ferrite being partially scattered therein is provided in a matrix; a copper-rich phase arranged in a mesh-like manner is also provided in the matrix; and a free graphite is dispersed and distributed in the matrix as well.
US11648609B1
Disclosed are a die-casting die, a die-casting device and an ultra-high speed die-casting method. The die-casting die comprises a die body, the die body is arranged with a feed port, a pouring potion and a cavity portion, the pouring potion is arranged with a pouring runner communicating to the feed port, and the cavity portion is arranged with a molding cavity; the die body is arranged with a gate portion between the cavity portion and the pouring potion, the gate portion is arranged with an ingate runner communicating the molding cavity and the pouring runner, the ingate runner is a plurality of ingate runners, and each ingate runner is arranged in sequence in the width direction of a side of the gate portion facing the molding cavity; a communicating position between the ingate runner and the molding cavity is an ingate.
US11648605B2
A no bake process is provided for preparing a foundry shape. A major amount of an appropriate foundry aggregate, especially a sand that has been mechanically-reclaimed, is mixed with an amount of halloysite tubes. A binder system, especially a water-based binder, such as an aqueous alkaline phenolic resole resin, is added to the mixed aggregate and halloysite, and a liquid co-reactant for curing the binder is also added. By intimately mixing the components, a foundry molding compound is formed and it can be placed into a mold or patter to cure into a foundry shape. When removed from the mold or pattern, the foundry shape can be used to cast molten metal.
US11648604B2
A robot vision-based automatic rivet placement system and method. The automatic rivet placement system includes: an industrial robot installed on a frame, a multi-functional end effector, a rivet blowing mechanism, a detection disk, and a rivet holding tray. The multi-functional end effector consists of a flange disk, a support frame, an industrial CCD camera, a laser displacement sensor, a spring, a mixing rod, and a vacuum nozzle. The multi-functional end effector is connected to a terminal end of the industrial robot via the flange disk. The industrial CCD camera is installed directly in front of the support frame, and is used to acquire a rivet image and measure a rivet parameter. The laser displacement sensor is installed at a side surface of the support frame, and is used to measure a rivet depth.
US11648600B2
A manufacturing method of a casing includes a step of preparing a casing forming member that includes a casing body forming portion which is formed in a tubular shape and a protruding portion forming portion which protrudes from the casing body forming portion toward an outer side in a radial direction, a step of placing the casing forming member on a table which is rotatable about a table axis which extends in a vertical direction and disposing a tool which is rotatable about a tool axis on an inner side of the casing forming member in the radial direction, and a step of forming the casing by performing cutting an inner circumferential surface of the casing forming member with the tool while rotating the table about the table axis together with the casing forming member and rotating the tool about the tool axis.
US11648593B2
Method of cleaning a plasma coating torch utilizing at least one nozzle mounted so as to be directed at the plasma coating torch in order to subject an external surface of the plasma coating torch to a cleaning agent that removes spray material particles which have adhered to the external surface of the plasma coating torch during coating with the plasma coating torch, and such that the cleaning agent exiting the at least one nozzle and being directed toward the external surface and directly changing to a gaseous state from either a solid state or a liquid state.
US11648588B2
A screen system for screening a mixture of particulate materials includes a support frame configured for receiving a plurality of modular and replaceable screen panels. Each screen panel defines a plurality of apertures that extend along a vertical direction through the screen panel and a plurality of insert recesses that are positioned around the plurality of apertures. One or more ceramic aperture inserts are positioned within the insert recesses such that the screen panel and the ceramic aperture inserts define a screening surface, and wherein each of the plurality of apertures in the screening surface are at least partially defined and surrounded by the ceramic aperture inserts.
US11648584B2
A method and apparatus for applying a faux wood grain finish to plastic architectural plastic boards. The method employs a climate-controlled area for denibbing of boards to prepare a surface and a sprayer to achieve a desired depth of color. A wiper spreads the sprayed on material to form a faux grain finish which may include faux wood knots. The boards are directed through a combination infrared and convection oven having independent curing zones providing specific drying profiles. Once cured, the boards are cooled with forced air cool down fans and transferred into a climate-controlled area for applying a topcoat. The topcoat board is passed through an oven set to a defined temperature for curing and cooled down with forced air cool down fans before packaging and shipping.
US11648580B2
An aerosol generator with electrical power conducting pins has a vibratable plate with apertures therein and an annular piezo. An annular support member supports the piezo and the vibratable plate. A first electrical power conducting pin engages directly with a first, top, surface of the piezo. A second electrical power conducting pin indirectly conducts electrical power to a second surface of the piezo, by contacting an extension tab. There is a film of cured epoxy adhesive on the tab. The aerosol generator avoids need for soldered joints for electrical contact, and the pins are conveniently mounted parallel to each on the same lateral and top side of the piezo and support member. The pins may have multi-point tips for particularly effective electrical contact.
US11648575B2
A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.
US11648556B2
Limit size lipid nanoparticles, methods for using the lipid nanoparticles, and methods and systems for making limit size lipid nanoparticles.
US11648554B2
Provided herein are methods for processing and/or detecting a sample. A method can comprise providing a barrier between a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises the sample, wherein the barrier maintains the first region at a first atmosphere that is different than a second atmosphere of the second region, wherein a portion of the barrier comprises a fluid in coherent motion; and using a detector at least partially contained in the first region to detect one or more signals from the sample while the first region is maintained at the first atmosphere that is different than the second atmosphere of the second region. The portion of the barrier comprising fluid may have a pressure lower than the first atmosphere, the second atmosphere, or both.
US11648552B2
The present disclosure provides a microfluidic device, a driving method thereof and a microfluidic system. The microfluidic device includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a microcavity provided between the first and second substrates for accommodating droplets. The microfluidic device further includes at least one ultrasonic layer provided between the first and second substrates. The at least one ultrasonic layer includes a plurality of ultrasonic sensors configured to perform at least one of detection operation and driving operation to the droplets accommodated in the microcavity.
US11648546B2
Zeolites are industrially important materials possessing high Bronsted acidity and shape-selectivity. However, their inherently small pores restrict application for catalytic conversion of bulky molecules. A method of synthesis of ‘artificial’ zeolites. The artificial zeolites have well-tailored Bronsted and Lewis acid sites prepared on mesostructured silica to circumvent this limitation. This novel approach utilizes atomic layer deposition to tailor both porosity and acid speciation, providing exquisite control over catalytic behavior and enabling systematic studies.
US11648544B2
Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.
US11648542B2
To provide a functional structural body that can realize ong life time by suppressing the decline in function of the functional substance and that can attempt to save resources without requiring a complicated replacement operation, and to provide a method for making the functional structural body. The functional structural body (1) includes a skeletal body (10) of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound, and at least one functional substance (20) present in the skeletal body (10), the skeletal body (10) has channels (11) connecting with each other, and the functional substance is present at least the channels (11) of the skeletal body (10).
US11648538B2
A functional structural body includes a skeletal body of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound, and at least one type of metallic nanoparticles present in the skeletal body, the skeletal body having channels connecting with each other, the metallic nanoparticles being present at least in the channels of the skeletal body.
US11648537B2
A supported catalyst for decomposing an organic substance that includes a carrier and catalyst particles supported on the carrier. The catalyst particles contain a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, where A contains at least one of Ba and Sr, B contains Zr, M is at least one of Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, y+z=1, x>1, z<0.4, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. An organic substance decomposition rate after the supported catalyst is subjected to a heat treatment at 950° C. for 48 hours is greater than 0.97 when the organic substance decomposition rate before the heat treatment is regarded as 1, and an amount of the catalyst particles peeled off when the supported catalyst is ultrasonicated in water at 28 kHz and 220 W for 15 minutes is less than 1 wt % of the catalyst particles before untrasonication.
US11648532B2
An absorbent compound and method of making the same, where the absorbent compound includes an amine oxide that comprises about 30% to about 55% of the absorbent compound and a polymer that comprises about 30% to about 55% of the absorbent compound.
US11648530B2
A chiral stationary phase comprises a porous framework material and biomolecules. The porous framework material includes one of the metal-organic framework (MOF) material, the covalent organic framework (COF) material and the hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) material. The biomolecules are biological chiral resolving agents. A pore size of the porous framework material is 0.2-15 nm. The porous framework material serves as a solid carrier. The biomolecules are loaded into the porous framework material. The porous framework material is modified with one or more of carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, aldehyde, double bonds and mercapto groups.
US11648519B2
Systems for the catalytic activation and/or dehydrogenation of a paraffin feed stream that is enriched in C5 alkanes to produce olefins that are then hydrated in the presence of water to produce C5 alcohols. Optionally, paraffin isomers are separated and the n-paraffins isomerized prior to catalytic activation and/or dehydrogenation.
